Kanye “Ye” West was a guest on the Drink Champs podcast Sunday (October 16) where he discussed a variety of controversial topics, including a claim about George Floyd‘s cause of death.
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There are few artists have effected the music industry like George Michael.
Not just one of the biggest superstars of the 1980s - forming a trifecta with Prince and Madonna's whose influence, success and output has no hopes of ever being replicated - George's discography have paved the way for countless artists after him.
It's a body of work that doesn't just deepen and widen with age, it holds up too. Staggeringly so. This week sees the celebration of one of the most important albums of George's career; his third solo album, Older.
Originally released in 1996, Older was George's first long-player release in more than half a decade, following a much-publicised skirmish with record label Sony. The result - more than three years in the making - sees George emerge as an artist more sure than ever of his skill-set, how to best deploy his influences and what he wanted to say.
Now, the Deluxe, Limited Edition Boxset of Older, bringing together newly mastered from original tapes and pressed on 180gsm vinyl across 2LPs for superior audio quality, as well as 1997's expanded Older re-issue, Upper, on vinyl for the first time, as well as Older and Upper on CD.
Also included is a 12” x 12” 48-page book, The Story of Older, featuring a brand-new essay by Dan Davies recounting the stories behind the album with contributions from key people who helped make the record, plus rare and previously unseen photos.
But let's discuss what makes Older so special, and why it should be celebrated in this way. To put it simply; the second-to-last album released in George's lifetime is one of his most confident and self-assured work as an artist.
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Kanye “Ye” West was a guest on the Drink Champs podcast Sunday (October 16) where he discussed a variety of controversial topics, including a claim about George Floyd‘s cause of death.
George Clooney and Julia Roberts have been making movies together for more than two decades now, first sharing the screen in 2001’s “Ocean’s Eleven,” and re-teaming for “Ocean’s Twelve,” “Money Monster,” and the Clooney-directed “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (though they shared no scenes). Yet it’s not just their shared charisma and charm that accounts for so much of what works in their new movie “Ticket to Paradise.” It’s that we now, as an audience, have a relationship with them, so we’re pulling for them in a way we don’t when a random Disney personality and Instagram influencer are potentially paired in a new Netflix rom-com.
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George Clooney and Julia Roberts are giving fans the inside scoop on their relationship, specifically why they’ve never dated.
She’s long been known for giving it to us warts and all – but now Kerry Katona has bared her soul like never before in her most revealing and explosive interview yet.The former Atomic Kitten star, 42, has sensationally opened up about the abuse she suffered at the hands of ex George Kay and how his behaviour made her fear for her family’s safety. And she has told of how she suffered a harrowing miscarriage after a fling with a mystery man, had a secret tummy tuck she regrets and how she fears she and fiancé Ryan Maloney may be unable to have children . Speaking ahead of the launch of her third autobiography, Kerry Katona: Whole Again , our columnist tells us it has been “traumatic to re-live” the previously untold stories.
In a race down to the wire, heavy metal outfit Slipknot today claim their third UK Number 1 album with The End So Far.
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Sigur Rós have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their third studio album, ‘( )’.The new edition of the 2002 record was remastered by engineer Ted Jenson, and will contain B-sides and previously unreleased demos. It’s due to arrive on streaming platforms on October 28 ahead of a physical format release on November 25.To preview the forthcoming collection, Sigur Rós have shared a studio version of ‘Untitled #7’ (aka ‘Dauðalagið’ or ‘The Death Song’). You can listen below, and pre-order/pre-save ‘( )’ reissue here.‘( )’ was recorded in an empty swimming pool in Álafoss, Iceland, and came out of a period of “exploration and expectation” for the group.According a press release, Sigur Rós will drop a new full-length album at some point in 2023.
Nazanin Mandi is filing for divorce from Miguel.
George Michael’s Older re-issue is currently leading a close race for this week’s UK’s Number 1 album, with the possibility of an all-new Top 5.
George Michael’s Older re-issue is currently leading a close race for this week’s UK’s Number 1 album, with the possibility of an all-new Top 5.
The stars are hitting the red carpet!
Buckingham Palace has released a photograph of Queen Elizabeth's final resting place. Britain's longest-serving monarch was buried in The King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle on September 19, and the photograph of the ledger stone shows her name inscribed in gold lettering, alongside the Queen mother, George VI and Prince Philip, her husband. Alongside the image, a post on the royal family's Twitter read: "A ledger stone has been installed at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, following the interment of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
A new photograph of Queen Elizabeth II's chapel stone has been released by Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty, who passed away on 8 September aged 96, was laid to rest in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle following her state funeral on 19 September.
Former Lionsgate film chief Patrick Wachsberger, Carol producer Christine Vachon, Neon CEO Tom Quinn and SPC bosses Michael Barker and Tom Bernard will be among industry executives taking part in the Zurich Summit tomorrow [Saturday 24] in Switzerland.
announced on Tuesday that the institution, which is now under construction in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, will open in 2025. In 2017, Los Angeles won the location sweepstakes over San Francisco for George Lucas’ one-of-a-kind museum, which will house art from films including Lucas’ own “Star Wars,” as well as photography, Renaissance paintings, and ancient Roman mosaics.