Music Industry Moves: Republic Records Ups Chris Blackwell to Executive VP

After it was announced that Kate McKinnon is one of several longtime cast members leaving “Saturday Night Live”, fans were anticipating some truly memorable sign-offs — and they got it right off the bat with a special “Cold Open” sketch.

CANNES – It may seem obvious, but sometimes combining two compelling stories doesn’t lead to an overall more captivating film. That’s the primary takeaway from Gina Gammell and Riley Keough‘s somewhat messy “War Pony,” which debuted at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival this weekend.

Inspired by her own late mother’s long battle with multiple sclerosis, writer/director Emily Atef’s (“Molly’s Way,” “3 Days in Quiberon”) latest work, “More Than Ever,” delivers a poignant and well-acted story. Featuring Gaspard Ulliel’s last performance, the film asks its audience to face the reality of and ponder the inevitability of death as well as the line between those who have experienced a type of suffering and those who haven’t.

A Scots dad is set to ride 3,500km to raise money for Cure Leukaemia after his young daughter was diagnosed with cancer.

Lewis Wilson has left Albion Rovers following the conclusion of the 2021/22 season.

holiday" plans were thrown into disarray after he was thrown into a cell Croatia for boarding his flight using his stepdaughter's passport accidentally.David Chadwick, 57, was looking forward to a nice break away when he boarded a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Croatia for a five-night holiday with his wife Alison, 46.However, when border guards stopped him after landing at Zagreb Airport, David made the shocking discovery that he had brought his 21-year-old stepdaughter's passport by mistake.The dad has slammed Ryanair - who admit they incorrectly allowed him on board - after he requested help from his cell, saying he hasn't heard from the airline since finally returning home on April 28.Senior international clinical manager David, who lives in England with his wife Alison and stepdaughter Katherine, said: "I was simply gutted and embarrassed at the same time."I pride myself in never having the wrong things in hand luggage and always having the correct documentation, so I couldn't believe it had happened. I think our faces said it all."I accept it's half my fault for picking up the wrong passport, but you'd think that post 9/11, I wouldn't have been able to board a plane with a female name and photo of my daughter on!"When I finally got back to the UK, the border force at Manchester Airport couldn't believe I got to Croatia with the wrong passport.

TyC Sports report that the former Arsenal man is opting to rest to keep himself fit to face Italy at Wembley on June 1.Copa America winners Argentina take on European champions Italy in a one-off clash organised by UEFA and CONMEBOL as a form of World Super Cup. There is no repercussions of winning or losing the game, other than winning the Finalissima title.Who will win the Premier League - Liverpool or Man City? Comment down belowLiverpool legend Gerrard admitted that questions around his integrity were "disappointing" with Villa set to play a possible role in whether or not the Reds emerge as title winnners.“It is disappointing when people mention integrity and aim it towards me or Aston Villa or any of my players,” Gerrard said, accepting that if Villa do their job, then it could help Liverpool at the same time.“We’ll go out at the weekend and give it everything we’ve got to try and get points for Aston Villa and our supporters.

holidaymakers are roasting in a freak heatwave as temperatures in Spain soar to a whopping 40C.Tourists have been warned that it is dangerously hot and they should avoid physical activity and wear lose clothing.Weather experts have described it as “one of the most intense heatwaves” and credited the burning mercury to an African plume arriving from across the continent.

X FACTOR rapper Honey G looked unrecognisable as she celebrated completing her third triathlon. She showed off her remarkable weightloss and gushed to her fans about her passion for the sport which has helped "build my confidence".

EASTENDERS' Clair Norris looks worlds away from her alter-ego Bernie Taylor as she stunned in a glamorous holiday snap. The actress - who has played the student on the BBC soap since 2017 - shared a recent picture of her enjoying the sunshine on holiday in Spain.

JEREMY Clarkson's daughter Emily has married her fiancé Alex Andrew in a romantic countryside ceremony. The author and social media influencer shared stunning snaps with her legion of followers on Instagram today while announcing her happy news.

DRAGONS' Den star Steven Bartlett has revealed how Heathrow security staff pulled him out FOUR times. The entrepreneur, 29, opened up about his experience on a recent episode of the Tony Bellew Is Angry podcast.

CORONATION Street paid tribute to the show’s late superfan Martyn Hett and the other victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. The 29-year-old had been at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22 2017 when terrorist Salman Abedi detonated a device which killed him and 21 other people.

The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has opened up about comparisons of himself to Harry Styles.Speaking to The Sunday Times, Jagger says he considers resemblance comparisons between him and Styles to have been “superficial”. Styles has frequently been compared to the Stones frontman over the years and was once rumoured to be playing Jagger in an upcoming biopic of his life.Responding to the comparisons, Jagger said: “I like Harry — we have an easy relationship,” he said.“I mean, I used to wear a lot more eye make-up than him.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt’s safe to say that although Italian rock quartet Maneskin were pretty huge in their home country and parts of Europe when they took the Eurovision stage last year, their name recognition and popularity exploded when they won the coveted prize with their song “Zitti E Buoni.” Over the past year, the group has seen their streams, sales and tour itineraries soar, appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and at the Coachella festival — and perhaps most impressive of all, began working with Max Martin, the most successful songwriter-producer of the past 25 years (from Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys to Katy Perry to the Weeknd and Taylor Swift), on their next album.Although the group premiere a new, anti-Putin song called “Gasoline” at Coachella last month, the first fruit of the new partnership arrives tonight: the single “Supermodel,” which drops tonight. While Martin started off as a singer in a hard rock band, this is the first time in many years he’s worked with one — and it’s hard not to notice that the song’s riff owes more than a little to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” “Yeeepppp,” bassist Victoria De Angelis acknowledges coyly.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRapper Gunna, who was named Monday with fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug and dozens of others in a massive gang indictment, was booked into Georgia’s Fulton County jail on Wednesday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other news outlets.The 28-year-old rapper (real name: Sergio Giavonni Kitchens) is charged with a single count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in the 56-count state indictment, which is aimed at alleged members of the Young Slime Life gang — which is similar to the name of Young Thug’s independent label, Young Stoner Life — and includes charges of murder, drug and gun possession, witness intimidation, carjacking, robbery, theft and drug dealing. The indictment includes 28 total defendants affiliated with YSL, and charges them with 56 counts related to gang activity and racketeering; the indictment alleges that Gunna committed felonies including receiving stolen property and drug possession with intent to distribute.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBMG is ramping up its development of new stage musicals in both the U.S., with its first production “Punk Rock Girl!,” and in Germany, following the successful run of its first musical, “Ku’damm 56.”“Punk Rock Girl!” is the debut developmental theatrical production from BMG in the U.S., in partnership with New York-based theatrical company Lively McCabe Entertainment. It features a score of songs written and made famous by female artists and female-fronted bands from the BMG catalog, including Blondie, P!nk, Avril Lavigne, Pat Benatar and Sleater-Kinney, along with the title song, the Dead Milkmen’s 1988’s “Punk Rock Girl”; the full tracklist appears below.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBob Dylan’s share of the Traveling Wilburys has been acquired by Primary Wave Music — an asset that most people probably did not realize was not included in the Nobel Prize-winning artist’s nine-figure deals with Universal Music Publishing and Sony Music.Dylan’s master royalties and neighboring rights royalties for both of the group’s albums, as well as a 2007 box set, are included in the deal. Terms were not disclosed.The Wilburys were a supergroup comprised of Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison, and released two albums filled with lighthearted, not-too-serious songs in contrast to their usually weighty work.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRed Hot Chili Peppers, P!nk, the Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, SZA, Flume, Paramore, and Lil Nas X are the headliners for the 2022 Austin City Limits Music Festival, along with performances from Phoenix (weekend two only), PinkPanthress, Wet Leg (weekend two only), Diplo, Zhu, Lil Durk (weekend one only), Billy Strings, James Blake (weekend one only), Jazmine Sullivan, the War on Drugs, Spoon, Sabrina Claudio and many more. The nine-stage, two-weekend event will take place October 7-9 and October 14-16, 2022, at Zilker Park in Austin.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSean “Diddy” Combs has announced the launch of a new R&B label called Love Records via a deal with Motown Records. According to the announcement, the new label “will be dedicated to R&B music and will release singles and collaborative projects from a collective of world-class artists, producers and songwriters.” Also according to the announcement, today’s news marks Combs’ official return to music.An album by Diddy himself will be Love Records’ first project, set to be released this summer.“Music has always been my first love, Love Records is the next chapter is about getting back to the love and making the best music of my life,” said Combs (pictured above, left). “For the label I’m focused on creating timeless R&B music with the next generation of artists and producers.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA series of wildly colorful posters with an unusual collection of artists have appeared in London in recent days, listing Diana Ross and Tame Impala across the top, along with Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, Thundercat, Brockhampton, Caroline Polacheck, RZA, Brittany Howard, Bleachers, Tierra Whack, Weyes Blood, Kali Uchis, H.E.R.