Lou Reed’s earliest known demo of Heroin released

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticA piece of pop culture can mark a paradigm shift, even when it has no idea it’s doing so. (The lack of calculation is part of why the paradigm shifts.) That’s what happened in the summer of 1978, when the movie version of “Grease” came out. It ruled the way that “Saturday Night Fever” had just six months before, with the electric presence of John Travolta fueling both films.

Stacey Giggs struck a glam pose alongside her children as they enjoyed a sunshine break in Portugal. She was all smiles as she grinned for the camera in a green mini skirt with a chic matching striped top and strappy heels in the same colour.

Drake has been crowned the artist with the most Top Five singles on the US’ Billboard Hot 100 chart, breaking a record held previously by The Beatles.The feat was achieved by proxy of a guest spot on DJ Khaled‘s latest single, ‘Staying Alive’, which arrived on the Friday before last (August 5) and, in addition to heavy sampling of the Bee Gees‘ 1977 hit of the same name, also featured bars from Lil Baby. The song made its chart debut at Number Five on the most recent edition of the Hot 100 (dated for the week ending August 20), which Billboard says earned Drake his 30th Top Five single..@djkhaled's "Staying Alive," featuring @Drake & @lilbaby4PF, debuts at No. 5 on this week's #Hot100.It earns Drake his 30th career top 5 hit, passing @thebeatles for the most of all time.— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) August 15, 2022A count through his Hot 100 history, though, shows that Drake has actually accumulated 31 Top Five releases.

HBO‘s forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon.As The Guardian reports, Toussaint made the comments in a new interview with Radio Times about his lead role in the series. When news of his casting was announced, Toussaint said, one of the first images he saw was a drawing of the character from the original books, next to a picture of the actor.In George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice books, which form the basis of both House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, the Velaryons are described as having white skin, ghostly pale hair and purple eyes, The Guardian points out.

Jameela Jamil is willing to suffer for her art. The actress got into some serious stunt work and action sequences for her role in and wound up hurting in surprisingly uncomfortable places.Jamil spoke with ET's Matt Cohen on the red carpet at the premiere of at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Monday, and the actress dished on how much stunt work she had to do while playing Titania — a social media influencer with super-human strength who ends up a rival to the titular She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters.«Oh, I did it all! I did it all,» Jamil said of her involvement with the action scenes and stunt sequences. «I was hurting in place that I really didn't know exists.»Like, you'll probably have to bleep this out, but I pulled a muscle in my a**hole," she added. «I didn't know that was possible!»According to Jamil, she learned «jiu jitsu and kung fu and combat in the air.»«I don't know how much of it ever gets to make it to the big screen, because CGI is bonkers,» she added.

The late Anne Heche‘s ex James Tupper is speaking out to thank their former co-star for defending the late actress against rumors that she was “crazy.”

Monday night marked Nigella’s last episode of MKR, only judging group one of the show before stepping aside for Matt Preston to co-host alongside Manu for the remainder of the season.

Kim Kardashian is bouncing back from her breakup by spending some time with family.The 41-year-old reality star and mother of four was spotted enjoying a fun boat ride on the water in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.Kardashian looked chic and stylish in a sporty black athletic swimsuit that looked like a low-cut wetsuit crossed. She wore her platinum blonde hair up and protected her eyes with a pair of sci-inspired black shades.Kardashian took to her Instagram story over the weekend to share some snapshots from her Idaho trip, and how she enjoyed her excursion.The reality star got on a wake board and rode the waves behind a speedboat before she and her family went adventuring through the forest on an old skybridge.The fun in the sun comes in the wake of Kim's split from Pete Davidson. News broke earlier this month that Davidson and Kardashian had called it quits after nine months of dating.A source told ET at the time that the «spark» between them had «faded.»«They had tons of chemistry, and still do, but she kind of wants to be single and date. Kim still adores Pete and will always be friends with him.

Zayn Malik is delighting fans with a soulful and sentimental video he posted to Instagram.The singer — whom many credit for the disbanding of One Direction after he left the group to go solo — shared the black-and-white clip on Monday, which shows him singing his former band's 2014 single «Night Changes.»«Everything that you've ever dreamed of/ Disappearing when you wake up/ But there's nothing to be afraid of./ Even when the night changes/ It will never change me and you,» Malik, 29, crooned in the video, belting out part of the ballad's romantic chorus.A post shared by Zayn Malik (@zayn)The song choice is notable, as «Night Changes» — off their album -- was One Direction's final single with Malik before he quit the band.The heartfelt and contemplative post — shared sans caption — was met with an outpouring of love and support from fans of both Malik and 1D.«Zayn singing 1d songs in 2022 is literally the best thing could ever happen,» one user commented on the video, while another added, «Omg my ears are blessed!»The video comes a few months after Malik announced he's working on a new project apart from singing — his art.“PAYNT BY ZAYN is here. Excited to share my first ever limited edition merchandise collection that I designed from my own paintings and artwork," Malik announced in June.

 aired its series finale Monday night and fans took to Twitter to share their reactions to the many twists and turns during the final one-hour episode of the  prequel.While Walter White making an appearance in the last minutes of the season 6 finale had people talking, it was what happened between Saul a.k.a Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and his ex-wife, Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) that shocked diehard fans most.In the end, Jimmy decided to trade his sentence for Kim's. Instead of the 7 years he was supposed to serve, he admitted he helped build Walt’s drug empire, giving him an 86-year-old sentence, clearing Kim of any wrongdoing, and allowing her to walk away and restart her life as a lawyer.The episode ends with Kim visiting Jimmy in prison, after sharing a cigarette together in his cell, a call to season 1, Kim leaves the prison, and Jimmy watches her through a chain-link fence from the inmates’ basketball court, shooting finger guns at her as she walks out.«How it started/how it ended #bettercallsaul,» one fan tweeted, with another shipping Jimmy and Kim's lasting and albeit complicated relationship, «Kim & Jimmy forever

Joe Jonas is 33 and the singer-songwriter celebrated with his brothers, a few friends and plenty of drinks. In a video shared to TikTok Monday night, Jonas documented the epic birthday bash, which saw Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas and more count their drinks as they all took bets on who would get the drunkest on Joe's big night.«I'm Kevin, and this is my first drink of the night,» Kevin can be seen saying before taking a shot.

Mads Mikkelsen raised the possibility of Johnny Depp’s return to the Fantastic Beasts saga in light of his recent defamation trial victory over Amber Heard. Mikkelsen replaced Depp as Gellert Grindelwald for the third instalment, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, after Depp resigned at the request of studio Warner Bros last year. Speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Monday, Mikkelsen said “it was very intimidating” stepping into Depp’s shoes for the role.

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Donald Trump is preparing to jet into Ayrshire as he returns to visit his Turnberry golf resort.

A half-Scottish Swede who married his wife in a dreamy Highland ceremony where his ancestor wed is hoping the Proclaimers will bless their coupling.

The heartbroken family of Sharon Hutchison who went missing from Dundee last month have paid tribute to their "amazing mum" after a body was discovered in the search for her last week.

Brittany Snow‘s husband Tyler Stanaland is one of the cast members of the upcoming Netflix reality series Selling the OC, a spinoff of the hit show Selling Sunset.

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real question behind the time machine thought experiment is regret. Saul regrets actually hurting himself while pulling a slip-and-fall scam when he was 22. “So you were always like this?” Walter snarks at him.

After months of run-ins with the law and a spirally PR crisis for Warner Bros, Flash star Ezra Miller has decided to seek treatment to counter a self-described “time of intense crisis.”

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Ezra Miller, star of Warner Bros. and D.C. Comics’ “The Flash,” has entered treatment for what they say are “complex mental health issues.”

Starting in September, Walmart+ users will be able to access Paramount’s streaming service at no extra charge on the ad-supported “Essential Plan.” Among the titles being offered by the streamer are the original series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” live sports, and Paramount feature films like “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.” The hit summer blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” will also be added to the service later this fall.With the addition of Paramount+, we are demonstrating our unique ability to help members save even more and live better by delivering entertainment for less, too,” Chris Cracchiolo, SVP and general manager of Walmart+, said in a statement. “Paramount+ has the premium content and broad appeal that our members are looking for – like Walmart, they have something for everyone.

Desus Nice returned to late-night for the first time since his Showtime series ended.

Premiere Radio Network’s “The Sean Hannity Show,” pointed out that the Constitution does not bar felons from holding the presidency and sets the limits for the office to only being born in the United States and being at least 35 years old. “Being a felon is not a disqualification,” Hannity said.

first raised the issue — has launched an industry-wide effort to raise $5 million for the National Network of Abortion Funds. Thus far, the seed fund has grown to $2.5 million.In late July, more than 400 showrunners outlined a list of specific demands for major studios that included AMC Networks, Amazon Studios, Apple TV+, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros.

Most of the giant cast of Amazon’s upcoming The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power series turned out tonight for the show’s Los Angeles premiere. They were joined on the red carpet by famous fans like Michael B. Jordan, Cynthia Erivo, Lena Waithe and Catherine Hardwicke.

Lou Reed‘s earliest known demo of The Velvet Underground‘s ‘Heroin’ has been released.The 1965 take of the track, which you can listen to below, was put to tape by the late legendary singer-songwriter nearly two years before its release on his former band’s landmark debut album ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’.It is the latest taste of the forthcoming ‘Words & Music, May 1965’, an archival collection which is set to be released on August 26 via Light In The Attic on what would have been the late singer-songwriter’s 80th birthday.The rare demo finds Reed accompanying himself on guitar and structurally, it is the same as the album version but it is more than three minutes shorter.It follows an early demo of ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’, which was shared last month.The songs on the album were written by Reed and recorded to tape by his future Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale. Reed posted the tape to himself as a “poor man’s copyright” and it remained sealed in its original envelope for nearly 50 years.Elsewhere on the tracklist are previously unreleased demos including ‘Buttercup Song’, ‘Buzz Buzz Buzz’ and ‘Stockpile’.