A new study has found that the majority of music fans are in favour of restrictions being imposed on the use of A.I. The new research was published as part of Engaging With Music 2023 – a report carried out by the IFPI which examined how fans around the world engage with and feel about music. It collected responses from more than 43,000 people across 26 different countries, and is billed as the largest music study of its kind which seeks a detailed insight into fan thinking. Now, for the first time, the report has included a section dedicated...
Uncharted starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg has topped the film chart on Netflix UK. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the action-adventure flick is based on the PlayStation video game franchise of the same name, developed by Naughty Dog. The film follows Nathan Drake (Holland) who is recruited by Victor Sullivan (Wahlberg) in a race against corrupt billionaire Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas) and mercenary leader Jo Braddock (Tati Gabrielle) to locate the fabled treasure of the Magellan expedition. Advertisement Despite mixed reviews from the critics, the film went onto gross $407million at the worldwide box office, against a budget of...
Evanescence’s Amy Lee has spoken about winning Best New Artist over 50 Cent at the 2004 Grammy Awards in a new interview. Lee spoke with Daily Beast about the 20th anniversary of Evanescence’s breakout ‘Bring Me To Life’-featuring debut album, ‘Fallen’. The interview eventually touched on their ‘Best New Artist’ win at the 2004 Grammy Awards, beating 50 Cent, whose nomination followed the release of his 2003 debut, ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’’. The rapper responded to the rock band’s by walking onstage as Lee delivered her acceptance speech. “50 Cent hates my guts,” Lee said, reflecting on the...
Filmmaker Taika Waititi has shared new information on why he began working with Marvel to direct two Thor films for the superhero franchise. Speaking to the Smartless podcast with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, Waititi spoke about being approached by Marvel for the first time, admitting that he had “no interest” in directing a film for the company. “You know what? I had no interest in doing one of those films,” Waititi said on Smartless. “It wasn’t on my plan for my career as an auteur. But I was poor and I’d just had a second child,...
Taylor Swift has confirmed that her Eras Tour concert film will be getting a digital online release very soon. The movie was released in cinemas last month and quickly broke numerous records, including the biggest opening weekend for a concert film in history. Swift has now revealed that fans in the US, Canada and other unspecified countries will be able to rent the film on-demand from December 13, also announcing that the new extended version will include tracks ‘Wildest Dreams,’ ‘The Archer’ and ‘Long Live’. Advertisement Sharing a clip of the ‘Wildest Dreams’ performance, Swift said on social media:...
Mo Gilligan has announced he will be “stepping down” as a BRIT Awards host due to his first world tour. The comedian took to his official social media account to share that due to scheduling conflicts with his first-ever world tour, he will “hand over the baton” and give his usual hosting duties to someone else. “I’ve had the most incredible time working on The BRITS but unfortunately as I’ll be in the US for my first world tour next spring. I’m sorry to say that I’ll be stepping down from hosting duties for 2024 and handing over the...
Bradley Cooper has shared his thoughts about a potential fourth movie in the hit Hangover comedy film franchise. READ MORE: ‘Maestro’ review: Bradley Cooper’s controversial portrait of a flawed genius Speaking to host David Remnick of the New Yorker Radio Hour podcast to promote his new film Maestro, Cooper was asked about his pivot from comedic roles in The Hangover to his recent string of more dramatic and serious roles. Remnick asked Cooper: “Are you done with fun? In other words, if another kinda fun comic role came along, it was three months of your life, it’s not Hangover 5...
Girl group XG have announced a new song called ‘Winter Without You’ and teased an upcoming world tour. Yesterday (November 26), XG released a teaser for the upcoming music video of their new song, titled ‘Winter Without You’. The girl group have yet to confirm a release date for their new single. The teaser clip for ‘Winter Without You’ features the members of XG in a spaceship traveling out into the galaxies, as they await a message from their loved ones back home. Advertisement XG tear up as they hear the voices of their loved ones, before previewing the...
RAYE has opened up about her experience of abuse of power in the music industry, calling the effects “crippling”. In a snippet of an upcoming interview with Louis Theroux, the singer delved into what it has taken to release her debut album, ‘My 21st Century Blues‘. The interview will be released on November 28. “When you’re up and coming, when you have a dream and you cross paths with powerful people – some people abuse their power and the effects of that can be crippling,” she said. Advertisement As RAYE initially entered her music career, she said she was “so...
LCD Soundsystem have begun to tease a 2024 UK tour announcement on social media. The band last released music in 2022, a song called ‘New Body Rhumba’. It was written for the soundtrack of Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, and was the first song they had released in five years. They also last released their full-length album in 2017 with ‘American Dream‘, a record which NME said “retains the uncanny power to encapsulate a place and time. This is a cautious return, not a triumphant one – and that proves LCD Soundsystem are very 2017.” Eagle-eyed fans have spotted a sponsored post from the...