Sam Asghari Hopes New Britney Spears Documentaries Will Be ‘Respectful’: ‘Past Docs Left Bad Aftertaste’

Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ has won Best Song In The World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The title track of the New Zealand pop star’s latest album, ‘Solar Power’ beat out nine other nominated songs by the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI, BTS and more.The award for Best Song In The World was presented by Natalie Imbruglia and Bastille’s Dan Smith.Lorde accepted the honour in appropriately summery ‘Solar Power’ fashion – via a video filmed from a pool. Watch her full speech above.“Hi, NME! I’ve heard I’ve just been awarded the best song in the world and I’m really grateful for that,” she said.Lorde also gave props to her fellow nominees, particularly Isle of Wight duo Wet Leg: “Big fan of all the songs in this category, especially ‘Chaise Longue’ by Wet Leg.

Table Manners has won Best Podcast at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The show, hosted by singer Jessie Ware and her mother Lennie, beat out Disgraceland, Grounded With Louis Theroux, Songs To Live By and Wheel Of Misfortune for the win.“Thank you so much,” the Wares said in a statement of their win, who praised the “amazing guests” of Table Manners for the podcast’s success.“This is the first NME award I’ve ever been up for, I’ve only had four fucking albums and it takes my 70-year-old mother,” added Jessie.Launched in 2017 and now in its 13th season, Table Manners becomes the second podcast to snag a win at the NME Awards. The category, introduced in 2020, was last won by George The Poet’s Have You Heard George’s Podcast?.The BandLab NME Awards 2022 returns to the O2 Academy Brixton and is co-hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr.The ongoing ceremony, which celebrates the most brilliant people in music and pop culture right, saw performances from Sam Fender, Griff and Sigrid and more.

Braveheart and commissioned George Lucas to write Star Wars, has died today at the age of 84.His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the 2017 feature documentary Laddie: The Man Behind The Movies, wrote on social media: “With the heaviest of hearts, we announce that on March 2, 2022, Alan Ladd, Jr. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.“Words cannot express how deeply he will be missed.

Olivia Rodrigo has won Best New Act In The World Supported By CanO Water at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The US singer-songwriter came out on top among the international slate of nominees, which included Bad Boy Chiller Crew, BERWYN, Bree Runway, Wet Leg and Yard Act. Dublin band Inhaler, Nigerian singer Tems, King Stingray from Australia and Shye of Singapore were also nominated in the same category.The gong was presented by It’s A Sin actor Nathaniel Curtis and Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore.

CHVRCHES and Robert Smith treated the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2) to a stunning performance of ‘Asking For A Friend’, their collaboration ‘How Not To Drown’ and The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’.The Scottish trio and Smith’s performance on the O2 Academy Brixton stage midway through the Awards marked the first time that they had all performed ‘How Not To Drown’ live together, which earlier in the night won the Best Song By A UK Artist prize.The collaboration appeared on CHVRCHES’ 2021 album ‘Screen Violence’, as did the band’s set opener ‘Asking For A Friend’.After performing ‘Asking For A Friend’, frontwoman Lauren Mayberry then introduced Smith on stage. Smith displayed a sticker of the Ukrainian flag on his guitar in a show of support to the nation as they then delivered a storming rendition of ‘How Not To Drown’.“The NME were really nice to us and gave us a miniature gig during their ceremony,” Mayberry said of their performance, before introducing ‘Just Like Heaven’ by saying: “I’m sure you’ll know this one.” Mayberry and Smith then shared vocals on the Cure classic.Also performing at the ongoing BandLab NME Awards 2022 are BERWYN, Rina Sawayama and Bring Me The Horizon.

Holly Humberstone has won Best Mixtape at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her intimate project ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’.BERWYN (‘Tape 2/Fomalhaut’), Central Cee (‘Wild West’), FKA twigs (‘Caprisongs’) and PinkPantheress (‘To hell with it’) were also up for this year’s award.“I’m really nervous,” Humberstone said while accepting her Best Mixtape gong, before talking about how NME had an impact on her growing up.“I used to listen to the NME demo CDs with my family when I was a kid,” she went on to say that’s how she “discovered so many of my favorite artists when I was a kid.”She added: “Thank you so much NME.”The Grantham singer-songwriter released ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ last November. In a four-star review, NME said the EP had “a sense of warmth and levity” with “more adventurous” production than Humberstone’s 2020 debut, ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel’.Speaking to NME at this year’s BRIT Awards red carpet, she opened up about the “scary” task of writing her debut album.“For some reason, the idea of an album is so intense, quite scary, and quite official,” Humberstone said.

Limp Bizkit have added two extra shows to their upcoming UK tour.The nu-metal icons – who released their sixth studio album ‘Still Sucks’ back in October – are set to hit the road in September and have now added a couple of new dates to their UK jaunt due to increasing demand.Fred Durst and co. will now play a second date at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on September 8, the day after their rescheduled gig at the venue.

Marilyn Manson is suing Evan Rachel Wood for defamation.As first reported in Deadline, the lawsuit, which was filed in a Californian court by Manson’s attorney Howard E King, sees Manson seeking a jury trial in a lawsuit where Manson accuses Wood of defamation and impersonating an FBI official.Manson also names Illma Gore (who is described as Wood’s “on-again, off-again romantic partner” in the lawsuit) as a defendant.Last year, Wood publicly accused Manson, her former partner, of abuse, claiming that he started grooming her when she was a teenager and “horrifically abused me for years”.After Wood publicly accused Manson, other women came forward with their own allegations against the rock star.

More than a year after Evan Rachel Wood accused Marilyn Manson of sexual abuse, the 53-year-old musician is taking legal action against her for, he claims, allegedly creating an elaborate scheme to manufacture all of the accusations against him.

Gynaecological problems risk getting worse if they're not seen, but a quarter of women feel unable to seek care because of embarrassment according to new research.

A vile pet owner has avoided a ban from keeping animals despite repeatedly kicking her dogs and pushing their heads to the concrete ground.

Lady Gaga, Billy Porter and “Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack will join Elton John to co-host the superstar’s charity Oscar watch party.

A new Pamela Anderson documentary, featuring exclusive footage, is headed to Netflix.

Prince Harry is apparently facing the "ultimate test and dilemma" about whether he should return to the UK to visit, one royal expert has claimed.

The next James Bond has yet to be announced and some people, mainly Hugh Jackman, are suggesting that the “Wolverine” actor could fill Daniel Craig’s shoes.

Britney Spears and her legal team are speaking out against Jamie Spears in light of the horrifying new documentaries about her ongoing conservatorship battle against her father.

Licorice Pizza, which stars Alana Haim, has been released.The new film from the There Will Be Blood director, which is due out later this year, is set in the 1970s in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, and follows a high school student becoming an actor (Cooper Hoffman, son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman).Boasting an impressive cast that also includes Tom Waits, Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie and Maya Rudolph, the trailer shows the relationship between Haim and Hoffman’s characters.The clip also sees the aspiring actor come across Cooper’s character, real-life producer Jon Peters, all soundtracked by David Bowie’s ‘Life On Mars’.Watch the trailer below:Licorice Pizza will mark Haim and Hoffman’s film debuts, with the film acting

A follow-up to FX and Hulu’s documentary ‘Framing Britney Spears’ aired in the US on Friday night. ‘Controlling Britney Spears’ makes new allegations about the musician’s treatment under her thirteen year conservatorship.It claims that Spears was placed under “intense surveillance” that monitored her every move and every telephone conversation.

Sam Asghari has released a lengthy statement in which he is sharing his thoughts on all the new documentaries about his fiancee Britney Spears‘ conservatorship battle.

Britney Spears' both private and public battle to end her 13-year conservatorship. «I have worked my whole life,» Spears is heard saying over performance footage of herself. «I don't owe these people anything.»The doc shows years of investigative work, including exclusive interviews and confidential documents that are said to have been leaked to director Erin Lee Carr () and journalist Jenny Eliscu.«The film weaves a shocking timeline of old and new players, secret rendezvous and Britney’s behind the scenes fight for her own autonomy,» reads Netflix's press release.

Britney Spears' both private and public battle to end her 13-year conservatorship. «I have worked my whole life,» Spears is heard saying over performance footage of herself. «I don't owe these people anything.»The doc shows years of investigative work, including exclusive interviews and confidential documents that are said to have been leaked to director Erin Lee Carr () and journalist Jenny Eliscu.«The film weaves a shocking timeline of old and new players, secret rendezvous and Britney’s behind the scenes fight for her own autonomy,» reads Netflix's press release.