Biz Markie, 'Just a Friend' Singer, Dead at 57

Strictly Come Dancing live tour is over, Nadiya Bychkova is ready to party! Taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, the professional dancer shared several posts from her time away from the Strictly gang.MORE: Nadiya Bychkova shows off stunning new look amid Kai Widdrington 'romance'One of the posts saw the 32-year-old stunner ooze heaps of glamour in a sleek black slip dress as she enjoyed a night out at Sushi Samba at London's Heron Tower.WATCH: Nadiya Bychkova transforms with glam makeover amid Kai Widdrington romance rumoursWith her blonde tresses swept up high and to one side of her face, Nadiya amped up her look with a bold red lip, lashings of black mascara and heavy eyeliner.READ: Nadiya Bychkova hints fans should not believe Kai Widdrington rumoursMORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova reveals surprising new 'love'It is not known who Nadiya was dining with at the celebrity hotspot, but in recent weeks, the professional dancer has been seen getting cosy with fellow pro Kai Widdrington.Both parties are yet to address the status of their relationship despite dominating the headlines after pictures of the pair kissing were published. The Strictly star looked lovely on her night outJust last month, it was announced that Nadiya and her fiancé, Matija Škarabot, had decided to end their romance.The former couple, who share five-year-old daughter Mila together, are thought to have struggled with their commitments; Nadiya is very much focused on Strictly and is largely based in London while footballer Matija remains in Slovenia.

Saira Khan has taken to Instagram to share some very sweet news with her fans.SEE: Loose Women's Saira Khan's house is the epitome of A-list chicThe former Loose Women star is a proud mum to two children – Zac and Amara – and it was her daughter who took centre stage in her post.WATCH: Saira Khan’s daughter Amara undergoes a major transformationSaira, 51, shared a video showing the 10-year-old getting her long hair cut so she could donate it to The Little Princess Trust.READ: Saira Khan shares strong message about 'guilt and shame' on 17th wedding anniversarySEE: Loose Women stars' wedding dresses: Ruth Langsford, Denise Welch and moreWriting in her caption, proud Saira explained: "Amara has been growing her hair for nearly 6 months because she wanted to donate it to the amazing charity @officiallittleprincesstrust which provides free real hair wigs to children and young people, up to 24 years, who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions. Saira is a proud mum of two"She was so excited and a huge thank you to Sheyda @sheyda_beauty who did the honours and cut Amara's hair.

Sofia Vergara threw it all the way back to the 80s on Wednesday as she shared a clip of herself filmed during her days living in Barranquilla, Colombia.MORE: Sofia Vergara, 49, showcases incredible figure - and fans are freaking outThe actress, 49, can be seen sunbathing by a pool alongside her friends whilst showing off her incredible figure in a black bikini. In the video, Sofia is also sporting a fringe and dark brown hair and has a big smile on her face - and fans were left shocked at how gorgeous she looked back then and how little she has changed since.WATCH: Sofia Vergara stuns in video taken during her teenage years"Perfect," wrote one, whilst another asked: "Were you ever not absolutely stunning?" A third added: "I bet you never imagined at that time that you'd be where you are now.

K.J. Yossman New research shows that there is a significant crew shortage in unscripted TV.The most acute shortages are in production management and senior editorial roles while the hardest to recruit were production coordinators, production managers, editors and series producers.As well as “too few” production coordinators entering the unscripted TV sector, the report also found the industry is “haemorrhaging” experienced production managers.The report was undertaken by government-backed industry body ScreenSkills in order to support the new Unscripted TV Skills Fund, which was launched last year.Among the findings in the report were an acknowledgement of “particularly acute” skills shortages amid crew with mid-level experience, challenges in recruitment and retainment across “all genres, roles and production hubs” and shortages across all career levels, suggesting specifically a problem with retainment.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFremantle and Italy’s Cinecittà have entered a five-year pact involving the continuous rental of six sound stages at the iconic studios, which are currently undergoing a major revamp.The deal “confirms Fremantle’s strategic decision to make some of its top international productions in Italy: a decision that finds the perfect and natural partner in Cinecittà,” Fremantle said in a statement.A radical revamp of Cinecittà,  which has been underway since May 2021, has been gaining traction with a rise in occupancy of its sound stages and backlot, realistic prospects for profitability, and new state-of-the-art filming facilities.The Cinecittà revamp is being conceived and carried forth by Nicola Maccanico, a former Warner Bros. and Sky Italia senior exec who has a mandate from Italy’s culture minister Dario Franceschini to turn the Rome studios into continental Europe’s top filming facilities thanks to a €300 million ($339) million) investment from the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund.

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Ben Croll Fueled in no small part by international streamers looking to entrench their market share, production days skyrocketed across the European continent in 2021. But if the last year marked a gold rush for both service providers and content hungry viewers, independent producers have been feeling the squeeze.“It’s not a golden age when it comes to IP retention,” said Katharina Hiersemenzel, senior VP public policy of German mini-major Constantin Film.

Bae Suzy has officially dropped her new single ‘Satellite’, alongside its music video.The visual focuses on a woman, played by PROWDMON dance crew leader Monika from Mnet’s hit dance reality series Street Woman Fighter, as she run through the hallways of a decrepit, abandoned building. Bae does not appear in the video.‘Satellite’ was released today (February 17) at 6pm KST, alongside the video treatment.

DaBaby over an alleged unprovoked physical attack on him at a bowling alley in Los Angeles.Brandon Bills, whose real name is Brandon Curiel, is the brother of Danielle Leigh Curiel, whom DaBaby formerly dated and shares a daughter with.Bills claims that DaBaby (real name Jonathan Lyndale Kirk) is legally liable for physically assaulting him “suddenly and without warning” as he walked past the rapper on February 9 at Corbin Bowl.He also claimed that the incident caused him to endure “severe injury and pain” and left him “psychologically damaged”.DaBaby has publicly claimed that he acted in self-defence. He has yet to comment publicly on the lawsuit.The brawl, which was captured in a viral video shared by TMZ, shows Bills and DaBaby grappling and spilling onto bowling lanes before other people appear to attack Bills.Bills’ lawsuit, filed by lawyers Farid Yaghoubtil and Anthony Werbin, also names Corbin Bowl as a defendant.

Lil Wayne has shared details of his first live performance in the UK for 14 years.The rapper is set to return in the summer for an exclusive slot at Strawberries & Creem Festival, which takes place at Childerley Orchard in Cambridge from June 17-19.Strawberries & Creem has also confirmed today (February 17) that Ella Mai, Mabel and Tems will all headline the main stage across the three days of the festival.Tion Wayne, Ghetts, Rema, Ms Banks, David Rodigan, Enny, Sub Focus, High Contrast, Katy B, Wilkinson and Lisa Maffia are also on the line-up.“This year, as we scale up to a full three days, we wanted to ensure our musical offering matched that level of ambition – as well as reflecting our incredibly diverse crowd,” Strawberries & Creem co-founder Preye Crooks said in a statement about this year’s festival, the line-up poster for which you can see below.“We have gone further than ever before to bring exceptional artists together, showing Strawberries & Creem to be a major player on the weekend festival scene. As a team, we also wanted to shine a light on some amazing genres and artists that aren’t always celebrated in full at other festivals.“We hope we have curated a truly representative and exciting line-up, one that offers an unrivalled experience to our festival goers – covering everything from D&B and dance music, to reggae and R&B.”Tickets for Strawberries & Creem 2022 will initially be available in a pre-sale from 10am on Monday (February 21), which requires a sign-up on the festival’s website.

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Ed Sheeran has turned another year older.The singer, who turned 31 on February 17, shot to fame over a decade ago with his first hit single "The A Team".He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.Two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history and in December 2019, the Official Charts Company named him artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s.Ed was in a relationship with fellow singer Nina Nesbitt, who appears in his 2012 music video Drunk, before their split.In 2014, the pop star was in a relationship with Athina Andrelos, who works for chef Jamie Oliver, but they split in February 2015.Ed, who is reportedly worth over £200m, began a relationship with childhood friend and former secondary school classmate Cherry Seaborn in July 2015.They announced their engagement in January 2018 and were married a year later.In September 2020, Ed announced on Instagram that his wife had given birth to a baby girl which they named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.Daily Star has decided to look at the birthday boy's racy confessions from the over the years.During a 2012 episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Ed spoke about being able to have sex twice in one night before falling asleep.He admitted on the show: "I usually pass out around the second time."The rest of the panel poked fun at his lack of stamina, but Ed held firm.He also made an erection gesture with his arm.In another interview, Ed stated that he uses condoms because he doesn’t want to end up impregnating loads of women.He explained: "I don’t want to end up with sixteen kids from different mothers."Being interviewed on

Biz Markie – born Marcel Theo Hall, and branded the ‘Clown Prince of Hip Hop’ by virtue of his legendary tenure as a pioneer of the genre, and his inimitable sense of humour – has died at age 57.News of his passing was confirmed by rep Jenni Izumi, who wrote in a statement: “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, hip hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away.

Biz Markie, the rapper, singer and actor behind the 1989 hit “Just a Friend,” died Friday in Baltimore. He was 57.“It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, hip hop pioneer Biz Markie peacefully passed away,” his rep Jenni Izumi said in a statement.“We are grateful for the many calls and prayers of support that we have received during this difficult time.

Legendary Rapper Biz Markie has passed away at 57.

Biz Markie has sadly died, Variety reports.