Charli xcx’s new era is officially upon us. The “Brat” singer revealed on Monday that her seventh studio album is titled “Music, Fashion, Film” and releases July 24. Charli surprise announced the album by posting its cover on Instagram, featuring a black-and-white photo of John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese to represent each aspect […]

Italian authorities have banned upcoming concerts by Kanye West and Travis Scott that had been scheduled to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, citing security concerns. West, now known as Ye, was scheduled to headline the Hellwat Festival on July 18 at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia. The venue […]

The U.K.’s Parliamentary trade committee has urged the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the live music industry as a matter of urgency, saying that Live Nation operates in a “climate of fear.” The House of Commons Business and Trade Committee, a cross-party group made of MPs from both sides of the aisle, launched an […]

Beloved music icon, Brit Award winner, Grammy nominee and now … award-winning film director. Kate Bush has set out her stalls as a filmmaker by winning a prize for her directorial debut. The “Wuthering Heights” legend won the animation award on Thursday for her anti-war short film “Little Shrew” at the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival […]

Mick Jagger is set to star in Italian director Alice Rohrwacher’s adaptation of U.S. author Audrey Niffenegger’s novel “Three Incestuous Sisters,” alongside previously announced cast members Dakota Johnson, Josh O’Connor, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley and Isabella Rossellini. The Rolling Stones frontman touched down in a helicopter earlier this week on the volcanic island of Stromboli, off […]

Kylie Minogue cannot be summed up easily. A three-decade career with era-defining tracks. An unmistakable aura that makes it feel like you know her. And a knack for constant reinvention that defies expectations, from “I Should Be So Lucky” to “Padam Padam.” So “Kylie,” out on Netflix Wednesday, does not try to do so. Instead, […]

Bulgaria’s Dara has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with 516 points for her song “Banagaranga.” Israel’s Noam Bettan came second with 343 points for his track “Michelle” while Alexandra Căpitănescu, who was representing Romania, took home third place with 296. The bottom place went to the U.K., who were represented by Look Mum No […]

Paris- and Berlin-based international sales company Salaud Morisset has closed key European deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” which stars singer-songwriter Marie Ulven a.k.a. Girl in Red. The film will have its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. Among the first wave of buyers, UFO Distribution (“Flow,” “The Chef,” “The Outrun”) has […]

London’s Royal Albert Hall will stage its first “Star Wars” in-concert weekender over four days in spring 2027, with the London Symphony Orchestra performing the iconic scores live to all three original trilogy episodes across two screenings each. Running from April 29 to May 2, the event takes in “Episode IV: A New Hope,” “Episode […]

Sabrina Carpenter and Madonna are officially releasing their Coachella duet. The song, titled “Bring Your Love,” is dropping on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT, the pop stars revealed in a joint Instagram post. The track is rumored to be part of Madonna’s forthcoming album, “Confessions II,” which is set to release in July and serves […]