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Bang Showbiz / Soundgarden are set for a rare live performance

Soundgarden set for Seahawks halftime show with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready

Soundgarden are gearing up for a rare live appearance on September 9.

The Seattle grunge heavyweights have been booked as the halftime act for the Seattle Seahawks' NFL season opener against the New England Patriots at Lumen Field.

The Black Hole Sun rockers will be joined by Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on guitar and The Pretty Reckless singer ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jelly Roll has lost 300lbs

Jelly Roll jokes about raunchy benefit of weight loss

Jelly Roll joked he can "see [his] penis again" following his dramatic weight loss.

The Need a Favor hitmaker has undergone a dramatic body transformation, shedding almost 300lbs in the last few years, and the 41-year-old singer poked fun at his new physique while discussing concerns over President Donald Trump's size.

Speaking during his ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Reese Witherspoon was grateful to count Dolly Parton as a friend.

Reese Witherspoon shares teary video as she praises supportive Dolly Parton

Reese Witherspoon has praised the late Dolly Parton for being a huge source of "encouragement and support" throughout her career.

The Legally Blonde actress took to Instagram hours after the country legend's family announced on Tuesday (25.08.26) that she had passed away at the age of 80, and recalled how the Jolene hitmaker helped inspire her ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dolly Parton died shortly before the new production of 9 to 5: The Musical opened

9 to 5: The Musical fans gasp as actress announces Dolly Parton death

Theatregoers at 9 to 5: The Musical gasped as they heard about Dolly Parton's death.

Punters gathered at Sussex's Worthing Theatre on Tuesday (25.08.26) evening were devastated as they were informed she had died aged 80, with the news being confirmed shortly before the opening performance got underway.

Doralee actress Karla Tracey told the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sydney Sweeney gave a shout out to Tom Cruise.

Sydney Sweeney calls out Tom Cruise after daredevil wing walk

Sydney Sweeney has given a shoutout to Tom Cruise after a wing walking stunt.

The 28-year-old Euphoria actress followed in the high-flying footsteps of the adrenaline-fuelled action star, who has been doing his own blockbuster stunts for decades.

In 2025 movie Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, he took that to another level, and now ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Violet Grohl has lost her voice just days before she's due to make her Reading and Leeds debut

Violet Grohl axes two UK shows after sudden voice loss days before Reading and Leeds

Violet Grohl pulled the plug on two UK concerts this week after losing her voice.

The 20-year-old daughter of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl told fans hours before she was due onstage at Manchester's Band On The Wall on Tuesday (25.08.26) that she wouldn't be able to perform.

As a result, she has also cancelled her gig at Glasgow's King Tut'...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80

Dollywood open as usual despite Dolly Parton's death

Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park will open as usual on Wednesday (26.08.26).

The country music legend died on Tuesday (25.08.26) at the age of 80 but the Tennessee tourist attraction - which she co-owned with Herschend Family Entertainment - have confirmed it will be business as usual this week, as per the Jolene hitmaker's wishes.

An ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney have paid tribute to Dolly Parton

Sir Paul McCartney 'so sad' over death of 'magnificent' Dolly Parton

Sir Paul McCartney has found it "difficult to take in" the news of "magnificent" Dolly Parton's death.

The 84-year-old musician and Beatles bandmate Sir Ringo Starr joined Dolly on a cover of their group's classic Let It Be for her final album, 2023's Rockstar, and he has now offered a heartfelt tribute to the county legend following her ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dolly Parton was game on The Simpsons

The Simpsons writer reveals what Dolly Parton was really like in studio

Dolly Parton "loved" poking fun at her own makeup on The Simpsons.

The late country icon, who died on Tuesday (25.08.26) aged 80, voiced herself in an episode of the classic animated comedy called Sunday, Cruddy Sunday in 1999, when Homer, Krusty The Clown and more end up in jail at the Super Bowl.

After the news of Dolly's death, Simpsons ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kevin McHale has made his Broadway debut

Kevin McHale pays sweet tribute to Cory Monteith for Broadway debut

Kevin McHale dedicated his Rocky Horror Show debut to Cory Monteith.

The 38-year-old actor paid tribute to his late Glee co-star, who died in 2013 from an overdose aged 31, with a special dedication included in his cast biography as he takes over the roll of Brad Majors from Andrew Durand.

In the Playbill for his Broadway debut on Tuesday (25....Read more

Bang Showbiz / Janet Jackson may be working on her own biopic.

Janet Jackson planning own biopic

Michael star Jaafar Jackson has revealed his aunt Janet Jackson has her own biopic in the works.

The That's The Way Love goes hitmaker declined to be involved in the film about her late sibling - who died in 2009 - and now her nephew has explained he thinks she wanted to be omitted from the story so it didn't cause problems for her own movie ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Andrew Garfield covers Esquire UK © Rob Rusling.

'Cosy guy' Andrew Garfield relieved when filming Artificial was over

Andrew Garfield was relieved when he finished work on Artificial.

The 42-year-old actor stars as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino's film and while he is always grateful to have the experience of playing more challenging characters, he doesn't "love it" because he's just a "cosy guy" at heart.

He told the new issue of Esquire UK: "I ...Read more

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Sound Advice: Amplifying investment in headphone accessory

Q. I have Meze 99 Classics headphones that I use with my Apple headphone adapter, which plugs into the USB-C port of my iPhone. Everything sounds great, but I am wondering if I add a high-end amplifier DAC headphone adapter like the GO Link if it would be worth the $60 to $80 investment.

—J.T., Milwaukee

A. I do think you would hear an ...Read more

Beatles surprise as unheard Day Tripper work tape offers a candid look at John Lennon and Paul McCartney writing together

Beatles fans can now hear an early home recording of Day Tripper captured before the song became one of the band's most recognisable hits.

The Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape) was recorded at late frontman John Lennon's Kenwood home during the Rubber Soul era, and it's a world away from the polished single fans know. At this point, the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Alex Warren has a song with John Mayer and his late dad out this week

Alex Warren shares snippet of new song featuring John Mayer and his late dad

Alex Warren has revealed that John Mayer appears on a track from his upcoming album Wildchild.

The Ordinary singer posted a clip on social media of himself losing his mind to John's guitar part on the record, which arrives on Friday (28.08.26).

The collaboration carries a personal weight for Alex. He explained that John was his late father's "...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80

Dolly Parton's faith kept her optimistic during health issues

Dolly Parton's faith kept her optimistic through her health struggles.

The country music legend passed away on Tuesday (25.08.26) at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer, and while she had previously admitted she had stepped back from the spotlight due to undisclosed health issues, insiders insisted she wasn't worried about the ...Read more

'There will never be another you': Sabrina Carpenter shares heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton

Sabrina Carpenter feels "lucky" to have experienced Dolly Parton's "singular magic".

The 27-year-old singer has penned a touching tribute to the country music legend - who died following a brief battle with cancer on Tuesday (25.08.26) at the age of 80 - and reflected on spending time with an "angel walking the earth" when they worked together ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Billy Ray Cyrus has led the country world's tributes to Dolly Parton

Billy Ray Cyrus shares Dolly Parton's amazing reaction to affair rumours

Billy Ray Cyrus has revealed Dolly Parton's reaction to rumours they were having an affair.

The 65-year-old Achy Breaky Heart hitmaker has paid tribute to the late country icon, who died on Tuesday (25.08.26) aged 80, and reflected on the moment he apologised for the outrageous claims made by the media back in the early '90s.

He wrote on ...Read more

Cast of Steel Magnolias pays tribute to 'magical' Dolly Parton

Julia Roberts says "the sun has dimmed" after the death of Dolly Parton.

The 58-year-old actress starred with Dolly in 1989's Steel Magnolias alongside the likes of Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine and late star Olympia Dukakis, and she has paid a sweet tribute after the country music icon died on Tuesday (25.08.26) aged 80.

In a ...Read more

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It takes more than scenery to set the scene for 'Come From Away'

ORLANDO, Fla. — A key aspect of the hit musical “Come From Away” is its sense of place: The smallness of Gander, Newfoundland, its remoteness. “You are here … on the edge of the world,” go the lyrics to one song, emphasizing the town’s isolation, which had fewer than 10,000 residents when about 7,000 stranded travelers arrived on ...Read more