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CHVRCHES have announced details of a huge new North American tour for 2022 – check out the new list of dates below.The Scottish trio are fresh off a three-song performance at this week’s (March 2) BandLab NME Awards 2022 in London, where they performed with The Cure‘s Robert Smith.After a UK tour that begins next week (March 10), the band will head to the US and Mexico from the end of April, playing a host of shows that take them up until the end of June. The new headline dates begin in late May.See the band’s full list of tour dates below.MARCH 202210 – Dundee, Fat Sam’s12 – Glasgow, SWG3 Poetry Club14 – Edinburgh, O2 Academy15 – Newcastle, City Hall16 – London, Brixton Academy18 – Birmingham, O2 Academy19 – Manchester, AcademyAPRIL 202229 – Atlanta, Shaky Knees FestivalMAY 202213 – Mexico City, Tecate Emblema18 – Monterrey, Showcenter21 – Guadalajara, Corona Capital27 – Napa, BottleRock Festival30 – Tampa, Jannus31 – Miami, Revolution LiveJUNE 20221 – Orlando, House of Blues2 – Raleigh, The Ritz4 – Charlotte, The Fillmore5 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club9 – Buffalo, Artpark10 – Grand Rapids, 20 Monroe Live11 – Indianapolis, WonderRoad Music Festival13 – Madison, The Sylvee15 – Omaha, The Admiral16 – Kansas City, Uptown Theater18 – Manchester, Bonnaroo FestivalDuring their set at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, the band performed their track ‘Asking For A Friend’ from 2021 album ‘Screen Violence’ and then teamed up with Smith for a world exclusive live premiere of ‘How Not To Drown’.

The US version of the Eurovision Song Contest has secured some big-name contestants, with Michael Bolton, Macy Gray, Jewel and Sisqó all confirmed to be competing in the inaugural competition, which launches this month.

Pink Siifu's prolific 2021 included the Fly Anakin collaboration $mokebreak as well as expanded editions of FlySiifu's (also with Fly Anakin) and NEGRO, his earth-shaking hardcore masterpiece released in 2020. He also dropped a great solo album called GUMBO’!, and on March 4 he'll add ten new songs to the tracklist for GUMBO’! DELUXE’!.

Elle and Dakota Fanning are truly sister goals in Elle's latest sweet post of the two stars, which features unbelievable throwback photographs of the two.MORE: Elle Fanning leaves fans shocked by her appearance for new true crime roleIn honor of Dakota's 28th birthday, her younger sister shared a heartwarming tribute to the actress on Instagram with impossibly cute photos of the two growing up.The The Great star paired the images with a lengthy caption dedicated to her sister, and showered her with love and compliments.WATCH: Elle announces much-anticipated news regarding future of hit Hulu show The GreatMORE: Meet The Great star Elle Fanning's famous boyfriend Max MinghellaThe heartfelt tribute started off quite poetically. She wrote: "I have watched many make your acquaintance.

Last Friday, Pink Siifu shared a video for "Voicemails Uptown," a song from his expansive and communal 2021 album GUMBO'! "Voicemails Uptown" brings together a wide range of collaborators for a funky ride through Siifu's cosmic psyche. The song features producer Monte Booker, Turich Benjy, TDE's Lance Skiiiwalker, JayBee Lamahj, V.C.R., and Nelson Bandela.

Bruce Dickinson – longtime frontman of Iron Maiden and qualified commercial pilot – has detailed his experience with Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots at a spoken-word show over the weekend.Dickinson was onstage at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City on Saturday night (February 19), as part of his ongoing tour, entitled An Evening with Bruce Dickinson. In a segment of the show where he answered questions from fans, a former soldier enquired as to Dickinson’s most memorable flight with British soldiers.The singer, as reported by Blabbermouth, answered the question by recalling a 2008 flight from Afghanistan, where he was bringing RAF pilots home to the UK.“We were the flying the Royal Air Force Regiment, which is RAF boots-on-the-ground soldiers, and they’d been to Afghanistan,” said Dickinson.“They had taken some casualties and they had lost some people, but they were all really cheerful – the best passengers you could ever have in the military.

Uptown (to Harlem), which appeared on a hit album by the Chambers Brothers in 1967. When she met Davis, introduced by Devon Wilson, Jimi Hendrix’s girlfriend, Mabry had just ended a relationship with the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. Davis had recently divorced his first wife, the dancer Frances Taylor.

Funk singer Betty Davis has died, aged 77. The singer’s friend, Danielle Maggio, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on Wednesday (9 February). Davis, who was the ex-wife of jazz singer Miles Davis, died of natural causes.

NEW YORK -- Betty Davis, a bold and pioneering funk singer, model and songwriter of the 1960s and ‘70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis’ landmark fusion of jazz and more contemporary sounds, has died at age 77.Davis died early Wednesday after a brief illness, according to Danielle Maggio, a singer, adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and associate producer of the 2017 documentary “Betty: They Say I’m Different." Davis spent part of her childhood in Pittsburgh and settled there during the second half of her life.Sometimes referred to as “Madonna before Madonna,” Davis was the rare woman to make funk albums in the 1970s, and her three albums from that time were showcases for her fearless personality and sexuality and insistence on control of her material and her image. Davis producer Greg Errico, former drummer for Sly and the Family Stone, would call her style “down and dirty funk." Her records sold modestly at the time, but their impact has been cited often in the decades following.“The reach of her influence & sonic lineage is immense,” the author and critic Hanif Abdurraqib tweeted Wednesday.

Trailblazing funk musician Betty Davis has died at the age of 77. The star, who was once married to jazz legend Miles Davis, died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to a statement on her official website. Davis died in Homestead, Pennsylvania, where she'd lived since childhood, the statement reads.

Betty Davis, a soul and funk singer of the 1960s whose growling, raspy vocal style and unapologetically explicit lyrics would influence future performers from Prince and Erykah Badu to Outkast, died today of natural causes at her home in Homestead, Pennsylvania. She was 77.

Rolling Stone.Amie Downs, communications director for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where Davis resided, revealed that her cause of death was from natural causes.Famous for her raspy purr, Davis was known for singing hits such as “Get Ready for Betty,” “It’s My Life,” “If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up” and many more. Davis also wrote the Chambers Brothers song “Uptown (to Harlem).”She recorded most of her music between 1964 and 1975.

Bright Road (1953), Robert Wise’s Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), and 1974’s comedy Uptown Saturday Night, which the actor and singer directed. That film, in particular, is notable for its cast, which includes Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Calvin Lockhart, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bill Cosby.Also on the bill, Robert Altman’s 1996 jazz-noir Kansas City, in which Belafonte plays a gangster named “Seldom Seen.” The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, and Steve Buscemi.The channel is also highlighting the innovative independent works of Melvin Van Peebles, a one-man creative force who often starred in, wrote, directed, and composed his films.Of the four entries, the most notable are Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971), in which a Black man outruns white police authorities (the score, by Van Peebles, was performed by Earth, Wind & Fire) and Watermelon Man (1970), a renowned social comedy starring Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons, in which a white bigot wakes up to find his skin has turned Black.Also on tap: The Harder They Come (1972), featuring reggae artist Jimmy Cliff as a singer who faces down corruption in Jamaica’s music industry.

Hollywood and the nation are mourning a Hollywood pioneer today. Click on the photo above to launch a photo gallery on the career of Oscar winner Sidney Poitier, who has died at 94.

Tributes to Sidney Poitier poured in from Hollywood and around the world following the death Thursday of the groundbreaking actor and cultural icon. Poitier, who was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, was 94.—-“The grace and class that this man has shown throughout his entire life, the example he set for me, not only as a Black man but as a human being will never be forgotten. ...

Films of Sidney Poitier include:“From Whence Cometh Help” (Army documentary), 1949.“No Way Out,” 1950.“Cry the Beloved Country,” 1952.“Red Ball Express,” 1952.“Go Man Go!,” 1954.“The Blackboard Jungle,” 1955.“Goodbye My Lady,” 1956.“Edge of the City,” 1957.“Something of Value,” 1957.“Band of Angles,” 1957.“The Mark of the Hawk,” 1958.“The Defiant Ones,” 1958.“Porgy and Bess,” 1959.“All the Young Men,” 1960.“Virgin Island,” 1960.“A Raisin in the Sun,” 1961.“Paris Blues,” 1961.“Pressure Point,” 1962.“Lilies of the Field,” 1963.“The Long Ships,” 1964.“The Greatest Story Ever Told,” 1965.“The Bedford Incident,” 1965.“A Patch of Blue,” 1965.“The Slender Thread,” 1965.“Duel at Diabolo,” 1966.“In the Heat of the Night,” 1967.“To Sir With Love,” 1967.“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” 1967.“For Love of Ivy” (also story), 1968.“The Lost Man,” 1969.“They Call Me Mister Tibbs!” 1970.“Brother John,” 1971.“The Organization,” 1971.“Buck and the Preacher” (also director), 1972.“A Warm December” (also director), 1973.“Uptown Saturday Night” (also director), 1974.“Let’s Do It Again” (also director), 1975.“The Wilby Conspiracy,” 1975.“A Piece of the Action” (also director), 1977.“Stir Crazy” (director only), 1980.“Hanky Panky” (director only), 1982.“Fast Forward” (director only), 1985.“Shoot to Kill,” 1988.“Little Nikita,” 1988.“Ghost Dad” (director only), 1990.“Separate But Equal,” 1991.“Sneakers,” 1992.“Children of the Dust,” 1995.“To Sir, With Love II,” 1996.“Mandela and de Klerk,” 1997.“The Jackal,” 1997.“David and Lisa,” 1998.“Free of Eden,” 1999.“The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn,” 1999.“The Last Brickmaker in America,” 2001.———Sources: “The Film Encyclopedia” by Ephraim Katz, Internet Movie Database.

Kim Gordon has shared a new track called ‘Grass Jeans’ in aid of Fund Texas Choice, an organisation that provides women in Texas with travel to abortion clinics.The song marks the first solo material from the former Sonic Youth member since her debut album, 2019’s ‘No Home Record’.“Take me downtown/ Take me downtown/ Uptown/ Take me downtown where they go,” Gordon sings at the start of the dark, distorted single as fuzzy electric guitars chime in and out.“I often get asked, ‘Can music change

The piano man is back! Billy Joel made his triumphant return to New York City’s Madison Square Garden after the pandemic forced him to cancel his 2020 tour — and he’s in amazing shape.

After finding fame on The X Factor back in 2014 (who can forget that rendition of Uptown Funk?), Fleur East has enjoyed success in the charts, but also on our TV screens too. She wowed us earlier this year with her presenting skills on The Void alongside Ashley Banjo.

Princess Diana's dance partner, Wayne Sleep, was one of the late royal's most trusted friends after their friendship blossomed during dance rehearsals. The pair got to know each other after Diana contacted him to coach her for a surprise performance at London's Royal Opera House back in December 1985.Several weeks ahead of the event - Friends of Covent Garden - the two friends secretly choreographed a dance to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl as a birthday present to Prince Charles.

Mark Ronson confirmed that he’s engaged, and his fiancée is believed to be actress Grace Gummer. “I got engaged last weekend,” the “Uptown Funk” Grammy winner, 45, shared on his podcast.

Sarah Jessica Parker and her daughter Tabitha spent a lovely afternoon together in the actress' shoe store – with the youngster even turning sales assistant!MORE: Sarah Jessica Parker reflects on sad family newsThe mother-daughter duo headed to the SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker store in Uptown New York to help out, and we can't get over how grown-up the actress' twin daughter is looking. WATCH: Sarah Jessica Parker shares glimpse inside family homeThe youngster could be seen wearing a lovely

Do you think Bruno Mars will play the reception? Grace Gummer and Bruno’s “Uptown Funk” collaborator Mark Ronson have been dating since last year. Apparently, things have been going well – because the Mr.

Bruno Mars has become the first artist to have five songs certified as Diamond by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).His songs ‘That’s What I Like’ and ‘When I Was Your Man’ have just received diamond certification after selling and streaming over 10 million copies.Other songs already certified Diamond include ‘Just The Way You Are,’ ‘Grenade,’ and his collaboration with Mark Ronson, ‘Uptown Funk!’Recording Industry Association Of America chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier said of

Sherri Shepherd is loving the way she feels after reaching her weight loss goal.

Leah McSweeney are joined by newcomer Eboni K. Williams, the NY franchise’s first black cast member.

The UK's best-selling single of 1983 was Culture Club's Karma Chameleon with 955,000 sales, according Official Charts Company data. 

Talk about a transformation! Emma Roberts looks totally different as a brunette in newly released photos from a pregnancy photo shoot with Violet Grey, which was shared on March 18, 2021.

Bruno Mars has called on the Recording Academy to allow his new band to perform at Sunday’s (15 March) Grammy Awards. In February, the “Uptown Funk” singer announced that he was teaming up with rapper Anderson .

Name a more iconic duo than Christie Brinkley and a bikini. At 66 years old, the blonde beauty has proved that she’s completely ageless, rocking swimsuits while at the beach with her family, and looking just as great as she did 40 years ago. As a former Sports Illustrated covergirl for the outlet’s famed swimsuit edition, it’s no wonder that everyone’s favorite “Uptown Girl” loves to don a strappy two-piece, or a gorgeous one-piece. Here are some of her best looks.

Name a more iconic bikini queen than Christie Brinkley. At 66 years old, the blonde beauty has proved that she’s completely ageless, rocking swimsuits while at the beach with her family, and looking just as great as she did 40 years ago. As a former Sports Illustrated covergirl for the outlet’s famed swimsuit edition, it’s no wonder that everyone’s favorite “Uptown Girl” loves to don a strappy two-piece, or a gorgeous one-piece. Here are some of her best looks.

Mary J. Blige is a living legend with 257 awards spanning over her music and acting career and 13 Grammy’s to call her own.

Violent carjackings have surged in Minneapolis, Minn., in recent months, swelling to numbers that officials have deemed "staggering," according to reports.  Carjackings are up 537% when compared to the previous November, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.  “The numbers are staggering,” said police spokesman John Elder. “It defies all civility and any shred of common human decency.” Police arrested protested who marched with fireworks to Uptown in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Nov.

Season 4 of The Crown introduces a handful of "Did that really happen?" moments, from Prince Charles's cringeworthy engagement interview to the queen's secret estranged cousins. Also among those in the list is Princess Diana's surprise dance number at the Royal Opera House—this, much like most of the events in the show, did happen in real life.

A group of protesters set off fireworks and spray-painted business storefronts in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, leading to the arrest of 14 people, police said. A few dozen protesters marched through the city's Uptown neighborhood, lighting fireworks and carrying a banner that read “America is Over" as presidential election results started to come in.

Westlife star Shane Filan has heartbreakingly revealed his father Peter has passed away ten months after his mother Mae’s death. Uptown Girl singer Shane, 41, announced the heartbreaking news as he shared a statement on his social media feeds.