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Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorAfter a year off, the U.S.-Ireland Alliance’s 16th Oscar Wilde Awards returns on March 24, moving to the Ebell of Los Angeles from its longtime home of Bad Robot studios in Santa Monica.The awards celebrate contributions in entertainment notably from creatives who are Irish (and some who are not). This year’s honorees are Adam McKay, Kenneth Branagh, Jamie Dornan and Dónall Ó Héalai.“The whole purpose of the event is really to build ties between the industry in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Principal photography commenced Monday at U.K. locations on historical comedy “Seize Them!,” directed by Curtis Vowell (“Baby Done”).The cast includes BAFTA winner, Aimee Lou Wood (“Sex Education”), Lolly Adefope (“Shrill”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”), Nick Frost (“Hot Fuzz”) and Jessica Hynes (“W1A”).Written by Andy Riley (“Ron’s Gone Wrong”), “Seize Them!” is a female led comedy set in dark ages Britain where Queen Dagan (Wood) is toppled by a revolution led by Humble Joan (Coughlan).

Belfast writer-director Kenneth Branagh and actor Ciarán Hinds have tested positive for Covid-19 and missed the Producers Guild Awards ceremony Saturday, where the film is up for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.

review of the film from TIFF, TheWrap wrote, “Visually stunning, emotionally wrenching and gloriously human, “Belfast” takes one short period from Branagh’s life and finds in it a coming-of-age story, a portrait of a city fracturing in an instant and a profoundly moving lament for what’s been lost during decades of strife in his homeland of Northern Ireland.

Strictly Come Dancing where she met her future partner Gorka Marquez. The couple are now parents to a gorgeous girl named Mia.

Ed Sheeran has announced the Australia and New Zealand leg of his ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ – find tickets here.The singer-songwriter will embark on the run of dates in February 2023 in support of his most recent studio album, ‘=’, which came out last October. It’ll mark his first trip Down Under since the record-breaking ‘÷’ tour in 2018.Sheeran will kick off the stadium stint in Wellington, NZ on February 2 before making stop-offs in Auckland (February 10), Brisbane (17), Sydney (24), Melbourne (March 2), Adelaide (7) and Perth (12).Tickets go on general sale next Wednesday (March 23), with a pre-sale due to go live on Monday (March 21).

Charli XCX has shared a new song ‘Every Rule’, ahead of the release of her new album ‘Crash‘ this Friday (March 18) – listen below.The slow-burning, tender ballad has a gentle beat, soft-synths and auto-tuned vocals throughout.Last week, Charli XCX shared the full track listing for ‘Crash’, which is made up of 12 songs including ‘Every Rule’.The new single is joined on the record by the previously unveiled ‘Good Ones‘, ‘Baby‘, her collaboration with Rina Sawayama, ‘Beg For You’ and her song with Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek, ‘New Shapes’.Following the release of ‘Crash’, Charli will be heading out on a European and North American tour, with shows in Los Angeles, London, Paris and more.Get your tickets here and see the full list of tour dates below.MARCH 202226 – Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA29 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, ORAPRIL 20221 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA3 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA6 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO8 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX9 – House of Blues Houston – Houston, TX10 – House of Blues Dallas – Dallas, TX12 – Orpheum Theater – New Orleans, LA13 – The Eastern – Atlanta, GA15 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC16 – The NorVa – Norfolk, VA18 – The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA20 – House of Blues Boston – Boston, MA22 – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY23 – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY25 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON26 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI28 – Palace Theatre – Saint Paul, MN29 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, ILMAY 202213 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin, Ireland15 – O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK17 – Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, UK18 – O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK19 – Alexandra Palace – London, UK21 – UEA –

Bill Maher was back Friday night from a brief hiatus, but he was also happy to enjoy his first maskless studio audience in two years. “It’s great to see you, and I can finally see you,” Maher said at the top of his HBO show, Real Time. “I don’t want to see another mask unless it’s on a surgeon or a Michael Jackson impersonator.”

Disney+ but can be rented or purchased for streaming on a variety of platforms. Death on the Nile's synopsis reads: "Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.

CMAT takes this week’s Number 1 album in Ireland with her debut album If My Wife New I’d Be Dead.

EXCLUSIVE: Capstone has acquired the feature film rights to New York Times bestselling author James Swallow’s series of Marc Dane spy thriller novels, setting his Sunday Times bestseller, Nomad, as the first title to be adapted for the big screen.

investment into a Staten Island Ferry with fellow “Saturday Night Live” cast member Colin Jost, Pete Davidson is now also dipping his hands into New York’s bar scene. Davidson, 28, joins a long list of celebrity investors behind the 19th century townhouse-turned-bar, including music producer Mark Ronson and actors Nicholas Braun, Justin Theroux and Jason Sudeikis. Dubbed Pebble Bar, the new multilevel watering hole with a secret entrance via Rockefeller Center replaces a longtime pub so frequented by “SNL” cast members they often referred to it as “Studio 1-H.” But Matt Kliegman, who is a partner investor in the space, told The Post he wanted the vibe to feel “residential” and “intimate,” despite its ritzy features and high-profile backers.

Aldous Harding has shared a new single today, ‘Fever’ – listen to the track below.It’s taken from her upcoming new album ‘Warm Chris’ and follows on from the previously released ‘Lawn‘. The New Zealand musician will release the follow-up to her April 2019 record ‘Designer’ on March 25 via 4AD.‘Warm Chris’ was produced by John Parish (who also produced ‘Designer’ and Harding’s 2017 LP ‘Party’), with all 10 tracks being recorded at Rockfield Studios. Harding’s 2021 single ‘Old Peel’ does not make the final cut, however.The album includes contributions from Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson as well as H. Hawkline, Seb Rochford, Gavin Fitzjohn and John and Hopey Parish.You can watch the new video for ‘Fever’ here:You can see the tracklist for Aldous Harding’s ‘Warm Chris’ below.1. ‘Ennui’2. ‘Tick Tock’3. ‘Fever’4. ‘Warm Chris’5. ‘Lawn’6. ‘Passion Babe’7. ‘She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain’8. ‘Staring At The Henry Moore’9. ‘Bubbles’10. ‘Leathery Whip’Harding will tour in the UK, Ireland and across Europe from March to April – you can see details of her UK and Ireland tour dates below, and find tickets here.MARCH 202230 – Barbican, London31 – Barbican, LondonAPRIL 20221 – The Waterfront, Norwich3 – City Halls, Glasgow5 – National Concert Hall, Dublin7 – Albert Hall, Manchester8 – The Dome, Brighton10 – The Tramshed, Cardiff11 – Trinity, Bristol12 – Trinity, BristolLast year Harding covered ‘Revival’ by Deerhunter as part of 4AD’s compilation album ‘Bills & Aches & Blues’.

Everyone knows that one of the greatest tricks you can pull in pop music is writing a song that's actually about something quite sad and depressing, but covering it in a happy shell.

READ: Kate Garraway reveals which female royal she's most inspired byWATCH: Celebrating International Women's Day 2022For our International Women's Day digital issue, Gina has written candidly about her passion for gender equality and how she didn't originally see herself as an activist. "I didn't know what an 'activist' was; I was just doing something I had to do because the system was failing us," she said. "I believe in gender equality for all of us.

James Arthur has dropped a punchy new single titled ‘Lose My Mind’, for which he’s teamed up with You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi.In a Tweet announcing the guitar-driven pop tune – the first shared from a deluxe edition of his recent fourth album, ‘It’ll All Make Sense In The End’ – Arthur said he was “so excited” to release it as he’s been a longtime fan of rock acts like You Me At Six.“As I grew up listening to rock bands, this song means a lot to me,” he wrote.Have a listen to ‘Lose My Mind’ below:‘It’ll All Make Sense In The End’ was released last November via Columbia. The forthcoming deluxe edition adds six new tracks, bringing it up to a hefty 20 songs in total.