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Pete Townshend has spoken to NME about next year’s production of Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet – as well as the turbulent past and uncertain future of The Who.The dance adaptation of the band’s seminal 1973 album, currently in development and set to tour the UK in the summer of 2025, is Townshend’s first foray in ballet following projects in the media of opera and literature.“What inspires me is trying to do something that has a slightly more ambitious thread,” he told NME. “It’s not me being pompous. It’s just something that seemed to fit more into the dis-conjunction that I felt when I left art school and ended up in the band.

Billie Eilish has become the third artist to reach 100million monthly Spotify listeners, and the youngest yet to reach the milestone.The ‘Happier Than Ever’ singer follows behind Taylor Swift – who has 102million monthly Spotify listeners – and The Weeknd – who tops the list with 107million monthly listeners on the music streaming platform.Both Swift and The Weeknd have over double the amount of songs on Spotify than Eilish, with the latter only having 82 tracks on the platform. She also makes history as being the youngest to reach the 100million monthly listeners at the age of 22.Speaking about the achievement, Jeremy Erlich, Spotify’s global head of music told Billboard: “Spotify has been a part of Billie’s story from the start.

Glastonbury‘s site size with anywhere in the world.Manchester-based programmer Geoffrey Prytherch has created the tool, which allows users to enter a post code to the Glastonbury Map Overlap and see how walking across the festival site would compare to a neighbourhood walk.The approximately 900-acre Somerset site was found to trump other festivals around the world in sheer size including Coachella (642 acres), Leeds (600 acres) and Reading (100 acres). You can test out the map here.Prytherch, who emphasised that the map “is in no way affiliated with Glastonbury Festival” on his website, decided to build the interactive tool when an older, similar website “suddenly disappeared”, according to his blog.

Keira Knightley has opened up about filming Pride And Prejudice with Donald Sutherland, and revealed one of his biggest pet peeves.Sutherland, who played Mr. Bennet in the 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, died last week at the age of 88 following a long illness.Knightley played Elizabeth in the film, one of the five daughters of Sutherland’s character.

Ed Sheeran has been named the most played artist of 2023, beating out close competition from Taylor Swift.The Suffolk-raised singer, songwriter and guitarist has topped the charts when it comes to the most listened-to artist in the UK over the last year – ranking at the tip of the list when it comes to having his music played across radio, television and public spaces.The study was carried out by the music licensing company PPL, who compiled all of the data across January to December last year, and made a rank of the most played artists across the country.As aforementioned, Sheeran was closely followed on the list by Taylor Swift, with the latter becoming the second most-listened-to artist in the UK. The year prior she was in 10th position, and the huge leap sees her match the previous high she had in 2015.

Skrillex, AJ Tracey, Stormzy, Aitch and more are set to feature on Headie One‘s upcoming album ‘The Last One’.The rapper took to his official Instagram page to share the tracklist of ‘The Last One’, his second studio album which is set for release this Friday (June 28) – you can pre-order / pre-save the LP here. Along with Skrillex, AJ Tracey, Stormzy, Aitch, other musicians who are featured on the album include Potter Payper, Tay Keith, Fridayy, BEAM, Äyanna, D-Block Europe, BNXN, Odumodublvck,Tay Iwar and Sampha.A post shared by One (@headieone)1 – ‘I Could Rap’2 – ‘Love Of My Life’3 – ‘Martin’s Sofa’4 – ‘I Still Know Better’5 – ‘Form 696’6 – ‘Lonely’ ft Potter Payper7 – ‘Recall/Why You Look So Tired’8 – ‘Cry No More’ ft Stormzy & Tay Keith9 – ‘Karma’10 – ‘Soul To Keep ft Fridayy’11 – ‘Happy Music’12 – ‘Make A W’ ft Skrillex, AJ Tracey & BEAM 13 – ‘Rapunzel’ ft Äyanna14 – ‘Braided’ ft D-Block Europe15 – ‘Tipsy’ ft Aitch 16 – ‘Bounce’ ft Bnxn17 – ‘Purposeful’ ft ODUMODOBLVCK18 – ‘Guns & Money’ ft Tay Iwar19 – ‘Memories’ ft Sampha 20 – ‘I’m Thankful’Speaking to NME about ‘The Last Ones’, Headie One shared: “It’s the last one but it’s not the last one you know? This album is about the place we come from, the negative things that happened and that are still in effect today so I’m giving a lot of home truths in this one.”He continued: “When I was making this album, I realised I was at the point I wanted to be when I dreamed about making music to actually doing it.

Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’ is eligible for a Grammy nomination, says Recording Academy CEO.The Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. opened up about his thoughts on the hugely successful song in a recent statement and explained that while it isn’t common for a diss track to be nominated for a Grammy, in this case, it is a possibility.He discussed the idea while at LAX airport on Monday (June 24), and was approached by TMZ Hip Hop for a comment.The track was originally shared by Lamar earlier this year, as the heavily publicised feud between him and fellow rapper Drake came to a head.

Royal Blood have covered Hozier‘s ‘Eat Your Young’ for BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge.READ MORE: Royal Blood on revisiting their debut album 10 years on: “So much has changed, but when it comes to the music, nothing has”Frontman and bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher drafted in a backing trio of singers to help rock up their take of the Irish singer’s title track from his 2023 EP. You can view their performance below.In the past the band have covered The Knack‘s ‘My Sharona’ and The Police‘s ‘Roxanne’ in the Live Lounge.The duo recently wrapped up their 10th anniversary gigs at O2 Academy Brixton, in which they played their self-titled debut album in full.Reflecting on the record to NME, 10 years on, Kerr said: “It’s been good looking back.

Yo Gabba Gabba! is set to return to screens this summer, and will come with a star-studded musical line-up.A spin-off to the popular kids TV show which ran from 2007 to 2015, titled Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, will premiere on Apple TV+ on August 9. Check out the trailer for the new series below.The 10-episode series, which was announced in April, will feature a number of well-known names in the music world, with Apple TV+ confirming the involvement of Flea, Anderson .Paak, Betty Who, Diplo, Kurt Vile and Thundercat among others.The show, which was originally presented by DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson), is centred around music, encouraging viewers to sing and dance along, as well as showing them life and social skills.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large ABC News Studios is teaming up with Imagine Documentaries to tell the story of Barbara Walters, the legendary broadcast journalist, anchor and host who died in 2022. Emmy winner Jackie Jesko is set to direct the film, which will debut on Hulu in 2025.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden has been selected as this year’s recipient of the North Fork TV Festival‘s Canopy Award. An accolade for a member of the New York television community whose “persistence and integrity, bound by the twin spirits of independence and collaboration, stoke the creative ambitions of diverse people who have important stories to tell,” the Canopy Award will be presented to Harden on Aug.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Bridgerton” author Julia Quinn has taken to social media to address upset fans of the Netflix series following the Season 3 finale, which included a dramatic change from Quinn’s novels in gender-flipping Francesca Bridgerton’s love interest. While Season 3 was primarily devoted to the blossoming romance between friends Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), it also tracked the courtship of Francesca (Hannah Dodd) by John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin (Victor Alli).

Addie Morfoot Contributor During the #MeToo movement in 2017, Brie Miranda Bryant and her team at A+E Networks were tasked with making an hour-long roundtable documentary special about the awareness campaign. As senior VP of Lifetime original programming, Bryant was told to make sure that the doc “echoed after the hour was done.” “It was such a conundrum,” she says now. “I just thought… how?” So she called former Bunim-Murray Prods.

A Florida teen’s night out turned into a tragedy earlier this month — and cops still aren’t sure what happened.

Lucy Letby has denied 'hiding behind' her claim that she does not remember events in a hospital nursery where she is accused of attempting to murder a severely premature baby.

People across the country are still feeling the pinch on their wallets from the cost of living.

Manuel Ugarte has revealed that he would "love" to stay at Paris Saint-Germain next season despite Manchester United registering an interest in the midfielder.

Martin Lewis has issued a clarifying statement for couples who have been shocked by an "extra tax bill" from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo will have been thinking he should have scored himself after assisting Bruno Fernandes in Portugal's win over Turkey at the weekend.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian crime/action genre specialist Stefano Sollima – who is known for milestone TV series “Gomorrah” and Hollywood movies such as “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and “Without Remorse” – is officially launching a film and TV production shingle named AlterEgo in tandem with ace U.S. showrunner Gina Gardini and longtime collaborator, writer/director Ludovico Purgatori.

William Earl administrator Six Flags is bracing for the scariest time of the year. The amusement park has unveiled its cinematic partners for Fright Fest, the annual weeks-long celebration of Halloween.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gena Rowlands is living with Alzheimer’s disease, her son Nick Cassavetes announced in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. Cassavetes, who directed his mother in 2004’s “The Notebook,” said Rowlands is “in full dementia.” A four-time Emmy winner and two-time Golden Globe winner, Rowlands is a screen icon best known for her acclaimed collaborations with husband John Cassavetes, including the films “A Woman Under the Influence” (1974) and “Gloria” (1980). Both performances earned her Oscar nominations for best actress.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER WARNING: This story mentions major spoilers for “Inside Out 2,” now playing in theaters. “Inside Out 2” sees Riley hit puberty. Along with that, her five core emotions — Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust — find themselves joined by Ennui, Embarrassment, Envy and Anxiety. Teenage Riley is at a hockey camp for the weekend when the emotions hit hardest.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After your masterplan succeeds and so many of your dreams come true… then what? That is a question a 26-year-old Prince may well have been asking himself after “Purple Rain” transformed him into a global superstar virtually overnight (or whatever passed for “overnight” in 1984). While his rise was gradual — “Purple Rain,” released on this day 40 years ago, was Prince’s sixth album — there’s no disputing the remarkable speed with which his fame skyrocketed during the summer of “Ghostbusters,” the Los Angeles Olympics and “Born in the U.S.A.” Granted, musical careers, like nearly everything else, moved more gradually back then.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Bridgerton” star Florence Hunt, Jim Sturgess and Australia’s Teresa Palmer (“The Clearing,” “The Fall Guy”) have joined the cast of “Mix Tape,” a music-themed drama series. The Australian-Irish co-production shot in Sydney in May and is now underway in Dublin. The series is adapted by Irish writer Jo Spain (“Taken Down,” “Sanditon”) from the popular and critically-acclaimed novel of the same title by Jane Sanderson.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “The World According to Allee Wilis,” a new documentary about the musical powerhouse best known for writing the “Friends” theme song and Earth Wind & Fire’s “September.” The film, which is directed by Alexis Spraic, had its world premiere at SXSW and has been hitting the festival circuit. It most recently screened at the Provincetown Film Festival, and will next be showcased at Frameline.

Ethan Shanfeld Alfonso Cuarón is returning to the small screen with “Disclaimer,” a psychological thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. Apple TV+ released a first look image of the seven-episode series and announced an Oct. 11 premiere date.

A woman was allegedly "dragged" from a car and attacked during a street brawl that saw two people being taken to hospital and two people arrested.

Council officers are recommending that the former Kirkhill Nursery School, Broxburn and the former Craigmair Care Home, Craigshill, Livingston are declared surplus to requirements.

If you're looking to keep your hair healthy and luscious from home, then you will know that a top-quality hair dryer makes all the difference.

An 'abusive' man has been jailed for eight years after being convicted of sexual and domestic offences against three victims.

Jeans are one of those classic clothing items that many of us have in our wardrobe, as they can be worn for so many occasions and it doesn't take much to build an outfit with them.

Leslye Headland, creator of the new Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte, will make her Broadway debut this fall with the Second Stage Theater production of her play Cult of Love. Trip Cullman (Lobby Hero, Choir Boy) will direct.

Think of it as the Marché du Film, except just for documentaries.

EXCLUSIVE: Edward Norton has signed on to narrate Fasting And The Longevity Revolution, a health and wellness documentary directed by Barry Alexander Brown, best known as a longtime editor on projects directed by Spike Lee. 

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