Regal Beyonce marks return to music with stunning Vogue shoot after confirming new Renaissance album is on the way

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Refresh for more analysis and chart In an amazing feat for an adult-skewing, 2 hour and 39 minute running movie at the box office, Warner Bros’ Baz Luhrmann directed Elvis is heading toward an estimated $31.5M opening, looking to truly top the box office.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLizzo and Live Nation will donate $1 million from the singer’s upcoming “Special” tour to support abortion access groups, after the the Supreme Court’s galvanizing decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.“I’m pledging $500k from my upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights.

Thor: Love and Thunder,” Chris Hemsworth bares it all to show off another asset: his bare butt.“It was 10 years in the making that scene — kind of a dream of mine,” Hemsworth told Variety during Thursday’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. “The first time I played Thor I took my shirt off and I thought, ‘You know what’s gonna sweeten this …  a decade from now it’s all gonna come off.”Although it’s still unclear what can be expected a decade from now, there’s a lot to take in from the fourth “Thor” movie, directed by Taika Waititi.

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhile Austin Butler’s performance in Baz Lurhmann’s “Elvis” is visually captivating, the music experience is immersive. The film needs to be seen, but it demands to be heard.Composer Elliott Wheeler worked closely with music editor Jamieson Shaw, as the film dances between Butler’s vocals, Elvis Presley’s voice and newly recorded versions of the King’s classics like Kacey Musgraves’ rendition of “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”Wheeler says Butler recorded every single line of each performance seen in the film, and Presley’s voice was then mixed in when needed.

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Gareth Bale is understood to be close to joining MLS side Los Angeles FC this summer as the Welshman finally waves goodbye to Real Madrid.Bale's contract with Los Blancos expires this summer, brining his ongoing saga with the club to an abrupt end. And it looks as though Bale will be trading the sunny climate of Spain for a lavish lifestyle in LA as a deal draws close.The MLS have announced that LAFC are close to finalising a deal that will see Bale move to America on a one-year deal.

Billie Eilish made history on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury on Friday night. During her energetic set at Worthy Farm she treated the audience to a selection of hit songs from her two number-one albums including Bury A Friend, When The Party’s Over and Bag Guy.

Beyonce has a new song dropping in just a few short hours.The Partition singer sent us all in a spin when she removed all of her social media profile pictures recently, before confirming that her upcoming album will be released next month, simply called Renaissance.Keeping us well and truly on our toes, the 40-year-old has subtly now changed the bio on her page to read: ‘6. BREAK MY SOUL.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Bey Hive, rejoice: a new Beyonce album is coming.

Queen Bey is back, and she’s giving fans a major fashion moment — and new music! Beyoncé graced the cover of British Vogue after announcing her first solo album in six years.

As if an upcoming Beyoncé album wasn’t enough good news for one day, her new British Vogue cover has also been released.

Beyonce is on the cover of British Vogue‘s July 2022, photographed by Rafael Pavarotti. The magazine hits newsstands on June 21.

Beyoncé fans, rejoice! After a whopping six years of waiting for the star to release another solo album, her last having been the iconic Lemonade in 2016, she has finally given fans what they have been waiting for.MORE: Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy looks identical to famous mom during rare appearance with Jay-ZThe singer kicked off a new album era in full swing, not only announcing that the album is coming in a little less than a month, on 29 July, but also making waves with a brand new magazine cover to boot.She perfectly celebrated the highly-anticipated announcement by gracing the cover of British Vogue's July issue, "turning up the heat" by donning a black velvet gown as she sits atop a horse, with dim red lighting surrounding her.WATCH: Beyoncé's daughters are all grown upMORE: Beyoncé's twins Sir and Rumi steal the show in rare family photo with big sister Blue Ivy"New music is coming – a thrilling abundance of it," said the magazine's editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful, following his interview with the performer.However, in true Beyoncé nature, the announcement didn't come without its fair share of cryptic messages.Though it is clear that the album would include sixteen songs, attached to the name is "act I," and fans rushed to try to decipher whether the sixteen songs would be released in separate acts or if even more songs were to follow the initial release.A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce)Beyoncé's jaw-dropping Vogue coverNonetheless, fans have flooded her Instagram expressing their excitement and anticipation, even thanking her for finally giving them good news, writing: "Wake us UP! Yassssss," and: "It's your world," as well as: "WE WANT RENAISSANCE."MORE: Beyonce arrives in Portofino ahead of Kourtney

It's been an exciting Thursday for the BeyHive — and Queen Bey has another trick up her sleeve! Not only was it announced that Beyoncé is releasing , her long-awaited seventh studio album and her first solo album in six years on July 29, but British alsoreveals that the GRAMMY-winner is their cover star for the July issue. Editor in Chief Edward Enninful takes readers for a fantastical ride describing the process of creating Rafael Pavarotti’s «fashion fantasia» photo shoot for the issue, and shares the brief but intriguing hints the mother-of-three laid out about her upcoming project. Enninful describes the «magical mood» on set where Beyoncé is surprised by a visit from husband JAY-Z and her children for a «slightly surreal» family day out.And when it comes to Bey's first solo album since  in 2016, the editor shares that Beyoncé contributed the long creative process to the pandemic.