ADVERTISEMENTA BBC music boss has reportedly stepped down following the backlash around British punk-rap Bob Vylan’s controversial Glastonbury 2025 set. Lorna Clarke, the BBC’s director of music, was reported by The Times as stepping back from her day-to-day responsibilities – including overseeing live music events - following the backlash to livestreaming Bob Vylan’s performance last month. Other
ADVERTISEMENTJulian McMahon, the charismatic star of "Nip/Tuck" and "Charmed," died aged 56. The Australian-American actor’s family announced that he passed away on Wednesday, 2 July, in Clearwater, Florida, after a private battle with cancer."With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after
ADVERTISEMENTOasis returned to the stage on Friday after a 16-year hiatus. The band kicked off their world tour in Cardiff, Wales, in front of a jam-packed Principality Stadium.The Gallagher brothers' return to the stage is an important moment for the band's fans who, despite their enthusiasm to hear their greatest hits live again, remain reserved
ADVERTISEMENTA court in Algeria has upheld Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and pushed tensions with France to the brink.The Académie Française prize-winning author of "2084: la fin du monde" (“2084: The End of the World”), a dystopian novel set in
ADVERTISEMENTIn 2016, tiny mouse-themed shops and homes began mysteriously popping up on the streets of southern Sweden. The miniature scenes quickly went viral, even making an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, and were signed only by an anonymous art collective known as Anonymouse. Earlier this year, the mystery was solved when
ADVERTISEMENTToday, 25 years ago, one of the worst accidents in rock history occurred at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark: nine young men lost their lives in the chaos that unfolded during a Pearl Jam concert.Rasmus Thirup Beck, a journalist who attended the Pearl Jam concert in 2000 shared his memories with Danish TV on the
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ADVERTISEMENTWarning: Major spoilers for last scene of Squid Game Season 3.The third and final season of Netflix’s hit Korean series Squid Game is out now, and viewers continue to witness the struggle – both physical and philosophical - between Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who wants to break Gi-hun’s faith in humanity.As promised, the
ADVERTISEMENT Lionel Messi made a surprise appearance at Coldplay’s final US tour stop and found himself in the crosshairs of the now-infamous Kiss Cam. But unlike that other notorious recent couple, there was no dodging, ducking, or scandal here. Just pure, wholesome vibes with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and their three kids. The family attended
ADVERTISEMENT After decades of shaping galaxies far, far away, George Lucas finally made his debut at San Diego Comic-Con - the annual pop culture mega-event. It was Sunday afternoon when the 81-year-old veteran filmmaker, dressed, in his usual flannel shirt and jeans, stepped on stage at the convention to thunderous applause, with John Williams’ iconic