One Liners: Jade Thirlwall, Florence And The Machine, Sigrid, more

The In Memoriam portion of the Oscars ceremony has been a time-honored tradition to remember those folks we have recently lost that have contributed to the world of cinema. It can be a more somber and sad part of the show, but this year producers attempted to inject a little more energy.

The 94th Oscars celebration has officially kicked off with the official red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

After directing multiple episodes of his Netflix series “Master Of None,” including all of season three, comedian Aziz Ansari (“Parks & Rec“) is making his feature film directorial debut for Searchlight Pictures. The film is yet to be titled, but is being referred to for now as “Being Mortal.” Ansari will also take a role in the film alongside Bill Murray, who was previously announced, and now another strong comedic actor has joined the project.

EXCLUSIVE: In what is turning into a cast of comedic hall-of-famers, sources tell Deadline Seth Rogen is set to join Bill Murray in Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut Being Mortal. Ansari is also on board to co-star from a script he wrote. He is also producing with Youree Henley.  Taylor Friedman and Cameron Chidsey are overseeing for Searchlight Pictures.

One third of ultra-successful girl band Little Mix, Jade Thirlwall stepped a stylish foot out on Friday night as she cosied up to boyfriend, Rizzle Kicks star, Jordan Stephens at a celebrity-filled bash in London.The event in question was the launch party of British singer Charli XCX’s fifth studio album, Crash, which took place on Friday 18 March. Ever the style queen, Jade, 29, rocked a 70’s-inspired look in a tan mesh co-ord, suede patchwork ASOS coat, and brown heeled mules.

Whether you're looking for a last-minute Mother’s Day gift, or an awesome experience for yourself, there’s plenty to look forward to in the music sphere this year.

It’s a full time job keeping up with the Little Mixers and their evolving beauty looks, but considering two of the members have been taking a little break from Instagram after giving birth to babies, we’ve been left waiting anxiously to see more updates from them these past few months. In a new Instagram post, Jade Thirlwall has given us just what we’re after.The 29 year old looks incredible as she poses for new campaign snaps with hip-length wavy hair.

DJ and presenter Clara Amfo has talked of looking forward to trying her luck with pies, pastries and pithiviers ahead of the new run of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer. The 37-year-old star, who hails from Kingston-upon-Thames, has admitted she wasn’t going into the tent with any illusions that she’d be wowing with their ways when she competes against other celebrities.

Kelis‘ husband Mike Mora has died after a battle with stomach cancer.The 37-year-old photographer’s death was confirmed by Steve Satterhwaite of Red Light Management, in a statement to Entertainment Tonight.“Sadly, it’s true that Mike Mora has passed away,” he said. “We would ask all to respect Kelis and her family’s privacy as of right now.

DEALSSony Music Entertainment Latin-Iberia has announced a new partnership with WK Records, founded by WK Entertainment CEO Walter Kolm. “This partnership is personally meaningful to me because of the trust and admiration that I have for Sony Music”, says Kolm. “It confirms our shared vision to continue to lead and impact the Latin music industry with an unparalleled worldwide magnitude, as we combine our strengths and build an unprecedented alliance”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSDowntown Music Services has promoted Dan Miller to Director Of Client Services and David Labovitch to Content Operations Manager.

TMZ reports the star was admitted to a hospital in the Palm Springs area after suffering a "medical emergency" a few days ago. Doctors are believed to have been running a battery of tests to discover what is wrong with the 25-year-old, who is married to pop star Justin Bieber.

Jade Thirlwall has officially signed a solo record deal with RCA Records. 

Florence + The Machine have shared a new single called ‘My Love’ – you can listen to it below.The synth-heavy, energetic song will appear on the London band’s fifth studio album ‘Dance Fever’, which is due for release on May 13. You can pre-order/pre-save the record here.Following on from recent track ‘Heaven Is Here’ and last month’s ‘King’, Florence Welch are co’s latest offering was first written as an acoustic “sad little poem” in the singer-songwriter’s kitchen before being transformed into a floor-filling anthem reminiscent of “Nick Cave at the club”.Lyrically, Welch was inspired by the tragic heroines of pre-Raphaelite art, the gothic fiction of Carmen Maria Machado and Julia Armfield, as well as the films The Wicker Man and The Witch To Midsommar.‘My Love’ arrives with Great Gatsby-esque official visuals directed by Autumn de Wilde and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, who both worked on the group’s previous two videos.Tune in here:‘Dance Fever’ serves as the follow-up to Florence + The Machine’s 2018 record ‘High As Hope’.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock is negotiating a seven-figure book deal to tell her story, according to reports.The 30 year old singer is just weeks away from stepping out of Little Mix as the band – which also consists of Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall – are set to take a hiatus. Leigh-Anne, who recently marked six months since welcoming her “miracle” babies in a cute snap, is said to be in talks with several major publishing houses for the memoir. It will reportedly focus on “identity and her own experiences at the heart of British popular culture” following the huge success of her BBC Three documentary, Race, Pop And Power, last year.

APPOINTMENTSTom March has been named President of Geffen Records, which was relaunched within Universal Music’s Interscope division in the US two years ago. The appointment sees March move over from the major’s UK business and its Polydor label.