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Whoopi Goldberg tells football fans blaming Taylor Swift for Travis Kelce’s performance to “grow up”
Whoopi Goldberg has hit out at football fans who have blamed Taylor Swift‘s presence in the stands for her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s performance. While Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs, have done well so far this season by winning their first three games, some fans have complained about how he has done on the field. Somehow, they’ve ended up pointing the finger at Swift. On the latest episode of The View, which aired on Tuesday (September 24), the talk show host said: “They apparently forgot that they won a Super Bowl last year with , and ...
babyMINT: the Taiwanese girl group making irreverent, irresistible pop bangers
babyMINT are game for whatever. The Taiwanese girl group’s biggest single, the absurdly titled and TikTok-viral ‘Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい’, is stuffed with musical ideas: an opening cheer routine set to retro video game synths, a playful rap about eating your vegetables, and a rave breakdown that trails off into cathartic screams. Watch babyMINT’s six members lazily floss and tackle the song’s head-banging choreography alongside its maximalist production, and you’ll find yourself breaking into a wide grin. LIN of babyMINT. Credit: HIM International Music Inc. babyMINT formed via Next Girlz, a Taiwanese reality competition between six trainee girl groups that aired last...
Johnny Depp says his life “turned into a soap opera” in new press conference
Johnny Depp has reflected on life turning “into a soap opera” for him in recent years during a press conference for his latest directorial outing. Depp has helmed Modì, a dramatisation of the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, which stars Riccardo Scamarcio and Stephen Graham. Its world premiere takes place tonight (September 24) at the Sam Sebastian International Film Festival and will be released theatrically on December 5. According to producer Stephen Deuters, Depp has always expressed his gratitude for being invited onto the project, especially in the aftermath of his legal battles with Amber Heard. In the...
Big Bang’s Daesung says performing with G-Dragon and Taeyang again was “pure joy”
Big Bang singer Daesung has opened up about performing on stage with bandmates G-Dragon and Taeyang again for the first time in years. Earlier this month, Big Bang’s Taeyang kicked-off his ‘The Light Year’ tour in Seoul, where he invited bandmates Daesung and G-Dragon to perform some of the group’s hits on stage. In a new episode of Daesung’s YouTube show Zip Daesung, the vocalist offered a behind-the-scenes look into the concert and shared his thoughts on their first performance together since December 2017. “It was pure joy,” he said. “The fact that people still remember us and talk...
New ‘Friends’ game show starts filming next month
A Friends game show is being made to celebrate the long-running comedy’s 30th anniversary. Titled Fast Friends, the four-part HBO Max show will be filmed inside The Friends Experience: The One in New York, a two-story, 17,000 square-foot attraction featuring various recreated sets from the hit show. Production begins next month, but a transmission date has not yet been confirmed. “From racing through Rachel and Monica’s apartment to darting across Joey and Chandler’s bachelor pad and grabbing a coffee at Central Perk, fans will relive their favorite moments while being put to the test with trivia, puzzles and games that will keep even...
Doja Cat clarifies she’s not engaged to Joseph Quinn
Doja Cat isn’t engaged to Joseph Quinn, the musician has confirmed. READ MORE: Doja Cat live in Glasgow: pyros and poise from one of rap’s most interesting protagonists While performing at the iHeartRadio festival this past weekend, the rapper flashed to fans a new ring she was sporting. The act quickly spawned rumours and speculation she had gotten engaged to Stranger Thing actor Joseph Quinn. Doja later posted on X (formerly Twitter) that she was just showing off a designer ring, and that she isn’t engaged. In the now-deleted post (via Page Six), Doja Cat wrote: “no, im not engaged...
The Smiths’ Mike Joyce confirms permanent mural of Andy Rourke in Manchester will go ahead
The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has confirmed a permanent mural dedicated to late bassist Andy Rourke will go ahead. It comes after a crowdfunding campaign was set up by Joyce earlier this month to honour the late sticksman’s legacy and impact. Additionally, the campaign was also set up to raise funds for the charity organisation Pancreatic Cancer Action. This is notable as Rourke died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 59 last year. Now, Joyce has confirmed the crowdfunder for the mural, which will depict Rourke performing at Dundee’s Caird Hall in 1985, as captured in an image...
Fontaines D.C. cancel two more North American shows due to vocal injury
Fontaines D.C. have had to cancel two further shows due to frontman Grian Chatten’s vocal injury. The band had been due to kick off their North American tour yesterday (September 20) in Seattle, but pulled out of the opening show, with Chatten revealing he had “come down with some kind of flu” that was impacting his voice. Now, the Dublin group have confirmed that two further shows – in Portland’s Roseland Theater tonight (September 21) and in Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom tomorrow (September 22) – have also been called off for the same reason. Despite the rest and medication, I...
Questlove to direct new documentary about Earth, Wind & Fire
The Roots drummer Questlove is set to direct a documentary film about Earth, Wind & Fire, to be released in 2025. The musician shared the news – appropriately – on Saturday, the 21st night of September, promising to tell “the definitive story of the elements” with the feature film. Posting on Instagram, Questlove said the film would tell “the story of how a band led by a genius from Chicago changed our way of thinking, our minds and our hearts”. Advertisement “Having been baptized in the afrocentric joy river of this powerhouse unit, I’ve learned about them, I’ve learned...Recent Posts
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