Diddy Has Paid Sting $5K a Day for Sampling ‘Every Breath You Take’ Without Permission Since the ’90s

Climate activists have turned out in their thousands in London to mark Earth Day in a nonviolent, direct action. Over the course of the weekend, several climate groups have linked up to stage demonstrations.

Record Store Day 2023 kicked off earlier today (April 22) with vinyl fans descending on UK record shops around the country.A number of limited-edition and special releases were made available over-the-counter at over 260 participating stores, with many customers queuing since the early hours.The 1975, Blur, Pixies, U2, London Grammar, Madonna, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Foals, Donna Summer and Björk all released vinyl as part of the 2023 event.Taylor Swift, who was last year announced as the first-ever global ambassador of Record Store Day, released ‘folklore: the long pond studio sessions’ on vinyl for the first time today, with many fans taking to social media to celebrate grabbing the limited-edition record.“Still can’t believe she is mine,” said one fan, posing with the vinyl.

Remembering a legend. Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated by her loved ones on what would have been her 97th birthday following her death.

The late Queen Elizabeth is receiving a birthday tribute from her family.

On Saturday, Manchester’s bustling Northern Quarter is set to be busier than usual as music lovers flock to the city’s ‘vinyl valley’ in search of exclusive releases and limited editions as part of Record Store Day 2023.

While the nation is celebrating King Charles' Coronation, there will be another big bash happening several thousand miles away. Meghan Markle is set to skip the Coronation and will remain in California, where she and Prince Harry are based, with the couple's two young children, Prince Archie, three, and Princess Lilibet, one.The historic event falls on Meghan and Harry's son Archie's fourth birthday, and this is believed to have been a factor in Meghan's choice not to attend.

The Lemon Twigs have shared their latest single ‘Every Day Is The Worst Day Of My Life’ from their forthcoming album ‘Everything Harmony’.The brand-new single is the fourth to be debuted ahead of the band’s upcoming album. With its melodic 70s-style bright guitar and harmonies, the song only features one single line “Every day is the worst day of my life.” The video, directed by Hilla Eden, features performance footage of the band in New York City as well as clips of zoo animals and The Lemon Twigs’ brother duo themselves, Brian and Michael D’Addario.The release comes after three previous singles: the ’60s-inspired ‘Corner Of My Eye’, KISS inspired ‘Any Time Of Day’ and ‘In My Head’.According to a recent press release, the album arrives as a “distinct blend of pop vocals”, featuring “sophisticated acoustic-folk melodies and rich textures”, heavily influenced by artists such as Simon & Garfunkel, Arthur Russell and Moondog.Written, recorded, produced and engineered solely by the band ‘Everything Harmony’ is  set for release on May 5 and will tackle a range of motifs through its lyricism too – exploring themes of depression and isolation, and euphoria.‘When Winter Comes Around’‘In My Head’‘Corner Of My Eye’‘Any Time Of Day’‘What You Were Doing’‘I Don’t Belong To Me’‘Every Day Is The Worst Day Of My Life’‘What Happens To A Heart’‘Still It’s Not Enough’‘Born To Be Lonely’‘Ghost Run Free’‘Everything Harmony’‘New To Me’In the support of ‘Everything Harmony’, The Lemon Twigs are set to play a series of shows across the UK and EU starting in Amsterdam on May 20.

Lucy Watson has slammed the Grand National, after three horses died at this year's races.The former Made in Chelsea star, 32, shared a screenshot of a news story reporting on the horse deaths to her Instagram Story, adding: "a 'sport' that involves the death of innocent animals is not one I will ever support, this doesn't need to happen. RIP [broken heart emoji]." Following the news of the horses's deaths, the RSPCA "urgently" called on the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to review the circumstances of each of the deaths “so that we never again exit a ‘festival of racing’ with three dead horses”.

Shortly after little Millie Marie was born, her parents noticed she was struggling to gain any weight.

Catherine Bray Set mostly in England, back before it was officially called England — and centuries before Great Britain was so much as a glint in the eye of James I — director Ed Bazalgette’s workmanlike historical epic “The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die” wraps up the events of “The Last Kingdom,” the Netfix drama series based on Bernard Cornwell’s “Saxon Tales” novels. Playing like “Game of Thrones” with more history and fewer dragons, the film opens with several smaller kingdoms, including Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia, gearing up for a power struggle exacerbated by the recent death of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, and worsened by the surreptitious attempts of the Danes to sow discord. 

Linkin Park’s Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda have spoken to NME about the 20th anniversary of ‘Meteora’, lost song ‘Lost’ and the chances of more unheard music being released from the archives.Last week, Linkin Park released an expanded version of their 2003 album ‘Meteora’ – featuring a host of previously unheard demos alongside behind-the-scenes footage and live performances.“We wanted to make something timeless with ‘Meteora’, which is really audacious for a bunch of 20-year-olds to even say or think,” guitarist Brad Delson told NME. “The hope was that the music would have longevity and continue to inspire people.”He continued: “It’s a really interesting moment for us right now, because we’re celebrating 20 years of a really special album but ‘Lost’ is a song we made, loved and forgot about and it’s having such a moment.”The aptly-titled ‘Lost’ was recorded at the same time as ‘Meteora’ but didn’t make the final cut because the band “couldn’t find a place for it” on the record.“Telling a story with the album was so important, and we felt like ‘Lost’ had too much of a similar energy to ‘Numb’,” said Delson.

Damson Idris (“Snowfall”) is set to star opposite Brad Pitt in his Untitled Formula One racing feature from Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Plan B Entertainment, Apple Original Films announced on Friday.Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”) is set to direct, as well as produce.Academy Award-nominee Ehren Kruger (“Top Gun: Maverick”) wrote the script.The untitled Formula One racing feature stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Damson Idris joins the film as his teammate.Hailing from Apple Studios, the film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise), Joseph Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Mercedes driver and seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton his Dawn Apollo Films banner, and Plan B Entertainment (“World War Z”).

Easter bank holiday weekend is here and will see most of the country bask in some much-needed sunshine over the long weekend. While the spring break is a welcome breather from the norm for a few days, it is also the perfect time to check you are not missing out on benefits or payments.

Dame Deborah James's Bowelbabe fund has raised a whooping £13.3 million for cancer research, it has been announced. Deborah, aged 40 when she tragically died last year, was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 at the age of 35 and became an outspoken campaigner, encouraging people to check for signs of the deadly disease.The broadcaster launched her JustGiving page when she was given weeks to live last May, telling fans in an emotional post on the website that she was receiving end-of-life care and being looked after at her parents’ home in Surrey. In just 24 hours, the fund raised over £1 million and donations continued pouring in as she campaigned tirelessly until the end of her life.

Dua Lipa is set to make her acting debut as part of the cast for Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie. 

READ MORE: 'The terrifying road accident that made me lose five stone in just five months'When Lucy spotted herself in the background, she was horrified by what she saw. “I was devastated,” the 38-year-old told the Manchester Evening News. “I couldn’t believe it.

O'Grady, who rose to fame on the nightclub circuit as the acerbic, platinum wig-wearing Lily Savage, died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening (March 28). In the statement issued in the early hours of Wednesday morning (March 29), Mr Portasio said: "It is with great sadness that I inform you that Paul has passed away unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening. We ask, at this difficult time, that whilst you celebrate his life you also respect our privacy as we come to terms with this loss.

A special event. King Charles III‘s coronation will be the first ceremony for a British monarch in the 21st century — but it will continue to follow royal tradition.

It's a year ago now, on 30 March, 2022, that The Wanted’s Tom Parker passed away, aged 33, after battling an aggressive brain tumour. He was diagnosed while his wife Kelsey, already mum to daughter Aurelia, was expecting their second child, a son called Bodhi.Tragically, Lauren Vivash from Essex can relate only too well to Kelsey’s experience. Here, the 36-year-old shares her story – and her mission to help other bereaved parents.

Yellowjackets is back for a second season, with this compelling mystery-thriller further deepening its complex and traumatic narrative.The second instalment of the Showtime series, which is broadcast in the UK on Paramount+, kicked off last week (March 24), with episodes set to air weekly until May 14.A synopsis for season two of Yellowjackets reads: “The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer, but now as winter begins to bite, we’ll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis.“Meanwhile, 25 years later, each survivor must determine if the darkness is coming for them or from them.”The original score for the first season of Yellowjackets, as well as the theme song ‘No Return’, was handled by singer-songwriters Craig Wedren (of the band Shudder To Think) and Anna Waronker (That Dog), while composer Theodore Shapiro wrote the music for the pilot episode.You can listen to ‘Blood Hive’, the original score for season one of Yellowjackets, below.For a show that is so steeped in ’90s nostalgia, the soundtrack of Yellowjackets has understandably become a hit among its growing fanbase given its inclusion of an array of classic tracks.From Hole‘s ‘Miss World’ to The Prodigy‘s ‘Firestarter’, the Yellowjackets soundtrack has also featured the likes of Alanis Morissette, Salt-N-Pepa, Bill Withers, Jane’s Addiction, The Offspring and PJ Harvey.An official Spotify playlist containing all of the songs featured in Yellowjackets was first released following the conclusion of the first season of the show in January 2022, and that playlist is now being updated as each new episode airs.