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Inhaler have announced an autumn 2024 North American tour set to kick off later this year.The Dublin band – comprised of Eli Hewson, Rob Keating, Josh Jenkinson and Ryan McMahon – took to their official social media accounts to reveal that they will be hitting the road across North America beginning in October.Kicking off at Marathon Music Works in Nashville on October 11, the quartet will make their way through the US with stops in major cities such as Atlanta, New York, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland and Seattle before wrapping up at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on November 10.Speaking about their North American tour in a press release, the band said, “Coming back for a run of shows in the US this October and November. We can’t wait to see you all once again.” General ticket sales will commence on Friday, May 17, at 10am local time.

Baby Reindeer’s Martha has spoken out about the money she received for her Piers Morgan interview.Fiona Harvey, who is thought to have been the real-life basis for the stalker character in the Netflix drama, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored last Thursday (May 9), her first television interview since confirming her identity earlier in the week.Baby Reindeer is a semi-autobiographical series written by the comedian Richard Gadd that claims to tell the “true story” of a struggling stand-up (played by Gadd) who is maliciously stalked by an older woman named Martha.In the interview, which has been viewed over 10 million times, Harvey denied many aspects of the show’s narrative, saying that she did not stalk Gadd, attack his girlfriend, destroy the bar he worked in or contact his parents.And now, Harvey has criticised Morgan and attacked the show for not paying her enough for bringing attention to their channel.Speaking to the Daily Record, Harvey revealed that she was paid £250 for the appearance. “I asked if that was what they paid everyone and, if so, I wanted to see documentation to that effect,” she said.“That documentation has not been forthcoming.

Megalopolis, without ever getting round to filming any scenes.The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director is preparing for the world premiere of the film at the Cannes Film Festival this week (May 17), but a new report suggests that many on the film’s crew were left frustrated and confused by his unconventional filmmaking techniques.Speaking anonymously to the Guardian, one crew member explained: “He would often show up in the mornings before these big sequences and because no plan had been put in place, and because he wouldn’t allow his collaborators to put a plan in place, he would often just sit in his trailer for hours on end, wouldn’t talk to anybody, was often smoking marijuana … And hours and hours would go by without anything being filmed.”“And the crew and the cast would all stand around and wait. And then he’d come out and whip up something that didn’t make sense, and that didn’t follow anything anybody had spoken about or anything that was on the page, and we’d all just go along with it, trying to make the best out of it.

Ringo Starr has revealed that The Beatles wouldn’t have made as many records had it not been for “workaholic” Paul McCartney.The drummer of the legendary band sat down with journalist Dan Rather for a new interview on AXS TV. Starr opened up about how The Beatles didn’t get along and how without Macca, they wouldn’t have made nearly as many records as they did.“No no, we didn’t get along.

Them: The Scare.Created by Little Marvin, the second season, set in 1991, follows LAPD detective Dawn Reeve (Deborah Ayorinde) who is assigned to a new case involving a gruesome murder. As she investigates the case, a malevolent force starts to affect her family.Other cast members include Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J.

Kevin Costner has opened up about his decision to leave Yellowstone while the show still has seasons to run.The actor, who plays the lead role of John Dutton, quit the show last year and last May. It was later confirmed that the Paramount series would be concluding with its fifth season.Reports at the time claimed that Costner would not return for a future series, having committed to the two-part Western feature Horizon: An American Saga, a film 35 years in the making.

The Beach Boys have discussed their new Disney+ documentary, the support they had from The Beatles, and the health of songwriter Brian Wilson.Interviewed by Mariella Frostrup alongside The Beach Boys’ documentary director Frank Marshall at Abbey Road Studios last night (May 13), the pair revealed that the 81-year-old Wilson – who has recently been placed under conservatorship for what his doctors call a “major neurocognitive disorder” – was still able to perform with the band for the film.“Brian remembered things that I had forgotten from high school at times,” said Love. “His long-term memory is right there.

Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power has arrived – check it out below.Prime Video announced today (May 14) that the new season of the show will arrive on August 29 and revealed that Charlie Vickers would return in the role of Sauron, described as “one of the world’s greatest literary villains”, and “appearing in a new form – one that will aid him in deceiving the denizens of Middle-earth.”The trailer also reveals the return of many fan favourite characters, including Galadriel, Elrond, Prince Durin IV, Arondir, and Celebrimbor and the first-look trailer also reveals the much-anticipated creation of more Rings.A synopsis of the new season explains:” In Season Two of The Rings of Power, Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will.“Building on Season One’s epic scope and ambition, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity.

Great Escape Festival in solidarity with Palestine, with Massive Attack also speaking out in support of the boycott.The 2024 edition of the event – which showcases new and rising artists – is due to take place across various music venues in Brighton from tomorrow (May 15) until Saturday (18).The Great Escape is sponsored by Barclays, which has been a source of controversy amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza because of the bank’s financial investment in companies that supply arms to Israel.The issue was first highlighted in a petition started by the promoter How To Catch A Pig and the band The Menstrual Cramps – which has since been signed by musicians including Kneecap, Lambrini Girls, Alfie Templeman, Lip Critic, Wunderhorse and Mary In The Junkyard.Last month, Cherym pulled out of The Great Escape as a result of the festival’s connection to Barclays, before record labels Alcopop and Big Scary Monsters joined the boycott and withdrew from the event.Dozens more acts soon followed suit, with over half the line-up demanding that The Great Escape drop its sponsorship deal with Barclays.Speaking about their decision not to play the festival, Lambrini Girls said: “We will not be appearing at The Great Escape festival this year. This is a targeted approach of a cultural boycott, considering Barclays sponsorship.“Barclays provide financial services of over £1BN pounds to companies supplying military technology and weapons to the IDF, perpetuating the horrors unfolding in Gaza.”Now, 106 artists have cancelled their scheduled appearances at The Great Escape 2024 in total – constituting approximately a quarter of the full programme.

Mad Max director George Miller has opened up about Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron’s on-set feud during the filming of Mad Max: Fury Road.In a new interview with The Telegraph, Miller opened up about the notorious feud that broke out between the pair saying that at the heart of it, “they were just two very different performers.”He explained: “Tom has a damage to him but also a brilliance that comes with it, and whatever was going on with him at the time, he had to be coaxed out of his trailer…Whereas Charlize was incredibly disciplined – a dancer by training, which told in the precision of her performance – and always the first one on set.”He continued: “I’m an optimist, so I saw their behavior as mirroring their characters, where they had to learn to co-operate in order to ensure mutual survival. There’s no excuse for it, and I think there’s a tendency in this business to use great performances as an excuse for other disruption that could be avoided.”In the Mad Max: Fury Road oral history book, Blood, Sweat & Chrome, Theron said her relationship on set with hardy “was like two parents in the front of the car.

The Guardian, the list is being described as “explosive”, and was said to have been sent anonymously to the National Centre for Cinema in Paris along with other “leading finance companies in France.”Both Le Figaro and Le Canard enchaîné claim that festival organisers have set up a crisis management team ahead of the allegations being made public.On Wednesday (May 15), a short film about abuse in the industry is also set to premiere, Moi Aussi, and it is expected to further hold France’s art sector to account.The film was made by Judith Godrèche who has been described as the French “ambassador of #MeToo” after she spoke out about assaults she claims to have experienced early in her career.The film includes the words of many women working in the arts. “Suddenly, before me was a crowd of victims, a reality that also represented France, so many stories from all social backgrounds and generations,” Godrèche said of the piece (via The Guardian).

Brian Eno, as well as members of Fontaines D.C., R.E.M, Bastille and more have read out letters from Palestinians suffering in Gaza as part of a ‘Voices For Gaza’ initiative.The clips have been shared on the Instagram page for Voices For Gaza, and sees famous faces from across the entertainment industry read letters from those in Palestine aloud, recalling the graphic details of the war.It aims to help raise funds for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians and bring awareness to the ongoing crisis happening in the country.At time of writing, the conflict has led to the deaths of over 34,600 Palestinians. The attacks by Hamas on October 7 last year killed over 1,200 people.Among those who have taken part in the charity initiative is Brian Eno, who reads out a letter from a civilian in Gaza, written in February 2024.

Drake, as conspiracy theories about the Canadian rapper and Kendrick Lamar are going viral.The two rappers have been engaged in a feud for years now, although the beef has come to a head in recent weeks – with each sharing increasingly personal diss tracks lately and other artists getting involved.Now, the rumours about the two have reached a new level after a person on X/Twitter going by the handle EbonyPrince2K24 posted grainy surveillance footage of Drake’s alleged personal items.Shared over the weekend, the items appear to be the same selection of the rapper’s possessions that were included on the cover of Lamar’s diss track ‘Meet The Grahams’.In the video shared on X, a bottle of prescription pills was shown as well as a package of Ozempic with Drake’s name attached. Since being shared, it has accumulated over 10million views and sent rumours about the single artwork into overdrive.#1. King @kendricklamar is not a liar, and I am not a thief!#2.

Billie Eilish has previewed one of her new tracks in the teaser for season three of Netflix‘s Heartstopper.The hit Netflix series is a coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama focusing on the friendships and relationships of secondary school students at the fictional Truham Grammar School.In the new teaser, Charlie – played by Joe Locke – stands in front of his mirror practising telling his boyfriend Nick – played by Kit Connor – “I love you.” While practising, Charlie’s sister Tori – played by Jenny Walser – enters and offers him some sisterly advice.The moment is soundtracked by a snippet of Eilish’s unreleased track ‘Birds Of A Feather’. “I’ll love you till the day I die / Till the day that I die” she sings over a bright and upbeat blend of drums and guitar.

Robert Plant and David Gilmour have expressed their support for the children of Steve Marriott, who are currently in a battle with his estate over AI-generated music.The children of the late Humble Pie and Small Faces frontman are currently in a dispute with the singer’s estate to prevent the release of music made by artificial intelligence in his name.Although no agreements for recordings are yet in place, they claim that the prospect of releasing AI songs replicating the singer’s voice was given the green light by the late musician’s third wife, Toni Marriott, whom he married two years before his death in 1991.In a statement to Variety, the singer, songwriter and guitarist’s daughter, Mollie, explained why she and her siblings are adamant about preventing the AI-generated recordings from being shared – describing it as “a stain” on her father’s name.“The Marriott Estate is due to release an AI solo album of old and new songs of my father, Steve. Sadly, the surviving family which comprises just my siblings Lesley, Toby, Tonya, and I, have nothing to do with the Estate as there was no will.

Kendrick Lamar’s diss track against Drake ‘Not Like Us’ has broken records and topped the singles charts.The two rappers have been engaged in a feud for years now, although the beef has come to a head in recent weeks – with each sharing increasingly personal diss tracks lately and other artists getting involved.Now, it seems that Lamar has taken home the victory, at least in terms of chart figures, with his diss track ‘Not Like Us’ debuting at the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.The track arrived at the start of the month, as the rapper’s third Drake diss in 36 hours. It also saw him making some accusations about the Canadian rapper over his supposed preference for younger women, to the point where he calls him a “certified paedophile”.By topping the charts, ‘Not Like Us’ has become Lamar’s fourth Number One song, following on from his feature on Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That’ earlier this year, ‘Humble’, which arrived in 2017 and his verse on Taylor Swift’s 2015 track ‘Bad Blood’.It has broken records too, with Brooklyn Eagle reporting that the track has become the hip-hop song that has been streamed the most times in a day on Spotify – racking up 6.8million plays.Another one of his scathing tracks against Drake, ‘Euphoria’, also went on to do well on the charts and reached the Number Three spot last week after debuting at Number 11.As highlighted by The Guardian, ‘Family Matters’ – one of Drake’s numerous responses to the feud – is placed higher up at Number Seven on the charts, marking another win for Lamar.The beef between the two came to a head last month, when Lamar contributed a verse to Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That‘, and used the collab to respond to J.

Jerry Seinfeld has said he asked Chris Rock to parody the moment he was slapped at the 2022 Oscars by Will Smith during his directorial debut, Unfrosted.At the ceremony in March 2022, Smith slapped Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Following the incident, Smith apologised to Rock, resigned from the Academy, and was banned from attending Academy events for 10 years.Smith later released another apology on YouTube in July 2022 where he described his behaviour as “unacceptable”, adding: “I just didn’t realise, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment.”Now, speaking on an episode of Fly On The Wall podcast, Seinfeld spoke about an original scene he wanted to include in his new Netflix movie that parodied the infamous moment.The film, which references the creation of the Pop Tart, sees Seinfeld star alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Christian Slater and Bill Burr.Of his desire to recreate the moment, Seinfeld said: “The other thing I wanted to do that I almost did was Chris Rock was going to be the emcee of the Bowl & Spoon Awards”, which is a fictional awards show that honoured the best in breakfast cereals.He continued: “And we shot that right after the Will Smith slap.

Tom Hanks was in the UK yesterday, watching his favourite football team – Aston Villa.The actor was spotted at the game in a claret and blue sweater in honour of his team, who were meeting Liverpool in the Premier League last night (May 13).In a video posted to Villa’s social media before the game, Hanks said: “Hello Birmingham, Tom Hanks here, celebrating the penultimate match here at Villa Park.

Kings Of Leon frontman spoke out about the debate in a new interview with The Independent, ahead of the band’s new album ‘Can We Please Have Fun?’.It was here that the frontman – who is in the band alongside his brothers Nathan and Jared, and their cousin Matthew – opened up about the inspiration behind their ninth album, particularly how they looked back at their childhood to create the songs.“I know every mother believes in their child, but she believed in us way more than you probably should believe in your kids,” he said of his mother Betty-Ann, who died in 2021.“We didn’t have any money… A lot of people are far worse off than we were, but we went to bed hungry and we were embarrassed by the clothes that we wore as kids. But while all that was happening, our mum was still saying, ‘You guys know that you’re going to be really special.

Fallout 4 has seen a huge resurgence in popularity thanks to the success of Amazon’s TV adaptation – but a next-gen upgrade caused many issues, and a recent patch has still left fans wanting more.Fallout 4 received a surprise next-gen update a few weeks after the launch of the Amazon TV adaptation. While it makes sense to ensure all the new players are getting the very best version of the game, to some fans, the update caused more problems than it solved.

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ last week has issued a statement after a baby was pictured on the floor in the crowd.The pop star began the European, UK and Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour with four concerts at the Paris La Défense Arena in the French capital on May 9, 10, 11 and 12.Fans have criticised the parents who took their baby into the pit at the second date last Friday (May 10). At the gig, one audience member took a photo of the infant on the floor of the arena and shared it online.In the image, the child is seen lying on the floor, surrounded by adults, beer cups and bags of merchandise from the sold-out show.Criticism followed on social media, with many fans commenting on how dangerous an environment the busy crowd could be at the 40,000-capacity venue – which is Europe’s largest indoor arena.“Get ur baby off the floor and GO HOME,” one person wrote.

Strictly Confidential.Damian Hurley’s movie sparked controversy after it was revealed he would direct his mother during an intimate scene.In the thriller, Georgia Lock plays Mia who investigates the death of her friend, Rebecca. Liz plays Rebecca’s mother in the film.During a recent appearance on The One Show, Liz said she thought the reactions to the sex scene have been “demented”.The actor said she and her son “didn’t even think” about the scene ahead of shooting because of how “low budget” the film was, adding that they needed to “shoot fast”.She continued: “Damian had about six or seven scenes to film that day.

Helldivers 2, the Starship Troopers-inspired multiplayer co-op shooter from developer Arrowhead has sold over 12 million copies despite its recent delisting from Steam in over 150 countries.Arrowhead CEO and Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt took to Twitter to post about the success of the viral bug and bot shooting hit game.

Elbow have said they are “ready” to open the new Co-Op Live arena in Manchester tonight (May 14) following weeks of chaos at the venue.Guy Garvey and co. are scheduled to perform at the 23,500-capacity arena – which is the UK’s largest indoor venue – as part of their current UK headline tour.

Eurovision contestant is likely to face charges, according to police.Joost Klein – who was set to represent the Netherlands with his song ‘Europapa’ – was disqualified from the contest in Malmö, Sweden just hours before Saturday’s finale (May 11). At the time, police stated that the decision was made after he was accused of making verbal threats towards a female member of production crew.The incident marked the first time that an act had been disqualified after reaching the Grand Final in the competition’s 68-year history and, before his disqualification, the 26-year-old singer was named as one of the favourites to win.Now, a spokesperson for the police, Jimmy Modin, has spoken to The Guardian about the indecent and revealed that it is looking likely that Klein will face legal action.Modin confirmed that the investigation was over, and a decision about whether or not to press charges should arrive “within the next couple of weeks”.Emil Andersson, the police officer in charge of the case, shared a similar sentiment with Swedish broadcaster SVT.

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has opened up about how Shane MacGowan and The Pogues have influenced his work.Gadd’s recent Netflix series claims to tell the “true story” of his real-life stalking experience and reached the top of the streaming charts after going viral online.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gadd opened up about his inspirations and in particular, the music of The Pogues and the late Shane MacGowan.The Irish musician and iconic frontman died “peacefully” in hospital from pneumonia on November 30. He was 65 years old.

Grand Theft Auto studio Rockstar may finally be bringing Red Dead Redemption to PC, if a recent datamine is to be believed.Rockstar Games dataminer Tez2 shared a screenshot to X/Twitter noting “It looks like Rockstar is gearing up to release #RDR1 on PC.” The screenshot contained text that appears to contain marketing copy for a PC port of the 2010 third-person cowboy game. It recently launched on Nintendo Switch and PS5, and is free for GTA+ subscribers, so a PC port coming now makes perfect sense.When asked where the screenshot came from, Tez2 replied, “Rockstar’s launcher site file.

Radio 1’s Big Weekend has announced some more acts for this year’s event, including London Grammar and AJ Tracey. See the full line-up below.The 2024 edition of the BBC station’s annual festival is set to take place at Stockwood Park in Luton between May 24-26.It’ll boast headline performances from Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status, as well as sets from the likes of Vampire Weekend, Charli XCX, Declan McKenna, Sabrina Carpenter and Olly Alexander.Today (May 14), Radio 1 has confirmed six additional names for the bill: London Grammar, AJ Tracey, Jax Jones, Nathan Dawe, Remi Wolf and Wilkinson.London Grammar – who returned with the single ‘House’ last month ahead of their upcoming new album, ‘The Greatest Love’ – are scheduled to play on the Radio 1 Main Stage on Sunday May 26, as is AJ Tracey.See the revised line-up in full below, and find more information here.New names added to the #BigWeekend Luton Lineup ✨@ajtracey @JaxJones @londongrammar @NathanDawe @remiwolf @WilkinsonUKWatch the festival live on @BBCiPlayer or listen on @BBCSounds.

Furiosa‘s lead actor Anya Taylor-Joy won’t be speaking much in the upcoming film – find out why below.In a recent chat with The Telegraph, director George Miller revealed that Taylor-Joy, who will be portraying the titular Furiosa, only has “around” 30 lines of dialogue throughout the entire film.According to the director, that’s by design. All lead actors in the Mad Max franchise haven’t had much dialogue in their films; Mel Gibson and Tom Hardy both spoke minimally in their respective films.

Serj Tankian has revealed that System Of A Down began looking for a new singer in 2018 after he offered to quit the band.In an except of his new memoir Down With the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts) shared with Rolling Stone, Tankian reflected on his disdain for touring, leading to his decision to tell his bandmates in System Of A Down to carry on without him so they could continue living their dream.Tankian detailed in the memoir: “Toward the end of 2017, we had a band meeting at [the band’s manager] Beno’s office. When I arrived, I told everyone that I had an item I wanted to add to the agenda.