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Life imitates art with the release of “Daisy Jones & The Six” album Aurora.

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premiere of Daisy Jones & the Six nears, fans are getting closer to finally being able to see the epic love triangle between Riley Keough's character, Daisy Jones, and that of Sam Claflin's, Billy Dunne, plus his wife on the show, Camila, played by Camila Morrone.On the show, Daisy may or may not have the most successful love life, but beyond the screen, Riley found love with Ben Smith-Petersen, who she married in 2015.The pair met while doing re-shoots in Australia – where Ben is originally from – for Mad Max: Fury Road. WATCH: Daisy Jones and The Six new trailerMORE: Riley Keough confesses to her emotional reaction to Austin Butler playing her grandfatherRiley recalled in 2016 to USA Today: "Two weeks into dating him, we were at a gas station and I was like, 'I could see myself having kids with this person.' It was kind of like I knew I was meeting my husband. It was very cool."They got engaged in 2014, tied the knot with a romantic ceremony in Napa, California in 2015, and in January 2023, during the celebration of life for the actress' late mother, Lisa Marie Presley, who passed away on January 12th, Ben confirmed the couple had welcomed a baby girl, their first child together.MORE: Riley Keough reveals her husband Ben Smith-Petersen makes an appearance on Daisy Jones & the SixReading a speech to Lisa Marie on behalf of her eldest daughter, the Australia native said: "Thank you for showing me that love is the only thing that matters in this life.

may tell the story of a fictional band, but they're rubbing shoulders with some very real musical influences. The cast of Amazon's upcoming adaptation of the ultra-popular novel told ET's Nischelle Turner that Bob Dylan paid a visit to their recording studio. «It was insane,» Suki Waterhouse, who plays band member Karen, said of the experience. «He had a tour bus outside of Sound City.»Sound City is the iconic Los Angeles recording studio where the cast recorded the album on which the book focuses. Blake Mills, producer of the show's soundtrack, has also previously worked with Dylan. Author Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote many of 's lyrics for the book, but the show will now bring the fictional music to life. Camila Morrone, who plays Camila, wife of band leader Billy, added that the cast tried to stay focused on their own work despite being utterly starstruck. «When Bob Dylan's making music you just let him do his thing,» she said with a chuckle.«We tried to stay out of his way,» Waterhouse agreed.Though the Bob Dylan sighting may have been more a moment in passing, the cast certainly had their fair share of epic artistic run-ins while in production. Mills recruited a group of music legends to adapt Reid's and the finished project boasts co-writing credits from Marcus Mumford, Phoebe Bridgers and Jackson Browne.Tony Berg, a frequent collaborator of Bridgers, also provided additional support and the album features instrumental work from David Bowie, Elton John, Pearl Jam, Jeff Beck, Rilo Kiley, The Who, Nine Inch Nails and The Wallflowers. Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley, plays Daisy Jones.

“Daisy Jones & The Six” rock the world when the band’s epic limited series comes out. Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse, and more will bring Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel to life.

The cast of Daisy Jones & The Six took over New York City!

Riley Keough looked stunning at the Los Angeles premiere of her much anticipated series “Daisy Jones & The Six.” The actress, who’s the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis Presley, plays Daisy Jones, a free spirited singer that’s inspired on Stevie Nicks in her Fleetwood Mac era. Riley Keough shares a photo from the last time she saw her ‘beautiful mama’ Lisa Marie PresleyElvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough stars in a new TV showKeough wore a black outfit made out of two parts: a top with a plunging neckline, and a sequined skirt. She matched the look with black heels and accesorized it all with big gold and green earrings.Keough stars alongside a cast made up of Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Sebastian Chacon, Suki Waterhouse, and more.

Author Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote her best-selling novel, “Daisy Jones & the Six,” with a fictional band in the image of Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac’s multi-platinum 1977 album “Rumors” changed everything for the band, but the tensions between the bandmates became just as notable as their music.

Prime Video’s ’70s-era miniseries “Daisy Jones & The Six” — but she wasn’t cast in the role because of her rock ‘n roll lineage.“It never even occurred to us,” series co-creator Scott Neustadter (“The Fault in Our Stars”) told The Post. “She had her representatives call us and say, ‘Riley read this book, and she thinks she was born to play this part,’” he said, referring to the novel on which the show is based. “And we said, ‘Okay, that’s cool.’ We talked to her, and after half an hour, we were like, ‘Yes, she was [born to play the part]!’ But even with her [family] background, she said to us, ‘I have to be upfront with you and tell you, I’ve never sung before. I sing in the shower sometimes.

so good!" “I'm obsessed!" Those are just some of the reactions among the Glamour staff after getting a sneak peek at Daisy Jones & the Six, on the . The 10-episode limited series, about the rise and fall of a fictional rock band, premieres this week on Prime Video, and thanks to Riley Keough's spot-on portrayal of lead singer Daisy Jones, it hits all the right notes.There's also Sam Claflin's perfectly-chiseled cheekbones and magnetic presence as singer Billy Dunne as well as an outstanding supporting cast (Camila Morrone as Camila Dunne, Will Harrison as Graham Dunne, , and Josh Whitehouse as Eddie Roundtree), and that will be all the inspo you need as we approach festival season. It all works in tandem to create a compelling story that's perfect for a weekend binge (multiple episodes will drop each Friday through March).

She may be known for having started her career modelling for the likes of Burberry and H&M, but Suki Waterhouse has carved a name for herself as being an in demand actress in recent years. Following a string of acting credits in films and TV shows including Pokemon: Detective Pikachu and Love, Rosie, the 31 year old is now starring in upcoming Amazon Series Daisy Jones and The Six alongside Sam Claflin and Riley Keough, who is the late daughter of Lisa Marie Presley. So, as Suki prepares to make her mark on the miniseries, which is set to be released next month, let’s take a look at her life off screen… After being discovered by a modelling scout while on a day out in London when she was just 16, Suki’s career has gone from strength to strength.

Riley Keough stunned in an all-black Schiaparelli Haute Couture ensemble as she made her first red carpet appearance since the sudden death of her mother Lisa Marie Presley last month. The 33-year-old actress on Thursday night attended the premiere of her new Amazon Prime Video series "Daisy Jones & the Six" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Riley Keough may be Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, but she didn’t let the pressure of trying to live up to the family name get to her while shooting “Daisy Jones & The Six,” Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel. She stars as the lead singer of a Fleetwood Mac-like band in the 1970s. “I have a quality where I don’t really care if I mess up, if I do something stupid or if I do a bad performance,” she told me Thursday night at the series premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. “I kind of just brush it off and I also have a sense of humor about it.” Keough also recalled her late mom Lisa Marie Presley didn’t flinch when she told her she was playing a singer: “She’s always supportive of everything I do.”

Catching Fire premiered in 2013, star Sam Claflin is reflecting on playing fan favorite Finnick Odair. Finnick stole fans' hearts the moment he offered Katniss Everdeen () a sugar cube before the Quarter Quell tribute parade, but the now 36-year-old actor was not nearly as confident as his on-screen counterpart. “At the time, I was shitting myself — the first topless scene I’ve ever done, you know? Oh, my God," he told while promoting his new series, .

Like most other people would, Sam Claflin couldn’t help but fanboy over working with a member of the Presley family.

An edgy evening! Riley Keough, Suki Waterhouse, Camila Morrone and more stars commanded attention at the premiere of Daisy Jones & The Six on Thursday, February 23.

Riley Keough made her first red carpet appearance on Thursday since the death of her mother Lisa Marie Presley.

The cast of the new Prime Video series Daisy Jones and the Six received support from their executive producer Reese Witherspoon at the L.A. premiere!

Reese Witherspoon is looking bad with warm at her experience shooting Walk the Line while reflecting on her new project, Daisy Jones & The Six.Witherspoon walked the carpet on Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of the new Prime Video series, on which she serves as an executive producer, and she stopped to talk with ET's Nischelle Turner about the fun new musical dramedy.«Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote the most amazing novel and it read like a movie or a television show, like just episodic. And it felt like this is a time period that people are obsessed with but we haven't seen something in this time period in so long,» Witherspoon said, recalling what drew her to bringing the project to TV. «It just was so ready to be the best television show ever.»The mini-series details the meteoric rise to fame of the titular rock band, Daisy Jones & The Six, during the 1970s Los Angeles music scene, and their inevitable fall as fame spins them out of control.The stars of the series — including Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse, and more -- also perform some original tunes, written by the fictional band, that have been released as singles in real life.

Riley Keough is making her first red carpet appearance since the death of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley. Keough posed with her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, at the premiere of Daisy Jones & The Six Thursday night. Following the death of her mother and amid a battle over her trust with grandmother, Priscilla Presley, the actress opted not to attend an event for her upcoming show, last week.

Sam Claflin is getting candid about life as a single dad. In a new interview with , the  actor opened up about being in a «really bad place» following his split from Laura Haddock.«I’d been through quite a lot personally at the time,» Claflin, who separated from Haddock in 2019 after six years of marriage, says.

Katcy Stephan It’s been 10 years since a shirtless Sam Claflin first stole hearts as the charismatic District 4 victor Finnick Odair in 2013’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” In a conversation with Variety about his upcoming Prime Video series, “Daisy Jones & the Six,” Claflin reflected on the films at length. “It still feels like yesterday…the filming experience of that was just an absolute dream,” he said, beaming as he recalled filming in Hawaii alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. It wasn’t all easy, though. The actor faced backlash at the time of his casting: “‘You were so wrong for this.’ ‘They should have cast this person or this person, not you,’” Claflin remembers hearing when he was selected for the beloved role. His attitude? “Okay, I’m gonna prove you wrong!”

Sam Claflin has given fans a candid insight into his personal life, discussing what it has been like being a single dad after his split from ex-wife Laura Haddock.Speaking with Variety, the 36-year-old - who is set to star alongside Riley Keough in Daisy Jones & The Six - admitted he "was in a dark place" when he got cast for the Amazon Prime Video series.WATCH: Sam Claflin to star in new series Daisy Jones & the Six "I'd been through quite a lot personally at the time," he said about his divorce. "I was in a really bad place."Both Sam and Laura, who started dating in 2011 and were married in July 2013, announced their decision to split in August 2019.

Sam Claflin is sharing some rare comments about his personal life.

Sam Claflin says his audition for “Daisy Jones & The Six” couldn’t have gone worse.

Sam Claflin was preparing to audition for the role of Billy Dunne in “Daisy Jones & the Six,” the Prime Video adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel about a fictional 1970s rock band, he was told he’d have to sing a ’70s rock song. The trouble was, Claflin, a U.K.-born actor who admits music has never been his thing, didn’t know any. So he scoured the Apple Music app for a genre playlist and chose the only track he felt comfortable with. “I went into a recording studio for the first time in my life, confronted with a microphone and people watching me in a fishbowl,” Claflin says. “I sang Elton John’s ‘Your Song.’ Terribly.”

Riley Keough is following in her famous grandfather, Elvis Presley’s, footsteps — but on her own terms. The 33-year-old actress and her “Daisy Jones & The Six” co-star, Sam Claflin, sat down with ET’s Nischelle Turner to discuss their highly-anticipated Prime Video series.

Riley Keough is following in her famous grandfather, Elvis Presley’s, footsteps -- but on her own terms. The 33-year-old actress and her Daisy Jones & The Six co-star, Sam Claflin, sat down with ET’s Nischelle Turner to discuss their highly-anticipated Prime Video series.The series is an adaptation of the bestselling book by Taylor Jenkins Reid and stars Riley and Claflin as Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, the talented, charismatic, and volatile lead singers of a rock band in 1970s California who rocket to fame and then suddenly, and inexplicably, call it quits.Although Riley is the granddaughter of rock legends, Elvis and Priscilla Presley, and the daughter of musicians Lisa Marie PresleyandDanny Keough, she told ET that she had to work hard on tapping into her own musical ability.«It's pretty amazing.

Riley Keough and husband Ben Smith-Petersen are stepping out for a bite to eat.

Riley Keough makes a quick store run with her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon (February 16).

Riley Keough sat out of a recent promotional event. Following Lisa Marie Presley‘s death, and amid a battle over her trust with Priscilla Presley, the 33-year-old actress opted not to attend an event for her upcoming show, “Daisy Jones & the Six”.

Riley Keough sat out of a recent promotional event. Following Lisa Marie Presley's death, and amid a battle over her trust with Priscilla Presley, the 33-year-old actress opted not to attend an event for her upcoming show, .Riley herself revealed that she wasn't at the London gathering by sharing pics of her co-stars' night out on her Instagram Story.

bestselling novel,, is nearly here. Starring Riley Keough — daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley — opposite alum Sam Claflin, the musical drama charts the rise and fall of Daisy Jones & the Six — a fictitious 1970s rock band undeniably inspired by the likes ofFleetwood Mac. The highly anticipated new show hits Prime Video on Friday, March 3. Watch on March 3This limited series cast also includes Camila Morrone, Will Harrison, Suki Waterhouse, Josh Whitehouse, Sebastian Chacon, Nabiyah Be and Tom Wright.

Sam Claflin is soon set to appear on our screens alongside Riley Keough in Daisy Jones & The Six - but ahead of the debut of the highly-anticipated series, how much do we know about his love life?The 36-year-old, who will play Billy Dunne in the Amazon Prime drama, was married to Downton Abbey actress Laura Haddock, whom he split from in August 2019.WATCH: Sam Claflin to star in new series Daisy Jones & the Six Both Sam and Laura, who started dating in 2011 and were married in July 2013, announced their decision to split after six years of marriage. At the time, the pair posted a joint statement that said they were moving forward with "nothing but love"."Laura and I have decided to legally separate," Sam's message on Instagram read.

The stars of the new Prime Video series Daisy Jones & The Six stepped out for a screening in the UK!

Lisa Marie Presley's daughter, Riley Keough, appears to be in good spirits one month after her mother’s death. Keough expanded her social media presence by sharing her first-ever TikTok post Wednesday, and she's already racked up nearly 20,000 followers. "Hey TikTok," she said as "Daisy Jones & The Six" co-star Sam Claflin, who appeared in the video with her, said, "Hey there, TikTok" at the same time.  The two laughed at themselves for speaking at the same time, and Claflin joked, "We're so good at this." When Keough tried to do another introduction for the video, Claflin followed up with, "Yo," which caused her to cover her face and laugh even more, telling him, "You can't say ‘yo.’" "Isn’t that what the kids are saying?" he asked.