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An award-winning author is set to bring the joy of literature and writing to communities as part of Paisley Book Festival.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Grammy and Oscar winning singer-songwriter Sam Smith has announced their fourth studio album, “Gloria,” will be released on January 27, 2023 via Capitol Records. Made with longtime collaborators Jimmy Napes, Stargate and Max Martin stablemate Ilya, the album is described in the announcement as “not only a creative revelation but something of a personal revolution for the celebrated artist. Lyrically, the subjects dive deep and wide, into contemporary narratives around sex, lies, passion, self-expression and imperfection.” Smith says, “It feels like emotional, sexual and spiritual liberation. It was beautiful, with this album, to sing freely again. Oddly, it feels like my first-ever record. And it feels like a coming of age.”

Anne-Marie and Aitch's brilliantly-unhinged bop PSYCHO claims the Number 1 spot on this week's Official Trending Chart.

The UK’s Featured Artists Coalition and Music Managers Forum have announced details of more of the people who will be honoured at their Artist & Manager Awards in London next month.Bose Ogulu, co-founder of Spaceship Collective and the long-term manager of Burna Boy, will be presented with the Manager Of The Year award; Carl Cox will get the Pioneer Award; Krept & Konan will be presented with the Entrepreneur Award; while the Innovation Award will go to the team behind the Abba Voyage shows.Commenting on this year’s Manager Of The Year winner, MMF CEO Annabella Coldrick says: “Bose’s boundary-breaking and artist-led approach to business has undoubtedly helped Burna Boy develop into a genuinely global talent, while Spaceship Collective and its ethos of empowerment epitomises her positive impact on a new generation of artists”.“It is an African success story, but with a major foot in the UK”, she goes on, “and we felt it important to recognise the success of such a prominent groundbreaking manager”.Meanwhile, FAC CEO David Martin adds: “I’m so happy we can celebrate such a wide-ranging and eclectic group of artists at the awards. I’m particularly delighted that the FAC can pay tribute to Carl Cox’s achievements as a pioneer.

Paramount+ has set a January 2023 premiere date for its upcoming original series Wolf Pack. The streamer also released the official teaser trailer and announced eight additional cast members for the series, written and produced by Jeff Davis, during the show’s panel Friday at New York Comic Con.

Florence Pugh continues to give us wow moments on the red carpet!

Black Widow era (). But ever since the clock struck 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2022, Miss Flo has delivered nothing but hits.She in August, in September, and yes, we're as obsessed as you were with .

Joey Essex has been announced as the next Dancing On Ice 2023 contestant.The former TOWIE star, 32, will join RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2019 winner The Vivienne, EastEnders' Patsy Palmer, John Fashanu, Corrie's Mollie Gallagher, Olympic Gymnast Nile Wilson and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu. While Michelle Heaton has also been reported to have joined the hit ITV skating show. Revealing the news on Friday's This Morning, Joey said: "I would love to win.

Amanda Holden ditched her high heels for walking boots as she took on the challenges of Scotland's highest mountain early this morning (Friday).

RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2019 winner The Vivienne has been announced as the next Dancing On Ice 2023 contestant.The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, will join EastEnders' Patsy Palmer, former footballer John Fashanu, Corrie's Mollie Gallagher, Olympic Gymnast Nile Wilson and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu. While Michelle Heaton has also been reported to have joined the hit ITV skating show. Revealing the news on social media, The Vivienne said: "I'm beyond excited to announce that I will be competing in Dancing on Ice in 2023! "This is honestly a dream come true and I can't wait to start training on the ice.

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has spoken to NME about the grunge veterans’ post pandemic album ‘The Art Of Survival’ – which shines a light on the “destruction of women’s rights, the planet and the rise of AI”.Like many musicians who were aghast at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade – which ensured abortion will no longer be protected as a federal right in the US for the first time since 1973 – Rossdale also felt the denial of women’s rights to an abortion “was the fucking weirdest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”“To be honest it made me really proud to be English,” he told NAfter addressing the issue on recent single ‘More Than Machines’, Rossdale said: “It’s so strange because there’s such an emphasis on progress and trying to make things a little better all the time and we’re more accepting of minorities and all that.

Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is the next celebrity confirmed to be taking part in the new 2023 series of Dancing on Ice. The actress, 28, joins football legend John Fashanu and former EastEnders actress Pasty Palmer on the hit ITV skating show.