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With just a few hours of Pride Month remaining, Amber Ruffin is doing a victory lap.

The National have performed a mesmerising set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury Festival – here’s what they played.The band – comprised of Matt Berninger, twin brothers Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, and brothers Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf – headlined the Other stage today (June 30). To kick off their set, they played ‘Don’t Swallow the Cap’, ‘Eucalyptus’, ‘Tropic Morning News’ and ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’.“Thank you so much.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Talk show host, comedian, writer, Tony Award nominee and former Variety Power of Women host Amber Ruffin came out to the public on the last day of Pride. Posting on her Instagram profile, the smiling star wrote, “In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people, I’m using the last day of PRIDE to come out! Be proud of who you are, little babies! I know I am! And I can’t wait to be discriminated against for a new reason!!” A post shared by Amber Ruffin (@amberruffin) The former writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and host of her own talk show, “The Amber Ruffin Show,” Ruffin is also known for her recent work in theater, including co-writing the “Some Like It Hot” revival and, more recently, updating the book for “The Wiz” on Broadway.

Prince Harry is set to receive a big award next month, but one fan in particular is NOT happy about it — and that’s the mother of US hero and former NFL player Pat Tillman, for whom the award is named. Pat was a NFL safety who enlisted in the Army after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, by the way.

Céline Dion was looking fantastic as she made an unexpected appearance at the NHL Draft on Friday night!

Eva Amurri is now married!

Yay! Stevie Nicks and Julie Roberts are there too!!

Bronny James may not be the best player selected in the second round of the recent NBA draft. But he is likely the most marketable, as he comes into the league with an unusual set of resources that could lead to a marketing bonanza, according to a report from Deadline’s sister publication, Sportico.

Donald Glover gave fans at an advance IMAX screening of A Quiet Place: Day One, a preview of his forthcoming new film Bando Stone & The New World. Check out more details below.In April, Glover announced that his next – and final – album as Childish Gambino: ‘Bando Stone & The New World’ will double as the soundtrack for his upcoming movie of the same name. Though there’s no official release date as of yet, Glover told social media followers in May: “the all new childish gambino album comes out in the summer”.Now, he’s offered the first glimpse at the film during a screening for A Quiet Place: Day One. The trailer has yet to be officially released online.

Fontaines D.C. caught up with NME backstage at Glastonbury 2024, where we spoke about what to expect from new album ‘Romance’, their Glasto schedule clash with IDLES, and being proud of their love of nu-metal KoRn.Friday night saw the Irish post-punks play a blinding set headlining The Park Stage, receiving a glowing five-star review from NME. However, some fans were dismayed that the Glasto schedule meant choosing whether to watch them or IDLES’ stellar set at The Other Stage.“‘Clash Of The Shitans’, we’re calling it,” IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen told NME about the clash.

Justice have closed out Glastonbury‘s West Holts stage with a spectacular set – here’s everything they played tonight (June 30).The French electro-house duo returned to the festival seven years after they last performed at the West Holts stage in 2017. This year, they played through their most recent album ‘Hyperdrama‘, with hits including their Tame Impala collaboration ‘One Night/All Night’.They also brought back old classics including ‘D.A.N.C.E’ and ‘Genesis’, both taken from their seminal debut self-titled album (2007).After an electrifying light show and over an hour of invigorating basslines, the DJs then concluded their show with ‘Neverender’, where they walked into the crowd and at one point stood on the shoulders of festival-goers to raucous applause.Take a look at a snippet of Justice’s triumphant closing show here and check out their setlist below:Given up on SZA.

SZA has wrapped up her headlining set at the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, drawing the 2024 edition of the festival to a close – here’s what she played.After teasing a new album at BST Hyde Park, SZA took over the Pyramid Stage as the final headliner at Worthy Farm 2024, which was mired by technical difficulties for a good portion of its runtime.For around 30 minutes, fans live-streaming SZA’s set were unable to hear the ‘Kill Bill’ properly, with some complaining that the mic was faulty and muddy. Once the issue was fixed however, SZA sounded great and went on to deliver an enchanting performance.SZA kicked off her set with ‘PSA’ and ‘Love Galore’, and played other hits like ‘F2F’ and ‘Kill Bill’ later on in the show.SZA performando ‘Love Galore’ no Glastonbury, em Londres pic.twitter.com/D0jrU4lA0R— SZA ICONIC (@szaiconic) June 30, 2024.@SZA performing ‘Snooze’ at Glastonbury! pic.twitter.com/P5MsEVAup2— SZA Source (@sourcesza) June 30, 2024.@SZA performing ‘Low’ at Glastonbury! pic.twitter.com/Lu4GFa2lJZ— SZA Source (@sourcesza) June 30, 2024‘PSA’‘Love Galore’‘Broken Clocks’‘All The Stars’‘Prom’‘Garden (Say It Like Dat)’‘Drew Barrymore’‘F2F’‘Forgiveless’‘Ghost in the Machine’‘Blind’‘Shirt’‘Kiss Me More’ (Doja Cat cover)‘I Hate U’‘Snooze’‘Kill Bill’‘Low’‘Special’‘Open Arms’‘Nobody Gets Me’‘Normal Girl’‘Saturn’‘Rich Baby Daddy’ (Drake cover)‘The Weekend’‘Good Days’’20 Something’For Sunday’s performances, Avril Lavigne treated the Other Stage to an unashamed nostalgia fest, earning the Canadian pop-punk princess a three-star rating.

Love Island viewers believe that they've spotted a 'clue' that Grace Jackson has gained an interest in one of the Casa Amor bombshells - just moments after the highly-anticipated twist began to unfold on our screens. After the 12 new bombshells were unveiled this week, on Sunday, 30 June's show, the Love Island villa was finally divided into two as the girls headed to Casa Amor to meet the six new male singletons. Meanwhile, the boys also met six new faces, including one who has "got history" with Islander Ciaran.

Romy has graced Glastonbury‘s Woodsies stage today (June 30) with a lush, romantic setlist – here’s what she played this year.The xx member took to Woodsies a day after her surprise appearance with Jessie Ware to play through hits from her latest album, ‘Mid Air‘, including ‘Enjoy Your Life’ and ‘She’s On My Mind’.Romy took to the stage at the beginning of her set to congratulate the crowd for making it to the last day of the festival: “You’ve made it to Sunday, you’re all legends… let’s keep it going!”She also acknowledged her performing on the last day of Pride, adding: “This is for all my queers in the crowd… Let’s go lesbians!”Along with her remix of Ariana Grande‘s ‘Into You’, Romy also covered The xx’s ‘Angels’, before closing out with her Fred again.. collaboration ‘Strong’.

London Grammar gave an emotional headline performance on Glastonbury‘s Park Stage tonight (June 30). Here’s what they played.Lead singer Hannah Reid was visibly stunned as she took to the stage prior to the band’s third Glastonbury performance.

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have spoken to NME about the 20th anniversary of their beloved ‘rom-zom-com’ Shaun of the Dead, which were they presenting at the Pilton Palais cinema at Glastonbury Festival.The filmmaking duo, the who created the so-called Cornetto Trilogy – comprised of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End – between 2004 and 2013, also discussed approaches they have received to “sequelize” the film and their plans to make a new movie.NME: Hi Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright! Have you been surprised by the amount of renewed interest in Shaun of the Dead lately?Simon Pegg: “It’s kind of never really gone away since we made it… Whenever there was some crisis, that meme of me with the beer popped up. But it’s nice to get to 20 years and realise that people are still talking about it.”Edgar Wright: “Also, I think the main subject of conversation is people saying: ‘Oh, fuck! That was 20 years ago! Oh my God – I’m old! What have I done with my life?”Pegg: “We always said that we weren’t parodying zombie movies with Shaun of the Dead; we were parodying romantic comedies – if we were parodying anything. Shaun of the Dead is a zombie movie; there’s no satirical edge there aimed at the genre itself.

SZA‘s headlining set at Glastonbury 2024 is here – but not without complications.On Sunday (June 30), the ‘Kill Bill’ singer took to the Pyramid Stage to close out the festival. However, the biggest set of her life turned out to be a nightmare for fans watching via livestream at home, as it was mired with technical difficulties.For the first 30 minutes of the performance, SZA’s mic was muffled and muddy, rendering the singer nearly inaudible.

The 2024 BET Awards are taking place in just a couple of hours!

Maya Jama made a joke about one of the Love Island contestants that left the live audience gasping in shock - but viewers at home said the Aftersun host was ‘on form’. On Love Island: Aftersun today (Sunday, 30 June), Maya was chatting with Amy Hart and Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson on about one of the most-talked about moments of this week. They discussed Ciaran Davies confessing his bodycount to current partner Nicole Samuel - where he claimed he’d slept with over 100 women.

Zac Efron's latest film dropped on Netflix this weekend and sparked a buzz online among fans, however the attention was unfortunately for all the wrong reasons.

Southampton are ready to make a £20million summer bid for Celtic midfield star Matt O’Riley.

Alan Burrows has revealed Aberdeen have had no offers for Bojan Miovski – but insists the Dons will demand full value before considering any bids.

Love Island fans have taken to X to voice their irritation over what they've branded a 'pointless' new feature on the ITV show - just as Casa Amor is about to bring its usual drama. The Love Island contestants have been on their quest for romance in the sun-soaked Mallorca villa for weeks, but tonight's episode will see the girls whisked away to Casa Amor in a jaw-dropping twist.This means six fresh hunks will join the ladies, while another six bombshells will enter the main villa to test the boys.

The heartbroken family of missing Jay Slater have been urged to bring in their own big search team to look for the teenager.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters on Monday, South Korea’s military said.

Michael J Fox described his performance with Coldplay at Glastonbury on the Pyramid stage as "mind-blowing".

David Benedict Is it a musical? Is it a roller derby? Is it a game-show? When the roller-skating phenomenon that is “Starlight Express” opened in London in 1984 it was all of those and more, as evidenced by its 18-year run. It lasted just 22 months on Broadway but in a uniquely created theater in Bochum, Germany, it has just entered its 37th year. Might North London’s much-vaunted new version in a specifically rebuilt theater emulate that success? Hope springs eternal, but given Luke Sheppard’s surprisingly strained and only intermittently exciting production, it’s going to need a massive marketing spend.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It’s a do-or-die matchup today at the 2024 Copa América soccer tournament, as Mexico face off against Ecuador with a place in the knockout stage on the line. The Mexico vs.

“No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public,” according to a quote widely attributed to H.L. Mencken.

Nearly 25 years later, Ridley Scott is revisiting ancient Rome, and it seems he picked up right where he left off.

Love Island fans have been speculated that a potential shock elimination could be on the horizon - just in time for the much-anticipated Casa Amor twist takes centre stage. On Sunday, 30 June's show, Love Island unveiled the six men and women who would be set to stir things up in the villa for Casa Amor, yet fans have suspected that a big shake-up could be imminent. Following Ronnie and Harriet's unexpected departure from the villa, whispers that another duo might be sent packing have started circulating.

Ronnie Vint and Harriett Blackmore were the last two contestants to be booted off of Love Island after being deemed the least popular couple by the public. In the episode of Love Island that aired on Friday 28 June, Ronnie and Harriett had to leave the villa after three weeks, and head back home.The pair had a rocky, on-off relationship on the show but appeared to leave on good terms. However, since they touched down in the UK, it seems Ronnie might have snubbed his partner already as he posted a round-up of his time on Love Island - and there’s a noticeable lack of Harriett in the pictures.

This Morning star Sian Welby has given fans a peek inside her life as a first time mum, just a day after she revealed that she had welcomed a baby girl into the world. Sian, 37, shared the happy news that she’d become a mum to baby daughter Ruby on Instagram on Saturday, 29 June after posting an adorable snap of the little one wearing a knitted cardigan that featured her name on the back - and now the Capital Breakfast host has provided another update. In an Instagram Story posted on Sunday, 30 June, the doting mum uploaded a sweet snap of her fiancé Jake, who popped the question last year while on a romantic holiday, cradling Ruby as England’s match against Slovakia played on a TV in the background.

Coronation Street star Thelma Barlow, 95, is set to return to the screen as she comes out of retirement almost 30 years after leaving the ITV soap.The actress is best known for playing Mavis Wilton in Coronation Street from 1971 to 1997 where she appeared opposite Barbara Knox (Rita Sullivan) and Peter Baldwin (Derek Wilton).The last time Thelma acted was in the film, Florence Foster Jenkins, in 2016 where Meryl Streep played the titular character.Thelma played Mrs. Oscar Garmunder before retiring from acting. However, Thelma will now star in a short film Sleepless in Settle which follows a mother trying to find a wife for her son.

Ex TOWIE cast member and current Love Island star Joey Essex is reportedly heading to the states for another television opportunity. According to The Sun, Joey will appear on the next series of Selling Sunset - the hit Netflix series focussing on luxury real estate in Los Angeles. Joey, who has made his millions through property investment and now his cousin, Chloe Sims, is based in LA, it makes sense for him to look at having a place in the States.

Rochelle Humes has taken to Instagram to share a heartfelt thank you to her other half Marvin, opening up about having a 'real tough' week.The This Morning star confessed to fans that she's not the type to air her struggles on social media, preferring instead to keep her feed as a collection of life's more positive moments. Rochelle's fans had been quick to support her as she posted about taking a trip in her very own ice cream van to promote the latest range from her My Little Coco brand, Coco Hills, which was created with the help of her 11-year-old daughter Alaia-Mai.