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John Williams to retire from scoring films after ‘Indiana Jones 5’

John Williams, famed composer behind the film scores for Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Harry Potter and more is set to retire scoring films after completing his work on the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 film. READ MORE: 10 Elvis songs for people who think they don’t like Elvis In an interview with Associated Press, Williams, 90, revealed, “At the moment I’m working on Indiana Jones 5, which Harrison Ford – who’s quite a bit younger than I am – I think has announced will be his last film,” “So, I thought: If Harrison can do it, then perhaps I can,...
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Brighton’s Washed Out Fest postponed to 2023 over COVID-19 concerns

Brighton’s independent Washed Out Fest has been postponed until 2023 over a host of COVID-19 concerns and the UK cost of living crisis. READ MORE: Billie Eilish: “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show” Washed Out Fest was set to feature Dinosaur Pile-Up, Cancer Bats, Babii, Bo Ningen and more. The festival was to take place across three venues in Brighton over three days from September 2 through 4. In a statement posted on the organisers’ website, they wrote that while they were disappointed two planned editions of the festival so far have been...
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Bop Shop: Songs From Allison Ponthier, Kidd Kenn, Fletcher, And More

The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This week, in honor of Pride Month, we’ve been celebrating Queer Music Week by highlighting how TikTok has become a key platform for emerging LGBTQ+ musicians and the ways pop artists have gotten bolder and more explicit in singing about queer sex. That’s all in addition to conversations with forward-thinking LGBTQ+ artists Blue...
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The Chemical Brothers cancel Glastonbury 2022 set due to COVID

The Chemical Brothers have confirmed that they will not be performing at Glastonbury Festival tonight (June 24) due to COVID. READ MORE: The most frustrating set clashes of Glastonbury 2022 The electronic duo – who were confirmed to DJ at the Arcadia spider between 11pm and 1am earlier this week – broke the news of the cancellation via social media, writing “We are very sorry to announce that we won’t be Doing at Arcadia this evening at Glastonbury”. “We were so excited to be back in the fields and to celebrate the return of the festival,” they continued, adding...
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Watch Two Door Cinema Club’s colourful music video for ‘Wonderful Life’

Two Door Cinema Club have released the music video for the single ‘Wonderful Life’ from their upcoming fifth studio album ‘Keep On Smiling’. READ MORE: Two Door Cinema Club at Reading Festival 2021: heady anthems from indie survivors The exuberant music video was released on June 24, featuring visuals inspired by Andy Warhol and British artist Alan Fears that match the energy of the trio’s new track. The anthemic chorus calls back to Two Door Cinema Club’s earlier output with the earworm-worthy lyrics “Take back your wonderful life / The more the life to love much better / We say...
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Rowoon will not join SF9 during their comeback next month

FNC Entertainment has announced that Rowoon will not be taking part in SF9‘s album promotions next month. READ MORE: ‘Tomorrow’ review: supernatural spirits form a suicide prevention squad in sensitive drama Today (June 24), the music label shared in a statement to South Korean publication MyDaily that SF9 member Rowoon would not be taking part in the group’s promotions for their forthcoming album, currently slated for release next month. “Rowoon faced an inevitable situation in which he had to work on a tight schedule due to the combination of drama filming schedules during the long-running album production period,” wrote...
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Wolf Alice have landed in London ahead of Glastonbury performance

Wolf Alice have touched down in Heathrow Airport ahead of their scheduled performance at Glastonbury Festival this evening (June 24). READ MORE: The alternative guide to Glastonbury 2022, from The Sistxrhood to San Remo The band shared a short Instagram Story from inside of an airplane with Heathrow Airport tagged as a location this morning. Wolf Alice had previously announced that they were stranded in Los Angeles after their flight to London had been cancelled on Thursday (June 23). They took to Twitter in the early hours of the morning to ask “has anyone got a private jet in LA?” before explaining...
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Trixie Mattel’s Love Letters To Small Towns And Big Stars

By Heather Beattie Trixie Mattel is at the airport — again. After wrapping up a five-week tour across Europe, the multi-talented drag icon is briefly headed home to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before plunging back into a relentless schedule that includes launching her TV series Trixie Motel, embarking on the second leg of the Trixie & Katya Live tour, and releasing her fourth studio album. “It’s been Strugglina Aguilera,” Mattel tells MTV News over the phone. Anyone would be worn out by what Mattel has on her plate, but mere minutes into listening to her discuss her double LP The Blonde...
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Christine & The Queens unveils Redcar persona with new single ‘Je te vois enfin’

Christine & The Queens has released a new single titled ‘Je te vois enfin’ alongside a suave and sophisticated persona she calls Redcar. READ MORE: Christine & The Queens: “My last EP was the result of emotional short punches in my face” Released on June 24, the Mike Dean-produced single is sung entirely in French and sees Christine metaphorically musing, “Je me souviens jeune animal je courais bien loin / Dans la forêt pour chercher mon chemin / J’étais perdu mais comptait seulement le présent”: “I remember young animal I was running so far / Into the forest to look...
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Jessi steps down as host of ‘Showterview’, Sunmi to take over

Jessi has stepped down as the host of digital talk show Showterview, with Sunmi set to take her place. READ MORE: LOONA – ‘Flip That’ review: an understated but subtly addictive return South Korean news outlet Sports World reported today (June 24) that the Korean-American singer-rapper has officially stepped down from her role as a host for the popular online SBS talk show. Jessi’s run as the host of Showterview first began in June 2020, and has featured a total of 155 guests throughout her nearly two-year-long stint. In replacement of Jessi, the outlet quoted insider sources in claiming that former Wonder...
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