‘Matter Of Fact With Soledad O’Brien’ Returns With New Look

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent After a cross-country move from L.A. to NYC and surviving the writers strike, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” will return with its fifth season on Oct. 16.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor At least one of the big companies that distribute CNN via cable or satellite is unnerved by how closely the company’s new live-streaming service looks like its TV network. Big satellite distributor DirecTV has let executives at Warner Bros. Discovery know via letter that its executives believe the similarities between the two products violate the carriage contract between the two companies, according to a person familiar with the matter.

A dream coat that "hides all lumps and bumps" has hit shelves in high street favourite store New Look and it's set to be a massive hit for fashionistas this winter. As we enter a new month and temperatures start to slowly dip, shoppers are always on the lookout for the next stylish way to keep cosy but retain a chic edge when shopping, on the school run or heading to work and this one ticks all the boxes.

Two Door Cinema Club have returned with their vibrant new single ‘Sure Enough’ – listen to it below.The Northern Irish trio’s new track is an explosion of energy, featuring fizzing synths reminiscent of retro video games and spry electric guitar lines, marking the start of their next era.“Comfort, safety and security are all easy to come by. All you must do is accept the lie,” the band said of the new song in a press statement.Listen to it below.The new single arrives after the band’s recent announcement of a 2024 North American tour.

Chelsea Handler has a new man in her life, and she’s so gaga over him she dropped a John Mayer reference to describe it.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” will return to the air on October 16, the latest of TV’s late-night shows to chart a reboot following a shut-down due to the Hollywood writers strike. While wee-hours rivals like “Tonight:” and “Late Show” are coming back on October 2 with their regular hosts, “Daily” will continue to rely on guests, as it has since Trevor Noah left the program last year.

Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon will be flashing their smiles on the small screen in no time.

A teaser image has been released ahead of a brand new factual series dropping next month on BBC Scotland and iPlayer which has been described as a "real-life version of US legal drama suits" swapping Hollywood for the streets of Glasgow.

Caroline Brew editor After 37 years in the making, “Of Things Past” will debut on Oct. 3 on Amazon, Vudu and other major VOD platforms. Reimagined by TGA Productions and Cedar Films Studios, the movie will include footage from both 1985 — when filming began — and 2022, when an additional storyline was shot.

Bleachers have returned with their latest track ‘Modern Girl’ marking the band’s first release under their new label home, Dirty Hit.After spending some time working with pop’s biggest household names such as Taylor Swift, The 1975, Lana Del Rey and more, Jack Antonoff and co. have released their first song since 2021’s ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Yesterday Night‘.‘Modern Girl’ sees Bleachers share another feel-good track with a bright Americana beat and catchy lyrics about “going out and shaking ass”.

Dan Abrams has signed a new multi-year deal with NewsNation, in which he will continue to host its primetime Dan Abrams Live.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor People have been able to hear Gia Peppers talk about big issues for years. Now they’ll be able to see her when she does. Peppers issues-focused podcast “More Than That with Gia Peppers” is expanding to video this year, with a four-episode limited run on the Revolt cable network that debuts Tuesday evening.

The much-anticipated revival of Australian soap Neighbours has launched with a host of familiar faces alongside a glamorous-yet-mysterious new character played by The OC’s Mischa Barton.The new chapter of Neighbours saw fan-favourites Guy Pearce and Annie Jones reprise their roles as Mike Young and Jane Harris after the former flames rekindled their relationship in the “final” episodes of the series last July. Meanwhile characters Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) and his on-screen wife Susan (Jackie Woodburne), also returned for the first episode, alongside Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) who was intent on showing new character JJ Varga-Murphy (Riley Bryant) his book about the history of Ramsay Street.

Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls has hit out at Barbie on his first new song in five years – listen to ‘Must Crush Barbie’ below.The band’s bassist calls the summer blockbuster the “embodiment of lukewarm water” with a press release adding that the song is a “much-needed antidote to the ubiquitous pinkness that has spilled out of movie theatres this summer and onto the high streets with wall-to-wall media coverage.”In the song, Smalls sings about the film having “too much pink” and being a waste of “film and ink”.He said: “Been spending the last year or so as Brand Ambassador for BruegelCoin, the Dutch cryptocurrency.“Since it was cratering this past spring, I was following the news more than usual, which is where I got bombarded by all the Barbie BS. I don’t know which angered me more, but it’s really hard to write a song about crypto.

Sia is back!

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe is expanding.

Taylor Swift was joined by some of her best friends for a star-studded dinner in the Big Apple!

Geese have announced details of a new EP called ‘4D Country’ and released its first single – listen to ‘Jesse’ below.The release follows the band’s second album ‘3D Country’, which was released earlier this year via Partisan/PIAS.‘4D Country’ will be released on October 13 and feature a re-working of the title track from their recent album.Of its first single, which you can hear below, frontman Cameron Winter said: “‘Jesse’ started as a really fast song, then morphed into a slower, psych-ier, more soulful track.“It got left off of the album because we didn’t feel like there was a good place for it, but we’ve always really enjoyed playing it live.”Geese are currently midway through a UK headline tour, and play Glasgow’s King Tut’s tonight (September 10).See the remaining dates below.SEPTEMBER 202310 – Glasgow, King Tut’s11 – Dublin, Academy 212 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club13 – Manchester, Band On The Wall14 – Nottingham, BodegaReviewing ‘3D Country’, NME said: “This is an album made by young people who’ve – quite literally – watched the world burn before their eyes.

Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods made their rekindled friendship official!

A new trailer has arrived for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”, the upcoming Apple TV+ series set in the world of mighty movie monster Godzilla.