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CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy) have announced their first US live shows in over 11 years.The Brazilian new rave icons will return to North America this year for a tour. They had previously announced festival appearances at Kilby Block Party and Just Like Heaven, and have now unveiled a tour stopping by Washington, New York, Boston and more.“We are so happy to announce that we will be back for a limited US tour this spring!” the band wrote on X/Twitter.

Ellise Shafer Following sold-out dates in London, New York and San Francisco, the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” concert series is expanding to a 100-city world tour. Beginning September 2024, the music of the hit Nickelodeon series will travel to cities across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific. The over two-hour concert, produced by GEA Live, brings “Avatar: The Last Airbender’s” iconic musical score to life with an orchestra as fan-favorite moments from the series are shown on screen.

Taylor Swift‘s home in New York.As BBC News reports, David Crowe was arrested yesterday (Monday, January 22) following complaints about an “emotionally disturbed male acting erratically” in the area.“Once officers observed the male harassing multiple complainants, they took him to custody without further incidents, [and] no injuries were reported,” said the New York Police Department (NYPD).Crowe, who is 33 years old and from Seattle, Washington, was charged with two counts of harassment and two counts of stalking.It comes days after a man was arrested outside the same residence for allegedly attempting to enter the property. The NYPD have not confirmed if the suspect of the first arrest was linked to the harassment and stalking case.Swift was away from home at the time supporting her NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce as his team Kansas City Chiefs played the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.The ‘Midnights’ artist has previously faced numerous issues with alleged stalkers at her New York residence, as well as homes she owns in California and Rhode Island.Last summer, a man from Indiana was arrested and charged with stalking and harassing Swift after he made numerous attempts to contact the star at home and through social media.Back in 2022, a man faced trespassing and stalking charges after allegedly entering two New York homes linked to Swift.A stalker also broke into Swift’s NYC townhouse in 2018, and was found taking a nap in the property.

We never put much stock in that story about Taylor Swift and Kylie Kelce feuding. And now we put roughly ZERO in it!

The Last Dinner Party have announced a tour across North America for 2024.The UK baroque-pop band will be heading across the pond in March, April, July and August in support of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy‘, which is out February 2.The group will begin the 20-date stint at Lunario in Mexico City on March 19, making stops in Boston, New York, Toronto, Portland, San Francisco and more, before they wrap up at The Complex in Salt Lake City on August 7. Miss Grit will also perform as support across select dates.Pre-sale starts Tuesday (January 23) at 10am ET, ahead of general sale Friday (January 26) at 10am ET from here.A post shared by THE LAST DINNER PARTY (@thelastdinnerparty)“North America Dinner Guests!!! We are thrilled to unveil that we will be gracing your beauteous towns and charming cities from March, with support from @miss_grit,” the band shared on Instagram.“Chime the bells, flare the beacons, and signal the alarms to secure thy tickets swiftly!”MARCH19 – Mexico City, MX, Lunario21 – Austin, TX, Scoot Inn22 – Dallas, TX, The Studio at The Factory 24 – Boston, MA, Royale Boston*26 – New York, NY, Webster Hall*27 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel* 29 – Montreal, QC, Le Studio TD*30 – Toronto, ON, The Concert Hall*31 – Detroit, MI, The Majestic Theatre*APRIL2 – Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall*4 – Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue*5 – Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom*9 – Portland, OR, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*10 – Vancouver, BC, Hollywood Theatre*11 – Seattle, WA, The Showbox*14 – Phoenix, AZ, Crescent Ballroom*16 – San Francisco, CA, Bimbo’s 365 Club*JULY 31 – Kansas City, MO at The TrumanAUGUST2 – St. Charles, IA, Hinterland Festival6 – Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre7 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex*with

This spring, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their 2014 album Piñata with a handful of shows. Dubbed Teñata, the three concerts will take place in May in Boston, New York City, and Chicago. El Michels Affair will back the duo at each show; Eyedress is slated to open in Boston and Chicago, with Pink Siifu joining in N.Y.C.

Travis Kelce gave a couple sweet gestures towards girlfriend Taylor Swift in the stands during his game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night (January 21) at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.

Jason Kelce was an ultimate football fan while celebrating a touchdown at the Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills game on Sunday (January 21) at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.

Taylor Swift has arrived in Buffalo to support Travis Kelce!

arrived at the Kansas City Chiefs' playoff game against the Buffalo Bills ready to cheer on boyfriend in what might be her coziest outfit yet. Throughout football season, Swift has gone back and forth between wearing and going full in . Then, of course, there are the outfits that .

Caroline Brew editor John Hamlin, who worked as an executive or consultant on 45 Oscar telecasts at NBC and then ABC, died on Jan. 15 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He was 92.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Union,” documentary filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing follow the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), a group of current and former Amazon workers as they attempt to unionize Amazon employees working at a facility in Staten Island, N.Y. The directing duo chronicles just how excruciatingly hard it is to form a workers’ union in America — especially at Amazon.

Taylor Swift has so much impact, she’s even changing menus.

——and they're both diving into winter in completely different ways.On January 19, Julia Fox hit the streets of Park City, Utah to promote her upcoming film Presence at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Despite ranging between 19 and 42 degrees Fahrenheit that day, the opted to wear a white crochet string bikini…over a black turtleneck bodysuit, of course.

The Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75.The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone yesterday (January 19) by Miriam Linna of Norton Records, who released Weiss’ only solo album ‘Dangerous Game’ in 2007. “Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, to both young men and women of my generation and all generations,” Linna said.The Shangri-Las were known for a string of artful, cinematic singles in the ‘60s which often depicted highly melodramatic teen tragedies, including ‘Leader of the Pack’ (a US Number One single), ‘I Can Never Go Home Anymore’ and ‘Give Him a Great Big Kiss’.Weiss was born in 1948 and grew up in Queens, New York.

Drake has postponed his upcoming ‘It’s All A Blur – Big As What?’ tour with J. Cole. See below for the new dates and ticket information.The duo were originally meant to kick off the tour in Denver, Colorado tonight (January 18), but will now commence on February 2 in Tampa, Florida.

Josh Radnor is now a married man!

Two concertgoers who attended one of Madonna‘s recent shows in New York have sued her after she took the stage more than two hours late during her Celebration Tour.

EXCLUSIVE: Just across the East River from Manhattan, New York’s newest purpose-built film and TV production facility is slated to open this spring.

Madonna is facing a class action lawsuit filed by two fans after her December concerts in New York City’s Barclays Center began “over two hours” later than scheduled.On Wednesday (January 17), two ticket buyers, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden filed a complaint alleging that the singer had breached her contract with attendees and violated New York state laws by beginning her concert on December 13 at 10:30PM rather than the stipulated 8:30PM timing.In the introduction of the lawsuit, which was first shared by Billboard, Fellows’ and Hadden’s attorneys wrote that “defendants’ actions constitute not just a breach of their contracts with Plaintiffs and Class Members, but also a wanton exercise in false advertising, negligent representation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.” The full document can be read here.Extending the accusations to Madonna’s concerts at the same venue on December 14 and 16 – which allegedly also began “over two hours late” – the attorneys claim that the concerts’ stipulated 8:30PM start time as represented on the tickets was “material to Plaintiffs’ agreement to purchase the tickets”, and that Madonna’s failure to satisfy the expectations of an 8:30PM start time caused legal damage to concertgoers who “had to get up early to go to work and/or take care of their family responsibilities the next day”.In addition, the attorneys claimed that the concerts’ 1AM conclusion resulted in ticket holders being faced with “limited public transportation, limited ride-sharing, and/or increased public and private transportation costs”, adding that a number were left “stranded in the middle of the night”.On the violation of New York state laws, the attorneys invoked the state’s General Business Law 149,

Shygirl has announced a new EP called ‘Club Shy’ and released a single featuring Boys Noize – listen to ‘tell me’ below.The London DJ, rapper and singer-songwriter is due to release the six-track project on February 9 via Because Music. A pink vinyl edition will follow on March 29.

EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed filmmaker Shuchi Talati, ahead of the world premiere of her first feature, Girls Will Be Girls, at the Sundance Film Festival.

Ethan Shanfeld If you’re eager to see “Stop Making Sense” on the big screen again, well, watch out … you might get what you’re after. Starting Jan. 27, the beloved Talking Heads concert film will return to movie theaters across the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

The Killers, Post Malone, and SZA have been announced as headliners for this year’s edition of the Governors Ball festival – check out the full line-up below.The annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York will run from June 7-9 this year.Post Malone is set to headline on Friday, June 7 with acts such as FLO, Blondshell, Rauw Alejandro, Dominic Fike, Labrinth, Ryan Beatty, Mimi Webb, Arcy Drive and more also scheduled to perform.Saturday, June 8 will see The Killers headline with acts such as 21 Savage, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sabrina Carpenter, D4vd, Sexyy Red and more set to perform.Closing out the festival on Sunday, June 9 will be SZA with Reneé Rapp, Don Toliver, Kevin Abstract, Chappell Roan, Stephen Sanchez, Beach Fossils, Geese and more on the bill. Check out the full line-up and day breakdown below.Fans can sign up now for the SMS presale which will commence on Thursday, January 18 from 11am until 1pm ET.

Jimmy Buffett, a musician with many connections to the Sunshine State, could soon be honored in unique fashion. On Wednesday, two bills were approved by a state Senate committee in celebration of Buffett, who died in September. State Road A1A, a major Florida highway, would become Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway while specialty "Margaritaville" license plates would be available throughout the state.

AleXa has announced her brand-new 2024 ‘sick of you’ US tour.Today (January 11), AleXa announced six dates for “part one” of her upcoming 2024 ‘sick of you’ US tour, which will take place from late-March to mid-April 2024.The K-pop idol will kick off her tour with a show on March 29 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City, New York. In the same month, she’ll also play a show in Chicago, Illinois.In April, AleXa will play concerts in the cities of Atlanta, Tulsa and Dallas.

Court papers have shown that Virginia Giuffre claimed Jeffrey Epstein paid her almost £12,000 to have sex with Prince Andrew.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music FOMO is such a strong human emotion that it defies logic, especially when looking at photos or video from Studio 54 or a Beatles concert or Truman Capote’s Black-and-White Ball… or, as “Indie/Seen,” veteran photographer Piper Ferguson’s new photo book demonstrates, the indie-rock scene of the early ‘00s. LCD Soundsystem, Coachella 2016 (Photo: Piper Ferguson) It’s a time capsule of the era dominated by the Strokes, the Killers, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the White Stripes, Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, the Rapture and many now-obscure acts from that scene, and even though the photos were taken 20-odd years ago, the artists are presented so vividly that it’s hard not to wish you were there.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Julian Jacobs, a longtime UTA executive who has helped the firm expand into entertainment marketing, has been named to lead the agency’s New York office, effective in March. Jacobs expects to build on momentum fostered under Allan Haldeman, a partner and co-head of TV Lit, who has led New York operations since September of 2022.

Prince Andrew has been spotted leaving his home as the pressure continues to grow on him as the unsealing of hundreds of pages of court documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues.

PVRIS have announced a 2024 UK, US and EU tour set to kick off in April.The tour is in support of the band’s latest release ‘Evergreen’. Kicking off on April 24 in Hanover, the band – comprised of vocalist Lynn Gunn and bassist Brian MacDonald – will make stops in cities such as Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw, Brussels, Prague, Vienna, Milan, Cologne, Paris, Manchester, Glasgow, and Birmingham.

Josh Hutcherson revealed a text message he received from his Hunger Games co-star Jennifer Lawrence when both of their films were having major wins.

CNN reported that a third person, 35-year-old Michael Avery, had died.Rochester Police later said that Avery appeared to “intentionally” speed towards the other vehicles and the pedestrians, and that his Exhibition vehicle had been loaded with gas canisters. The crash resulted in a fire that took an hour to extinguish.A post shared by moe.

How many bombshells does the Jeffrey Epstein document dump really contain? Not a lot, to be honest.

Selena Gomez has opened up about quitting music in a new interview, saying she would prefer to eventually focus on her acting career instead.In an upcoming episode of the SmartLess podcast, Gomez, who has recently starred in the hit comedy series Only Murders In The Building, said she would prefer to “settle” on one area moving forward.Gomez explained: “I started having a lot of fun with music and then touring was really fun. But I was doing my TV show at the same time [Wizards Of Waverly Place] and I just found it really fun so I just kept going but the older I get, the more…I would like to find something to just settle on” (via Deadline).She told hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes: “I do feel like I have one more album in me but I would probably choose acting.”In the episode, which airs on January 8 but is available now to Wonder+ subscribers, Gomez went on to note that she never intended to be a singer, but after singing the theme song to Wizards Of Waverly Place, Disney asked her if she would record an album.“I wanted to be an actress, I never really intended on being a singer full-time but apparently that hobby turned into something else,” Gomez said.“I don’t think I’m the best singer but I do know how to tell stories and I love being able to make songs.”Meanwhile, last month Gomez was spotted with Taylor Swift at Ramy Youssef’s fundraising event for Gaza in Brooklyn, New York.The show took place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on December 8.

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based cultural institution Villa Albertine and Unifrance have announced the selection of French features due to be showcased in the 9th edition of their joint Young French Cinema program.