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ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of infringing on its First Amendment rights Donald Trump and his administration has made common practice of filing dubious lawsuits against media networks they believed have somehow wronged the president. ABC flipped the script on Tuesday, suing the government for allegedly infringing on its First Amendment rights. The suit against the Federal Communication Commission stems from actions the agency has taken against ABC as Trump has raged over late-night host Jimmy Kimmel making jokes about him. In April, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr ordered a review of ABC’s broadcasting licenses. The agency said the…
Ellie Goulding is suing her former managers for securing her deals with Live Nation while concealing their business relationship with the ticketing giant, Variety reports. Goulding claims Benedict Mawson and Edward Millett of TaP Management failed to disclose that Live Nation had held a controlling stake in TaP Management’s parent company, HNOE (which is also a defendant), since 2015, and purchased the entire company in 2019.After the full acquisition, Mawson became HNOE’s CEO, and he and Millett reported directly to “an individual designated by Live Nation’s chief executive officer,” according to the lawsuit. The two allegedly took a 20 percent…
Brandon Flowers has spoken to NME about revisiting his formative years to give more of himself away than ever before on new solo album ‘Thrasher’, as well as tackling the “loneliness epidemic” for an incoming “sister record” and what’s next for The Killers. The frontman of the Las Vegas band will release his third solo album this Friday (August 21), drawing from his early childhood years and country music like Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings that his father would play to him while driving around rural Utah. It carries the Americana thread launched by The Killers’ classic 2006 album ‘Sam’s…
Haim have teased their New York-inspired new album during an interview with NME, revealing that they are “always writing”. The Los Angeles trio – comprised of sisters Danielle, Este and Alana Haim – released their fourth and latest studio record, ‘I Quit’, last summer. Speaking to NME recently, bassist Este was asked about the status of upcoming material from the band as she discussed scoring the new Bella Ramsey film Sunny Dancer alongside Zachary Dawes (Lana Del Rey, The Last Shadow Puppets). “Haim business is open for business, 24 hours, seven days a week,” the musician responded. “We’re always writing, we’re always thinking…
“It’s that old trope, that musicians want to be comedians, and comedians want to be rock stars,” Robby Hoffman says. We’re talking about her comedy special, Robby Hoffman: Wake Up, which was produced by John Mulaney and was a breakout hit on Netflix when it aired in December 2025. Today, it also drops as an album from the legendary indie label Secretly Canadian, available in digital format as well as a limited run of signed vinyl. (Find out where to order here.) For a diminutive Jewish dyke (her word) from Montreal, Hoffman has an ineffable swagger — it’s something in…
Writer-director Megan Park may have created the runaway hit of the summer with the teen drama Sterling Point, which captures all of Gen Z’s messiness to a T. So how is she celebrating her success? She’s trapped in bed with a busted foot. “Funny enough, I broke my toe at the premiere of the show. And then because my toe’s all messed up, I was walking funny and twisted my ankle. So now the whole foot is just done,” Park says by Zoom from her bed in California. “It’s not the easiest to carry around a two-year-old like this,” the…
Man/Woman/Chainsaw have added a second London show to their 2026 tour following huge demand. Find all the details below. The London-based art-punks are set to kick off their headline tour next month with an opening night at the Ulster Sports Club in Belfast on September 19. From there, they will play in Dublin, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and more throughout the month, before continuing dates in October with further shows in Portsmouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Nottingham and Birmingham. Originally, the tour was set to end at London’s Electric Ballroom on October 7, however, following huge demand, the former NME Cover Stars have…
The bid made by Reading Festival to extend its music license for Thursday night had been met with objections from local residents over noise concerns. It was announced back in July that organisers of the dual festival had applied for a licensing change, which would allow acts to perform on a Thursday, making the festival a four-day event. Usually, Wednesdays and Thursdays are seen as warm-up days, where festivalgoers can head to the site and set up for things kicking off on Friday and running until Sunday each August bank holiday weekend. In the report last month from BBC News,…
NUTRL NUTRL has been around for a few years now, and they’re proof that sometimes the best thing is something that’s already been around the block. These hard seltzers are easy to sip and come in a sleek, sexy little can — and the brand is still innovating and reinventing itself with new flavors like blueberry. It’s the first thing we reach for when we want a hard seltzer that scratches the itch, every single time. CASAMIGOS CANNED COCKTAIL Famed tequila brand Casamigos rolled out its canned cocktails last year, and they did not skimp on the details. The vessel…
Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas has gone viral after smashing his bandmate’s in-ear monitors by swinging his mic stand on stage. Watch the footage below. The incident occurred during the Florida band’s performance at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield last Sunday (August 16). In a fan-shot video that was subsequently posted on social media, Thomas is seen swinging his mic stand around above his head – unaware that guitarist Paul Doucette is standing behind him. The singer then accidentally hits the musician in the head with the piece of equipment. Doucette is visibly in pain, and exits the stage…
