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Members of One Direction have reportedly met up to record new music for the first time in seven years. The record-breaking boy bands called it quits in 2015, five years after shooting to fame on The X Factor. Originally Louis Tomlinson, 31, Niall Horan, 29, Harry Styles, 29, Liam Payne, 29, and Zayn Malik, 30, all auditioned as solo artists on the singing competition, but it was the brains of Simon Cowell that saw their potential as a group.

Romance rumours are once again igniting for Harry Styles.

Harry Styles, Wet Leg, RAYE and more all won at this week’s Ivor Novello Awards – see the full list of winners below.At Thursday’s (May 18) ceremony in London, Wet Leg’s Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale were honoured as Songwriters Of The Year, with the judging panel describing their style as  “fresh, unapologetic and direct, with surprising melodies that demand attention.”RAYE, meanwhile, won Best Contemporary Song for ‘Escapism’, which she also performed on the night, while Styles won the Music Most Performed Work award for ‘As It Was’.72 individual songwriters and composers from Britain and Ireland were nominated for the 2023 Ivors, and songwriting partnerships with Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon, and Cleopatra Nikolic (known artistically as Cleo Sol) and Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover lead the way, with three nominations each.Best Album nominees included Arctic Monkeys’ latest effort, ‘The Car’, as well as Little Simz’s ‘No Thank You’, Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Skinty Fia’, but the award went to Sault’s ‘11’.Elsewhere, Charli XCX won the Visionary Award and Sting was awarded Academy Fellowship.See the full list of award winners below.Academy FellowshipSting Best Album’11’ Written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover, Jamar McNaughton, Cleopatra Nikolic and Jack Peñate Performed by SAULT Published in the UK by Copyright Control and Sentric Music Best Contemporary Song‘Escapism’ Written by 070 Shake, RAYE and Mike Sabath Performed by RAYE and 070 Shake Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Best Original Film ScoreDon’t Worry DarlingComposed by John Powell Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing Best Original Video Game ScoreMario + Rabbids Sparks of HopeComposed by Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope and

alice + olivia teamed up with The Golden Pear in Southampton, Bridgehampton, and East Hampton, New York, to launch a stylish and delicious collaboration. The designer, whose pieces have been spotted on Meghan Markle, Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gigi Hadid, Jessica Alba, and Katy Perry, partnered with the popular gourmet market, loved by Justin and Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Robert Downey Jr., Molly Sims, and Conor McGregor, to create a special latte and cookies. The Staceface Vanilla Latte is made up of espresso, almond milk, vanilla-sweetened monk fruit, and topped with foam and cinnamon, and The Staceface sugar cookies make the perfect addition for some extra sweetness.Beyond enjoying the yummy drink and treat, customers can also enter to win prizes by taking a selfie with their coffee cup, tagging @aliceandolivia, and using the #StaceSelfie #GoldenSummer hashtags, or by scanning a QR code at any Golden Pear location.The available rewards on deck: Tickets to Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour concert, The Palm Tree Festival, and Governors Ball, gift packages from Too Faced, U Beauty, Sun Bum, The Slip, and Dermstore, workout classes from Melissa Wood Health and The Class by Taryn Toomy, a massage at Gurney's, an iPad, and more.If you can’t make it to The Hamptons, New Yorkers can join in on the fun by visiting The Golden Pear pop-up at the brand’s flagship store on Madison Avenue in New York City from Friday, May 19 to Sunday, May 21.  Check Out Rihanna's Most Standout Maternity Style Statements Beyoncé Kicks Off Renaissance World Tour in Glittering Style Met Gala Drama: The 14 Most Jaw-Dropping Moments to Ever Happen  

Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Adele have been included on the Sunday Times Rich List – named as some of the UK’s richest people under the age of 35.Released earlier today (May 19), the list counts down the 35 richest people under the age of 35 in the UK. Among sporting legends, including Rory McIlroy and Anthony Joshua, actors and entrepreneurs, three British musicians are also featured.These are pop icons Ed Sheeran, Adele and Harry Styles, who are all listed as having an estimated wealth of more than £150million.All having experienced enormous success across the globe, Sheeran – aged 32 – has the highest ranking out of the three musical acts.

Still on everyone’s mind! Season 6 of Selling Sunset kicked things off on a high note with a glimpse at Harry Styles‘ past home — and an unexpected joke about his romance with Olivia Wilde.

casting Halle Bailey as a black Ariel, the new live-action remake of Disney’s 1989 animated classic will find the mermaid heroine having a “more grown-up and mature” relationship with Prince Eric, according to his portrayer Jonah Hauer-King.That includes an update of Alan Menken’s “Kiss the Girl” lyrics so that it wouldn’t seem as if Eric was forcing himself on Ariel.“My understanding is that there were some feelings around consent and asking to kiss someone, which makes total sense to me,” Hauer-King, 27, told the Hollywood Reporter.Having witnessed the racist backlash that Bailey faced for playing Ariel, the London native said he does “not really understand what to make of it.”“Rob [Marshall, the director] and the producers and Disney didn’t approach this film and this casting with any kind of agenda — they just wanted to cast the person who was best for the role,” said Hauer-King.“Ultimately, you want someone who has the best voice and the best spirit and the most charisma, charm and humor and best acting talent, and that’s Halle,” he concluded.Hauer-King — whose credits include the 2019 film “A Dog’s Way Home” and the BBC drama “World on Fire” — initially auditioned for “The Little Mermaid” as just a “fun experience.” But after seven months of auditions, he scored his own casting coup, beating out none other than Harry Styles for the coveted role.“He’s pretty cool and amazingly talented, so yeah, it was cool to be mentioned in the same breath,” he said of the “As It Was” singer, who talked with Marshall about playing Eric.But it was Hauer-King who ended up going through three months of rehearsals for the part, learning to ride horses, work with dogs, scuba dive, row and operate a horse carriage“I’ve never done so

Sofia Richie, Hailey Bieber, Khloé Kardashian, Lori Harvey, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and more It-girls want in-demand fashion items, all they have to do is hit up luxury fashion sourcer Gab Waller and she’s on the case.The entrepreneur has tracked down the most sought-after pieces from brands like Prada, Chanel, Céline, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Hermès and more, and now she’s telling ET exactly how she does it while celebrating her curated edit in partnership with Fashionphile and The Peninsula Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California.«Growing up, I always had a strong desire to be unique, which naturally had me using fashion from a young age to stand out. As I got older, I never thought I could turn fashion into a career, but I organically fell into styling and always felt it came naturally to me.

Olivia Culpo shared her balanced self-care regimen with ET at the Beyond YogaCountry Club Collection launch event on May 9 in Los Angeles, California, and it includes all the latest trends. «I’m big on keeping up with hydration and adding electrolytes to my water, especially when traveling. Sleep is also very important for me, and I always start my day with journaling and zero screen time.

Tapehead City — noticed that Urban Outfitters had devoted a section to cassettes and their players, he knew that a new generation was getting into the Walkman groove. “The younger kids are getting into cassettes for sure,” Kaplan, 41, told The Post. “Especially with these bigger pop artists like Taylor Swift selling crazy amounts of tapes.

Olivia Wilde has clearly been putting the work in at the gym as she showed off her rock hard abs in a tiny crop top and ultra low-slung leggings as she left the gym.The 39 year old mum of two looked like she was riding the endorphin high as she flashed a smile whilst crossing the street in her navy gym set, over which she wore a cream light padded coat. Her dark blonde hair was scraped back into a ponytail, whilst her face was flushed from a gruelling workout, with not a scrap of makeup on.

Tay Tay and she’s back at it in the ring of romance with another man/muse/musician with hair in his eyes and hope in his heart. Sources say Swift is ‘madly in love’ with former flame Matty Healy of The 1975. The two were first linked way back in 2014 when they were seen wearing each other’s merch and partying at various tour stops.

 comfort is nothing new to the fashion scene. That said, this season, brands are putting new spins on classic styles.

Mike McCahill Guest Contributor Ahead of the “Coronation Concert” – aired on the BBC on Sunday as the climax of the weekend’s royal celebrations – all the talk was of who wasn’t going to perform. Multiple A-listers (Adele, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles et al.) were reported to have declined official invitations, and their wariness around hitching their brands to what often feels like Britain’s longest-running soap opera, currently scattering followers after a succession of unsavory plotlines, now seems understandable. Tonight, as we were confronted with the concert’s arbitrarily assembled ensemble, it’s clear we were probably only a few refusals away from witnessing the Duke of York bashing a tray with a spoon.

Life is the bubbles for Harry Styles, who prefers a luxurious — and squeaky clean — self-care routine.

Taylor Swift is 'madly in love' just weeks after her split from boyfriend Joe Alwyn. The Shake It Off singer, 33, is said to be dating The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, 34, son of Loose Women presenter Denise Welch, according to a source in The Sun. Incredibly, the couple are thought to have first got together 10 years ago before going their separate ways, but now they're rumoured to be back together again.

The Hives have announced their first new album in over a decade, ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’, and shared lead single ‘Bogus Operandi’ — check it out below.The Swedish rock band will release ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’ on August 11, 2023, via Fuga — you can pre-order the album here.The announcement arrives with the release of opening track ‘Bogus Operandi’, complete with a horror music video directed by Aube Perrie (Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion).Listen to the new track below.“There’s no maturity or anything like that bullshit, because who the fuck wants mature rock’n’roll?,” frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist said of the new album in a press statement.“That’s always where people go wrong, I feel. ‘It’s like rock’n’roll but adult,’ nobody wants that! That’s literally taking the good shit out of it.

Olivia Wilde and Emily Ratajkowski avoided each other at the Met Gala amid feud rumours surrounding the pair.There are claims Olivia is feeling "betrayed" by her friend Emily for 'breaking girl code' and kissing her ex-boyfriend, Harry Styles. Emily, 31, arrived at the star-studded event in New York City on Monday 1 May long before Olivia, reported the Daily Express. And while the A-Listers were in the same room for dinner and the Gala itself, it's understood they kept their distance.

Emily Ratajkowski is back at the Met Gala. The 31-year-old model stepped out for Monday's annual event, and jokingly revealed her focus for the night while speaking to ET's Rachel Smith.«Maybe tonight I'll meet my husband,» Ratajkowski joked ET, after stating that dating amid her new single chapter has been «good» so far.The model split from Sebastian Bear-McClard in July 2022 after four years of marriage. Since then she's been linked to several stars including Brad Pitt, DJ Orazio Rispo, Pete Davidson and Eric Andre.

Noah Hawley’s FX series Alien has found one of its leads in Sydney Chandler, the network has confirmed.