The company behind the Titan submersible’s fatal trip to the Titanic wreckage has suspended all operations.
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Avenged Sevenfold were behind the deepfake AI “hack” that falsely announced cancellations of the band’s upcoming festival appearances.Earlier this year, an episode of the metal band’s podcast Trax featured an audio snippet from who appeared to be frontman M. Shadows – real name Matthew Charles Sanders – telling fans that Avenged Sevenfold would no longer be appearing at two US festivals they were scheduled to perform at – Welcome to Rockville in Florida and Sonic Temple in Ohio.The episode, which went live on Spotify, was subsequently shared on the band’s Twitter account.“Yikes! This is NOT TRUE. We are still playing.
Getting to the bottom of this. … What the actual fuck… NOT ME!” M. Shadows posted in response.Yikes! This is NOT TRUE.
We are still playing. Getting to the bottom of this. https://t.co/dQ9yC3mc1T— M.
Shadows (@shadows_eth) February 26, 2023Despite the musician’s concerned reaction, it’s since been revealed that it was an AI stunt from the band to promote new music.Speaking to Rock Feed earlier this month, M. Shadows said that he’d secretly colluded with the band’s management behind the scenes to pull off the stunt, while also keeping the festivals in question in the dark.“Our management has two guys that run it. There’s Mark Wakefield and Beno [David Benveniste],” the singer explained (via Blabbermouth).
“And we work really closely with this girl Samantha. So Samantha wasn’t even gonna tell them, because we knew that everyone would say ‘no.’ I said, ‘Don’t tell anyone.’“She said, ‘We’ve gotta call Danny [Wimmer, Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple promoter].’ [I said], ‘No. If you call Danny, he’s gonna say ‘no’.’ She said, ‘We’ve gotta tell [Ryan] Harlacher,’ who’s our booking agent.
The company behind the Titan submersible’s fatal trip to the Titanic wreckage has suspended all operations.
Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten has praised Arctic Monkeys, saying that they have “maintained their credibility” despite achieving huge global success.The Irish singer-songwriter recently spoke to NME about his debut solo album ‘Chaos For The Fly’, which was released on June 30. It followed Fontaines’ acclaimed third record, 2022’s ‘Skinty Fia’.Next month the band will hit the road to support Arctic Monkeys on their huge North American stadium tour.“I don’t know what to expect – we haven’t done a support tour since the first album,” Chatten told NME.
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Brave is the man who will sign up for a real-life father-daughter road movie set the aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, but Ewan McGregor his no regrets about pairing up with his eldest child — by his first wife — for You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder, which screened as a tribute to the actor in Karlovy Vary. Set in a dreamlike American West, and very far removed from the specifics of the McGregors’ own personal situation, it finds a reformed alcoholic dad trying to reconnect with his offspring after collecting her from hospital. She thinks they’re off to visit an artist friend of her father’s, but the truth is that, in a bid to absolve himself of many years’ worth of guilt, he’s taking her to rehab.
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Kelly Clarkson is getting the last laugh. The three-time GRAMMY winner threw a hint of subtle shade at some unnamed celebrities she says were rude to her following her 2002 win. In an interview on Tuesday's episode of Clarkson was asked by host Andy Cohen to identify one of those stars by name. Opting to plead the fifth instead, Clarkson couldn't help but offer a little tease.«I will say, a lot of them ended up on shows like the one I'm from,» she hinted.
Alyson Stoner is opening up about how their identity has impacted their career, claiming they were deemed “unsafe” by employers after publicly coming out as queer.
Tiffany Watson has welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with footballer husband Cameron McGeehan.The Made In Chelsea star, 29 announced the news on Thursday as she shared an adorable photo of their newborn with his sweet name. In the Instagram post, the new mum gushed: "Jude Maximus McGeehan born 21/06/23. We love you so much" along with a heart emoji.This is the couple's first child together after they tied the knot in May last year during a romantic ceremony.The new parents no doubt put a lot of thought into their little one's name which is of Latin origin.
Katy Perry is raising her glass to sobriety.
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First as the frontwoman of No Doubt and then as a solo artist, Gwen Stefani delivered some of the biggest hits of her era. Who can forget the band’s pleading break-up ballad Don't Speak – a Number 1 hit in 1997 – or 2001's dancehall bop Hey Baby, which peaked at Number 2?
Kelly Clarkson admittedly did not handle her divorce from now-ex Brandon Blackstock in the best manner.
The French film Le Colosse aux Pieds d’Argile and UK-Australia series Ten Pounds Poms took the top fiction prizes at the 62nd annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which were handed out Tuesday in Monaco. See the full winners list below.
The whole situation between Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott is just getting more confusing!
ruled that the state had weakened the power of Black voters with a new drawing of a congressional voting map, and thus rejected it. The decision shocked many experts, considering conservative justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John G.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry weren't in attendance Saturday during King Charles III's Trooping the Cololur celebration.While the monarch was joined by other immediate members of the royal family for the occasion — which marks his official birthday celebration — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were home in California. A source told ET that the couple «were not invited» to the festivities. On Saturday, the monarch celebrated his official birthday with the Trooping the Colour ceremony. For the occasion, which has been celebrated for 260 years, Charles rode horseback.
Amy Dowden has revealed two tumours were removed during her breast cancer surgery. The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 32, found out in May that she had stage three cancer and announced earlier this month that she had undergone a mastectomy. Speaking to the Daily Mirror about how she is feeling post-treatment, Dowden said: “The cancer is in the lab now, which is the most important thing.
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