Damon Albarn says Tony Blair “terrified” him out of pursuing a career in politics

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Elton John is ending 2021 on a high.

Elton John has united almost all of the 23 collaborators that appear on his recently minted 32nd album, ‘The Lockdown Sessions’, for what may very well be the most star-studded Zoom call of all time.Among those that appear in the chat are modern-day trailblazers like Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth, Young Thug and Rina Sawayama, as well as fellow music legends like Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Brandi Carlile and Damon Albarn. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder also makes an appearance,

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coronavirus.Recently the likes of Damon Albarn and Celeste have performed at the Grade 1 listed venue, which also operates as a charity helping people experiencing homelessness and crisis.But following the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID, the venue has had all of its January shows either cancelled or rescheduled (including a sold out show from Manchester Orchestra) and half of the events scheduled to take place in February are no longer going ahead.

Damon Albarn and Bastille are among the leading names who have been announced for the BRITs Week 2022 gig series.The London shows will take place around the staging of next year’s BRIT Awards, which will be held at The O2 in London on February 8.BRITs Week presented by Mastercard for War Child will kick off on February 1 with Anne-Marie performing at Lafayette, before Bastille play at Earth Theatre on February 2.Albarn will close the gig series – which will also feature the likes of Joy Crookes,

Selma Blair calls a «pioneering» film for women.The actress co-starred with Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate in the rom-com, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next year. When reflecting on the film, Blair told ET's Nischelle Turner that the movie was «pretty fun» to be a part of.«That is amazing, that film, I am still so close, obviously, with Christina Applegate and Cameron, always.

Selma Blair highlighted the need for more disability representation on screen while accepting the Equity in Entertainment Award on Wednesday. At The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment gala, which took place at the Fairmont Century City hotel in Los Angeles, the 49-year-old gave an impassioned speech about inclusivity.

Gorillaz have announced an official art book with over 40 guest artists teaming up alongside the band’s co-creator Jamie Hewlett.Released April 2022 via Z2 Comics, The Gorillaz Art Book promises to give fans “new interpretations of 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle, and Russel Hobbs in one expansive volume”, with the likes of Jack Black, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Little Dragon all contributing.

Damon Albarn has revealed that he once considered pursuing a political career but was put off after a meeting with Tony Blair.The Blur and Gorillaz frontman recalled a conversation he had with the politician – which took place “before he became Prime Minister” in 1997 – and it left him “terrified”.“Politics is such a murky business.

Selma Blair hits the red carpet ahead of being honored at The Hollywood Reporter 2021 Power 100 Women in Entertainment event held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Wednesday afternoon (December 8) in Los Angeles.

Damon Albarn showcased a host of new tracks from his solo album alongside Blur classics in Coventry last night (December 7) during his UK tour.The frontman performed a selection of cuts from ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’ at the HMV Empire including the title track, ‘The Cormorant’ and ‘Royal Morning Blue’, footage of which you can view below.He then went on to play a host of Blur classics such as ‘Beetlebum’, ‘For Tomorrow’, ‘Tender’ and ‘Girls & Boys’ before wrapping up

Blur frontman Damon Albarn hailed his Scots crowd as gig goers went mad for some of his biggest hits.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAs the spread of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant prompts uncertainty around how the winter film festival calendar will play out, two events in the Arab world — the Cairo Film Festival and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea fest — have soldiered on, providing a measure of hope for the global festival circuit.Cairo, which kicked off Nov.