Rapper Nas Bringing Hip-Hop Classic ‘Beat Street’ To Broadway

English Teacher have spoken to NME about their love for Sheffield songwriter Richard Hawley and his Standing At The Sky’s Edge musical – watch the interview above.Speaking at Glastonbury 2024, vocalist Lily Fontaine, alongside guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden, told us about their experience of seeing the show, which is currently playing in London’s West End. The production interpolates a slew of tracks from across Hawley’s discography, including 2006’s Mercury-nominated ‘Coles Corner’ album.“After our recent New York show, I went outside and a guy came up to me and said, ‘I really enjoyed the set. I live here but I’m from Sheffield’,” Fontaine said.

Princess Beatrice might have signalled her future royal role by assisting Prince William on a major British occasion. The Royal Family recently came together to welcome Japanese Emperor Naruhito to the UK for an official state visit. Ever since he succeeded to the Chrysanthemum Throne two years ago, the Emperor has been surrounded by festivity and formality.

Princess Beatrice may have given a significant clue about her future role within the Royal Family by assisting Prince William at a key UK event.

Jay-Z and Nas‘ scrapped collab song from the ’90s has now gotten an official release through the re-release of Shaquille O’Neal’s third album.The former NBA star’s third studio album – 1996’s ‘You Can’t Stop the Reign’ – has now been made available to stream on streaming platforms. The LP features the track ‘No Love Lost’ which includes the likes of the two rappers alongside fellow NYC MC Lord Tariq.

Andrew Rannells was planning on reprising his role as Jim Bakker in the new Broadway musical Tammy Faye, but he dropped out after contract negotiations fell through.

Alex Ritman Tosin Cole has already been part of two of the best-known sci-fi franchises around. Sure, the American-born British actor admits his turn as starfighter pilot Lieutenant Bastian in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was perhaps a little “blink-and-you’ll miss it” (although it could have been a lot more — he got down to the final few auditioning for John Boyega’s role of Finn but “it just didn’t work out” and J.J. Abrams offered him this part instead).

Kate Nash has announced plans for a UK and European tour. Find all the details below.The star, who recently released her first studio album in six years ‘9 Sad Symphonies’, is set to hit the road for a series of shows kicking off at Glasgow’s Oran Mor on November 21, with further shows in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, London and Brighton.The UK run will include two shows at the capital’s KOKO venue on November 28 and the O2 Forum Kentish Town on April 9, 2025.

Oli Sykes‘ dad Ian teamed up with the frontman on guest vocals on ‘Antivist’ during last night’s (June 23) Bring Me The Horizon show.Introducing his father onstage at Germany’s Hurricane Festival, Sykes playfully told the crowd: “Help him out – he’s a little nervous” before his dad stepped in to perform the fan favourite track from ‘Sempiternal’. The frontman added: “Make some noise for the coolest dad in the world!”You can check out fan-shot footage below, together with the full setlist.antivist performed by ian sykes (dad) and oli pic.twitter.com/5v9OTgIdnL— -.

Seal, Gaz Coombes, Kate Nash, Soft Play and more have been announced as the special guests for Robbie Williams‘ London BST Hyde Park show.The British pop icon will take to the stage on Saturday, July 6, following previously announced headliner Andrea Bocelli who will top the bill on the Friday (July 5).The British Summer Time performance will be a UK exclusive for the singer, where he’s set to perform hits like ‘Rock DJ’, ‘Let Me Entertain You’ and ‘Angels’.Other guests that have been announced for Williams’ date include Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape, James Smith, Ellur, Davina Michelle, Ryan Gibb and Ben Kidson. You can purchase any remaining tickets here.Speaking about his headlining gig at London’s Hyde Park in a press statement, Williams shared: “It’s an honour to be back headlining BST Hyde Park alongside an incredible line-up of music talent.

Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has thrown his support behind his former on-screen mum, just as fans predicted her return to Weatherfield. The actor will be known among viewers for playing Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap while his mum Natasha was played by Rachel Leskovac.

Aphex Twin has announced the release of an expanded edition of ‘Selected Ambient Works Volume II’.The box set was previously teased in an Instagram post via record label Warp. The reissue of Aphex Twin’s 1994 album will feature a fold-out poster, sticker sheet and booklet with artwork development sketches by Paul Nicholson. It will come in a hinged oak case and an etched copper plate.

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Nas is set to adapt the classic hip-hop film Beat Street into a new musical for Broadway, alongside the producer of the original film Arthur Baker.Beat Street was released in 1984 and depicted the hip-hop culture of the time in the South Bronx in New York, showcasing the breakdancing, DJing and graffiti synonymous with the scene.And now, as noted by The Hollywood Reporter, legendary NYC rapper Nas will be working on a new stage musical adaptation of the film which is aiming for Broadway.Nas will be creating new material for the show based on the film’s soundtrack and will serve as producer. Baker, who was a co-producer, composer and music producer on the original film, will also produce the musical.Nas announced his involvement this week at a screening on the film at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Joe Jonas has been enjoying his time in Europe for the last couple of weeks as a single man. The singer was in France in May for the Cannes Film Festival, where he took the stage at the amFAR Gala for a surprise appearance with his band, DNCE. But he kept the party going, traveling to Greece, where he has been making memories and sparking romantic rumors with a beautiful Lebanese actress named Laila Abdallah.Jonas and Laila have not been spotted together in the past, but on Tuesday, photos hit the Internet of the 34 and 28-year-old on the beach in Athens, looking very happy in each other’s company.

& Juliet, the playful, pop-infused musical that gives Shakespeare’s lovestruck heroine a second chance at life, has recouped its $17 million capitalization, the first new musical of the 2022-23 to do so, and only the fourth new musical to become profitable since the Covid pandemic shutdown.

Mark Sutherland Rock music and streaming have rarely been a successful combination – but the surprise release of British metal stars Bring Me the Horizon’s new album, “Post Human: Nex Gen”, is bucking that trend. Craig Jennings, CEO of the band’s management company, Raw Power Management, saw the album rack up over 70 million worldwide streams in its first week of availability, landing at No.5 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, despite the lack of a physical release.

Billy Corgan has said he doesn’t want to exclusively play fan favourites at his shows with Smashing Pumpkins, adding that he “doesn’t care” if the tracks are regarded as classics.The frontman of the alt-rock band shared the update in a new interview with Kerrang!, where he looked ahead to his upcoming UK tour dates with the group.During the discussion, Corgan gave insight into what to expect from the upcoming setlists – adding that he has no plans to appease fans by playing Smashing Pumpkins’ most famous songs every night.“I don’t play any songs I don’t want to play. I don’t care if they’re a classic or not,” he told the outlet.

The Hills of California, the first new play by Jez Butterworth‘s since his acclaimed The Ferryman in 2017, will open on Broadway this fall, reuniting the playwright with director Sam Mendes.

This summer, one of the UK's biggest car boots sales will take place in Greater Manchester. The Classic Car Boot Sale will hold its first event in the region at MediaCity in Salford this July.

One Strictly Come Dancing professional has broken ranks to publicly show their support for Giovanni Pernice amidst a current BBC investigation into his conduct with past celebrity partners on the show.The investigation began after Amanda Abbington, who was paired with Giovanni in 2023, shared that she had developed PTSD from his training. Despite the ongoing investigation, one former Strictly star has taken to social media to display admiration for Giovanni, in possible contradictions to the suspected instruction from BBC for professionals not to comment on the issue. Lauren Oakley, who has worked with Giovanni on the BBC show and on his UK dance tour, has now shared a video the pair of them, alongside Strictly judge Anton Du Beke.