Music

All in the family: 25 musical siblings

When the love for music runs in the family, it's typically trickled down from generation to generation. Some families are blessed to see brothers and sisters break into the music business, whether it's in a group or solo.

The 2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony: The 10 best dressed

This red carpet was a masterclass in LBDs

'Damsel pushed me as an actor'

'I can't get sick. You can't get injured. You can't be sad, you have to go. You have to show up,' said the actor.

19 movies that saved actors’ careers

19 movies that saved actors’ careers - Louis Chilton looks at 19 projects that managed to pull great stars back from the brink

9 of the wildest urban legends in Disney history – and which ones are true

Ridley Scott describes experience of making Alien as a ‘nightmare’

Ridley Scott describes experience of making Alien as a ‘nightmare’ - The director opened up about the seminal sci-fi horror in a new interview

Polarisation shown in new film Civil War

The film depicts a modern-day America that is divided and at war with itself

Five of our favourite Chris Hemsworth workouts to build total body strength

Want a physique like the Aussie actor? These workouts will help you get there

Coachella serves festival fashion but not as you know it. Here’s what to wear in 2024

Not a sequin in sight

Big Zuu Goes to Mecca, review: the travelogue trumps the personal journey

The question that hovers over any celebrity travelogue, no matter the celebrity or the destination, is why? For Zuhair “Big Zuu” Hassan – rapper, grime MC and Bafta-winning celebrity chef – the reason given for doing the umrah, a pilgrimage to Mecca, was because he wanted to connect more deeply with his Muslim faith. But the timing of the umrah for...

‘We’re the last bastion of rental’: the video stores resisting the rise of streaming

A man shuffles along a royal blue carpet and props himself up against a stacked shelf of videos. Reeling off a list of films, he is handed three store-branded DVD cases. In return? A crisp fiver – plus his thoughts on South Korean horror flicks without any dialogue. This isn’t a sepia-tinged flashback from the past. Nor is it all just a dream. It is 2024 and the transaction is taking place at Snips Movies, one of the UK’s last video rental...

15 alternative things to do in London that aren't the same old tourist traps

Try these hidden gems off the tourist trail...

IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design"

As part of Milan design week, IKEA has launched a collection of gaming furniture designed to subvert the genre's stereotypical "cyberpunk-y" look. The Brännboll collection includes 20 pieces of seating, storage and various accessories designed to make at-home gameplay more immersive while blending into the home when not in use. Among them is a spill-proof The post IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design" appeared...

86 Movies You Have to Watch at Least Once in Your Life

The essentials. (Netflix password not included.)

6 signs it’s time to quit your job and move on

Gaming: the five best online games to play in 2024

Team up with mates or take on strangers in these multiplayer maestros

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: when is the fight, how to watch it and who is on the undercard

The next big match-up between a Youtuber and a ‘proper’ boxer is the bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson this summer. Paul, 27, was originally a YouTube star, where he achieved fame posting videos of pranks and hip-hop. His first organised fight was in 2018, in a white-collar boxing event for amateurs. He has since faced a string of other influen...

'Bounce Back' Culture: Why Are We Still Expecting Women To 'Snap Back' After Giving Birth?

'I don’t have to "get my body back" because my body never went anywhere,' writes Alex Light

Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii uncover sumptuous banquet hall

The banquet hall was used for refined entertaining and features black walls, a technique that prevented the smoke from oil lamps from being seen.

5 Amazon Prime Video movies to watch when the kids are in bed

The best movies that your kids shouldn't watch

32 '00s Icons You Forgot About (But Shouldn't Have)

Where are they now? Often, thriving!

Warning: with Back to Black and four Beatles movies, Hollywood’s most cliched genre isn’t going away

With each passing year, it becomes harder to deny that Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story from 2007, Jake Kasdan’s cult comedy about a fictitious rocker’s rise and drug-addled fall might be the most prescient Hollywood film of the 21st century. Borrowing liberally from the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line the film skewers rock biopic cliches as mercilessly as Airplane! lampooned disaster movie tropes. Its hero, Dewey (John C Reilly) blames...

Iran charges journalists and newspapers for criticising attack on Israel

Iran has charged several journalists and newspapers after they criticised Saturday’s strikes on Israel. Tehran’s prosecutor’s office said it had issued charges against the pro-reform newspaper Etemad and its journalist Abbas Abdi, the financial newspaper the Jahan Sanat, the journalist Yashar Soltani and prominent filmmaker Hossein Dehbashi. All ha...

Lulu: the star proves she’s still got much to shout about in this slick farewell tour

The title of Lulu’s 60th anniversary (and final) tour is a memorable line from the hit TV sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (which featured the Scottish singer in four episodes). In one of those episodes, the starstruck Edina (played by Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) famously, and frantically, order “champagne for Lulu!” The show’s title ref...

Catherine O'Hara has a stern message for people who dislike Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Catherine O'Hara has a stern message for people who dislike Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - The actor issued a warning to critics of the upcoming sequel

20 facts you might not know about 'Barbie'

What do you get when you cross arguably the iconic toy in American history with a movie star and a former indie director turned big-budget film helmer? Evidently, it's the biggest movie of the year.

Fugees reunion at Coachella as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean join YG Marley’s set

Fugees reunion at Coachella as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean join YG Marley’s set - Hill made her name in 90s hip-hop band the Fugees before announcing herself as a solo artist.

The best hour of TV ever: is it Succession, Shōgun, 24 - or an obscure BBC thriller from 2014?

Name: The best hour of TV. Age: Ten years old. Appearance: Slow, brooding, complex. I’m going to say upfront that I would have enjoyed seeing the word “fun” somewhere in that description. Nonsense. Good television isn’t fun. Good television is quiet and serious and difficult to follow. People shouldn’t actually enjoy themselves watching television. OK, sorry Professor Television. Tell me what the best hour of TV is, then. It’s episode four of...

Here is Zendaya's complete career timeline

It's Zendaya's world, we're just living in it

In 2024, we’ve forgotten how to interact with celebrities

In 2024, we’ve forgotten how to interact with celebrities - LET’S UNPACK THAT: As Zendaya reveals she no longer feels obliged to take photos with every fan who asks, Olivia Petter asks if we’ve forgotten how to respectfully engage with celebrities in the digital age

Ian Wright 'really disappointed' with Arsenal fans after Aston Villa defeat

'I was really disappointed to see that.'

Bridget Jones 4: What to expect as Renée Zellweger returns in sequel based on Mad About Boy book

Bridget Jones 4: What to expect as Renée Zellweger returns in sequel based on Mad About Boy book - The new movie is set to include a ‘devastating twist’

31 Child Stars Who Became Successful Adult Actors

They made the notoriously bumpy transition look seamless.

Tony Bennett, suave singer of I Left My Heart in San Francisco whose career spanned 70 years – obituary

Tony Bennett, who has died aged 96, sang as much with his heart as his voice. Primarily a showman, he was a better technician than his crooner’s reputation implied, but his appeal was founded less on the skill of his singing than its committed sincerity. That simple virtue brought him two remarkable periods of success, the second an improbable – an...

Trump Media shares tank after filing shows more stock may be sold

By Echo Wang (Reuters) -Shares of Donald Trump's social media company slumped 18% on Monday, extending losses since the stock's debut last month, after the company said it could sell millions of shares in coming months, including the former president's entire stake. Trading in Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social, has been volatile since its listing on March 26, attracting

The vorfreude secret: 30 zero-effort ways to fill your life with joy

Be honest: there are times when you have felt schadenfreude, or “delight in another’s misfortunes”. But what about vorfreude? I recently came across this lovely word, which my German-speaking friend translated as “the anticipation of joy”. It struck me as such a hopeful concept – surely we could all do with less schadenfreude and more vorfreude. So what exactly is anticipatory joy, how do we cultivate it and will it make us happier? “The idea is...

Police in India arrest two people for shooting at Bollywood star Salman Khan’s home

Police in India arrest two people for shooting at Bollywood star Salman Khan’s home - Jailed ganglord Lawrence Bishnoi's brother claims responsibility for attack

8 traumatic films to watch on Netflix right now if you’re ready for a challenge

23 cameos you may have missed on 'Friends'

Everyone knows that Paul Rudd and Tom Selleck had cameos in Friends. While there's a core five that was the main focus of this show, many big-time actors popped up in various roles throughout the 10-season NBC hit sitcom.

Controversial TikTok personality Kyle Marisa Roth dead at 36

Controversial TikTok personality Kyle Marisa Roth dead at 36 - Tik Tokker - known for her Hollywood ‘blind items’ and hot takes - has died at age 36

The biggest one-hit wonders from the '90s

Whether it's the final remnants of 1980s hair metal, mainstream alternative rock, or dance music, the 1990s had it all, including plenty of one-hit wonders. Here are the most memorable one-hit wonders from that decade.

No ‘lazy girls jobs’ allowed: meet the Gen Z ‘hard graft’ braggers

The common perception of Generation Z is that they are lazy, entitled and annoying to work with. But now they’re fighting back online. Young people entering the corporate world have amassed social media followers in their hundreds of thousands as they talk through the good, the bad and the ugly of office life. No topic is off-limits – from workers ...

This eclectic UK city has so much more to offer than its main tourist attraction

I came for the Titanic, and left with so much more.

Donald Trump becomes first ex-president to face criminal trial as jury selection begins

Donald Trump becomes first ex-president to face criminal trial as jury selection begins - Trump denies claims he was involved in hiding a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels from the US voters

14 cancelled Netflix shows that everybody wants back

Fans are still weeping and hoping.

Blur's frontman tells lacklustre Coachella crowd 'you'll never see us again'

It started with a gentle "I need your participation, please", as Blur frontman Damon Albarn sought an audience singalong during a Coachella performance.

20 famous actors who struggled to find work after making it big

The entertainment industry is notoriously difficult to stay employed in, and it doesn't necessarily stop just because you've found some fame. Just ask these 20 actors.

Walton Goggins on Fallout, ‘vilifying’ police in The Shield, and the upside of Marvel green-screen acting

Walton Goggins on Fallout, ‘vilifying’ police in The Shield, and the upside of Marvel green-screen acting - INTERVIEW: The admired character actor talks to Louis Chilton about playing The Ghoul in the apocalyptic videogame adaptation, and the ‘tough time’ he had towards the end of the crime drama ‘Justified’

20 stupid movies that are actually genius

Snakes on a plane? Mummies on a boat? Stepbrothers on a mission? It's all here on our list of movies that aren't as stupid as you think.

Celebrities you didn't realize voiced popular TV and film characters

Celebrities like Cameron Diaz, Drake, and The Rock have given entertainment fans plenty to be thankful for — from chart-topping songs to some of the best films of all time. But once you finish this list, you'll remember these actors' impact on the animation world.