Tony Iommi says a Black Sabbath biopic has been discussed

Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi has waded into the “rock is dead” argument first kicked off by KISS bassist Gene Simmons.Simmons first courted controversy in an interview back in 2014 stating that he believes the genre has no future, and doubled down on the remarks in a recent new interview.“Rock is dead. And that’s because new bands haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and epic stuff,” Simmons told Gulf News.“I mean, Foo Fighters is a terrific band, but that’s a 20-year-old band.

Addison Rae has responded after she faced heavy backlash for not crediting the mostly Black creators of dances she recently performed on The Tonight Show. Rae, a social media star born Addison Easterling, told TMZ it was not her intention to snub those who brainstormed the moves.

Elton John celebrated his 74th birthday last week with his "three wonderful boys" and shared a sweet snap of himself cutting into his birthday cake.But eagle-eyed fans have now spotted a rather hilarious detail in the birthday photo – Elton's apparent obsession with Marmite!MORE: Sir Elton John reveals the reality of homeschooling his two childrenTaking to Instagram on Thursday, he gave fans a sneak peek of his children's playroom as he posed with his cake – which was of numbers shaped into a

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Daniel Radcliffe and Sandra Bullock are about to be co-stars!

Angelique Jackson Daniel Radcliffe is the latest to join the cast of Paramount’s “The Lost City of D,” taking on a villainous role in the romantic adventure.Radcliffe joins Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in the film, which follows a reclusive romance novelist (Bullock), who was was sure nothing could be worse than getting stuck on a book tour with her cover model (Tatum), until a kidnapping attempt sweeps them both into a cutthroat jungle adventure, proving life can be so much stranger, and

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Radcliffe is set to play the villain Paramount’s romantic action adventure comedy The Lost City Of D starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. Patti Harrison and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are also on board. Bullock is producing through her Fortis Films banner with Liza Chasin and her company 3dot Productions. Seth Gordon is also attached to produce via Exhibit A.

Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler has announced that he is working on his autobiography.The bassist of the heavy metal icons has said he is halfway through writing the book, in order to give his grandchildren a look back at his illustrious career.He told Cleveland.com: “I started out because when my parents died, I always wished I’d asked them a lot more things than I knew about.“I don’t really know much about my mum and dad, ’cause they were always just there.

EXCLUSIVE: Da’Vine Joy Randolph has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures romantic action adventure comedy The Lost City Of D starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. Patti Harrison is also on board. Bullock is producing through her Fortis Films banner, with Liza Chasin and her company, 3dot Productions. Seth Gordon is also attached to produce via Exhibit A.

Taylor Swift's music partner Jack Antonoff is putting his feelings into words two days after their Grammys win. Taking to Instagram, Jack who is also a singer, songwriter and record producer penned a heartfelt note for Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner.

Black Sabbath, says he’s “not done” with the band’s legacy, and would “love” to make a new album with the band’s original line-up.Ward left the iconic Birmingham band in 2012, just ahead of their most recent studio album, 2013’s ’13’.

Sir Elton John has slammed the Vatican’s refusal to bless same-sex marriages. The 73-year-old musician – who married David Furnish in 2014 – has taken aim at the Vatican and Pope Francis after it was announced on Monday (15.

Stars are speaking out after hearing about The Vatican‘s response about same sex marriages.

Elton John has criticised the Vatican over its decision not to allow gay marriage in the Catholic church.Replying to a question on whether Catholic priests could bless homosexual couples, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) said today (March 15) that same-sex nuptials “cannot be considered licit”.The formal response from the Vatican’s orthodoxy office, which has been approved by Pope Francis, claimed that “God does not and cannot bless sin”.

Black Sabbath song.The track, titled ‘Slapback’, was uploaded to YouTube earlier this month by Gary Rees, the stepson of longtime Sabbath keyboard player Geoff Nicholls and manager of his estate.‘Slapback’ features Ronnie James Dio on vocals, and reportedly dates from the 1979 sessions for the band’s ‘Heaven And Hell’ LP.“I’m not at all happy with it at all,” Sabbath guitarist Iommi told SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk when asked about the track.

Elton John has backed Phoebe Bridgers to win a Grammy this weekend, saying he will “hit someone” if she doesn’t get a trophy.The annual music awards show will take place on Sunday (March 14) virtually. Bridgers is up for four awards – Best New Artist, Best Alternative Album for ‘Punisher’ and Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for ‘Kyoto’.Speaking on John’s Apple Music radio show Rocket Hour, the pop icon first praised the singer-songwriter and her second record.

direct to your inboxA police operation to clamp down on bad driving at a traffic accident black spot saw 26 tickets handed out in a day.Offences included dangerous and disqualified driving, driving without insurance, using a phone while driving, and driving without seatbelts. Officers were stationed on on the A58 Bridge Street in Heywood on Tuesday as part of Operation Considerate.

Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler has recalled in a new interview how he first showed Ronnie James Dio the ‘devil horns’ hand sign before the late frontman popularised the gesture.The ‘devil horns’ became synonymous with Dio, who passed away in 2010, during his time fronting Black Sabbath.Speaking in a new interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Butler explained how he’d been doing the ‘devil horns’ sign prior to Dio joining the band and that he has “pictures of me doing it since