SXSW Drops U.S. Army As Sponsor

Normani had to sadly pull out of her scheduled performance at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday night (June 30).

Thania Garcia Normani will not be performing for the BET Awards on Sunday night. Normani wrote and posted a lengthy statement to her Instagram story saying she injured herself during rehearsals for the music and entertainment awards show. The singer was scheduled to perform as part of a lineup that also included Ice Spice, Sexyy Red, Latto, Cardi B, Queen Latifah and the Jungle Brothers, among others.

Eminem has teased a new single, ‘Tobey’, featuring rappers Big Sean and BabyTron.It’s the second single from his upcoming 12th studio album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)’, which is set for release later this year.The iconic rapper has brought together two of his fellow Detroit natives for the track, and shared a trailer on Friday (June 28).“TOBEY

From ‘Old Town Road‘ to Beverly Hills Cop, it seems Lil Nas X is coming for all of the Village People’s jobs.

CNN said that 47.9 million watched the presidential debate across TV platforms on Thursday night, according to Nielsen Fast National data.

EastEnders star Angela Wynter teased the return of familiar face despite being killed off. Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) was murdered by Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) last Christmas as the mechanic was about to strangle fiancee Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) in the Queen Vic. Sharon discovered Keanu had a role to play in her son Albie’s kidnapping but she later confessed to him that he was not Albie’s father, as the his dad is actually Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).

BTS singer and soloist Jimin has unveiled his new pre-release track ‘Smeraldo Garden Marching Band’.The new visual features the idol performing to the song in a fairytale woodland stage, bringing couples closer as he dances past them. He is joined by rapper Loco in the second verse, and the duo later close out the video with a lively dance while flower petals rain down on them.“Ooh, I love you babe / I’ll come closer to you / I love you, babe / Ooh, I want you, babe / I wanna hold your hand / I want you, babe,” Jimin sings in the chorus.‘Smeraldo Garden Marching Band’ is the first song to be released from the BTS singer’s upcoming solo album ‘Muse’.

SXSW have announced that they have dropped the US Army and defense contractor RTX Corporation as sponsors for the 2025 edition of the festival.This year’s SXSW was overshadowed by decisions related to the festival’s sponsorship. Many artists refused to play at the Festival in Austin, Texas in March because of the event’s connections to the US Army and weapons companies amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. These included Gruff Rhys, Kneecap, Sprints, Lambrini Girls, Gel, Rachel Chinouriri, Cardinals and NewDad.SXSW responded to the cancellations in a statement: “We are an organisation that welcomes diverse viewpoints.

Selome Hailu South by Southwest will not receive sponsorship from the U.S. Army for its 2025 festival, a decision made after multiple pro-Palestinian protests and boycotts earlier this year. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” reads a statement on the SXSW website.

Almost time to say goodbye: Paramount+ has dropped the official trailer and revealed the premiere date for the seventh and final season of Seal Team.

Suri Cruise is officially a high school graduate!

People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry has some choice words for the UK’s Conservative government.

Sam Heughan appears to have hinted that he could be the next James Bond with his latest Instagram post.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Fast-rising pop singer-songwriter Chappell Roan made a memorable appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” Thursday, wearing a wild feathered black outfit for her chat with the host before donning a completely different feather-bedecked dress to perform her latest single, “Good Luck, Babe!” Her performance of the song was vivid, as she showed off her formidable vocal range on the final “I told you so!” segment of the song from a surreal garden-like setting, which begin and ended with her singing while seated on a throne shaped like a white swan. The interview — her first on late-night TV — was lively from the start.

The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg has written and released a song in response to a racist backlash against the Star Wars prequel show.The show is set 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and the first four episodes are streaming now on Disney+.It was created by Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland and stars Stenberg (The Hate U Give, Bodies Bodies Bodies) in the twin lead roles of Osha and Mae.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you,” Taylor Swift sang in “Cruel Summer.” Now, the theme of the cost of maintaining a hidden relationship returns in a new duet between Gracie Abrams and Swift, “Us” (which is styled “us.”), that premiered at the crack of midnight Friday morning. The song is the fifth track on Abrams’ official sophomore album, titled “The Secret of Us,” which effectively makes “Us” the title track, give or take a few words.

Emmerdale viewers have said Belle Dingle will be 'caught out' after she moved forward with her plan to have an abortion. But fans believe Tom King will rumble her very soon after she made one crucial mistake. Belle has been struggling to come to terms with her pregnancy and was hoping to keep it a secret.

Kwon Eun-bi has officially dropped her second single album ‘Sabotage’, alongside a music video for its title track.The former IZ*ONE singer released both the single and accompanying visual on June 18. In the music video for ‘Sabotage’, Kwon Eun-bi is cast under a love spell by a stranger and sings of the inescapable impulse of falling hard and fast.“Boy, that is sabotage / Baby, you really know, really know, know what’s the deal / Oh, that is sabotage / This feel awakening in my deepening heart / ‘Cause when you look at me, look at me, can’t tell what’s real,” she croons on the chorus.Aside from its title track, the ‘Sabotage’ single album includes two other B-side tracks: ‘Unnatural’ and ‘Bad Blood’.

“Painful Lessons” podcast and addressed the “bizarre” accusations, years after some of his accusers shared alleged messages from Hammer in which he detailed sexual fetishes and a desire to eat their flesh.“There were things that people were saying about me that just felt so outlandish, that I was a cannibal,” Hammer said on the podcast. “Now, I’m able to sort of look at it with a sense of distance and perspective and be like ‘That’s hilarious,’ ” he continued.

Armie Hammer had one of the more interesting “canceling” experiences we’ve seen over the past several years. Much like some of the other powerful Hollywood figures who were called out for alleged abusive behavior, Hammer’s situation added accusations of cannibalism, of all things, to the list.