The long-awaited film about the life of singer Madonna is still in development, confirms Julia Garner. “Everything that is great takes a long time,” says the 31-year-old American actress, who will play the lead role, in the podcast SmartLess. Garner knew immediately that she had to audition when she heard about the film, she says. […]
A mixing console of the American producer Dr. Dre has been auctioned for 165,000 dollars (more than 142,000 euros). According to Variety, this is the highest amount ever paid for an instrument from the hip-hop world. The mixing console was used in the production of albums by artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent, Mary J.
Ahmed Aboutaleb finds it regrettable that he was not informed in 2020 about the plan for a possible terrorist attack on the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. The former mayor of Rotterdam would have wanted “every scrap of information.” Aboutaleb tells this to RTV Rijnmond. He says he only heard about the plan last week,
Soul singer Michael Kiwanuka has had to cancel all of his scheduled performances due to “ongoing health problems.” This includes his remaining six festival appearances in Europe and a complete North American tour in October. Kiwanuka’s management announced via social media that the 38-year-old English soul singer is “unable to perform.” The decision was made
Liedjesschrijver Aad Klaris is op 86-jarige leeftijd overleden. Dat meldt De Telegraaf. Hij maakte in totaal ruim tweehonderd nummers voor de televisieserie Bassie en Adriaan. Klaris maakte verder muziek voor de Zangeres zonder Naam, Renée de Haan, Ria Valk en Maywood. Daarnaast ontdekte hij de popgroep Teach In, die in 1975 namens Nederland meedeed aan
The Efteling attraction Danse Macabre is closed indefinitely, reports Omroep Brabant on Monday. The attraction broke down on Thursday and has not been open since. “Efforts have been made throughout the weekend to fix the technical malfunction, but unfortunately, that has not been successful,” says a spokesperson for the amusement park. “We had really hoped
Flo Rida is coming to the Netherlands for the first time in sixteen years with his own show. On October 13, the American rapper will perform at AFAS Live in Amsterdam. The concert at AFAS Live is part of his tour of Europe and the United Kingdom. During his performance, the 45-year-old Flo Rida will
A nearly fifty-year-old Stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars: A New Hope was auctioned for $256,000 (over €218,000) during Comic-Con in San Diego. The helmet was used on the set of the very first Star Wars film in the mid-1970s. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the headgear is one of the six original Stormtrooper helmets that
The life of Tineke de Nooij is the subject of a new book. Her life story is currently recorded by journalist Gideon van Aartsen, says the presenter in the Max-Podcast Slagter and Dresselhuys broadcaster know better . The 84-year-old De Nooij actually had “no sense in a biography”, but was persuaded. “I said: let it
Douwe Bob had to prematurely end a concert at the Caprera open-air theater in Bloemendaal on Saturday. The singer lost his voice and could not continue. “Due to voice problems, we had to end the show prematurely,” Douwe Bob reports on Instagram. The singer simultaneously apologizes and announces that the show will be made up