US tariffs on single malt whisky set to be suspended in £500million boost to industry

Gabrielle Union was one of many celebrities to offer support to Sha’Carri Richardson, 21, after the track and field star was suspended from the Olympic Trials for using marijuana. Even though Sha’Carri came in first during the 100m run at the Olympic Trials, the United States Anti-Doping Agency issued her a one-month suspension, which may prevent her from participating in the same event at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, according to The New York Times.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are set to tie the knot after applying for a marriage licence in Oklahoma. Singer songwriter Stefani, 51, and country music star Shelton, 45, announced their engagement in October last year.

Poppy has released a new single called ‘Her’, which arrives with an impressive, animated stop motion video – watch it below.The new track, which comes a few weeks after the American singer-songwriter dropped a surprise new five-track EP, ‘EAT – NXT Soundtrack’, marks yet another stylistic pivot for Poppy.Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen, ‘Her’ hears Poppy take on a more stream-lined songwriting approach, with her earworm melodies painted on a power pop guitar-led canvas.“I’m getting to know

Naman Ramachandran The American Film Market (AFM) will return in November as an in-person event, organizers have confirmed.“I want to let you know that plans are well underway for an in-person AFM this year, taking place November 2-7.

Tesco is planning changes on the way it charges motorists for fuel at its pay at the pump stations. The supermarket chain is changing its £1 pre-authorisation deposit charge at its Pay at Pump facilities, replacing it with a £99 charge instead.

Brexit negotiator Lord Frost used a government committee hearing today (Tuesday June 29) to hit back at Elton John over his claims around the European touring fiasco, before coming under fire himself for his “inaction” over the situation.Sir Elton has been very vocal over the government jeopardising the future of touring for the UK artists, after the Brexit deal secured with the EU failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew.

Khloe Kardashian celebrated her 37th birthday on Sunday, and to ring it in her daughter Tru gave her the sweetest surprise. The three-year-old tyke made her mom a birthday card and topped it with unicorn and rainbow stickers and scribbles. “My favorite card,” Khloe captioned a photo of it in her Instagram Stories.

Limp Bizkit have announced a couple of shows in the UK next summer – see details below.The rap rockers will play Manchester Academy on July 22, 2022 and the O2 Academy Brixton in London on July 24, 2022. Tickets go on sale at 9am next Friday (July 2).The news follows the band’s recent announcement that they will tour the US this summer with Spiritbox.

Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practicing law in New York, after a state appellate panel concluded that he made false and misleading statements in connection to his defense of client Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Rico Nasty has announced that she will release a new solo track called ‘Magic’ next week.The US artist, whose debut album ‘Nightmare Vacation’ arrived in December, teased last month that she would be returning with a mysterious project called ‘Rx’ at some point this summer.Taking to social media this week, Nasty – real name Maria Kelly – shared the official artwork to a single titled ‘Magic’.

Korn bassist Reginald ‘Fieldy’ Arvizu has shared that he will not be joining the band on their forthcoming North American tour, citing a need to take time off to manage “bad habits”.Fieldy took to social media this morning (June 22) to make the announcement, admitting that over the past six years, “I’ve been dealing with some personal issues that at times have caused me to fall back on some of my bad habits and has caused some tension with the people around me”.“It’s been suggested to me to take

OneRepublic's latest single Run is on course to become the group's ninth UK Top 40 hit on the Official Singles Chart this week. 

Liz Truss and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, both sides have agreed to halt retaliatory tariffs for five years. The tariffs have led to whisky exports to the US falling by more than a third, amounting to more than £600 million in lost sales, since the 25 per cent tariff was imposed in October 2019.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) will present an overview of its inaugural Industry Action Report Card on Friday morning June 18th as part of the National Museum of African American Music’s State of Black Music Summit.With journalist and industry exec Naima Cochrane, BMAC drafted its first-of-its-kind report to “track and measure how individual companies in the music industry delivered on their pledges to work toward justice, equality and change in the wake

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCustomer-relationship management company Salesforce has struck an advertising pact that will have it become a sponsor of both Team USA and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as an advertiser in NBCU’s coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics over the next seven years.As part of the agreement, Salesforce will provide proprietary technology to help create digital experiences for fans and athletes over that time period as the 2028 Games draw