“This Is Spinal Tap,” were spotted filming the movie’s long-awaited sequel last week in New Orleans. McKean, 76, dressed in a red velvet suit and donned a long blonde wig, photos obtained by The Post reveal.
“This Is Spinal Tap,” were spotted filming the movie’s long-awaited sequel last week in New Orleans. McKean, 76, dressed in a red velvet suit and donned a long blonde wig, photos obtained by The Post reveal.
Taylor Swift track while rejecting Metallica‘s lawsuit related to a handful of 2020 gig cancellations in South America.The legendary metal band had sought out legal ruling after their insurance policy did not cover their losses after having to cancel six tour dates in 2020 due to COVID travel restrictions. Lloyd’s of London – the insurance company used by the band – stated that there was a clear exclusion in their contract for any losses accrued from “communicable diseases.”A California appeals court rejected the band’s lawsuit – which demanded that the insurance company pay for more than $3 million in losses due to the COVID travel restrictions.
Metallica covered Elton John at the 2024 Gershwin Prize in Washington, D.C. last night (March 20) – check out the footage below.John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin were honoured with the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song at the ceremony, which was hosted by Billy Porter.Ahead of the event, Metallica said they were “beyond excited and proud to have been invited to perform” at the “very special event” before describing John and Taupin as a “legendary songwriting team”.The group opened the show with a rendition of ‘Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding’ from John’s 1973 double album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’.One of those things you thought you’d never see in Washington — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson head-bopping along to @Metallica at the @librarycongress #GershwinPrize for Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) has broken the Disney+ record for the most-streamed music special of all time, just three days since its release.The concert film of Swift’s ongoing world tour, which has also broken multiple records, was made available on Disney+ on 14 March. See the official trailer for the film below.As per The Hollywood Reporter, the film was viewed for a collective 16.2million hours in its opening weekend, surpassing viewership of music films from Elton John, Beyoncé and The Beatles.Expanded from its original theatrical release back in October, the three-and-a-half-hour long film features songs previously cut from the original version, including ‘Cardigan’ and ‘Long Live’.The Disney+ edition also features performances of some of Swift’s iconic surprise songs, which she changes for each night on the tour.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour broke records on Disney+ with 4.6 million views, making it the No. 1 music film ever on the platform per the studio.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Fifty may be the new forty in some areas of life, but popular music isn’t one of them. With very few exceptions, pop musicians make their most vital work in their twenties and early thirties, and even if they continue to perform to sold-out arenas into their eighties, as the Rolling Stones have, the fans are largely indifferent to their new music and just want to hear the hits — leading to the seemingly counterintuitive situation of artists with sold-out tours connected to new albums that are, comparatively anyway, flops.
Elton John is currently working on two musicals, and is already open to ideas regarding a third.The update was shared by the musician’s husband David Furnish, who opened up about Sir Elton’s current creative projects during a new interview.Speaking to The Sun at the 32nd annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party last weekend (March 10), Furnish revealed that the renowned singer, songwriter and pianist currently has his hands full with two musicals.The first of which is The Devil Wears Prada – which premiered in the UK back in July – and Tammy Faye, which recently relocated to a Nederlander Theatre on Broadway.However, although Furnish said that they were “quite busy as it is” with the two projects, they haven’t closed themselves off to the idea of taking on a third (via The International News).“[As for] a catalogue musical? We’re always looking at it,” he revealed. “I haven’t found anything yet that really covers… I think if we wanted to do it, we would want to do it in a way that was really innovative and really exciting and different.“We’re open to any great ideas and it’s a wonderful catalogue,” he added.Elsewhere on the night, Furnish also shared an insight into his partner’s health ahead of him going into surgery.The procedure is set to be a knee operation and, according to his partner, should leave the ‘Rocketman’ singer feeling like “a new man”.“He’s doing amazing,” he told the outlet during the viewing party.
Glastonbury has finally unveiled the line-up for the 2024 edition of the festival. Check out the poster and more information below.Ever since the dust settled on last year’s Worthy Farm event – which saw headliners Arctic Monkeys defeat illness to complete the UK leg of ‘The Car’ tour, Guns ‘N’ Roses deliver “a solid set to the wrong crowd“, and Elton John’s stellar and guest-packed final UK show – much speculation has surrounded who’d be topping the bill for Glasto 2024 this June.Now, it has been confirmed that Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will headline the iconic Pyramid Stage this summer.
Sir Elton John, has shared an update on his spouse’s health ahead of his upcoming surgery.Furnish spoke about Sir Elton’s current health during a new interview with The Sun, and revealed that he has hopes that the surgery will leave the rock icon feeling like “a new man”.The singer, songwriter and pianist is set to undergo a knee operation in the next few weeks and, according to his partner, he is doing well in the run-up to the surgery.“He’s doing amazing,” he told the outlet at his and Sir Elton’s annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party (via Music News).“He’s having another knee done in a couple of weeks and by the time the summer rolls around, he’ll have two brand new spanking knees.”Furnish also joked that his 76-year-old partner may be up for hitting the dancefloor again after the surgery, despite wrapping up his final tour last year. “I think you’ll see him breakdancing down the carpet next year,” he said.The rock veteran completed his final ever tour – titled ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ – last year, which included an already iconic slot at Glastonbury in the summer.The performance at Worthy Farm was given a glowing five-star review by NME’s Andrew Trendell, who described it as “one of the festival’s best-ever headline sets”.“The crowd present are all ages, with the youngest singing even louder for one simple reason: Elton’s music is timeless and travels.
Rance Collins Sir Elton John retired from touring last July, but the legendary singer got back behind the piano in front of a star-studded audience at his annual Academy Awards viewing party, benefitting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The crowd, which included Patricia Arquette, Donatella Versace, Sharon Stone, Zooey Deschanel, Brandi Carlile, Danny DeVito, Rhea Pearlman, Tim Allen, Elizabeth Hurley, Alexis Bledel, Eric McCormack, Avril Lavigne, Heidi Klum and Melanie Lynskey, was regaled with a rousing rendition of “Are You Ready for Love,” assisted by the night’s musical headliners, the trio Gabriels.
Sir Elton John's husband David Furnish has given a health update on the superstar after he was "unable to walk" down the red carpet during his own event.The couple attended the 32nd Elton John AIDS Foundation's 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, not long after the Rocketman singer had a knee replacement in January. Elton, 76, is due to have another operation on his knee next month but his husband David, 61, said he could be "breakdancing" in no time.
Turn it up to 11, the sequel to the sequel to the 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” recently began production in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rob Reiner is behind the director’s chair again, and Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer are all reprising their iconic roles as the legendary heavy metal band Spinal Tap.
Alex Ritman The long-awaited sequel to legendary mockumentary “This Is Sequel Tap” is now in production, almost 40 years to the day that the original film was released in March 1984. The feature is shooting in New Orleans, with Rob Reiner directing and Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer all reprising their iconic roles as the legendary heavy metal band. Reiner will also return as the documentarian Martin “Marty” DiBergi.
Producer Castle Rock Entertainment announced today that the sequel to the 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap recently began production in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Elton John and Prince Harry used to be great pals, but now the prince is reportedly 'blacklisted' from Elton's star-studded Oscars party. Harry, 38, was always a welcome guest at the annual Hollywood event, thanks to his close friendship with the 76-year-old Rocket Man singer.
, One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush and soccer star Ashlyn Harris have stepped out for their Hollywood debut as a couple, and they picked the most glam, A-list event for the occasion: Elton John's Oscar party.The pair had been spotted out and about together (like ) since shortly after ending their respective previous relationships (with and Ali Krieger), but their attendance at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Oscars viewing party was their first time going red carpet official, per . They were even photographed together, embracing actor Eric McCormack. high-slit gown is by Marmar Halim, reports the outlet.Harris and Krieger share two children together, while Bush has none.
Elton John always brings together so many celebs during the Academy Awards every year and he hosted yet another star-studded party!
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are teaming up with Tiffany Haddish on Oscars night!
At this year's Oscar bash, famed musician Sir Elton John had a special surprise planned for his celeb guests - an exclusive peek into the star's closet. Amongst the attendees at the star-studded bash were Smokey Robinson, Ellie Goulding, Jane Seymour, Jacob Lusk of Gabriels fame, Lucien Laviscount, fashion queen Donatella Versace, and TV stars Liz and Damian Hurley alongside Neil Patrick Harris.
Billie Eilish delivered a powerful performance of “What Was I Made For?” at the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday night. Eilish was joined by her brother, co-writer and producer Finneas O’Connell, in a touching rendition of the song from Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which earned eight Oscar nominations. With O’Connell on piano, Eilish moved the audience with her signature ethereal vocals.
Fans of Jonathan Ross are getting a bumper helping of the presenter this weekend, as he's on ITV with his chat show tonight (Saturday) and is back on tellies tomorrow evening (March 10) as part of the channel's The Oscars coverage. But he's bringing celebs the Mancunian way tonight, so it's not to be missed.
BBC).The ERA’s 2024 Yearbook (published today, March 6), which contains statistics on the music, video and gaming sectors, also found that the UK music market was worth £2.2billion last year. 84 per cent of this was attributed to streaming subscriptions.The number of shops physically selling music, however – like supermarkets and specialist chains – fell from 10,391 to 2,486 in that period.The demand for vinyl records, meanwhile, continued to increase for the 16th year in a row.
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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 96th Academy Awards are almost here, marking the final night of an eventful award season and potentially offering a definitive answer on whether 2024 was the year of the “Barbie” or…the atomic bomb.
Sky News), with the brand owning the rights to music by Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and more.It also comes after the value of the portfolio dropped, and the company reportedly halted investor payouts “for the foreseeable future”.The report – carried out by its lead adviser Shot Tower – showed that the value had declined by at least a fifth on that reported by Hipgnosis in September 2023.The music fund – set up and launched by Chic legend Nile Rodgers and Merck Mercuriadis (former manager of Elton John and Beyoncé) – was mired by financial troubles last year. These included concerns around valuations, board and legal battles and a shareholder revolt against a catalogue sale deal.Last December, Hipgnosis was set to share its half-year results, but said it was delaying the publication of the results due to concerns that music catalogues and songs are not being valued high enough.The pause was set to last between mid-December and the end of March, and yesterday (March 4) it was confirmed that the pause would continue.As highlighted by Sky News, approximately 65 per cent of Hipgnosis’s royalties come as a result of passive publishing, performance and recorded music income streams.
Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events As Hollywood gets ready to gives its final bow of awards season, parties and events fill the days and nights leading up to the 96th Oscars. From Zendaya and Cate Blanchett at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards and Essence celebrating Danielle Brooks and Halle Bailey to Elton John holding court at his annual viewing dinner, here’s a look at this year’s Oscar party calendar. March 4 South Asians at the Oscars PartyCo-hosted by Kal Penn, Lilly Singh, Hannah Simone, Tan France, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rupi Kaur, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Anita Chatterjee, Shruti Ganguly, and Archana Misra Jain, with a musical performance by Ankur Tewari.Paramount Pictures Studios, Los Angeles7-10 p.m.
Representatives from the estate of Sinéad O’Connor have said the late Irish singer would have been “disgusted, hurt, and insulted” at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being played at political rallies hosted by Republican presidential favorite Donald Trump.
Pitbull is celebrating Dolly Parton after collaborating with the country star on “Powerful Women,” which Mr. Worldwide dropped in February.
J. Kim Murphy “Hacks” is back. Max has released the first teaser for the Emmy-winning comedy series’ upcoming third season, along with an announcement that the first two episodes will debut on the streamer on May 2.
Metallica have announced that they will be among the artists who will perform in honour of Elton John and Bernie Taupin at the 2024 Gershwin Prize.The metal icons took to their official X/Twitter account to share that they will be in attendance and are set to perform at the invitation-only ceremony on March 20. The event will include appearances by both John and Taupin, will be hosted by Billy Porter.John and Taupin will be receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
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