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French international broadcaster TV5 Monde and Dish Network’s streaming platform Sling TV have deepened their relationship with the launch of a new free, ad-supported streaming television (Fast) channel.

The channel, called TV5 Monde Voyage (stylized as TV5MONDE Voyage), debuted this week on Sling TV’s Fast platform Sling Freestream. It follows news from August that TV5 Monde worked with Sling TV to integrate the content library of TV5 Monde Plus into its streaming app for connected TVs, phones and tablets.

“The team at Sling TV and Dish Network continues to be incredible partners to TV5 Monde, serving their audiences with premium French-language content across channels and platforms,” Patrice Courtaban, the CEO of TV5 Monde USA and the Executive Vice President of Global Growth & Business Development at TV5 Monde, said in a statement. “The addition of the Voyage Fast channel to Sling Freestream...

Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter is by no means a simple story. It has a complex plot and beautiful world-building that can rival popular manga like One Piece.

There is a possibility that Togashi is actually hiding the biggest secret of them all from not just readers of the manga but also from the characters of the series itself. And when the big secret will finally be out in the open, it might even eclipse the ending of One Piece.

Hunter x Hunter Theory States the Setting is a Giant Living Being

A fan theory for Hunter x Hunter states the unbelievable. According to the theory, the world of Hunter x Hunter is actually set inside a living, breathing being that is so giant that it can fit Gon’s world inside it in. The giant being is specified to be a whale. The X user who uploaded the...

An epic new kaiju story is coming in January 2025, as Behemoth tells the story of what it's like to be eaten by a gigantic monster. Described as a "David vs Goliath story," Behemoth will follow a group of bus passengers who find themselves literally inside a Godzilla-sized monstrosity after their subway car is devoured whole. Now, they'll have to take on the ferocious kaiju from the inside to have any hope of survival.

Behemoth brings together two writers with immense experience of writing kaiju stories, with Ryan Engle (writer of 2018's giant ape movie Rampage) and Grant Sputore, the director of an upcoming show set in Godzilla x Kong's Monsterverse. However, this time they're not following the giant monster, but rather the people who have to scramble to survive its humongous appetite. The four-issue series is coming from Dark Horse Comics.

Behemoth #1 (2025)

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January 15, 2025

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Grant Sputore & Ryan Engle...

How do we know what music is actually good? Many fans look to critics. Sure, some might label music journalism as irrelevant in assigning value to art, but the reality is, critics do at least partly contribute to the consensus on the quality of music. That’s why, whether it is during a civilized conversation or the most rabid Twitter stan war, an album’s Metacritic score typically comes up. So award show voters must take those top albums more into consideration than others, right? To be a big awards player, doesn’t your album need to be somewhat acclaimed?

Let’s take a look at the past three Grammy ceremonies as examples. Since these are ceremonies with no nomination review committees involved, the results are a more accurate, unfiltered reflection of what voters think. According to Metacritic, anything below 81 is not “universally acclaimed,” so that’s how I’ll sort it out.

Star Trek: First Contact's Borg Queen death nearly made Voyager omit the Borg altogether, but the show still managed to incorporate them. Voyager's creative team debated the impact of the Borg Queen's death, but ultimately expanded Borg lore in the series. Voyager's later seasons thrived with Borg involvement, enhancing the show's villains, adding new characters like Seven of Nine, and evolving Borg storylines.

Star Trek: First Contact's events almost stopped the Borg from appearing in Star Trek: Voyager, but luckily, the show was still able to use the Borg in later seasons. First Contact premiered during the airing of Voyager season 3 and was one of the more well-received movies focusing on the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The film heavily centered on the Borg, focusing on Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and crew traveling back in time to the birth of the Federation and introducing the...

Meryl Streep reveals that she is taking a meeting about Mamma Mia! 3 soon. Streep says that "I want to do it" if a return is possible. There are plenty of ways Streep's character Donna could be incorporated into a new Mamma Mia! movie.

Mamma Mia! 3 has received an optimistic update from star Meryl Streep. Streep played the role of single mother Donna Sheridan in the 2008 movie adaptation of the hit stage musical, which used the Abba songbook to tell the story of a young woman who invites three possible fathers to her wedding. Ten years after its release, the cast - including Streep - reunited for a sequel, subtitled Here We Go Again. While the possible Mamma Mia! 3 was announced to be in development as of 2020, subsequent updates on the sequel have left its fate unclear.

Per Deadline, Meryl Streep spoke about the sequel while attending the Cannes Film Festival,...

Switzerland has won the Eurovision Song Contest.

Swiss entry Nemo stormed the contest with the song “The Code,” walking away with 591 points — a combination of a jury vote and public vote.

But during Nemo’s victory performance at the end of the four-hour show the singer accidentally dropped the microphone-shaped glass trophy, injuring their thumb in the process.

“I didn’t just break ‘The Code’ I also broke the trophy,” said Nemo during the press conference after the show, where their hand was wrapped in a bandage. “I broke my thumb as well. But I got a new [trophy] so I technically have two now.”

The non-binary singer — who is the first Swiss Eurovision winner since Celine Dion won in 1988 — was presented with the trophy by last year’s winner, Swedish singer Loreen.

Croatian entry Baby Lasagna came in second with 547 points during the 2024 contest followed by Ukraine’s Alyona Alyona...

Exclusive: The upcoming Abba feature, which will air on 14 broadcasters including the BBC and CW, is an attempt to give the global superstars the Asif Kapadia-style doc treatment for the first time while combatting “Anglo-American” snobbery, according to its director.

James Rogan said previous docs about Abba have been “lovely, full of joy and in the style of the arts programing of the late nineties and noughties,” while his team wanted to hand the show a modern narrative treatment, seen in the work of auteurs like Amy and Senna director Kapadia.

Produced by Rogan Productions, Abba: Against the Odds is a documentary first in that it has been funded by 14 broadcasters including the BBC, CW and Scandinavian networks to help take on the might of the streamers, organized under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), which runs Eurovision. The 90-minuter will launch a week before the 50th...

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has said that he’s open to the idea of a Pink Floyd hologram show, à la Abba Voyage, but only under a “series of very, very difficult and onerous conditions.”

The comments came in a new interview with Uncut, ahead of Gilmour’s first new album in nearly a decade, Luck and Strange (due on September 6th). Revealing that he and his wife, Polly Samson, had been invited to watch the Abba Voyage show, the guitarist explained that he wasn’t quite blown away with the visuals of the hologram format, but appreciated the music.

“If you were a determined Abba fan, you might enjoy it,” he said (per NME). “I thought the images of them were sort of Ok, but they weren’t ever going to convince me it was real. If you’re down the sort of mosh pit end of the...

Abba fans the world over yesterday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Swedish supergroup’s Eurovision victory in 1974, and one crowd were treated to a surprise appearance by band member Bjorn Ulvaeus.

It was the group’s Eurovision triumph 50 years ago with their song Waterloo that kickstarted their phenomenal success, an event marked by Abba fans all across the world on Saturday with special events. The BBC, who hosted the event back in 1974 when it all began, gave over their BBC Two Channel to “Abba Night”, including a new documentary charting the band’s fortunes over the last five decades.

On stage in London, the cast celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Mamma Mia! musical, and then had one more treat for the audience – with the appearance of Bjorn Ulvaeus – one quarter of Abba, and one half of the band’s songwriting duo (along with Benny Andersson).

When Ulvaeus took...

Kiss are the latest artists to sell off their music catalog — and, in this case, their well-known onstage personas and makeup — for big money.

The band — which closed out its (alleged) farewell tour in December 2023 — announced they have sold the rights to their music and imagery to Pophouse, the Swedish company that created the Abba Voyage hologram show and is working on a similar project involving Kiss.

While the price wasn’t revealed in a joint press release, Fortune reports that Kiss raked in upwards of $300 million in the sale.

In his vast career, William Shatner has directed five features. Three of them were documentaries about the making of "Star Trek" including "The Captains" in 2011, "Get a Life!" in 2012, and "Chaos on the Bridge" in 2014. Prior to these, Shatner also helmed a 2002 sci-fi film called "Groom Lake," which he co-wrote with the notorious "Star Trek" producer Maurice Hurley.

Shatner's highest-profile directing gig, however, came in 1989 with the release of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier." To this day, "Star Trek V" is considered the least of the "Star Trek" movies, lambasted for its clunky script, weird central conceit, and cheap special effects. In the film, the U.S.S. Enterprise is hijacked by Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill), the half-brother of Spock (Leonard Nimoy). Sybok flies the ship to the very center of the galaxy where he hopes to meet God face-to-face. Along the way, Sybok converts several Enterprise crew members to...

Weezer’s back on the road — and they’re bringing 1994 with them.

On Monday, the rock band announced that it will be heading on the Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album Weezer, or the Blue Album.

The group announced the run of shows with an astronaut-themed video that sees all four members —Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner — walking in slow-motion onto a spaceship.

“The time has finally come for you to join us as...

Weezer have officially announced a 2024 tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their debut LP, The Blue Album, after Rivers Cuomo teased the possibility this past December. The North American run will feature The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. as support, with Weezer playing The Blue Album in full alongside other fan favorites and rarities.

Kicking off in Saint Paul, Minnesota on September 4th, the “Voyage to the Blue Planet” tour will also make stops in cities including Toronto, Boston, New York, Nashville, and Washington, DC on the way to the final stop in Inglewood, California on October 11th. See Weezer’s full itinerary below.

A variety of ticket pre-sales will take place throughout the week, including artist specific pre-sales beginning Wednesday, March 13th (use code Yoshimi) and a Live Nation pre-sale on Thursday, March 14th (use code Key). The general ticket on-sale will then begin at 10:00 a.

B'Elanna Torres' religious storyline in Star Trek: Voyager season 6 was dropped due to the show's anti-serialization approach. Voyager writer Bryan Fuller points out that the show could have benefitted from embracing serialized storytelling like DS9. Voyager's missed opportunity for more serialized storytelling may have impacted the show's overall quality.

Bryan Fuller explained how Star Trek: Voyager's biggest "weakness" led to a great Klingon storyline for B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) being dropped. Voyager was a dynamic addition to the Star Trek timeline with a diverse cast of interesting characters, including more female characters and characters of color than any other Star Trek series that had come before it. Included in both these categories was B'Elanna, whose main storyline revolved around the duality of her Klingon-Human heritage.

B'Elanna was the first half-Kligon main character to act as a lead for a Star Trek series, and this played a major role in her storylines throughout Voyager's run.

Kelsey Toussant finally had a one-on-one date with Joey Graziadei on The Bachelor season 28. Kelsey shared her personal story about her father's strict religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. At first, Kelsey's father couldn't accept that she didn't want to follow his religion and cut her out of his life, but they've been working on their relationship throughout the past few years.

The Bachelor season 28 contestant Kelsey Toussant finally received a one-on-one date with Joey Grazaidei during episode 6, during which she opened up to him about how her father cut her out of his life because she didn't want to follow his religion. Kelsey, a 31-year-old actor from Los Angeles, California has been building a deep connection with Joey, a 28-year-old tennis pro from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. They have a strong relationship, and she's now one of his final six women.

After going on several group dates throughout The Bachelor season...

Hot Swedish helmer of Georgian descent Levan Akin is due to kickstart Berlin’s Panorama Feb. 15 with his feature drama “Crossing.” Nine years earlier, he walked the Berlinale red carpet with his youth sci-fi “The Circle,” showcased at Generation. Next to him were his Swedish producers of Rmv Film – Abba’s Benny Andersson and his son Ludvig Andersson.

The latter who met Akin over 20 years ago, has stayed by his side since his debut pic “Certain People” in 2011, serving also as executive producer on the 2019 Swedish Oscar entry “And Then We Danced,” and as co-producer this year of “Crossing”.

“Rmv Film spotted Levan from his very first film and has supported him all along,” confirms French Quarter’s Mathilde Dedye, producer of “Crossing” and “And Then We Danced,”, who believes “trust and continuity to be very important for the development of auteurism.”

“I met Ludvig through Levan and he is...

As soon as the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were unveiled, our forum posters wasted no time voicing their brutally honest opinions regarding which performances were recognized and ignored. On the television side, our regular users (many of whom are industry insiders shielded by clever screen names) celebrated the inclusion of Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”), Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”), and the cast of “The Gilded Age” while heavily lamenting the snubs of Bomer’s cast mate, Jonathan Bailey, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”), and Meryl Streep (“Only Murders in the Building”).

Below is just a sampling of our readers’ unabashed reactions to the SAG Award nominees in nine TV categories. Take a look, then join in if you’re brave enough. The film and TV winners will be revealed live on Netflix on February 24. Gold Derby’s predictions center is open, so make your first picks right now.

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This week sees the launch of Like a Magic Spell, a new podcast which aims to unlock and share the joy of Abba.

Using the popular song-by-song format, host Adrian Stirrup (he/him) and guests deep-dive into how Abba’s songs were created and what the music means to them.

His guests for the first season include Abba superfans, journalists and the host of the Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast, Steve Holden. As well as discussing the emotional heft of Abba’s music, they have fun dissecting the visuals of the promo videos and the sometimes-hilarious YouTube comments under the videos.

The podcast has been deliberately timed to coincide with a big year for Abba fans. 2024 sees the 50th anniversary of Waterloo winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest – the start of their domination of popular music that lasted well into the 1980s.

Arguably, their cultural influence has never been stronger, especially...

Another batch of One Piece English dub episodes is right around the corner, this time with the launch of One Piece English dub Season 14 Voyage 13. This batch covers episodes 1037 to 1048, so get ready to enjoy more of the saga in dubbed form starting on January 16, 2024! Check out the full breakdown of availability for the latest round of One Piece below! Related: Hiroshi Kitadani Performs Iconic One Piece Opening Theme "We Are!" on The First Take Crunchyroll streams the legendary  One Piece  series with new English-subtitled episodes every week and describes the anime: Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who'll never give up until he's claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece!

Both "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" and "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" ended poorly for the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. "Khan" did see the defeat of a vengeful villain and the reunion between Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his son David (Merritt Butrick), but it required the sacrifice of Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the severe buffetting of the Enterprise itself. "Search" ended with the resurrection of Spock, but required the theft and the destruction of the Enterprise, as well as the death of David at the hands of vengeful Klingons. Spock was back, but Kirk was now a wanted criminal with no vessel to command. 

It's no wonder, then, that the makers of "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" decided to affect a much lighter tone. "Voyage" saw the Enterprise crew, on board a clunky old Klingon vessel, traveling back in time to...

Elvis Presley is set to return to the stage — as a hologram. Elvis Evolution, an “immersive concert experience” that uses AI and holographic projection, will premiere in London in November. Additional shows are planned in Las Vegas, Tokyo and Berlin.

The show was created based on thousands of the musician’s personal photos and home-video footage, which were part of a deal between Authentic Brands Group, the owners of the Elvis Presley estate, and Layered Reality, a British immersive entertainment company. Layered Reality will create a life-sized digital Elvis, which will perform his iconic songs.

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It’s time for another slate preview, and today we’ll look through all the upcoming German-language movies and series we know are in development at Netflix for release in 2024 and beyond.

2023 was a big year for new German-language Netflix Originals, with a dozen releases in total. Dear Child was perhaps the biggest, spending six weeks in the global top 10s in total. As a reminder, all the new German titles included:

1899 (Multilingual) Big Mäck: Gangsters and Gold Blood & Gold Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld Dear Child Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate Hard Feelings Making All Quiet on the Western Front Paradise Sleeping Dog Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom Too Hot to Handle: Germany Woman of the Dead

This list is everything currently announced and Netflix De (or Netflix Europe) has yet to put out an...

The first Kiss avatar concert is set to debut … in a few years. The band announced via a short teaser that “A Show Is Coming” in “2027.”

The 25-second clip features some audio snippets from excited Kiss fans, as well as a brief animation of the avatars that showcases some of their superpowers — in this case, Gene Simmons’ ability to fly with bat wings.

“50 years is a long time, and what the future holds is in the making,” reads the video’s title, in reference to the three years fans will have to wait before seeing the avatars in action.

Kiss announced plans for the avatar shows right at the end of their final concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City earlier this month. This came after Simmons had hinted that Kiss could continue on in another form after the current band members’ retirement from touring, implying that younger,...

Kate McKinnon was joined by fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph and current cast member Bowen Yang in a sketch spoofing Abba. The foursome starred as the Swedish pop group, promoting their holiday album.

This weekend’s Christmas episode of SNL was hosted by McKinnon, who returned to Studio 8H for the first time since ending her 10-year-run on the show in 2022. Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph also joined her during the episode’s monologue, as well as in a pre-taped sketch about a Tampon Farm which also featured cameos from musical guest Billie Eilish, Barbie director Greta Gerwig, and Paula Pell.

Fans of Abba can catch the group in digital form via “Abba Voyage,” their ongoing hologram concert series that’s staged at the Abba Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

SNL Spoofs Abba in Sketch Starring Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Maya...

Exclusive: Emmy Award-winner Johan Renck has signed with WME.

Renck directed the critically acclaimed limited series Chernobyl (HBO/Sky), which earned 10 Emmy wins, including Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series and Outstanding Limited Series. The series also won 9 BAFTA awards, with Renck winning Best Director and the show winning Best Mini-Series.

Renck most recently directed the cosmic sci-fi odyssey Spaceman, starring Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano. The film will be released by Netflix in 2024. Spaceman also marks the first film from Renck’s company Sinestra, which he co-founded with producer Michael Parets. Based in NY, the company is in a first-look television deal with Fremantle Global Drama.

Renck also directed all episodes and co-produced the limited series The Last Panthers (Sky/Canal+), starring John Hurt and Samantha Morton.

In the live space, Renck is the co-creator and EP on the wildly successful and groundbreaking show Abba Voyage, which...

It is so common to hear actors say they had a blast filming a movie that you're allowed to be cynical when they talk about how the cast became like a family. The big exception, of course, is the "Mamma Mia" movies. Every scene from the "Mamma Mia" movies exudes fun. Sure, they are not the most visually vibrant, and the scripts have the complexity of a paper airplane. That being said, it's hard not to get caught up in the excitement, the dancing, the burning passion exuding from Cher and Andy Garcia singing "Fernando."

The adaptation of Catherine Johnson's smash-hit Broadway stage show of the same name from 1999 focuses on Sophia (Amanda Seyfried) and her mom Donna (Meryl Streep) who live in a hotel run by Donna on a Greek Island. The first film was set in the lead-up to Sophie's wedding, as she invites three men to the ceremony,...

The producer of Mamma Mia! is optimistic that a third movie will happen because everyone wants it, but she has been busy with a reality show and Abba members are focused on their reunion album. Universal Studios is on board for a third Mamma Mia! movie and the producer has a storyline in mind, but it could take time to convince Abba songwriters and producers Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. With the television show completed, the producer may now shift her focus to the movie, potentially celebrating the 25th anniversary of Mamma Mia! with its release.

Mamma Mia! 3 has gotten a majorly optimistic update from one of its primary producers. The original 2008 smash hit movie Mamma Mia! was based on the jukebox musical of the same name, which used music from the Abba songbook to bring to life the story of Sophie, a young woman who invites her three possible fathers to her wedding,...

The Last Voyage of the Demeter takes inspiration from Dracula: Untold, featuring a brutal and decaying Dracula design that deviates from traditional interpretations of the character. Both films depict vampires as carnivorous monsters rather than seductive beings, which sets them apart from other adaptations of Dracula. While the new Dracula film's Rotten Tomatoes score remains precariously bad, The Last Voyage of the Demeter may attract a passionate fanbase with its terrifying portrayal of Dracula and even make skeptics appreciate Dracula: Untold for its genre-subverting choices.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter took one good thing from a 2014 Rotten Tomatoes disaster. Focusing on the doomed voyage mentioned in just one chapter of Bram Stoker's horror classic Dracula, the movie expands on what happened during the vampire's sea passage from Transylvania to London, in which Dracula attacked the crew of the Demeter and sustained himself on their blood. It features...

Enter the contest below for the chance to win a pair of passes to attend an advance screening of The Last Voyage of the Demeter on Wednesday, August 9th at 7:00pm at the Mjr Troy Grand Digital Cinema 16!

Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo—fifty unmarked wooden crates—from Carpathia to London.

Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship. When the Demeter finally arrives off the shores of England, it is a charred, derelict wreck. There is no trace of the crew.

The film stars Corey Hawkins as Clemens, a doctor who joins the Demeter crew, Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham...

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Jesy Nelson has revealed that she hasn’t spoken to her former Little Mix bandmates in over two years.

The 31-year-old English singer left the band in 2020, citing the toll she said being in the band took on her mental health.

Nelson was a part of Little Mix since the band’s inception in 2011 on The X Factor, along with Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.

In an interview with The Sun on Monday (17 April), Nelson revealed that she hasn’t spoken to her former bandmates since she left Little Mix.

“Being in a girl band, you are a machine going all the time,” she said. “You don’t have a minute to breathe and take time out if you just need space. That was something I struggled with.

“For me my mental health issues were an ongoing thing while I was in Little Mix. I was struggling with my body issues,...

Nicholas Meyer's 1982 film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," Leonard Nimoy's 1984 film "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock," and his 1986 film "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," which have been packaged as a trilogy, all take place over the span of maybe 18 months. The three movies tell a sprawling story, culminating in a somewhat triumphant ending in "The Voyage Home." But that ending is missing something: punishment.

In the first entry in the aforementioned trilogy, Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) is faced with, well, the wrath of Khan (Ricardo Montalbán), a mysterious figure from his past who returns to teach the Admiral about his irresponsible habit of forgetting his promises. Kirk left Khan alone on a distant planet, which, thanks to a solar cataclysm, was quickly reduced to a near-uninhabitable desert.

Kirk had to acknowledge that his past victories might be considered failures and that he might...

Abba’s long-time guitarist Lasse Wellander has died aged 70.

The news was announced by the Swedish musician’s family, who told Wellander’s fans that he had died on Good Friday (7 April) “surrounded by his loved ones”.

“It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep,” their statement read, adding: “You were an amazing musician and humble as few, but above all you were a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather.

“Kind, safe, caring and loving... and so much more, that cannot be described in words. A hub in our lives, and it’s unbelievable that we now have to live on without you.”

The musician died of cancer.

In tribute, Abba released a statement to Pa, reading: “Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist. The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as...

Mike Shinoda wouldn’t want to perform with a hologram of Linkin Park’s late lead vocalist Chester Bennington.

Bennington died by suicide in July 2017, and his death is, understandably, “a very sensitive subject,” Shinoda said.

In a new interview with 94.5 The Buzz, Shinoda shared when talking about performing with holograms: “I feel like those are creepy. Even if we weren’t talking about us, if we weren’t talking about Chester, which is a very sensitive subject, and we would have our feelings about how we would represent that.

“For me, that’s a clear no. I’m not into that.”

Read More: Chester Bennington’s Widow Honours Late Linkin Park Frontman On 45th Birthday

Talk turned to Abba’s “Voyage” show in London, U.K., with fans paying to watch holograms perform on stage.

Insisting that’s different than performing when a band member has passed away, Shinoda shared,...

One of the most exciting directorial debuts of recent years is Helena Wittmann’s 2017 feature Drift, a formally audacious aquatic journey. The German filmmaker returned to the festival circuit last year, at Locarno and the New York Film Festival, with her follow-up Human Flowers of Flesh, which proved a natural extension of her transportive cinematic interests in the sea while greatly expanding her canvas. Ahead of a theatrical release from Cinema Guild release beginning at Metrograph on April 14––alongside a full retrospective of Wittmann’s work, including Drift, 4 short films, and a live performance piece––we’re pleased to exclusively debut the new trailer and poster.

Here’s the official synopsis: “Human Flowers of Flesh follows, Ida (Dogtooth’s Angeliki Papoulia), who, after a stirring encounter with the French Foreign Legion sets sail with her own corps of five men, none of whom speak the same language, to trace the route of this fabled troop.

Abba staged their first concert in 42 years in hologram form at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (grab tickets to upcoming shows here) last May, and now the Swedish pop legends are ready to take the show worldwide.

During a Universal Music Group earnings call on Thursday (via Variety), chairman Lucian Grainge said, “Plans are now in development to take ‘Abba Voyage’ around the world.” No further details have been revealed at this time.

For now, the only place to catch “Abba Voyage” is at the custom-built, 3,000-capacity Abba Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In order to create the production, George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic used motion-capture technology to create digital avatars (or “Abba-tars”) of how Agnetha Falkstog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad looked in 1979. The 90-minute concert spans from Abba’s classic 1970s catalog to 2021’s Voyage, their first release in 40 years.

“Abba Voyage” is currently...

Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried reveals the one Abba song she never wants to hear again. The Swedish pop band's massive hits were assembled into a hit jukebox musical in 1999. Seyfried went on to star in the 2008 film adaptation, playing a young woman named Sophie who grew up on a remote Greek island with her mother Donna (Meryl Streep) and invites three men who might be her father to her wedding.

Recently, Seyfried sat down with Vanity Fair to break down some scenes from her most famous movies, including Mamma Mia!.

The Mamma Mia! scene she discussed was the "Voulez-Vous" music number where she tries to discover which of the three men is her dad after they crash her bachelorette party. She shared her opinion that her dancing in the scene was bad, and the exhausting choreography made it feel like a "fever dream," saying after that experience, "Voulez-Vous" is...

James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” swept the 21st annual Ves Awards Wednesday night in an unprecedented wave of dominance in every category, winning nine of its record-breaking 14 nominations, including the top photoreal feature, and the newest category, The Emerging Technology Award, for its innovative water toolset.

Although the prestigious visual effects honorary society has not been a reliable Oscar bellwether in recent years — picking the VFX winner only twice in the last six years — this now looks like a lock for the “Avatar” sequel.

Hosted by Patton Oswalt at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (from Netflix) — the favorite to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar — won the top animation trophy and took home three awards; Amazon’s “Thirteen Lives” snagged the supporting prize, and Amazon Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” grabbed the episodic prize and also took home three awards.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” topped the 21st Annual Ves Awards with nine wins, including for photoreal feature.

Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” was named best animated feature and took home three awards total. On the TV side, Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” won three awards and was named best photoreal episode.

Rian Johnson, Domee Shi, Tig Notaro, Jay Pharoah, Tyler Posey and Randall Park were among the presenters for the night. James Cameron presented the Ves Lifetime Achievement award to acclaimed producer Gale Anne Hurd.

Former Ves executive director Eric Roth received the Board of Directors Award from the current board, which includes Lisa Cooke, current Ves Chair; Jim Morris, Ves, president of Pixar Animation and founding Ves Chair; and former Chairs Jeffrey A. Okun, Ves; Mike Chambers, Ves; Carl Rosendahl, Ves; and Jeff Barnes.

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Adele, Beyonce and Lizzo at ‘The 65Th Annual Grammy Awards’

History was made at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, with Beyoncé claiming the title of the most Grammy wins in history with 32. Beyoncé added four wins at the 2023 Grammys held February 5, 2023 in Los Angeles, collecting awards in the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album, Best Dance/Electronic Recording, Best R&b Song, and Best Traditional R&b Performance categories.

Viola Davis became the newest member of the exclusive Egot club after adding to her Emmy, Oscar, and Tony wins with a Grammy for narrating her memoir, Finding Me. And Kim Petras entered the Grammy record book as the first transgender artist to win the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category for “Unholy” with Sam Smith.

Bad Bunny kicked off the show with an amazing performance, Trevor Noah guided the broadcast as host for the third consecutive year, and Bonnie Raitt pulled...

Harry Styles has responded to claims he shouldn’t have won the Grammys‘ Album of the Year prize.

The singer won several trophies at the 2023 ceremony, but it was his triumph in the evening’s most coveted category, for the record Harry’s House, that has divided music fans.

It was widely believed that the award would go to either Renaissance by Beyoncé or 30 by Adele, with Style’s win surprising those in the venue, the majority of whom could be heard shouting out Beyoncé’s name.

Styles acknowledged the sentiment backstage after being questioned on the subject.

“You never know with this stuff,” he said in a clip shared on social media. “I don’t think you can look at any of the nominees and not feel like they’re deserving.”

He continued: “I feel like when you look – when I look – at this category, it’s all people...

The 2023 Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, February 5 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Beyoncé led with the most nominations with nine in total while Kendrick Lamar received eight. Jay-Z earned five nominations, tying his wife, Beyoncé, for the most nominations in Grammys history at 88.

Beyoncé and the contemporary Christian music collective Maverick City Music each won the most awards with four trophies. Beyoncé’s four victories this year for Best Dance/Electronic Recording, Best Traditional R&b Performance, Best R&b Song and Best Dance/Electronic Music Album made her the artist with the most Grammy wins in history with 32.

However, Beyoncé failed to scoop up the night’s three major awards: Song of the Year (Bonnie Raitt‘s “Just Like That”), Record of the Year (Lizzo‘s “About Damn Time”) and Album of the Year (Harry Styles‘ Harry’s House).

Lizzo appeared visibly stunned by her win.

The 2023 Grammys came and went. Records were broken, jokes were made and those the music world lost were remembered. From Beyoncé becoming the most awarded Grammy winner to the celebration of five decades of hip-hop, here are some of the night’s most memorable moments.

Harry Styles Wins Album of the Year

Harry Styles took home one of the night’s biggest awards at the Grammys on Sunday, winning album of the year for Harry’s House. Styles beat out fellow nominees Abba (for Voyage), Adele (30), Bad Bunny (Un Verano Sin Ti), Beyoncé (Renaissance), Mary J. Blige (Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)), Brandi Carlile (In These Silent Days), Coldplay (Music of the Spheres), Kendrick Lamar (Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers) and Lizzo (Special) for the hotly contested category. In his speech, Styles said he was so inspired by the fellow artists in his category and listens to them in his free time,...

Harry Styles took home one of the night’s biggest awards at the Grammys on Sunday, winning album of the year for Harry’s House.

Styles beat out fellow nominees Abba (for Voyage), Adele (30), Bad Bunny (Un Verano Sin Ti), Beyoncé (Renaissance), Mary J. Blige (Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)), Brandi Carlile (In These Silent Days), Coldplay (Music of the Spheres), Kendrick Lamar (Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers) and Lizzo (Special) for the hotly contested category.

In his speech, Styles said he was so inspired by the fellow artists in his category and listens to them in his free time, saying, “On nights like tonight, it’s obviously so important to remember that there is no such thing as ‘best’ in music. I don’t think any of us sit in the studio making decisions based on what’s going to get us one of these.”

“This is really, really kind,...

The 2023 Grammy Awards has announced its top honor as Harry Styles takes home Album of the Year for Harry’s House. Also among this year’s nominees were Adele‘s 30, Mary J. Blige‘s Good Morning Gorgeous, Brandi Carlile‘s In These Silent Days, Kendrick Lamar‘s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Coldplay‘s Music of Spheres, Beyoncé‘s Renaissance, Lizzo‘s Special, Bad Bunny‘s Un Verano Sin Ti, and Abba’s Voyage. Along with winning the Album of the Year Grammy for the first time, Styles also took home the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Harry’s House. His victory served as a bit of a surprise as many fans anticipated Beyoncé’s potential win. (Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) The songstress broke the record for all-time most decorated Grammy-winning artist at this year’s Grammys but has yet to win the Album of the Year award.

Music’s biggest night is officially here! The 2023 Grammy Awards are set to reward some of the most popular artists of the last year with a golden gramophone for their contributions to radio, streaming, soundtracks, TikToks and more!

Beyoncé leads the pack in nominations this year with nine, followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven apiece.

The selection process for the Grammy Awards was altered last May, following very public criticisms from The Weeknd. The show no longer uses anonymous review committees to determine its nominees, however, this year also saw prominent artists like Drake and Silk Sonic declining to submit their latest projects for consideration.

See the complete list of this year’s winners below:

Record of the Year

“Don’t Shut Me Down” — Abba

“Easy On Me” — Adele

“Break My Soul” — Beyoncé

“Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige

“You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile feat.

Former One Direction member Harry Styles took home the Best Pop Vocal Album title for his studio album ‘Harry’s House’ at the 65th annual Grammy Awards. He edged out ‘Voyage’ by Abba, ’30’ by Adele, ‘Music of the Spheres’ by Coldplay and ‘Special’ by Lizzo to bag the honour.

Styles described making ‘Harry’s House’ with two of his best friends as “the greatest experience of my life” and playing it for people “the greatest joy I could’ve asked for”.

This year, he was nominated in six categories; in addition to Best Pop Vocal Album, he received recognition for Album of the Year (‘Harry’s House’), Record of the Year (‘As It Was’), Song of the Year (‘As It Was’), Best Pop Solo Performance (‘As It Was’), and Best Music Video (‘As It Was’).

‘Harry’s House’ also won for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

The 65th annual Grammy Awards,...

The first batch of winners at the 2023 Grammy Awards has been announced! The show is far from over, and Beyoncé has already become the most-awarded artist in the Recording Academy's history. Other performers are also cleaning up with exciting wins. This year's main event is, once again, hosted by Trevor Noah - who served as the Mc in 2021 and 2022 - who, in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, teased that it'll be "the most star-studded room the Grammys has been for many, many years."

The 2023 Grammy nominee pool was stacked with heavy-hitting artists. On Nov. 15, the Recording Academy revealed the 2023 nominations across all 91 categories, some of which were presented by past Grammy winners like Olivia Rodrigo, John Legend, and Machine Gun Kelly.

Leading the pack was Beyoncé with nine total nominations for her "Renaissance" album - making her the most nominated woman in Grammys history - four of...

The 2023 Grammys stage transformed into Harry’s House on Sunday night when six-time nominee Harry Styles performed at the awards show for the second time.

Styles donned a fringed pantsuit with platinum sequins and matching silver shoes. Surrounded by a group of dancers on a rotating red stage, Styles trotted from one side of the stage to the other, with the lively energy he’s become known for during his Love on Tour.

Styles came into the night with six nods: record of the year, song of the year, best pop solo performance and best music video for “As It Was,” as well as album of the year and pop vocal album for Harry’s House, both of which he won. The star was previously nominated for three Grammys in 2021 and took home the award for best pop solo performance for “Watermelon Sugar.” Ahead of his performance, Styles had already...