Stormzy has shared a new video for his track ‘Need You’, featuring Ayra Starr and Tendai – check it out below.The track is lifted from the rapper’s 2022 album ‘This Is What I Mean’, with the new video directed by Meji Alabi.It sees the trio hanging out in a lavish hotel, and follows previous visuals for the singles ‘Hide & Seek’ and ‘Firebabe’.Check out the ‘Need You’ video below.The first wave of acts for Stormzy‘s ‘This Is What We Mean Day’ at All Points East 2023 were recently announced.Last November, it was confirmed that the Croydon MC would be taking over Victoria Park in London on August 18 as part of this summer’s APE gig series. He’s curated the full bill for the day, and is set to deliver a headline show that evening.Organisers then revealed that Stormzy will be joined at the event by Kehlani, Sampha, Knucks, Lucky Daye, WSTRN, Ms Banks and The No Signal Stage.
Meet Ayra Starr: Fast-Rising Afropop Singer Who’s Always Known She’s a ‘Sabi Girl’
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Emanuel Okusanya The fast-rising Afropop singer Ayra Starr says she always knew she was destined for greatness. It didn’t take long: She’d signed with the major African label Mavin, racked up hundreds of millions of streams, headlined a U.K. tour and gotten cosigns from many of her idols, all before her 21st birthday this coming June. After her debut single “Away” shot her to stardom in her native Nigeria, her hit single “Rush” has surpassed 100 million streams on both Spotify and YouTube, and she just dropped a tag-team single with labelmate DJ Big N and singer Oxlade called “How Many Times.” It all began simply enough: She’d been singing with her brother for most of her life, and one day when she was 18, “I posted a video — it was the first original song I posted online,” she recalls, “and the next day my executive producer called me and invited me to the studio. Literally three days later I was signed.” The label in question is Mavin Records, the powerhouse Nigeria-based company that launched the global careers of industry icons such as Tiwa Savage, Don Jazzy, Rema and others. Her career vaulted to the next level with “Bloody Samaritan” — an R&B banger that took off in the U.K. and caught the attention of Kelly Rowland, who later joined the remix and became a mentor to Starr.
To date she’s released a self-titled EP and an album, “19 & Dangerous,” and her versatility has made her a highly sought-after collaborator in the Afropop community. She recently featured on Cameroonian singer Libianca’s remix of “People” with Omah Lay, and lent her vocals to Tiwa Savage and Young Jonn’s “Stamina.” Yet “How Many Times” showcases a more vulnerable side of the singer: The music video subverts gender roles, with Starr in a girls
Mark Hamill honours Carrie Fisher at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
Mark Hamill and Billy Lourd paid an emotional tribute to the late Carrie Fisher as her Hollywood Walk of Fame star was unveiled on Star Wars Day (May 4).Before the Princess Leia star’s daughter, Lourd, delivered a moving speech, Hamill opened the ceremony with some words of his own about Fisher.“Carrie was one of a kind who belonged to us all, whether we liked it or not,” Hamill said. “She was our princess, dammit, and the actress who played her blurred into one gorgeous, fearlessly independent, ferociously funny, take charge woman who took our collective breath away.
Man ambushed and sexually attacked girl who was making 'TikToks with her friends' on footpath
Police have released more CCTV images of man they wish to speak to after a young girl was sexually assaulted in Oldham. The victim has told police she noted "an unusual smell" moments before she was grabbed.
Watch Billie Lourd & Mark Hamill Pay Tribute To Carrie Fisher At Hollywood Walk Of Fame Ceremony
Carrie Fisher finally received a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Billie Lourd is Surrounded By 'Star Wars' Memorabilia, Mark Hammil & More While Honoring Mom Carrie Fisher at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony
Billie Lourd was surrounded by family members and one of Carrie Fisher‘s Star Wars castmates while accepting her mom’s posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in her honor on Thursday (May 4) in Hollywood, Calif.
Def Leppard announce intimate homecoming gig at The Leadmill in Sheffield
Def Leppard have announced details of an intimate gig in their Sheffield hometown later this month, in collaboration with the Music Venue Trust.The rock veterans will be hitting the stage at The Leadmill for the most intimate show they have played in the city in over four decades, all in a bid to support grassroots venuesAnnounced on Instagram today (May 3), the venue confirmed the show will be presented with a percentage of ticket sales going to MVT , and will mark “one of the most historic nights in Shefflield’s grassroots music history”. Tickets go on sale next Friday (May 12) — find tickets and further information here.The future of the historic venue was first thrown into question in March 2022, when the operators announced to fans the “devastating news” that they were facing eviction.As well as announcing the gig, the update also shared footage of founding member and bassist Rick Savage, in which he explained the The Leadmill’s legacy and how the city would be impacted if it were to close down.“It has come to my attention, along with many others, that our great institutional club in Sheffield, The Leadmill, is in danger of extinction,” he said.
Sheridan Smith lands role in bestselling thriller adaptation The Castaways
Sheridan Smith has been announced as the star of a new TV adaptation of bestselling Lucy Clarke thriller The Castaways.The book, first published in 2020, was a hit with readers and made its way onto the Sunday Times bestsellers list, so a TV series in the works at Paramount Plus is highly-anticipated. Sheridan, known for Mrs Biggs, The C Word and Cilla, will star alongside Showtrial's Celine Buckens as sisters who find a holiday of a lifetime turns into a devastating nightmare.
Sheridan Smith & Céline Buckens To Star In Paramount+ UK Adaptation Of Lucy Clarke Novel ‘The Castaways’
EXCLUSIVE: Sheridan Smith and Céline Buckens have been cast as sisters in The Castaways, a Paramount+ drama series based on Lucy Clarke’s novel.
Blake Shelton Bonds With ‘The Voice’ Season 23 Contestant NOIVAS Over Losing Their Brothers
Blake Shelton shared an intimate moment with The Voice season 23 contestant NOIVAS while bonding over a shared hardship.
Two killers who licked blood from dead man's face jailed for 'savage murder'
Two men who licked blood from their victim's face have been caged for an “unmerciful and savage murder.” Samuel Atcheson and Steven Arthur Hunter, both from Ballymena, Northern Ireland, brutally killed Donald Harold Fraser-Rennie, 33, on October 29, 2020.
WGA and AMPTP to Meet Saturday as Talks Go Down to Final 72 Hours
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will meet again on Saturday, as they try to reach a deal before the writers’ contract expires at midnight on Monday. The negotiations are expected to go right up to the deadline. If no deal is reached, a strike could begin as early as Tuesday morning. The negotiators have been meeting regularly at the AMPTP office in Sherman Oaks. Though there have been no breakthroughs, there also has been no indication that talks are breaking down. Production has slowed in Los Angeles, according to data from FilmLA and anecdotal reports from labor leaders. As of Friday morning, FilmLA — which handles permits for location shoots — did not have any shoots scheduled for Tuesday or afterward for scripted shows.
Donald Sutherland Joins Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Series For Paramount+
Donald Sutherland has been cast in a key recurring role in Taylor Sheridan’s Lawmen: Bass Reeves (fka Bass Reeves), exec produced by and starring David Oyelowo.
Carrie Fisher to Receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Posthumously: ‘Long Overdue and so Well-Deserved’
long overdue and so well-deserved.” “Fans will be over the moon to know that their favorite movie princess, Carrie Fisher will be honored with her star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame! Carrie will join her ‘Star Wars’ co-stars and fellow Walk of Famers Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford on this historic sidewalk” stated Ana Martinez, producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hamill, 71, received his star in 2018 while Harrison Ford, 80, received his in 2003 ahead of the cop comedy “Hollywood Homicide.” “I am happy to add that her star is just a few feet away from the star of Mark Hamill and across the street from the star of her legendary mother Debbie Reynolds!” Martinez said.Fisher’s star will be at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard, near the El Capitan Theatre, per the press release from the the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
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Channel 4 The Big Interiors Battle: How it works, who's presenting and where it is filmed
A new interior design show is airing on Channel 4 tonight (April 21) with some familiar faces set to feature in the programme. The Big Interiors Battle is a competitive series which sees eight budding interior designers battle it out to win the ultimate prize - their own mortgage-free apartment worth £250,000.
Box Office: ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Makes $2.5 Million in Previews
Jordan Moreau Nothing can keep the dead down. “Evil Dead Rise,” the latest movie in the horror franchise created by Sam Raimi, has made $2.5 million in Thursday previews at the domestic box office. It’s a strong start for a horror movie in April, but it won’t be enough to stop the mushroom-powered, meteoric rise of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which is projected to earn another massive haul with $45 million to $50 million in its third weekend. Universal and Illumination’s hit Nintendo adaptation already has $724 million globally and will soon pass “Minions: The Rise of Gru” as the highest-grossing animated movie in the post-pandemic era. “Evil Dead Rise” is expected to scare up between $15 million and $20 million in its opening weekend, with some predictions as high as $25 million. It’s the fifth movie in Warner Bros. and New Line’s “Evil Dead” franchise, which began way back in 1981 with Raimi’s original, low-budget horror hit starring Bruce Campbell as zombie killer Ash Williams. The previous entry, simply titled “Evil Dead,” made $97.5 million from a $17 million budget in 2013.
Protester who stormed snooker championship is student who glued himself to painting at Manchester Art Gallery
The Just Stop Oil protester who stormed the World Snooker Championships glued his hand to a painting at the Manchester Art Gallery last year in another demonstration.
"She was always smiling. Nobody would've known she was suffering": Family pay tribute to mum-of-three found dead on railway line
The heartbroken parents of a mum-of-three who was tragically found dead on the railway line in Ashton-under-Lyne have paid tribute to their 'smiley' and 'bubbly' daughter.
Love Island's Ekin-Su 'launches text tirade' at models who 'messaged Davide'
Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu is reported to have launched a foul-mouth text tirade at two models she suspected of texting boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, branding one of the women a "f***ing s**g". It comes after the Love Island winners were reported to be embroiled in a "furious row" after Ekin-Su, 28, was left "really upset" when she found messages on Davide's phone. Davide, 28, allegedly met up with the models in Manchester before then exchanging messages with them, while Ekin-Su was in Belfast to promote her collaboration with BPerfect Cosmetics.The couple have since jetted off to Amsterdam on what is believed to be a "make or break holiday" as they attempt to reconnect.