Inside the stylish new Leven Hotel with luxury penthouses in an iconic Manchester building

Musical savant, fashion maven, provocateur, philanthropist. When multi-hyphenate Lady Gaga first added ‘leading actress’ to the list with 2018’s A Star is Born, she was Oscar-nominated. Now, she’s back with House of Gucci. Can Ridley Scott’s film cement her path as a major movie player? Antonia Blyth meets Gaga to dig into the real story behind the star.

Brenda Robinson, an entertainment attorney, producer and partner at film financing and development company Gamechanger Films, has been elected the new chair of the board of directors at Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization behind the Spirit Awards.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, many couples will be planning to take their other half out on a romantic date night to celebrate.

TINIE Tempah is gearing up for yet another career change after bagging a presenter gig on BBC arts show Extraordinary Portraits. The rapper, who is a keen art collector himself, will be presenting the six-part series from next month, much to the delight of his fans.

Kanye West has blasted Kim Kardashian's romance with Pete Davidson dubbing it “fake” after insulting the SNL comic's style.An insider close to the rapper, 44, has told friends that his now estranged wife is “making up story lines for her life” and that he is “sick of it”.An insider added that Kanye has been telling pals that Pete “wears the worse clothes ever” and they look like “items from the mall”.“He feels she is going for the complete opposite of him to upset him and it p***es him off,” a source told The Sun about her relationship with the 28-year-old actor."Kanye has been telling friends he still feels 'suppressed' by Kim even though they are separated."He feels he has kept a lot of things quiet for her and he likes to speak his mind, so he feels suppressed."The insider went on: "He believes her relationship with Pete Davidson is fake.”The source added that Kanye has been dissing his sense of style, saying he thinks it "affects all the work he did with Kim" on her look.According to the insider, the fashion-conscious musician has been telling friends he thinks Pete wears the worst clothes ever."He has been dissing Pete for dressing in clothes 'from the mall'."He thinks it is affecting all the work he did with Kim."Kanye felt like he gave her the world when he redid her closet and thought he was helping."He sees fashion as art and wanted to bring her into that world."Kim, 41, and the Donda rapper share four children together - North, eight, Saint, five, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two.Kanye, who legally changed his name to Ye, reportedly sent a warning to the famous family about his four children following a bizarre security issue where he confided on social media that he almost missed Chicago's birthday party two

Escape To Freight Island will be reopening this weekend, following its month-long shut down after Christmas.

A new boutique three-day camping festival has announced the first wave of artists for its debut at Scone Palace.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorLongtime film distribution executive Melvin “Duffy” Stanley Maron died Jan. 13 in Atlanta.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the launch of the new interview series, “Seen.” Nick Barili, an Argentinean-American journalist, director, writer and producer, sits down for one-on-one conversations with some of the most influential artists and filmmakers with Latin-American and Spanish roots. The first season of the web series will include Academy members John Leguizamo, Eva Longoria and Oscar-nominee Edward James Olmos (“Stand and Deliver”), as they discuss their personal journeys, culture and breaking down barriers in filmmaking.Leguizamo will lead the first episode as he explores his beloved New York City and maneuvering through the industry over his long career, also covering the topics of colorism and tokenism.

Residents in Westhoughton are to be included in plans for a piece of ‘public art’ at a controversial new housing estate.

serious attempts on Thanksgiving to save his marriage with Kim Kardashian, and the next minute he's doing photoshoots on first dates with Julia Fox. Interestingly, their romance has appeared to take things up a notch, as the actress is "packing up" her old life to be with Ye. And of course, this is all happening in tandem Kardashian’s supposed relationship with SNL alum Pete Davidson getting serious.

Emily Ratajkowski stunned on Sunday afternoon as she pushed her son,Sylvester, to lunch in New York City.The 30-year-old new mom shimmered in a bright orange coat with denim jeans and white sneakers as the two headed to the popular spot The Odeon in Tribeca.The model paired her stylish coat with aa cream-colored cropped turtleneck sweater that exposed the top of her toned tummy. The stylish new mom:Emily Ratajkowski stunned on Sunday afternoon in an orange coat as she pushed her son, Sylvester, to lunch in New York City at The OdeonEmily wore her dark brown hair down in a middle part as she pushed her stroller and held her son's navy blue patterned coat.She and her husband, film producer and occasional actor Sebastian Bear-McClard, married in 2018 and welcomed their first child together in 2021.

Alecia Keys is already in celebration mode for her upcoming birthday.The 40-year-old R&B singer posted a few pictures to her Instagram inside of a 'bubble room' on Saturday, an art installment at Superblue London, just three days ahead of her 41st birthday.'Never been in a bubble room before...' Alicia captioned her post, adding a few bubblebath, purples hearts and soap emojis. Inside of a cloud:Alicia Keys had some fun with her friends as she was 'absorbed by a cloud' on Saturday The pop-up exhibitions is from TeamLab, taking place all over the world, where they 'dissolve the boundary between the physical world and the world of artwork.' There are currently pop ups in both London and Miami.Alicia and her pals wore clear ponchos as they made their way through all the bubbles.Underneath her protective gear, the Girl on Fire singer wore a pink and black sports bra and leggings.

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Judy Murray OBE and the team behind her ITV show encouraging girls into sport visited Manchester as part of its mission to encourage girls into sport.

After huge success on its first outing in 2020, HOME’s biennial Manchester Open Exhibition is back and bigger than before.

EXCLUSIVE: Jane Campion will have some new hardware on her mantel come March. The Power of the Dog writer-director and Oscar-winning The Piano scribe is set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s 2022 Cinematic Imagery Award.

The dad of a convicted rapist took to Facebook to launch into a rant after his son was found guilty.

Saturday Night Live comedians Pete Davidson and Colin Jost have been revealed as the buyers of the decommissioned Staten Island ferry boatJohn F. Kennedy.Davidson, 28 and Jost, 39, purchased the vessel for just over $280,000 alongside real estate broker andcomedy club owner Paul Italia, according to the New York Post.Their business partner Italia also gave a statement and told the media outlet that the trio had 'grand plans' for the ferry boat.

Edinburgh has beaten Glasgow and Aberdeen to be named the trendiest Scottish city.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentNew York-based Visit Films has swooped on world sales rights to “Robe of Gems” (“Manto de Gemas”) which will world premiere in main competition at next’s month’s Berlinale.Produced by some of the best known producers on the art film and crossover scene in Mexico and Argentina, “Robe of Gems” marks the directorial debut feature of  Natalia López Gallardo who has edited some of the most acclaimed and challenging films coming out of Latin America in the last decade, such as Lisandro Alonso’s “Jauja,” starring Viggo Mortensen,  and Carlos Reygadas’ “Post Tenebras Lux” and Amat Escalante’s “Heli,” the latter two both best director award winners at the Cannes Festival.