Music Venue Trust announces ‘The Artist Pledge’ – calling on acts to give back when they reach arena level

Where in the world is Beyoncé?! No, really! Where is she?!

Kirstie Allsopp has paid tribute to her her auctioneer dad after announcing her heartbreak at his death earlier this week.The Location, Location, Location presenter said her 83-year-old dad Baron Charles Henry Allsopp, was the "best" of his generation and she was "so proud" to have been his daughter.The businessman and antiques expert was the sixth Baron Hindlip and educated at Eton College before serving in the Coldstream Guards from 1959 until 1963, when he moved to work at Christie's, one of the world's most prestigious antique and fine-art auction houses. Kirstie, 52, posted a photograph of her dad doing what he loved and wrote an emotional caption alongside it which said: “This is my Dad, Charlie Hindlip, he was a great auctioneer, the best of his generation, an artist, a gardener, a father of four, and grandfather of eight, a loving husband to a wife he lost too soon." She continued: "“He was a real star, he worked hard, played hard and went further than anyone ever expected.

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Gracie Abrams just announced her 2024 ‘The Secret Of Us Tour’ in support of her upcoming second studio album that shares a name with the nationwide trek.Midway through the run, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter is scheduled to make a stop at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall on Friday, Oct. 4.Abrams’ headlining dates come before she reunites with Taylor Swift for the U.S.

Gracie Abrams is hitting the road!

Virgin Atlantic will resume flights between London Heathrow and Israel, the airline has announced. A daily flight will operate in each direction between Heathrow and Tel Aviv from September 5.

If you have never seen the Hitchcock movie or read John Buchan’s masterpiece you may struggle to know what exactly is going on.

Survivor contestants are saying see ya to a bit of prize money from pop singer/songwriter Sia.

There are plenty of music stars who aren’t fans of their own songs.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Of all the films premiering at Cannes this year, “The Most Precious of Cargoes” is both an anomaly (the first animated feature to compete for the Palme d’Or since “Persepolis” in 2007) and the most likely to become a classic. Blending the heavy lines of early-20th-century woodcuts with the gentle pastels of watercolor painting, “The Artist” director Michel Hazanavicius finds a poignant way to address not only the horrors of the Holocaust, but the kinds of kindness that combatted it, crafting an indelible parable destined to be watched and shared by generations to come.

John Oates went back to his roots. Chock-full of history, the 76-year-old musician chose three meaningful spots from his Hall & Oates days: Rudy’s Music SoHo, Electric Lady Studios and the former site of Gaslight Cafe.Gaslight Cafe is the Greenwich Village coffeehouse where Oates and former music partner Daryl Hall played their first New York show together in the late ’60s — when they were both in different groups.“And so when you’re with one of the greatest singers of all time, of course you’re not going to be the frontman. And it’s actually OK, because I don’t think I really felt comfortable doing that anyway,” Oates explained to Arnold of their partnership.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame duo met as students at Temple University in Philadelphia.

With the holiday season well and truly upon us, people across the country are getting ready to head to the airport and embark on their summer holidays. But as exciting as a trip abroad may be, packing for a holiday isn’t without its stressors. And one thing that can cause holidaymakers that little extra stress is knowing what plug adapter to bring to their destination in order to ensure that they’ll be able to use all of their electronic goods while on the trip.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Straying from the hotheaded “Taxi Driver” style that has dominated much of his career, Paul Schrader pays ruminative and respectful tribute to his late friend, novelist Russell Banks, who gave the writer-director the raw material for one of his best films, “Affliction” — and now, for one of his best films in years. Adapted from Banks’ “Foregone” (and given the title the author told Schrader he wanted for the book), “Oh, Canada” presents a dying artist’s final testimony as a multifaceted film-within-a-film, honoring Banks while also revealing so many of Schrader’s own thoughts on mortality.

Empire Of The Sun have announced their first album in eight years, ‘Ask That God’, and shared their joyful new single ‘Music On The Radio’.The Aussie duo have shared details of their long-awaited fourth studio album, which is set to drop July 26 (pre-order/pre-save here).Nick Littlemore says of the new album: “It has been a journey unlike any other that Empire Of The Sun has undertaken. We always ‘go there’ when it comes to exploration of both the self and the outside world.

Glastonbury Festival has announced the full 2024 line-up for Strummerville, featuring Frank Turner, Lambrini Girls and more.The legendary Worthy Farm event will take place between June 26-30, boasting headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as performances from the likes of Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz and The National.Following the initial wave of acts being confirmed in March, organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festival’s many areas and stages – including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Common and The Park.Today (May 16), Glastonbury has dropped the full day-by-day programme for Strummerville – its area dedicated to the late Clash frontman Joe Strummer, who played Glasto’s main stage in 1999.Located high on the hill by Worthy Gate, the space offers “the festival’s finest viewpoint, Joe’s iconic 24-hour campfire, cafe and CasBar”. Its “humble” live stage hosts “some of the finest and eclectic talents out there”.This year, it’ll be headlined by Dennis Just Dennis, Rompa’s Reggae Shack, Ged Lever and Cumbia Kid.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Religion, Karl Marx said, is the opiate of the masses. Today, he would likely say that the opiate of the masses is fame — the desire for it, the things you have to do to get it, the fragmentary nature of it (the old “15 minutes” is now, in many cases, more like 15 seconds), and everything it’s supposed to bring you. The new fame, the lusty fickle kind bred by social media, is at the center of “Wild Diamond,” a startlingly bold and true French drama that premiered today at Cannes.

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Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover has dropped a new album, promised another one later this summer and announced his ‘New World Tour.’The ‘New World Tour’ will send the rapper/singer/actor/writer/director/comedian to arenas all over North America, Europe and Australasia from August 2024 through February 2025 along with special guests WILLOW and Amaarae on select dates.Early on in the 35-concert U.S. and Canada run, the “Atlanta” star is slated to drop into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Monday, Aug.

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Apple has apologised for “missing the mark” with their new iPod Pro advert, in which vintage musical instruments and equipment are crushed.The advert caused controversy among music fans after being shared by company CEO Tim Cook this week. It shows vintage guitars, pianos, trumpets and metronomes, as well as turntables, speakers and arcade games being crushed, backed by a soundtrack of Sonny & Cher’s ‘All I Need Is You’.“Meet the new iPad Pro: the thinnest product we’ve ever created, the most advanced display we’ve ever produced, with the incredible power of the M4 chip.