SOPHIE, Grammy-nominated musician and trans ‘visionary,’ dead at 34

JYP Entertainment has expanded its existing partnership with US-based label Republic Records.According to a report by Billboard, the South Korean company has opted to expand its existing strategic partnership with Republic Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group. The two companies first started the partnership in 2020, where they foucsed on the international expansion of girl group TWICE.JYP Entertainment and Republic Records’ partnership will now extend to include two more of the K-pop giant’s acts – namely Stray Kids and ITZY – in their plan for promotions outside of South Korea.Both groups will also be receiving support from Republic Records’ subsidiary independent label Imperial, which had previously helped to launch and market TWICE’s recent records since the JYP-Republic partnership had launched.“We are beyond delighted to move forward with Republic Records, the most outstanding label in the United States, in developing the major artist roster of the two companies’ hereafter, starting with the successful kickoff TWICE has brought,” JYP Entertainment CEO Jimmy Jeong told Billboard of the expansion.“We have absolute confidence that, together, we will lead the rapidly changing music industry from both in and out, alongside our prominent artists’ creations,” Jeong added.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs the first film from the director of “Amélie” in nearly a decade, “Big Bug” is kind of a big deal. Sadly, it’s also a big disappointment — easily the most obnoxious Netflix original in some time, owing to the company’s trust in a director whose overactive imagination demands some kind of boundaries.At precisely the moment pandemic-confined audiences want to get out and breathe fresh air, Jean-Pierre Jeunet gives them a suffocating scenario in which a squabbling French family is trapped in their retro-modern home with several android assistants.

Arsenal for their celebrations in the wake of their win over his side on Thursday night.The midfielder played all 90 minutes as the Gunners claimed the three points from their trip to Molineux, moving them above Manchester United in the Premier League table.Arsenal defender Gabriel scored the only goal of the game after 25 minutes when he bundled in Alexandre Lacazette's flick-on.The visitors were also forced to play with 10 men for the final 20 minutes of the game, with Gabriel Martinelli sent off after committing two bookable offences within five seconds.Despite their one-man advantage during that period, Wolves were unable to find a way past Aaron Ramsdale in the Arsenal goal.When Michael Oliver blew the final whistle the Gunners players celebrated wildly, something that Neves has taken issue with.Speaking in his post-match interview, the Portuguese star aimed a savage dig at the visitors for the manner of their celebrations, claiming it shows the level they are on.“We did well but we are struggling to score goals and conceding a lot on set-pieces,” Neves said.Who was your man of the match from Arsenal's win at Wolves? Let us know in the comments section...“With their goal there is some doubt about whether it was a foul or not but that's football. We are used to these decisions.“We need to improve a lot on scoring goals because we are creating chances but we're not good enough in that part of the game.“I can accept the decision about their goal but in some games they give it and in some games they don't.

Foo Fighters have shared the video for their recent song from the new Fraggle Rock revival series – you can watch it below.Dave Grohl and co. released ‘Fraggle Rock Rock’ last month as part of the official soundtrack to Apple TV+’s Back To The Rock, which features guest stars such as Ed Helms (The Office) and Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live).Arriving yesterday (February 10), the official visuals for the track see the band performing in a packed-out venue as Uncle Traveling Matt invades the stage.

Irina Shayk has been working alongsideRiccardo Tisci on an ad campaign in recent days: he's the chief creative officer at Burberry.And from the sounds of her most recent Instagram post, the in-demand supermodel may very well have just wrapped up her recent promo push and headed out on a holiday.'She's MIA …,' the Russian-born beauty captioned two new photos of herself decked out in black leather and a revealing bikini top, along with a palm tree emoji. Showing some 'tude: Irina Shayk, 36, struck a couple of confident poses in front of a colorful backdrop decked out in a black leather ensemble matched with a bikini topThe palm tree emoji and the MIA reference may be a sign thatShayk (born Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova) may now be 'missing in action' in a tropical destination.In the photos, the 36-year-old top model stood up in front of a colorful backdrop with shades of black, white, yellow, orange and gray.

Tiger JK is potentially set to collaborate with BTS‘ RM.In the early hours of February 11, the former Drunken Tiger member posted a series of cryptic tweets that seemingly point towards a forthcoming collaboration between him and BTS leader RM. The first tweet simply featured the K-pop idol’s name.RM— 아빠 최고 VITAMIN D (@DrunkenTigerJK) February 10, 2022Soon after, Tiger JK followed it up by alluding that he’s currently in the process of making new music, but did not include any specifics.

Arnold Schwarzenegger gushed about being a grandfather and admitted he didn't know the gender of pregnant daughter Katherine's baby on Thursday on a talk show.The 74-year-old actor while visiting Jimmy Kimmel Live was congratulated by the host for Katherine, 32, and her husband Chris Pratt, 42, blessing him with another grandchild 'on the way'.'It's on the way, and I'll tell you one thing, that it is the easiest thing to be a grandfather,' said Arnold, who wore a colorful Hawaiian shirt, grey coat and dark jeans. Hollywood star:Arnold Schwarzenegger gushed about being a grandfather and admitted he didn't know the gender of pregnant daughter Katherine's baby on Thursday on a talk show'Why do you say that?,' asked Jimmy, 54.'Because they come over to the house, you play with Lyla for around an hour or two, put her on the horse, put her with the dog. I play with the dog.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were spotted taking in opening night of The Music Man on Broadway.The 45-year-old Reynolds and his 34-year-old wife were spotted masking up while arriving at theat Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.The couple were supporting their longtime friend Hugh Jackman, who starred in this revival of The Music Man, which opened on Thursday. Opening night:Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were spotted taking in opening night of The Music Man on BroadwayLively rocked a stylish violet pantsuit, while staying safe from COVID-19 by masking up with a black face mask.She was also wearing stylish purple and teal earrings and matching teal rings as she stepped out with her husband.

With Meena Jutla's (Paige Sandhu) return to the village confirmed, Emmerdale have been nice enough to give fans of the ITV soap a teaser of what's to come with some chilling images from the psychopathic nurse's highly anticipated comeback. Hellbent on destroying Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and Billy Fletcher's (Jay Kontzle) big day, the deranged murderer makes her entrance in true Meena style in tonight's episode (Friday 11 February). She's on a mission to make sure Dawn and Billy both pay for what they've done to her and she'll stop at nothing to get her gruesome revenge on the unsuspecting couple.

Coronation Street 's Lydia Chambers was unveiled as the mystery person silently calling Adam Barlow on Wednesday's episodes. Soap watchers will recall that Adam was targeted by a mystery person earlier this year and he accused ex Lydia of keying his car before being told that it was in fact Jeremy Bremner, a disgruntled loser of a court case he worked on. Only recently, Adam's car was vandalised again while his office was searched by police who had been told there was a firearm there with Adam linking them both to Jeremy.

A shopkeeper tried to run away from police after thousands of illegal cigarettes were discovered.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has revenge on mind as his Southampton side return to the scene of their humiliation by Manchester United last season.

Text messages between employees of the management company in charge of Lil Peep's final tour, First Access Entertainment (FAE), have been unsealed in Peep's mother Liza Womack's wrongful death case against the corporation, Pitchfork reports. The messages were included in a 372-page document Womack submitted to Los Angeles County's Superior Court on January 28, and will be reviewed today in a hearing on an FAE motion for summary judgement.

Naman Ramachandran British auteur Peter Strickland is back with his fifth feature, “Flux Gourmet,” and it is as striking and uncompromising as his previous body of work, which includes “In Fabric” (2018), “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014), “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012) and “Katalin Varga” (2009). “Flux Gourmet” world premieres at the Berlin Film Festival’s Encounters strand on Feb. 11.The film follows a sonic collective trio with rocky interpersonal dynamics, who take up residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance and have to answer to the institute’s head, who has her own opinions about their work.

Jack White has shared the title track from his forthcoming album ‘Fear Of The Dawn’, one of two records he’ll release this year, alongside ‘Entering Heaven Alive’.Following on from the similarly blistering ‘Taking Me Back’, White’s latest track is a freewheeling, fuzzed-out rocker that clocks in at just over two minutes, with the former White Stripes frontman howling over heavily distorted guitars.Listen to ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ below:White announced both ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ and ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ back in November of last year. The former – White’s first solo album since 2018’s ‘Boarding House Reach’ – is set to arrive first on April 8, with its follow-up set for release on July 22.

Saturday Night Live‘s Michael Che has been accused of transphobia over a joke he told during the show’s Jan. 30 episode.It came after President Joe Biden signed an executive order last week reversing Donald Trump’s ban on trans people serving in the military.Che, SNL’s co-head writer, joked about transgender people’s bodies while hosting “Weekend Update” and referenced the military’s former “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy — repealed in 2010 — which required LGBTQ people to remain closeted in order to continue serving in the U.S.

Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated star of Juno and Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, has filed for divorce from his wife Emma Portner.Page filed paperwork in Manhattan last month to terminate their three-year marriage. The couple’s decision to split comes after Page came out as transgender late last year.“After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer,” the couple said in a joint statement.

The Lady and the Dale, HBO’s new four-part documentary series recounting Carmichael’s remarkable rise and fall. “I think, certainly, most people will be learning about her for the first time.”Drucker was first introduced to Carmichael’s fascinating story by The Lady and the Dale executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass, the latter of whom co-starred on the series Transparent, on which Drucker served as a consultant.

dating back to 2015 has shown that gender-affirming medical interventions, such as hormones or surgery, lowers the incidence of suicidal ideation among transgender teens. Other factors reducing risk of suicide include greater parental and social support, fewer incidents of discrimination, being recognized according to their gender identity, and having personal identification documents that match their identity.“HB 113 is based on a basic misunderstanding of transgender youth and the decades of research and medical experience showing that this best-practice medical care is in their best interest,” Sam Brinton, the vice president of advocacy and government affairs for The Trevor Project, said in a statement.

not include surgical intervention.The bill explicitly states that people under 21 should be barred from receiving gender-affirming care because they “are incapable of comprehending the negative implications and life-altering difficulties” of their decisions.But the bill goes further, punishing providers who even attempt to diagnose a minor with gender dysphoria, unless they have express permission from the minor’s parents to broach the subject, and effectively requiring doctors to “out” minor patients who may be struggling with their gender identity.Hill’s bill contains one exception, allowing surgeries in the cases of minors who are intersex or have “external biological sex characteristics that are ambiguous and irresolvable,” but requires

not include surgical intervention.The bill explicitly states that people under 21 should be barred from receiving gender-affirming care because they “are incapable of comprehending the negative implications and life-altering difficulties” of their decisions.