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HGTV has announced their first renewal of 2024!

Halle Berry‘s movie The Mothership is sadly not going to see the light of day!

Squid have released their tense new single ‘Fugue (Bin Song)’ – listen below.An outtake from their second LP ‘O Monolith’, ‘Fugue’ dives into drummer/vocalist Ollie Judge’s interest in animism by imagining a bin coming to life: “Animism, I’m in your grip / You help me make sense of all this / I see the surface every day / Animated alive through yellow spray.”On their social media, Squid wrote: “Bin Song is now out of the bin! Some of you might remember this song that was called Fugue from our live set over the last few years, was a pretty permanent fixture for a long while!“This track never made it onto O Monolith but is taken from a session with Dan Carey at Real World in Spring 2022 + thanks to John McEntire for adding some magic.”NME reviewed ‘O Monolith’ back in June, where we said in a four-star review: “If Squid can make daring, experimental music sound as fun as this, then they will take some stopping.”Squid are due to depart on a US tour with Water From Your Eyes as support acts.

“Ally McBeal” alum, 59, recently teased that a reboot of her hit ‘90s legal drama could be in the cards.“I think there are some people talking about a reboot, but I don’t know much about it,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the New York City premiere of “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” on Tuesday.She added that she “would be game to revive the show.” “Sure, I’m always game.”Talk about a possible reboot was reignited after the “Ally McBeal” cast reunited at the Emmy Awards earlier this month.The series aired on Fox from 1997 until 2002 and also starred Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Gil Bellows, Lucy Liu, Peter MacNicol and Courtney Thorne-Smith.The show followed lawyer Ally McBeal (Flockhart) as she worked in the Boston law firm Cage and Fish.At the Emmy Awards ceremony, Germann, 65, MacNicol, 69, Bellows, 56, and Flockhart (who was in attendance with husband Harrison Ford) reunited on stage.She first appeared at the podium solo, with the show’s theme song, “Searchin’ My Soul” by Vonda Shepard playing in the background.The three men then came out dancing and joined her.

Tristan Thompson is making headlines for all the wrong reasons… and none of ’em have to do with Khloé Kardashian this time around!

The Killers are coming home.From Aug. 14-30, Brandon Flowers and co.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have announced a 10th anniversary tour to celebrate their 2014 collaborative album ‘Piñata’.The duo have so far announced three ‘Teñata’ shows throughout May 2024 in Boston (5), New York (11) and Chicago (19), and a press release teases “more coming soon”.They’ll be backed by El Michels Affair, who performed with Gibbs and Madlib for a Tiny Desk Concert in 2019, while Eyedress and Pink Siifu will support on select dates.A number of pre-sales start today (January 23) at 10am EST, before general save goes live Friday (January 26) at 10am EST from here.A post shared by Freddie Gibbs (@freddiegibbs)MAY10 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *11 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 ^19 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed ** = w/ Eyedress^ = w/ Pink SiifuReviewing ‘Piñata’ upon its release, NME wrote that while the collaboration “may sound unlikely on paper”, on record, “Gibbs’ coarsely inventive flow works perfectly with Madlib’s imperfectly human beats”.The collaborators followed up ‘Piñata’ with their 2019 release ‘Bandana’, which received a glowing five-star review from NME: “On ‘Bandana’, Gibbs hits another level as a lyricist. He still makes an art out of violent imagery (on the potent ‘Flat Tummy Tea’ he threatens to use a sword to knock “white Jesus” off a horse), but now has developed much more of a philosophical edge, too.

“Ted” star Max Burkholder’s association with series creator Seth MacFarlane dates back to Burkholder’s childhood.“I did voiceover work for [MacFarlane’s series] ‘Family Guy,’ ‘American Dad,’ ‘The Cleveland Show,’ so in a weird way I’ve been working with Seth in some capacity for 20 years,” Burkholder, 25, told The Post.“And just because I was a little kid hanging around the ‘Family Guy’ offices, when it came time for the table read for the first ‘”Ted” movie, they needed someone to play the creepy little kid character — and so I did that when I was probably around 10.” “Ted,” streaming on Peacock, is a prequel to the 2012 and 2015 movies (“Ted” and “Ted 2“) in which a foul-mouthed talking teddy bear, Ted (MacFarlane), is brought to life by his pal, 30-year-old John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg in both movies) — and eventually interferes with John’s love life.Burkholder plays 16-year-old John in the TV adaptation, set in 1993 in Framingham, Mass., as John adapts to high school — helped (or hindered) by Ted (voiced by MacFarlane and brought to life via sophisticated computer animation).Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach play John’s Archie Bunker-type father, Matty, and good-natured mother, Susan; his older, liberal cousin, Blaire (Giorgia Whigam), attends Emerson College and lives with the family due to a sketchy situation with her parents.Burkholder said he was very conscientious about nailing John’s Boston accent.“I worked very hard on that,” he said.

Gisele Bündchen, is raving about its benefits.Elderberries are small, dark purple berries that grow on the elderberry tree, and they have been used for centuries as a natural remedy for colds, flu, and other respiratory ailments. The berries are rich in antioxidants and vitamins, making them a powerful immune booster.To make elderberry syrup, the berries are cooked down and then strained to create a concentrated liquid that can be taken by the spoonful or added to drinks.

Sara Bareilles has been engaged to actor Joe Tippett for the past year, but she only just picked up her engagement ring!

Mila De Jesus‘ husband is breaking his silence on her shocking passing.

HGTV has announced their first renewal of 2024!

Sum 41 has announced the details for their final tour.The iconic pop-punk band have previously shared they would split after the release of their final album, ‘Heaven :x: Hell’, and their worldwide tour.Now, Sum 41 have finally revealed their final tour called ‘The Tour of the Setting Sum’. The quintet previously unveiled their Asia dates two days ago, and have now specified their European and American dates.Monterrey will kick off the first leg of their North America tour, where Sum 41 will be joined by support act The Interrupters.

Ethan Shanfeld If you’re eager to see “Stop Making Sense” on the big screen again, well, watch out … you might get what you’re after. Starting Jan. 27, the beloved Talking Heads concert film will return to movie theaters across the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Nicki Minaj has announced new UK, European and US dates for her ‘Pink Friday 2‘ 2024 world tour – see the full list of shows below.The first leg of the tour – featuring US, UK and European gigs – was announced last year and will kick off on March 1 in California.The existing dates run until early June, but new shows have now been added to the lengthy tour.New shows will take place in Glasgow, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago and more.See the full list of ‘Pink Friday 2’ tour dates below, with newly added gigs in bold. Tickets for the new dates go on sale at 9am local time on Friday, January 19.

The cast has been hard at work filming their upcoming movie It Ends With Us!

Thania Garcia Mitski has expanded her North American tour to include a slate of new dates in Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Oregon and California. In support her last full length LP “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We,” Mitski will open the jaunt in Miami on Jan. 26 with support from already-announced acts Tamino, Sunny War, Julia Jacklin, Cowboy Junkies, and Sarah Kinsley.

EXCLUSIVE: Isabela Ferrer and Alex Neustaedter have joined the cast of Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures’ film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us. They will play Young Lily and Young Atlas, respectively.

EXCLUSIVE: Manager Zac Frognowski, who spent the last 10 years at Grandview, most recently as partner, has joined Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Madonna had an oopsie!

Nicki Minaj has announced additional dates to her 2024 “Pink Friday 2 World Tour.” The rapper has added 13 new dates to the tour, which were initially revealed in December. North American fans in Atlanta, Boston and Chicago will get another chance to catch Minaj when she’s in town with second nights, while subsequent dates have been added overseas in Glasgow, Paris and Stockholm, where she’ll conclude the tour on June 12. In addition to arena shows in North America and Europe, Minaj will make appearances at Rolling Loud California and Dreamville Festival.

Cheers reunited for a special tribute at this year’s Emmys.To coincide with the 75th edition of the awards ceremony, this year’s event in Los Angeles honoured some of the most beloved shows in TV history.Among the celebrated shows was Cheers, which host Anthony Anderson described as “one of the greatest sitcoms of all time” in his introduction.After Anderson’s opening speech, the curtain lifted to show cast members Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Rhea Perlman and John Ratzenberger stood around a replica of the show’s famed Boston bar.“This feels really nice to be here in front of all of you, thank you,” Danson said. Check out footage of the moment below.Shortly after, George Wendt joined the cast on stage with the envelope to present the award for Best Directing for a Comedy Series.

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.And for the cast of “Cheers,” that was especially true at the Emmys 2024.Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt reunited Monday night as part of a special tribute at the awards ceremony honoring some of the most beloved shows in TV history.Host Anthony Anderson introduced the reunion, calling “Cheers” “one of the greatest television shows of all time” before the cast appeared onstage inside a replica of the iconic Boston bar.“This feels nice to be here in front of you,” Danson said, before Ratzenberger added that the event was a “long overdue class reunion.”The cast gathered to present the Best Directing for a Comedy Series and Best Writing in a Comedy Series statuettes. Both awards went to Hulu’s “The Bear.”“Being together brings back some great memories of a show we’re all very proud of,” said Grammer.In addition to “Cheers,” “The Sopranos,” “All in the Family,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ally McBeal,” “Game of Thrones,” “Martin,” “The Carol Burnett Show,” “I Love Lucy,” and more received special tributes at Monday night’s ceremony, which was broadcast on Fox.“It was really about, ‘How can we celebrate 75 years of television differently?’” the show’s executive producer Jesse Collins told the Associated Press before the ceremony.“The core of it,” said Dionne Harmon, another executive producer, “is really celebrating television and to honor the shows of yesterday while we honor the shows of today.”Anderson also opened up about the reunions before the telecast kicked off.

Four original Ally McBeal cast members, star Calista Flockhart as well as Greg Germann, Peter MacNicol and Gil Bellows, reunited Monday night during the Emmy broadcast on Fox more than 26 years after the debut of the legal dramedy, which aired on the network for five seasons, from September 1997 to May 2002.

Brazilian weight loss influencer Mila De Jesus has sadly passed away.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still hanging around after a tough loss of their starting point guard and forward Darius Garland and Evan Mobley. Donovan Mitchell, the other member of the Cavalier’s frontcourt, has held down the fort while his friend and teammate heals up. When DG the PG be making his return to action? Hollywood News Daily looks to uncover that information.

Madonna had to apologise to fans in Toronto last week after greeting them by saying, “Are you ready, Boston!”The Queen of Pop is currently out on the North American leg of her ‘Celebration Tour’, a career-spanning 40th anniversary run of dates, which is due to conclude in April.After playing two shows in Boston on January 8 and 9, the show moved north of the border to Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for a pair of shows on January 11 and 12. At the second of the two, Madonna made the slip of the tongue, before immediately correcting herself.“Are you guys mad at me cuz I said ‘Hello, Boston!’?” she later said (via Stereogum).

Madonna has showcased her 1998 single ‘Frozen’ during her ‘Celebration Tour’ in Canada.The Queen of Pop is currently out on the North American leg of the career-spanning 40th anniversary run of dates, which is due to conclude in April.During her show at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Thursday (January 11), she sang over the Canadian producer Sickick’s remix of the track. You can view footage below.Madonna also performed that version of the track at the second show at the venue last night (January 12).Frozen replaced Rain at the #madonnacelebrationtour tonight in Toronto #madonna #celebrationtour pic.twitter.com/nmjKuikZzd— Lee Gonzalez (@kevinleegunz) January 12, 2024It comes after she also revived her 1989 single ‘Express Yourself’ during a live show on her ‘Celebration Tour’ in Boston earlier this week.Back in November, it was reported that Madonna would be topping the bill at Glastonbury 2024 alongside Dua Lipa and Coldplay.

Jeffrey Wright, star of Cord Jefferson’s provocative debut feature American Fiction, says he felt a personal affinity with his character Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison in the film, in part because of the challenges Monk experiences with regard to family issues. Monk is an author and a professor of English literature who discovers he may have to lower his standards to attain some kind of glory in the phony world of publishing. We follow him as he takes an enforced leave of absence to care for his ailing mother, a situation that the actor himself is painfully familiar with — Wright’s mother died a year before he received Jefferson’s script.

Tesco has announced it is making a change in all of its stores to avoid shortages of certain foods.