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Apple has announced that it will reveal a brand new product on Wednesday, February 19, although it's keeping its mouth firmly closed on what that product might be. It's slightly out of the norm for the Californian tech company, with it usually scheduling its Spring event between March and May.

President Donald Trump‘s tariff plans are causing an issue for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo is delaying the long-awaited pre-order date for its new Switch 2 video game device, citing uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Stocks in the U.S. and overseas dropped sharply for a second day on continued fears that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign imports would ignite a massive trade war and lead to an economic recession. Adding fuel to the stock downward spiral: The Chinese government announced Friday a blanket 34% tariff on American products, effective April 10.

President Donald Trump is imposing global tariffs everywhere, including places where people don’t even live.

U.S. stock markets plummeted after the opening bell Thursday, as investors registered shock at President Donald Trump‘s sweeping retaliatory tariffs.

Naman Ramachandran Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on the government’s commitment to implement local content quotas for streaming platforms, despite mounting pressure from the U.S. amid escalating trade tensions. “We strongly support local content in streaming services so Australian stories stay on Australian screens,” Albanese said on Thursday.

Financial markets declined markedly Wednesday after Donald Trump unveiled steeper-than-expected retaliatory tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. from other nations.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a 2025 UK and European orchestral tour.The Melbourne sextet is set to bring their ‘Phantom Island’ tour overseas later this year, with select dates played as rave sets and other dates as orchestral shows led by conductor/musical director Chad Kelly.They will play songs off their forthcoming album ‘Phantom Island’ (release date unknown), along with cuts from their wide catalogue. Rave sets will incorporate tracks from 2023’s ‘The Silver Cord’, the band’s pivot into electronic music, and they will modify other songs through a fully modular synthesis table.Meanwhile, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s orchestral shows include a date at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where they will perform with Covent Garden Sinfonia.Pre-sale commences at 10am on April 2, whilst general sale will follow at 10am on April 4 – find your tickets here and see tour dates below:OCTOBER31 – Aviva Studios – Manchester (rave set)NOVEMBER1 – Brixton Electric – London (rave set)2 – Brixton Electric – London (rave set)4 – Royal Albert Hall – London (with Covent Garden Sinfonia)5 – La Seine Musicale – Paris (with Orchestre Lamoureux)6 – 013 – Tilburg, NL (rave set)7 – Mainstage – Den Bosch, NL (with Sinfonia Rotterdam)9 – Inside Seaside Festival – Gdansk, PL (with The Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra)10 – Columbiahalle – Berlin (rave set)11 – SaSaZu – Prague (rave set)12 – Gasometer – Vienna (rave set)14 – Poolen – Copenhagen (rave set)15 – Gothenburg Film Studios – Gothenburg (rave set)The UK/EU tour will follow the band’s upcoming leg in the US, where they will tour with conductor and musical director Sarah Hicks.

Refused have announced their final ever UK and European shows as part of their 2025 farewell tour. See all the dates and ticket information below.The Swedish punk band confirmed news of their split in September last year, alongside a 25th-anniversary edition of their seminal third album ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come’.It followed their first famous break up 1998, in the midst of their North American tour in support of ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come’.

's 2025 Mayhem Ball Tour has just been announced, and we're pleased to report that she's going global, with dozens of dates listed across the US and Europe.Less than a month following the release of her highly anticipated album , the "Abracadabra" singer has announced that she will be headed on a world tour that will see her gracing everywhere from New York to Toronto and all the way over to the EU in London, Berlin and Paris.In addition to her widely celebrated new album, the singer has no shortage of existing hits in her catalog—including all-time pop classics such as “Poker Face,” “Telephone,” and “Judas," to name a few.Through recessions, social movements, and pandemics, the pop star has always swooped in to deliver anthems that seem tailor-made for the worst of times. Here she comes again.Gaga announced the tour on March 26 via an Instagram post featuring the suitably vibey promo graphic for The Mayem Ball along with the caption, “I wasn’t planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore, but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going."She continued, "It came together super quickly thanks to Arthur Fogel and the amazing team at Live Nation, who planned a global tour in just a few weeks.

Annika Pham Danish filmmaker Janus Metz (“Borg vs McEnroe,” “Armadillo”), most recently attached to Season 2 of “Star Wars” series “Andor,” has his mind and heart fully-immersed these days not in a galaxy far, far away, but in real-life stories of human beings, risking their lives in the Mediterranean, in hope of a better life in Europe. With his observational doc “Rescue,” selected for CPH:DOX’s co-production and co-financing showcase CPH:Forum in Copenhagen, the director has teamed up with his life partner Sine Plambech, a renowned anthropologist, filmmaker and migrant researcher.

Matt Berninger has announced a series of intimate UK solo shows and Q&A events set for this spring.The National frontman will perform three stripped-back shows, joined by producer Sean O’Brien and Julia Laws (Ronboy), both of whom feature on his upcoming record, ‘Get Sunk’, which was previewed earlier this month with new single ‘Bonnet Of Pins’.The performances mark the first opportunity for UK audiences to hear material from the new record, which arrives on 30th May via Concord/Book Records, and marks the second solo album from Berninger, following on from his 2020 debut ‘Serpentine Prison’.Visit here to pre-order the new album, and here to order tickets, which go on sale Wednesday (March 26) at 10am.Alongside the intimate shows, Berninger will also take part in several Q&A sessions, with these included events at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club with BBC Radio 6’s Chris Hawkins, London’s KEF Music Gallery with Huw Stephens, and Union Chapel with Matt Everitt.A post shared by Matt Berninger (@greengloves777)Following these April dates, Berninger will embark on a tour across North America, the UK, and Europe.These kick off with a series of North American stops this spring, commencing in Seattle on May 19. Other shows include stops in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and more.

Lise Pedersen Swedish director Viktor Nordenskiöld’s “The Eukrainian,” which has its world premiere at Copenhagen’s documentary festival CPH:DOX, is an intimate portrait of Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Olha Stefanishyna, a key figure in the country’s push for European integration. Variety spoke to Nordenskiöld about the film, and debuts its trailer here. Filmed between 2022 and 2024, the doc follows Stefanishyna as she navigates political roadblocks in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, leading her country’s efforts to join the European Union and NATO.

The Lottery Winners have shared their powerful new single ‘Ragdoll’ featuring Nickelback‘s Chad Kroeger. Check it out below.It’s the latest taste of their upcoming sixth studio record ‘KOKO‘, which also sees them collaborate with Frank Turner, Shed Seven and Reverend & The Makers.

U.S. stocks fell again Thursday with the S&P 500 officially entering “correction” territory. Economic jitters are on the rise amid President Trump’s trade wars and a possible government shutdown.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The largest audience award in the world, the LUX Audience Award, sees citizens and members of the democratically elected European Parliament coming together yearly to honor a European film with their coveted prize. This year’s slate of highly-acclaimed nominees include Gints Zibalodis’s history-making “Flow,” which just won Latvia its first ever Oscar for Best Animated Film, and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey,” the first film by a Black filmmaker to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

The European Producers Club (EPC) has appointed Julie-Jeanne Régnault as its new Managing Director.

Alex Ritman The BBC has acquired “Families Like Ours,” the debut TV drama by Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round,” “The Hunt”) for the U.K. Written by Vinterberg and Bo Hr.

The BBC has acquired Oscar-nominated director Thomas Vinterberg‘s first TV series.

Aphex Twin and Supreme have joined forces to release more products as part of a collaboration which is set to release this week.The partnership between the two comes as part of the streetwear brand’s new Spring/Summer 2025 collection and saw the brand release an exclusively-made t-shirt with the iconic cover art for the Aphex Twin’s 1999 track ‘Windowlicker’.Now, Supreme has unveiled a number of new Aphex Twin-related products which are set to release this Thursday (March 6) at 11am EST (US) 17:00 CEST (EU) 4pm GMT (UK) and in Asia on March 8.The newly revealed drop will be comprised of a GORE-TEX Hooded Jacket, work gloves and a hoodie with the iconic terrifying grin of Richard David James – Aphex Twin’s real name – on them as well as an Alpha Industries Cargo Jacket, Sweater, Shirt, Thermal, Football Jersey, Alpha Industries Cargo Pant, Short, two T-Shirts, 6-Panel hat, a Mantis Coin Knife and four Skateboards – three sold as a set and one sold individually. Check out the collection below as well as the item pricing.A post shared by Supreme (@supremenewyork)A post shared by DropsByJay (@dropsbyjay)As highlighted by RA, this isn’t the first time that Aphex Twin has been a source of inspiration for Supreme, as the brand also made a nod to his work back in 2018.

Alex Ritman Chris Bird, the director of Prime Video UK, has decided to step down from the role and leave the company after more than 14 years. The news was announced in an internal memo sent to staff by Brigette Ricou-Bellan, the general manager of Prime Video EU, who noted that Bird had been with Amazon since joining as part of its acquisition of early streaming service LoveFilm in 2010 before taking over leadership of the U.K.