‘Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom’ Producer Anant Singh Reflects On South Africa, Apartheid & Race In America In Black Lives Matter Open Letter

Adele’s latest album ’30’ and The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours‘ single ‘Save Your Tears’ were the world’s best-selling records of 2021.Music industry body the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has revealed that Adele’s 2021 album sold more than five million copies in two months. It’s also the biggest-selling record on vinyl and CD.The Weeknd’s ‘Save Your Tears, which was released in 2020, topped the charts in 18 countries and was streamed 2.15billion times. In 2020, The Weekend also had the biggest record of the year with his other ‘After Hours’ single ‘Blinding Lights’.You can see the rankings below.Top 10 global singles 2021:01 The Weeknd – ‘Save Your Tears’ (2.15billion streams)02 The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber – ‘ STAY’ (2.07billion streams)03 Dua Lipa – ‘Levitating’ (1.88billion streams)04 BTS – ‘Butter’ (1.76billion streams)05 Olivia Rodrigo – ‘drivers license’ (1.73billion streams)06 Justin Bieber (ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon) – ‘Peaches’ (1.72billion streams)07 The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ (1.61billion streams)08 Olivia Rodrigo – ‘good 4 u’ (1.61billion streams)09 Lil Nas X – ‘MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)’ (1.60billion streams)10 Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’ (1.57billion streams)Top 10 global albums 2021:01. Adele – ’30’02. Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Sour’03. Justin Bieber – ‘Justice’04. Ed Sheeran – ‘=’05. The Weeknd – ‘After Hours’06. Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’07. The Kid LAROI – F Love (Mix Tape)08. ABBA – ‘Voyage’09. Morgan Wallen – ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’10. Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’The three album charts compiled by the IFPI (overall sales, physical sales and vinyl) “reflect the truly global nature of the industry today,” chief executive Frances Moore told the BBC, “with albums by artists

Euphoria, has discussed her hopes for the character after the conclusion to season two.In the second season, Rue’s journey to combat drug addiction took a dark turn as she relapsed and was subjected to a particularly emotional intervention. After the finale, however, her prospects looked more positive (her voiceover revealed she had stayed clean for the rest of the school year).Speaking about Rue’s path to Entertainment Tonight, Zendaya expressed hope her character’s redemption in season three.“There’s a dark place that hits right in the middle of the season,” Zendaya said. “And it was painful for everyone involved with making it.

Benefits, has thanked promoters for granting his wish that the band’s rider should include “something that will make my little girl smile”.Hall gave “special thanks” to promoters at The Bodega in Nottingham, York’s Fulford Arms and more venues for supplying the band’s tour rider with soft toys, books, chocolate and other gifts for his young daughter.It was in effort to reduce “frivolous waste” and to save money on bands’ typically booze-stocked riders, Hall explained to The Line of Best Fit.“One of the points of what we’re doing is to try and reimagine the way we’re doing gigs. When I booked the dates we were asked by various venues as to what our rider was and to be honest the usual staples that are usually provided don’t really appeal anymore.

Belle And Sebastian have announced their 10th studio album ‘A Bit Of Previous’, and shared an offbeat video for the first single ‘Unnecessary Drama’. You can find the therapy-themed visuals below, along with our interview with frontman Stuart Murdoch.The Scottish indie veterans’ first full album in seven years – not including 2019’s soundtrack album for the film Days Of The Bagnold Summer – was recorded in Glasgow, after plans for sessions in Los Angeles were scuppered by the pandemic. It’s the first time the band have recorded in their native city since 2000’s ‘Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant’.Converting their long-term rehearsal space into a COVID-safe studio, Murdoch told NME that the lack of time pressure benefitted the recording process.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced a full global cinema release for their forthcoming film This Much I Know To Be True.The film will be released in cinemas globally on May 11, with tickets going on sale on March 23. They will be available here.The Andrew Dominik-directed feature is a companion piece to the 2016 music documentary One More Time With Feeling, and premiered at the Berlin Film Festival this month.This Much I Know To Be True will explore Cave and Ellis’ creative relationship and feature songs from their last two studio albums, 2019’s ‘Ghosteen’ (by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds) and last year’s ‘Carnage’ (by Cave and Ellis).It will feature the first ever performances of the albums, filmed in Spring 2021 ahead of their UK tour.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe “chopped and screwed” sound has become such a staple of hip-hop that most fans probably don’t even wonder where the slowed-down, stop-start sonic approach came from — and thus, the late DJ Screw, a.k.a. Houston native Robert Earl Davis Jr., is one of the truly unsung heroes of the genre.During the 1990s, he developed the revolutionary mixing technique from his Houston home, adding new rhythms to instrumental tracks, slowing them down and bringing in local rappers to freestyle over the tracks.

Livingston defender Ayo Obileye believes qualifying for Europe is '100 per cent' achievable and admits it would be a remarkable turnaround given their struggles at the start of the season.

The Wanted have arrived in Glasgow ahead of their comeback OVO Hydro tour and they've been enjoying some of the backstage hospitality.

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In it together. Nearly two months after announcing his split from wife Lisa Bonet, Jason Momoa clarified that they are “still family.”

Lizzo knows she deserves to be where she’s at.

A paranoid dad convinced his girlfriend was sleeping with his best friend set fire to their house.

Manchester’s finest female and non-binary DJs will be assembling this weekend for the annual Suffragette City party, which will raise thousands of pounds for charity.

Changes to the National Living Wage will be coming into force from next month.

Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock's action movie about five assassins aboard the same bullet train out of Tokyo, which is based on the Japanese novel  by Kotaro Isaka.In the trailer, Pitt's character sets out for his first mission back to work, which is relayed to him by Bullock's character. Once onboard the bullet train, though, it soon becomes clear that the mission won't be as easy as he thought, with several others trying to accomplish the same thing.What ensues is a star-studded, action-packed adventure, complete with quippy one-liners, epic stunts and jaw-dropping fight scenes.«Everything that's ever happened to you has led you here.

K.J. Yossman Nu Boyana Film Studios, the Bulgarian production facility where Hollywood blockbusters including “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” and “The Expendables” were shot, has re-launched its production training initiative Film Forge.The first course, a week-long workshop in production design, launches on March 7 with another one for camera, grip and lighting assistants set to follow (dates TBC).

Lady Gaga, Billy Porter and Eric McCormack are teaming up to host Elton John‘s annual Oscars party!

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet announced their separation back in January 2022 after over 15 years as a couple.

The “Spider-Man” franchise couldn’t be more popular as “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is approaching $2 billion at the global box office. Sony is looking to continue to flesh out its own cinematic universe without the help of Marvel Studios after the success of the “Venom” films.

Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.The TV personality has taken to Instagram to mark his father's milestone 75th birthday, along with a heartfelt message and throwback pictures of the pair in Jamie's early football days.Jamie posted a series of ten snaps in view of his 1.4 million followers.The first shows a young Jamie on a football pitch with his father who was in the midst of his football career.The pictures then follow on to show Harry with his grandchildren, and on the sidelines for Jamie when he was playing professionally.He made sure to include a picture of Harry with his beloved wife Sandra, along with pivotal moments from his managing career.A post shared by Jamie Redknapp (@jamie.redknapp)He captioned the post: "Happy birthday to my best mate from day 1."Could not have asked for a better dad or mentor thanks for everything. (sic)"Have the best day.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefVeteran South African filmmaker Anant Singh has penned an open letter comparing the problems of racism within his own country with the killings of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks at the hands of police in the U.S.The letter, which he calls “All Lives Matter, Especially Black Lives,” is published on the 44th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, in which 69 people were killed by South African police. It is both angry and surprisingly hopeful.“No matter how powerful, armed and hateful the regime was, we always knew that one day our freedom would come,” Singh said of the forces that threw Nelson Mandela into jail for 27 years between 1962 and 1990.