Charli xcx swaps club beats for distorted guitars on 'Music, Fashion, Film', a 30-minute dissection of fame
The 11-track LP, produced with A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, trades hyperpop for fuzzed-out rock and deadpan vocals, drawing mixed but intrigued reviews.
Avatar Studios unveils 'Avatar Aang' film at Comic-Con, sets 'Seven Havens' series for October 9
At San Diego Comic-Con, creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko presented their first Avatar Studios feature, 'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender,' and announced that the new series 'Avatar: Seven Havens' will premiere on Paramount+ on October 9, with all 26 episodes dropping at once.
Amir concert cancelled in Marseille on security grounds after pro-Palestinian boycott calls
The free Sunset Live rooftop show, set for 26 July at Les Terrasses du Port shopping centre, was pulled by organisers who cited safety risks after days of online campaigns.
Dutch singer Sophie Straat's 'white men to the back' call not discrimination, say Dutch and Belgian watchdogs
Discriminatie.nl and Unia both rule the singer's stage request at Best Kept Secret and Gentse Feesten was protected artistic expression, despite hundreds of complaints.
Indian epic 'Ramayana' lands at Sony with $500 million budget, stars debut footage at Comic-Con
Sony Pictures acquired global distribution rights outside India for the two-part adaptation, as stars Ranbir Kapoor and Yash presented the project to a San Diego Comic-Con audience.
Kevin Hart's '72 Hours' premieres on Netflix: a generation-gap comedy that critics call a 'Hangover' retread
The comedy, directed by Tim Story and starring Hart alongside SNL cast members, follows an ad exec who crashes a bachelor party to study Gen Z.
Xbox Insiders can now stream owned games free with ads as Amazon puts Luna inside Prime Video
Microsoft's Xbox Insiders can stream owned titles like Forza Horizon 6 free for one-hour sessions after watching ads, while Amazon puts Luna inside Prime Video to reach casual players.
Big Bang Theory Spinoff 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' Premieres at Comic-Con with DC Crossover Tease
The single-camera HBO Max series, starring Kevin Sussman as comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, screened its first episode at San Diego Comic-Con before a panel with creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, who promised more Big Bang cameos and a DC-themed episode.
Luís Represas, Trovante vocalist and 'iconic voice' of Portuguese music, dies at 69 after prolonged illness
The musician, who founded Trovante in 1976 and built a celebrated solo career, passed away on Wednesday in Lisbon from lung cancer. Former President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who knew him since childhood, called the loss personal: 'Some of the best moments of my life I spent seeing him, listening to him and admiring him.'
Elon Musk says Grok AI will make 'historically accurate' Odyssey film after Nolan's $264M opening
The billionaire announced on X that Grok Imagine will produce a full-length adaptation by year-end, and he is open to funding a $100 million Mel Gibson version with Homeric Greek dialogue.
Hailstorm forces evacuation of 80,000 at Bad Bunny concert in Milan, train passengers stranded
A violent hailstorm struck Milan on Saturday evening, forcing the evacuation of around 80,000 spectators from a sold-out Bad Bunny concert and stranding hundreds of train passengers for hours.
Sam Neill died of pneumonia, agent reveals; 'Jurassic Park' star had beaten lymphoma with experimental therapy
The 'Jurassic Park' actor, 78, had been cancer-free after CAR-T therapy beat his lymphoma, but succumbed to pneumonia on Monday in Sydney. His agent spoke out to counter 'inaccuracies and falsehoods'.
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' opens to $264 million, screenplay becomes bestseller amid culture war noise
The film adaptation of Homer's epic grossed $264.1 million worldwide in its opening weekend, while the screenplay shot to No. 1 on Amazon and awards buzz builds.
Nolan's 'The Odyssey' hits cinemas as first all-IMAX feature, with 70mm tickets reselling for €1,100
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' opened on 17 July as the first commercial feature shot entirely with IMAX cameras, while resale tickets for the rare 70mm screenings hit €1,100 and the director said he may now take a years-long break.
Rebel Wilson cleared of defamation as Sydney court dismisses case brought by The Deb co-star
A Federal Court judge ruled that Instagram statements by Rebel Wilson did not defame Charlotte MacInnes, who alleged the actress harmed her reputation over a bath incident during filming.
Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch drama 'Ink' to open 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 2
The world premiere of 'Ink,' starring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch and Jack O'Connell as editor Larry Lamb, will kick off the 83rd edition on the Lido, with the full competition lineup due next week.
ZDF bars Danger Dan and Igor Levit from satire show over 'Keine Angst' song, then schedules 'Aspekte' special
The public broadcaster pulled the rapper and pianist from "Die Anstalt" hours before recording, citing the song's alleged call to violence; a special "Aspekte" will now examine the track on Saturday.
Bregenz Festival opens 80th edition with Verdi's 'La traviata' on Lake Constance stage, all 28 performances sold out
The 80th Bregenz Festival premieres Verdi's 'La traviata' on its iconic lake stage tonight, with all 28 performances through August sold out for months. The production features a 700-square-metre shattered mirror wall.
BTS returns to France after seven years, draws 88,000 to Stade de France with Macron in attendance
The K-pop group's first French concert since 2019 drew 88,000 fans, including President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron, who waved lightsticks during the show.
Claudio Baglioni returns to the stage with two Rome concerts after pneumonia forced tour postponement
The 75-year-old singer-songwriter will perform at Piazza di Siena on October 24, 2026, and at the Fori Imperiali exactly one year later, after acute pneumonia forced a three-month hiatus.
Jean-Marc Sylvestre, longtime TF1 economic journalist, dies at 79
The liberal commentator, a fixture of French television for three decades, died on Monday after a long illness, Atlantico announced.
Bill Kaulitz details queerphobic assaults he faced in his youth, while twin Tom describes a life of stable love with Heidi Klum
In a joint Stern interview, Tokio Hotel twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz share starkly different experiences of intimacy: Bill reveals he has carried the pain of queerphobic assaults since childhood, while Tom describes a life of deep physical and emotional connection with his wife Heidi Klum.
Ava DuVernay's '14th' documentary will close the 64th New York Film Festival on Oct. 9, ten years after '13th' opened the event
The world premiere of Ava DuVernay's new documentary '14th,' examining the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship, will be the closing-night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival on Oct. 9, 2026.
Edward Stourton, former Radio 4 Today host, dies at 68 after decade-long cancer battle
The veteran BBC presenter, known for a decade on Radio 4's Today programme and his sudden sacking in 2008, died on Saturday surrounded by family.
Louvre's Apollo Gallery reopens empty nine months after $102 million jewel heist
The Louvre's Apollo Gallery welcomed visitors on July 22 for the first time since thieves stole €88 million in crown jewels last October. The gilded hall is now empty, its remaining treasures moved to a secure room.
Plas Johnson, saxophonist behind 'The Pink Panther' theme, dies at 94
The American session musician, whose sultry solo defined Henry Mancini's 1963 score, died July 15 at his Los Angeles home, his children confirmed.
High ropes course, bike trails and new pools: Summer tips for the second half of the holidays in Hessen
From an inclusive high ropes course in Marburg to mountain bike trails in Diemelstadt and a new open-air archaeological museum, Hessen offers fresh activities for the remaining weeks of the school break.
ZDF 'Fernsehgarten' brings Mallorca party to Mainz with 6,500 fans, non-alcoholic drinks, and Ballermann stars
The ZDF 'Fernsehgarten' transformed the Mainz Lerchenberg into a slice of Playa de Palma on Sunday, with 6,500 fans, Ballermann acts, and a strict no-alcohol policy that drew chants of 'Wir wollen Freibier'.
Mireille Mathieu turns 80: the 'Sparrow of Avignon' still has stage fright after 3,000 concerts
The French chanson icon, known as the 'Sparrow of Avignon', celebrates her 80th birthday on 22 July and admits she still gets stage fright before every performance.
Saype paints two giant children-drawing-nature frescoes on Swiss Alps slopes, closing a five-year chapter
The Franco-Swiss artist's biodegradable works, spanning 4,600 and 6,300 square metres, depict children drawing nature and are visible from Bretaye until early August.