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Adidas and Stormzy team up for #Merky FC for new online platform to help Black youth find careers in football

Stormzy has again teamed up with Adidas for the next phase of #Merky Football Careers partnership – this time launching a new online platform to help Black youth find careers in football. READ MORE: Stormzy live in London: rapper’s rainy return offers change of pace First established in 2022, the project was built to address racial equity in the football industry and provide opportunities for UK Black Heritage Youth to […]

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Colman Domingo defends Michael Jackson biopic: “Everyone has a story to tell”

Colman Domingo has defended the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, saying: “everyone has a story to tell.” The film, which is called Michael and will be directed by Antoine Fuqua for Lionsgate, was originally set for an April 2025 release in the United States. However recently, Deadline confirmed that it had been pushed back in order to position the film “in the awards corridor”. The film now has an October 3, […]

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Boy George says he regrets “not very nice” comments about Liam Payne made shortly before his death

Boy George has said he regrets his “not very nice” comments made about Liam Payne shortly before his death. READ MORE: Liam Payne 1993-2024: One Direction star who helped spark a pop phenomenon The Culture Club singer spoke about the incident to the High Performance podcast, where he had speculated the singer might be “off his nut”. “In the case of Liam Payne, I’d watched him a few days before it […]

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Miley Cyrus defends Chappell Roan: “I wish people would not give her a hard time”

Miley Cyrus has defended Chappell Roan and her rocky relationship with fame. READ MORE: Chappell Roan live in London: a joyous celebration of queerness, community and fun The singer recently appeared in a cover story for Harper’s Bazaar, where she commented on the public backlash against Chappell Roan. The former NME Cover star has previously spoken out against “weird” and “creepy” followers, and calling out the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans” that includes “nonconsensual […]

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BLACKPINK’s Rosé teases new song that’s about an ex she talked about “a bit too much”

BLACKPINK’s Rosé has opened up about a new song called ‘toxic till the end’, from her upcoming debut studio album ‘rosie’. READ MORE: tripleS Visionary Vision on the group’s future: “We’re trying to break the perception of what we can do as girls” Yesterday (November 20), Apple Music released a snippet of an upcoming Zane Lowe interview with BLACKPINK’s Rosé. In the new clip, the Korean-Australian K-pop singer spoke about […]

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Lady Gaga and Shawn Mendes were in the running for major ‘Wicked’ roles

Lady Gaga and Shawn Mendes were nearly cast in Wicked, it has been revealed – find out more below. READ MORE: ‘Wicked’ review: hit musical makes gravity-defying leap to the big screen Wicked – which arrives in cinemas this week (November 22) – stars Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero. However, according to a Page Six report, that wasn’t always the case. Ariana […]

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Linkin Park announce ‘From Zero’ concert film for 2025

Linkin Park have announced a ‘From Zero’ concert film that’s set to hit cinemas sometime in 2025. READ MORE: Linkin Park – ‘From Zero’ review: world-class moments marred by a few blips The recently reformed nu-metal band – now led by vocalist Emily Armstrong alongside Mike Shinoda – performed in São Paulo, Brazil to launch their new record ‘From Zero’. During the show – which was partially livestreamed on the […]

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Selena Gomez doubles down that her music career “isn’t going away”

Selena Gomez has once again assured fans that despite her thriving acting career, her presence in music “isn’t going away”. READ MORE: ‘Emilia Perez’ review: Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez let loose in flawed musical melodrama In a newly published cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, Gomez – who is currently focusing on acting through projects like Emilia Perez and Only Murders In The Building – touched on her music […]

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Coachella 2025: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, Travis Scott lead line-up

The line-up for Coachella 2025 is here and features top billing for the likes of Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott – see the full line-up below. READ MORE: Coachella 2024: surprises, technical difficulties and a distinct lack of vibes Today (November 20), Coachella announced its full 2025 line-up two months ahead of schedule (it usually arrives in January) following reports that Post Malone would headline the […]

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BBC reveal Sound Of 2025 longlist – featuring Chappell Roan after change to rules

BBC Radio 1 have revealed the longlist for their Sound Of 2025 artists, featuring a number of established acts, chart-toppers and Mercury Prize winners. Check out the full list below. The coveted Sound Of list is the BBC’s annual rundown of rising artists that they believe are set for big things and have “the best chance of mainstream success” in the year ahead – with this year’s selections made by […]

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