Soulja Boy has shared his interest in purchasing TikTok after US Congress passed a bill that could lead to the app’s potential ban. READ MORE: Why might TikTok be banned in the US? This week (April 23), US Congress passed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act that could force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the platform within nine months. If not, TikTok will be banned from US markets and removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store nationwide. US President Joe Biden signed the legislation yesterday (April 24). After the news broke, the Atlanta ..read more

End Of The Road have confirmed a slew of new additions to its 2024 line-up, including Richard Hawley, Lambrini Girls, Altın Gün, and more. READ MORE: End Of The Road Festival 2023: a spectacle of communal wonderment This year’s edition will take place at its usual spot on the Larmer Tree Gardens site on the border of Dorset and Wiltshire, and run between August 29 and September 1. IDLES, Slowdive, Fever Ray have all been confirmed so far, while others include Sleater-Kinney, Yo La Tengo, Lankum, Jockstrap, CMAT, Nation Of Language and The Le ..read more

Ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony recently joined Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstong and Mike Dirnt’s side project The Coverups to play a set of covers. READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot Last Saturday (April 20) The Coverups played a gig at the Costa Mesa’s Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California. Anthony was brought on stage as a surprise guest. Armstrong took a moment to introduce the former Van Halen member, telling the crowd: “I wanna say thank you Michael for an unbelievable catalogue of music that has changed the history of rock ‘n’ roll ..read more

Emma Stone has denied that she called Jimmy Kimmel a “prick” after he made a joke as the Oscars host about her film Poor Things. READ MORE: ‘Poor Things’ ending explained: what happens to Bella Baxter? In a clip that went viral, Stone appeared to mouth the word to her husband after Kimmel poked fun at the movie. “Those were all the parts of Poor Things that we’re allowed to show on TV,” Kimmel quipped after the film’s Best Picture nominee montage aired. But now, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stone has flatly denied that she was annoyed by the gag, also saying that she d ..read more

Tory MP Penny Mordaunt notably dodged a question about the government rejecting the recommendations of the Misogyny In Music report in a parliamentary session today (April 25). Kevin Brennan, Labour MP for Cardiff West, called for a debate to be held relating to the Government’s decision to reject the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Select Committee in the report, which was published in January. He then pointed to comments made in disapproval of the government’s decision, including from the Chair of the Select Committee Caroline Nokes – who is MP for Romsey and Southampton No ..read more

The Rolling Stones have announced the support acts for their 2024 ‘Hackney Diamonds‘ US tour. READ MORE: The Rolling Stones – ‘Hackney Diamonds’ review: they’ve still got it  The legendary band are set to embark on a massive US tour next week (April 28). The tour will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood perform in 16 cities across North America and Canada. To kick off the first night of the tour, Gary Clark Jr. will serve as the opening act in Houston this Sunday (April 28). From there, Ghost Hounds will open for the Stones in Atlanta on June 7, Cleveland on June 15 an ..read more

The Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham has hit out at people in Hollywood who are comfortable “ignoring” the ongoing war in Gaza. The Irish actor, who played Davos Seaworth on the HBO show, and is also in the new Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem, was speaking ahead of a pro-Palestinian rally in Dublin on Wednesday (April 24). Speaking about the conversations he has had with other people in the filmmaking industry, he said: “What concerns me is that the people who do care and are not doing anything are, in my opinion, worse than the people who don’t care.” “That it sits well with them, t ..read more

The boss of the new Co-Op Live Arena has resigned after the opening of the venue was beleaguered by rows, controversy and teething problems. Gary Roden had come under fire in particular for his comments about grassroots music venues, arguing some of them were “poorly run” and insisting a proposed £1 ticket levy to preserve their future was “too simplistic”. The 23,500-capacity venue, which is now the largest arena in the UK, was supposed to open with performances from Peter Kay on April 23 and 24 but following a test gig featuring Rick Astley at the weekend, the shows were move ..read more

Elisabeth Moss suffered a broken vertebrae while filming a stunt for the upcoming spy TV series The Veil, leaving her briefly unable to move. The actor disclosed the information during a new interview with Variety, where she confirmed that she was left lying on her back on a roof in Istanbul for two hours. In The Veil, which premieres on Hulu on April 30, Moss plays an MI6 agent trying to stop a terrorist attack. Episode two finds her character Imogen chasing a lead through the Turkish city, when she is attacked on a rooftop above the Grand Bazaar. Elisabeth Moss visits “AM To DM” on February ..read more

Griff has announced the details of her debut album ‘Vertigo’ and has shared that this LP is “the full story”. READ MORE: Griff comes back down to earth The Brits Rising star winner announced that ‘Vertigo’ is set for release on July 19 via Warner (pre-order / pre-save the album here). The LP will consist of 19 tracks including her recently released single ‘Miss Me Too’. To tease the tracklist, Griff shared a photo of herself in a massive white dress on her Instagram, with the song titles printed on the train of the garment. The dress was created by Central Saint Martins designer Eden Tan. S ..read more