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Marge Simpson voice actor in Latin America dies

Nancy MacKenzie, who voiced the character of Marge Simpson for the Latin American dub of The Simpsons, has died at the age of 81. The Peruvian-Mexican actress was renowned for dubbing countless major roles in English-language titles for the Spanish-speaking market. The news was confirmed by the actors who portray Lisa and Bart Simpson in the Latin American dub, Patricia Acevedo and Claudia Motta. “With profound sorrow, the Simpson children (Lisa and Bart) announce the death of our beloved mum, Marge Simpson (Nancy MacKenzie),” they wrote. “Rest in peace, we will never forget you.” MacKenzie lent her voice to...
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Naomi Scott is a pop star losing her mind in unnerving ‘Smile 2’ trailer

Paramount Pictures has unveiled the sinister first trailer for Smile 2 starring Naomi Scott – watch the trailer below. Smile 2 stars Naomi Scott as pop singer Skye Riley who apart from struggling with fame and the pressures that come with it, is haunted by a demonic entity known as The Terror. Throughout the trailer, we see Skye Riley witness the death of someone close and slowly lose her mind to paranoia and paralyzing fear. Smile 2 is due for release on October 18, right in time for Halloween. It is directed by Parker Finn, who directed...
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Watch Fred Again.. stop stadium show from the crowd to tell fans to leave the stage

Fred Again.. stopped his first headline stadium show in the US while performing a song in the crowd to tell fans to get off the stage – check out the footage below. READ MORE: Fred Again.. live in London: community and cathartic release The South London-born producer, born Fred Gibson, brought a synthesiser into the stands to perform ‘Adore U’ with Obongjayar during Friday’s (June 14) show, but had to pause the song to tell fans to get off the stage after they decided to turn it into a spontaneous rave. Also at the show at the 77,500-capacity Los Angeles...
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Listen to Jamie xx’s collaborative new single with Robyn, ‘Life’

Jamie xx has teamed up with Robyn for his latest single – you can listen to ‘Life’ below. Read More: The NME Big Read – Robyn: “I danced a lot on my own” The high-energy dance track is the latest preview of the DJ, producer and member of The xx‘s second solo album ‘In Waves’, which is due for release on September 20 via Young. It’ll follow on from his 2015 debut ‘In Colour’ (pre-order/pre-save here). “I made this track pretty fast (for me) and I loved it from day one. When I first heard Robyn’s vocal it was at 6am...
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Scooter Braun officially retires from management after Taylor Swift controversy

It has been reported that Scooter Braun has announced that he has retired from managing his superstar clients and will take on a new role as a CEO. The news of Braun – who was known as the manager for massive artists such as Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and more – was not unexpected as over the past year, the liked of Bieber, Grande, Lovato, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, and Carly Rae Jepsen had all parted ways with him.  Braun shared a statement on his official social media accounts sharing that after over 20 years, “this...
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Who was killed in ‘House Of The Dragon’ season two episode one?

The second season of Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon is up and running – but what happened to Jaehaerys and Jaehaera in last night’s big premiere? The first episode of season two aired on HBO in the US on June 17, with UK viewers able to watch concurrently via Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW. Last month, a trailer for the second season was released, which built upon the tension that highlighted season one’s end, when Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) conspired to put Alicent’s son Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) on the throne after...
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Download Festival issues warning as rainy weather turns Donington Park into mudbath

Download Festival has issued a warning as rainy weather has turned Donington Park into a mudbath. The Leicestershire festival will be celebrating its final day in the wake of some torrential rains that have hit the UK – and now, the festival have taken to social media to post a statement. “Driving to Download today?,” the statement began. “The weather has affected conditions in the South Car Park. Your arrival and departure today may be slower, so please prepare with drinks, snacks and any medication you may need. Traffic is currently moving steadily. If you need assistance, please turn...
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Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon among King’s Birthday Honours list

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon are among the entertainment figures included in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list. Manzanera was the lead guitarist and producer for the legendary art rock group, playing on all eight of their studio albums, released between 1972 and 1982. He has been awarded an OBE for Services to Music. In response to the honour, Manzanera has said: “I’m surprised and honoured to receive this Award.  This has a poignancy for me and my family because in 1966 my dad, Duncan Targett-Adams was also awarded the OBE but sadly he...
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Manic Street Preachers to celebrate 30th anniversary of ‘The Holy Bible’ with special film screening

Manic Street Preachers will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994 album ‘The Holy Bible’ with a one-off screening of their concert film BePure-BeVigilant-Behave. The album was the band’s third studio record, written during a period when guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards was struggling with addiction, depression and anorexia nervosa. For the 20th anniversary in 2014, the Manics played the album in full on a ten-date tour, including at London’s Roundhouse. The string of gigs were captured and pieced together by the BAFTA-winning director Kieron Evans for the concert film, and now the band are preparing to screen the movie...
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Blur ‘To The End’ review: Britpop legends prove love and friendship outlasts all

“Time is not infinite,” offers Blur’s Damon Albarn in the opening scene of new documentary film, To The End. Born of the Britpop age that promised so much, the band now in their 36th year and on their second comeback seem acutely aware that they aren’t, as their gobby rivals once promised a generation, going to “live forever”. We begin with Albarn enjoying a pastoral existence on the rural Devon coast; getting cut up by Land Rovers on winding roads, celebrating the first egg from his beloved pet chicken and living in a very big house in the country....