Click here to read the full article. First things first: Adele showed up. And in many ways, that was the biggest hurdle Adele had to clear on her way to triumphing at the first of two shows at London’s American Express Presents BST Hyde Park festival. More from Variety Adele Unveils All-Female Lineups -- Including Kacey Musgraves -- for Next Week's Massive Hyde Park Concert As Adele's Massive Hyde Park Concerts Approach, Layoffs In Las Vegas With No Word on Residency Rescheduling Brit Beat: Adele 'Could Have Sold Several Million Tickets' for Hyde Park Concerts; Eurovision 'Space Man' Sam Ryder Reaches for the Sky You see, the last time Adele headlined a massive outdoor run in her hometown, in 2017, she canceled the last two shows of her scheduled four-night Wembley Stadium stint after damaging her vocal cords. In fact, this was her first full live show since then. More recently, there was the small matter of her Las Vegas residency, scrapped at the … [Read more...] about Adele Dazzles at Homecoming Concert in Hyde Park: ‘London, I Love You So Much’
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Scott Mills quits Radio 1 and takes over from Steve Wright in major radio shake-up
SCOTT Mills is leaving BBC Radio 1 - to take over one of the biggest shows on the airwaves. The 49-year-old is quitting the youth station to replace radio legend Steve Wright who has been hosting the afternoon show for 24 years. Scott enlisted singer Lewis Capaldi to deliver the bad news in a video he shared on Twitter. Lewis said: "Scott and Chris are going to be leaving Radio 1, which is a shame. I know you're all screaming, you're shouting at the television, you're throwing things. "I'm going to miss the boys, but everything's going to be OK." Features on Scott's show over the years have included Flirt Divert, Rate My Listener, Your Call, Where Do You Think They Were and the most famous, Innuendo Bingo. More on Scott Mills LOVE IS IN THE AIRWAVES Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills engaged to boyfriend after romantic proposal RYLAN OF DUTY Line Of Duty welcomes Rylan Clark-Neal and Scott Mills in hilarious spoof … [Read more...] about Scott Mills quits Radio 1 and takes over from Steve Wright in major radio shake-up
New this week: ‘The Sea Beast,’ early Elton John, ‘Maggie’
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Netflix’s “The Sea Beast” brings a “Moby Dick”-like tale down to kid size. The rollicking ocean adventure, directed by “Big Hero 6” filmmaker Chris Williams, is about an orphan British girl (voiced by Zaris-Angel Hator) who stows away on a ship hunting sea beasts. The veteran animator Williams, who co-directed “Moana,” returns to the high-seas for a swashbuckling tale made with the kind of accomplished animation often only found on the big screen. It debuts Friday, July 8. — The Criterion Channel has a new film series sure to knock you out. “In the Ring: Boxing On-Screen” brings together 16 bobbing-and-weaving movies, from the 1927 Alfred Hitchcock silent “The Ring” to Martin Scorsese’s 1980 masterpiece “Raging Bull.” … [Read more...] about New this week: ‘The Sea Beast,’ early Elton John, ‘Maggie’
Upcoming K-pop releases in 2022: BTS’ J-Hope, Enhypen and Aespa
Halfway through 2022, we have seen some major K-pop releases. And the South Korean pop scene is nowhere near done on that front, with several popular acts confirming upcoming releases, and rumours of new music from others. In June, there were hits from dozens of popular acts, including Kep1er, Loona and Got7 's Youngjae, bookended by BTS ' anthology album Proof and the first solo album from Twice 's Nayeon. J-Hope of BTS is dropping his album Jack in the Box on July 15, and the first single, More, on July 1. Popular boy bands and girl groups such as Seventeen, WJSN, Enhypen, Winner, Viviz, Super Junior, Itzy, Ateez and Aespa have announced plans for releases, all likely aiming for Song of Summer 2022. There'll be upcoming releases from top-tier divas Chung Ha, Sunmi and Hyolyn, the latter off of her recent stint on Korean reality-TV contest show Queendom 2. Apink's Chorong and Bomi are also teaming up on a duo album. August will see the high-profile release of a 15th … [Read more...] about Upcoming K-pop releases in 2022: BTS’ J-Hope, Enhypen and Aespa