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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus Just Made An Unexpected Admission About Her Dua Lipa Duet
Miley Cyrus has made a surprising admission about her collaboration with Dua Lipa. In 2020, Miley and Dua – both riding high off the song Midnight Sky and the album Future Nostalgia, respectively – teamed up for the duet Prisoner, which went on to appear on the former's Plastic Hearts. However, looking back five years later, the Flowers singer admitted she's not sure the Dua duet really fit in with the rest of her material at the time. During a career retrospective interview on the podcast Every Single Album, Miley was asked 'why the fuck' Dua ever wound up on Plastic Hearts, to which the former Disney star admitted: 'It wasn't my idea.' 'No shade to Dua but Prisoner just isn't cohesive with the album,' she claimed, adding that Dua 'would have been much better on something in Endless Summer Vacation', the album which spawned the hits Flowers, River and Used To Be Young. 'She would've been great on Wildcard or River,' Miley added, naming Endless Summer Vacation cuts that she thinks her fellow Grammy winner's vocals would have suited. Prisoner peaked at number eight in the UK, sparking comparisons with Pat Benatar and Blondie from some critics, and ended up being included on the re-released version of Dua's Brit Award-winning album Future Nostalgia. Interestingly, despite Miley's assertion she meant 'no shade' to the British singer, her comments come as fans have speculated that a song on her most recent album Something Beautiful is a diss at Dua. On the track Every Girl You've Ever Loved (which happens to feature a spoken-word section from supermodel Naomi Campbell), lyrics refer to a girl who 'has the perfect scent', 'speaks the perfect French' and 'can dance the night away' without ever 'breaking a sweat'. Some fans felt this was a deliberate reference to Dua, who is the face of an Yves Saint Laurent perfume, sang in French on the Angèle collaboration Fever and was nominated for an Oscar for her Barbie cut Dance The Night. Miley Cyrus Admits Regret Over Her Public Beef With Sinéad O'Connor Miley Cyrus Breaks Silence On Popular Jennifer Lawrence Flowers Music Video Theory Miley Cyrus Sets The Record Straight On Her 'Estrangement' With Dad Billy Ray Cyrus
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus Just Made An Unexpected Admission About Her Dua Lipa Duet
Miley Cyrus has made a surprising admission about her collaboration with Dua Lipa. In 2020, Miley and Dua – both riding high off the song Midnight Sky and the album Future Nostalgia, respectively – teamed up for the duet Prisoner, which went on to appear on the former's Plastic Hearts. However, looking back five years later, the Flowers singer admitted she's not sure the Dua duet really fit in with the rest of her material at the time. During a career retrospective interview on the podcast Every Single Album, Miley was asked 'why the fuck' Dua ever wound up on Plastic Hearts, to which the former Disney star admitted: 'It wasn't my idea.' 'No shade to Dua but Prisoner just isn't cohesive with the album,' she claimed, adding that Dua 'would have been much better on something in Endless Summer Vacation', the album which spawned the hits Flowers, River and Used To Be Young. 'She would've been great on Wildcard or River,' Miley added, naming Endless Summer Vacation cuts that she thinks her fellow Grammy winner's vocals would have suited. Prisoner peaked at number eight in the UK, sparking comparisons with Pat Benatar and Blondie from some critics, and ended up being included on the re-released version of Dua's Brit Award-winning album Future Nostalgia. Interestingly, despite Miley's assertion she meant 'no shade' to the British singer, her comments come as fans have speculated that a song on her most recent album Something Beautiful is a diss at Dua. On the track Every Girl You've Ever Loved (which happens to feature a spoken-word section from supermodel Naomi Campbell), lyrics refer to a girl who 'has the perfect scent', 'speaks the perfect French' and 'can dance the night away' without ever 'breaking a sweat'. Some fans felt this was a deliberate reference to Dua, who is the face of an Yves Saint Laurent perfume, sang in French on the Angèle collaboration Fever and was nominated for an Oscar for her Barbie cut Dance The Night. Miley Cyrus Admits Regret Over Her Public Beef With Sinéad O'Connor Miley Cyrus Breaks Silence On Popular Jennifer Lawrence Flowers Music Video Theory Miley Cyrus Sets The Record Straight On Her 'Estrangement' With Dad Billy Ray Cyrus
New York Times
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
A ‘Nurse Action Movie' Might Be Different, but That's the Point
The German actress Leonie Benesch appears in every scene of Petra Volpe's 'Late Shift,' a tense drama about a night nurse in an understaffed hospital. The film, which screens at the inaugural edition of South by Southwest London on Tuesday in its British debut, follows Benesch's character, Floria, over the course of a single night. She rushes from bedside to bedside, bringing patients painkillers or peppermint tea and calms their nerves by trying to get hold of a doctor — or just by singing to them. To prepare for the role, Benesch said she shadowed nurses in a hospital for a week, learning to handle medical equipment and internalizing the rhythm of care work. 'I wanted to understand the choreography and how do they move. How do they interact with patients? What's the code-switching between talking to one another and talking to patients?' Benesch, 34, said in an interview. 'The challenge for me,' she added, 'was that a health care professional watch this and go: She could be one of us.' The actress spoke in May from a hotel bar in Cardiff, Wales, in crisp British-accented English. She was in Wales filming the political thriller 'Prisoner,' the sort of large-budget international television production that dots her résumé along with smaller art house films. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Wales Online
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
'SWAT' police with 'large rifles' seen as roads sealed off in Cardiff
'SWAT' police with 'large rifles' seen as roads sealed off in Cardiff A number of roads have been blocked off and are expected to remain shut until 10pm. Lots of activity can be seen in the area Filming taking place in Cardiff city centre on Sunday (Image: Richard Swingler ) Parts of Cardiff have come to a standstill on Sunday, May 18, as roads are closed off and police in 'SWAT' gear with large 'rifles' are spotted. But before you worry that something serious is happening, it's actually due to filming taking place in the city centre. Roads in and around the Principality Stadium have been blocked off as camera crews, equipment trucks and actors descend on the Welsh capital. Crews could be seen filming directly outside Stadium Plaza and on nearby Park Street outside the Media Wales building. Some of the actors appeared to be wearing SWAT-like gear and were carrying large weapons. According to Cardiff Council, Scott Road, Park Street and Havelock Street have been closed off to members of the public since 6am and all will remain shut until 10pm on Sunday evening. For the latest Cardiff news, sign up to our newsletter here . Actors outside the Principality Stadium on Sunday morning (Image: Richard Swingler ) It's understood the filming taking place is for a new Sky series called The Prisoner. The series will be a spin-off from the original 1960s series 'Prisoner', which was also filmed in Wales and starred Patrick McGoohan. Filming for the new series also took place in the Adamsdown area of Cardiff earlier this week. Article continues below Filming takes place on Park Street (Image: Richard Swingler ) The Prisoner is a relationship drama that follows a young prison officer escorting a dangerous, high-value prisoner to court to testify against his elite crime syndicate, with their relationship evolving throughout the dangerous journey. The shoot is expected to last a few weeks in different locations (Image: Richard Swingler ) The series is set to star BAFTA and Golden Globe-award nominated Tahar Rahim, best known for his role in The Serpent, and Izuka Hoyle, who featured in the recent Netflix series Boiling Point. Eddie Marsan, who is known for his roles in V for Vendetta, Hancock and The Worlds End, is also set to star. Actors on Park Street (Image: Richard Swingler ) The Prisoner has been penned by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman and filming will be based in Cardiff over the next few weeks. Article continues below Of course it is not the first time in recent years that Cardiff has been used as a set for film and TV, with the city being used extensively for hit BBC shows Doctor Who and Sherlock.
San Francisco Chronicle
09-05-2025
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
Duckhorn discontinued this classic Napa wine brand. What will happen to its flashy new tasting room?
This week, the Duckhorn Portfolio announced plans to phase out several wine brands, including Paraduxx. But the timing couldn't have been worse for the 30-year-old Napa Valley winery: Paraduxx was set to reveal a major, multi-year renovation of its tasting room in June. The news has ignited uncertainty over the future of Paraduxx's tasting room and winery, which sits on some of the most premium Cabernet Sauvignon land in Napa Valley. While Duckhorn said it will close three tasting rooms next month — Migration in Napa, Sonoma-Cutrer in Windsor and another in Washington — Paraduxx was not on the list. Paraduxx has been working on its luxe and modern transformation — complete with a massive new patio — for years. In 2020, Napa County approved the winery's proposal to increase its annual production capacity by 50%, increase annual winery visitation by 87% and remodel its hospitality spaces. But last fall, just as Paraduxx was hitting the final stretch of construction, Duckhorn sold to private equity firm Butterfly Equity. Once the winery revamp wraps up next month, the tasting room will continue to host tastings of Paraduxx; even though it has stopped producing wine, it needs to move through its remaining inventory. But the space will also offer visitors add-on tastings of Duckhorn's Pinot Noir stalwarts: Anderson Valley's Goldeneye, Central Coast Pinot Noir legend Calera and Sonoma's Kosta Browne. In a statement to the Chronicle, the company said this will 'enable club members and fans of our wineries to experience more of the wines that they love at one of Napa Valley's premier winery locations.' A much bigger change will take place later. In 2026, timed with Duckhorn Vineyards' 50th anniversary, the company will close its storied Lodi Lane tasting room in St. Helena for a year-long renovation. Paraduxx will become the new hub for Duckhorn Vineyards visits; when the Lodi Lane tasting room reopens in 2027, it will host higher-end Duckhorn tastings and events while the Paraduxx site will focus on more casual, entry-level options. The Paraduxx estate will continue to offer tastings of Duckhorn's other brands. Paraduxx was a radical concept when Duckhorn founders Dan and Margaret Duckhorn launched it in 1994. Focused on unconventional blends — crossing Bordeaux varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon with outsiders like Zinfandel — it represented the experimental nature of Napa Valley compared to its Old World counterparts. In 2000, winemaker Dave Phinney took a similar approach with his edgy wine brand the Prisoner, crafting an unusual blend of mostly Zinfandel and Cabernet, just like Paraduxx's flagship. But while the Prisoner took off, selling to Constellation Brands for roughly $285 million in 2016, Paraduxx never fully broke out of Duckhorn's shadow. The winery, alongside several other brands Duckhorn will phase out, was 'underperforming' and accounted for just 3.9% of Duckhorn's gross profit, the company said. Paraduxx is set on Duckhorn's famed Rector Creek Vineyard, just north of Yountville and right off the Silverado Trail. 'It's a spectacular piece of dirt. That ground is some of the most hallowed ground for Cabernet in the world,' said Tony Biagi, Paraduxx's founding winemaker, who left the winery in 2001. 'It has the same dirt as Screaming Eagle,' he added, referring to Paraduxx's neighbor and one of Napa Valley's most noted cult Cabernet brands. Some Rector Creek grapes are used in Duckhorn's highest-end wines. 'There was always a fight in-house for them,' Biagi said. 'The winemaker at Duckhorn and I would fight over who got the blocks.'
