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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Pop-jazz singing legend Tony Bennett died July 24 at age 96, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease seven years earlier. His 75-year career followed a classic three-act structure: a rise through the 1950s and early ‘60s that culminated in his biggest hit, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” in 1962; the loss of pop opportunities as rock took over, resulting in deeper explorations into jazz; and a return to superstardom in the 1990s as he won the album of the year Grammy for “MTV Unplugged.” Actually, “we had a fourth act, with Lady Gaga, that lasted 10 years,” says his son, Danny Bennett. Danny became his dad’s manager in 1986 and oversaw one of the great comebacks in music, which ended with Bennett and Gaga taping a final special at Radio City Music Hall on his 95th birthday.

Tom Brady and Irina Shayk seemingly have a lot in common — even before the pair were romantically linked.

It looks like Halle Bailey‘s solo career is upon us!

Drake was in a bit of a trolling mood.

Former Manchester United loanee Marcel Sabitzer has announced his departure from Bayern Munich.

Selome Hailu The “Euphoria” Season 2 finale made it clear that Ashtray knows how to fight. So does the 17-year-old who plays him. Javon “Wanna” Walton has signed with Most Valuable Promotions, the boxing promotion company co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian. MVP will work with Walton on brand building, content creation and event marketing as he finishes his amateur career, with his professional debut set for 2024. His first appearance with MVP will take place on Aug. 2 in Dallas, where he will participate in the open workouts as part of the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz fight week. Along with his role in “Euphoria,” Walton is known for playing Stan in “The Umbrella Academy” on Netflix, with other credits including Amazon Prime Video’s “Utopia” and the upcoming Hulu series “Under the Bridge.” In a 2022 interview with Variety, he said that it was his boxing career that led him to acting — after an appearance on Steve Harvey’s talk show where he discussed boxing, he was scouted by legendary casting director Jennifer Venditti, who was then working on “Euphoria.”

Irish actor Cillian Murphy has captivated audiences worldwide with his hauntingly intense portrayals and magnetic on-screen presence.

While most eagle-eyed viewers who spotted Nathan Aspinall's gesture to Jonny Clayton before their World Matchplay final probably thought the Stockport-born darts player was just messing about, there was plenty more to it than that.

Football fans will get a chance to pay their respects to former Scotland and Motherwell boss Craig Brown, whose funeral service takes place at Ayr Racecourse tomorrow at 1pm.

BreAnna Bell Mikhael Tara Garver has joined the executive ranks of Culture House Media as the head of a new division, Culture House Immersive. Prior to the appointment, Garver most recently served as Director ofImmersive Experience creating the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Garver will lead the department from the Culture House headquarters in LA alongside founder Carri Twigg. Raeshem Nijhon and Nicole Galovski will continue to oversee the New York office. “As I was looking for the right home to build the next generation of immersive entertainment and thenext phase of my career – Culture House became the obvious choice,” commented Mikhael Tara Garver.“I am first and foremost a fan, but more importantly, we share an ethos, a commitment to quality work,and a belief in entertainment that can impact culture. My vision for Culture House Immersive includesthe creation of a slate of original narrative experiences, a best in class content studio working with otherartists and makers to create live, in person and innovative ways to engage with story and culture.Immersive at its best is about that feeling you have at an extraordinary shared experience – that’sinclusive, emotive and exciting. The experience economy is growing rapidly, and I am confident that atCulture House Immersive we can lead the way in how to build a sustainable business for immersiveentertainment.”

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Cillian Murphy is earning some of the best reviews of his career for leading Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer, but no praise might be higher than this rave from co-star Robert Downey Jr.: “I have never witnessed a greater sacrifice by a lead actor in my career,” the “Iron Man” star told People magazine about Murphy’s performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer. “He knew it was going to be a behemoth ask when Chris called him,” Downey Jr. added. “But I think he also had the humility that is required to survive playing a role like this. We’d be like, ‘Hey, we got a three-day weekend. Maybe we’ll go antiquing in Santa Fe. What are you going to do?’ ‘Oh, I have to learn 30,000 words of Dutch. Have a nice time.’ But that’s the nature of the ask.”

In the latest royal plot twist from Hollywood, it’s now being claimed that Meghan Markle has set up shop in a Los Angeles hotel suite where she’s working on the next step in her public career.

A funeral service for revered former Scotland boss Craig Brown will be held at Ayr Racecourse on Tuesday at 1.00pm.

BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, his agent has said.

BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died, it has been announced. His agent confirmed the sad news on Monday (July 24) in a statement almost 10 years after Alagiah was diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Naman Ramachandran Sony Music and Music Women* Germany (MW*G), the nationwide umbrella music organization of all female-identifying and non-binary individuals, have revealed the 2023 winners of the Female* Producer Prize. The prize aims to support and promote the careers of emerging female-identifying producers from across the country. The winners include Mimski, who broke through via the Novembars competition and is currently working on her first album, which will be released on the RUNTLIFE Records label; Evîn, a German/Kurdish singer and producer in alternative R&B who combines elements from different genres like soul and hip-hop with her Kurdish roots; and Kota No Uta, who works mainly in jazz, soul and neo and has recently released a song, “Autumn Leaves.”

The El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) will honor Egyptian director Marwan Hamed with a life Career Achievement Award at its upcoming sixth edition, running from October 6 to 12.

Erik ten Hag is set to double down on playing out from the back this season with Andre Onana already impressing his teammates with his ability with his feet.

"Oppenheimer" has generated buzz for a variety of reasons, including a few brief sex scenes between stars Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh. Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb," in the film, who engages in an affair with Jean Tatlock, played by Pugh.

Cillian Murphy is opening up about the “powerful” and “perfect” sex scenes that feature in his new  biographical-thriller, “Oppenheimer”. 

Rob Lowe is forever "grateful" to have married his wife, Sheryl Berkoff. In a social media post honoring their wedding anniversary, Lowe wrote, "Today marks 32 years married to this beautiful, inspiring, nurturing, strong, industrious, sexy, and wonderfully unique woman." "I am SO grateful for the day she said she’d join me on our amazing life journey together. Happy Anniversary, Baby!!" Lowe and Berkoff married on July 22, 1991, and they have two sons together, Matthew 30, and John, 28.