Mark James, Songwriter of ‘Suspicious Minds,’ ‘Always on My Mind’ and ‘Hooked on a Feeling,’ Dies at 83

Monsoon has launched a huge summer sale, with dresses, tops, trousers, skirts and beachwear all heavily reduced. But one summer dress in the Monsoon summer sale is turning fashion fans' heads, thanks to its vibrant design and flattering fit.

Ty Myers has signed with Records Nashville/ Columbia Records and will release his new song “Let ‘Em Talk” via the label “very soon,” according to the announcement. Myers is managed by Blake Shelton manager Narvel Blackstock of Starstruck Entertainment. He has enjoyed hits with his songs “Tie That Binds” and “Drinkin’ Alone” (which may be written from experience as he is not yet of drinking age).

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Rob Stone, who co-founded the influential music marketing company Cornerstone Agency and the magazine the Fader, died Monday after a battle with cancer, according to social media posts from his family and his longtime friend and co-CEO Jon Cohen. He was 55. “It is with a heavy heart and sadness we share the news of the passing of Rob Stone,” his family wrote.

When it comes to buying a present for the person who has everything, what do you get? The Royal Family are notorious for their funny tradition of buying each other gag gifts, with previous presents including a leather toilet seat, a 'grown your own girlfriend kit' and even a shower cap which had “Ain’t life a b****”. And just like many before her, Meghan Markle was successful with the first gift she bought the late Queen during her first Christmas at Sandringham.The future Duchess reportedly chose to give the monarch a singing toy hamster – and the monarch was so impressed by it she remarked: "It can keep my dogs company." A source said: "Meghan bought a little hamster that sings with a little rope for Her Majesty.

Victoria Beckham gave Meghan Markle over £6,000 worth of designer items, according to a royal expert. However, the gift had little effect on the sales of her fashion line, according to to biographer Tom Bower.The designer items were given to the Duke of Sussex when she was still a senior member of the Royal Family.

Nirvana’s debut single ‘Love Buzz’ in Kurt Cobain’s hometown this week – watch the footage below.The Nirvana bassist’s new band – which also includes Screaming Trees’ Mark Pickerel, as well as Jillian Raye, Jennifer Johnson and Kathy Moore – played at the annual Make Music Day in Aberdeen, Washington on Friday (June 21).Among the setlist was ‘Love Buzz’, the song first written and recorded by Dutch band Shocking Blue in 1969 and later covered by Nirvana and released as their debut single on Sub Pop Records in 1988.Watch the new performance, as well as Nirvana’s version, below:Last year, Novoselic told NME about the chances of a reunion from the surviving Nirvana members in the future.“I’d like to,” he said. “There was a time after Kurt died when I said to myself, ‘I’m never going to play these songs again’.

Blink-182 have kicked off their 2024 North American tour last night (June 20) and debuted a new song along with their classic deep cuts.The band – comprised of the original line-up Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker – took over the Kia Center in Orlando Flordia last night to kick off their 2024 ‘One More Time’ tour.Comprised of 26 tracks, the night’s setlist included deep cuts such as ‘Obvious’ and ‘M+M’s’ which were played with Delonge for the first time since 2013. They also performed ‘When Your Heart Stops Beating’ and ‘There Is’ which are tracks from their side-projects +44 and Box Car Racer respectively.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mark Wahlberg (The Family Plan) and Paul Walter Hauser (The Instigators) are set to team on Balls Up, an action comedy that Peter Farrelly will direct for Amazon MGM Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the filmmaking duo behind BAFTA-nominated Nick Cave pic 20,000 Days on Earth, have just wrapped filming a new performance film dubbed The Extraordinary Miss Flower. The project brings to life the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase of letters sent to her in the 1960s and 1970s that inspired acclaimed Icelandic singer-songwriter Emilíana Torrini to return to the studio. 

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Country stars Lainey Wilson, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan and Trisha Yearwood will be among the recipients of the Special Awards being given out at the annual ACM Honors program in August. The Academy of Country Music will celebrate the honorees during a ceremony taking place at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Aug.

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender.

Gwyneth Paltrow is sharing her support for Kate Middleton following her latest public appearance over the weekend during the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The Hollywood star showed her appreciation for Kate on social media, and it seems the actress is close to the royal family, as last year she went on a double date with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The Princess of Wales’ sibling announces a memoirThe Prince and Princess of Wales’ Airbnb stay revealedThe Princess of Wales’ baby nephew’s latest milestone revealed in new Instagram postKate took to Instagram to share some special moments next to her family, standing next to Prince William and their kids, 9-year-old Charlotte, and 6-year-old Prince Louis.

Music is everywhere. It fills up the time on long car rides. We hum along to songs while shopping for groceries.The soundtrack we hear over the course of a movie is vital to the telling of the story.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Alex Jones‘ personal assets must be liquidated to pay the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims over the conspiracy theorist’s false claims that the massacre was a hoax, a federal judge ruled Friday. Jones, founder and host of right-wing fringe site InfoWars, had already filed for personal bankruptcy protection after juries in two separate states ordered him to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages to the Sandy Hook families. Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S.

Selena Kuznikov “Palm Royale” showrunner Abe Sylvia relied on his “guru” Joni Mitchell (via her song “People’s Parties”) when figuring out the tone for his Apple TV+ comedy: “Laughing and crying are the same release.” “Our show took itself really seriously even as it went absurd,” Sylvia said. “It’s a gay ‘Fantasia,’ right? It’s tone is maximalist gay.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic For his new “Honeymind” album, singer and actor Ben Platt brought in an especially honeyed voice as a counterpart on one song, Brandy Clark. He had written “Treehouse” in a writing session with Clark well before the album was being put together, and then he and producer Dave Cobb had the eureka (or as Platt puts it, “duh”) moment of realizing just how much more haunting it might sound as a duet with the co-writer, whose chops obviously don’t begin and end with songwriting prowess.

Warner Bros Pictures has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language feature debut, The Room Next Door, for release in a host of key international markets including the filmmaker’s home turf of Spain.

Former Love Island star Paul Danan has revealed that he suffered respiratory failure and had to be given CPR before being rushed to hospital last month.The ex-Hollyoaks actor, who played Sol Patrick in the soap between 1997 and 2001, collapsed at his parents’ home in an episode he believes is connected to his addiction to vaping. Paul subsequently spent a week in intensive care at Whipps Cross Hospital in East London, where he also contracted pneumonia. Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Paul said: “I was dead — it’s a miracle I’m here.” He explained what led to him being admitted to hospital: “I’m upstairs puffing away on my vape then suddenly I lost my breath and collapsed.

Fair City and P.S. I Love You, has died.The Irish actor was best known for her time across film, television and theatre, and her standout roles included playing the character Angela O’Connell in the Irish soap opera Fair City between 2005 and 2016, and Rose Kennedy in P.S. I Love You.She is recognised for playing Mrs Rabbitte in the hit film The Commitments too.