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David Benedict Enraged by the British government charging the standard 15% sales tax on tickets for Live Aid, Bob Geldof (Craige Els) bullies his way into a meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (sparky Julie Atherton). Ever intransigent, she responds with dialogue lifted from Bernie Taupin and Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” before they argue with each other unexpectedly as a rap.

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Breaking Baz: Live Aid Musical Blows The Roof Off London’s Old Vic As Bob Geldof Actor Curses His Way To Stardom

The producers and key creatives behind the Live Aidmusical Just for One Day, which officially opened Tuesday night at the Old Vic, have banded together to ensure that 10 percent of every ticket sold goes to the Band Aid Charitable Trust established by Bob Geldof and others to help relieve the hunger and poverty in Ethiopia.

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Listen to Kacey Musgraves cover ‘Three Little Birds’ for Bob Marley biopic

Kacey Musgraves has released a cover of Bob Marley’s ‘Three Little Birds’, which is set to feature in the upcoming biopic about the reggae icon. Listen to the track below.The reverb-heavy acoustic version of the track is one of six covers of Marley songs that will accompany the film’s release, with the other artists including Leon Bridges, Daniel Caesar, Skip Marley and Wizkid.‘Three Little Birds’ was first released on Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1977 album ‘Exodus’, later reaching the Top 20 in 1980 as a single.Listen to Musgraves’ version of the song below.The feature length biopic about the reggae icon, titled Bob Marley: One Love, is due to be released in UK cinemas on February 14, 2024, with British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir (Peaky Blinders, One Night in Miami) playing the musician.The film has been made in partnership with Marley’s family, and also stars James Norton, Lashana Lynch and Tosin Cole.

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Egyptian-U.S. Company Ambient Light Films Ramps Up Support For MENA Filmmakers

EXCLUSIVE: L.A. and Cairo-based production company Ambient Light Films is upping its support for Middle East and North African indie cinema.

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Sundance: Director Bao Nguyen On ‘We Are The World’ Docu, Lionel Ritchie Karaoke, Prince’s Guitar & Return To Park City

“I didn’t really know much about the making of the song,” admits The Greatest Night in Pop director Bao Nguyen of 1985’s star-studded Ethiopian famine relief hit “We Are the World.” “You just make these assumptions about how things are made because it just happens. But when you think now of 46 great artists getting together to make that, it would be really impossible for that to happen now.”

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The Weeknd Donates Laptops, More to 1,000 Homeless Kids Via Schools on Wheels

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye has donated to the Los Angeles based organization School on Wheels, which will support more than 1,000 students experiencing homelessness from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The artist has donated several million dollars to charitable organizations in recent years, including humanitarian efforts in Gaza, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Covid relief and more. According to the announcement, the mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for children who are the most disadvantaged in the city.

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Angelina Jolie's daughter, 18, drops dad Brad Pitt's surname after family row

Zahara Jolie, Angelina Jolie 's eldest daughter, has made a bold statement by distancing herself from her adopted father, Brad Pitt.The 18 year old, currently navigating college life, has opted to shed her Jolie-Pitt surname and now goes by Zahara Marley Jolie. Attending Spelman College, Zahara recently joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and during her induction, she proudly declared: "My name is Zahara Marley Jolie.

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Band Aid’s Festive Anthem Slammed For Its Lyrics Of “Racist And Patronising African Stereotypes”

Nearly 40 years after it topped the UK Christmas pop chart and made millions of pounds for charity, Band Aid’s charity anthem has come under fresh fire for its lyrics, which critics say perpetuate racist and patronising stereotypes of African people.

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George Michael’s Christmas Song Makes History With UK’s Christmas Number One Spot, 40 Years On

Last Christmas by Wham! has made pop history, topping the Christmas chart for the first time since it was released almost four decades ago.

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Much-loved Stockport café reopens following stunning makeover

An award-winning independent coffee group founded in the Northwest has announced the reopening of its Stockport store.

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Drake debuts new face tattoo of a Toronto slang term

Drake has debuted his new face ink which features a Toronto slang term that has Arabic roots last week.On Friday, November 17, the same day that the ‘God’s Plan’ rapper surprise-released his latest project ‘For All The Dogs: Scary Hours Edition’, he was spotted at a party hosted by Canadian TV personality Tyrone “T-rex” Edwards’.At the party, photographer Brent Kore took a photo of Drake’s new face ink that read “miskeen” above his right brow bone. Though the rapper has not explained the tattoo’s meaning or has addressed it, “miskeen” it’s a sympathetic term used in both Arabic and Amharic, an Ethiopian Semitic language.According to the University Of Toronto Magazine, the term means “a pathetic person or situation.” This isn’t Drake’s first face tattoo, he has his mother’s initials inked under his left eye.A post shared by Brent Kore (@brentkore)The reissue of Drake’s eighth studio album ‘For All The Dogs’ was released last Friday (November 17) as ‘…Scary Hours Edition’.

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Bob Geldof reveals plans for new Live Aid IMAX film

Bob Geldof has revealed that there are plans to release a new Live Aid IMAX film.Geldof, a former member of The Boomtown Rats turned activist, and ex-Ultravox co-lead singer Midge Ure, organised the concert held on July 13, 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.Live Aid was attended by about 72,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium, and, simultaneously more than 89,000 people at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, US. An estimated 1.9billion people from across 130 countries watched the TV broadcast.A 20th anniversary event called Live 8 was held in 2005 at venues in G8 countries and South Africa.Speaking at this week’s EnergaCamerimage cinematography film festival, Geldof reflected on his career and the concert before revealing that an IMAX film about Live Aid could be on the way to cinemas soon.

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Benefits share powerful statement on Armistice Day and the Israel-Palestine war

Benefits has shared a powerful statement regarding the ongoing Israel-Palestine war as well as Armistice Day.On November 9, the band took to their official Instagram account to discuss the current state of the world, specifically the ongoing Israel-Palestine war. “For the last week, we’ve travelled around a chunk of Northern Europe going from major city to major city with absolute ease.

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How to Watch the New York City Marathon Online

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. For New Yorkers, marathon day is one of the best “holidays” of the year, during which thousands of runners bound through all five boroughs the city. This year, the marathon will take place on Sunday, Nov.

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Dori Media Group Touts New Series in Production (EXCLUSIVE)

Anna Marie de la Fuente Multinational studio Dori Media Group (DMG), founded in Israel in 1996 by Yair Dori and with outposts in Israel, Switzerland, Argentina, Spain and Singapore, is presenting more than a dozen new series at Mipcom, led by two notable action-drama series, “Amia” and “Indal.” Led by Nadav Palti, CEO & President of Dori Media Group, the studio’s contingent of sales execs and reps will be presenting a slate of both scripted and unscripted series spanning multiple territories, languages and cultures at the annual confab in Cannes. “Amia” was filmed in Uruguay and is inspired by the terror attacks of 1992 on the Israeli embassy and in 1994 against the Argentinian Jewish community while “Indal” is a high-octane series that follows the kidnapping of a police officer by a group of Ethiopian Israeli youth.

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Live Aid concert to be turned into stage musical

Just For One Day, is based on the iconic 1985 concert held at Wembley Stadium, which saw acts including Queen, U2, David Bowie and Paul McCartney perform.Bob Geldof, a former member of The Boomtown Rats turned activist, and ex-Ultravox co-lead singer Midge Ure organised the concert held on July 13, 1965 to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.Now, Geldof has giving playwrights his blessing to stage a musical based on the concert that will feature songs played on the day by acts Elton John, Queen and Sting. The musical play runs from January 26, 2024 to March 30, 2024 at London’s Old Vic Theatre.BBC News spoke to Geldof about what fans can expect from the show. He clarified, firstly, that no actors will be trying to imitate the performers.“This isn’t a tribute thing.

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Breaking Baz: Bob Geldof Collaborates On Live Aid Musical With Broadway & West End Director Luke Sheppard; Show Will World Premiere At London’s Old Vic

EXCLUSIVE: Rock icon Bob Geldof is collaborating on a stage musical about the global phenomenon that was Live Aid. The show, called Just For One Day, devised and directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet), will have its world premiere at the Old Vic Theatre in London early next year.

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Malia Obama spotted hanging out with rapper Animé: Who is he?

Malia Obama was recently photographed in Los Angeles, hanging out with a new friend, and enjoying a sushi date. The former First Daughter wore a chic all-black look and was spotted leaving the restaurant with rapper Animé, who was recently on tour in North America and is getting ready for upcoming dates in Asia.MALIA OBAMA RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES FROM NYC AND HITS THE GYMMALIA OBAMA GIGGLES WITH A FRIEND WHILE WEARING THE PERFECT FALL LOOKThe 29-year-old rapper released his second studio album ‘Limbo’ in 2020, followed by a mixtape titled’ TwoPointFive’ in 2021, and his latest project ‘Kaytraminé’ in 2023, in collaboration with Kaytranada.

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Bob Dylan plays surprise set with The Heartbreakers at Farm Aid

Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance at Farm Aid last night (September 23), marking the first time he’d appeared at the charity concert since he helped to conceive it.The annual event was founded by Willie Nelson and has taken place since 1985 and raises money to support family farmers in the US. The idea came about when, during his performance at Live Aid to raise money to help support farmers during the Ethiopian famine, Dylan wondered whether a similar event could be worked on to support American farmers.

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Canal+ Group Chair and CEO Maxime Saada to Receive Variety Vanguard Award at Mipcom

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Maxime Saada, the chair and CEO of Canal+ Group, will receive the Variety Vanguard Award at the Mipcom international content sales conference set for Oct. 16-19 in Cannes. The award recognizes television industry leaders who have made a significant contribution to the global business of entertainment.

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TikTok Hatemongers Harass LGBTQ Ethiopians

In recent weeks, TikToks calling for queer people to be whipped, stabbed, and killed have gone viral in Ethiopia. TikTok hate mongers are outing LGBTQ people by posting their names, photographs, and online profiles.The top comment from one such video says “Let’s kill them, give us their address.”“TikTok is being used to incite violence,” Bahiru Shewaye, co-founder of the Ethiopian LGBTQ rights group House of Guramayle, told the Associated Press. TikTok has removed some of these videos but is largely leaving them untouched.

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