Robin Thicke defends ‘Blurred Lines’: “Everybody is meant to get up and dance. That’s all the song is meant to do”

LGBTQ comedians Sampson McCormick and Kia Barnes will be performing at Mixx Atlanta (1492 Piedmont Ave NE) on February 22. The show, called “Black Joy,” will start at 7:30pm with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets are $20 for singles and $35 for couples in advance and $25 and $40, respectively, at the door.

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas might be expecting baby #2! Although the couple hasn’t shared any news related to another bundle of joy, Turner appears holding her possible baby bump in a recent family outing.The 25-year-old “Game of Thrones” star stepped out on Valentine’s Day to walk around in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. During the family stroll, Turner placed her hand on her stomach while showcasing the adorable bump in a white crop top, and completing the look with brown sweatpants, and a matching sweatshirt tied around her waist.The celebrity couple legally married during a Las Vegas ceremony right after the Billboard Music Awards in May 2019.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West has been on an Instagram posting spree for the last couple of days with most of his content surrounding Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s relationship. After going on a rampage about Pete, Ye leaked alleged text messages from Kim worried about Pete’s safety. “U are creating a dangerous and scary environment and someone will hurt Pete and this will all be your fault,” the text message read.A conversation surrounding Kanye’s actions towards Kim began to take place online with many calling them a form of abuse and harassment.

Although Britney Spears, 40, has made it clear that she’s done with her family, her mom Lynne Spears, 66, is still reaching out to the singer — at least on Instagram. The one-sided interaction happened on Feb. 15, when Britney posted footage of her adorable Australian shepherd puppy named Sawyer that she and fiancé Sam Asghari took home from Hawaii. The “Toxic” hitmaker gushed over the cute canine in her lengthy caption, which led her millions of followers, Lynne included, to post messages about Sawyer in the comments section.

Girl In Red has signed a new record deal with Columbia Records.The Norwegian artist, real name Marie Ulven, previously released music through a worldwide recordings deal with AWAL (Artists Without A Label), a company which offers independent musicians an alternative to working with a traditional record label.Following the success of her April 2021 debut album ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’, Ulven has now signed to Columbia for her future releases.The label confirmed the news to Variety yesterday (February 15), though neither Columbia or Girl In Red have officially announced the signing at the time of writing.Speaking to NME at Reading Festival back in August, Ulven confirmed that she was working on new Girl In Red material.“I’m already working on new stuff, I’m really excited to see what’s going to happen,” she said, before reiterating that she isn’t interested in releasing singles at the moment.“I still don’t think singles are that interesting. I honestly don’t even know at this point,” Ulven continued.

An easyJet flight into Glasgow was forced into an aborted landing this afternoon due to high winds linked to Storm Dudley.

Balkan Insight, Depp was award the honour for his “outstanding merits in public and cultural activities, especially in the field of film art and the promotion of the Republic of Serbia in the world”.Receiving the award, The Daily Mail reports that Depp said: “I truly, sincerely thank you, President Vucic, and this medal of merit, if I am given the honour to walk away with this, I thank you for being kind enough to bestow it upon me.”The publication went on to say that Depp explained he was “right now on the verge of a new life”, adding: “I like a re-beginning, and I would love for that beginning to start here.”The actor had labelled himself a victim of “cancel culture” last year after being dropped from a number of projects in light of losing his bid to overturn a libel case that concluded he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard.Meanwhile, a documentary series focusing on the relationship between Johnny Depp and Heard is currently in development at Discovery+.The two-part series, called Johnny Vs. Amber, will break down the couple’s marriage, divorce and consequent legal action against each other, from multiple viewpoints.“Through the tapes, home videos and text messages shown in court, these films give viewers a rare and important insight into a marriage that went tragically wrong, and to better understand the hugely important issue of domestic violence,” explained producer Nick Hornby, via Deadline.

The fight for Premiership survival took a serious twist on Wednesday as Dundee abruptly sacked manager James McPake.

Foals have revealed that plans are afoot for side-projects and solo albums from within the band – including frontman Yannis Philippakis’ long-awaited record with Fela Kuti icon Tony Allen.The Oxford band were speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story to launch their upcoming seventh album, ‘Life Is Yours’.Philippakis first revealed that he had been at work on a side-project with Fela Kuti percussionist Allen back in 2017, before telling NME of his plans to finish the record in April 2020 – just weeks before the icon died.Yannis has now revealed that he has plans to return to Paris, where Allen was living, to finish the project later this month – as well as discussing how the drummer’s passing shaped his own creative outlook during the writing of ‘Life Is Yours’.“In relation to Tony, it was understanding that even though he’s gone physically from the world, the music that he made will go on forever,” Philippakis told NME. “When I’m gone, the songs will hopefully live on.”He added: “There’s an alchemy in looking at music in that way.

Inventing Anna subject Anna Sorokin is set to receive her own docuseries courtesy of Bunim/Murray Productions.The fake heiress who conned banks out of hundreds of thousands of dollars will be the main focus of a new project, after Shonda Rhimes’ scripted Netflix series starring Julia Garner aired last week.Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, is currently being held in detention by immigration authorities as she awaits the verdict after overstaying her visa. She was sentenced in 2019 and released in 2021, for the crimes portrayed in Inventing Anna.The new series is set to “begin where Inventing Anna” ends, reports Deadline.“It will follow the fast-moving events as her future changes day-to-day.

Residents on a Lanarkshire street were awoken by a huge tree falling right outside their homes.

Eurovision put on hold following an investigation by a TV broadcaster.On Saturday (February 12), Alina Pash booked her ticket to the world’s biggest song contest after winning Vidbir, the nationally televised selection show that Ukraine uses to find its Eurovision entry.Eight hopefuls competed in Vidbir, with a combination of a public vote and a jury vote determining the winner, both contributing 50 per cent of the points.However, Ukraine’s national broadcaster UA:PBC has now “suspended” the signing of the agreement for Pash to be the country’s representative at the song contest due to an investigation into a 2015 trip she made to Crimea, an area Russia seized control of in 2014.Visiting Crimea is frowned upon as there are strict rules in place on how people should travel to the region. Ukrainians and foreigners are only allowed to travel there through official land checkpoints.

WarnerMedia is partnering with the Black Beauty Roster platform for diverse hair and makeup education, talent, and advocacy, to expand the presence of emerging and diverse beauty professionals on its upcoming slate of film and TV productions.

Evanescence and Within Temptation have been forced to reschedule their upcoming UK and European tour once again.The two bands had initially been due to head out on the ‘Worlds Collide’ tour back in 2020, but the tour has been postponed a number of times since due to the coronavirus pandemic.The long-awaited gigs were then set to finally kick off next month, but Evanescence and Within Temptation have announced today (February 16) that the shows will now take place in November and December.“As the world is slowly reopening again, we have been feeling optimistic about the tour actually taking place in March and April.

Giorgos Giakoumakis has revealed that his Parkhead move wasn't influenced by European nights and that the size of the club speaks for itself.

Robin Thicke has said he’s attended couples therapy with his fiancée, April Love Geary, as well as attending sessions with his ex-wife, Paula Patton, to work on their relationships in the past.

Robin Thicke has said that he’ll never make another music video like the one that accompanied his somewhat controversial hit ‘Blurred Lines’. But would his old best bud and ‘Blurred Lines’ collaborator Pharrell Williams ever perjure himself again when talking about that particular song? No, of course he wouldn’t.

Blurring the lines! Robin Thicke candidly opened up about going to therapy with his fiancée, April Love Geary, and his ex-wife, Paula Patton, in a new interview.

If you were wondering if Robin Thicke is going to make another music video like the one for ‘Blurred Lines’, the answer is “no”. Were you wondering that?Well, now the thought has been pushed into your mind, maybe you’re wondering why he has said that.

Pharrell Williams did not commit perjury during the 2015 court case on whether his collaboration with Robin Thicke, ‘Blurred Lines’, infringed on copyright.As reported by People, the ruling comes after Marvin Gaye’s family accused Williams, Thicke and T.I. of ripping off Gaye’s 1977 hit ‘Got To Give It Up’.

Robin Thicke is getting candid about his past struggles. In an interview with People magazine, Thicke opened up about his latest album, "On Earth, and in Heaven," and how the album was born out of his love for his children and the people around him.

Robin Thicke has looked back on the controversial music video for his song ‘Blurred Lines’, admitting he will “never make” one like it again.‘Blurred Lines’, which saw Thicke collaborate with Pharrell Williams and T.I., was widely criticised following its 2013 release with its lyrics and accompanying music video accused of perpetuating misogyny, male chauvinism and a culture of date rape.As The Independent reports, the clip was branded as “kind of rapey” by The Daily Beast’s Tricia Romano upon its release.Speaking in a new interview with the New York Post, Thicke said: “I had lost perspective on my personal life and my music and what was appropriate… and why I was doing it.”He added: “We had no negative intentions when we made the record,

Robin Thicke once sang about being “Lost Without U.”But at the height of his career — riding the smash success of his controversial No. 1 hit “Blurred Lines” in 2013 — he was just lost.“I had lost perspective on my personal life and my music and what was appropriate … and why I was doing it,” Thicke, 43, told The Post.

“Blurred Lines” is easily the most successful song in Robin Thicke’s back catalogue, yet he now sees it was also responsible for the upheaval in his personal life that followed that success.

Fox has unveiled the premiere dates for The Masked Singer season 5 and the new Wayne-Brady hosted series Game Of Talents.

Robin Thicke’s upcoming album, On Earth, And In Heaven, was influenced by his late dad Alan Thicke.

Robin Thicke is set to release "On Earth, and in Heaven," his first full-length studio album in six years.When he announced the album last month, Robin described the new music as, "the sunshine coming out after the rain," according to Billboard. The album trailer that accompanied the announcement suggests "the rain" was the intense period of years in which the "Masked Singer" star lost his dad, Alan Thicke, and his professional mentor, Andre Harrell, a music industry scion who started out at Def Jam in the '80s, served as Motown's CEO and founded Uptown Records before his death last year.As Robin told fans on social media on Friday, Feb.