Sigur Rós’ Georg Hólm says he considered leaving Iceland after tax evasion battle

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor YouTube removed a video comedy podcast in which Roseanne Barr — attempting to make a sarcastic point about internet platforms enforcing disinformation policies — made extremely offensive comments about the Holocaust. YouTube determined that the video violated its policies prohibiting hate speech. On the June 14 episode of comedian Theo Von’s “This Weekend” show, Barr discussed how online platforms like YouTube have “de-platformed” people who spread lies. As an example, Barr said, “the real truth” was that President Biden won the 2020 election and said she was glad such policies were in place to remove content posted by election deniers. (Actually, YouTube earlier this month reversed its policy prohibiting misinformation about the 2020 election.)

Pop sensation Kesha has revealed that she “almost died" while she was going through the procedure of having her eggs frozen due to a “horrifying” complication which led her to be hospitalised for several days. The 36 year old made the decision to freeze her eggs last year as she wanted to take her reproductive health “into her own hands”. The procedure of freezing eggs is not an uncommon one and sees eggs extracted from the ovaries and then frozen to be used at a later date.

Holly Willoughby has told fans she is 'so sorry' as she missed her usual tradition after a busy weekend living it up at Glastonbury Festival. The 42-year-old missed the first edition of This Morning of the week on Monday (June 27) with no explanation from her replacements Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle.

on social media that Siew died last week. A cause of death was not given. “It is with shattered hearts & the deepest sorrow that we tell you our dear brother and bandmate Ryan Siew passed away on the morning of Monday, June 19.

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been banished from Russia after Vladimir Putin dropped charges against him.

Olympian Victoria Pendleton has sadly announced that her 42 year old twin brother has died after a battle with a brain tumour.The star shared the news with her followers via Instagram where she shared a sweet picture of the two along with a heartfelt statement.The sister penned: "Alex Pendleton 24.09.80 - 22.06.23 "If you know me then you likely know my twin brother Alex, I just wanted to let you know that this morning Alex sadly passed away after an epic battle against an aggressive brain tumour. He will be painfully missed by many.”She then said: "Rest in peace my kind, brave twinnie, you will forever be in our hearts” The Olympian spoke about her brother’s character when she posted a birthday tribute for her twin to her Instagram last year for their shared birthday.

Louis Tomlinson has spoken of his devastation after his concert was halted by a terrifying hailstorm that injured his fans. The former One Direction singer, 31, was due to perform at the Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre near Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday night.

Maisie Smith showed off a brand new look as she spent some time with her family after recently leaving her hometown to live in Manchester with her boyfriend Max George. The former EastEnders actress was seen alongside her lookalike mum as she headed back to Southend after moving out of her family's home in March.

EastEnders favourite Jamie Borthwick has dropped a major hint that he is set to exit the soap following Lola Pearce's death storyline. Jamie, 28, has starred on the BBC One soap for 17 years after joining as Jay Brown aged just 11, but he has now suggested his time on the show could be coming to an end.

After Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough settled their messy estate battle over the late Lisa Marie Presley’s trust, they have reunited for a special occasion.

curated this year by Christine & The Queens.New songs ‘Blóðberg’ and ‘Ylur’ from ‘ÁTTA’ were performed, as was ‘Skel’, which according to a SetlistFM entry was given its live debut.Deep cuts were also aired including ‘All Alright’ from the band’s 2008 album ‘Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust’, ‘Avalon’ from the 1999 album ‘Ágætis Byrjun’, and a handful of ‘Untitled’ songs from the 2002 album ‘( )’ such as ‘Untitled (Dauðalagið)’.I saw Sigur Rós and the London Contemporary Orchestra tonight and it was stellar pic.twitter.com/sncVM1KFbN— Bryn (@BrynFD) June 16, 2023our souls are not starved for content,our souls are starved for beauty. {wise words from my friend Steve Harding}@sigurros, thank you for calling my heart to ethereal beauty.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Those with long memories can recall when the otherworldly Icelandic combo Sigur Ros’ music first began filtering over to these shores at the turn of this century — maybe on Napster or Limewire after Radiohead’s Thom Yorke began mentioning them in interviews, or on a burned CD from a friend who had one of their hard-to-find-even-in-metropolises imports. Hearing them for the first time was like taking a voyage to a different musical planet, guided by a vocalist named Jonsi who sang in both Icelandic and an invented language over lush, towering, majestic music that evoked National Geographic landscapes and summoned purple prose from critics even more pretentious than the line you just read. While there were certainly influences — Cocteau Twins, Eno, electronic music and film soundtracks — Sigur Ros were like absolutely no one else, and their sound (and lineup) evolved over the early ‘00s and beyond, incorporating orchestras on one album, rock-centric structures on the next, ambient on the one after, while still remaining unmistakably them.

Trying to keep up with this week’s new music? Every Friday, we collect new albums available on streaming services on one page. This week, check out Asake's Work Of Art, Sigur Rós's ÁTTA, Killer Mike's Michael, and more.

Sigur Rós have surprise released a new album, almost ten years to the day since their last long player ‘Kveikur’ came out. The new record is called ‘Átta’ and is being released in partnership with BMG, just ahead of their performance with the London Contemporary Orchestra tonight as part of the Southbank Centre’s Meltdown festival.The album features both frontman Jónsi and bassist Georg Holm along with multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson, who returned to the band last year.Once back in the studio, Jónsi says, they found themselves “just wanting to have minimal drums and for the music to be really sparse, floaty and beautiful.

Eamonn Holmes has weighed in yet again on the ongoing controversy surrounding his former colleague Phillip Schofield's affair with a younger male colleague whilst working at This Morning, as he has hit out at ITV.

Amber Heard has finally ponied up the $1 million she owed ex-husband Johnny Depp after losing a nationally-televised defamation trial in Virginia last year, according to a source close to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor. The six-week courtroom spectacle ended in June 2022 with a $10.35 million judgment against Heard for defaming Depp by penning a 2018 op-ed that referred to herself as a domestic abuse victim.The jury handed Heard $2 million in her countersuit.  Depp, 60, agreed to settle the case last December for $1 million, which was paid this month by the "Aquaman" actress' insurance company.

Sigur Rós have announced that they will be releasing a surprise album ‘ÁTTA’.The LP marks their first new studio effort in 10 years, and will arrive digitally tomorrow (June 16). Physical formats will also be available from September 1, pre-order the album here.Consisting of 10 tracks, the upcoming album has been described as their “most intimate and emotionally direct record to date”, and was inspired by that desire for a feeling of unity when overwhelmed by the tumultuous circumstances.“In a post-pandemic world torn apart by war, economic turmoil, culture wars, and brutally divisive discourse, ‘ÁTTA’ feels like a balming and unifying bond.

Eamonn Holmes has hit back at the criticism he has faced following the Phillip Schofield affair scandal - saying: “People can’t handle the truth.” Former This Morning host Eamonn, 63, claimed there was a toxic culture at the ITV show after Phillip, 62, left the programme last month and later admitted to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a much younger colleague. But ITV chiefs hit back at Eamonn’s criticism during a grilling by MPs this week - saying the TV presenter ‘reaped the rewards’ while he was working for the station. Reacting to that for the first time, Eamonn said on GB News on Thursday: “There’s a scene in a Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson shouts ‘you can’t handle the truth’.

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Sigur Rós have returned with their first new music in seven years. Check out ‘Blóðberg’ below.The Icelandic post-rock veterans shared the new single today (June 12), just before the members kick off their sold-out tour of Europe and North America.Coming in at seven minutes long, ‘Blóðberg’ captures a similar timeless feel to that of their hits ‘Starálfur’ and ‘Untitled #3 – Samskeyti’.