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Calvin Harris returns as vocalist on Smoke the Pain Away CALVIN Harris has released his new single Smoke the Pain Away , marking a major return to his roots as a vocalist after several years away from singing duties. This release is written and produced solely by Harris, 41, demonstrating his evolution as an artiste. Smoke the Pain Away offers a glimpse into a more personal side of Harris, with the Scottish artiste showcasing his vocal abilities and exploring a fresh approach to songwriting. This musical milestone sees him venturing beyond his DJ roots into a genre-blending space that reflects his desire to push creative boundaries. The single is a celebration of artistic freedom, weaving together influences from Harris’s past with exciting new sounds. This release follows his Grammy-nominated single Miracle with Ellie Goulding, which enjoyed eight weeks at number one and over 2.91 million global single sales. With the new single, Harris seems ready to reintroduce himself to the world in an entirely new light.

Iconic band Toto to bring Africa to Malaysia on May 1 T OTO, the iconic multi-Grammy winning American band behind timeless hits such as Africa , Rosanna , Hold the Line , I’ll Be Over You and bands. Its song Africa , which has surpassed 10.5 million in cumulative sales, has been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Additionally, triple platinum Hold the Line has sold three million copies while double platinum Rosanna has reached sales of two million copies. Joining Steve Lukather (guitar/vocals) and Joseph Williams (vocals) on this tour are Greg Phillinganes (keyboards/vocals), Shannon Forrest (drums), John Pierce (bass), Warren Ham (horns/percussion/ vocals) and Dennis Atlas (keyboards/vocals). making Toto one of the few 70s bands that have endured the changing trends and styles while continuing to remain relevant. The band’s repertoire is streamed three million times daily on Spotify by an audience that gets younger by the month. To date, streams for Africa has exceeded two billion while Hold the Line has more than a billion streams on the platform. Over 50% of the band’s streams consistently come from listeners aged 34 and younger, with 20% of the total plays from those 25 and under. Their total streams have now exceeded 4 billion on Spotify and 6 billion across all platforms. Tickets are available now, ranging from RM188 to RM988. Toto comprises (from left) Atlas, Ham, David Paich, Lukather, Williams, Pierce, Phillinganes and Forrest. – PIC BY MICHELLE BRODY o US group to perform at Arena of Stars, Genting more is set to bless the rains down in Malaysia at its upcoming concert Toto Dogz of Oz Tour. The gig will be held at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting on May 1, 6pm. First formed in 1977 in Los Angeles, Toto stands among the world’s most acclaimed Individually and collectively, the band’s family tree can be heard on countless Grammy-winning albums across all genres,

Smoke the Pain Away offers a glimpse into a more personal side of Harris.

Pamela Anderson finally feels like an actress, 32 years after Baywatch AFTER winning rave reviews for her turn in the film The Last Showgirl , Pamela Anderson is now dreaming of doing theatre as the 90s glamour model seeks to reinvent herself again. success of another 90s icon Demi Moore, who also challenged the entertainment industry’s treatment of older women with her brilliant performance in Oscar-nominated The Substance last year. mogul Jon Peters, lasted just 12 days. “I have appreciation for my wild and messy life because I have so much to draw from. And it definitely was not boring. Hard at times and silly at times, ridiculous at times. But that is the way you are supposed to live.”

The 57-year-old one-time Playboy pin-up, who shot to global fame as lifeguard CJ Parker in Baywatch, said that playing a fading showgirl in Gia Coppola’s recently released film had made her feel like a real actress for the first time. “This (role) came to me as a surprise, when I thought it was the end of my career as an actress. Now I feel like an actress. But I did not really know if I was before. I was just doing the best I could,” she said during a trip to Paris. The New York Times said Anderson was “dazzling” in the role, while Britain’s The Guardia n said it had“single-handedly rewritten the way she is viewed as an actor”. Coppola, granddaughter of Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, pursued Anderson for the role in The Last Showgirl after watching a Netflix documentary about her life, Pamela: A Love Story. Anderson’s late-career bloom echoes the

The public endorsements of Anderson’s showgirl portrayal – including a Golden Globe nomination – have given her the confidence to reveal new ambitions and challenge the perceptions forged by her early career in a swimsuit. “Being part of pop culture can be a little bit of a curse because you become famous for one thing. But I have always loved cinema. I have always loved theatre. I hope to do a Tennessee Williams play one day. I would love that. Why can you not imagine it? You have just gotta keep surprising people. That is my goal,”Anderson said. Anderson’s personal life has had as many turns as her career, but she said she is now at peace with her “messy” trajectory. She has been married at least six times – twice to the same man – and one union, with movie

She is back living on Vancouver Island in her native Canada, where she grew up, making pickles and working on recipes for her new sideline as a plant-based cooking guru. She has her own TV cooking show Pamela’s Cooking with Love and released a cookbook last year. As well as animal rights activism, she released an autobiography in 2023, insisting publicly that she wrote it herself after rejecting advice from her literary agent that she should employ a ghostwriter. It revealed her tumultuous upbringing with volatile parents, as well as childhood sexual abuse. “I do not really know what is next. There is a lot of opportunity out there, but I am okay with living in the mystery of what is next,” she said. – AFP

Anderson has transformed the way she is viewed as an actor. – AFPPIC