Bafta nominees jump, strip, and laugh in dramatic portraits ahead of 2020 Awards

Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have covered Elton John’s 1972 classic, ‘Rocket Man’.The rock act debuted their cover during their recent River Is Rising tour kickoff show in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday (February 8). The performance saw the Guns N’ Roses guitarist rip through several solos and lead guitar melodies while Kennedy and The Conspirators jammed along to the classic tune.Watch Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators cover ‘Rocket Man’ below.Before the band launched into the cover, Slash took to the mic to share that they had first recorded the cover for Stuntman, a documentary chronicling Eddie Braun’s attempt to recreate Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon jump.“We’re gonna do this song, it’s gonna be the first time we’ve ever played it live. We played it for a movie some years ago.

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Wednesday press release from Berkshire Hathaway’s Business Wire.The 50-year-old rapper, whose given name is Calvin Broadus Jr, acquired the company from private equity controlled MNRK Music Group, the release said.“I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value,” Snoop Dogg said, according to the release.“It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members. This is an extremely meaningful moment for me.”It wasn’t clear how much Snoop paid for the label, which filed for bankruptcy in 2006 and was sold six years later as founder Suge Knight battled legal and financial troubles.

Kelly Rizzo paid tribute to her late husband Bob Saget, and the life they shared during their six-plus year romance, one month after his unforeseen death on Wednesday.The food/travel blogger, 42, uploaded an emotional montage to Instagram that showed her and the 65-year-old comedian'sharing and exploring' food and drinks around the world.Saget passed away on January 9 from a brain bleed caused by head trauma that occurred after he checked into the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Orlando, Florida. He'd performed in a stand-up show just hours prior.

Harry styles are set to act in some very steamy 'X-rated' scenes for their new anticipated blockbuster movie set for 2022.The Crown actress Emma, 26, and former One Direction star Harry, 28, will play the lead actors in the upcoming film The Policeman.In a complicated love triangle, the two actors' characters are set to experience some very steamy X-rated scenes as the film has received an R rating for sexual content.The widely anticipated movie tells the story of PC Tom Burgess (Harry Styles), who struggles to hide his sexuality in Brighton in the 1950s.In upcoming scenes, PC Tom meets his future wife Marion (Emma Corrin) at a beach in Brighton. However, Tom falls for a museum curator Patrick Hazelwood (David Dawson), and the pair have a decades-long affair that turns their lives upside down.Emma's character Marion discovers her husband is having an affair and fights to have him arrested - homosexuality being still illegal at the time.The movie will no doubt have theatre-goers at the edge of their seats as its gripping storyline and eye-opening storytelling will have film buffs hooked.The film is directed by Michael Grandage and a release date is yet to be announced, but fans can expect a 2022 premiere of the film.It comes days after Emma Corrin made a surprise appearance at this year's BRIT awards.She looked completely unrecognisable as she joined rapper Little Simz's for her fantastic BRIT performance.

Billie Joe Armstrong's missing 1962 Chevrolet Nova has been found by police in Southern California.The Green Day vocalist, 49, took to Instagram Wednesday to update fans on the status of his automobile, along with a selfie.'FOUND MY CAR!!' Armstrong said. 'False alarm..

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost once made comedy skits on Saturday Night Live.But now the married couple have reunited onscreen to dodge a mind-reading Alexa device in a new Super Bowl commercial.Johansson and Jost put their normal game-day routine at home into action with the help of the Amazon device - a virtual personal assistant that plays music, tells the weather, delivers news and sports. Working together: Colin Jost, left, and Scarlett Johansson - seen in 2020 - star in a new Super Bowl commercial.

Lucy Hale flashed her cute smile on Wednesday while out and about in Los Angeles.The 32-year-old actress looked effortlessly stylish in a brown-and-white patterned shirt over a white tank top along with blue jeans.The Pretty Little Liars star completed her ensemble with white sandals. Good mood:Lucy Hale flashed her cute smile on Wednesday while out and about in Los AngelesShe had her dark brown hair parted down the middle and let her natural beauty shine with just a hint of makeup.Lucy accessorized with black sunglasses, golden hoop earrings, necklaces and a bracelet.

HBO unveiled a series of character posters and new still images from their highly-anticipated series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, debuting on HBO Sunday, March 6 at 9 PM ET which will be available to stream on HBO Max.The character posters offer a closer look at the Lakers owner Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly), his mother Jessie Buss (Sally Field) and daughter Jeanie Buss (Hadley Robinson).The posters also feature Laker luminaries such as coach Pat Riley (Adrien Brody), Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), Michael Cooper (Delante Desouza), Jerry West (Jason Clarke), Paul Westhead (Jason Segel) and Claire Rothman (Gaby Hoffman).

She's following her acclaimed role in Hustlers with the romantic comedy Marry Me.And Jennifer Lopez stopped by CBS Morning with her costar Maluma last week to chat up the new film with co-host Gayle King in a segment that aired Wednesday.The 52-year-old actress and singer looked gorgeous in a classic gray dress that contrasted the far more casual Colombian singer–songwriter. Viacom CBS Privacy Policy Retro style: Jennifer Lopez stunned in an classic gray dress while joining her Marry Me costar Maluma to promote their new film on Wednesday's episode of CBS Mornings with Gayle KingJennifer looked effortlessly elegant in her pleated charcoal dress, which featured short sleeves to highlight her fit arms.The look buttoned up over her torso and featured a long pleated skirt with a black lining.

Influencer Lori Harvey declared on Wednesday that she and her boyfriend Michael B. Jordan are '4Lifers' in a PDA-filled Instastory featuring emojis of a white heart and crossed fingers.'Happy birthday to my big baby!' the 25-year-old adopted daughter of Steve Harvey - who boasts 4.2M Instagram followers - gushed.'Can't wait to see what amazing things this year brings for you my love.' Still going strong! Influencer Lori Harvey declared on Wednesday that she and her boyfriend Michael B.

Jessica Alba cut an edgy figure as she strolled intothe Honest Company headquarters in Playa Vista, California on Wednesday afternoon.The 40-year-old actress tucked a black tank top into a pair of distressed black denim jeans with holes on the knees.Alba founded the Honest Company, a consumer goods brand that sells baby, beauty, and personal products, in 2011. Boss lady:Jessica Alba cut an edgy figure as she strolled into the Honest Company headquarters in Playa Vista, California on Wednesday afternoonIt currently boasts a value of over $2billion, according to Bloomberg.The Sin City actress layered up her look on Wednesday by throwing on a black faux leather blazer with gold buttons.

Jodie Comer revealed Stephen Graham talked her out of dropping her Liverpudlian accent when she first started out in actingThe 27-year-old, who first worked with Graham in 2012 series Good Cop, revealed she was considering softening her natural dialect in order to be “taken more seriously.”Speaking to Tom Allen and Graham ahead of Virgin Media TV Bafta Awards, the Killing Eve actor said: “I always had this thing in my head that I needed to or that I would be taken more seriously if I did. And Stephen was like: ‘Are you kidding? Never, ever do that’.“I was so glad that you reminded me because he is so authentic in himself.

Naman Ramachandran HBO and Sky Atlantic’s “Chernobyl,” Channel 4’s “Stath Lets Flats” and Channel 4 and Netflix’s “The End of the F—king World” emerged with two BAFTAs apiece at this year’s awards.“Chernobyl” won for mini-series and leading actor for Jared Harris, adding two prizes to its existing haul of seven gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards earlier this month.Meanwhile, BAFTA’s Leading Actress award was won by Glenda Jackson for her performance in BBC’s “Elizabeth is Missing,” her first television role for more than 25 years and the second BAFTA of her career.

Peter White Television EditorChernobyl’s awards run continues after picking up the award for best mini-series at the BAFTA TV Awards.The HBO and Sky co-production drama beat BBC drama The Victim, Channel 4’s The Virtues and ITV’s A Confession to pick up the award.Jared Harris also won the leading actor award. He beat The Capture’s Callum Turner, The Virtues’ Stephen Graham and Giri/Haji’s Takehiro Hira to the award.

Actor Stephen Graham had fans crying with laughter this evening when he revealed his clever fashion hack.

It turns out Jodie Comer has to thank her lucky stars for Stephen Graham's gesture that launched her acting career.

Stephen Graham was the king of Zoom calls as he wore a smart button-up shirt and red shorts for the Bafta TV awards.Year by year, the Baftas has been the best time to put on your fanciest suit and sexiest dress, but Covid-19 changed it all.The awards show this year has the stars Zooming in for interviews and awards acceptance and we’re loving this new format.Speaking to Tom Allen during the Bafta Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards pre-show, Stephen couldn’t help but get up to show off his business on top, pool party on the bottom outfit deal.‘Stephen, you got dressed up for the occasion, is that right?’ host of the pre-show Tom asked.Considering his top half looked suave, we thought he got dressed up too.‘Well, I’ve got…Look at

Rankin is used to dealing with difficult celebrities while shooting their portraits, but for his latest project he faced a different challenge: photographing them remotely.The photographer was commissioned by the Virgin Media Baftas to create portraits of this year’s nominees for the TV awards, which will be given out by Richard Ayoade on Friday – remotely, of course.Instead of stressing over setting up a studio, Rankin had to deal with strained phone calls with the stars’ partners, and in some cases their children, as he turned them into celebrity photographers for the day.The only apparatus the nominees were sent was a light, and then, via video call, Rankin directed the action.

Bafta nominees have posed for Rankin in a socially-distanced photoshoot.This year’s portraits saw the friends and families of those nominated taking part, as the shoot was done remotely and directed through a series of video calls.The results saw a fun and heart-warming collection of photos capturing the essence of some of our nominees; Stephen Graham leaps in the air on a trampoline dressed in a suit and trainers, Glenda Jackson sits in her garden with a cup of tea and Guz Khan is ambushed by his children with water pistols.Suranne Jones reads the paper in an armchair in her garden shed, barefoot while wearing a white trousersuit and flanked by the Bafta she won in 2016 for Doctor Foster.

This year’s BAFTA nominated TV stars have posed at home for celebrity photographer Rankin ahead of Friday’s ceremony at a closed studio.