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era.On December 8, the debuted a new haircut featuring lightly tousled bangs cut straight across her brow—a bold departure from the that have largely defined her signature since her Baywatch days. Of course, this is not the first time Anderson has dramatically shifted her look, having taken a makeup-free approach to glam in recent years—a choice she made to , Alexis Vogel, who died of cancer in 2019.We love free women.“She was the best,” Anderson said of Vogel in an interview with in August 2023.

Pharrell Williams has performed ‘Happy’ with a gospel choir at the reopening of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral – watch footage below.The historic venue hosted a ceremony to celebrate its reopening on Saturday (December 7) after a fire destroyed its roof in 2019, with many international dignitaries in attendance, including President-elect Donald Trump and Prince William.Also there was Pharrell, who was joined by Voices Of Fire, a 70-member gospel choir led by the singer’s uncle Bishop Ezekiel Williams, for a rendition of his 2013 smash hit single ‘Happy’.“An honour to perform at the reopening with @VoicesOfFire,” Pharrell wrote on Instagram after the appearance. “A historic moment we’re so blessed to have been a part of.

joined the call for a levy on arena and stadium gigs – as well as a cut in VAT – to support struggling grassroots music venues and artists. Though The Culture, Media and Sport Committee welcomed the UK government’s new backing of a levy on gigs at arena level and above to help save the grassroots music scene, they called for a clear deadline for the industry to take urgent action.Now, in a letter published today in response to the questions posed by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Sir Chris Bryant MP – Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries – wrote: “We want to see a voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets come into effect as soon as possible for concerts in 2025.

Dune: Part Two’s Golden Globes snub, saying: “The disrespect is insane.”Next year’s Golden Globes nominations were announced earlier today (December 9). The contenders for the 2025 ceremony – which takes place on January 6 – were confirmed by Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut at 1.15pm GMT (5.15am PT).Dune: Part Two was nominated in just two categories, ‘Best Original Score’ for Hans Zimmer and ‘Best Motion Picture: Drama.’ The film’s director Denis Villeneuve didn’t receive a nomination, nor did its actors including Zenyaya or Timothee Chamalet.The movie sequel debuted in March and was a firm favourite with audiences and critics alike, earning a 92 per cent approval rating from critics and 95 per cent from audiences.

Arooj Aftab and Gold Panda are among the names to have been announced for a new London festival, Polygon Live LDN 2025.Set to run in Crystal Palace Park from May 2 to May 4, it will be the largest outdoor spatial audio festival ever to be held in the UK, with early bird tickets on sale now – you can get yours here.Pakistani-American singer and composer Aftab – whose fourth solo album ‘Night Reign’ was named as one of the 50 best albums of 2024 by NME – will play at the site, as will London electronic producer Gold Panda, who released his latest album ‘The Work’ in 2022.Also on the bill is the celebrated producer Jon Hopkins, who has collaborated with Charli XCX and Coldplay in recent months as well as releasing his hypnotic new album ‘Ritual’.A post shared by Polygon LIVE | 360° Spatial Sound & Immersive Events Production (@polygon.live)Other names announced so far are Tinariwen, Halina Rice, Nitin Sawhney and Photay.Polygon Live LDN will feature the first ever use of spatial audio company Polygon Live’s dual-dome stage design, with speakers surrounding the audience, as well as over their heads. Each dome will boast almost 100 speakers, which is claimed to be five times the typical number for a festival stage.Polygon Live CEO Nico Elliott has said: “Originally, our deployment of spatial audio emerged from the live sets of electronic music.

Robert Smith has shared more details about a new Cure album which is set to be a “companion piece” to ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, as well as a third album that takes a different approach.The frontman spoke about new material from the band during an interview with Absolute Radio’s Danielle Perry, as part of a special version of Tim Burgess’ Listening Parties. It came following the release of the alt-rock icons long-awaited 14th album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘ – their first since 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream‘ – on November 1.It’s been known for a while now that the band have been sitting on more new material since 2008. Back in 2020, for instance, Smith told NME that the band were hard at work on “two new albums and an hour of noise”.Now, Smith has shared an update on the new material, and said that one is complete and comes as somewhat of a sibling record to their recently shared LP.

Taylor Swift has given her crew members on her ‘Eras’ tour about $197million (£152million) in bonuses.The colossal tour ended last night (December 8) at Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place Stadium, after 149 shows that took place across 21 months. Earlier today (December 9), it had been revealed that in total, the worldwide trek sold $2,077,618,725 (£1.6billion) worth of tickets, per the New York Times.Now, according to People, the ‘Bejeweled’ singer has allegedly given out roughly $197 million in total bonuses to those who worked on the tour, including the likes of truck drivers, caterers, instrument techs, merch team, lighting, sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, dancers, band members, security personnel, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair stylists, make-up artist, wardrobe stylists, physical therapists, and members of her video team.This is not the first time during her ‘Eras’ tour that Swift has spread the wealth of her successful shows.

Yellowstone‘s creator Taylor Sheridan has been mocked online for the show’s latest episode, which sees him appear on screen with Bella Hadid as his girlfriend.The Paramount show is approaching its conclusion, though last night’s (December 8) penultimate episode has provoked discussion online.In it, Sheridan reprises his role of horse trainer Travis Wheatley as Hadid cameoes as his girlfriend Sadie, with the character seen showing off horse riding skills and playing strip poker.In one notable moment, Beth Dutton describes Wheatley as “the most arrogant man I’ve ever met”, though when she sees him riding a horse, Beth suggests attraction to him by telling Sadie: “OK, yeah, I get it.”TAYLOR SHERIDAN a word of advice. Don’t write or put yourself into your own shoes ever again.

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Following her final night as an opening act on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Gracie Abrams will return to her already-established role as a headliner — this time topping the bill in arenas, with 2025 shows that were announced Monday for North America. In the U.S., Abrams is only revealing a few dates for now, but they’re key ones. On her “Secret of Us Deluxe Tour” — named as such after a deluxe edition of her most recent album — a Madison Square Garden gig is set for July 28, following up her three-night stand at Radio City Music Hall.

William Earl Yoshiki, the Japanese star whose work blends pop, rock and classical music, saluted “the power of art” as he accepted the Variety International Achievement in Music Award at Variety Hitmakers presented by AFEELA on Dec. 8 in Hollywood. In his speech, the Japanese performer noted that he’s usually asleep at the current time of day, given the time difference between his native country and Los Angeles.

Andrés Buenahora From the Variety Lounge presented by Film AlUla at the Red Sea Film Festival, Variety‘s London Bureau Chief Alex Ritman spoke with “The Tale of Daye’s Family” director Karim El Shenawy. The film, which screened at the opening ceremony of the Red Sea Film Festival, follows a 14-year-old Nubian albino boy who sets out to make it to an audition for an Egyptian show similar to “The Voice.” “This is a moment where you realize that the film is no longer yours,” El Shenawy said of his project’s world premiere.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Not only does Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow look like Bart Simpson, but he’s starting to do some Bart Simpson-like things. Specifically, Burrow just spent $3 million on a Batmobile from the Christopher Nolan “Dark Knight” trilogy. “This is a very Bart move, to get a bunch of money and buy the Batmobile,” said “The Simpsons” executive producer Matt Selman.

Thania Garcia Sony Music Publishing Nashville has renewed a global publishing administration agreement with Lainey Wilson, who first joined the roster in 2017. “I couldn’t be happier to continue my partnership with Sony Music Publishing,” said Wilson in a statement. “I’ll always be a songwriter first and I appreciate having such a supportive team that agrees it all starts with the songs.” Lainey Wilson hac achieved seven No.

Todd Gilchrist Pamela Anderson and director Gia Coppola jointly received the Sun Valley Film Festival Pioneer Award on Dec. 6, the second day of the festival’s 2024 Winter Screening Series.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director James Gunn‘s “Superman” is not having reshoots but is going to film a few “pickup shots,” the writer-director recently confirmed on his Threads account. Gunn is well known for avoiding reshoots as much as possible on his movies, which is a rare feat given he’s directed major superhero tentpoles like Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy and DC’s “The Suicide Squad.” Reshoots are often standard parts of production on comic book tentpoles. “Sort of.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer The Roots have announced “A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95” with a lineup that includes Lil’ Kim, Method Man & Redman and more. The event, scheduled to take place on June 8 at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, will feature additional performances from E-40, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Raekwon, DJ Quik, Goodie Mob, Havoc and more to be announced.