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Pop-punk icons Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley reunited onstage over the weekend for a surprise performance of Sum 41’s “In Too Deep” during Lavigne’s headlining set at the Vans Warped Tour stop in Washington, D.C. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Eight songs into her June 15 set, Lavigne brought out her ex-husband — and Sum 41 frontman — to deliver one of the most iconic anthems of the genre. “What do you say we bring one of the OG Warped Tour bands back out here tonight to join me right now?” she…

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Stand-up comedian Katherine Ryan will host The Real Housewives of London reunion special for the recently announced series, Hayu said on Thursday. The Canadian star, based in the U.K. and best known for appearances on such British panel shows as Have I Got News With You, Mock the Week, and Never Mind The Buzzcocks, will bring her unique humor to navigate the final discussion of the season, get answers to all the lingering questions and spill some Housewives tea. The role has long been held by Andy Cohen for the U.S. installments. “Pinch me and tell me this is real,”…

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Amazon India is looking to invest Rs 2000 crore ($233 million) to scale the domestic retailer’s operations and network. Amazon India will use fresh investment to expand and upgrade its operations infrastructure, develop technology for its fulfillment network and support associate safety and well-being programs. This comes just a week after Amazon marked its foray into quick commerce after launching pilots for Amazon Now services in Bengaluru. Amazon is among the last major ecommerce companies to enter the quick commerce space, having previously adopted a cautious stance over concerns around profitability and logistical complexity. While Amazon has a large warehousing…

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Spanish hit crime thriller series La Caza (The Hunt), created by Agustín Martínez, and its fourth season, starring Megan Montaner (30 Coins), Félix Gómez (High Seas), and Silvia Alonso and set to premiere on Movistar Plus+ later this year, took center stage at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Cuenca, Spain on Wednesday evening. Martínez, Alonso and Gómez were joined on stage by executive producer José Manuel Lorenzo (The Gardener) in a session just before the latter received a Conecta honorary award in the evening. Lorenzo is president and founder of DLO Producciones, part of production giant Banijay’s Banijay Iberia. La…

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Watching Netflix’s The Waterfront. A journey. Me, after the pilot for The Waterfront: This isn’t necessarily a good show, but it’s a serviceable attempt to reproduce the sort of accessible, young-skewing soap opera The CW and The WB used to make, with a solidly above-average cast. The Waterfront The Bottom Line Topher Grace provides almost reason enough to watch. Almost. Airdate: Thursday, June 19 (Netflix)Cast: Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist, Jake Weary, Rafael L. Silva, Humberly Gonzalez, Danielle Campbell, Brady Hepner, Topher GraceCreator: Kevin Williamson Me, after episodes two and three of The Waterfront: Having a solidly above-average cast…

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4. Tia Carrere was initially considered to voice the title character. Then Lea Salonga, who provided the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin, was cast to provide both Mulan’s speaking and singing voices.  5. While Salonga still performed Mulan’s songs, Ming-Na Wen was later brought in to speak the role after filmmakers didn’t find Salonga’s attempts to deepen her voice as Ping to be convincing. Wen was cast after producers heard her narration in The Joy Luck Club. “When we heard Ming-Na doing that voice-over, we knew we had our Mulan,” producer Pam Coats told The Deseret News in 1998. “She has a…

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The board of Honasa Consumer, the parent company of skincare brand Mamaearth, has approved the grant of 53,322 stock options to eligible employees under its 2018 employee stock option plan (ESOP).Each option is convertible into one equity share of the company with a face value of Rs 10, at an exercise price of Rs 10 per share, according to a stock exchange filing.As per the stock’s current trading price of Rs 304.9 apiece on the NSE, the grant is worth Rs 1.6 crore. Shares of the company opened higher at Rs 308 apiece on Thursday. The options were granted via…

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Comedies about a guy pretending to have Tourette Syndrome and a disabled man from a rough neighborhood who becomes a nanny for rich kids, a dramedy about a trans boy and an unexpected pregnancy, as well as Dancing Till the Stars, a format where celebrities will have to dance while floating in mid-air, are among the 2025 prize winners of the pitching sessions of Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Cuenca, Spain. Noise, a coming-of-age dramedy about young people facing various issues and struggles, and a child abuse docu-drama were also among the prize winners. The TV industry event hands out a…

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The U.K.’s Association of Independent Music (AIM) has announced its Independent Music Awards will return to London this fall (Sept. 23). Celebrating its 15th year, the event will take place at the capital’s iconic Roundhouse venue and spotlight a wealth of artists, labels and entrepreneurs in the independent music community — which makes up a third of the U.K.’s recorded music market. Categories include U.K. independent breakthrough, best independent EP/mixtape and best independent remix, as well as other artist-focused awards such as best live performer. See a full list of categories below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See…

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Warner Music Australia are currently in the midst of a purple patch in their home country, with Warner Music Group’s Down Under division recently clocking up a “historic” showing on the ARIA Singles chart. The success in question relates to the two recent ARIA charts – dated Monday, June 9 and June 16 – which sees nine of the positions across the fortnight’s top fives held by WMA artists. While Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” sits in the top spot on the June 9 chart, it’s joined by a double-header from sombr by way of “Undressed” and “Back to Friends,” with Ravyn…

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