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Believe it or not, Taylor Swift actually did have a hand in Argylle!

Oscars coverage in March, but speaking with his daughter, Honey on their podcast, Reel Talk With Honey & Jonathan Ross, he shared his criticisms of this award season.There has been some backlash following the release of the 2024 Oscar nominations, with many critically acclaimed films, directors and actors missing out on recognition.Ross, who used to be a BAFTA voter, has stopped voting as he felt award shows are mainly focused on films “being rewarded for the wrong reason”.He said: “I’ve been preparing for it by trying to overcome my kind of instinctive dislike for award shows. I’ve come to the conclusion after many years, and you know I used to vote on BAFTA… I’ve stopped [voting] because I was tired of seeing movies again and again which I thought were being rewarded for the wrong reason.”He also shared that he didn’t believe the movies honoured at award ceremonies were necessarily representative of those popular with the public.

Lil Nas X opened up about his family, sexuality, public image and more in his new documentary Long Live Montero.

Five years ago the UK had eradicated measles. But now a national incident has been declared over a sharp spike in the highly infectious virus.

Ali Krieger will never forget the day she found out her estranged wife, Ashlyn Harris, was divorcing her.

Josh Radnor didn’t meet the love of his life the way most people do.

The cat is out of the bag! Okay, it’s been out, but now it’s meowin’!

The Snuts have returned with the latest single from their upcoming third studio album – listen to ‘Millionaires’ below.Back in November, the Scottish band confirmed details of the album, ‘Millennials’, and released the single ‘Deep Diving’. The record comes out on February 23 through their newly established own label Happy Artist Records, via The Orchard – you can pre-order it here.Now, the band have shared the single ‘Millionaires’, a storming, anti-consumerist anthem with a soaring chorus of “If love was money, we’d be millionaires”.Speaking about the song, frontman Jack Cochrane has said: “It feels like society has become obsessed with focussing on the path towards monetary and materialistic gain and success instead of focussing on the here and the now and the value of true love and friendship – it’s a cliche, but those are the things in life that are priceless.”“‘Millionaires’ is about the feeling of not wanting for anything, but surrounding yourself with the people in life that matter.

The Libertines have shared a dramatic new single from their upcoming album – listen to ‘Shiver’ below.The band will release new album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ on March 8, and have so far shared the tracks.The release of the album will be preceded by a tour of intimate club gigs across the UK in January and February dubbed The Albion Tour, which the band have described as a return to “[their] roots in these small sweaty clubs, where [they] can see the whites of the crowds eyes”.After debuting a number of tracks at a sweaty Margate gig last month, they have now shared ‘Shiver’, of which Carl Bârat said: “Peter had a song and I had a song and we mashed them up and did it collaboratively.”Pete Doherty added: “I would probably find it difficult to work out who did what because we were both there the whole time through its creation. It should really be called ‘The Last Dream Of Every Dying Soldier’, but everyone liked the title ‘Shiver’.”In an NME interview from last year, Doherty spoke of how ‘Shiver’ references the band watching the funeral of Queen Elizabeth while recording the album in Jamaica.“It was really strange,” he said.

When it comes to our manicure, we’re always on the lookout for a fresh new way to give some of our favourite go-to designs a little upgrade, and beauty fans have found just the thing. A quick search on TikTok reveals that one of the hottest new nail trends is the Priscilla nails, inspired by the wedding day mani of Priscilla Presley.The renewed interest in the ex-wife of Elvis comes thanks to the release of the biopic about her life that landed in cinemas at the start of the year, and its spawned a whole host of new fashion and beauty trends from fans who are loving the vintage, romantic style of Priscilla herself.

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The Jesus & Mary Chain have released their brooding new single ‘Chemical Animal’ – listen to it below.The track is the second preview of the band’s forthcoming new album ‘Glasgow Eyes’, following November single ‘jamcod’.The Scottish alt-rock band announced that their eighth studio album would be arriving March 8 (pre-order/pre-save here), which will be followed by a UK and European tour.‘Chemical Animal’ is a heavy rumination on the past suppressed by dense guitar lines and an ominous soundscape of fizzing instrumentals.Listen to it below.“Our work on our autobiography definitely bled into our work on the album,” said Jim Reid. “‘jamcod’, the first single from the album, was about that night in 1998 in the House of Blues when the band broke up.

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Andy Cohen‘s son is just like his dad — SO funny!

The prospect of working with Jessica Chastain under the direction of Michel Franco was enough to pique Peter Sarsgaard’s interest in Memory, but what really sealed the deal was how Franco had written his character, Saul. Since Franco rarely defines the character on the page, Sarsgaard was given the freedom to create a personal portrait of a man just beginning to struggle with a debilitating illness. Here, he explains how was influenced by a family member with early onset dementia, and why he chose to focus on the joy and humor in the character’s life, rather than the disease.

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Well, Big Santa has come down, and Christmas in Manchester is officially over. Until next time.

shake it off.The TV personality slammed Taylor Swift after the singer appeared to stare down Golden Globes host Jo Koy when he made a joke about her and boyfriend Travis Kelce on Sunday night. Koy, 52, kicked off his disastrous hosting gig by stating: “The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL is that at the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift.”“Can’t she just, like, show that she’s a good sport? I think she made the wrong move,” Kelly, 53, stated on her SiriusXM show, adding that the punchline was a “gentle swipe” at the couple.

A labourer died when he was crushed by a lift he was repairing at a hospital. Sandy Noble, 33, wasn't qualified as a lift engineer and nor was he qualified to work alongside one, an inquest heard.