Bernie Marsden, Whitesnake Guitarist and ‘Here I Go Again’ Co-Writer, Dies at 72

Love him or hate him, Nicolas Winding Refn continues to be a voice of sanity in a film industry beset by upheaval. Variety reports that the Danish auteur went off again about what ails cinema today at the Venice Film Festival in a tribute to Ruggero Deodato.

Faye Fantarrow, the British singer-songwriter mentored and produced by Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart, died at her home Saturday a year after being diagnosed with the aggressive and rare brain tumor known as glioma. She was 21.

A woman has died after falling from a block of flats in Glasgow.

Temples guitarist Adam Smith has announced details of new solo project Foxette Moxy, sharing first single ‘Medicine’ along with b-side ‘What’s Youth, Papa?’.The new songs find Smith continuing to expand on the woozy, dreamy psychedelia of Temples.“’Medicine’ is a song that follows a conversation between a doctor and their patient,” said Smith. “As a bit of a hypochondriac myself it seemed like a good subject to write about.

Ariana Madix is merging worlds.

It's hard to understand why anyone would ever want to marry Neighbours' ruthless, scheming businessman, Paul Robinson. But back in the late 1980s, Gail Lewis did just that – becoming Gail Robinson in the process – when the pair cooked up the plan solely to fool Japanese businessman Mr Udagawa, thereby securing a deal with him for the Daniels Corporation, where they both worked.The backstory was that Gail had worked with Paul when they were both flight attendants, and they had both become ruthless business people, each with a previous marriage behind them.

Britney Spears has a lot going on in her life.

Paris Jackson is dealing with really scary threats right now!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Elizabeth Olsen told The Times of London in a recently-published interview (conducted pre-strike) that she is aggressively seeking a “variation” of characters after working for four years solely in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Olsen filmed “WandaVision” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” back to back, which was perhaps too much time dedicated to only playing Scarlet Witch. That’s a large reason Olsen was drawn to playing alleged axe murderer Candy Montgomery in Max’s “Love and Death.” “I’m trying to figure out… Because, specifically in the last four years, my output has been Marvel,” Olsen said.

Mercury Prize performers have been announced and will feature 10 live and two pre-recorded performances at the awards.The awards show, which is set to take place on September 7 at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, will feature live performances from Ezra Collective, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Jockstrap, Lankum, Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, RAYE, Shygirl and Young Fathers who will each perform one track from their shortlisted album.Both Fred Again.. and the Arctic Monkeys will be on tour in September meaning that they will not be in attendance for the show.

Royal Blood have kicked off the first of their intimate live shows in Camden and played the live debut of ‘Waves’ and ‘There Goes My Cool’. Check out footage and the full setlist below.The concert took place at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London last night (August 31) and was the first of a handful of intimate shows that the duo are playing to celebrate the release of their new album ‘Back To The Water Below’.Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher began the set with a rendition of ‘Out Of The Black’, the first track off their self-titled 2014 album, with the latter opening the show by standing in the crowd and then making his way onto the stage.From there, the Brighton duo brought out various fan favourites ‘Figure It Out’, ‘Little Monster’ and ‘Trouble’s Coming’, as well as a variety of newer tracks taken from their new album.The tracks from the new LP, which was released today (September 1), included ‘Shiner In The Dark’ and ‘Mountains At Midnight’, although the highlight of the night came in the latter half of their set when they performed the back-to-back live debuts of two new songs.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)After wrapping up another one of their 2014 tracks, ‘Loose Change’, the duo then treated the London audience to the first-ever performance of the mellow song ‘There Goes My Cool’, with stripped-back orange lighting and Kerr performing the first half of the song sat behind a keyboard.From there they immediately launched into another live debut from their new album, performing the more intense closing track ‘Waves’ for the first time, a day ahead of the album’s release.

Sir Michael Parkinson's cause of death has been revealed after the celebrated broadcaster died aged 88. It has now been revealed the legendary TV interviewer died of 'frailty of old age', per his death certificate, obtained by Express.

I read an article once – alright, it was actually a TikTok video and I watched it – but the person was saying that blondes are on a never-ending mission to get a perfect tone and brightness to their hair. Never has a truer sentence been spoken to me because I'm permanently looking up blonde colour inspo. I've had warm-toned, golden blonde hair for years, but it never feels clean or bright.

It’s September 1 – all aboard the Hogwarts Express.

Starfield features contributions from a former The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim writer who is now training to become a priest.Religion acted as a conduit for Starfield‘s themes of theology yet, as it is such a personal part of people’s lives, the team was aware they might mistakenly offend players. In the game, Sanctum Universum believes that God exists in the universe and that the Grav Drive (that allows for interstellar travel) is evidence that He is encouraging humans to find Him.In an interview with Polygon, design director Emil Pagliarulo shared that Bethesda reached out to one of their old employees for a realistic perspective on a fictional religion.“We actually had Shane Liesegang, who was one of our writers [on Skyrim and Fallout 4] … He’s now studying to be a Jesuit priest,” explained Pagliarulo.

An elderly dog has been given a new lease of life after a huge lung mass was removed in a complex operation at a West Lothian vets.

Fans have been supporting Helen Skelton as she shared with them news of her new gig which left them deciding there was 'no better person' for the role. The presenter has been going through a few changes of late having given up her much-loved radio role.

Suits has surged in popularity in recent months after it was released on Netflix.Created by Aaron Korsh, the legal drama follows the exploits of Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) and Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) at a fictional corporate law firm in New York City.

Dire Straits, has died at the age of 68.Dire Straits announced the news on Twitter yesterday (August 31), writing, “Jack Sonni Rest In Peace” alongside a photo of the musician. A cause of death has not been revealed.Sonni was affectionately referred to as the “other guitar player in Dire Straits” after joining the band in 1984 towards the end of their first active era (1977-1988).He played guitar and guitar synthesiser on the band’s most commercially successful album, 1985’s ‘Brothers In Arms’.

A walker died after suffering a 'medical emergency' near the summit of England's highest mountain. The man fell ill while hiking on Scafell Pike in the Lake District on Wednesday.

Philip Olivier, the actor best known for his role as Timothy "Tinhead" O'Leary in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, continues to exhibit an uncanny resemblance to his former character even after two decades since his departure from the show. After the curtains closed on Brookside in 2003, Philip Olivier embarked on a career that led him to grace both the small and large screens.

TELLURIDE – There is quiet tension bubbling underneath Andrew Haigh’s latest endeavor. An often sublime drama that features a unique reunion between a son and his parents and a transformative, passionate romance.

We Came As Romans guitarist Joshua Moore has had a close encounter with a would-be thief while the band were on tour in Australia this week.As reported by Australia’s 7 News, the band had performed in the South Australian city of Adelaide on Tuesday night (August 29), beginning their first Australian tour in eight years with a show at the city’s Lion Arts Factory.On Wednesday morning, however, a 37-year-old man followed Moore to his hotel room at the Oaks Embassy and locked him out of it. Barricading the room, the man attempted to steal several of Moore’s possessions – including his passport.By the time the hotel manager had opened the door using bolt-cutters, the thief had leapt from the room’s window and fallen five stories below.

The Jonas Brothers take on a massive undertaking with their new concert The Tour – they’re performing all of their music every time they take the stage.

Caleb Landry Jones hits the red carpet with longtime girlfriend Katya Zvereva for the premiere of Dogman during the 2023 Venice Film Festival on Thursday (August 31) in Italy.

California Treasurer Fiona Ma has sent letters to the CEOs of seven Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA to end a months-long double strike that’s shut down much of the entertainment industry and is taking a major toll on the California economy.

Tony Roberts, who spent 26 years calling games for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, died Aug. 25 in Gainesville, Virginia. He was 94 and no cause was given by his son, Lance, who said his father began hospice care the day before he died.

It sounds like Ricky Martin is one step closer to Livin’ La Vida SOLO again.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer In a sign of Hollywood’s escalating internal tensions, a prominent Directors Guild of America member openly advocated against the election of 10 writer-directors to the guild’s board earlier this month on the grounds that they were “primarily writers” and hailed from “fringe groups.” In a leaked email that has been shared widely in the creative community, Linda Montanti, chair of the guild’s Western AD/UPM Council, urged a bloc of DGA voters to not support the board candidacies of a number of multihyphenates who are members of both the DGA and WGA — some of whom have been outspoken about strike issues. The list includes writer-producer Boots Riley, Oscar-winning “CODA” writer-director Sian Heder, actor-filmmaker Justine Bateman, actor-writer Paul Scheer and “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin.

A swarm of Supernatural fans joined the picket line at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles on Thursday to catch a glimpse of series creator Eric Kripke as well as the cast and other writers who had reunited in solidarity with the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Freeform is kicking off its 25th year of 31 Nights of Halloween this October! – Just Jared Jr Princess Kate draws a hard line at this.- Celebitchy Ariana Grande‘s first album has an enduring legacy!- Popsugar Could a David Dobrik reality show be coming down the line??- Just Jared Jr

PEN America, the 101-year-old organization dedicated to “the freedom to write,” is offering grants to help early-career screenwriters during the Writers Guild strike, which is now in its 122nd day. Its new Screenwriters Emergency Assistance Fund is offering short-term grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 to eligible screenwriters on a first come-first served basis.

Gwyneth Paltrow has had a few funny Marvel moments over the years, and she likely just added another one to the list.

Inaki Godoy takes center stage as Monkey D. Luffy in Netflix’s live action adaptation of the popular magna series One Piece. As the actor brings the aspirational King of the Pirates to life on your screen, you might be wondering more about him.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow redirected one Marvel fan to studio executives after she was asked about no longer appearing as Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paltrow debuted as the character in 2008’s “Iron Man,” the very first MCU movie. She had sizable roles in “Iron Man 2” and “Iron Man 3,” and she also appeared as Pepper in other MCU films such as “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (which she infamously forgot about) and “Avengers: Endgame.” The latter film marked her final MCU appearance for now.

As the MCU hurtles further into Phase 5, a question echoes through the minds of Marvel fans (at least some of them): where’s Gwyneth Paltrow‘s Pepper Potts? But don’t ask the actress for answers. EW reports that Paltrow has no idea what Kevin Feige & co.