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Elon Musk poster has popped up in London depicting a Tesla and urging people not to buy one of the billionaire’s “Swasticars”.Spotted on the side of a bus stop in Bethnal Green, East London earlier this week, the poster leads with a banner reading: “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds”.The image also shows Musk photoshopped into a Tesla – the electric car company for which he is CEO – while performing his now-infamous gesture from Donald Trump’s inauguration rally in January. At the event, the billionaire slapped his chest with his right hand and flung his arm diagonally upwards in what many onlookers have condemned as being reminiscent of a Nazi salute.The campaigning group Everyone Hates Elon appears to have taken credit for the poster, sharing a photo of the banner being installed on the bus stop.

Stormzy has addressed the “twisted narrative” over claims that he deleted pro-Palestine posts after getting a McDonald’s deal.Last month, it was revealed that the rapper had teamed up with McDonald’s for the UK and Ireland’s first Famous Order meal, which gives fans the chance to buy his favourite menu items and a limited edition merch range.The collab was launched last week (February 12) and met with a lot of criticism due to the fast food chain’s perceived support of Israel. The Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement has supported a global boycott of McDonald’s after franchises in Israel gave out thousands of free meals to Israeli forces following Hamas’ attack on the country on 7 October.A post shared by STORMZY (@stormzy)Stormzy has previously been vocal in his support for Palestine, playing at a benefit concert to raise funds for aid in January 2024. However, some fans had noticed that the rapper had removed a social media post from October 2023 that read: “1.

Madonna has reacted angrily to Donald Trump posting an image of himself under the banner ‘Long Live The King’.On Wednesday (February 19), the official White House account on X posted a mocked-up Time Magazine cover with the title switched to ‘Trump’, its image depicting the US president wearing a crown as he stands in front of the New York City skyline.Madonna was one of the people to respond to the post, taking to her Instagram Stories on Thursday (February 20) to point out the irony of Trump referring to himself as a monarch, despite the nature of the foundation of the United States."CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED.

Placebo frontman Brian Molko has been charged with defamation after he allegedly called Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “facist” and “racist”.Videos posted of the incident in 2023 showed the frontman describing Meloni in Italian as “a piece of shit fascist, racist” and then saying “fuck you” during the band’s set in front of 10,000 fans at Sonic Park Festival in Turin in July 2023.At the time, prosecutors in Turin opened an investigation into the claims and filed a lawsuit against Molko for defamation.Now, according to Italian newspaper La Stampa, Italy’s justice ministry has given prosecutors the right to launch legal proceedings against Molko on charges of “contempt of the institutions”, an offence that carries a fine of between €1,000 (£830) and €5,000 (£4,150).During the Stupinigi Sonic Park, the Placebo lead singer Brian Molko calls PM Giorgia Meloni 'racist, fascist', concluding 'fuck you'.July 11, 2023 pic.twitter.com/eqmJLcH4Qp— Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics

Sheryl Crow has sold her Tesla car in protest at the company’s CEO Elon Musk, saying “you have to decide who you are willing to align with”.Posting on Instagram on Friday (February 14), the country star shared a video of the car being towed away from her house as she waves goodbye.“My parents always said… you are who you hang out with,” she wrote. “There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with.

Chappell Roan’s speech at the 2025 Grammy awards was, in some ways, familiar to me. Her advocacy for healthcare and living wages for musicians was something I’ve heard over the past seven years I’ve spent interviewing musicians, whether signed to indie or major labels.

Cardi B has recalled the US Secret Service giving her a “hard time” at the Super Bowl, and mentioned that her uncle has been deported.The rapper made the comments last Sunday night (February 9), following the game between NFL teams the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The massive sporting event was held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the Eagles would ultimately take the win, securing a 40-22 victory.However, speaking on an Instagram livestream after the event, the rapper expressed her frustration after the night and recalled an inconvenience caused by the Secret Service.The service was there as President Donald Trump was also in attendance on the night, meaning that security measures were massively heightened at the venue.“Yo, I was too fucking mad today because, you know, Donald Trump and shit,” Cardi began.

Selena Gomez‘s defence in the aftermath of the White House’s response to her posts on the recent immigration raids.Last week (January 27), Emilia Pérez star and singer Selena Gomez posted an Instagram story, recording herself in tears saying: “All my people are getting attacked … the children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry.

Terrifier 3 actor David Thornton Howard spoke out against US President Donald Trump and his supporters on social media, director Damien Leone has responded.Howard, who plays Art the Clown in the movie, has been a critic of Trump and his adviser, Elon Musk, on Threads. His comments have involved accusing the President of being on the verge of starting World War 3, while Lauren LaVera, who plays Sienna Shaw, has also criticised Trump.Howard urged Tesla, of which Musk is CEO, to “oust him,” accused Trump of having made the US “less safe,” and made comparisons between the US in 2025 and 1930s Germany.In his most recent Threads post, he wrote: “I’m ok.

Jesse Eisenberg, who played Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network in 2010, has put distance between himself and the billionaire.Eisenberg said on BBC Radio 4 earlier today (February 4) that he hadn’t been following Zuckerberg of late, due to some of his recent actions.He explained: “I don’t want to think of myself as associated with somebody like that. It’s not like I played a great golfer or something and now people think I’m a great golfer.“It’s like this guy that’s doing things that are problematic — taking away fact-checking and safety concerns, making people who are already threatened in this world more threatened.”Eisenberg explained: “I’m concerned just as a person who reads a newspaper.

Janelle Monáe has slammed Nelly for performing at Donald Trump‘s inauguration, labelling the rapper a “motherfucking fool”.Monáe’s lashing out against the ‘Hot In Herre’ rapper came during a Grammys afterparty performance. While the beat of Nelly’s ‘Hot In Herre’ played over the speakers, Monáe rapped: “Fuck you Nelly.

Doechii‘s reaction to an awkward joke Trevor Noah made about “illegal immigrants” at the 2025 Grammy Awards is going viral – you can check it out below.Last night (February 2), Trevor Noah returned to host his fifth consecutive Grammy Awards. During his opening monologue, he made a joke seemingly in protest to Donald Trump‘s tariff against immigrants, forcing thousands of people to be deported from the United States since he returned to the White House last month.Noah said during his monologue: “We’re going to be honoring the best in music as voted on by the 13,000 members of the Recording Academy and 20 million illegal immigrants.

Kanye West has issued an apology to former vice president Kamala Harris in his return to social media.The rapper – now known as Ye – has been largely absent from X and Instagram over the last year and has been banned from the former platform three times in the past for offensive remarks. Recent days, however, have seen a flurry of activity.In among posts thanking the Grammys for nominating his song ‘Carnival’ and praising The Weeknd’s song ‘Niagara Falls’, he took a moment to apologise to the recently defeated Democratic candidate for president.In a riposte to a now-deleted explicit comment about Harris, Ye wrote on Saturday (February 1): “Kamala seems like a very nice human I just wanna say sorry to her kids”.Kamala seems like a very nice human I just wanna say sorry to her kids— ye (@kanyewest) February 2, 2025He also tweeted in praise of Donald Trump, writing: “Trumps back in office.

On Saturday January 25th, there was an event held at Harpos Concert Theatre that needs to be addressed publicly. The…Posted by Harpos Concert Theatre on Monday, January 27, 2025They said that while they should have “done more research” on the acts they were booking, “we feel that by design, they deliberately failed to provide such information,” referring to the band’s promoters.”“We feel manipulated throughout the entire process and will continue to address where we need to improve.

how he responded to the backlash over his performance at one of Donald Trump’s inauguration events.Hughley, 61, aired his views on Snoop during Monday’s episode of his podcast, “The D.L. Hughley Show.”The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper, who had previously been one of Trump’s more fiery critics, shocked many of his fans when he performed at Trump’s Crypto Ball on Jan. 17, the Friday before the former “Apprentice” host’s second inauguration.

Parklife boss Sacha Lord has resigned from his position as Manchester nightlife advisor and has been ordered to pay back £400k to the government.Lord – the former Parklife and Warehouse Project boss – stepped down from his role as the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester last night (January 28), having been appointed by Mayor Andy Burnham back in 2018.According to Manchester Evening News, following his resignation, the Arts Council withdrew £401,928 in a COVID grant that was awarded to Primary Event Solutions – a company owned by Lord – and is seeking the money back. Their decision to pull the grant following a review came at the same time that Lord had announced his departure from his role.A post shared by Sacha Lord (@sacha_lord)Primary Event Solutions had received the grant from the Culture Recovery Fund, administered by the Arts Council during the pandemic.

a freeze on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding, with limited specifics, to what he claims is false reporting from “left-wing media outlets.”Many have suggested the freeze itself is unlawful, citing the U.S. Constitution vesting the power of the purse with Congress, not the president, a 1974 federal law, and a 1975 U.S. Supremer Court case.

the publication of its report into Misogyny in music.The document – titled ‘Misogyny In Music’ – described the industry as a “boys’ club” where sexual harassment and abuse are common, and the non-reporting of such incidents is high. Victims who do speak out struggle to be believed or may find their career ends as a consequence, it claimed.The WEC stated that women in music still encounter limitations in opportunity, a lack of support and persistent unequal pay – with these said to be intensified for those facing intersectional barriers, particularly racial discrimination.Today (January 28), Charisse Beaumont, CEO of Black Lives in Music (BLiM) – an initiative created to empower Black musicians and professionals – shared evidence from their research into Bullying and Harassment in the UK music industry and called for government action to tackle the sexual harassment and abuse in the UK music industry including things like near-naked casting videos to pressure to take drugs.As part of our follow up on misogyny in the music industry, we're hearing from:Laura Snapes | @LucyCoxSoprano | @BLKLivesinMusic | @ISM_music | @WeAreTheMU | Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority.Watch on Parliament Live at 2.20pm, Tuesday 28 January.

performing during Donald Trump’s inauguration celebrations. In an Instagram live broadcast on Sunday, which he later posted to the main page of his account, the rapper and former Trump critic, 53, spoke about “all the hate” he’s been receiving lately. Though he didn’t mention the president by name, Snoop’s comments came a little over a week after performing in Washington, DC, on Jan.

told Variety that she wrote the comedy series with “Roseanne” and “Arli$$” alum Allan Stephan, adding they are getting ready to shop the show around town.The actress will star in the series, which will be about four to six episodes.Barr described the comedy as “a cross between ‘The Roseanne Show’ and ‘The Sopranos,’” telling the outlet it’ll center around a small-town farmer in Alabama who is “saving the United States from drug gangs and China.” This isn’t any average farmer, though.Barr shared that the farmer grows and sells drugs like magic mushrooms and cannabis.“It’s silly and out there,” she said. “[It will contain] very offensive ideas and a lot of swearing.

Deadmau5 has slammed 3LAU for playing at President Donald Trump‘s inauguration earlier this week, calling him a “nepo pissbaby”.3LAU appeared as part of the festivities, alongside the likes of Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus and Village People, as Trump was sworn in as President of the United States once again on Monday (January 20).Reflecting on the experience on Wednesday (January 22), the EDM musician took to Instagram to write: “5 days ago the @potus team reached out cause they needed a DJ for inauguration afters. Playing Starlight Ball was not on my 2025 bingo card, but i mean wow, what an honor.