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Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme reveals his “strangest” rider request 

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Queens Of The Stone Age ’s Josh Homme has discussed his requests for when the band are on tour, and revealed the “strangest” things he has on his rider. READ MORE: Queens of The Stone Age: “This album sounds as brutal as it feels to be alive right now” The topic arose during a recent appearance from the frontman on the Dish From Waitrose podcast, where he looked back at the band’s extensive run of tour dates and fan response to their most recent work. In the discussion, Homme was asked about what he requests on his rider when the band hit the road, before revealing that being the headliner at a major festival allows him to get away with some pretty unorthodox choices. “I always say that elitism sucks, when I’m not included,” he joked with hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett. “I think over the years, one of the things that keeps you young, other than injections, is to have a good sense of humour. So, as the years have gone on, and we had access to more and more outrageous r...

What ‘Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars’ Champ Jess Learned From Lisa Vanderpump

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Jess Druey, Lisa Vanderpump Brian Bowen Smith / FOX(2) Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars winner Jess Druey is raising her glasses high to her mentor, Lisa Vanderpump . On Wednesday, July 24, the founder of Whiny Baby was crowned champion of Fox’s reality show. While the $250,000 cash prize is life-changing, Druey, 26, remains extra grateful for the friendship she developed with Vanderpump, 63, on the show. “We didn’t know going on to the show about her involvement,” Druey exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating her win. “We just thought it was Gordon. I’m a longtime fan of Gordon, but I’m a Bravo girlie.” Growing up in California, Druey watched Vanderpump on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for many seasons before the businesswoman ventured onto her own show, Vanderpump Rules . A brief stint in West Hollywood also allowed Druey to visit Vanderpump’s restaurants, including SUR and TomTom Restaurant & Bar. From SUR to Something About Her: A Guide to Every 'P...

Paramore’s Hayley Williams on why she finds pop stan wars “really fucking annoying” 

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Paramore ’s Hayley Williams has opened up about pop fans in 2024, and shared that she finds the competitive nature of fanbases “really fucking annoying”. READ MORE: Paramore at 10: how the career-defining album proves the fraught nature of success The pop-punk icon took to her Instagram Story after a recent Paramore show in Hamburg, where they opened for Taylor Swift . Williams explained how she has noticed artists’ fanbases becoming increasingly eager to compare their favourite musicians. The issue, she added, is predominantly in the pop world, where fans can get too centred on chart placements or units sold – leading to them using those stats to suggest their favourite artists are better than someone else. “Something I’ve been thinking about a lot, and why I don’t really love it… Especially in the music world, whether it’s the pop girls or any scene, really, people only give a fuck about numbers now, and stats,” she began, talking off-screen while the camera recorded (via Ste...

Chris Brown Sued for $50 Million Over Allegedly ‘Beating’ 4 Concertgoers

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Chris Brown Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Chris Brown and members of his entourage are being sued for $50 million amid claims of a “violent assault” against four concertgoers. In a lawsuit filed to the District Court of Harris County, Texas, on Monday, July 22, and obtained by Us Weekly , Brown, 35, and his “paid entourage” were accused of attacking four men who attended his concert at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday, July 20. In addition to Brown, Cinko Ceej , Hood Boss (real name Omolulu Omari Akinlolu), Yella Beezy (real name Markies Deandre Conway) and Brown’s 11:11 Tour promoter, Live Nation, are also being sued. The alleged “unprovoked” incident was described to have involved “Brown and his entourage surrounding the Plaintiffs, throwing chairs at them, and repeatedly kicking, stomping, and beating them.” Celebrity Mugshots The lawsuit included a temporary restraining order against Brown on behalf of the four concertgoers — Larry Parker , Joseph Lewis , Cha...

Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten returns cameo in Jade Thirlwall’s ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ video – connecting to ‘Starburster’ universe

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Fontaines D.C. ‘s Grian Chatten has made a cameo appearance in Jade Thirlwall’s ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ music video – you can watch it below. READ MORE:  Fontaines D.C. at Glastonbury 2024 on ‘Romance’ and their love of KoRn  Earlier this year, Fontaines D.C. made their comeback with the punchy ‘Starburster’ . Towards the end of the video, we see frontman Chatten make his way into a studio, where a photoshoot is going on with several people dressed as angels. We then get a quick glimpse at a red-headed Jade Thirlwall as she poses for the camera. Thirlwall isn’t credited in the video, and only recently confirmed her cameo after posted photos of herself sporting an “I’m in a Fontaines D.C. video” t-shirt at Glastonbury . This past weekend, Thirlwall, who used to be a member of Little Mix , shared the music video for her own track ‘Angel Of My Dreams’. In the video, we see the convergence of both Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Starburster’ clip and her own visuals, confirming that they ...

Below Deck Med's Aesha Sends Fiance Scott Dobson Photos of Her Poop

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Aesha Scott and Scott Dobson. Courtesy of Aesha Scott/Instagram Below Deck Mediterranean ‘s Aesha Scott has nothing to hide from her fiancé Scott “Scotty” Dobson — including her bowel movements. During the Monday, July 22, episode of the hit Bravo series, Aesha was asked by a guest whether their luxurious meal meant they were going to poop gold later. Aesha replied by asking the group to “take a picture and show” her what their poop looked like once they visited the bathroom. “I would like that,” Aesha added. One of the guests seemed shocked by Aesha’s interest in her bathroom activities — but this isn’t new for the chief stew. Aesha revealed she often sends her partner photos from the toilet, adding, “When I do a really big one, I like to show Scott. He doesn’t like it but I do it anyway.” ‘Below Deck’ Cast Through the Years: A Guide to Who’s Dated Who In a confessional, Aesha elaborated on Scott’s reaction to her bowel updates. “Every time I send him a photo of my poop h...

Listen to Lava La Rue’s global, glitchy playlist for The Cover

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NME ’s latest star of The Cover , Lava La Rue , has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below. READ MORE: Lava La Rue and the quest for radical compassion The West London artist is on this week’s (July 22) edition of The Cover , a renewal of NME ’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read the profile of Lava La Rue here , written by Alex Rigotti and featuring photography by Jamie Waters. Accompanying the story is an exclusive playlist Lava La Rue has compiled, ‘Glitchy Space Grunge From Round the Planet’, featuring “glitchy grunge from Spain, Korea, The Middle East, Australia, England, Scandinavia, Africa, China, Brazil, Japan, France, America and beyond!” That includes tracks by Feeble Little Horse, Yves Tumor , Death Grips and many more. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify below and on Apple Music . The space theme of Lava’s p...