Monday Ratings Tie Between ABC, CBS & Fox Continues; ‘American Song Contest’ Posts Demo Low

New laws that would restrict when prosecutors can cite rap lyrics in criminal proceedings were passed by the Senate of New York State yesterday, just a week after supposedly incriminating lyrics were included in legal papers alongside the prosecution of Young Thug and Gunna. There is now one more stage in the process before these new rules become law in New York State.The proposed new rules are contained in Senate Bill S7527, sometimes dubbed the ‘rap on trial’ bill.

Joe Wicks had an emotional moment this morning as he discussed his childhood.The fitness guru broke down in tears as he recalled his parents’ addiction and mental health issues during his younger years. As he remembered a visit to a primary school in Harlem, New York, he remembered a student he met there. Joe said he could remember the “sadness” in his eyes, and said he had the “hardest home life you can possibly imagine”.

Fans of Our Yorkshire Farm were amazed by new pictures of Amanda Owen's lookalike daughter. Sharing pictures to her Instagram, 47 year old Amanda's daughter Raven is the spitting image of the Yorkshire shepherdess.The stunning 21 year old can be seen cuddling up to a new foal called Maple as she smiles widely at the camera, wearing a baby blue bardot dress with a small flower print as she holds the brown and white foal in her arms. Fans flocked to the comments to gush over how just much veterinary student Raven looks like her Channel 5 star mum.

Eurovision hero Sam Ryder brought the United Kingdom together as we dreamt of our first Eurovision win in a quarter of a century over the weekend. The 32 year old singer came out on top in the jury votes but was pipped to the crown by Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra when the public's scores were added. The Ukrainian act – who were given special permission to leave their war-torn country and perform at the contest – received 431 points from a maximum of 468 in the public vote, giving them an emotional victory in Turin, Italy, on Saturday night.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has quit the popular BBC competitive dance series after eighteen years, it has been claimed.The 66 year old was unable to participate in last year's judging panel after Covid restrictions prevented him from travelling to the UK, and professional dancer Anton Du Beke took his place alongside Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, and Shirley Ballas. However, it has now been reported that Bruno will completely leave the UK behind to focus all of his attention Stateside on Dancing With The Stars US, in which he also serves as a panellist. "Bruno has quit the show for good,' a source told The Daily Mail.

Julia Fox has said that wearing underwear to the supermarket should be "socially acceptable" after a bold outing which saw her do just that. The Uncut Gems actress, who catapulted to fame following a brief romance with rapper Kanye West earlier this year, turned heads earlier as she exited a Los Angeles grocery store in a black and white Alexander Wang lingerie set.The 32 year old added an oversized denim jacket to her look as she strutted along with her trolley full of purchases, in matching ruched denim stiletto knee-high boots.

Fremantle’s Fiction Valley Ties With ‘Dirty Lines’ Creator Pieter Bart Korthuis

It’s no secret that the cost of living crisis has hit Brits from each part of the country. As more and more of us look for ways to ease the pressure on our bank accounts, Rishi Sunak may be on his way to providing some relief. The chancellor is set to tackle energy bills with a package in July, before focusing on general tax cuts in the autumn.Though summer may be on its way at the moment, heating homes in the winter is a worry for many.

Eastenders icon Adam Woodyatt revealed he could end up working with a different kind of soap after being offered a job in a local cafe. The 53-year-old Ian Beale actor said he wanted to help out his pal who runs a cafe in Cambridge and joked he'd probably end up washing the pots. Adam, a favourite on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here last year, told the Daily Star : "My friend Daniel Clifford has previously offered me a bit of time working in his kitchen at Midsummer House restaurant in Cambridge, so I might go and do that for a couple of weeks.

EXCLUSIVE: The starry indie film packages keep on coming in Cannes with news we can reveal that Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Joker), Scott Eastwood (The Fate of the Furious) and John Leguizamo (John Wick) are set for under-the-radar action movie Tin Soldier, which begins filming next week in Greece.

On Sunday, Sam Faiers shared the happy news that she had welcomed her third child into the world . This makes her sister Billie an aunt to the little boy and the two sisters certainly take their auntie duties seriously. They often take to Instagram to share sweet family photos and messages, but the bond the two sisters share is the root of the love.

Since leaving the Winter Love Island villa back in 2020, Siânnise Fudge has really cemented herself as a modern day beauty icon. From her signature smoky glam makeup looks to her ultra shiny hair, the 27 year old is one of the go-to girls on Instagram for beauty inspiration at the moment – and we don’t think that is going to change any time soon. We may currently be in the middle of a nineties aesthetic obsession, but Siânnise’s latest hairstyle is a clear nod to the decade before, the eighties, and we’re really into it.

My Chemical Romance played the second night of their comeback UK and Ireland tour last night (May 17), adding a host of fan favourites and rarities to their setlist.The band kicked off their run of live dates on Monday night (May 16) at the Eden Project in Cornwall, marking their first UK show in 11 years.Last night’s second gig at the Eden Sessions featured a 22-track setlist, with MCR opening the show with their new single ‘The Foundations Of Decay’.The band played the songs ‘Cemetery Drive’ and ‘The Only Hope For Me Is You’ last night for the first time since 2012, while ‘The Ghost of You’ received its first live rendition since 2011.CEMETERY DRIVE #MCREDEN pic.twitter.com/bwS6g4c2RN— b.

The Smile began their debut European tour this week (March 16), debuting a new song called ‘Friend Of A Friend’ – check out footage, setlist, ticket details for the rest of the tour and more below.The band – comprising Thom Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – formed last year and released their debut album, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’ last week.After making their live debut at Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream last summer, The Smile played their first proper live shows with a three-gig run within 12 hours at London’s Magazine venue last month.Their full UK and European tour began in Zagreb, Croatia on Monday, and saw tracks from ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’ performed alongside the brand new cut ‘Friend Of A Friend’.‘Friend Of A Friend’ saw Yorke at the guitar with Greenwood playing melancholy chords at the piano. Behind them, Skinner played free and loose jazz drums.See footage of the new song, the band’s full setlist, remaining tour dates and ticket details below.‘Pana-vision’‘The Smoke’‘Speech Bubbles’‘Thin Thing’‘Open The Floodgates’‘Free In The Knowledge’‘A Hairdryer’‘Waving A White Flag’‘We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings’‘Skrting On The Surface’‘The Same’‘The Opposite’‘You Will Never Work in Television Again’‘Friend Of A Friend’‘Just Eyes and Mouth’‘Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses’See the band’s remaining UK and European tour dates below.

3 min read Funding has been committed to help establish a long-awaited Australian LGBTIQA+ museum to be based in Sydney.

In a historic first, a majority of local councils in Victoria raised the rainbow flag on Tuesday to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Discrimination Against Intersex People and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).According to the Victorian Pride Lobby, a record 68 of the 79 local councils in Victoria flew the rainbow flag “from town halls, libraries, and even courthouses”. During the October 2020 council elections, around 270 candidates had signed the Lobby’s Rainbow Pledge and made a commitment to support the issues of the LGBTQI+ community.“We’re proud to again be flying the rainbow pride flag today to mark IDAHOBIT day,” said Wellington Shire Council CEO David Morcom in a post on . “We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer with our people and the community at the heart of what we do. Organisations who don’t promote and celebrate diversity in all forms are missing out.

Tomorrow X Together have opened up about how they draw inspiration from their real-life experiences for their music.Speaking to J-14 Magazine about their latest release, ‘minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’, the group talked about how early adulthood has influenced the stories they tell through their music.“I think we’re at that age where we’re faced with reality and limits as to what we can do and achieve,” member Taehyun explained. “We have heard from our friends around us that they feel this way.”“I think these emotions [can] be felt by practically anyone in the process of growing up, so we incorporated these stories into the songs in our new mini-album,” he addedElsewhere in the interview, TXT also spoke about the emotions that inspired the creative process behind their latest record.

Sunderland will take on Wycombe Wanderers in the League One play-off final this weekend to decide the final team to make it to the Championship this season to join Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United.

A huge number of Rangers fans have arrived in Seville for the Europa League final which will take place tonight.

A week after ABC saw the end of an era with the black-ish finale, the network’s latest Tuesday primetime lineup featured the season enders for Judge Steve Harvey and Truth Be Told. Those two titles came to a close while NBC’s This Is Us and CBS’ FBI each snatched another primetime win.

The Price is Right host Drew Carey, accepting an award at the NAB Show, believes the syndicated game show “could be around for 100 years on American television, because it’s just that strong.”