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Bob Geldof says David Bowie, not Queen, caused surge in Live Aid donations

David Bowie performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985./Georges De Keerle/Getty ImagesBob Geldof is setting the record straight about a moment in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody that claimed donations to help famine relief in Ethiopia skyrocketed after the band performed at Live Aid.Geldof, one of the founders of Live Aid, told The New York Times that it was actually David Bowie who was responsible for the surge in donations."The movie isn’t right. Queen […]

July 14, 2025

Entertainment

Prime Video issues community guidelines for ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ fans ahead of season 3

Erika Doss/PrimePrime Video is asking Team Conrad and Team Jeremiah to keep it civil.The streaming service has issued a statement asking fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty to keep online discourse respectful throughout the third and final season of the show."PSA for the Summer community," the show's official social accounts shared. "Cousins is our safe place. Everything good, everything magical. Let's keep the conversation kind this summer."A set of community guidelines were also put in place along with the […]

July 14, 2025

Entertainment

Elmo X account hacked, posts ‘antisemitic and racist messages,’ Sesame Workshop says

Craig Barritt/Getty ImagesElmo's social platform X account is now secure after it was hacked and several racist and antisemitic messages were shared, according to the producers of Sesame Street."Elmo's X account was briefly compromised yesterday by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. The account has since been secured," a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, said in a statement to ABC News on Monday.The compromised posts appear to have […]

July 14, 2025

Music

Bryan Adams looks back at 40-year milestones as he gets ready to release new single

Medios y Media/Getty ImagesBryan Adams is reflecting on some big milestones in his career.The rocker shared a video on social media noting that "incredibly" it’s been 40 years since he released his iconic track "Summer of ’69," as well as 40 years since his ballad "Heaven" went to #1. Both songs appeared on Adams’ fourth studio album, Reckless.He captioned the clip, "I can barely believe this!"But Adams’ career is far from over. "And we’re still out doing this every night,” he says in the video, adding […]

July 14, 2025

Music

Crowded House asking fans for help with new documentary

Brittany Long/WireImageA documentary on the Aussie band Crowded House is in the works, and the group is asking fans for help.In a post on Instagram, the “Don’t Dream It’s Over” outfit made a plea to their followers looking for unique footage that may be included in the film."Are you a longtime fan or journalist with rare footage or audio of Crowded House and its original members—Neil Finn, Paul Hester, and Nick Seymour? Maybe you captured a backstage moment, an interesting […]

July 14, 2025

Entertainment

Rian Johnson on his scrapped ‘Star Wars’ trilogy: ‘Nothing really happened with it’

Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagic via Getty ImagesRian Johnson is sharing an update about his scrapped Star Wars trilogy.The director, who helmed the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi, had been set to direct a trilogy of films set in the Star Wars universe. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Johnson said he had been developing a three-film saga with Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy, but that plans were eventually scrapped.“Nothing really happened with it,” Johnson said. “We had a great time […]

July 14, 2025

Music

Gov’t Mule announces lineup for Island Exodus 16

courtesy of Gov't MuleThe band, led by Warren Haynes, has shared details for Island Exodus 16, which will be held Jan. 15-18, 2026, in Trelawny, Jamaica. Gov’t Mule will perform three two-set shows during the festival, with guitarist John Scofield sitting in with the band as a special guest. Haynes will also headline an afternoon solo set and will take part in a Q&A. The lineup also includes moe. and Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country doing two shows each.The 2026 festival will take place at a new […]

July 14, 2025

Entertainment

‘Love Island USA’ season 7 crowns winners

Ben Symons/Peacock(SPOILER ALERT) Amaya Papaya never said she was perfect, she never said she didn't have any flaws, but she did win Love Island USA.Fan-favorite contestant Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales were crowned the winners of the reality dating competition series during Sunday night's Love Island USA season 7 finale.Host Ariana Madix named Espinal and Arenales the winners of the season before they decided to split the $100,000 prize.In an interview shared to the official Love Island USA socials, Espinal […]

July 14, 2025

Music

Woody Guthrie’s version of ‘Deportee’ released for the very first time

Shamus RecordsSome never-before-heard music from legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie will be part of a new collection coming in August, and now fans are getting a taste.Woody At Home - Volumes 1 & 2 will be made up of home recordings made by Guthrie between 1951 and 1952 at his apartment in Beach Haven, Brooklyn, as a way to introduce himself to his publisher. The set is made up of 22 previously unreleased recordings, along with three spoken word tracks.Among the goodies in […]

July 14, 2025