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The Hollies Officially Call It Quits, as Last Two Members of Classic 1960s Lineup Retire After Being in Band for 63 Years
The Hollies have ended their touring career after 63 years, following the retirement of guitarist Tony Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott, the last two members of the band’s classic 1960s line-up. Hicks, 80, stepped away for health reasons, and Elliott, 84, chose to retire alongside him out of solidarity. Their departure closes the book on…
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Apple Music will reportedly label any AI-made tracks later this year
Apple is reportedly developing a “Made With AI” label for Apple Music, according to Variety, which would require tracks to be tagged if a significant portion of their content was created using generative AI. The move would formalise and strengthen Apple’s existing approach to AI transparency, addressing growing concern across the music industry about undisclosed…
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Hayden Christensen wants to get the Star Wars prequel band “back together” and make a live-action Clone Wars show with Natalie Portman and Samuel L. Jackson
Actor Hayden Christensen has said he would like to reunite the cast of the Star Wars prequel trilogy for a live-action television adaptation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, expressing hope that Natalie Portman and Samuel L. Jackson would return alongside him. Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker in the prequels and reprised the role in…
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‘We Don’t Need to Aggressively Sell the Console’: Sony CEO Says Timing of Memory Crisis Is ‘Lucky’ for PS5
Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has said that the global memory chip shortage, which has driven up component costs across the hardware industry, has arrived at a fortunate moment for the PS5. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, he explained that because the console is in the latter half of its lifecycle, Sony no longer needs…
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Sacramento’s Mad Legislative Dash To Fix Tax Credits SNAFU, Get Post-Production Incentive Passed, Or Not
California lawmakers are racing against an 31 August deadline to fix flaws in a newly signed law, SB 122, that caps state business and corporate tax credits above $5 million, threatening the state’s film and TV incentive scheme. The issue matters because studios and independent producers fear it could effectively strip away roughly $750 million…
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Halo: Reach Designer Reveals that Modern Warfare Series Were a ‘Huge’ Inspiration for Bungie
Halo: Reach designer Niles Sankey has revealed that the campaign of Bungie’s final Halo title drew heavily on the first two Call of Duty: Modern Warfare games, despite the two franchises being fierce rivals in the mid-2000s. Responding to a social media post about Modern Warfare’s notorious nuke sequence, Sankey said Bungie admired Infinity Ward’s…
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Madonna Is Still Queen of the VMAs
Madonna has secured 11 nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, cementing her status as the ceremony’s defining figure more than four decades after her debut performance at the inaugural show in 1981. The nominations, announced this week ahead of the awards on Sunday 27 September, stem largely from her album Confessions II and…
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Lawmakers Offer Film Industry a Fix on California Tax Credit Cap
California lawmakers introduced a budget fix on Thursday aimed at softening the impact of a new $5 million annual cap on film and TV tax credits, following weeks of pressure from studios and industry unions. While the bill stops short of the full carveout the industry had sought since June, it fully exempts independent film…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta dates: How to sign up for both MW4 beta weekends
The article explains how players can access the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta across its two planned weekends, including the sign-up and code process. It matters because beta access offers an early opportunity to try the game and earn any available participation rewards before release. It outlines that eligibility may differ between the…
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Unmasked: Cops identify man accused of terrorizing woman in terrifying Chucky-style costume
Philadelphia police have identified a man they believe chased and threatened a female jogger while wearing a Chucky doll mask, and say he may now have fled the state. Zymire Hughes, 22, is accused of pursuing the 40-year-old woman during her early morning run and terrorising several other people in the area, an incident that…