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Diego Ramos Bechara editor The line where the sky meets the sea is calling Moana once again, as Disney has released the first trailer for its highly-anticipated “Moana” sequel. The trailer sees the return of Moana and Maui, voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, respectively, on another oceanic adventure. According to its official description, “Moana 2” reunites “Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.

D:Ream have spoken to NME about their shocked reaction to their 1993 hit ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ returning to the charts after being played over Rishi Sunak announcing a general election in a downpour – and how it has led to them being asked to play Glastonbury 2024.Last Wednesday (May 22), as a drenched Sunak took to a podium outside 10 Downing Street to reveal the snap July 4 election date, in the background protester Steve Bray played the Northern Irish band’s Number One song which had long been associated with Tony Blair’s landslide victory in 1997.The clip has since gone viral on social media platforms and entered the iTunes chart Top 10 within 24 hours.According to D:Ream singer Peter Cunnah, though, the political connotations of the song had become an albatross for the band over the New Labour years and beyond.“My first reaction was ‘not again, please let me move on’,” he told NME. “We all wanted that change in ’97, that sense of positivity.

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent A 22-year-old prodigy when he won the New Directors Award at San Sebastian in 2018 for his student film “Jesus,” Okuyama Hiroshi took something of a roundabout route to his second feature, “My Sunshine,” which screened in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard lineup. Okuyama’s coming-of-age drama about two tween ice skaters — a boy and girl who study under the same coach in a northern provincial town — originated from his own seven years in the sport. “I learned skating from the age of 5 to 12 — I wanted to become a professional,” says Okuyama.

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.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer A little less than a month after announcing his next album “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” Eminem has revealed that its first single “Houdini” will arrive this Friday. In a post on Instagram, the rapper FaceTimes with magician David Blaine and asks him for “help with something.” “I was wondering, how far can we go with this magic? Like, can we do like a stunt or something?” Em asks Blaine, who drinks a glass of wine and then proceeds to bite off the rim of said glass.

Pom Poko have shared a new single, ‘Growing Story’ and announced a UK tour for later this year.The “grungy and heavy-hitting” track is the latest cut to be taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Champion’, which will be released August 16 via Bella Union.Commenting on the track Pom Poko said: “On this album we wanted to explore simplifying our sound and make some songs a bit more grungy and heavy-hitting. ‘Growing Story’ came out of that process.“This song and its title is kind of describing the themes on this record: growing up, whatever that means, and finding yourself in a place where you realise you can contain a lot of different stuff at the same time.”Check it out below:The Norwegian band have also announced a UK tour for October – check out the dates below and buy tickets here.OCTOBER7 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms 9 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms10 – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club11 – Blackpool, Bootleg Social12 – Middlesbrough, Twisterella Festival14 – Glasgow, Mono15 – Newcaste, Cluny16 – York, Crescent18 – Sheffield, Sidney and Matilda19 – Birmingham, Future Days Festival20 -Ipswich, St Stephen’s Church“It feels like we’re maturing and growing up together,” explained Ragnhild Fangel Jamtveit when speaking about the new album.

Thania Garcia Following his detainment in California for fraud and theft, Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston is now facing 10 charges in Broward County, Florida, according to an arrest warrant issued on May 20. Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was arrested on May 23, just hours after a SWAT team raided his South Florida mansion and arrested his mother. Kingston’s mother, Janice Turner, is also named in the arrest warrant for defrauding several businesses, including a jeweler and a car dealer.

North West made her Hollywood Bowl debut over the weekend in Disney’s 30th anniversary celebration of The Lion King and new details have been revealed about the outfit she wore.

Nine-year-old Ravi Adelekan will take to the stage for the live semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent on Tuesday 28 May. Ravi and his ‘Dream Team’ consisting of friends, family, teachers and medical professionals were awarded a Golden Buzzer by tearful Alesha Dixon after their magical audition.

James Blake has shared his brand-new blissed-out single ‘Thrown Around’ which he has called a nod to the music he grew up listening to in England.The energetic electronic track features Blake repeating ‘Thrown Around’ during the chorus as the beat – which includes a lively piano riff – builds. The song marks the musician’s first release as an independent artist.Speaking about the song in a statement, Blake shared: “‘Thrown Around’ is a nod to some of the music I grew up listening to, growing up in England.

Nicki Minaj baffled fans by asking for a moment of silence for Princess Diana during a show in Birmingham, who she called a “dear friend”.At the first UK date of her ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour on Sunday (May 26), Minaj handed the mic to various fans in the crowd to tell her where they came from. One group of fans had come from Wales, which led her to launch into the tribute, made all the more unexpected by the fact that Minaj was only 14 years old when the Princess of Wales was killed in a car accident in 1997.“Wales,” she said, putting on an upper-class English accent.

Wolf Alice have looked back at their breakthrough EP ‘Creature Songs’ – 10 years after its initial release.The project marked the third EP by the English alt-rock group, and helped put them on the map in the UK rock scene. It also led to them being longlisted for the BBC Sound of 2015.It arrived on the heels of their debut of their 2013 project ‘Blush’.Released on May 26 via Dirty Hit, it was produced by Catherine Marks and contained tracks ‘Moaning Lisa Smile’, ‘Storms’, ‘Heavenly Creatures’ and ‘We’re Not The Same’.Now, a decade since the project was first unveiled, the members have taken a look back at the EP, and reflected on what it was like to work on it before they were thrust into the spotlight.“10 years ago we released our EP ‘Creature Songs’ with Dirty Hit.

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.

Buying London is streaming on Netflix now, but what songs are included in the show’s soundtrack?The show is inspired by the US hit series Selling Sunset and follows a group of estate agents who sell expensive properties in the capital, led by property mogul Daniel Daggers.Buying London sees the agents of DDRE Global trying to sell properties in areas including Kensington and Chelsea, Belgravia and Mayfair, with the show focusing largely on their personal lives and their working relationships.A synopsis from Netflix reads: “Property mogul Daniel Daggers and his ambitious team of agents at DDRE Global take on and challenge London’s luxury property market in this brand-new Netflix series, Buying London. The talented team set out to conquer the super prime high-end real estate market from the prestigious streets of Mayfair to the exclusive enclaves of Holland Park as we follow the group as they navigate the intricacies of their personal lives as well as striving to make their mark in the glamorous world of luxury real estate.”The show arrived on Netflix on May 22 and runs for seven episodes.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Earlier this year, Tinashe was driving alone, her laptop open to Photo Booth in the passenger seat, when the idea for her viral single “Nasty” struck. She was playing the beat she’d just confected with producer/songwriter Ricky Reed (Lizzo, Camila Cabello) off her phone, mumbling along to the sparse, hollow instrumental as she recorded herself on the computer.

BRITAIN’S best-selling pop duo are back with their 15th studio album and will head to Scotland next week for what promises to be a spectacular concert.

Three Tartan Army foot soldiers have launched a bid to make their original song 'Shot at Glory' Scotland's official football anthem for the Euros this summer.

Dolly Parton has announced a new album, which will be accompanied by a four-part docuseries about her family history.Titled ‘Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables’, the album – produced by Parton’s cousin and touring band member Richie Owens – is due November 15.“I cannot believe that it has been 60 years this month since I graduated from Sevier County High School and moved to Nashville to pursue my dreams,” Dolly wrote in a statement on her official website.“My Uncle Bill Owens was by my side for many years helping me develop my music. I owe so much to him and all the family members past and present who have inspired me along this journey.

Sabrina Carpenter has responded to the BBC after she was allegedly told to keep her performance “PG” at their Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2024 festival, which took place on Sunday (May 26) at Stockwood Park, Luton.During the outro of her single ‘Nonsense’, Carpenter adlibbed by mentioning BBC by name: “BBC said I should keep it PG / BBC I wish I had it in me”, during which she gestured with her hand before singing “There’s a double meaning if you dig deep” and blowing a kiss to the crowd.This is likely in reference to her performance of the song on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge in 2023, where she riffed during the outro: “How quickly can you take your clothes off, pop quiz / I’m American I am not British, so BBC it stands for something different / This live lounge is so lit because I’m in it, innit.”According to Deadline, the clip of her performance on YouTube originally featured the line before being taken down and re-uploaded without it. In the US, BBC is a term used to describe a specific subgenre of pornography.

Barry Keoghan was in attendance at his girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter‘s latest show!

Milan and Sasha, Shakira’s kids, definitely inherited her musical talent. This weekend they showcased it once again at a special school event, with Shakira cheering them on as their biggest fan.