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Beyoncé has released her seventh solo studio album, Renaissance. The album, an event in global popular culture, is the first of a three-part project by the US artist. Her previous outing, the visual album Black is King (2020), collaborated with a host of African artists. Renaissance pays tribute to black dance music and again features African artists, including Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, who is having a global moment of her own. In history, the renaissance era (from the 1400s) was characterised by the rebirth and renewal of culture and scholarship in Europe following a period of stagnation. Today, still, art – paintings, music, fashion – contributes to how people dress and behave, what they choose to post and talk about, and how they perceive themselves and society. For the last three…
Kylie Minogue is set to begin work on a new album next year. The 54-year-old superstar signed with industry giant BMG back in 2017 to release chart-topping albums Golden and Disco and record label president Alistair Norbury revealed that she will start on her 16th studio album next year. He said: “So next year we’ll start our third album with Kylie, and we only expected to do one. So the roster is building to a size where it is almost self-sustaining. We already know our first Q1 and Q2 releases for next year.” The Real Groove hitmaker, who back in 2020 became the first woman to top the charts in five different decades with the release of Disco, started her pop career under industry legends Stock Aitken Waterman back in…
Godlike beings guiding the dreams, desires and deaths of mankind mingle with Satan, Shakespeare, Barbie and serial killers in the mythological and pop-cultural hodgepodge of The Sandman. Not unlike a reverie, the 10-part adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s seminal comic book series brooks no borders. The Netflix fantasy drama goes to hell and back – just one of several world-hopping adventures taken up by the gloomy and self-serious immortal we’re saddled with as the protagonist. Then again, if the only power I were granted as a supernatural being was the ability to manipulate dreams – while my siblings spend their days ending lives or creating new ones – I might turn out to be a grump, too. Gaiman’s staggeringly popular comic series, which debuted in 1989, is sprawling, diffuse and exactingly…
Kenan Thompson thinks it is “ridiculously exciting” that he’s going to host the Emmy Awards. The Saturday Night Live star can’t wait to take the helm of the annual event, which honours excellence in television, for the first time at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12 and has promised it will be an “incredible” evening. “Being a part of this incredible evening where we honour the best of the television community is ridiculously exciting, and to do it on NBC – my long-time network family – makes it even more special. “Like all TV fans, I can’t wait to see the stars from my favourite shows.” Jen Neal, executive vice president of Live Events for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said: “Kenan is well-regarded as one of the…
your gut contains 70–80% of your immune cells. This emphasises how closely linked gut health and the immune system are, and how out of balance the body is when fighting infection. How gut health works The gut microbiome is the foundation of health, where the body gets rid of waste and toxins. However, if the gut is unhealthy, the body will struggle and toxins will build up, which can have harmful and long-term effects. “An unhealthy gut can cause health issues such as chronic fatigue, chronic illnesses and inflammation,” said Willco Janse van Vuuren, managing director of Releaf Pharmaceuticals. What can affect gut health The most common factors that contribute to poor gut health are stress, poor nutrition and long-term use of antibiotics and antacids. Keeping your gut happy…
Priyanka Chopra has become the new face of Gloria Vanderbilt jeans. The actress has teamed up with the acclaimed denimwear brand – which was launched by the late Hollywood star in the 1970s –for an “amazing” campaign that “goes against the norm” of industry standards. She said: “What I love about Gloria Vanderbilt was that it was built by a woman specifically for our bodies, our curves. I really love the campaign – I Have Needs. Fit Them. – because it goes against the norm of women having to constantly conform to people’s needs. This amazing campaign encourages women and inspires them to be themselves — and I think that’s a really important thing, especially coming out of the pandemic.” Chopra, who has been married to former Disney star Nick…
