Mitch Rowland shares why he took back ‘Here Comes The Comeback’ from Harry Styles

K.J. Yossman Netflix’s U.K. production spend rocketed to £8.4 million ($10.2 million) in 2022 but the figure doesn’t represent entirely good news for the British film and TV industry.

Naman Ramachandran The Indonesian film industry is poised to spread its wings globally as the country’s filmmaking boom is the subject of a focus at the Busan International Film Festival. Films from the country now routinely get selected and win prizes at major international festivals. The local market in Indonesia, which has the fourth-largest population in the world with 277 million, is rapidly expanding with homegrown productions accounting for a significant share.

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 38-year-old dad in Blackpool.

Rochelle Humes has told of the moment her family's 'life changed' after her young son was left 'petrified' of parties. The This Morning star was celebrating over the weekend ahead of her youngest child Blake's third birthday on Monday (October 9).

Big Brother viewers have been left divided after a 'brutal' change as it made a grand return to screens. The hit reality show returned to British television with a barman, make-up artist, butcher and youth worker among the contestants entering the new, yet still famous, house.

Mike Ashley's retail empire has become the largest single shareholder in Manchester-headquartered fashion giant Boohoo.

A man has been arrested after windows were smashed at a Co-op in Manchester city centre.

Gemma Atkinson has shared the 'silver lining' in Gorka Marquez's exit from Strictly Come Dancing as she speaks out after missing the results playing out. The Hits Radio host was actually out with her fiance at the Pride of Britain Awards when the results show aired on Sunday night (October 8).

October’s mini heatwave is set to end this week after the month kicked off with an unseasonable warm spell. The country has enjoyed warm and pleasant conditions over recent days with temperatures reaching the mid 20s in some areas.

Silent Hill: Ascension will launch for iOS, Android and desktop browsers in time for Halloween, allowing viewers to choose what happens in its unfolding story.As an interactive streaming series, viewers across the world will vote on the outcome of Silent Hill: Ascension. “There are many different ways that the story can end and even we the creators don’t know what will happen,” said Jacob Navok, executive producer of the series and CEO of Genvid Entertainment, the developer of Silent Hill: Ascension.

CUBE Entertainment boyband PENTAGON have left the agency, it has confirmed in an official statement.The group debuted under the label as a 10-member outfit in 2016 and continued as a nine-piece following the departure of E’Dawn – now known as soloist Dawn – in 2018.In the statement released today (October 9), CUBE announced the departure from the label of singers Yeo One and Yan An, and rappers Yuto, Kino and Wooseok. “We have held lengthy and honest conversations with the PENTAGON members ahead of the expiration of their contracts,” the statement read (translated by Koreaboo).“After careful considerations, we have concluded our exclusive contracts with Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok.

Country singer Jordan Davis has some good stories to share. In addition to his growing popularity and the increased workload that comes with it, including an upcoming international leg of his tour, Davis is a father to three young children. Despite all that, he still manages to get into some shenanigans with fellow country star and personal friend Luke Bryan.

Holly Humberstone has curated an exclusive playlist to accompany this week’s Cover story.The Grantham-raised artist features on The Cover this week (October 9) as we continue to renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with Humberstone can be read here.To celebrate, Humberstone has put together a playlist titled ‘Songs That Give Me All The Feels’ featuring tracks from a wealth of her favourite songwriters, including Ryan Beatty (‘Bruises Off The Peach’), Julia Jacklin (‘Cry’) and Skullcrusher (‘Farm’).

The Kid Laroi has teased an upcoming collaboration with BTS’ Jungkook that appears to be titled ‘Too Much’.The Australian last released new music in April with the single ‘Where Does Your Spirit Go?’ and is expected to share his long-awaited debut album ‘The First Time’ in November.Over the last few days, The Kid Laroi has begun teasing what seems to be his next single, hinting that he has worked with BTS’ Jungkook on the track.Last week, he shared a video of Central Cee – who could also feature on the song – tattooing the words “Too Much” on his leg.

Spike Lee has commented on Oppenheimer, suggesting it should have shown “what happened to the Japanese people”.The recent Christopher Nolan historical drama follows the story of the Manhattan Project during World War 2, which developed the first nuclear weapons. These were ultimately dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and are estimated to have killed up to 226,000 people.The film focuses solely on the US side of the events, and in a recent interview Lee – who has directed films such as Do The Right Thing and BlacKkKlansman – praised Nolan, though suggested a “comment” regarding the historical depiction of events.“Chris Nolan with Oppenheimer, you know, he’s a massive filmmaker.

Black Eyed Peas over a ‘My Humps’ parody.In January this year, Black Eyed Peas’ music publisher BMG Rights Management took legal action against MGA (the company behind Bratz) over alleged similarities between their 2005 track and one sung by the Poopsie Slime Surprise: Dancing Unicorn toy.According to the lawsuit, the toys sing a song called ‘My Poops’ at the push of its heart-shaped bellybutton. However, the track allegedly ripped off the rap group’s 2005 hit, ‘My Humps’.Now, the two parties have reportedly reached “a settlement in principle” to resolve the lawsuit, according to Billboard.In the original complaint made in January, BMG said that, in additional to copying musical elements, the unicorn song featured a lead vocalist who “sounds very similar” to Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie.“My poops, my poops my poops my poops. Whatcha gonna do with all that poop, all that poop,” sings the toy.“I drive my parents crazy, I do it every day,” it continues.

Released last week, the track marked the first new music to be shared from the emerging British artist since his breakthrough EP, and also arrived ahead of his upcoming headline slot in London.Set to take place tonight (October 9), the event will see Lawrence take to the stage at the Omeara in the UK capital, and will be his only headline performance of the year.The event is expected to see Lawrence break into some of his most popular hits to date, including the breakout singles ‘No Good For Me’, ‘Empty House’, ‘Tomorrow’, ‘BeGod’ and ‘Evelyn’ – tracks which led to Sir Elton John praising him as one of the UK’s most “brilliant” new talents.

It’s very rare to find a celebrity who doesn’t have some sort of tattoo these days.

Amazon Prime Video series Wilderness has been released – check it out below.Based on the novel by B.E. Jones, the thriller series follows young British couple Liv (Jenna Coleman) and Will (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) who venture on the road trip of a lifetime shortly after Will has an affair.Other cast members include Ashley Benson, Morgana Van Peebles, Claire Rushbrook, Talia Balsam, Eric Balfour, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Jonathan Keltz.Morgan Kibby composed the show’s score.

had a viral moment — before “viral moments” even existed — during the opening number when Madonna kissed both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.Seemingly in shock — just like the rest of us — Spears’ then-fresh ex Justin Timberlake looked on awkwardly from the Radio City Music Hall audience.And 10 years ago, at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Miley Cyrus infamously twerked upon Robin Thicke during a performance that forever unblurred the lines between the former Disney darling and Hannah Montana.But Cyrus — despite having one of the biggest songs of 2023 in “Flowers” — is, at press time, just one of the top pop stars who is not even slated to appear at this Tuesday’s MTV VMAs, which will take place a New Jersey Transit hike away from the buzz and bright lights of New York City at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ for the second year in a row (and third time since 2019).Unless any major surprises happen, though, Cyrus — who is up for five Moon Persons — is in good company as a VMAs no-show with her fellow superstar nominees Beyoncé, Drake, Harry Styles, The Weeknd and Ed Sheeran.Even six-time nominee SZA — who, with her No. 1 smash “Kill Bill,” has had the kind of killer year that used to guarantee a big VMAs splash — is paying them dust.

A recruitment drive which will create more than 2,000 jobs at Co-op Live, the £365m venue being built by Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, has been launched.