Is there anything more horrifying than trying to buy presale tickets to see an in-demand international artist? It’s a terror felt by thousands of Australians recently. Last week, it was Harry Styles, and today it was Lily Allen.

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“Has my family been in the press lately? I haven't noticed that at all… My advice is to stay the hell out of the press.”
Nicola Peltz-Beckham’s father, Nelson Peltz, has commented on the ongoing Beckham feud. It comes after Brooklyn Beckham (Peltz’s son-in-law) addressed the family rift via an Instagram statement. Peltz was asked about the recent public attention on his daughter’s marriage at a Wall Street Journal-hosted event in Florida. The billionaire businessman said, “My daughter's great, my son-in-law, Brooklyn, is great, and I look forward to them having a long, happy marriage together.”

$11 billion
How much streaming giant Spotify paid out to artists and labels in 2025. Charlie Hellman, Spotify’s Head of Music, said the figure is “the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history.”

Megan Thee Stallion will guest star alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the upcoming NBC sitcom, ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins‘. The series stars Tracy Morgan as a disgraced former NFL star looking to restore his reputation. Its creators, Robert Carlock and Sam Means, have worked across ‘30 Rock’, ‘Parks and Recreation’, and ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. Tina Fey has also signed on as an executive producer.

More than a decade after her last movie, ‘The Intern’, hit theatres, Nancy Meyers is working on a new film.

The writer-director of ‘It’s Complicated’ and ‘The Parent Trap’ had a previous deal to make the film with Netflix three years ago. 

However, the project fell through due to a disagreement over funding. 

Here’s what we know. 

Meyers, whose writing credits include ‘Father of the Bride’, has a long history of box office success. Her 2000’s rom-com ‘What Women Want’, made $US374 million worldwide on a $70 million budget.

At the same time, when compared to others in the rom-com genre, her films are considered to be expensive productions.

For example, in 2006, Meyers wrote and directed ‘The Holiday’. The beloved Christmas movie cost $85 million and filmed for six months — the same cost and time it took to film ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’.

Meyers still saw success with smaller budget movies, such as ‘The Intern’, in 2015. Starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, it cost $35 million to make and went on to earn $194 million globally. However, ‘The Intern’ was Meyers’ first film in 15 years not to reach $200 million at the box office.

Meyers reportedly sought a budget of $150 million in 2023 to make her next film, then titled ‘Paris Paramount’. That included $80 million to pay a cast of A-list actors, including Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz.

In a post to Instagram at the time, Meyers said the movie “is about a group of people making a film and the magic and mystery of what we do.”

Meyers had started negotiations with Netflix, but the streamer wouldn’t commit to the $150 million budget and the project ground to a halt, according to Deadline.

This week, Variety reported Warner Brothers has signed a deal with Meyers to make the film at a lower budget. The trade publication suggested it is expected to cost less because actors ask for smaller upfront salaries when making films with studios, in exchange for a percentage of the box office proceeds.

This kind of arrangement is not available with streaming services such as Netflix, which make their money from subscribers.

In a post to Instagram, Meyers said the film is set for a December 2027 release, confirming it will star Cruz, recent Oscar winner Kieran Culkin, and Jude Law, who worked with her on ‘The Holiday’.

Reporting by Lucy Tassell, whose favourite Nancy Meyers movie is ‘Something’s Gotta Give’.

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Next week, millions of people around the world will tune in to the annual U.S. National Football League (NFL) championship – aka the Super Bowl.

The 2025 Super Bowl was the most-watched broadcast in American television history, with an average of 127.7 million viewers in the U.S alone.

As popular as the actual game is, the halftime show has become a major cultural touchstone in its own right, with previous performances from Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, and Janet Jackson.

This year’s Super Bowl comes at a time of heightened social and political tensions in the U.S, following recent anti-Immigration violence.

Anticipation is building around how Bad Bunny, the halftime show’s Puerto Rican headliner, will address the moment.

Bad Bunny is one of the most popular musical performers in the world. To put it into context, the rapper and singer was the most listened to artist on Spotify last year (a title he also claimed in 2020, 2021, and 2022).

He has also been a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The artist has previously expressed concerns about touring the U.S, saying he feared Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would attempt to arrest Latino fans at his concerts.

In September, the NFL confirmed Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headliner. Despite his global success, the selection immediately drew criticism from conservative commentators and political figures.

Following the announcement, Trump told conservative U.S. news outlet Newsmax he had "never heard of" Bad Bunny and called the choice "absolutely ridiculous."

In October, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hit out at the NFL, calling the sporting body “weak” and promising to “fix” things. She also announced that ICE agents would be present at the Super Bowl. However, NFL chief security officer Cathy Lanier has since stated she is “confident” that “there are no planned ICE enforcement activities” for game day.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the league’s decision, saying: "I'm not sure we've ever selected an artist where we didn't have some blowback or criticism." 

It’s not the first time a Super Bowl halftime act has sparked political debate.

Last year’s headliner, Kendrick Lamar, used his 13-minute set to deliver several powerful political statements — even bringing out actor Samuel Jackson to play a parodied version of “Uncle Sam”.

In 2020, Jennifer Lopez refused to cut a moment from her set, where her daughter was shown singing from inside a cage.

Lopez confirmed the cage symbol was a comment about U.S. immigration policies. “For me, this isn't about politics, this is about human rights,” she said in the 2022 Netflix documentary ‘Halftime’.

Anti-ICE sentiment has spiked in recent weeks, following widespread crackdowns and the killing of two American citizens by ICE agents in Minnesota.

This tension was reflected at this week’s Grammy Awards. Bad Bunny won multiple awards, including Album of the Year for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," the first Spanish-language album to win the category.

He dedicated the award "to all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams." Earlier in the night, while accepting the award for Best Música Urbana Album, he also said: "Before I say thanks to God, I'm gonna say: ICE out!"

Several other artists, including Billie Eilish, SZA and Olivia Dean, also used their Grammy acceptance speeches to decry the actions of ICE.

As the Super Bowl approaches, the halftime show controversy continues to dominate headlines.

Goodell addressed the situation again on Monday, standing firmly by the NFL's decision.

"Bad Bunny is, and I think that was demonstrated last night, one of the great artists in the world," Goodell said.

Regarding concerns about political messaging during the halftime show, Goodell emphasised that Bad Bunny "understood the platform he was on and [its power] to unite people".

As for Bad Bunny’s critics? Well, conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA (founded by the late Charlie Kirk) has planned its own “All-American Halftime Show”. The group announced they will live-stream the alternative performance, headlined by Kid Rock, when Bad Bunny takes to the stage at San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium.

Australians can watch Super Bowl LX via Foxtel, Kayo and Disney+ on Monday 9 February from 10am (AEDT).

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.