The xx’s Oliver Sim shares new debut single ‘Romance With A Memory’

The Queen’s decision to have Prince Andrew accompany her at Prince Philip's Thanksgiving service was insisted upon, a royal expert has said.The 95 year old monarch was seen making her way to the service, held in honour of her late husband at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday morning, by car with her son Prince Andrew seated next to her.This has been the Duke of York’s first public outing since he settled his sexual assault lawsuit with accuser Virginia Giuffre six weeks ago and might have come as a surprise to many, after it was announced he would retire from public duties following his legal troubles. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

John Travolta and his son, Ben, had a huge reason to celebrate on Monday when they broke some adorable family news.The actor shared a snapshot on Instagram in which he was standing proudly behind his eleven-year-old who was holding a tiny puppy. MORE: John Travolta shares 'very proud moment' in rare personal videoThe pair looked smitten with the pup in the photo which John had captioned: "Ben adopted this dog from last nights Oscar tribute to Betty White. Thank you @curtisleejamie & @pawworks."WATCH: John Travolta and daughter Ella share glimpse inside family ChristmasFans loved the photo and thanked them for giving the animal a home.

Slaves drummer Isaac Holman has announced details of his debut solo album, which will be released under the name Baby Dave.‘Monkey Brain’ will be self-released on April 22, and features instrumental and production contributions from Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn as well new single ’29’.It follows the project’s first single ‘Too Shy For Tennis’, which was released last summer and was also assisted by Albarn.’29’ was written when Holman challenged himself to compose a track during an uneventful coach journey. You can hear the lo-fi electronic track, along with an appropriately bus-themed video below.“There really isn’t much of a story behind this tune, but that’s kind of the whole point,” Holman said.

Trivium’s Matt Heafy has shared a heavy new collaboration with Gerard Way from his solo black metal project Ibaraki’s upcoming debut album, ‘Rashomon’.The new track, titled ‘Rōnin’, features screamed vocals from the My Chemical Romance frontman, as well as composition from Emperor’s Ihsahn. The nine-minute track also comes with a kaleidoscopic music video that sees two people being brainwashed and hypnotised.Watch the music video for ‘Rōnin’ below.Heafy revealed on Twitter that the track’s screamed vocals were performed entirely by Way, and were his “favourite moment” on the song.

Wilson Chapman editorEd Sheeran and J Balvin are two of the biggest musicians in the world — collectively drawing over 131 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone — and now the two very different musicians have teamed up with a surprise drop of a two-song EP that brings both their signature styles into play, in succession.Balvin and Sheeran announced the project on Thursday, releasing the two numbers that same night. “Sigue” is an upbeat reggaeton dance song led by Balvin, one of the biggest stars in the genre.

Is anything truly normal? In a world where we often decide what fits conventions, it’s the characters that step out of those boundaries which grab our attention. Netflix‘s “Along For The Ride” focuses on two people finding their way while the world sleeps.

Hank Williams Jr.’s son, Samuel Williams, is speaking out following the death of his mother, Mary Jane Thomas. In a statement to People, the 24-year-old shared insight into Thomas’ character and how Williams Jr. "fell in love" with her.

Beabadoobee has announced full details about her forthcoming new album ‘Beatopia’ and plans for a UK tour later this year – buy your tickets here.The singer-songwriter revealed the title of her second studio album last week but now she has also revealed the full tracklisting, release date, artwork and shared the video for new single ‘Talk’, which you can view below.“I wrote ‘Talk’ just after my first album. I was obsessed with Tuesday because I thought it was the best night to go out, not too much chaos but just enough to have a good time,” said the Dirty Hit-signed artist of the new song.“Generally it’s about doing things that aren’t necessarily healthy or great for you but you can’t help indulging.

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Dublin-based indie-pop artist EFÉ today releases her new single Kiwi, alongside its off-kilter music video. 

Oliver Hudson had some interesting news to share with fans on social media, and it apparently also involved his kids.MORE: Oliver Hudson saddens fans with latest social media post featuring career newsThe actor, who has become a social media star in his own right with his candid and hilarious videos, revealed that he had been persuaded to join TikTok.WATCH: Oliver Hudson reveals why Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson are 'mad' at himHe shared that it wasn't of his own volition, however, as he had been "forced" to join the video-sharing app by his three kids."I'm pretty sure I'm on @tiktok now. My kids forced me and signed me up and I have no idea what I'm doing.

Coleen Nolan's blossoming romance is going from strength to strength.MORE: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan surprised by daughter Ciara amid feud reportsThe Loose Women star recently went public with her new boyfriend Michael Jones and has now shared a snapshot from a recent date night.WATCH: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan gets candid about weight struggleColeen posted a photo on Instagram showing the pair sat together in a pub, enjoying the St Patrick's Day celebrations. Both are wearing novelty shamrock headbands with Coleen also choosing a green blazer for the occasion.READ: Coleen Nolan makes fresh comment on Loose Women fall outMORE: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan's secret Blackpool home – details"Having a great St Patrick's Day/night with this one @michaeljones.64 x," she wrote, adding a love heart emoji and red lips.

Lil Nas X has said his new album is “close to finished” when responding to a fan about new music on social media.Yesterday (March 16), Lil Nas X returned to Twitter for the first time since December and shared two new screenshots of new songs, as well as a lengthy clip of new music.The new songs on the screenshots were titled ‘Late To The Party’ featuring NBA YoungBoy, while the other is called ‘Down Souf Hoes’ and features Saucy Santana.

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A mother of two teenagers has created a “First Time Sex Starter Kit” with the help of her 16-year-old son — AND her 19-year-old nephew! That’s awkward…

Oliver Sim of The xx has shared his debut solo single. "Romance With A Memory" was produced by Sim's bandmate Jamie xx and comes with a horror-inspired video featuring drag artists Charity Kase, HoSo Terra Toma, Gena Marvin. Check it out below.