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Whirlwind over. Clayton Echard and Susie Evans have split six after the dramatic season 26 finale of The Bachelor.

Stagehands at New York City’s Little Island have voted unanimously to unionize with IATSE Local One. The 2.4-acre public park, which opened in May and is perched on columns above the Hudson River, employs 25 stagehands who work at its 687-seat amphitheater and outdoor performance space known as the Glade.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor There’s been no shortage of neo-R&B albums over the past few years, but so many of them are led by breathy female singers who feel like they’re singing in your ear — very few have had full-voiced singers at the forefront. And although Muni Long isn’t a belter and does put on the bedroom voice on a couple of tracks, her first full-length album is a blast of vintage ‘90s R&B that isn’t trying to be cute: It’s filled with frank lyrics about of love and sex from an artist who’s been around for more than a minute. Working under the name of Priscilla Renea, Muni has long been a songwriter whose soul and pop smarts helped forge hits such as Ariana Grande’s “Imagine,” Fifth Harmony’s “Worth It,” Rihanna’s “California King Bed,” along with tracks for Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Miranda Lambert, Selena Gomez and more.She released strong albums under that name too — 2009’s “Jukebox” and 2018’s “Coloured” — but neither of those records had the sparkle, innovation and warmth that her songwriting catalog contained. A change of name, an independently-released EP featuring the haunting, quirky hit “Hrs and Hrs,” and suddenly, Muni Long is a new artist with a remarkably seasoned and strong debut album.

Gwen Stefani had a big reason to celebrate recently when she rang in her niece, Ryan's, 16th birthday and her heartfelt tribute had some fans seeing double. The Voice judge was delighted to share an adorable snapshot of the birthday girl looking like she'd taken a leaf out of her famous aunt's book with a cute but edgy look. MORE: Gwen Stefani baffles fans with 'unrecognizable' appearance on chat show In the image on Instagram stories, Ryan was standing proudly in front of an array of gorgeous pink, purple and silver balloons with a jeweled sign which read: "Sweet 16." She had her arms crossed and her hair perfectly curled, with a tiara placed on her head. The teenager wore a pair of ripped, denim hotpants which Gwen would have loved for herself, and a sweet butterfly sweater, complete with a pair of purple, heart-shaped glasses which hung on her pocket. MORE: Gwen Stefani looks so different with bobbed hair and glassesMORE: Gwen Stefani shares divisive sneak peek of The Voice"Ha Happy Sweet 16 to our niece!!! Ryan we love u," wrote Gwen. The star adores being both a mom to her three boys, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo, and an aunt to her brother's children too.  Gwen's niece turned 16Gwen doesn't have any children with her husband, Blake Shelton, as she shares them with her ex Gavin Rossdale. But Blake adores being a stepfather to Gwen's sons and spoke about it earlier this year in an interview with Country Countdown USA host, Lon Helton.MORE: Blake Shelton reveals exciting news about his tour: 'Here we go'"What I've been looking forward to doing for the last four or five years is eyeing that timeline, that part of my career, where I just need to start stripping some things away," he said.

Asserting himself. Kanye West opened up about coparenting with Kim Kardashian — and compared the duo’s situation to his business battles in fashion.

Kanye West insisted “men’s voices matter” as he spoke about co-parenting with Kim Kardashian in a new interview with “Good Morning America”.

Marta Balaga “The Woodcutter Story,” a Finnish drama with a surreal touch, has been sold to Australia (Palace Films), Baltics (Estinfilm), Sweden (Njuta), Germany (Eksystent) and France (Urban), Paris-based Totem Films shared exclusively with Variety. Directed by Mikko Myllylahti, it sees a good man who runs into bad luck: he loses his job and his wife leaves, but Pepe (Jarkko Lahti) is trying to keep his head high. Even when strange things start to happen in his sleepy village. The film, which premiered in Cannes’ Critics Week, screens Wednesday at the Helsinki Film Festival – Love & Anarchy. It will have its North American premiere at Chicago Film Festival and its U.K. premiere at the London Film Festival.

Blake Shelton doesn’t get it. The country star admitted to not understanding wife Gwen Stefani‘s eccentric sense of style on the season 22 premiere of The Voice.

in the wild, which is unusual considering every day of her were documented in extreme detail by paparazzi, as were her , which the 53-year-old herself with fans. On Tuesday, September 20, however, Lopez Affleck showed up on our screens once again looking ready for business. For an appearance on The Today Show to discuss Raising Latina Voices, the JLo Beauty scion wore a three-piece white Fendi suit with a twist—her vest was not a vest at all, but a single piece that covered her front only, draped from her shoulders and tapered at the waist to expose her ribs. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The newly wed swept her hair into a high, twisted bun, and kept her makeup classic with a simple smokey eye and a matte mauve lip.

Jennifer Lopez stepped out this past weekend to kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month at Grameen America’s “Raising Latina Voices” event.

Blake Shelton is not here for his wife Gwen Stefani‘s sense of style.

Gwen Stefani looked fashionable in promotional photos from The Voice set she posted Monday. The 52-year-old singer-songwriter wore a pink dress emblazoned with a floral pattern. She added hot pink tights which perfectly matched her tall platform high heels.  All pink: Gwen Stefani looked fashionable in promotional photos from The Voice set she posted MondayThe Hollaback Girl singer wore her platinum blonde locks pulled into a tight and tall bun.  She accessorized with a pair of huge pink earrings, encrusted with bright, shining silver. Her lips and nails were painted the same shade of bright pink, and she added dark mascara.  Floral: The 52-year-old singer-songwriter wore a pink dress emblazoned with a floral pattern Other shades of pink: She added hot pink tights which perfectly matched her tall platform high heelsThe California native posed alongside her husband of one year, Blake Shelton, in the post's final photo. Her laid-back beau, 46, wore a dark blue denim jacket over a red flannel shirt. He added a pair of jeans which perfectly matched his jean jacket. She captioned her photo, 'IT’S FINALLY HEREEE !! [pink hearts emoji]✨tune in at 8/7c to witness greatness on season 22 of @nbcthevoice #TheVoice.'  Happy couple: The California native posed alongside her husband of one year Blake Shelton in the post's final photo The judges: Stefani will serve as one of the judges alongside Shelton John Legend and Camila Cabello will also serve as judges on this year's show.

BBC viewers have been reduced to tears following the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.Her Majesty passed away peacefully on September 8, Buckingham Palace confirmed at the time.A state funeral was held for the Queen 11 days later on September 19.READ MORE: Royal staff 'fuming' after celebs and MPs use VIP lanes to 'skip' Queen's coffin queueViewers from across the world tuned in to watch the Queen leave Buckingham Palace for the final time as she made her away to Windsor to join her beloved late husband Prince Philip.Kirsty Young presented the proceedings on the channel and ended the programme with a touching speech in a final message to the Queen.She said: "Well, what a momentous day it's been. From the might of the military parade to that hushed intimacy at St George's Chapel in Windsor."Kirsty continued stating that Queen Elizabeth II "made history, she was history" and that "she is gone but surely will never be forgotten".The TV star's emotional monologue clearly touched those watching at home, with some rushing to compliment the broadcaster on her final words.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Kirsty Young’s final farewell was delivered so eloquently and sincerely, felt myself moved to tears with her."Another added: "Kirsty Young’s cracked voice, warm words and the short montage were a fitting end to what has been excellent coverage of the celebration of a life well lived."A third person posted: "Beautiful closing piece by Kirsty Young there, real emotion on her face and in her voice.."While a fourth social media user said: "Wow, that Kirsty Young speech.

An elegant tribute. Meghan Markle showed her appreciation for Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral, donning jewelry the late monarch gifted her.

READ MORE: 'I regret what I named my son - it's unfair to give my other kids good names' But according to the 26-year-old, it can be effective when you use the “elimination communication” technique.The method involves working out a child’s cue – which could be a movement, sound, card or symbol – and linking it with using the loo.By doing this, Alexis has apparently shown her baby how to use this sign language to indicate when she needs the toilet.The mum, from California in the US, said: “I had seen parents try toilet training from a very young age even before I was pregnant and I always wanted to try it.“When I got pregnant I had totally forgotten about it and then a couple of months after I had her I randomly remembered it and I started doing research and everything aligned with the method – it just made sense.”Two months on, Alexis said her daughter has come a long way.She said: “Ever since then, we have not stopped once.

Blake Shelton is gearing up to be very busy once again with the new season of The Voice kicking off on Monday and preparations for his upcoming Back to the Honky Tonk tour well underway.SEE: Inside Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's jaw-dropping custom-built Oklahoma mansionHowever, fans of the country music singer will need to get their fill of Blake while they can as he recently dropped a bombshell and revealed that he is already prepared for the day when he will hang up his microphone to make way for up-and-coming stars to take his place.WATCH: Gwen Stefani serenades husband Blake Shelton"It's always over at some point, and I've always been prepared for that, and I've braced myself for it," he told Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton at the Country Radio Seminar in March. "I learned to accept it a few years ago, maybe three or four or five years ago that it's coming."He added: "People are going to get tired of you winning the awards. They're going to get tired of you having number one, after number one, after number one, and they may not be mad at you, but they've already got two or three of your albums.

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday. The service, which will be watched by millions across the UK and globe, will start at 11am.

Loud and clear. Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause clarified that she still wants to have kids and revealed she even plans to adopt a child.

Jennifer Lopez turned heads in an eye-catching suit as she made a guest appearance at the Grameen America's Raising Latina Voices event at the Universal Studios backlot on Saturday.The Marry Me actress, 53, was radiant as she posed for a brief photo session once she arrived at the venue.The beauty recently partnered as a national ambassador with the nonprofit organization, Grameen America, earlier in June. Special event: Jennifer Lopez, 53, looked business chic as she attended the Grameen America's Raising Latina Voices event on Saturday along with the CEO, Andrea Jung The On The Floor singer opted for a professional look for the special occasion.  She donned a pair of chic, white dress pants along with a blouse comprised of a pointed collar.