Sam Asghari has broken his silence amid news that he and Britney Spears are headed for divorce.
01.08.2023 - 13:53 / variety.com
Mark Sutherland Britpop is back – and so are Blur. The reunited mainstay of the ‘90s movement that ruled the U.K. charts and led to the wider ‘Cool Britannia’ movement — ahem, with Oasis, of course — recently played their biggest shows ever at the 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium.
But proof that it’s not just about nostalgia arrived as Blur’s comeback album, “The Ballad of Darren,” debuted at No.1 on the U.K. Albums Chart last week. The album shifted over 44,000 copies in its first week, according to the Official Charts Company, despite being announced too late to be bundled with Wembley ticket sales.
And Jennifer Ivory, managing director of Blur’s label Parlophone, says the success is “testament to how much people want to listen to a new Blur album.” “Everyone’s been blown away by the album from the get-go,” Ivory tells Variety. “It’s not just appreciation for Blur being back, it’s appreciation for the new music as well. If it wasn’t backed by a new album then it might have seemed too nostalgic, but this feels like a resurgence.” Indeed, Blur’s U.K.
gigs have been notable for attracting a young teenage audience alongside ‘90s veterans and Ivory says wider interest in the entire era – including big reunion shows by a number of other Britpop bands – has been useful for the campaign. “Maybe that’s what we don’t have anymore,” she says. “It’s a particular scene, so that feels exciting.
Sam Asghari has broken his silence amid news that he and Britney Spears are headed for divorce.
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Looks like Britney Spears is continuing her streak of picking the absolute best lawyers money can buy to protect her from the men in her life.
The Hunger Games movies, adapted from Suzanne Collins‘ dystopian novels, have become one of the most beloved and successful big-screen renditions of young adult fiction in history. Boasting an ensemble cast of A-list talent, many of these actors have gone on to achieve impressive net worths throughout their careers.
back-to-school shopping season is coming up soon. It takes more than pencils, notebooks and pocket folders to succeed in school these days. You'll also want to stock up on tech essentials such as laptops, monitors, headphones and more to get you through the year.
August marks Psoriasis Awareness Month, and, in honour of the occasion, celebrities are taking to their social media accounts to raise awareness about the skin condition and the effect it has on their lives. In a bid to normalise psoriasis, the likes of Jess Wright, Kim Kardashian and Olivia Bowen – to name just a few – have all got candid about their skin journeys.
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has signed on as a lead producer of the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of The Outsiders, the producing team announced today.
As Princess Beatrice celebrates her 35th birthday today (Tuesday, August 5), she can surely expect a lovely day surrounded by her young family. As well as husband Edoardo and their daughter Sienna, the couple are co-parents to Christopher Woolf Mapelli Mozzi (better known by his nickname 'Wolfie').The seven-year-old is Edo's son with US-born architect Dara Huang and has been fully embraced by Princess Beatrice - who has lovingly referred to him as her "bonus son". Wolfie's mum previously spoke about her young son on social media and expressed her thoughts on why she is so pleased he is educated in the UK, rather than in her native U.S.
The cast of Barbie experienced life in plastic while filming what is shaping up to be one of the year’s hottest blockbusters after grossing over $1 billion in less than a month.
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The Food Network is home to some really famous celebrity chefs, many of whom have branched off to have their own shows on other networks, their own cookware lines, and more.
Teachers returning to the classroom have a lot to do before the school bell rings this fall. From lesson planning to decorating the classroom, so their class can have the best year yet, they truly do a labor of love.
back-to-school shopping season is coming up soon. It takes more than pencils, notebooks and pocket folders to succeed in school these days. You'll also want to stock up on tech essentials such as laptops, monitors, headphones and more to get you through the year.
back-to-school shopping and sales are popping up everywhere. With steadily rising costs of living, saving money on clothes and school supplies is at the forefront of every parent’s mind this month. Whether you are starting your freshman year of college or your kid is gearing up for homeroom in elementary school, we’ve found all the best back-to-school clothing sales with everything a classroom-ready wardrobe will need for the new semester.
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So this ‘Barbie’ film then, that’s a thing isn’t it? I ran some checks over the weekend and can definitely confirm, a thing it is. There’s a soundtrack too, of course, and that had quite an impact on the UK singles chart on Friday.In the week following the release of the film and ‘Barbie: The Album’, six tracks from the record were sufficiently streamed to appear in the UK Top 40, three of them in the top five.Billie Eilish’s ‘What Was I Made For’ is at number three, Dua Lipa’s ‘Dance The Night’ is at four, and Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s ‘Barbie World’, complete with a little bit of Aqua, is at number five.That’s Aqua’s first appearance in the top five in 25 years, the Official Charts Company told us on Friday.
So many of Nicholas Sparks‘ books have been turned into movies, but it’s hard to think of a single big-screen adaptation that’s more iconic than The Notebook.
Shrek premiered in 2001 and launched a mega-successful franchise fronted by some of the industry’s most beloved actors.
back-to-school shopping season is coming up soon. It takes more than pencils, notebooks and pocket folders to succeed in school these days. You'll also want to stock up on tech essentials such as laptops, monitors, headphones and more to get you through the year.