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6 days ago
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Lady Gaga painfully slips mid-performance landing in front of crowd
Lady Gaga painfully slipped and fell during a performance in Las Vegas this weekend. The singer, 39, performed her hit song Vanish Into You at her Mayhem Ball show at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. The crowd were loving the hit song, and the star was met with huge applause as she entered the corridors around the stage to greet fans. Unfortunately for Gaga, she was wearing a long sparkled black cape, a matching leotard and a pair of knee-high boots, which didn't have quite enough friction against the slick floor. As she rounded the corner of the stage, she slipped and slapped into the ground, landing painfully on her hip. The star smacked into the ground directly in front of the audience, with many of them capturing the moment on their phones. Gaga quickly scrambled to her feet with the help of her boduuguards, who were quick to get her back up on her feet. Not skipping a beat, the singer continued to belt out her record and greet fans at the barricade at the front of the stage. Although she was able to persevere, fans were still concerned about her following the nasty tumble. 'Omg her hip!? 😣' said quemasjessi. 'Gaga please your hip gurlll we still have a full tour ahead of us 😭😭😭' said daniellekatsav. We've teamed up with Camp Bestival Dorset to give one lucky Metro reader and their family the chance to win family weekend tickets, worth up to £1,172! Created by families, for families, Camp Bestival combines all the fun of a fantastic family camping holiday with everything you would expect from a perfect and action-packed festival adventure. Headliners include music legend Sir Tom Jones, pop icons Sugababes, plus a carnival-filled live show from electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. Simply enter your details here to be in with a chance of winning four tickets to this epic experience. You have until midnight on 23 July to enter. Good luck! * Open to GB residents (excluding Northern Ireland) aged 18+. Promotion opens at 18:01 on 16/7/25 and closes at 23:59 on 23/7/25. Entrant must submit their first and last name, email address, date of birth and postcode when prompted via the entry form available on (available here). 1 prize available of a family weekend camping ticket, including two (2) adult tickets and up to four (4) child and/or teen tickets in any combination as chosen by the winner to attend Camp Bestival (Lulworth Castle, Dorset) from 31st July 2025 to 3rd August 2025. Maximum 1 entry per person. Attendance is governed by the Camp Bestival Terms and Conditions. Full T&Cs apply, see here. 'Did she slip on her cape?? omg 😭' said lindsayglovecompartment. The singer's tour kicked off on Wednesday, July 16, last week in Paradise, Nevada and isn't set to conclude until January 2026, with a final performance scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan. On Tuesday, July 22, the star paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne while performing in San Francisco. The singer wore a top with his face on it and played one of his hit songs, Crazy Train. The Grammy award-winning artist proudly showed her shirt to the camera before headbanging along with her dancers. The group then joined hands and took a bow to the audience together, closing out the show. When the singer announced the tour in March 2025, Gaga was sued by Lost International, a lifestyle and surf brand. More Trending The group allegedly filed a $100,000,000 trademark infringement lawsuit against the Abracadabra hitmaker, alleging that Gaga has 'attempted to misappropriate the 'Mayhem' name, trademark, and stylized mark by releasing an album called Mayhem, launching a tour with that same name, and selling clothing and accessories with that name.' The suit, seen by Rolling Stone, was filed on Tuesday, March 25, and claims the group attempted to give notice about the alleged infringement. Gaga's lawyer hit back, stating it was a 'disappointing' and 'opportunistic abuse of the legal system'. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Cardi B sued for hurling microphone at audience member MORE: Ozzy Osbourne's final days revealed after air ambulance was called out to save him MORE: Hollywood superstar worth $1,400,000,000 financially cuts off family members
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6 days ago
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British rock icon, 63, expecting baby with wife, 38, after 'secret' wedding
An icon of British rock has revealed that he is expecting a baby with his wife after their 'secret' wedding. Tears for Fears musician Roland Orzabal, 63, shared the news that his wife Emily Rath, 38, is pregnant in a romantic post on Instagram. His wife can be seen posing in front of a beautiful rock backdrop with plants as she holds her bump. The couple, who live in the Hollywood Hills, privately tied the knot back in 2020 after the pandemic changed their wedding plans. Discussing their special day, Emily, who is a photographer, told The Sun: 'We had to postpone our original wedding date in September 2020 because of Covid. 'I felt as all corona brides have been feeling: angry, sad, gypped, and confused as to when we should have a wedding. 'Roland and I were in the States for work. We desperately wanted to get married, even just legally, and so to honour our original date, we secretly eloped, just the two of us, atop a mountain in Aspen. It was the most magical moment of my life. 'It breaks my heart that my family could not be there to see it, but no one wanted to risk their safety. 'Two weddings was never my dream, but we adapted, separating the legal wedding from the celebratory wedding to come.' She went on to say: 'In September we were able to use the autumnal flowers we'd originally wanted, and next year we can have all of the spring flowers!' We've teamed up with Camp Bestival Dorset to give one lucky Metro reader and their family the chance to win family weekend tickets, worth up to £1,172! Created by families, for families, Camp Bestival combines all the fun of a fantastic family camping holiday with everything you would expect from a perfect and action-packed festival adventure. Headliners include music legend Sir Tom Jones, pop icons Sugababes, plus a carnival-filled live show from electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. Simply enter your details here to be in with a chance of winning four tickets to this epic experience. You have until midnight on 23 July to enter. Good luck! * Open to GB residents (excluding Northern Ireland) aged 18+. Promotion opens at 18:01 on 16/7/25 and closes at 23:59 on 23/7/25. Entrant must submit their first and last name, email address, date of birth and postcode when prompted via the entry form available on (available here). 1 prize available of a family weekend camping ticket, including two (2) adult tickets and up to four (4) child and/or teen tickets in any combination as chosen by the winner to attend Camp Bestival (Lulworth Castle, Dorset) from 31st July 2025 to 3rd August 2025. Maximum 1 entry per person. Attendance is governed by the Camp Bestival Terms and Conditions. Full T&Cs apply, see here. Roland was previously married to Caroline, who died in 2017 at the age of 54 following a battle with alcoholism-related dementia and cirrhosis.. He has two sons with Caroline, called Pascal and Raoul. This difficult period in his life was said to have inspired his 2022 album The Tipping Point. Roland, who was raised in Portsmouth, is one half of the legendary band Tears for Fears alongside Curt Smith, 64. The band are known for some huge hits, such as 1984's Shout and 1985's Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Head Over Heels. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: What really happened the night Ozzy Osbourne ripped a bat's head off with his teeth MORE: British rock band cancels tour dates after 'unexpected and catastrophic event' at member's home MORE: Rock legend worth £110,000,000 shocks fans on £47 Ryanair flight to Bristol
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7 days ago
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Fleetwood Mac icons confirm their 'reunion' - here's why it's such a big deal
Fleetwood Mac's estranged lovers Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have officially confirmed the re-release of their 1973 duo album Buckingham Nicks. The famously acrimonious former bandmates caused fans to 'crash out' last week with a matching pair of social media posts, and then the appearance of a mysterious billboard a few days later. Many took to social media to speculate that the pair might finally be on speaking terms again after famously feuding for decades. Now, the lead singer, 77, and former guitarist, 75, have informed the world that a re-release of Buckingham Nicks – which they recorded before joining Fleetwood Mac – will be available September 19. A commercial flop at the time of its release, the album has been remastered and will be released on CD, vinyl, and streaming for the first time, to the delight of fans. People first started to speculate about something new coming from the pair last week when Nicks posted the lyrics from the 1973 track Frozen Love, which features on the album: 'And if you go forward.' Then Buckingham completed the lyric with a post reading: 'I'll meet you there.' We've teamed up with Camp Bestival Dorset to give one lucky Metro reader and their family the chance to win family weekend tickets, worth up to £1,172! Created by families, for families, Camp Bestival combines all the fun of a fantastic family camping holiday with everything you would expect from a perfect and action-packed festival adventure. Headliners include music legend Sir Tom Jones, pop icons Sugababes, plus a carnival-filled live show from electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. Simply enter your details here to be in with a chance of winning four tickets to this epic experience. You have until midnight on 23 July to enter. Good luck! * Open to GB residents (excluding Northern Ireland) aged 18+. Promotion opens at 18:01 on 16/7/25 and closes at 23:59 on 23/7/25. Entrant must submit their first and last name, email address, date of birth and postcode when prompted via the entry form available on (available here). 1 prize available of a family weekend camping ticket, including two (2) adult tickets and up to four (4) child and/or teen tickets in any combination as chosen by the winner to attend Camp Bestival (Lulworth Castle, Dorset) from 31st July 2025 to 3rd August 2025. Maximum 1 entry per person. Attendance is governed by the Camp Bestival Terms and Conditions. Full T&Cs apply, see here. Notably, the news comes after rumors circulated in recent months that Buckingham's marriage to Kristen Messner is finally over, following her initial divorce filing in 2021. The pair were married in 2000 and share three children. While news of the album's release is exciting fans, there's even more fervor over the possibility that after decades of conflict, Buckingham and Nicks have made personal amends. The musicians, who joined Fleetwood Mac as a couple in December 1974, are the stars of one of the most famous love (and hate) stories in rock history. The band's chart-topping, iconic studio album Rumours was written during their breakup in the 1970s, immortalising it for all time. They last performed on stage together in January 2018, with reports of a significant disagreement between the pair over their working schedule sealing the deal on their professional breakup. stevie nicks & lindsey buckingham on a billboard together. buckingham nicks is officially happening. september 19. this is at 7365 sunset blvd & no it's not photoshop or AI or anything else i saw it with my own two eyes that i cried tears out of after — 💫 (@ChristinaD23) July 21, 2025 After bandmate Christine McVie's death in November 2022, the band appeared pretty set on never reuniting on stage, with Stevie focusing on her successful solo career. But now, it seems like there may be another chapter to Buckingham and Nicks' story before the book is closed for good. Here's everything you need to know about the dramatic history of Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood's relationship. Fleetwood Mac was originally founded in London, England, in July 1967 – but it would be several years before Buckingham and Nicks would join and create the band's most iconic lineup. The band was initially comprised of drummer Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie, and vocalists/guitarists Jeremy Spencer and Peter Green. Danny Kirwan joined as another guitarist in 1968, the same year Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled debut album. While the album was a hit in the UK (reaching No. 4 on the Album Charts and staying there for 37 weeks), it barely made a splash in the US. Notably, it was the band's only album in which Christine McVie was not involved. Nicks and Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac on the last day of 1974, nearly eight years after the band first began. A series of unfortunate (arguably fortuitous) events led to the pair's induction into the group. In May 1970, Fleetwood Mac's founding guitarist Peter Green left the band after a mental health crisis triggered by a bad acid trip. Just a few months later, in August, Christine McVie officially joined the group. Already married to bassist John McVie and a successful musician in her own right, Christine brought her keyboard skills and vocals to the band and contributed to the Kiln House album – even drawing the cover art. But the early '70s were marked by even more turbulence. In February 1971, guitarist Jeremy Spencer mysteriously disappeared before a show, later found to have joined the Christian cult known as The Family. Bob Welch was brought in to replace him. The chaos continued when Danny Kirwan was fired in 1972 following a backstage meltdown fueled by alcoholism, and Bob Weston, his replacement, was dismissed in 1973 after having an affair with Mick Fleetwood's wife, leading to the band temporarily splitting. In 1974, a legal dispute erupted when former manager Clifford Davis tried to claim ownership of the Fleetwood Mac name, prompting a lawsuit from the band. Despite the ongoing battle, Fleetwood, the McVies, and Welch regrouped, moved to the U.S., and released Heroes Are Hard to Find under their own management. The case was eventually settled out of court, solidifying the band's control over their name and direction. While in LA, Fleetwood visited the studio in which Nicks and Buckingham recorded their 1973 album Buckingham and Nicks. After a sound engineer played him the album, he insisted on meeting Buckingham and asking him to join the band. Buckingham agreed – on the condition that Nicks would join as well. Around the same time, Welch departed the band for good and Buckingham and Nicks officially became part of Fleetwood Mac on New Year's Eve 1974. Part of what has made Nicks and Buckingham's relationship – which was only officially romantic from 1972 to 1976 – such an enduring subject of fascination is the charm of high school sweethearts finding fame together. The pair first met as students at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. Nicks, who was in her senior year, soon joined Buckingham's psychedelic rock band, Fritz, which would go on to open for artists like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. But they didn't begin their romance until Fritz disbanded in 1972, with Nicks later telling the Los Angeles Times: 'It kind of pushed us together.' However, the relationship was already on shaky ground by the time they joined Fleetwood Mac, partly due to the commercial failure of their album, which led their record label to drop them. According to Nicks' biography Gold Dust Woman, she later said: 'When we joined Fleetwood Mac, I said, 'OK, this is what we've been working for since 1968. And so Lindsey, you and I have to sew this relationship back up. We have too much to lose here. We need to put our problems behind us. 'Maybe we're not going to have any more problems, because we're finally going to have some money. And I won't have to be a waitress.'' Indeed, things started to turn around for the couple and the band. In 1975, Fleetwood Mac released their second self-titled album which sold over half a million copies within the year. The album spawned two mega hits (both written by Nicks): Landslide and Rhiannon. Dreams Written by Stevie Nicks about Lindsey Buckingham (1977). Composed during the Rumours sessions, Dreams channels Nicks' loneliness and clarity in the wake of her breakup with Buckingham. Its breezy, hypnotic groove masks a bittersweet message about emotional distance and resignation, which Buckingham helped shape in the arrangement – adding another layer of irony to the song's power. Landslide Written by Stevie Nicks (largely about life changes; often linked to Lindsey Buckingham) (written 1973; released 1975). Nicks wrote Landslide in a moment of self-doubt in Aspen, reflecting on career uncertainty, dependence, and the changes that might pull her and Buckingham apart. Over time she's acknowledged that, while the lyric can be read as father/daughter, it also carries the emotional weight of her relationship with Lindsey. Silver Springs Written by Stevie Nicks about Lindsey Buckingham (1977 era). Cut from Rumours for length and released as a B-side, Silver Spring' is Nicks' searing promise that her voice would haunt Buckingham forever. Long cherished by fans, the song's emotional peak arrived when the reunited band performed it in 1997's The Dance, turning private heartbreak into a public showstopper. Go Your Own Way Written by Lindsey Buckingham about Stevie Nicks (1977). Buckingham's driving breakup anthem lashes out at Nicks with raw, unfiltered frustration, most infamously in the 'packing up, shacking up' line she has repeatedly said wasn't true. Its tension between accusatory lyric and tightly crafted production helped make it one of Rumours' defining tracks. What Makes You Think You're the One? Written by Lindsey Buckingham about Stevie Nicks (1979). On Tusk, Buckingham spits out this confrontational song with percussive vocals and jagged energy, pushing back against expectation and emotional claims. The lyric reads like a bitter rejoinder to an ex who still assumes a permanent hold, even as the music betrays how charged that bond remains. Angel Written by Stevie Nicks about her creative/romantic entanglement with Lindsey Buckingham (1979). Also from Tusk, Angel softens the battle lines to look back at the pair's enduring creative spark and the complicated affection that never fully disappeared. Nicks sings with guarded warmth, acknowledging how collaboration keeps old feelings alive even when the romance is over. Say Goodbye Written by Lindsey Buckingham reflecting on Stevie Nicks and their past (2003). Decades after the stormiest years, Buckingham offers a more measured farewell on Say You Will, shaped by adulthood, family life, and emotional distance. Rather than recrimination, the song reaches for acceptance – an honest, bittersweet recognition that not every great love can last but can still matter. Long Distance Winner Written by Stevie Nicks (often read as about Lindsey Buckingham) (1973). From the Buckingham Nicks album, this early track captures the strain of ambition, travel, and imbalance in their young partnership. Nicks' lyrics foreshadow themes she would revisit as their careers took off and their relationship grew more complicated. But by 1976, it was becoming evident that the couple had bigger issues than just financial insecurity, and they called it quits just before recording Rumours. Nicks later told Australia's Woman's Own that their breakup was a 'living nightmare,' continuing: 'He and I were about as compatible as a boa constrictor and a rat.' According to Nicks, she and Buckingham broke up because of incompatibility and the stresses of fame. However, Buckingham later implied in the lyrics of Go Your Own Way that Nicks was looking to sleep around, something she denied. 'I very much resented him telling the world that 'packing up, shacking up' with different men was all I wanted to do. He knew it wasn't true. It was just an angry thing that he said,' she told Rolling Stone . Meanwhile, the lyrics to 'Silver Springs,' written by Nicks about the breakup, implied that Buckingham had found another lover to replace Nicks, although this was never confirmed. To add to the drama in the band, which included the famously explosive tension between Buckingham and Nicks playing out on stage each night, Mick Fleetwood and Nicks began an affair in 1977, despite Fleetwood having recently reconciled with his ex-wife, Jenny Boyd. A Rolling Stone cover shoot the year prior, which featured the band all in bed together, showed Fleetwood and Nicks cuddling in Annie Leibowitz's famous photograph. Nicks would later say this moment 'planted a seed.' 'Mick and I,' Nicks told Rolling Stone, 'were absolutely horrified that this happened. We didn't tell anybody until the very end, and then it blew up and was over. And, you know, Lindsey and I have never, never talked about Mick. Ever.' Buckingham began to lash out at Nicks around this time, once famously mocking her dancing while on stage in New Zealand. His tantrums continued, with Nicks later saying: 'Lindsey was angry – just mad at me. That wasn't a one-time thing. Lindsey and I had another huge thing that happened onstage in New Zealand. We had some kind of a fight, and he came over – might have kicked me, did something to me, and we stopped the show. 'He went off, and we all ran at breakneck speed back to the dressing room to see who could kill him first. Christine got to him first, and then I got to him second – the bodyguards were trying to get in the middle of all of us.' Nicks and Fleetwood quickly agreed to the end of their affair. 'Never in a million years could you have told me that would happen,' Nicks later told Uncut magazine. 'Everybody was angry, because Mick was married to a wonderful girl and had two wonderful children. I was horrified. I loved these people. I loved his family. So it couldn't possibly work out. And it didn't. I just couldn't.' Fleetwood eventually confessed the affair to Boyd, and she subsequently returned to England for good. He soon took up with one of Nicks' closest friends, model Sara Recor, who happened to be married – driving even more of a wedge in the band's fraught dynamic. Just ahead of their Tango in the Night tour in 1987, Buckingham announced he was leaving the band, telling Rolling Stone at the time that he intended to continue pursuing his solo career. However, many speculated that it was the torch he still carried for Nicks that ultimately led to the band's demise. In 1990, both Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving the band. While the official reason was Nicks' intention to pursue her solo career, the real reason was reportedly more disagreement about Silver Springs, which Nicks wanted to include on her 1991 Greatest Hits album – a request Fleetwood refused. While many celebrities keep their breakups private, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's split became legendary – immortalised in Fleetwood Mac's 1977 song Silver Springs, which is decidedly about the couple's split. 27 years ago today, Stevie Nicks burned a hole into Lindsey Buckingham's soul when she stared down her ex performing Silver Springs, a song she wrote about how he will never escape the sound of her voice — Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 23, 2024 listening to stevie nicks sing silver springs live 1997 gives me chills its like watching her cast a spell idk how to explain it but if a women do that to me i would be scared for life — bruno (@brunolovesblur) June 24, 2025 In the years since its release, the lyrics, written by Nicks about Buckingham – have become a rallying call for heartbroken women everywhere: 'Time cast a spell on you / But you won't forget me / Well, I know I could have loved you / But you would not let me / I'll follow you down / 'Til the sound of my voice will haunt you / Oh, give me just a chance / You'll never get away from the sound / Of the woman that loved you.' Originally intended for the Rumours album, the track was cut at the last minute, a decision Nicks recalled bitterly in a 2023 interview with People. 'Do you mean Silver Springs, probably the best song I've ever written?' she remembered asking Mick Fleetwood and Buckingham. The song wasn't scrapped entirely but relegated to the B-side of the album's first single. Tensions over the song lingered for years. A dispute with Fleetwood over the rights to Silver Springs contributed to Nicks' decision to leave the band in 1990. But in 1997, Fleetwood Mac's classic lineup reunited for The Dance – a live album and tour that breathed new life into the track. During one now-iconic performance at Warner Bros studios, Nicks stared down Buckingham as she sang the song's haunting chorus, turning the moment into an emotionally charged confrontation that captivated fans. The performance has since gone viral, with the clip finding renewed popularity on TikTok. Even Buckingham acknowledged its cultural resurgence in 2023, posting a video of himself playing the song's guitar solo and nodding to the ongoing fascination with that unforgettable 1997 moment. Fleetwood Mac briefly reunited in January 1993 to perform at President Bill Clinton's inaugural ball, bringing together Buckingham, Nicks, Fleetwood, and the McVies. That same year, Nicks entered rehab again – this time to address a Klonopin addiction. A few years later, in 1997, the band's classic lineup officially reunited for The Dance, a live album and tour that marked their first release together since 1987's Tango in the Night. In 1998, Christine McVie left the band, citing burnout and a fear of flying. She spent the next several years living a quiet life in England and releasing solo work, but ultimately returned in 2014. Tensions flared again in 2018 when Lindsey Buckingham was fired from the band following a disagreement over tour plans. He sued Fleetwood Mac later that year, alleging breach of contract and other claims. The band denied any wrongdoing, and the case was settled privately a few months later. Buckingham said his removal from the group was 'all Stevie's doing' in a 2021 interview. 'Stevie basically gave the band an ultimatum that either I had to go or she would go. It would be like [Mick] Jagger saying, 'Well, either Keith [Richards] has to go or I'm going to go.'' But Nicks later denied this, telling People: 'I did not demand he be fired. Frankly, I fired myself. I proactively removed myself from the band and a situation I considered to be toxic to my well-being. I was done. If the band went on without me, so be it.' By 2022, the future of Fleetwood Mac appeared uncertain. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Christine McVie admitted the band had 'kind of broke up' after their 2018–2019 tour. While she expressed doubt about another tour due to her health, she also voiced her hope for Buckingham's return, calling him 'the best.' In November 2022, Christine McVie died at age 79 after a short illness, effectively putting an end to any hopes of a future band reunion. Both Fleetwood and Nicks have denied the possibility of a future Fleetwood Mac reunion. Fleetwood spoke to reporters at the 2023 Grammys, saying a reunion was 'unthinkable' following Christine's death. More Trending 'I truly think the line in the sand has been drawn with the loss of Chris,' he explained. 'I'd say we're done, but then we've all said that before.' In June 2024, Stevie told Mojo magazine: 'Without Christine, no can do… There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way. Without her, it just couldn't work.' But given that the band's biggest rift – that between Buckingham and Nicks – seems to have healed in some way, who knows what the future could hold for the iconic band. A version of this article was first published on July 23, 2025. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Ozzy Osbourne's heartbreaking final texts to sister revealed days before death MORE: What really happened the night Ozzy Osbourne ripped a bat's head off with his teeth MORE: Bizarre theory around Trisha Paytas' superhero-inspired name of third baby
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22-07-2025
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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are 'reuniting' - here's why it's a big deal
Fleetwood Mac's estranged lovers Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have once again added to the intrigue surrounding their relationship – this time with an LA billboard. The famously acrimonious former bandmates caused fans to 'crash out' with a matching pair of social media posts last week. The lead singer, 77, and former guitarist, 75, seemed to imply the almost decade-long rupture between them might finally be at an end. On Nick's account, she posted the lyrics from 1973 hit Frozen Love: 'And if you go forward' which comes from Buckingham Nicks' only album as a duo. Then Buckingham completed the line with his own post reading: 'I'll meet you there.' Conspicuously, the news comes after rumours circulated in recent months that Buckingham's marriage to Kristen Messner is finally over for good, after she initially filed for divorce in 2021. The pair were married in 2000 and share three children. The mysterious posts from Buckingham and Nicks sent generations of fans into a tailspin of speculation. Are the pair reuniting musically? Or romantically? Are they going to rerelease Buckingham Nicks after all these years? The latter seems more likely than ever after a billboard appeared above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Monday featuring the cover of the 1973 album. We've teamed up with Camp Bestival Dorset to give one lucky Metro reader and their family the chance to win family weekend tickets, worth up to £1,172! Created by families, for families, Camp Bestival combines all the fun of a fantastic family camping holiday with everything you would expect from a perfect and action-packed festival adventure. Headliners include music legend Sir Tom Jones, pop icons Sugababes, plus a carnival-filled live show from electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. Simply enter your details here to be in with a chance of winning four tickets to this epic experience. You have until midnight on 23 July to enter. Good luck! * Open to GB residents (excluding Northern Ireland) aged 18+. Promotion opens at 18:01 on 16/7/25 and closes at 23:59 on 23/7/25. Entrant must submit their first and last name, email address, date of birth and postcode when prompted via the entry form available on (available here). 1 prize available of a family weekend camping ticket, including two (2) adult tickets and up to four (4) child and/or teen tickets in any combination as chosen by the winner to attend Camp Bestival (Lulworth Castle, Dorset) from 31st July 2025 to 3rd August 2025. Maximum 1 entry per person. Attendance is governed by the Camp Bestival Terms and Conditions. Full T&Cs apply, see here. Social media posts shared images of the billboard, which features both Nicks and Buckingham topless, alongside their names, the LP title, and the date Sept. 19. The pair, who joined Fleetwood Mac as a couple in December 1974, are the stars of one of the most famous love (and hate) stories in music history. stevie nicks & lindsey buckingham on a billboard together. buckingham nicks is officially happening. september 19. this is at 7365 sunset blvd & no it's not photoshop or AI or anything else i saw it with my own two eyes that i cried tears out of after — 💫 (@ChristinaD23) July 21, 2025 The band's chart-topping, iconic studio album Rumours was written during the time of their breakup in the 1970s, immortalising it for all time. They last performed on stage together in January 2018, with reports of a significant disagreement between the pair over their working schedule sealing the deal on their professional breakup. After bandmate Christine McVie's death in November 2022, the band seemed pretty set on never reuniting on stage, with Stevie focusing on her successful solo career. But now, it seems like there may be another chapter to Buckingham and Nicks' story before the book is closed for good. Here's everything you need to know about the dramatic history of Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood's relationship. Fleetwood Mac was originally founded in London, England, in July 1967 – but it would be several years before Buckingham and Nicks would join and create the band's most iconic lineup. The band was originally comprised of drummer Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie, and vocalists/guitarists Jeremy Spencer and Peter Green. Danny Kirwan joined as another guitarist in 1968, the same year Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled debut album. While the album was a hit in the UK (reaching No. 4 on the Album Charts and staying there for 37 weeks) it barely made a splash in the US. It was the band's only album that Christine McVie was not involved in. Nicks and Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac on the last day of 1974, nearly eight years after the band first began. In May 1970, Fleetwood Mac's founding guitarist Peter Green left the band after a mental health crisis triggered by a bad acid trip. Just a few months later, in August, Christine McVie officially joined the group. Already married to bassist John McVie and a successful musician in her own right, Christine brought her keyboard skills and vocals to the band and contributed to the Kiln House album – even drawing the cover art. The early '70s were marked by turbulence. In February 1971, guitarist Jeremy Spencer mysteriously disappeared before a show, later found to have joined the Christian cult known as The Family. Bob Welch was brought in to replace him. The chaos continued when Danny Kirwan was fired in 1972 following a backstage meltdown fueled by alcoholism, and Bob Weston, his replacement, was dismissed in 1973 after having an affair with Mick Fleetwood's wife, leading to the band temporarily splitting. In 1974, a legal dispute erupted when former manager Clifford Davis tried to claim ownership of the Fleetwood Mac name, prompting a lawsuit from the band. Despite the ongoing battle, Fleetwood, the McVies, and Welch regrouped, moved to the U.S., and released Heroes Are Hard to Find under their own management. The case was eventually settled out of court, solidifying the band's control over their name and direction. While in LA, Fleetwood visited the studio in which Nicks and Buckingham recorded their 1973 album Buckingham and Nicks. After a sound engineer played him the album, he insisted on meeting Buckingham and asking him to join the band. Buckingham agreed – on the condition that Nicks would join as well. Around the same time, Welch departed the band for good and Buckingham and Nicks officially became part of Fleetwood Mac on New Year's Eve 1974. Part of what has made Nicks and Buckingham's relationship – which lasted from 1972 to 1976 – such an enduring subject of fascination is the charm of high school sweethearts finding fame together. The pair first met as students at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. Nicks, who was in her senior year, soon joined Buckingham's psychedelic rock band, Fritz, who would go on to open for artists like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. But they didn't begin their romance until Fritz disbanded in 1972, with Nicks later telling the Los Angeles Times: 'It kind of pushed us together.' But the relationship was already on the rocks by the time they joined Fleetwood Mac, in part due to the commercial failure of their album, which caused their record label to drop them. According to Nicks' biography Gold Dust Woman, she later said: 'When we joined Fleetwood Mac, I said, 'OK, this is what we've been working for since 1968. And so Lindsey, you and I have to sew this relationship back up. We have too much to lose here. We need to put our problems behind us. 'Maybe we're not going to have any more problems, because we're finally going to have some money. And I won't have to be a waitress.'' Indeed, things started to turn around for the couple and the band. In 1975, Fleetwood Mac released their second self-titled album which sold over half a million copies within the year. The album spawned two mega hits (both written by Nicks): Landslide and Rhiannon. Dreams Written by Stevie Nicks about Lindsey Buckingham (1977). Composed during the Rumours sessions, Dreams channels Nicks' loneliness and clarity in the wake of her breakup with Buckingham. Its breezy, hypnotic groove masks a bittersweet message about emotional distance and resignation, which Buckingham helped shape in the arrangement – adding another layer of irony to the song's power. Landslide Written by Stevie Nicks (largely about life changes; often linked to Lindsey Buckingham) (written 1973; released 1975). Nicks wrote Landslide in a moment of self-doubt in Aspen, reflecting on career uncertainty, dependence, and the changes that might pull her and Buckingham apart. Over time she's acknowledged that, while the lyric can be read as father/daughter, it also carries the emotional weight of her relationship with Lindsey. Silver Springs Written by Stevie Nicks about Lindsey Buckingham (1977 era). Cut from Rumours for length and released as a B-side, Silver Spring' is Nicks' searing promise that her voice would haunt Buckingham forever. Long cherished by fans, the song's emotional peak arrived when the reunited band performed it in 1997's The Dance, turning private heartbreak into a public showstopper. Go Your Own Way Written by Lindsey Buckingham about Stevie Nicks (1977). Buckingham's driving breakup anthem lashes out at Nicks with raw, unfiltered frustration, most infamously in the 'packing up, shacking up' line she has repeatedly said wasn't true. Its tension between accusatory lyric and tightly crafted production helped make it one of Rumours' defining tracks. What Makes You Think You're the One? Written by Lindsey Buckingham about Stevie Nicks (1979). On Tusk, Buckingham spits out this confrontational song with percussive vocals and jagged energy, pushing back against expectation and emotional claims. The lyric reads like a bitter rejoinder to an ex who still assumes a permanent hold, even as the music betrays how charged that bond remains. Angel Written by Stevie Nicks about her creative/romantic entanglement with Lindsey Buckingham (1979). Also from Tusk, Angel softens the battle lines to look back at the pair's enduring creative spark and the complicated affection that never fully disappeared. Nicks sings with guarded warmth, acknowledging how collaboration keeps old feelings alive even when the romance is over. Say Goodbye Written by Lindsey Buckingham reflecting on Stevie Nicks and their past (2003). Decades after the stormiest years, Buckingham offers a more measured farewell on Say You Will, shaped by adulthood, family life, and emotional distance. Rather than recrimination, the song reaches for acceptance – an honest, bittersweet recognition that not every great love can last but can still matter. Long Distance Winner Written by Stevie Nicks (often read as about Lindsey Buckingham) (1973). From the Buckingham Nicks album, this early track captures the strain of ambition, travel, and imbalance in their young partnership. Nicks' lyrics foreshadow themes she would revisit as their careers took off and their relationship grew more complicated. But by 1976, it was becoming evident that the couple had bigger issues than just financial insecurity, and they called it quits just before recording Rumours. Nicks later told Australia's Woman's Own that their breakup was a 'living nightmare,' continuing: 'He and I were about as compatible as a boa constrictor and a rat.' According to Nicks, she and Buckingham broke up because of incompatibility and the stresses of fame. However, Buckingham later implied in the lyrics of Go Your Own Way that Nicks was looking to sleep around, something she denied. 'I very much resented him telling the world that 'packing up, shacking up' with different men was all I wanted to do. He knew it wasn't true. It was just an angry thing that he said,' she told Rolling Stone . Meanwhile, the lyrics to Silver Springs, written by Nicks about the breakup, implied that Buckingham had found another lover to replace Nicks. To add to the drama in the band, which included the famously explosive tension between Buckingham and Nicks playing out on stage each night, Mick Fleetwood and Nicks began an affair in 1977, despite Fleetwood having recently reconciled with his ex-wife, Jenny Boyd. A Rolling Stone cover shoot the year prior, which featured the band all in bed together, showed Fleetwood and Nicks cuddling in Annie Leibowitz's famous photograph. Nicks would later say this 'planted a seed.' 'Mick and I,' Nicks told Rolling Stone, 'were absolutely horrified that this happened. We didn't tell anybody until the very end, and then it blew up and was over. And, you know, Lindsey and I have never, never talked about Mick. Ever.' Buckingham began to lash out at Nicks around this time, once famously mocking her dancing while on stage in New Zealand. His tantrums continued, with Nicks later saying: 'Lindsey was angry – just mad at me. That wasn't a one-time thing. Lindsey and I had another huge thing that happened onstage in New Zealand. We had some kind of a fight, and he came over – might have kicked me, did something to me, and we stopped the show. 'He went off, and we all ran at breakneck speed back to the dressing room to see who could kill him first. Christine got to him first, and then I got to him second – the bodyguards were trying to get in the middle of all of us.' Nicks and Fleetwood quickly agreed to the end of their affair. 'Never in a million years could you have told me that would happen,' Nicks later told Uncut magazine. 'Everybody was angry, because Mick was married to a wonderful girl and had two wonderful children. I was horrified. I loved these people. I loved his family. So it couldn't possibly work out. And it didn't. I just couldn't.' Fleetwood eventually confessed the affair to Boyd, and she subsequently returned to England for good. He soon took up with one of Nicks' closest friends, model Sara Recor, who happened to be married – driving even more of a wedge in the band's fraught dynamic. Just ahead of their Tango in the Night tour in 1987, Buckingham announced he was leaving the band, telling Rolling Stone at the time that he intended to continue pursuing his solo career. However, many speculated that it was the torch he still carried for Nicks that ultimately led to the band's demise. In 1990, both Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving the band. While the official reason was Nicks' intention to pursue her solo career, the real reason was reportedly more disagreement about Silver Springs, which Nicks wanted to include on her 1991 Greatest Hits album – a request Fleetwood refused. While many celebrities keep their breakups private, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's split became legendary – immortalised in Fleetwood Mac's 1977 song Silver Springs, which is decidedly about the couple's split. 27 years ago today, Stevie Nicks burned a hole into Lindsey Buckingham's soul when she stared down her ex performing Silver Springs, a song she wrote about how he will never escape the sound of her voice — Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 23, 2024 listening to stevie nicks sing silver springs live 1997 gives me chills its like watching her cast a spell idk how to explain it but if a women do that to me i would be scared for life — bruno (@brunolovesblur) June 24, 2025 In the years since its release, the lyrics, written by Nicks about Buckingham – have become a rallying call for heartbroken women everywhere: 'Time cast a spell on you / But you won't forget me / Well, I know I could have loved you / But you would not let me / I'll follow you down / 'Til the sound of my voice will haunt you / Oh, give me just a chance / You'll never get away from the sound / Of the woman that loved you.' Originally intended for the Rumours album, the track was cut at the last minute, a decision Nicks recalled bitterly in a 2023 interview with People. 'Do you mean Silver Springs, probably the best song I've ever written?' she remembered asking Mick Fleetwood and Buckingham. The song wasn't scrapped entirely but relegated to the B-side of the album's first single. Tensions over the song lingered for years. A dispute with Fleetwood over the rights to Silver Springs contributed to Nicks' decision to leave the band in 1990. But in 1997, Fleetwood Mac's classic lineup reunited for The Dance – a live album and tour that breathed new life into the track. During one now-iconic performance at Warner Bros studios, Nicks stared down Buckingham as she sang the song's haunting chorus, turning the moment into an emotionally charged confrontation that captivated fans. The performance has since gone viral, with the clip finding renewed popularity on TikTok. Even Buckingham acknowledged its cultural resurgence in 2023, posting a video of himself playing the song's guitar solo and nodding to the ongoing fascination with that unforgettable 1997 moment. Fleetwood Mac briefly reunited in January 1993 to perform at President Bill Clinton's inaugural ball, bringing together Buckingham, Nicks, Fleetwood, and the McVies. That same year, Nicks entered rehab again – this time to address a Klonopin addiction. A few years later, in 1997, the band's classic lineup officially reunited for The Dance, a live album and tour that marked their first release together since 1987's Tango in the Night. In 1998, Christine McVie left the band, citing burnout and a fear of flying. She spent the next several years living a quiet life in England and releasing solo work, but ultimately returned in 2014. Tensions flared again in 2018 when Lindsey Buckingham was fired from the band following a disagreement over tour plans. He sued Fleetwood Mac later that year, alleging breach of contract and other claims. The band denied any wrongdoing, and the case was settled privately a few months later. Buckingham said his removal from the group was 'all Stevie's doing' in a 2021 interview. 'Stevie basically gave the band an ultimatum that either I had to go or she would go. It would be like [Mick] Jagger saying, 'Well, either Keith [Richards] has to go or I'm going to go.'' But Nicks later denied this, telling People: 'I did not demand he be fired. Frankly, I fired myself. I proactively removed myself from the band and a situation I considered to be toxic to my well-being. I was done. If the band went on without me, so be it.' By 2022, the future of Fleetwood Mac appeared uncertain. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Christine McVie admitted the band had 'kind of broke up' after their 2018–2019 tour. While she expressed doubt about another tour due to her health, she also voiced her hope for Buckingham's return, calling him 'the best.' In November 2022, Christine McVie died at age 79 after a short illness, effectively putting an end to any hopes of a future band reunion. More Trending Both Fleetwood and Nicks have denied the possibility of a future Fleetwood Mac reunion. Fleetwood spoke to reporters at the 2023 Grammys, saying a reunion was 'unthinkable' following Christine's death. 'I truly think the line in the sand has been drawn with the loss of Chris,' he explained. 'I'd say we're done, but then we've all said that before.' In June 2024, Stevie told Mojo magazine: 'Without Christine, no can do… There is no chance of putting Fleetwood Mac back together in any way. Without her, it just couldn't work.' But given that the band's biggest rift – that between Buckingham and Nicks – seems to have healed in some way, who knows what the future could hold for the iconic band. 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21-07-2025
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The best moment in Superman was almost cut - it would have been a disaster
The new Superman movie is at its most epic when we see Clark Kent's endless compassion – but filmmaker James Gunn has revealed he almost cut out the very moment that shows this best. After the immense pressure to bring one of the most beloved superheroes of all time back to the big screen it would have been easy for the new Superman to crash and burn. Especially in a cultural landscape saturated with superhero content from the likes of rival studio, Marvel (who have their own summer blockbuster, Fantastic Four, about to come out) – retelling Superman's story for old and new audiences is no easy task. Heck, it's only been three years since Henry Cavill last appeared as an iteration of Superman in a movie (Black Adam) so cementing David Corenswet as the newly-baptised Daily Planet reporter was already a tall order. Yet, if the glowing reviews and mightily impressive box office figures are anything to go by, Gunn's vision and the standout cast to go with it (also starring Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor) has been an undeniable smash hit. When scrolling through people's takes on social media, discussing it with my friends, or even pondering it at 2am while staring at my ceiling – one reason jumps out above all others. Unlike so much of the superhero content of recent years that prioritises mammoth displays of strength and overly-involved action scenes that forget their characters' human alter egos – in Superman we see the opposite. Yes, it's about battling the enemy, but it's more about preserving the world you love in the big and small ways. We may not all be capable of shooting lasers from our eyes and flying from disaster to disaster but we are all capable of small acts of kindness, no matter how unexpected. It's hardly a new perspective, plenty of people have been praising the movie's human first approach, making Superman's greatest strength his non-super qualities (whether the love he learnt from Ma and Pa Kent or the fierce protectiveness he feels for all living creatures). It harks back to the Clark we know and love from the prequel series, Smallville (coincidentally David's favourite version) who, during one episode, declares his greatest powers are his parents. We've teamed up with Camp Bestival Dorset to give one lucky Metro reader and their family the chance to win family weekend tickets, worth up to £1,172! Created by families, for families, Camp Bestival combines all the fun of a fantastic family camping holiday with everything you would expect from a perfect and action-packed festival adventure. Headliners include music legend Sir Tom Jones, pop icons Sugababes, plus a carnival-filled live show from electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. Simply enter your details here to be in with a chance of winning four tickets to this epic experience. You have until midnight on 23 July to enter. Good luck! * Open to GB residents (excluding Northern Ireland) aged 18+. Promotion opens at 18:01 on 16/7/25 and closes at 23:59 on 23/7/25. Entrant must submit their first and last name, email address, date of birth and postcode when prompted via the entry form available on (available here). 1 prize available of a family weekend camping ticket, including two (2) adult tickets and up to four (4) child and/or teen tickets in any combination as chosen by the winner to attend Camp Bestival (Lulworth Castle, Dorset) from 31st July 2025 to 3rd August 2025. Maximum 1 entry per person. Attendance is governed by the Camp Bestival Terms and Conditions. Full T&Cs apply, see here. No scene proves this better than the small, blink-and-you-miss-it moment when Superman dives to save a squirrel while battling the mid-movie Big Bad. Even in the cinema it elicited a delighted response from the audience with a fond chuckle escaping nearly everyone's lips. It's miniscule moments like this that made the movie, and Superman's characterisation, so fleshed out, grounded and realistic. In many ways, it is just as important as the grand speeches about what it means to be human and the sequences of Superman single-handedly holding up crumbling buildings. Which is why it was so shocking to learn that Gunn almost cut it out of the final version. He told Rolling Stone: 'We showed it to test audiences and some people did not like the squirrel. They're like, 'Why the f**k is he saving a squirrel? Why is he taking time out, saving a squirrel?'' Not sure who they chose to participate in the test audience but they may have missed the point of the movie entirely? Luckily, Gunn stayed strong with his vision, adding: 'There was a cut where I cut it out and I'm like, 'I really miss the squirrel. He's gotta save the squirrel.'' Thank goodness he did, as many fans have reiterated. 'The whole point behind him saving the squirrel was to show his kind heart & willingness to go out of his way for everyone – even the most innocent & tiny of creatures,' X user miss_mjoy shared. 'I liked that no creature no matter how small is seen as insignificant to Superman The squirrel was peak,' the blue elite agreed. 'It's VERY clear some people don't understand Superman in the slightest. 'Why would Superman save a squirrel' BECAUSE ALL LIFE IS PRECIOUS!! BECAUSE ITS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!!' gooberboober42 echoed. 'People that show no sympathy for the squirrel don't understand anything about Superman,' Spideyloui added. More Trending You get the point. The moment may seem insignificant to some – after all if Gunn had gone ahead with the cut it wouldn't have been a notable plot omission – but there would have been something missing. It's a small but mighty part of the beating heart of this movie that has made it so special to people so quickly – and that lack of soul certainly would have been noticed, and perhaps even detrimental. It's more clear than ever that superhero fans are yearning for less carbon cutout powerhouses and for more fallible heroes with the best intentions – and that's what makes scenes like this so important. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Fans are convinced James Gunn just revealed 'perfect' next Batman actor MORE: Games Inbox: What is the next big game for Nintendo Switch 2? MORE: Superman forced to cut two scenes after they were deemed 'overly sensual'
