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Sony Music Nashville Chairman Randy Goodman to Step Down

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Randy Goodman, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville will retire at the end of 2024 after more than 35 years in the music industry. Goodman was appointed to his current role in 2015, during which time he also has overseen Sony Music’s Christian music enterprise, Provident Entertainment. In making the announcement, Sony Music Group Chairman, Rob Stringer, said: “Thank you to Randy for leading our Nashville company through the last nine years and providing some of the biggest new superstars in the genre of country music.
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Strictly's Jayde Adams 'working out who I am' with 'cheeky snogs from girls and boys'
Jayde Adams, 37, and her pro dance partner Karen Hauer, 40, were eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing last weekend, as the competition heated up. However award-winning comedian Jayde says her journey isn't over yet, as she clarified in a new interview that her journey of self-exploration is just beginning."I’m absolutely having the best time of my life working out who I am and having cheeky snogs with girls, boys, non-binary people, people who are trans," she revealed candidly to lesbian culture magazine Diva.Jayde has been praised for her representation of the LGBTQ+ community - and also for size representation, as a curvier woman.She also defiantly gave Diva her point of view on body positivity, insisting: "If Brian from Kent doesn’t like my thighs, I’m fine about that because I’ve got an Amazon Prime special and my thighs got me here!"Jayde has been married for the past 15 years to her husband Clayton Wright.He is an event director and creative producer who specifically specialises in LGBTQ+ events, so the pair's interests are well matched.Clayton, who lives with Jayde in Bristol, is also the proud founder of the Body Movements festival.The pair met in one of the most unusual locations possible - an inflatable church - and they quickly found love.They are now in the middle of renovating a Victorian terrace house, which they hope will become their long-term home.When Jayde celebrated the pair's 14th wedding anniversary, she was gushing in her praise for him.Addressing the post to "my husband", she wrote: "From being vicars, to funerals for sisters, from introducing me to all the best people I’ve met to feeding me this ragu.
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'No barbecues in your garden' urge fire chiefs as 35C heatwave approaches
heatwave is to hit within days with temperatures of 35C are predicted — and fire chiefs are now urging Brits to cancel their BBQ plans.While temperatures over the coming week is not expected to surpass the highs of July's weather where Lincolnshire set a national record of 40C, we will s be a "prolonged period" of warmth, according to the Met Office.The upcoming heat, coupled with the dry temperatures, has meant that the public have been urged not to host barbecues in some regions due to fears of fires taking place.READ MORE:Hosepipe ban slapped on parts of UK after drought prompted by record-breaking heatwaveOn Saturday, 15 homes were forced to evacuated due to a garden fire that spread out of control in Essex.According to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, 40 people were forced to flee their properties while more than a dozen homes were damaged by the fire.Area manager Neil Fenwick said: “While summer weather usually provides the perfect opportunity to host a barbecue or gather around a chiminea in the evening, we’re strongly discouraging people from having any kinds of fires at the moment.“The ground across Essex is extremely dry allowing fires to spread easily and quickly.”Setting off fireworks or sky lanterns have also been warned against due to the possibilities of "large-scale" infernos.Despite the dry conditions, a hosepipe ban has been placed on regions in the UK due to worry from water companies amid the scorching temperatures set to hit next week.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The likes of Kent and Sussex were the some of the first regions to be hit with the ban as George Eustice, the Environment Secretary, applauded the decisions of water
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African plume to bring 34C scorcher to UK shores next week as hosepipe ban kicks in
heatwave will hit the UK next week due to an African plume bringing temperatures of 34C.The mid-30Cs weather will unfortunately coincide with a hose ban that will first hit the South East regions of Kent and Sussex in order to restrict water use in August.South East Water said the high temperatures recorded in July, resulted in them being forced to produce additional 120 litres of extra water.READ MORE:When is the next heatwave? Forecasters warn of England's driest weather for decadesThe water supply company said the extra water they were forced to produce was the equivalent of producing water for four towns the size of Maidstone or Eastbourne.Kent and Sussex are among the first regions in the country forced to abide by the new rule due to the areas being the driest they've ever been since 1836 and 1911, respectively.Interactive weather model WX Charts showed that the South East will reach highs of 34C by midday, on the same day the hose ban comes into play on August 12.British Weather Services’ senior meteorologist Jim Dale said: "A spike from the south out of Africa and up from Spain and France again makes 34C entirely possible.”David Hinton, CEO of South East Water, urged the public to resist the temptation of using water to filling up pools and abide by the new rules as rainfall has been scarce in the region and will continue to be for August.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.“During July in the South East, we have only seen 8% of average rainfall for the month.“As the long-term forecast for August and September is for similar weather we are taking this step to introduce temporary restrictions on the use of hosepipes and sprinklers to make sure we have
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