John Lydon says its “wrong” to credit Patti Smith with punk’s beginnings

John Mellencamp has explained why he thinks rappers, even Black ones, should not use the N-word in their songs.During his appearance on a new episode of Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, the singer-songwriter reflected on his 2001 collab with Chuck D ‘Cuttin’ Heads’ and discussed some of the song’s more contentious lyrics.Recalling the collaboration with the Public Enemy frontman, Mellencamp said: “Me and Chuck D did a song 20 years ago. We were talking about the N-word.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Grammy-winning singer Shakira will become the first South American artist to receive MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the channel’s Video Music Awards on Sept. 12.

The producers of The Crown say they have filmed the death of Princess Diana with “enormous sensitivity” as they brace for what could be the most controversial moment in the show’s history.

With artificial intelligence currently front and center across the creative community, YouTube has published a set of AI music principles and launched something it’s calling the YouTube Music AI Incubator with a group of artists, songwriters and producers from Universal Music Group.

Pakistani-American documentary filmmaker and political activist Mohammad Ali Naqvi’s Primetime Emmy-nominated film The Accused: Damned or Devoted? has been called a “scarily acute portrait of how religion and politics intersect” by the U.K.’s Telegraph. 

Kody Brown is still holding out hope for a future with ex Janelle Brown. The star recently spoke to about his part in the end of his marriages to Janelle, Christine Brown, and Meri Brown, but admitted that he still wants a romantic future with his second wife. The former couple shared in the TLC show's special this past January that they were separated after nearly 30 years of being spiritually married.

This Morning viewers were left distracted by the same thing as Andi Peters returned to host the show. ITV's usual competition host is usually seen out and about bringing viewers the latest details of the competition on Good Morning Britain and Lorraine.

Tributes have been paid to veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson after his death on Wednesday night aged 88.

Broadcasting legend Sir Michael Parkinson has died aged 88. He was on television for decades and has interviewed some of the world's biggest stars. A statement from Sir Michael's family said: "After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family.

This Morning fans have gone wild for "sexy" Steve Jones as he made his hosting debut on the show.The former T4 host presented the show today alongside Josie Gibson as Holly Willoughby's summer break continues. And Steve appears to be a hit with the viewers as they were impressed with his presenting skills, as well as his good looks.The 46 year old looked smart as he wore a pair of dark blue chinos with a denim shirt for the show on Wednesday, 16 August. Many of the viewers at home flocked to social media to share their praise for the new member of the This Morning family.

Portishead‘s Beth Gibbons has teamed up with Afghan girl band the Miraculous Love Kids for a cover of Joy Division‘s ‘Atmosphere’ and David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’.The release entitled ‘Atmosphere/Heroes’, blends the two songs together and sees Gibbons fronting the track with the group. You can view footage below.Gibbons said in a press release (via Pitchfork): “I was so honoured to guest on the Miraculous Love Kids’ reconstructed cover track ‘Atmosphere/Heroes,’ and to be a voice next to these brave and beautiful girls of Afghanistan.”The release marks two years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s rights and freedoms were limited.The women in Miraculous Love Kids fled Kabul in Afghanistan, for Pakistan with their families and formed the band alongside American musician and activist Lanny Cordola.Cordola said he first met Gibbons in Islamabad, “just days after the Taliban takeover.”He added: “She confirmed her support and extended a generosity of spirit to the girls that was invaluable as she is truly one of the great voices in the world today.

SAG-AFTRA has given an interim agreement to another upcoming fall festival pic with theChristy Hall drama Daddio, starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn. The agreement will allow talent to promote the movie at the upcoming festivals including Toronto, where it has been confirmed as a Special Presentation pic.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson provided rare insight into his 11-year marriage with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, in a recently-published interview with Esquire.

Last night, documentary Kyle Falconer: Love and Chaos aired on BBC Scotland. The View frontman and fiancee Laura Wylde opened up about their parenthood journey and the creation of their new play 'No Love Songs'.

Meri Brown is looking forward to the next chapter in her life. The newly single star took to Instagram on Sunday to post a smiling selfie in shades, a black top and sweater. «This year has been a season of change for me,» she began her post.

with The Sun last week. Lydon was mainly there to talk about the new PiL album ‘End Of World’, but he got a little bit retrospective as well.“I’ve heard an awful lot of American journalists pretending that the whole punk influence came out of New York”, he mused.

London’s Maida Vale Studios has been sold to a partnership between Working Title co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and composer Hans Zimmer and his business partner Steve Kofsky.

This week, I haven't been able to put my book down.

Roy Trakin It’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, which means John Lydon, the artist formerly known as the Sex Pistols’ infamous rabblerouser Johnny Rotten, is glued to the 55” flat screen TV in the Malibu home he shared with his beloved wife, Nora Forster, until she passed away in April after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Lydon remained deeply devoted to his wife of 44 years — who was also mother of the Slits’ singer Arri Up and heiress to a German media/publishing empire — refusing to leave her care to others.

After the massive success of “John Wick: Chapter 4” earlier this year, the franchise is hotter than ever before. This seems like the perfect time for Peacock to debut the first ‘Wick’ spinoff, the upcoming series “The Continental.” READ MORE: ‘Ballerina’: Ana de Armas’ ‘John Wick’ Spinoff Film Set For June 2024 Release As seen in the trailer for “The Continental,” the series takes place decades before the ‘Wick’ films and follows the story of a young Winston who is given the job of trying to rescue his brother from a really bad situation.