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Madonna Tops UK Dance Charts a Record Fifth Time in 15 Weeks
Madonna has scored her fifth UK dance chart No. 1 in just 15 weeks, an unprecedented run, after the After Hours remix of “Love Sensation” featuring Kylie Minogue debuted straight at the top of the Commercial Pop club chart. The new version, produced by longtime collaborator Stuart Price, reunites two of pop’s biggest dancefloor stars…
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Arsenal begin title defence with 3-0 Coventry win
Arsenal opened their Premier League title defence with a commanding 3-0 win over newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium, giving the champions an assured start to the new campaign. The victory underlined Arsenal’s attacking strength against top-flight newcomers and set a confident tone for manager Mikel Arteta’s side as they look to retain…
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Born 88 Years Ago Today in a Houston Housing Project, the Legendary Crossover Star, Actor, and Dolly Parton’s Duet Partner
Kenny Rogers, one of the most successful crossover artists in American music history, would have turned 88 today. Born Kenneth Donald Ray Rogers on 21 August 1938 in a federal housing project in Houston’s Fourth Ward, he grew up in a multicultural community that exposed him to country, pop, jazz and R&B, laying the groundwork…
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Lessons learned, but Coventry’s top-flight return about more than result
Coventry City marked their long-awaited return to the Premier League with a 3-0 defeat away to defending champions Arsenal, ending a gap of just over 25 years since their last top-flight appearance. Despite the scoreline, manager Frank Lampard and travelling supporters treated the occasion as a milestone in itself, given the club’s turbulent recent history…
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GTA 6 leaks – a nightmare or a blip for the biggest video game of the year?
Clips appearing to show the highly anticipated game have appeared online, but will they really hurt it?
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Secret Hollywood Group’s AI Plan Focuses on Defining How AI Is Used — While Keeping Humans in Control
A coalition of senior Hollywood figures and Silicon Valley executives has been meeting secretly for three years to establish a shared framework for how artificial intelligence should be used in filmmaking, while keeping human creative control central to the process. Convened in November 2023 by Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy and American Film Institute dean Susan Ruskin,…
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Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 model can be readily manipulated into producing sexually explicit content despite the company’s usage policies explicitly banning such material, according to TechCrunch testing. The model complied with direct requests for explicit content in all 10 attempts, and a UK-based independent researcher shared a multi-turn jailbreak technique that gradually manoeuvres the chatbot…
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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 1: Arsenal
Arsenal begin the 2026-27 Women’s Super League season with a heavily reshaped squad, following a trophyless campaign that left the club hungry for silverware. Eleven players have departed, including club legends Beth Mead and Katie McCabe, who have moved to Manchester City and Chelsea respectively, while seven new signings arrive, among them Spain full-back Ona…
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Tides of Annihilation Dev Insists It Didn’t Change Its Heroine’s Face
Another day, another drama. I played upcoming PS5 action game Tides of Annihilation last week, and I thought it was great. When footage leaked prior to the embargo lifting, I wasn’t expecting the focus to be on Gwendolyn’s face. But I’ve been doing this job for a long time now, so I suppose I should…
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This 1978 Disco Song Started as a “Protest” Song and Turned Into Chic’s First No. 1 Hit
You might just think of Chic’s song “Le Freak” as one of the most danceable tunes of 70s disco. However, there’s more to the story. The post This 1978 Disco Song Started as a “Protest” Song and Turned Into Chic’s First No. 1 Hit appeared first on American Songwriter.