Guns N’ Roses ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ surpasses one billion streams on Spotify

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMimi Plauché, the artistic director of the Chicago International Film Festival, has been named Knight of the Order of Arts and Lettres from the French Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin. Plauché will receive the honorary distinction, one of the four ministerial orders of the French Republic, at a gala event held on Sept.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Connie Hamzy, a rock 'n' roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as “sweet, sweet Connie” in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit “We're an American Band,” has died.

Spoon have cancelled a US show in Iowa as a result of the state’s lack of a vaccine mandate.The group were due to perform at Iowa’s Des Moines’ Hoyt Sherman Place on September 9, but in a post on their Instagram account yesterday (August 22), a statement revealed that the event has now been cancelled.Iowa is one of 20 Republican states in US which this year banned proof of COVID-19 vaccination requirements by businesses or government entities.The statement read: “In just two weeks we’ll be

Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Horror Story) and Danielle Harris (the Halloween franchise, The Conners) have joined the cast and production team of the psychological thriller feature Anne, With Love starring Blaine Morris.

Jennifer Yuma editorSlamdance, the nonprofit organization dedicated to discovering filmmakers, announced a new film festival: Slamdance Miami, starting Oct. 23-30.The festival will recognize emerging filmmakers from Central and South America, Florida and the Caribbean via an open-air, COVID-sensitve festival at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami, as well as on Slamdance’s virtual platform.Slamdance Miami is a collaboration between Slamdance, its alumni and Miami’s arts leaders.

Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David has revealed how “relieved” he was to be uninvited from Barack Obama’s 60th birthday party.The event took place last weekend at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, with the family of the former US president forced to scale back their guestlist in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.David told the New York Times that he feared he would be asked to do a stand-up routine with three days notice when Obama’s assistant called him, and was “so relieved” when

The annual 50-state student government conference Boys State, sponsored by the American Legion, first came to filmmaker Jesse Moss’ attention after reading about the Texas edition in the Washington Post. At each summer’s conferences, boys gather to set up a mock-state legislature — they organize political campaigns, run for office, give speeches, write bills and debate it at all their respective state’s capital.

The Walt Disney Company announced today at the company’s Q3 earnings call that Disney+, its streaming service, will launch in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan in November 2021.

As she prepares for her upcoming 90th birthday, actress Rita Moreno can look forward to the release of Steven Spielberg’s highly-anticipated take on West Side Story, in which she plays a significant role, and to the PBS debut of a new documentary about her life.

Lollapalooza festival-goers helped break Illinois’ state record in terms of monthly sales of recreational marijuana.The festival, which took place in Grant Park, Chicago from July 29-August 1, welcomed thousands of music fans and sets from the likes of Miley Cyrus, Tyler, the Creator and Foo Fighters.The latest report from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reveals that the US state’s recreational marijuana dispensaries reported record sales of $127.8 million (£92.5

Two-time Oscar nominee John Lithgow is joining the cast of Martin Scorsese’s American Western crime drama film “Killers Of The Flower Moon.” The film has been shooting since May of this year but keeps adding members to its cast.

Katy Perry can't keep her hands off her man. The 36-year-old "American Idol" judge was recently spotted in Capri, Italy, getting cozy with her fiancé, "Retaliation" star Orlando Bloom.

Guns N’ Roses have kicked off their US tour and first shows in 16 months over the weekend, celebrating their return to the stage with a cover of The Stooges‘ debut single ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’.The first date of the band’s much-delayed stadium tour of North America took place at Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark Stadium (July 31), performed to a reported capacity of 30,000.Marking their first live performance since March last year, Guns N’ Roses also surprised fans with their rendition of The Stooges’

A blended family. Years after Lenny Kravitz and his ex-wife Lisa Bonet split, the former couple remains close — even welcoming her current husband, Jason Momoa, into the tight-knit family.

Acqualina Resort & Residences. But now, the hotel’s marketing director Mauro Pinho said that his well-heeled guests are spending even more.“[This summer] it’s not unusual to see a bill of $250,000 for a month’s stay.