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Sofia Coppola drew from her own experiences in telling the story of Priscilla Presley.

legendary rapper Juicy J shares his “Chronicles.”A founding member of Three 6 Mafia — who has gone on to have an outstanding career in music, become an entrepreneur and author, and take home an Academy Award with his rap group — Juicy reminisced about his rise to fame from humble beginnings out of Memphis, Tennessee, in the early 1990s.Even when that iconic rap trio started making it big, none of it felt real for J, he told me.“Back in the day, we used to do radio promo shows with Destiny’s Child. I remember Kelly Rowland was telling me, she was like, ‘I love your music! I love your music!’” Juicy said.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent QuarXX’s “This Thing Inside of Me,” Caye Casas’ “Malamuerte” and maybe the biggest buzz title in the whole selection, Sean Wainsteim’s “Idaho Winter,” a multi-media mashup, feature in a robust, variegated lineup at Sitges FanPitch, which is quickly establishing itself as a key early fall global genre project platform drawing on titles from not only Spain but Europe, Latin and North America and Asia. Unspooling Oct.

Veteran Broadway actor Michael McGrath died Sept 14 at his home in Bloomfield, NJ, Broadway World reported Thursday night. He was 65.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Michael McGrath, a stage and film actor who earned a Tony Award for his role in 2012 musical “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” has died. He was 65. He died at home in Bloomfield, New Jersey on Thursday, according to his publicist.

Manchester United have spent around £1.5billion since legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson retired a decade ago and, as yet, they are yet to get a proper return on that jaw-dropping investment.

Adam Sandler is going on tour!

Adam Sandler will launch a 25-city North American tour next month, the comedian and Live Nation announced today.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The 75th anniversary of Atlantic Records is being celebrated by that label and its sister catalog imprint, Rhino Records, with a year-long rollout of 90 vinyl releases and re-releases, covering the gamut from Led Zeppelin to Lizzo and John Coltrane to Coldplay. Most — not all — of the titles are being pressed on clear vinyl and are described in the label’s product descriptions as one-time pressings. Most have previously been released on vinyl, although three modern albums, Gayle’s “A Study in the Human Experience,” Christina Perry’s “Lovestrong” and Kehlani’s “Cloud 19,” are getting their first-time LP iterations as part of the campaign.

Welcome to the premiere episode of Doc Talk, our new podcast hosted by Oscar-winning writer-director John Ridley and Deadline’s documentary editor Matt Carey. We’re kicking off with a deep dive into a signature power of documentary: The capacity to right a grave wrong in the criminal justice system by freeing a wrongfully convicted prisoner. Only a handful of major nonfiction filmmakers has achieved this extraordinary feat, springing men and women who faced Death Row or life sentences.

Thania Garcia Lil Baby’s concert in Memphis on Sept. 7 was cut short after someone in the audience of the FedExForum was shot and injured. Memphis Police arrived on the scene at around 10:23 p.m.

NBC combines the history of Elvis Presley with the spirit of the holiday season in a brand-new live music show titled “Christmas at Graceland.”

Rufus Wainwright performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week for the BBC Proms – honouring Jeff Buckley as well duetting with Jake Shears as he played his classic albums ‘Want One’ and ‘Want Two’ in full.Joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra on Tuesday (September 5) to deliver two separate sets to mark the 20th anniversary of his breakthrough third album ‘Want One’ from 2003 and the 2004 sister record ‘Want Two’, the night saw a fittingly opulent, full-bodied and sumptuous delivery of Wainwright’s most essential work.Towards the end of the second set for ‘Want Two’, Wainwright invited the billed special guest of Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears to the stage for closer ‘Old Whore’s Diet’, and noted how they used to date.“I do have to tell you a little story about the two of us, many years ago,” Wainwright began.“We went to a concert – Ween in Philadelphia. We made out in the car, it was lovely.

state law seeking to prohibit drag shows by classifying them as “adult cabaret performances.”Blount Pride, a festival featuring music, art, drag performances, and a community resource fair, is held annually in Maryville, Tennessee, less than a half-hour outside Knoxville.This year’s celebration was scheduled to take place during an eight-hour time slot on Saturday, Sept. 2, on the campus of Maryville College.

Following a landmark season, kicking off with a broadcast deal with Apple worth $2.5 billion and the signing of soccer legend Lionel Messi to Inter Miami, Major League Soccer continues to cement itself within North American sport culture. With some of the biggest names in music and entertainment becoming fans, the league’s hip-hop connection was the ideal starting point for the league’s new digital feature, Major League Soccer’s The Jersey Swap.

A playing card featuring Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has increased in value after Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the couple embroiled in a dispute over payments from the film The Blind Side, were spotted in the background.

Michael Oher‘s high school football coach is weighing in on the lawsuit between Oher and the Tuohy family.

Michael Oher's high school football coach is weighing in on the lawsuit between Oher and the Tuohy family.The 37-year-old former NFL pro filed a lawsuit on Monday that alleges that Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy tricked him into a conservatorship and lied about his adoption status when he was 18.Auburn coach Hugh Freeze, who coached Oher at Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis, called the legal drama «sad.»«I think it's sad. I certainly don't claim to understand all the ins and outs of adoption, conservatory, all of that.

Now that the world is recovering from the initial shock of the lawsuit Michael Oher filed this week against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, old words are being dug up that might shed light on the situation.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic It’s a clockwork ritual of awards season. A movie in contention, one based on a true story, will be dinged for presenting a version of reality that isn’t real enough.

Don’t come for Sandra Bullock!! Her movie son has her back!

most can recall in great detail the impact the information had on them.When the news of Elvis’ shocking death broke, fans everywhere were devastated. It is 46 years to the date that Elvis Presley died after suffering cardiac arrest at age 42.

Former NFL running back Alex Collins has died in a tragic motorcycle crash in Florida. The ex-football star was traveling via

Former football player Alex Collins has died at the young age of 28.

Shopping for school shoes is something most parents - and kids in fact - dread.

has finally revealed her baby's name, which offers tribute to two of her late relatives.Per , Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen was born via surrogate in August of 2022, and her name is in honor of Keough's grandfather Elvis Presley as well as Keough's brother, who died at age 27. The name “Tupelo” refers to Tupelo, Mississippi, the city where Elvis was born, and “Storm” is for Keough's brother Benjamin Storm Keough.This content can also be viewed on the site it from."It’s funny because we picked her name before the Elvis movie,” Keough told Vanity Fair. “I was like, ‘This is great because it’s not really a well-known word or name in relation to my family—it’s not like Memphis or something.

GloRilla has spoken about her upcoming debut album, the female rap renaissance and more in a recent interview.This month marks 50 years of hip-hop. Honouring the women who have shaped the genre over the years, the American news show Good Morning America spoke to the Memphis-born rapper.When asked about what it is like being a part of a huge cohort of successful women rapping, GloRilla told the programme, “I came in at an important time when women had to come in and started dominating.

The internet’s newest it girl is explaining how she forged a connection with Drake in a new cover story with Cosmopolitan.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Riley Keough has revealed her daughter's name is a touching tribute to her late grandfather Elvis Presley and her late brother, Benjamin.The Daisy Jones & The Six actress, 34, is the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley and the eldest grandchild of the late Elvis Presley, in August last year she welcomed her daughter via a surrogate with her husband Ben Smith-Petersen. Recently Riley announced her daughter's name, Tupelo Storm Smith-Petersen, during an interview with Vanity Fair having concealed it from the public.The star, who was featured on the front cover of the US magazine, went on to explain the touching tribute it holds.

Riley Keough has revealed the name of her baby. In a new interview, Keough discussed some of the most pressing topics that have surrounded her family over the past months, including the birth of her daughter with husband Ben Smith-Petersen and her relationship with her grandmother, Priscilla Presley. Lisa Marie Presley’s friends can’t believe a weight-loss surgery contributed to her deathPriscilla Presley and Riley Keough remember Benjamin Keough on the 3rd anniversary of his deathA post shared by Riley Keough (@rileykeough)In an interview with Vanity Fair, Keough revealed the name of her daughter and its origins, which are a tribute to her grandfather Elvis Presley and her late brother, Benjamin Keough.