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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg is having a bit of a “hail the conquering hero” moment that very few people would have expected him to be having this far into the 21st century, least of all himself. Although he has had many successes in film and in the theater over the last 60 years or so, he remains most famous as the director of the Beatles documentary “Let It Be” — and that 1970 film remains most famous as something that has been kept locked in the vault since it got a brief VHS and laserdisc release in the early 1980s.

Olivia Rodrigo will tour Asia and Australia for the first time in her career, the singer announced Wednesday. Rodrigo has added nine international dates to her massive “Guts” world tour for a total of 82 shows globally. The new dates kick off Sept.

Lexi Carson “Illinoise” may be called a new musical on Broadway, but its real language is dance. Tony Award-winner Justin Peck directed and choreographed “Illinoise,” a 90-minute show without any dialogue. “Illinoise” opened on Broadway at the St.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music A long list of artists including Robert Plant, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Peter Frampton, Bryan Adams and more have joined the late British singer Steve Marriott’s children and bandmates in opposing the release of “new” recordings featuring AI-generated versions of his vocals. The former frontman of the Small Faces and Humble Pie (and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee) was one of the most influential rock singers of the 1960s, renowned for songs like “All or Nothing,” “Tin Soldier,” “Itchykoo Park,” “I Don’t Need No Doctor” and more.

Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal are all starring in a new movie together, and we have the first photos of them on set!

tripleS is making their long-awaited debut!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music (This article is unintentionally a counterpoint to my colleague Owen Gleiberman’s considerably more-positive take on the Beatles‘ “Let It Be” film, restored by Peter Jackson and released today on Disney+.) When I was a Beatles-obsessed seven-year-old, my mother, in an act of selfless parental love, took me to a Fab Four film festival: “Hard Day’s Night,” “Let It Be,” “Yellow Submarine” and “Help!,” one after the other. My mom was a cool assistant professor of English at the local university who dressed “hip,” loved music and picked up some listening habits from her students.

Speculation is building over whether ABBA will take to the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest later this week.This year marks the 50th anniversary of Sweden having won the contest for the first time back in 1974, when the country was represented by ABBA and the event was hosted by the UK in Brighton. Now, rumours have been circulating that the iconic band could reunite for the contest on Saturday, 11 May – where Olly Alexander will represent the UK with his song, Dizzy, despite dividing audiences during the semi-finals this week.

Rylan Clark had a three-word response as he was filmed watching Olly Alexander's first big Eurovision Song Contest performance on Tuesday night. The run-up to this year's Eurovision Song Contest began on Tuesday night (May 7) with the first semi-final broadcasted by the BBC.

In 2006, singer Sandi Thom shot to stardom with her hit song, I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair), dreaming about rocking out with flowers adorning her hair. Fast-forward 18 years and she appears as youthful as ever, holding onto the revolutionary spirit we first fell in love with back then.The Scottish star was a sensation in the mid-2000s thanks to her foot-tapping melody, which managed to reach the coveted number one spot on the UK charts. She started out streaming via MySpace, putting on gigs right from her London flat, before being scooped up by RCA Records, after which she wowed on the music charts.

Olly Alexander has spoken out after facing backlash to his first live performance of his Eurovision Song Contest entry on Tuesday night.

Where The Crawdads Sing lands on Netflix this week, but what happens to lead character Kya in the end?The film was based on the massively successful 2018 novel by Delia Owens, and stars Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, a young woman living on her own in rural North Carolina, who is accused of murdering local man Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson).Adapted for the screen by Lucy Alibar (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and directed by Olivia Newman (First Match), the film also boasts ‘Carolina’, an original song written and recorded for the film by Taylor Swift.Speaking about her relationship with the film, Swift said: “Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago. As soon as I heard there was a film in the works starring the incredible Daisy Edgar Jones and produced by the brilliant Reese Witherspoon, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the musical side.“I wrote the song ‘Carolina’ alone and asked my friend Aaron Dessner to produce it.

Olly Alexander has broken his silence following criticism of his performance at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final in Sweden.The singer took to the stage on Tuesday, 7 May to belt out a rendition of Dizzy - the song he will perform at the Eurovision final on Saturday, 11 May. Olly's performance got mixed reactions from BBC viewers, with some questioning his vocals.

Nutsa is joining another competition – 2024 Eurovision Song Contest!!

Tommy Richman is a newcomer who is already at the top of the charts with his first major single!

10 countries have triumphed in the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, when 16 countries competed to get through to Saturday’s Grand Final.

Loreen, who won Eurovision in both 2012 and 2023, has announced a UK and European tour for next year.The artist’s biggest jaunt across the continent to date will kick off in the Netherlands on February 15 with 20 stops across Europe. She will later head to Birmingham on March 17 before playing a headline show at London’s iconic Eventim Apollo on March 19 before continuing on to Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow.

The Eurovision Song Contest hype has hit fever pitch as it officially kicked off its first semi-finals on Tuesday 7 May. Delivering an opening act to remember, former Cyprus contestant Eleni Foureira dazzled BBC viewers in a glittery ensemble supported by a fabulous line-up of back-up dancers all clad in black. Yet, amidst all these flashy performances, our attention was snatched by Years and Years' frontman, 33 year old Olly Alexander's maiden Eurovision performance for the UK, which got everyone talking.

Ariana Grande was the surprise performer at the 2024 Met Gala and she brought along her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo as her special guest.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Tyler Childers and Sierra Ferrell lead the nominations for the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, both picking up nods in each of the three categories in which they were eligible — album of the year, song of the year and artist of the year. Longtime favorite Childers is up for “Rustin’ In The Rain” for album and “In Your Love” for song. Ferrell, who has risen quickly through the ranks to become an Americana queen, is nominated for “Trail of Flowers” for best album and “American Dreaming” for top song.

Katcy Stephan Celine Song‘s “Materialists” has rounded out its cast with Zoë Winters (“Succession”), Dasha Nekrasova (“Bad Behaviour,” “Wobble Palace”), Louisa Jacobson (“The Gilded Age”) and Marin Ireland (“Eileen”). The A24 feature starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal is described as a New York-set rom-com following a high-end matchmaker who gets involved with a wealthy man.

It's the moment many people across the globe have been waiting for, as the Eurovision Song Contest officially kicked off on Tuesday for the first semi-finals.

Charli XCX finally addressed those rumors that she wrote new songs with Britney Spears!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s a strange sensation to see an artist who you last saw performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” before a global audience of 120 million-plus at the Super Bowl singing ten feet in front of you at the Blue Note jazz club in New York’s Greenwich Village. But that was the consolation prize for 400 lucky fans who may not have been invited to the Met Ball on Monday night but certainly had a more satisfying feast for the ears.

Eurovision organisers have defended their decision not to boycott Israel over the war in Gaza.It comes ahead of the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden this Saturday (May 11).There have been several calls to boycott the competition from various countries. Over 1,000 Swedish artists called for Israel to be banned this year, such as Robyn, Fever Ray, and First Aid Kit, whilst over 1,400 Finnish music industry professionals recently signed a petition to ban the country from taking part in the contest as well.In the buildup to the 2024 edition, individual artists such as Olly Alexander also faced calls to boycott the event.

Kings of Leon‘s Caleb Followill has revealed why he didn’t want ‘Sex On Fire’ to be on ‘Only By The Night’.The frontman previously decried the ‘Only By The Night’ anthem upon release, telling NME that he initially doubted the song’s quality but was persuaded by his bandmates to finish writing it.“I just had this melody and I didn’t know what to say,” he said. “Then one day I just sang “This sex is on fire” and I laughed.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills may be preparing for the big week of Eurovision madness ahead, but he's also busy with wedding planning ahead of marrying fiancé Sam Vaughan this summer.The broadcaster, 51, announced in 2021 that he was engaged to boyfriend of four years Sam and in an exclusive chat with OK!, Scott has revealed that he's "feeling the pressure" ahead of his nuptials this year. "Planning is going really well, it's really near now," he said.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic I first saw “Let It Be” when I was a kid, in the summer of 1970, just weeks after it was released. My family was coming off one of those “Vacation” road trips. During the miles of driving, we listened to Top 40 radio, which meant that several times a day I got to hear “The Long and Winding Road,” which I thought was the most beautiful song I’d ever heard.

Richard Hawley has shared the video for his new single ‘Prism In Jeans’. See it first exclusively on NME below, along with our interview with the Sheffield legend where he discusses his new album, the state of the nation, and what’s next for his huge musical Standing At The Sky’s Edge.Set for release on May 31, the former Longpigs and Pulp man turned solo star’s 10th album ‘In This City They Call You Love’ now comes previewed by ‘Prism In Jeans’.

Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Sweden this weekend, a huge two-time winner from the country has announced they’ll be touring Europe and the UK next year.

ABBA’s Waterloo has been voted the greatest song in Eurovision history, and with the Song Contest in Sweden this year, the organizers have a surprise ABBA tribute up their sleeves. Changes are also being introduced to both the voting system and the format of the live shows. There will be full live performances in the semi-finals from the artists representing the ‘big five’ countries for the first time, and the public vote will now open at the start of the live final.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “There’s a river of love that runs through all times,” the singer-producer T Bone Burnett sang in a signature song of his back in the 1980s. But that’s not a river he’s necessarily always been riding.

Thania Garcia Virginia-bred singer Tommy Richman makes his Billboard Hot 100 debut with “Million Dollar Baby” after the single experienced staggering growth in a rollout that started April 13 when Richman posted a snippet of the song online. The song, which makes the most of its catchy bassline and hook, caught fire on TikTok, where the original teaser logged over 8 million views. It was released April 26 and debuts on the Hot 100 at No.

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation in 2023 were the streamers, such as Apple, who have also realized the necessity of theatrical to eventize their movies. The financial data pulled together here for Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament is culled by seasoned and trusted sources.

It's been a magic few years for pop icon Rick Astley. Not only has he appeared on stage at Glastonbury – singing Smiths covers alongside Stockport Indie rockers, Blossoms, but also with his own hit solo set in 2023.

Bruce Springsteen kicked off his UK and European tour last night (May 5) in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium – read on for the full setlist and footage from the gig.The Boss played his first show in Wales for 11 years at the start of a three-month string of dates that will take him up to two climactic shows at London’s Wembley Stadium on 25 and 27 July.The three-hour, 29-song setlist opened with a deep cut in the form of ‘So Young And In Love’, an outtake from the 1974 recording sessions for ‘Born To Run’ that finally saw a release as part of the 1998 box set ‘Tracks’. It was the song’s first performance since 2013.SO YOUNG AND IN LOVE OPENS CARDIFF! Thank you @mightyfraz Jason Farrelly via Spring-Nut Facebook Page! @springsteen #SpringsteenTour2024 #Springsteen #estreetband pic.twitter.com/HN6H93rTvD— Spring-Nuts (@SpringNuts_) May 5, 2024“It’s great to be in Cardiff, it’s good to be in Wales,” Springsteen said to introduce the show.