9 h. ago Nicole Kidman hints at tough time following Keith Urban split

Nicole said she felt ‘protected and loved’ by co-stars over the summer

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14 h. ago The Hives review – veteran punk’n’rollers fizz with megawatt energy

Depot, CardiffTwenty-five years on from their first UK tour, the Swedish band are at their cartoonish, snarling best, eager to prove themselves rather than wallow in nostalgia‘I’m powering clothes, that’s how electric I am,” Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist quips, the trim on his LED-encrusted suit glowing as he climbs into the crowd. It’s funny, but on this evidence, it’s not really a joke. As an exhilarating Tick Tick Boom crashes back into the room, it’s easy to believe that the Hives could prop up the National Grid.Twenty-five years on from their first UK tour, the Swedish punk’n’rollers are full of piss and vinegar, reinvigorated after breaking a decade-plus recording hiatus with two well-received albums in three years, all while playing some of the biggest shows of their career, from stadium support slots with Arctic Monkeys to an upcoming night at London’s Alexandra Palace. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Wicked fans issue same Ariana Grande demand as prequel announced

Wicked: For Good landed in cinemas last week and the story is expanding sooner than fans may expect

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17 h. ago Oasis announce ‘moment of reflection’ after concluding mammoth reunion tour: ‘The love, joy, tears and euphoria will never be forgotten’

British rock band shared message with fans as they completed the 41st and final show of their 2025 run

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27 h. ago Ariana Grande says acting has helped her heal her ‘relationship to music’

The 32-year old portrays Glinda in the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked and its sequel Wicked: For Good

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29 h. ago Wicked: For Good brings back detail from original Wizard of Oz story missing from classic 1939 movie

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in sequel, which is on its way to breaking box office records as the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation

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29 h. ago Wicked: For Good brings back detail from original Wizard of Oz story missing from classic1939 movie

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in sequel, which is on its way to breaking box office records as the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation

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30 h. ago Zach Bryan announces new tour days after sharing health update

The tour is scheduled to start in March 2026

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31 h. ago Are Oasis going to tour again? What next for band after sellout 2025 shows

After 41 shows Oasis have wrapped on an epic reunion tour - but could that be it from the Britpop legends?

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32 h. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo double down on the romantic subtext in Wicked: For Good

John M. Chu has made the sapphic undertones of the source material the main event in his sequel

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32 h. ago Ariana Grande says she’s been ‘healing my relationship to music and touring’

In 2026, the singer will go on her first tour in six years

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34 h. ago Wicked fans call out Ariana Grande's 'distracting' beauty blunder in blockbuster sequel

Ariana Grande reprised her role as Glinda the Good in the second instalment of Wicked, but fans left screenings complaining of being "distracted" by her character's major beauty blunder

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36 h. ago Wicked: For Good beats box office records previously held by Wicked

Jon M Chu’s sequel, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is the second biggest US opening of the year and the biggest international opening for a stage musical adaptationThe extraordinary promotional juggernaut for Wicked: For Good, Jon M Chu’s sequel to the 2024 first instalment of his Broadway adaptation, appears to have paid off, with the film this weekend smashing box office records held by its predecessor.Its global total at the end of the weekend stands at $226m, considerably up on the $164.2m earned by its predecessor. The major change was in the domestic takings: while last year’s film took more than double its initial take in the US – $114m to $50.2m overseas – this concluding instalment has corrected that overindexing, with $76m banked from international territories. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Ariana Grande shares emotional farewell letter to Wicked fans after record

Ariana Grande has released an emotional open letter to Wicked fans reflecting on her time as Glinda following the film's record-breaking premiere.

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58 h. ago ‘Wicked: For Good’ is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debut

Universal Pictures' "Wicked: For Good" has taken the box office by storm, earning an estimated $150 million in North America and $226 million globally in its opening weekend

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67 h. ago 'My job is to create a silent narrative': Paul Tazewell reveals the costume secrets of Wicked: For Good

The Oscar-winning designer divulges how he worked with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for the grand finale — plus the truth between that grey cardigan

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67 h. ago Celeste: ‘It can be exhausting, fighting for yourself to be heard’

The Oscar-nominated musician is back with her superb second album, ‘Woman of Faces’, but getting here hasn’t been easy. She talks to Roisin O’Connor about feeling compelled to speak up, the demands of the music industry, and ‘coming back to exist as herself, again’

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3 d. ago Wicked: For Good costume designer shares why Dorothy’s iconic Ruby slippers aren’t red in sequel

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in sequel, which is on its way to breaking box office records as the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation

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3 d. ago Celebrity crib sheet: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are back on the red carpet – here are seven things you need to know

As Wicked: For Good premieres in the UK, find out just how close its costars are, why so many of the cast are vegan and the truth about Grande’s move away from popIt doesn’t matter if you’ve never seen the musical, have no interest in the film or are left cold by red carpets: Wicked season is here again, and you will be made to pay attention. After last year’s chaotic press tour for the first instalment, giving rise to some of 2025’s biggest and most bizarre pop culture moments, all eyes are now on the rollout of the sequel Wicked: For Good and the theatre-kid capers of its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Here’s what you need to know.1. They are still ‘holding space’ for one another Last year’s Wicked press tour was an infamous love-in for Grande and Erivo. Such was the intensity of their connection and mutual affection, both were frequently moved to tears in interviews. The enduring image was of Erivo stroking Grande’s index finger in response to a journalist’s unintelligib...

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4 d. ago Wicked: For Good is more than just Hollywood franchise brainrot – it’s timeless

With the new musical sequel poised to dominate the box office, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ seems as popular now as it was a century ago. Micha Frazer-Carroll looks at what sets L Frank Baum’s eternal children’s classic aside from the rest

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