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Weeekly return with a new sound on single ‘Vroom Vroom’

K-pop girl group Weeekly have made their long-awaited return with new single, ‘Vroom Vroom’. ‘Vroom Vroom’ is the title track of Weeekly’s new mini-album’s ‘ColoRise’, which comes a year-and-a-half after their previously release, March 2022’s ‘Play Game: Awake’. The single was arranged and co-composed by NOMASGOOD, who previously worked with the girl group on their 2021 song ‘Uni’. The songwriter is also known for working on Teen Top’s 2019 single, ‘Run Away’. Advertisement ‘Vroom Vroom’ finds Weeekly exploring a new sound that’s more disco-inspired, notably recalling the later works of their IST Entertainment seniors Apink. “Time to be brave...
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Huey Lewis And The News are bringing a musical to Broadway in 2024

Huey Lewis And The News have announced plans to bring a musical to Broadway next year. The Heart Of Rock And Roll, which previously debuted in San Diego in 2018, will begin with previews at The James Earl Jones Theatre on March 29, 2024, ahead of its opening night on April 22. Described as a “raucous rom-com,” the musical includes Lewis’ most famous songs including ‘The Power Of Love’ which famously featured in Back To The Future, ‘Workin’ For A Livin”, ‘Stuck With You’, and ‘If This Is It’. Advertisement The official synopsis (via Deadline) reads: “The Heart Of...
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Music Venue Trust launches Christmas gifting campaign to help at-risk grassroots venues

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has launched a Christmas gifting campaign to help at-risk grassroots venues. Music Venue Properties, the independent Charitable Community Benefit Society created by the MVT, has announced the ‘Give The Gift of Ownership’ scheme, to encourage music fans to gift shares in the campaign to friends and family over the festive period. According to the MVT, anyone can gift a share under the ‘Give The Gift of Ownership’ initiative with a minimum investment of £50 here. Advertisement The recipients of shares automatically become a member and co-owner of the Charitable Community Benefit Society and its...
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Olivia Rodrigo to perform at 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony

Olivia Rodrigo is set to perform at this year’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony. The singer will join a mystery artist described as “one of her heroes” at the New York event this Friday (November 3). Despite that, according to an interview with The New York Times the chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, John Sykes, has already confirmed she will be performing with inductee Sheryl Crow. Advertisement “Olivia Rodrigo is coming in this year,” he said. “Last year she got up and sang ‘You’re So Vain’ by Carly Simon. She’s going to...
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Interpol announce 2024 ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ and ‘Antics’ anniversary shows

Interpol have announced further plans to play ‘Turn On The Bright Lights’ and ‘Antics’ anniversary shows in 2024. The New York band recently performed the former in full at San Francisco’s Outside Lands in August while In July, Interpol also played ‘Antics’ in full at a special gig in Paris. Now, they have taken to Instagram to announce a further four shows in South America kicking off in Chile at the Caupolicán Theatre on May 31, 2024 before wrapping up at São Paulo Audio in Brazil on June 7. Advertisement Tickets go on sale over the next week starting...
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Taylor Swift is the most translated artist in the world, study finds

Taylor Swift is the most translated artist in the world, according to a new study. The results were found as part of a recent study conducted by WordFinderX, which analysed data on 627,000 translations of 277,000 songs from more than 11,700 musical artists. The songs were ranked by the number of times that they had been translated from their original language, and artists were also ranked based on how many times their songs had been translated. Non-English-speaking artists were also ranked separately. Advertisement Of the results, it was shown that Taylor Swift was the most translated artist globally, with...
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When is ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ coming out?

Five Nights At Freddy’s has become the box office smash of the 2023 Halloween season. Based on the video game series, the film follows security guard Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson) who takes on a night-time job at an abandoned arcade restaurant, only to find four animatronic mascots who come alive at night. Following its release in late October, the film has grossed over $136million (£112million) worldwide against a production budget of $20million (£16.5million). Advertisement Other cast members include Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard. Has Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 been announced? Blumhouse has yet to...
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G-Dragon to attend police questioning, drug test next week

South Korean musician G-Dragon will attend a police questioning and take a drug test next week, as part of the ongoing investigations into his alleged drug use. G-Dragon’s lawyer, Kim Su-hyeon, said in a press release that the K-pop idol’s upcoming questioning by the police is voluntary and will take place on Monday (November 6) at the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, according to Yonhap News Agency. On top of the questioning, police also announced yesterday (October 31) that they will also be conducting a rapid drug test on the 35-year-old singer as part of procedure. Advertisement The October...
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White House says ‘Mission: Impossible’ increased Joe Biden’s concerns about artificial intelligence

The White House has spoken on the influence of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One on Joe Biden’s concerns regarding artificial intelligence.  The US President yesterday (October 31) signed an executive order to establish new standards and security measures surrounding AI – a move that Deputy White House chief of staff Bruce Reed said was partly informed by Biden’s “worry” after watching the latest Mission: Impossible film. “If hadn’t already been concerned about what could go wrong with AI before that movie, he saw plenty more to worry about,” Reed told the Associated Press. The Chief of...
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Mitt Romney and his wife dress up as Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift for Halloween

US Senator Mitt Romney and his wife Ann have dressed up as Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift for their 2023 Halloween costumes. The Utah Republican shared images of the couple’ss costume on Instagram today (November 1). Romney accompanied the post with a reference to the lyrics in Swift’s 2008 single, ‘Love Story’, writing: “It’s a love story, baby, just say yes!”. Romney can be seen sporting Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs jersey and holding an NFL branded football, while Ann donned a blonde wig, red lipstick and a cheerleader costume reminiscent of the one Swift wore in the music video...