OHMYGOSSIP — Jessie J has reportedly accused Brit Awards bosses of snubbing her for 10 years.
The Brit School-trained singer, 34, is also said to have accused record label bosses of forcing her to lose her individuality so they could make her famous.
She hit out during a sell-out performance in London, according to The Sun.
The publication said she started her rants by urging the crowd not to sing while she was performing as it would make her sound bad on videos that end up online.
Jessie reportedly said: “If you know you can’t sing, no matter what you’ve been told at the family barbecue, keep it low.
“These iPhones are on another level now. It will pick your s***** version of ‘Flashlight’ and it will be your voice and my face. I don’t deserve it.”
In a dig at Brit Award bosses, Jessie – who won the Critics’ Choice award in 2011 – added: “I haven’t even been invited to the Brit Awards for 10 years — don’t make it any harder for me than it is.”
Jessie – born Jessica Ellen Cornish – was also said to have admitted she has struggled with life in the spotlight and feels uncomfortable meeting fans.
In between performing her biggest hits she reportedly told a crowd at Koko, Camden: “I feel like people understand me more than they did ten years ago. It wasn’t easy to write songs about things like being in the club or boys. It isn’t who I am.
“Everybody wanted me to write those songs. I was in LA by myself and I remember looking in the mirror and being obsessed with being perfect. I felt like I had to be who people wanted to be accepted.
“I put on a bikini and dry humped a horse in ‘Price Tag’. It was weird. I just felt like I lost myself in Hollywood. I don’t get excited with people screaming my name, trying to get my attention. I don’t need it. It weirds me out when people scream at me. It actually makes me anxious. I’m not afraid to say it any more.”
She was also quoted saying her body was changing.
Gesturing to her catsuit, Jessie, whose exes include Channing Tatum, 42, is said to have added: “And being 34 in this outfit is different now.
“When I talk to my parents after a gig I take it off. This whole celebrity thing is so weird to me and how people are even more obsessed with how I look than I am.
“I have gained weight and I’ve not been to the gym in ages, but honestly, I feel great. I’m not 17 any more and I want to make a baby and I am trying to do that and my body is changing shape.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Megan Thee Stallion’s next album is complete.
The 27-year-old star took to her Instagram Stories to reveal her forthcoming record is “finished” and she teased fans they can expect to hear “honest” and “real” tunes when her album drops.
She shared a picture of herself working in a studio, and captioned the snap: “So happy abt my album
“it’s finished
“it’s honest
“it’s me
“it’s real
“it’s for the hotties (sic)”
Last week, Megan and fellow rapper Future joined forces to release her new single ‘Pressurelicious.’
The star’s new tune marked her third release of the year, following on from Grammy-nominated ‘Sweetest Pie’ with Dua Lipa in March and ‘Plan B’, which she debuted at Coachella in April.
Megan’s new single has been described as “a punchy, seductive track that showcases the bravado of a woman that knows who she is, what she has to offer, and the willingness of a partner to love and embrace every bit of it” in an official release.
News of the single – which was produced by HitKidd – comes just two months after the ‘WAP’ hitmaker was crowned Top Rap Female at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, beating off competition from Cardi B and Latto.
Upon accepting the award, she said: “Thank y’all so much. First of all, thank you to the hotties because without the hotties there would be no coach. And I wanna thank my mama and my grandma- hi granny – and I wanna just say that all the ladies up here look very very beautiful up here tonight. Everyone in this category is a winner and I feel like we have all been working so hard, we have been working hard for a long time so it is just so nice to be appreciated and recognized by your peers and celebrated by your peers and celebrated by your supporters. That’s all I gotta say, thank you!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fifth Harmony have marked their 10th anniversary.
The girl group – comprising Normani, Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui – celebrated a decade since their formation on Wednesday (27.07.22).
Although they went on hiatus in 2018, the girls still hold a special place in their hearts for one another.
Lauren, 26, tweeted: “It’s the official 10-year anniversary of Fifth Harmony and the gratitude that I have for each one of these women and the experience of being part of something so special sticks with me to this day.
“Today, I’m playing @RadioCity in NY with my own music. Such an iconic venue and moment and I know it wouldn’t be possible without Fifth Harmony and the amazing doors it opened for me and the incredible lessons it taught me.”
Thanking their fans – who are called the Harmonizers – she added: “I feel so blessed to do what I love and I’m so ready for everything to come. Thank you to the #Harmonizers for staying down for us after all these years. You all are magic. Thank you for making our dreams come true together and now individually.”
Normani, also 26, said she is “forever grateful” for 5H.
She simply tweeted: “10 years. Forever grateful.”
Ally, 29, shared a video compilation of their hits – including ‘Work From Home’, ‘Worth It’ and ‘Sledgehammer’- and wrote: “To the people I met. To the history made. To my life changing.
“I’m proud of my part and beyond grateful. 7/27.”
Dinah, 25, said: “Ahhh how time fliess aha happy 10yrs mijitasss. love y’all always x. (sic)”
Former member, 25-year-old Camila Cabello – who quit the band in 2016 to pursue a solo career – is the only member not to mark the milestone.
Fifth Harmony formed and finished third in the second season of the US version of the TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ in 2012.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Beyoncé’s new album ‘Renaissance’ will be launched with a series of ‘Club Renaissance’ listening parties.
Sony Music in Europe announced listening parties will take place in cities including Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and Ghent on Thursday night (28.07.22), ahead of the eagerly-awaited LP’s release on Friday (29.07.22).
Fans are invited to enter a competition to take part.
The 16-track collection features Grace Jones, Tems and Beam.
Beyoncé recently teased her new music is made for people to “wiggle” to.
The ‘Love On Top’ hitmaker explained how working on the record became a place for her to “escape during a scary time for the world” amid the global pandemic.
Sharing the cover of her sat on a holographic horse, she wrote on Instagram: “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world.
“It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving.
“My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment.
“A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking.
“A place to scream, release, feel freedom.
“It was a beautiful journey of exploration.”
She added: “I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle.
“Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.”
The previously released lead single, ‘Break My Soul’, samples Robin S house hit ‘Show Me Love and Big Freedia’s Explode’.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Grennan was done with ballads when he wrote ‘All These Nights’.
The ‘Little Bit of Love’ hitmaker just recently dropped the uplifting tune and teased that fans can expect more songs in that vein on his next record.
Speaking on Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett’s new podcast, ‘Dish’, Tom said: “I went away to like the countryside and had like two weeks away and we would just write. And it came about three in the morning where we were just like, we need excitement. No one needs another bloody ballad in their lives. Do you know what I mean? No way. For me, I was like, I want to have fun and I want to change up my sound. And I feel like this whole new record, and especially just ‘All These Nights’, is like the start where I’m introducing people to my new sound. So, it’s exciting, it’s fun, it’s up-tempo and it just feels like, I don’t know, a different me and I’m excited. Some people might not like it, some people will hopefully love it. But we’ll see where it goes.”
The 27-year-old singer/songwriter recently teased that his third album will feature a song or two about his Italian girlfriend.
The ‘Let’s Go Home Together’ hitmaker revealed his partner Danniella Carraturo has inspired some of his new music.
He shared: “The album is finished and I am excited. It is a different chapter. It’s a colourful album, it’s exciting.”
Asked if any of his new material is dedicated to his girlfriend, Tom added: “Yeah, of course, she is a big part of my life and she is the reason I really did change my ways.
“She has helped me get to the place that I am at now, so definitely.”
Tom’s last studio album was 2021’s ‘Evering Road’.
‘Dish’, the new podcast from Waitrose and Partners hosted by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett is available on all podcast providers now.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rina Sawayama has shared the title track from her upcoming second album, ‘Hold The Girl’.
The British-Japanese pop star has shared the deeply personal song penned after she was reduced to tears following a therapy session in 2020.
Rina said of the track in a press release: “’Hold the Girl’ was the first song I wrote for the record at the end of 2020 – I had gone to therapy and had a revelation, so I decided to write this song … that was the start of it. I was crying before going into the studio to write about it.”
A music video is set to follow on August 3.
The ‘Beg For You’ singer has also announced that the album – the follow-up to her acclaimed 2020 self-titled LP ‘SAWAYAMA’ – has been delayed slightly, moving from a September 2 release date to September 16, due to “production issues”.
The 31-year-old star recently teased that the upcoming album is inspired by Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’.
The ‘Chosen Family’ singer revealed how the pop megastar’s 2020 LP, “a collection of songs and stories that flowed like a stream of consciousness” out of her imagination, influenced her forthcoming collection.
She said: “I remember when Taylor Swift released ‘Folklore’, I was like, ‘This b**** is writing about fake stories and she just wrote a whole album. If she can do it, I need to do it.’”
Rina’s trauma is interwoven into the 13 songs on the record, but she’s not ready to address what she went through directly yet.
She explained: “For me, it’s important that the listener is able to listen to it as a pop record first without that background, [and] make their own feelings about it.
“And then, when I’m ready, I think I will be able to talk about what it’s actually about.”
Meanwhile, Rina is set to embark on a North American headline tour this November.
Tickets will be available on Friday (29.07.22) from www.rina.online.
The American leg of the ‘Hold The Girl’ tour will follow on from her UK and Ireland dates this October, where she will play to a sold-out O2 Brixton Academy.
Rina will also play Summer Sonic in Japan and Electric Picnic in Ireland.

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OHMYGOSSIP — David Lee Roth has shared an emotional song about his time Van Halen.
The 67-year-old rocker quit the heavy rock group in 1984 to pursue a solo career, despite them being one of the most successful bands of the time, and Sammy Hagar, 74, was hired by the group in a bid to reinvent their career.
David reunited with his bandmates in 2007, and appeared on the 2012 LP ‘A Different Kind of Truth’.
He’s now shared a new song called ‘Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway’ reflecting on his tenure in the iconic band and the wild antics they got up to.
He sings: “We laughed, we cried, we threw the television off that balcony. That memory means so much to me.
“Remember when you safety pinned the tablecloth to my pants.
“Kicked out the restaurant to make the night complete, six pack and a happy meal on a park bench down the street.”
The track was recorded for acoustic sessions with guitarist John 5 – whose real name is John William Lowery – back in 2007, among others.
John revealed they had enough music for an album.
He said: “Dave and I have about 12 or 13 songs in the can for a future record.
“And it’s all acoustic. But not strummy, campfire stuff – I’m talking lots of cool, crazy jazz chords, and 50 or 60 overdubbed guitar tracks, with all this harmonising and other weird stuff going on. Dave’s vocals are incredible. He sings his a** off.”
David previously released the songs ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar and Grill’ in 2020 and ‘Giddy-Up’ the year before.
John gushed over the latest track to emerge from the sessions and hoped it would get released.
He gushed in 2021: “It’s unbelievable.
“Being a Van Halen fan and a Dave Lee Roth fan, it’s unbelievable because it’s about Dave singing about Van Halen and what it was like. Really something special, so I really hope that comes out.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Happy Mondays have released the charity EP ‘Tart Tart’ in memory of late bassist Paul Ryder.
The 58-year-old musician – the younger brother of founding member Shaun Ryder, 59 – was found dead just before they were due to take to the stage at the Kubix Festival in Sunderland on July 15.
And in his memory, the ‘Step On’ group have shared two previously unreleased live versions of the track ‘Tart Tart’, which originally appeared on their 1987 debut album ‘Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)’. A 7-inch version of the single is also available to pre-order.
Shaun said: “This special release of Tart Tart showcases the unique musical talent of our brother Paul Ryder who passed from this world … we will all miss you Horse…he brought the funk and the rock n roll to Happy Mondays … love you long time R kid.”
Money raised from the profits of the digital EP and single will be donated to the charity Music Cares, as chosen by his daughter, Amelia, who said: “Music Cares is a charity that helps people in the music industry who are struggling with addiction issues. 14 years ago, Paul was given help and support from the organisation that helped fund extended outpatient care and therapy that enabled him to have 14 subsequent happy and productive years. Just two weeks ago he mentioned them in an interview and often expressed his gratitude and desire to pay their support forward so others could be helped too.”
Paul’s cause of death is currently unknown.
His family were left “deeply saddened and shocked” and are grateful for all the well-wishes they’ve received.
The band – which originally was made up of Paul, Shaun, Gary Whelan on drums, Paul Davis on keyboard and Mark ‘Bez’ Day on guitar – wrote on Facebook post: “The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning.
“A true pioneer and legend. He will be forever missed.
“We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time.”
Pre-order the 7-inch single via happymondays.lnk.to/Tart and listen to the EP on all major streaming platforms now.

Happy Mondays ‘Tart Tart’ track-list:
1. ‘Tart Tart’
2. ‘Tart Tart’ (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session 1989) – unreleased
3. ‘Tart Tart’ (Live at Sheffield University 1989) – unreleased

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Rolling Loud festival on Friday (22.07.22) night.
The 45-year-old rapper – who has legally changed his name to Ye – had pulled out of headlining the event in Miami less than a week ago, so revellers were left stunned when he was welcomed to the stage by Lil Durk and performed just one song before leaving again.
Kanye stepped out with black paint on his face and a futuristic pair of shades covering his eyes, and performed ‘Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1’ from his ‘Life of Pablo’ album as fans ran from the other stages to try and catch a glimpse of the star.
It had been speculated that the ‘Stronger’ hitmaker deliberately chose the track as a diss to Kid Cudi, who featured on the album version of the song and replaced Kanye as Friday’s headliner.
Cuti previously admitted things were “not cool” between him and Kanye, even though they appeared together on Pusha T’s ‘Rock n Roll’ for his album ‘It’s Almost Dry’.
He tweeted at the time: “I did this song a year ago when I was still cool w Kanye. I am not cool w that man. He’s not my friend and I only cleared the song for Pusha cuz thats my guy. This is the last song u will hear me on w Kanye.(sic)”
Organisers announced last Monday (18.07.22) that Kanye had pulled out of the festival.
Rolling Loud co-founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingle said: “We were looking forward to Ye headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022. We spent months working with him and his team on the performance.
“Unfortunately, Ye has decided that he will no longer be performing. This is the first time a headliner has ever pulled off our show and though we don’t take it lightly, we wish him the best. We look forward to welcoming Kid Cudi as a headliner in Miami and we can’t wait to see what he has in store.”
The pair claimed they did the “utmost to keep Kanye on the line-up until the last possible moment” – but “he wasn’t having it”.
Earlier this year, Ye pulled out of Coachella due to personal reasons.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jo O’Meara thinks an S Club 7 reunion would be “great”.
The 43-year-old pop star – who shot to fame as part of the 1990s group alongside Paul Cattermole, Tina Barrett, Rachel Stevens, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee, and Bradley McIntosh – would love to get back together with the ‘Don’t Stop Movin’ hitmakers but admitted it is “tricky” to co-ordinate schedules for all seven members.
She told Closer: “Everyone always asks if we will get back together. It would be great if it were to happen and I would be on board but getting all seven of us in the same room is tricky. We keep in touch when our paths cross though and always say hello.”
The group got back together in 2015 for their ‘Bring It All Back’ tour and Tina – who has also toured universities as part of S Club All Stars alongside Paul Cattermole and former S Club 8 member Stacey Franks – previously admitted she was up for another reunion with the band but suggested some of the members weren’t so keen.
She said: “I have to say, some of the members are up for it. I can actually say who. I know Rachel wants to do it, Hannah wants to do it. I would definitely love to do it, and Brad. But obviously, we need all seven so we are going to see what happens really. More than half are up for it so you never know.”
Tina also expressed a desire to emulate the success of fellow 1990s band Steps – who since reuniting in 2011 have played a string of sell-out arena tours and released three brand-new albums – and remains confident that it will happen.
She said: “We’re all older now so we could do something that reflects how we are now — not such a teeny-bopper sound, something more credible.
“Looking at a band like Steps who are quite similar, they’ve done new music and they’ve done incredibly well. We’d be silly not to.
“Everyone really enjoyed the last reunion so this time around everyone’s more up for it. I’ve chatted to pretty much everyone and I think we’re all up for it. So it’s just about getting it in the diary. I’m pretty sure it will happen.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lewis Capaldi hasn’t finished his second album because he is “horribly lazy”.
The ‘Someone You Loved’ hitmaker has made his live return with a series of festival headline slots this summer, but has focused on material from his 2019 debut album ”Divinely Uninspired To A Heavenly Extent’ and admitted during his headline set at Latitude on Friday (22.07.22) night that he wasn’t showing off any new material at the gigs because he doesn’t have any.
He told the crowd: “I just want to say now, I have no new music to play you.
“I rescheduled a lot of shows last year because I was like, ‘Guys, I need to finish my new album’. And I was supposed to do it, but I am horribly lazy.”
Explaining his set would concentrate on the “old stuff”, he added to cheers: “I’m glad you enjoy it, because it’s all we’ve got.”
The 25-year-old star joked at another festival gig last week that he had a raunchy reason for delaying his albu,.
Speaking on stage at the TRSMT Festival, he quipped: “It never occurred to me during lockdown to take my hand off my d*** and put it on my guitar.
“I’m glad we’ve all enjoyed a w*** every now and then.”
He also encouraged concert goers to make the most of being outdoors and around other people again following the long COVID-19 lockdowns.
He joked: “Two years ago we were sitting in our houses, couldn’t touch each other, couldn’t go outside, and now we’re chucking p*** on each other’s head.
“If you see somebody you haven’t seen in a while, p*** on them!”
Meanwhile, Lewis did offer a more serious assessment of the evening, and how much it meant to him after he lost his confidence following his last arena tour.
He said: “I’ve been s******* myself about this for ages. We played some arena shows before everything kicked off and I found it very hard to perform them,
“It was the worst time of my life and I was having panic attacks on stage and stuff.
“To be able to come out and enjoy doing this genuinely means the world. It’s been a wild few years.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Camila Cabello felt it was “important” to keep a line referencing her Fifth Harmony exit in the lyrics to her track ‘Psychofreak’.
The pop star left the girl group in 2016 and she acknowledges the messy departure in her music for the first time in the song on her latest album ‘Familia’ as she sings: “I been on this ride since I was 15, I don’t blame the girls for how it went down, down.”
The word down is used as a reference to the song of the same name which was the first track the group released without her – and Camila is adamant she wanted to keep a nod to that time of her life in ‘Psychofreak’.
She told Cosmopolitan magazine: “I felt like it was important to keep that (lyric) on there because it was such a big part of my journey as a person. It just explains so much of how I got to where I am now, mentally, emotionally, psychologically, and I’m sure for everyone else in the group, too. I felt like it was important because I don’t really ever talk about that in any of my songs.”
When asked if she’s spoke to any of her former bandmates about the lyric, Camila revealed she had a good talk with Normani about the song when they met up at the Met Gala in New York in May.
She added: “We were just laughing, having fun and hanging out. She said something really sweet about (the song) and in general is really cool and supportive. I try to be super supportive as well. I feel like we’re in a great place. I feel like that about some of the other girls, too, and I feel really good about that.”
Camila rose to fame as part of Fifth Harmony before exiting in 2016. The girl group continued until 2018 when they split and Camila went on to launch her own solo career.
Her debut album ‘Camila’ was released in 2018 and it was followed by 2019’s ‘Romance’ and ‘Familia’ whic h dropped in April.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Billie Eilish doesn’t like being in a recording studio.
The 20-year-old pop star has so far released smash hit albums ‘HappierThan Ever’ and ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ but admitted that she is often “embarrassed” when she uses a studio to record in because she finds herself bumping into other artists.
She said: “I don’t like studios. I don’t like sessions. I don’t like (that) there’s a runner and he asks you what kind of food you want at so-and-so and he asks you if you want a LaCroix.
“I really have never liked the vibe of studios. There’s no windows. It smells like weed. There’s other artists there you bump into them, you look stupid. Then you’re embarrassed that they saw you when you looked stupid. I don’t know, it freaks me out. It truly gives me social anxiety.”
Meanwhile, the ‘bad guy’ hitmaker – who often collaborates with her producer brother FINNEAS on her music – explained that she has “no idea” what is to come in terms of her career but doesn’t like the thought of working with many people and joked that her brother is “so annoying” because is a workaholic.
Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, she added: “‘I have no idea what is to come, she pondered. “That’s what so interesting about thinking about, “would you ever do this and that”, because we all as people feel like we’re all going to be the same thing always, forever, and it’s just not realistic. I did work with a lot of people for a couple of years, and I just really didn’t enjoy it, honestly. I just don’t. FINNEASEis so annoying. FINNEAS can work any time. The dude doesn’t get a break within himself, he doesn’t need it. For me, I go through phases of feeling really creative and actually getting stuff done, and then going through phases of nothing at all, musically.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Robbie Williams is set to star in a tell-all TV documentary about his life and career.
The 48-year-old pop star – who has been married to former ‘Loose Women’ panellist Ayda Field since 2010 and has children Teddy, nine, Charlie, seven, Coco, three, and Beau, two, with her – has not made a documentary since ‘Nobody Someday’ in 2002 but has reportedly teamed up with the production company behind Liam Gallagher’s 2019 film ‘As It Was’ and the project has already been in the works for several months.
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Robbie is one of the most entertaining men in music and the documentary will be hilarious and heart-felt in equal measure. He has been through a hell of a lot and battled lots of demons in his personal life. But he’s also had an incredible career in music, started a family, and racked up plenty of celebrity anecdotes, so there will be loads to talk about in the documentary.”
The ‘Rock DJ’ hitmaker is also set to play himself in”warts-and-all” biopic ‘Better Man’ – directed by ‘The Greatest Showman’ director Michael Gracey – with Jonno Davies taking on the role of the former Take That star in his younger days.
Back in May, Robbie teased: “There are sex scenes that I do not condone. I am like, ‘If they must be in there, Michael, then you put them in there. He said that it is a necessity for the script that I get completely naked and I am not sure why as there is one scene where we are in a church and it does not call for it. It is my life and it is what I got up to. It is not anodyne, it is not vanilla. It is drugs, the ups, the downs, the women, the sex.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Bob Rafelson has died at the age of 89.
The acclaimed writer and director – who was known for co-creating 1960s pop band The Monkees – passed away at his home in Aspen, Colorado on Saturday (23.07.22) following a battle with lung cancer, his wife Gabrielle Taurek confirmed to the New York Times.
As well as Gabrielle, Bob is also survived by their children Harper and E.O as well as 61-year-old son Peter, who he had with ex-wife Toby Carr.
Along with his late business partner Bert Schneider, Bob was inspired to create sitcom ‘The Monkees’ about a fictional band after seeing The Beatles’ movie ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and original cast members Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith , Peter Tork and Davy Jones went on to sell more than more than 75 million records worldwide in real life with hits such as ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and ‘Daydream Believer.’
Following the news of his death, Monkees member Micky revealed that he had been able to tell him he was “eternally grateful” to him and thanked him as a “friend” upon paying tribute.
Micky told Variety: “I did get a chance to send him a message telling him how eternally grateful I was that he saw something in me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, my friend.”
Following the cancellation of the sitcom ‘The Monkees’ in 1968, Bob created the movie ‘Head’ around the world-famous band but his wife previously explained that others tried to discourage him from doing it because they felt his work with the group was “done.”
She said: “Bob was urged by his partners and friends not to make a movie with The Monkees. They felt he had done his work with them, and their audience was already defecting. But Bob felt he wanted to complete the cycle. He felt the truth of The Monkees’ story had not been told — their manipulation, protest, and substantial talents. He felt the true story, in abstract [form], would be more than worth the telling.”
Outside of The Monkees, Bob was also known for having directed and written the 1970 drama movie ‘Five Easy Pieces’, which starred Jack Nicholson and Karen Black and was nominated for four Academy Awards.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Girls’ Generation will release their comeback album, ‘Forever 1’ next month.
The K-pop group will drop their seventh album and first record since 2017 on August 8, which will mark the end of their nearly five year hiatus, prompted by the departure of Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun from their talent agency, SM Entertainment.
On their official Twitter account, it read: “Girls’ Generation The 7th Album,” adding the name of their album “FOREVER 1,” along with the date “2022.08.08”.
The reunion -which will see the other five girls Sunny, Taeyeon, Yuri, Yoona and Hyoyeon – was first announced back in May when they revealed they would be coming back together for their 15th anniversary.
Before this news, rumours swirled about the ‘Girls’ hitmakers having a potential comeback in Spring. Tiffany teased that they were working on something.
Sooyoung added they had “plans” for something currently brewing.
She said: “I need confirmation before saying anything… yes, we do have something planned. That should be enough right? Yes, we have plans!”
In addition, SM Entertainment shared that the ‘GENIE’ girls would be part of the line-up at ‘SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU Express @ Human City Suwon’’, a concert on August 20 at the Suwon World Cup Stadium. Taeyeon and Hyoyeon are also on the bill as solo artists and are believed to be taking to the stage as a part of the supergroup GOT The Beat, alongside BoA and members of Red Velvet and aespa.
Last September, the ‘The Boys’ hitmakers appeared as an eightsome on the popular South Korean game show ‘You Quiz On The Block’ in honour of their 14th anniversary, their first official act as a group in four years.

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