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USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Janet Jackson extends Las Vegas residency with fall dates: How to get tickets
Janet Jackson extends Las Vegas residency with fall dates: How to get tickets Janet Jackson will stay in "Control" of her Las Vegas residency a little longer. The pop superstar, who received the Icon Award at the 2025 American Music Awards, is extending her run at Resorts World Theatre with a new round of dates. Jackson already has May 30-31 on the books and will return Sept. 10, 13-14, 17 and 19-20. Tickets for her fall shows go on sale at 1 p.m. ET on May 30 via The Janet Jackson: Las Vegas production finds the petite singer, 59, slow-burning her way through a two-hour set that includes several R&B cuts from her 2000's output ("Feedback," "Slolove," "No Sleeep") but plenty of throwbacks to her massive '80s and '90s eras ("That's the Way Love Goes," "Nasty," "Miss You Much," "Black Cat"). Janet Jackson honored with ICON Award at 2025 AMAs Janet Jackson received the ICON Award at the 2025 American Music Awards, celebrating her as one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. unbranded - Entertainment With her setlist spanning 43 songs (sometimes abbreviated versions), Jackson has crafted a definitive career overview. It's a glossy spectacle that showcases Jackson's stylish aptitude through her Thom Browne wardrobe as well as her still-nimble dance moves. She launched her residency on New Year's Eve and played eight shows in January and February before tacking on six May dates. During the May 26 AMAs, Jackson performed a medley of 'Someone to Call My Lover' and 'All for You' - also included in her Vegas production – before accepting her award. "My family, myself, our dream wasn't ever to be famous," Jackson said. "We always had a special love for music, dancing and singing and fame came with the result of hard work and dedication."
Irish Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
U2 fans surprised by meaning behind name and why it makes band 'embarassed'
U2 is one of the most iconic names in music history - yet, even the band members themselves were never particularly fond of it. From Cold War espionage technology to spiritual symbolism, fans of the Dublin-born chart-topping group have always speculated about the origins of the name - but the reality is more straightforward than many might imagine. In 1976, a 14-year-old Larry Mullen Jr. posted a handwritten note on the notice board at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, expressing his desire to form a band. What started as six youngsters jamming in a kitchen gradually evolved into something much more ambitious: Paul Hewson (soon to be known as Bono), David Evans (aka The Edge), Adam Clayton and Dik Evans made up the early formation of the band. Initially, they went by the name Feedback - a choice they later confessed was because it was one of the few musical terms they actually understood. They then rebranded as The Hype, a name which also didn't stick around for long. It was in 1978 when things truly transformed, reports the Irish Star. Dik Evans left the band, and a new four-piece line-up emerged into the limelight with a fresh name: U2. The name was actually proposed by Steve Averill, a punk musician from The Radiators From Space and a mate of Adam Clayton's. He presented the band with a shortlist of six potential names - and U2 just scraped through... But only just. "It wasn't that it jumped out to us as the name we were really looking for" The Edge recalled, "but it was the one that we hated the least." During a chat on Awards Chatter, the band's axeman remarked that the moniker felt "fresh" and was open to multiple interpretations, without shoehorning their music into any particular style. Bono conceded: "I still don't [like it]. I really don't." He mentioned that initially, they were drawn to the name due to its connotations of cutting-edge technology – "the spy plane", "the U-boat", etc. , however, eventually, it seemed to suggest an undue compliance. "As it turned out to imply this kind of acquiescence - no, I don't like that name". Talking about hearing their music unexpectedly, he said: "I've been in a car when one of our songs has come on the radio," and "And I've been the colour of - as we say in Dublin - scarlet. I'm just embarrassed." Bono hasn't shied away from expressing his ambivalence towards U2's earlier endeavours, including their aesthetic and auditory identity: "I do think U2 pushes out the boat on embarrassment quite a lot" he admitted on the Awards Chatter podcast. "And maybe that's the place to be as an artist - right at the edge of your level of pain for embarrassment." The vocalist has even critiqued his younger self's vocal performances, stating "my voice sounds very strained on those early recordings" yet acknowledged the singular piece where he believes his vocals shone: 2004's chart-topping 'Vertigo'. In an interview, he unexpectedly revealed that his late-diagnosed dyslexia might have been why it took so long to twig that The Beatles was actually a play on words: "I didn't realise that The Beatles was a bad pun either.." Following a swift rebrand which included a name change, bolstered line-up, and fresh image, the band bid goodbye as The Hype with a farewell performance in March 1978. They later returned to the same venue that night under their now-famous moniker U2, introducing audiences to their own material. Just weeks after this pivotal switch, they snagged the top prize at Limerick's "Pop Group '78" talent competition—a win The Edge retrospectively deemed "a great affirmation" for the novice group. Fast forward, U2 has risen to global fame, having sold north of 150 million records, bagged an awe-inspiring 22 Grammy Awards, and crafted a tour legacy that has revolutionised live music for generations.
Daily Record
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
U2 fans finally learn meaning behind band's name and why Bono 'really doesn't like it'
U2 are one of the biggest bands in the world, but their lead singer has admitted that he's never been a fan of the name - and is 'embarrassed' by it whenever he hears it U2, one of the most iconic names in music history, was never really a favourite of the band members themselves. The origin of the Dublin-born record-breaking group's name has always intrigued fans, with theories ranging from Cold War espionage technology to spiritual symbolism, but the reality is much simpler than many might imagine. In 1976, Larry Mullen Jr. , then just 14 years old, posted a handwritten note on the notice board at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, expressing his desire to form a band. What started as six youngsters jamming in a kitchen gradually evolved into something far more ambitious: Paul Hewson (who would later become Bono), David Evans (known as The Edge), Adam Clayton and Dik Evans were the early members of the band. Initially, they chose the name Feedback - a decision they later confessed was because it was one of the few musical terms they actually understood. They subsequently rebranded as The Hype, a name that also didn't last long. It was in 1978 when things truly transformed, reports the Irish Star. Dik Evans left the band, and a new four-piece line-up emerged with a fresh name: U2. The name was actually proposed by Steve Averill, a punk musician from The Radiators From Space and a friend of Adam Clayton's. He presented the band with a list of six potential names - and U2 barely made the cut. The Edge remarked on the band's choice of name in an interview with Awards Chatter, stating, "It wasn't that it jumped out to us as the name we were really looking for", and admitted "but it was the one that we hated the least." He thought the name sounded "fresh" and didn't pigeonhole their musical style. Bono, however, was less convinced: "I still don't [like it]. I really don't." Bono commented on the name's connotations with elements such as "the spy plane" and "the U-boat", but later felt it suggested a sense of acquiescence, "As it turned out to imply this kind of acquiescence - no, I don't like that name". Discussing further experiences, Bono said: "I've been in a car when one of our songs has come on the radio," and confessed how it makes him feel deeply self-conscious: "And I've been the colour of - as we say in Dublin - scarlet. I'm just embarrassed." His reflections on U2's formative years continued candidly on Awards Chatter, "I do think U2 pushes out the boat on embarrassment quite a lot", considering perhaps that being on "And maybe that's the place to be as an artist - right at the edge of your level of pain for embarrassment." Even regarding his voice in early works, Bono expressed dissatisfaction, revealing, "my voice sounds very strained on those early recordings", yet acknowledged a single occasion he deemed fit, the 2004 hit 'Vertigo'. During the same interview, he conceded that his dyslexia, which was diagnosed later in life, might have led to him not realising the true nature of The Beatles' name: "I didn't realise that The Beatles was a bad pun either." The group rebranded themselves with a fresh moniker, lineup, and image, bidding farewell as The Hype with a performance in March 1978. Later that evening, they took the stage anew as U2, delivering a set of original melodies. Just weeks after, they clinched victory at Limerick's "Pop Group '78" talent contest - an accolade The Edge described as "a great affirmation" for a band still finding its feet. U2 has since ascended to the status of one of the most monumental bands in history, having sold more than 150 million records, securing an outstanding 22 Grammy Awards, and revolutionising live music with their extensive touring legacy.
Sydney Morning Herald
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Australia news LIVE: Religious sect given voter data, carbon neutral energy bills on trial
Latest posts Latest posts 7.07am This isn't Ley's first hospital pass The making of Sussan Ley as a federal cabinet minister came a decade ago when she was given a classic hospital pass, writes David Crowe. Ley was made the minister for health just seven months after Tony Abbott and his government unveiled a deeply unpopular federal budget in May 2014, with $80 billion in cuts to hospitals and schools. The health minister, Peter Dutton, was shifted out of the portfolio in record time and Ley was brought in to change policy and limit the political damage. It was a thankless task. The Coalition never recovered from that divisive budget, but Ley worked hard to neutralise the problems. After a leadership coup brought Malcolm Turnbull to power, the Coalition narrowly won the 2016 election. Ley is now dealing with an even uglier hospital pass. She is replacing Dutton, once again, but this time on a near-hopeless political mission. She is being asked to rebuild the Liberal Party, demolish the Labor Party and win the next election. It looks impossible. 7.07am 'Carbon neutral' energy bills on trial By Bianca Hall More than 400,000 Australians who signed up to power company EnergyAustralia's Go Neutral scheme were assured they were supporting a worthy cause. 'You're doing good things for the environment', the glossy brochure said. Under the scheme, which EnergyAustralia has since taken the 'commercial decision' to close, the company would offset the carbon emissions produced by customers' domestic gas and electricity use. In the process, they could bank some goodwill. Loading The Federal Court on Wednesday will be asked to test whether the energy giant's promotion of 'carbon-neutral' products amounted to misleading and deceptive conduct; a contravention of the Australian Consumer Law. Under one scenario, EnergyAustralia told customers, it would buy carbon credits from a geothermal development in Indonesia and use those credits to offset customers' domestic energy use in Australia. Under another scenario, planned grass burns in Arnhem Land would be considered to 'offset' any potential emissions generated from large bushfires that could theoretically break out in the Top End if the planned burns had not taken place. Read the full report here. 7.07am Religious sect given access to voter data by Libs By Max Maddison and Paul Sakkal The federal Liberal Party handed over sensitive voter information to the Exclusive Brethren as part of a mammoth phone campaign in which members of the secretive Christian religious sect made nearly a million calls on behalf of the Coalition in the run-up to the federal election. Multiple sources in the NSW Liberal Party confirmed the keys to the communication software Feedback – which logs every electorate office's engagement with constituents, resulting in a cache of sensitive voter information including contact details – were handed to members of the Brethren. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential party matters, Liberal sources said one of Peter Dutton's senior advisers was the 'point person' for co-ordinating the Brethren's involvement within the party's campaign. Discouraged from voting as part of their religious beliefs, hundreds of Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) members turned out at dozens of pre-poll booths campaigning for the Coalition. This included Gareth Hales, the wealthy son of the church's founder Bruce, who was photographed at an Eastwood pre-polling site wearing the campaign shirt of Liberal Bennelong candidate Scott Yung two days before the election. 7.07am What you need to know Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of today's national news stories. I'm Ben Cubby, and I'll be with you for the morning. It's Wednesday, May 14. Here's what's making news. Secretive religious sect Exclusive Brethren made nearly a million calls supporting the Liberals in the federal election and were given access to sensitive voter data. EnergyAustralia is accused of misleading around 400,000 customers over 'carbon-neutral' bills, with a Federal Court case underway today. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has promised to be an inclusive leader who seeks to heal divisions in Liberal ranks after her narrow win in the party's leadership ballot. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Indonesia for trade talks today, before travelling to the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. Scores of accounts of abuse and unreasonable discipline against babies and toddlers in NSW childcare centres have been revealed in documents obtained by a Greens MP.
The Age
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Australia news LIVE: Religious sect given voter data, carbon neutral energy bills on trial
Latest posts Latest posts 7.07am This isn't Ley's first hospital pass The making of Sussan Ley as a federal cabinet minister came a decade ago when she was given a classic hospital pass, writes David Crowe. Ley was made the minister for health just seven months after Tony Abbott and his government unveiled a deeply unpopular federal budget in May 2014, with $80 billion in cuts to hospitals and schools. The health minister, Peter Dutton, was shifted out of the portfolio in record time and Ley was brought in to change policy and limit the political damage. It was a thankless task. The Coalition never recovered from that divisive budget, but Ley worked hard to neutralise the problems. After a leadership coup brought Malcolm Turnbull to power, the Coalition narrowly won the 2016 election. Ley is now dealing with an even uglier hospital pass. She is replacing Dutton, once again, but this time on a near-hopeless political mission. She is being asked to rebuild the Liberal Party, demolish the Labor Party and win the next election. It looks impossible. 7.07am 'Carbon neutral' energy bills on trial By Bianca Hall More than 400,000 Australians who signed up to power company EnergyAustralia's Go Neutral scheme were assured they were supporting a worthy cause. 'You're doing good things for the environment', the glossy brochure said. Under the scheme, which EnergyAustralia has since taken the 'commercial decision' to close, the company would offset the carbon emissions produced by customers' domestic gas and electricity use. In the process, they could bank some goodwill. Loading The Federal Court on Wednesday will be asked to test whether the energy giant's promotion of 'carbon-neutral' products amounted to misleading and deceptive conduct; a contravention of the Australian Consumer Law. Under one scenario, EnergyAustralia told customers, it would buy carbon credits from a geothermal development in Indonesia and use those credits to offset customers' domestic energy use in Australia. Under another scenario, planned grass burns in Arnhem Land would be considered to 'offset' any potential emissions generated from large bushfires that could theoretically break out in the Top End if the planned burns had not taken place. Read the full report here. 7.07am Religious sect given access to voter data by Libs By Max Maddison and Paul Sakkal The federal Liberal Party handed over sensitive voter information to the Exclusive Brethren as part of a mammoth phone campaign in which members of the secretive Christian religious sect made nearly a million calls on behalf of the Coalition in the run-up to the federal election. Multiple sources in the NSW Liberal Party confirmed the keys to the communication software Feedback – which logs every electorate office's engagement with constituents, resulting in a cache of sensitive voter information including contact details – were handed to members of the Brethren. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential party matters, Liberal sources said one of Peter Dutton's senior advisers was the 'point person' for co-ordinating the Brethren's involvement within the party's campaign. Discouraged from voting as part of their religious beliefs, hundreds of Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) members turned out at dozens of pre-poll booths campaigning for the Coalition. This included Gareth Hales, the wealthy son of the church's founder Bruce, who was photographed at an Eastwood pre-polling site wearing the campaign shirt of Liberal Bennelong candidate Scott Yung two days before the election. 7.07am What you need to know Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of today's national news stories. I'm Ben Cubby, and I'll be with you for the morning. It's Wednesday, May 14. Here's what's making news. Secretive religious sect Exclusive Brethren made nearly a million calls supporting the Liberals in the federal election and were given access to sensitive voter data. EnergyAustralia is accused of misleading around 400,000 customers over 'carbon-neutral' bills, with a Federal Court case underway today. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has promised to be an inclusive leader who seeks to heal divisions in Liberal ranks after her narrow win in the party's leadership ballot. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Indonesia for trade talks today, before travelling to the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. Scores of accounts of abuse and unreasonable discipline against babies and toddlers in NSW childcare centres have been revealed in documents obtained by a Greens MP.
