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Sofia Coppola’s 16-year-old daughter, Romy Mars, has gone viral on social media after sharing a candid video about how she got grounded.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola has been a trending subject all day on social media thanks to a TikTok video that her daughter made about why she was grounded.

Romy Croquet, the 16-year-old daughter of Oscar-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola, is going viral on social media after making TikTok videos about nepotism and being grounded.

Four days before announcing their joint tour on Monday, Beck and the French band Phoenix were being filmed cruising in a vintage Rolls-Royce convertible in LA's trendy Los Feliz neighborhood.The 52-year-old alt-rocker (born Bek David Campbell) sat shotgun as Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars sat behind the wheel of the expensive car for the mystery shoot promoting the upcoming concerts.At one point, Phoenix bass/keyboard player Deck d'Arcy perched atop the Rolls, being careful to remove his shoes first as to not damage the interior. Action! Four days before announcing their joint tour on Monday, Beck and the French band Phoenix were being filmed cruising in a vintage Rolls-Royce convertible in LA's trendy Los Feliz neighborhoodBeck and Phoenix will co-headline the 20-date North American tour Summer Odyssey, which kicks off August 1 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.Opening acts during the tour include Weyes Blood, Japanese Breakfast, Jenny Lewis, and Sir Chloe.The eight-time Grammy winner must be particularly close with the 46-year-old Grammy winner (born Thomas Croquet) as they gave their children nearly identical distinctive names.

Phoenix have shared ‘Winter Solstice’, the latest single from their forthcoming album ‘Alpha Zulu’.‘Winter Solstice’ marks Phoenix’s first song to not be crafted collectively by the band in the studio, with frontman Thomas Mars writing the track’s stream-of-consciousness lyrics to a beat sent remotely by fellow bandmates Deck d’Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz and Christian Mazzalai.The track sees Mars sing in distorted vocals atop building synths, musing on “fine jewellery” and “girls playing hula hoop”. ‘Winter Solstice’ is accompanied by a music video, which was directed by Warren Fu.

Phoenix have paid tribute to Philippe Zdar, the late composer and producer who worked with the band throughout their career.Zdar died in 2019 after he suffered an accidental fall from a rooftop in Paris. He was 52 years old.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, the band reflected on their creative relationship with Zdar, paying tribute to the music industry legend and French house pioneer.“He was joy and chaos; a whirlwind,” frontman Thomas Mars said.

Phoenix have released a new track called ‘Alpha Zulu’. Listen to the song below.The song marks the French band’s first new music in two years.