In a heartfelt open letter, Pete Davidson announced his departure from “Saturday Night Live” after starring on the NBC sketch comedy show for eight years.
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FKA Twigs has shared the intimate new music video for her track ‘Thank You Song’ – you can watch the clip below.The video is the final part of the artist’s ‘CAPRIVIDS’ series, a collection of “short and punchy” visuals to accompany the tracks on her January mixtape ‘CAPRISONGS’.Directed by Aidan Zamiri, the London night bus-set video for ‘Thank You Song’ has been released this afternoon (May 4) to round off the ‘CAPRIVIDS’ series.“The ‘CAPRIVID’ for ‘Thank You Song’ is incredibly intimate,” Twigs explained in a statement about the clip, which you can watch below. “To me, it’s about embracing ones demons and finding things that are individual about one’s self, to make your life better.“The song to me is very personal – it’s really about thanking the person or even the aspect of yourself that’s got all of us through a really challenging couple of years… socially, financially, culturally.”Twigs added: “I guess in a nutshell, ‘Thank You Song’ is about riding with one’s inner demons and embracing them.
In a heartfelt open letter, Pete Davidson announced his departure from “Saturday Night Live” after starring on the NBC sketch comedy show for eight years.
Kim Kardashian is good for Pete Davidson! In multiple ways!
Megan Fox serving an absolute look on the red carpet. Since the actress, who cemented her fame after starring in box office hit Transformers and cult-classics such as Jennifer’s Body, has been linked to Machine Gun Kelly - she has undergone a style renaissance.
Associated Press, were able to send their appreciation via Telegram: “Thank you to Kalush Orchestra for your support! Glory to Ukraine!”After their win, the six-member group, who blends traditional Ukrainian music with hip-hop, told reporter Samya Hafsaoui, “We want to say a big thank you to everyone who voted for us… Thank you to everyone for supporting Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian music. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”The band were not able to travel together or even rehearse before performing the song at the semi-finals on May 10.
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox are enjoying a night out together!
In March, Muni Long announced that she had partnered with Def Jam through her Supergiant Records label after the success of her 2021 single "Hrs & Hrs." She followed the signing with the release of "Another," an unapologetic song about a man who needs to get his act together. Today, she's back with another new song, "Pain." The track arrives alongside a video that was self-directed by Long and Tony Bowen.
FKA twigs has said she’s “honoured” to be added to the cast of the newly rebooted The Crow alongside It star Bill Skarsgård.As reported last month (April 1), the film will be helmed by Rupert Sanders, who previously directed Snow White And The Huntsman and Ghost In The Shell.Posting on Instagram yesterday (May 11), the ‘Two Weeks’ singer wrote: “i am absolutely thrilled to announce that i will be appearing alongside bill skardsgård in the crow directed by rupert sanders“i feel so honoured to be amongst such a powerful team and am already having the best time working on my character lewks with the iconic [costume designers] @kurtandbart2”. See the full post below.A post shared by FKA twigs (@fkatwigs)“The Crow is beautiful, dark, poetic and sometimes disturbing,” Sanders told Deadline following last month’s announcement.
EXCLUSIVE: The anticipated reboot of cult classic The Crow is heading to the Cannes market with FilmNation Entertainment where it will be among the hot packages.
LEGALA trial start date for FKA Twigs’ physical and mental abuse case against actor Shia LaBeouf has been set for 17 Apr 2023, according to Rolling Stone.——————————————————-DEALSSony Music Publishing has signed Kal Lavelle – co-writer of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shivers’ – to a global publishing deal. “I am very blessed to be part of the Sony Publishing family”, says Lavelle. “And that’s exactly how it feels, like a family.
FKA twigs has finally been granted a day in court to make her case against her former boyfriend Shia LeBeouf, Rolling Stone reports. At a Monday morning hearing, a judge confirmed that the trial will begin on April 17, 2023.
FKA Twigs’ lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf, alleging sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress, has been given a date to go to trial.In December 2020, the musician – real name Tahliah Barnett – sued the actor, accusing him of “relentless abuse” during their relationship.Now, the case will be heard before a jury in a Los Angeles court next year, with the trial currently set to start on April 17, 2023, Rolling Stone reports.A remote hearing in the case was heard in June 2021. At that time, Barnett’s lawyer told a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge that “the parties have been engaged in productive settlement negotiations and are in the process of arranging for an early mediation”.
crossover! But this time, it's virtual.On Monday's episode of NCIS, titled «The Brat Pack,» Alden Parker (Gary Cole) and Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) bring in 's intelligence specialist, Ernie Malik (Jason Antoon), for help on ancient metals after their own forensic expert, Kasie Hines (Diona Reasonover), is stumped by the latest case involving century-old shrapnel.As Jimmy brings Ernie — reporting virtually from the Pearl Harbor field office -- into the fold, the metallurgist (aka someone who's expert in various metals like steel, iron and copper) can't help but excitedly pipe in when he hears Jessica Knight's name, with whom he developed a crush after she recently paid a visit to the islands.«Wait, what did Knight say about me?» Ernie asks, wanting an answer about anything she might have said to the team about him. While Jimmy isn't interested in giving Ernie any rope, Parker teases the counterpart. «I think she said that he was the smartest guy she's ever met,» he says with an amused look in his eye.
FKA twigs has shared another video from her recent ‘Caprisongs’ mixtape – you can view it below.The lo-fi visuals for ‘Which Way’, which features London band Dystopia, sees twigs wandering the streets of London before she ends up on the banks of the River Thames.It was directed by Aidan Zamiri, who also helmed the official videos for her previous singles ‘Honda’, ‘Papi Bones’ (featuring Shygirl), ‘Meta Angel’, ‘Jealousy’ (featuring Rema) and ‘Oh My Love’.“When I was walking through the London city lights / I met the devil and he smiled at me / Said you’re going the wrong way,” twigs sings on the track.In a four-star review of ‘Caprisongs’, NME wrote: “After pouring her darkest moments into ‘Magdalene’, this varied and playful mixtape represents a moment of release, though it remains to be seen whether Barnett will head further into this direction, or enter a new album era recharged.“You suspect, knowing twigs and her crew of chameleon-like collaborators, that she’ll probably continue to do both at once.”Last month also saw FKA twigs being crowned Godlike Genius at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, which took place at Brixton Academy. “I’m really so grateful,” she said after accepting her gong.
Trafford’s Labour-led council is set for a shake up next week. With just over a week to go until Trafford heads to the polls, with a third of the council’s seats up for grabs again, here’s a run-down of the big names, familiar faces and hotly-contested seats to look out for on Thursday May 5.
FKA Twigs has shared the official video for her latest single ‘Honda’ – you can watch it below.The track appears on the singer-songwriter’s ‘Caprisongs’ mixtape, which was released back in January via Young.The video, which sees Twigs hitch a ride on top of a car, was directed by Aidan Zamiri, who also helmed the official videos for Twigs’ previous singles ‘Papi Bones’ (featuring Shygirl), ‘Meta Angel’, ‘Jealousy’ (featuring Rema) and ‘Oh My Love’.Speaking about the song’s video and the lengths she went to get the perfect shots, Twigs told Rolling Stone: “Yolo, like with me it’s just anything to get the shot. Working with Aiden Zamiri has been incredible, he’s a genius.She added: “‘Honda’ for me is like a perfect definition of a caprivid because it’s super short and cheeky and it leaves you wanting more.”You can watch the ‘Honda’ video below:Earlier this month, it was announced that FKA Twigs had directed a new short film, in which she also stars, as part of the 2022 International Woolmark Prize celebrations.Playscape features Twigs and others dancing to ‘He Hu’ by Duval Timothy and Rosie Lowe, before X-Ray Spex‘s classic ‘Identity’ takes over.
North Carolina rapper TiaCorine has released her first new song of 2022. It's titled "Gas Station" and comes with a video inspired by Rockstar's PS2 classic Bully.
Universal had the most to boast last night at the box office, hitting the 18-34 arthouse demo with Robert Eggers’ Focus Features Viking epic, The Northman, which drew $1.35M last night in previews, and families with Dreamworks Animation’s The Bad Guys, which made $1.15M.