The trailer for the new film If, written and directed by John Krasinski, is here, and it’s teasing quite the magical world!
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Chappell Roan brought the Pink Pony Club to the set of NPR’s Tiny Desk with a performance that has since gone viral.The artist was joined by an all-female band who were each dressed in a pink collared shirt, blue eyeshadow and red lipstick while Roan performed in a pink dress and a tiara with drag queen-inspired makeup.They performed five tracks from Roan’s debut album ‘The Rise and Fall Of A Midwest Princess‘, namely ‘Casual’, ‘Pink Pony Club’, ‘Picture You’, ‘California’ and ‘Red Wine Supernova’.She added that performing on the web series had been a long time dream of hers. “I love NPR, guys, I’m serious — I donate!” she said.Check out her performance below:Roan appeared on NME’s The Cover last month, in which she discussed being inspired by drag queens and how she first encountered LA’s queer scene after being brought up as a devout Christian.“I was told this city is demonic and Satanists live here,” she says.
“But when I got to West Hollywood, it opened my eyes [to the fact] that everything I was afraid of wasn’t always true – especially [what I’d been told] about the queer community. Going to gay clubs for the first time, it felt spiritual.”Later, she said: “The queer community is my main fanbase, so my responsibility is to pay it forward by donating a portion of ticket sales and sales in general [to LGBTQ+ charities] and show up at Pride events,” she says.
“Really, I’m here to give back all the energy that the queer community has given to me.”Roan has been out on the road with Olivia Rodrigo, serving as one of the opening acts on the ‘Brutal’ singer’s ‘Guts’ world tour.She will also be coming to the UK and Europe in the autumn. Visit here for tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below.SEPTEMBER
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The trailer for the new film If, written and directed by John Krasinski, is here, and it’s teasing quite the magical world!
Blur broke out a number of classic tracks at their Coachella warm-up gig last night (April 10). Check out footage and the complete setlist below.The intimate live show took place at the Fox Theater in Pomona, California, yesterday evening, and came ahead of the huge set that the Britpop icons are set to break out at Coachella later this weekend (Saturday, April 13).They first announced details of the set on social media back in February, when they shared an image of a flyer, and confirmed that support on the night would be from Mercury Prize-nominated duo Jockstrap.On the night, Damon Albarn and co.
Carolyn Giardina Three-time Oscar-nominated director Chris Sandlers and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o previewed unfinished footage of DreamWorks Animation‘s “The Wild Robot” at CinemaCon — what Sandlers says took inspiration from Disney classics and Hayao Miyazaki’s work, resulting in an original virtual style that he described as “a Monet painting in a Miyazaki forest.” Based on Peter Brown’s book, the story follows Roz, a robot voiced by Nyong’o, who is accidentally marooned on an uninhabited island. There, the city robot meets and learns from the animals in her new environment. In this rich world, a fox meets and advises Roz.
told ET in a story published Wednesday, referring to Sambora. “It was never about money, it was never about a girlfriend. He had issues … and he literally didn’t show up.
The K’s are currently Number Two in the UK charts with their debut album ‘I Wonder If The World Knows?’. Vocalist Jamie Boyle has spoken to NME about doing battle with The Libertines, getting picked up by living legend Alan McGee and why guitar music will never die.‘I Wonder If The World Knows?’ was released last Friday (April 5) and according to the midweek chart update, is outselling records from the likes of Conan Gray, Beyoncé, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend and Olivia Rodrigo.“It’s mental. It’s one of those situations that just doesn’t seem real,” said Boyle.
Oliva Rodrigo surprised fans in New York City last night (April 9), by bringing out Jewel as a surprise guest. Check out footage of the moment below.The surprise appearance took place at Madison Square Garden last night, as Rodrigo performed the final show of her extensive ‘Guts’ North American tour.It was in the latter half of her 24-song setlist – after performing fan favourites including ‘Vampire’, ‘Obsessed’ and ‘Drivers License’ – that she surprised the crowd by welcoming Jewel onto the stage for a stunning duet of her 1995 track ‘You Were Meant For Me’.“She is such an incredible songwriter.
Olivia Rodrigo brought out Noah Kahan on Friday (April 5) in New York – watch the moment below.During the opening night of the ‘Guts World Tour’ shows at Madison Square Gardens, the two duetted on a rendition of ‘Stick Season’. The pair took turns at delivering each line of the song during their rendition.Rodrigo has previously covered Kahan’s track for BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge in 2023 and he followed this up by covering her song ‘Lacy’ for his own Live Lounge appearance.
Noah Kahan leading the way on both lists.The US singer-songwriter’s 2022 single ‘Stick Season’ enjoyed a viral resurgence towards the end of last year, and has earned 850,000 chart units in 2024 alone (via Official Charts).Additionally, the seven-week Number One is the most-streamed song of the year so far – having registered 99million plays since the start of 2024. ‘Stick Season’ has accumulated 1.4million chart units in total.Kahan achieved a second entry in the top 40 songs of the year so far run-down, with his Sam Fender-featuring version of ‘Homesick’ landing at Number 24.The musician’s 2022 third studio record, also titled ‘Stick Season’, has been named the UK’s biggest album of 2024 so far.
Filmmaker Moritz Mohr’s “Boy Kills World” looks wild. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, a crazy matriarch keeps control of a modern city with the “culling,” a televised execution for entertainment by breakfast cereal mascots.
bury the hatchet once and for all.And according to royal author Tom Quinn, Princess Kate was all for the idea of seeing Archie and Lilibet in England, but the Duchess of Sussex passed up on the offer.“There is no way Meghan would bring the children to the UK,” Quinn told the Mirror.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton have reportedly asked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to bring their children for a visit in an attempt to build bridges, according to royal expert Tom Quinn.
Tonight on SNL, Ramy Youssef appeared in a sketch parodying NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concerts series.
Olivia Rodrigo is putting her own stamp on Nicole Kidman‘s 2021 commercial for AMC Theaters.
Eddie Vedder performed a solo set for the Teenage Cancer Trust 2024 series, and brought both his daughter Olivia and singer-songwriter Glen Hansard as special guests. Check out footage of the moment below.The performance from the Pearl Jam frontman took place last night (March 24), closing out a week of gigs held at the historic Royal Albert Hall to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.Taking to the stage for the ‘Ovation’ show, following earlier sets from Paul Weller and Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones, Vedder launched into his seven-song set with an opening rendition of the Pearl Jam track ‘Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town’.It was later in his set however when he brought out Simon Townshend – the brother of The Who’s Pete Townshend – as his first special guest, followed by a surprise appearance from Glen Hansard.
Holly Jones Germany’s Beta Film (“Babylon Berlin”) sets its sights on the Croisette for the world premiere of Dutch Royal drama “Máxima,” selected to screen out-of-competition at Canneseries on April 9. In tow, Delfina Chaves (“The Secret of the Greco Family”), who portrays the titular character in the series that Variety recently likened to Emmy-Award-Winning Netflix Drama “The Crown.” Teased at last month’s London TV Screenings, the six-part drama series unravels the love story between then Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (Martijn Lakemeier) and his enigmatic Argentine love interest, Máxima, who goes on to become Queen, at his side.
The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced a new “semi-acoustic” solo tour of North America this June – see the full list of dates below.Yesterday (March 18), The Who’s official Instagram account announced nine dates in June that will see Daltrey perform “The Who hits and rarities along with solo music and stories about his incredible 60 year career” with the help of an “electric/acoustic” band.The tour will kick off in Vienna, Virginia on June 12 before heading to Niagara Falls two days later. Other dates throughout the tour will see Daltrey and his backing band perform in Bethel, Port Chester, Boston, Lenox, Detroit, Indianapolis and Highland Park.A Live Nation pre-sale starts Thursday (March 21) at 10 am local time using the code “KEY”, while general sales begin Friday (March 22) at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.JUNE 202412 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap – Filene Center *14 – Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino *16 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *18 – Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre *20 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion *22 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood – The Koussevitzky Music Shed *25 – Detroit, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre ^29 – Highland Park, IL @ The Pavilion at Ravinia ** = w/ KT Tunstall^ = w/ Dan Bern A post shared by The Who (@officialthewho)Earlier this year, Daltrey opened up about the future of The Who, saying that he is “happy” that “that part of my life is over”.
Jack Dunn If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After years of development by directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” aired on ID this week, with episodes now available to stream on Max.
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The Crow has been released – watch the FKA Twigs– and Bill Skarsgård-starring trailer below.The trailer starts with Skarsgård and Twigs going through their relationship, before they are both unceremoniously killed. Skarsgård is then resurrected and goes on a gory and brutal, vengeful rampage against those who wronged him.Watch the trailer for The Crow below.Skarsgård plays Eric Draven, while FKA Twigs plays his girlfriend Shelly.