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A mystery band will take to Glastonbury's famous Pyramid Stage on Friday night - and festival fans are in a frenzy trying to work out who it will be.

Expedition Unknown on Discovery Plus, tweeted on Wednesday (June 21) that he turned down the opportunity to film Titanic because the submersible “did not perform well” during a test dive.Gates said that he was given the chance to join OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush on a test dive, which took place in July 2021.“To those asking, #Titan did not perform well on my dive. Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film Titanic due to my safety concerns w/ the @OceanGate platform.

Outfest announced the full line up for its 41st Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Festival presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America, taking place July 13 – 23 in venues around Los Angeles and is headquartered at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood. Tickets and passes are available to Outfest members today, and to the general public starting Friday, June 23rd.

Some watching NewsNation’s coverage yesterday of the OceanGate submarine that went missing while seeking to explore the wreck of the Titanic were surprised by a certain aspect of the broadcast.

A brave autistic teenager who was given a devastating leukemia diagnosis just four months ago is desperate to help others just like him.

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Kim Petras is opening up about a secret exchange she had with Madonna at the Grammys earlier this year.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Highly touted British rapper Central Cee has signed a joint venture agreement with Columbia Records in partnership with Sony Music U.K., Variety has confirmed. Known to fans as “Cench,” the rapper became the first-ever British male rapper to be included in XXL magazine’s influential annual “Freshman Class” list, which was unveiled on Wednesday. Central Cee will also perform at this week’s 2023 Glastonbury festival, the largest festival in the U.K. The deal was led by Columbia executive vice president Bu Thiam with Central Cee’s manager, Bello. The fiercely independent rapper was the object of a heated bidding war in recent weeks; while terms of the Columbia deal were not announced, the joint venture suggests that he is likely to retain ownership of his recordings, as he has to date.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The decision to realign “variety talk” and “variety sketch” this year into “talk” and “scripted variety” didn’t do much to change that. If anything, it further narrowed the field, as perennial variety talk winner “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” has now been kicked over to scripted variety. As a result, my colleague Clayton Davis counts only 14 series eligible for the outstanding talk nomination. And it’s not much better in scripted variety, where just 10 shows appear to be eligible.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent NBC has announced its panel of coaches for “The Voice” Season 25, with Grammy-winning artists Dan + Shay joining the show as the first-ever coaching duo. Dan + Shay will serve as coaches alongside RebaMcEntire, John Legend and Chance the Rapper. Season 25 will air in the spring of 2024. The network’s announcement comes ahead of the show’s 24th season, which airs this fall with the previously-announced coach lineup of Niall Horan, Gwen Stefani, Legend and McEntire in her debut season as coach. Season 24 will be the first season without veteran coach Blake Shelton, who has been with “The Voice” since it premiered in 2011 and took his final bow with Season 23, which wrapped up last month.

arrested in 2020 for felony strangulation after a fight with his girlfriend, Johnnie Faye Cartwright. Now the "Home Improvement" actor claims the whole thing was "blown out of proportion.""We didn't even really get that physical. We got really loud.

Glastonbury 2023 has unveiled its new Woodsies area – formerly known as the John Peel stage. Watch stage manager Lilith Piper give us a tour through the new space below.Announced earlier this year, Glastonbury revealed that its iconic John Peel stage would be undergoing a rebrand for the first time since 2004, and expanding into a new area called Woodsies.Now, following the festival opening its doors yesterday (June 21) Lilith Piper — Stage manager of the Woods Stage —  gave NME a tour of the recently developed site, and explained how the area aims to bring a wider sense of community to the festival.“Before all the main stages kick off, it’s a place to catch people,” she said, elaborating on how the area offers a peaceful alternative to the more lively areas of the site, and a “place for weary travellers to rest”.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“The reincarnated John Peel stage is a great opportunity for us to connect to nature that’s all about feeding in the old way of living,” she continued.

Kelly Clarkson encouraged Taylor Swift to be stronger and stand a little taller while fighting for ownership of her masters — but her message didn’t sit well with Scooter Braun.

Beyoncé took some unexpected style advice for the cover of her beloved debut album, Dangerously in Love.

ASAP Rocky sparked speculation that he and longtime love Rihanna are married ahead of their second child’s arrival.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Josh Gates, an explorer and the host of “Expedition Unknown” and more shows on the Discovery Channel, revealed on Twitter that he turned down a chance to visit the wreckage of the Titanic using OceanGate’s now-missing Titan submersible. Gates was supposed to film on the submersible but decided against it after discovering “safety concerns.” “I had the unique opportunity to dive in the OceanGate Titan sub with [company CEO] Stockton at the helm in preparation for its maiden mission to Titanic,” Gates wrote. “I pray for a positive outcome to the rescue efforts of those aboard, including fellow ‘Explorers Club’ member Hamish Harding.”

Pedro Pascal is looking back at his career in Hollywood, following his incredible success in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ and with his upcoming projects, including Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ alongside Paul Mescal, and his performance in ‘Strange Way of Life’ directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and co-starring Ethan Hawke.During his most recent interview with Variety, the Chilean star was asked about his impact and influence on the Latin population, as well as being an advocate for the LGBTQ community. “I want to be able to fulfill the assignment and continue to fulfill the assignment,” the actor said to the publication.“It’s the best part.

Glastonbury-goers gathered today to attempt to break the world record for the largest human world peace sign. Watch our footage from the moment above.Announced earlier this month, the stunt followed the last attempt in 2017 when around 15,000 people met at the festival to break the previous record, set by a crowd of 5,814 in New York in 2009.At around 11.30am this morning (Thursday June 22), thousands gathered at King’s Meadow in the Green Fields – where there was a colourful progression march of peaceful protests, dancers and more to celebrate peace.

Glastonbury 2023 has welcomed a new installation from artist Joe Rush. Watch him walking and talking us through the ambitious Carhenge area above.Announced last month, the “monumental” new art sculpture is made by underground artist Joe Rush, founder of the Mutoid Waste Company, and the “builder of rock’n’roll environments”.

Fleet Foxes have officially released their two live covers of Joni Mitchell‘s ‘Hejira’ and The Strokes‘ ‘Under Control’.The band covered both of the songs during their live shows. They performed ‘Hejira’ earlier this year in Los Angeles, while ‘Under Control’ was performed last summer in New York with singer-songwriter Uwade as a special guest.“Last summer we were honored to have the incredible vocalist and songwriter Uwade Akhere open for us on tour,” Pecknold said in a press release discussing the cover of ‘Under Control’.A post shared by Fleet Foxes (@fleetfoxes)“One thing we all bonded over backstage was a shared love of the Strokes—hearing Uwa’s voice echoing down the halls as she sang ‘The End Has No End’ or ‘Reptilia’ was always a highlight of the day.

The vast contributions of Manchester’s Windrush generation has been celebrated during a jubilant event.