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Tyla Is Hitting the Road to Support New Album ‘A*Pop’: Here Are the Tour Dates
Tyla has announced her A*Pop World Tour, her first as a headliner across Europe, North America and Africa, just days after releasing her second album of the same name. The 34-date tour underlines her rapid rise since her Grammy-winning breakthrough, giving fans across multiple continents the chance to see her live for the first time…
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The 1980s role that nearly “blacklisted” Ted Danson from Hollywood: “Don’t hire him”
Ted Danson has said he was nearly barred from working with NBC in the 1980s after a senior executive blamed him for an unsuccessful pilot and allegedly circulated a message telling others not to hire him. The episode mattered because it threatened his casting in *Cheers*, the sitcom that became his breakthrough and established him…
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The “Van Hagar” Era of Van Halen Began With This Massive Hit Album in 1986
Van Halen’s 1986 album “5150” marked the band’s successful reinvention after original frontman David Lee Roth departed, with new singer Sammy Hagar helping them not only match but surpass their previous commercial peak. The change addressed widespread fan uncertainty about whether the band could survive Roth’s exit, and it settled the question decisively, going on…
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Spotify is experiencing another major outage
Spotify is suffering a second outage in one day, with the company’s web page and apps experiencing problems on the evening of 27 July. The disruption comes just hours after an earlier glitch was resolved, frustrating users who rely on the service for music streaming during commutes, cooking or relaxing in the evening. The Spotify…
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Soul weekend beta was love it or hate it
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a new tag team fighting game featuring Marvel characters, held its first public beta test this weekend on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC, giving fans and fighting game enthusiasts an early look at the title. The playtest sparked a mixed reaction online, with reports of technical problems alongside praise for the…
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Team Wales captain Breen claims sprint silver
Team Wales captain Olivia Breen won silver in the T38 100m final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, securing Wales’s first athletics medal of the Games. The defending champion was beaten to gold by England’s Sophie Hahn, though Breen edged compatriot Maddie Down for second place in a photo-finish, capping a difficult year in which she…
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7 Things to Know About ‘I Believe,’ The 1953 Hit That First Set the Just-Tied Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 in the UK
Frankie Laine’s 1953 hit “I Believe” has just lost its solo hold on a UK chart record, after Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” equalled its 18-week run at No. 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart. To mark the occasion, here are seven facts about the song that held the record alone…
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“So Sorry”: Country Star Issues Statement After Delaware State Fair Concert Is Called Off
Country singer Bailey Zimmerman apologised to fans after his concert at the Delaware State Fair was cut short by a sudden power outage. Only a few songs into his set, the venue lost power, and after crews were unable to restore it quickly, organisers cancelled the show, prompting frustrated fans to boo and jeer. While…
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Hadestown: Patrick Page’s Injury Changed Hades | Set Stories
Collider has published a video feature in which Hadestown film stars Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada discuss the making of the musical’s screen adaptation. The pair explain that the production was designed to feel like a genuine feature film rather than a simple recording of a stage show, despite being set within a theatrical staging.…
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Wildfires force 300,000 evacuations across France, Spain and UK
Wildfires swept across France, Spain and the United Kingdom during a prolonged and extreme heat wave, ultimately forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate as emergency services worked to bring the flames under control. The scale of the displacement highlighted growing concern about how vulnerable communities are to increasingly severe weather extremes linked to climate…