Charli XCX hints at upcoming collaboration with Rina Sawayama

EDUCATION & EVENTSAIM’s Future Independents conference has announced keynote interviews with YouTube and Google’s Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen; founder of Women in CTRL and Chair of AIM, Nadia Khan; and founder of Because Music, Emmanuel de Buretel. The event takes place on 3 Jun. Find out more here.————————————————–ARTIST NEWSRina Sawayama has been cast to star alongside Keanu Reeves in new movie ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’.

From the stage to the screen! Singer Rina Sawayama will star alongside Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4, marking the pop star’s first time working on a major movie set.

The upcoming fourth film in the John Wick series, the popular action franchise starring Keanu Reeves, has cast pop singer Rina Sawayama in an as-yet unrevealed starring role, according to Deadline. Chad Stahelski, the director of the first three John Wick, will return for John Wick: Chapter 4.

Rina Sawayama is set to make her debut acting role in John Wick 4, it is being reported.According to Deadline, the British singer will star alongside Keanu Reeves in the next edition of the franchise, which is due to come to cinemas in 2022 after multiple COVID-related delays.John Wick 4 is set to be directed by Chad Stahelski, with Shay Hatten and Michael Finch writing the script.

EXCLUSIVE: In what will be her feature film acting debut, Japanese-British pop superstar Rina Sawayama is set to star alongside Keanu Reeves in Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4. They are keeping her role under wraps, and the film is being directed by Chad Stahelski from script by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch.

Olivia Rodrigo is a big fan of Charli XCX!

Charli XCX has begun to tease the release of her fifth album and her return to "mainstream" pop music. 

Charli XCX has joked that she has a new “mainstream” album coming out soon.The comment comes after the singer was an answer on TV gameshow The Chase, but the contestant incorrectly guessed her name as “Charli SFX.”Sharing a photo of the incident in the show, Charli joked that she wasn’t happy with the question being incorrectly answered, and wrote: “ok guys… much needed mainstream album coming soon i promise.”A post shared by Charli (@charli_xcx)Across 2021, Charli has either shared or hinted at

Bree Runway is the latest artist confirmed to feature on BloodPop’s remix album of Lady Gaga‘s 2020 album ‘Chromatica‘.The producer’s remix record, which is yet to be officially announced, was teased last month with hints that both Rina Sawayama and Charli XCX could feature.Now, in an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Runway confirmed her involvement in the project, though appeared to indicate she wasn’t meant to spill the beans.“That’s a clanger!” the show’s Twitter account wrote alongside

Rina Sawayama caught up with NME at this year’s BRIT Awards, where she told us about her “Garbage, grunge and pop” inspired second album.

Rina Sawayama makes an epic arrival on the red carpet at the 2021 Brit Awards!

Shaun Ryder has shared more details about his upcoming collaborations and new album, ‘Visits From Future Technology’, which was announced yesterday (May 11).In a new interview Ryder clarified comments about his rumoured upcoming collaborations including one with Noel Gallagher which his Happy Monday’s bandmate Bez recently suggested was for Ryder’s upcoming album.Speaking to The Guardian, Ryder said that he had in fact guested on records with Robbie Williams, Tricky, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Noel

Lady Gaga‘s 2020 album ‘Chromatica‘.The producer’s remix record, which he is yet to officially announce, was teased last month with hints that both Rina Sawayama and Charli XCX could feature.Now, the lead producer of ‘Chromatica’ has confirmed to a fan online that Electra will be a guest star, saying that their feature is “so good”.

Rina Sawayama and more stars have helped launch a #StopAsianHate campaign in the UK.Hate crimes against Asian people in London in March 2020 rose by 179 per cent compared to March 2019, according to campaign group Besea.n. Data for the rest of the UK is less accurate but also points to similar increases.A new campaign has now launched on GoFundMe to create the East and South East Asian (ESEA) Community Fund, which aims to “help uplift and protect” the ESEA community in the UK.

A.G. Cook has announced he has a remix album on the way, titled ‘Apple vs 7G’.Revealing the news on Friday (May 7), the forthcoming record will feature reworks of songs from his two 2020 albums ‘Apple’ and ‘7G’.

Kem Cetinay has hinted he would be interested in rekindling his romance with ex-girlfriend Amber Davies after liking a fan's comment about the pair getting back together.The 25 year old and Amber, 24, met on the third season of Love Island, going on to win the show and become one of the series' most loved couples. However, their romance fizzled out when they returned home, announcing they had split up just five months after jetting back to the UK.