Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ Will Open The 2022 New York Film Festival

Megan Thee Stallion has updated her complaint against her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, seeking at least $1million in damages and asking a Texas court to end her contractual relationship with them.In an amended complaint filed late last week, Megan – real name Megan Pete – asked a Harris County judge to rule that her new album ‘Traumazine’ and last year’s ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ both constitute “album[s]” as defined in her agreement with 1501.If successful, it would mean the rapper would have “satisfied all option periods” in her 2018 contract with the label, releasing her from it. The amended complaint is the latest in Megan’s lengthy legal conflict with 1501, and is an elevation of a lawsuit the rapper filed against her label earlier this year.In February, Megan filed a complaint in Harris County District Court, seeking a declaration that her 2021 release ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ constituted an album under the rapper’s contract with 1501 – something the label disagreed with following its release.

Jamie has announced shows for her upcoming tour in North America.On August 23, concert organisers MODO-Live shared the dates for Jamie’s upcoming North American tour, which will take place in seven cities across the US and Canada this October. The tour is set to kick off on October 10 in Los Angeles, before hitting Canadian cities Vancouver and Toronto and returning to the US.More information and tickets can be found here.

Nicki Minaj has debuted at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, ‘Super Freaky Girl’, making her the first solo female rapper to achieve the feat in almost a quarter of a century.It’s one of two big feats Minaj accomplished with her first solo track in more than two years, as it’s also become her first Number One hit as a lead artist. The rapper has three to her name altogether, topping the Hot 100 twice in 2020 – first alongside Doja Cat with their collaborative ‘Say So’ remix, then with her 6ix9ine joint ‘Trollz’ (notably, though, the latter suffered the biggest-ever chart fall for a Number One debut).According to Billboard, ‘Super Freaky Girl’ – which samples heavily from Rick James’ 1981 hit ‘Super Freak’ – racked up a total of 12.1million streams, 4.6million impressions via live radio tune-ins, and 89,000 downloads in the first week of its release.

Buddy Holly-founded band The Crickets, has died at the age of 82.Allison’s death was confirmed yesterday (August 22) in a statement shared to Holly’s official Facebook page, which expressed “sincerest condolences to the family and friends” of the drummer. In the statement, Allison is described as “one of buddy’s very closest friends, and the inspiration to drummers for decades since”.

The Company You Keep, starring Milo Ventimiglia, based on the 2019 Korean drama My Fellow Citizens!.On August 22, Variety reported that ABC has picked up the series for a full season, which is now set for a 2023 premiere, after it was originally ordered to pilot this year. The Company You Keep is set to star This Is Us actor Milo Ventimiglia, alongside Catherine Haena Kim.It is an adaptation of the 2019 South Korean drama My Fellow Citizens!, which starred Super Junior member Choi Si-won, Dr.

Fetty Wap has reportedly pleaded guilty to federal drug charges and is now facing upwards of five years in prison.In October, Wap (real name Willie Junior Maxwell) was arrested at New York’s Rolling Loud Festival before being charged for participating in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, fentanyl and other drugs into the New York City region.At the time, Maxwell pleaded not guilty but on Monday (August 21), it was reported by The Washington Post that Maxwell pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.A New York Post reporter outside the courthouse claimed Maxwell’s lawyer said he “is not cooperating (with federal authorities)” before making it clear that “this is a standard plea.”Outside of court, Fetty’s attorney says: “He is NOT cooperating. I want that to be very, very clear.

Weki Meki member Choi Yoo-jung is preparing to make her official debut as a soloist.Today (August 23), South Korean news outlet EDaily reported that the idol is currently in the “final stages” of preparations for her official solo debut. While further details such as its release date and format have not been officially announced, Choi’s debut record is reportedly due out in September.The Weki Meki singer’s upcoming solo release comes after a string of collaborations and K-drama soundtrack contributions in recent years, the latest being her digital single ‘UH-RA’, a collaboration with rapper Ahn Byung-woong that arrived earlier this month.Choi also featured on the B-side ‘Lazy’ from Fantagio Music labelmates ASTRO’s subunit JinJin and Rocky’s debut mini-album ‘Restore’ in January.In 2021, she appeared on the track ‘It Wasn’t Me’ in SM Entertainment record producer and DJ Raiden’s first mini-album ‘Love Right Back’, which included features from NCT’s Taeil and Xiaojun, (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon and rapper pH-1, among others.Choi first rose to fame in 2016, after appearing on the first season of Produce 101.

Two people were taken to hospital after a serious crash involving two off-road bikes and a car in Stockport.

Frustrated Brian Laudrup admits he was wrong to assume Alfredo Morelos had left his "bad old ways" behind. The striker paid the price for a return to the ill-discipline of his earlier Ibrox career on Saturday as he was sent off at Hibs.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that around six million people across the UK will receive the one-off £150 disability cost of living payment from next month. Those being paid a qualifying disability benefit will be paid automatically from September 20, with the vast majority of payments expected to be made within a couple of weeks by the beginning of October.

With Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus due to world premiere at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, Zentropa has dropped a look at the kinetic opening sequence as well as a set of new posters (check out the video above and see photos below).

EXCLUSIVE: Lightbulb Film Distribution has acquired four features ahead of their U.K. premieres at FrightFest, running in London from August 25 to 29.

Victoria Beckham has raised a few eyebrows with her latest makeup tutorial.The fashion designer took to Instagram to share some top tips with her fans as she applied her new Kajal eyeliner. But followers weren’t entirely convinced by the clip. At the opening of the video, Victoria explains: “I have my self-rejuvenating priming moisturiser on, and I have added a little bit of our signature eye brick, just for definition.“I don’t have anything else on my skin or on my lips right now.”A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) It didn’t take long for fans to comment on the clip – in particular Victoria’s claim that she is makeup-free.

The National Television Awards 2022 will take place on 15 September and with just a few weeks to go, the final shortlist for each category has been unveiled with one (or two) glaring omissions. The NTAs will be held at the OVO Arena in Wembley and presented by Joel Dommett but one award he won't be giving out is to TV favourites Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, who have not been shortlisted for the TV presenter category.

As fans sit down to watch the new series of Made in Chelsea, James Taylor has opened up on welcoming his first child with his fiancée Maeva D'Ascanio in the coming weeks.The Chelsea favourite, 26, revealed he and Maeva, 30, conceived "around Valentine's Day" - and he was "shocked" for two weeks after Maeva discovered she was pregnant. Hi James! How excited were you all to be heading abroad for a summer special? It was nice to get away. We were split into two different groups and it was very much the couples’ villa and the singletons’ villa.

A Wishaw primary school is going for gold after gaining the top Rights Respecting Schools Status.

Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz were not afraid to show off their affection for one another while out and about in L.A.

BBC show The Repair Shop. The BBC One show sees members of the public bringing in worn-out family heirlooms to be fixed by a team of experts led by furniture restorer and host Jay Blades. As part of this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, the show will mark five years of the programme with a special appearance by 87-year-old acting legend Dame Judi alongside Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood, 57.

A$AP Rocky stepped out in a pink hoodie and jungle camouflage pants on Monday in New York City after pleading not guilty earlier this month to felony assault with firearm charges in Los Angeles. The 33-year-old rapper, real name Rakim Athelaston Mayers, also sported a white Supreme T-shirt and black-and-white sneakers while heading to a late-night recording session.A$AP Rocky accessorized with a red cap, silver necklace and watch and spoke on a cell phone while walking on a sidewalk.  Recording session: A$AP Rocky stepped out in a pink hoodie and camouflage pants on Monday in New York City after pleading not guilty earlier this month to a felony assault with a firearms charge in Los AngelesThe rapper entered his not guilty plea last week stemming from a 2021 confrontation in Hollywood.Prosecutors accused him of drawing a gun and firing it twice in the direction of a former friend during an argument in Hollywood in November 2021. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and ordered to return to court on November 2.Los Angeles Superior Court Victoria B.

Following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival Film, Noah Baumbach’s feature take of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel White Noise will also open the 60th New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on September 30.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNoah Baumbach’s black comedy “White Noise” will make its North American debut as the opening night film of the 60th New York Film Festival.Adapted from Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel, “White Noise” centers on Adam Driver’s character Jack Gladney, an ostentatious professor of Hitler studies and a father of four. His comfortable suburban college-town life and marriage to Babette (Greta Gerwig) is upended after a horrifying accident nearby creates an airborne toxic event of frightening and unknowable proportions.In a press release, New York Film Festival leaders described the film as “gratifyingly ambitious” and noted the story was long perceived as unfilmable. “In a tightrope walk of comedy and horror, Baumbach captures the essence of DeLillo’s cacophonous pop-philosophical nightmare on unbounded consumerism, ecological catastrophe and the American obsession with death.