GWAR announces new album, graphic novel and UK tour dates

The US version of the Eurovision Song Contest has secured some big-name contestants, with Michael Bolton, Macy Gray, Jewel and Sisqó all confirmed to be competing in the inaugural competition, which launches this month.

Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ashley Pool, from Grimsby, emigrated to Ukraine to join their military where he has now served for four years.

PC Music have announced details of their new ‘Vol. 3’ compilation, featuring Charli XCX, Clairo and Caroline Polachek among others.Arriving nearly six years after the label’s ‘Vol. 2’ compilation, the new record will come out on May 13.The following month, PC Music will host a special label showcase at the newly reopened KOKO venue in London.Others included on the album are Hannah Diamond, Tommy Cash, A.G.

Premier League season is far from over, next season’s supposed shirts are beginning to pop up on social media and quickly gaining some poor reviews.Chelsea’s new kits have already been unveiled by Footy Headlines, and Blues fans are not happy.The Stamford Bridge outfit have had some clean, professional shirts over the past few years, though some of their away kits have raised eyebrows.However, both the home shirt has gone down poorly, and it hasn’t even been officially released yet!The home shirt is expected to be plain blue but with a grandad collar-esque neck that is white with light blue squiggly lines.The random lines theme continues on the pre-match top with a blue strip coated in random markings from top to bottom. Both the Nike tick and the Trivago sponsor are white.Understandably, fans are furious with the home shirt.One wrote: “What’s that? That home kit is an insult, just look at the neck.”Whilst another added: “Looks like a cheap teamwear jersey with a kids crayon scribblings on the collar.

Welcome to Metro.co.uk‘s The Big Questions, where we ask, well, the big questions (and the smaller ones too) and this week, we’re diving deep with singer Charli XCX.In a nutshell: what a week.The superstar, 29, released her song Baby, was announced on the Glastonbury 2022 lineup, and is performing on Saturday Night Live tonight. She also announced she was pulling out of an NFT festival called Afterparty, following intense criticism that saw her step back from Twitter (sort of – more on that below).The work doesn’t stop though and as she prepares to drop her fifth studio album, Crash, later this month, which will be, she promises us, ‘cool as f**k’ Charli – real name Charlotte Aitchison – spoke to us about the perils of social media, her new campaign alongside designer Charles Jeffrey for Samsung and how the pandemic turned her from a member of the ‘straight-through-crew’ to someone with more of a proclivity for ‘good drinks and chic disco music’.It’s called growth.

Dominic Fike has shared the studio version of ‘Elliot’s Song’, which he performed in the season finale of Euphoria.Fike appeared in the new season of the HBO show as Rue and Jules’ “homie” and provided the musical accompaniment for its final scene.The new track, performed by Fike, was actually written by Labrinth and Muzhda Zemar-McKenzie, and features backing vocals from the show’s star, Zendaya.Check it out below.Speaking to Variety recently, Fike said working on the show “felt like a long music video”. He also explained that his character is a “homie” of Rue (played by Zendaya) and Jules’ (Hunter Schafer), and added the actors were “the nicest people ever”.The musician originally auditioned for a different part, but that character was written out of the show.

The glitzy showbiz legend, who was best known for hosting Strictly Come Dancing, passed away just months before his 90th birthday in August 2017, leaving behind his third wife Lady Wilnelia, his six children, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His family never revealed the cause of his passing but it had been widely known that Bruce had battled with bronchial pneumonia shortly before his death. After his tragic passing, it was reported that none of his children had inherited any of his £11.7million fortune - with all of his assets being awarded to his wife Wilnelia.

Russian soldiers to stop shooting at them warning that they were endangering the entire world.Ukrainian authorities released the distressing footage captured from inside the control room of the Zaporizhzhia, reports The New York Times.In the clip the announcer pleaded with the soldiers, saying: “Stop shooting at a nuclear dangerous facility. Stop shooting immediately! You threaten the security of the whole world!“The work of the vital organs of the Zaporizhzhia station may be disrupted.

BADBADNOTGOOD have shared a new single titled ‘Open Channels’, which was previously only available on physical copies of their 2021 LP.The track was uploaded to streaming services earlier in the week, arriving as a moody, ambling, jazz-fuelled journey across a four-and-a-half-minute runtime.It was accompanied by a Sylvain Chaussée-directed music video, shot almost entirely in black and white, with only the occasional splash of colour. Check it out below.The track is lifted from the band’s most recent album ‘Talk Memory’, but was previously only available for those who had purchased hard copies.

Johnny Brown, the actor who made a name for himself asNathan Bookman on the classic sitcom Good Times, has died.His daughter, actressSharon Catherine Brown announced the news on her Instagram account on Friday.The actor passed away on March 2. His daughter began the post with his birth and death dates, writing, 'Johnny Brown June 11, 1937 - March 2, 2022.' Rest in peace:Johnny Brown, the actor who made a name for himself as Nathan Bookman on the classic sitcom Good Times, has diedSharon continued in her lengthy and heartfelt post: 'Our family is devastated. Devastated.

John Mayer's time with Columbia Records is coming to an end after 20 years.The 44-year-old musician announced he was leaving the label in a post shared with his5.5million Instagram followers on Friday.The news comes eight months after the release of Mayer's final album with Columbia Records, titled Sob Rock, in July. Changes:John Mayer's time with Columbia Records is coming to an end after 20 years; Mayer pictured in FebruaryHe began by revealing that he experienced 'some wonderful personal and creative relationships' during those 21 years in collaboration together, but now he's 'decided not to renew my recording agreement with Columbia Records.'Mayer continued, 'Hard as it is to say goodbye, I'm excited to pursue new avenues of making music, both of my own and with other artists.' The blues enthusiast ended the post by sharing, 'I love music more than ever, and I believe some of my best work still lies ahead.With gratitude and enthusiasm, John.'The announcement came in the form of a letter to fans on Instagram, which included turning off the comments portion of the post.

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley is on a mission to help others to find the love of their life after she 'visualised' her husband Phil and he sent her a text introducing himself.

Whether you're nipping out for breakfast, or devouring a Big Mac after a heavy night out, everyone has a favourite Maccie's go-to.

A source close to Kim Kardashian is speaking about about her anger towards her estranged husband, Kanye West.

Arsenal - but he has left the door open for a switch to Real Madrid or PSG.

Leighton Meester is opening up about the mom guilt she experienced while filming her new Netflix movie, The Weekend Away.

Clare Waight Keller, then the hugely successful designer at French house Chloé, to help her select a worthy student to intern with her, and we were both struck by how oversized and shroud-like the designs on display were. “That’s because most of the students are scared to death of women’s bodies,” the tutor sighed.Swipe right to now, and the chickens are well and truly roosting.

Center for Innovative Medicine Models, part of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), so scientists can look into ‘the generation, characterisation and implementation of large animal models in biological and biomedical research’.The lab’s 40-odd staff use animals to look into everything from genetic diseases to reproduction, but a chief concern is xenotransplantation: moving living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another – usually humans. In this developing scientific field, leading the pack is the prospect of genetically modified (GM) pigs looking like 12428 being cut open, their hearts (or possibly kidneys, lungs and livers) removed and carefully but hastily given to a desperately ill human.It is difficult to fathom, watching the piglets play in their pen, but the science is more than encouraging.

echlinlondon.com) agrees: “Where once these rooms were generally ‘not seen and not heard’, parents are now bringing them out into the light in order to improve the quality of these areas and spend more time with their children.”The self-contained games room has long been a feature of the high-end home, where it will often occupy a basement space: interior designer Katharine Pooley (katharinepooley.com), who has seen “many more” requests for games rooms in the past year, recently worked on one for a young client in Notting Hill with bespoke poker, billiards and ping-pong tables (complete with monogrammed bats). “I find clients are prioritising security, privacy and entertaining within the home due to the restrictions we have all lived with these past two years,” she says.But the current trend isn’t limited to those who have a vast subterranean space to meet home entertainment needs.

Paul Rudd was spotted for the first time as he films the upcoming movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.On set in Los Angeles the 52-year-old actor, who plays Ant-Man, was dressed in a navy jacket and dark denim.He was seen smiling and holding a coffee as he worked on the superhero film which is set to be released next year. First-look: Paul Rudd was spotted for the first time as he films the upcoming movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaPaul wore a grey crewneck shirt under his jacket and sported a pair of black boots.