There is a little-discussed Hollywood rumor, explains Nicolas Winding Refn and his long-time collaborator Matthew Read, that Scooby Doo only came to be because Warners failed to land the rights to adapt The Famous Five.
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Charles Kelley, a founding member of country group Lady A, is opening up about his sobriety journey.
In a candid interview with Billboard, Kelley — who is about 15 months sober — admitted he’s feeling better than he expected.
“I never thought I would actually enjoy it, you know?” he said. “I thought, ‘OK, I’m gonna do this for my family, I’m gonna do this for my band, I’m gonna do this for myself.’ But I think it’s the energy you get from not having crazy nights and all of those different things.”
His recovery journey has also brought him to some epiphanies about himself.
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“It’s led me a lot closer to my spirituality. It’s led me to look at myself and what I want more. Like, what am I doing? What am I standing for? What do I want for the next 20 years? I think sometimes you have to kind of hit that point of desperation in a way to find that. I’m glad I hit it in my 40s and didn’t wait until later on in life,” he shared.
In August 2022, the band postponed their tour in order to support Kelley as she sought treatment. It’s a decision they have not come to regret, particularly since it’s brought all of the group members closer.
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“You’ve always had a big heart and a passion for music and the people you love and loyalty,” Lady A’s Hillary Scott said, addressing Kelley. “And now, I feel like there more communication of those feelings.”
Fellow Lady A member Dave Haywood seconded that. “I feel like, [there’s] a lot of daily gratitude, saying, ‘Let’s celebrate and enjoy this moment,’” Haywood said. “We don’t always have to look to
There is a little-discussed Hollywood rumor, explains Nicolas Winding Refn and his long-time collaborator Matthew Read, that Scooby Doo only came to be because Warners failed to land the rights to adapt The Famous Five.
King Charles is said to have delivered a "hidden message" to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that hints at their re-entry back into the royal world, an expert has claimed.
Released last week, the track marked the first new music to be shared from the emerging British artist since his breakthrough EP, and also arrived ahead of his upcoming headline slot in London.Set to take place tonight (October 9), the event will see Lawrence take to the stage at the Omeara in the UK capital, and will be his only headline performance of the year.The event is expected to see Lawrence break into some of his most popular hits to date, including the breakout singles ‘No Good For Me’, ‘Empty House’, ‘Tomorrow’, ‘BeGod’ and ‘Evelyn’ – tracks which led to Sir Elton John praising him as one of the UK’s most “brilliant” new talents.
Tina O'Brien fans were left in awe after the actress shared photos of a family day out at Alton Towers.
Amy Dowden has issued an urgent plea for fans to check their breasts stating she never thought she would have cancer at 32.
Lady Gaga won the lawsuit brought against her by the woman who “found” her dogs and won’t have to pay the $500,000 (£359k) reward promised for their return.Jennifer McBride, the woman who was charged in connection to the 2021 theft of the pop singer’s two French Bulldogs, previously sued Gaga for the reward as well as an additional $1.5m in damages.On Monday (October 2), Judge Holly Fujie ruled in favour of Gaga, saying (in her court order obtained by People) that McBride’s complaint was “legally insufficient in its entirety” following her “involvement in the theft”.The court order also pointed out that McBride was indicted and pleaded no contest to charges of receiving stolen property in 2022, and was therefore “not entitled to thereafter benefit from their wrongdoing by seeking to enforce the contract.”In February 2021, Gaga’s dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was shot while taking the singer’s two dogs, Gustavo and Koji, out for a walk. The gunman stole the dogs from Fischer after shooting him.Last year, James Howard Jackson was sentenced to 21 years in prison for shooting Fischer.
Selena Gomez has no regrets when it comes to being candid with fans about mental health.
King Charles III thanked workers at a sawmill in Aberdeenshire that has bought thousands of tonnes of timber from a nearby royal estate. The Monarch made his second visit to the James Jones and Sons Limited sawmill at Aboyne, which has bought timber from the Balmoral Estate for more than 34 years.
Adam Thomas has shared how he was left in tears when Luba Mushtuk revealed their next dance on Strictly Come Dancing. The Waterloo Road actor was left fighting tears over the weekend following his second performance on the BBC One dance contest.
Lady Gaga dedicated a recent performance of ‘Born This Way’ in Las Vegas to the victims of a mass shooting that took place in the city in 2017.The pop star was performing in at the Park MGM in Las Vegas on Sunday (October 1) when she played a stripped back version of her 2011 hit, pausing to pay tribute mid-way through the song.“I just want to remind everyone here what a resilient wonderful city this is,” she said. “It has big hearts, and a lot of hope and believing in the future.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter The show must go on! New York Film Festival opened its 61st edition with “May December” as planned, despite a massive rainstorm that’s left streets and subways flooded across the five boroughs. “Thank you all for braving the weather and making it here tonight,” director Todd Haynes told the mostly full theater. “We didn’t know what to expect.” On one of the wettest N.Y.
Rumours are swirling that King Charles is keen to "hit the reset button" and reconcile with Prince Harry, amid reports that the US-based Prince is looking to return to the UK.
Mick Jagger has recalled working with Lady Gaga on The Rolling Stones‘ new single ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’.The collaborative song, which also features Stevie Wonder, was released yesterday (September 28) as the latest preview of the Stones’ 24th studio album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ (out October 20).During an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Jagger praised Gaga – who provided backing vocals on the track – and explained how ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ came together in the studio.“She’s a really great singer and I’d never heard her sing [in] quite that style before. Not exactly,” the frontman said of the pop star’s contribution.“We did it live in the room and that was a great experience, her just coming in the room and her just opening up and seeing her bits and feeling her way and then getting more confident.”He continued: “And then we came back and then did some extra parts that we hadn’t done on the day and then we did some tidying up and we were just in the overdub room, really face-to-face, getting them really tight, the parts really tight, and then being slightly competitive and screaming.”Jagger told Lowe that ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ is “all played live”, adding: “And of course, we did overdubs, but it’s all played in the room.”While sharing some behind-the-scenes studio footage, Gaga recalled her experience of working with The Rolling Stones, saying that she’d been inspired by their classic hit ‘Gimme Shelter’ as well as “gospel and soul” music.“I thought about my favourite old Stones tunes and all the great vocalists who had sung with Mick, making what we know now as a ‘sound’ unique to a band that defined a huge piece of rock’n’roll,” the star wrote.“Then we cut [the song] live.
Hackney Diamonds. “Sweet Sounds Of Heaven” showcases the iconic lineup of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Steve Jordan, with the added brilliance of Stevie Wonder’s piano accompaniment.
The Rolling Stones have shared their latest single ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’ featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.The gospel-infused track reminiscent of some of the band’s classic hits such as ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ and ‘Shine A Light’ sees Wonder take over on a Fender Rhodes, Moog and piano while Lady Gaga provides backing vocals.While appearing on Zane Lowe‘s Apple Music 1 show to discuss the song, Mick Jagger shared: “It’s all played live. And of course, we did overdubs, but it’s all played in the room.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Lady Gaga and her non-profit organization Born This Way Foundation have teamed with the Cotton On Foundation to help draw awareness to mental health. As part of the “Kinder, Braver Together” campaign, a range of limited edition products from T-shirts to caps and totes are on sale through Oct.
Fox News recently that “there was considerable animus between the houses of the queen and Prince Charles over Camilla.”Camilla, 76, and Charles, 74, met in the early 1970s; however, they subsequently married other people and had an on-again, off-again affair over the years.The former Prince of Wales wed Princess Diana in 1981 and Camilla tied the knot with army man Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973.According to Morton, the queen was at odds with Charles over Camilla “before [Princess] Diana died, and certainly after Diana died.”Diana died in 1997 at the age of 36 after perishing in a fiery Parisian car crash.“The queen and her advisers, her courtiers, her private secretary – they all believed that Prince Charles should give up Camilla,” the “Diana: Her True Story” author said. Morton went on: “He could love her, but he needed to leave her.
Todd Haynes’ May December will open the New York Film Festival on Friday, but Netflix is giving an intriguing sneak peek via the first official trailer for the film that was the talk of Cannes this year.
Sophia Scorziello editor Cannes darling “May December” has unveiled its first trailer starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton. Directed by filmmaker Todd Haynes, the film first premiered back in May and is set for a limited theatrical release before hitting Netflix. “May December” is based loosely on the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau, an American teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with one of her 12-year-old students.
Prince William was drawn to Kate Middleton by her "warm, solid background" when he first met her, according to a palace insider.