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Matt Berninger has announced a series of intimate UK solo shows and Q&A events set for this spring.The National frontman will perform three stripped-back shows, joined by producer Sean O’Brien and Julia Laws (Ronboy), both of whom feature on his upcoming record, ‘Get Sunk’, which was previewed earlier this month with new single ‘Bonnet Of Pins’.The performances mark the first opportunity for UK audiences to hear material from the new record, which arrives on 30th May via Concord/Book Records, and marks the second solo album from Berninger, following on from his 2020 debut ‘Serpentine Prison’.Visit here to pre-order the new album, and here to order tickets, which go on sale Wednesday (March 26) at 10am.Alongside the intimate shows, Berninger will also take part in several Q&A sessions, with these included events at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club with BBC Radio 6’s Chris Hawkins, London’s KEF Music Gallery with Huw Stephens, and Union Chapel with Matt Everitt.A post shared by Matt Berninger (@greengloves777)Following these April dates, Berninger will embark on a tour across North America, the UK, and Europe.These kick off with a series of North American stops this spring, commencing in Seattle on May 19. Other shows include stops in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and more.

Yard Act have announced a one-off headline show at Blackpool Tower for later this year. Find all the details below.The Leeds band are scheduled to play numerous UK and European festivals this summer including Isle Of Wight, Bearded Theory, Live At Leeds: In The Park, Green Man and Pukkelpop.They’ll also play a big bill-topping gig at Queen’s Park Arena in Glasgow as part of the Big Nights Out 2025 series.To warm up for the forthcoming appearances, Yard Act will head to the seaside for their own concert in Blackpool, Lancashire on Wednesday May 21.“So, yeah… it must’ve been 2025… and we um… we didn’t often go to Blackpool to play gigs… usually we just went once to support Foals at the Empress Ballroom,” said frontman James Smith.“But for some reason this year we’d booked a warm-up gig at Blackpool Tower um…”A post shared by Yard Act (@yardactband)Tickets for the upcoming Blackpool Tower show go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (March 28) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

EXCLUSIVE: As the drama biz convenes in Lille for Series Mania, Marco Bassetti, CEO of Europe-based indie production and distribution heavyweight Banijay Entertainment, tells Deadline about his billion-dollar ambition in scripted.

Little Simz is set to play a one-off orchestral show at London’s Meltdown 2025, with the first wave of names revealed today for the Southbank Centre event.The British artist was previously revealed to be curating a boundary-breaking line-up for this year’s edition of the 11-day festival, and will be taking to the stage herself as one of the performers.She will be joined by the Southbank Centre Resident Orchestra Chineke! Orchestra for a unique performance in the Royal Festival Hall on June 22, featuring hits from across her catalogue as well as tracks from her upcoming sixth studio album ‘Lotus’, which is set for release on 9 May via AWAL Recordings.Scheduled between Thursday June 12 and Sunday June 22, the event will include a number of live performances from artists hand-selected by Little Simz, as well as two weekends of free participatory programming featuring grassroots collectives and local organisations.A post shared by simz (@littlesimz)The first wave of names set to take part in the 2025 edition of Meltdown Festival were shared today (March 24), and include The Streets, viral hit ‘Messy’ singer Lola Young, Ghetts, Jon Batiste, Sasha Keable with Flames Collective and Little Dragon’s Yukimi.“Little Simz’ first taste of what’s to come from her Meltdown hugely embodies the wealth of influences and inspirations across her work,” said Jane Beese, Head of Contemporary Music at Southbank.

Princess Beatrice has said the premature birth of her daughter was “humbling”.The late Queen’s granddaughter’s second child, Athena Elizabeth Rose, was born several weeks premature on 22 January. Beatrice, 36, said she endured “months of sheer worry” during her pregnancy, adding that women’s health had “been left off the agenda” in the past.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA has tapped multi-hyphenate talent Alan Cumming to host the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards. Cumming’s decorated career spans stage and screen, from his Tony and Olivier award-winning turn in “Cabaret” to his Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-recognized performance in “The Good Wife,” where he also served as an executive producer.

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EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Osaka’s longtime agent Stuart Duguid is among the first guests to feature on FREEAgent, the new podcast launched by creative entrepreneur Kenny Annan-Jonathan. 

EXCLUSIVE: The Camden Film Quarter has moved a step closer after the local authority in the London district adopted the so-called ‘Masterplan Vision’ for the new development.

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Mei Semones, has compiled an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.The Brooklyn-based musician, who mixes indie-pop and jazz, is on this week’s (March 24) edition of The Cover, a weekly manifestation of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read the profile of Mei Semones here, written by Lisa Wright and featuring photography by Marisa Bazan.To accompany The Cover, Mei Semones has put together a playlist that gives us an introduction to her music taste.

YouTube star Yung Filly has been accused of raping a tourist in Magaluf.Per a report from The Mirror, the 29-year-old internet personality is being investigated by a judge in the Majorcan capital Palma over the alleged sexual assault.Today (March 24), it emerged that a British tourist had accused the ‘Grey’ rapper of forcing himself on her at an unnamed Magaluf hotel following a performance at an island holiday resort last summer.The woman, believed to be aged around 20, reported him to authorities in Britain who passed on details of the allegation to those in Spain. It is not yet clear if the alleged victim has already been questioned by the judge in charge of the ongoing criminal probe. The Majorcan court probe is being conducted behind closed doors as is standard in Spain, where only trials are held in public.It comes after Colombian-born Filly – real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos – pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault only a fortnight ago.He has been on bail since last October, following accusations of three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and four counts of sexual penetration without consent, with the alleged assault of a woman in her 20s taking place in a Perth hotel room on September 28, following the rapper’s performance at the Bar 120 nightclub on September 27.Now, according to various reports by BBC, The Independent and Sky News, new court documents have shown that the rapper – real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos – pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.

Alan Cumming, Emmy-winning actor and host of The Traitors in the States, will host this year’s BAFTA TV Awards for the first time.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Oscar-nominated multi-hyphenate Uberto Pasolini – who produced “The Full Monty” and most recently directed “The Return,” starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus – has embarked on a TV series adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s classic satirical adventure “Gulliver’s Travels.” Prominent British writer William Ivory (“We Want Sex,” “The Great Escaper”) is writing the screenplay for the six-episode project on which Pasolini will serve as showrunner. The high-end show, now in early stages, is being produced by Italy’s Roberto Sessa (“The Sea Beyond”) and Germany’s Jan Wünschmann (“The Swarm,” “Concordia”).

EXCLUSIVE: Jaclyn Philpott is leaving her role as Executive Director of the Association Of Film Commissioners International. She was named as leader of the industry org in late 2022. She’ll vacate the position at end-April.

EXCLUSIVE: Art becomes fiction as René Magritte, Salvador Dalí and their peers give the whodunnit genre a surreal makeover in This is Not A Murder Mystery. Deadline can share an exclusive new image from the series, which is produced by Belgium-based indie Panenka.

Naman Ramachandran Kid-targeted U.A.E. animation powerhouse Animotion Media is expanding its global footprint, linking with India’s Reliance Animation Studios to bring hit properties to the South Asian market in a major distribution play.

Kevin McCloud's journey with Grand Designs is a true underdog story, as producers initially doubted he was the right fit for the show. When Grand Designs was first proposed to Talkback Thames in the late 90s, Channel 4 bosses were sceptical about Kevin's presenting chops.

Kevin McCloud is gearing up to revisit an unfinished project in the upcoming season of Grand Designs, following years of turmoil.The 65 year old presenter is back at the helm of the Channel 4 show for its 26th series, where he'll be touring some of the UK's most daring and unique home builds. But this series also offers Kevin McCloud the opportunity to catch up with Graeme and Melanie.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic If there is an American leading man better-equipped to bring Shakespeare to the masses than Denzel Washington, I can’t think of him. Well, “the masses” may be a stretch — the new production of “Othello” that Washington leads, now playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, has broken box office records on the strength of orchestra tickets selling for over $900 a seat. That lucky group of people who will get to see this “Othello” will get to luxuriate in Washington’s silky, fluent delivery of the Bard’s English, and to thrill to the painful irony of Othello’s fundamental lack of understanding that he’s being played by the jealous, venal Iago (an excellent Jake Gyllenhaal).

Former Emmerdale heartthrob Ryan Hawley, known for his iconic role as Robert Sugden, has completely transformed for a brand new part, leaving fans barely able to recognise him from his days in the Dales.The 39-year-old actor, who graced our screens on ITV's beloved soap from 2014 to 2019 after taking the baton from Karl Davies, was at the centre of some of Emmerdale's most gripping plots. His portrayal of Robert's romance with Aaron Dingle, played by Danny Miller, captured hearts nationwide, making them one of TV's most adored duos.

Family Guy has finally been shared online.The 1998 episode has only ever been seen before as bonus content in the Family Guy Volume 2 DVD from 2003 and even then it was only the first seven minutes of the pilot’s full 16 minutes.But fans of the animated show have now unearthed the full episode on the website of Robert Paulsen, one of the animators on the pilot episode. You can view it below.Creator Seth MacFarlane put the pilot together after Fox gave him $50,000 (£38,699).