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Andrea Bocelli has responded to Timothée Chalamet’s controversial remarks about opera and ballet. During a Variety and CNN discussion with Matthew McConaughey last month, the Marty Supreme actor appeared to dismiss the art forms while talking about preserving the cinema experience. Since then, Chalamet has come under fire online and faced criticism from prominent members […]

Barbra Streisand is set to receive the honorary Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The actress, singer and director will be presented with the Palme d’Or, or Golden Palm, during the French film festival’s awards ceremony on 23 May. “It is with a sense of pride and deep humility, that I’m honored to […]

A feature film about the iconic rock band, Bon Jovi, is in development. On Tuesday, editors at Deadline reported that executives at Universal Pictures had won a bidding war for the rights to make a biopic about the ’80s group. Actor/writer Cody Brotter is set to pen the script. He will have access to Bon […]

Benny Blanco believes he and Ed Sheeran give the “normal guy” hope. During the British singer’s appearance on the latest episode of the music producer’s Friends Keep Secrets podcast, Blanco’s co-host, Lil Dicky, described Ed as the “most normal person” when he was in his early 20s. “I feel like me and Ed share the […]

Doja Cat has weighed in on the backlash against Timothée Chalamet over his controversial remarks about the opera and ballet. The Oscar-nominated actor has come under fire online and from the performing arts community after he claimed in an interview that the general public doesn’t care about ballet or opera anymore. Weighing in on the […]

Boy George prefers writing lyrics with AI to getting into heated debates with human collaborators. The 64-year-old ’80s music icon – whose biggest hits include Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want to Hurt Me – has admitted to using ChatGPT to pen lyrics. Appearing on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, he said: […]

Ahead of his highly anticipated UK tour beginning next month, pop icon Rick Astley sat down with Magic Radio’s Nicki Chapman for the latest instalment of her Pop Idols series. In a remarkably candid conversation, the “Never Gonna Give You Up” singer reflected on his meteoric rise to fame, the crushing anxiety that led him […]

Metallica have added 16 dates to their Las Vegas Sphere residency. Less than one month after announcing an eight night residency titled Life Burns Faster, across four pairs of dates — October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31, 2026 – the band have announced an extension to bring […]

Pink’s Mexico City shows have been axed. The 46-year-old star was due to perform at the GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico on April 26 and 27 but both concerts have been cancelled due to events “beyond the control of the artist”. Promoter Ocesa wrote on X: “PINK IMPORTANT NOTICE. We regret to inform the public […]

The journey was long and treacherous, but Gorillaz have officially overcome all obstacles to pin the Number 1 flag atop the summit of the UK Official Albums Chart. The fictional collective, created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, secured their third chart-topper this week with the ambitious blockbuster, The Mountain. The release marks a historic […]