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Wait, Was B.B King Murdered?
Two of B.B King's daughters have alleged that their father was poisoned by the musician's business manager Laverne Toney and his personal assistant. King, 89, died on May 14 at his home in Las Vegas...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th May 2015
Stephen King's 'It' Remake In Tatters as Fukunaga Bails
The True Detective director Cary Fukunaga has left the remake of Stephen King's It after clashing with New Line over his artistic vision. According to The Wrap, the project had suffered early budget cuts and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th May 2015
Chris Pratt Apologizes in Advance for 'Jurassic Park' Interviews
Chris Pratt has apologized in advance for his upcoming Jurassic World press tour, calling himself "dumb" and warning that his comments might be "tasteless". Pratt, 35, wrote a message to fans on his Facebook page.Chris...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th May 2015
David Lynch to Direct All 18 Episodes of 'Twin Peaks' Reboot
Great news everyone: David Lynch is back at the helm of Showtime's Twin Peaks revival after a dispute over the show's budget was seemingly resolved. The acclaimed filmmaker will direct all 18 episodes of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th May 2015
Jon Hamm On What Happened to Don Draper
Jon Hamm, who starred as troubled creative director Don Draper in AMC's signature drama Mad Men, has offered his own interpretation of what happened to his character after the series finale on Sunday.Mad Men [R]...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th May 2015
"Thrilling Savage" Macbeth Stuns Cannes Film Festival
Macbeth, Justin Kurzel's new cinematic take on William Shakespeare's classic tale of ambition and desire, has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to strong reviews. The movie, a likely Oscars contender, stars Michael Fassbender and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th May 2015
Michael Caine Despairs at 'Discotheques' at Cannes Film Festival
Sir Michael Caine may have won over the famously stubborn audience at the Cannes Film Festival with his latest movie Youth, but the 82-year-old had admitted feeling his age as the annual bash becomes more...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd May 2015
Brad Pitt Returning for 'World War Z' Sequel, Set for June 9, 2017
Brad Pitt and his Plan B production company have committed to the World War Z sequel, with a release date set for June 9, 2017. The movie will hit theaters four years after the original,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd May 2015
So, Joss Whedon Wrote All of the Dialogue for 'Speed ...
Twenty years since the release of the classic thriller Speed starring Keanu Reeves, the Avengers director Joss Whedon has spoken for the first time about writing the majority of the dialogue for the movie, despite...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd May 2015
After 'Pitch Perfect 2', Hailee Steinfeld Signs Record Deal
Hailee Steinfeld, the American actress and star of Pitch Perfect 2, has signed a record contract with Republic Records. The news comes after the movie sequel opened with the biggest box office tally ever for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd May 2015
Did Disney Bring the Magic in 'Tommorowland'?
We've heard about Disney's Tomorrowland for years now. Brad Bird's mystery adventure had George Clooney attached from the outset and the story of a former boy genius jaded by dilussionment who teams up with an...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd May 2015
The Rolling Stones Play 'Sticky Fingers' Surprise Gig in Los Angeles
The Rolling Stones played their seminal record Sticky Fingers in its entirety at a surprise concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (May 20). The band, who also performed additional Stones hits, were celebrating the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2015
Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear Exit: "It Was My Own Silly Fault"
Jeremy Clarkson says he takes responsibility for his Top Gear sacking, saying it was his "own silly fault". Clarkson, who left the hit BBC2 show after a fracas with a producer, nevertheless said that he...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2015
Peter Sarsgaard to Complete Illustrious Cast for 'Magnificent Seven'
Peter Sarsgaard, the celebrated actor known for An Education and Boys Don't Cry, is in final negotiations to play the lead villain in Sony and MGM's big screen reboot of Magnificent Seven.Peter Sarsgaard will star...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2015
Matthew Weiner Has His Say on Don Draper's End Game
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has offered his insight into the finale of AMC's signature drama and explained the significance of the Coca-Cola ad that ended the series on Sunday. In conversation with novelist A.M...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2015
The Wire's David Simon To Create Six-Part Miniseries for HBO
David Simon, creator of the classic crime drama The Wire, is teaming up with Crash director Paul Haggis for a new six-part miniseries for HBO. Starring Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero will focus on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2015
Peter Hook Plays Ode to Ian Curtis in Disused Macclesfield Church
Peter Hook, the former bassist with Joy Division, played the band's entire back catalogue in a church in Ian Curtis's hometown on the 35th anniversary of the frontman's death. Delivered in chronological order, Hook played...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2015
Performance Artist Marina Abramovic Claims: "Jay-Z Used Me"
Marina Abramovic, the Serbian performance artist, has claimed Jay-Z "used her" in her music video for his song Picasso Baby in 2013. In the promo, Abramovic performed her work The Artist Is Present, sitting across...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2015
Amputee Turned Away with Flat Shoes at Cannes Film Festival
Film producer Valera Richter, who has part of her left foot amputated, was stopped at the Cannes Film Festival for not wearing high heels. She told BBC 5 Live that a red carpet official pointed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2015
Kanye West Claims He Was "Grossly Over-Censored" at Billboard Awards
Kanye West said he was "grossly over-censored" during his performance at the Billboard Music Awards. A statement written on behalf of the rapper's publicist said lyrics such as "with my leather black jeans on" were...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2015
Al Pacino Apologizes for Singing in New Movie 'Danny Collins'
Al Pacino has apologized for the singing in his latest movie Danny Collins, saying he felt terrible stage fright during filming and forgot the words to one particular song. Joking at the movie's premiere at...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2015
Could 'Inside Out' be Pixar's Greatest Ever Movie?
Inside Out, the new Pixar movie by Pete Docter, has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to a wave of strong reviews. It tells the story of Riley (Kaitlin Dyas), an eleven-year-old girl who has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2015
Ever Wondered What George Miller's 'Contact' Would Have Been Like? (Hint: Interstellar)
Mad Max director George Miller has spoken for the first time about the opportunity he had to adapt Carl Sagan's novel Contact in the mid 90's. Robert Zemeckis was the filmmaker eventually entrusted with the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2015
Simon Pegg Warns Obsession With Sci-Fi Is "Infantilizing" Society
Simon Pegg, the celebrated British actor and co-writer of the next Star Trek movie, has warned that an "obsession" with sci-fi is leading to society becoming "infantilized". The 45-year-old also spoke of his reservations about...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2015
Lee Ryan Is Fourth and Final Member of 'Blue' to Go Bankrupt
Lee Ryan is the fourth and final member of the pop band Blue to file for bankruptcy and will now have all his assets frozen. Blue member Duncan James filed in 2013, Simon Webbe filed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th May 2015
Louis CK Raises Eyebrows with Child Abuse Jokes on SNL
Louis CK polarized the Saturday Night Live audience over the weekend with a series of jokes about child molestation. He compared abuse to his love of Mounds Bars, saying, "They do taste delicious, but they...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th May 2015
Natalie Portman To Star As Jackie Kennedy In Darren Aronofsky's First Lady Biopic 'Jackie'
Oscar-winner Natalie Portman is to play Jackie Kennedy in Darren Aronofsky's forthcoming movie about the aftermath of the JFK assassination. Aronofsky will produce 'Jackie', whoile the Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain will direct. Natalie Portman will...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th May 2015
Who Will Martin Freeman Play In Captain America: Civil War?
Martin Freeman, the star of The Hobbit, Sherlock and The Office, joined the cast of Captain America: Civil War in an unknown role, according to a statement from studio Marvel. But now it seems there...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th May 2015
Closed Down Grooveshark Continues To Fight For Survival
The online music streaming service Grooveshark closed down its operations recently as part of a settlement deal with various major record companies. The company was wipe clean all of the record companies' copyrighted works and...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th May 2015
Houston We Have a Problem: Sarah Brightman Out Of Space Mission
British soprano Sarah Brightman has called off plans to fly to the Russian-American International Space Station, citing family reasons. The singer began training in Russia in January for a 10-day stay in orbit, 260 miles...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th May 2015
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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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