Cillian Murphy, Robert DeNiro, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and more partied at Madonna’s lavish Oscars afterparty following the ceremony.Taking place on Sunday March 10 after the Academy Awards ceremony, the pop icon hosted an exclusive and exuberant party to celebrate the night. Simply titled “The Party”, the event took place in the Hollywood Hills and saw the likes of Murphy, DeNiro, Swift, Kelce, Lily Gladstone, Jennifer Lawrence, Mathew McConaughey and more in attendance (per British Vogue).The event was co-hosted by talent manager Guy Oseary at his home and supported by Italian luxury brand Gucci, who provided custom monogrammed travel duffles from their new Valigeria Fluo collection instead of goodie bags.A post shared by Madonna (@madonna)A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)The 96th Academy Awards saw Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer win the trophies for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor for Murphy’s performance, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Original Score, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing.Murphy dedicated his acceptance speech to “peacemakers everywhere”, while Downey Jr.
Maya Jama admits new TV job is her 'teenage dream' - 'It’s my final bucket list goal'
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The BRIT Awards is landing on ITV1, as the biggest stars on the British music scene descend on the O2 in the hope of taking home a glorious gong. But for Love Island ’s Maya Jama, it’s an honour just to be on stage hosting. “It’s been a dream since I was a teenager, so I’m super over the moon,” she smiles.
“The BRITs was the last goal that I had to tick off my 19-year-old’s list for presenting. Gonna have to come up with new goals!” She’ll be joined by Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo and presenter Roman Kemp, who admits that he became emotional when asked to host. “When they told me, I cried,” says Roman, who recently quit his job at Capital FM.
“The BRITs has always been on this pedestal for me, because in terms of excitement in the UK there is nothing like it.” The presenting trio have their work cut out however, with Roman revealing that he turned to Ant and Dec for advice. “They said it was the hardest show they’d ever had to do. But there’s a masochist side to me that really wants to experience that,” he laughs.
“That’s what it’s about; putting your head above the parapet sometimes and if it scares you, that’s good.” This year will see the likes of Dua Lipa, Blur, Calvin Harris, Taylor Swift and Maya’s boyfriend Stormzy fight for awards in their categories, while Kylie Minogue, RAYE and Becky Hill are set to perform. Clara is bracing herself for the unknown as the show airs live. “The great thing about the BRITs is that you never know what could happen.
"Live TV is an opportunity for beautiful chaos!” she says. “It would be odd to take on a role like this and not be a little nervous. I’m confident but you need to feel a little fear and do it anyway!” What Clara knows for certain is that she’ll be letting loose with her fellow
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SZA announces huge Dublin show – still leaving space for Glastonbury?
SZA has today (March 12) announced details of a huge Dublin show – check out the full details below. After her tour dates in Australia and New Zealand this April, SZA will bring her S.O.S.
Love Island host Maya Jama shares a rare snap of her mum and younger brother
Maya Jama has given fans an insight into her family life by sharing a rare picture of her lookalike mum, Sadie, and younger brother, Omar, with her 3.1 million Instagram followers.The 29 year old Love Island presenter, who hosted the BRIT Awards earlier this month, joined her sibling and mum as they celebrated Mother's Day this Sunday (10 March), having a laugh as Maya filmed her family from across the table. Both Omar and Maya bear a striking resemblance to their mum Sadie, who had Maya when she was just 18 years old, and one another.
Helen Mirren gets her own Barbie doll – with a miniature Oscar
Helen received her own Barbie doll in honor of National Women’s Day— and it comes with a miniature Oscar. “I am absolutely blown away by my Barbie,” Mirren, 78, said in a statement posted to her website on Wednesday.
Disney+ announces huge Taylor Swift news for fans without Eras Tour ticket
It's a good year to be a Swifty for sure. Taylor Swift fans have been desperate to get tickets to the hottest show in towns across the globe of late as the superstar singer continues on her highly-anticipated Eras Tour. And now Disney+ has dropped the full trailer for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) movie ahead of its release next week.
Disney+ warning as £1.99 a month deal ends in days – here's how to claim it
Disney+ is offering a fantastic deal for TV and film fans, but you'll need to act fast! For just £1.99 a month, you can sign up to Disney+'s 'Epic Movies, Epic Offer' promotion, which gives you access to their amazing TV and film library for less than 50p a week. This offer is available to new and returning customers who sign up for the Disney+ Standard with Ads plan, and it locks in the £1.99 rate for three months. But hurry, this deal ends on Thursday, March 14.
Fans think they’ve worked out another Glastonbury 2024 headliner
Glastonbury 2024.SZA is tipped as the latest artist speculated to be heading to Worthy Farm later this year, after fans pieced together clues from her upcoming shows.Rumours around the American singer-songwriter come following her being announced as one of the headline acts for this year’s BST Hyde Park series. She’ll join the previously-announced artists Shania Twain, Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams, Stray Kids, Kylie Minogue and Kings Of Leon at the London event.The ‘Snooze’ singer is set to be in the UK to headline the show on June 29, meaning that she will also be in the country when the Worthy Farm festival takes place between June 26 and June 30.“SZA at Glastonbury festival,” wrote one user on X/Twitter.
Calvin Harris reveals bizarre jet lag cure: “I’m surprised they get through security”
Calvin Harris has revealed his bizarre method of combatting jet lag.During an appearance on BBC Radio 2 yesterday (March 4), the producer, DJ and songwriter spoke to Zoe Ball on the Breakfast Show about a recent experience on a plane.“I was on a British Airways flight only a couple of weeks ago, and the air hostess told me she’d never seen anybody crack eggs and pour them into their mouth in their seat before,” Harris told Ball. “But that was me.
Taylor Swift is related to Emily Dickinson, genealogy company claims
Ancestry.com has claimed that Taylor Swift is related to Emily Dickinson.The news of the ‘Blank Space’ singer’s relation to the legendary American poet was shared in an exclusive report with NBC’s Today. According to research done by Ancestry.com, Swift and Dickinson are allegedly sixth cousins, three times removed.“Swift and Dickinson both descend from a 17th Century English immigrant (Swift’s 9th great-grandfather and Dickinson’s 6th great-grandfather who was an early settler of Windsor, Connecticut),” the genealogy company told Today.They continued: “Taylor Swift’s ancestors remained in Connecticut for six generations until her part of the family eventually settled in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they married into the Swift family line.”Born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts to a prominent family with strong ties to its community, Dickinson is regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry.
RAYE on praise from Kylie Minogue: “It’s a really beautiful thing when you realise other artists are finding some sort of solace in your art”
RAYE has spoken to NME about her record-breaking number of wins at this year’s BRIT Awards, and what it’s like to receive praise from artists including Kylie Minogue. Watch our video interview with her below.The singer-songwriter went into this year’s ceremony as the artist with the most nominations, with a record-breaking seven. She then went on to win in six categories, including Songwriter Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best R&B Act and Best New Artist.
BRIT Awards 2024: Fans react to Green Day being called “the American Busted”
BRITs viewers have been sharing their thoughts on Green Day being labelled “the American Busted” by host Roman Kemp.Billie Joe Armstrong and Tré Cool attended last night’s ceremony (March 2) to present Jungle with the Group Of The Year award. To introduce the pair, Kemp – who presented the show alongside Maya Jama and Clara Amfo – called them “two genuine rock gods”.Kemp continued: “They’ve sold 75million records and released 14 albums – they’re very much the American Busted.
ITV BRIT Awards viewers fume at 'insulting' Roman Kemp comment about Green Day
BRIT Awards viewers were rattled by host Roman Kemp's cheeky jibe about Green Day.The American pop-punk band came to London's O2 Arena on Saturday night to give out the best British group award. However, before they stepped up, Roman made a savage remark about them. He said: "To present our next award for British group are two genuine rock gods.
Roman Kemp's 'debilitating' health condition and 'massive' decision to quit Capital FM role
Roman Kemp will take on one of the highest-profile jobs in his broadcasting career when he hosts the BRIT Awards 2024 with Maya Jama and Clara Amfo. The presenter has called it a "real pinch me moment".
Roman Kemp in tears as he takes on huge new role after shock Capital exit
Roman Kempmay be leaving the Capital Breakfast Show, but the radio presenter is taking on a huge TV gig with The Brit Awards 2024.The radio DJ will be hosting alongside Love Island ’s Maya Jama and BBC Radio 1's Clara Amfo. However, Roman has admitted that he was so thrilled to be asked to host, he burst into tears when given the offer. "When they told me, I cried,” Roman said.
Bad Bunny, Karol G and more make up Lionel Messi’s warm-up playlist
Apple Music – stream the playlist below.Messi said via the description of the playlist for Apple Music: “Music has always played a significant role in my life, especially on match days. Music calms my mind, helping me maintain composure and relaxation.”The playlist clocks in at 3 hours and 30 minutes, consisting of 60 songs.
ITV Love Island All Stars viewers say couple have been 'robbed' as they make same winners complaint
Love Island: All Stars viewers have claimed that one couple were 'robbed' of winning the show after the final. Molly Smith and Tom Clare were crowned the winners of the ITV2 dating show's first-ever spin-off during the live final on Monday night (February 19).
Love Island's Maya Jama addresses Stormzy reunion as exes Callum and Molly talk friendship
Maya Jama shocked fans during the Love Island All Stars final when she surprisingly spoke about her love life with Stormzy during her chat with exes Molly and Callum. Monday night of the ITV2 series saw Molly Smith and Tom Clare named the winners and Maya handed them their crowns in a live show from South Africa.
Roman Kemp favourite to replace Ben Shephard on Good Morning Britain as he quits Capital
Roman Kemp is high up in the bookies' odds to replace Ben Shephard on Good Morning Britain. It was announced last week that Ben, 49, would be teaming up with Cat Deeley as the new faces of This Morning, following Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's departures in 2023. As a result, his chair on GMB is now available.
'Texan hair' is set to be the next biggest beauty trend – and here's what the stars use to inject volume
From Miley Cyrus’ Grammys bouffant to Beyonce’s new country-inspired curls, the next trend to hit the beauty world is ‘Texan hair’ and it’s all about being bigger and better than ever.The style is all about volume and bounce, and has been inspired by the American South’s love of sky-high hair. With Texan hair set to be everywhere this spring, we obviously needed to know exactly how these celebs are achieving their closer-to-heaven tresses, and both Beyonce and Miley relied on various volumising hair sprays as a key product in their looks.Thanks to some of their go-to stylists we’ve got the low down on exactly what they’re using to get that big ol’ Texan hair.
Maya Jama brings back 'Trisha' the fringe for 'unreal' Love Island finale hair transformation
Maya Jama has returned to the Love Island All Stars villa for the show's final, for which she has opted for a voluminous ponytail and feathered fringe - a stunning look that you can easily recreate at home using a range of got2b products. Sharing a snap of her hairstyle, and stunning black backless dress, Maya, 29, penned the caption: "Got my fancy outfit on ready to host the Love Island Final.