Snow Patrol’s Nathan Connolly goes solo and shares Simon Neil-assisted single ‘Fires’

It’s always a treat when a former “Saturday Night Live” cast member returns to host, and this week’s episode features the return of Molly Shannon.

Former cast member Molly Shannon returns to Saturday Night Live this week, and that’s set a few pulses racing.

Suga of K-pop boyband BTS has announced his debut solo album under his alias Agust D.Big Hit confirmed in a tweet today that the album will be called ‘D-Day’ and is set to land on April 21 at 1pm Korean time and at midnight Eastern time.Solo music from Suga had been anticipated for some time following BTS’ hiatus. He had already announced back in February that he will be the first member of BTS to go on a solo world tour.

Jenelle Evans is already sharing such a positive update on her new family arrangement!

The Rookie star Melissa O’Brien has shared the very sad news that her beloved dog Hercules has died after being diagnosed with cancer back in 2022.  Sharing a series of photos of her beloved dog, including a framed photo of Hercules surrounded by flowers, Melissa wrote: "Bubz.

Nathan Ake insists the Manchester City squad are getting used to playing three at the back amid Pep Guardiola’s recent tactical change.

Becky G don’t need no man!

Kings Of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has shared his reaction on Twitter, following news of a mass shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville.Earlier today (March 27), six people including three children were killed at the Covenant School in Nashville. The 28-year-old female suspect in the shooting was killed in an altercation with police (via BBC News).In a statement, Nashville Mayor John Cooper said the city has “joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting”.“My heart goes out to the families of the victims,” Cooper added. “Our entire city stands with you.”Sharing his reaction on Twitter, Followill wrote: “A school shooting just happened near my sons school.

during an interview on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” when the Oscar winner then stepped in.“I was not prepared at all for that,” Lane said during a chat on the “Today” show Sunday about being open with his homosexuality in public.“And I certainly wasn’t ready to go from table-to-table and tell them all I was gay,” the “Lion King” actor and New Jersey native continued. “I just wanted to talk about finally [I] got a big part in a movie, and I didn’t want to make it about my sexuality.”In “The Birdcage,” Williams — who died in 2014 — and Lane played a gay couple whose son is about to be married.Tony winner Lane explained on the morning show how he knew that starring in a queer film would bring inquiries about his own sexuality — and it was “sort of unavoidable.”However, while he knew that Winfrey, 69, wasn’t trying to out him on purpose, he recalled what he mentioned to “Good Will Hunting” star Williams prior to the interview.

Empire State Bastard – the side project of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil – have played their first-ever live gig. Check out fan-captured footage and the full setlist below.The gig took place at the Cathouse venue in Glasgow last night (March 26), and saw the Extreme Metal band perform some of their heaviest hits to date.Founded by Biffy Clyro frontman Neil and former Oceansize guitarist Mike Vennart, the band features the iconic Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Mr Bungle) on the drums, and Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) on the bass.The band opened the show with the first live performance of their debut single, ‘Harvest’, which was released last week.

Nathan Lane is recalling the sweet moment when Robin Williams saved him from having to talk about his sexuality when he wasn't ready to do so.In an upcoming interview on, the 67-year-old actor fondly remembered the time he and Williams were set to appear on to promote but before doing so, he turned to Williams and told him why he was feeling nervous.«I said to Robin beforehand… 'I'm not prepared to discuss, you know, that I'm gay on national television. I'm not ready,'» Lane says, before revealing Williams told him not to worry.Lane admits not talking about his sexuality was a bit of a challenge, considering his character in the 1996 comedy, Albert Goldman, is an openly gay man who stars in a South Beach drag club owned by his partner, Armand Goldman, played by Williams, who tragically died in August 2014. «And so then, of course she [Winfrey] was like, 'How come you're so good at that girlie stuff? Are you worried about being typecast?'» Lane recalls.

Empire State Bastard have released their debut single ‘Harvest’ – you can listen to it below.The group, which is the side-project of Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil and Mike Vennart (Biffy live guitarist, solo artist, and ex-Oceansize singer), teased the track earlier this month after announcing a brief UK tour.“Empires fall, States rise, B*stards sing…it’s Harvest time mother*ckers!” the group said in a statement upon the brutal noise/metal song arriving today (March 24) via Roadrunner Records.Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Fantomas) played drums on the single, and will perform in ESB’s live band alongside Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) on bass.Per a press release, ‘Harvest’ “emerged from the dark recesses of the duo’s mind, inspired by spending downtime during Biffy Clyro tours by sharing the heaviest, most avant-garde or the most sickeningly confrontational music they could find”.In turn, Empire State Bastard ended up with a collection of tunes that “adventurously probes almost every dark crevice imaginable from the myriad sounds of metal and genre-adjacent extremity”.This month will see the band play a trio of intimate sold-out gigs in Glasgow (March 26), Manchester (27) and London (28).

Diane Keaton says she has found true companionship.

Nathan Henry is set to appear on the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity Australia.The Geordie Shore star, 32, is reportedly set to jet off to South Africa, where the reality TV show is filmed, in a matter of weeks, after landing the "huge opportunity". An insider said Nathan, who joined the cast of MTV's Geordie Shore in 2011, "really wants" to do the show and it's came at the perfect time for the reality star.

Sunmi and rapper BE’O have released their new single, ‘Lights Out’.The new collaboration was produced by EL Capitxn, who previously worked on ‘That That’ by PSY and BTS’ Suga, as well as IU‘s ‘Eight’ with Suga. Meanwhile, the accompanying music video, filmed at the Soongsil University located in Seoul, was directed by Kim Sae-myung, known for his work with Dynamic Duo, Zion.T and more.The clip, which features a retro-looking filter, stars Sunmi as a model at a photoshoot.

Ronan Keating has shared the name he wants to go by instead of 'grandad' following the birth of his first grandchild. The Boyzone star, 47, spoke out on becoming a grandad for the first time on The One Show on 20 March, after his eldest son Jack, 24, who he shares with ex-wife Yvonne Connolly, announced the arrival of his first child on 9 March.

Maluma took off all his clothes before taking a dip in the pool.

Ginny & Georgia star Brianne Howey has announced she is pregnant with her first child. The actress, who plays Georgia Miller on the Netflix show, took to Instagram to reveal the good news, showcasing her bump as she prepared to attend a Hugo Boss fashion show, writing: "@boss show with my forever new +1. Thanks for having us! Loved every second of the new collection.

Empire State Bastard have teased their debut single ‘Harvest’ – listen to a clip below.The band, which is the side project of Biffy Clyro singer and guitarist Simon Neil and Mike Vennart (Biffy Clyro live guitarist, solo artist, and ex-Oceansize frontman), shared the teaser on Instagram today (March 16).In the accompanying caption, they shared that the single would officially be released on March 24, featuring Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Fantomas) on drums.The band previously shared a first teaser of music in February, before going on to announce a spring tour.Empire State Bastard kick the shows off in Glasgow on March 26 at Cathouse before heading to Manchester’s Rebellion on March 27 and London’s The Underworld on March 28. Tickets for shows are available here.A post shared by Empire State Bastard (@esb666_)Elsewhere, the band have announced that they are set to appear at French metal festival Hellfest alongside Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden and Slipknot in Clisson from June 15-18.

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Thursday, March 16.