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The organisers behind a US version of Glasgow’s Willy Wonka Experience have apologised to customers after admitting no big name stars have signed up to appear.

Malia Obama is getting in some exercise.

Glastonbury fans have been reacting to news that Russell Crowe will be performing at this year’s festival.Crowe announced the news himself online today (April 12). Sharing a poster of his act ‘Russell Crowe’s Garden Part’ on X/Twitter that said “we’re playing Glastonbury,” Crowe tweeted: “For those of you watching and waiting for tour dates, we will be adding more soon.

Weekend One of the 2024 Coachella Music Festival has arrived and you can watch all of the live stream videos here!

Jack Dunn The Coachella live stream on YouTube will be your next best bet if you’re not able to score tickets to the annual California music festival. As Coachella’s exclusive streaming partner, YouTube is introducing a new mulitview feature, which will allow those watching from home to stream four performances simultaneously while listening to which ever audio they choose. According to YouTube, this will be the worldwide debut of multiview for any music livestream.

Sabrina Carpenter just released her brand new song “Espresso,” with a fun music video to go along with it!

The Olivier Awards will be available to stream on Britbox this year, alongside its regular UK broadcast on ITV1. The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday, April 14, and will be available to American and Canadian audiences on SVOD service Britbox on the same day. Australian audiences will have access to the stream from Monday, April 15.

Alex Ritman How does an actor authentically and respectfully embody a legendary real-life singer on screen without it being seen as tribute act? And how do they do it when so much of that person’s life as a performer — a life that tragically ended not long ago — was played out in front of the cameras, across the media, in interviews and captured on phones? This was the task given to Sara Green, the choreographer and movement coach who worked closely with “Back to Black” star Marisa Abela to help transform her into Amy Winehouse for Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic, which releases in the U.K. today with StudioCanal (and in the U.S. on May 17 with Focus Features).

Three men have been arrested after a 'suspected cannabis farm' was uncovered in Trafford.

Taylor Swift has been on the road with her mega popular Eras Tour for well over a year now, playing to tens of thousands of fans each night across the continents in North and south America, Australia and Japan, so far. Luckily for British Swifities, the queen of pop will be making the UK and Ireland her home for the next leg of the Eras tour in a matter of weeks.

The first footage from the upcoming fourth Captain America movie was just shown at 2024 CinemaCon on Thursday (April 11) in Las Vegas.

The 2024 Coachella Music Festival is taking place this weekend and some of our favorite artists will be hitting the stage.

When Baby Reindeer first hit our screens, it’s safe to say that the chilling Netflix series didn’t hold any punches as it followed the ordeal of one well intentioned stranger after his simple act of kindness led to a sustained campaign of stalking and harassment. Split across seven episodes in total, the show followed the life of Donny, played by show creator Richard Gadd and his stalker Martha, portrayed by Jessica Gunning, who became suffocatingly obsessed with him after he innocently bought her a cup of coffee at his place of work.

Chris Hemsworth joined forces with fellow Marvel actors Brian Tyree Henry and Lupita Nyong’o while attending 2024 CinemaCon on Thursday (April 11).

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are sharing some very rare photos together!

Scots star Lulu was left stunned during her Manchester show as boyband Take That made a surprise appearance on stage, sending fans into a frenzy.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “South Park” co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are teaming with Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free on a new live-action comedy that will hit theaters just in time for our nation’s birthday. The film is slated to open on July 4, 2025 and will be distributed by Paramount Pictures. It faces some stiff competition.

Brent Lang Executive Editor There was something fitting about the setting. Paramount Pictures unveiled the first footage from “Gladiator II” on the stage of The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a hotel that reimagines Ancient Rome in all its decadent splendor, albeit with a few more slot machines. Ridley Scott seems to be offering a bloodier version of that distant age, one that finds Paul Mescal enter the arena as a nobleman who has renounced his privilege.

Taylor Swift could make a surprise appearance at this year’s Coachella.With the 2024 instalment of the California just around the corner, some have begun piecing together what they think are clues that the pop icon is planning an unannounced visit to the stage.Currently, the singer-songwriter is not among those listed as performing at this year’s edition – which is taking place during the weekends of April 12-14 and April 19-21. However, some things suggest that the possibility of her taking to the stage isn’t entirely ruled out.As highlighted by outlet Just Jared, the Indio festival is renowned for its inclusion of surprise guests, and the 2024 dates arrive just as Swift is taking a break from her mammoth ‘Eras’ tour – meaning that there are no obvious scheduling conflicts during the festival dates.What’s more, L.A. Times pointed out that the second weekend of Coachella starts on April 19; the same day that the singer’s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is set to drop.

Billy Dee Williams is sharing his thoughts on actors wearing blackface.

The 2024 Coachella Music Festival is right around the corner, and Swifties are beginning to wonder if Taylor Swift will take the stage.

Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos blew the house down during an appearance at CinemaCon on Wednesday night (April 10).

The Champions League has not been a happy hunting ground for Manchester United in recent years.

Federico Valverde has acknowledged that Real Madrid will have to leverage their extensive Champions League pedigree to overcome Manchester City in the quarter-final stage.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo traveled (by bubble, we assume) to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners. Dressed in their character’s signature pink and green aesthetic, the Grammy-nominated artists graced the stage at Caesars Palace to hype up “Wicked,” the sweeping movie musical that’s due in theaters around Thanksgiving. “We both felt such a tremendous responsibility to honor these women and to pour our hearts, our souls, our tears — so many different pairs of lashes,” said Grande, who requested to hold hands with her co-star on stage.

Universal ended its CinemaCon presentation with Wicked last year, and they continued to beat the drum for director Jon M. Chu’s feature take of the Broadway musical with a colorful spectacle. Every attendee at Caesars Colosseum was given a faux tulip that lit up in varying colors, in particular pink and green, creating a great visual before Jeff Goldblum aka the Wizard took the stage to introduce Chu and producer Marc Platt.

Henry Cavill is teasing big things on the horizon while attending CinemaCon on Wednesday (April 10) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jonathan Nolan appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to tout his latest television series, Prime Video’s “Fallout,” but the conversation touched on Nolan’s time co-writing Batman movies with his brother, Christopher Nolan. The siblings share screenwriting credit on 2008’s “The Dark Knight” and 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” Jonathan admitted that he was pushing for the Riddler to be the primary villain of “Rises” and not Bane, which is what Christopher and David S. Goyer were planning.

Michael,” an upcoming biopic about pop legend Michael Jackson that seems guaranteed to spark conversation, debuted a dazzling first look at CinemaCon during Lionsgate’s presentation to theater owners. The sweeping footage starts as hysterical fans scream along to Jackson as he owns the stage, flashing between performances of hits like “Man in the Mirror, “Thriller” and Jackson 5’s classic rendition of “ABC” on “American Bandstand.” The movie, which will feature over 30 songs and recreate many of his iconic concerts, promises to be a sweeping look at the musician’s life, including the emotional toll that being a superstar took on the shy and private man behind the moonwalk.

A fraudster who claimed £500k in an insurance scam by saying "she couldn't walk" after an accident was caught after she was seen running during an appearance on ITV show Jeremy Kyle.

Jon Burlingame Hailed by no less than the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet,” Chinese pianist Lang Lang has expanded traditional performance boundaries beyond the usual Bach, Mozart and Chopin to include Disney songs and contemporary film music. On April 10, he will become one of a handful of classical pianists to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Among them: Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, Rudolf Serkin and Ignace Paderewski.) This recognition acknowledges Lang Lang’s connection to movies and his commitment to bringing classical music to younger audiences everywhere.

Daisy Allen taught herself to sing watching free online videos as her family struggled to pay for professional lessons. But her dedication has struck a cord with a certain charming man.

Helen Flanagan laughed as she declared 'for once' to fans as she gave them a glimpse at her child-free evening. The actress has been back in good spirits and sharing parts of her life on social media after a recent struggle with her mental health.

Brooke Vincent was left 'crying herself to sleep' as she will be spending time away from home as she embarks on not just one but two big career moves. The actress was reminded of her two young children as she came across a video of discussing 'lockdown babies'.

More than one million people over State Pension age living in Scotland will be able to claim two new devolved benefits starting before the end of this year. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) will be worth up to £300 per household and is set to replace the annual Winter Fuel Payment, currently delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Fall have announced the re-release of ‘Slates’, containing live renditions of the original tracks.The return sees the surviving members of the ‘80s post-punk group deliver a live version of their fan-favourite 1981 project, ‘Slates’ – nearly 50 years after they first formed.To create the new release, four ex-members of the line-up – Marc Riley, Craig Scanlon, Paul Hanley and Steve Hanley – have come together once again to revisit the archive recordings. It is set to arrive on April 26 via Bella Union’s subsidiary label POPSTOCK.With the new EP, The Fall present live versions of the six songs that made up the original mini-LP, variously recorded in Holland, Hamburg, Glasgow and London. These singular versions were chosen to present the songs at every stage of their live performance, both pre and post-recording.A post shared by Bella Union (@bella_union)“To have the opportunity for all four of us to work together on this release has been a real privilege,” the members said of the upcoming release.