Duran Duran Reveal They Once Blew Off A Pitch To Collaborate With Michael Jackson

The hype machine for Matt Reeves‘ reboot of the ‘Batman’ franchise has almost hit its crescendo as “The Batman” is about to hit theaters early next month. Audiences around the globe will finally get to see Robert Pattinson‘s take on both Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader, as Reeves guides us into more of a gritty crime thriller version of Gotham City thanks to the slick visuals courtesy of Oscar-nominated “Dune” cinematographer Greg Fraser.

Shawn Mendes, 23, has cozied up to a new woman following his split from Camila Cabello, 24. The “Wonder” crooner was seen with YouTube yogi Hitomi Mochizuki in Hawaii on Feb. 4. The pair were engaged in an intimate beach ritual, which involved Hitomi kneeling down and getting face-to-face with Shawn, who inhaled a shamanic medicine called Rapé. They grabbed lunch after the ritual and were all smiles together.

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The kids come first. Kim Kardashian is focused on her four children with Kanye West following his recent social media rants about their divorce.

Breast-feeding battle. Two months after giving birth and welcoming her first child with John Mulaney, Olivia Munn got real about her struggles to nurse son Malcolm.

Saying sorry. Nelly is responding after some of his Instagram followers were surprised on Tuesday, February 8, by a video of a woman performing oral sex.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Alex Garland‘s “Annihilation” hit the big screen courtesy of A24. While that film flopped hard at the box office, it still garnered solid reviews from critics, and everyone has waited for Garland’s follow-up ever since.

It could be the ideal base camp for any amateur Nessie hunter – a stunning accommodation on the banks of Loch Ness with unrivalled views of the famous waterway has just gone on the market.

Island Of Love – you can hear the four-piece’s new single ‘Songs Of Love’ below.The Jack White-owned label expanded their operations to London last summer and opened a record store in Soho in September.Third Man London have announced this afternoon (February 9) that their first signing is the London band Island Of Love.The quartet will release the ‘Songs Of Love’ EP via Third Man on March 18 digitally, with a physical release – a limited edition 7″ – set to follow on July 1. Pre-order is available now from here.You can hear the EP’s title track below.Third Man co-founder Ben Swank, who is said to have offered Island Of Love a deal 30 seconds after they got off stage following a gig at Third Man London, said in a statement: “I grew up a working class kid in Ohio, coming of age in the early 90s… did Island Of Love’s songs immediately strike a note of familiarity to the heart strings of this former teenaged lo-fi obsessed anglophile? Yes they did.

Michael Jackson was working on what would be his final album prior to his death, Invincible. The record came out on October 30, 2001, reaching number one in the US and UK.

David Ritz I first met him at his apartment in Trump Tower when Trump Tower was just another glitzy apartment building on Fifth Avenue.“Look at the view of the park,” he said. “Ever seen anything so beautiful? Doesn’t it make you feel like you’re on top of the world?”Before I could answer, he was rushing me out the door and downstairs where his chauffeur-driven Rolls was waiting at the curb.“Where are we going?” I asked.“A meeting?”“Who are we meeting?”He wouldn’t say.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJenn Suozzo, a veteran NBC News producer who has been working as the top producer at “NBC Nightly News,” will step away from the broadcast to pursue a new venture outside of NBC Universal.“Jenn’s been a fixture in our control rooms, covering virtually every breaking and major news event from the past two decades, including the Miracle on the Hudson, the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Michael Jackson’s death, tornado outbreaks, six presidential elections, and more,” said NBC News President Noah Oppenheim wrote in a memo to staffers Wednesday.Suozzo leaves as NBC’s evening news broadcast, led by Lester Holt, faces a formidable foe.

UPDATED  with full cast: Producers of the upcoming Broadway musical MJ, which begins previews December 6 at Neil Simon Theatre ahead of opening night February 1, has unveiled the full cast joining Myles Frost as Michael Jackson.

Roy Trakin Walter Yetnikoff, a colorful record label executive who led CBS Records as president/CEO from 1975 to 1990 — when its roster was stacked with superstars like Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones — died Sunday night at age 87.  He would have turned 88 on August 11.A cause of death has not been given, although he had been battling several illnesses in recent years. His wife, Lynda, confirmed the death to friends Monday.Born in 1933 in Brooklyn’s largely Jewish Brownsville neighborhood, Yetnikoff described his childhood as “extremely painful” as a result of having been physically abused by his father.

LA on Thursday evening. At the Netflix event, Michael Jackson's daughter, 23, put her growing collection of tattoos on display in a figure-hugging off-white silk dress, accessorised with a selection of beaded bracelets and a delicate brown necklace.

Gallery: Meet my TOYBOY! 10 famous women in a relationship with a younger man (BANG Showbiz)He jokingly added: "She booty called me. We never dated.

When Michael Jackson passed away in June 2009 at age 50, his death shocked the world. At the time of his passing, his three children were still all very young. Michael’s only daughter Paris, who was 11 when he died, gave a heartbreaking eulogy at the “Billie Jean” singer’s memorial service. “Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine… I just wanted to say I love him so much,” she said, via The Guardian.

“Under Your Spell,” Tito continues the magic. The star-studded video for his uplifting debut single — “Love One Another” — actually features cameos from a slew of familiar faces, from Chris Tucker to Magic Johnson.But it’s also a dual A-list family reunion: Katherine, Janet, LaToya, Jermaine and Paris Jackson share screen time with Kris Jenner and Khloé and Kim Kardashian.

Duran Duran have shared the second single from their forthcoming album, entitled ‘MORE JOY’.The single, released today (August 5), follows the release of ‘INVISIBLE’ in May 2021. While that song was a collaboration with Blur‘s Graham Coxon, ‘MORE JOY’ sees the band work with Japanese rock band CHAI.

Tito Jackson says a Jackson family reunion tour with sister Janet Jackson is very much a possibility.

Michael Jackson once pitched a collaboration with Duran Duran, but the group turned down the offer.The Simon Le Bon-fronted band appeared on What Happens Live With Andy Cohen yesterday (August 2) where they were asked whether they had a friendship with Jackson back in the 1980s.In response, keyboardist Nick Rhodes recalled the time he received an unexpected phone call from the King Of Pop.“We go home after a tour – it must have been 1983, I think. I get home and the phone rings and my mum says, ‘There’s somebody on the phone for you, he says his name’s Michael Jackson’.”Rhodes went on to say that he initially thought the call was a prank by a member of Duran Duran’s crew.