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Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus has teased that he’s working on new music and celebrated being cancer-free.The bassist was diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma last year, before revealing to fans in September that he was cancer-free.“I have so much to be thankful for today,” he wrote in a Thanksgiving message to fans last November, and has now opened up on his recovery and future musical endeavours in a rare chat with a journalist.Approached by a reporter from TMZ in the street this weekend, Hoppus was asked about progress with his health. “Life’s great! I’m glad to be here,” he responded.Hoppus added that he “wanted to get back into the studio and get back playing music, and get off [his] couch,” and that he hoped to release new music soon.In October, Hoppus performed live for the first time since announcing that he was cancer-free.

Three US organisations that campaign for women’s rights and gender equality have filed an amicus brief in support of Kesha as part of her ongoing defamation battle with producer Dr Luke. They argue that recent changes to free speech laws in New York state should be applied to the Dr Luke v Kesha litigation, even though it pre-dates the passing of those new rules.Luke’s defamation claim against Kesha is all that remains of a wider legal battle between the two former collaborators, which began when Kesha accused Luke of rape.

A new report has been launched by UK Music and Music For Dementia which touts music as a “miracle medicine” in various healthcare settings.Called ‘The Power Of Music’, the report calls on the UK government to do more to support healthcare providers, businesses and individuals in using music to improve the lives of people living with dementia, depression and other debilitating conditions.The report makes four key recommendations, calling on the UK government to:• Appoint a Power Of Music Commissioner to oversee work in the area of music and health, including setting up a new government taskforce.• Launch a major public awareness campaign on how music can improve health.• Provide better training for frontline workers on the role of music in healthcare.• Provide funding to make music more available to all.“The pandemic has shown us how we urgently need to reimagine health and social care in the UK”, says Music For Dementia Campaign Director Grace Meadows. “Music has a critical role to play in this and while we’re committed to making this happen, we can’t do this alone.

Hot Chip have announced that they will release their eight studio album, ‘Freakout/Release’, this summer, and have also shared new single ‘Down’.Having been kept separate by the pandemic, once the group found themselves back together they began throwing down ideas “in a natural way, without too much discussion or a grand plan”, says Joe Goddard. “We were living through a period where it was very easy to feel like people were losing control of their lives in different ways.

Carrie Underwood is having another amazing year career-wise, and delighted fans with her latest news this week.MORE: Carrie Underwood looks incredible in sheer ballgownTaking to Instagram on Tuesday, the award-winning singer shared a preview of her new track, Crazy Angels, from her upcoming album, Denim and Rhinestones.Alongside the video, she wrote: "Listen to a new track called #CrazyAngels from my upcoming album, Denim & Rhinestones, this Friday! Share your Reels with this clip now and tag me! Pre-order at the link in bio! #DenimAndRhinestones."VIDEO: Carrie Underwood's love storyFans were quick to comment on the news, with one writing: "Go Carrie, I love this," while another wrote: "Let's give Carrie some heart energy." A third added: "Love, love, love this."MORE: Carrie Underwood supported by husband in heartfelt tributeMORE: Carrie Underwood supported by sons following latest achievementIt's been an exciting time for Carrie, who scooped up awards at the CMT Music Awards last week, shortly after she received a Grammy for her album, My Savior.Carrie's loved ones couldn't have been prouder, and her husband Mike Fisher paid a heartfelt tribute to her on social media shortly after her win.A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood)Carrie Underwood shared some exciting news with her fansThe 41-year-old shared a picture of Carrie, and captioned the post with: "This one is special! Couldn't be more proud of @carrieunderwood for her Grammy win for 'My Savior.'"MORE: Carrie Underwood stuns in sequins for show-stopping CMT Music Awards performanceMORE: Carrie Underwood says she 'can't wait any longer' as she shares incredible newsThis was the star's eighth Grammy win, for Best Roots Gospel Album.

Prince Harry claims he is ensuring the Queen has "the right people around her" to "protect" her in a new and revealing US interview.

Hundreds of fans have lined the streets to mark their respects for The Wanted star Tom Parker, who passed away aged 33 on March 30 .

Orbital have announced details of their new album ‘30 Something’ – you can listen to a new mix of ‘Where Is It Going?’, which posthumously features the late Stephen Hawking, below.The new record, which is set for release on July 15 via London Recordings, is being billed as “a musical celebration of the pioneering career of the hugely influential electronic music duo comprised of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll”.Featuring a host of reworks, remakes, remixes and re-imaginings of “landmark Orbital tracks based on the duo’s unrivalled live show”, ‘30 Something’ will be released this summer to celebrate the duo’s recent 30th anniversary.Such Orbital tracks as ‘Chime’, ‘Satan’, ‘The Box’, ‘Impact’ and ‘Halcyon’ will feature on ‘30 Something’, as well as guest mixes from the likes of Joris Voorn, Jon Hopkins, Dusky, Jon Tejada, Yotto and David Holmes.“What’s been amazing for me is looking at our past and thinking of all the people who’ve come to see us, they are absolutely brilliant, warm and create such an amazing vibe,” Phil Hartnoll said in a statement. “They are now bringing their kids to our gigs, they love it.”His brother Paul added: “Now we’re diving into our past and reminding ourselves, blimey, we really did that.

the nonfiction book “The Pill That Steals Lives,” the TNT show draws back the curtain on the “Girls Gone Wild” machine. What was sold as sexy, sunny Y2K-era spring break hedonism — and even sex-positive female empowerment — was actually, according to Blackford Newman, darkly exploitative and sinister.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ support of the war, Wimbledon is reportedly planning to bar Russian and Belarusian players from the Grand Slam tennis tournament which begins in London on June 27. Sportico reported that the event, organized by the All England Club, will break from the rest of the tennis world by refusing to allow Russians to compete — this would include current world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. The New York Times, citing a highly placed international tennis official, said the ban is expected to extend to Belarusian players as well.

Lykke Li has shared a new song, ‘Highway To Your Heart’, and announced new UK/European tour dates – see the dates and watch the new video below.The new track is the second preview of the singer’s upcoming album ‘EYEYE’, which was announced last month and has been described as an “immersive audiovisual album”.The album, out on May 20 and available to pre-order here, sees Li reunite with longtime collaborator Björn Yttling, their first time working together since her 2014 album ‘I’ll Never Learn’. He had previously worked with Li on her first three albums.‘Highway To Your Heart’ comes complete with its own video by director Theo Lindquist, who worked on the entire visual accompaniment to ‘EYEYE’ – watch it below.After the album’s release, Lykke Li will play six special gigs across the UK and Europe in October, beginning in Stockholm in her native Sweden on October 17.A London gig is set for October 22 at the Barbican, and you can see the full list of dates below.OCTOBER17 – Stockholm, Cirkus19 – Copenhagen, Vega21 – Amsterdam, Royal Theatre Carré22 – London, Barbican24 – Berlin, The Metropol26 – Paris, Le TrianonAccording to a press statement, ‘EYEYE’ was recorded in her bedroom in Los Angeles and is the musician’s “attempt to compress a lifetime of romantic obsession and female fantasy into a hyper sensory landscape”.It added: “There were no click-tracks, no headphones, and no digital instruments.

Soccer Mommy has shared her new single ‘Unholy Affliction’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is the latest to be taken from Sophie Allison’s upcoming new album ‘Sometimes, Forever’, which is set for release on June 24 via Loma Vista and is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Color Theory’.The latest preview of the new record, which has been produced by Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, has been released today (April 20) in the form of ‘Unholy Affliction’.You can hear Soccer Mommy’s new track ‘Unholy Affliction’ below.The track follows on from ‘Sometimes, Forever”s lead single ‘Shotgun’, which arrived last month.“‘Shotgun’ is all about the joys of losing yourself in love,” Allison said in a statement at the time. “I wanted it to capture the little moments in a relationship that stick with you.”Soccer Mommy will embark on a UK and European tour in August and September in support of ‘Sometimes, Forever’.

Benefits have announced details of their first ever 7″ single, to be released via Yard Act‘s Zen F.C. label.The new release will land on June 3, the day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and feature recent singles ‘Empire’ and ‘Flag’.To celebrate the announcement of the new 7″ single, Benefits – aka Teesside-based artist Kingsley Hall – has shared a new video for ‘Flag’, which sees him taking a dip in the North Sea.Discussing the link-up with Yard Act, Benefits said: “In late 2020 we released a song called Traitors and I got a message from Yard Act saying they liked the song, in particular the line ‘we get the future you deserve‘.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCritics’ Week, the sidebar dedicated to first and second films running alongside the Cannes Film Festival, will be kicking off with Jesse Eisenberg’s feature debut “When You Finish Saving the World” and showcase four female-directed movies out of seven titles. “When You Finish Saving the World,” which is headlined by Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard, revolves around the relationship between a politically-engaged mother and her fame-obsessed teenage son, who is also a burgeoning musician.

Prince Harry has revealed that he feels Santa Barbara is “home now” after exiting the UK to move to California in 2020.The 37 year old sat down with US news anchor Hoda Kotb from the Today Show as he discussed his attachment to the States now after living there for over a year with wife Meghan Markle and their two children, Archie and Lilibet. Harry’s latest interview was filmed during his time over in The Hague, Netherlands, where he is currently hosting the Invictus Games, and it appeared he was quite candid as he spoke about the personal changes in his life after moving with his family across the pond. In a preview clip of his discussion with anchor Hoda released on Wednesday, the Royal mentioned how he felt he had been welcomed warmly in the US and shared his happiness living there compared to the UK.

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Andrew Bird has announced details of his new album ‘Inside Problems’ – you can listen to his new single ‘Underlands’ below.The US singer/songwriter will follow up his 2020 solo album ‘Hark!’ with the new record, which is set for release on June 3 via Loma Vista / Concord.Speaking about ‘Inside Problems’, which was produced by Mike Viola and recorded live by Bird and his four-piece band, Bird said: “I have so much fun taking my ideas apart before they really have defined themselves as distinct songs, when they’re still in that amoeba-like state.“I love the feeling of chasing ideas and having them split off and go hang out with another idea and then butting them up against each other to see if they talk to each other.”Bird has previewed ‘Inside Problems’ this week with the single ‘Underlands’, which you can hear above.“You just don’t know what’s under the surface, be it the land, the sea, our skin,” Bird explained in a press release about the track. “You could be whistling away, projecting contentedness, when really there’s a swirling twisted mess underneath.

Queer As Folk, the latest reboot of the LGBTQ fan favourite has a premiere date set for Australian audiences. The new revamp of the iconic series is set to bow on Stan June 10.The reimagined series, now set in New Orleans, follows a fresh cast of characters and is said to “follow a diverse group of friends who find their lives transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.”The series stars Devin Way, Jesse James Keitel, John Sibilly, Fin Argus, Candace Grace, and Ryan O’Connell, fresh of his well-received Netflix series Special.

Killer Mike has revealed in a new interview that Run The Jewels have begun work on their next album.Killer Mike and El-P’s last full release together as RTJ was June 2020’s ‘RTJ4’, which won NME‘s Album of the Year in 2020.The duo have now started to look towards making their next record, according to a new interview with Killer Mike.Speaking to Consequence, Mike said: “I say this with a smile and a wink — me and El-P were in the studio together.“We may have messed around and started ‘Run The Jewels 5’. So we’ll see what happens.”The rapper added that RTJ fans should also expect more music from the duo (“I would say look for Run the Jewels to pop up on some guest appearances”), as well as solo features from Mike himself: “I’ve done some solo guest appearances as well.

Johnny Depp told a Virginia court of his childhood abuse as his mother was “suicidal” and his father told him that “you’re the man now” when he left the family. The actor entered the witness booth on the fifth day of the trial, which began on Monday 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against Ms Heard in March 2019.

"People will go hungry" - that is the stark warning from a south Manchester food bank owner in desperate need of a new home. Perry's Pantry, in East Didsbury, provides vital food packages to more than 70 homes a week across Didsbury and the surrounding area - but, amid the ongoing cost of living crisis that is causing families to feel the pinch more than ever, demand has meant they have outgrown their current premises.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were spotted house hunting last week after delighting fans with the happy news that they are engaged again.The loved-up pair are now looking for a new place together in LA after a deal to buy a $55 million mansion in Bel-Air fell through.Their engagement comes 18 years after they called off their romance. While there was no happy ever after last time, friends say the A-list couple are now determined to make it down the aisle. “This is it,” a source said.

Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg are spending a late night on set!

GOT7’s BamBam is set to partner with American basketball team Golden State Warriors to release new music.READ MORE: Dreamcatcher – ‘Apocalypse: Save Us’ review: a refreshing, albeit naive take on the worldEarlier this week, the basketball team announced the launch of Golden State Entertainment, an affiliate company that will release music and documentaries on sports and culture from the Bay Area.To formally launch the company’s music division, Golden State Entertainment is set to release the song ‘Wheels Up’, a new single performed by BamBam. The company’s officials added that Oakland recording artist Mayzin will also be appearing on the track.Prior to the announcement, BamBam had performed the track during the Warriors’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 7.

Michael Buble is opening up to Andy Cohen!

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are once again teaming up for a new movie!

first female editor-in-chief, Mary Margaret is stepping down from the role. She’ll be replaced by EW executive editor Patrick Gomez, who has been named to the position of General Manager, a representative for EW’s parent company, Dotdash Meredith, confirmed to TheWrap.“Gomez succeeds Mary Margaret, who has made the decision to step away from EW to relocate to Austin, Texas with her family. She will remain in her role until June 1,” the spokesperson said.Gomez has been in charge of TV and music coverage for the past year.

A nurse who has dedicated her life caring for the Wythenshawe community is now in need of their help after being diagnosed with inoperable bowel cancer.