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Blossoms and Maribou State amongst acts given international touring funding
Blossoms and Maribou State are among the acts benefitting from a £1.6 million pot of international touring funding. Called the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS), the touring funding programme is...
Aneesa Ahmed Mar 08, 2025
Issa Rae on Black TV History: ‘They Built the Success of Their Networks on Our Backs, and We Almost Don’t Have Anything to Show For It’
Issa Rae is working to spotlight the history of Black television with her upcoming HBO docuseries “Seen & Heard,” which she discussed at length in a keynote conversation at SXSW. The m...
Selome Hailu Mar 08, 2025
Hans Zimmer Says He’s Turned Down Offers to Score Marvel Movies: ‘What Do You Want Me To Do? The Minor Characters?’
Hans Zimmer isn’t rushing to score another superhero movie any time soon. The 12-time Academy Award nominated composer previously said he “retired” from scoring superhero films in th...
Lauren Coates Mar 08, 2025
UFC 313: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev — How to Watch the MMA Event Live Online
The UFC heads home to “Sin City” for UFC 313. The main event is a highly-anticipated title bout between Alex Pereira (12-2-0) defending his light heavyweight championship belt against Mago...
Rudie Obias Mar 08, 2025
Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson is preparing for emergency procedure after warning her babies ‘could die’
Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has shared she is preparing for an emergency procedure after being warned her twin babies could die. In January, Nelson, who originally left the gir...
Aneesa Ahmed Mar 08, 2025
John Goodman ‘Experienced a Hip Injury’ During Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Tom Cruise Starrer, Production Delayed in U.K.
John Goodman sustained a hip injury during the production of Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu’s latest film starring Tom Cruise, which has delayed filming in the U.K. for Warner Bros, Variety has confir...
Jack Dunn Mar 08, 2025
‘Bridesmaids’ Director Paul Feig Was Told Film Would Flop and Prevent Female-Led Comedies From Being Made: ‘Am I Gonna Ruin Movies for Women?’
Paul Feig was under a lot of pressure before the release of “Bridesmaids” in 2011 - and it was more than just his own career on the line. Speaking on a panel at SXSW the night after the pr...
Selome Hailu Mar 08, 2025
Sterling K. Brown to Narrate ‘Better Than They Found It’ Doc Honoring Black NFL Coaches
Sterling K. Brown is set to narrate an upcoming documentary honoring the history of Black coaches in the NFL. The news was announced at SXSW on March 8 by Tarana Harris Mayes, the director and produce...
Emily Longeretta Mar 08, 2025
Bill Maher Says ‘Emilia Pérez’ Lost to ‘Anora’ at the Oscars Because of ‘Cancel Culture’: ‘It Was the Front Runner’
Bill Maher has his own take about what went down on Oscar Sunday. While talking with author and comedian David Sedaris on the latest episode of “Real Time,” Maher explained that “can...
Jack Dunn Mar 08, 2025
Watch Kraftwerk kick off 2025 ‘Multimedia’ world tour
Kraftwerk have kicked off their ‘Multimedia’ world tour, with the first leg of shows happening in North America. Legendary electro pioneer Ralf Hütter and co. have returned to the US ...
Aneesa Ahmed Mar 08, 2025