Sky Ferreira fans buy Times Square billboard, say she’s “held hostage” by Capitol Records

The brilliant Luci has announced that she will release her debut album ‘They Say They Love You’ early next year. Alongside the announcement comes new single ‘Martyr’.She wants the LP, she says, to “touch all the senses”, commenting: “My inspiration comes from the fact that great art exists in the world.

DEALSWarner Chappell has signed a publishing deal with rapidly rising rapper Kaliii. “There’s a new generation of talented lyricists making waves in the industry right now and Kaliii is a clear standout above the rest”, says the company’s North American President Ryan Press.

LOONA member Chuu will soon be making her solo debut.On August 29, Sports DongAh reported that the K-pop idol was gearing up to make her solo debut. The news was later confirmed by her agency, ATRP, which said that Chuu is “preparing to release a solo album in October”.The upcoming release will mark Chuu’s first solo music since her firing from girl group LOONA in late 2022 by her former agency Blockberry Creative.

Oppenheimer has topped the worldwide box office in its sixth week of release, surpassing Barbie for the first time.Since both films were released on July 21, Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy has remained ahead of Oppenheimer at the global box office. On the weekend of August 25-27, however, Christopher Nolan’s historical drama topped the chart.As reported by ScreenDaily, Oppenheimer took $38.1million globally within the weekend timeframe, while Barbie trailed behind with $35.3million.The boost is a result of Oppenheimer’s belated release in two new countries: Italy, where it grossed $9.7million over its five-day debut, and Greece, where it racked up $882,000.The film looks set to receive a significant boost this week, with Oppenheimer opening in China on Wednesday (August 30).Despite trailing behind this week, Barbie is still on track to surpass The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the highest-grossing movie of 2023.

Digga D has announced details of a new London headline show at the Royal Albert Hall – find details below.The rapper will perform at the legendary venue on October 23 on the back of his new mixtape ‘Back To Square One’, which came out last week (August 25).It replaces a planned Brixton Academy concert set for September 5, which was recently cancelled owing to the venue’s continued closure.Tickets for the gig go on general sale on Friday (September 1) at 10am BST.You can buy yours here.This Monday, we're bringing the Energy

XG have discussed some of their biggest music inspirations, including Beyoncé and Rihanna.In a new interview with Apple Music, the seven-member girl group discussed their sound and upcoming debut EP ‘New DNA’. “Our music is based on R&B and Hip-hop, but we try to add a bit of XG originality,” said vocalist Chisa.“R&B and Hip-hop are genres that have really influenced us, so… American music has really impacted us,” she said, before going on to name some of their favourite artists.

A five year old boy was ventilated and put in a medically induced coma just hours after visiting a GP. Ezra-Jac Crabb was rushed to hospital by his parents after experiencing breathing difficulties during his brother's medical appointment.

Classic FM radio presenter Jamie Crick has sadly died aged 57. The tragic news was announced by his family, who said he passed away on Tuesday, just hours after he hosted his last ever radio show.

Certain Barclays bank account owners in Scotland may soon have to travel to England to visit a branch as one location is set to close its doors.

King Charles overruled the Prince of Wales by ordering the royal family to fall in line by welcoming his shameful brother Prince Andrew back into the family unit, according to sources.

Laura Tott has given birth to her first child as she welcomed her baby boy with her husband.

Southampton are ready to go back in for Ross Stewart after having an opening £5million-plus offer for the Scotland star knocked back.

James Corden is to give his first industry interview since leaving the Late Late Show and returning to the UK at the RTS Cambridge Convention next month.

Australia has selected Shayda, from Iranian-Australian debut writer and director Noora Niasari, as its submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar race.

Caolan Boyd-Munce has only ever seen Scotland’s national stadium from the comfort of his couch.

A woman died after being launched into the air when she was struck by a bus that then crushed her after it was shunted from behind, a court has heard. Melissa Burr was fatally injured after being hit by the coach as she tried to cross the road outside Victoria station in London on August 10, 2021.

Grimes has shared her support for Miley Cyrus‘ recent comments on touring, saying she has “no idea” how to approach it.Cyrus confirmed back in May that she would be taking a hiatus from touring, sharing that “singing for hundreds of thousands of people isn’t really the thing that I love”.This week, she then made headlines when explaining why she has struggled with the demands of touring in her career, sharing that it “isn’t healthy for me”.In a new interview Cyrus said that “what people don’t really understand about touring” is that “the show is only 90 minutes, but that’s your life”.Now, Grimes has taken to X/Twitter to share her support for Cyrus’ comments in a now-deleted tweet, and that she has similar issues with that part of her job.“If u exist entirely for the pleasure of others there is nothing left of you,” she wrote.“It’s hard to express this without feeling ungrateful. I have no idea how to ever approach tour again, but I feel so guilty about it.”In her new interview, Cyrus said: “If you’re performing at a certain level of intensity and excellence, there should be an equal amount of recovery and rest.“There’s a level of ego that has to play a part, that I feel gets overused when I’m on tour and once that switches on, it’s hard to turn it off.

NOVEMBER24: Jersey City, New Jersey26: Chicago, Illinois29: Atlanta, GeorgiaDECEMBER01: Dallas, Texas03: Puerto Rico06: Mexico City, Mexico08: San Francisco, California10: Los Angeles, CaliforniaWHAT'S GOIN' ON #FORX!? we are so excited to bring @OmegaX_official this November and December during ✖OMEGA X 2023 US & Mexico Tour✖Mark a giant red ❌ on your calendar to save the date! Stay tuned for more information!~ #OMEGAX #오메가엑스 #OMEGAXinUSA #OMEGAXinCDMX pic.twitter.com/63Qq9Qje1i— Studio PAV (@studio_pav) August 29, 2023In other touring news, popular South Korean singing reality competition TV series Immortal Songs is headed to New York this October.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic “Based on a true story” has become one of the most overused (and misleading) labels of our time. Still, its application to “Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose” is duly warranted — and no less ridiculous for being so. The “true events” drawn on here remain dumbfounding: In the 1930s, a family living in a farmhouse on the Isle of Main claimed they played frequent host to an octogenarian mongoose from New Delhi whose mysterious powers were hardly limited to human speech.

Netflix‘s crime thriller Reptile has landed, and features Sky Ferreira – check it out below.The film is Grant Singer’s debut feature, and also features the likes of Justin Timberlake, Benicio Del Toro (who also co-writes), Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt and Eric Bogosian.A synopsis for the film reads: “A hardened small-town detective uncovers a complex web of deception as he digs for the truth behind the brutal murder of a young real estate agent.”It will land on Netflix on October 6 after premiering at next month’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).Check out the trailer below.Discussing the film, Singer said: “I think the movie will be exciting to people who like to watch something where you don’t know where it’s leading you, where a film is going to have twists and turns and deceive you.“People who like things that are intense and visceral and suspenseful, I think they’ll find something exciting in this. I didn’t want to make something that felt cold and clinical and sterile.

Sky Ferreira has responded to a billboard in New York City that claims she is being “held hostage” by her record label.Ferreira’s fans had reportedly bought a billboard in Times Square to share a photo of the singer with the message “Free Sky Ferreira”, claiming that her music is being held hostage by her label Capitol Records.The singer responded to the billboard and messages by posting a photo of it to her Instagram stories with the caption “It’s True”, confirming that her label is keeping her from releasing new music, especially her follow-up to her 2013 debut ‘Night Time, My Time’.Sky Ferreira literally confirmed she's held hostage by her label pic.twitter.com/UAjPZzMWee— #freeskyferreira (@ssskyferreira) August 17, 2023The billboard appears to have been organised by an Instagram fan account for the singer who has been campaigning for Ferreira’s release from her record label since March 2021. “Sky Ferreira has been held hostage by her label Capitol Records for almost a decade.