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Rick Astley is set to perform on the BBC’s New Year’s Eve celebration event, ‘New Year’s Eve Rocks’ this year.Broadcast to viewers live from Camden’s Roundhouse, the event will see Astley “joined on stage by some very special guests”, according to a statement from the BBC today (November 11). Tickets for the event go on general sale at at 9am on November 14 and can be purchased here.It added: “Performing his global hits and some surprise numbers, Rick and his all-star guests will party right into 2024.

EastEnders' Ruby Allen made a dramatic return to Walford last year, just in time for the soap's explosive 40th anniversary celebrations which saw her cherished on-screen partner meet a tragic fate. Ruby first graced Walford back in 2005 as the offspring of notorious gangster Johnny Allen (Billy Murray), and quickly struck up a close friendship with Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner). However, their bond crumbled when Ruby began dating Martin Fowler (James Bye), Stacey's ex, years later.

Boyzone member Shane Lynch as shared for the first time about how he broke five years of no contact with his former bandmate, Mikey Graham, after a harsh falling out after the band's last performance. This fight came to a head after tensions rose in the band in their last years together.

Liam Payne secretly gave £80,000 to a London food poverty charity during the Covid lockdowns, it has been revealed, as his kindness has been hailed following his tragic death last week.

Noughties favourites N-Dubz, known for tracks like "I Need You" and "Number One" evoke nostalgia for many fans with their chart-topping anthems.

For those who came of age in the 2000s, N-Dubz inevitably brings back a wave of nostalgia.

EXCLUSIVE: The birthplace of Britpop and countless bands, Camden has music cred in spades. Now the team behind the Camden Film Quarter wants to create a neighborhood that also moves to the thrum of movie and TV production.

Netflix has announced that Rebecca Ferguson has joined the cast of the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.The streaming platform shared the news on its official social media channels on Thursday (July 25). It’s not yet known which role the Dune actress will be playing.The hit BBC period crime drama, which starred Oscar winner Cillian Murphy as gangster and businessman Tommy Shelby, concluded in 2022 after six seasons.

Tom Hardy has addressed whether he’ll be making an appearance in the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.The hit BBC period crime drama, which starred Oscar winner Cillian Murphy as gangster and businessman Tommy Shelby, concluded in 2022 after six seasons. Its creator, Steven Knight, has since announced his plans to wrap up the story with a feature-length film, rather than a seventh season.Although the cast for forthcoming movie has not yet been announced, Knight has previously confirmed that Murphy will be reprising his lead role.

Romy has been joined by Shygirl and her bandmate from The xx, Oliver Sim, at shows at London’s Roundhouse this week – check out the footage below.The collaborations came about during Romy’s two ‘Club Mid Air’ nights at the Camden Town venue in the capital on April 10 and 11.On the first of the shows, there was a mini-xx reunion between Romy and Sim, who performed a mashup of the latter’s song ‘Fruit’ and the former’s ‘Enjoy Your Life’.A post shared by Romy (@romyromyromy)“Last night Club Mid Air in London was extra special to me because I was joined by an extra special guest Oliver!” Romy wrote in an Instagram post after the show.“My love, I’ve missed singing with you, I love you and thank you,” she added. “Thank you to everyone who came and made it such an incredible night.”On last night’s second show, Romy was joined by Shygirl, where they performed a mashup of Romy’s ‘The Sea’ and Shygirl’s recent single ‘4eva’.

Yungblud has shared the music video for his new single ‘Lowlife’ – check it out below.The visuals for the song see Yungblud strut around Camden Town with his cheeky younger self in tow.Speaking about the new music video, the artist, real name Dom Harrison, says: “I wanted to make something that looked like emo Shameless or St Trinians on acid. As I was writing the song, I was visualising the video in my head, it literally helped me get the words down on paper.“I knew it had to be shot in Camden Town and I wanted to be walking side by side with my younger self, guiding him through a fucked up world based on real memories and people I have encountered in my life. Almost a message to myself saying that life doesn’t always have to be so deep and there is beauty to be found in chaos and opportunity in disaster.”Harrison met the actor playing his younger self, Colt, while he was filming a live session in New Orleans.

With this summer's series of Love Island heating up, there's one ex Islander who is relishing in the numerous love dramas, arguments and general chaos. After admitting that she’s happy the “real Love Island” is back, reality star Faye Winter is thoroughly enjoying Love Island summer 2023 and admits she’s “here for the drama.” Speaking to OK! for an exclusive gossip about the show, she revealed, with Casa Amor around the corner, she’s hoping for “absolute carnage” and that hilariously, she “hopes they all fare really badly.” Faye, who found herself in multiple dramas during her time in the villa, including having her head turned while love interest Teddy Soares was in Casa Amor, knows all too well how heated things can get.

First as the frontwoman of No Doubt and then as a solo artist, Gwen Stefani delivered some of the biggest hits of her era. Who can forget the band’s pleading break-up ballad Don't Speak – a Number 1 hit in 1997 – or 2001's dancehall bop Hey Baby, which peaked at Number 2?

Vanessa Feltz fought back the tears on Wednesday morning as she paid tribute to her "quick-witted" and "clever" friend Paul O'Grady.

Mike Tindall is no stranger to a gruelling challenge, and on Wednesday, the former I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! contestant was supported by fans after revealing he is taking on another brutal task.Taking to his Instagram account, the former England rugby star, 44, shared the exciting news that he is taking on a gruelling 12-hour fitness challenge for 4Ed's, a charity dedicated to rugby player Ed Slater who suffers from Motor Neurone Disease.WATCH: Mike Tindall jokes about wearing Zara's hats againCaptioning the post, he penned: "Sooooooo it’s going to be a late one Saturday night and Sunday!!! Not in my usual way though!! But all for an amazing cause and person in @ed_slater @4edfundraising please support in whatever way you can. If you would like to donate please text 4ed and your donation to 70560.

Marisa Abela has unveiled her transformation into Amy Winehouse in a striking first still from upcoming biopic, Back To Black.The British actress, 26, was the spitting image of the tragic singer - who died from alcohol poisoning aged 27 in 2011 - as she sported her signature black beehive and tattoos.Marisa also emulated the Rehab hitmaker as she sported her trademark flicked eyeliner and a mole above her lip, along with shimmering earrings. First look: Marisa Abela has unveiled her transformation into Amy Winehouse in a striking first still from upcoming biopic, Back To BlackThe still showed the star on-stage  singing in the new film - which will be directed by Sam Taylor Johnson.

David Bowie was honoured with a paving stone on the London Music Walk of Fame on Thursday.The pioneering musician, joins the likes of The Who, Amy Winehouse, Madness and Soul II Soul on the cultural attraction trail in the city's famed Camden Town area.The singer died from cancer on January 10, 2016 having kept his illness a secret from the world. His tragic death came just days after turning 69 and the release of his 25th studio album, Blackstar.  Tribute: David Bowie was honoured with an 'icon' stone on London's Music Walk of Fame in Camden on Thursday with Woody Woodmansey, Lee Bennett, Kevin Armstrong, Nick Moran and Clifford Slapper in attendance The stone, depicting a music record with the word 'icon' on it, was unveiled at a ceremony where David's hits were played. Woody Woodmansey – the drummer from Bowie's band The Spiders from Mars – led the proceedings.

David Bowie was honoured with a stone on Camden’s Music Walk Of Fame yesterday (September 22) – see footage and reaction below.The ceremony, originally set for September 15 before being delayed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, saw Bowie’s friends and collaborators unveil the stone and celebrate his life and legacy.Among those paying tribute and unveiling the stone was Spiders From Mars drummer Woody Woodmansey, who told Reuters: “It’s another landmark for his legacy basically music, the films, the videos, and everything he did for the culture.“He was just an amazing artist – 24/7 he was on the job and it always showed in the products. To be able to move through all the different characters and the musical genres that he did and pull it off, I don’t think anybody’s achieved that ever, [he was] one of a kind, unique.”Lee Bennett, the founder of the Walk Of Fame, said the release of new Bowie film Moonage Daydream was the “catalyst” for the series to “come back with David and unlock the rest of the schedule” after COVID-related delays to new stones being laid.“[There was] no one better to come back with,” he said.

David Bowie was honoured with a paving stone on the London Music Walk of Fame on Thursday.The pioneering musician, joins the likes of The Who, Amy Winehouse, Madness and Soul II Soul on the cultural attraction trail in the city's famed Camden Town area.The singer died from cancer on January 10, 2016 having kept his illness a secret from the world. His tragic death came just days after turning 69 and the release of his 25th studio album, Blackstar.  Tribute: David Bowie was honoured with an 'icon' stone on London's Music Walk of Fame in Camden on Thursday with Woody Woodmansey, Lee Bennett, Kevin Armstrong, Nick Moran and Clifford Slapper in attendance The stone, depicting a music record with the word 'icon' on it, was unveiled at a ceremony where David's hits were played. Woody Woodmansey – the drummer from Bowie's band The Spiders from Mars – led the proceedings.

A ‘festival of football’ will be heading to Escape To Freight Island ready for the start of the World Cup. The outdoor and indoor spaces of the sprawling beer garden and food hall will be transformed with a special ‘pub zone’ and a huge space to watch the matches.

David Bowie is set to become the latest musician to receive a walk on the Camden Music Walk of Fame in north London.The Who became the first act to be honoured with the special award when it launched in November 2019, after being touted as early as 2013. At that time, Amy Winehouse and Madness were both considered to be given stones on the walk, and both were unveiled in 2020.Bowie’s stone on the walk, outside Camden Town tube station, will be unveiled on September 15 at a ceremony that will see the star’s collaborators, friends and fans pay tribute to the late singer, who died in 2016.Lee Bennett, Founder of The Music Walk OF Fame, said: “David Bowie is a global influence, one of the ultimate influencers and sooner or later, we had to have him on The Music Walk Of Fame.  Our intention is for this to be the highest honour a music figure can receive in the UK and beyond,  the unveiling of David’s stone ensures that legacy.  We have huge plans for the future, but for now, let’s celebrate one of the greats of music.”The day after the stone is unveiled (September 16), new Bowie film Moonage Daydream, directed by Brett Morgen, will be released exclusively in IMAX on September 16 (hitting UK cinemas on September 23).