Author: Emma Wilkes

Paul Simon, the veteran singer-songwriter, has shared some good news about his hearing loss. In a new two-part documentary titled In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, Simon revealed that his hearing had recovered to “enough of a degree that I’m comfortably singing and playing guitar and playing a few other instruments.” Last year,… Continue reading Paul Simon gives hopeful update after near-total hearing loss in one year

Selena Gomez has spoken publicly about her struggles with mental health and hitting “rock bottom”. During a panel at SXSW, Gomez talked about her six-year documentary, My Mind & Me, which follows her experiences with anxiety, depression, and her bipolar diagnosis in 2020. She says she went “back and forth” about whether to release the… Continue reading Selena Gomez talks “hitting rock bottom” before overcoming mental health battle

During a recent broadcast, Fox News host Tucker Carlson was tricked into interviewing a prankster who posed as a UK royal family whistleblower. Archie Manners, a YouTuber, tricked the show by claiming to be a “producer of digital content” fired for poorly photoshopping the infamous Mother’s Day photo of Kate Middleton last week. Manners had… Continue reading Tucker Carlson tricked into interviewing YouTube prankster about Kate Middleton

In a recent revelation on the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother, Sharon Osbourne claimed that her husband, legendary rock star Ozzy Osbourne, was “stoned on every episode” of their former reality show The Osbournes. The pioneering MTV show ran for four seasons from 2002 to 2005 and helped to launch the careers of their… Continue reading Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy was “stoned” in every episode of ‘The Osbournes’

During the Oscars, Al Pacino announced the Best Picture winner with seeming haste. Instead of reading out the full list of nominees, the actor skipped straight to the announcement, ignoring the traditional process. When he announced that Oppenheimer had won, the theatre was silent until he listed the crew and the film’s score. This unusual… Continue reading Al Pacino explains controversial Best Picture slip-up at Oscars

During her world tour, Olivia Rodrigo made a stop in Nashville and brought out Sheryl Crow to perform “If It Makes You Happy.” This wasn’t the first time the two performed it together, they previously sang together in an intimate set at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville in September and again in November when Crow… Continue reading Watch Olivia Rodrigo perform ‘If It Makes You Happy’ with Sheryl Crow in Nashville

Last night (March 9), Knocked Loose brought out Static Dress frontman Olli Appleyard to perform ‘Billy No Mates’. The Kentucky band is currently on tour in the UK and played at Project House in Appleyard’s hometown of Leeds where the two bands collaborated on a special rendition of the track. The song is from Knocked… Continue reading Watch Knocked Loose perform ‘Billy No Mates’ with Static Dress’ Olli Appleyard

Mark Ronson, who wrote and produced the iconic song ‘I’m Just Ken’ for the film Barbie, has revealed that the track almost didn’t make it to the final cut due to fears that it “wasn’t working”. Ryan Gosling performed the song, which has been nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars. Ronson said… Continue reading Mark Ronson reveals ‘I’m Just Ken’ was nearly cut from ‘Barbie’: “The song wasn’t working”

Marilyn Manson has announced his much-anticipated return to live performance with a North American tour supporting Five Finger Death Punch. It marks the artist’s first live performance since 2019. Alongside Manson, controversial deathcore act Slaughter to Prevail is also set to open for the main act. However, its frontman Alex Terrible is also known for… Continue reading Marilyn Manson announces first tour since sexual abuse allegations

The Truck Festival has recently revealed an exciting second wave of artists for this year’s event, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Amazons, Heartworms, and many others. The news came after Jamie T, Wet Leg, The Streets, and Idles were announced as the festival’s headliners in Oxford’s Hill Farm from July 25 to 28. Ellis-Bextor exclaimed, “Oh… Continue reading Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Amazons, Heartworms and more added to Truck Festival 2024 line-up