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Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis' first hit. He barely got paid

FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart would sing it on a chart-topping album. Led Zeppelin would play it live. But you wouldn’t have known it if you saw Crudup living out his later years on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, dressed in coveralls and leading a crew picking cucumbers,...

Meet London's biggest Swifties

Meet London's biggest Swifties - As Taylor Swift superfans descended on Wembley, Nicole Holcroft-Emmess and photographer James Mollison found them shaking it in all the star’s eras

Taylor Swift Paid Tribute To Ireland And Travis Kelce In The Most Stylish Way

Not to alarm you but one is in the form of a gold and diamond ring...

31 Times Singers Broke Into Acting

It's a time-honored tradition.

Get Ready For This Year’s Barbenheimer

With Wicked: Part I and Gladiator II opening on the same weekend, prepare to dress as a witch from ancient Rome. Or a warrior riding a broom.

BTS singers Jimin and Jung Kook to star in new Disney+ travel show

BTS singers Jimin and Jung Kook to star in new Disney+ travel show - Are You Sure?! will see the pair travel around their native South Korea, the USA, and Japan.

12 pop stars who had ‘normal jobs’ before they became famous

TV tonight: a moreish Swedish thriller about a big family trauma

End of Summer 9pm, BBC Four A strange, horrifying thing happened to Vera (Julia Ragnarsson) and her family one summer in her childhood, which is teased in tense flashbacks as this moreish Swedish thriller gets going. Now grownup, she’s a grief therapist – and when a young man called Isak (Erik Enge) comes to a session recalling his own traumas, it compels Vera to go home, face her past and find out what really happened. Hollie Richardson The...

Title revealed for Brad Pitt’s blockbuster Formula One film

Title revealed for Brad Pitt’s blockbuster Formula One film - Pitt is filming scenes for the movie, co-produced by Lewis Hamilton, at this weekend’s British GP

The Killers at The O2 review: giving more bang for your buck than any other modern band

The Killers at The O2 review: giving more bang for your buck than any other modern band - 5/5 Brandon Flowers, one of the century’s great frontmen, was like a box-fresh Ken whose job is simply: ‘stage’

Free streaming service Tubi finally launches in the UK

Launch titles include Happy Gilmore, Olympus Has Fallen and Kill Bill Vol 1.

One of the last living legends of Hollywood's Golden Age is now 100

She revealed she doesn't feel her age.

The 30 best TV shows on Disney+

Disney+ might be great for children but it’s by no means just for them. It not only owns the LucasFilm and Marvel franchises but the streaming platform offers plenty of grown-up programming – most of it American but with an increasing British presence. A few of its biggest original dramas have since been syndicated by terrestrial broadcasters, mean...

Long-awaited Metal Gear Solid movie gets promising update

The road to the silver screen hasn't been easy for the Metal Gear franchise, and like its video game legacy had slipped into obscurity under Konami's reign, there are rightful worries we'll never see

The actors who have portrayed Superman

Getting to play Superman is an honor but also a burden to carry.

6 Popular Mario Fan Theories

From the identity of the Shy Guy to Wario's backstory, these are the most popular Mario fan theories that have appeared throughout the years.

How 'The Boys' Star Laz Alonso Lost 40 Pounds After Covid Weight Gain

The actor knows what it's like to fall for Uber Eats

Hollywood icon’s ‘stomach-turning’ 00s movie is now on Netflix

32 '90s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Your childhood is calling.

Dublin fans leave Taylor Swift speechless

Swift was visibly shocked as fans kept cheering after her performance of Champagne Problems.

Paul Mescal Debuts Ripped Physique for 'Gladiator II'

The actor trained for brutal action, not to "look like an underwear model”

Horror-ble: 21 terrible scary movies we still love to watch

This is in no way an exhaustive list of all the options out there, but it’s a solid start for folks looking for a laugh.

The 30 Most Scene-Stealing Beauty Looks in VMAs History

With its playful, over-the-top roots, the VMAs has seen its share of beauty triumphs.

20 facts you might not know about 'Alien'

“Alien” is an unexpected franchise starter, but also a fine film worth delving into with 20 facts about the movie.

‘I want the audience to smell the sweat’: As Team GB head to Paris, Chariots of Fire races onto the stage

At the Sheffield Crucible Theatre on a Wednesday afternoon before the election, a group of actors are running breathlessly around the perimeter of the stage. As one of them picks up speed, arms windmilling, a pulsing synthesiser beat fills the air, immediately recognisable to anyone who has watched Hugh Hudson’s 1981 film Chariots of Fire and, inde...

The top 16 Jane Austen adaptations, from Pride and Prejudice to Persuasion

The top 16 Jane Austen adaptations, from Pride and Prejudice to Persuasion - Some of the best costume dramas on the big and small screen were adapted from an Austen classic, including the BBC’s 1995 TV series ‘Pride and Prejudice’, which catapulted Colin Firth to fame. Charlotte Cripps picks the biggest successes

The 1975’s Matty Healy condemns music industry as ‘cruel and shallow money pit’ in awards speech

The 1975’s Matty Healy condemns music industry as ‘cruel and shallow money pit’ in awards speech - The 1975 won the prize for Best Group at the awards ceremony run by music charity Nordoff and Robbins

Unicorns review – mechanic meets drag queen in touching drama with real-world edge

The world seems a little brighter when garage mechanic Luke (Ben Hardy) first meets drag artist Aysha (Jason Patel). Before stumbling by chance into an underground “gaysian” cabaret club, Luke, a straight single dad, plods from day to identical day in a life that seems to be painted in shades of dispiriting grey. Even his sex life – a functional, no-frills grapple with a disinterested woman in a patch of wasteland – is monochrome. But once he...

28 Side-by-Side Photos of Real People and the Celebs Who Played Them On-Screen

Emma Stone or Billie Jean King? (We can't tell either.)

The eight best dance and ballet shows to see this summer

Ballet Under the Stars An exquisite little country-house festival? Yes – but this one’s for lovers of ballet, not opera. Taking place in the 17th-century walled Dutch garden of Hatch House, near Salisbury, it will this year see (among other tempting turns) former Mariinsky star Xander Parish dance Balanchine’s Diamonds pas de deux with Kateryna Che...

Best Comedy Anime

When someone needs a good laugh, anime has them covered. Here are the funniest comedy anime of all time.

‘No one understands a woman in her 20s like Billy Joel’: gen z finds solace in anti-hustle anthem Vienna

What does Billy Joel know about being a teenage girl? Enough, it turns out, to have written one of gen Z’s favorite anti-hustle anthems: Vienna, a nearly 50-year-old song that’s been adopted by the under-30s to describe their particular feelings of ennui. On TikTok, young women craft their identities around the song. One content creator said she booked a trip to the Austrian capitol because of it; others tattoo the lyrics on their body. “I want...

Little-known reason TV presenters were dressed in pink for the election

Little-known reason TV presenters were dressed in pink for the election -

Chris Shiflett once tried (and failed) to trick Joe Bonamassa into believing he had bought a '59 Les Paul

Chris Shiflett defied country guitar expectations and used the Les Paul on his latest country-tinged EP

Top Gear's Top 9: truly unsung movie cars

Like the Bullitt Mustang! Just kidding

30 Strangest Historical Mysteries Ever That'll Creep You Out

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5 best new movies to stream this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Max and more

Not sure what to watch? ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,’ 'Memory,' ‘Space Cadet' and more movie night hits just landed on streaming

20 superhero movies to watch if you hate superhero movies

The phrase "superhero fatigue" has been thrown around, and not everybody is a fan of the genre, including prominent directors like Martin Scorsese. Luckily, several superhero movies defy conventions and will please even the most cynical viewers.

Wimbledon day four: Sam Ryder and Bear Grylls among celebrities spotted in Royal Box

Wimbledon day four: Sam Ryder and Bear Grylls among celebrities spotted in Royal Box - The Princess of Wales’s mother and father, Carole and Michael Middleton, were also spotted

20 songs that always sound great when covered

A good song will stick around for a few months to a year. A great song will last forever. The following songs aren’t just great when sung by the original artist. These 20 songs sound great when covered by any artist.

How 'Hollyoaks' Actor Jamie Lomas Shed Body Fat and Transformed His Health Before Hitting 50

Lomas reveals the diet and workout regimen that got him into the best shape of his life

Friends legend turned down Indiana Jones role before Harrison Ford was cast

And the rest is history...

Starlight Express review: A neon fever dream you’ll watch with your mouth wide open

Starlight Express review: A neon fever dream you’ll watch with your mouth wide open - 4/5 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s singing, roller-skating steam trains are back for a night of absolute maximalism. Yes, it’s more spectacle than sense – but your inner child (and actual children) will be delighted

Netflix hit series Wednesday season 2 is a ‘cultural juggernaut’ that’s already breaking records

Netflix hit series Wednesday season 2 is a ‘cultural juggernaut’ that’s already breaking records - Hit series is returning – but with a difference

00s rock band says ‘it’s been nice to move on’ after axing controversial frontman

The former frontman was axed four years ago.

Closing statements: The best final lines from movies

Obviously, spoiler alert. We are talking about the last lines of movies, after all.

Lionel Messi Makes Surprise Cameo In Comedy Show

Not content with merely winning the World Cup or getting a big money move to Inter Miami, Lionel Messi has made his acting debut on the Argentine drama-comedy Los Protectores

25 Hilarious Dan Aykroyd Quotes From Classic '80s Movies

Dan Aykroyd's career was thriving in the 1980s, so let's look back at some of the funniest quotes from his classic movies.

Hugh Jackman recalls awkwardly auditioning for Wolverine when another actor was already cast

Hugh Jackman recalls awkwardly auditioning for Wolverine when another actor was already cast - Australian actor was brought into the ‘X-Men’ franchise at last minute after another star had to drop out

Despicable Me 4 review – Gru goes into witness protection to keep Minion magic alive

Here’s something new in the saga of everysupervillain ordinariness featuring Gru the goofy animated megabaddie (voiced by Steve Carell), with his comedy bald head, pointy noise and foreign accent. We now reach the fourth film in the series; sixth, if you count the two spin-off films about his jabbering yellow sidekick minions. This franchise from Illumination Entertainment has never come close to the inspired genius of its rival Pixar’s best...