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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Dior suffers major loss as trailblazing designer exits
There are few moments more core to my fashion memory than the day my mom bought her first Dior bag. We were in London - just the three of us: my mom, my aunt, and me. A girls' trip filled with visiting family, seeing The Killers at the O2, and eating our way through the city. Of course, no girls' trip is complete without a little shopping. My mom, who had spent most of her life putting everyone else first, finally let herself splurge. She looked at a handful of bags. But then she tried on a white crossbody with gold hardware. Related: Louis Vuitton, Dior customers get bad news My aunt and I stood behind her, beaming. It wasn't quite her usual style, but we all knew it was the one. It just worked for her in a way nothing else did. That moment felt bigger than just a shopping win. Dior had become part of an ongoing shift - not just in how she looked, but in how she was starting to see herself. The brand stood for women becoming the main character in their own stories, unapologetically and on their own terms. This is why the news Dior just dropped feels like such a blow. Image source: Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's first female creative director, is stepping down after a nine-year tenure. The fashion house confirmed her departure in a Thursday statement, ending a run that began in 2016 and reshaped the brand with a boldly feminist edge. From her debut Spring/Summer 2017 collection with the now-iconic "We Should All Be Feminists" tee, Chiuri brought a clear message: fashion isn't just about clothes - it's about power, identity, and inclusion. Related: Forget the Birkin bag, Hermès unveils something unexpected During her time at Dior, Chiuri made headlines with bold collaborations, feminist messaging, and the revival of iconic pieces like the Saddle Bag. Her designs weren't always about flash; they were about feeling. And they resonated. Under her leadership, Dior's couture sales jumped from €2.2 billion in 2017 to €9.5 billion in 2023, according to HSBC. But in the first quarter of 2025, LVMH (LVMHF) reported a 5% decline in sales in its fashion and leather goods division. Her departure comes during a delicate time for the brand. Chiuri didn't just create clothes - she created meaning. She was the architect of a brand identity that managed to blend heritage with progress. Under her watch, Dior didn't just reference Christian Dior's past, it reimagined it through a female lens. In an industry still dominated by men, she carved out space for stories and silhouettes that celebrated all kinds of women. As Dior works through a luxury slowdown and increasing pressure from rivals like Chanel and Loewe, this leadership gap could be more than symbolic. It may signal a creative reset, one that risks alienating the very customers Chiuri brought into the fold. A successor has yet to be named. And as for me, every time I see my mom wearing that white Dior bag, I think of that London day - of laughter, joy, and the quiet power of watching a woman choose herself. Dior helped make that possible. Now, without Chiuri, it has to prove it still can. Related: Chanel customers should be happy about its new pricing plan The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Kings of Leon singer's 'freak accident' causes cancellation of UK tour
Caleb Followill suffered a painful injury and shared an emotional message online, announcing the cancellation of the Kings of Leon UK and European tour dates. Kings of Leon have announced the cancellation of all of their upcoming UK and European shows, as lead singer Caleb Followill posted a heartfelt message to the band's fans, revealing that he is injured and cannot perform. The band were set for several UK dates this summer. Frontman Caleb said: "Hello to everyone out there, especially our European fans that are preparing to come and see us this summer. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that those shows will have to be cancelled due to a freak accident that happened the other day. "I broke my foot pretty bad when playing with my kids," he said. "It was pretty gnarly and I will spare all the details. We are fortunate enough to have some great doctors here in Nashville that gave me emergency surgery." The singer continued: "I am on the mend but they told me that I can't be on my feet or travelling for the next eight weeks or so. It is a big bummer man, we were so excited. We were preparing for a long time." Caleb added: "In the meantime we are going to do whatever work we can while I have these limitations. Exciting things are coming. I know this isn't what people want to hear and it isn't the message I want to be sending." He ended his message: "Wish us luck," before showing his foot in a large cast. The music legends were due to perform at Newcastle's Come Together Festival and Portsmouth's Victorious Festival. They were also set to play in Cardiff and Lytham Festival in Lancashire, reported the Mirror. Kings of Leon were also to play in Europe included dates in Paris, Madrid and Lisbon. Brothers Caleb, Jared and Nathan Followill along with cousin Marrow Followill make up the iconic rock band. They have been on the music scene since 2003, topping the charts in the UK six times with their albums and with their huge Number One hit single Sex on Fire in 2008. During their past stint in the UK, the band hinted at an unexpected feud with fellow American band The Killers. They have been around for a similar amount of time - landing on the music scene in 2004 with all seven of their albums to date reaching Number in the UK, but they have never topped the UK singles chart. Caleb and Jared appeared on The One Show and took an unexpected swipe at their fellow Americans. Asked if they ever play unreleased tracks to fans before the release date, Jared told hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp that he does sometimes test out new material on unsuspecting members of the public. He said: 'You can't let the cat out of the bag too much. So I'll sneak it on in, like, an Uber or at a party or something. You put the aux on and just play a new song. And it's a good way to get boots on the ground intel.' The musician then smirked: 'If they think it's good I'll tell them after 'Maybe that was us.' And if they don't like it, I'll tell them it's the new Killers song.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Forbes
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Bruce Springsteen Barely Misses Hitting The Top 10 With A Major Collaboration
Bruce Springsteen and The Killers' Encore at the Garden nearly returns to the U.K. top 10, landing ... More at No. 11 on the Official Vinyl Singles chart this week. MONZA, ITALY - JULY 25: Bruce Springsteen performs with The E Street Band at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on July 25, 2023 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images) Just a few days ago, Bruce Springsteen surprise-released a new EP titled Land of Hope and Dreams. The six-song set features recordings from the Manchester opening night of the latest leg of his tour with the E Street Band. It arrives just a few weeks before the rocker is set to deliver seven full-lengths at once. Amidst all the excitement surrounding Springsteen's catalog at the moment, the superstar nearly returns to the top 10 on a pair of charts in the U.K. with yet another recently-shared project. Springsteen joined The Killers this past Record Store Day to release a very special short effort, Encore at the Garden. The project was recorded when the rock musician joined the band at a Madison Square Garden concert in October 2022. The vinyl single features just three live tracks: "Badlands," "Dustland," and "Born to Run,' and it becomes a bestseller again in the U.K. this frame. The collaborative project returns to a pair of tallies and nearly climbs into the highest tier on both of them. Encore at the Garden misses the top 10 on the Official Vinyl Singles chart by just one space, landing at No. 11. The same three-song EP, which is credited as a single instead of an album due to its length, reappears at No. 13 on the Official Physical Singles list. The set peaked at No. 3 on both the Official Physical Singles and Official Vinyl Singles charts, debuting in that position in late April. It barely budged in its second frame on the two tallies, dipping just one spot on the physical-only roster and holding steady at No. 3 on the vinyl ranking. Throughout its run, the project has spent just three frames on the Official Vinyl Singles chart and one more on the Official Physical Singles ranking. In just a matter of days, Springsteen might collect a new top-selling album in the U.K. with Land of Hope and Dreams. The EP reached No. 1 on iTunes' Top Albums tally in the country, and though it had only a few days to rack up purchases — since it was released midweek — it may still have managed to perform well enough to appear on a handful of lists. In a little over a month, Springsteen will also release the box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums. The project features seven finished full-lengths that were written and recorded at different points in his career, but never shared with the public.
Global News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Global News
Lenny Kravitz joining big name acts coming to Halifax this summer
Grammy-award winning musician Lenny Kravitz will be headlining the second day of a Halifax outdoor music festival this summer, joining other big name acts like Nickelback and The Killers. Halifax Music Fest, which runs June 27 to 29, will be set up at Garrison Grounds at Citadel Hill — in the heart of downtown Halifax. The president of Sonic Concerts, which is putting the festival on alongside Mighty Quinton Concerts, said it's been a long-awaited announcement. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'There's been a lot of buzz about the festival, and we're grateful to everyone for sticking with us while we finalized plans,' Louis Thomas said in a statement. 'We're really looking forward to seeing Halifax light up with music, and we're proud to be welcoming both artists and fans to our vibrant city.' Story continues below advertisement Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. In addition to Lenny Kravtiz, the line-up for June 28 includes Canadian pop-rock singer Amanda Marshall and Canadian song-songwriter Terra Lightfoot. As previously announced, June 27's line-up includes Nickelback, The Glorious Sons, Big Wreck, and Tenille Townes. June 29 will see The Killers, Alvvays, Lights, and Said The Whale take the stage.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How the Killers' misunderstood classic drew on a struggle with faith - and an MTV presenter's time with Iraq war veterans
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. No-one would deny that when it comes to 21st century indie, the Killers are pivotal figures. It all began with their blinding 2004 debut Hot Fuss - a record packed top-to-toe with instant classics. There was the pulse-quickening, technicolor exhilaration of Somebody Told Me, and that eternal dance floor-filler Mr. Brightside - now one of the most omnipresent songs (surely?) in music history. Nestled among these exuberant rockets sat the record's more thoughtful centrepiece. A song that still generated just as much power to galvanise a crowd as its more lithe siblings. All These Things That I've Done was knocked into shape by a band that were already eyeing-up a life in the spotlight. Inflamed with a passionate, sermon-like spirit, it was the very sound of the young - then garage-based - band reaching for the towering heights summited by their core influences. While the track's impressive heft might have led it to be overshadowed by the more energetic offerings in the band's songbook, it was its captivating (and wrongly assumed to be meaningless) bridge section that would lift the track into an iconic position in popular culture. The Song: The Killers - All These Things That I've Done The Magic Moment: The irresistable bridge section beginning at 02:31, with Flowers' repeated 'I've got soul but I'm not a soldier' mantra, backed by a gospel choir. Formed in the suburbs of Las Vegas in 2001 - and named from the fictional band that appears in New Order's video for the song Crystal - the Killers' original line-up consisted of synth-pop obsessive (and then-hotel bellboy) Brandon Flowers and ambidextrous lead guitarist Dave Keuning. Though the pair were prolific from the get-go, the duo soon expanded their number to four via the addition of bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Indebted to a wealth of British influences, the four young men drew on the jubilant spirit of Britpop (Flowers cites seeing Oasis in 2001 as a life-changing experience), the bubbly synth-pop energy of the aforementioned New Order and early Depeche Mode, as well as the wrought emotional undercurrents of the Smiths and the Cure. Apt then, that it was a British A&R who first noticed the band's potential while others on the Vegas scene passed. Sniffing chart-savaging potential in the likes of Mr. Brightside - which astonishingly was among the first things Flowers and Keuning penned - along with the rest of The Killers' growing stable of songs, Alex Gilbert hurriedly recommended them to British independent label Lizard King Records. They were snapped-up in a heartbeat. Their debut album, Hot Fuss, was helmed by Jeff Saltzman, and would demonstrate a musical breadth beyond its charge-leading salvo of hook-laden singles. The sludgy Andy, You're a Star was a semi-ironic paean to a high school jock for which Flowers had something of a crush, while the 80's-evoking opener Jenny Was a Friend of Mine coursed with a lyric of Robert Smith-esque darkness, suggesting a gloomier side to this otherwise bouncy outfit. Hot Fuss would be the first of several Killers albums to instantly top the charts in the UK. Their US homeland soon caught up - grappling to find out what all the 'fuss' was about… But, save the extraordinary Mr. Brightside, the album's most towering moment was its fifth track - All These Things That I've Done. Taking its cues from the epic-scale majesty of U2's most stirring tracks, the organ-soaked powerhouse rose in intensity from a delicate, piano-note intro, to its throbbing, repeated central riff which wheeled through the song. All the while Flowers' vocal became increasingly impassioned. 'I was heavily into U2 at the time,' Flowers told Spin. 'The way that they incorporated gospel to their music. That was something that had a huge effect on me, and you really hear it in this song. Everything from the chord progression to the actual gospel choir we recorded with. There's something to guitar music and gospel. You can make something that feels unique and honourable.' As the song concluded its driving second chorus, it unexpectedly ejects the bulk of its arrangement as it enters the bridge - save the gnawing chug of Keuning's guitar… 'I've got soul but I'm not a soldier' confessionally repeats Flowers. He's soon accompanied by gospel choir (The Sweet Inspirations). The arrangement grows, with guitar, drums and backing vocals rising to meet the seeming gravity of these words - which are soon delivered with a pastor-like fervour. Some critics (and British comedian Bill Bailey) were confounded by the baffling expression. But the phrase was charged with meaning for Flowers. The first angle on which to interpret the phrase is the story of a late night conversation with former MTV presenter and Columbia Records vice president of A&R Matt Pinfield in a Las Vegas bar several months prior to recording. 'When I first met the Killers, I was trying to sign them to Columbia records,' Pinfield told SiriusXM's Volume. 'I had been called by the US Army to go and mentor returning soldiers from Iraq that either had PTSD or were wounded but who were musicians in Colorado.' Pinfield spent three days with the recovering soldiers, then flew directly to Las Vegas in an attempt to sign the Killers - then in the midst of writing their debut record. Matt was invited along to watch the band in drummer Ronnie Vanucci's parents' garage and was bowled-over by the platter of obvious chart-ready winners the four had rustled up. It was clear something special was enthusiastically took them out to dinner. 'After dinner I said 'Hey, does anybody want to give me a ride back to my hotel?' Brandon Flowers who was still a bellboy in Vegas at the time said 'I'll drive you back'' Cut to Pinfield's hotel several hours later, where the pair were propping up the bar - trading stories and experiences over several rounds of drinks. 'We're sitting there, it's a Tuesday night. We just started talking about life - I told him about mentoring the soldiers, I was just about to go through a divorce. I was going through a bit of a rough time.' Flowers was captivated by Pinfield's story and, after finishing his last drink, went home - his head swimming with ideas. He quickly penned the first draft of All These Things That I've Done that night, with the empathetic subtext of Pinfield's story undulating in his head. While Pinfield cites his mentoring story as the core inspiration for the line 'I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier' (which he states was confirmed by the band's manager on the phone the very next day) Flowers has given some more broader responses when asked about the line in later years. In a 2009 Rolling Stone interview, Brandon recalled that, 'I can specifically remember being in Ronnie Vannucci's garage when I wrote it that. I don't know why I wrote it, but I know I'd been listening to a lot of U2's Joshua Tree and All That You Can't Leave Behind. Some people act like that line is nonsense, and I just don't understand that. If you listen to the song, it makes perfect sense. Our fans get it.' But last year, an older Flowers had a more coherent thematic interpretation of his own youthful words. 'I was barely 21 when we wrote it,' Flowers told The Story Behind the Song podcast. 'We had already written [the album's other singles]. But, there was something else I wanted. I was already looking for something a little bit more than entertainment.' Flowers continued his reflective read on the twenty year-old song, and recalled a more personal meaning, 'I'm a religious person, and here I am at this crossroads where I'm in this rock 'n' roll band and we're basically about to shoot to the stratosphere. I had a bit of trepidation about that and I think you can hear that searching in All These Things That I've Done. 'You can hear that questioning boy in the song, and that's a vulnerability I don't think that you hear a lot in rock 'n' roll.' Flowers also cited David Bowie as a particularly big influence on this track's arrangement, with the repetitive bassline of 2002's Slow Burn as an element that the band consciously pilfered. 'I just took the bassline straight from Slow Burn,' Flowers admitted. It's a line, then, that encapsulates all these inspirations - that conversation with Pinfield and his experiences with the mentoring program are intertwined with the technical ambition to reach a U2-scale stature (particularly their song I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - and their notion of songs as 'prayers') as well as - and perhaps most centrally - Flowers' own tussle with his faith and its conflict with his desire for rock stardom. 'It's a prayer - and it goes back to bands that introduced me to that form of writing. I'm speaking to God in the chorus. I want to know I'm going to be okay,' said Flowers. It's rare for a band to pop off an outright masterpiece on their first album, yet the still remarkably young Killers, managed to serve up at least two on Hot Fuss. Imbued with its organ, its gospel choir and these spiritually-charged words, All These Things That I've Done resonated with millions around the globe when released as a single in August 2004. With Flowers' interpretation in mind, the line 'I've got soul but I'm not a soldier' evokes a universal theme of hesitation in the face of an inevitable decision. If not for his band's success, Brandon's Mormon background would likely have imposed a very different way of life for him. Still remaining true to his faith, whilst fulfilling his inescapable desire to pursue his ambitions, is the core conflict that lay behind this line. '[The line] means that I can be a worthy person and not check every box that I'm supposed to check,' Flowers told The Story Behind the Song. 'If I'm going to make a hundred thousand people sing it every night with me - just let us know that it's ok'.
