Live Nation CEO addresses The Cure ticketing controversy and rising gig prices

EXCLUSIVE: As all of the Cannes packages start to trickle through ahead of the big event on the Croisette next week, an early frontrunner in the hot package game is Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Ruth Negga starrer Night Boat to Tangier. Oscar-winning director James Marsh is directing the project, based on the novel of the same name from Kevin Barry’s New York Times Top 10 Book of the Year.

After months of delays and cancellations TransPennine Express has been brought under government control. Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced this morning (Thurs) that the train operator's contract has not been renewed or extended, with services to be brought in to the Department for Transport’s Operator of Last Resort (OLR) from May 28.

Armadale Thistle sealed promotion to the East of Scotland Second Division thanks to a 3-1 victory over Harthill Royal.

Sainsbury's is helping shoppers combat soaring food inflation by slashing the cost of some of its bread and butter items by up to 11 percent.

Billie Eilish, Fred Again.. and The Killers have been announced as the headliners for this year’s Electric Picnic – check out the full line-up below.Eilish will top the bill at the Irish music and arts festival on Friday, September 1, with Fred Again..

Festivities will continue today to celebrate the King's Coronation with the Big Help Out volunteering event.The King and Queen will not be appearing publicly on Monday – the day of the Big Help Out, which is billed as a lasting volunteering legacy to mark Charles's crowning. Other royals will be out and about with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visiting the Coptic Orthodox Church in London, where young volunteers will be hosting a coronation street party.The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Edward and Sophie, will take part in a puppy class at the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Training Centre in Reading.The Big Help Out day is organised by The Together Coalition and partners such as The Scouts, the Royal Voluntary Service and faith groups from across the United Kingdom.

Prince Harry fulfilled predictions that he wouldn’t be sticking around for any post-coronation pleasantries with his family.

Keeping their distance? Prince Harry and Prince William didn’t appear to cross paths during King Charles III‘s coronation ceremony on Saturday, May 6.

A subtle nod? King Charles III‘s coronation ceremony featured a performance by members of the same choir that sang at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s royal wedding.

King Charles, Prince William and other members of the royal family have arrived at Buckingham Palace for today’s festivities following another dress rehearsal at Westminster Abbey.Tomorrow, May 6, marks the King’s Coronation, but prior to the highly anticipated event, the monarch is holding a Realm Governors General and Prime Ministers Lunch.The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand, the King of the Ashantis, and Canadian and Amazonian indigenous leaders at Buckingham Palace are believed to be in attendance. Before heading to the Palace, the heads of government visited UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Downing Street.

Kristen Doute is calling out Tom Sandoval ahead of her big return to Vanderpump Rules!!

Some sound advice? Kristen Doute had plenty of thoughts about Tom Sandoval‘s cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss — including how the model should address the backlash against her.

For Ariana Madix, the drama and turmoil of the past few months have actually taught her something very important about her own emotional endurance and inner strength.

Ariana Madix, the drama and turmoil of the past few months have actually taught her something very important about her own emotional endurance and inner strength.Madix was joined by Lisa Vanderpump at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, and the reality stars spoke with ET about being at the gala, and the rollercoaster year thus far.«I'm just so excited to be here! This is such a thrill to be invited by the and Lisa,» Madix marveled. «To be able to experience this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a moment that I've honestly dreamed of.»Madix added, «I've watched this correspondents dinner on television the coverage every year so to be able to be here is really incredible.»Madix's tumultuous love life has been front and center of entertainment news coverage over the past two months amind "Scandoval" — the popular term for the cheating scandal that emerged when it was revealed that Madix's longtime boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, had been cheating on her for months with fellow co-star Raquel Leviss.Scandoval has rocked the show itself, with many fans both captivated and angered by the situation and has led to serious turmoil among the cast.«Normally, the magic of this show is the ups and the downs...  the authenticity of the show,» Vanderpump shared with ET.

A true Hollywood legend. Glenn Close has been a queen of stage and screen since the early 1980s — regardless of whether she ever wins an Oscar.

Tom Cruise, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins are a few of the acts who will feature during the Coronation Concert celebrating the crowning of the King and Queen Consort.

Metallica has finally released new music.Their 11th studio album, the 11-track “72 Seasons,” matches the grandiosity, heaviness and attitude of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s seminal records from the ’80s and ’90s.And now you can hear the bombastic “M72” — along with the rest of their many, many headbangers — live on their upcoming 2023-24 tour.The ‘M72 Tour,’ where James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich will play two nights apiece at stadiums all over North America with no repeats, should easily be one of the hottest tickets of the year.However, after taking a look at tickets, it appears prices have cooled considerably cooled since the tour was announced in November 2022.In fact, some tickets for a single night on the tour are now available for as low as $61 before fees on Vivid Seats.Two-day passes aren’t that much more expensive either — in some states, you’d only spend a little more money going both nights.Not a bad deal to see the group that brought the world “Enter Sandman,” “Master Of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Matters” and many more stadium anthems live.Especially when you consider opening acts Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Ice Nine Kills and Five Finger Death Punch will be performing as well on select dates.Or are you waiting for the inaugural Power Trip Festival where Metallica is slated to co-headline with AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Tool, Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden?We’ve got all the information you need there too.Keep reading for all the details — because when it comes to seeing Metallica live, “Nothing Else Matters.”All prices were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including tour dates, venus and the best prices on single and two-day passes for

Jens Richter has added commercial duties to his Fremantle International CEO role.

EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows) is set to reprise the role of Cousin Blobbin in the Nickelodeon film The Thundermans Return, a follow-up of the network’s series The Thundermans. Additionally, he has been cast in the Disney+ film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day reimagination.

Ever since Scandoval made headlines last month, one of the biggest questions on many fans and Vanderpump Rules cast members’ minds have been: how did everyone miss the obvious signs of the affair between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss?!