‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ Review: With a Co-Creator Leaving, Musical Improv Show Has a Bit of Poignance Amid the Mirth in Pasadena

Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti was surprised with a sweet welcome home party this week after he and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu returned to the UK after being voted the winners of 2022 Love Island on 1 August. Davide and Ekin-Su, both 27, arrived back on home soil on Wednesday 3 August looking elated following their victory. On his return to Manchester, Davide was welcomed by family and friends with a surprise welcome home party after winning the ITV dating show.The Italian born star shared a snap with his 1.6 million followers as he was greeted with the sweet party.

Candace Cameron Bure opened a surprise package Thursday, and revealed that inside was a JoJo Siwa-themed diamond art kit amid their recent drama. The "Full House" actress took to her Instagram Story to laugh off the unexpected gift.

Love Island star Adam Collard has addressed claims he split from Paige Thorne just days after the series came to an end. Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were announced as the winners of 2022 Love Island on Monday night, beating runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish to the £50,000 prize. Adam, 26, and Paige, 24, narrowly missed out on a place in the final as they were dumped from the villa the day before.

Love Island has finished for another year, but ITV bosses are already searching for sexy singletons to take part in next year's series. The search has begun for 2023 Islanders with applications officially open, and if you've always wondered what life is like in the famous villa then maybe it could be your time to shine on the ITV2 dating show.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThat pose that Amanda Shires strikes on the cover of “Take It Like a Man” — is it the look of allure, or alarm? Even after some time spent with the record therein, it still seems like it could be either. The singer-songwriter-violinist kicks off her seventh solo release with “Hawk for the Dove,” about as broodingly carnal a track as you’re going to hear this year.

Many Love Island fans shared their thoughts on Sunday nights' final dumping before the finale, which saw Paige and Adam pack up their suitcases and leave the villa. VIewers were quick to point out they were happy with the decision, after the couples were tasked with choosing the two least compatible pairs.

Liam Llewellyn has defended Luca Bish in the wake of the Love Island boys being hit with claims of misogyny this season. Liam was part of the original line up this summer, but exited the villa after just a few days. Gathering his fellow Islanders at the time, he told them that he wasn't being “100% Liam” and decided to head home.

Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia tour reached Toronto, Canada this week and while no arena show is complete without some pyrotechnics, one audience member took things too far when a series of unauthorized fireworks were set off on the floor of the Scotiabank Arena. Local news source CityNews reports that three people at the July 27 show were left with minor injuries and that police are investgating the incident.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster ITV is planning an editorial review of its hugely popular show “Love Island,” after it drew a large number of complaints from members of the public to media regulator Ofcom.In the last two weeks alone, the show has attracted 5,623 complaints to Ofcom, mainly related to alleged bullying and misogynistic behavior from some of the male contestants.In response to a question from Variety, during an earnings call following ITV posting half yearly revenues of $2 billion, Kevin Lygo, managing director, ITV Studios, said: “We continually assess the program as it’s going on, because it’s one of these odd, every night live shows. But when the series comes to an end, on Monday, we will always sit down and review what we think about it, what the reaction’s been, how well it’s done.” “It’s the best one we’ve had in many years.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticYou remember the old saying: You lie down with jammers, you get up with jam. Or, if not that, then maybe there’s some similar aphorism that applies to the situation of Dawes, the L.A. group that has earned some support on the jam-band circuit, such as it is, without ever actually being a jam band.

Shein has once again left shoppers in stitches and this time it is over a pair of low waist denim shorts that barely leave your backside covered.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticAfter titling his last album “Fear of the Dawn,” Jack White now goes gentle into that good morning with “Entering Heaven Alive,” a follow-up being released all of 15 weeks later. You’d be hard-pressed to come up with two records so wildly different: “Heaven” is as graceful as its predecessor was gonzo. The fact that he recorded both in the same fertile burst of energy, and originally even planned to release it all as one (presumably double) album, seems incalculable.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorOne of the joys of live theater is that it’s ephemeral — a show is never the same from night to night. But “Freestyle Love Supreme” has taken that up a notch, presenting an entirely improvised hip-hop musical revue created live on the spot.