Harry Styles and the rest of the “My Policeman” cast will be the first ensemble recipients of the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
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Harry Styles 101. The pop star finds himself as the subject of a new course offering through Texas State University, dubbed , kicking off in the spring 2023 semester. But students lucky enough to score a seat in the lecture won't just be revisiting lyrics and romantic history -- they'll be studying Styles' broader impact on society as a whole through his larger-than-life persona.
Louie Dean Valencia, associate professor of digital history at Texas State, promised a wider discussion on the «cultural and political development of the modern celebrity as related to questions of gender and sexuality, race, class, nation and globalism, media, fashion, fan culture, internet culture and consumerism,» in a flier for the class.«I can't tell you how many conversations I've had with students over the last two years that started with a shared love of Harry's music, but that quickly went into larger societal questions about gender, sexuality, race, gun control, sustainability because of Harry's art,» Valencia said in aninterview with CNN. «Self-expression, and comfort with oneself, is a big part of Harry's message — along with treating people with kindness.»Styles' kindness and appreciation for education was on full display during a recent performance at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, U.K., stopping his show to find someone in the crowd.“I’m going to ask a favor from you because I’d like to try and find someone in the audience. So, we’re going to get really quiet and I’m going to see if I can locate this person if you don’t mind helping me," he told the audience of more than 20,000 fans, according to a video obtained by CBS News.
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Harry Styles and the rest of the “My Policeman” cast will be the first ensemble recipients of the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Cassyette has covered Harry Styles recent hit single ‘As It Was’ – you can listen to it below.The ‘Sad Girl Summer’ singer-songwriter delivered a stripped-back and emotional performance of the ‘Harry’s House’ track during a live session on BBC Radio 1 last night (August 3).Sharing a snippet of her rendition, the artist said that she was “loving this song sm [so much]!” currently. “It’s got a bit of a new flavour,” she told Radio 1’s Jack Saunders of her interpretation.“I just think it’s such a beautiful song; it’s so well written and it’s got such a deep meaning.
Harry Styles has helped a couple get engaged during one of his recent shows in Portugal.Footage from the show, which took place at Lisbon’s Altice Arena on July 31, shows Styles interrupt his ‘Love on Tour’ set before handing the microphone to a nearby audience member. The attendee then serenades his girlfriend with a live rendition of Elvis Presley’s 1961 love song, ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’.Watch the heartwarming moment below:A post shared by Vic on tour (@vic_ontour)Amid rapturous applause and singing input from the 20,000-strong crowd, the man — identified as Carl on social media posts — gets on one knee and pops the question, to which his new fiancé exclaims: “Yes!”.TikTok videos taken moments before the proposal show Carl’s request to “sing two lines to [his] girlfriend” during the mid-set pause, as Styles jokingly asks the crowd whether the couple’s year-long relationship warrants his microphone.
Harry Styles’ Love on Tour concerts are living up to their name! During a recent show in Lisbon, Portugal, the “Watermelon Sugar” singer helped a concertgoer pull off an epic proposal. In the clip, Styles stands onstage and spots the couple before handing the man the microphone.
Harry Styles' biggest fans — and, if it's possible, his biggest haters — finally got to see his full audition, and it's a delight.The video, which has already surpassed more than one million views on YouTube, shows a then-16-year-old Styles checking in to the 2010 audition with his family in tow. There's a pre-audition interview in which Styles talks about his hometown and, at that point, the extent of his career in music.Before heading to the audition stage to face the three judges — Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh — and the boisterous crowd, Styles' family bombards him with «good luck» kisses before sending him off.
The X Factor has released an extended cut of Harry Styles’ original auction for the talent show.A week after The X Factor expanded on how the show put together boy band One Direction, it’s now shared the original, extended cut of Styles’ addition as a solo artist prior to being put into the group.While it was Styles’ a capella rendition of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ that was aired on television in 2010, Styles first performed a Train song, ‘Hey Soul Sister’, for the judges.In the clip, which you can watch below, Simon Cowell can be seen stopping Styles’ performance mid-song and asking him to sing without a backing track.“I don’t know whether it’s the track that’s throwing you, but can I hear something just you, without any music?” Cowell said.Styles then performed ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ before being put through to the next round of the competition – check out the moment here:The previously unseen footage also includes some talk about Styles’ former weekend bakery job and how his “mum’s always” told him he was a good singer.“I think I could do it, but I think with your help I could be a lot better than I am,” Styles said.In other news, during the last date of his European ‘Love On Tour’ run, Styles brought out Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Rowsell to duet on a cover of the opening band’s own song, ‘No Hard Feelings’.Wolf Alice opened for Styles on all 17 dates of the Euro trek, which wrapped up last night (July 31) in Lisbon, Portugal.
Florence Pugh is said to be unhappy with her Don't Worry Darling co-star and director Olivia Wilde as it's claimed she 'hooked up' with Harry Styles while engaged to Jason Sudeikis. Harry, 28, and Florence, 26, play a married couple in the sexually charged movie, which tells the story of a 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community.
Lizzo is showing her appreciation for Harry Styles, after the singer decided to send her a beautiful bouquet of flowers with a sweet note, to commemorate the success of her new single ‘About Damn Time’ achieving the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which was previously taken by Harry’s hit song ‘As It Was.’“Yall harry got me flowers congratulating me on about damn time going #1,” Lizzo wrote in the caption, sharing a video with her yellow, orange and red flowers and smiling.
Barack Obama has diverse taste in music.
Ellise Shafer The shortlist for 2022’s Mercury Prize has been revealed, and includes albums from Harry Styles, Little Simz and Wet Leg.This year’s ceremony for the prestigious award, which celebrates the best of British and Irish music, will take place on Sept. 8 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith and feature live performances from many of the shortlisted artists.
Barack Obama has shared his summer playlist for 2021, featuring tracks by the likes of Wet Leg, Burna Boy, Harry Styles, Sampa The Great, and more.The former president of the US began sharing his recommendations for music, books and films and TV shows during his time in the White House and has continued the tradition since.Posting his latest playlist earlier today (July 26), Obama wrote: “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies – it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.”The list includes Wet Leg’s ‘Angelica’, Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul’, Maggie Rogers’ ‘That’s Where I Am’ and Sampa The Great’s ‘Energy’. In terms of older tracks, Obama selected the likes of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’, Miles Davis’ ‘Blue In Green’ and Aretha Franklin’s ‘Save Me’.
A topic of conversation. Over the years, certain celebrities have left an imprint on their industry — which inspired professors to introduce a course about their impact.
The list of nominees for the 2022 Mercury Prize has been revealed with Harry Styles, Little Simz, and Wet Leg set to compete for this year's title. The annual prize rewards one outstanding British album.
New Line Cinema’s anticipated psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling was confirmed this morning for an Out of Competition slot at the Venice Film Festival (August 31 – Sep 10) and the studio has confirmed that director Olivia Wilde and stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan and Chris Pine will tread the red carpet.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMTV has unveiled the nominations for the 2022 VMAs: leading the pack are Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X with seven each, closely followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles with six, and Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and the Weeknd with five. The show takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, August 28 at 8 p.m.
This year’s Mercury Prize shortlist has been announced, rounding up the twelve absolute best British and Irish albums of the last year. No question. Actually, before you get all annoyed, it is a very strong list this year.
Don’t Worry Darling.The film, which is scheduled to be released in cinemas in September, stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles as a couple living in a seemingly-idyllic town of Victory in the 1950s, operated by the shadowy company Styles’ character Jack works for.As the new trailer shows, Alice (Pugh) finds herself increasingly curious about the mysterious company and Jack’s line of work, questioning reality and slowly uncovering the truth as her husband becomes more and more enraged. Watch Styles and Pugh in the new trailer above.Don’t Worry Darling was first announced in 2019, with Pugh, Shia LaBeouf (as Jack) and Chris Pine revealed as part of the cast in April the following year.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAs Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera continues to see films and tinker with his selection before announcing the Lido lineup next week, several high-profile titles have emerged as either locked in or highly likely to be launching from the Lido.As previously anticipated by Variety, U.S. studios and streamers are set to be disembarking at the fest in full force.
The Project.WATCH: Louis Tomlinson's awkward moment with The Project hostsDuring a live interview, the hosts questioned Louis about his time in mega-famous boy band One Direction, which he said he was still “immensely proud of”.But they may have taken a wrong turn when they brought up former bandmate Liam Payne’s scandalous claims about the band’s glory days.For context, Liam claimed on Jake Paul’s podcast that he was the central figure in the group and that he once had a physical altercation with another member – widely believed by fans to be Harry Styles – backstage.Addressing the claims, Peter asked how Louis felt about his One Direction days after the recent “beef” – but Louis was having none of it.Louis didn't look impressed with the line of questioning."So the fishing has begun already? Yeah, I see what you are doing,” he quipped."Listen, I am immensely proud, as I know Liam is. Immensely proud of those days, obviously.