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Elvis Presley’s iconic Graceland residence.Earlier this month, it was reported that actor Riley Keough – who is also the granddaughter of the late music icon – was taking legal action to halt the court-approved sale of Graceland.The fate of the iconic residence was thrown into question due to events stemming back to 2018, when a deed of trust was allegedly signed by Lisa Marie and secured a $3.8million (£2.9m) loan from Naussany Investments and Private Lending LLC in Missouri. The company claimed that Graceland was used as collateral in the loan, which was never paid back.Keough – who is recognised for roles in Daisy Jones & the Six, Logan Lucky and Mad Max: Fury Road, and is also the daughter of Elvis’ only child, Lisa Marie – is the current owner of the iconic 13.8-acre estate in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Girls were Kelly Clarkson rejects written by Jack Antonoff.In a new video for Variety, actors Allison Williams and Ebon Moss-Bachrach – who portrayed the roles of Marnie and Desi in the 2012 hit HBO series Girls – reunited after working together seven years ago. In the chat, they opened up about their characters and experience being a part of the series.Desi’s character appeared in season three of the show.

James Blunt has shared his thoughts on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s mandatory national service plan, saying it’s “not a bad idea”.The Conservative Party have said that 18-year-olds would be required to participate in a scheme involving military or civilian service, if they win the UK general election on July 4.“This modern form of national service will mean that young people get the skills and the opportunities that they need, which is going to serve them very well in life,” Sunak explained at a recent campaign event (via BBC News).“It is going to foster a culture of service which is going to be incredibly powerful for making our society more cohesive, and in a more uncertain and dangerous world it’s going to strengthen our country’s security and resilience.”In a video on TikTok, the PM said: “As is the case in other countries, we will provide a stipend to help with living costs for those doing the military element alongside their training.“Meanwhile, on the civic side, we will make sure organisations have funding for training and administration.”Singer-songwriter Blunt – who served in the British Army before he got signed as a musician, and was an officer during the Kosovo War – recently spoke about the controversial move at the 2024 Hay Festival.This will change lives #nationalservice #generalelection #uk #rishisunak ♬ original sound – Conservatives “We all know it’s not going to happen, but I think the concept – to understand a bit about serving your community – is not a bad idea,” the ‘You’re Beautiful’ singer reasoned (via the Standard).“The greatest thing about the Army is that we worked together as a team, people from all corners of the UK, and that was a huge benefit.”Blunt continued: “I’m a posh twat and these

Fans of TV presenter Ant McPartlin have only just realised that his ex-wife Lisa Armstrong was part of a huge pop group. It comes after the former singer shared a throwback snap of the band's singles from the 90s. Before becoming a well-known TV makeup artist, having worked on This Morning and now on Strictly Come Dancing, Lisa, 47, first found fame when she was part of the band Deuce.Taking to her Instagram stories on Wednesday, 29 May, she reminded her fans of this time as she reposted a photo of three of the band's hit singles.The singles were placed on a table with the CDs - one called No Surrender and another Call It Love.The British pop group rose to success during the mid-1990s, with Lisa being one-fourth of the band alongside Craig Robert Young, Kelly O'Keefe and Paul Holmes.

Finneas has hit out at Pitchfork over its review of Billie Eiliish’s new album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’.Eilish’s brother and frequent collaborator co-wrote the follow-to 2021’s ‘Happier Than Ever’, and is credited as the record’s sole producer.Eilish’s third studio effort earned a four-star review from NME, who praised the project for being “bold” and “confident in its execution”.

Primavera Sound 2024 will take place in Barcelona, Spain – and you can catch it at home via livestream.The festival, which runs from Thursday (May 30) to Saturday (June 1), is partnering with Amazon Music to broadcast select performances from its Parc del Forum venue. On Tuesday (May 28), Amazon Music confirmed in a press release the artists whose performances will be broadcast on its livestream.

PinkPantheress has explained why her songs are so short, revealing that she believes songs should be no “longer than two-minutes-30”.Last Friday (May 24), the Bath-born singer released her first song of the year, the syrupy ‘Turn It Up’. To promote the single, she spoke with ABC News for their Prime Playlist segment and opened up about why she keeps her songs short and sweet.“I was able to experiment and making short songs was just a result of me experimenting,” the 23-year-old explained to journalist Ashan Singh.

Dua Lipa has shared her support for #AllEyesOnRafah, advocating for an end to Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinian people.The pop star expressed her support for Palestine in a new update on Instagram, making a nod to the viral image spearheaded by activists and humanitarian groups. The AI-generated image shows tents at a camp arranged to read ‘All Eyes On Rafah’ – and comes in a bid to gather support for those forced to live in cramped refugee camps in the southern city of the Gaza Strip with no humanitarian aid.The slogan gathered momentum in light of Israel’s intensified military operations in Rafah.

The Killers, Megan Thee Stallion, Ed Sheeran, Reneé Rapp and more.However, many of those in attendance came forward with complaints about how the event was structured, and criticised organisers for struggling with issues of overcrowding and heat.“Boston Calling [on] Sunday was actually ridiculously unsafe… People were passing out left and right at Hozier’s set and there was a 30 minute line for water,” one visitor wrote on X/Twitter, also adding that they thought it was “way oversold and organized so badly”.Boston calling Sunday was actually ridiculously unsafe!!!! this was my third year AND I used to subject myself to parking lot warped tour for fun. People were passing out left and right at hozier’s set and there was a 30 minute line for water— NEWSFLASH ASSHOLE (@denimchickem) May 27, 2024That shit was way over sold and organized so badly what the hell— NEWSFLASH ASSHOLE (@denimchickem) May 27, 2024Another shared a similar sentiment alongside a video showing the extensive queues festivalgoers had to stand in to get water.

Romy has shared a new standalone single called ‘Always Forever’ – you can listen to it below.The club-ready track was co-written and co-produced by Fred Again.., who worked with Romy on her debut solo album ‘Mid Air’ (2023). Joy Anonymous are also credited as producers.‘Always Forever’ sees Romy sample Donna Lewis’ 1996 classic single ‘I Love You Always Forever’.

PinkPantheress has gone viral for explaining why she makes short songs and stating that “we don’t need to have a bridge” – comments that have stoked discussions about songwriting and now garnered a response from Dionne Warwick.PinkPantheress shared her opinions on song lengths in an interview on ABC News last Friday (May 24), the same day she released her first song of the year, ‘Turn It Up’. Explaining why her own songs are on the short side, the British artist explained that “making short songs was just a result of me experimenting”.“A song doesn’t need to be longer than 2 minutes 30 [seconds], in my opinion,” the 23-year-old told journalist Ashan Singh.

Dua Lipa will be returning to Asia as part of her ‘Radical Optimism’ tour – see the full list of tour dates below.Earlier today (May 29), Dua Lipa took to Instagram to publish a photo dump of her last visit to Japan. In the caption, she wrote: “wowowowww summer tour dates start in 1 week and I can’t wait!!!! So I thought why not add… MORE TOUR! Asia in November it’s been a long time coming and I can’t wait to be back!!!!”The tour, which is in support of her third album ‘Radical Optimism’, will consist of nine stops in the region, beginning in Singapore and ending in Seoul, South Korea.

Jennifer Love Hewitt has a unique way of staying in the right headspace for filming emotional stuff!

The latest season of Bridgerton is upon us, with the first four episodes now streaming and the second half due on Netflix in June.

Suki Waterhouse, Men I Trust and more have been revealed as special guests for Mitski at this year’s All Points East.Other new names announced to the bill include Dan Whitlam, Lucius, Good Neighbours, Hana Vu, Molly Payton, Emily Jeffri, Sienna Spiro, and Jacob Alon.They join previously announced special guests Beabadoobee, TV Girl, Ethel Cain, Arlo Parks, Sir Chloe, Wasia Project, Infinity Song, Wisp, Towa Bird, Strawberry Guy and bby. Mitski’s headline performance will mark her debut appearance at the 10-day London festival.The festival date is set to take place on Sunday August 18 at London’s Victoria Park.

Katcy Stephan Diablo Cody and Mason Novick are teaming with Wattpad Webtoon Studios to produce an adaptation of the popular Webtoon webcomic “Death of a Pop Star” as a film. The script will be written by rising screenwriter and producer Isa Mazzei (“Cam,” “Faces of Death,” “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”).

ABBA have teased the one way they might be able to appear at Glastonbury, as well as discussing their career highlights, heroes and songs they wish they’d written.To celebrate the second anniversary of their ABBA Voyage show last night (May 27), Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson took part in a special Q&A with writer Peter Paphides in front of an arena full of ticket-holders and celebrity fans.At one point, Paphides shared a story told to him by Glasto organiser Emily Eavis.“[She] told me that in the lead-up to last year’s festival, when things were going wrong and she wasn’t sure if it was going to be OK, she would play, [2021 single] ‘I Still Have Faith In You’, and it made it feel like it might just turn out OK.”While the technology of the ‘ABBA-tars’ and the custom-made ABBA Arena is too complicated to take the show to a festival, Ulvaeus and Andersson were open to the idea of the Voyage live band making at appearance at Worthy Farm.“Oh yes! It’s a brilliant idea,” said Ulvaeus.” They’re a great band, why shouldn’t they play?”When Texas‘ Sharleen Spiteri then took the mic to ask the songwriting duo if they’d ever considered getting up on stage to play with the band during a Voyage show, Andersson replied: “Definitely. Maybe if they play Glastonbury and need an extra piano player…”Speaking to NME last year about taking the full ABBA Voyage experience to Glasto, Ulvaeus said: “I don’t think that’s possible, yet.

Beyoncé has revealed how the pop superstar dealt with bullies during her childhood.Speaking to Vogue in a recent interview, Knowles opened up about what Beyoncé, her sister Solange and Kelly Rowland were like when they were children. She shared a clip of the interview on her Instagram account where she was asked about her favourite memories from when her children were young.She explained: “With Beyoncé, she was very shy and she got bullied a bit,” she began. “But, the day that she stood up for someone – she didn’t stand up for herself – but she stood up for them, I couldn’t have been more proud of her.”A post shared by Tina Knowles (@mstinaknowles) She continued: “Solange was her signing a petition in school.

Nicki Minaj has promised to fire her touring DJ if he signs fans’ breasts again, after an image of him doing so emerged online.The rapper and singer is currently on the UK and European leg of her ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour in support of her 2023 album of the same name.Last Sunday (May 26) Minaj responded to a screenshot of an image that DJ Boof – her touring DJ at the shows – had posted on his Instagram Stories. The photo in question sees Boof – real name Clyde Joseph Jr.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis showed up at a WNBA game over the long Memorial Day holiday weekend — and their kids did, too!