Liam Payne doesn’t have full custody of his son, but when he does get to spend time with him he makes sure that every second counts.
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Leon Bridges has announced he’ll be embarking on a four-stop tour of Australia later this year.Bridges revealed the news earlier today (March 7) via his social media, sharing a photo of the tour poster.He’ll be playing the first two shows in Perth and Melbourne in September, then heading to Brisbane and Sydney for two October dates, with the latter taking place at the iconic Sydney Opera House. He’ll be supported by Australian musician Milan Ring for all shows except Sydney.General tickets for the dates go on sale Friday, March 11, with pre-sale tickets available from Wednesday, March 9.
Sign up for pre-sale access here.A post shared by Leon Bridges (@leonbridgesofficial)It’ll be Bridges’ first time in Australia since 2019, when he played shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.Bridges is also touring the UK and Europe throughout summer this year, with a run of dates scheduled for June and July, including an appearance at Dutch festival Best Kept Secret, alongside The Strokes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Alt-J and more.Bridges’ most recent album, ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’, was released last July, receiving four stars in an NME review.“With ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’, Bridges has entered a new chapter,” wrote NME‘s Will Lavin. “Donning the hat of a journeyman, he holds onto some of the retro characteristics he’s known for while firmly embracing a fresh sound and a new direction – and he might also be teasing a taste of things to come.”The album has also seen Bridges receive two nominations for the Grammys 2022, including Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance.
Liam Payne doesn’t have full custody of his son, but when he does get to spend time with him he makes sure that every second counts.
Incubus have announced a UK headline tour set to take place at arenas across the country this autumn – find ticket information below.Kicking off at Birmingham’s O2 Academy on September 28, the four-date tour includes two performances at London’s Royal Albert Hall, with the other shows taking place in Manchester and Birmingham.The announcement comes a little under two weeks since the band revealed their plans for a US headline tour, beginning this July with Sublime With Rome and The Aquadolls in support.Incubus will commence that stretch on July 24 in West Palm Beach, Florida, undertaking an additional 24 shows across the country that wraps up on September 28 in Cula Vista, California.Tickets for the UK tour go on sale at 9:00am GMT on March 30 – get tickets here.BIRMINGHAM, LONDON, MANCHESTER see you in October ⚡️⚡️⚡️https://t.co/Mm8nVDN10b pic.twitter.com/YgfwjqtrSB— Incubus (@IncubusBand) March 25, 2022SEPTEMBER 2020 Wednesday 28 – Birmingham, O2 Academy Thursday 29 – London, Royal Albert Hall Friday 30 – London, Royal Albert HallOCTOBER 2020 Sunday 2 – Manchester, O2 ApolloLast year, Brandon Boyd and co. celebrated the 20th anniversary of their seminal fourth studio album ‘Morning View’, marking the occasion by returning to the Malibu beach house where it was written and recorded for a livestream concert of the record performed in its entirety.Incubus’ most recent release was 2020’s ‘Trust Fall (Side B)’ EP, a follow-up to 2017’s ‘8’.
Meghan Markle has made an announcement about her first Spotify series. The Duchess of Sussex has unveiled her first series - 16 months after her £18 million deal.
Leona Lewis is pregnant! The “Bleeding Love” singer, 36, is expecting her first child with husband Dennis Jauch, the couple announced Wednesday March 23 via Instagram. In the professional pregnancy shoot you can see here the X Factor winner looked utterly gorgeous in an off-the-shoulder, slim-fitting black dress, showing off her growing baby bump in style. “Can’t wait to meet you in the Summer ❤️,” the mom-to-be wrote in the caption as she smiled at the camera, one hand behind her head of gorgeous, blonde-flecked chestnut curls.
Leona Lewis is going to be a mom!
Kings Of Leon have announced the support acts for their 2022 UK headline tour – find tickets here.The Nashville band will return to these shores this summer in support of their eighth studio album, ‘When You See Yourself’, which came out in March 2021.KOL are set to begin the stint at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on June 13 before visiting Leeds (June 14), Glasgow (28), Newcastle (29), London (July 1 and 2) and Manchester (5).Further shows in Dublin (June 24) and Belfast (26) were added to the run last September.Today (March 23) it’s been confirmed that Inhaler and The Snuts will join the Followill clan as special guests at select dates of the upcoming tour.Inhaler will open for the group in Birmingham and Manchester, while The Snuts are scheduled to perform in Glasgow, Newcastle and at the first London concert on July 1.“It’s an honour for us to be supporting @KingsOfLeon this summer,” Inhaler wrote on Twitter. “One of the bands that soundtracked our childhoods and truly one of our all time favourite rock’n’roll groups.
The newest season of Stand Up to Cancer Bake off is due to air tonight with 19 celebs joining together under the familiar white tent.
EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones and 300 star Lena Headey is to make her feature directorial debut on psychological thriller Violet.
Strictly Come Dancing professional Graziano Di Prima has told OK! that it would be a dream come true if his fiancée Giada Lini could join the show to replace Oti Mabuse. Oti confirmed her exit recently and while Graziano, 27, tells us he'll miss his friend dearly on the show, he'd love his future wife to take her place. When asked about who should replace Oti, Graziano said: "I don’t know! That’s up to the BBC.
Battles have announced that they will be heading out on a tour in 2022 which will take them to the UK, Europe and North America. Find tickets here.The New York City art-rock duo will start the tour on March 26 at Zerospace Brooklyn in New York, travelling to cities including Austin (April 17), Pittsburgh (May 23) and Chicago (June 4).
The Rolling Stones have announced details of a 60th anniversary tour hitting the UK and Europe this summer. See full dates below, and tickets will be available here.Having been teasing fans for the past week, the rock legends will be heading out on the road to mark six decades as a band for the ‘SIXTY’ tour – with a new show and live production starting in Madrid on June 1 before heading to Munich, Liverpool, Amsterdam, Bern, Milan, London, Brussels, Vienna, Lyon, Paris, Gelsenkirchen and Stockholm.Following on from their acclaimed USA ‘No Filter’ tour, ‘SIXTY’ will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood make their long-awaited return to the UK, performing at the home of Liverpool FC – Anfield, for the Stones’ first in Liverpool show for over 50 years, followed by two shows in London’s Hyde Park for British Summer Time Festival.
An unlucky commute for many weekend workers this afternoon (March 12) - after a bus driver got his double-decker wedged under a bridge.
Emily Atack stunned her followers as morphed into Katy Perry this week.
The UK's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 has been revealed as singer-songwriter and social media star Sam Ryder.
TikTok star Sam Ryder is reportedly being lined up to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.According to the The Mirror, BBC bosses are preparing to reveal the viral star as this year’s entrant with his recent single ‘Space Man’.Ryder found viral acclaim after he started posting covers and at-home karaoke tracks at the beginning of lockdown in March 2020. By the end of the year, he was crowned TikTok’s most popular artist account.With 7.7million followers and a range of famous fans including Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys, Ryder recently performed for an NME Home Sessions performance.It was announced last year that TaP Music – the global music publishing and management company behind the likes of Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey – will collaborate with the BBC to choose a track and artist to represent the UK at the Song Contest.Meanwhile, Russia was recently banned from competing in this year’s Eurovision following backlash to an earlier statement from organisers saying the country would be allowed to compete despite launching a military assault on Ukraine.Ukraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation last month.Ukraine’s entrant, Alina Pash, will also no longer represent her home country at this year’s event, the competition also recently announced.
Sam Heughan, 41, is charming women both on and off screen. The Outlander star sparked dating rumors with Australian model Monika Clarke after the two were spotted kissing during a lunch date at Soho’s Café Select in New York City this past weekend. Other photos showed the pair looking like they’d stepped out for coffee together. Sam has been linked to a few different lucky ladies over the years, he’s been a noted bachelor the past few years. Fans are now assuming that he and Monika are a full-fledged couple.
Naman Ramachandran The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has named ten emerging talents from across the Indian film, gaming and television industries that will participate in the 2022 edition of its BAFTA Breakthrough India initiative supported by Netflix.The 2022 contingent includes writer-director Ajitpal Singh (“Tabbar,” “Fire in the Mountain”); composer Alokananda Dasgupta (“Sacred Games”), writer-director Arati Kadav (“Cargo”), producer Mathivanan Rajendran (“Nirvana Inn”), writer-director Leena Manimekalai (“Maadathy, an Unfairy Tale”), game director Nakul Verma (“In My Shadow”), writer-director Prateek Vats (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”), cinematographer Saumyananda Sahi (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”), writer Shubham (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”) and performer Sumukhi Suresh (“Pushpavalli”). The talents were selected by a jury consisting of BAFTA-winning composer A.R.
2022 Academy of Country Music Awards saw the likes of Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton picking up coveted trophies, and performances from Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini and Kelly Clarkson.MORE: Kelly Clarkson stuns in bodycon dress during Dolly Parton tribute at ACM AwardsThe ceremony took place on Monday 7 March at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium, and viewers enjoyed "wall-to-wall" music during the two-hour show, which streamed coast to coast instead of tape-delayed on Amazon Prime in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.WATCH: Dolly Parton kicks off 2022 ACM AwardsCountry music legend Dolly Parton helmed the ceremony and was joined by co-hosts Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen but HELLO! was behind the scenes and below are several fun moments from your favorite stars...MORE: Carrie Underwood wows in leg-lengthening micro shorts at ACM AwardsCountry stars including Tenille Townes spoke to HELLO! and many of them shared that Dolly Parton was their dream collaborator."I really do feel so inspired that Dolly Parton is in the house, anything around her would be a dream come true," Tenille told us, when asked who she would love to perform with, dead or alive.
Naman Ramachandran Premium documentary titles featuring iconic musicians including John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Tupac Shakur and Amy Winehouse have sold widely for BBC Studios.Rogan productions’ feature-length documentary for BBC Two, “Freddie Mercury: The Final Act,” charts the final chapter of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s life story. International sales include the U.S.