A sculptor has handcrafted a Lego version of Ed Sheeran. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Autumn Variations’ review: a pumpkin-spiced snoozer Ian Last, from Woodbridge, Suffolk, has created a 25cm figure of the singer-songwriter complete with a kit of his beloved Ipswich Town and tattoos. You can view it below. He got to work on the figure, making use of an old product called Lego Original – a wooden figure that buyers could paint themsleves, reports BBC News. Last spent a day handpainting the figure and sculpted it from a product called Super Sculpt, which was then fired in an...
Caroline Polachek covered Radiohead‘s ‘True Love Waits’ in front of Claude Monet’s famous painting Water Lilies – check it out below. Polachek was performing at Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris on October 18 as part of Art Basel Paris and included in her set the final track from Radiohead’s album ‘In Rainbows’. “Deepest thank you to and for inviting me to come perform a short program of songs on the occasion of the Museum Berggruen and Neue Nationalgalerie exhibition of the Heinz Berggruen collection at the Musée de L’Orangerie for Art Basel Paris 2024,” Polachek wrote on...
Andrew Garfield‘s appearance on Sesame Street, where he talks to Elmo about his grief over his mother’s death, has gone viral. Garfield lost his mother Lynn to pancreatic cancer in 2019 around the time he was filming The Eyes of Tammy Faye and shortly before starting pre-production on Tick Tick… Boom! He recently stopped by Sesame Street and his moving conversation about grief with Elmo has spread widely on social media, shared by people touched by his words about loss. “Elmo is going around Sesame Street, checking in on everybody. So, Elmo wants to know how Andrew is doing?” Elmo asked the actor. Advertisement...
Foreigner drummer Dennis Elliott will not be attending their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, as his wife was not invited to walk the red carpet with him. The induction ceremony takes place in Cleveland on Saturday (October 19), and will see the veteran rock band joined by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Cher and Mary J. Blige in being welcomed into the hall. Others receiving the honour in the class of 2024 are Dave Matthews Band, A Tribe Called Quest, Peter Frampton and Kool & The Gang. However, despite waiting decades to finally get their induction, the band’s founding drummer Dennis Elliott...
Simon Cowell has paid tribute to Liam Payne, saying he “feels empty” and “heartbroken” by the singer’s death. The solo artist and former One Direction member died on Wednesday (October 16), following a fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentine prosecutor’s office has revealed that the 31-year-old’s cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding. Cowell played a major role in Payne’s career, signing One Direction to his Syco label after their third-place finish on the 2010 season of The X Factor, on which Cowell...
Rick and Morty has been renewed through season 12 – find out more below. Last year, it was announced that Rick and Morty had been picked up all the way through season 10, even before season seven came to an end. Now, Screen Rant is reporting that the animated series is being picked up for an additional two seasons, bringing it to season 12. ‘Rick And Morty’ season 7 poster CREDIT: Adult Swim Per Screen Rant, the news was announced at the New York Comic Con by executive producers Dan Harmon and Scott Marder. With season eight set to...
Ricky Gervais has mocked the Broadcasting Standards Authority for banning his “highly offensive” Halloween advert. The comedian has recently been promoting his new brand of vodka, Dutch Barn, with a series of unconventional TV commercials, but his most recent one has been deemed too offensive to air. “Happy Halloween for everyone at Dutch Barn Vodka!” Gervais says in the advert. “It’s a magical time of year where we try and scare kids with tales of ghosts and ghouls and vampires – all good fun. “If you really want to scare children, tell them about priests and ’70s DJs and...
Elijah Blake has returned with the deluxe edition of his acclaimed self-titled album, which initially made waves earlier this year. The deluxe version offers an array of new material, including the standout track “Stuck in My Ways,” a powerful duet with fellow R&B star Sevyn Streeter. This emotionally charged collaboration dives deep into the complexities of love and heartbreak, presenting a raw yet polished portrayal of relationships through the lens of two exceptional vocalists. Elijah Blake and Streeter come together seamlessly, delivering a track that embodies the emotional depth that defines modern R&B. “Stuck in My Ways” draws listeners...
F5ve have released their otherworldly new single ‘UFO’ today (October 17). Ahead of the song’s release, the Japanese girl group spoke to NME about the story behind the new single, their remarkable social media presence and how they’re bringing Japan’s unique subcultures to the world. ‘UFO’ comes shortly after F5ve – originally known as SG5 – hit the big time with their May 2024 single ‘Lettuce’, a quirky but scathing diss track to a former lover that’s since become a viral sensation on TikTok. Over a video call from Tokyo, the girl group told NME that ‘UFO’ tells the...
New figures from the Music Venue Trust have revealed that the touring circuit has been shrinking due to bands increasingly skipping towns and cities. As reported by Music Radar, artists and musicians are playing roughly 11 shows on average on the grassroots circuit in 2024 versus the 22 that used to be done in 1994. The statistics come from industry stakeholders, promoters and artists alike. The situation has been described as a “spiralling crisis” for all aside from the biggest artists and promoters by Sam Duckworth – the Noughties singer songwriter Get Cape Wear Cape Fly – who works for...