Nick Cave and Warren Ellis record soundtrack for Marilyn Monroe film ‘Blonde’

NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off! As usual, this year's ceremony honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film is preceded by a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live telecast.Hosted by returning emcee and seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, the ceremony will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and more presenting awards, while Samuel L. Jackson accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, receives the Social Justice Impact Award.The preceding non-televised nights will be hosted by actor and comedian Affion Crockett, with awards presented by Cory Hardrict, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Khleo Thomas, Lori Harvey, Wendy Raquel Robinson and more.

Brits have been told to "act now" as river levels are expected to rise and cause mass flooding into next week.Several flood warnings and flood alerts remain in place in the UK as low-lying areas still struggle with the impact of the recent storms.Eight red-level flood warnings have been applied along the River Severn, with 12 amber-level alerts in place in other parts of England. The red warnings say "flooding is expected - act now", explaining: "We expect river levels to remain high into next week. "We are closely monitoring the situation.

Mary J. Blige took the stage during the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night. The Queen of hip-hop soul took the stage from New York City’s iconic Apollo Theater and performed the lead single from her recent album, «Good Morning Gorgeous.»Standing in a sleek purple and black gown, and backed by a full band, Blige belted out the lyrics to the song, before going into her 1992 hit,.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have just been honored with the prestigious President's Award at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were bestowed with the honor Saturday during the live televised portion of the event. The President's Award aims to recognize those who have demonstrated special achievement and distinguished public service.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPete Davidson won’t be live from New York on this particular Saturday night.The “Saturday Night Live” cast member has been cleared to work on the production of “The Home,” the Miramax horror movie being directed by James DeMonaco, according to two people familiar with the matter. A spokesperson for “SNL” could not be reached for immediate comment.

2 min read Sheldon Riley will represent Australia at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin after being crowned the winner of the Australian Eurovision competition at the live final on the Gold Coast.

Samuel L. Jackson is getting his flowers.

Kanye West says he takes issue with Kim Kardashian‘s claim that the rapper’s “been putting a lot of misinformation regarding our private matters and co-parenting on social media,” because he says she can’t prove he wrote the social media posts.

Kanye West and Jamie Foxx took a walk down memory lane to chat about how their collaboration on their classic Slow Jamz came to be nearly two decades ago.The two stars got together for a pow-wow on Saturday, which was documented in a short video posted on Ye's Instagram page, though he deleted it shortly afterward.Their weekend reunion may have been a promotional plot, asit came three days after Act 2 of West's three-part documentary, Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, dropped on Netflix.Scroll down to videos Reunited! Kanye West and Jamie Foxx took a walk down memory lane and talked about the making of the classic hit, Slow Jamz, during a meeting on SaturdayAmong the highlights in the documentary is archival footage of West in the recording studio breaking down Slow Jamz for Foxx before he takes the microphone to record his vocal part for the tune.The new 34-second clip of the two stars also stirred up a frenzy with fans due to their revelation that they are heading back into the studio again to record new music together.'Look at how it happened baby... Yo man, we're cooking,' Foxx says, in a reference to the footage of their younger selves creating Slow Jamz in Ye's documentary.

She's a notable golf enthusiast who has participated in celebrity tournaments in the past.But Jessica Alba's love for the game didn't require any special attire, as she dropped by a course in Los Angeles on Saturday in an ultra casual T-shirt and sweatpants.The 40-year-old actress looked cool and collected as she worked on her game with her husband Cash Warren, 43, and their children Honor, 13; Haven, 10; and Hayes, four. Hitting the links: Jessica Alba, 40, looked cool in a punk-inspired look while golfing in Los Angeles withhusband Cash Warren, 43, and their children Honor, 13; Haven, 10; and Hayes, fourJessica had on an effortlessly cool punk rock–style look featuring a black graphic T-shirt, which she covered up with a black-and-white flannel plaid shirt that she left unbuttoned.She showed off a hint of her tanned and toned legs with her gray sweatpants, which were cropped and frayed at the bottoms.

Kanye West's new muse Chaney Jones showcased her stupendous hourglass curves as she hit the beach in Miami, Florida, on Saturday.The 24-year-old influencer looked chic in a one-piece short-sleeve black bodycon fit Balenciaga swimsuit, with the logo 'Paris' written on the chest in a white font.The Kim Kardashian lookalike donned an oversized pair of black sunglasses to shield her eyes from the sun and looked fresh-faced despite partying with the rapper, 44, until 3:30 AM on Thursday night. Beach look: Kanye West's new muse Chaney Jones showcased her hourglass curves as she hit the beach in Miami, Florida, on SaturdayThe other side of her stylish swimwear - which retails for over $600 - featured an open back, giving it a seductive edgewhile still remaining demure.

They previously shared the screen in the widely-panned 2003 flick Gigli.And on Saturday afternoon, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck proved that they still love spending time at the movies as they were spotted taking a trip to a cinema in Los Angeles.The 52-year-old hitmaker and the 49-year-old actor appeared to be enjoying their time with each other as they stepped out of a car and headed towards the theater to catch a film. At the movies: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck proved that they still loved spending time at the movies as they were spotted taking a trip to a cinema in Los Angeles on SaturdayLopez wore a white turtleneck sweater that was tucked into a black jumpsuit-style pair of pants that reached up over her bust during her outing.The On The Floor singer also rocked a set of leather flats and carried a black quilted handbag.

Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith make one picture perfect couple!

Selena Gomez’s latest cover for Elle magazine’s September issue, the actress channeled her inner Marilyn Monroe and we’re here for it. In some of the black and white photos, the ‘Lose You to Love Me’ singer with short blonde waves and wearing a checkered little number that has a wide white collar worn over fishnet tights.

Selena Gomez was turned into a blonde bombshell in the vein of pinup Marilyn Monroe of How To Marry A Millionaire and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes fame for her latest photo shoot.The singer - who will next star with Steve Martin in the series Only Murders In The Building - landed the cover ofELLE's September 2021 issue is the brand's first-ever Latinx issue, which will be on newsstands August 31.Inside the 29-year-old superstar touched on how she was made to feel sexualized at a young age.

A rite of passage! Filming a movie or TV show is one thing, but taking the Broadway stage is quite another — no reshoots, no edits and a live audience.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced their new ‘B-Sides & Rarities Part II’ collection.The compilation album is the follow-up to 2005’s ‘B-Sides & Rarities’ and has been compiled by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.‘B-Sides & Rarities Part II’ features 27 rare and unreleased tracks from 2006-2020, including the first recordings of ‘Skeleton Tree’, ‘Girl In Amber’ and ‘Bright Horses’.Set for release on double vinyl, double CD, deluxe double CD and all digital platforms on October 22, ‘B-Sides & Rarities Part II’ has been previewed today (August 19) by the release of the song ‘Vortex’.Written and recorded in 2006 by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos, the track, which you can hear below, had remained unreleased as the band

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have added two more extra dates to their autumn UK tour.The Bad Seeds duo will tour in September and October in support of their February album ‘Carnage’, which was recorded during the coronavirus lockdown.This morning (August 18) Cave and Ellis have announced the addition of two more shows to their forthcoming tour, with further gigs now set to take place at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall (September 26) and Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre (October 9).Tickets for these two shows will go on sale on Friday (August 20) at 10am from here.Marking their first ever tour together as a duo, Cave and Ellis’ upcoming live dates will see them being joined by musician Johnny Hostile and backing singers Wendi Rose, T Jae Cole and Janet

Red Hand Files series, Nick Cave has shared news that he is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Cave, 63, was responding to three separate questions in the 162nd issue of the Files. Patrick from San Francisco was asking after the late Hal Willner, the American composer who died in 2020 from COVID-19.The two other letters – from Nicholas in Plainville and Sandra in Portland – both asked Cave vaccine-related questions.

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Nick Cave collaborator and Bad Seeds multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis has opened up about his forthcoming memoir Nina Simone’s Gum ahead of its publication early next month.Set to be released in the UK on September 2 via Faber, the non-fiction work is about a piece of Simone‘s chewed gum that Ellis acquired in 1999, when the jazz singer performed at London’s Meltdown Festival – which Cave curated that year.Following Simone’s performance, Ellis climbed onstage taking a piece of gum from her piano.