Sunday, April 13, 2025

Arcade Fire announce new album Pink Elephant

Arcade Fire will release their new album, 'Pink Elephant', on May 9. Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of the...

Lana Del Rey’s album delayed

Lana Del Rey's upcoming album has been delayed. The record - previously called 'The Right Person Will Stay' -...

Benson Boone performs with Brian May and announces new album at Coachella

Benson Boone performed ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with Queen’s Sir Brian May during his Coachella set. The 22-year-old star was joined...

The Pretenders Chrissie Hynde explains why she doesn’t think of herself as a ‘great musician’

Chrissie Hynde doesn't think of herself as a "great musician". The 73-year-old rock star is best known as a...

NewJeans thank fans for their letters of support amid a ‘tough time’ for the group

NewJeans have admitted they are "going through a tough time" as they take time out amid legal woes. The...

Latest Articles

Jay Z addresses Drake’s art reference criticisms


Jay Z has hit out at Drake in a new track.
The Roc Nation boss addressed the 'Hypher' hitmaker during his verse on Jay Electronica's new song, 'We Made It', after the rapper called him "corny" for using art references in his music.
Jay Z raps: "Sorry Mrs. Drizzy for so much art talk/ Silly me, rappin' 'bout s**t that I really bought/ While these rappers rap about guns that they ain't shot/ And a bunch of other silly s**t that they ain't got."
The reference comes after Drake's controversial interview with Rolling Stone magazine in February, during which he criticised Jay Z and slated Kanye West's "questionable" rap lyrics on his 'Yeezus' album.
He said: "It's like Hov can't drop bars these days without at least four art references. I would love to collect [art] at some point, but I think the whole Rap/art world thing is getting kind of corny."
Speaking about 'Yeezus', Drake added: "There were some real questionable bars on there."
Itr isn't the first time Drake has criticised the two rappers, as he admitted he wasn't on good terms with the stars when he slated Jay Z and Kanye West's collaborative album 'Watch The Throne' on his 2011 track 'I'm One One'.
He admitted: "It was a lack of communication paired with natural competitiveness. But those two are Gods to me."

Noah to replicate the Bible story


Darren Aronofsky wanted to replicate the Bible's version of Noah's Ark for 'Noah', according to visual effects supervisor Ben Snow.
The 45-year-old director first became interested in the story when he penned a poem based on the tale for a writing contest and won an award to read it in front of the United Nations, and when it came to making the film he wanted it to be as similar to the original as possible.
Snow said: "Darren wanted to avoid clichés. No elephants or things that you get in children's play sets. He sent us a reference book that had [drawings of] animals from Victorian times, when they'd heard about platypuses and dodos but hadn't seen them, so they're imagining what they'd look like."
The 'Black Swan' director also wanted to ensure that the movie - which stars Russell Crowe, Emma Watson and Anthony Hopkins - was more humanistic than children's versions.
Snow told the New York Post newspaper: "One of the things that Darren wanted to do was anchor it in reality, give it a grittiness. That's only achieved by going out there and filming on location."
Darren is also said to have kept the design of the ark simple in order to maintain a sense of realism, and Ben claims it ended up looking like a "large coffin".
He added: "One of the things we discussed early on is that the ark isn't a cruise ship. It's a life raft."
'Noah' is set to be released in the United States later this week and in the United Kingdom next month.

Dakota Johnson in talks for Black Mass

Dakota Johnson is in talks to play Johnny Depp's love interest in 'Black Mass'. The 'Fifty Shades of Grey' star will play Lindsey Cyr, the girlfriend of Depp's character Boston crime kingpin-turned-fugitive, Whitey Bulger, and mother to his six-year-o...

David James Kelly to pen Wolverine 3


David James Kelly will pen the next installment of 'The Wolverine'.
Hugh Jackman will reprise his signature role as the titular character and James Mangold will helm the film, according to deadline.com.
Lauren Shuler Donner is being lined up to return and produce again, after her work on 2009's 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' and 2013's 'The Wolverine'.
The storyline for the upcoming project is being kept under wraps, but some believe the plot could follow on from the character's antics in the hotly anticipated 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'.
Jackman recently said Wolverine is going to have "fun" with Michael Fassbender's character, Magneto, in the forthcoming American superhero film when his alter-ego travels back in time to save the mutant race.
He said: "It's fair to say we don't get on that well. I get sent back to the past and he has no idea who I am, but you can imagine Wolverine has a bit of fun with that."
'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', released in 2009, was the fourth installment in the X-Men film series, and grossed over $373 million worldwide, while last year's 'The Wolverine'made $414.8 million.
'The Wolverine 3' is set for a March 3, 2017, release.

Cressida Bonas to co-host royal dinner


Cressida Bonas is to co-host a royal engagement with Prince Harry.
The 25-year-old blonde has officially been recognised as the prince's girlfriend as she has been invited to host the royal dinner - in honour of the war veterans who completed a South Pole trek with Harry last year - at St James's Palace this week.
A source told the Daily Express newspaper: "Harry and his mates went through thick and thin together, so the dinner party will be a really relaxed and jovial affair.
"But there is no doubt that it will be a royal banquet, albeit a private one."
The dinner will see Harry reunite with his fellow trekkers, with whom he walked to the South Pole in treacherous weather conditions in December.
The 29-year-old royal took part in the trek for the Walking with the Wounded charity - which he is a patron of - and was joined by numerous war veterans who returned from duty with life-changing injuries, such as lost limbs.
Harry and Cressida were recently seen being affectionate with one another at the We Day charity event in London.
The couple - who have been dating for two years - were also spotted enjoying a rugby game at Twickenham Stadium.

Tom Jones told to liven up on The Voice


Sir Tom Jones has been told to liven up on 'The Voice'.
Producers were left exasperated on Saturday (22.03.14), which marked the first live show of the series, as they deemed the music legend too dull as he gave feedback to the budding singers who performed live for the first time.
An audience source told The Sun newspaper: "While the other coaches were giving it everything they had, Tom seemed to be reverting to stock answers.
"He called everyone 'great' and his responses were flat and awkward -- plus he gave Emma Willis a hard task quizzing him."
It's thought producers were forced to tell Tom to be more animated while they aired pre-recorded footage and at one point, they waved their arms "frantically" as he spoke to try and get him to be more enthusiastic.
However, it seems their efforts were futile.
The source added: "Unfortunately for them, it wasn't having much of an effect."
Meanwhile, BBC insiders insisted Tom, 73, was being briefed in order to ensure the show didn't run over its time slot.
Four singers were axed in Saturday's live quarter final, including Iesher Haughton from will.i.am's team, Georgia Harrup from Tom's team, Ricky Wilson's act Emily Adams, and Kylie Minogue's artist Rachael O'Connor.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West ‘rejected charity donation’


Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reportedly rejected a charity donation to settle their lawsuit over leaked engagement footage.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star and her rapper fiance - who have nine-month-old daughter North together - are suing Chad Hurley for putting unauthorised footage of the 'Bound 2' star's lavish proposal online and the YouTube co-founder is said to have had an offer to settle the case out of court rejected as the couple want any money to go directly to them.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "Chad wanted to make a donation to a charity just to make it go away.
"But Kim and Kanye didn't want the money to go to a charity, they want it to go directly to them."
Earlier this month, the couple filed a motion to quash Hurley's attempt to have the case dismissed on constitutional grounds - claiming it violated his rights to free speech - stating they "generally object to the entirety" of the tech entrepreneur's argument, and though the judge ruled in their favour, insiders say the MixBit founder still doesn't believe he has done anything wrong.
The source added: "Chad really doesn't think he did anything wrong."
Hurley - who posted a blurry 150-second video of the extravagant proposal at San Francisco's AT&T Park stadium on MixBit - had also argued he wasn't informed he wasn't allowed to film or distribute the footage, but when ruling the case could go ahead, the judge noted that the word 'CONFIDENTIALITY' could be seen clearly on a document he signed when entering the stadium.
The couple are seeking unspecified damages against Hurley and his company Avos Systems Inc.

Liam Payne mocks ‘fat’ jibes


Liam Payne has mocked jibes about his weight.
The One Direction hunk claimed he was planning to gorge on calorific fast food before checking into "fat camp" following online barbs that he is "getting fat".
He tweeted: "Lol just seen on twitter people think I'm fat?now I've never been called that before nice, on my way to mcdonalds then I'm off to fat camp (sic)"
And referring to 'Wrecking Ball' singer Miley Cyrus' famous butt-shaking 'twerking' dance moves, he then added: "Lol just seen on twitter people think I'm fat?now I've never been called that before nice, on my way to mcdonalds then I'm off to fat camp (sic)"
Earlier this year, Liam, 20, threatened to quit twitter because he was tired of being constantly scrutinised.
He tweeted: "Sick of all this bull il be back again when the freedom of speech law is back and people don't believe to much into the bulls#!t they read (sic)''
The 'Little Things' hitmaker lashed out after receiving a barrage of criticism for revealing he is a fan of controversial TV show 'Duck Dynasty', which had been under fire after programme patriarch patriarch Phil Robertson was revealed to have used homophobic slurs.
Liam tweeted: ''Oh my god can someone literally not be a fan if a show without bring labeled WTf I bought dinner the other day it made a news story
''What I gotta do to please you b******ds I'm a 20 year old just living life as you did when u where twenty but in extraordinary circumstances
''I can't do anything without being judged u try that and write about it (sic)''

Eva Longoria slams Khloe Kardashian for privacy right


Eva Longoria has hit out at Khloe Kardashian for refusing to speak about her life.
The 39-year-old actress can't understand why the 29-year-old reality star was reluctant to discuss anything personal during a live interview last week, when she airs her every aspect of her life on her show 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'.
Speaking to the Confidential on Nova radio programme, Eva said: "There's definitely things that are off-limits and shouldn't be asked (but) I think it is different for a reality star than it is for an actor.
"An actor goes out and acts and does work, certain things are left to be private.
"Reality stars are kind of living out their lives, that's why they are famous, because of the reality of their lives."
Khloe, who has attempted to maintain her privacy following the breakdown of her marriage to Lamar Odom last year, cut short her interview on Australian TV show 'Sunrise' after refusing to answer questions about her sister Kim's nine-month-old daughter North.
However, despite her representative confirming the interview was terminated due to discussion based around North, Khloe denied it in a series of posts on Twitter last week.
She tweeted: "Why would I cut an interview short because of North? Get over yourself Sunrise... The call dropped... stop reaching for a story.
"You are so f***ing desperate!"

Captain America 2 for Agents of SHIELD crossover?


'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' may crossover with 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
Jeph Loeb, who executive produces the TV spin-off of Marvel's movie franchise, has teased there could be a tie-in between the upcoming superhero blockbuster and the TV series.
Speaking at a PaleyFest panel discussion in Los Angeles yesterday (23.03.14), he said: "It wouldn't surprise anyone if [events from] the movie you mentioned were to happen in the show we're talking about."
'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' has previously featured a crossover episode which saw the team of covert operatives deal with the aftermath of last year's 'Thor: The Dark World'.
'Thor' character Sif, played by Jaimie Alexander, also guest starred in an episode of the action series earlier this year.
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' stars Chris Evans, reprising his role as the patriotic protagonist, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff and Samuel L. Jackson as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury.
Evans previously spoke of the injuries he sustained working on the film.
He said: "There are always injuries. Whether you end up in a cast or not doing stunt work, it's physical stuff. Even when you block a punch, that punch lands somewhere. So you're always going home with bumps and bruises and we are all getting older so it has lasting effects."

McBusted to support One Direction on tour


McBusted are to support One Direction on their upcoming stadium tour.
The super-group - comprised of McFly's Harry Judd, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones and Dougie Poynter, as well as Busted's Matt Willis and James Bourne - will join the 'Midnight Memories' hitmakers this summer for their 'Where We Are' world tour in Paris, France.
McBusted wrote on Twitter: "AWESOME NEWS! We're @onedirection's special guest 21 Jun Paris Stade De France. Merci beaucoup (sic)
New dad Tom also wrote: "YES we're @onedirection's special guests on 21 June Paris Stade De France. Gonna be très awesome! (sic)"
Niall Horan is close friends with the members of McFly and has recently been writing new music with the band.
Last year, the stars worked together on several tracks for One Direction's third studio album 'Midnight Memories', with one of the songs - 'Don't Forget Where You Belong' - featuring on the record.
McBusted aren't the only acts set to join One Direction - consisting of Niall, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - on tour as they will also be supported by Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer.
The 'Where We Are' stadium tour begins in Bogota, Colombia, on April 25 and ends in Miami, Florida, in October.

Gaz Beadle wants to settle down


Geordie Shore's Gaz Beadle is looking forward to settling down in the "next few years".
The reality star - real name Gary Beadle - says he'd like to find the right girl to spend his life with and feels he is earning enough to provide for a family.
He told Now magazine: "I genuinely love kids and think I'd make a great dad. I don't mind whether I have girls or boys - twins would be great though. Now I have some money coming in, I'm going to concentrate the next couple of years on finding a girl and starting a family."
Gaz has built a reputation as a ladies' man and confessed he's slept with over 1,000 women since he finds it easy to bed women following a club night.
Asked about how many women he's slept with, he explained: "It's probably 1,000. It's so easy to get a shag now, it's ridiculous. If I'm in a club, it's hard for me to leave alone. You're out seven nights a week and you can take a girl home every night. You can even have threesomes, so it's easy to bed 14 girls in a week."