Ashnikko on working with Ethel Cain on ‘Dying Star’: ” It was quite magical”

Emmerdale fans think they have figured out what Cain Dingle and Caleb Milligan are hiding, as they predict a surprising link to another storyline. In a recent episode, Cain received a mysterious text while in the pub, which led to him asking Caleb to join him on a road trip away from the village.The pair have since remained rather secretive about where they're going, and why, with Cain telling his brother: "And this goes nowhere, otherwise it all falls apart." And now fans have suggested that the road trip may be linked to Tom King's stolen car, with the pair either involved in the robbery or attempting to find out who's responsible.

Sharna Burgess is sadly not returning to Dancing With the Stars as a pro dancer this season and she dropped a pretty big bombshell about her time on the show.

Ethan Hawke and his daughter Maya Hawke touched down in Toronto over the weekend for the TIFF premiere of their film “Wildcat”.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Kore-eda Hirokazu returns to Japan for his latest film “Monster,” which poses this question to audiences: “Who really is the monster?” While location scouting, the filmmaker was looking down at a lake, dark and almost black, and “I thought of Sakamoto Ryuichi music. He was the only person who could do the music for this film.” It would mark the first time in years that the legendary composer behind “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant” had worked on a Japanese title The film opens with Minato, played by Kurokawa Soya, an 11-year-old fifth grader who watches a burning building from afar. Kore-eda returns to this sequence three times, each from a different perspective.

Florence Welch has returned to the stage for the first time since undergoing emergency surgery last month, and performed two duets with Ethel Cain.Taking place at the MEO Kalorama festival in Lisbon, Portugal, the performance marked the first headlining set by Florence + The Machine since the band were forced to cancel several live shows in August.At the time, Welch declared that although she doesn’t “really feel strong enough” to share details on her ordeal with fans just yet, the emergency surgery last month “saved her life”.“I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows,” she wrote, explaining that it was unrelated to a broken foot that caused the postponement of a UK tour at the start of the year.A post shared by Florence Welch (@florence)Now, it seems that the singer is on the road to recovery, as she not only made her return to the stage for her headline slot but also surprised fans by joining Ethel Cain on stage.Before the headline set with her band, Welch made a surprise appearance during Cain’s afternoon set, joining her for a duet of ‘Thoroughfare’ from the latter’s debut album ‘Preacher’s Daughter’, which arrived last year.Cain then went on to return the favour during the headline set later that day, and joined Welch and co. for a powerful joint performance of ‘Morning Elvis’ – the closing track from Florence + The Machine’s 2022 record ‘Dance Fever’.‘Morning Elvis’ was first performed by the two last year, when they both joined forces in Denver.

The late William Friedkin’s last project, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, will have its world premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival this evening. This afternoon, collaborators on the Showtime/Paramount Global film including producer Annabelle Dunne and editor Darrin Navarro, offered insight into Friedkin’s style of working and what it was like during the shoot. Dunne also spilled more details about Guillermo del Toro’s involvement in the project.

Some celebrities are synonymous with certain months of the year – just think Michael Bublé and December. September, however, firmly belongs to Motsi Mabuse.The month marks the start of Strictly Come Dancing, when the dancer emerges from her forest – yes, forest – and swaps her idyllic life in Germany with her husband Evgenij Voznyuk and their five-year-old daughter for sequins and the samba. Motsi, 42, admits that it doesn’t take any coaxing to get her out of her woodland home and into the BBC ballroom as soon as a new season kicks off.

Ncuti Gatwa is looking back to when he set foot on the Barbie set feeling nervous about the experience and how he “drowned” in Ryan Gosling’s blue eyes.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai has starred in three movies that have scooped the top prize Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and today he is receiving his very own Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. 

Rapper August 08, real name Ray Davon Jacobs, has sadly passed away at the age of 31, his record label Def Jam have announced. Alongside his rap career, August worked as a producer and songwriter at the record label Def Jam and helped pen Justin Bieber's hit song Sorry and co-wrote DJ Khaled's chart-topping hit I'm The One. In a statement, posted to social media, the label said: "The entire Def Jam family mourns the tragic loss of Ray’ August 08′ Jacobs.

Whoa! This puts a whole new spin on Britney Spears and Sam Asghari‘s divorce — hell, on their entire relationship!

This Morning's Andi Peters, who has been stepping in to host the hit ITV show over recent weeks, appears to have made another dig at co-host Rochelle Humes as he stated he is “working with an alien” on Tuesday morning’s show. The comment from Andi followers after an ad break on Tuesday, 29 August, where he blurted out: “I'm working with an alien”.

Bob Barker's death over the weekend, many of the people who knew and worked with the longtime TV personality are sharing their memories of the beloved game show host.For nearly three decades and over 5,500 episodes, Janice Pennington served as one of the so-called «Barker's Beauties,» who were the models that showcased the products, presented the games and helped run smoothly.ET's Kevin Frazier recently sat down with Pennington, who looked back at her time on the show — where she was Barker's right-hand model from the first episode in 1972 until the year 2000 — and recalled what it was like to be on one of the most popular gameshows in the country.«It was amazing! I can't tell you, it was like a party every day. It was a party,» Pennington recalled with a smile.

Florence Welch has disclosed that she recently underwent emergency surgery which “saved [her] life.” Welch revealed the news in an Instagram post explaining the recent cancellation of two Florence and the Machine festival dates in Europe. The band were forced to pull out of Zurich Open Air Festival and and Rock En Seine, both of which were due to take place this past weekend, on "medical advice." In a follow-up post shared on Sunday, Welch revealed a little more information as to why the shows were affected, stating that she underwent the surgery "for reasons I don't really feel strong enough to go into yet." Read Next: Ethel Cain joins Florence + The Machine on “Morning Elvis” "I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple shows," she wrote.

Fousheé has spoken about her creative relationship with Steve Lacy after their collaboration on the latter’s 2022 single ‘Sunshine’.Speaking to NME at Reading Festival 2023, where they both performed this weekend, Fousheé said that Lacy – who she also previously supported on tour – gives her “an ear” and that they “bounce off of each other a lot” when it comes to music.She added: “Beyond music, if I just want to talk about something, I can talk to him about anything and vice versa.“So that’s what our relationship started as, like a genuine friendship. And we were just talking about what was going on in our lives, and that ended up turning into a song.”Fousheé continued that, while she feels her strong point is in writing lyrics and melodies, Lacy is a “musical genius” who can play numerous instruments and also create melodies.“It’s a good ping-pong match, or tennis match where we’re like, ‘Ah, I never would have thought to go there with this melody’.

Ashnikko spoke to NME backstage at Reading Festival 2023 about their “beautiful” friendship with Ethel Cain. Watch the full video interview above.Earlier this year, the pair hit the studio to work on a track for ‘WEEDKILLER’, the recently-released debut album from Ashnikko (born Ashton Casey). The result was expansive closer ‘Dying Star’, a track that details themes of desire and resolution.

Sophie Habboo has admitted that working with her husband Jamie Laing can get very “intense” as she opened up about how their podcast affects their relationship. Sophie, 29, and Jamie, 34, launched the podcast together back in March 2022. It was originally called NearlyWeds, but the couple rebranded the show NewlyWeds after they tied the knot in April 2023.

ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus, and Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash‘s daughter, are set to work with YouTube and Universal Music on a new AI project.According to a statement regarding the project, Ulvaeus said: “While some may find my decision controversial, I’ve joined this group with an open mind and purely out of curiosity about how an AI model works and what it could be capable of in a creative process.”He continued: “I believe that the more I understand, the better equipped I’ll be to advocate for and to help protect the rights of my fellow human creators.”Other musicians that are attached to the project are One Republic‘s Ryan Tedder, composer Max Richter, record producer Louis Bell, Anitta, D4vd, American musician Don Was, Colombian musician Juanes, Rodney Jerkins,Yo Gotti and the estate of Frank Sinatra.Richter said: “Like every new technology, AI brings with it opportunities, but it also raises profound challenges for the creative community.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari have separated after 14 months of marriage, and Variety has learned the pop star is being represented by a dream team of Hollywood lawyers as she prepares for a divorce. Spears has retained top divorce lawyer to the stars, Laura Wasser, and will continue to work with her powerhouse attorney, Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor who famously got her out of her conservatorship and out of the hands of her father’s control, Variety hears.

—drew warranted criticism for quote-tweeting a video of the actor being serenaded by Usher at one of his Las Vegas residency shows. “It’s the outfit tho... you a mom,” Jackson quipped, in reference to Palmer's sheer black dress.