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BABYMONSTER add six new North American stops for 2025 ‘Hello Monsters’ world tour

K-pop girl group BABYMONSTER have announced new stops in North America for their ongoing 2025 ‘Hello Monsters’ world tour. BABYMONSTER have announced six new North American stops as part of their ongoing 2025 ‘Hello Monsters’ world tour. They recently kicked off their first-ever world tour in January in Seoul, before performing two US shows in Newark and Los Angeles on February 28 and March 2 respectively. Advertisement Fresh off the back of their brief US shows, the YG Entertainment girl group announced six new stops in North America for the tour. BABYMONSTER will head to Toronto for their sole...
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The Lathums vs Doves: just 500 units in battle for this week’s UK Number One album

The Lathums and Doves are currently in a tight race to become this week’s UK Number One on the Official Charts. The two bands are in an intense battle for the top spot with less than 500 chart units between Doves and The Lathums in the race for the Number One album (per Official Charts). Advertisement The Lathums are currently in the lead with their LP ‘Matter Does Not Define‘. If they land that top spot, it would mark their third consecutive UK Number 1 album, following 2021’s ‘How Beautiful Life Can Be‘ and 2023’s ‘From Nothing To A...
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Zoe Saldaña apologises after being told ‘Emilia Perez’ was “really hurtful” for Mexicans

Newly-minted Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña has shared an apology after being told by a journalist that her film Emilia Pérez was “really hurtful” for Mexicans. READ MORE: Oscars 2025 winners – see the full list Per Variety, Saldaña was present in the interview room after the awards ceremony to speak to the press after her Best Supporting Actress win, where she beat out the likes of Ariana Grande (Wicked) and Isabella Rossellini (Conclave). Advertisement One journalist had reportedly told Saldaña that the film “really hurtful for us Mexicans.” “First of all, I’m very, very sorry that many Mexicans felt offended....
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Russell Brand sued for alleged sexual abuse in UK court

Russell Brand has been sued in London’s High Court over allegations of sexual abuse. In the first ever known lawsuit brought against the comedian in his home country, an individual reportedly filed a “personal injury sex abuse” case against him on February 6 (via The Sun). Advertisement Further details of the case are not known, with the claimant remaining anonymous, although it is believed they are claiming damages. Russell Brand pictured last year at the Republican National Convention (credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images) A wave of accusations against Brand emerged in September 2023 following an investigation by Channel 4, The Times and The Sunday...
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Here are all the winners from the BRIT Awards 2025

The BRIT Awards 2025 took place tonight (March 1) in London – see the complete list of winners below. Charli XCX went into the night with the most nominations with five nods, and in an impressive night, she took home four awards. She won Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year and Dance Act, and her collaboration with Billie Eilish, ‘Guess’, took home the Song Of The Year prize. She had already been named as recipient of the Songwriter Of The Year award too. Advertisement The ceremony was held at The O2, broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX,...
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David Johansen, frontman of the New York Dolls, dies aged 75

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of the New York Dolls, has died at the age of 75. The news was announced by his daughter Leah Hennessey, who confirmed that he passed away on Friday (February 28) at his home in New York. He had been diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2020. As the singer in the New York Dolls, Johansen was fundamental in the shaping of the aesthetic that would go on to define punk rock, merging elements of glam and hard rock with a distinctively anti-establishment attitude and resonating with an emerging generation of...
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Mark Zuckerberg did Benson Boone cosplay for his wife’s 40th birthday

Mark Zuckerberg has shared footage of him dressing up as Benson Boone for his wife’s 40th birthday. The Meta tycoon borrowed Boone’s blue jumpsuit to perform at the birthday party for his wife, Dr Priscilla Chan. Footage from the event shows him dramatically taking off his formal wear to reveal the jumpsuit much like Boone did performing ‘Beautiful Things’ at the Grammys recently –  then stomping around onstage, performing in front of a live band. He also sang, like Boone, on top of a piano. Advertisement The audio from the performance isn’t used in the video and it is...
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Chrissie Hynde says she and Johnny Marr agree that “nothing is cool anymore”

Chrissie Hynde has recalled a recent conversation with Johnny Marr in which the pair agreed that nobody seems to call anything “cool” anymore. READ MORE: Chrissie Hynde: “People die of loneliness – it’s an epidemic” The frontwoman of The Pretenders wrote an extended post on Instagram about their conversation. Advertisement “We were saying how nothing is ‘cool’ anymore,” Hynde wrote. “Has anyone else noticed that? It used to be… ‘That guy looks cool’. Now it’s ‘That guy’s hot.’ So whatever happened to cool?” “In case you don’t know what I mean (because you’ve grown up with social media) I include...
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BLACKPINK’s Lisa opens up about stalker fans: “I was scared to be alone”

BLACKPINK‘s Lisa has recently opened up about her encounter with stalker fans, calling the experience “terrifying”. READ MORE: Lisa – ‘Alter Ego’ review: a flashy debut in search of deeper identity BLACKPINK’s Lisa recently appeared on the Thai radio talk show WOODY FM, where she opened up about her experiences with stalker fans. “I’ve never shared this before. Last year, it was the first time I actually experienced it myself,” she said. “I’ve heard a lot about it from other idol friends, mostly from male idols. But it just happened to me.” Advertisement “Usually, when my flight lands in...
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‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ reunion show in the works, says creator Phil Rosenthal

Everybody Loves Raymond could return for a Friends: The Reunion-style one-off episode, possibly in 2026 to celebrate three decades since the first episode aired, creator Phil Rosenthal told NME. Starring Ray Romano as put-upon Italian-American dad Raymond Barone, the series ran for 210 episodes between 1996 and 2005 before being remade for multiple international markets. In the UK, it aired in the popular weekday breakfast slot on Channel 4. Advertisement A number of key cast members – including Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts, who played Raymond’s crotchety parents – have since died. Some of the remaining cast appeared together...