Damon Albarn criticises government’s lack of “empathy” for the arts

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George Clooney, 60, sweetly escorted his wife Amal Clooney, 43, home from dinner in Lake Como, Italy on Monday, July 19. The Oscar-winning actor was seen helping his stunning wife onto a boat to head back to their home after enjoying a nice dinner at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo. The couple was joined by Amal’s sister Tala Alamuddin and mom Baria Alamuddin for the dinner date, and all four looked magnificent for the late-night out in Italy.

Check out the first character posters from the upcoming movie Dune, starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya!

Damon Albarn has been announced as a special guest performer at Latitude Festival later this month.The Henham Park festival returns July 22-25, with Albarn scheduled to deliver a Saturday evening (July 24) sunset performance on the Latitude Waterfront Stage.The announcement comes after it was confirmed last month that Latitude Festival will go ahead at full capacity at the end of July as part of the government’s Events Research Programme (ERP).35,000 Latitude fans will head to Suffolk for

One year ago, Naya Rivera tragically passed away at the age of 33 when she drowned in Lake Piru near Los Angeles. The actress and singer was best known for playing the sharp-tongued and golden-voiced Santana Lopez on "Glee" but also found success in "Step Up: High Water" and in her final role: Voicing Catwoman in a pair of animated Batman flicks.

Parkinson’s disease. After suffering from the disease for over five years, the filmmaker was confirmed dead by his wife on wednesday, who said he died in his sleep at his apartment in New York City.

Shortly after the news broke on Wednesday that Robert Downey Sr., the director of the anti-establishment satirical classic Putney Swope had died in his sleep, his son Robert Downey Jr., paid tribute to his father, calling him “a true maverick filmmaker.”

Robert Downey Sr., the director of the anti-establishment satirical classic Putney Swope and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died today in his sleep at home in New York City. He was 85.

DEALSSentric Music’s Black Rock division has entered into a co-publishing partnership with Electric Ibiza, the Ibiza-based events and management company that now has a music publishing division. “When the opportunity arose to work with Electric Ibiza, it was a no brainer – they’re perfectly positioned in Ibiza with a global reach”, says Sentric Music Group’s Director Of Electronic Music, Mark Lawrence.

Damon Albarn has shared a brand new track and performance video – watch his run through of new song ‘Polaris’ below.The song and performance was teased earlier this week in a short video that saw Albarn tuning up with an ensemble who are readying themselves for a live performance.The ‘Polaris’ video has now arrived, alongside the studio version of the track, which is available on all streaming services.

Damon Albarn has posted a teaser for what appears to be a concert film accompanying his forthcoming new album.‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’, the Blur frontman’s second solo album, is set to drop on November 12.In the video shared today (July 5), Albarn is seen tuning up with an ensemble who are readying themselves for a live performance.The supposed concert film, made by Sublime Boulevards, arrives tomorrow (July 6).

Princess Diana would have turned 60-years-old this month. The Princess of Wales died in a car crash on August 31, 1997, but before her death, in 1988, Princess Diana met Michael Jackson for the first and only time at a Wembley Stadium gig in London.

Slaves’ Isaac Holman has shared his first solo track, the Damon Albarn-assisted ‘Too Shy For Tennis’ – you can watch the video for it below.The punk duo’s drummer and singer is embarking on a new solo project under the moniker Baby Dave.‘Too Shy For Tennis’ was originally recorded in Holman’s living room, but was later fine-tuned with the help of Albarn.