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Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas teach first grade kids how to “write a hit song”

Billie Eilish and Finneas have taken the time to teach first graders how to “write a hit song” in a new video. The ‘Birds Of A Feather’ singer and her brother and collaborator appeared as the latest guests on the digital series Celebrity Substitute where they stopped by Garvanza Elementary School in Los Angeles to create a hit song titled ‘I’m Just A Polar Bear’ with a group of first grade students. Upon arriving at the classroom, Eilish and Finneas were treated with cheers and excitement with one student saying: “Am I dreaming right now?” while another noted that...
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Questlove to direct ’50 Years of SNL Music’ documentary

Questlove is due to direct a music-themed documentary for Saturday Night Live (SNL) for its 50th anniversary. Yesterday (December 19), NBC announced the Questlove-helmed documentary Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music. Per NBC, it will include over 50 interviews with musicians from the last five decades who have performed on the hit sketch comedy show. This includes the likes of Mick Jagger, Dave Grohl, Jack White, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Kacey Musgraves, Elvis Costello and more. Questlove. Photo credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images Advertisement The three-hour feature will also include interviews with present and...
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Kendrick Lamar diss tracks seemingly by Lil Wayne circulate online

Lil Wayne seemingly called out Kendrick Lamar on a diss track that started to circulate online recently. Tensions between Wayne and Lamar recently heightened after it was revealed that Lamar would headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show in New Orleans: Lil Wayne’s hometown. Wayne has long expressed his hopes to perform at the prestigious sports event so, when it was revealed that next year’s slot was given to the Compton star, controversy sparked – with Nicki Minaj, Birdman and more slamming the NFL for its decision. Lamar recently namechecked Wayne on ‘Wacced Out Murals’ from his latest album...
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Björk and Skepta to lead Apple Music’s New Year’s Eve livestream events

Apple Music has announced the line-up for its New Year’s Eve livestream events. READ MORE: Björk: “First you create a universe with sound, then you move into it” To ring in 2025, Apple Music has amassed an eclectic performance line-up for its two New Year’s Eve livestreams – both titled Apple Music Live: NYE. The first livestream will feature Björk performing a rare DJ set, and will also include performances from Apple Music’s Tim Sweeney and London DJ Naina. The performances were recorded at London’s The Cause, and will stream on December 31 via Apple Music Club and Apple Music 1 at 9pm...
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‘Death Of A Unicorn’ trailer sees Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd crash into the mythical creature

The first trailer for A24’s Death Of A Unicorn, the upcoming black comedy, has dropped, and it shows Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as a father and daughter who accidentally kill a unicorn. Watch it below. In the trailer, we see the titular unicorn’s death, as well as the lengths Rudd’s Elliot and Ortega’s Ridley go to in order to cover up the accident. Eventually, the pair realize that the blood of the unicorn, as well as the shavings from its horn, can cure cancer. The official synopsis of the film tells us: “A father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega)...
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Oscars 2025: Elton John, Pharrell Williams, Trent Reznor among shortlist for Best Original Song

The shortlists for Best Original Song and Best Original Score at the Oscars 2025 have been revealed – see the full lists below. Last night (December 17), the Academy announced the shortlists for several categories for the 2025 awards ceremony. Among the revealed lists are Best Original Song and Best Original Score. The shortlist for Best Original Song includes songs that were written specifically for the films they appear in. Among the shortlist are several major names from the music industry including Elton John, Pharrell Williams, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Kneecap and more. Elton John’s and Brandi Carlile‘s...
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Limited edition John Lennon and Elton John celebration whiskies launched by Ballantine’s

Ballantine‘s has launched limited-edition John Lennon and Elton John celebratory whiskies just in time for the holidays. The new duo of limited-edition bottle designs which have been crafted to capture the essence of Lennon and John are the latest addition to Ballantine’s True Music Icons collection, which previously saw the whisky company pay tribute to the likes of AC/DC and Queen. The new editions not only honour both John and Lennon for their contributions to music, but they also celebrate their friendship which was highlighted by the former Beatles’ single ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ featuring the ‘Rocketman’...
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Barbra Streisand praises “wonderful” Gracie Abrams after watching her for the first time on ‘SNL’

Barbra Streisand has sung Gracie Abrams‘ praises after watching her Saturday Night Live debut this past weekend (December 14). This past Saturday, Abrams made her SNL debut as a musical guest. Among the many viewers that tuned in to the long-running sketch comedy show was the legendary Barbra Streisand, who soon after took to social media to share here thoughts on the young Abrams. Streisand wrote on Instagram, along with an image of Gracie’s performance: “I just saw a wonderful new singer named GRACIE ABRAMS (@gracieabrams) on Saturday night live this weekend”. She also made a note of Abrams’...
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Dua Lipa reacts to Grammys snub for ‘Radical Optimism’: “It would have been nice to be recognised by your industry, especially as a woman”

Dua Lipa has reacted to her latest album ‘Radical Optimism‘ not being nominated at the 67th annual Grammy Awards. In a new interview with Billboard UK, the pop star discussed her 2020 album ‘Future Nostalgia’ earning her the award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys in 2021, sharing that the LP allowed her to “grow as an artist, to push boundaries and change” and helped her have “the confidence to make ‘Radical Optimism‘.” Released on May 3 2024, her third studio LP peaked at Number One on the UK Charts and Number Two on the US Billboard 200....
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‘Kraven The Hunter’ opens with $11million, lowest of any Sony-produced Marvel film

Sony Pictures‘ last Marvel film Kraven The Hunter has raked in an all-time low of US$11million for its opening weekend. Per reports from Variety and Forbes, Kraven The Hunter has earned a meagre $11million in the United States, and is expected to bring in equally bad earnings from overseas markets for its first three days of screening. This would make Kraven The Hunter the lowest-selling film in Sony’s ill-performing Marvel slate, which in 2022 included Morbius and this year’s other box office dud Madame Web. However, as much of a box office flop as Madame Web was, Kraven appears...
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