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JME, P.Money, Chip and Unknown T have gone head-to-head on Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s latest Grime map – check out the footage below.Released as part of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s season 3.5 update, the new Grime map sees players deployed to an “abandoned hub on the bank of a derelict London canal”.“The small- to mid-sized urban landscape offers a mix of alleys and thoroughfares paired with tight interior locations, the canal at the bottom providing a stealthy means of crossing to the other side,” reads the official guide.Players are also encouraged to “get down and dirty with mean tricks like dropping a proximity mine in the pub, holding up in the Boat House with a shotgun, and setting up a remote turret in the apartment overlooking the Tower Loop. Whatever it takes to get the job done, do it,” added Activision Blizzard.And to celebrate the release, Activision Blizzard and P45’s Alhan have rounded up a number of British rap and grime legends to explore the map and do battle.

Post Malone debuted an unreleased song during his performance at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards.Hosted by country icon Reba McEntire, this year’s ACM Awards were held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday (May 16).Posty performed two songs – debuting a currently unreleased song that will presumably appear on his forthcoming country album. The song seems to be about a fleeting relationship as he sings in the refrain: “It’s a long lost highway / And this road ain’t my friend / I will love you ’til tomorrow / And I’ll never love you again.” At the end, Posty said, “No one had ever heard the song before”.He then launched into a rendition of ‘I Had Some Help’.

Hard-Fi have returned with ‘Don’t Go Making Plans’ – their first new single in a decade. Check it out below, as well as details of their upcoming EP and UK tour.Announced today (May 20), the new track marks the first from the band in 10 years and comes as the taster of their forthcoming EP of the same name.With the track, Richard Archer and co.

Kanye West has parted ways with longtime chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos due to their opposing views Yeezy Porn.Last month, reports said the controversial rapper – who now goes by the name Ye – wanted to enter the adult entertainment industry and launch the “Yeezy Porn Studio” later this summer. Kanye was reportedly in talks with porn producer Mike Moz, who is the ex-husband of adult film star Stormy Daniels, to help him get the brand up and running.The announcement was met with an overwhelmingly negative reaction, with many fans telling him to “return to Christ,” and similar religious exhortations.

Baby Reindeer – has been to prison.The broadcaster interviewed Harvey on his TV show Piers Morgan Uncensored earlier this month, where she denied many aspects of the narrative, including stalking Richard Gadd – who based the Netflix series on his real-life experience.The series ends with the Martha character being convicted, though Harvey denied she herself had been convicted on any charges.Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme, Morgan suggested that the apparent lack of real-life evidence is a “big problem”.“I think it’s a big problem for Netflix, and for Richard Gadd, and for Clerkenwell Films who made this, because they say unequivocally at the start, ‘this is a true story’,” he said.“The denouement of the series involves the stalker in court admitting to her crimes, and being given an eight-month prison sentence. When Fiona Harvey, who is the real Martha, came on Piers Morgan Uncensored, she was emphatic.

Cardi B has said the rapper will drop her long-awaited second album this year, despite tweeting otherwise.Last week in a now-deleted tweet, Cardi B said she was delaying the release of her sophomore record.“Anyway, NO album this year,” she wrote. “I don’t care.

Jerry Seinfeld has been heckled by pro-Palestine supporters during a stand-up show in Virginia.The comedian was performing on Saturday (May 18) at the Chrysler Hall in Norfolk when an audience member stood up and shouted: “Save the children of Gaza” and accused him of being a “genocide supporter”, according to footage posted on social media and obtained by TMZ.The protestor was subsequently booed by other audience members, before being confronted by another attendee and put in a headlock.Amid the scuffle, Seinfeld can be heard saying from the stage: “This is exciting. I like this,” and, “I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show.”Protestors disrupt #Seinfeld in #Norfolk tonight.

Kevin Costner was seen getting visibly emotional after receiving a standing ovation for his new film Horizon: An American Saga.The Western, which is described as a two-part event and has been a long-term passion project for the actor and director, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday (May 19).Following the screening, Costner reportedly received a seven-minute standing ovation, with footage showing the actor in tears.Horizon has been in the work for 35 years, and is set during the American Civil War and focuses on the expansion of the American West.A post shared by Variety (@variety)Speaking at Cannes after the premiere, Costner said (via Variety): “I’m sorry you had to clap that long for me to understand that I should speak.“Such good people. Such a good moment, not just for me, but for the actors that came with me, for people who believed in me who continued to work.

The Beatles into stardom – has died. He was aged 86.The musician took the UK by storm in the ‘60s, and was once a household name in the country for his catalogue of music. He was born in the UK and grew up in Australia, before heading back to England in 1959 to take his career to the next level.His death was announced by close friend, music historian and journalist Glenn A.

Total War developers Creative Assembly are reportedly working on a new Star Wars game.According to a new report by Dualshockers, Total War: Star Wars has been in development since October 2023. Total War is a series of strategy games that typically combine turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time tactical control of battles, with this new game set to take that to a galaxy far, far away.The report also claims that Creative Assembly are working on two different projects as well, meaning it’s impossible for them to speculate on a release date.At the end of last year, Sega announced that Creative Assembly would be focusing on strategy titles, following the cancellation of Hyenas.Total War: Star Wars isn’t the only strategy game currently in development either.

Taylor Swift performed ‘Guilty As Sin?’ for the first time during one of her ‘Eras’ tour shows, and used the 89th show of the tour to create a mashup of songs from her ‘1989’ album.Check out footage from the concert below.The moment took place at the second of the singer’s three performances in Sweden last week, which also happened to mark the 89th show as part of her record-breaking ‘Eras’ tour.For Swift, the number 89 has some significance – not only is 1989 the year that she was born, but it also marks the title of her hit fifth album which she shared in 2014. So, to celebrate the occasion in Sweden, the pop legend threw in some surprises during the set.They took place as Swift launched into the surprise song section of the live show, which usually sees her play two songs that aren’t usually in the setlist.

Dates: May 23-26Location: Busan, South KoreaFind tickets and more info hereIt’s The Ship takes to the high seas once again. Its 2024 Korea edition charts a course for Busan-Nagasaki-Busan in May. This cruise festival will feature at least two stages and over 50 DJs.

Hierarchy. Read on for all you need to know about the new series, including plot details, cast, premiere date and more.Established by conglomerate Jooshin Group, Jooshin High School has established itself as the most prestigious and exclusive high school in South Korea, with its student body enrolled through a selection process that begins as early as birth.

Billie Eilish has been spotted partying to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Drake diss track. Find footage of the moment below.A clip of the ‘What Was I Made For’ singer was shared online over the weekend (May 18), in which the 22-year-old is seen dancing and singing along to the already iconic diss track by K.

YG Entertainment has announced plans for BABYMONSTER and TREASURE to release new music in the coming months.Today (May 20), YG Entertainment released a video featuring founder Yang Hyun-suk announcing and detailing upcoming plans for BABYMONSTER and TREASURE to release new music in the coming months.Yang first announced that a performance video for BABYMONSTER’s ‘BABYMONS7ER’ album cut ‘Like That’, which was produced and gifted to the group by Charlie Puth, will be released sometime by the end of the month.He also shared that the seven-piece will then be gearing up to release their first full-length album sometime in October. While Yang himself only verbally mentioned October as a release window, the English subtitles noted that the release would be in “either September or October”.In the lead-up to BABYMONSTER’s upcoming album, Yang shared that the girl group will be dropping a song from the album as a pre-release single sometime in July.

Taskmaster creator Alex Horne has spoken to NME about the long-running TV show’s upcoming VR adaption, the “surprise” success of the franchise and the importance of rediscovering your inner child.Announced last year, Taskmaster VR has been created by indie developer Scallywag Arcade and will feature voice acting from both the Taskmaster Greg Davies, and his assistant Horne.“I was very involved, but I did very little,” Horne told NME. With two full Taskmaster series filmed a year, alongside an annual one-off New Year’s episode and a Junior version, Horne’s schedule is already pretty packed. “I live Taskmaster, but people are constantly approaching us with different ideas,” he explained.

T-ARA have been teasing a possible reunion ahead of the group’s 15th debut anniversary in July.T-ARA member Jiyeon first posted two pictures as a post on her personal Instagram yesterday (May 19), which features several photobooth pictures of the four existing T-ARA members together alongside another picture of name tags for all four members.The post is cryptically captioned with a heart emoji, with members Hyomin and Qri commenting: “Suddenly? See you later!” and “It’s getting crazy!”A post shared by JIYEON (@jiyeon2__)Hyomin later took to her Instagram Stories on the same day to post a cropped picture of a document titled “T-ARA 15th Anniversary Project” with no other details. So far, no official announcement has been made by any of the members.

Arkane Austin has confirmed Redfall will receive one final update following the news that the studio has been shut down.Earlier this month, Arkane Austin was one of several studios shut down by Microsoft in a shock move, with the company wanting to “further invest in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games.”In the days that followed, it was reported that developers had been working on a new update for Redfall in the hours before the studio was closed, as well as the promised Hero DLC. Following the closure, it looked like both those projects would be shelved.However, the official Redfall social media account has now confirmed that fans can expect one final update.“Thank you for all your supportive messages. We are working to release our final update, Game Update 4, that brings revamped Neighbourhood and Nest systems, Single Player Pausing, Offline Mode, and more,” said the post.

Bae Suzy and Kim Woo-bin, the stars of the hit 2016 K-drama Uncontrollably Fond, are set to reunite in an upcoming Netflix original series called All The Love You Wish For.Today (May 20), Netflix announced through its K-Content account on X (formerly Twitter) that Bae Suzy and Kim Woo-bin had been cast in an upcoming K-drama called All The Love You Wish For.The series is described as “romantic comedy” that will follow “a genie who awakens after a thousand years and his new impassive master Ka-young” and the conflicts the duo get over the three wishes the genie will grant.Aside from Bae Suzy and Kim Woo-bin, All The Love You Wish For will also star Ahn Eun-jin (Hospital Playlist), Noh Sang-hyun (Behind Every Star), Ko Kyu-phil (Crash Landing on You) and Lee Zoo-young (Believer).In addition, the upcoming original Netflix K-drama will be directed by Lee Byeong-heon, who previously helmed the acclaimed Chicken Nugget, and written by Kim Eun-sook of The Glory fame.All-star cast + legendary screenwriter = wish come trueConflict over three wishes arises between a genie who awakens after a thousand years and his new impassive master Ka-young in the romantic comedy #AllTheLoveYouWishFor (working title), only on #Netflix

SEVENTEEN‘s Jeonghan and Wonwoo are set to debut as a new sub-unit with their first single album ‘This Man’ next month.Pledis Entertainment announced the sub-unit’s debut last night (May 19) via a cryptic video teaser depicting a crowded city corner in the middle of the night, drenched in rain. When lightning strikes a particular building with a large VCR screen, banners begin to unveil and flyers begin falling from the sky in promotion of the duo’s debut.The post, made on X (formerly Twitter), also indicated that the single album will be titled ‘This Man’.

The following story contains mentions and details of sexual assault and suicide. Late K-pop singer Goo Hara was recently revealed to have lent crucial aid to investigative reporters as the Burning Sun scandal unfolded in 2019.The BBC World Service‘s investigative team, BBC Eye, published an extensive documentary yesterday (May 19) titled Burning Sun focused on the 2019 scandal in South Korea of the same name.

Grammy-nominated vocalist Coco Jones features on The Cover this week (May 20) as we continue to renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with Jones can be read here.To celebrate, the LA-based artist has put together a playlist titled ‘Cleansed Of Him’, featuring tracks from Summer Walker, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, fellow NME Cover star Rachel Chinouriri and more.

IVE’s Liz recently covered songs by Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and IU on the South Korean singing competition King of Masked Singer. Liz appeared as a contestant on the show on its May 19 episode disguised and referred to as Hourglass.

HBO Max has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy – watch the trailer below.This past weekend, HBO Max uploaded the Dune: Prophecy trailer onto its official YouTube page. In the short trailer, we get a look at the world that the Dune films are set in, 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), as a gathering of Harkonnen women plot to establish a new covenant known as the Bene Gesserit.While Dune: Prophecy has yet to receive a firm release date, it has been confirmed to arrive exclusively on HBO Max sometime this Fall.Dune: Prophecy serves as a prequel series to the Denis Villeneuve films, and is based on the novel Sisterhood Of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J.

Only Murders In The Building is due to return soon – here’s when it’ll come to Disney+.Last weekend, Hulu revealed its first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated upcoming fourth season of Only Murders In The Building. This time, the gang of Mabel Mora (played by Selena Gomez), former Broadway director Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) and washed-up TV actor Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin) are heading to Hollywood as they’re being offered the chance to turn their adventures into a Hollywood film – before yet another murder case requires their attention.Watch the teaser trailer below.The trailer also promises that season four will be the show’s most star-studded yet, featuring the return of Meryl Streep, as well as new cast members Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Zach Galifianakis, Melissa McCarthy, Molly Shannon, Kumail Najiani, Jane Lynch and more.All three previous seasons of Only Murders In The Building are now available for streaming on Disney+, while season four will premiere on August 27.The trio of Martin, Short and Gomez are united by the murders that take place in their luxurious Manhattan apartment building, the Arconia, and start a podcast investigating the suspicious deaths.

Vince Staples has announced a new album, ‘Dark Times’ – find out more about the upcoming release below.Last night (May 19), rapper Vince Staples took to social media to announce his next album, ‘Dark Times’. Per his post on X (formerly Twitter), ‘Dark Times’ is due to arrive this Friday (May 24) and is now available for pre-order.The rapper has since previewed the album with a new single, ‘Shame On The Devil’, which comes with an accompanying music video.

XG have added new dates to their 2024 ‘The First Howl’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, North America, Europe and more.In March, XG announced that they would be embarking on their first-ever world tour, title ‘The First Howl’. It kicked off with a two-date show at the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan on May 18 and 19.

The Hollywood Reporter: “My father crafted his time here on earth with a curious mind, a generous heart, and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humour that tickled the funny bone of humanity.”“As he lived, he moved through this final act of his life with elegance, excellence and mastery. A teacher, a hero, and a king, Dabney Coleman is a gift and blessing in life and in death as his spirit will shine through his work, his loved ones and his legacy… eternally.

Cate Blanchett has revealed that her new political comedy film Rumours was named after the seminal Fleetwood Mac album.While attending a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (May 19), Blanchett opened up about the film and its title. After receiving a four-minute standing ovation following its premiere the night before (May 18), Blanchett said that the film was named after Fleetwood Mac’s celebrated 1977 album.Blanchett remarked, per Variety: “I did confirm something with [director] Galen [Johnson] last night, and it’s weird that it never came up in rehearsal, which is: ‘Why the hell is this movie called Rumours?’.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced an upcoming archival album, ‘Early Daze’.This past weekend, Neil Young took to his Neil Young Archives website to announce the upcoming record, which was recorded in 1969 with Crazy Horse. The album is due to arrive on June 28 via Reprise Records, and is now available for pre-order.‘Early Daze’, per the Neil Young Archives, “showcases the band’s unique style at the end of the 1960s, capturing the essence of their live performances and their contribution to the evolution of rock & roll.”‘Early Daze’ will comprise 10 songs, including a total of six unreleased tunes from Crazy Horse’s early line-up of guitarist Danny Whitten, drummer Ralph Molina, bassist Billy Talbot, keyboardist Jack Nitzsche and Young.Songs like ‘Everbody’s Alone’, ‘Cinnamon Girl’ and ‘Birds’ will receive releases with different mixes.A post shared by Neil Young Archives (@neilyoungarchives)‘Early Daze’ will be available on CD, digital and vinyl formats.

Taylor Swift has performed ‘How Did It End?’ for the first time ever at her show in Stockholm, Sweden – watch it below.For the singer’s final show in Stockholm, Sweden at the Friends Arena, Swift gave ‘How Did It End?’ its live debut during her surprise section of the show.In the ninth act of her ‘Eras’ tour, Swift often plays two surprise songs – so far, she’s kicked off her European leg with eight live debuts in one show as well as classics ‘Hey Stephen’ and ‘Maroon’ during her Paris date.Swift, who is currently touring with Paramore as a support act, delighted fans by playing ‘How Did It End?’ for the first time.

Hard-Fi have teased a mysterious date just months after wrapping up their first reunion tour in over a decade.The Staines indie-rock band announced a series of sporadic reunion shows in 2022, where their tour celebrating 15 years of ‘Stars of CCTV’ sold out in just 10 minutes. They would later announce their first full UK tour in 11 years in May last year, going on to play London, Liverpoo, Sheffield and more in October.Now, it appears the band may have more surprises up their sleeve.

Diddy has apologised for his “inexcusable” behaviour in a video allegedly showing him attacking ex Cassie.The apology follows footage obtained and published by CNN on Friday (March 17) which appeared to show the rapper beating his former partner, singer Cassie, and throwing an unidentified object at her from a nearby table.The footage aligns with testimony Cassie gave in a lawsuit filed against the rap mogul, in which she claimed Diddy “became extremely intoxicated and punched [her] in the face” at the hotel, then following her into the hallway and throwing glass vases at her after she tried to leave when he was asleep.Now, Diddy (real name Sean Combs) has taken to Instagram to publish an apology video today (May 19), beginning: “It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that,” he said. “I was fucked up — I hit rock bottom — but I make no excuses. My behaviour on that video is inexcusable.”“I take full responsibility for my actions in that video,” Combs continued.

Steve Albini‘s bands Shellac and Big Black now have their catalogues available for listening on Spotify.Albini passed away aged 61 earlier this month due to a heart attack. He was well known for being the producer of major albums such as Nirvana’s ‘In Utero‘, Pixies’ ‘Surfer Rosa’, PJ Harvey’s ‘Rid of Me’, Manic Street Preachers‘ ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’ and more.Back in 2022, the late producer took his music off the streaming platform.

Chaka Khan, Jessie Ware and the Earth, Wind and Fire Experience have been announced to headline this year’s Cambridge Club Festival – check out the full roster below.The Cambridge Club Festival will arrive at Childerly Orchard, Cambridge on June 7-9, where you can expect to see other acts such as Mel C, Natasha Bedingfield, Rebecca Ferguson and Sister Sledge. Additionally, Fat Tony, Mousse T., Norman Jay, DJ Paulette and Denise Van Outen are set to DJ at the festival.Cambridge Club Festival also offers some exciting non-musical experiences such as a family-friendly area, a new on-site cinema, and an array of talks and comedy shows.

BBC about the long-term effects of his injury. “I can’t focus or anything for too long without getting confused.