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Björk joins ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott
Björk is the latest artist to join the ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott, making her catalog of music unavailable on Israeli streaming services. The singer now stands alongside Massive Attack, Paramore and Fontaines D.C. and hundreds more artists who are geo-blocking their music in Israel.
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Latin superstar Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl Halftime Show 2026
One of the world’s most streamed artists, Bad Bunny will follow in the footsteps of Kendrick Lamar, who headlined this year's NFL Halftime Show - and broke records to become the most-watched Halftime Show of all time. No pressure then...
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The Rolling Stones face plagiarism case over 'Living in a Ghost Town'
The leader of Spanish band Angelslang, Sergio García Fernández, claims the Rolling Stones plagiarised two of his tracks to make 'Living in a Ghost Town', a song released during the pandemic. The case is now before a Madrid court.
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Eurovision 2026: Broadcasters to vote on excluding Israel in November
Amid growing pressure from European nations calling for Israel to be excluded due to the war in Gaza, the EBU has announced an extraordinary meeting will take place in November, during which an online vote will decide whether Israel gets to go to Eurovision 2026.
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How the scariest scene in Twin Peaks reminds me to let go
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of David Lynch's seminal TV show and 'A Gathering of the Angels', the Lynch festival taking place this weekend in London, David Mouriquand reflects on an overlooked moment from Twin Peaks that freaks him out – and reminds him that it’s important to let go.
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UN 'EscalatorGate' escalates and goes viral as MAGA call out sabotage
Donald Trump has called it a “REAL DISGRACE”. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt says the US Secret Service are looking into it. MAGA supporters are up in arms. Why? Because of the minor inconvenience caused by an escalator breaking down at the UN. Here's why #EscalatorGate is trending.
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Jimmy Kimmel returns: DeNiro cameos as Disney decides to up its prices
Jimmy Kimmel returned last night and delivered an opening monologue that earned him several standing ovations. He even had Robert DeNiro cameo for a skit about freedom of speech. Amid the suspension fallout, Disney announced a price hike of its streaming services. Talk about poor timing...
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Dua Lipa denies sacking agent over opposition to pro-Palestine rappers
Dua Lipa's alleged split with her agent David Levy comes after it was claimed in media reports that Levy was involved in a campaign to remove Kneecap from this year's Glastonbury line-up, due to the band's pro-Palestine beliefs.
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Marvel stars stand up for Jimmy Kimmel as Disney boycott intensifies
Marvel regulars Mark Ruffalo, Pedro Pascal, Marisa Tomei and Tatiana Maslany, as well as former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, are the latest big names attached to Disney to speak out against Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension. This comes amid calls to boycott Disney and cancel subscriptions to its affiliates.
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Taylor Swift returns to cinemas and gets her own 24/7 radio station
11 days to go until the new Taylor Swift album is out, and the pop star's grip on the cultural world tightens once more, with a release party hitting cinemas and Swift getting her very own radio station - which plays her songs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Taste the intangibles: Italy launches bid to protect its cuisine
The Italian government and the Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) have promoted the candidature of Italian cuisine as a Unesco Intangible Heritage Site. Italy already has 61 World Heritage Sites and 19 Intangible Heritage Sites
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Intervision 2025: Russia's answer to Eurovision names inaugural winner
Created by presidential decree in February after Russia’s exclusion from the Eurovision contest three years ago, Intervision has named its inaugural winner. And despite what high-level Russian politicians say, the show saw politics merge with music.
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'Lost Shtetl': Lithuania opens museum commemorating Jewish community
Lithuania’s Jewish community was one of the most devastated by the Holocaust in all of Europe. During the Second World War, between 90 and 95% of Lithuania’s Jewish population was murdered. Now, Lithuania has opened the “Lost Shtetl” museum, recreating a Jewish town wiped out during Nazi occupation.
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Trump is reshaping the US media landscape: After Kimmel, who’s next?
Critics fear crackdowns on free speech as Donald Trump escalating his campaign to reshaping the American media landscape. After late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, will media companies manage to protect other media personalities expressing their First Amendment rights?
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Jimmy Kimmel axed: Hollywood and political world denounce censorship
First Stephen Colbert, now Jimmy Kimmel. ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its network “indefinitely” has sent shockwaves through the media industry, Hollywood and the political world. Many are criticizing the decision – which was applauded by Donald Trump – as an act of censorship.
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LimeWire outbids Ryan Reynolds to acquire Billy McFarland's Fyre Fest
LimeWire, the early-2000s illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing and pirating platform, which resurfaced in 2022 as a crypto company, has been revealed as the winning bidder on eBay for the infamous Fyre Fest brand - the brainchild of convicted fraudster Billy McFarland. Good luck to them.
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