BTS announce break to focus on solo projects

Sharna Burgess is opening up about life as a first-time mom. The  pro took to her Instagram Story Sunday to share an update on postpartum life as well as some new photos of her son, Zane, who she welcomed with boyfriend, Brian Austin Green last week.«I couldn't be more in love with this stage in our lives,» Burgess wrote alongside a photo Green posted to his page of him and the newborn sleeping alongside each other.

writing: “I am the luckiest guy in the world to have had such an amazing and loving father. May he rest in peace.”My dad #PeterBrook passed away last night.

Ground-breaking France-based British theater director Peter Brook, who revolutionized 20th-century theater, has died at the age of 97-years-old in Paris.

If Beyoncé‘s surprise return to British Voguewasn’t enough for her fans, the 40-year-old singer has more to satiate their hunger! On Friday, both Beyoncé and Vogue‘s Instagram page shared a look behind the scenes of the iconic July cover shoot, featuring the singer’s latest single as the perfect soundtrack.

Beyoncé's surprise return to British wasn't enough for her fans, the 40-year-old singer has more to satiate their hunger! On Friday, both Beyoncé and 's Instagram page shared a look behind the scenes of the iconic July cover shoot, featuring the singer's latest single as the perfect soundtrack.The video gives fans an inside look at the «vision of glittering retro-futurism» conceived by the magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, photographer Rafael Pavarotti and the superstar herself. The shoot references the tropes of club life from the mid-'80s to the millennium, with co-styling by Marni Senofonte, incorporating «everything from Harris Reed headdresses to Schiaparelli Haute Couture.»Beyoncé's interview with Enninful was the first look into what fans can expect from the singer's long-awaited seventh studio album and her first solo album in six years, Enninful shared that Beyoncé contributed the long creative process to the pandemic.

Crikey! Ted Lasso‘s Nick Mohammed is currently filming season 3 of the Apple TV+ hit, but not even he knows whether these will be the final episodes.

Following on from its surprise release last week, Beyoncé's comeback banger Break My Soul becomes the UK's Number 1 Trending Song. 

Kate Moss, Stella McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Bruce Springsteen, and Cara Delevingne looked to be having a ball at Glastonbury, and oh to be part of that iconic crew. The legends of fashion and music posed together in a totally star-studded snap after Bruce joined headliner Sir Paul McCartney for an epic performance. Noel, who also performed with his band the High Flying Birds, took a moment to appreciate his fellow musician, giving us an (almost) smile in the incredible snap posted to Stella’s Instagram.

UK LGBTQ+-focused distributor Peccadillo Pictures has claimed that Amazon Prime Video UK is refusing to make Canadian artist and filmmaker Bruce LaBruce’s provocative dark comedy Saint-Narcisse available on its online store.

Big Freedia and singer Robin S. have both shared reactions to their songs being sampled on Beyoncé‘s comeback single, ‘Break My Soul’.The single, which was released on Monday (June 20), prominently samples Freedia’s 2014 track ‘Explode’ from her album ‘Just Be Free’.

Billie Eilish has added another leg to her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour, announcing six tour dates in Asia this August.The shows, announced today (June 23), will mark Eilish’s first-ever headlining shows in the continent. The singer had previously performed in Singapore, Tokyo and Osaka in 2018 as part of the Laneway and Summer Sonic festivals respectively.The new dates will take Eilish to cities across the Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.

Thania Garcia Earlier this week, Beyoncé surprise-dropped her first single “Break My Soul,” from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album “Renaissance.” The pulsating dance track samples Robin S’ 1993 hit “Show Me Love,” and the beloved house artist appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Wednesday to share her gratitude for the inclusion.“This is Robin S, and this message goes out to the Queen Bey herself, Beyoncé, to Jay-Z, to the entire team,” she said during her interview. “Thank you so much for giving me my flowers while I’m still alive.

APPOINTMENTSDowntown-owned music distributor FUGA has announced some new hires in its marketing teams. UK-based Helen Barrass – most recently with AWAL – becomes Head Of Marketing Strategy at the firm’s London office, while US-based Ryan Stockwell – previously working for Create Music Group – becomes Senior Marketing Services Director for the Americas based out of LA. Other new marketing hires included Juli Miranda as Digital Campaign Manager; Gemma Hart as Digital Accounts Manager UK; and Chiara Benedetti as Marketing Operations Coordinator.————————————————–RELEASESKasabian have released the video for ‘Chemicals’.

The upbeat dance track features co-writing credits for Allen George and Fred McFarlane and Big Freedia due to samples of both "Show Me Love" by Robin S by the former and 2014 bounce track "Explode" from the latter. The Big Freedia sample acts as a mission statement for the song, with Freedia saying: "Release ya anger/Release ya mind/Release ya job/Release the time/Release ya trade/Release ya stress/Release the love/Forget the rest." Producers on the track are Beyoncé, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, BlaqNmilD, and Jay-Z. Read Next: New Beyoncé song “Break My Soul” out tonight at midnight "Break My Soul" is the first single from Bey's forthcoming album Renaissance, due July 29.

Suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Greater Manchester. The findings come as the number of cases of the disease climbs across the UK.

Get ready: Beyonce is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming new project Renaissance with its lead single, Break My Soul, dropping tomorrow. 

Bruce Willis cut a casual figure while grabbing coffee with friends on Father's Day.  The 67-year-old recently retired actor donned a blue flannel over a white t-shirt and a pair of pale blue jeans.

Tributes have been over the past week to a number of much loved people who have passed away in Greater Manchester.

AJ Tracey has officially released ‘Seoul’, a track he first debuted during a freestyle for New York rap show On The Radar.The London rapper went viral last month when he stopped by On The Radar to visit host Gabe P, and the freestyle that ensued – produced by MDS X Larry – caught the attention of fans, many of whom urged Tracey to release it in full.“I told bro, ‘Let it go’ and I meant it/ I don’t care if this car gets dented/ I paid full price and this star ain’t rented,” Tracey raps on the song’s chorus.