‘Fleabag’ Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge Becomes First President of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has been smashing records practically since it was first released late in November of 2019 — and on Monday it broke what might be the most momentous one of all: It became the first song to spend a full year in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.That dwarfs the previous record, for Post Malone’s “Circles,” which hung in for 39 weeks (it’s a bit of an inter-family record, since Post happens to be the Weeknd’s labelmate on Republic

Breaking and making records is in BTS' DNA and with 2020 being as monumental as it was for the South Korean septet, it comes as no surprise that RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook were announced as the winners of 2020’s IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.

SoundCloud has announced that it will become the first streaming service to direct the fees of paying subscribers to the artists they listen to, a move previously backed by musicians who have criticised the economics of streaming.Leading streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music currently operate on a system where royalty payments are dished out in accordance with which artists have the most plays.But it has been criticised by artists further down the ladder, who say that the system

Chloe Zhao has made history at the Golden Globes by becoming the first Asian woman to be named best director. The US-based 38-year-old, who was born in China, is also only the second woman to win the award.

Andra Day won the Golden Globe best actress in a drama trophy for her performance inThe United States vs. Billie Holiday, becoming the second-ever Black actress to win the category and the first to do so in 35 years.

Andra Day took home the Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at this year’s ceremony, and fans have reacted with a mixture of shock and delight. Day won the prize for her performance in The United States vs Billie Holiday, her first major film role.

Clayton Davis Kemp Powers, co-director of Pixar’s “Soul,” is the first Black debut filmmaker to win a Golden Globe in its 78-year-history.

Keenan Scott II’s play Thoughts of a Colored Man has officially landed a venue – the Golden Theatre – becoming the first new, non-revival show to take up Broadway residence since the industry’s pandemic shutdown last March.

EXCLUSIVE: After its stateside theatrical release of the IFC Midnight’s The Night in January, the Kourosh Ahari-directed thriller is set to have its theatrical premiere in Iran on February 24. Mammoth Pictures and Ayat Film Company’s release of the pic marks a historic moment as it is the first U.S.-produced film to have a wide theatrical release in Iran since the country’s revolution 40 years ago.

Salford Red Devils’ players will this season wear “cutting edge” mouthguards fitted with a chip which gathers data to monitor the intensity of collisions and impacts to the head.The PROTECHT mouthguard, designed to maximise player safety and welfare amid growing concerns over the impacts of head knocks and concussions, has already been adopted in rugby union at Leicester Tigers, Gloucester and Harlequins.Now Richard Marshall’s men will become the first rugby league club to follow suit and

Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been appointed as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society’s first president.

Kelly Clarkson, host of Daytime Emmy-winning The Kelly Clarkson Show, will sit down with Dr. Jill Biden for her first solo broadcast interview since becoming First Lady. The one-on-one socially distant interview will take place later this month at the White House.

Dynamic duo! Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover have been pegged to lead a new Mr. and Mrs. Smith series.

There are many, many reboots being announced all the time, and it’s easy to be skeptical of the very idea of a reboot. Sometimes, though, there comes an announcement so obvious and inspiring you can’t help but wonder how the hell it took this long for it to happen.

Move aside Brangelina; we have a new Mr. and Mrs.

Say hello to the new assassin couple. Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover are set to star in a remake of "Mr.