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Rihanna shares update on new album amid pregnancy: “I can sing”
Rihanna has addressed the progress on her long-awaited ninth album following the recent reveal of her pregnancy – see what she had to say below. READ MORE: Rihanna: every album ranked and rated The singer revealed that she expecting her third child with partner A$AP Rocky earlier this week at the 2025 Met Gala, with Rocky saying in a statement: “It feels amazing, you know. It’s time that we show the people what we was cooking up. And I’m glad everybody’s happy for us ’cause we definitely happy, you know.” Advertisement Following the reveal, fans have expressed their joy for...
James Corden asked “many times” for post calling him a “tiny cretin” to be removed, says restaurant owner
James Corden made multiple requests for an Instagram post calling him a “tiny cretin” to be taken down, says the restaurant owner who made the upload. The scathing post against the Gavin & Stacey star and former host of The Late Late Show was first shared in 2022. It was made by restaurateur Keith McNally, who hit out at Corden for rude behaviour towards members of staff at the Balthazar restaurant in New York. Advertisement In the caption, McNally described one incident in which Corden was “extremely nasty” to a waiter, and another where he told a member of...
Marvel is updating its ‘Thunderbolts*’ posters to reveal movie’s real title
This story includes major spoilers for Marvel’s Thunderbolts* Marvel Studios has updated its official posters for its latest film, Thunderbolts* to reveal the movie’s actual title – find out more below. Advertisement Marvel released the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe last week (May 1), and the film has received widespread acclaim so far, with many calling it the “best MCU” film in years. Leading up to the film’s release, fans had been questioning why its title came with an asterisk – this was answered at the end of the film, where it was revealed that the film...
Rina Sawayama to reprise role in ‘John Wick’ spinoff film ‘Caine’
Rina Sawayama is set to return to her role in the John Wick universe as part of the new spinoff film Caine. The singer made her feature film debut in 2023’s John Wick: Chapter 4 as Shimazu Akira, the concierge at the Osaka Continental Hotel and the daughter of Hiroyuki Sanada’s Shimazu Koji, who is the hotel manager and a friend of Keanu Reeves’ lead character. Advertisement Now, Variety has reported that Sawayama will be playing Akira again in an upcoming spinoff film that will revolve around Donnie Yen’s Caine, a blind assassin and former friend of Wick’s who...
‘The White Lotus’ star campaigning for lead role in ‘American Psycho’ remake: “I would love nothing more”
Patrick Schwarzenegger has expressed his interest in starring in the upcoming American Psycho remake. A remake of the iconic 2000 film American Psycho was first announced in October with Challengers director Luca Guadagnino at the helm. While it was reported in late December that Elvis and Dune Part Two star Austin Butler had been cast in the role, discussions are seemingly still up in the air for who would take on the role of the charismatic Patrick Bateman. Advertisement One actor – whose name has come up in fan castings – has taken to social media to voice his...
Brazilian police thwart bomb attack at Lady Gaga Copacabana Beach show
Brazilian police have said they thwarted an attempted bomb attack on Lady Gaga’s huge Copacabana Beach show in Rio De Janeiro. The singer played the biggest show of her career, dubbed ‘Mayhem On The Beach’, at the venue on Saturday night (May 3). A crowd of over two million people gathered on the beach near the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel for Gaga’s first Brazilian show since 2012. Advertisement In a statement on Sunday, the Civil Police of Rio De Janeiro State, in co-ordination with the Justice Ministry, said that they had arrested two people after the suspects had allegedly...
Ed Sheeran says new album ‘Play’ “was made as a direct response to the darkest period of my life”
Ed Sheeran has said he made his new album ‘Play’ as a “direct response” to what he has described as “the darkest period of my life”. On Thursday (May 1), the singer announced that the record, which he first announced in March, will be released on September 12. Visit here to pre-order. Advertisement It came after weeks of teasing new material with fans, and it will mark the end of his ‘Mathematics’ run of albums. These were inspired by mathematical symbols (‘Plus’, ‘Multiply’, ‘Divide’, ‘Subtract’ and ‘Equals’), and the new era stems from an idea he had aged 18, when...
Jonny Greenwood & Dudu Tassa UK shows cancelled amid protests from BDS Movement
Jonny Greenwood has seen two UK shows with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa cancelled after protests from the BDS movement. The Radiohead guitarist has played a handful of shows with Tassa in Tel Aviv over the last two years, most recently in March this year. After a pair of similar shows last year, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding member of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, described the events as “artwashing genocide”. Advertisement The pair were due to play two shows in the UK next month, at Bristol’s Beacon on...
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong says ‘American Idiot’ movie is “eventually going to happen”
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has said that the long-rumoured ‘’American Idiot’ film is “eventually going to happen”. A movie adaptation of the politically-charged, Grammy-winning 2004 album has been speculated about since the record’s release, with reports back in 2011 suggesting that Tom Hanks was interested in producing. Advertisement It was then apparently confirmed in 2013, with playwright Rolin Jones saying he was “finishing up” the script. In 2016, Armstrong told NME that the movie had been given the green light by HBO and that he would be reprising his role as St. Jimmy from the Tony-winning Broadway and...Recent Posts
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