Self Esteem announces huge hometown festival show in Sheffield

Brie Larson, Paul Dano and Julia Ducournau are among the eight people chosen to complete the main competition jury at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes organizers announced Thursday morning in Paris.Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, who won the Palme d’Or last year for “Triangle of Sadness,” was previously announced as president of the jury. The presence of Ducournau, who won the top award for “Titane” in 2021, means that the last two Palme winners will be part of the deliberations to determine who succeeds them this year.Other jurors will be Moroccan writer-director Maryam Touzani, who was in Cannes last year with “The Blue Caftan”; French actor Denis Menochet, who recently appeared in Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid”; Zambian/British writer-director Rungano Nyoni, whose “I’m Not a Witch” premiered in Cannes; Afghan novelist and writer-director Atiq Rahimi, whose film work often adapts his own bestselling books; and Argentinian writer-director Damian Szifron, who landed an Oscar nomination for his 2014 Cannes film “Wild Tales.”The jury’s 5-to-4 split between men and women is typical for Cannes in recent years.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Any serious fan of rapper-actor Jack Harlow knows that he carries a lot of pride for his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky — it’s not only mentioned in many of his songs but he’s made major donations to local organizations (including AMPED, Center for Women and Families, Grace James Academy, Louisville Urban League and Metro United Way), and last year he even played a special American Express-sponsored concert and livestream in Brooklyn where fans were served food made by several of his favorite hometown restaurants, an imaginative way to use a corporate sponsor to benefit fans and hometown businesses. Today he continues to bring it home by announcing the official launch of the Jack Harlow Foundation, which “will serve as the Louisville, KY native’s primary philanthropic vehicle to reinvest, uplift and support organizations aiming to make the city that raised him a better place,” according to the announcement. Head here for more information on the foundation.

Def Leppard have announced details of an intimate gig in their Sheffield hometown later this month, in collaboration with the Music Venue Trust.The rock veterans will be hitting the stage at The Leadmill for the most intimate show they have played in the city in over four decades, all in a bid to support grassroots venuesAnnounced on Instagram today (May 3), the venue confirmed the show will be presented with a percentage of ticket sales going to MVT , and will mark “one of the most historic nights in Shefflield’s grassroots music history”. Tickets go on sale next Friday (May 12) — find tickets and further information here.The future of the historic venue was first thrown into question in March 2022, when the operators announced to fans the “devastating news” that they were facing eviction.As well as announcing the gig, the update also shared footage of founding member and bassist Rick Savage, in which he explained the The Leadmill’s legacy and how the city would be impacted if it were to close down.“It has come to my attention, along with many others, that our great institutional club in Sheffield, The Leadmill, is in danger of extinction,” he said.

King Krule has announced an extensive tour in support of his upcoming album ‘Space Heavy’.The artist’s new album is due out on June 9 and is set to explore “the space between” two locations he considers home, London and Liverpool.To support the album, King Krule will be playing shows in the UK, Europe and North America. The artist – real name Archy Marshall – has already announced a string of release shows in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Kingston.

The bank holiday weekend is almost upon us - why not start the fun early by grabbing yourself some tickets to a fantastic show right here in the north west? Luckily, there’s lots on offer!

Ewan McVicar admits the nerves are building ahead of his huge homecoming gig as he visited the site of Ayr’s first dance festival.

Meghan Trainor returned to “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to announce the gender of her unborn baby.

President Joe Biden has made it official: he’s running for President again in 2024 and just announced his re-election campaign on social media.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden said early Tuesday that he will seek a second term in office. The move potentially set him up for another clash with former President Donald Trump. More to follow.

Babymetal have announced an intimate UK tour for later this year – check out dates below and grab tickets here.Babymetal are due to play two headline shows at London’s Roundhouse to kick off the intimate run before playing The Civic at The Halls in Wolverhampton.Tickets for the shows went on sale Friday (April 21) and are available to purchase here.Babymetal will play:NOVEMBER 27 – The Roundhouse, London 28 – The Roundhouse, London 29 – The Civic at The Halls, WolverhamptonThese shows will be the first time the new lineup of the band performs in the UK. Earlier this month, Babymetal added former Girls Planet 999 contestant Momoko Okazaki to the group following the departure of original member Yuimetal – real name Yui Mizuno – in 2018.Okazaki had been a member of a trio of backup dancers, known as Avengers, since 2019 and will adopt the stage name Momometal as part of the “reborn Babymetal”.A post shared by BABYMETAL (@babymetal_official)Babymetal are also set to perform at this year’s Louder Than Life festival, which is set to take place in Louisville, Kentucky at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center from September 21 to 24.The festival will be headlined by Foo Fighters, Green Day and Avenged Sevenfold.

Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez made history on Saturday in scoring the first FA Cup semi-final hat-trick since 1958 and the first ever at Wembley.

The Just Stop Oil protester who stormed the World Snooker Championships glued his hand to a painting at the Manchester Art Gallery last year in another demonstration.

Jennifer Garner is having quite a birthday bash!

Sam Smith hit the road to jumpstart their Gloria Tour, and they’re playing all the hits!

Tom Meighan as the headline act for a Sheffield festival, following his domestic abuse conviction in 2020.The former Kasabian frontman was announced over the weekend to be performing at this year’s Be Reyt Festival – which will take place in Sheffield on May 6. However, the decision has sparked backlash from a number of acts and artists, with an online campaign to boycott the festival reportedly been launched.Meighan was convicted of abusing his partner, Vikki Ager, in 2020 and sentenced at Leicester Magistrates Court to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty.Around the time of the conviction, he parted ways with Kasabian – the chart-topping band he co-founded in 1997 – and explained that he had struggled “for many years with alcohol addiction” as well as seeing the events as a “wake-up call”.

Le Tigre have announced a variety of support acts for their first UK and European tour in 18 years.The Kathleen Hanna-fronted band will be supported in London by Dream Wife, Glasgow and Manchester by Problem Patterns, Paris by Big Joanie and Chicks On Speed in Amsterdam, Berlin and Hamburg. Interspersed in those dates are shows at all three dates of Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Madrid and Porto.Following their European dates, they will be playing a run of US shows with support from Who Is She?, Morgan And The Organ Donors, Claud, Man On Man, Erin Markey, cumgirl8, Pom Pom Squad, Shamir, Morgan Bassichis and HYD.You can see the full list of UK and European Le Tigre shows below and buy your tickets here.JUNE 20231 – Barcelona, Primavera Sound3 – London, Troxy5 – Manchester, Albert Hall6 – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom8 –  Madrid, Primavera Sound9 – Porto, NOS Primavera Sound11 – Paris, Le Trianon 14 – Amsterdam, Paradiso16 – Berlin, Huxleys Neue Welt 17 – Hamburg, MarkthalleThe dance punk group, also featuring Johanna Fateman and JD Samson, reunited for the first time in 11 years last summer at the This Ain’t No Picnic festival in Los Angeles.Le Tigre started their first gig since 2011 with 1999’s ‘The The Empty’.

The Strokes have announced a show in Queens, New York as part of Forest Hills Stadium’s summer series. See the venue’s full line-up and more details for the gig below.Set for August 19 at Forest Hills Stadium the show will have support from Angel Olsen, comedian Seaton Smith and Promiseland (aka Johann Rashid). In the announcement for the show, The Strokes shared a signup link for presale along with details that the general sale will take place on Friday.Other acts set to perform this year at the Queen’s tennis venue include Maggie Rogers, Weezer, IDLES, LCD Soundsystem, Arctic Monkeys and boygenius.

Tom Sandoval’s family reportedly shut down the chance to meet Raquel Leviss in December, after he took her to his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

Fyre Festival could be making a return, per the disgraced co-founder.Yesterday (April 10), McFarland took to social media to announce the return of Fyre Festival, writing on Twitter: “Fyre Festival II is finally happening.

AJ Odudu has said her latest TV project, The Big Interiors Battle, shines a light on people and a location which are often “under-represented” in mainstream media.The Channel 4 programme sees aspiring homeowners decorate their dream apartment under the watchful eye of judge and architect Dara Huang, with the winner receiving the home in a former cutlery factory in Sheffield mortgage free. Speaking ahead of the show’s launch on April 21, 35-year-old presenter said: “This show offers a really unique opportunity to win a home done to the designer’s specification, completely mortgage free.