Liam Gallagher is to play a one-off charity show at the King George’s Hall in Blackburn. The gig happens on April 27, and is aiming to raise funds for local Blackburn homeless charity Nightsafe.
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Eddie Murphy might be getting in touch with his musical side for his next role.
The comedian is in talks to play Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic, according to Deadline.
Murphy, who is also a producer, along with John Davis and Catherine Davis, are trying to secure rights with the Godfather of Funk.
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Clinton first started in North Carolina in the 1940s where he founded Funkadelic-Parliament. His work would inspire artists such as Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Outkast and more.
It is often debated who is the true Godfather of Funk between Clinton, James Brown and Sly Stone.
In 1997, Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and then in 2019, given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Murphy currently has a three-picture deal with Amazon that he needs to fulfil after “Coming 2 America”.
Per Deadline, the Clinton biopic is a “passion project” for Murphy.
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Beatles fan has turned George Harrison’s childhood home into an Airbnb and “living museum”.READ MORE: The greatest debut albums recorded at Abbey Road StudiosKen Lambert bought the property at 25 Upton Green in the suburb of Speke, Liverpool last November for around £171,000. According to the listing, Harrison lived at the three-bedroom house between 1949 and 1962.The house was also used as a practice space for The Beatles, then known as The Quarrymen.But now the property has become “a living museum by letting people stay overnight” with the new landlord confirming that a weekly tour group also stops by and spends about half an hour in the home drinking tea and playing music.“I’m not a wealthy individual.
went up for auction for the first time in nearly a decade. Two weeks later, it landed a buyer from the other side of the pond — superfan Ken Lambert, who is now turning the iconic home into an Airbnb rental and house museum. Lambert, 48, who hails from New Hampshire, never dreamed he would one day own a piece of Beatles history, until he put in an offer for £171,000 (which equates to $250,000) and no one else bid any higher. Now Lambert, who is in commercial construction, is only the third owner to have ever owned the home since the Harrisons. “Once I realized I was the winner, it was pretty shocking,” Lambert told The Post. “I really started to think about what I was going to do with the property.
upcoming series, “The First Lady” — but she met a certain president way back when. The 53-year-old recalled meeting former President Bill Clinton back on his campaign trail in 1992 during a chat on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday evening. “The Crown” alum found herself attending a luncheon with the prez-to-be, now 75, 30 years ago. Anderson remembered being so awestruck by Clinton, that she wanted him to phone her afterwards.“He did the most miraculous thing in the world, he shakes your hand, then he grabs your elbow and at the same time he holds your arm further up,” she told host Kimmel, 54. The “X-Files” actress went on, “[It was a] slightly intimate little thing.
Eddie Murphy has been a comedy icon for 40 years. He rose to fame not only through his standup comedy, but also through his many hilarious Saturday Night Live sketches and classic movies, like Trading Places, Coming to America and many more. While he has many kids and has had a number of romantic partners, Eddie has only been married once. He was with his ex-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy for 13 years, from 1993 to 2006. Find out everything you need to know about Eddie and Nicole’s relationship here!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers performed their 1991 hit ‘Give It Away’ with none other than Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton.In addition to being their first full-scale gig since last October – and the first to see John Frusciante play guitars with them live since 2007 – the show celebrated the release of the Chili Pepper’s 12th album, ‘Unlimited Love’, which landed yesterday via Warner. They played five tracks from the record, including the live debuts of ‘Aquatic Mouth Dance’, ‘Here Ever After’ and ‘Not The One’.Adding to the excitement was the fact that fans were only clued into the gig’s existence a few days before it went down, with tickets going on sale – and subsequently selling out – yesterday morning.
Chelsea Clinton didn’t hold back during her guest co-hosting appearance on The View on Friday April 1. The former First Daughter looked back on some of the negative comments she received about her weight and the way she looked while her dad, former President Bill Clinton, was in office. Chelsea, 42, said that the “disgusting” comments didn’t sit right with her at all.
Deadline, with John Davis and Catherine Davis through their Davis Entertainment production company.While the project is still in the very early stages, the filmmakers are still focusing on trying to secure the life rights of Clinton before they start writing the script and casting the movie in its entirety. The film will follow Clinton, 80, and his childhood in North Carolina in the 1940s to the creations of his legendary collective Parliament-Funkadelic.The biopic will also chronicle his influence on singers of the hip-hop generation including Tupac Shakur, Dr.
Coronation Street fans were left delighted when Tony Maudsley shared some exciting news on his soap future with them. The actor joined the ITV soap back in 2020 as George Shuttleworth.
Angelique Jackson Academy Award-nominee Eddie Murphy is in talks to play funk legend and Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic.Dubbed the Godfather of Funk, Clinton is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and widely regarded as one of the most important innovators of the musical genre, along with James Brown and Sly Stone.The developing project is said to chronicle Clinton’s life and legacy, from his childhood in 1940s North Carolina, to the formation of his groundbreaking bands Parliament and Funkadelic in the late 1960s. The movie will also explore Clinton and the bands’ impact of the future of hip-hop and artists like Tupac Shakur, Dr.
Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicMusic fans were out in force on Hollywood Boulevard this morning for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Hollywood Walk of Fame star dedication ceremony. With a soundtrack provided by the USC marching band, and in front of hundreds of cheering spectators, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Fruiscante made the most of the photo opp, going so far as to lick the star once it was revealed.The band, which is releasing a new album on Friday — “Unlimited Love,” the Chilis’ 12th full-length release, via Warner Records — holds a deep personal connection with the famous boulevard.
EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Murphy is in early talks to play Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton. Murphy will also serve as producer with John Davis and Catherine Davis through their Davis Entertainment banner. They are tying down rights with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and they will then set writers and shop the project. Murphy has a three-picture deal with Amazon that came after the success of Coming 2 America. This is a passion project for Murphy.
penned with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.“My friends at PETA are campaigning for this,” McCartney wrote in the letter, first published on Billboard.com. “I sincerely hope that for the future of the planet and animal welfare you are able to implement this policy.”Johnson is reportedly due to retire on April 4, compelling McCartney to make his eleventh-hour plea.“It recently came to my attention that Starbucks in the USA has an extra charge for plant-based milks as opposed to cow’s milk,” the Wings frontman began in the note.