Anthem: Celebs Rumors

Former Everton midfielder and current interim England manager Lee Carsley, set to lead his team for the first time tonight, has firmly stated he will not participate in singing 'God Save the King' before the Nations League game starts.

The Pussycat Dolls are one of the biggest girl groups of the ’00s!

Oasis enthusiasts were buzzing last month when the Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, revealed plans for a comeback tour, a decade and a half after their notorious falling-out.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Fresh from his rousing appearance at the Democratic National Convention, Stevie Wonder has dropped a song that couldn’t be more topical: “Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart.” The song follows the themes of his speech at the DNC, where he exhorted the crowd to get involved and seize the crucial moment that the country and the world find themselves in right now. “I know the importance of action,” Wonder, 74, said to the crowd.

Tia Kofi is back with a new banger!

hinting at a return of sorts. As both brothers and the official band account posted the same graphic on X teasing an announcement on Aug. 27, rumors and reports circulated that the band was eyeing performances in 2025, including a slew of dates at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Some of the best MMA fighters in the world are in The District for PFL Playoffs: Welterweights and Featherweights. For the third event of the playoff season, the main card pits English fighter Brendan Loughnane (29-5-0) vs.

Don’t get your hopes up about seeing Beyonce at the Democratic National Convention because her rep just shut down the reports.

The Chicks kicked off the festivities on the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention with the National Anthem!

Everyone has been speculating that Beyonce is performing at the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention and now some new details have been uncovered.

Thania Garcia Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz received approval for the use of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” during the the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. Walz ended his speech with rapturous applause and exited the DNC stage in Chicago’s United Center by walking out to “Rockin’ in the Free World,” a cut from Young’s 1989 album, “Freedom.” According to a report from CNN, Young personally approved the use of the song for the Harris campaign since it’s a favorite of Walz’s. The song’s anthemic message has been used as a soundtrack for previous political parties in the past — most famously, in 2015 for Donald Trump‘s campaign trail for the 2016 election.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The reviews are in for DJ Cassidy‘s 75-minute DJ set Tuesday night… and they’re coming from unusual quarters. Said conservative commentator Meghan McCain: “I’m sorry but this #DNC2024 roll call with DJ Cassidy, themed state music and party/club atmosphere is blowing the RNC’s roll call out of the water.

Thania Garcia The NFL has tapped Anitta to headline the halftime performance at the league’s first-ever game in South America on Sept. 6. The Green Bay Packers will face the Philadelphia Eagles at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo in the kick off to the 2024 season.

Meghan Markle expressed feeling "so honoured" while visiting a historic landmark during the Duke and Duchess' "quasi-royal" tour of Colombia.

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Bebe Rexha is the drama!

Billie Eilish brought the vibes to the LA28 Handover Celebration at the beach!

The countdown to the 2028 LA Olympics has been kicked off!

Tom Cruise gave the Paris Olympics closing ceremony a Hollywood flair when he dove off the top of the Stade de France to mark the handover from the Paris Olympics to the L.A. Games in 2028. After H.E.R.

H.E.R. stuns in white while performing on stage at Stade de France on Sunday (August 11) in Paris, France.

Brittney Griner once suggested that the WNBA shouldn’t play the national anthem. She also walked off the court before the anthem was played at a game in 2020.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After two action-packed weeks, filled with gold medals, bulges, bad breakdancing (and even one revoked bronze medal for Team USA), the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics officially comes to a close on Sunday afternoon. The Olympics Closing Ceremony will be held in Paris’s 800,000-seat Stade de France on Sunday, Aug.

The Olympic Games are drawing to a close this weekend (Sunday, August 11). It's safe to say it's been an eventful competition – from the return of highly decorated gymnast Simone Biles and unstoppable French swimmer Leon Marchand.Team GB have also been busy winning medals – including Bryony Page who scooped the first ever British gold in trampolining.

H.E.R. is set to perform the American national anthem during the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday (August 11).It was confirmed by People that the musician will perform ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ in the Stade de France as part of the handover to the Los Angeles games, which are taking place in 2028.The Olympics themselves have been tight-lipped about who will be involved in the ceremony, although it has been widely reported that Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers might all be involved, as well as Tom Cruise performing his own motorcycle stunt.Phoenix and Air are also reportedly to represent their home country as it brings the games to a close.Charli XCX had cheekily teased that she might be involved in Eilish’s portion of the event, before later confirming that she was just joking.The opening ceremony on July 26 launched the games with a divisive four-hour event that included performances from a showstopping Celine Dion, a pre-recorded Lady Gaga and a history-making Gojira.It is not the first time this year that H.E.R.

H.E.R. will sing the U.S. national anthem as part of Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. The August 11 event will mark the official handover of hosting duties from Paris to Los Angeles.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Grammy, Oscar and Emmy winner H.E.R. will perform the U.S. national anthem at the Olympics closing ceremony in Paris on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta is being accused of losing the run of himself after shock details emerged over the Arsenal manager's latest bizarre stunt to educate his players.

A Bronski Beat classic is getting a 40th anniversary makeover!

Former Manchester United player Gary Neville swapped the pitch for the decks at the weekend as he performed a massive DJ set to more than 40,000 people.

Ice Spice has officially kicked off the North American leg of her Y2K! World Tour!

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. As Simone Biles competes in the all-around team final for women’s gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympics today, you can purchase some of the record-breaking Olympian’s favorite activewear on Athleta, which is currently having a sitewide sale. Biles’ favorite activewear, from leggings to running shorts, is featured in Athleta’s “Power of She” collective, which “celebrates, and empowers game-changing women,” according to their website.

South Sudan‘s Olympic debut in men’s basketball started badly, but ended with the nation’s first victory at the games, a 90-79 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Like its predecessors, Deadpool & Wolverine recruited some heavy-hitting songs for its soundtrack, which is fitting for the reunion of Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, who was born James Howlett.

Gwen Stefani and Anderson .Paak have teamed up for a new song to celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics!

Billy Joel at the beginning of “New York State of Mind,” his 1976 saloon song that would become a hometown anthem for the ages — and a local crowd favorite during his 10-year monthly residency at Madison Square Garden that ends on Thursday night.Unhappy with his contract with Family Productions — the label that released his 1971 debut album, “Cold Spring Harbor” — the Bronx-born, Long Island-bred crooner hopped a cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles.And the big move paid off: After making his getaway in 1972, becoming a resident lounge lizard in La La Land, Joel recorded his second and third albums, 1973’s “Piano Man” and 1974’s “Streetlife Serenade” under a new deal with Columbia Records.But you can take the Piano Man out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of the Piano Man.With his fourth album, 1976’s “Turnstiles,” Joel said goodbye to Hollywood — in both song and geography. And his return east inspired his now-legendary love letter to his city.“‘New York State of Mind,’ I wrote actually while I was on a Greyhound bus on my way back from a gig somewhere,” Joel told SiriusXM in 2016.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are taking on the spicy wings of death!