LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy on working on David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’: “I kind of talked myself out of a job”

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since the passing of Whitney Houston.The star, who rose to fame in the mid-80s and sold 200 million records worldwide, was found dead in the bath in her Beverly Hills hotel room on 11 February 2012. She was just 48. She’d been battling drug addiction for years, and her cause of death was confirmed by the coroner’s report to be heart disease and cocaine intoxication.

Siânnise Fudge appears to have moved on from Luke Trotman with a male model just two months after her split from the Love Islander.The 27 year old, who recently left little to the imagination as she posed in sheer lingerie, is currently on holiday with Chris Beviere as the pair have been soaking up the sunshine in St Lucia together. Reality star Siânnise and Chris, who is signed with Nevs Models, went Instagram official on Wednesday 9 February as the model shared a snap of himself planting a kiss on her cheek, which he captioned: "I win".They also shared a video of them dancing around together as he called her a "diamond".

Charli XCX has said that the criticism she’s received on social media lately has taken a toll on her mental health.The singer-songwriter, who releases her fifth album ‘Crash’ on March 18, issued a statement on Twitter yesterday (February 10) to explain that she’s temporarily stepping back from the platform due to the “negativity” surrounding her current campaign.“I’ve always had a pretty open dialogue with you guys and so I just wanna mention a few things that have been on my mind recently,” Charli began.“I have been feeling like I can’t do anything right at the moment.

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, 49, loves to take a trip down memory lane every Thursday and this week was no different.MORE: Sofia Vergara, 49, showcases insane muscular body in military bikini – fans go wildThe mother-of-one surprised fans by sharing two sizzling pictures of herself wearing just a thong, which were taken as part of a calendar photoshoot.WATCH: Sofia Vergara and her lookalike sister and niece pull off the ultimate dance routineThe 49-year-old posed for the months of August and November. In the August picture, Sofia could be seen at the beach, smiling towards the camera with a gorgeous bouquet of pink flowers covering her front.READ: Sofia Vergara displays scar from cancer surgery as she details health battle for important reasonDISCOVER: 22 celebrity proposals that are too romantic for words: Sofia Vergara, Katy Perry & moreThe second picture also showed the actress by the sea with just a hat and barely-there black underwear.

Kuli Roberts was a vocal supporter of LGBTIQ equality (Pic: Twitter)

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Kate Garraway teased by Ben Shephard as he mocks her unusual ITV Good Morning Britain outfit

Motorists are being warned to expect heavy delays on the M8 in West Lothian after an early morning car crash.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs the first film from the director of “Amélie” in nearly a decade, “Bigbug” is kind of a big deal. Sadly, it’s also a big disappointment — easily the most obnoxious Netflix original in some time, owing to the company’s trust in a director whose overactive imagination demands some kind of boundaries.At precisely the moment pandemic-confined audiences want to get out and breathe fresh air, Jean-Pierre Jeunet gives them a suffocating scenario in which a squabbling French family is trapped in their retro-modern home with several android assistants.

JYP Entertainment has expanded its existing partnership with US-based label Republic Records.According to a report by Billboard, the South Korean company has opted to expand its existing strategic partnership with Republic Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group. The two companies first started the partnership in 2020, where they foucsed on the international expansion of girl group TWICE.JYP Entertainment and Republic Records’ partnership will now extend to include two more of the K-pop giant’s acts – namely Stray Kids and ITZY – in their plan for promotions outside of South Korea.Both groups will also be receiving support from Republic Records’ subsidiary independent label Imperial, which had previously helped to launch and market TWICE’s recent records since the JYP-Republic partnership had launched.“We are beyond delighted to move forward with Republic Records, the most outstanding label in the United States, in developing the major artist roster of the two companies’ hereafter, starting with the successful kickoff TWICE has brought,” JYP Entertainment CEO Jimmy Jeong told Billboard of the expansion.“We have absolute confidence that, together, we will lead the rapidly changing music industry from both in and out, alongside our prominent artists’ creations,” Jeong added.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs the first film from the director of “Amélie” in nearly a decade, “Big Bug” is kind of a big deal. Sadly, it’s also a big disappointment — easily the most obnoxious Netflix original in some time, owing to the company’s trust in a director whose overactive imagination demands some kind of boundaries.At precisely the moment pandemic-confined audiences want to get out and breathe fresh air, Jean-Pierre Jeunet gives them a suffocating scenario in which a squabbling French family is trapped in their retro-modern home with several android assistants.

Foo Fighters have shared the video for their recent song from the new Fraggle Rock revival series – you can watch it below.Dave Grohl and co. released ‘Fraggle Rock Rock’ last month as part of the official soundtrack to Apple TV+’s Back To The Rock, which features guest stars such as Ed Helms (The Office) and Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live).Arriving yesterday (February 10), the official visuals for the track see the band performing in a packed-out venue as Uncle Traveling Matt invades the stage.

Tiger JK is potentially set to collaborate with BTS‘ RM.In the early hours of February 11, the former Drunken Tiger member posted a series of cryptic tweets that seemingly point towards a forthcoming collaboration between him and BTS leader RM. The first tweet simply featured the K-pop idol’s name.RM— 아빠 최고 VITAMIN D (@DrunkenTigerJK) February 10, 2022Soon after, Tiger JK followed it up by alluding that he’s currently in the process of making new music, but did not include any specifics.

apparently because some of the nominees in major awards categories are not vaccinated. Weirder still, despite the still-ongoing pandemic and a national death toll of over 900,000, the Oscars apparently also won’t require masks. It will require a negative COVID-19 test, however.Before we go further, the Academy hasn’t actually announced its COVID policy yet, and it didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment from TheWrap.

Coronation Street 's Lydia Chambers was unveiled as the mystery person silently calling Adam Barlow on Wednesday's episodes. Soap watchers will recall that Adam was targeted by a mystery person earlier this year and he accused ex Lydia of keying his car before being told that it was in fact Jeremy Bremner, a disgruntled loser of a court case he worked on. Only recently, Adam's car was vandalised again while his office was searched by police who had been told there was a firearm there with Adam linking them both to Jeremy.

With Meena Jutla's (Paige Sandhu) return to the village confirmed, Emmerdale have been nice enough to give fans of the ITV soap a teaser of what's to come with some chilling images from the psychopathic nurse's highly anticipated comeback. Hellbent on destroying Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and Billy Fletcher's (Jay Kontzle) big day, the deranged murderer makes her entrance in true Meena style in tonight's episode (Friday 11 February). She's on a mission to make sure Dawn and Billy both pay for what they've done to her and she'll stop at nothing to get her gruesome revenge on the unsuspecting couple.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has revenge on mind as his Southampton side return to the scene of their humiliation by Manchester United last season.

A shopkeeper tried to run away from police after thousands of illegal cigarettes were discovered.

Text messages between employees of the management company in charge of Lil Peep's final tour, First Access Entertainment (FAE), have been unsealed in Peep's mother Liza Womack's wrongful death case against the corporation, Pitchfork reports. The messages were included in a 372-page document Womack submitted to Los Angeles County's Superior Court on January 28, and will be reviewed today in a hearing on an FAE motion for summary judgement.

Naman Ramachandran British auteur Peter Strickland is back with his fifth feature, “Flux Gourmet,” and it is as striking and uncompromising as his previous body of work, which includes “In Fabric” (2018), “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014), “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012) and “Katalin Varga” (2009). “Flux Gourmet” world premieres at the Berlin Film Festival’s Encounters strand on Feb. 11.The film follows a sonic collective trio with rocky interpersonal dynamics, who take up residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance and have to answer to the institute’s head, who has her own opinions about their work.

Jack White has shared the title track from his forthcoming album ‘Fear Of The Dawn’, one of two records he’ll release this year, alongside ‘Entering Heaven Alive’.Following on from the similarly blistering ‘Taking Me Back’, White’s latest track is a freewheeling, fuzzed-out rocker that clocks in at just over two minutes, with the former White Stripes frontman howling over heavily distorted guitars.Listen to ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ below:White announced both ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ and ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ back in November of last year. The former – White’s first solo album since 2018’s ‘Boarding House Reach’ – is set to arrive first on April 8, with its follow-up set for release on July 22.

Orville Peck has shared the first four tracks from his forthcoming second album, ‘Bronco’, releasing an EP dubbed ‘Chapter 1’ today (February 11).Leading the pack is a smoky, retro-tinged love song titled ‘C’mon Baby, Cry’, which serves as the lead single from ‘Bronco’, and comes alongside a video directed by Austin Peters. The other tracks released as part of ‘Chapter 1’ are the album’s opener, ‘Daytona Sand’, the western slow-burner ‘Outta Time’ and the barnstorming ‘Any Turn’.Check out the video for ‘C’mon Baby, Cry’ below, then stream the rest of the ‘Chapter 1’ EP: ‘Bronco’ – the follow-up to Peck’s 2019 debut, ‘Pony’ – is slated to drop on April 8 via Columbia.

with his “eternal love” —supermodel, businesswoman and wife Iman — until his death in 2016 at the age of 69 after losing his long battle with liver cancer.This marks the first time the historic condo has been listed for sale since the late “Space Oddity” singer’s passing. “By all accounts, Bowie loved living in SoHo/Nolita,” according to author Will Brooker’s acclaimed book ”Forever Stardust: David Bowie Across the Universe,” which revealed that the musician enjoyed strolling through Washington Square Park and browsing local bookstores.

Kurt Cobain, Lemmy, David Bowie and more rock icons will appear in a new colouring book in the Beauty Of Horror series.The line of colouring books was created by Alan Robert, the bassist and lyricist in the New York alt-metal band Life Of Agony.Haunt Of Fame will be the fifth instalment in the series, which features stars from rock, metal and across the broad spectrum of pop culture. As a trailer for the new book reveals, Cobain, Lemmy and Bowie will be joined on the pages by the likes of the stars of Golden Girls, Jimi Hendrix, The Ramones and the flying monkeys from The Wizard Of Oz.The colouring book will also feature Roberts’ own character, called Ghoulina.

LCD Soundsystem are currently “on a full hiatus”.The Murphy-led band have been inactive since releasing their live in-studio album ‘Electric Lady Sessions’ in February 2019, while they last played a show together back in June 2018.Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, Murphy confirmed that LCD had not resumed action recently.“We’re not rehearsing,” Murphy told Maron when asked about the possibility of the band playing any post-pandemic shows. “We’ll figure something out when the time is right.“Right now, we’re on a full hiatus.

David Bowie has sold, after less than a month on the property market.The Independent (via New York housing site StreetEasy) reports that the Manhattan high-rise sold for $16.8million (£12,110,280) – approximately four times the cost of what Bowie himself bought it for in the late 90s.The apartment was reportedly put on sale by real estate group Corcoran in mid-June, selling officially this past Sunday (July 11).The apartment was one of several that Bowie owned and lived between with his wife, model Iman Abdulmajid, whom he married in 1992.

LCD Soundsystem have announced a 10th anniversary repress of their long out-of-print vinyl boxset ‘The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live At Madison Square Garden’.The album recording is an unabridged version of the band’s near four-hour farewell gig, which took place on April 2, 2011, at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden.The same gig was also documented in the Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace-directed film Shut Up And Play The Hits, which followed frontman James Murphy over a 48-hour period, from the day of gig to the morning after the show.The album finds LCD Soundsystem joined by a choir, string and horn sections – plus special guest performances from the likes of Win Butler and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire, Reggie Watts, the