Nicole Byer Reveals Casting Director Once Asked Her ‘Can You Be Blacker?’

Depeche Mode have shared a new teaser for their upcoming announcement, due next week (October 4).Earlier this week (September 27), the band posted a photo of a studio on Instagram with the date 4.10.22, next Tuesday.A further video has now been shared ahead of the announcement, confirming a time for the announcement (1pm CET, 12pm BST) and the word: “BERLIN.”“Join us virtually,” the band wrote.No further details on what the announcement will be have been shared at this stage, but “more info soon” is promised by the new post.The announcement will come after singer Dave Gahan and the band’s main songwriter Martin Gore were recently pictured in the studio working on new music. “Finding stability in what we know and love, and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose,” they wrote at the time.See the new Berlin-based teaser for Tuesday’s announcement below.A post shared by Depeche Mode (@depechemode)The band’s new announcement will arrive after founding member and keyboardist Andy Fletcher died earlier this year aged 60.Fletcher was a member of the band for more than four decades since the release of their debut album ‘Speak & Spell’ in 1981.

James Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli has opened up about a “very sad” meeting she had with Amy Winehouse about recording the theme song.A new documentary, The Sound Of 007, has explored the music of the Bond franchise, which sees Broccoli recalling a meeting with Winehouse about writing the theme song for 2008’s Quantum Of Solace.“Well, that was a very very distressing meeting, [Winehouse] was not at her best and my heart really went out to her,” Broccoli says in the documentary, per Entertainment Weekly.“She was very fragile emotionally and, you know, you understood how she could create such moving material, because she has a great depth of feeling and it was very very tragic.“What an incredible talent, what an incredible voice, what an incredible person she was and it was very very sad.”Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas wrote the theme song for the last Bond film No Time To Die, and won an Oscar for their work on the track of the same name.The pair worked with Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr on the track, with the latter saying that Eilish and her brother were “so classy”.“They’re so classy and know that if you want to do a Bond theme, it’s about doing something that’s your sound,” Marr told NME. “I wanted to protect that, and in the end we just kept coming back to ‘reduce, reduce, reduce’.

Arctic Monkeys‘ huge 2023 UK and Ireland stadium tour went on sale this morning (September 30) – see reaction below and buy your tickets here.The returning Sheffield four-piece, whose seventh album ‘The Car’ lands in October, will tour in the UK and Ireland in May and June next year.

late Karl Lagerfeld in a big way. It was announced on Friday morning that the theme for the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit, aka the Met Gala, will be . The announcement was made at Lagerfeld's photo studio in Paris, which journalist Derek Blasberg noted has remained «untouched» since the designer and Chanel creative director's 2019 death. Blasberg said on his Instagram page that the upcoming exhibition will feature 150 of Lagerfeld's designs from Chanel, Balmain, Patou, Fendi, Chloe and his own personal line. A post shared by Derek Blasberg (@derekblasberg)The annual gala takes place on the first Monday in May and is a fundraiser for New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition will open to the public on May 5, 2023, according to the Met's official Twitter account. Every design starts with a sketch.✨ Coming May 2023—explore the artistic methodology and stylistic vocabulary of Karl Lagerfeld's designs in “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at The Met’s #CostumeInstitute.

Arctic Monkeys have added a third London date to their 2023 UK and Ireland stadium tour after the first two shows sold out this morning (September 30).Tickets for the Sheffield band’s stadium tour next year went on general sale this morning, with high demand being reported on ticket sites and across social media.Arctic Monkeys’ first two dates at London’s Emirates Stadium on June 16 and 17 both sold out this morning, with the band now announcing a third show at Arsenal’s stadium on June 18.Tickets for the newly announced gig, as well as the rest of the tour, are on sale now from here.A third London show is now on sale following the first two shows selling out. Get tickets here: https://t.co/151qusg7BG pic.twitter.com/KqtC5g7fSQ— Arctic Monkeys (@ArcticMonkeys) September 30, 2022You can see Arctic Monkeys’ updated UK and Ireland tour schedule for 2023 below.May 202329 – Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol31 – Building Society Arena, CoventryJune 20232 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester3 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester5 – Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough7 – Carrow Road Stadium, Norwich9 – Hillsborough Park, Sheffield10 – Hillsborough Park, Sheffield12 – Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea14 – The Ageas Bowl, Southampton16 – Emirates Stadium, London17 – Emirates Stadium, London18 – Emirates Stadium, London20 – Malahide Castle, Dublin25 – Bellahouston Park, GlasgowArctic Monkeys will tour next year in support of their upcoming new album ‘The Car’.

Fern Britton has broken her silence after Phil Vickery confirmed he is dating her friend, Lorraine Stanton.MORE: Fern Britton's ex-husband Phil Vickery finds love with her best friend two years after splitIn pictures, released by the Sun, the 61-year-old celebrity chef was seen publicly kissing 58-year-old Lorraine during a date in London, and did little to hide their public display of affection.WATCH: Fern Britton recalls moment marriage to Phil Vickery broke downThe publication claimed that Fern, 65, felt "betrayed" - something which the former TV presenter has strenuously denied. On Friday, she tweeted: "Good morning all.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal's appearance at Paris Fashion Week caused a stir when fans spotted a sweet detail after a rare glimpse of her lookalike daughter. SEE: Victoria Beckham's subtle tribute to husband David at son Brooklyn's weddingMother of two Maggie, 44, attended the Christian Dior Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show with her 15-year-old daughter Ramona Starsgaard on Tuesday. The fashionably low-key lookalike pair sparked excitement as they made their way to the front row.

Authorities attempted to save Coolio for 45 minutes before he died aged 59 from a heart attack . The ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper - whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr - was found “unresponsive” by the Los Angeles Fire Department at his home on Wednesday (28. 09.

Louis Tomlinson wants to rebuild his friendship with Zayn Malik. The 30-year-old singer fell out with his former One Direction bandmate when the 'Pillowtalk' hitmaker quit the group in 2015, but he's now "closer to being over all that" than he ever was, though they haven't spoken. Appearing on the 'Zach Sang Show', Louis was asked if he was friends with Zayn and replied: “You’d have to ask him.

Selena Gomez has slammed the "vile and disgusting" abuse her fans have spread online. The 'Only Murders in the Building' actress has spoken out after Hailey Bieber criticised the star's supporters earlier this week over their social media attacks because of her marriage to the former Disney star's ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, and urged them to use "kind words" instead. Speaking in a TikTok Live video, Selena said: "I think some of the things that I don't even need to be aware of are just vile and disgusting, and it's not fair, and no one, ever, should be spoken to in the manner that I've seen.

Billie Eilish wanted her new fragrance to "feel like rain". The 'bad guy' singer is launching Eilish No. 2 following the success of her debut scent, Eilish by Billie Eilish, and she knew from the start what she wanted the perfume to smell like.

Selena Gomez has slammed the "vile and disgusting" abuse her fans have spread online. The 'Only Murders in the Building' actress has spoken out after Hailey Bieber criticised the star's supporters earlier this week over their social media attacks because of her marriage to the former Disney star's ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, and urged them to use "kind words" instead. Speaking in a TikTok Live video, Selena said: "I think some of the things that I don't even need to be aware of are just vile and disgusting, and it's not fair, and no one, ever, should be spoken to in the manner that I've seen.

Anne Heche's son has claimed a will presented by the actress' former partner is invalid. Homer Laffoon - whose father is the late 'Donnie Brasco' actress' ex-husband Coleman Laffoon - has been locked in a dispute with James Tupper since the star died following a car crash in August, and he's now filed a nine-page supplement to his previous petition to assume control of his mother's estate. In the new documents, the 20 year old claimed a 2011 document which James claimed to be a will naming him as administrator of Anne's estate is not valid because the signature doesn't belong to the actress and wasn't observed by two witnesses, as are a legal requirement.

Katherine Ryan has taken style inspiration from Molly Mae Hague after the Love Island star revealed she was pregnant at the same time as the comedian.  The comedian and TV star, 39, is currently expecting her third baby, a year after welcoming her son Fred with husband Bobby Kootstra and is also mum to daughter Violet, 13, from a previous relationship.

Dua Lipa and Trevor Noah have sparked dating rumours after they were spotted ‘kissing’ in New York City. In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, the 27-year-old hitmaker and the comedian, 38, were seen having an intimate dinner at Miss Lily’s, a Jamaican restaurant in the East Village, on Wednesday night (September 28). A source told the outlet: “They were quietly sat away from everyone else at the restaurant.

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Trevor Noah is ending a storied run on the famed Comedy Central late-night series, “The Daily Show”. Noah has hosted the program for seven years after taking over for Jon Stewart in 2015.

Nicole Byer is confirming a big rumor.