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Madonna to direct and co-write her own biopic
Madonna has today revealed that she’ll be directing and co-writing the forthcoming feature film based on her life. Universal Pictures will be developing the forthcoming biopic, with Diablo Cody – who won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2007 for Juno – set to write it alongside Madonna. “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer – a human being, trying to make her way in this world,” Madonna said in a press statement. Advertisement “The focus of this film will always be music. Music...
Lil Nas X announces new children’s book ‘C Is For Country’
Lil Nas X has taken to social media to reveal he has written a children’s book, titled C Is For Country. Set for release on January 5, 2021, the book – published by Random House Kids – is available for pre-order now and features illustrations from Theodore Taylor III. Nas X announced the book on Twitter, touting it as “the best kids book of all time”. i’m dropping the best kids book of all time soon! C IS FOR COUNTRY, out January 5, 2021 from @randomhousekids. I can't wait to share it with you all. You can pre-order it right...
Hear Billie Eilish discussing her love of ‘The Office’ with Steve Carrell on ‘An Oral History Of The Office’ podcast
Billie Eilish was the special guest for the final episode of The Office actor Brian Baumgartner’s podcast about the US version of the sitcom. The 12-episode An Oral History Of The Office launched as a Spotify exclusive in July, and traces the show’s development from a proposed remake of Ricky Gervais’ UK version, to a present day favourite on streaming services. The show’s final episode focussed on The Office‘s continuing appeal to younger viewers, with Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone on the show, speaking to super-fan Eilish along with the show’s star Steve Carrell. Advertisement During their conversation, Eilish said she’d...
Cardi B has reportedly filed for divorce from Offset
Cardi B has filed for divorce from Offset after almost three years of marriage, according to reports. TMZ reports that Cardi filed court documents in Georgia seeking a dissolution of marriage. She is listed as the plaintiff, and Offset as the defendant. The two married in secret on September 20, 2017, which was followed by an onstage ‘proposal’ a month later, making the news public. Advertisement They share two-year-old daughter Kulture, with Cardi reportedly “seeking primary physical custody as well as legal custody” of their child. Their relationship has been plagued by rumours of Offset’s cheating, and they announced a...
Skepta, Octavian and Arlo Parks sign up for three day online gig series
Three day online music event ‘Dummy Live’ will broadcast a series of performances from Skepta, Octavian and Arlo Parks next month. All three will pre-record their sets, performing exclusive new material as well as tracks from their respective back catalogues. Special guests are also promised for the shows, which take place next month. Skepta will perform on Friday October 9, followed by Octavian on October 10 and Arlo Parks on October 11. Advertisement All the performances take part at 8pm BST, and will be broadcast worldwide on the new streaming platform On Air. State-of-the-art production is promised for each...
Watch Fontaines D.C.’s intense, swirling new video for ‘A Lucid Dream’
Fontaines D.C. have shared a new video – watch their swirling visual for ‘A Lucid Dream’ below. The track appears on the Dublin five-piece’s second album ‘A Hero’s Death’, which came out back in July via Partisan. Read more: Fontaines D.C.: “We weren’t really eating and we were burning the candle at both ends” The new video intersperses shots of the band with black-and-white archived footage. Watch it below. Advertisement Giving the new album a four-star review, NME called ‘A Lucid Dream’ a standout track from ‘A Hero’s Death’, writing: “”Ah, you’re all prone to being anyone else other...
Rammstein are reportedly back in the studio working on new music
Rammstein are back in the studio working on new music, reports say. READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies: the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes show According to fansite Rammstein World, the band have been spotted in the southern French town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, which is the location of La Fabrique studios, where the band recorded their last album. The report also says that a number of people usually present with the band while they record new material have been posting about their visit to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence on social media. Advertisement Rammstein (Picture: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock...
Brian Eno, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, Lowkey and more teach online music masterclasses
Electronic music pioneer Brian Eno, Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien and rapper Lowkey are among the musicians to have contributed to a new series of video masterclasses about the music-writing process. Read more: EOB – ‘Earth’ review: Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien proves himself the band’s secret weapon The initiative, titled ‘Ear Opener’, is aimed at demystifying the music writing process for young people, and is a free how-to guide featuring interviews with a number of different musicians. Composer and saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, and Ellie Goulding songwriter Tristan Landymore also appear, as does Isobel Waller-Bridge, who composed the music for Fleabag which...
Doves’ new album on course for Number One, outselling the rest of the top five combined
Doves‘ comeback album ‘The Universal Want’ is racing towards Number One, currently outselling its four nearest rivals combined. Read More: Doves – ‘The Universal Want’ review: a stunning return after more than a decade away It would be the Manchester band’s third chart-topping LP, following 2002’s ‘The Last Broadcast’ and 2005’s ‘Some Cities’. Their last studio album, 2009’s Kingdom Of Rust reached number two. The album is currently ahead in the midweek chart, with fellow Mancunians Everything Everything on course for number two with their new record ‘Re-Animator’. Advertisement Marilyn Manson’s 11th album ‘We Are Chaos’ is at number...Recent Posts
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