BBC Sound Of 2021 longlist announced

2020 Santa tracker — a website that keeps tabs on Father Christmas’ present-delivering pilgrimage each year — sporting a mask while rounding the globe with his reindeer. Thankfully, kids need not fret about Santa spreading disease along with holiday cheer as Dr.

made it harder to meet Santa Claus in person. However, that hasn’t stopped North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from activating its annual Santa tracker, which allows Yuletide yearners to keep tabs on Saint Nick as he delivers presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve.

Robert Smith has taken part in a 24-hour charity livestream, recording new versions of three songs from The Cure’s 1981 album ‘Faith’.The online event raised many for Poverty Alleviation Charities’ Letters To Santa initiative, which fulfils the wishlists of families in need with food, clothes, computers and $10,000 (£7,414).During the livestream, which was broadcast yesterday (December 22), Smith performed new versions of ‘The Holy Hour’, ‘The Funeral Party’ and ‘The Drowning Man’.“Hello, this

Billie Eilish has teased a “new era” starting in 2021.The Therefore I Am singer has told fans that she has a bunch of “announcements” coming soon regarding new releases, telling fans on her Instagram Story: “It will be the end of an era. I’m gonna give you a new era.

Santa Claus should stick with his reindeer and sleigh. A California man who dressed up as jolly old Saint Nick and took to the skies above Sacramento with his paraglider to spread Christmas cheer had to be rescued Sunday after becoming entangled in power lines.

Billie Eilish has recalled the initial mixed reaction among James Bond fans to the announcement that she would be singing the theme song for No Time To Die, describing it as “a rough period”.The producers of the upcoming film, which is now set for release in April 2021 following a number of coronavirus-enforced delays, confirmed back in January that Eilish had been selected to record its official song.Eilish, who is the youngest artist in the spy movie franchise’s history to record a Bond song,

Scott Marshall Smith, the screenwriter whose credits included the Robert De Niro films Men of Honor and The Score, has died, his publicist said Tuesday. He was 62.

Dave McNary Film ReporterProducer-writer Scott Marshall Smith, who received his first screenplay credit on “Men of Honor,” died following a stroke, his family said Tuesday. He was 62.Smith was a native of Monterey, Calif., and was raised in the Midwest.

Sean Lowe shared a silly shot of his and Catherine Giudici’s youngest child, Mia, via Instagram on December 14. The 12-month-old sat on a green couch with a frightened look on her face as Saint Nick smiled over her shoulder.“Wait until she learns this terrifying stranger is supposed to sneak into her house while she’s sleeping,” the former Bachelor, 37, joked.

HBO has set three more House of the Dragon leads as Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy have joined Paddy Considine in the straight-to-series Game of Thrones prequel from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.

Two very different Santas sing about their own version of Christmas in a new “Tonight Show” skit.

The price for Disney+ will be increased in March 2021 for all new and current subscribers.

Billie Eilish has announced a festive new radio show on Apple Music, The Holiday Edition.The pop star launched her six-part Me & Dad Radio series earlier this year, in which she and her father (Patrick O’Connell) discussed a range of subjects and shared some of their favourite music.Tonight (December 9), Eilish took to social media to reveal that she will be returning to Apple Music 1 this week for The Holiday Edition.The special “radio + playlist” broadcast will air on the station this Friday

Billie Eilish has revealed some of her top songs of the year, giving a special shout out to The Strokes and their latest album ‘The New Abnormal‘.Speaking to Australian broadcaster triple j in promotion of their annual public-voted countdown, The Hottest 100, Eilish shared a list of nine songs from the past year that she loved.They include The Strokes’ ‘At The Door’, James Blake‘s ‘Are You Even Real?’ Phoebe Bridgers‘ ‘Savior Complex’, Jorja Smith‘s ‘By Any Means’ and Dominic Fike‘s ‘Chicken

Sinéad O’Connor has announced a new memoir titled Rememberings. The book is slated to hit shelves on June 1 next year via Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books and Media.According to a press release, the memoir will detail O’Connor’s childhood growing up in an abusive Dublin household, her subsequent escape through music and more.“This is my story, as I remember it.

The BBC has revealed its annual Sound Of longlist. The 2021 list, which aims to highlight the new and rising artists expected to shape the upcoming year, includes Midlands rapper Pa Salieu, Norwegian bedroom pop artist girl in red, the Missy Elliot-endorsed Bree Runway, and indie band The Lathums.

Celebrate the holiday with Cyndi Lauper and friends, for a good cause.