The organisers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year.
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Kate Tempest has announced that they have changed their name to Kae Tempest and declared themself as gender neutral.Sharing the news on Facebook, the spoken word artist said that they have been “struggling to accept” themself for a long time, and that these changes are “a first step towards knowing and respecting myself better.”“Hello old fans, new fans and passers by – I’m changing my name! And I’m changing my pronouns. From Kate to Kae.
From she/her to they/them,” they began their post. “I’ve
.The organisers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year.
As we start to look past the nightmare that has been 2020 and look forward to a (slightly) more hopeful 2021, we’ll start hearing of the winter film festivals’ plans soon. First, it was Sundance announcing plans for a shorter edition of the festival, still taking place in person.
Also Read: Berlinale Renames Silver Bear Prize After Festival's First Director Alfred Bauer Accused of Nazi TiesThat’s not the only change made to the awards. One of the festival’s top prizes has been renamed to the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize after it was reported back in February that the award’s namesake, Alfred Bauer, the festival’s first director, was found to have Nazi ties.
coronavirus pandemic, the two directors stressed the need for a “lively relationship with the audience.” "In times of the corona pandemic, it has become even clearer that we still require analogue experience spaces in the cultural realm,” they said, noting that other festivals have also resumed holding physical rather than virtual events. The 2021 festival is scheduled for Feb.
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Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Berlin International Film Festival has opted to make its acting awards gender-neutral, meaning the prizes for Best Actor and Best Actress will be condensed into a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance.
@kategarraway one day. Pinching myself and beyond grateful @GMB ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2a2CwtYRmM— Alex Beresford (@alexberesfordTV) August 20, 2020Fans were quick to share their support online saying: #GMB Good luck Kate, and try and fit in some rest, too!’Another person added: ‘@kategarraway #GMB What a wonderful inspiration you are to your children, your husband will be so proud of you.
Keith Urban has just revealed the star-studded list of collaborations on his upcoming album The Speed of Now Part 1.
According to Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, who is now trying to go by the name, “Lady A,” is going through a “mess” right now regarding their legal battle involving the singer of the same name. Back in June, the band announced they were going to change the name of their group due to conversations they had with their “closest black friends.” The band changed the name of their group due to the term, “Antebellum,” which refers to a period of time that included slavery.
Luke Bryan sympathizes with fellow country stars Lady A for the “mess” surrounding their recent name change.The Need You Now hitmakers decided to shorten their name from Lady Antebellum earlier this summer (2020), after acknowledging its association with slavery in America’s southern states, but they have since become embroiled in a legal battle with blues singer Anita White, who has performed under the moniker Lady A for decades.The headline-grabbing fight has split the country community, with
Luke Bryan has addressed the name change of the country band Lady A -- formerly known as Lady Antebellum. In June, the band reconsidered the moniker "after much personal reflection" and conversations with "closest Black friends" because the word "Antebellum" refers to a period of time, "which includes slavery," they said.The change came during protests and civil unrest around the world sparked by the killing of George Floyd.
High Contrast has shared a new song called ‘Time Is Hardcore’, which features Kae Tempest.The new track is the latest preview of the drum’n’bass producer’s forthcoming album ‘Notes From The Underground’, which is due out later this year.“Kae is one of the most profound and poetic voices in the UK music scene to me and I knew they’d be able to articulate something about the weight and pressure of time in words that I could only hint at with my synthesisers,” the producer tells NME of the new
Luke Bryan weighed in on the drama between Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, and blues singer Lady A, who has been performing under the name for decades.“You know, I don’t think they were anticipating the aftermath of being called Lady A,” the American Idol judge, 44, said during an interview on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Tuesday, August 11. “I can say that for years, everyone in the community, in the country music community has really referred to them as Lady A.
Luke Bryan is weighing in on Lady Antebellum changing their band name to Lady A.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita couldn’t be more “excited” to reveal their newborn son Beckett’s nursery.“When @justinmikita and I found out we were having a bébé, I immediately wanted my friend @breeganjane to help design a @potterybarnkids nursery with whimsy, love, color (but gender neutral!) and fun vibes,” the Modern Family alum, 44, captioned aWednesday, July 5, Instagram slideshow. “It turned out so good, now I wish it was my room.
Keith Urban is having a lovely time out in Australia with wife Nicole Kidman and their daughters, and at the start of the week, the country singer had some big news to share with his fans while Down Under. Taking to Instagram, the dad-of-two unveiled the track list for his forthcoming album, the Speed of Now Part 1, as well as a photo of the album cover, which is out on 18 September.