BBC 6 Music shares new podcast documenting the rise and fall of Britpop

We’re anxiously awaiting season 11 of Vanderpump Rules!

Richard Osman is best known for presenting quiz shows Pointless and House of Games on the BBC, but the TV personality isn't the only famous face in his family.

Blur have shared two new songs that are featured in the deluxe version of their latest LP ‘The Ballad Of Darren’. Listen to them below.The two new tracks, ‘The Rabbi’ and ‘The Swan’, both have that signature Blur sound with the latter being a mellow ballad and ‘The Rabbi’ being a bright, upbeat song.

As romance rumours have swirled around Tom Brady following his split from Gisele Bündchen, the former NFL pro has apparently been quietly connecting with Irina Shayk.

Tom Brady following his split from Gisele Bündchen, the former NFL pro has apparently been quietly connecting with Irina Shayk. A source tells ET, «Tom and Irina have run in the same circle for a while and have always gotten along great.» The source notes that the pair «spent time together» in June while attending the wedding of Joe Nahmad and Madison Headrick in Costa Smeralda, Sardina, and that they «hit it off.»«The two have been talking for about a month and have enjoyed their time together,» the source says, «but it's not too serious.» News of their connection made headlines on Monday as the 45-year-old retired athlete and the 37-year-old model were spotted together at Brady's Los Angeles home in photos obtained by. Brady, who finalized his divorce from Bündchen in October 2022, was spotted picking Shayk up at the Hotel Bel-Air on Friday and taking her to his home.  reported that Shayk didn't leave Brady's home until the next morning. The same situation happened the next day, implying the A-list pair spent the majority of the weekend together. Brady was also photographed caressing Shayk's face while they were in his car together. In June, a rep for Shayk denied that the model had thrown herself at Brady at an event, telling the  at the time, «This story is completely false.

The Gaslight Anthem have shared a new single featuring Bruce Springsteen and announced their first album in nine years, ‘History Books’.The New Jersey four-piece are due to release the 10-track record on October 27 via their own label Rich Mahogany Recordings – pre-order/pre-save it here. Following on from 2014’s ‘Get Hurt’, the upcoming collection was first previewed earlier this year with the song ‘Positive Charge’.Today (July 21) sees the arrival of the title track from ‘History Books’, a “heavy-hearted” team-up with fellow New Jersey native Springsteen.Speaking about how the single came about, Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon explained: “When Bruce Springsteen said I should write a duet for us, I think my head exploded.“It will never get old to me that one of the greatest songwriters in the world, and the voice of one of my heroes will forever be captured in a song I wrote at a small wooden desk, in October, in New Jersey.”Per a press release, the collaboration explores “the power in letting go of what no longer serves you”.

New court documents have alleged that Prince Andrew visited Jeffrey Epstein while the paedophile was under house arrest for sex offences.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets are set to play a regular season game in Paris, France next season! This will be the NBA’s third game in the French capital. Accor Arena is the chosen battleground for this matchup.

With season 11 production underway, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval have seemingly managed to avoid one another in front of the cameras so far — but one Vanderpump Rules exec isn’t sure the pattern can continue.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has acquired broadcast rights to the British indie drama Kindling from debut feature filmmaker Connor O’Hara, which played in Competition at the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Wedding bells were ringing for Dylan Sprouse!

Harry Styles' Love On Tour shows may be ending but fans will still have a chance to see him all around the world — in wax! Madame Tussauds announced seven new wax figures in honor of the «Golden» singer that will be placed in London, New York, Hollywood, Amsterdam, Berlin, Singapore, Berlin and Sydney. Each figurine will pay homage to some of the 29-year-old entertainer's most iconic looks and will feature poses showing off the GRAMMY winner's personality. Six of the figurines went on display on Monday. In New York City, Styles' statue rocks the rainbow bodysuit from his headlining set at Coachella.

The Rise And Fall Of Britpop, explores Pulp’s impact on the scene alongside the rivalry between Blur and Oasis.Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley developed and present the podcast, which released its first four episodes last week (July 10), charting how Britpop rose to domination and its lasting effect on the UK music industry and pop culture.Episodes five to eight have now been made available to listen to on BBC Sounds, while the four new instalments will be broadcast on BBC 6 Music on July 19.The fifth episode will turn the lens away from the heavyweights of Blur and Oasis, focusing instead on Sheffield’s Pulp. The episode will tell the Jarvis Cocker-led band’s story, from recording in a semi-detached house in their hometown to writing songs in a tent the night before headlining Glastonbury.Episode six will return to catch up with Blur and Oasis who, at this point in time, were embroiled in a bitter chart battle in August 1995.

NME about the new BBC podcast The Rise And Fall Of Britpop – and the chances of a similar cultural phenomenon taking place again today.Launched this week, the new eight-part series sees 6 Music DJ and former NME journalist Lamacq – along with fellow BBC DJ and former Evening Sessions co-host Jo Whiley – delve deep into the rise of UK indie in the ’90s with new interviews, archive interviews and more, featuring prominent artists from the scene.To get a feel for the new series, NME spoke to Lamacq about life before Britpop, how it wouldn’t have been possible without the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, the characters it gave us, and what caused the scene’s demise…Lamacq: “The start of the ‘90s was a little grim, grey and downtrodden. The rise of dance music through the late ‘80s and into the ‘90s was a reaction to that – and an escape from that. In musical terms, we had the shoegaze movement in the early ‘90s, which brought some quite good stuff.

Foo Fighters guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Shiflett has announced his third solo album, ‘Lost At Sea’.Announced today (July 12), ‘Lost At Sea’ is scheduled for an October 20 release via Snakefarm in the UK and Ireland. The album will be available for pre-order tomorrow (July 13), per Shiflett on Twitter.tomorrow!! info coming soon! we have some nice bundles and what not.

The New York Comedy Festival, considered the largest comedy festival in the U.S., is about to get larger: In its 19th year, the 2023 NYCF will expand from seven to ten days, running Friday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 12.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Saoirse Ronan revealed last September to People magazine that she tried and failed to film a cameo in the upcoming “Barbie” movie, which is directed by her “Lady Bird” and “Little Women” filmmaker Greta Gerwig. It turns out Gerwig eyed even more “Barbie” cameos, including one that would’ve reunited her and Ronan with Timothée Chalamet. The Oscar nominee also appeared in “Lady Bird” and “Little Women.” “Well, it was always going to have to be like a sort of smaller thing because she was actually producing at the time, which I am so proud of her for,” Gerwig said of having to scrap Ronan’s cameo. “And of course, it’s brilliant. But it was going to be a specialty cameo. I was also going to do a specialty cameo with Timmy, and both of them couldn’t do it, and I was so annoyed. But I love them so much. But it felt like doing something without my children. I mean, I’m not their mom, but I sort of feel like their mom.”

Nell Mescal has shared her latest single ‘Punchline’ along with UK and Ireland tour dates for later this year.Following a whirlwind month which saw Mescal support P!nk at Hyde Park, Florence & The Machine across Ireland, and performing to stadium-sized audiences with Dermott Kennedy, the singer has released her fifth single ‘Punchline’.Speaking about the track, Mescal said: “I wrote ‘Punchline’ in my bedroom last year about a friendship ending before it needed to and the heartbreak that comes with it.”She explained: “It’s about trying to ‘win’ the friendship breakup by pretending it doesn’t hurt you that much, but still having that sick feeling you get in your stomach because you miss the other person.”‘Punchline’ follows her previous four singles ‘In My Head’, ‘Homesick’, ‘Missing You’ and ‘Graduating’.Speaking to NME back in 2022, Mescal opened up about wanting her music to evoke emotion within its listeners. “Music has always been about hoping someone will say I made them feel something they hadn’t been able to feel before,” she said.The musician credits the collective musical community of the school choirs she was raised in with shaping the artist who she is today.“Putting songs out, it feels like I’m in choir again.

The success-is-the-best-revenge tour continues for Ariana Madix: She’s going to compete on Dancing with the Stars now.

stars Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga have been asked back for season 14 of the Bravo reality show. In fact, the entire cast from season 13 — which includes Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda — have all been given offers to return for the new season. Jackie Goldschneider and Jenn Fessler, who were featured as friends of the housewives, will also return.Filming is expected to begin later this summer once deals have been signed and finalized.Bravo declined to comment.News of returning with its core cast intact comes weeks after the conclusion of the explosive three-part season 13 reunion special, which featured a dramatic storm-off by a tearful Teresa as she and the Gorgas continued to feud amid years of misunderstandings, strained relationships, skipped weddings and failed attempts at reconciliation.In the tense final hour of the reunion, which was taped in April, tensions ran high between Teresa and her brother Joe Gorga, as well as between Teresa and sister-in-law Melissa, and Joe and Teresa's husband, Louis Ruelas.