Ricky Wilson says Shane MacGowan once smoked crack from an apple on Kaiser Chiefs’ rider

Ricky Martin had the support of his 15-year-old twin sons at the premiere of his new Apple TV+ series Palm Royale!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic CMA Fest has announced its lineup for the festival’s 2024 edition, taking place in Nashville June 6-9, and as usual, the roster for the nightly stadium shows is a who’s who of recent country charttoppers and awards contenders, with Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson foremost among the newer crop of headliners. The names gracing the Nissan Stadium main stage lineup aren’t entirely that fresh.

Jelly Roll was last year’s most-awarded artist at the CMT Music Awards and it looks like he has a chance to repeat.

Owen Wilson is taking to the golf course for a comedy series for Apple TV+.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Owen Wilson is set to star in a comedy series at Apple TV+ set in the world of professional golf, Variety has learned. The untitled series hails from writer Jason Keller. Apple has given the series a 10-episode order.

Latest Coronation Street spoilers see Roy Cropper (David Neilson) end up in danger as Lauren Bolton’s (Cait Fitton) dad, Reece Bonton (Scott Anson), learns of the murder accusation against Roy. Max Turner (Paddy Bever) pays Lauren's imprisoned dad, Reece, a visit and reveals that Roy has been wrongly accused of Lauren’s murder. Max explains that Roy had nothing to do with Lauren’s disappearance and that all he did was clean the flat.

After missing the chance to accept his first Oscar in person, following his win for Best Live-Action Short for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson has addressed the circumstances surrounding his absence and what he would’ve said in his speech.

Kaiser Chiefs have recruited Jim Moir –also known by his alter ego, Vic Reeves – to create the artwork for their new album, and paid him in sweets.The cover artwork features on the Ricky Wilson-fronted band’s new record ‘Easy Eighth Album’, which arrived at the start of the month.As suggested in the title, the LP marked the band’s eighth studio album, and was produced by Amir Amor (Rudimental). It was teased by Wilson and co.

Prolific British screenwriter and playwright James Graham has revealed he has been diagnosed as a workaholic and described the addiction as “no different really from drink, drugs or sex.”

As Filmart gets underway, Hong Kong’s major production companies, including Edko Films, Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP), Media Asia, One Cool Group and Universe Entertainment, will be unveiling their new titles in enormous booths at the front of the trade show floor, some of which will be as elaborate as film sets.

Ricki Lake showed off her slimmed-down figure as she attended the GBK Brand Bar Pre-Oscar event in Beverly Hills on Friday. The TV personality was glowing as she styled her grey hair in a choppy bob, showing off her weight loss in a flattering pair of slim-fitting jeans and a strappy top.

EXCLUSIVE: Filming is due to begin this month in LA on neo-noir thriller Lips Like Sugar, which will star Oscar-nominees Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson.

Kaiser Chiefs have doubled down on their claim that they once turned down lyrics suggested to them by David Bowie.The Leeds band first spoke about their interaction with the rock icon in an interview with News of the World back in 2011, when drummer Nick Hodgson noted that they were able to contact Bowie through a mutual colleague, the legendary producer Tony Visconti.Visconti had co-produced their album ‘The Future is Medieval’, released in the same year, and was on close terms with Bowie, having collaborated on over ten of his albums, including classics such as ‘Low’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’.“Tony texted David asking for his suggestions to finish off a verse [on ‘Man On Mars’] and he came up with a couple of lines,” Hodgson recalled. “I’m such a big Bowie fan I can’t believe I’m saying this, but they just weren’t right, so I’ve missed out on a Hodgson/Bowie writing credit.

The former editor of the newspaper that sparked a fresh probe into Emma Caldwell’s killer Iain Packer has said she was “failed” by the justice system.

Apple TV+ is continuing its foray into acclaimed Sci-Fi adaptations. The streamer already has multiple seasons of “Foundation” and “Silo” in production and now is set to bring William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” to the small screen.

Black Lives Matter’s Los Angeles chapter and co-director of the activist wing of the advocacy organization, Black Lives Matter Grassroots.When one user asked her to elaborate on her opinion she replied: “I said FEEL, not think. Kind of like that feeling I get when there are too many American flags.” In the same post someone commented that “Literally everything is racist.” Abdullah responded “Indeed!”A few hours later, she followed up in another post on X after the Kansas City Chiefs had won the game: “Why do I feel like this was some right-wing, white-supremacist conspiracy?!?! Booooooo!!!! #SuperBowl.”Why do I feel like it’s slightly racist to be a Taylor Swift fan?“Folks think they’re attacking me by asking why I think everything is racist…I’m not offended.

Kaiser Chief’s ‘I Predict A Riot’ following their victory over Leicester yesterday (February 23) in the Championship.A post from Leeds United’s official social media account on X/Twitter captured the moment following the club’s victory over Leicester in a video that’s now been viewed over two million times since the post appeared yesterday evening after the game.An unexpected comeback in the final 10 minutes of the match saw Leeds pull off a 3-1 win, having trailed behind the Championship leaders since the 15th minute of the game and a goal from Wout Faes.Subsequent goals from Connor Roberts, Archie Gray and Patrick Bamford secured victory for Leeds at Elland Road, something that resulted in Leeds fans bouncing up and down as they belted out the Kaiser Chief’s classic. The win means the team move just six points behind Leicester, who are the current league leaders.The band’s frontman Ricky Wilson is a Leeds fan, and the band also reacted to the fans on social media, sharing Leeds United’s post with some high-five emojis.

Green Day side-project The Coverups have announced two intimate London shows – find all the details below.Formed in 2018, the group features Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt along with Green Day touring member Jason White, their audio engineer Chris Dugan, tour manager Bill Schneider (also of Pinhead Gunpowder), and musician Greg Schneider.Today (February 22), The Coverups confirmed that they’ll take to the stage at The Garage in Highbury, North London next Tuesday (February 27) before returning for a second set the following Friday (March 1).The band will be joined at the 600-capacity venue by support act Lovebreakers on both dates.Tickets went on sale earlier today (February 22) – you can buy yours here (subject to availability).Captioning an official poster for the upcoming shows, The Coverups wrote: “Hello London! Come have fun with us!” They had previously teased the performances by sharing a photo of the Union Jack, writing: “I’m so bored.” See both posts below.A post shared by Thecoverups (@the__coverups)A post shared by Thecoverups (@the__coverups)The Coverups brought 2023 to a close by staging a New Year’s Eve show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Per Setlist.FM, the 31-track set saw the outfit take on hits by The Strokes and The Clash, and cover The Pogues in honour of Shane MacGowan.On New Years Eve 2022, The Coverups played songs by the likes of Nirvana and Ramones during a special set at the legendary Viper Room in Hollywood.

Caroline Brew editor Paul D’Amato, best known for playing Tim “Dr. Hook” McCracken in hockey comedy “Slap Shot,” died after a four-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disease, on Monday in East Brookfield, Mass. He was 76.

Piranha has won The Masked Singer and unmasked as McFly legend Danny Jones. The boy band legend left the judges speechless, as runner-up Bigfoot's identity also revealed as TV presenter Alex Brooker.