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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticJeff Beck and Johnny Depp have announced a joint album that’s on the way, after Beck unofficially put word of it out to a concert audience last week, and the pair are heralding it with a video that was released Thursday, for a Depp-penned original song, “This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr.”The homage to the screen siren Lamarr, who died in 2000 at age 85, is one of two songs written by Depp for the project, the other one being “Sad Motherfuckin’ Parade.” These freshly penned originals are the outliers on “18,” an album otherwise made up of cover songs, some of them sung by Depp, some in fully instrumental form. It’ll be out via the Rhino label on CD and on digital platforms July 15 (with a vinyl release to follow on Sept.

MUNA‘s Naomi McPherson has landed their first acting role as Janis Ian in Jason Reitman’s forthcoming film SNL 1975.The film centres around the first episode of Saturday Night Live, which aired in October 1975, focusing in particular on the behind-the-scenes moments before it first came to the small screen. Ian appeared on the show as one of its first musical guests, alongside Billy Preston, who will be portrayed in the film by Jon Batiste.

Naomi McPherson, a member of the pop group Muna, is taking their talents to the big screen!

Mean Girls movie has been described as a “lively musical update” by critics, although reviews have generally been mixed.Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, and written by Tina Fey, the revamped musical version of Mean Girls was released in UK cinemas today (January 12).The new film is an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which itself is based on the original 2004 movie, also written by Fey.

Mean Girls movie in cinemas.From Wednesday, January 10 to Monday, January 15, anyone with a new Uber teen account in any state (excluding California) will be able to order two free rides worth up to $15.The offer is available to teens between the ages of 13 and 17, who can use these accounts to request rides and meals with parental supervision.Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, and written by Tina Fey, the revamped musical version of Mean Girls was released in the US on January 8, and arrives in UK cinemas on January 12.The new film is an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which itself is based on the original 2004 movie, also written by Fey.

showed up to support the , and, I have to say it, she looked so fetch. The OG Cady Heron attended the New York City premiere of the Mean Girls musical on January 8, wearing a slick black dress that showed just the right amount of skin. This is how it's done, kids.Lohan's gown was long-sleeve with sharp shoulder pads for an element of structure, with a mostly open back and deep cutouts at the waist to spice up the otherwise understated look.

Megan Thee Stallion is showing off a fierce new look at the Mean Girls musical movie premiere!

The New York Times’ Robert Shelton commented on the pair’s appeal, calling them “a pair of tart-tongued singing comedians” and writing: “It is a result of a good deal of musical acumen and a fresh type of stinging satire, directed at a field wide open for it – folk music. The pair use a merciless variety of musical and comedy devices to smother the folk-song craze in wit.” Shelton particularly praised Tom for being responsible for “a bulk of the humour”.In the early 1960s, the Smothers Brothers made frequent appearances on television programmes including The Judy Garland Show, Burke’s Law and The Ed Sullivan Show, before finally debuting their own comedy show, The Smothers Brothers Show, in 1965.

Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Reneé Rapp on a new song called ‘Not My Fault’ – listen below.The Houston rapper and actor/singer Rapp recorded the track for the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical, in which the latter portrays Regina George. She previously took on the role for the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 film.‘Not My Fault’ begins with a sample from the original Mean Girls movie.

Mean Girls movie musical has been released – check it out above.Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, the revamped musical version is written by Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms.

Lizzy Caplan isn’t interested in fame. Actually, she’s a little turned off by it. “I don’t know how people do that and don’t go completely insane,” she says. “The pressure is wild — pressure to look a certain way, or that every single thing you’re saying is being dissected. I just want to pretend to be other people for a living.”That’s not to say that the actress, whose career began in 1999 with a role on “Freaks and Geeks,” hasn’t enjoyed critical and commercial success — she earned an Emmy nomination for “Masters of Sex” in 2014, and still gets recognized daily as Janis Ian, her grungy outsider from 2004’s “Mean Girls.”When we meet over oat milk lattes and Earl Grey tea in West Hollywood, Caplan is effortlessly cool in a slouchy sweatshirt, boyfriend jeans and her hair in a neat bun, the outfit elevated by several pieces of dainty gold jewelry.Despite her aversion to notoriety, she’s found herself in somewhat of a career renaissance, with two major TV projects in the past year. In FX’s “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” she plays Libby, an ex-Manhattanite struggling to come to terms with her new identity as a suburban stay-at-home mom, and in Paramount+’s “Fatal Attraction,” she takes on the iconic role of femme fatale Alex Forrest, originated by Glenn Close in the 1987 film of the same name.

was revealed. Yes, that means we can look forward to a movie adaptation of the Broadway musical adaptation of the starring , , , Lacey Chabert, and . Though none of these leading ladies will be reprising their original roles in the screen-to-stage-to-screen production, will be serving as screenwriter once again. “I’m very excited to bring Mean Girls back to the big screen," Fey said in a in January 2020.

Mykki Blanco has announced new mini-album ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’, their first longform release for five years and their debut for new label Transgressive. The announcement is also accompanied by new single, ‘Love Me’, featuring Jamila Woods and Jay Cue.“‘Love Me’ is essentially about so many forms of love, patience, trust, time”, says Blanco.

By Bruce Haring