The critically lambasted video game adaptation makes just $24.4m while the Enfield-set sequel becomes the biggest horror opening since the 2013 original Video game adaptation Warcraft: The Beginning has delivered a lacklustre result in its opening US weekend, making just $24.4m. The $160m budget fantasy adventure had suffered from negative reviews, with a 27% rating …
Bowie’s longtime producer says his comments about the singer’s voice were ‘taken the wrong way’ Tony Visconti, David Bowie’s longtime producer, has apologised for negative comments he made about Adele’s voice. Last week, the producer suggested that the singer’s vocals might have been digitally enhanced. “You turn the radio on and it’s fluff, you are …
Zayn Malik apologises to fans as anxiety about live performances prevents his appearance at the Capital Summertime Ball Zayn Malik has described his struggle with anxiety after it forced the singer to cancel a live performance in London. The former One Direction member, who has since established a solo career, was scheduled to play at …
Jay Z’s streaming service marks what would have been the singer’s 58th birthday with 15 album strong collection of B-sides and unreleased recordings Anyone still unsure about a Tidal subscription may be swayed by its latest addition: a large portion of rarities from the Prince back catalogue. The streaming service is celebrating what would have …
The Guns N’ Roses frontman is trying to get Google to remove images that he says violate copyright – and they just happen to be a little unflattering Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has long battled the trappings of internet-era celebrity. When his band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame …
Fans delighted by impromptu singalong to Me and I at a Stockholm gala to celebrate 50 years since Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson met The four members of Abba performed alongside one another for the first time in over 30 years in Stockholm this weekend. On Sunday, at a private gala to mark 50 years …
Corporation to broadcast Adele, Muse and Coldplay’s sets in full on BBC2, but cuts back its overall televised coverage The BBC has indicated it will cut the number of hours it will devote on its main TV channels to Glastonbury, this year featuring Adele, Coldplay and Muse. It said on Monday it would devote more …
Out of the Shadows opens 46% lower than previous film, while Alice Through the Looking Glass and X-Men: Apocalypse continue to disappoint Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 topped the US box office over the weekend but with a result that is 46% lower than the previous film. The action follow-up, starring Megan Fox and Laura …
Kanye West pop-up performance at Webster Hall, a 1,500-capacity venue in Manhattan, is overrun by 10,000-strong crowds and dispersed by the NYPD Kanye West caused a ruckus in New York City after thousands attempted to cram into his last-minute show in Manhattan on Sunday night, forcing authorities to shut down the venue and cancel the …
Organisers of this year’s festival say hundreds of tributes to the three stars will be staged throughout the event Hundreds of tributes celebrating the music of David Bowie, Prince and Motörhead’s Lemmy will be staged during this month’s Glastonbury festival as the Somerset event morphs into a rolling commemoration of three rock stars who passed …
Paul Feig’s female-led Ghostbusters got some support from NBA heavyweights during Game 1 of the Finals, in a likely effort to appeal to male audiences For a summer comedy, Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot has had a uniquely hard time winning over some prospective audience members – largely because of Feig’s decision to alter the genders …
With Hollande poised to declare ‘natural catastrope’, Paris floodwaters recede but Louvre and train stations stay closed Authorities in western Germany have pulled the plug on one of the country’s most popular open-air rock festivals because of a storm warning. Organisers of Rock am Ring said on Sunday they accepted the decision “out of responsibility …
At least 71 people are injured and eight taken to hospital after severe electrical storms hit festival site near Frankfurt A rock music festival in Germany was halted for five hours after lightning strikes injured 71 people, and organisers urged more than 90,000 fans to seek shelter in cars and tents as another thunderstorm approached. …
Posters showing Lawrence’s character Mystique being strangled by Oscar Isaac’s Apocalypse widely criticized Film company 20th Century Fox has apologised for a billboard that features Jennifer Lawrence’s X-Men: Apocalypse character Mystique being strangled. The imagery of Oscar Isaac’s character Apocalypse choking Mystique is sometimes accompanied by the tagline: “Only the strong will survive”. Actor and …
In a defamation suit filed against the comedian and Depp’s close friend Doug Stanhope, Heard also makes more allegations against her estranged husband Johnny Depp’s estranged wife Amber Heard has hit back in a defamation lawsuit against a comedian who accused her of blackmailing her actor husband with false spousal abuse allegations. In the new …