Guy Fieri to Launch Flavortown Fest; Two-Day Event Will Be ‘Bold, Loud, Bad-Ass and Full of Flavor’

Controversial new immigration laws could create massive holes in Scotland’s health and social care workforce.

Queens Of The Stone Age, The Smile, The National and more have been added to the Øya Festival 2024 line-up.The bands join Norwegian pop singer Gabrielle, Idles, Loyle Carner, Big Thief, The Kills, Nia Archives, Overmono, Yussef Dayes, Alvvays, Blondshell, Yard Act and more.The new wave of acts follow the announcement of Pulp and PJ Harvey as the first headliners at the Oslo festival.The 25th-anniversary edition of the event takes place at Tøyenparken in Oslo, Norway between August 7 and 10. Week-long tickets are on sale now – you can buy yours here.A post shared by Øyafestivalen (@oyafestivalen)This year’s edition of Øya – which is billed as “the world’s greenest festival” – hosted the likes of Blur, Boygenius, Lorde, Caroline Polachek, Sigrid and Devo.In a four-star review of the 2023 instalment, NME wrote: “[Øya is] a beautiful, intimate, forward-thinking and friendly setting for good times, world firsts, and a taste of tomorrow from one of the music capitals of the world.

EXCLUSIVE: Plan B Entertainment has started a new micro budget film finance initiative to produce and finance lower cost films which will be led by newly hired Caddy Vanasirikul. The veteran film producer and acquisition and production executive will manage Plan B’s forthcoming slate in this sector.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on DJ Haram's Handplay, Clark's Cave Dog, BigXThaPlug's The Biggest, and more.

The Last Dinner Party have covered Sinéad O’Connor’s 1987 classic ‘Mandinka’ for Apple Music’s London Sessions.As part of the new monthly series hosted by the streamer, artists perform live renditions of some of their own songs as well as a cover. The band also delivered live renditions of their hits ‘On Your Side’ and ‘Nothing Matters’.The band’s Abigail Morris and Lizzie Mayland also sat down with Apple Music 1 host Matt Wilkinson to discuss paying tribute to O’Connor, who died in July aged 56.Morris described ‘Mandinka’ as “really challenging” to sing – “Her pipes, man.

Guy Fieri is sticking with the Food Network.

Since her dramatic exit from This Morning after 14 years at the helm, Holly Willoughby has been lying low. But fresh comments from her close friend Leigh Francis have sparked concern for the presenter, after he said she “isn’t in a good place” two months on from leaving the show. And speaking to OK!, a source has reinforced Leigh’s remarks and claimed the mum-of-three is “struggling”and doesn’t plan to return to her TV roots any time soon.

Michaela Zee Doug Ibold, who edited episodes of “Law & Order,” “Magnum, P.I.” and “Miami Vice,” died on Nov. 8 after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 83.

The Scottish Government recently announced a new devolved disability payment designed to provide additional financial support for people of State Pension age will not include a mobility component. However, it has also confirmed the new benefit will not include any face-to-face assessments as part of the application process.

Matthew Modine voted against SAG-AFTRA’s tentative agreement with the studios once, and he’s damn sure going to vote against it again.

Matthew Modine voted against SAG-AFTRA’s tentative agreement with the studios once, and he’s going to vote against it again.

The members of Girls Aloud have revealed that they didn't tell their friends and family about their upcoming reunion, and have been avoiding everyone in the weeks prior to the announcement. Appearing on Zoe Ball's Radio Two show on Thursday morning, Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh opened up about their upcoming reunion, which is in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. When asked how long they've been keeping the secret, Nicola replied: "Months and months, we didn't tell our family and friends, our families didn't know." To which Nadine added: "When we put out the teaser, we've been ignoring people all week." And Kimberley quipped: "We've been ignoring people on the school run." The band announced their reunion tour on Instagram on Wednesday 22 November, as they wrote: "We’re so excited to announce that we will be touring the UK & Ireland in May and June 2024.

Girls Aloud have announced their 2024 UK & Ireland arena tour.Fans have been speculating that Girls Aloud might be reuniting ever since Nicola Roberts teased a countdown on her social media.The band, which consists of Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberly Walsh and Roberts, have not played since 2013 at their final UK show. Sarah Harding, who was also previously in the band, passed away in 2021 due to breast cancer.Girls Aloud have now unveiled their arena tour for 2024, which will take place around the UK in May and June. The tour will be “a celebration of Girls Aloud’s rich back catalogue and all the ground-breaking success they have achieved as a band.” As such, no new music has been recorded, but the band will play hits such as ‘Sound Of The Underground’, ‘The Promise’ and ‘I’ll Stand By You’.Tickets will go on pre-sale on Wednesday 29th November at 9am, with the general on sale Friday 1st December at 9am – get them here.Cheryl says of the reunion: “We all started talking about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud’s 20-year anniversary a few years ago.

Police are urgently trying to trace a missing teenager who was last seen in McDonald's in Elgin two days ago.

11-year on-and-off relationship came to a halt. On Thursday, the “Honey 3: Dare to Dance” actress, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, accused the Bad Boy Records founder of rape, physical abuse and sexual assault in a bombshell lawsuit.“After years in silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships,” she said in a statement via her lawyers on Nov.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Michael Fassbender is a two-time Academy Award nominee who trained at the Drama Centre London before touring with the Oxford Stage Company; he’s performed Chekov and Shakespeare and worked a veritable who’s who of greatest living directors. Rookie actor Kaimana had never even considered trying to be an actor, noting she avoided school plays “like the plague.” Yet the two form a winning pair in “Next Goal Wins,” the funny, touching, uplifting new film from “Jojo Rabbit” filmmaker Taika Waititi, hitting theaters Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: MTV Documentary Films’ impressive slate of short films will debut on the Paramount+ streaming platform on Tuesday, a lineup that includes The ABCs of Book Banning, the directorial debut of documentary legend Sheila Nevins.

It’s a Wonderful Knife. Kennedy’s debut effort, 2020’s Freaky, a robustly entertaining riff on body swap films, co-written with Christopher Landon, was met with both critical and audience acclaim.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Warner Bros. will be juggling a lot in the Oscar race for best original song. As confirmed by an FYC advertisement sent to Critics Choice Association members, along with the multiple tracks from “Barbie” by Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, the studio will also handle several numbers from their two upcoming holiday movie musicals: “The Color Purple” and “Wonka.” The upcoming adaptation of the musical “The Color Purple” will screen in front of its first official audience of industry voters and journalists next week.

remove from school library shelves any books with what they consider “inappropriate content,” including those that feature diverse characters or touch on issues of race, identity, gender, or sexuality.They have also sought to punish or terminate teachers who do not acquiesce to their political agenda. Some have even gone so far as to file police reports against school district librarians, alleging that by allowing students to check out certain books, they are peddling “pornography.”Campaigning on the issue of “parental rights,” the group had endorsed dozens of candidates in school board races in 11 different states, intending to oppose what its members see as an infringement on how they are choosing to raise their children and discourage school boards from adopting “woke” concepts or policies.Unfortunately for Moms for Liberty, Tuesday was not nearly as successful as they had hoped.In Virginia, MFL endorsed six candidates for office — four in the exurbs of Loudoun County, one in Prince William County, and one in Southwest Virginia’s Montgomery County.