Roots Picnic 2024 Unites Old School and New With Lil Wayne, Shaboozey, Andre 3000, Sexyy Red and More

Naman Ramachandran Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” made a huge debut in the U.K. and Ireland with £11.3 million ($14.3 million), according to numbers from Comscore. In doing so, the anticipated sequel captured 71% of the box office and delivered the biggest box office opening since “Barbie.” In its second weekend, Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die” dropped down to second place with £1.8 million and now has a running total of £7.1 million.

UK drama The Gathering was the big winner at the Golden Nymph Awards, which were announced at the closing ceremony of the Monte Carlo TV Festival.

Foo Fighters have kicked off their UK tour, and surprised fans by breaking out a number of songs for the first time this tour and bringing out Dave Grohl’s daughter Violet. Find footage of the gig and the full setlist below.The dates across the country come as part of the band’s extensive ‘Everything Or Nothing At All’ tour, which has so far seen them play numerous shows at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, and continued this week with a gig at Hampden Park in Glasgow.During the set at the Scottish national football stadium, the band broke out a huge 26-song set, which included an array of fan favourites as well as plenty of tracks from their latest album ‘But Here We Are’.It also saw frontman Dave Grohl sipping from a bottle of Buckfast, while the unofficial national anthem ‘Flower of Scotland’ was sung by the crowd.

Facebook post Sunday, revealing that the actor had been battling prostate cancer.The actor died in his wife’s arms “only hours after their 38th wedding anniversary,” the post reads.In addition to cancer, Kasten had been battling Crohn’s disease for the past seven years. He died at his Batavia, New York home.

EXCLUSIVE: Lilly Wachowski has joined the untitled Chicago-based queer documentary as executive producer under her Anarchists United Studios banner. 

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, the recently-combined genre giants, will produce a new film from “Evil Dead Rise” director Lee Cronin at New Line Cinema.Cronin will write and direct the top secret project, one that has been suggested will remain in his horror wheelhouse. The Irish filmmaker will also produce the project through his label Doppelgängers.New Line, a Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group label, has dated the film for an April 2026 release.

Denise Welch has said she is 'thrilled' as she confirmed her son Matty Healy is engaged to Gabbriette Bechtel. The 26-year-old model attended Charli XCX's Brooklyn concert this week, where she addressed setting to marry The 1975 frontman.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ariana Grande is the guest on the most recent episode of the “Podcrushed” podcast — co-hosted by her “The Boy Is Mine” music video star Penn Badgley — and opens up about her relationship to child stardom. The Grammy winner was a young teenager when her fame exploded, thanks to a series regular role on the Nickelodeon show “Victorious,” which aired for four seasons between 2010 and 2013.

Gold Rising talent development program, which invites college seniors and recent graduates on an eight-week summer educational initiative to help jumpstart their careers in film. Gold Rising participants will attend networking events, receive exclusive internship opportunities and hear from panelists and speakers from the industry’s top filmmakers.

Doris Biscoe, a pioneer for African American women TV journalists, died Friday at age 77. No cause or location was given by WXYZ, which first reported her death.

Prince Harry is reportedly "upset" over King Charles' intention to have Prince Andrew take up residence at Frogmore Cottage, a Royal commentator has claimed.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were gifted Frogmore Cottage as a wedding present from Queen Elizabeth II.The couple then transformed the four-bedroom property with a £2.4million refurbishment.They settled into the historic home in 2019 but vacated after their bombshell decision to step back from Royal duties in 2020. In March last year, the Duke and Duchess were officially evicted from the property, with King Charles planning for his brother Prince Andrew to relocate to there.

Alfie Templeman has announced headline tour dates in the UK, Europe, US and Mexico for 2024. Find all the details below.The singer-songwriter will hit the road this autumn in support of his second album ‘Radiosoul’, which is due for release this Friday (June 7) via Chess Club Records/AWAL Recordings. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Alfie TemplemanTempleman will begin the US/Mexico leg of his headline tour in October, with performances scheduled in Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Mexico City.Later that month, he’ll return for a run of gigs in the UK – including performances in Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol, Cardiff and Brighton.The artist is set to conclude that leg with a concert at the O2 Kentish Town Forum in north London on November 18.

The Scottish high street is set to lose both a New Look and M&S, as both retailers are included in a list of stores set to close over the coming weeks.

Scott Mantz After 65 episodes, “Star Trek: Discovery” boldly wrapped up its ambitious five-season run with “Life, Itself,” in which Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) finally found the technology of the Progenitors that she and her crew had searched for, only to let it stay hidden after deeming that it too powerful to be in the hands of one civilization. It was an episode that also saw the anticipated marriage of Burnham’s former shipmate Saru (Doug Jones) to Vulcan President T’Rina (Tara Rosling), not to mention the consummation of her own relationship with Cleveland Booker (David Ajala).

Whitney Friedlander The art of making a quality period drama isn’t just about ensuring authentic representation of how people of a bygone era would look, move, live and work. It’s also about nailing what they would say and how they would say it — but in a way that doesn’t make today’s audience rush for a dictionary.

Britain's Got Talent fans were left scratching their heads after Amanda Holden made a baffling comparison between an act and TV favourite Stephen Mulhern. During the semi-final extravaganza on Thursday night, 30 May, presenting duo Ant and Dec welcomed the judging panel Simon Cowell, Amanda, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli to the stage amidst a flurry of hopefuls ranging from acrobats to singers, all vying for a spot in the grand final and a chance to dazzle at the Royal Variety Performance. Kicking off the show with a bang was Andrew Curphey, who energised the audience with his dynamic performance, belting out popular tunes and busting some moves.The stage was alive with dancers and confetti, and everyone was clapping , everyone except an unimpressed Simon, who hit the dreaded red buzzer.

The Roots know music.And on June 1-2, the beloved 12-piece Hip-Hop outfit will show off their exquisite taste with their annual curated Roots Picnic Festival at their hometown Philadelphia, PA’s Fairmount Park.Big names they’re brining in this year include rap and R&B icons like Lil Wayne, Nas, Jill Scott, Gunna and Method Man with Redman.Fantasia, Sexyy Red, Victoria Monét, Babyface and Wale will be there, too.Plus, André 3000 is dropping in for a special live performance of his recently released album “New Blue Sun.”In total, nearly 40 artists are scheduled to perform at the two-day extravaganza.Sound like the fest for you?If that’s the case, last-minute tickets are still available.At the time of publication, two-day general admission passes start at $217 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes can be found for as low as $130 before fees.Still looking for a bit more information before smashing that buy button?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2024 Roots Picnic below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day Roots Picnic passes can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

A teenage boy was stabbed in the face with a knife as he walked through a park with his girlfriend. Kieran Day, 15, was walking home through Waterhead Park in Oldham when he was grabbed by two men in an apparently random attack.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran talent agent Dana Sims is moving into management, joining Industry Entertainment with a talent and literary focus on the burgeoning entertainment business in Africa. Sims will continue to manage and produce with clients in all areas and will split time between Los Angeles and Johannesburg. 

Ed Sheeran has broken out a number of old favourites and rarities at his recent ‘X’ 10th anniversary show in New York. Find footage of the gig and the full setlist below.The gig took place at the historic Barclays Center in New York last night (May 22), and marked a special one-off show from the singer-songwriter to celebrate 10 years since the release of his now iconic sophomore album, ‘X’.To mark the milestone, Sheeran broke out a complete rendition of the album’s tracklist at the venue – launching with opening track ‘One’, and proceeding to play the release in its entirety, start to finish.As well as fan favourites including ‘Photograph’, ‘Sing’ and ‘Thinking Out Loud’, the setlist also saw Sheeran perform a number of songs for the first time in years, and break out some of the tracks for their first-ever live rendition.Both ‘New York’ and ‘Nina’ for instance, were given an airing out for the first time in 10 years – with Sheeran last performing them both just after his second album dropped.It was a similar case for ‘Runaway’, ‘The Man’, ‘Afire Love’ and ‘English Rose’, which all got played at the Brooklyn venue for the first time since 2015.