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| Nicole Kidman joins Troye Sivan in his 'She's the Best' music video | Nicole Kidman reunites with fellow Australian star Troye Sivan in the singer-songwriter's new music video. Sivan, who starred with Kidman in the 2018 film Boy Erased, cast the actress in his video for "She's the Best," released Friday. The "She's the Best" video shows a glamorous Kidman walk into a club where drag performers including Sasha Colby are getting ready backstage. Kidman joins Sivan on the dance floor, where the pair embrace then take shots. The song celebrating the women in Sivan's life features lyrics about a girl who's "the heartbeat bumping in my chest." "She's the Best" is the title track from Sivan's forthcoming fourth studio album, set for release Oct. 9. |
| Phoebe Bridgers releases 'Lost Weekend' album featuring 'I Can't Wait' | Phoebe Bridgers has released her first album in over six years. The singer-songwriter returned Friday with her third studio album, Lost Weekend. Lost Weekend features the single "Lost Boys" and 15 other tracks, including "I Can't Wait." Bridgers released a music video for "Lost Boys" in June directed by Lance Oppenheim (Ren Faire) and Pablo Rochat. Bridgers will promote her new music with the Lost tour of North America and Europe. The North American leg kicks off Sept. 15 in Indianapolis, Ind., and concludes Oct. 31 in Inglewood, Calif. In addition, Spotify will host "Lost Weekend Planetarium Experience" listening events at planetariums across North America, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. |
| Famous birthdays for Aug. 14: Halle Berry, Marsai Martin | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. |
| 'If I Go They Will Miss Me' imagines parents as Greek gods | Rich Spirit released the teaser trailer for If I Go They Will Miss Me on Thursday. The film opens Sept. 11 in Los Angeles and Sept. 18 wide. The teaser introduces Little Ant (Bodhi Dell) narrating a story about his parents. He sees his father, Big Ant (J. Alphonse Nicholson) as Poseidon with a trident and his mother (Danielle Brooks) as Medusa with snake-like hair. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. UPI praised it in its review for its deeply personal depiction of family struggles. Walter Thompson-Hernandez wrote and directed. Jon Batiste provides the song "The Bitter Earth" for the film. Today, Charles D. King and James Lopez joined the film as executive producers. |
| Keanu Reeves' 'Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project' renewed for Season 2 | Samsung TV Plus announced Thursday it has renewed Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project with Keanu Reeves & Gard Hollinger for a second season. The season finale airs Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT Reeves and Hollinger founded ARCH Motorcycle together. At Reeves' urging, they embarked on creating a racing bike for MotoAmerica. Corey Alexander is their driver and Jeremy McWilliams joins the team. When Reeves and Hollinger spoke to UPI about the series, Reeves was already enthusiastic about continuing to race, regardless of the outcome of Season 1. Reeves attended some races. For other meetings, he had to Zoom in during rehearsals for Waiting for Godot. |