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A fan-fiction book inspired by Harry Styles is getting the movie treatment with Anne Hathaway.

Entertainment Weekly reports the actress has just been tapped to lead the cast of the Prime Video film adaptation of The Idea of You, based on Robinne Lee‘s 2017 debut novel of the same name.

Hathaway will star as Sophie, a 40-year-old divorced mom who takes her 15-year-old daughter to Coachella. Sophie ends up forming a romantic connection with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of the hottest boy band, August Moon – loosely inspired by One Direction.

Lee previously told Vogue the book was “never supposed to be a book about Harry Styles” and instead described it as “a story about a woman approaching 40 and reclaiming her sexuality and rediscovering herself, just at the point that society traditionally writes women off as desirable and viable and whole.”

The film will be directed by The Big Sick, The Eyes of Tammy Faye and The Dropout helmer Michael Showalter, who will also produce alongside Hathaway and Gabrielle Union. Production begins in October. A release date has not been set.

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Coheed & Cambria‘s Travis Stever and My Chemical Romance‘s Frank Iero have joined a new band called L.S. Dunes.

Along with the two guitarists, the group’s lineup includes Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green, and bassist Tim Payne and drummer Tucker Rule of Thursday.

The debut L.S. Dunes album is called Past Lives and will be released November 11. You can listen to the first single, “Permanent Rebellion,” now via digital outlets.

L.S. Dunes will make their live debut at Chicago’s Riot Fest in September, which Iero is also playing as part of MCR’s reunion tour. They’ll then play the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California, followed by a U.S. headlining tour kicking off in November.

Here’s the Past Lives track list:

“2022”
“Antibodies”
“Grey Veins”
“Like Forever”
“Blender”
“Past Lives”
“It Takes Time”
“Bombsquad”
“Grifter”
“Permanent Rebellion”
“Sleep Cult”

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French Montana‘s 2017 hit “Unforgettable” is still garnering lots of streams. In fact, it’s now officially certified Diamond. The rapper celebrated the RIAA certification Wednesday night with an intimate dinner, during which he was presented with a plaque commemorating his sale of 10 million units. A video of the moment was shared on HipHopDx’s Twitter account.

“Mannnnn, this aint regular DIAMOND CLUB !” French wrote on Instagram in a post in which he claims he’s the first male artist from the Bronx to achieve this status. “Shoutout to my brother @SwaeLee, and to all the wavy fans!”

“THANK YOU to everyone who played a part,” French continued, shouting out some of those individuals.

“Unforgettable” featuring Swae Lee is the lead single off French’s second studio album, Jungle Rules. The song peaked at #3 on Billboard Hot 100 and sparked the #UnforgettableChallenge. Its video has more than 1.4 billion views on YouTube.

“It was an amazing experience to be a part of,” Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone said when presenting French with his plaque. “This doesn’t happen every day. This only happens when you have a special song. It’s a big achievement.” 

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Back in March, Michael Bublé appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and performed one of the songs on his new album Higher — a cover of Willie Nelson‘s “Crazy” — as a duet with Colbert’s then-bandleader, Jon Batiste and Batiste’s band, Stay Human.  Now, Michael’s released the duet as a single.

The jazzy version of the tune is available now on all streaming platforms.

Stephen Colbert announced August 11 that Jon, who won the Album of the Year Grammy earlier this year for his most recent album We Are, would not be returning to his show as bandleader.  Meanwhile, he has another single out: “Sweet,” featuring Pentatonix and Diane Warren.

Michael’s latest single is the title track of “Higher,” co-written by his son Noah, who turns nine on Saturday, August 27.  Michael and wife Luisana Lopilato just welcomed their fourth child, daughter Cielo, last week.

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Hardy puts a stop to an instance of domestic violence — and pays a steep price — in his new murder ballad, “Wait in the Truck,” a duet with Lainey Wilson.

The story song follows the two up-and-coming stars as they meet on a dark road in the middle of a thunderstorm. From Lainey’s bruised and bloodied appearance, it’s clear that she’s in trouble, and Hardy knows he’s got to do something about it.

“I didn’t load her down with questions / That girl had been through enough / I just threw it in drive, looked in those eyes / And asked her where she was,” he sings.

In addition to their new song, Hardy and Lainey dropped a music video on Friday that adds a sinister visual component to “Wait in the Truck.” In the clip, Hardy ultimately pays for his crime by going to jail. “It ain’t paradise, it’s true / But it’s a whole hell of a lot better / Than the place I sent him to,” he sings at the end of the song.

“‘Wait in the Truck,’ my next single, is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written — probably the best song I’ve ever written, to be honest,” Hardy says, adding that he hopes the track will open up a discussion for listeners going through domestic violence in their own lives.

“[I’m] excited for the song to give people a platform to maybe speak out about stuff that might be going on in their own homes,” he continues.

Hardy recently announced his four-date Wall to Wall Tour, which is set for December.

If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.

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The late “Dimebag” Darrell‘s longtime guitar tech, Grady Champion, will be taking part in Pantera‘s upcoming reunion shows.

In an Instagram post, Champion shares that while he won’t be the tech for Zakk Wylde, who’s playing guitar in the reformed metal outfit in place of Dime, he will “run effects and help bring Dime’s tone to the party.”

“The details of the rig and stuff are still to be worked out yet,” Champion says.

Champion also plans to bring some of Dime’s personal gear for Wylde to use, courtesy of Rita Haney, Dime’s longtime partner and trustee of his estate.

Elsewhere in the post, Champion shares his thoughts on Pantera’s reunion, which will feature surviving members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown, as well as Wylde and Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante in place of drummer Vinnie Paul, Dime’s older brother. Some have criticized Anselmo and Brown for reforming the band and continuing to use the Pantera name without Dime and Vinnie, both of whom have passed away since the group broke up in 2003.

“Anyone that brings up ‘money grab’ has no concept of reality,” Champion says. “How much it takes from people to do this. More dedication that you’ll ever see, tears, all of it. If you want to hate, don’t go, I don’t want to hear it.”

“If you want a Pantera experience, this is it,” he adds. “We’re giving it hell, and going to give it all there is to give. Philip, Rex Brown, Zakk and Char Benante are going to bring it.”

The first Pantera reunion shows are scheduled for this December at Mexico’s Hell & Heaven festival and Slipknot‘s South American Knotfests.

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Members of Coldplay are reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the band’s 2002 sophomore album, A Rush of Blood to the Head.

Speaking with Zane Lowe on Apple Music Hits, drummer Will Champion remembers being unsure whether the song “Clocks” should be included on the album.

“I said, ‘Yeah, this is not a song,'” Champion recalls. “And then someone else, our manager at the time, was saying, ‘If that’s a hit, I’ll eat my hat,’ that kind of thing.”

Of course, “Clocks” became one of Coldplay’s biggest hits and most beloved songs, and even won a Grammy for Record of the Year.

While there was some disagreement about “Clocks,” everyone was immediately onboard with a different Rush single, “The Scientist.”

“Chris [Martin] says, ‘I’ve got this song to play to you,'” bassist Guy Berryman shares. “Just on the little upright piano, he just played and sang the whole song from beginning to end, and it was kind of finished. We were like, ‘Oh wow. OK. That’s really great.'”

“I can see everything about that moment, clear as day in my head, when I heard it for the first time,” Champion adds. “Just, like, ‘OK, that’s going to be one we’re going to play forever, for sure.'”

Meanwhile, Coldplay’s longtime creative director and “fifth member” Phil Harvey has posted a statement on the band’s Twitter marking Rush‘s milestone.

“Happy 20th birthday to A Rush of Blood to the Head, the album that almost broke us but ended up making us,” Harvey writes. “I’m so grateful that we’re still the same gang of five brothers.”

The anniversary celebration continues with a 4K upgrade of “The Scientist” video, streaming now on YouTube.

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Motionless in White has released a new version of the single “Masterpiece” as part of the band’s Motion Picture Collection series.

As with previous tracks in the project, the Motion Picture Collection edition of “Masterpiece” gives it a more cinematic makeover with dramatic piano and sweeping orchestral arrangements. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.

The original “Masterpiece” appears on Motionless in White’s new album, Scoring the End of the World, which dropped in June. It’s the first MiW single to reach the top 10 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

Motionless in White will hit the road in continued support of Scoring the End of the World on the second leg of their Trinity of Terror tour alongside Black Veil Brides and Ice Nine Kills, kicking off September 3 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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