The Beach Boys and The Monkees will forever be remembered as two of the best pop bands ever — even if they constantly get compared to The Beatles. During their peak era, The Beach Boys and The Monkees had the same number of chart-topping singles. One band managed to have another chart-topper years later.
The Beach Boys and The Monkees both evolved from bubblegum to psychedelia
The Beach Boys did very well for themselves in the 1960s. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits says they had three No. 1 singles during that decade. They were “I Get Around,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” and “Good Vibrations.” Those songs encapsulate the band’s pea period pretty well. The first two show off the band’s bubblegum/doo-wop side, while “Good Vibrations” is one of their prime psychedelic experimentations.
During the same decade, The Monkees also had three No. 1 hits. They were “Last Train to Clarksville,...
The Beach Boys and The Monkees both evolved from bubblegum to psychedelia
The Beach Boys did very well for themselves in the 1960s. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits says they had three No. 1 singles during that decade. They were “I Get Around,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” and “Good Vibrations.” Those songs encapsulate the band’s pea period pretty well. The first two show off the band’s bubblegum/doo-wop side, while “Good Vibrations” is one of their prime psychedelic experimentations.
During the same decade, The Monkees also had three No. 1 hits. They were “Last Train to Clarksville,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Los Angeles, April 25 (Ians) A Margot Robbie-signed ‘Barbie’ poster, the original script for ‘Love Actually’ starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson, and a signed guitar from Ed Sheeran are among several star-studded items in the latest auction for War Child, which advocates for children living through war.
Over 70 celebrities have donated rare items to the charity’s ‘Spring Clean’ fundraiser, including War Child global ambassador Carey Mulligan, who is gifting a limited edition book of the ‘Saltburn’ script signed by the cast.
Other items up for bid include a signed Dutch oven from Stanley Tucci, a jacket worn by Gillian Anderson on ‘Sex Education’, signed guitars from Ed Sheeran and Nile Rodgers, a signed drum skin from Coldplay, several costumes from ‘The Crown’, and a signed script.
Additionally, there’s the ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ script signed by Martin McDonagh, an ‘Evita’ script signed by Jonathan Pryce, a Bradley Cooper-signed ‘Maestro’ book and album,...
Over 70 celebrities have donated rare items to the charity’s ‘Spring Clean’ fundraiser, including War Child global ambassador Carey Mulligan, who is gifting a limited edition book of the ‘Saltburn’ script signed by the cast.
Other items up for bid include a signed Dutch oven from Stanley Tucci, a jacket worn by Gillian Anderson on ‘Sex Education’, signed guitars from Ed Sheeran and Nile Rodgers, a signed drum skin from Coldplay, several costumes from ‘The Crown’, and a signed script.
Additionally, there’s the ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ script signed by Martin McDonagh, an ‘Evita’ script signed by Jonathan Pryce, a Bradley Cooper-signed ‘Maestro’ book and album,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
A “Barbie” poster signed by Margot Robbie and the original script for “Love Actually” are just a few of the star-studded items taking part in the latest auction for War Child, which advocates for children living through war.
Over 70 celebrities have donated rare items to the charity’s “Spring Clean” fundraiser, including War Child global ambassador Carey Mulligan, who is gifting a limited edition book of the “Saltburn” script signed by the cast. Other items available to bid on include a signed dutch oven from Stanley Tucci, a jacket worn by Gillian Anderson on “Sex Education,” signed guitars from Ed Sheeran and Nile Rodgers, a signed drum skin from Coldplay, several “The Crown” costumes and a signed script, a “Banshees of Inisherin” script signed by Martin McDonagh, an “Evita” script signed by Jonathan Pryce, a Bradley Cooper-signed “Maestro” book and album, a signed Florence + the Machine poster, an original...
Over 70 celebrities have donated rare items to the charity’s “Spring Clean” fundraiser, including War Child global ambassador Carey Mulligan, who is gifting a limited edition book of the “Saltburn” script signed by the cast. Other items available to bid on include a signed dutch oven from Stanley Tucci, a jacket worn by Gillian Anderson on “Sex Education,” signed guitars from Ed Sheeran and Nile Rodgers, a signed drum skin from Coldplay, several “The Crown” costumes and a signed script, a “Banshees of Inisherin” script signed by Martin McDonagh, an “Evita” script signed by Jonathan Pryce, a Bradley Cooper-signed “Maestro” book and album, a signed Florence + the Machine poster, an original...
- 4/24/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Kate Bush has always been a fiercely original art-pop icon. But with “Running Up That Hill,” she achieved a new kind of feat. “Running Up That Hill” was a massive Top Ten, dominating U.S. radio all over the summer of 2022 — even though it was a song she released back in 1985. Her classic synth-goth anthem sounded ahead of its time in the Eighties. But only Kate Bush could make it a song that still sounds ahead of its time nearly 40 years later.
“Running Up That Hill” came out on Bush’s 1985 breakthrough album,...
“Running Up That Hill” came out on Bush’s 1985 breakthrough album,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
The incoming 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class includes superstar acts such as Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Kool & the Gang.
Fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest announced the inductees Sunday during American Idol. The icons will officially be anointed as rock ‘n’ roll royalty on Oct. 19, when the 39th annual induction ceremony takes place at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. It will stream live on Disney+.
Cher, Osbourne, Foreigner, Frampton and Kool & the Gang are receiving the honor after appearing on the ballot for the first time. Osbourne is being inducted to the Rock Hall for a second time; he was inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006.
The prestigious event will also honor Jimmy Buffett, Dionne Warwick, Norman Whitfield and MC5 with the Musical Excellence Award; Big Mama Thornton,...
Fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest announced the inductees Sunday during American Idol. The icons will officially be anointed as rock ‘n’ roll royalty on Oct. 19, when the 39th annual induction ceremony takes place at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. It will stream live on Disney+.
Cher, Osbourne, Foreigner, Frampton and Kool & the Gang are receiving the honor after appearing on the ballot for the first time. Osbourne is being inducted to the Rock Hall for a second time; he was inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006.
The prestigious event will also honor Jimmy Buffett, Dionne Warwick, Norman Whitfield and MC5 with the Musical Excellence Award; Big Mama Thornton,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced tonight on American Idol by Ryan Seacrest and 2022 inductee Lionel Richie.
A Tribe Called Quest, Cher, Foreigner, Dave Matthews Band, Kool & the Gang, Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, and Ozzy Osbourne were announced as the performers being inducted.
Jimmy Buffett is set to be recognized for his musical excellence. Other inductees include Dionne Warwick, Norman Whitfield, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, MC5, Suzanne de Passe, and Big Mama Thornton.
Related: ‘American Idol’ Sets Mandisa Tribute Following Death Of Season 5 Contestant
Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 included Cher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinead O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade and A Tribe Called Quest.
The 2023 inductees included Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliot, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and The Spinners.
Richie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 alongside Pat Benatar (and Neil Giraldo), Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart), Carly Simon and Dolly Parton.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established in 1983, is located in Cleveland, Ohio. Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. A committee nominates an artist, and “rock experts” evaluate the nominees and vote on the candidates who are inducted.
A Tribe Called Quest, Cher, Foreigner, Dave Matthews Band, Kool & the Gang, Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, and Ozzy Osbourne were announced as the performers being inducted.
Jimmy Buffett is set to be recognized for his musical excellence. Other inductees include Dionne Warwick, Norman Whitfield, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, MC5, Suzanne de Passe, and Big Mama Thornton.
Related: ‘American Idol’ Sets Mandisa Tribute Following Death Of Season 5 Contestant
Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 included Cher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinead O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade and A Tribe Called Quest.
The 2023 inductees included Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliot, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and The Spinners.
Richie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 alongside Pat Benatar (and Neil Giraldo), Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart), Carly Simon and Dolly Parton.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established in 1983, is located in Cleveland, Ohio. Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. A committee nominates an artist, and “rock experts” evaluate the nominees and vote on the candidates who are inducted.
- 4/22/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
“I try to think about what it would be like to just walk through the world with blissful confidence,” explains Grace McLean when describing her portrayal of president Woodrow Wilson in “Suffs.” The actress is one of the only people in the all-female cast to portray a male character. In McLean’s case, it’s the man who constantly stood in the way of the suffragist movement. “There’s no apology ever,” says the actress of his expectations for deference, “and that’s unfamiliar for me, but I don’t think it’s unfamiliar for Woodrow Wilson and men of that type.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“Suffs” follows the American suffragist leader Alice Paul (Shaina Taub) in a years-long struggle to earn women the right to vote. Much effort within this movement is focused on obtaining the backing of Woodrow Wilson. But the suffragists must constantly face off...
“Suffs” follows the American suffragist leader Alice Paul (Shaina Taub) in a years-long struggle to earn women the right to vote. Much effort within this movement is focused on obtaining the backing of Woodrow Wilson. But the suffragists must constantly face off...
- 4/21/2024
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Courtney Love shared some hot takes on other women in music during a new interview.
The 59-year-old musician is gearing up to host a BBC radio show that “reflects on the women in music who have shaped her journey, her sound and what she calls her next chapter.”
However, she isn’t a fan of all female artists, a fact that she made clear when sharing her opinions on the likes of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Madonna and Lana Del Rey.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to The Standard, Courtney said that she liked see “so many successful women in the music industry.” However, she added that so many of them were “becoming a chiche.”
“Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.
The 59-year-old musician is gearing up to host a BBC radio show that “reflects on the women in music who have shaped her journey, her sound and what she calls her next chapter.”
However, she isn’t a fan of all female artists, a fact that she made clear when sharing her opinions on the likes of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Madonna and Lana Del Rey.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to The Standard, Courtney said that she liked see “so many successful women in the music industry.” However, she added that so many of them were “becoming a chiche.”
“Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.
- 4/16/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Omar Apollo is looking at himself through Zoom as he tries on the beige Sherpa jacket he just bought. “You fuck with it?” he asks.
It’s hard not to fuck with everything the Mexican American alt-r&b star does. Apollo dropped his debut album, Ivory, in April 2022, then blew up with the ultra-sentimental song “Evergreen,” and followed that success by touring with Sza last year. Recently, he’s been dipping into fashion. (A massive billboard of him dripped in the luxury designer Loewe looms over Sunset Boulevard in L.
It’s hard not to fuck with everything the Mexican American alt-r&b star does. Apollo dropped his debut album, Ivory, in April 2022, then blew up with the ultra-sentimental song “Evergreen,” and followed that success by touring with Sza last year. Recently, he’s been dipping into fashion. (A massive billboard of him dripped in the luxury designer Loewe looms over Sunset Boulevard in L.
- 4/11/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, who is known as The Boss, recently performed at the Chase Center as part of his world tour with his E Street Band in San Francisco.
When he saw a sign that read, “Skipping school, sign my note?”, the ‘Born to Run’ hitmaker signed a young fan’s note to say they were “skipping school”. He obliged so the youngster could miss school, reports ‘Female First UK’.
Meanwhile, the ‘Dancing in the Dark’ hitmaker was recently unveiled as the first international artiste set to be inducted as a fellow of Britain’s Ivors Academy.
Springsteen is set to make history by following Sir Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Joan Armatrading and Sting by getting the honour.
Springsteen said: “In addition to recognising my songwriting, the award stands as a tribute to the fans and friends who have supported me and my work for the last 50 years. This...
When he saw a sign that read, “Skipping school, sign my note?”, the ‘Born to Run’ hitmaker signed a young fan’s note to say they were “skipping school”. He obliged so the youngster could miss school, reports ‘Female First UK’.
Meanwhile, the ‘Dancing in the Dark’ hitmaker was recently unveiled as the first international artiste set to be inducted as a fellow of Britain’s Ivors Academy.
Springsteen is set to make history by following Sir Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Joan Armatrading and Sting by getting the honour.
Springsteen said: “In addition to recognising my songwriting, the award stands as a tribute to the fans and friends who have supported me and my work for the last 50 years. This...
- 4/2/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Even The Beatles didn’t always knock it out of the park. Case in point: John Lennon once said that George Harrison wasn’t hip anymore. Here’s a look at whether he was right.
John Lennon said George Harrison was ‘out’ the way The Beatles once were
The book Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon features an interview from 1975. In it, John said he wasn’t impressed with one of George’s live shows. “Now it’s always The Beatles were great or The Beatles weren’t great, whatever opinion people hold,” he said. “There’s a sort of illusion about it. But the actual fact was The Beatles were in for eight months, The Beatles were out for eight months.
“The public, including the media, are sometimes a bit sheeplike and if the ball starts rolling, well, it’s just that somebody’s in, somebody’s out,...
John Lennon said George Harrison was ‘out’ the way The Beatles once were
The book Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon features an interview from 1975. In it, John said he wasn’t impressed with one of George’s live shows. “Now it’s always The Beatles were great or The Beatles weren’t great, whatever opinion people hold,” he said. “There’s a sort of illusion about it. But the actual fact was The Beatles were in for eight months, The Beatles were out for eight months.
“The public, including the media, are sometimes a bit sheeplike and if the ball starts rolling, well, it’s just that somebody’s in, somebody’s out,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
With the production for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things underway, the Duffer brothers have been sharing glimpses of what fans can expect from the swansong of the beloved show. And the recent images released by the directing duo from the sets of Season 5 have sent fans into a frenzy, especially the ones including Sadie Sink and Caleb McLaughlin.
One minor detail in the BTS images involving Sink’s Max and McLaughlin’s Lucas has left fans sobbing for the right reasons, as they can’t wait to see what the future holds for the two.
The Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things | Max and Lucas
The BTS Pictures Shared by the Duffer Brothers Have Left Fans Teary-Eyed
Since Season 2, Lucas and Max have shared an on-off relationship, with the fourth one finally seeing them reconciling things before Max was sent into a comatose state by the end of it.
One minor detail in the BTS images involving Sink’s Max and McLaughlin’s Lucas has left fans sobbing for the right reasons, as they can’t wait to see what the future holds for the two.
The Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things | Max and Lucas
The BTS Pictures Shared by the Duffer Brothers Have Left Fans Teary-Eyed
Since Season 2, Lucas and Max have shared an on-off relationship, with the fourth one finally seeing them reconciling things before Max was sent into a comatose state by the end of it.
- 3/2/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Kate Bush has been announced as ambassador for Record Store Day UK 2024.
The annual celebration of independent record stores takes place on April 20th. As part of the festivities, Bush will release a special 10-vinyl of her song “Eat the Music,” from 1983’s The Red Shoes. The limited-edition Rsd UK pressing is described as a beautiful Uv printed on 10-inch with her preferred tracklist of “Eat the Music” and B-sides “Lily” and “Big Stripey Lie.”
“What a huge honour to have been asked to be Ambassador for this year’s Record Store Day. It really is a great privilege,” Bush said in a note accompanying today’s announcement.
“Isn’t it great to see how the resurgence in vinyl has taken the music industry by complete surprise? It had decided to leave vinyl far behind, but it would seem that not everyone agrees! I love that! I know there are many,...
The annual celebration of independent record stores takes place on April 20th. As part of the festivities, Bush will release a special 10-vinyl of her song “Eat the Music,” from 1983’s The Red Shoes. The limited-edition Rsd UK pressing is described as a beautiful Uv printed on 10-inch with her preferred tracklist of “Eat the Music” and B-sides “Lily” and “Big Stripey Lie.”
“What a huge honour to have been asked to be Ambassador for this year’s Record Store Day. It really is a great privilege,” Bush said in a note accompanying today’s announcement.
“Isn’t it great to see how the resurgence in vinyl has taken the music industry by complete surprise? It had decided to leave vinyl far behind, but it would seem that not everyone agrees! I love that! I know there are many,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Though we might find ourselves overwhelmed by the sheer amount of streaming services available in the modern age, one platform remains king: Netflix. The streamer that started it all still boasts the most subscribers, which means that when TV shows and movies depart their hallowed servers, it's kind of a big deal.
Netflix is basically the closest thing we have to the monoculture that existed prior to the internet age, when home entertainment choices were limited and we pretty much all watched and discussed the same shows and movies. Now, despite the fact we're currently enduring a real tyranny of choice when it comes to our viewing options, when Netflix does anything you can bet that most people are paying attention — just look at the cultural phenomenon that was "Stranger Things 4" which managed to send Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" back to the top...
Netflix is basically the closest thing we have to the monoculture that existed prior to the internet age, when home entertainment choices were limited and we pretty much all watched and discussed the same shows and movies. Now, despite the fact we're currently enduring a real tyranny of choice when it comes to our viewing options, when Netflix does anything you can bet that most people are paying attention — just look at the cultural phenomenon that was "Stranger Things 4" which managed to send Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" back to the top...
- 2/26/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
At long last, we have some semblance of what Station 19‘s farewell run — or at least the first hour of it — will look like.
Just weeks away from the first-responders drama’s Season 7 premiere (Thursday, March 14, at 10/9c on ABC), TVLine has gotten its hands on an actual synopsis for that first episode, titled “This Woman’s Work” (presumably a tip of the helmet to the Kate Bush song of that same name).
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Just weeks away from the first-responders drama’s Season 7 premiere (Thursday, March 14, at 10/9c on ABC), TVLine has gotten its hands on an actual synopsis for that first episode, titled “This Woman’s Work” (presumably a tip of the helmet to the Kate Bush song of that same name).
More from TVLineThe Rookie Star Talks 'Adorable' #Chenford Scene in Episode 100 - Plus, Scoop on Aaron's 'Misstep'Will Trent Teases a Major Character Reveal: Who Is Antonio Miranda?...
- 2/26/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
“There’s a secret in me I will never tell,” Allie X, a.k.a. Alexandra Hughes, sings on “Galina,” a track from her third studio album, Girl with No Face. Indeed, the artist maintains a certain mystery throughout the album’s 11 songs, and the title track subtly reveals the intention behind this decision: “I’m the girl with no face/You could learn a thing or two/Then you’re gonna thank me/Say ‘You look familiar, who are you?’”
Hughes is singing from the perspective of a ghost avenging dead artists who fell victim to the toxicity of the industry, and she continues to channel this character—as well as her myriad influences—throughout Girl with No Face. Hughes’s classically trained voice helps aid her shapeshifting: Her vocal runs on “Truly Dreams” are strikingly reminiscent of Kate Bush, while the bright, energic hook of “Black Eye” nods to early Madonna.
Hughes is singing from the perspective of a ghost avenging dead artists who fell victim to the toxicity of the industry, and she continues to channel this character—as well as her myriad influences—throughout Girl with No Face. Hughes’s classically trained voice helps aid her shapeshifting: Her vocal runs on “Truly Dreams” are strikingly reminiscent of Kate Bush, while the bright, energic hook of “Black Eye” nods to early Madonna.
- 2/19/2024
- by Dana Poland
- Slant Magazine
While “Stranger Things” Season 5 star Linda Hamilton may be preparing to venture into Hawkins, Ind. — hopefully by blasting some of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” on her Walkman — she will not be watching the final season despite being a fan of the 80s-infused, “Dungeons and Dragons”-inspired Netflix drama show.
In an interview with Us Weekly!, the actor shared that while she’s “relished” every season of the show, being cast in its final season has “ruined” the experience of watching it.
“When you buy into something, you don’t see yourself in it. So, I think it ruined the show for me. I never watch [a project] once I’m in something,” Hamilton explained. “It would completely take me out of the reality of it to see myself in there. So, I won’t be watching [Season 5].”
The actor is among the few new cast members to join the hit...
In an interview with Us Weekly!, the actor shared that while she’s “relished” every season of the show, being cast in its final season has “ruined” the experience of watching it.
“When you buy into something, you don’t see yourself in it. So, I think it ruined the show for me. I never watch [a project] once I’m in something,” Hamilton explained. “It would completely take me out of the reality of it to see myself in there. So, I won’t be watching [Season 5].”
The actor is among the few new cast members to join the hit...
- 2/18/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
St. Vincent has opened up about her follow-up to 2021’s Daddy’s Home, and it sure sounds interesting. In a new interview with Mojo magazine, the artist born Annie Clark said her new album is “darker and harder” than her most recent project and described its sound as “urgent and psychotic.”
Clark self-produced the album and recorded it at her own Compound Fracture studio in LA, New York’s Electric Lady, and Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio in Chicago. “I needed to go deeper in finding my own sonic vocabulary,” she said about the experience. “I like to think of [the record] as post-plague pop, it’s a lot about heaven and hell — the metaphorical kinds. Which is appropriate, because sitting alone in a studio for that many hours I would say is a version of hell.”
She added that the album is filled with “lots of guitars” alongside ’70s and ’80s analog synths.
Clark self-produced the album and recorded it at her own Compound Fracture studio in LA, New York’s Electric Lady, and Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio in Chicago. “I needed to go deeper in finding my own sonic vocabulary,” she said about the experience. “I like to think of [the record] as post-plague pop, it’s a lot about heaven and hell — the metaphorical kinds. Which is appropriate, because sitting alone in a studio for that many hours I would say is a version of hell.”
She added that the album is filled with “lots of guitars” alongside ’70s and ’80s analog synths.
- 2/16/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Sophie Ellis-Bextor brought the party to The Tonight Show with a lively rendition of her hit “Murder on the Dancefloor.” The confetti-filled performance marked Ellis-Bextor’s U.S. TV debut, decades after the song’s release in 2001. The singer was accompanied by house band the Roots, with the excited audience dancing along.
“Murder on the Dancefloor,” which originally appeared on the singer’s debut LP Read My Lips, has seen a resurgence over the past few months thanks to its placement in Emerald Fennell‘s movie Saltburn. The track plays during...
“Murder on the Dancefloor,” which originally appeared on the singer’s debut LP Read My Lips, has seen a resurgence over the past few months thanks to its placement in Emerald Fennell‘s movie Saltburn. The track plays during...
- 2/13/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voters have announced 15 potential nominees to be inducted in 2024. While six or seven of these artists will be chosen, we want to know who is your absolute favorite to be inducted. Vote in our poll below.
Mary J. Blige: The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige’s anthems of resilience and empowerment have inspired a legion of loyal fans — particularly women — while influencing virtually every R&b artist of the last 20 years.
Mariah Carey: Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and diva, Mariah Carey’s five-octave vocal range, revolutionary riffs and runs, and dynamic career trajectory shifted the landscape of pop music at the turn of the 21st century. The indisputable Songbird Supreme, she continually reminds the world that the voice, too, is an instrument.
Cher: An inimitable trailblazer for women in music and an icon of style, stage and screen,...
Mary J. Blige: The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige’s anthems of resilience and empowerment have inspired a legion of loyal fans — particularly women — while influencing virtually every R&b artist of the last 20 years.
Mariah Carey: Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and diva, Mariah Carey’s five-octave vocal range, revolutionary riffs and runs, and dynamic career trajectory shifted the landscape of pop music at the turn of the 21st century. The indisputable Songbird Supreme, she continually reminds the world that the voice, too, is an instrument.
Cher: An inimitable trailblazer for women in music and an icon of style, stage and screen,...
- 2/11/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced this year’s slate of nominees, with 10 first-timers. On Saturday (Pst), the Cleveland museum and hall of fame revealed a list of 15 artistes eligible for induction at this year’s ceremony: Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinead O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne and Sade, reports People magazine.
“This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honours and celebrates,” John Sykes, chairman of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said, “Continuing in the true spirit of Rock & Roll, these artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps.”
As per People, eligibility for nomination requires an artiste to have released their...
“This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honours and celebrates,” John Sykes, chairman of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said, “Continuing in the true spirit of Rock & Roll, these artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps.”
As per People, eligibility for nomination requires an artiste to have released their...
- 2/11/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Oasis, Ozzy Osbourne, Mariah Carey, Sinead O’Connor, Cher, Sade, Mary J. Blige, Jane’s Addiction, and A Tribe Called Quest are among the nominees for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2024 class.
Other finalists include Dave Matthews Band, Peter Frampton, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Kool & the Gang, and Lenny Kravitz.
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.
Of this year’s nominees, Oasis, Osbourne, Carey, O’Connor, Cher, Sade, Frampton, Foreigner, Kool & the Gang, and Kravitz are on the ballot for the first time.
Osbourne was previously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006. Last year, his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, ripped on the Hall of Fame for failing to induct Ozzy as a solo artist. “I will never beg. And I...
Other finalists include Dave Matthews Band, Peter Frampton, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Kool & the Gang, and Lenny Kravitz.
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.
Of this year’s nominees, Oasis, Osbourne, Carey, O’Connor, Cher, Sade, Frampton, Foreigner, Kool & the Gang, and Kravitz are on the ballot for the first time.
Osbourne was previously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006. Last year, his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, ripped on the Hall of Fame for failing to induct Ozzy as a solo artist. “I will never beg. And I...
- 2/10/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has named 15 acts spanning pop, hard rock, hip-hop and R&b as nominees for induction in its 2024 class.
The nominees for 2024 are Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, the late Sinéad O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade and A Tribe Called Quest. Honorees will be announced in April, with the annual induction ceremony set for the fall.
Ten of the 15 nominees — Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Kravitz, Oasis, O’Connor, Osbourne and Sade — are on the ballot for the first time. Osbourne, it’s worth noting, has already been inducted as a member of Black Sabbath, but he’s a first-time nominee as a solo artist.
“This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,...
The nominees for 2024 are Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, the late Sinéad O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade and A Tribe Called Quest. Honorees will be announced in April, with the annual induction ceremony set for the fall.
Ten of the 15 nominees — Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Kravitz, Oasis, O’Connor, Osbourne and Sade — are on the ballot for the first time. Osbourne, it’s worth noting, has already been inducted as a member of Black Sabbath, but he’s a first-time nominee as a solo artist.
“This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sophie Ellis-Bextor will release her hit single “Murder on the Dancefloor” on vinyl for the first time. The song, which originally appeared on the singer’s debut LP Read My Lips, will be available on a limited edition red 7-inch, as well as a limited edition red CD single, from Feb. 16. Both are available to pre-order now.
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The 2001 song has seen a resurgence over the past few weeks thanks to its placement in Emerald Fennell’s movie Saltburn.
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The 2001 song has seen a resurgence over the past few weeks thanks to its placement in Emerald Fennell’s movie Saltburn.
- 1/15/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
More than 60 years after it was recorded, Lesley Gore‘s “Misty” is the hottest song on TikTok. Gore’s 1963 take on the Erroll Garner standard achieved a first-place finish in the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart thanks to its use in a widespread trend.
Gore’s shuffling rendition of “Misty” has appeared in more than 1.8 million TikToks. In recent months, the song has provided the soundtrack for a viral meme, in which participants show how their appearance changes with or without a particular attribute. As memes are wont to do, the “Misty” bit has evolved to become self-referential.
@pokeballbabe♬ Misty – Lesley Gore
“Misty” is the oldest song to reach #1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, which debuted last September. The recent addition to Billboard’s pop charts is meant to recognize songs that are going viral on TikTok and measure their subsequent cultural impact. Billboard noted that the next-oldest TikTok chart-topper, Mariah Carey...
Gore’s shuffling rendition of “Misty” has appeared in more than 1.8 million TikToks. In recent months, the song has provided the soundtrack for a viral meme, in which participants show how their appearance changes with or without a particular attribute. As memes are wont to do, the “Misty” bit has evolved to become self-referential.
@pokeballbabe♬ Misty – Lesley Gore
“Misty” is the oldest song to reach #1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, which debuted last September. The recent addition to Billboard’s pop charts is meant to recognize songs that are going viral on TikTok and measure their subsequent cultural impact. Billboard noted that the next-oldest TikTok chart-topper, Mariah Carey...
- 1/12/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Saltburn had a happy ending for Sophie Ellis-Bextor, whose “Murder on the Dancefloor” just debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 over 20 years after its initial release. Cruising in at No. 98, the song marks Ellis-Bextor’s first-ever entry on the chart.
The piqued interest in “Murder on the Dancefloor” can certainly be credited to the song’s inclusion in Emerald Fennell’s comedy thriller Saltburn late last year. The 2001 dance-pop tune soundtracks the film’s unforgettable closing scene, during which Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) gleefully dances by himself, butt-ass naked.
“Murder on the Dancefloor” has since become a viral TikTok sound, backing hundreds of thousands of videos of fans doing their own dances — albeit usually clothed. Ellis-Bextor herself even joined the fun on her personal TikTok account, posting a video of herself dancing to the song in a very Saltburn-like outfit. See that below.
The renewed popularity of “Murder on the Dancefloor...
The piqued interest in “Murder on the Dancefloor” can certainly be credited to the song’s inclusion in Emerald Fennell’s comedy thriller Saltburn late last year. The 2001 dance-pop tune soundtracks the film’s unforgettable closing scene, during which Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) gleefully dances by himself, butt-ass naked.
“Murder on the Dancefloor” has since become a viral TikTok sound, backing hundreds of thousands of videos of fans doing their own dances — albeit usually clothed. Ellis-Bextor herself even joined the fun on her personal TikTok account, posting a video of herself dancing to the song in a very Saltburn-like outfit. See that below.
The renewed popularity of “Murder on the Dancefloor...
- 1/9/2024
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Del Palmer, the longtime bassist, collaborator, and partner of Kate Bush, has died. He was 71 years old.
News of Palmer’s passing came via a social media post shared by his niece, Debbii Louise Palmer, on behalf of his family. It has since been confirmed by outlets like the fan site Kate Bush News, which also reported that Palmer had “dealt with health issues” during his final years.
Born on November 3rd, 1952, in Southeast London, Palmer began performing at an early age, eventually crossing paths with an ascendant Bush during her late teenage years. In 1977, he joined her KT Bush Band, formally beginning a collaboration that would stretch on for four decades, with Palmer receiving credits on every Bush album released between 1978 and 2011.
When Bush was working on her first studio album, 1978’s The Kick Inside, she requested that Palmer and the KT Bush Band serve as the musicians, but her label,...
News of Palmer’s passing came via a social media post shared by his niece, Debbii Louise Palmer, on behalf of his family. It has since been confirmed by outlets like the fan site Kate Bush News, which also reported that Palmer had “dealt with health issues” during his final years.
Born on November 3rd, 1952, in Southeast London, Palmer began performing at an early age, eventually crossing paths with an ascendant Bush during her late teenage years. In 1977, he joined her KT Bush Band, formally beginning a collaboration that would stretch on for four decades, with Palmer receiving credits on every Bush album released between 1978 and 2011.
When Bush was working on her first studio album, 1978’s The Kick Inside, she requested that Palmer and the KT Bush Band serve as the musicians, but her label,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
After a long delay, Netflix’s Stranger Things is back in production for its fifth and final season. More details here.
All good things must come to an end and so does Stranger Things, one of the flagship shows on Netflix that hasn’t been cancelled after one season.
Season four was released in 2022 and we’ve known for a while that season five would conclude the beloved show but the final season has faced many obstacles, not in the least the writers and actors’ strikes.
Netflix has confirmed today (8th January) that Stranger Things is back in production and shared a lovely snap of the whole cast together. There’s no official word on when season five would debut on Netflix but we can safely assume it won’t be this year. Bummer.
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The final season will bring to a close the narrative that started with Noah Schnapp...
All good things must come to an end and so does Stranger Things, one of the flagship shows on Netflix that hasn’t been cancelled after one season.
Season four was released in 2022 and we’ve known for a while that season five would conclude the beloved show but the final season has faced many obstacles, not in the least the writers and actors’ strikes.
Netflix has confirmed today (8th January) that Stranger Things is back in production and shared a lovely snap of the whole cast together. There’s no official word on when season five would debut on Netflix but we can safely assume it won’t be this year. Bummer.
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The final season will bring to a close the narrative that started with Noah Schnapp...
- 1/8/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
When we last reported on the final season of Netflix’s smash hit series “Stranger Things,” production was targeting a start date of January 8, 2024. They met their target date; Netflix announced this morning that “Stranger Things 5” has officially begun production.
Netflix shared a behind the scenes image of the assembled cast accompanying the announcement, below.
“Stranger Things 5” will be the Final season of Netflix‘s hit series, and Netflix recently announced during their Tudum event that Terminator icon Linda Hamilton will star.
The director behind last year’s Hulu hit Prey, Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) is headed to the Upside Down to direct an episode of “Stranger Things 5,” we also learned.
The Season 4 finale set the stage for a final season that will bring the action entirely back to Hawkins, with the rift between Hawkins and the Upside Down now completely opened up by the monster behind it all, Vecna.
Netflix shared a behind the scenes image of the assembled cast accompanying the announcement, below.
“Stranger Things 5” will be the Final season of Netflix‘s hit series, and Netflix recently announced during their Tudum event that Terminator icon Linda Hamilton will star.
The director behind last year’s Hulu hit Prey, Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) is headed to the Upside Down to direct an episode of “Stranger Things 5,” we also learned.
The Season 4 finale set the stage for a final season that will bring the action entirely back to Hawkins, with the rift between Hawkins and the Upside Down now completely opened up by the monster behind it all, Vecna.
- 1/8/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is still making sense of how “Murder on the Dancefloor,” a poppy disco song she released in 2001, has become a viral hit thanks to its inclusion in the movie Saltburn. The track plays during the final scene of the movie in which its star, Barry Keoghan, dances nude — a visual that has inspired a trend on TikTok, helping propel the song onto Billboard’s charts.
“It actually feels really magical, and if I’m honest, I don’t think I’ve completely processed it really,” she recently told the BBC.
“It actually feels really magical, and if I’m honest, I don’t think I’ve completely processed it really,” she recently told the BBC.
- 1/5/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Cher has joined the crop of fellow artists who’ve made their distaste for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame abundantly clear, saying in a recent interview that the folks behind the organization “can just go you-know-what themselves.”
The pop legend was a guest on a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, during which host Clarkson pointed out that Cher has No. 1 hits spanning seven decades — a milestone she shares only with The Rolling Stones.
“It took four of them to be one of me,” Cher said with a laugh. “And I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars. I’m not kidding you. I was about to say something else — I was about to say I’m not shitting you. I’m never changing my mind. They can just go you-know-what themselves.
The pop legend was a guest on a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, during which host Clarkson pointed out that Cher has No. 1 hits spanning seven decades — a milestone she shares only with The Rolling Stones.
“It took four of them to be one of me,” Cher said with a laugh. “And I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars. I’m not kidding you. I was about to say something else — I was about to say I’m not shitting you. I’m never changing my mind. They can just go you-know-what themselves.
- 12/16/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Cher is a legend. And she knows she deserves to be treated as such. On Thursday, she visited The Kelly Clarkson Show and dragged the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after reflecting on the fact that she’s only the second artist to have No. 1 songs in seven decades after the Rolling Stones.
“It took four of them to be one of me,” Cher said as Clarkson rose out of her seat and clapped. “And I’m not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!”
“I’m not kidding you,...
“It took four of them to be one of me,” Cher said as Clarkson rose out of her seat and clapped. “And I’m not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!”
“I’m not kidding you,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
At a recent college football game performance, Big Boi decided to bring out one of his pet owls with mixed results.
Big Boi, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was performing at Kennesaw State University in Georgia when the rapper went onstage with the owl, which is a nod to the school’s mascot, started to flap its wings and tried to go down to the ground.
During this accident, Sleepy Brown, who was the other performer, took to the microphone to distract the crowd. Big Boi could be seen trying to tend to the owl. A handler then came to Big Boi’s aid to take the owl away from him.
Big Boi’s affinity isn’t something new – he owns a total of four pet owls. In 2021, Big Boi showed off one of his pet owls, Hootie, in a social media video.
Last month, he helped induct Kate Bush...
Big Boi, whose real name is Antwan Patton, was performing at Kennesaw State University in Georgia when the rapper went onstage with the owl, which is a nod to the school’s mascot, started to flap its wings and tried to go down to the ground.
During this accident, Sleepy Brown, who was the other performer, took to the microphone to distract the crowd. Big Boi could be seen trying to tend to the owl. A handler then came to Big Boi’s aid to take the owl away from him.
Big Boi’s affinity isn’t something new – he owns a total of four pet owls. In 2021, Big Boi showed off one of his pet owls, Hootie, in a social media video.
Last month, he helped induct Kate Bush...
- 12/6/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Mel Giedroyc in a musical version of one of the best British rom coms of the 2000s, Starter For Ten? Sign us up!
We here at Film Stories love a bit of theatre. Theatre based on films, even better. Give us some theatre based on films starring national treasure Mel Giedroyc and we might just explode.
Our many limbs were scattered to the winds, then, when this little tidbit entered our inbox. The Bristol Old Vic are putting on the world premiere of a new musical based on David Nicholls’ noughties classic, Starter For Ten.
Check out the synopsis, and a music video for the first song from the musical, below:
“What is eighteen-year-old Brian Jackson’s proudest achievement to date? His A-level results. His idol? Kate Bush. His lifelong dream? To compete on legendary TV quiz show University Challenge. It’s 1985 and, leaving Southend to start his first year at Bristol University,...
We here at Film Stories love a bit of theatre. Theatre based on films, even better. Give us some theatre based on films starring national treasure Mel Giedroyc and we might just explode.
Our many limbs were scattered to the winds, then, when this little tidbit entered our inbox. The Bristol Old Vic are putting on the world premiere of a new musical based on David Nicholls’ noughties classic, Starter For Ten.
Check out the synopsis, and a music video for the first song from the musical, below:
“What is eighteen-year-old Brian Jackson’s proudest achievement to date? His A-level results. His idol? Kate Bush. His lifelong dream? To compete on legendary TV quiz show University Challenge. It’s 1985 and, leaving Southend to start his first year at Bristol University,...
- 11/23/2023
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Allie X is still trying to figure out how to describe her upcoming album, Girl With No Face.
With past records like Cape God and Super Sunset, she always “tried to tie a bow around” her music with a clear concept and message. For this new one, which she’s announcing via Rolling Stone, nothing quite fits: “It’s a little more mysterious,” she says.
Out on Feb. 23, 2024, Girl With No Face is the Canadian avant-pop singer’s first album in more than four years. She describes it as “aggressive,...
With past records like Cape God and Super Sunset, she always “tried to tie a bow around” her music with a clear concept and message. For this new one, which she’s announcing via Rolling Stone, nothing quite fits: “It’s a little more mysterious,” she says.
Out on Feb. 23, 2024, Girl With No Face is the Canadian avant-pop singer’s first album in more than four years. She describes it as “aggressive,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Alexander Payne’s Oscar-tipped 1970-set comedy drama pays tribute to the time, as if it were made back then, without falling into pastiche
Nostalgia is everywhere in pop culture, forced or organic, jolting or comforting: the rewatch of Girls, the reunion of Nsync, the resurgence of Kate Bush via 80s-baiting Stranger Things, the new Fatal Attraction, a refreshed Wednesday Addams, another Sex and the City. It can be a trap. It is, as Vulture’s Craig Jenkins put it in a review of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour movie, the flashiest and most lucrative nostalgia enterprise of the moment, a “retirement community, the place the mind goes when it’s tired of going places”. The retirement community is a bankable one, our streaming economy flush with reboots and revisions harkening to a fondness for the past.
It’s perhaps this omnipresence that gives nostalgia a bad rep. Reaching for the past – it’s easy,...
Nostalgia is everywhere in pop culture, forced or organic, jolting or comforting: the rewatch of Girls, the reunion of Nsync, the resurgence of Kate Bush via 80s-baiting Stranger Things, the new Fatal Attraction, a refreshed Wednesday Addams, another Sex and the City. It can be a trap. It is, as Vulture’s Craig Jenkins put it in a review of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour movie, the flashiest and most lucrative nostalgia enterprise of the moment, a “retirement community, the place the mind goes when it’s tired of going places”. The retirement community is a bankable one, our streaming economy flush with reboots and revisions harkening to a fondness for the past.
It’s perhaps this omnipresence that gives nostalgia a bad rep. Reaching for the past – it’s easy,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Iron Claw, The Marvels and Wish.
The Marvels special screening
Director Nia DaCosta, producer Kevin Feige, executive producers Mary Livanos and Jonathan Schwartz, and composer Laura Karpman attended a special screening event for The Marvels in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Two days later, after the end of the actors strike when SAG-AFTRA reached a new deal with the studios and streamers, star Iman Vellani made an appearance alongside DaCosta at a special screening event in Los Angeles.
Laura Karpman, Kevin Feige, Nia DaCosta, Rizzo the cat, Mary Livanos and Jonathan Schwartz Nia DaCosta and Iman Vellani
The Iron Claw premiere
Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons joined filmmaker Sean Durkin at the world premiere of their wrestling film in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday.
The Marvels special screening
Director Nia DaCosta, producer Kevin Feige, executive producers Mary Livanos and Jonathan Schwartz, and composer Laura Karpman attended a special screening event for The Marvels in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Two days later, after the end of the actors strike when SAG-AFTRA reached a new deal with the studios and streamers, star Iman Vellani made an appearance alongside DaCosta at a special screening event in Los Angeles.
Laura Karpman, Kevin Feige, Nia DaCosta, Rizzo the cat, Mary Livanos and Jonathan Schwartz Nia DaCosta and Iman Vellani
The Iron Claw premiere
Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons joined filmmaker Sean Durkin at the world premiere of their wrestling film in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday.
- 11/10/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Last month, Dua Lipa posted a teaser for her new single, “Houdini,” with a close-up of a gold key lodged between her teeth, accompanied by the caption “catch me or i go.” Internet sleuths were quick to point out that fellow Brit Kate Bush’s 1982 album The Dreaming features both a song of the same name and a cover photo of the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee with a similar key in her mouth.
But that’s where the similarities will likely end. Lipa’s forthcoming third studio album is reportedly a move in a more ’70s-style psychedelic direction, and while “Houdini” is a bass-driven post-disco romp in the vein of past hits like “Physical,” it’s infused with subtle touches of neo-psychedelia courtesy of co-producer Kevin Parker, a.k.a. Tame Impala.
“Houdini” finds Lipa daring a suiter to try to tame her: “If you’re good enough,...
But that’s where the similarities will likely end. Lipa’s forthcoming third studio album is reportedly a move in a more ’70s-style psychedelic direction, and while “Houdini” is a bass-driven post-disco romp in the vein of past hits like “Physical,” it’s infused with subtle touches of neo-psychedelia courtesy of co-producer Kevin Parker, a.k.a. Tame Impala.
“Houdini” finds Lipa daring a suiter to try to tame her: “If you’re good enough,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Sal Cinquemani
- Slant Magazine
Wet Leg, Jason Isbell, Tegan and Sara, and more have contributed to Noise for Now: Vol. 1, an upcoming compilation album benefitting abortion access. It arrives on November 24th as part of Record Store Day 2023.
Noise for Now is also the name of the non-profit that helmed the compilation, and their work has become even more pertinent since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The organization launched their eponymous record label to release their first album, which also features exclusive songs from Sleater-Kinney, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Cat Power, and more.
Many of these songs were also featured on Good Music to Ensure Safe Abortion Access to All, another benefit compilation from 2022 that was only available as a Bandcamp download for one day. Noise for Now: Vol. 1, however, will be a vinyl-only release, pressed on clear wax and packaged with a “Liberate Abortion” print by Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon.
Noise for Now is also the name of the non-profit that helmed the compilation, and their work has become even more pertinent since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The organization launched their eponymous record label to release their first album, which also features exclusive songs from Sleater-Kinney, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Cat Power, and more.
Many of these songs were also featured on Good Music to Ensure Safe Abortion Access to All, another benefit compilation from 2022 that was only available as a Bandcamp download for one day. Noise for Now: Vol. 1, however, will be a vinyl-only release, pressed on clear wax and packaged with a “Liberate Abortion” print by Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon.
- 11/9/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston’s friends are worried about her in the wake of Matthew Perry’s death. The ‘Friends’ star has taken his passing at just 54 extremely badly, according to an industry source, reports pagesix.com.
The actress and the other four surviving members of the cast of ‘Friends’ mourned him at his funeral on Friday.
“Out of the remaining five, Jen and Courteney (Cox) are reeling the most, and Jen is probably the one who is struggling most acutely,” said the source.
“It’s a second massive loss in less than a year, with the one-year anniversary of her dad’s death just around the corner. She still hasn’t fully regained her footing from that, and now this has just completely knocked her off her feet.”
Jennifer’s father, John Aniston, starred on ‘Days of Our Lives’, and in announcing his death at age of 89 in November...
The actress and the other four surviving members of the cast of ‘Friends’ mourned him at his funeral on Friday.
“Out of the remaining five, Jen and Courteney (Cox) are reeling the most, and Jen is probably the one who is struggling most acutely,” said the source.
“It’s a second massive loss in less than a year, with the one-year anniversary of her dad’s death just around the corner. She still hasn’t fully regained her footing from that, and now this has just completely knocked her off her feet.”
Jennifer’s father, John Aniston, starred on ‘Days of Our Lives’, and in announcing his death at age of 89 in November...
- 11/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston’s friends are worried about her in the wake of Matthew Perry’s death. The ‘Friends’ star has taken his passing at just 54 extremely badly, according to an industry source, reports pagesix.com.
The actress and the other four surviving members of the cast of ‘Friends’ mourned him at his funeral on Friday.
“Out of the remaining five, Jen and Courteney (Cox) are reeling the most, and Jen is probably the one who is struggling most acutely,” said the source.
“It’s a second massive loss in less than a year, with the one-year anniversary of her dad’s death just around the corner. She still hasn’t fully regained her footing from that, and now this has just completely knocked her off her feet.”
Jennifer’s father, John Aniston, starred on ‘Days of Our Lives’, and in announcing his death at age of 89 in November...
The actress and the other four surviving members of the cast of ‘Friends’ mourned him at his funeral on Friday.
“Out of the remaining five, Jen and Courteney (Cox) are reeling the most, and Jen is probably the one who is struggling most acutely,” said the source.
“It’s a second massive loss in less than a year, with the one-year anniversary of her dad’s death just around the corner. She still hasn’t fully regained her footing from that, and now this has just completely knocked her off her feet.”
Jennifer’s father, John Aniston, starred on ‘Days of Our Lives’, and in announcing his death at age of 89 in November...
- 11/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bernie Taupin received a Musical Excellence Award at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cofounder Jann Wenner received a dig for his imprudent remarks on why certain people were included in his recent book, The Masters.
While promoting his interview-collection book in September, Wenner said that its lack of diversity in interview selections was because female musicians were never “articulate enough on this intellectual level,” and that Black artists “just didn’t articulate at that level.” The resultant outrage saw Wenner apologize, but he was subsequently dropped from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation’s board of directors.
On Friday, after Elton John gave a speech detailing his relationship with Taupin, his longtime collaborator, Taupin took to the stage. After listing his influences, talking about his work with Elton John, and...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cofounder Jann Wenner received a dig for his imprudent remarks on why certain people were included in his recent book, The Masters.
While promoting his interview-collection book in September, Wenner said that its lack of diversity in interview selections was because female musicians were never “articulate enough on this intellectual level,” and that Black artists “just didn’t articulate at that level.” The resultant outrage saw Wenner apologize, but he was subsequently dropped from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation’s board of directors.
On Friday, after Elton John gave a speech detailing his relationship with Taupin, his longtime collaborator, Taupin took to the stage. After listing his influences, talking about his work with Elton John, and...
- 11/4/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Sheryl Crow is opening up about AI and new music.
During a Thursday (November 2) appearance on The Tonight Show, the “If It Makes You Happy” singer discussed her upcoming album, Evolution, and how new technology impacts music.
She admitted that artists using AI to craft songs “scares” her.
Keep reading to find out what she said…
The title track of her album is actually about AI. “My philosophy about it was, Ok, I’m gonna write songs that are meaningful, in the moment, right?” she told host Jimmy Fallon. She explained that she wrote “Evolution” about AI because it has “been so disturbing” to her.
“I did a session the other day and this young songwriter had this incredible song, but she needed a guy to sing on it so that she could pitch it to male singers in Nashville,” Sheryl said on the show. “Paid $5, put in John Mayer...
During a Thursday (November 2) appearance on The Tonight Show, the “If It Makes You Happy” singer discussed her upcoming album, Evolution, and how new technology impacts music.
She admitted that artists using AI to craft songs “scares” her.
Keep reading to find out what she said…
The title track of her album is actually about AI. “My philosophy about it was, Ok, I’m gonna write songs that are meaningful, in the moment, right?” she told host Jimmy Fallon. She explained that she wrote “Evolution” about AI because it has “been so disturbing” to her.
“I did a session the other day and this young songwriter had this incredible song, but she needed a guy to sing on it so that she could pitch it to male singers in Nashville,” Sheryl said on the show. “Paid $5, put in John Mayer...
- 11/4/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, The Spinners and the late George Michael were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Friday.
The 38th annual ceremony took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn with performances that spanned genres and paired different generations of stars, including an opening act with Crow and Olivia Rodrigo singing “If It Makes You Happy,” a pairing of honoree Chaka Khan and Common, as well as with H.E.R. and Sia, and a medley of Nelson’s songs featuring the 90-year-old performer alongside Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton and Crow. Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page made a surprise appearance to perform “Rumble” in honor of inductee Link Wray.
The evening concluded with an all-out performance from Elliott, decked out in a sequined gold jumpsuit, surrounded by backup dancers and running through hits such as “Lose Control” and “Get Ur Freak On.
The 38th annual ceremony took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn with performances that spanned genres and paired different generations of stars, including an opening act with Crow and Olivia Rodrigo singing “If It Makes You Happy,” a pairing of honoree Chaka Khan and Common, as well as with H.E.R. and Sia, and a medley of Nelson’s songs featuring the 90-year-old performer alongside Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton and Crow. Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page made a surprise appearance to perform “Rumble” in honor of inductee Link Wray.
The evening concluded with an all-out performance from Elliott, decked out in a sequined gold jumpsuit, surrounded by backup dancers and running through hits such as “Lose Control” and “Get Ur Freak On.
- 11/4/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a few minutes past midnight when Missy Elliott stepped up to the podium at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and cemented her place in history as the first female hip-hop artist to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She’d spent the past four hours witnessing speeches and performances from acts across the vast spectrum of rock, including Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, and Olivia Rodrigo. Near the end of her speech, tears started to flow as the gravity of the moment hit her seemingly all at once.
- 11/4/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Missy Elliott became the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Elliott was the final inductee of Friday night’s ceremony. Delivering one of the standout speeches of the evening, the rapper marveled at the various members of music royalty who were also inducted or who were in the audience. “I’m still pinching myself to even be in a room with some of the inductees. I see Flavor Flav, who is a legend. I love you, always been supportive. Elton John, legendary. Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Willie Nelson.”
“All of these people have impacted people around the world through their music,” she continued. “Sometimes I’m like, do people really realize, like through music, what music does with people? That’s the one thing I think we can all say that comes together is music. You know, we all love music in some form,...
Elliott was the final inductee of Friday night’s ceremony. Delivering one of the standout speeches of the evening, the rapper marveled at the various members of music royalty who were also inducted or who were in the audience. “I’m still pinching myself to even be in a room with some of the inductees. I see Flavor Flav, who is a legend. I love you, always been supportive. Elton John, legendary. Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Willie Nelson.”
“All of these people have impacted people around the world through their music,” she continued. “Sometimes I’m like, do people really realize, like through music, what music does with people? That’s the one thing I think we can all say that comes together is music. You know, we all love music in some form,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Los Angeles, Nov 4 (Ians) Singer Adam Levine who recently rocked the floor at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony alongside his wife Behati Prinsloo has now finally revealed the sex of their newborn child a year after its birth, revealing that it is a boy.
While the couple did not reveal their newborn son’s name, they have confirmed that the latest addition to the happy family is a boy and they chose not to reveal his sex due to their own personal reasons, according to People.
Before they walked the red carpet at the acclaimed music festival prior to the Maroon 5 singer’s performance, Prinsloo, 35, told The Mother Daze podcast hosts Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer had detailed her experience on childbirth, calling it one ‘rollercoaster of emotions’.
Stating that Levine was with her through the entire delivery process, she said: “It was his favourite thing to...
While the couple did not reveal their newborn son’s name, they have confirmed that the latest addition to the happy family is a boy and they chose not to reveal his sex due to their own personal reasons, according to People.
Before they walked the red carpet at the acclaimed music festival prior to the Maroon 5 singer’s performance, Prinsloo, 35, told The Mother Daze podcast hosts Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer had detailed her experience on childbirth, calling it one ‘rollercoaster of emotions’.
Stating that Levine was with her through the entire delivery process, she said: “It was his favourite thing to...
- 11/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Los Angeles, Nov 4 (Ians) Singer Adam Levine who recently rocked the floor at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony alongside his wife Behati Prinsloo has now finally revealed the sex of their newborn child a year after its birth, revealing that it is a boy.
While the couple did not reveal their newborn son’s name, they have confirmed that the latest addition to the happy family is a boy and they chose not to reveal his sex due to their own personal reasons, according to People.
Before they walked the red carpet at the acclaimed music festival prior to the Maroon 5 singer’s performance, Prinsloo, 35, told The Mother Daze podcast hosts Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer had detailed her experience on childbirth, calling it one ‘rollercoaster of emotions’.
Stating that Levine was with her through the entire delivery process, she said: “It was his favourite thing to...
While the couple did not reveal their newborn son’s name, they have confirmed that the latest addition to the happy family is a boy and they chose not to reveal his sex due to their own personal reasons, according to People.
Before they walked the red carpet at the acclaimed music festival prior to the Maroon 5 singer’s performance, Prinsloo, 35, told The Mother Daze podcast hosts Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer had detailed her experience on childbirth, calling it one ‘rollercoaster of emotions’.
Stating that Levine was with her through the entire delivery process, she said: “It was his favourite thing to...
- 11/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Jimmy Page made a rare live appearance to honor his “hero” Link Wray by performing “Rumble” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2023 induction ceremony on Friday.
In a pre-recorded video shown before the performance, Page discussed hearing Link Wray for the first time: “‘What is this?’ In those days, there were many guitar instrumentals, but as a 14-year-old kid who could barely play the guitar, it really had an effect on me. The vigor and the strength and the power in it. And you know something else, it was fearless. It was just phenomenal. The essence of cool.”
Fred Lincoln “Link” Wray Jr., who passed away in 2005, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the Music Influence category.
The 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class also includes Rage Against the Machine, Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, DJ Kool Herc, and The Spinners.
In a pre-recorded video shown before the performance, Page discussed hearing Link Wray for the first time: “‘What is this?’ In those days, there were many guitar instrumentals, but as a 14-year-old kid who could barely play the guitar, it really had an effect on me. The vigor and the strength and the power in it. And you know something else, it was fearless. It was just phenomenal. The essence of cool.”
Fred Lincoln “Link” Wray Jr., who passed away in 2005, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the Music Influence category.
The 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class also includes Rage Against the Machine, Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, DJ Kool Herc, and The Spinners.
- 11/4/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello was the lone member of the band at 2023’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and in the group’s acceptance speech, called for fans to continue to push for social change the way the band had done in the three decades prior to their induction.
“I am deeply grateful for the musical chemistry I’ve had the good fortune to share with Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford and Zach de la Rocha. Like most bands, we have differing perspectives on a lot of things,...
“I am deeply grateful for the musical chemistry I’ve had the good fortune to share with Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford and Zach de la Rocha. Like most bands, we have differing perspectives on a lot of things,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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