Listen to Rina Sawayama’s new pop ballad ‘Phantom’

Homeless people are to benefit from new purpose-built housing in Rochdale after a charity’s plans were given the green light by councillors. A pair of two storey blocks - containing eight and four homes respectively - and two bungalows are to be built on land off Whitworth Road and Grasmere Street, near the town centre.

Rina Sawayama has shared the final preview of her imminent second album, ‘Hold The Girl’ – a soaring pop-rock anthem titled ‘Hurricanes’.At face value, ‘Hurricanes’ is one of Sawayama’s most upbeat tracks, powering ahead with sharp drum fills, glittery atmospherics and driving electric guitars, over which the artist herself sings with an emphatic, energised gusto.Its lyrics paint a more melancholic picture, though, as Sawayama sings in the first verse: “April showers finally making way for warmer weather / But yet I still feel the same / Doing yoga just to feel untethered / But my mind keeps running away.”Have a listen to ‘Hurricanes’ below:‘Hurricanes’ is the fifth single to come from ‘Hold The Girl’, following the May release of ‘This Hell’, June’s ‘Catch Me In The Air’, the title track in July and ‘Phantom’ last month. The album itself – said to be inspired by the “fake stories” on Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ – will be out this Friday (September 16) via Dirty Hit.Sawayama will tour ‘Hold The Girl’ in October, starting with a run of shows across the UK and Ireland.

WILLOW has released another taster of her upcoming album <COPINGMECHANISM> – listen to ‘curious/furious’ below.The follow-up to last year’s ‘Lately I Feel Everything’ will be arriving on September 23 – you can pre-order and pre-save the album here.‘curious/furious’ follows the release of two previous singles, ‘<maybe> it’s my fault’ and ‘hover like a GODDESS’, the latter of which arrived with a visualiser directed by Jaxon Whittington and edited by Dana Trippe.Listen to ‘curious/furious’ below.‘Lately I Feel Everything’ arrived in July of 2021 and featured guest appearances from Travis Barker, Tierra Whack, Avril Lavigne and more. In a four-star review of the album, NME praised Smith’s ability to switch from “conscious R&B star to grungy punk beau”, saying she had “knocked all doubts out of the park – again”.In February, she teamed up with Machine Gun Kelly on ‘Emo Girl’, with the pair performing the song together on The Late Late Show.In April, Smith enlisted Siiickbrain for the song ‘Purge’, releasing a self-directed video for the clip.

Kate Beckinsale walks the runway during the Naeem Khan fashion show in the midst of 2022 New York Fashion Week at Sony Hall in New York City.

Netflix has unveiled an unconventional teaser for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming limited series The Watcher. It’s also the streamer’s first official confirmation of the series.

Lewis Capaldi has shared his new single ‘Forget Me’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is the Scottish singer-songwriter’s first new original material since the release of the extended edition of his 2019 debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’.In a statement written by Capaldi himself, the singer wrote: “I’m back. My new single is called ‘Forget Me’, and let’s just be honest here, lyrically it covers a lot of the same ground as before. I meet lady, lady leaves me, I whine about it in a pop song.

Ryan Reynolds has definitely been spending a lot of time in the gym these days!

Later this month (September 23) Alex G will release new album God Save the Animals. Today he shares album track "Miracles," which features Molly Germer on strings.

Ozzy Osbourne has shared one more preview of the record: a cut called ‘Nothing Feels Right’ that features Zakk Wylde on guitar.Wylde has regularly toured with Ozzy and played guitar for several of his solo albums, such as 1988’s ‘No Rest for the Wicked’, 1991’s ‘No More Tears’, 1995’s ‘Ozzmosis’, 2001’s ‘Down to Earth’ and multiple live records.However, ‘Nothing Feels Right’ marks the first time the Black Label Society frontman has appeared on an Osbourne album since 2007’s Black Rain’ – he was absent from both 2010’s ‘Scream’ and 2020’s ‘Ordinary Man’. He rejoined Osbourne’s live band in 2017.

From The Hills to the nursery! Kaitlynn Carter and Kristopher Brock have frequently doted over their son, Rowan, ever since his arrival.

Suede have shared a new track called ‘That Boy On The Stage’ – you can listen to it below.The song will appear on the band’s ninth studio album ‘Autofiction’, which is due for release on September 16 via BMG (pre-order/pre-save here).“It’s about persona,” explained frontman Brett Anderson of Suede’s gritty latest offering. “It’s about the people we become.”‘That Boy On The Stage’ sees the Anderson take an “outer view” of the alter ego he adopts for Suede’s live shows.

The National have shared a remix of Neu!‘s 1972 track ‘Im Glück’ – you can listen to it below.Matt Berninger and co’s new interpretation of the song will feature as part of Neu!’s 50th anniversary boxset, which is due for release on September 23 via British-German label Grönland Records (pre-order here).The atmospheric eight-minute spin on ‘Im Glück’ will serve as the opening track on the 10-song ‘Tribute’ album. Other contributors include Idles, Mogwai, Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, and Stephen Morris of New Order.Morris and Gabe Gurnsey shared their take on ‘Hallogallo’ back in June.

It's finally here, Little Monsters. After some pandemic-induced postponement, Lady Gaga has kicked off The Chromatica Ball tour.

The apple of his eye! Paul Wesley has kept his life with wife Ines de Ramon somewhat private since their secret wedding in 2019.

Every week here at Official Charts we compile our fancy list of single, album and home entertainment releases; bringing you the latest music you need to know about. Let's dive into this week's, shall we?

I. JORDAN has shared a new double single ‘Hey Baby’ / ‘I Had The Best Of Times’ – listen to the two tracks below.The latest release from the producer and DJ fka India Jordan arrives as part of an ongoing series of paired songs. It follows this summer’s ‘Always Been’ / ‘First Time Back’.Per a press release, the dancefloor-ready ‘Hey Baby’ has become the most requested cut at I.

A new pub has opened in the Northern Quarter, taking over an iconic venue which sadly shut down after struggling with the Covid pandemic earlier this year. The Mancunian Bar opened towards the end of last month on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter, with a mural dedicated to the city on the wall and serving local beers and more.

Parkway Drive have shared the title track from their forthcoming seventh album ‘Darker Still’ – listen below.The Australian band are set to release the 11-song collection on September 9 via Epitaph, following up on their previous studio record ‘Reverence’ (2018). You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Today (August 23), Parkway Drive have further previewed their next LP with the sprawling, almost-seven minute ‘Darker Still’. The single begins as an acoustic guitar-driven ballad, eventually transforming into a heavy, electrifying epic – complete with a dose of Winston McCall’s signature screams.“Until I die, until I die,” McCall repeatedly howls towards the end, with a group chant responding: “And the night grows darker still.”‘Darker Still’ arrives with a sinister black-and-white video – tune in here:Parkway Drive’s upcoming album has also been previewed by the singles ‘The Greatest Fear’ and ‘Glitch’.

Jamie xx has shared his new remix of Oliver Sim‘s ‘GMT’ – you can listen to the new version below.The two artists, who are bandmates in The xx, have further extended their creative partnership with the remix of the track, which has arrived this afternoon (August 22).The original ‘GMT’ – which was released last month – is set to feature on Sim’s forthcoming debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9.Marking Jamie xx’s first new official remix in over five years, the ‘GMT’ remix – which incorporates a sample of Brian Wilson‘s ‘Smile’ – features additional production from Floating Points, and has previously been aired during Jamie’s recent DJ sets and live shows.You can listen to Jamie xx’s remix of Oliver Sim’s ‘GMT’ below.Having played his debut London solo show in June (where he covered Placebo and was joined by his xx bandmate Romy), Sim is now scheduled to embark on a North American, European and UK tour next month.Tickets for Sim’s UK dates are on sale now from here, and you can see his upcoming gigs below.September29 – The Showbox, Seattle, WAOctober01 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA02 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA05 – Metro, Chicago, IL06 – Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON08 – Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC09 – Royale, Boston, MA10 – Webster Hall, New York, NY 11 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA20 – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark22 – Le Cabaret Sauvage, Paris, France23 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands26 – Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany27 – Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg, Germany29 – New Century Hall, Manchester30 – KOKO, London