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Rod Stewart has been paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne on his current US tour by performing “Forever Young” alongside a bizarre AI-generated video that shows the metal legend taking selfies in heaven with other deceased music icons.

As seen at multiple shows on Stewart’s ongoing tour, and captured on video at his Friday (August 1st) concert in Alpharetta, Georgia, the weird clip depicts Ozzy taking selfies with Prince, Tina Turner, Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, George Michael, Amy Winehouse, 2Pac, and even rapper XXXTentacion.

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Making things even more awkward, at the end of the song a few nights earlier on July 29th in Charlotte, North Carolina, Stewart told the audience, per the Charlotte Observer, “Very sad. A lot of those people died ’cause of drugs… I’m still here, though!”

When Ozzy passed away on July 22nd, Stewart paid...

What was meant to be Rod Stewart’s in-concert tribute to Ozzy Osbourne has instead been met with criticism and ridicule after video of the tribute — featuring AI images of Osbourne and other gone-too-soon artists — emerged on social media.

During Stewart’s last handful of concerts since Osbourne’s July 22 death, he has dedicated his song “Forever Young” to the Black Sabbath singer. However, what originally started as a normal tribute — with a simple image of Osbourne shown on the video screens — recently took a bizarre turn when “Forever Young...

Hollywood is hung up on Madonna, but a biopic remains a frozen secret. Regardless, the legendary singer’s life is going to make it to screen eventually — although whether it gets to the small or big screen first is yet to be determined. This week, “Weapons” star Julia Garner — who was announced to star in a Madonna movie way back in 2022 — confirmed on the podcast “Smartless” that, in spite of reports to the contrary, the project “Like a Virgin” is still very much in gestation.

“That’s supposed to still happen,” she said (via Variety). Garner was set to star alongside Julia Fox, who would play Madonna Bff and frequent music video co-star Debi Mazar. Fox spoke with IndieWire in 2024 about the movie’s reported shelving by Universal, seeming similarly ambiguous.

“I know it was gonna be either tour or movie and then she went on tour,” Fox said. “So...

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The summer just got a whole lot more comfortable — and cozier — for fans of the Grateful Dead. Slowtide, a Costa Mesa, California-based brand that produces surf-inspired apparel and accessories, has restocked its popular Fillmore blanket, just in time for the band’s 60th anniversary.

Previously sold out, Slowtide’s Grateful Dead blanket is now available to snag online starting at $70 (while it lasts). The Fillmore blanket is part...

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The year is 1995 and there you are, standing in the studio with Radiohead somewhere in the Netherlands, rugs underneath your feet. “Okay,” Thom Yorke says into the mic, “I’m ready,” then strums the first chords of a song called “High and Dry.”

This scene marks one of several intimate moments that transports you to the heart of rock & roll history, as part of Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified,...

Johnny Depp’s Pirate Return Remains Unclear, But His Career Is Sailing Ahead (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

For those still holding onto hope that Johnny Depp might slip back into Jack Sparrow’s boots and swing from the sails again, there may be a glimmer of something on the horizon. But while Pirates of the Caribbean 6 brews in the backdrop, Depp is not exactly sitting idle.

The actor-director-artist-musician has been racking up headlines in Europe, brushing shoulders with art critics in London, and plunging into a fresh movie role. Depp is filming a thriller, promoting his passion project ‘Modi,’ and selling out art shows. Keep reading to know how he’s plotting a comeback without saying a word!

The Future of Johnny Depp’s Pirates Role is Skeptical However, His Career is Still Flourishing

While Disney hasn’t officially announced Johnny Depp’s return as Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean 6...

Lauryn Hill played to a largely empty stadium Friday night as part of the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture, after taking the stage hours after scheduled.

While Hill has a bit of a reputation for late shows, this time it appeared out of her hands as Essence’s first day as a whole started late on Friday. Hill had been added to the lineup days prior — with the rest of Friday’s lineup including GloRilla, the Isley Brothers, Babyface and Maxwell. Coco Jones, who also stars on the Peacock show Bel-Air, was an unannounced performer. Singer Lucky Daye and Kandi Burruss’ girl group, Psiryn, were also early performers.

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GloRilla ended her set when The Isley Brothers had been scheduled to end theirs, forcing the group to start at Babyface’s original time. After the Isleys’ hour, Babyface...

After 37 years at the helm of U.S. Vogue, Anna Wintour is officially stepping down, and with that news, curiosity about her personal life is back in the spotlight. The fashion legend may be known for her iconic bob and icy composure, but behind the sunglasses lies a fascinating romantic history.

As of 2025, Wintour appears to be single. Still, over the decades, her name has been linked to a range of unexpected partners from British writer Piers Paul Read to rumors of a brief encounter with none other than Bob Marley.

Though she’s famously private, Wintour’s relationships have long intrigued fans and fashion watchers both. Her romances, like her career, have been iconic. Here is everything you need to know about her love life!

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Before there was Vogue’s powerhouse Editor-in-Chief, there was Anna Wintour, wife, mother, and rising fashion star balancing the demands of home and high heels.

On Tuesday June 24 2025, NBC broadcasts Today 3rd Hour!

Season 7 Episode 195 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Today 3rd Hour” on NBC promises an engaging mix of inspiration and practical tips. One of the highlights features Clea Newman, the daughter of the legendary actor Paul Newman. Clea continues her father’s legacy by discussing SeriousFun Camps, an initiative that provides joyful experiences for children with serious illnesses. Her passion and dedication to this cause are sure to resonate with viewers, showcasing how one person’s legacy can make a significant difference in the lives of many.

In addition to Clea Newman, the episode will catch up with Ziggy Marley, the renowned musician and son of reggae icon Bob Marley. Ziggy’s insights into music, family, and his own projects will offer a glimpse into his life and creative process. His presence on the show is likely to bring a vibrant energy...

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Last year was all about Brat, but this year, we’re stepping into a Bob Marley summer thanks to Chaco’s new collab with the late-singers family.

The iconic American footwear brand is teaming up with the Marleys to drop a vibrant new sandal collection that brings the reggae legend’s spirit to life through a line of multi-color, woven sandals.

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"My richness is life." Regal Cinemas and Blue Fox Ent. have debuted another official trailer to celebrate the 2025 re-release of this iconic documentary titled Marley about the Jamaican reggae maestro Bob Marley. Made by director Kevin Macdonald, the director originally opened in 2012 and earned a BAFTA nomination. It was also re-released in 2020 to celebrate Bob's 75th birthday (we also posted a trailer then), but this was right during the middle of the pandemic summer. Now it's out for another round again - playing in theaters nationwide in 2025 in honor of what would have been Bob Marley's 80th birthday. Featuring rare footage, never-before-seen performances, and interviews with Marley’s family, friends, and collaborators, Marley offers an intimate and comprehensive look at the man behind the music. The film explores his journey from humble beginnings on the island of Jamaica to becoming one of the most influential musicians of all time, spreading messages of love,...

You know, I'm something of a humbug myself. In one of the most insane film announcements in living memory, and yet one that makes a lot of sense, Willem Dafoe is the top target to star in A Christmas Carol under the direction of Robert Eggers, the visceral and demented filmmaker behind the likes of The Witch, The Lighthouse,The Northman and Nosferatu. Dafoe is set to take on the iconic role of Ebeneezer Scrooge. The project is currently in development at Warner Bros. Pictures, with Eggers not only set to write and direct, but also produce alongside Chris Columbus and Elenor Columbus via their Maiden Voyage banner.

For Eggers, A Christmas Carol is practically tailor-made. The 1843 novella by Charles Dickens isn’t just a festive fable—it’s a grim, Gothic tale filled with ghosts, regret, and redemption. Add in Eggers’ love of period-accurate misery, candlelit horror, and the...

Sly Stone, who took audiences higher during memorable performances at Woodstock and the Fillmore West, but whose career was plagued by drug problems and periodic disappearances, has died. He was 82.

Stone died after a “prolonged battle with Copd and other underlying health issues,” his family said Monday.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone,” they wrote in a statement. “Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend, and his extended family. While we mourn his absence, we take solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come.”

Sly and the Family Stone burst onto the scene in 1968 with the cathartic “Dance to the Music” and followed with a string of crossover smash hits that defined their hometown San Francisco’s “Summer of Love,...

Dakota Johnson has moved to separate herself from the fortunes of Sony’s 2024 superhero outing Madame Web, telling the Los Angeles Times that the picture’s fate was sealed by “a lot of creative decisions … made by committee” and insisting “it wasn’t my fault.” Her remarks, echoed in fresh interviews published this week, underscore a year-long post-mortem on one of the weakest performers in the recent wave of Marvel-branded releases.

The $80 million production opened to $15.3 million in the United States and finished its run with $43.8 million domestic and $100.5 million worldwide. By comparison, Sony’s 2024 slate included several titles that doubled or tripled that figure, leaving Madame Web at the bottom of the studio’s annual ledger.

Critics registered a rare 11 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, and the film collected Razzie trophies for Worst Picture and Worst Actress, further intensifying the spotlight on its shortcomings.

Johnson, who played clairvoyant paramedic Cassandra Webb,...

Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love, Barbie) and Rob Morgan (Mudbound, Don’t Look Up) have signed on to star in Frank & Louis (working title), the upcoming English-language debut from Swiss-Italian director Petra Volpe, whose recent feature Late Shift drew acclaim at this year’s Berlinale and became a local box office success in German-speaking Europe.

Volpe first drew international attention with her 2017 feature The Divine Order, which was Switzerland’s official Oscar entry.

TrustNordisk has acquired world sales rights to Frank & Louis, which began principal photography on April 30, and will pitch it to buyers at the Cannes film market next week.

Set within the walls of a U.S. prison, Frank & Louis follows Frank (Ben-Adir), a man serving a life sentence who takes on a caretaking role for aging inmates suffering from memory loss. The BAFTA-nominated British actor has drawn attention from recent turns as Bob Marley...

Exclusive: Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan are leading the cast of Frank & Louis (working title), the English-language feature debut of Late Shift director Petra Volpe.

Production on the film began on April 30 in the UK; TrustNordisk has boarded international sales rights.

Written by Volpe and Esther Bernstorff, Frank & Louis centres on a man serving a life sentence, who takes an in-prison job caring for ageing and infirm prisoners suffering from memory loss diseases. What starts as a self-serving parole mission turns into an emotional and transformative relationship with a fellow inmate that offers a chance at redemption.

Indira Varma,...

On May 2, pop icon Madonna was seen going all out for her boyfriend Akeem Morris’ 29th birthday.

She shared a carousel of pictures of the celebration with her followers on Instagram, giving a look at the couple’s flashy celebration. Madonna wore a sheer beige blouse with a lacy bra beneath, light silver pants, and jewelry, complemented by large dark shades. Morris opted for a more casual look, with a jersey sporting the statement “Jabbar Justice,” blue basketball shorts and silver chains around his neck and wrists.

Madonna and Morris first met in August 2022, and dating rumors sparked in July 2024 when Madonna posted photos of the two cozying up in New York City. At the time, a source close to the singer reported, “Madonna is happier than she has been in a long time…her romance with Akeem has been a real whirlwind, but they are so in love.”

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Who knows you more than a child, ay? And yet not even Prince William – son and heir to King Charles – was able to predict what songs the old man would include in his newly launched playlist.

King pa who? This monarch seemingly loves to jam out like the rest of us. Huh. Who’d have thought. Not William that’s for sure.

Prince William Opens Up About His Father’s Taste In Music During Mentivity House Visit

Have you listened to the songs on King Charles’ Apple Music playlist, titled The King’s Music Room?

Well, if you have maybe your opinions about the monarch’s taste in music may reflect William’s.

It’s not a new thing that William could totally charm any room he’s in, and it was no different during his Mentivity House visit, where he got to play video games with some young people.

In 1972, ABC aired an exposé on the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, which had been accused of abusing and neglecting its intellectually challenged wards. A young, hungry investigative reporter named Geraldo Rivera took a camera crew inside the institution, and gave the country a firsthand look at the appalling conditions the underage patients were forced to endure. Thousands upon thousands of viewers reacted with shock, anger and demands for Willowbrook to close its doors forever. Two of them, sitting in a cluttered apartment in Greenwich Village, decided...

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of his album Get Lifted, John Legend will soon embark on a global tour with over 40 stops across North America, the U.K. and Europe.

The tour will kick off in Glasgow, U.K. on May 27 and travel across Europe before it makes its way to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sept. 28. From there, Legend will continue across the country until the tour concludes in Oakland, California, on Dec. 9.

The tour will see Legend backed by his full band while playing his hits, as well as a variety of supporting artists who are yet to be announced.

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Last Tuesday, Legend announced via Instagram, “I’m so excited to announce that I’m heading back on the road for the Get Lifted 20th Anniversary Tour! Join me and my band for an unforgettable performance of...

Jessie Reyez got emotional in the studio while filming the latest episode of Rolling Stone Recommends. She wasn’t talking about her new studio album Pain in Memories, which arrived last week, on which she unpacks reflections on her relationship with success, becoming a healthier version of herself, and finding the silver lining in heartbreak. No, what brought her nearly to tears was actually the idea of introducing aliens to love by showing them a video captured while she was playing with her niece. But this is where Reyez is right now,...

Earlier this week, A24 announced that the highly-anticipated Ronnie Spector biopic, starring Zendaya, will be directed by Barry Jenkins. The film, titled Be My Baby (of course), is based on Spector’s 1990 memoir Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette. The girl-group legend personally chose Zendaya to play her shortly before her death in 2022. “Thank you for sharing your life with me, I could listen to your stories for hours and hours,” Zendaya wrote in a tribute back then. “I hope I make you proud.

You would think, wouldn’t you, that a good country singer who gives a good performance on The Voice stands a good chance of being stolen by coach Kelsea Ballerini. But Monday’s third night of the Battles threw that theory out the window. Read on, and we’ll discuss the twist and everything else that went down.

Team Kelsea: Iris Herrera (Grade: B) defeated Simone Marijic (Grade: B+) on “Ceilings” — Simone stolen by Michael | On Lizzy McAlpine’s gorgeous ballad, Iris and Simone both fared pretty well, so it really came down to a question of whose approach to the song one preferred.

Sometimes concerts come with a history lesson. Monday’s main event at New York’s City Winery was one such evening, as the organization If You Heard What I Heard presented a “Night of Resilience” fundraiser. The headliner was reggae rapper Matisyahu, but the main focus was never forgetting the Holocaust.

Matisyahu has turned into a lightning rod, vocally supporting Israel at a time when protests over the Gaza war are starting to spike again. Last year, three of his concerts were canceled when staffers refused to work at the venues. There was no such problem at City Winery, which was patrolled by a large security force hired by the nonprofit. They weren’t taking any chances.

“No one will stop us from holding our concert,” If You Heard founder and executive director Carolyn Siegel declared in her opening remarks. It was their second such effort with Matisyahu as the...

The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate has closed on a deal to sell a stake in the legendary rapper’s catalog to Primary Wave, the company confirmed on Thursday.

The deal comes weeks after The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news on the deal’s development.. Primary Wave didn’t disclose the financial details of the deal. Sources previously told THR that Biggie’s publishing rights were up for about $100 million, while the master rights were on the table for another 30 to 50 million. Sources said the deal gives Primary Wave 50 percent to both rights, as well as his name and likeness.

Voletta Wallace died last month, and as the Wall Street Journal reported, she reached the deal just before her death.

Biggie is known as one of the greatest and most influential artists in the history of rap, recording hits like “Big Poppa,” “Juicy” and “Hypnotize,” while his 1994 debut...

When it comes to the legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., prepare for even more Biggie.

According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Biggie’s estate has teamed up with Primary Wave, the music publishing company that has partnered with many pop estates, including those of Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, Stevie Nicks, Prince, and, most recently, the late Cars leader Ric Ocasek and alt-country legend Jerry Jeff Walker. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, Primary Wave’s 50 percent stake in Biggie’s estate gives...

British royal family news divulges that King Charles is now looking at alternate cancer treatments amid his ongoing battle with cancer.

Buckingham Palace sources spill that the monarch has tried medical cannabis as a complementary treatment to chemotherapy. According to GeoTV, research suggests that the plant may destroy cancer cells and provide pain relief.

King Charles’ Alt Med Treatments

A palace aide told Radar Online that the regent is willing to try a plethora of potential cures: “The cancer diagnosis has rocked him to the core and he feels there’s no harm in trying something experimental.”

The king supports homeopathic medicines “and sees there is no danger in trying the cannabis route. He’s read all the studies around its benefits and is giving it a go.”

On a down note the aide added that the monarch “wants to make it until at least his 77th birthday – but knows...

The Makings of Curtis Mayfield is a bit of a misleading title for the oblique documentary directed by the Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician H.E.R. The name, a riff on Mayfield’s honeyed 1970 ballad “The Makings of You,” implies an intimacy with the subject and promises a detailed, if not necessarily comprehensive, introduction to the radical artist.

But H.E.R.’s film, which premiered at SXSW, doesn’t really offer any of that. The musician finds her own way to capture Mayfield, one that relies heavily on conversations with filmmakers, producers and fellow musicians. The path occasionally yields a fascinating insight — like when Jimmy Jam talks about how Mayfield was one of the first Black artists to own their master recordings — but more often it can feel a little too meandering and disjointed. Mayfield the person frequently gets lost in the mélange of testimonies.

That might be alienating for general...

Afrobeats star Davido is celebrating his reign as one of Nigeria’s leading pop acts with “Be There Still,” the latest single from his forthcoming album 5ive. “I want to have it all/Still dey find my resolve,” he sings over a rattling shakers, scattered log drumming, and bassy synths. The song was co-produced by South African hitmaker DJ Maphorisa. “Na God dey bless me all the way/12 years, I’m still on top.”

“This one is for my Day 1s,” Davido said in a press release. “‘Be There Still’ is all about perseverance,...

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King Charles is back in the public eye and opening up in a new way about his love for music.

The British royal has long welcomed musicians to Buckingham Palace, and even had stars like Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Nicole Scherzinger perform at his coronation concert. But his latest project finds His Majesty getting up close and personal about his favorite artists with Apple Music.

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Magnolia Pictures has released the trailer for One to One: John & Yoko, which takes an intimate look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono as they settle into a new life in New York City while associating with the anti-war movement and being targeted by the U.S. government. The documentary is directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Peter Worsley. Sam Rice-Edwards would co-direct and edit the feature. Macdonald produces the film with Alice Webb and the executive producers on board include Sean Ono Lennon, Marc Robinson, David Joseph, Steve Condie, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.

The official synopsis reads,

“An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, One To One: John & Yoko delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert.

Kate Middleton joined her husband, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester yesterday for the annual Commonwealth Day Services.

This Year’s Commonwealth Day Marked The 80th Anniversary Of The End Of World War II

The commemorations marked the 80th centenary of the ending of the Second World War and it was a celebration of the Family of Nations, which is how the Commonwealth is often described.

It was the first time the Princess of Wales attended the event since her cancer treatment. Kate looked radiant and dignified as usual as she walked with William. She was wearing a bold red Catherine Walker Beau Tie coat dress, which featured a fashionable bow.

Her jewelry was also notable as she accessorized with pearl earrings that once belonged to Princess Diana. She also wore the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Japanese pearl choker.

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Few wardrobe staples are as iconic as a denim jacket and musicians have long embraced the layering piece as part of their on-stage — and off-stage — looks. From Bob Marley and Bob Dylan to Madonna and Pharrell, a denim jacket can be at once luxe and laidback, spanning genres as varied as country and hip-hop, and all ages, genders and personal expressions too.

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His Majesty King Charles III is adding a new title to his name: Radio DJ.

To coincide with Commonwealth Day in the UK on March 10th, Charles will launch the first episode of The King’s Music Room on Apple Music. Recorded in Buckingham Palace, the episode promises “exclusive insight into His Majesty King Charles III’s relationship with music from around the Commonwealth — including artists stretching from 1930s crooners to Afrobeats stars, as well as disco divas and reggae icons.”

The playlist apparently spans legends like Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, and Grace Jones, alongside contemporary talents such as Davido and Raye. The episode

“Throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me,” Charles said in a statement. “I know that is also the case for so many others. It has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to...

Call it the King’s Speech, with music.

To celebrate Commonwealth Day on March 10, King Charles has put together a playlist, dubbed The King’s Music Room, for Apple Music. It features musicians from across the 56 countries of the Commonwealth.

King Charles recorded a trailer/introduction to the playlist from his office at Buckingham Palace. You can watch it here.

“Throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me,” he says in the recording. “I know that is also the case for so many others. It has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of sadness, and to take us to distant places.”

The King continues, “But perhaps, above all, it can lift our spirits to such a degree, and all the more so when it brings us together in celebration. In other words,...

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Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel

Plot under wraps.

Dir: Gil Kenan

Production company: Columbia Pictures, Ghost Corps, Right of Way Films

Where: London

When: March - ongoing

Distributor: Sony

Cast: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt

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Fund’s structure includes support for local productions and eligible international features.

The new Jamaica Screen Fund has launched with an initial $6.5m (Jmd $1bn) pledged to finance film and television development and production over two years on the Caribbean island nation.

The Fund’s structure includes support for local productions and eligible international features shooting in Jamaica. Half will be allocated for the 2023/24 cycle and the balance will go into 2024/25.

Resources will be accessed in stages from the ministry of finance and the public service once the ministry of industry, investment and commerce approves eligible projects.

Jamaica’s film,...

Depeche Mode, the post-synth-pop group that made sensual broodiness a part of the mainstream, have returned with a new album titled Memento Mori. You can stream it below.

Memento Mori, their first album in five years, is also their official return after the loss of founding member Andrew “Fletch” Fletcher in 2022. Their 15th record and much like many others of the last few years, Memento Mori is rooted in the unexpectedly free time the pandemic granted. The loneliness it bred thematically strings the tracks together, along with some more characteristically defining tropes of the group, like the binary between depuration and delight, and delusive devotion. Production by James Ford and Marta Salogni was key in communicating such rich yet glum atmospheres.

In an interview with Zane Lowe from Apple Music 1, Dave Gahan touched on how minimalism was a part of the group’s approach to the new album. “Some of...

After “Mulk” (2018), “Article 15” (2019), “Thappad” (2020) and “Anek” (2022), filmmaker Anubhav Sinha is back with “Bheed,” another hard-hitting film that shines a light on the fabric of Indian society.

The film is set during the 2020 Indian pandemic lockdown and tells the poignant story of migrant workers stranded without basic necessities while trying to go home to their villages. Shot in black and white, it is deliberately evocative of the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan when people were uprooted from their homes in the largest migration in history.

“When the pandemic hit, people were seeking help on Twitter. Everybody had different strengths so we were helping each other and, and I really got sucked into it. And that was the time when I felt that this film had to be made, this period of time has to be recorded, and I didn’t want it to be just a Coronavirus film,...

Tilda Swinton returned to the SXSW Film & TV stage for the first time in nine years, and in it she shared profound ideas about ambition, about why she hesitates to call herself an “actor,” about the joy of returning to public places after the pandemic. But the real burning question of the afternoon, and the one that really got Swinton going, was a question about a viral video.

If you haven’t seen it, you’re in for a treat. Swinton last year went viral for a reaction of her fangirling to a barista’s latte art. She was astonished, and didn’t stop being astonished for a solid 30 minutes. Watch it below.

During her keynote panel on Monday in conversation with Sundance director Eugene Hernandez, Swinton was asked via an online audience question about her reaction to seeing her face in a foamy cup of coffee: “The purity of...

The sounds of Nigeria, Lagos, Mexico City, London, and L.A. make their way onto the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The stacked track list for the film was announced on Wednesday, revealing the lineup of artists set to join Rihanna and her lead single “Lift Me Up.”

Among the songs featured on the tracklist are “Alone” by Burna Boy, a cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” by Tems, “Limencello” by Og Dayv featuring Future, and “Anya Mmiri” by CKay and PinkPantheress.

“As a black man,...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler explains Rihanna's involvement in the film. The upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2018 blockbuster by the same director, Black Panther. As the final film in the McU's Phase Four, the box office projections for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are already nearing 200 million, promising another hit for Marvel. The film is also set to pay tribute to the first film's lead, Chadwick Boseman, whose tragic passing due to colon cancer has been mourned both on- and off-screen since it occurred in 2020.

The success of Black Panther can be attributed to many factors, including Boseman's exceptional performance and energy as T'Challa. The soundtrack, created in collaboration with musical artist Kendrick Lamar, was certainly also a component. Since the soundtrack for the first film was such a big hit with both critics and listeners, many have eagerly anticipated information on the sequel's track list.

At long, long last we’re getting new music from Rihanna. After her 2016 album Anti, which was a significant creative departure from her previous records and her first album since departing Def Jam Records, fans have been waiting impatiently for more material.

The singer hasn’t just been twiddling her thumbs all this time, though. She has an extensive business portfolio, with one of her biggest being the Fenty Beauty brand which was founded in 2017, and has expanded into a profitable lingerie and skincare line as well.

She also had several huge acting roles since releasing Anti, including as a cast member of Ocean’s 8 and a major role in the science fiction film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Rihanna is also a new mom, having had a child with the rapper Aap Rocky.

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— Rihanna (@rihanna) October 26, 2022

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Exclusive: Jason Bateman and Jude Law have teamed to develop Black Rabbit, a one-hour limited series for Netflix, Deadline has learned. Both are attached to star and executive produce and Bateman is set to direct. The drama hails from Bateman and Michael Costigan’s Aggregate Films, Law and Ben Jackson’s Riff Raff Entertainment, Zach Baylin and Kate Susman’s Youngblood Pictures and Automatik Entertainment.

Oscar-nominated King Richard screenwriter Baylin and Susman will write the series, based on an original idea. The premise is being kept under wraps.

If Black Rabbit goes forward, it would mark the first on-screen pairing of Ozark and Arrested Development star Bateman and Sherlock Holmes and Fantastic Beasts star Law. It also would mark Bateman’s followup TV role to his acclaimed performance in Netflix juggernaut Ozark.

Bateman won an Emmy for his directing on Ozark was recently tapped to direct FBI surveillance thriller Dark Wire for Netflix.

Exclusive: Nothing Compares To U singer Sineád O’Connor is the latest pop star to get the feature doc treatment.

Irish producer ShinAwiL has teamed up with Orian Williams, the film producer behind Joy Division biopic Control, and DJ Dave Fanning to tell the story of the controversial artist.

Sineád (w/t) is an access-led feature documentary celebrating the musical work of the Grammy Award-winner. Irish director Maurice Sweeney, who directed Ira doc I Dolours, will helm with Williams, ShinAwiL’s Larry Bass and Fanning exec producing.

It will tell the story of O’Connor, who now goes by Shuhada Sadaqat after converting to Islam in 2018, who broke through with her 1987 album The Lion and the Cobra and her 1990 cover of the Prince-penned Nothing Compares To U.

O’Connor has courted controversy throughout her career; she is arguably best known for appearing on Saturday Night Live in 1992. While singing a...

Exclusive: In competitive bidding, Warner Bros. acquired Meebo And Me, an original comedic family adventure spec by Free Guy scribe Matt Lieberman. Pic will be produced by Kenya Barris, through his Khalabo Ink Society, along with Lieberman and Adam Kolbrenner’s Lit Entertainment Group.

The project marks the second big deal for this creative team, on the heels of a big Paramount pitch deal for Yumanzu.

In Meebo And Me, a divorced dad goes through great lengths to get his son the hot new toy, an adorable robot. But when the other toy robots rise up against their owners, the dad and his defective robot set out to save his son and the world while building a profound friendship along the way.

Lieberman also scripted MGM’s Addams Family, Paramount’s Playing With Fire, Netflix’s Christmas Chronicles 1 & 2, Paramount Animation’s Rumble, Warner Bros Scoob! and 20th Century Studios Free Guy,...

Dark Horse Records has released a new compilation of Joe Strummer‘s solo material, titled Assembly. The collection from the late Clash frontman also includes live renditions of the band’s “Rudie Can’t Fail” and “I Fought the Law,” recorded by Strummer and the Mescaleros at London’s Brixton Academy on November 24th, 2001. “I Fought the Law” received its own music video, created by Spencer Ramsey, on Friday.

Three-time Grammy-winning engineer Paul Hicks mixed and mastered the album, which features remastered singles and archival rarities from Strummer’s catalog.

The number of contestants still in the running to become the next American Idol can (almost) be counted with just two hands. Sunday’s episode, the show’s second at-home broadcast, narrowed down the Season 18 pack, eliminating nearly half of the remaining competitors. (There is one upside to performing remotely: No one was “sent home.” They were already there!)

The evening began with an emotional performance of “Home” by Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips, an on-the-nose introduction to an episode about — wait for it — home! Throughout the episode, Ryan Seacrest revealed which singers made the cut, followed by those contestants’ performances...

Yonder Mountain String Band revisit eight inspired cover songs from their tour earlier this year on the bluegrass-jam band’s new release Hines’ Finds Volume Three: Winter Tour 2019.

The eight-song set includes performances of classics by Rufus & Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Violent Femmes and Michael Jackson. The group’s stretched-out take on Hall & Oates’ “I Can’t Go for That,” recorded in Asheville, North Carolina, at the Orange Peel in January, stands as a highlight. Featuring guest vocals from Anna Moss of Handmade Moments, who toured with Ymsb...

In 2016, Zak Starkey — musician and son of Ringo Starr — and his Sshh bandmate Sharna “Sshh” Liguz teamed with Eddie Vedder and a slew of reggae legends, including Wailers drummer Carlton “Santa Davis,” to record a cover of Bob Marley’s “Get Up Stand Up.” The track made its way back to Jamaica, earning Starkey and Liguz an invitation to perform at the opening of the Peter Tosh Museum, in Kingston. Since then, the pair have returned regularly to the island, working closely with local musicians and concocting plans for a new reggae label,...