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Lizzo has shared her unapologetic new single ‘Still Bad’ from her forthcoming album ‘Love In Real Life’.The song features pulsating 80s style keys and head-nodding claps while Lizzo shows that she is still as unapologetic as ever on the anthemic track. “I don’t need him. I need a drink,” she sings in the chorus, which is paired with a guitar solo.

The White Lotus has lit up the internet – did brothers Saxon and Lochlan have sex? Read on for all the info.The HBO black comedy show aired its latest episode on Sunday night (March 23), with the new season showcasing an all-new collection of obnoxious privileged customers at the titular luxury resort in Thailand.The season has already been no stranger to controversy, with the fourth episode featuring a much-discussed full-frontal nudity scene featuring Jason Isaacs’ Timothy Ratliff, who, while sitting in his hotel room with his wife and children, stretched and opened his robe, exposing himself.The scene triggered huge reactions on social media, and Isaacs’ co-stars said that the actor was “very excited” to shoot it. Isaacs himself initially said that the outcry revealed that there is a “double standard” for men and women when it comes to on-screen nudity, although he later walked back those comments.“I said the wrong words in the wrong way,” he said.

Jenna Ortega are reportedly in talks for a Single White Female remake.Per The Hollywood Reporter, 3000 Pictures is looking to remake the 1992 psycho-sexual thriller that originally starred Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, with Russell and Ortega slated to star and produce the reimagining.Thus far, Sony, who have a deal with the film company, has offered no comment on the project.In the original, Fonda played Allison, a woman who takes in Hedra (Leigh) as a roommate while she recovers from a breakup, with Hedra’s behaviour becoming increasingly obsessional and violent. The horror drama was followed up with Single White Female 2: The Psycho in 2005, which starred Kristen Miller.Ortega is no stranger to starring in freakier films, with the Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star currently promoting her new film Death Of A Unicorn – an A24 comedy horror in which she stars as the daughter of Paul Rudd’s Elliot, who accidentally runs over and kills a unicorn.As well as her turn in Death Of A Unicorn, Ortega is set to appear in Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist alongside Charli XCX, Natalie Portman and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Waves star Russell meanwhile, earned praise for her turn in Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story, Bones and All.In NME’s four-star-review, critic Nick Levine wrote that the film “balances some gut-wrenchingly grim and gory scenes with moments of genuine tenderness,” adding that it helped that Russell and Timothée Chalamet had “an easy chemistry that deepens with the narrative”.Before then, the second season of Wednesday is set to arrive on Netflix before the end of 2025.

Ariana Grande has announced a new short film titled Brighter Days Ahead.Grande unveiled a first look at the short film through Instagram via a quick teaser trailer. The trailer does not offer a look at Grande in the short film, but confirms the return of her character Peaches that was first seen in the music video for ‘We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)’.Brighter Days Ahead has been confirmed as an accompaniment to her upcoming deluxe edition of ‘Eternal Sunshine’, which is due out on March 28.

Lady Gaga has spoken about her admiration for Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails – see what she had to say about Reznor below.Earlier this month (March 5), Gaga revealed that her new album ‘Mayhem’ was partially inspired by the likes of Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead, citing the record has having “’90s grunge influence, 2000s pop influence, funk influence, ’80s influence.”She also specifically named Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Closer’ as a huge influence on the record, especially in regards to its lead single ‘Disease’. Yesterday (March 12), Gaga made an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show to discuss the album, per Consequence.

Jenna Ortega has shared praise for Lady Gaga after the two worked together on season two of Wednesday – see what Ortega had to say below.In November last year, it was announced that Lady Gaga had been added to the cast of Netflix‘s Wednesday for its upcoming second season. Though filming wrapping in late 2024, a release date has yet to be confirmed, though it is expected to arrive sometime this year.While at SXSW, franchise star Jenna Ortega – who plays the titular Wednesday Addams – spoke to IndieWire about working with Gaga, who has just dropped her seventh studio album ‘Mayhem’.Ortega said of her experience working with Gaga: “It’s the best.

Ariana Grande has posted a teaser for a new ‘Eternal Sunshine’-related release, alongside a pre-save link – watch the clip below.The brief and cryptic video showed up on the pop star’s Instagram on Saturday (March 8), and it shows familiar objects from the video for ‘We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)’ video, including a cuddly teddy bear, engulfed in a fiery blaze.At the same time, a link to pre-save a new release on Spotify and Apple Music was added to Grande’s Instagram bio. No further information on what the release may be comprised of has been provided.See the clip here:A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande)It comes amid speculation that a deluxe version of the singer’s seventh album may be imminent.

Lizzo has released her comeback single ‘Love In Real Life’ – watch the music video below.In recent weeks, Lizzo has been building up anticipation for her comeback after taking a “gap year” in 2024.On Valentine’s Day (February 14), Lizzo formally bode farewell to her ‘Special’ era and began teasing her upcoming releases. The single marks Lizzo’s return to music since the 2022 album.At the time, she wrote alongside an Instagram video in which she spray-painted the words “bye bitch” on the ‘Special’ album cover: “I want to introduce to you guys, the newest piece of content from the new era. I have been working on new music for last two years.

Lizzo has shared the first teaser for her upcoming single ‘Love In Real Life’ – check it out below.In recent weeks, Lizzo has been building up anticipation for her comeback after taking a “gap year” in 2024. On Valentine’s Day (February 14), Lizzo formally bode farewell to her ‘Special’ era and began teasing her upcoming releases.At the time, she wrote alongside an Instagram video in which she spray-painted the words “bye bitch” on the ‘Special’ album cover: “I want to introduce to you guys, the newest piece of content from the new era. I have been working on new music for last two years.

The White Lotus star Patrick Schwarzenegger has addressed the “very odd and weird” relationship his character Saxon has with his siblings in the new season.Saxon comes to the resort with his siblings Lochlan (Sam Nivola) and Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) while she writes her university thesis on Buddhism. However, Saxon behaves strangely towards both of them – he is overly tactile with Piper and says she is “pretty hot”, while he later strips naked and loads up porn in front of Lochlan.Some fans inferred that the show would feature an incest plot, but Schwarzenegger has defended the characterisation in a new interview.“One of the things we worked on as a group, as a family, was to try to create that dynamic: the closeness, but the oddness, the weirdness [that] we thought was normal, the older brother to younger brother relationship,” he said in an interview with Radio Times.“I think Saxon really does care about his brother.

Wicked. In an interview for Awardist, Erivo was asked how many times she’s seen the film. She replied that she’d seen it a total of nine times, both at premieres and before the movie came out.

Netflix hit Squid Game, and fans have reacted online.The second season of the global phenomenon debuted on December 26, and according to Netflix’s own figures the show broke the record for the highest premiere for a show on their service with over 68million views during the first three days of release.A screengrab has been shared by a user on X (formerly Twitter), that shows a camera operator in black with a camera on their shoulder. Fans have responded to the mistake, with one asking “How does stuff like this go unnoticed?”How does stuff like this go unnoticed lmao….— Chris Cutaneo (@chriscutaneo1) January 8, 2025Others made a joke of the gaffe, with one speculating that it was character The Frontman.Elsewhere, some have compared it to mistakes in HBO show Game of Thrones, which made headlines for having coffee cups and water bottles in shot.

Squid Game, has teased the show’s upcoming third and final season.Hwang Dong-hyuk was recently interviewed by Yonhap News Agency, where he shared new details about Squid Game’s forthcoming third and final season, due out sometime later this year.“It’s difficult for me to share specifics,” he told the outlet, “but I can tell you this: I wanted to explore the very end of despair, where even those holding onto the faintest glimmers of hope see them shattered. When all hope is extinguished and only despair remains – what lies beyond that?”Hwang also shared that the upcoming season of Squid Game, now in the final stages of production, will bring the story to a definitive close “in every sense of the word”.He added that “among the three seasons, the final one is my favourite and you should be prepared for something intense.

Squid Game season two clocked up over 68million views in its first four days, more than any other Netflix series in its premiere week.The global viewing figures smashed the record of 50.1million views previously set by Wednesday in November 2022.The new series of the K-drama, which landed on Boxing Day (December 26), is also currently sitting at Number Seven on the steaming service’s most popular non-English language TV titles of all time. Season one is currently at the top of that list with 265.2million views.Season two was also the most watched title from the week December 23-29, while renewed interest was shown in series one which charted at Number Three in the non-English language TV series of the week with 8.1million views.It comes after Netflix shared its first teaser trailer for the upcoming third season of Squid Game.A release date for the third season of Squid Game has yet to be announced.Season two of Squid Game scored a four-star review, with Nick Levine writing for NME: “With Squid Game‘s third and final season due next year, it’s hardly a spoiler to say there’s no clear resolution.

Netflix‘s Squid Game has arrived, the show’s creator has outlined a release window for the show’s third and final season – see what he had to say below.The highly anticipated second season of Netflix’s hit Korean thriller-survival series Squid Game released in full yesterday (December 26). Earlier this year, Netflix confirmed that the series is due to conclude with a third and final season, expected to arrive sometime in 2025.Now, series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has spoken about the upcoming final run of episodes, including when he thinks it will be announced and when he thinks it will be released.In a new interview with Variety, Hwang said: “At this point, anything I might say is going to be a spoiler, so I want to be cautious.

Ariana Grande has shared a new live performance of ‘Santa Tell Me’, right in time for Christmas.Last night (December 23), Grande took to Instagram to post a snippet of a new live performance of the 2014 track to not only usher in the Christmas season but to celebrate the song’s 10th anniversary.She wrote on social media: “celebrating ten years of ‘Santa Tell Me’! thank you so much for all of the love you have shown this record over the past decade. wishing you all a happy, happy holiday!”She has also shared the full performance on YouTube, which can be seen below.

Ariana Grande back anytime soon – here’s what she’s had to say about the future of her music career.Earlier this week, Ariana Grande’s label put rumours to rest that the singer would be going on tour in the new year. Despite rumours of Grande touring in support of her latest album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ next year – fan accounts on social media have claimed that Ticketmaster has registered 15 events in her name – Republic Records took to social media to write: “There are no plans for a tour next year, but Ariana remains deeply appreciative of her fans and all the continued love, support and excitement.”Grande, who released ‘Eternal Sunshine’ this year, has not toured since 2019’s ‘Sweetener’ stretch of shows.

BLACKPINK‘s Rosé has dropped her long-awaited solo debut album ‘rosie’, alongside a Gilmore Girls-coded music video for its lead single, ‘toxic till the end’.The Australian-Korean singer released the album on December 6, before dropping the accompanying visual for lead track ‘toxic till the end’ shortly after.Starring Rosé with Gossip Girl actor Evan Mock, the music video takes a more cinematic approach in portraying a love story with a bitter end, even with both characters knowing it had been toxic from the beginning.In an interview prior to the album’s release, Rosé revealed that she drew inspiration from a past relationship of hers for the song. “I think that was something that was living with me for a few years, I personally don’t think I deserved it, but it was there,” said Rosé.

Chappell Roan has shared her Spotify Wrapped results, with Heart‘s 1977 hit ‘Barracuda’ her most listened track of the year.In an Instagram post shared yesterday (December 4), a younger Roan is seen posing next to a car decked out in camo decal and a mount of bull’s horns. “This pic kind of insane,” she wrote in its caption.The former NME Cover star also revealed her top five artists of the year, as tabulated by Spotify Wrapped.

Camila Cabello has praised Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo while sharing a cover from the hit musical.Grande stars as Glinda, the future Good Witch of the North, while Erivo plays green-skinned witch Elphaba in the new film – the first of a two-part adaptation of the hit stage musical.The Jon M Chu-directed movie, which also stars Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Dinklage and Jeff Goldblum, hit cinemas last month and was predicted by experts to be the biggest film of the year.Although the musical failed to match the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon at box office, it still fared extremely well – raking in $114million (£90.6million) domestically and $164.2million (£130.5million) globally for Universal Pictures on its debut, according to studio estimates.Critics were quick to praise the vocal performances of its two leads, with Nick Levine noting that “Erivo and Grande are both vocally extraordinary” in NME‘s four-star review of Wicked, adding that “crucially, they also have crackling chemistry punctuated by Erivo’s bursts of intensity and Grande’s slick comic timing”.Cabello has now joined the scores of fans praising their efforts, and over the weekend shared a black-and-white video singing the film’s signature ballad, ‘Defying Gravity’.“You were brilliant Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo,” she captioned an Instagram story, which has since recirculated on X/Twitter.

Tim Burton‘s long-awaited Beetlejuice sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is coming to streaming very soon – find out when below.Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which premiered in cinemas in early September a whopping 36 years after the release of its original, has finally been confirmed to hit streaming services this December, exclusively on Max.Per a Deadline report, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will land on Max on December 6, and will premiere on linear HBO broadcast the following night.Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sees Tim Burton reunite with Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, but this time also stars Wednesday star Jenna Ortega. The sequel follows three generations of the Deetz family as they return to Winter River, as Lydia’s (Ryder) daughter Astrid (Ortega) accidentally opens up the portal to the Afterlife.In October, Deadline also reported that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice became Tim Burton’s second-highest grossing film at the US box office, earning $251.435million.