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It’s not Oscar season without songwriter Diane Warren. After taking home an Governors Awards from AMPAS this fall, the multi-platinum selling and Billboard chart topping songwriter of such hits as Rhythm of the Night and If I Could Turn Back Time is looking at her 14th original song Oscar nomination, this time for the ditty “Applause” from the Samuel Goldwyn Films title Tell It Like a Woman.

on his coronation day.As the May 6 ceremony approaches, Buckingham Palace continues to release details regarding the big day, this week announcing that an original composition honoring the Duke of Edinburgh will be played at Westminster Abbey at the monarch's request. The palace said in , “His Majesty The King has personally commissioned the new music and shaped and selected the musical program for the Service At the request of His Majesty, in tribute to his late father His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Greek Orthodox music will also feature in the Service performed by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble.” Philip, who died in April 2021 at age 99, was born in Greece and baptized in the Greek Orthodox church. When he married Queen Elizabeth in November 1947, he converted to Anglican as his new wife was supreme governor of the Church of England.The palace previously said that will merge both traditional religious elements and modern aspects to create a ceremony unique to the new king.

King Charles is going to pay homage to his late father Prince Philip at his coronation.

Jully Black has got Canada talking.

Canadian R&B and soul singer Jully Black is being praised online after simply changing one word during her Canadian national anthem performance at the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.

Your good buddies the Windsors have announced details of twelve newly commissioned pieces of music that will be performed during the Coronation of King Charles III later this year. And don’t worry, they haven’t accidentally commissioned anything from Dizzee Rascal, so this all should be fine.Among the new music that will be played as the King becomes, well, the King, are six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Evita”, has written the anthem for King Charles III’s coronation, adapting a piece of church music that encourages singers to make a “joyful noise.”

An anthem composed by songwriting legend Andrew Lloyd Webber will be one of 12 new pieces created for the King's coronation later this year, it has been revealed.

Fans of Olivia Newton John, get the tissues ready. This one is emotional. Six months after the Australian actress and singer passed away, her family have sat down for their first full interview.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures said Friday that Nolan Gallagher, who founded the indie distributor in Los Angeles in 2006, will be stepping down as CEO and leaving March 31 to focus on soccer team ownership in Cleveland.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Nolan Gallagher, the founder of Gravitas Ventures, will step down as CEO and leaving the film company on March 31, 2023.  Gravitas was sold to Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the owner of Fight Network and HD Net Movies, in November 2021. Gravitas has released more than 3,000 films on video on demand (VOD) during Gallagher’s time at the company. Some of those films also had theatrical releases. Gravitas’ recent films include “Mack & Rita” with Diane Keaton; “Our Friend,” starring Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, and Jason Segel; and “Vanguard,” starring Jackie Chan. Anthem said it has retained an advisor to identify a successor to Gallagher and expects to make a decision within the coming months.

Toronto’s Jully Black will sing “O Canada” at the NBA All-Star Game.

Porter Robinson has discussed the impact that games have had on his life, from inspiring his first album to playing League of Legends while on tour – watch it here.In the video, Robinson revealed that his all-time favourite game, 2003 MMO Star Wars Galaxies, helped to inspire his first album ‘Worlds’ when its servers closed in 2011.“That game will always mean a ton to me because I felt really, truly immersed in a virtual world for the first time,” shared Robinson. “It inspired my first album, because that online community shut down and the game [then] sort of ceased to be profitable and they shut the game down – I sort of had a home there, and I had communities and friends, and suddenly it all disappeared.”“It wasn’t like Pac-Man or something where you can go find an arcade cabinet and go play – it relied on having the server, so once the game shut down you could never really go home, you could never play it again,” the DJ added.

Rihanna has explained her decision to agree to perform at the Super Bowl after infamously turning previous offers from the NFL down.The star rejected the organisation’s approach for her to be the Halftime Show performer in 2018. That move was made in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who was shut out of the league after taking a knee to protest police brutality during the US national anthem at games.In a new interview with British Vogue, Rihanna acknowledged there were still issues with the system and society. “There’s still a lot of mending to be done in my eyes,” she said.

JFDR has announced details of her third album ‘Museum’, which is set to come out later this spring. Alongside that news, she has also put out new single ‘Spectator’.It’s “an album about clearing and healing; like breathing fresh strong air through your old self”, she says.Of the single, she adds: “‘Spectator’ is an anthem for the codependent, a lullaby for the ones slightly codependent and for those who have never felt it; a mirror into the raw thought process of someone deep in the trenches of it”.“The video was made with my good friend Timothee Lambrecq and the unmissable support from my husband Josh Wilkinson and old bandmate Áslaug Magnúsdóttir”, she goes on.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, has acquired U.S. distribution rights to drama Gringa a film by EJ Foerster and Marny Eng. Starring Steve Zahn, Jess Gabor, Roselyn Sanchez, Jorge A. Jimenez, Valentina Buzzurro, Nico Bracewell, and Judy Greer and produced by EJ Foerster, Eric Hedayat, Marny Eng, and Eric Reid. Gravitas plans to release the film on April 21, 2023 in theaters and on demand.

Her turn to tell the story. After Morgan Evans went viral — and gained a lot of sympathy from fans — via his breakup anthem “Over For You,” Kelsea Ballerini is singing about their failed marriage in a six-track EP titled Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, released on Valentine’s Day.

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said he believes Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is an “honest man” and was surprised to hear of the Premier League’s financial charges against the club.

Mikel Arteta might be plotting Pep Guardiola's downfall this week but the Arsenal boss' management success was very much made in Manchester.

Super Bowl 2023 is finally here! Hosted in the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the final game of the NFL season will pit the Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs, making for an exciting occasion for sports and culture fans all over the world.Aside from the exciting game, the Super Bowl is one of the most watched televised broadcasts, featuring impressive commercials with all manner of stars. Topping it all off, this year’s Halftime show features Rihanna, marking her official comeback to music after an extended absence. Super Bowl 2023: Everything you should know about this year’s big gameLatino NFL players representing the culture in the history of footballCelebrities rooting for the Eagles or Chiefs this Super Bowl SundayRihanna is the halftime show’s headliner, performing a 13-minute set that featured some of her greatest hits.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright feels Manchester City's weekend display is an ominous sign for the Gunners ahead of Wednesday night's critical Premier League meeting.