Martin Compston and Irvine Welsh support Kyle Falconer's chart-topping bid for new album

Kendrick Lamar as the rapper prepares to depart from the label.On social media yesterday (August 20), Lamar revealed he’s in the process of producing his final album for the label.Sharing an image of a desktop folder marked “nu thoughts”, Lamar said: “While the world around me evolves, I reflect on what matters the most. The life in which my words will land next.“I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years,” he said, finishing with, “There’s beauty in completion.

Irvine Welsh has finished his latest novel after a six month period and he admits he is 'heading back to the boozer' now it's done. The Trainspotting author admitted he had no idea if it was a good or bad read, but was delighted to have finally finished it.

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County reported more than 4,000 new daily Covid cases for the first time since January. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 4,046 new cases of Covid-19 and 34 new deaths. New Covid cases in Los Angeles have been ranging a few hundred above and below the 3,000 mark for more than a week.

Martin Compston has thanked his fans after BBC drama Line of Duty was nominated for a National Television award. Compston and co-stars Adrian Dunbar and Vicky McClure are all up for Drama Performance awards for their parts in the show.

Martin Compston has confessed he loved that his wife had 'no scooby' who he was when the couple first met. The Line of Duty star, 37, met actress Tianna Flynn, 34, in 2013 at a hotel bar in Los Angeles and the pair tied the knot in his hometown of Greenock in 2016.

Martin Compston has revealed the start date for his brand new BBC drama Vigil.Fans will be able to tune in on Sunday, August 29, at 9pm to watch the first episode of the much-anticipated six part drama. Greenock-born Compston will be joined by Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans and Outlander's Lauren Lyle in the star-studded line-up.

Aoife Walsh has poured her heart out about the highs and lows of new mum life in a refreshingly candid post on Instagram.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston was asked if he had a new job modelling life jackets after a Steve Arnott lookalike was spotted on their plane. The hilarious observation came after one of Martin's fans was on board a flight and thought that the cartoon figure on the safety card looked familiar.

 Khloé Kardashian spent a lot of time discussing the process of finding a surrogate to expand her family with  Tristan Thompson on the final season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. While the pair have reportedly broken up since and may not be trying to have more children right now, the Good American founder is still looking to make her family bigger.On Monday, Khloé took to Twitter to reveal that she is currently looking for a pet for herself and 3-year-old daughter, True Thompson.

Nas has shared the tracklist for his new album ‘King’s Disease II’, which features a collaboration with Eminem.The New York rapper announced the record – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘King’s Disease’ – last week, and will release it this Friday (August 6) via Mass Appeal Records.Taking to social media today (August 3), Nas revealed the back cover for the incoming LP, which features a 15-song tracklist.

Billie Eilish poses next to a pool during the release party for her new album, Happier Than Ever, presented by Spotify in Los Angeles on Thursday night (July 29).

King Princess has teased her next album, calling it a “legendary” album that she’s “super proud of”.The New York-based singer released her debut album ‘Cheap Queen’ back in 2019, and is already readying its follow-up.Speaking on Audacy’s New Arrivals with Bryce Segall, King Princess said work on her second album is all written and almost into the mixing stage.“I came out with a really legendary album I’m super proud of,” she said. “I’m done writing.

Martin Compston posed beside a huge mural of his face painted outside a pub in his hometown of Greenock. The Scots actor, 37, paid a visit to the Inverclyde town’s Old Bank Bar this week to check out the incredible artwork, which is the spitting image of the star.

Sleigh Bells have announced details of a new album – watch the video for its first single, ‘Locust Laced’, below.The New York duo’s sixth album ‘Texis’ is set to be released on September 10 via Lucky Number.“We stopped worrying about whether or not we’re in or out of our comfort zone, or if we were being repetitive or formulaic,” the band’s Derek Miller said of work on their new album, which is their first since 2017 mini-album ‘Kid Kruschev’.

Line of Duty's Martin Compston has been called 'Scotland's Justin Bieber' by Schitts Creek star Emily Hampshire. Canadian actress Emily admits she didn't know who Martin was before meeting him on set for new Amazon Original drama The Rig, but she soon realised the extent of his fame.

Martin Compston was enjoying "cutting about Kinross " yesterday in a fancy black Audi. Martin made good use of the sunny weather and said with the hot temperatures Scotland was "unbeatable".