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Slowdive have announced a US tour scheduled for Spring 2024 – see the full list of dates below.The shoegaze veterans made the announcement over X today (December 6). The US spring leg of their 2024 tour engagements will commence in Ventura, California on April 25, continuing through the remainder of April and May in cities including Phoenix, Arizona, Kansas City, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas, before concluding in Asheville, North Carolina on May 18.We're incredibly excited to return to the USA next April and May!Our special guests once again will be the amazing Drab Majesty.Tickets on sale Friday December 8th at 10am local time -> https://t.co/uyId7jLefP#slowdive #everythingisalive pic.twitter.com/g7sqSYzOwT— Slowdive (@slowdiveband) December 5, 2023Live Nation presale tickets for Slowdive’s US dates are currently available, and can be purchased using the access code “CREW”, while general ticket sales will go live on Friday, December 8 at 10AM local time via Ticketmaster.Slowdive’s spring tour dates follow their announcement of tour dates across the UK and Europe over the winter, which begins in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on January 16, and concludes in Manchester’s Manchester Academy on February 27.In September, the band released ‘Everything Is Alive’, their first album in six years, following their 2017 self-titled album.

ABC and Dick Clark Productions are shaking things up on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. The upcoming 52nd edition of the venerable holiday telecast will have new co-hosts joining Seacrest — Rita Ora will be live in Times Square while Jeannie Mai will emcee the Hollywood party in the Pacific Time zone. They succeed Liza Koshy and Ciara who held co-hosting duties for the past couple of years.

Ethan Shanfeld Adrianne Lenker is kicking off a brand new solo album in 2024 with the new single, “Ruined,” a haunting ballad that her band Big Thief live debuted earlier this year. Lenker’s new rendition of the song is patient and piano-based, a rare thing for the guitarist. “Can’t get enough of you / You come around I’m ruined,” she laments on the chorus.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief I.E. Entertainment, the global distribution outfit founded and run by industry veterans Indra and Erlina Suharjono, has come on board to handle worldwide sales for Cathay Film Company’s “Coolie.” The TV miniseries is inspired by the little-known history of enslaved Chinese ‘coolies’ in Cuba in the 1860s.

20,000 Species Of Bees, the debut film by Basque filmmaker Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, and Society Of The Snow, J. A. Bayona’s survival drama for Netflix, have dominated the nominations at this year’s Goya Film Awards.

Troye Sivan has announced details of a huge UK and European tour for 2024. Check out all the details below.The tour is in support of Sivan’s acclaimed album ‘Something To Give Each Other’, which was released back in October.

Amazon Prime Video is delving deeper into the true crime mystery game.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, Spain’s Isabel Coixet and Chile’s Bernardita Ojeda, director of “Petit,” feature among the first recipients of funding from Ibermedia Next, a pioneering attempting to fund development on pioneering new IPs which yoke large artistic ambition and cutting edge tech. García Bernal and Luna’s Mexico-based label La Corriente del Golfo co-produces one of the 14 winning submissions, “El Origen De La Experiencia,” which offers a VR immersive experience of Mexican mysticism and trance culture.

Tricky has announced a run of 2024 European tour dates. Find ticket details below.The announcement of the new shows comes following the release of ‘Maxinquaye Reincarnated’ back in October – a re-recorded version of his iconic debut album ‘Maxinquaye’.Originally released in 1995, the track was named as NME’s album of the year and it also was nominated for a Mercury Prize, although lost out to Portishead’s ‘Dummy’.

J Balvin has announced huge shows in London and Europe as part of his “Que Bueno Volver A Verte” 2024 world tour.The tour comes off the heels of the Spanish singer’s most recent Summer festival circuit where he headlined multiple sold-out shows in Paris, Spain, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia and many more.Kicking off on April 26 at Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany, Balvin will then go on to hit arenas across 20 European cities including Geneva, Zurich, Milan, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helinski, Kaunas, Cologne, Paris, Brussels, Esch, Barcelona, Madrid, and Lisbon. The tour will wrap up on June 5 in London at The O2 Arena.A ticket pre-sale will begin on Thursday, November 30th at 10am local time.

Arcade Fire, Massive Attack, The Prodigy and more for the 2024 line-up.The Spanish festival, which takes place from July 11-13, 2024, will also see Jungle, Overmono, Ezra Collective, Floating Points, Underworld, Noname, Khruangbin, JPEGMAFIA, Death From Above 1979, Alvvays, Los Bitchos, Parcels and more perform.General sale tickets for the festival will go live this Friday (December 1) at 9am GMT from here, or fans can alternatively access a special pre-sale from Wednesday (November 29) at 9am GMT time until 9am December 1.

Avril Lavigne has announced some UK huge outdoor shows for next year, featuring support from Simple Plan.The pop-punk star and ‘00s icon is set to play two huge outdoor shows in the UK next year, each taking place over the summer and featuring the special guests.The first will be held at Cardiff Castle in Wales on July 2, and the second will take place the following day at the Castlefield Bowl venue in Manchester on July 3. The latter also sees the singer appear as part of the Sounds Of The City series.Tickets for the two shows will go on sale this Friday (December 1) at 10am – visit here to buy yours.Avril Lavigne – most famous for her early hits including ‘Sk8er Boi’, ‘Complicated’ and ‘Girlfriend’ – shared her latest studio album back in February 2022 under the title ‘Love Sux’.

Primavera Sound has revealed its festival day splits for its 2024 line-up along with its headliner schedule.On Tuesday, November 21, the festival announced a handful of headliners which included Lana Del Rey, Pulp, The National, FKA Twigs, SZA, Disclosure, Justice, Mitski, Phoenix, PJ Harvey and Vampire Weekend. Today (November 27), the festival has shared the day splits for the line-up and when each headliner will perform.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Spain’s 7th Ibero-American Quirino Animation Awards has found its jury for next year, to be held over May 9-11. The jury is led by animation directors José Miguel Ribeiro from Portugal, Colombian Marcela Rincón and Wesley Louis (U.K.) alongside Zane Valeniece, director of acquisitions at Latvian public television (LTV) and Emmanuèle Petry, head of international sales at Dandelooo, France.

Starsailor have announced a 2024 UK tour, alongside news of an upcoming album titled ‘Where The Wild Things Grow’.The band – consisting of frontman James Walsh, bassist James Stelfox, keyboardist Barry Westhead and drummer Ben Byrne – will kick off the tour on March 22 at the Par Hall in Warrington. From there, they will make stops in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Leeds, and Amsterdam.

The Kills have announced details of a tour across the UK and Europe, set to kick off in 2024. Check out ticket details below.The newly shared run of live shows will see the duo – formed of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince – hit the road in celebration of their latest album ‘God Games’.

Gareth Southgate would relish locking horns again with Scotland in a Euros rerun.

Ellise Shafer Lana Del Rey, Pulp and SZA are among the headlining acts for next year’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain. Other bold-faced artists performing at the festival include Disclosure, FKA Twigs, Justice, Mitski, The National, Phoenix, PJ Harvey and Vampire Weekend. Also on the stacked lineup are Arca, Beth Gibbons, Bikini Kill, Charli XCX, Clipse, Deftones, Jai Paul, Kim Petras, Omar Apollo, Peggy Gou, Rels B, Troye Sivan, 070 Shake, Amyl and the Sniffers, Anothr, BadBadNotGood, Ethel Cain, Faye Webster, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib (in a special “Pinata” 10-year anniversary performance), L’Imperatrice, Milo J, Mochakk, Roisin Murphy, Romy, Stella Maris and Yo La Tengo.

Miss Universe 2023 has concluded after a weekend of excitement. Following the coronation of this year’s beauty queen, the organization announced the location of next year’s ceremony, revealing an exciting and vibrant destination for contestants from all over the world.Miss Universe 2023: Run of show live updates, finalists and winnerMiss Universe: China’s Qi Jia will no longer be competingMiss Universe 2024 will take place in Mexico, a country that has hosted the pageant in four previous occasions: 2007, 1993, 1989, and 1978. For next year’s pageant, new rules will apply, including the elimination of the contestants age limits, allowing all women over 18 years old to participate no matter their age.

The stars are stepping out in Spain!