Kneecap is so confident and single-minded in its telling of the semi-fictionalised origins of its titular west Belfast hip-hop trio, that it may make anyone who’s never heard of them feel like a bit of a loser. It’s a film that not only signals a major musical arrival, but endsContinue Reading
Coldplay and Maggie Rogers sweetly honored Taylor Swift with an acoustic performance of her hit song “Love Story” days after she was forced to cancel three Vienna shows due to a thwarted terror attack. The “Viva La Vida” rock band, who are currently traveling on their Music of the SpheresContinue Reading
Lionsgate pulled its trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed magnum opus Megalopolis after it was revealed to feature fabricated quotes from film critics. The trailer was released on Wednesday and showed quotes from some of the most renowned critics in the industry offering harsh critiques of Coppola’s past films. PaulineContinue Reading
Democrats held a “celebratory” roll call vote to nominate Kamala Harris on the second night of their convention in Chicago. The party held a virtual vote on 6 August that made her the official nominee, and Tuesday’s follow up vote (21 August) took place with a DJ and light showContinue Reading
Beyoncé has reportedly threatened to send a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign over the unauthorized use of her song “Freedom.” On Tuesday (August 20), Donald Trump’s campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung posted a 13-second video on social media of the Republican nominee deplaning in Michigan. The clip, which sees TrumpContinue Reading
James Taylor has explained why his planned 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) performance ended up getting cut. The 76-year-old “Fire and Rain” singer was scheduled to perform on night one – Monday (August 19) – of the convention. He had been spotted earlier in the day rehearsing during sound checkContinue Reading
Lily Allen has shared her memories of attending one of the UK’s most renowned private schools, declaring that the food was “disgusting”. The pop star, author and actor discussed education as the main theme of an episode of Miss Me?, the podcast she hosts with her longtime friend, TV presenterContinue Reading
Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage, according to a report. TMZ states that Lopez filed the divorce papers herself in LA County Superior Court on Tuesday without an attorney present. The “Jenny from the Block” singer, 55, listed April 26 as theContinue Reading
Taylor Swift bid farewell to London with the first live performance of her song “So Long, London”, from her latest hit album The Tortured Poets Department. The US pop star concluded the UK and European run of her record-breaking Eras Tour with her eighth concert at Wembley Stadium on TuesdayContinue Reading
Robert Harris’s enthralling new novel may be one of his three best, and I write as someone who has read virtually all 16 of them. There was 1992’s Fatherland, imagining a world where the Nazis won the Second World War, and 2022’s Act of Oblivion, an epic set in the aftermathContinue Reading
