Eurovision bosses announce 'independent review' after most controversial year ever

Sum 41 have announced a handful of 2024 UK and European shows for their final arena tour. Check out more details below.The Canadian rock band – comprised of Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh, Jason “Cone” McCaslin, Tom Thacker and Frank Zummo – have added a string of UK and EU shows to their farewell ‘Tour Of The Setting Sum’, which will kick off in the Netherlands on October 21.They’ll also make stops in Paris, Budapest and Vienna.

Charli XCX thinks her drama with Taylor Swift has gone too far!

Danish film and TV company Zentropa, the more recent credits of which includeNikolaj Arcel’s historical drama The Promised Land and Lars Von Trier’s drama The Kingdom, is moving into documentary.

Joel Dommett has shared the meaning behind his son's name Wilde while opening up on life as a dad since welcoming the little one in September last year with wife Hannah Cooper.The unique name actually has a deeper meaning, the Masked Singer host - who spent last week at Royal Ascot - has now shared, as it's after the building that he and model Hannah said 'I Do' back in 2019. "We got married at a hotel in Mykonos, in Greece, called The Wild. I was weirdly going to get a tattoo that said ‘wild’, and then when Hannah was pregnant, she said: ‘What do you think of the name Wilde?’," Joel explained during a recent interview with Hello!.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Variety won eight first-place awards Sunday night at the Los Angeles Press Club‘s 66th annual SoCal Journalism Awards, including a top win for executive editor Brent Lang as entertainment journalist of the year. Variety came into the 2024 ceremony with 74 nominations, representing work published by staffers online or in the weekly print edition during the 2023 calendar year.

Fred has offered a telling reaction as he prepares for the new season at Fenerbahce under former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.

Nathy Peluso has announced a tour to support her new album ‘Grasa’ that will cover the UK, Europe and the US in 2025. See the full list of dates below.The Argentine-Spanish singer released her second album ‘Grasa’ on May 24 via Sony Music Latin and 5020 Records.

Fontaines D.C. have announced a handful of intimate UK album launch shows for their forthcoming LP ‘Romance‘.The Dublin band – comprised of Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III, and Tom Coll – took to their official social media accounts to share a list of intimate live shows in collaboration with select record shops.They will be playing at Kingston’s Pryzim with Banquet Records, Liverpool’s Content with Rough Trade and Newcastle’s Bolier Shop with Reflex.Tickets to the shows are set to go on sale this Friday (June 21) at 10am local time.

EXCLUSIVE: A new documentary will tell the harrowing story of 10 youngsters who fled the Nova Music Festival on October 7. They were subsequently attacked as they took cover in a bunker and had to hide under the bodies of those who had been killed to survive.

Ricky Gervais has made a post on X, seemingly referring to Justin Timberlake’s recent arrest.The singer was reportedly accused of driving under the influence on June 18 in Long Island, New York. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, the ‘Cry Me A River’ singer was expected to be arraigned in Sag Harbor.Many people have taken to social media to react to the singer’s arrest, including comedian Ricky Gervais who made a post seemingly trolling Timberlake.The comedian posted on X: “@jtimberlake Did you get the bottle of Dutch Barn Vodka I sent you the other day?’, seemingly referring to the alleged reason for Timberlake’s arrest.Fans have been reacting to Gervais’ comment, with one user writing: “Things like Gervais trolling Timberlake is what makes Twitter so great”, while another wrote: “the best post on x today hands down”.According to a criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post, the ‘Mirrors’ singer had “bloodshot and glassy” eyes, and smelled strongly of alcohol.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the back of her jury prize win in Monte Carlo, we can bring you first look images of Unorthodox star Shira Haas in yes TV‘s Night Therapy.

It’s been a significant seven days for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe deciding to stick with the Dutchman for next season.

Barclays on Friday suspended its sponsorship of all Live Nation music festivals in 2024 after various acts dropped out in protest over the bank’s links to defense companies that work with Israel.The suspension includes upcoming Live Nation festivals across the UK this summer, including Latitude, Download and the Isle of Wight.“The protesters’ agenda is to have Barclays debank defense companies which is a sector we remain committed to as an essential part of keeping this country and our allies safe,” the bank’s spokesperson told Reuters.The suspension comes after several artists, including country singer CMAT, metal band Ithaca and comedian Joanne McNally, pulled out of the events.Last month, Barclay’s annual shareholders’ meeting was disrupted by activists protesting against its alleged indirect links to violence in Gaza.

Enter Shikari have spoken out after Barclays Bank withdrew from sponsoring Download, Latitude and Isle Of Wight festivals following an artist boycott.A number of bands had dropped out of the Donington Park festival in protest at their commercial partnership with Barclays, including Pest Control, Scowl, Speed and Zulu.Pest Control wrote that they “would not take part in an event whose sponsor profits from facilitating a genocide”, while Scowl added they were boycotting due to “Barclays Bank sponsorship of the event and Barclays’ connection to Israel and the genocide Israel is committing in Palestine.”And now, it appears that Barclays have withdrawn their sponsorship of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight Festivals, with the bank no longer being listed on their official websites.In a response shared with NME, Latitude confirmed the news, saying: “Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of Latitude Festival.”NME have also contacted Download Festival for comment.Enter Shikari, who are set to play the main stage at Download this weekend, have responded to the news with a lengthy social media post, which read: “There has been mounting pressure for bands to drop out of Download festival due to the involvement of Barclays Bank.”A post shared by enter: shikari (@entershikari)“We have been in talks with Download themselves, expressing our serious objection at Barclays involvement. We have considered all options, and along with other artists have been working tirelessly on this.”“We don’t believe in rushed reactions and always want the best outcome for all involved.

Alissa Simon Film Critic In what seems like an odd choice for an English-language remake, helmer-writer Savi Gabizon transfers the action of his least successful Israeli drama, “Longing” (2017), to Canada. Alas, the story of a confirmed bachelor who learns that he fathered a son 19 years earlier fails to translate by striking far too many duff notes. Richard Gere struggles as the unlikable protagonist, whose attempts to learn more about the lad come off as creepy rather than poignant.

Eurovision following the controversial disqualification of Joost Klein in last month’s contest, their state broadcaster has said.Klein – who was set to represent the Netherlands with his song ‘Europapa’ – was disqualified from the contest in Malmö, Sweden just hours before Saturday’s finale (May 11). At the time, police stated that the decision was made after he was accused of making verbal threats towards a female member of the production crew.The incident marked the first time that an act had been disqualified after reaching the Grand Final in the competition’s 68-year history and, before his disqualification, the 26-year-old singer was named as one of the favourites to win.Jimmy Modin, a spokesperson for the police, spoke to The Guardian about the incident and revealed that it was looking likely that Klein will face legal action.

Virgin Atlantic will resume flights between London Heathrow and Israel, the airline has announced. A daily flight will operate in each direction between Heathrow and Tel Aviv from September 5.

A Greater Manchester Barclays branch has been taped off by police after its windows have been smashed and walls daubed with red paint.

Eurovision has denied that the 2024 winner considered pulling out of the contest at the last minute.The grand final of this year’s competition was held in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday May 11. Nemo won for Switzerland with ‘The Code’, and became Eurovision’s first-ever non-binary winner.

Black Country, New Road have announced a London benefit concert in support of Palestine – you can find all the details below.The band are due to play a headline show at the EartH Theatre in Hackney on Thursday June 13. They’ll be joined by the special guest support acts Camera Picture, Aga Ujma and Skydaddy.All proceeds will go to Medical Aid For Palestinians and the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.Tickets are available now in return for a minimum £15 donation (per ticket).