Yungblud teases “biggest announcement yet”, starts to share memories that have “shaped and defined this community”

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Universal Music Group and Spotify — the world’s largest music company and the world’s largest paid music-subscription service — have unveiled an expansion of their “strategic relationship” in an announcement that has very few details but is likely the opening of a new maneuver in UMG’s ongoing battle with TikTok. UMG and the China-based platform, which has been the leading source of music discovery for the past five years, have been in a standoff over multiple issues, primarily the platform’s low royalty payments and AI policies, since their licensing agreement expired earlier this year.

Vampire Weekend have released a new single ‘Mary Boone’ and announced a UK and European tour for the end of 2024. Read on for all the details.‘Mary Boone’ is the fourth and final single to be shared ahead of the release of their fifth studio album ‘Only God Was Above Us‘, which comes out on April 5.

Maxïmo Park have shared a new single titled ‘Favourite Songs’ and announced details of an upcoming UK and European tour. Check out the track and find ticket details below.The newly-shared single marks the first new material from the band in over 18 months, and comes as somewhat of a salute to the impact that pop music can have on its listeners – celebrating how it can provide solace in times of need, and a place to retreat into with like minds.“My best years are behind me/ but I’ll be damned if I’m giving up/ your intervention was timely/ I was acceptable, at a push/ am I able to sit at the big boy’s table?” frontman Paul Smith questions at the start of the uplifting track, while a poppy guitar riff and shimmering synths sit behind.It also comes alongside a black-and-white music video, which shows the singer singing directly to the camera, as well as swirling visuals of the city around him.“Our aim was to create a peppy yet powerful ode to the consolation of music and companionship in the face of other people’s preconceptions,” Smith explained of the inspiration behind the song.

The band have also confirmed details of their biggest ever UK headline show, which is to take place at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on October 23. In addition, they will play a pair of hometown shows at Nottingham’s Bodega on September 25 and 26.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly teased the end of their partnership in a Love Island themed skit during a recent episode of Saturday Night Takeaway.The duo were joined by Love Island host Maya Jama as they were thrown into a "recoupling" style situation.The skit began with Ant shouting: "Oh! Oh! I've got a text! Hold on, it says: 'Ant, get ready for a recoupling #AntsGotBants #AllHandsOnDec." The camera then panned to Maya in the announcer's booth, as she said: "Well actually I've got some news for you boys, the recoupling is happening right now... Ant, you have to decide if you're going to stay with Dec or recouple with someone else." To which Ant quipped: "Well Dec, I've loved the time we've had together right.

designer clothing store, Jeffrey.“And then I realized it was too boring. I couldn’t do it.”He then worked at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo as a bellboy “for a hot second.”“And then I booked my first commercial, which was a Playtex tampon commercial, and I shot it on Coney Island on the roller coaster,” said Bennett, who now stars in Broadway’s “Spamalot,” which runs until April 7 at the St.

Alison Hammond's fans mistook her ex-husband and father of her son Aidan for another famous face, when she shared a rare photo of him. The This Morning presenter, 49, was previously married to taxi driver Noureddine Boufaied – although it is not clear how long they were together on when they split. But from their relationship came their son Aidan, who is now 19 years old.

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Yungblud has announced a free major outdoor show to take place somewhere in London on Monday (March 18), with the location only to be announced on the day.The musician first teased an upcoming major announcement last week (March 8), thanking fans for the community that they have been able to build and for the journey so far.Now, he has added to the anticipation by adding that he will be making the announcement during the free show in the capital.FREE OUTDOOR SHOW and my biggest announcement yet. MONDAY 18th of MARCH.

—unless you believe the few shakily edited and/or blurry photographs that have come out since then, which many do not.In their ” Kensington Palace said that the princess would likely be away from public duties until Easter. However, since then, inadvertently or not, they have fanned the flames of doubt by releasing terse statements and, crucially, a doctored photograph of Kate with her kids that was then pulled from major newswires for being misleading.The internet, being the internet, has come up with plenty of theories on Kate's whereabouts, ranging from the patently absurd to the potentially plausible.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘s name has been in the news lately as one of the potential picks for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s Vice Presidential running mate.

Cher and Alexander Edwards have Amber Rose’s seal of approval!

A new Celebrity Big Brother teaser has revealed that Marisha Wallace has found out about her Olivier Award nomination. Show bosses have bent the rules and allowed information from outside the house in a fun task. Big Brother transforms the garden into a funfair to mark the halfway point of the series, with housemates taking it in turns to play funfair games - such as the high striker and hook-a-duck.

Is everyone and their mother in “Deadpool & Wolverine”? Filmmaker Shawn Levy has hinted at cameos several times (as has filmmaker Matthew Vaughn), and so has ‘Deadpool’ actor Karan Soni. The expectation, in general, seems to be: expect a ton, with many speculating that the upcoming third ‘Deadpool’ movie will be a goodbye to the 20th Century Studios era of Marvel movie-making.

Thania Garcia Wallows — the alt-rock trio of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — will embark on the biggest global tour of their career starting later this summer. “I can confidently say this is the first time that I’m really anticipating a tour announcement,” Minette tells Variety of the band’s 38-city tour comprised of their first-ever headlining performances at arenas including Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum. “I’m more nervous than ever — but not in a negative way.

Figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) show that more than a thousand pubs across the UK closed their doors in 2023.

Waterloo Road star Hattie Dynevor has opened up about her famous mum's support after landing her first big TV role - and has addressed whether we'll see her following in her Coronation Street footsteps.

Russell Crowe has announced that his ‘Indoor Garden Party’ will be returning to the UK and Ireland this summer.The Gladiator actor’s gigs will kick off at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin on July 1. From there, Crowe will make his way to Warrington, Paris, London and Leeds, before wrapping up at Eden Court in Inverness on July 26.Opening support will come from Lorraine O’Reilly at all dates.

Fubo CEO David Gandler blasted a planned sports bundle backed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the companies a “sports cartel” engaging in “borderline racketeering.”

Prince Harry's security row has been filled with shocking revelations, including an 'inappropriate' demand and a mysterious figure.