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Billy McFarland reveals plan to pay $26million in restitution to Fyre Festival victims
Billy McFarland – a controversial entrepreneur best known as the man behind the infamous Fyre Festival disaster – has opened up about his plans to pay off $26million (£22.7million) in restitution owed to those he defrauded. READ MORE: Fyre Festival: Is this the worst ‘luxury’ festival of all time? McFarland was profiled by The New York Times this week, having completed his stint on house arrest earlier this month. It comes after he was moved from prison to a halfway house in March, being released from his six-year federal prison sentence more than two years early (he was formally...
Watch Phoenix perform Ezra Koenig collaboration ‘Tonight’ on ‘The Late Show’
This week saw Phoenix make an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, teaming up with Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig to perform their new single ‘Tonight’. READ MORE: 20 albums to get excited about in 2022 The five-piece French band performed live on Colbert’s New York soundstage, while Koenig’s part comes via synchronised video. It’s appears that his “performance” is the same footage used in the song’s official music video, with Koenig riding in the passenger’s seat of a taxi driving through Tokyo. Have a look at the performance below: Advertisement ‘Tonight’ was released as a single...
Sublime announce biopic with surviving members’ involvement
Sublime will be the focus of a new biopic entering production at Sony, with the band’s two surviving members – bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh – involved as executive producers. The pair announced the film themselves, saying in a press release that they “can’t believe this is finally happening” and “couldn’t be more honored and excited to have the great Francis Lawrence and Chris Mundy telling our story”. Lawrence will serve as the film’s director, with Mundy handling its script. Among its producers will be Dave Kaplan and Peter Paterno, with Sony’s 3000 Pictures, Chernin Entertainment and...
Cardi B pleads guilty to two misdemeanour charges in 2018 assault case
Cardi B has pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from her involvement in a pair of physical altercations at a New York strip club four years ago. Cardi – real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar – was first charged with misdemeanour assault and reckless endangerment in 2018, after two female bartenders at the Angels club in Queens alleged the rapper has orchestrated and participated in assaults that took place at the club. Cardi, it was claimed, had ordered her associates to attack the women with bottles and chairs. On Thursday (September 15), Cardi pleaded guilty to both charges as part...
John Lydon distances himself from Sex Pistols, accuses them of “cashing in” on Queen’s death
John Lydon has distanced himself from the Sex Pistols after accusing them of aiming to “cash in” on the Queen’s death. In a thread shared on Twitter, Lydon’s band Public Image Ltd explained the former Pistols singer disavows any alleged activity linked to the band’s 1977 single ‘God Save The Queen’ which has gone ahead. READ MORE: Sex Pistols’ John Lydon: “Anarchy is a terrible idea” “John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II’s death,” the statement began. “The musicians in the band and their management have...
Patreon lays off 80 people, closes offices in Berlin and Dublin
Patreon, a US-based creator subscription service, has laid off 80 employees as well as announcing the closure of its Berlin and Dublin offices. The platform’s CEO and co-founder Jack Conte shared the news in an official blog post on Tuesday (September 13), confirming that “roughly 17 per cent of our team leaving the company”. “Over the last 9 months, we’ve seen the tech industry – and the whole economy – change considerably,” Conte wrote, adding that the layoffs had come as a “last resort”. Advertisement “Today we are taking that step, and I am deeply sorry to the...
‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ trailer: Naomi Ackie is Whitney Houston in first biopic footage
The first trailer for Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody has just been released – check it out above. The film stars Naomi Ackie as Houston, alongside Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Clarke Peters and more. READ MORE: Naomi Ackie on her musical role in ‘The Score’: “I had quite intense stage fright” An official synopsis for the film reads: “The film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. Advertisement “From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational,...
System Of A Down rally support amid Azerbaijan’s “evil aggression” against Armenia
System Of A Down have condemned the “evil aggression” against their home country Armenia in the wake of a recent bombing that took place along the nation’s eastern border. According to the Associate Press, the border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan have killed at least 155 troops on both sides (105 Armenian soldiers and 50 from Azerbaijan, it is reported). READ MORE: Serj Tankian: “I think the whole world felt some relief that Trump was gone” The two countries have been in conflict for decades, but the latest outbreak of fighting is said to be biggest in almost two...
Lil Nas X announces new track ‘STAR WALKIN” from ‘League Of Legends’ collab
League Of Legends developer Riot Games has shared that Lil Nas X has created a new song titled ‘STAR WALKIN” for the game’s Worlds 2022 tournament. READ MORE: ‘League of Legends” return to Malmö shows why in-person esports events are still king ‘STAR WALKIN” will be released on September 23, days before Worlds 2022 kicks off in Mexico City. Lil Nas X has also announced that he will be performing a live set at the League Of Legends Worlds Finals, which takes place at San Francisco’s Chase Center on November 5. Ahead of his performance, a skin designed by...Recent Posts
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