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Adele Calls Celine Dion’s Used Chewing Gum Her “Proudest Possession”
Here’s something to chew on: Adele was asked in a new interview about her most prized possession, and the superstar singer produced a piece of used gum that had once graced the mandibles of Celine Dion. The revelation came as part of Vogue‘s 73 Questions series, though Adele answered 95, seemingly as a tribute to her album titles (19+21+25+ the upcoming 30). As to how she acquired such an interesting artifact, it turns out she got a little help from her friend. “James Corden — who’s a friend of mine but also does ‘Carpool Karaoke,’ which I did — he did it with her and knew how much of a fan of her I was,” Adele said. “And so he made her spit her gum into a piece of paper and he framed it for me, and it’s my proudest possession!” Advertisement Related Video Elsewhere in the interv...
Franz Ferdinand Drummer Paul Thomson Leaves Band, Replaced by Audrey Tait
After 19 years, founding Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson has left the band. The Scottish rockers made the announcement on Twitter and indicated that he’ll be replaced by Audrey Tait. To show there are no hard feelings, the two drummers posed for a photo in which he symbolically handed her the drumsticks. In a statement, the group wrote, “Paul is leaving the band. It was a bit of a shocker for us when we found out, so it probably will be for some of you too. Paul has been our friend for over twenty five years & we’re looking forward to at least another twenty five. He’s a funny, smart, sensitive guy.” Franz Ferdinand added, “After having played with Paul for so long, it’s obvious that not just anyone could sit behind the kit in FF, so we’re happy to say that one of the other b...
Franz Ferdinand Drummer Paul Thomson Leaves Band, Replaced by Audrey Tait
After 19 years, founding Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson has left the band. The Scottish rockers made the announcement on Twitter and indicated that he’ll be replaced by Audrey Tait. To show there are no hard feelings, the two drummers posed for a photo in which he symbolically handed her the drumsticks. In a statement, the group wrote, “Paul is leaving the band. It was a bit of a shocker for us when we found out, so it probably will be for some of you too. Paul has been our friend for over twenty five years & we’re looking forward to at least another twenty five. He’s a funny, smart, sensitive guy.” Franz Ferdinand added, “After having played with Paul for so long, it’s obvious that not just anyone could sit behind the kit in FF, so we’re happy to say that one of the other b...
Director Patty Jenkins Confirms ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Is on Its Way
Director Patty Jenkins has officially confirmed that Wonder Woman 3 is currently in the early stages of development. Over this past weekend’s DC FanDome, Jenkins revealed to fans that she was “super excited” about the upcoming project but was equally “bummed” that Gal Gadot could not be there to make the announcement with her. Jenkins said, “[Gadot] is the busiest person in the world, with now three little kids and shooting.” The news of the arrival of the third installment of Wonder Woman first came in to light at the end of 2020. At the time, Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emerrich revealed that the production studio has fast-tracked the third film, also set to be the final one in the franchise. The second film garnered much success with almost half of all HBO Max subscribers watching it on ...
The First Official ‘Uncharted’ Trailer Is Finally Here
PlayStation has unveiled the first-ever, official trailer for Uncharted, the upcoming live-action movie based on the popular video game of the same moniker. The action-adventure film, directed by Ruben Fleischer, follows the young-yet-wise Nathan Frake (Tom Holland) on a treasure hunt with his partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg). The globe-trotting duo spans the world in a dangerous pursuit to uncover “the greatest treasure never found” while also discovering clues that may help Nathan find his long-lost brother. Alongside Holland and Wahlberg, the film stars Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle and Antonio Banderas. The screenplay was written by Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. The film adaptation of Uncharted was first announced in 2008 and has since been rebo...
Watch Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson Chase After Gal Gadot’s Heist in Netflix’s ‘Red Notice’ Trailer
Netflix dropped off the full-length trailer for its upcoming heist film Red Notice, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. Red Notice, which refers to the highest-level warrant issued for the world’s most dangerous criminals, follows an FBI profiler named John Hartley (Johnson), who teams up with the world’s second most-wanted art thief, Nolan Booth (Reynolds), to stop the world’s most wanted art thief, known as “The Bishop” (Gadot). The heist comedy trailer features several fight scenes and intense chase sequences as John and Nolan traverse the globe in an attempt to stop The Bishop. In Netflix’s words, “The high-flying adventure that ensues takes the trio around the world, across the dance floor, trapped in a secluded prison, into the jungle and, worst of all for them...
International Football Stars Take on ‘FIFA 22’ Pros In New Esports Tournament
The FIFA 22 Global Series is just around the corner, and to kick off the international esports phenomenon, EA Sports is now hosting a FIFA 22 Challenge, bringing some of football‘s biggest stars together with the video game franchise’s best competitors in a one-day, 2v2 tournament. Building on the event’s success from last year, EA Sports has now upped its game, inviting eight top-tier footballers to join the tournament, including Chelsea’s Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Wycombe Wanderers’ Adebayo Akinfenwa, Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, Paris Saint-Germain’s Layvin Kurzawa, Juventus’ Weston McKinnie, FC Barcelona’s Pedri Gonzalez, and Manchester City’s Ferran Torres. Each of these players will pair up with a FIFA esports pro to go head to head in 2v2 battles, employing the h...
All Eyes on Him: Why Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’ Could Be a Big Four Grammys Contender
Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside (The Songs)’ aims for where few comedians have gone before: the Big Four. This story is part of Billboard’s 2022 Grammy Preview issue, highlighting the artists, issues and trends that will define awards season. Read our cover story on Halsey, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross here. Tyler Arnold was only 20 minutes into Bo Burnham’s latest musical comedy special, Bo Burnham: Inside, released on Netflix in May, when he started searching for the songs online. When he couldn’t find them, the Republic Records A&R executive immediately reached out to the comedian’s team to change that. The album Inside (The Songs) arrived on streaming platforms on June 10, and it has remained on the Billboard 200 for 19 weeks, including five in the top 10...
Jamie Spears Changes Lawyers After Conservatorship Loss
“We continue to have a good relationship, and are pleased that we have been able to help Jamie find new counsel,” Thoreen said. “I am confident that Jamie’s new counsel will continue to prove that he has always acted in Britney’s best interests every step of the way.” The attorney swap came after repeated setbacks for Jamie in the battle to end the 13-year conservatorship. It also came as Britney and her attorney Mathew Rosengart have vowed to investigate potential misconduct by the star’s father, signaling a tough legal fight ahead. A California judge suspended Jamie as conservator on Sept. 29, replacing him with an accountant named John Zabel. The judge ordered Jamie to turn over documents related to the case, and Rosengart – a former federal prosecutor — has warned of a “top-to-bo...
Then and Now: Jagged Little Pill 25 Becomes Alanis Morissette’s Biggest Tour Ever
In the summer of 1996, now several singles deep, Morissette mounted a full North American amphitheater run via the Can’t Not Tour, bringing in $16.7 million and selling over 700,000 tickets. On a per night basis, she earned four times as much, sold three times as many tickets and bumped the average ticket by 20% from her previous tour, with less than three months in between. She finished ’96 as the No. 8 touring artist of the year, an especially impressive mark for the then-22-year-old artist amid a uniformly more established top 10, with acts like the Eagles, KISS and Bob Seger. After several tours promoting Morissette’s subsequent albums, she celebrated Pill’s first decade with the Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Tour in 2005. Intentionally scaled down to more intimate venues for the s...
Willow and Travis Barker on Why Pop-Punk ‘Is So Important During This Time’
He wasn’t the only one who was blown away, either, as Barker ticked off a list of other recent collaborators and friends — including Ho99o9, Ryan Tedder, Omer Fedi and MGK — who told him that “Transparent Soul” was one of their favorite songs the super-busy studio habitué had worked on recently. In addition to geeking out about their studio process, mutual love of skate culture and Barker’s “magical” new recording space, the pair bonded over the hard work it takes to avoid being pigeonholed in the music business and in fans’ minds. “I’m sure you had to deal with this, too. Whatever your most popular song is, or whatever the most popular band you’ve played in is, that is what you are to some people,” Barker said. “...
A Day in the Life of…David Keenan
“In the incubator, I suppose,” is David Keenan’s response, when asked when he knew he wanted a life in music. “I’ve always made music and it’s always made me.” Discovered at 15 after running away from his Irish to home to play guitar on the streets of Liverpool, the Dundalk bred musician and poet found inspiration in the world around him: “The people around me growing up, the border town where we lived. Characters were numerous, the place was a language all by itself, and watching people become illuminated in the telling of a story was something I became engrossed by. An artist from my hometown called Jinx Lennon was a major discovery when I was a teenager. Him and Arthur Rimbaud [the poet who wrote A Season in Hell].” His second album What Then? (October 15) is a stunning follow-up to his...
