Questlove to direct new documentary about Earth, Wind & Fire

The Roots drummer Questlove is set to direct a documentary film about Earth, Wind & Fire, to be released in 2025.



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The musician shared the news – appropriately – on Saturday, the 21st night of September, promising to tell “the definitive story of the elements” with the feature film.


Posting on Instagram, Questlove said the film would tell “the story of how a band led by a genius from Chicago changed our way of thinking, our minds and our hearts”.












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“Having been baptized in the afrocentric joy river of this powerhouse unit, I’ve learned about them, I’ve learned about us & more importantly I’ve learned about and rediscovered myself in the process,” he added.


“I’m so excited to be directing a documentary preserving their positive but VERY vulnerable and real story of Soul, Self & Struggle. This is the story of joy, persistence, love, pain, magic and self discovery. This is Earth, Wind & Fire.”


Verdine White, Philip Bailey and Ralph Johnson from the iconic disco and R&B group are giving their support to the project, adding (via Variety): “We look forward to this in-depth journey of our band, and are so excited to have Questlove directing the documentary.”





Questlove has become increasingly involved behind the camera in recent years, directing the acclaimed, Oscar and Grammy-winning 2021 documentary Summer Of Soul, which told the story of the overlooked 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.


In a five-star review of Summer Of Soul, NME wrote: “Initially, the film was going to be called ‘Black Woodstock’ – it’s still written on the clapper board in the opening shots – but Questlove thought that would be a disservice to what really happened in America in the summer of 1969. The Harlem Cultural Festival needed not just recognition, but ownership. With Summer of Soul, it finally has both.”


He is also set to helm a new adaptation of Disney’s 1970 classic The Aristocats, which will be re-imagined as a “live-action/hybrid”. The drummer will also oversee the film’s music and will serve as an executive producer.


Questlove is also rumoured to be involved in a documentary about Sly Stone, as well as a feature film project Dilla Time, about J Dilla.


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LL Cool J and Flavor Flav address Diddy arrest at Black Music Action Coalition gala

LL Cool J and Flavor Flav were asked about their thoughts on the arrest of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at the Black Music Action Coalition gala in Los Angeles this week.


The fourth annual awards gala was hosted at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday (September 19), where the likes of Usher, LL Cool J and Gunna were honoured.


The event was held just two days after rap mogul Diddy was arrested in New York and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting for prostitution. It followed a string of sexual misconduct allegations filed against him over the past year.


He has since been denied bail, with the latest reports claiming that he had been placed on suicide watch as he awaits trial.


Speaking to Sky News on the red carpet, LL Cool J replied “no” when asked if he had any thoughts on the high-profile arrest or allegations, before adding: “I feel for his children, the rest I can’t speak on, that’s what we’ve got a court system for. But I feel for his kids.”


Diddy is father to seven children aged between 33 and one-years-old.


When Flavor Flav was asked about the arrest, he replied: “You know what, I’mma tell you, when anybody asks me my opinion on Diddy, you know what my opinion is? I have none. I ain’t got no answers for a Diddy question. None.”
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs attends the ceremony honoring LL Cool J with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles, California, on January 21, 2016 (CREDIT: Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images)


Diddy is charged with “a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals” that spanned “decades”.


According to the indictment, Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfil his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” (per Variety).


It also alleges that he and his associates would coerce victims into participating in days-long “freak offs”, which were “elaborate and produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded”.


Federal prosecutors also allege that Combs manipulated women through drugs, asserting control over their careers, wielding his financial power over them and subjecting them to violence and punishment – including allegations that he “hit, kicked, threw objects at, and dragged victims, sometimes by their hair”.


Diddy’s legal representative Marc Agnifilo has asserted that he is innocent, and said that he will “fight like hell” to free him on bail, TMZ has reported. NME have also reached out to Diddy’s representatives for comment.


The charges are the latest accusations to hit combs, after R&B singer and ex Cassie filed a lawsuit against him on allegations of physical and sexual abuse last year.


Diddy denied the claims before the pair settled the lawsuit “to mutual satisfaction” a day after it was filed. Footage of Combs’ attack on Cassie was later released to the public in May, and Diddy issued an apology for his actions at the time.


Two separate allegations were also made against Diddy – one woman claimed Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her, and the other alleged that Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns raping the plaintiff and her friend in 1990 or 1991.


Diddy went online to deny all allegations against him, but Hall hasn’t replied to the accusations.


Earlier this year, producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones sued Combs alleging he sexually assaulted him. Diddy replied, saying Jones’ claims were “pure fiction”.


On May 22, Diddy was then accused of drugging and assaulting Crystal McKinney, a former model. Diddy did not respond for comment.


A former porn actress also came forward on July 4 to accuse the rapper of sex trafficking. Diddy’s lawyer has denied the claims, maintaining that “Mr Combs has never sexually assaulted or sex trafficked anyone.”


For help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the Rape Crisis charity website. In the US, visit RAINN.


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New Kids On The Block announce first-ever Las Vegas residency

New Kids On The Block have announced their first-ever Las Vegas residency kicking off next year – find all the details below.



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The veteran boyband will be performing 16 shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM across summer and autumn next year as part of ‘The Right Stuff’ residency.


The run of shows will kick off June 20, 2025 and run through to November 15, 2025.


Pre-sale is due to go live this Tuesday (September 24) at 10am PDT, ahead of general sale on Friday (September 27) at 10am PDT. You’ll be able to purchase your tickets here.



Blockheads! Our first ever Las Vegas Residency: THE RIGHT STUFF is coming to Dolby Live at Park MGM in 2025.


See us June 20 – July 5 & Nov. 1-15, 2025


Tickets on sale Friday September 27 at 10am PST


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— New Kids on the Block (@NKOTB) September 20, 2024





“We cherish every opportunity that we get to perform for our fans, but a Las Vegas residency gives us an opportunity to take our performance, and interaction with our fans, to the next level,” shared Donnie Wahlberg in a press statement.


“We plan on maximizing everything that the amazing Dolby Live at Park MGM has to offer, to create the most incredible NKOTB concert ever. As well as everything that Las Vegas has to offer — to create multiple events to directly engage with our fans. Las Vegas will never be the same after the New Kids and the Blockheads take over the town.”


According to a press release, the 16 performances will “immerse attendees in a heart pounding night of hits, spectacle, celebration and showmanship”, and will be “jam-packed with their biggest hits and many surprises in store for their dedicated fans”.


The announcement comes after the band teased a Sin City residency during their headline set at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Vegas last weekend.


Following a fan event, the group led mobile billboard trucks down the Las Vegas strip, as reported by Rolling Stone, building up anticipation for fans.


Back in May of this year, the group released ‘Still Kids’, their first full-length record in 11 years.


Speaking to NME around the release, Wahlberg shared: “We always figured we’d do another album at some point. The fans – the Blockheads – would often ask, and we did a song a few years back with Rick Astley, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue [2022’s ‘Bring Back the Time’] and it really inspired us to start writing again and that lit the spark to lead to a new album.”


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