Lizzo sued by tour stylist over ‘racist and fatphobic’ remarks in new lawsuit

Manchester has been named one of the World’s Best Cities in a prestigious report - beating out the likes of Mexico City, Valencia and Bucharest, but missing out on the top spot, which was claimed by London.

Director Steve McQueen said his unusual four-hour Holocaust documentary shot in Amsterdam is rooted in his strong sense that “the past is present” in physical manifestations all around us, as well as a reminder to stay vigilant.

Holly Humberstone has announced her biggest UK and European headline tour to date for 2024 – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter is due to hit the road early next year in support of her debut album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’, which will be released on October 19 via Polydor/Darkroom/Geffen (pre-order here).Kicking off in Paris on February 13, the run of shows will see Humberstone make further stop-offs in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin and other European throughout the month.The artist is set to begin the UK and Ireland leg of the tour at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on March 8.

Disney Branded Television announced today that Danny Glover will play Santa Claus in its forthcoming original movie, The Naughty Nine. The teaser for the project, which will be released on the Disney Channel annd Disney+, and the first photo of Glover in character were also released. See below for those.

Eliza Rose's "B.O.T.A." was one of the indelible memories of last summer with the U.K. artist's gleaming banger making it's way onto The FADER's list of the best songs of 2022. This year she has shows that song was no one off, dropping the equally impressive "Pleasure Peak" and "Better Love," slowly building her artistry in the process.

This is Day 76 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Matty Healy has announced that The 1975 will be going on an “indefinite hiatus” from live shows after their current tour ends.The frontman shared the news at this week’s show at the Golden 1 Center, in Sacramento, California.Towards the end of their set and just before they performed the track ‘Sex’, Healy made the announcement.“It’s wonderful you’re all here,” he told the crowd. “After this tour, we will be going on an indefinite hiatus with shows, so it’s wonderful to have you guys with us tonight.

Yard Act have confirmed details of a huge UK and European tour to take place in 2024 – see the dates below and buy tickets here.The Leeds band returned this summer with new single ‘The Trench Coat Museum’ and promises of a follow-up to their Mercury Prize-nominated 2022 debut album ‘The Overload’.The new tour will begin in March next year with 11 UK and Irish dates ending at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.Then, they will head to the continent for a series of gigs that begin in Nantes on April 4 and wrap up on April 28 in Brussels.Pre-sale tickets for the tour will go on sale here from 10am BST on Wednesday (September 27), with a general sale beginning at the same time on Friday (September 29).Buy your tickets here and see the full list of Yard Act tour dates below.MARCH 202413 – Norwich, UEA14 – Nottingham, Rock City15 – Glasgow, O2 Academy16 – Manchester, O2 Apollo17 – Newcastle, Northumbria University19 – Belfast, Mandela Hall20 – Dublin, Vicar Street22 – Liverpool, Invisible Wind Factory23 – Bristol, O2 Academy25 – Brighton, Dome27 – London, Eventim ApolloAPRIL 20244 – Nantes, Stereolux5 – Paris, Cabaret Sauvage6 – Bordeaux, Rock School Barbey8 – Lisbon, Lav9 – Madrid, Mon11 – Barcelona, La 212 – Lyon, Le Transbordeur13 – Bologna, Locomotiv Club14 – Milan, Santeria Toscana 3116 – Zurich, Mascotte17 – Munich, Muffathalle18 – Berlin, Festsaal Kreuzberg20 – Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan24 – Hamburg, Uebel & Gefährlich25 – Amsterdam, Paradiso26 – Nijmegen, Doornrosie27 – Cologne, Kantine28 – Brussels, Les Nuits BotaniqueYard Act spoke about their second album in an interview with NME earlier this year, with frontman James Smith saying it concerns “getting everything you ever wanted and realising that the misery and

magic carpet ride.Mikayla Renfrow, who understudies Princess Jasmine in Broadway’s “Aladdin,” revealed she was helicoptered to the New Amsterdam Theater after being called in last minute while on a Delta Airlines flight from Europe. “Mikayla… please send an updated eta when you can.

A man caught a bus to Amsterdam instead of flying for under £30 - and said it was like getting a private taxi to the tourist hotspot.

Dylan has returned with new single ‘Rebel Child’, which she’s called “my own anthem” and a “main character moment”.The track follows the singer’s recent song ‘Liar Liar’, featuring vocals from Bastille frontman Dan Smith, and comes after she announced rescheduled UK and European tour dates for 2024.Of ‘Rebel Child’, Dylan said in a statement: “First off, I LOVE this song. I basically wanted my own theme tune – my main character moment.

Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, an illustrated adaptation of Frank’s indispensable, historic book The Diary of a Young Girl. In the passage, the then-teenaged author and victim of the Holocaust described her genitals and attraction to other females.Frank, a German-born Jewish teenager who died in 1945, just months before Germany’s defeat in World War II, wrote the diary during a two-year time period when she and her family were in hiding to avoid being sent to Nazi death camps, remaining ensconced in a secret annex above the Amsterdam warehouse for the company that her father had owned.The graphic novel, which hews closely to the text of the unedited, original version of Diary, contains portions of Frank’s diary that had previously been edited out of the book’s 1952 English edition, but were restored in the book’s 1989 republication, reports The Dallas Morning News.Those censored sections included passages where Frank wrote about her understanding of male and female genitalia — including the development of her own body during puberty — and where she expressed feelings of attraction toward a female friend.Pulling from those passages, the graphic novel adaptation depicts Frank asking a female friend if she’d feel comfortable exposing their breasts to each other, with her friend declining.

Veteran documentary producer Lauren Haber has been appointed to the newly created role of Head of Documentary at Amplify Pictures, the award-winning studio announced on Wednesday.

Taylor Swift is stepping out Hollywood style.

Disney's hit Broadway and West End musical Aladdin is flying into Manchester.

IDLES have shared details of an upcoming European tour, set to take place in Spring 2024.The British indie band announced the update on their social media pages this morning (September 18), confirming that they will be headed to Europe soon for a run of live tour dates.“We are coming to Europe, a place that brought us up with beauty and vigour. We promise to return the favour, show after show after show,” the band wrote in the caption of their Instagram post.“All is love,” they added, confirming that the general on sale for tickets will be available this Friday (September 22) at 10am CEST.

Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore tour is getting even bigger.

Olivia Rodrigo has added 18 new addition dates to her 2024 ‘Guts‘ world tour due to incredible fan demand.The updated 75 date tour will now include a four-night run at New York’s Madison Square Garden, London’s O2 Arena and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum. Second shows have been announced for Chicago, Montreal, Boston, Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Amsterdam, Paris, San Francisco, and Seattle.Rodrigo’s world tour is set to kick off on Friday, February 23, 2024 in Palm Springs, CA at Acrisure Arena. From there the singer will make stops in major cities across the US before heading over to the UK and EU.

Due to incredible demand, multi-platinum, three-time Grammy award-winning artist Olivia Rodrigo announced 18 new dates on her highly anticipated 2024 GUTS world tour.

Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander has become the latest artist to receive their own waxwork at Madame Tussauds.The singer and actor’s waxwork will debut at the London branch of the world famous attraction next month.“I’m completely overwhelmed and honestly in shock and disbelief to think I’ve been made into a figure for the iconic Madame Tussauds London!” Alexander said in a statement.“My brain simply cannot process it. Getting to be involved in the process was so cool and I feel very honoured to have been so lovingly sculpted into such a gorgeous figure – I’ve seen a sneak peek and I love it! I really can’t wait to hang out with the other figures especially Freddie Mercury, ET and Beyonce.”Tim Waters of Madame Tussauds added: “We are over the moon to be launching Olly Alexander’s first-ever Madame Tussauds figure.