BIBI says she’ll release her first full-length album this year

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKendrick Lamar’s fifth solo album, “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” finally arrived on Thursday night — his first full-length in five years.

Diddy – aka Love – has announced the launch of Love Records, a new R&B label which will release his first solo album since 2006.The hip-hop mogul (real name Sean Combs) will maintain his supervision role at Bad Boy Entertainment – the label he founded in 1993, which put out albums by The Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e, Faith Evans, 112, Black Rob and more – while developing Love Records.The new label will work in partnership with Motown Records and is “dedicated to R&B music and will release singles and collaborative projects from a collective of world-class artists, producers and songwriters,” according to a press release.The announcement marks Diddy’s official return to music. The first release on Love Records will be the rapper and producer’s fifth studio album – his first since 2006’s ‘Press Play’.

5 Seconds of Summer have announced the release date of their new album and shared a new single, Me, Myself & I. 

Halsey has spoken out after their recent admission to hospital, saying they’re grappling several issues, but won’t let that stop them from touring this year.The artist was hospitalised recently following a severe allegic reaction (anaphylaxis) associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Sjogren’s syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).In a series of videos posted to hehttps://www.nme.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=pager Instagram Story yesterday (May 10), Halsey – who can be seen wearing a heart monitor – explained how she has struggled with her health  mvideos that she didn’t want fans to worry, and that she has begun a treatment plan amid rehearsals for her upcoming tour. “I’m really excited and confident that I’m going to be able to do it in a way that’s healthy, where I can perform my best for all of you,” Halsey said.“Honestly, I’m just so excited to be going on tour, because it just keeps my mind off of everything and it keeps my body healthy because I’m so active and doing cardio everyday.”Halsey’s ‘Love And Power’ tour – in support of their 2021 album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’, begins on May 17 in Florida, with dates scheduled up until July 9 where the run ends in California.On the shows ahead, Halsey mentioned that they would be “delving into this weird body-horror about everything I’ve been experiencing – feeling like my body is rebelling against me a little bit.

Mrs Browns Boys actor Eilish O' Carroll has addressed rumours the BBC hit series could be returning for its first proper series since 2013

Glenn Close is a legendary actress whose career in film and television spans more than four decades. But above all else, she is also a mother. In an interview with Glamour published on 6 May, the award-winning actress reflected on the difficulties of working full-time as a single mother, and society’s standards for women as they age.

Róisín O debuts at Number 3 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with her second studio album Courageous.

Off The Grid – a cyberpunk battle royale being developed by Gunzilla Games – has had its first teaser trailer released, as film director Neill Blomkamp is involved with the game’s development.An official teaser trailer for Off The Grid was released by Gunzilla Games yesterday (May 4), which can be watched below.A “cyberpunk-styled battle royale third person shooter,” the game’s world, narrative and character’s were built by Blomkamp, with help from Gunzilla Games staff. Blomkamp is best known as the director of films like District 9, Elysium and Chappie – which blend sci-fi with more grounded elements.According to Off The Grid’s own website, the game will see 150 players fight each other in a battle royale-style game, which features both player vs player (PvP) fights and player vs environment (PvE) storyline missions.Players will also “control how the story unfolds, with each decision made directly impacting everyone’s gameplay,” as they can also craft, customise and trade their in-game items with one another.Built in Unreal Engine 5, Gunzilla Games tweeted today (May 5) that players can also “choose a faction [and] fight for dominance in an all-out corporate war.”Blomkamp told GameSpot in a recent interview: “We’re trying to decide the best way of doing [factions].

Thania Garcia With the near-surprise release of Pusha T’s “It’s Almost Dry,” the Virginia rapper gains his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. The album debuted with a total of 55,000 equivalent album units in the U.S.

Dublin band Fontaines D.C. fly straight to Number 1 with their new album Skinty Fia.

Pixies have confirmed that they are releasing a new album this year.The group also unveiled the album’s title as ‘Doggerel’. It is set to be released this September.“It’s great to be back at it,” drummer David Lovering told Double J’s Karen Leng, speaking about the band’s recent return with single ‘Human Crime’.Lovering confirmed the new album will “be released in September” adding “It’s all new stuff I’ve gotta learn!”He went on to say that guitarist Joey Santiago descried the new record as “‘Doolittle Senior'”, a sequel to the band’s much-lauded second album from 1989.Lovering added: “It’s like a vague comparison.

Emmerdale has released an explosive first look at the ITV soap's special flash forward week of episodes, beginning on Monday 9 May. In the new spoiler pictures it sees Cain Dingle, whose feud with Al Chapman reaches new levels, look menacingly in his car mirror.

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“It’s my first time in Vegas,” said filmmaker David Cronenberg today at NEON’s CinemaCon presentation, where he was introducing the full trailer for his upcoming Cannes movie, Crimes of the Future.

As Netflix continues its push into potential franchise fare, we’re getting our first look at the Russo Brothers’ big-budget espionage thriller The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. The film based on Mark Greaney’s 10-book series will hit theaters on July 15 and start streaming on Netflix a week later. Check out the first-look photos above and below.

, Kim Kardashian is still preparing for her debut, while remaining chummy with her ex, Kanye West. Kourtney Kardashian is addressing the behavior of her ex, Scott Disick, while also trying out IVF with her current love Travis Barker. And little does she know that there's a very romantic proposal on the horizon. Here were the biggest bombshell moments from Thursday's episode: Kanye Was Almost Much More Involved in Kim's DebutKim reveals that comedian Sarah Silverman suggested that her rapper ex be present in the audience in an obvious disguise and as she answered questions from the audience, he would have asked, «So, do you believe in second chances in marriage?» To which Kim was to respond, «No!» Kim later says that Kanye «literally took a coach, commercial flight, sat in the seat next to the bathroom,» to come to New York for the taping. Kanye Had a Plan for Kim's Fashion and StyleDespite no longer being together romantically, Kim tells her sisters that Kanye still wanted to be very involved in her style journey.  «He says he wants to quit everything and dedicate his life to being my stylist,» Kim says of her ex. «Well, I think he should still do maybe a little music, a little Adidas designing, and then he can do that on the side,» Khloe quips. Kourtney Confronted Scott Disick About DMing Her Ex Younes BendjimaThough Kourt didn't speak publicly about Scott's alleged DMs with her other ex, Younes Bendjima, in the summer of 2021, she shares on the show that she confronted the father of her three children about the exchange.