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Netflix has released the first look image, release date and full cast reveal for ‘Steve,’, the new film starring Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy and introducing Jay Lycurgo, in a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller, Shy.

Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo (Top Boy) and Emily Watson are revealed as supporting cast members.

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Set in the mid-90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve (Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.

Cillian Murphy’s acting career has spanned nearly three decades and is still going strong. Over these years, he has played pretty much everything, from being a villain to being the Father of the Atomic Bomb in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer; he has built a career as diverse as it could be.

Along the way, he has won several accolades and awards, including an Academy Award in 2024 for Best Actor. However, he is not done yet because Netflix has dropped the first look of his new and exciting project, Steve, taking place in the mid-90s, and it looks like the Red Eye actor has already cut out work for himself.

Surprisingly, fans are already thrilled as they get their hands on the first look of the movie, as Murphy adds depth with a single look.

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Netflix has released a first-look image of Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in Steve, a feature adaptation of Max Porter's book Shy. The film,...

Cillian Murphy is heading to Netflix for his next big role. The actor, who won an Oscar for his role in the Christopher Nolan epic Oppenheimer, will soon be playing the titular role in the Netflix movieSteve.

Steve is adapted by Max Porter from his bestselling novella, Shy. Tim Mielants (Small Things Like These) directs. A first-look photo of the film released by Netflix on Tuesday reveals Murphy in his role as Steve, depicting the character leaning against a blackboard, seemingly lost in thought. The character is a head teacher who's facing the closure of his reform school, while Jay Lycurgo co-stars as one of his students, who's enduring his own struggles.

Here's your first look at Cillian Murphy in the upcoming film Steve. Also starring Jay Lycurgo, Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo, and Emily Watson.A reimagining of Max Porter's bestselling novel Shy, the film follows a pivotal day in...

El ganador de un Óscar es hijo de dos profesores en la vida real. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado la primera imagen y ha anunciado la fecha de estreno de la película Steve, dirigida por Tim Mielants (Small Things Like These).

Ambientada a mediados de los años 90, Steve es una reimaginación de la novela Shy, escrita por Max Porter, y narra un día crucial en la vida de Steve (Cillian Murphy), un director de un centro de reinserción para jóvenes al borde del abismo en un mundo que les ha dado la espalda. A medida que Steve lucha por salvar el centro y evitar su cierre, también se enfrenta a sus propios problemas de salud mental. En este mismo día también seguimos a Shy (Jay Lycurgo), un adolescente problemático atrapado entre su pasado y su futuro, que intenta conciliar su fragilidad interna con sus impulsos autodestructivos y violentos.

La película está protagonizada por Cillian Murphy,...

Netflix has released a first look at Cillian Murphy in Steve, adapted by Max Porter from his bestselling novella Shy.

Off the back of Porter’s Berlinale debut The Thing With Feathers, Oscar-winning Murphy stars as a headteacher in the Tim Mielants-directed Steve. The image released Tuesday shows him holding a tennis ball while leant against a blackboard.

The movie, set to release in October, follows a day in the life with Steve and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them.

“As Steve fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure,” a plot synopsis reads, “we witness him grappling with his own mental health. In parallel to Steve’s struggles, we meet Shy (Jay Lycurgo), a troubled teen caught between his past and what lies ahead as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with his impulse for self-destruction and violence.

Cillian Murphy will soon be seen in a new film titled Steve, a drama that’s set to arrive in cinemas this September before making its Netflix debut on October 3, 2025. The movie is inspired by Max Porter’s 2023 novella Shy and marks another collaboration between Murphy and the author.

The story follows a tense and emotional day at a reform school for troubled boys. Murphy plays the headteacher in charge of the school, while Jay Lycurgo plays Shy, a student at the heart of the story. Also joining the cast are Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo, and Emily Watson.

Tim Mielants directed the film, and Max Porter adapted the script himself from his own book. Porter and Murphy have worked together before, both on stage and in short films. This time, they’re teaming up again, Murphy is not just acting but also producing the movie through his company, Big Things Films,...

Cillian Murphy is back on screen in a new film called Steve, and here’s a first look. The movie is based on the 2023 novella Shy by Max Porter, and it’s hitting select cinemas this September. After that, it’ll be available to stream on Netflix starting October 3, 2025.

Steve tells the story of a headteacher and a group of troubled boys at a reform school. The whole film takes place over one very intense day. Murphy plays the headteacher, while Jay Lycurgo takes on the role of Shy, one of the boys at the school. Tracey Ullman, Simbi Ajikawo, and Emily Watson are also in the cast.

The film is directed by Tim Mielants and was written by Max Porter, who adapted it from his own book. Murphy and Porter have worked together before on both stage and screen, and this new project is another collaboration between the two.

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy’s next feature, Steve, will receive a theatrical release in select cinemas in September before dropping on Netflix on October 3. We’ve got a first-look image of Murphy in the eponymous role – scroll down to check it out.

Murphy also produces the reform school drama under his Big Things Films banner with partner Alan Moloney, and in collaboration with Netflix which handles global distribution. The release dates could point to fall film festival play.

Directed by Tim Mielants, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s novel Shy, and also stars the previously announced Jay Lycurgo. Supporting cast revealed today are Emmy and Golden Globe winner Tracey Ullman, Top Boy’s Simbi Ajikawo (aka Little Simz) and BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee Emily Watson. Mielants recently helmed Netflix’s Murphy-starrer Small Things Like These in which Watson featured.

Set in the mid-1990s, Steve follows a...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Sabrina Carpenter is back with a clever, country-pop takedown of a Tk, Lil Wayne meditates on the state of hip-hop, and Addison Rae goes searching for herself on a single from her high-anticipated debut, dreamy debut. Plus, new music from Mariah Carey, Ed Sheeran, and Turnstile.

Sabrina Carpenter, “manchild” (YouTube)

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Addison Rae, “Times Like These” (YouTube)

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Ed Sheeran,...

Since she was a kid, Simbiatu Ajikawo has had a low tolerance for disloyalty. There are quick quips lambasting snakes throughout her acclaimed discography, and even at eleven years old, she spit, “I’m Little Simz and I set trends/Don’t like liars/I hate fake friends,” when her older sister took her to rap at BBC’s Radio 1 Xtra. Her real breakthrough as Little Simz came much later, with 2018’s Grey Area, which was nominated for the U.K.’s prestigious Mercury Prize, then 2021’s Sometimes I Might Be Introvert,...

It’s New Music Friday, and there are some excellent new albums to stream and ring in the weekend.

It’s a big day in hip-hop, as Lil Wayne, Little Simz, and McKinley Dixon have all dropped new albums. Furthermore, hardcore-turned-rock heroes Turnstile continue to gain momentum with their fourth studio album, while Britpop icons Pulp have unveiled their first full-length record in over two decades. Plus, several musicians from different spaces have come together to commemorate Broken Social Scene’s sophomore album.

Scroll on to see 10 new albums to stream this weekend.

Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra — Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Nothing enhances live hip-hop like instrumentation, except Cypress Hill took that to a whole other level. To celebrate 30 years since the release of their seminal 1993 album Black Sunday, the Southern California rap group teamed up with the London Symphony Orchestra in 2024 to...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week Miley Cyrus releases her disco-infused, Pink Floyd-influenced LP Something Beautiful, Lorde bares her truth in a cathartic song from her forthcoming Virgin, and Haim step back into the past with a punchy retro-rocker. Plus, new music from Clipse, Addison Rae, and Santana and Grupo Frontera.

Miley Cyrus, “Easy Lover” (YouTube)

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Haim, “Take Me Back” (YouTube)

Clipse, “Ace Trumpets” (YouTube)

Addison Rae,...

Little Simz has dropped new song “Young,” the latest offering from her upcoming album, Lotus, out June 6th via Awal Recordings. Stream it below.

“Young” takes a left turn from previous singles “Free” and “Flood” (the latter of which was named Song of the Week) by showing a playful side of Simz, who delivers cheeky bars about the folly of youth.

Like “Flood,” “Young” was produced by Miles Clinton James. According to a press release, the dichotomy of the singles demonstrates “the scope and breadth of Lotus, and the shifting moods that take the listener on an expansive journey.” Among fans, “Young” has drawn comparisons to UK alternative hip-hop and electronic artist The Streets, who is featured on the lineup of the upcoming Meltdown festival curated by Simz.

“I was able to tap into a character,” Simz said of the new single. “That was fun for me. It’s just a moment of light heartedness.

Coldplay invited Blackpink singer Rosé onstage last night in Goyang, South Korea, to perform her song “Apt.”

The band kicked off the cover solo, with Rosé stepping out to join for the chorus in a shower of pink confetti. After the song finished, frontman Chris Martin declared, “Rosé, let’s do it again!” prompting the musicians to play the tune a second time.

Rosé released “Apt,” a collaboration with Bruno Mars, in October. The song appeared on her debut LP, Rosie, which arrived in December. The full-length project followed Rosé...

Twice have kicked off their six-date run of shows opening for Coldplay on the Music of the Spheres tour in South Korea. For night one, both groups treated the audience at Goyang Stadium to a treat with the premiere of their new collaboration, a remix of the Moon Music single “We Pray.” The K-pop supergroup is the latest act to join the band for a version of the record, following original collaborators Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and Tini.

Twice’s Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and...

British-Nigerian shape-shifting singer Obongjayar has worked alongside some of the coolest names in music, including Fred Again, Little Simz, and Danny Brown. Lately, though, he’s been building a world all his own, culminating in his second studio album, Paradise Now, out May 30. His latest single, “Sweet Danger,” is a new peek into the album, following the singles “Not in Surrender” and “Just My Luck.”

“Sweet Danger” plays like a cross between a Spaghetti Western theme and an Afrobeat throwback, where Obongjayar leans into his villain era. In the video,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, we get a bright highlight from the deluxe edition of Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine, indie troubadour Lucy Dacus taps Hozier for an achingly sweet break-up number; and Kesha returns with a T-Pain-assisted good time. Plus, new music from Maren Morris, Kali Uchis, and Samia.

Ariana Grande, “Twilight Zone” (YouTube)

Lucy Dacus, Hozier, “Bullseye” (YouTube)

Kesha feat. T-Pain, “Yippee-Ki-Yay” (YouTube)

Maren Morris, “Carry Me Through” (YouTube)

Kali Uchis,...

Adapted from a novel by the same name, Dope Thief is a new crime drama from Apple TV+ that premiered with the first two episodes. The show promises all the creative violence an adrenaline junkie could desire, and an emotional core which will resonate with even the most unsentimental viewers. The show grapples with complex family dynamics, addiction, the prison system, and youth drug culture, all in one poignant slurry of pulpy gangbusters and missed phone calls. With all that being said, is the series worth watching?

Our story opens on two best friends in Philly, prepping for a sting in a van outside a meth house. They don their DEA jackets and cock their guns, Manny with a shotgun and Ray with a pistol. They charge the house from either end and make out with the goods. Only one snag: they're not real DEA, and they just robbed a...

Little Simz has announced her new album, Lotus, out May 9th via Awal Recordings. As a preview, she’s dropped the thundering new song “Flood” and its accompanying video. Stream it below.

Marking Little Simz’s sixth studio album, Lotus is the follow-up to 2022’s No Thank You. According to a press release, its title “embodies renewal and growth” while “mirroring her evolving artistry and the album’s thematic voyage through life’s intricate phases.” Pre-orders are ongoing.

“Flood” features dynamic, thumping production from Miles Clinton James and contributions from longtime collaborator Obongjayar and Moonchild Sanelly. With a whispered flow, Little Simz lets loose a torrent of lyrics hitting back at her haters.

On the last verse, however, she gives instructions for success: “Number three, take care of yourself/ Be vigilant, mind who you help/ You pray you can make it heaven/ And they’re tryna drag you to hell.

The Brit Awards are coming soon!

The annual celebration of British and international musical talent will return to the O2 Arena on Saturday, March 1, broadcasting on ITV1 and Itvx.

Charli xcx leads this year with five nominations, including a nod for album of the year with Brat, while seven-time winner Dua Lipa has received four nominations.

Last year, Raye made history as the artist to win the most awards in one ceremony.

Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…

Brit Awards 2025 Nominations

Artist of the Year

Beadabobee

Central Cee

Charli Xcx

Dua Lipa

Fred again..

Jamie xx

Michael Kiwanuka

Nia Archives

Rachel Chinouriri

Sam Fender

Group of the Year

Bring Me the Horizon

Coldplay

The Cure

Ezra Collective

The Last Dinner Party

Best New Artist

English Teacher

Ezra Collective

The Last Dinner Party

Myles Smith

Rachel Chinouriri

Song of the Year with Mastercard

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Taylor Swift was the top winner at Sunday’s MTV Ema Awards, which also took time out to honor Liam Payne.

Swift won in the categories of best video with “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone), best artist, best live and best U.S. act. Tyla followed with her first-ever MTV Ema wins, for best Afrobeats, best R&b and best African act.

During the show, Rita Ora, who hosted the ceremony from Manchester, England, took a moment to pay tribute to Payne, the former One Direction singer who died last month at age 31 after falling from a balcony in Argentina. Ora collaborated with Payne on the 2018 single “For You.”

“He had the biggest heart and was always the first person to offer help in any way that he could. He brought so much joy to every room he walked into, and he left such a mark on this world,” she said,...

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On the heels of releasing their latest album, Moon Music, and announcing the North American leg of the group’s Music of the Spheres Tour, Coldplay’s tickets are already selling out at the speed of sound. Tickets for the band’s shows have sold out for most of the U.S. dates online, but don’t panic just yet — there are still plenty of places to find...

Coldplay have released their 10th studio album, Moon Music, leaving only two records to go, according to frontman Chris Martin. As the band nears the finish line with two decades of record releases behind them, they have grown increasingly chaotic while sorting out new ways to promote their music. On the eve of the LP’s release, Coldplay led a Moon Music-themed sales segment on QVC. And later on, Martin stopped by The Tonight Show disguised as a busking audience member named Nigel.

Coldplay made a convincing sales pitch for the album on QVC,...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Bel-Air season 3.

The reimagined version of the 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Bel-Air, has a notable, diverse soundtrack that adds to the story, characters, and atmosphere. Bel-Air takes the characters viewers know and love from the Will Smith original series and gives them a twist in a darker, grittier, more dramatic version of Fresh Prince. Both shows have the same basic premise, but Bel-Air made multiple changes to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Bel-Air season 3 follows Will, Carlton, the rest of the Banks family, and their friends as they go on their first summer vacation since Will moved to Bel Air. This provides new energy, as the characters have a fun summer away from school, but that doesnt mean Bel-Air season 3 is without drama. Bel-Air season 2 ended with the DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith song, Summertime, setting the stage for...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Sabrina Carpenter delivers her long-awaited debut Short ‘n Sweet, Myke Towers switches lanes with the help of Peso Pluma, and Cash Cobain moves drill music forward with a crossover hit. Plus, new music from Lainey Wilson, Blink182, and Coldplay.

Sabrina Carpenter, ‘Taste” (YouTube)

Myke Towers, Peso Pluma, “Se Te Nota” (YouTube)

Cash Cobain, “Luv it” (YouTube)

Lainey Wilson, “Whirlwind” (YouTube)

Blink182, “All In My Head” (YouTube)

Coldplay featuring Little Simz,...

Coldplay have released a new single, “We Pray,” featuring Little Simz, Burna Boy, Tini, and Elyanna. The uplifting track is available in five versions, including a live version from the band’s 2024 Glastonbury headlining set, where they initially premiered the song.

The five versions are available now on EcoCD and recycled 12” format, while the Tini version will be available on streaming sites Sept. 6 and the Elyanna version will follow on Sept. 20. The Glastonbury live rendition is exclusive to the physical versions.

“We Pray” comes off Coldplay’s forthcoming LP, Moon Music,...

Coldplay is teaming up with music superstars from around the world for their new single!

The band, led by frontman Chris Martin, just dropped their new song “We Pray” featuring acclaimed UK rapper Little Simz, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy, Palestinian-Chilean R&b phenomenon Elyanna, and chart-topping Argentine Tini.

“And so we pray / For someone to come and show me the way / And so we pray / For some shelter and some records to play,” they sing.

Coldplay debuted the song at their Glastonbury headlining show this summer and now the recorded version has been released.

The physical version of the song features four other versions of the song, including Tini and Elyanna‘s versions, which will be released to streaming in September.

“We Pray” will be featured on Coldplay‘s upcoming album Moon Music, which is being released on October 4. The album will set new standards for sustainability, with each...

After Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” stop in Vienna was canceled due to a thwarted terrorist plot this month, Coldplay and Maggie Rogers paid tribute to the scrapped show with a cover of Swift’s “Love Story.”

Coldplay are in the midst of their long-running “Music of the Spheres Tour” across Europe, and they brought along Maggie Rogers to open for them. They began their first of three scheduled concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadion as usual, but upon playing A Head Full of Dreams cut “Everglow” on their “B-stage,” Coldplay’s Chris Martin brought Maggie Rogers back out for a special cover.

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“This is something we never do, but we have to do it today,” Martin told the crowd. “Of course, we haven’t mentioned that Vienna was in the news all over the world for all the wrong reasons. But what reached...

Coldplay have revealed the tracklist for their forthcoming 10th album Moon MUSiC (out October 4th), and it’s a mix of weird capitalizations, emojis, and titles that could mean everything or nothing at all.

Take a look at the tracklist below and you’ll find bizarre gems like “iAAM”, “JUPiTER,” and “...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Coldplay released “Fix You,” and the task of fixing you must be difficult because they’re still singing it. On Thursday, they called in help from Shawn Mendes to sing “Fix You” with them at Munich’s Olympiastadion. “Sing it loud,” Mendes told the crowd at one point.

The performance was big and grand and ameliorative in all the ways that Coldplay typically plays that song, with the added benefit of Mendes’ sheer joy in being onstage with the group. By the end of the song,...

Sampha has unveiled a reimagined version of his 2023 track “Satellite Business” with Little Simz. Stream the stellar, starry collaboration below.

After years of searching for an opportunity to work together, the two artists were finally able to link up for the expanded take on this cut off Sampha’s acclaimed album Lahai. Throughout his 2023 tour, Sampha and his band would offer different takes on “Satellite Business.” Simz jumped on stage for one performance in April 2024, and a studio version of the joint effort is finally available.

To mark the occasion, a limited edition pressing of “Satellite Business 2.0” will be available in Sampha’s online store for the next 72 hours only.

“I’m so honored to be a part of this record with Sampha,” Little Simz said of the collaboration. “He truly is one of the most important voices in music today. We have great musical chemistry and respect of each other’s process.

It was a Glastonbury of old and new — trusted performances from festival legends Coldplay and music veteran Shania Twain, as well as Worthy Farm debuts from Dua Lipa and Sza.

But the U.K.’s most popular music fest draws to a close Monday and 210,000 people will now make their way home after five days of surprise guest stars, wacky sets and a European Championship soccer match that no one could bear to miss.

Houdini singer Dua Lipa kicked off the headline performances on the main Pyramid stage Friday night as she thanked fans for “making my dreams come true.” It was a sturdy and seamless gig from the British pop star who got to enjoy the rest of the festival with the nerves over and done with. She pleased fans by bringing out Tame Impala star Kevin Parker for the duo’s rendition of “The Less I Know the Better.

Coldplay’s status as the Glastonbury house band has almost become the butt of a joke since they first headlined at Worthy Farm back in 2002. This year, they become the first act ever to top the bill here five times, and bring a Saturday night show that is mesmerising at its best but often simultaneously head scratching.

Playing to what will undoubtedly be by far the biggest crowd of the weekend, the band launch straight into a phenomenal first 45 minutes that reminds everyone why they’re the only band to headline here this many times.

Coldplay invited Michael J. Fox to join them on stage during their headlining set at Glastonbury Festival in England on Saturday.

To introduce the surprise guest, frontman Chris Martin took to his guitar and sang a little intro that elicited cheers from the crowd. “Here’s another legendary Michael. One who just totally rocks, with his Chuck Berry riff and the way he punched Biff,” he sang, referencing Back to the Future where Fox’s character Marty McFly covered Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode.” (Fox has also performed the song...

Coldplay’s headlining performance at Glastonbury on Saturday night featured a number of special guests, but one individual’s presence was particularly significant: Michael J. Fox.

The film and television icon, who has battled Parkinson’s disease since 1991, joined the band midway through their performance of “Humankind.” After serenading Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, frontman Chris Martin turned his attention to “another legendary Michael.” Martin continued his singsong introduction by describing the Back to the Future star as the “one who just totally rocks, with his Chuck Berry riff and the way he punched Biff… Ladies and gentleman, please welcome Michael J.Fox!”

Fox took the stage in a wheelchair and played guitar along with the rest of Coldplay. He then stuck around for “Fix You.”

“The main reason we’re in a band is because of Back to the Future,” Martin said following the performance. “So thank you to Michael, our hero.

It’s always a little harder to start a work week after a holiday weekend. But one of the best things about the rise of on-demand streaming is that TV seasonality is essentially a thing of the past. There’s almost always something new to watch on streaming services, be it a new reality series or a blockbuster movie that just left theaters.

If you’re dreading the return to work on Thursday, check out my list of new titles coming to a streamer near you this week. Hopefully, you’ll find something awesome to fight the Monday scaries, or to look forward to as your short week goes ahead!

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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Zach Bryan paints a moving picture of mourning on his first track off his upcoming album, Clairo returns with a charming summer slow burner, and Vince Staples is back in full poetic glory. Plus, new music from New Jeans, Charlie Puth, Rm, and more.

Zach Bryan, “Pink Skies” (YouTube)

Clairo, “Sexy to Someone” (YouTube)

Vince Staples, “Shame on the Devil” (YouTube)

New Jeans, “How Sweet” (YouTube)

Charlie Puth,...

“I’ve been broken and then put back together so many times,” BTS leader Rm told the fashion brand 032c in his final interview before enlisting in the Korean military last year. “I realized that the person I think I am doesn’t really exist.” On his heady second solo album, Rm digs into that existential dilemma, interrogating the relationship between his world-conquering presented self and the “ordinary young man named Kim Namjoon” that he would be if he hadn’t taken the pop-star path.

Rm’s lyrical ride is...

“Camden" a new episodic music series, directed by Asif Kapadia, Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and Sarah Lambert, executive produced by singer Dua Lipa, reveals new stories of how the lives and careers of some of the world's most iconic artists were influenced by this corner of London, streaming May 29, 2024 on Disney+:

“…set in London's beating heart of music ‘Camden’, through archive footage, observational filming and interviews, follows world renowned musicians as they relive their Camden experiences; from their very first gigs to sell out concerts, the highs & lows of nights out and a youth spent discovering music.”

Alongside Dua Lipa, musicians include Coldplay's Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher, Little Simz, Yungblud, Questlove, Pete Doherty and Carl Barat of The Libertines, Mark Ronson, Nile Rodgers, Boy George, Suggs from Madness, Black Eyed Peas, Soul II Soul's Jazzie B, Chuck D, Eliza Rose, Lauren Laverne and Sister Bliss from Faithless.

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Dua Lipa took to social media to exclusively reveal the trailer for the evocative Original documentary series ‘Camden’, which will premiere on May 29, exclusively on Disney+ around the world and on Hulu in the US.

Dua Lipa, Executive Producer and Series Contributor, says: “Executive producing the new original documentary series that celebrates the very place I started all of this is such a major full circle moment for me! Camden will always have a special place in my heart and I’m humbled to share that with some absolute icons.”

In this latest reveal, we get an exclusive look at this love letter to Camden which remains a unique hotbed of creativity to this very day and continues to stand for the vibrancy and rebellion of counterculture.

Set in London’s beating heart of music the doc reveals the untold stories of how the lives and careers of some of...

Rm’s solo album Right Place, Wrong Person is just one week away. On Friday, the BTS star’s team revealed the names of the 11 tracks included on his project, with songs featuring Little Simz and Moses Sumney.

Army was able to reveal the track titles — songs such as Nuts,” “Out of Love,” “Groin,” and Lost! — by completing a digital puzzle on Rm’s website. Little Simz is featured on Track 4, “Domdachi,” while Moses Sumney joins Rm on “Around the World in One Day.”

“Right Place, Wrong Person embodies facets...

Netflix drama Top Boy has beaten off competition from Apple TV+’s Slow Horses to win Best Drama Series at the BAFTA TV Awards.

Also competing in the category were the BBC’s Happy Valley and The Gold, but Top Boy walked away with its second award of the night. Earlier in the evening, Jasmine Jobson walked away with a Best Supporting Actress win.

Top Boy, written by Ronan Bennett stars Ashley Walters as drug kingpin Dushane and Kane Robinson as his on-off business partner. The ambitious pair lead a drug operation in an east London council estate. Robinson is shortly up for a Best Actor award for the likes of Brian Cox for Succession, Dominic West for The Crown and Steve Coogan for The Reckoning.

Besides Walters and Robinson, the show has starred the likes of Jobson, Micheal Ward, Little Simz and Araloyin Oshunremi over its five seasons.

The...

The first Monday in May has arrived, which means it’s Met Gala time.

For its 2024 edition, the annual fundraiser benefiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute was hosted by Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, and Anna Wintour with the theme of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” (the title of the Institute’s latest exhibition), and a dress code of “The Garden of Time,” a reference to the 1962 J.G. Ballard short story of the same name.

Accordingly all the stars arrived in New York City donning the finest horticulture-inspired couture, with natural designs and floral garnishes abound. Below, you the outfits worn by Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Rosalía, Ariana Grande, Charli Xcx, FKA twigs, Jennie of Blackpink, Stray Kids, Lil Nas X, Tyla, plus Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Ayo Edebiri, Lily Gladstone, and Uma Thurman.

Notably, 2024 marks the most expensive year in history for the already-uber-ritzy Gala,...

The headliners for the 2024 edition of the Glastonbury music festival have been announced, and the names include Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Sza. The iconic British music festival is set to return to Somerset’s Worthy Farm on June 26 and will go on to June 30.

Dua Lipa will make her Pyramid Stage debut as the festival’s Friday night headliner, on a bill also featuring Glastonbury veterans LCD Soundsystem and Pj Harvey, reports ‘Variety’.

The British rock band Coldplay will make their first Pyramid Stage appearance since 2016 on Saturday night, with the only European festival appearance slated for their ongoing world tour.

With the appearance, the group, which previously held the joint headliner record with The Cure, will go one past and become the first act to headline Glastonbury five times.

As per ‘Variety’, Little Simz makes a return to Glastonbury to play the slot immediately before Coldplay.

The Sunday night...

Oppenheimer continued its dominant awards season form on Sunday night at the American Society of Cinematographers’ ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, with Hoyte van Hoytema taking the prize for theatrical feature film.

The win was Van Hoytema’s first ASC award, after previously being nominated for Dunkirk (2018) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012).

On the TV side, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s M. David Mullen won the ASC prize for an episode of one hour of television, Barry‘s Carl Herse won for an episode of a half-hour series and Boston Strangler‘s Ben Kutchins won for limited or anthology series or motion picture made for TV.

Also on the night, Spike Lee was awarded the ASC Board of Governors Award and Don Burgess, whose work includes Academy Award-winning best picture Forrest Gump, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, Steven Fierberg accepted the ASC Career Achievement in Television Award, and Amy Vincent...

“Oppenheimer” cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema won Feature Film at the 38th ASC Awards, March 3 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Oscar favorite beat the other four Oscar nominees: “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” Poor Things,” and “El Conde”.

This marked van Hoytema’s first ASC win after three nominations (including “Dunkirk” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) and positions the Dutch-Swedish cinematographer for his first Oscar win. Significantly, “Oppenheimer” represents the culmination of his experimental IMAX collaboration with director Christopher Nolan. The duo achieved a new kind of intimate spectacle with this psychological thriller about physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Best Actor nominee Cillian Murphy), the “father of the atomic bomb.” Van Hoytema used the large-format IMAX camera to explore the landscape of faces; namely, Oppenheimer’s in color from his perspective and Salieri-like adversary Admiral Lewis Strauss’ (Best Supporting Actor nominee Robert Downey Jr.) in black-and-white from his.

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Hoyte Van Hoytema has taken top honors at the 38th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for his work on “Oppenheimer.”

Van Hoytema topped a field that included Edward Lachman for “El Conde, Matthew Libatique for “Maestro,” Rodrigo Prieto for “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Robbie Ryan for “Poor Things.”

The awards were handed out Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with Ed Helms hosting the festivities.

All five theatrical feature film nominees are also nominated for best cinematography at the Oscars.

In its 38-year history, only 17 have gone on to win the Oscar. Last year, Mandy Walker made history when she became the first woman to win an ASC award for her work on “Elvis.” The Academy Award ultimately went to James Friend for “All Quiet on the Western Front.”

On the TV side, winners included Carl Herse for “Barry” and Ben Kutchins for “Boston Strangler.”

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Top Boy features an ensemble of British actors and musicians, with Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson as the main characters. Rapper Drake's interest helped renew the show on Netflix in 2017, leading to three more seasons of gripping crime drama. Top Boy's cast, including Shone Romulus, Jasmine Jobson, and Simbi Ajikawo, add depth to the show's intense storyline.

Dris and the rest of the characters in Top Boy are played by an ensemble of prolific British actors and musicians who rotate in and out over the five seasons of the English drama. Top Boy is a crime TV show that premiered in 2011 on Channel 4 and lasted two seasons before being canceled in 2013. Despite there being plans for a third season, interest in the project waned. That is until rapper Drake took notice of Top Boy and helped renew the series on Netflix in 2017, leading to three more seasons...

‘Deadpool 3’ teaser trailer just got released during the Superbowl as was predicted and while we are trying to make sense of the first impressions of what appears to be the phenomenal next installment in the MCU, the teaser trailer also showed as a glimpse into what appears the movie’s main villain, Cassandra Nova.

That Cassandra Nova will be the villain of the movie was rumored back in August 2023, something that we’ve reported on previously, but we also speculated that due to this Charles Xavier might have a role in the movie as well. For those of you unaware of who Cassandra is, she has a pretty gruesome and heartbreaking backstory. Cassandra was Xavier’s twin while both were gestation in the womb. Xavier recognized Cassandra as being the so-called “Mummudrai” by the Shi’ar, an equal and opposite spirit of Professor Charles Xavier. Due to Xavier’s genetic potential,...