Love Island's Alex Bowen says absent father 'made me want to be best dad' for son Abel

DEALSPeermusic has acquired the entire songs catalogue of the late bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs and the majority of the songs catalogue of his son Gary Scruggs. It was already involved in managing the Scruggs catalogue, however, via the new deal, “Peermusic acquires the US rights it was previously administering for Earl Scruggs as well as some of the songs that were previously controlled by the Scruggs estate”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSWarner Chappell Music in the US has announced the promotions of Wallace Joseph to SVP A&R and Jon Chen to VP A&R.

a shooting took place at a campground near to the Washington EDM festival, resulting in two deaths.The festival was being held at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington when police were alerted to an “active shooter” in the nearby campground on Saturday, where many festival attendees were due to stay, while artists were performing at the festival.A police conference later in the evening reported that officers had “pursued (and) closed-in on the suspect” but they continued to “fire randomly into the crowd” before being apprehended (via Variety).Now, local news outlet ABC7 reports that the suspect has been confirmed as 26-year-old James M. Kelly, an active member of the US Army based at Joint Base Lewis McCord in Washington state.Kelly is being held on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree assault domestic violence.After the festival, Insomniac Events founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella issued a statement following the tragic events.“On behalf of the entire Insomniac family, we extend our heartfelt thoughts and condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of the victims.

American musical, and Jackson has been hailed as a genius. The writer speaks to me from the remote Irish island of Inisheer, where he is taking a few weeks’ rest. It follows a frenetic few years in which A Strange Loop first opened Off-Broadway in 2019, before moving to Broadway two years later and started hoovering up awards.

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour would be crossing the Atlantic next summer, tens of thousands of fans immediately logged on to the Ticketmaster website. Not to actually buy tickets – heaven forbid the process would be that straightforward – but to register for the opportunity to do so. The pre-registration ritual was purgatorial with bells on.

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Emmerdale star James Moore shared an adorable post to mark four years spent with his fiance Sophie Edwards.  The 30-year-old actor rose to fame for his portrayal of Ryan Stocks in the ITV soap set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales.  Uploading a collection of images from the pair’s relationship, James gushed over his partner and soon-to-be wife in a sweet message he penned on Wednesday.

Loose Women star Carol McGiffin has launched another scathing attack on ITV. The 63-year-old left the ITV daytime programme earlier this year, having first appeared on the Loose Women panel in 2000.

Kate Bush has thanked her fans after 'Running Up That Hill' hit one billion streams on Spotify. The 64-year-old singer has seen her 1985 single enjoy a massive resurgence after it played a key role in the fourth season of Netflix hit 'Stranger Things' last summer, and now the track has hit an incredible milestone. In a rare post on her website, Kate wrote: "A billion streams! "I have an image of a river that suddenly floods and becomes many, many tributaries – a billion streams – on their way to the sea.

Peta Murgatroyd and Maks Chmerkovskiy have named their son Rio. The ‘Dancing With the Stars' professionals announced on Sunday (18. 06.

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Kristin Davis is not here for body shaming – and rightly so. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the And Just Like That star – who has frequently found herself on the receiving end of nasty comments about her appearance – called out women who "shame" others for getting cosmetic surgery. "I think part of the reason that people are not more open is because there is such shaming put on you, largely by other women," the actor said of why some people opt to keep their tweakments secret.

celebrity chef has “banned” vegans from his restaurant after reportedly receiving a negative review from a customer who criticised the lack of plant-based options. On Tuesday, Chef John Mountain revealed on the Facebook page for his restaurant Fyre that the eatery would no longer be catering to vegan diners. According to Mountain, the decision to ban vegans from the Perth, Australia, restaurant was due to “mental health reasons”.

Molly-Mae Hague has stepped down from her creative director job at PrettyLittleThing after 22 months in the role. The former Love Island star, 24, who was a runner-up on the fifth season of the reality TV show with boyfriend and boxer Tommy Fury in 2019, gave birth to a baby girl named Bambi in January.

Married at First Sight Australia star Josh White has revealed that his profile on the professional social media platform LinkedIn more than likely got him onto the show. Appearing in a TikTok video with fellow MAFS Australia hopeful Janelle Han, Josh received a makeover while he opened up about the show. The duo, who are "great friends", can be seen laughing as they discussed the show, all while Josh was pampered by his co-star.

Reality star Amber Turner, who is currently enjoying a lavish holiday in the United Arab Emirates, took to Instagram to show off her impressive abs as fans commented “Dan who?” following her recent split from Dan Edgar. Amber, 29, looked nothing short of stunning as she posed poolside whilst on holiday in Dubai.The sun and sea certainly looked good on the star as she showed off her tan and washboard abs in a neutral-coloured bikini with a stylish white crochet maxi-skirt and shirt over the top. She stylishly paired the outfit with some Louis Vuitton sandals and a Louis Vuitton bag paired with oversized sunglasses.

Bianca Gascoigne is set to take part in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins just four months after giving birth, according to reports. The 36 year old, who welcomed her first child in February, is no stranger to reality television - having won Celebrity Love Island in 2006 before appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Coach Trip and even The X Factor. But the former lads’ mags model and daughter of England football legend Paul Gascoigne is now ready to take on her most challenging show yet.

Never one to stick to the same style for too long, it seems Katy Perry has changed up her hair once more, although this time rather than going for something new, she’s brought back one of her more iconic looks. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Katy shared a video where she revealed to fans that it was the 15 year anniversary of her album One of the Boys, which featured her breakout song I Kissed a Girl, as well as other big hits like Hot n Cold and Waking up in Vegas.

Noel Gallagher has shared his thoughts on Guns N’ Roses headlining Glastonbury this weekend, describing the bill topping slot as “crazy shit”.The US band will perform on the Pyramid Stage this Saturday (June 24), in between Arctic Monkeys on Friday (23) and Elton John on Sunday (25).The former Oasis musician, however, has questioned the thinking behind the decision, suggesting that the honour could have gone to a British act instead.“I thought, ‘What? Are you being serious? That’s crazy shit’,” he told the Daily Star‘s ‘Wired’ column, recalling the moment he found out Guns N’ Roses were headlining the iconic British festival.“When you think of all the huge British artists who’ve had albums out this past year, having Guns N’ Roses headlining the Saturday is mad.”Explaining his own absence from Worthy Farm this year – as both a performer and a punter – Gallagher, who released his new album ‘Council Skies’ with the High Flying Birds earlier this month, said his schedule didn’t allow for it.“I would have been smart to play Glastonbury this year, but I played it last year because I’d been booked to do it in 2020 and everything got pushed back,” he said.“There’s always next year to go back to Glastonbury – I’m not going anywhere.“Because of lockdown, the band hadn’t played together for ages – and touring again is joyous.”The singer also explained that he’ll be performing at some smaller festivals instead this year, including PennFest in Buckinghamshire, Splendour Festival in Nottingham and West Yorkshire’s Bingley Weekender.“What I like about boutique festivals is that pretty much everyone will go to see you,” he said.“That makes the festival more like one of our own gigs.

Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley celebrated the release of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City last night at a tiny, immersive gig in London.Cocker and Hawley have written two songs for Anderson’s new film, in which they play as the group Gauchos Calientes.“Welcome to the Asteroid City diner,” Cocker told the crowd by way of a welcome at an immersive exhibition dedicated to the film at 180 Studios on the Strand on Wednesday June 22. “You didn’t realise, but as soon as you walked into this place, you travelled back to the year 1955.”He continued: “A lot of things happened that year, didn’t they? I wasn’t alive, but they did happen.

Halsey has opened up about what it was like working with BTS‘ Suga on the rework of ‘Lilith’ for Diablo 4.Earlier this month, Halsey unveiled a reworked version of her 2021 song ‘Lilith’, which originally appeared on her fourth album “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’. The new version of ‘Lilith’ featured a brand-new verse from BTS rapper Suga.Speaking to Billboard, Halsey said that the collaboration, which she described as “revolv[ing] around our mutual admiration for dark mythology”, had been a “longstanding dream” for the singer.

As Olivia Bowen’s son Abel approaches his first birthday, the first-time mum has opened up on her post-baby battle with body image, which left her feeling as though she’d “lost every part” of her former self. The 29-year-old Love Island favourite welcomed her little boy with 2016 co-star hubby Alex, 31, in June last year following a traumatic 30-hour-long labour, which included a catalogue of complications, including when Abel temporarily stopped breathing. And though her son made a full recovery and is now a happy and healthy 11-month-old tot, Olivia says it’s taken a long time to start feeling confident in her own body again, having been advised to rest for months following her exhausting experience.