Francis Ford Coppola‘s cast for his big-budget, long-gestating film project Megalopolis has been revealed
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the legendary 83-year-old Godfather series filmmaker’s upcoming movie will feature Oscar nominees Adam Driver and Lawrence Fishburne, and Academy Award winners Forrest Whitaker and Jon Voight, along with Fast and Furious series and Game of Thrones alumna Nathalie Emmanuel.
Five-time Oscar winner Coppola is financing the reportedly $120 million film himself. While the exact plot is a secret, it has been described as an “epic story of political ambition, genius, and conflicting interests,” centering on the goal of creating of an ideal society.
Tyler Hubbard, one half of the about-to-go-on-hiatus duo Florida Georgia Line, is starting something new.
Earlier this month, Tyler announced that he has signed as a solo artist to EMI Nashville, and he’s not wasting time when it comes to putting out new music. On Thursday, he shared that he’s got a solo album coming out, and he’s been working on it for over a year.
The first single off that project is called “5 Foot 9,” and it’ll be available to hear starting May 20. Tyler wrote the song with Jaren Johnston — of The Cadillac Three — and in-demand Nashville songwriter Chase McGill.
“Songwriting is central to everything I do as an artist,” Tyler explains of the new track. “It has allowed me to connect with fans for many years, and I’m excited for everyone to hear new music for a new chapter in my career.”
Florida Georgia Line announced that they were going on hiatus back in February, but Tyler hasn’t been taking much time off. He co-wrote Little Big Town’s current single, “Hell Yeah,” and wrote and sang on the Thomas Rhett-led “Death Row,” along with Russell Dickerson.
FGL fans still have a handful of chances to see the duo share a stage this year: They’ve got seven festival dates booked, including the upcoming Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Florida, next month.
Charlie Puth is mourning the death of his beloved dog, Brady. The “Light Switch” singer shared the heartbreaking news on Wednesday, along with a recent photo of the two hanging out by the pool.
“Brady the King Charles Cavalier moved on to puppy heaven last night after spending an amazing 15 years here on earth,” Charlie wrote on Instagram. “And although he physically won’t be here anymore, his tiny spirit lingers on and I can’t wait to catch glimpses of that.”
Citing his 2014 Grammy-nominated song, Charlie ended the post with, “I shall see you again someday tiny dog.”
Many of Charlie’s famous friends expressed their condolences, including OneRepublic‘s Ryan Tedder, Patrick Schwarzenegger and actor John Owen Lowe.
Charlie doted on Brady over the years and even credited his dog for scoring him dates back in the day. He told MTV in 2015 that he took the pup on his “first date ever” because he was so nervous.
“She was like, ‘Oh my gosh I have a King Charles Cavalier, too!’ I’m like, ‘Money, perfect, amazing,'” he recalled, noting Brady was the best wingman.
Tom DeLonge‘s Monsters of California movie has its first trailer.
The clip, which is streaming now on YouTube, sets up the plot for the sci-fi adventure, which follows a group of teenage friends who “attempt to unearth answers to a series of mysterious, paranormal events happening around Southern California.”
The film, which marks DeLonge’s directorial debut, also features original music written and performed by the former Blink-182 member.
“Anyone who knows me, or follows me on social media, knows I’m no stranger to the paranormal, which is why directing Monsters of California was a no brainer,” DeLonge says. “The film takes my fascination with the unexplained, combines it with the skate culture I grew up a part of, and tosses in my ridiculous sense of humor that millions got to witness during my Blink-182 days.”
A release date for Monsters of California has yet to be announced.
DeLonge has also been busy with his band Angels & Airwaves, which released a new album called Lifeforms last September.
Bridgerton‘s upcoming third season will see a new face playing a familiar character. Deadline is reporting Hannah Dodd will play Francesca Bridgerton in the bodice-ripper series, taking over for Ruby Stokes.
Stokes, who played the dry-witted character for two seasons, left during production of the sophomore frame to star in a new Netflix series called Lockwood & Co., based on the Jonathan Stroud book series.
It’s possible that with the new casting, the third season could focus more on the enigmatic Bridgerton sibling, in the way the second season has turned the attention to Jonathan Bailey‘s Anthony Bridgerton and his conflict between what his heart wants and his familial duty to find a bride.
The official Bridgerton Twitter account acknowledged the casting swap from Stokes to Anatomy of a Scandal vet Dodd with a post responding to Deadline’s headline. It reads, “The only thing the Ton loves more than a scandal is a celebration. Do joyously welcome the newest member to the Bridgerton family.”
Katy Perry, Shawn Mendes, Sam Smith and The Weeknd are now the proud owners of even more RIAA-certified Gold and Platinum hits.
Seven of Katy’s songs achieved new honors. “Daisies” earned Gold certification, while her 2017 single “Bon Appetit” sold over a million copies and is now certified Platinum. “One of the Boys” is now three-times Platinum, while “Prism,” “Part of Me” and “The One That Got Away” are all five-times Platinum. Katy’s smash hit “Teenage Dream” is now nine-times Platinum.
Six of Shawn’s songs were upped to Platinum and three of his singles went Gold. “Show You,” “Imagination” and “Ruin” all sold over half a million copies, while “Treat You Better,” “Stitches,” “Mercy,” “Life of the Party,” “Illuminate” and “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” are all multi-Platinum, with the highest honor going to Shawn’s debut, “Stitches,” which is now eight-times Platinum.
Sam collected eight new certifications in April, with their songs “Not in That Way,” “Make It to Me,” “Love Goes,” “Diamonds” and “Fire on Fire” all earning Platinum certifications, while “The Thrill of It All” is now double-Platinum. In addition, their songs “How Will I Know” and “Burning” sold over a half-million copies and both earned Gold status.
The Weeknd saw Platinum and coveted Diamond awards in April. Going Platinum were his hits “Reminder,” “Feel It Coming,” “Die for You,” “Heartless” and “Party Monster.” His new Diamond certifications, earned when a song sells 10 million copies, are the songs “Blinding Lights” and “Starboy.”
The RIAA also gave Gavin Degraw some love, with four of his songs going Gold while three of his hits — “In Love with a Girl,” “Chariot” and “I Don’t Wanna Be” — going Platinum.
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(WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican members of Congress on Thursday for testimony about events surrounding the Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
McCarthy and the other members — Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania — had rejected the committee’s voluntary requests for cooperation in recent months.
“Before we hold our hearings next month, we wished to provide members the opportunity to discuss these matters with the committee voluntarily,” Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a statement regarding the subpoenas. “Regrettably, the individuals receiving subpoenas today have refused and we’re forced to take this step to help ensure the committee uncovers facts concerning January 6th. We urge our colleagues to comply with the law, do their patriotic duty, and cooperate with our investigation as hundreds of other witnesses have done.”
In Thompson’s letter informing McCarthy of the subpoena, which the committee chair released to the media, Thompson said, in part, “The Select Committee has tremendous respect respect for the prerogatives of Congress and the privacy of its members. At the same time, we have a solemn responsibility to investigate fully the fact and circumstances of the violent attack on the United States Capitol and issues relating to the peaceful transfer of power.”
The subpoenas mark a dramatic escalation in the committee’s tactics and follow weeks of internal debate over whether to try to force Republicans to testify behind closed doors about their conversations with former President Donald Trump and involvement in various parts of the effort to overturn the election and contest the certification of the results.
The Republican members are unlikely to comply with the requests, which could prompt a legal — and, at minimum, political — battle with McCarthy and other lawmakers who are expected to be in the majority next year and in position to seek retribution.
The committee is expected to begin a series of public hearings on their investigation next month, ahead of issuing a final report on their inquiry in the fall. The report will be the product of nearly 1,000 interviews, and tens of thousands of pages of records obtained by investigators.
A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel has released a new song called “Free and Weightless,” a track off his upcoming debut solo album, What Normal Was.
“‘Free and Weightless’ stood on its own as an instrumental demo for a year before I cracked the code on the vocals,” Howerdel shares. “It was built out of a rolling collage of loops, which isn’t something I would normally do.”
“Thematically, everything on this record is pointed at personal relationships,” he explains. “The songs are a combination of a few conversations happening in a split-screen point-of-view. No one story is ever completely singular. It’s like patchwork.”
“Free and Weightless” is available now via digital outlets. It follows the previously released single “Poison Flowers.”
What Normal Was drops June 10. Howerdel will launch a U.S. solo tour in support of the album the following day, June 11, in Ventura, California. The outing will include two dates opening for Puscifer, which, of course, is fronted by Howerdel’s APC band mate, Maynard James Keenan.
Halsey has assured fans that their recently disclosed health issues will not impact the upcoming Love and Power Tour, which is only days away from starting.
Saying they were “legitimately just rehearsing and decided to jump on and talk about how excited I am,” Halsey clarified what they said in an earlier Instagram story, where they revealed they were diagnosed with multiple ailments that may be causing them to become allergic to most foods.
With their tour days away, Halsey encouraged fans to start thinking about seeing them in person instead of worry about “that really sad story.”
“I didn’t want you guys to think that something was wrong, so I jumped on to maybe give guys a little more positive of a vibe,” Halsey continued, teasing some features of the upcoming tour. “I changed the set list yesterday,” Halsey revealed, noting they “swapped a bunch of stuff around and added a bunch of songs.”
“I’ll pull a fast one. I’ll just change it last minute. That’s what I do,” they teased.
“The show is wonderful,” Halsey continued. “The visuals are really cool and really intense.”
The “Bad at Love” singer did bring down the mood to issue one final reminder to parents planning to attend one of their shows: “If you are bringing a young child to the show, consider this me telling you maybe to not,” adding that the tour’s “vibe” is not for “young, young children.”
A new limited-edition vinyl box set featuring reproductions of 18 singles and EPs that The Rolling Stones issued during the first few years of their career will be released on June 10 in commemoration of the band’s 60th anniversary this year.
The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 boasts 18 seven-inch vinyl discs recreating singles and EPs originally released on the Decca and London Records labels in the U.K. and the U.S. The tracks were all remastered by Grammy -winning engineer Bob Ludwig, and each disc is housed in a “period-correct” picture sleeve.
The collection also includes a poster, five photos cards and a 32-page book with liner notes by Rolling Stones expert Nigel Williamson, as well as rare photos and other historic images.
The box set’s discs span from the band’s 1963 debut single, featuring a cover of Chuck Berry‘s “Come On,” through the U.S. version of the band’s 1966 hit single, “19th Nervous Breakdown.”
Other well-known Stones songs features on the single replicas include “I Wanna Be Your Man,” “Not Fade Away,” “It’s All Over Now” and “Time Is on My Side,” “Heart of Stone,” “The Last Time,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” “Get Off of My Cloud” and “As Tears Go By.”
The box set also features three EPs — 1964’s The Rolling Stones and Five by Five, and 1965’s Got Live If You Want It!Five by Five features songs that The Stones recorded at Chicago’s famed Chess Studios, while Got Live If You Want It! was the band’s first collection of in-concert performances.
A companion vinyl box set, The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971, is due out next year.
You can pre-order The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 box set now at ABKCO.com. Here’s the full track list:
“Come On” (released June 1963)
Side A: “Come On”
Side B: “I Want to Be Loved”
“I Wanna Be Your Man” (released November 1963)
Side A: “I Wanna Be Your Man”
Side B: “Stoned”
The Rolling Stones E.P. (released January 1964)
Side A: “Bye Bye Johnny,” “Money”
Side B: “You Better Move On,” “Poison Ivy”
“Not Fade Away” (released February 1964)
Side A: “Not Fade Away”
Side B: “Little by Little”
“Tell Me” (released June 1964)
Side A: “Tell Me”
Side B: “I Just Wanna Make Love to You”
“It’s All Over Now” (released June 1964)
Side A: “It’s All Over Now”
Side B: “Good Times, Bad Times”
Five by Five E.P. (released August 1964)
Side A: “If You Need Me,” “Empty Heart,” “2120 South Michigan Avenue”
Side B: “Confessin’ the Blues,” “Around and Around”
“Time Is on My Side” (released September 1964)
Side A: “Time Is on My Side”
Side B: “Congratulations”
“Little Red Rooster” (released November 1964)
Side A: “Little Red Rooster”
Side B: “Off the Hook”
“Heart of Stone” (released December 1964)
Side A: “Heart of Stone”
Side B: “What a Shame”
“The Last Time” (released February 1965)
Side A: “The Last Time”
Side B: “Play with Fire”
Got Live If You Want It! E.P. (released June 1965)
Side A: “We Want The Stones,” “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love,” “Pain in My Heart” “Route 66”
Side B: “I’m Moving On,” “I’m Alright”
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (U.S. version, originally released June 1965)
Side A: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
Side B: “The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man”
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction)” (U.K. version, released August 1965)
Side A: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
Side B: “The Spider and the Fly”
“Get Off of My Cloud” (U.S. version, released September 1965)
Side A: “Get Off of My Cloud”
Side B: “I’m Free”
“Get Off of My Cloud” (U.K. version, released October 1965)
Side A: “Get Off of My Cloud”
Side B: “The Singer Not the Song”
“As Tears Go By” (released December 1965)
Side A: “As Tears Go By”
Side B: “Gotta Get Away”
“19th Nervous Breakdown” (U.S. version, released February 1966)
Side A: “19th Nervous Breakdown”
Side B: “Sad Day”
