Fontaines D.C. outselling closest competition 4:1 with Skinty Fia on road to becoming their first UK Number 1 album

Becky G has a brand new album out! – Just Jared Jr This Sweet Home Alabama star has sadly died – DListed Camille Kostek has returned to the Sports Illustrated world – Egotastic How long will Little Mix‘s break actually last? – Just Jared Jr

Michelle Heaton has shared a Liberty X throwback marking 20 years since the group’s first number one single, Just a Little. The record was released on 13 May 2002 on the group’s debut album Thinking it Over and became one Liberty X’s most successful tracks. As well as reaching number one in the UK, it was well-received abroad and appeared in the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand.

Tinder-ing with mom! Shanna Moakler is single and ready to mingle — and daughter Alabama is helping her do it.

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’.

Alabama has criminalised Gender Affirming Care for transgender teens with those providing it now facing up to 10-years in prison.The Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act makes it a felony to provide puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries to transgender youth under the age of 19.The law, which went into effect on Sunday, is being challenged in court. U.S.

London’s prestigious National Gallery, containing much of the UK’s most prized art, has removed the name of one of its biggest donors, Sackler – the disgraced pharmaceuticals dynasty.

Rita Moreno sat down with the TODAY Show’s Hoda Kotb to reflect on the impact of becoming the first Latina to win an Oscar over 60 years ago for her role as Anita in West Side Story.“People [were] yelling out the windows, ‘She did it! She did it!’ And, you know, as a friend of mine said, what they were really saying was, ‘We did it,’” Moreno shared in the interview, set to be premiered as part of the NBC’s primetime special, Inspiring America: the 2022 Inspiration List, airing Saturday, May 7.Rita Moreno reveals she was in the crowd during MLK Jr.’s 1963 ‘I Have a Dream’ speechOscars 2022: Latinos shining at the 94th Academy Awards red carpetAriana DeBose wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actress! Makes history as the first Afro-Latina with an Academy Award“I had chills from everything she’s been through,” Kotb stated. “She’s an icon.”Moreno is also the first and only Latina to have an Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy.

Miranda Lambert has thanked fans for "'singing so loudly" as she returned to the stage.MORE: Miranda Lambert risks wardrobe malfunction in revealing dress at 2022 CMT Music AwardsThe country star, who released her new album on 29 April, took to social media to share a video of herself on stage rocking a skintight denim dress with sparkly rights and tan cowboy boots. She paired the look with organ fringing along the sleeves and a diamante buckle.WATCH: Miranda Lambert returns to the stage after Palomino release"Back at it," she shared alongside a fire emoji."Thanks Alabama and Tennessee for singing so loudly with us this weekend.

Black Star – the duo of Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli – have released their first album since 1998’s ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’.After announcing the record last month, the Madlib-produced ‘No Fear Of Time’ is out now. It’s available to stream exclusively via the podcast app Luminary, which hosts the duo’s podcasts People’s Party With Talib Kweli and The Midnight Miracle, the latter co-hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle.When they announced the album last month, the duo explained that ‘No Fear Of Time’ had been recorded in various locations, from hotels to dressing rooms, but never in an actual recording studio.While the album is being paywalled via the app, the duo have made one of its tracks – opener ‘o.G.’ – available for listening with a lyric video on YouTube.

In a spot likely soon to blanket local TV stations across the state, California Governor Gavin Newsom takes a walk through a grove of the state’s famous redwoods, using them as a metaphor for his campaign and the state of the state.

A search is underway for an Alabama corrections officer and capital murder suspect who disappeared without a trace.

Fontaines D.C. soar straight to the summit on this week’s Official Albums Chart, claiming their first-ever UK Number 1 album with Skinty Fia. 

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

48 years ago today, ABBA began their reign on the Official Charts as Waterloo became their first UK Number 1 single. 

Potter Payper ascends to Number 1 on the UK's Official Trending Chart with Gangsteritus.