Graham Norton found himself in a near-death situation long before his rise to fame.
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Zico has revealed that ‘Spot!’, his new collaboration with BLACKPINK‘s Jennie, was “crafted specifically” for the K-pop idol.In a new interview with Johnathan of YouTube channel The K-star Next Door, Zico opened up about the process that led to him collaborating with BLACKPINK singer Jennie on their new hit song, ‘Spot!’, and what it was like working together.The rapper revealed that he “didn’t pick the song first and then decide on the featuring artist” because he wanted to work with Jennie in particular. “I thought, ‘I want to collaborate with Jennie,’ and then created the song [which] was crafted specifically for [her],” he said, per SBS Star.Zico added that in addition to ‘Spot’, he had made “five other options” for Jennie to choose from.
“Every one of them was tailored for Jennie,” he continued. “I narrowed them down to two… then played those two for her.
If there was only one option, it might not capture her interest, you know.”The musician also opened up about how he “had to understand Jennie’s style” beforehand as they “hadn’t worked together before”. He added: “Jennie tends to interpret the song herself.
Instead of proposing options, I simply kept recording and would say, ‘I like that part,’ when I found something I liked.”Prior to ‘Spot!’, Zico’s last release was his July 2022 mini-album ‘Grown Ass Kid’, featuring the singles ‘Seoul Drift’ and ‘Freak’. Since then, the K-pop idol has launched the boyband BOYNEXTDOOR under his KOZ Entertainment, a subsidiary of HYBE.Meanwhile, Jennie previously released the song ‘Slow Motion’ with Brockhampton‘s Matt Champion, her first release since she launched her own label Odd Atelier.
Graham Norton found himself in a near-death situation long before his rise to fame.
Imagine a world where “Bluey” didn’t know what a dunny or a bin chicken was, or where she sounded more like Skye from Paw Patrol than her true-blue Queenslander self.It’s indeed awful to imagine, but according to multi-platinum musician Megan Washington, that’s almost what happened when Ludo Studio was trying to work out how to take the beloved show around the world.“I remember 100 years ago, when I was in the Ludo offices and the question of the day, or the problem of the day was, were they going to have to dub the show into an American accent for American audiences?” Megan, who plays Bluey’s teacher Calypso, said on an interview with Robin Bailey and Kip Wightman on KIIS 97.3 [Australia radio station].“It was the true question of the day: ‘How are we going to deal with this? What’s going to happen?”In the end, the idea of dubbing “Bluey” was impossible; removing the accents can’t erase the inherent Australian-ness of the show.Megan said she was impressed with the decision not to dub.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jerry Seinfeld revealed during a recent interview on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast (via People) that he wanted Chris Rock to parody the infamous Oscars slap in his feature directorial debut “Unfrosted,” which recently premiered on Netflix. The issue was that Seinfeld filmed the comedy movie not long after the March 2022 Oscars, and Rock was allegedly feeling too “shook” to be able to perform in the movie. “The other thing I wanted to do that I almost did was Chris Rock was going to be the emcee of the Bowl & Spoon Awards — and we shot that right after the Will Smith slap,” Seinfeld explained.
Nicholas Galitzine, who has played several gay or queer characters both on TV and in films, says he has felt “somewhat guilty” over the possibility that he, as a straight man, is “taking up someone’s space.”
Netflix documentary wasn’t pleased at his interruption of his wife, which became a viral moment.Beckham, which came out last year, features a moment where the former footballer interrupts his wife Victoria as she speaks about her background.After saying that both her and David both came from “hard-working families,” the Spice Girls singer and fashion designer claimed that they were “very working class”. David can then be heard repeatedly telling her to “be honest” as the camera points to him peeking his head round the door.Despite Victoria responding saying “I am being honest”, David persists, asking her to share the car her dad drove her to school in.“One answer.
but actress Faye Dunaway could barely bring herself to film the scene.Dunaway, now 83, famously portrayed silver-screen icon Joan Crawford in the 1981 cult classic “Mommie Dearest.” Directed by Frank Perry, “Mommie Dearest” is based on the tell-all memoir of the same name written by Crawford’s adopted daughter Christina, played in the film by child actor Mara Hobel. The book exposed — and the movie brought to vivid life — the alleged childhood abuse Christina suffered at the hands of her controlling, alcoholic mother. A new book by Hollywood historian A.
Gemma Collins has revealed she was told 'prepare for the worst' after her mum, Joan, was rushed to hospital and placed in intensive care.The heartbroken reality TV star, 43, opened up about the terrifying moment her mum stopped breathing as the frantic star called an ambulance. Sharing a video with her 2.2 million followers, she said: "So last week I had the shock of my life when my mum stopped breathing.
Olly Murs was replaced by an up-and-coming Scottish singer discovered in a hotel bar after he had to cancel his performance at the last minute - and Gary Barlow thanked him for 'saving the day'. Fans were full of praise for the young talent who stepped in for Olly when he couldn't make it to open for Take That at their Glasgow gig in OVO Hydro. Olly was all set to warm up the crowd for the legendary 90s group over a three-night stint but was left stranded due to a series of flight delays.
Jeremy Clarkson's leap from the fast-paced world of journalism to the serene countryside of farming has hooked audiences in the hit series Clarkson's Farm. As the show returns to Amazon Prime Video for its third series, Jeremy and his girlfriend Lisa Hogan get into the swing of farming life over at Diddly Squat, from lambing to tractor driving. Jeremy’s transition from celebrity presenter to farmer has been a humbling journey, as highlighted by the surprising revelation at the end of the first series of Clarkson's Farm.
Willow Smith rejects the nepo baby label.
A national medical expert says she would not have recommended a procedure that was botched and killed a fellow leading professor had she been given vital information about his condition.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Francis Ford Coppola revealed in a preview of “Megalopolis” in Vanity Fair that he rewrote the script around 300 times before self-financing the passion project for $120 million by selling part of his winery estate in Northern California. The epic is set to world premiere in competition at the Cannes FIlm Festival in May. A first look photo from “Megalopolis” has debuted featuring Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in their leading roles.
Kamasi Washington has enlisted funk icon George Clinton and rapper D Smoke for a new track, ‘Get Lit’.The suave new track is taken from his forthcoming album ‘Fearless Movement’, which will land on Friday (May 3).It follows previous singles ‘Prologue’, ‘Dream State’ (featuring André 3000) and ‘The Garden Path’, which Washington performed for the first time ever in 2022 while making his late-night television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Check out ‘Get Lit’ below:Speaking about his forthcoming seventh album in a press release, Washington has referred to ‘Fearless Movement’ as his dance album. “It’s not literal.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ethan Hawke was nominated at the 2002 Oscars for best supporting actor for his performance in Antoine Fuqua’s crime thriller “Training Day.” He lost the prize to Jim Broadbent (“Iris”), but he immediately got some much-needed perspective from his “Training Day” co-star Denzel Washington, who happened to win the Oscar that same night for best actor. During a recent interview on Max’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” series, the host asked Hawke about a story he heard in which Washington leaned over to Hawke after the latter’s Oscar loss and whispered in his ear: “It’s better that you didn’t win. Losing was better.” “You don’t want an award to improve your status.
Suge Knight has commented on Drake using A.I. to get Tupac and Snoop Dogg to feature on his ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ diss track.Last weekend, Drake uploaded ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ online, marking the second time the Canadian has thrown jabs at Kendrick Lamar.
Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don’t live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White House. This week, our interview is with Richard Madan, the award-winning Washington D.C. correspondent for Canada’s CBC News.
The Studio Teachers (IATSE Local 884) have struck a tentative deal with the studios.
Jenelle Evans is going the homeschooling route… for now, at least.
When one thinks of auteur-driven Peak TV in the streaming age, the first shows that generally come to mind are “House Of Cards” (2013) with David Fincher at the helm (at least for the first few eps), “True Detective” (2014) by director Cary Fukunaga, and Steven Soderbergh’s “The Knick” (2014). Crucial to the mix, but sometimes missing in that conversation, is Jane Campion’s “Top Of The Lake” starring Elisabeth Moss, which debuted in 2013, right at the beginning of this new second golden age of TV.
IATSE is ending the week with at least one more Local negotiation under its belt.