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EA Sports has confirmed Real Madrid and France forward Kylian Mbappé as the cover star of FC 27, ahead of a full reveal with trailer and further details due on Thursday 23rd July 2026. The announcement caps a strong World Cup for the striker and marks a notable…
Garmin has launched the Cirqa Smart Band, its first fitness tracker without a screen, positioning it as a direct rival to Whoop and Google's Fitbit Air. Aimed at people who want to monitor their health without the distraction of another display, the device offers a minimalist design, ten-day…
This article revisits three songs that dominated small-town American radio airwaves throughout the 1950s, a decade defined by the rise of rock and roll alongside country and pop standards. The piece highlights how these tracks became inescapable staples of radio rotation, reflecting the era's shifting musical tastes as…
On 21 July 1956, Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" reached No. 1 on Billboard's country juke box chart, marking the first of 14 chart-topping hits he would achieve over three decades. The milestone came just two weeks after his Grand Ole Opry debut on 7 July 1956,…
A U.S. Army soldier killed in Iraq has been identified as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old father of two from Fayetteville, North Carolina, who died on Sunday during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone at an air base in Irbil. His death comes amid renewed fighting…
Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" has claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Top Gabb Music Songs chart for June 2026, marking the song's first time atop the ranking and reflecting renewed interest in Jackson's catalogue following the release of the biopic "Michael" in April. The chart, produced with…
Netflix's crime thriller *I Will Find You*, based on Harlan Coben's novel and starring Sam Worthington and Britt Lower, has spent a full month at number one on the platform since its premiere on 18 June 2026. The achievement is notable because Netflix's crowded release schedule usually means…
Hatebreed have announced Fatal Paradox, their ninth studio album and first full-length release in six years. The announcement marks the band’s return following 2020’s Weight of the False Self, and is accompanied by the lead single “Kill Count Increase”. The album is due on 6 November via BLKIIBLK…
Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are set to release Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall next month, the first instalment of a three-film adaptation of the landmark 1993 comic storyline in which the villain Bane broke Batman's back. The event, which coincided with The Death…
Stevie Nicks scored her final Top 40 solo hit in 1989 with "Rooms On Fire", a single reportedly inspired by a romantic relationship with the track's producer, Rupert Hine. The song marked a notable coda to a hugely successful solo career that had run alongside her work with…