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Bang Showbiz / Metallica boldly paid tribute to local hero Sir Tom Jones by reviving a hit previously banned at the same venue

Metallica perform Tom Jones' Delilah at same venue it was banned from three years ago

Metallica surprised fans by performing Sir Tom Jones' controversial hit Delilah at the same venue where choirs were barred from singing the song three years earlier.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced in 2023 that due to the lyrics depicting a woman named Delilah being stabbed to death after her husband discovers she's been cheating, the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / T-Pain and the late Oliver Tree's unreleased song got received its debut weeks after the musician's tragic death

T-Pain plays unreleased Oliver Tree collaboration weeks after the musician's tragic death

T‑Pain paid tribute to the late Oliver Tree during a late‑night set at Michigan's Electric Forest festival, unveiling a new track they worked on together before his tragic death.

While performing alongside Shaquille O'Neal, who appeared under his DJ Diesel moniker, at the event over the weekend, T-Pain took a moment to honour Oliver with a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Alanis Morissette is an empath

Alanis Morissette finds being an empath 'lonely and painful'

Alanis Morrissette found life as a highly sensitive person (HSP) "lonely and painful".

The Ironic hitmaker has finally found she makes "more sense to people" after years of struggling to find ways to "regulate" the flood of emotions she feels as an empath.

She told Sunday Times Style magazine: "I tried myriad ways to regulate, whether that was...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jaime King's divorce is ongoing

Jaime King's ex Austin Sosa asks judge to end their marriage

Jaime King's estranged husband has filed paperwork asking a judge to end the former couple's marriage by default.

Austin Sosa filed paperwork to end the marriage on January 22 after the couple tied the knot in secret, but TMZ.com now reports he's asked for the court to bring the union to an end even though an agreement has yet to be worked out ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Muni Long has opened up about her health.

Muni Long has embraced 'healthier lifestyle' after lung transplant

Muni Long has embraced a "much more healthy lifestyle" since undergoing a double lung transplant.

The 37-year-old Grammy-winning singer, who was diagnosed with lupus in 2014, underwent the life-saving surgery after doctors gave her just a week to live - and she's now revealed she's "feeling good" and she's doing everything she can to stay ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Madonna has slammed AI

Madonna slams use of AI in music

Madonna thinks AI in music is the "opposite of making art."

The Ray of Light singer has slammed the use of artificial intelligence and believes there is too much pressure on musicians to have an online following rather than focusing on their work.

She told Vogue Italia magazine: "Once you were around painters and musicians and dancers and ...Read more

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Chiseling out the Goodman's 'Iceboy!,' piece by piece, bit by bit

CHICAGO — The Lindbergh Baby joke wasn’t working.

Not because it was tasteless — you don’t have a Lindbergh Baby joke unless you know it’s tasteless to begin with — but because the joke didn’t land, it wasn’t funny, it didn’t work, nobody laughed. Actually, a couple of people in the rehearsal room chuckled but it sounded more ...Read more

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Q&A: 'Dutton Ranch' star Sterlin English on why playing a cowboy is his 'dream role'

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sterlin English had the time of his life making “Dutton Ranch.”

The real-life cowboy has been riding horses and roping since he could walk, and has parlayed those skills into a successful team roping career. He’s also given acting a go since 2020, appearing in projects like “Big Sky,” “The Winchesters,” “...Read more

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How Ryan Beatty learned to love a love song

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Beatty calls it a core memory: listening to the Dixie Chicks' "Ready to Run" on repeat as he rode with his family in their big blue van back home to California after a trip to Utah.

"Oh my God, I was obsessed with that song," he says now of the late '90s country hit, in which the Chicks sing about being runaway brides over ...Read more

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Patriotic movies to stream to celebrate America's 250th birthday

Patriotism on screen comes in all different forms.

It's politicians, athletes, soldiers, pilots, journalists — people from all walks of life, coming together in ordinary and extraordinary ways and making audiences celebrate the themes and values that make our country great.

All manner of movies can be patriotic — even "Clueless" is ...Read more

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Rain, mud can't dampen spirits at this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival

ORLANDO, Fla. — A year after heavy rains and flooding forced the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival to be canceled, festival fans flocked back in droves, ready for anything.

During the four-day festival this year, grounds at “The Farm” in Manchester, Tennessee, were muddy and saturated but not enough to dampen the spirits of festival-goers, ...Read more

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Q&A: Finn Little, Natalie Alyn Lind on 'Dutton Ranch' romance and love of North Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — Finn Little and Natalie Alyn Lind’s “Dutton Ranch” characters have been put through the ringer this season.

Little reprises his “Yellowstone” role of Carter on the Paramount+ series that follows Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler as they leave Montana for the fictional South Texas town of Rio Paloma. Lind plays a new ...Read more

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Column: At the Stratford Festival, an artistic director retires. Prematurely, of course.

STRATFORD, Ontario — I have come to realize that I do not approve of excellent artistic directors leaving theaters when they still have much to give.

At some point during the COVID crisis, it became an article of faith that longtime artistic leaders should “make way,” or some other such nonsense, usually propagated by those with a vested ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jesse Eisenberg is not returning as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning

Jesse Eisenberg turned down Mark Zuckerberg return in The Social Reckoning because he is 'moving in different directions'

Jesse Eisenberg turned down the chance to reprise his role as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Reckoning as he is "moving in different directions in (his) life".

The 42-year-old actor played the Facebook founder in the 2010 movie The Social Network but has explained that a desire to move on from the character means he has not returned for Aaron ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Milly Alcock is concerned about being idolised as Supergirl

Milly Alcock isn't ready for Supergirl idolisation

Milly Alcock is terrified of being idolised as Supergirl.

The 26-year-old star plays the titular heroine in the newly-released DC Universe (DCU) movie and has confessed that she feels a sense of unease about being seen as a role model by others.

Asked if she was ready to be idolised by SFX magazine, Alcock said: "No. Absolutely not. S***-...Read more

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TV Tinsel: Wendell Pierce juggles roles on both sides of cop-robber divide

Most actors are lucky to snag one good role. But Wendell Pierce boasts three. Pierce is co-starring in Starz’s “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” now in its fifth and final season. He not only plays a gangster on that show, but portrays a cop on the procedural “Elsbeth,” and was the CIA boss on the “Jack Ryan” ventures via Prime ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Ed Sheeran crashed a wedding

Ed Sheeran and Martin Garrix crash wedding

Ed Sheeran and Martin Garrix crashed a wedding on Saturday (27.06.26).

The pair were both booked to perfom in Chicago and received a message of social media from Mike Kindelin, who asked them to make a surprise appearance at his sister Tessa and groom Brendan Harty's celebrations at the Adler Planetarium and they were happy to oblige.

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Bang Showbiz / John Oliver has landed a guest role in General Hospital

John Oliver lands 'significant' role in General Hospital

John Oliver has landed a "significant" guest role in General Hospital.

The Last Week Tonight host had pleaded for a "juicy" role in a soap opera during an episode of his HBO show back in March, specifically mentioning the medical drama, and he confirmed on Sunday's (28.06.26) show that his dream has come true.

An official announcement from ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Callum Turner is believed to be a James Bond frontrunner

James Bond casting director gives verdict on 007 frontrunners

James Bond's former casting director Debbie McWilliams has given her verdict on the three actors vying to become the next 007.

Amazon MGM Studios have taken over the franchise and they are currently on the hunt for a new star to replace Daniel Craig who quit his role as Bond following the release of 2021's No Time To Die, which showed the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may already be married

Taylor Swift 'may have married Travis Kelce in secret'

Taylor Swift may already be married after tying the knot with Travis Kelce in secret ahead of their wedding.

The Life of a Showgirl star is reportedly planning to wed the NFL star over America's Independence Day weekend (04-05.07.26) with many outlets suggesting they will throw an intimate gathering for around 100 guests before staging a huge ...Read more