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Princess Anne made her annual visit to Strathcarron Hospice in Denny this week where she received a warm greeting from patients, staff and family guests.

Former Aberdeen midfielder Craig Hignett has opened up on the personal problems behind his nightmare six-month spell at Pittodrie.

There is now only one day to go until TRNSMT 2023 kicks off at Glasgow Green with the city getting ready to welcome some of the biggest names in music to Scotland.

A pedestrian who died after being struck by an articulated lorry in Lanark has been named by police.

K.J. Yossman In 2012, a Dutch company called Mars One announced grand plans to colonize the red planet. Over 200,000 people applied to participate in the effort and become the first humans in the universe to establish a permanent colony on Mars. Seven years later, Mars One collapsed into bankruptcy among accusations of mismanagement and the dream to send humans to live on Mars died. Now Ridley Scott Associates (RSA Films), the “Alien” director’s commercial production company, is set to make a documentary series about the enterprise after signing an exclusive access agreement with Mars One founder Bas Lansdorp, Variety can confirm.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Luca Guadagnino’s sexy sports comedy “Challengers,” starring Zendaya as a former tennis prodigy turned coach entangled in a love triangle with two pro tennis players, played by Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, will open the Venice Film Festival. “Challengers” will world premiere out of competition on Aug. 30 in the Venice Lido’s Palazzo del Cinema, providing a star-studded kickoff for the fest’s 80th edition. The hotly anticipated film – which marks Guadagnino’s first full-fledged U.S. studio movie – will be distributed in the U.S. by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/Amazon Studios, and internationally through Warner Bros Pictures.

The Venice Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers.

NCT 127 will star in their own documentary series called The Lost Boys, set to debut on Disney+ this August.In a press release today (June 6), Disney+ announced that the upcoming four-part NCT 127: The Lost Boys will follow the K-pop boyband as they “take time to pause and reflect on their success”.The nine-member group – made up of Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Mark and Haechan – will open up about their childhoods and feelings about their international success over the course of the series.Notably, each episode of the docu-series will “focus on two-to-three members of the group as they talk about their past”, alongside never-before-seen interviews and exclusive footage.NCT 127: The Lost Boys is directed by Pak Jayil (2020 short film Georgia), and is created by Cho Youngchul (So Not Worth It) and Yim Pilsung (Persona). The series will debut on August 30 with its first two episodes, with the final two premiering on September 6.NCT 127 member Taeyong made his solo debut with ‘SHALALA’ in June.

K-pop boyband ZEROBASEONE have released a music video teaser for their debut single ‘In Bloom’.On July 6, the nine-member group released the first teaser for their music video for ‘In Bloom’. The song is the lead single from their upcoming debut mini-album ‘Youth in the Shade’, which will be released at the same time as the music video on July 10 at 6pm KST.The teaser clip opens with the ZEROBASEONE members waking up in a room overgrown with plants.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Although it was rumored and teased for weeks before it was officially confirmed, it’s really not a surprise to see Madonna collaborating with Sam Smith: “Unholy,” the British singer’s hit with Kim Petras, was not only the most provocative song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP,” it was exactly the kind of song that Madonna has released more than once in her career: intentionally controversial and boundary-pushing, both musically and thematically (“Unholy” is essentially about a family man having unsafe sex). Thus, she was a perfect person to introduce Smith and Petras before they performed the song at the Grammys: “Are you ready for some controversy?” she began, before continuing, “If they call you shocking, scandalous, troublesome, problematic, provocative or dangerous, you are definitely onto something.”

Drake led the BET Awards nominations with seven nods, including “Best Male Hip Hop Artist,” “Best Male R&B/Pop Artist,” “Best Group” with 21 Savage,” “Best Collaboration” with Future and Tems (“Wait for U”), “Album of the Year for “Her Loss” with 21 Savage and “Viewer’s Choice Award.”Rapper GloRilla, whose full name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, follows behind with six nominations — “Best Female Hip Hop Artist,” “Best New Artist,” “Album of the Year” for “Anyways, Life’s Great,” “Video of the Year” and more.Lizzo and 21 Savage tied with five nominations each. Artists with four nominations include Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice and SZA.

Paris Hilton is celebrating Pride Month with a star-studded concert!

2023 BET Awards are ready to celebrate Black excellence across music, television, film and sports, and the nominations are stacked.This year's list of nominees — announced by the network on Thursday — is led by Drake, who scored the prize of most nominated with seven nods, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Best Group with 21 Savage and Best Collaboration with Future and Tems. GloRilla reigns as the most nominated woman of the night with six nominations, including Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Best New Artist, Album of the Year for  and Video of the Year for «Tomorrow 2» with Cardi B.21 Savage and Lizzo earned the third-highest number of nods, with five nominations each, followed by Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice and SZA with four nominations each. Cardi B, Coco Jones, FLO, Future, Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin and Tems round out the rest of the list of multiple nominations, tied with three nods each.While «culture's biggest night» hasn't named a host yet, last year's show was hosted by Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress Taraji P.

Thania Garcia Following the release of two back-to-back chart-topping albums last summer (“Honestly, Nevermind” and his and 21 Savage’s joint “Her Loss”), Drake has scored seven BET Awards nominations for the 2023 show slated to take place on June 25 in Los Angeles. Memphis rapper Glorilla nearly meets him at a tie, clocking in with six recognitions as the 2022 winner of BET’s breakthrough hip-hop artist of the year. Among his nominations, Drake is up for best group alongside 21 Savage, best collaboration with Future and Tems for their radio favorite “Wait for U,” and album of the year for “Her Loss.” Glorilla competes with Drake in the best collaboration category twice — once for her feature with HItkidd (“F.N.F. Let’s Go”) and Cardi B (“Tomorrow 2”). The Memphis rapper is also up for album of the year for “Anyways, Life’s Great.”

Governors Ball 2023 have confirmed that the festival is still set to go ahead as scheduled, despite the unhealthy air quality in New York.This year’s instalment is set to take place at its new home of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens this weekend (June 9-11), and will feature headline slots from Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, and Odesza.However, the future of the 2023 festival was thrown into question following the city experiencing an air quality crisis. Created by over 400 active wildfires taking place in Canada, vast stretches of smoke have spread across several states in the northeastern part of the country — with the air quality in New York described as “very unhealthy” by Mayor Eric Adams (via New York Times).As of yesterday (June 7), CBS reported that the haze conditions meant that the city had some of the worst pollution in the world, and residents were urged to limit their exposure to the outdoor air until the situation passes.Despite the conditions, organisers of Governors Ball have confirmed that the three-day festival is expected to go ahead as planned.“We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a statement from the festival read, shared on Twitter.

New York City is currently smothered in wildfire smoke that has made its way south from Northern Ontario and Quebec, cratering its air quality to levels that are some of the worst in the world. Ominous weather aside, however, the Governors Ball Music Festival is still going ahead this weekend (June 9-11).

Paris Hilton is making her return to the music stage, with her debut show taking place Wednesday, June 7 at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

Paris Hilton is making her return to the music stage, with her debut show taking place Wednesday, June 7 at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

Ethan Shanfeld Despite the air quality crisis in New York due to the Canada wildfires, as of Wednesday afternoon the Governors Ball festival is still set to take place this weekend in Queens. “We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a representative for the music festival said in a statement to Variety. “As always, the health and safety of New Yorkers is our top priority. At this time, the festival is continuing as planned. We are hopeful that conditions will improve in the coming days and are looking forward to a great weekend!” The three-day music fest, often referred to as Gov Ball, is scheduled for June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows with headliners Lizzo, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar. Lil Nas X, Haim, Lil Uzi Vert, Rina Sawayama, Diplo, Lil Baby, Omar Apollo, Pusha T, Aespa, Giveon and Sofi Tukker are also set to perform.

If we were placing bets on who'd be the first musician to capitalize on the "Taylor's Version" trend, no one would think Paris Hilton. For one, she's never been known as a staunch defender of artist rights, nor particularly strapped for cash.

Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz has walked away with a no-jail plea deal after being arrested for illegal possession of two loaded guns in January.Shultz was arrested at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan on January 5, the day after an employee allegedly saw him carrying a handgun into the ground floor public toilets. The prosecutors claimed Shultz appeared to be intoxicated at the time and when the police arrived at his hotel room, they found two guns and a set of 11 Polaroid photos, some of which showed the firearm in question.Following the arrest, Shultz’s lawyer Sanford Talkin told a judge that the guns were purchased legally and registered to him, but not in New York.Now, The New York Post reports that Shultz pleaded guilty to three charges of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon.A deal was struck that would mean Shultz would avoid jail should he abide by certain conditions.

Paris Hilton has recruited Kim Petras for a new revamped version of her 2006 hit ‘Stars Are Blind’ – check it out below.It has been 17 years since Paris Hilton released the lead track from her debut album, ‘Paris’, when ‘Stars Are Blind’ originally debuted at Number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.Now, the socialite, media personality and DJ has released the official remix for the single with Kim Petras, who offers the line: “Why shouldn’t we be with the ones we really love? Now tell me who else you’ve been dreaming of.” Hilton released a newly-recorded version of her debut single in February of this year. The solo version – also called ‘Stars Are Blind (Paris’ Version)’ – is exclusively available on Amazon Music.The 42-year-old has shown her adoration for Petras over the years, telling Billboard back in December: “I love Kim so much.

Paris Hilton is celebrating the 15th anniversary of her one and only song with the help of Kim Petras. The two have released a new and revamped version of “Stars Are Blind,” titled “Stars Are Blind: Paris’ Version.”Hilton shared the news on her Instagram, revealing that Petras performed a version of it at her wedding.

Philly’s pre-eminent hip-hop and R&B festival is fast approaching.On Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4, the annual Roots Picnic drops into Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion at the Mann for two days of music, podcasting, food, drink and more.And you haven’t picked up last-minute tickets yet, you may want to re-evaluate because legends like Usher, Lauryn Hill, Lil Uzi Vert, Busta Rhymes and Eve will be taking the stage at the two-day extravaganza.Ari Lennox, Black Thought, City Girls, GloRilla and Lucky Daye are also set to perform.Plus, legends Roy Ayers and The Isley Brothers will be there too.You won’t want to forget festival curators and headliners The Roots either.Or Dave Chappelle kicking off the festivities at Wells Fargo Center on Friday, June 2.Seriously, there’s a lot of talent dropping into the City of Brotherly Love.We didn’t even mention Talib Kweli and Charlemagne tha God’s podcasts.Yes, there’s still so much more.So, how much does it cost to get in on the action?Well, at the time of publication, we found two-day general admission passes going for as low as $197 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $103 before fees.$152 before fees is the lowest price to see Dave Chappelle live.If you still need more information, that’s no problem.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the Roots Picnic Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all Roots Picnic Festival dates, start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Paris Hilton has revamped her hit song Stars Are Blind with Kim Petras. The collaboration, titled Stars Are Blind: Paris' Version, was released on 1 June, almost 17 years after the original hit was released in June 2006. The Simple Life alum took to Instagram to promote the song.

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Sophia Scorziello editor Well, that’s hot. Paris Hilton has called on Kim Petras for the revamp of Hilton’s classic hit single “Star Are Blind.” The new collab, “Stars Are Blind: Paris’ Version,” was released on Thursday, over 15 years after the single’s first release in June 2006. The original debuted at No.18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was featured on Hilton’s debut studio album “Paris.” Since she became “famous for being famous” at the turn of the century, the hotel heiress has continued to remind everyone that she’s not just a pretty face. Hilton starred in the pioneering 2003 Fox reality series “The Simple Life” with Nicole Richie and the 2005 slasher film “House of Wax.” She’s a businesswoman, model, singer, DJ, media personality, socialite — and she’s also an inspiration for artists like Petras. In 2017, Hilton starred in the music video for Petras’ debut single “I Don’t Want It All.”

‘The Age of Pleasure.’Triple threat Janelle Monáe — she sings, raps and has acted in films like “Glass Onion,” “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures” — just announced her upcoming 26-concert ‘The Age of Pleasure Tour’ that will send her to venues all over North America.That includes two huge New York gigs.First up, Monáe will perform at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 26.Then, on Sept.

Thania Garcia Madonna and Sam Smith’s first collaboration, a fresh new single titled “Vulgar,” will be available on June 9. On Wednesday morning, Madonna confirmed the release by posting the single’s artwork across social media. The image shows a side-by-side, black-and-white shot of two cinched corsets with both Smith’s and Madonna’s initials — appropriately: “S&M” — emblazoned over the photo. “VULGAR…………. new song out Friday June 9th @samsmith,” Madonna wrote in the caption of her post. A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) Smith first teased the collaboration last week on Twitter using an audio clip that saw the duo repeating their names: “Sam and Madonna.” In the days that followed, Smith had also tweeted that fans were going to be treated to a surprise during his Manchester show on May 24, which many assumed would be a first taste of the collaboration since the Twitter announcement was in the same font as the first teaser.

Following a week or so of teasing, queer icons Madonna and Sam Smith have officially announced their collaborative single VULGAR.

Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem have surprised their fans with ‘The Hillbillies’, a new drill-inspired song which samples Bon Iver – check out the track below.The single is the pair’s tenth collaboration together, following the Grammy-winning ‘Family Ties’, 2021’s ‘Range Brothers’ and ‘Vent’.Lamar and Keem released ‘The Hillbillies’, along with a music video, yesterday (May 30). The new song samples the 2020 Bon Iver track ‘PDLIF’, which itself samples Alabaster dePlume’s ‘Visit Croatia’.‘The Hillbillies’ features UK drill-style hi-hats and elements of Jersey club bass, showing off Lamar and Keem’s conversational rapping styles in the process: “Shorty say she celibate, I’ma keep hopin’ (she’s not) / Shorty say she in love with me, I’ma be open (I’ll try).”In the song’s accompanying video, the Californian rappers are seen outside and inside Dodger Stadium in LA, as well as boarding a private jet and going on a shopping spree in London.The clip also features a cameo from Tyler, The Creator, who flashes a button to the camera at one point that reads “Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2023” before then pointing at Dodger Stadium.

Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem, one of the best duos in rap with hits like "family ties" and "range brothers" already making their way to icon status, have released a new collaboration called "The Hillbillies." Produced by Surf Gang's Evilgiane, the instrumental is built on a sample of Bon Iver's 2020 track "PDLIF." The VHS-shot music video is a jet-setting one, shot in London, a mall, a private jet, and outside Dodger Stadium with Tyler, The Creator mugging for the camera. Watch above.

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Thania Garcia Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar have released a new collaboration “The Hillbillies,” produced by Evil Giane, alongside a music video directed by Neal Farmer. Tyler, the Creator makes a cameo in the montage, flashing a Camp Flog Gnaw 2023 button in front of Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium — confirming the carnival’s long-awaited return. “The Hillbillies” samples Bon Iver’s “PDLIF” and is the latest joint effort from cousins Lamar and Keem, who previously worked together on tracks such as “N95,” “Die Hard,” “Range Brothers,” “Savior,” “Nile,” and the Grammy award-winning “Family Ties,” among others. According to Keem’s tweet announcing the collab, the single also makes reference to Drake’s “Sticky” off his 2022 album “Honestly, Nevermind.”