Music Biz 2020 Is Postponed Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Passengers need incentives if they are to be tempted back to using ScotRail in the working from home era, the transport minister has admitted.

The date of the last ever episode of Neighbours has been revealed - and fans in UK and Australia will both be shown it at the same time.

The cousin of a tragic Scot who died after drowning in Loch Doon has told of the heartbreaking moment he gave him CPR but thought he was a 'stranger'.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 3.1% in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from Monday April 11, 2022.

Shawn Mendes is opening up about his recent split from Camila Cabello.

Rishi Sunak should come back with an emergency budget to get families through the cost of living crisis, trade unionists have demanded.

A lion keeper has revealed the moment of shock when he was informed that two cubs had been born at his village enclosure, despite the lion being on contraception.

Emma Corrin is hitting the red carpet!

Midfielder Nemanja Matic has admitted that he believes Manchester United will have to win "almost every game" if they are to win the race for the final top-four berth this season.

Haley Joel Osment posted a heartrending message for his former co-star Bruce Willis after his family confirmed his secret battle with aphasia. Haley, 33, and Bruce, now 67, iconically shared the screen in supernatural film The Sixth Sense — Osment’s breakout role when he was just 11-years-old. Osment fondly remembered their time working on the 1999 M. Night Shyamalan classic with a post of his own on March 31.

Priscilla Presley has recently opened up about her marriage to Elvis Presley. Previously, she has kept the details of her marriage quite private but now that some time has passed, it seems like she’s ready to open up about it more. Priscilla met Elvis and began dating him she was just 14 years old and he was 24. They got married eight years later but she was still a young bride.

Coronation Street star Tanisha Gorey shocked fans as she appeared looking very different from her character Asha Alahan.Tanisha made her debut on the cobbles back in 2009 as the daughter of Dev and Sunita Alahan and the twin sister of Aadi.Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the ITV actress, 19, shared a collection of glamorous selfies from an evening attending the Royal Television Society Programme Awards in London.Tanisha donned a glamorous, stylish satin gown that had a sizzling side split for the glitzy do.The actress accessorised the look with a pair of fabulous black heels and delicate jewellery. She simply captioned the snap with two brown love heart emojis.The actress' gushing followers and Corrie co-stars were quick to react to the snap.Corrie's Kelly Neelan star Millie Gibson penned: "This is my new Lock Screen."Kel Allen, who stars in the soap as Laura Neelan, commented: "Damn girl!"Abi Franklin star Sally Carman added: "Absolutely b****y scrumptious."And fans were just as complimentary as one said: "Wow, don't you look lovely and elegant." The official Coronation Street Instagram also shared a slew of snaps from the star-studded event, which they captioned: "All scrubbed up for the #RTSAwards! #Corrie #ITVHub @ITV @WeAreStv1 @tanisha.gorey @mollie.gallagher_ @dolly_rose_campbell @julia_goulding @sallyannmatthews." Corrie was nominated for the Soap and Continuing Drama gong at the RTS Awards, with Hollyoaks taking it home.

UK woke up to fresh coverings of snow yesterday (March 31) and will do again today, but this week's snow is nothing compared to what's to come next week. Again, it will be another heavy front of snow moving down from the North, first battering Scotland before engulfing the rest of the country. According to advanced weather modelling maps from WX Charts, snow will hit all Scottish cities next Wednesday (April 6) with around five centimetres settling on the ground.

Death Row inmate who is awaiting his execution has got married to an anti-death penalty campaigner.Richard Glossip, 59, tied the knot with Lea Rodger, 32, inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary this week.He previously narrowly avoided execution because of problems with Oklahoma's drug protocol. After two years of being in communication, Ms Rodger and the condemned man appear to have fallen in love, according to Fox23.He was found guilty of arranging the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, the owner of a motel in Oklahoma City managed by Glossip.He was convicted largely on the testimony of motel maintenance man Justin Sneed, who confessed to carrying out the killing after Glossip hired him to do it.Many have said there is no physical evidence to back up his story, and Glossip has maintained his innocence ever since he was charged.He has been offered a life sentence in return for a confession two times before and has refused both times.In 2015, his execution was dramatically postponed just an hour before he was due to die at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after a spate of lethal injection mishaps.Glossip's marriage to Ms Rodger is actually his second behind bars.

SPOILER ALERT: The following article contains details about the “Bel-Air” season finale. 

Woah – did Camilla Luddington just reveal a big Grey’s Anatomy spoiler?!

Foo Fighters have cancelled a planned performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards, following the death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins last week.Last month, prior to Hawkins’ death, the band were announced as part of the performance roster for the ceremony – which takes place this Sunday (April 3) in Las Vegas – alongside Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, BTS and more.Earlier this week, Foo Fighters announced they were cancelling all of their upcoming tour dates in light of Hawkins’ death. “We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned,” they wrote in a statement at the time.“Instead, let’s take the time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.”Rolling Stone is now reporting that the band will not be performing at this weekend’s Grammys either.

Alfie Templeman has announced he’ll be embarking on his first-ever run of Australian headline shows, set to take place in June this year.He’ll be making two headline appearances, on June 14 in Sydney and June 16 in Melbourne, while also supporting The Wombats on their Australian arena tour that same month. Tickets for both dates go on sale April 6, and will be available to purchase here.Templeman has also shared a new single, ‘Leaving Today’, lifted from his forthcoming debut album.

By Jem Aswad

By Variety Staff

Merlin’s newly-appointed CEO Jeremy Sirota joins the speakers lineup for The Music Business Association (Music Biz).A former senior executive within Facebook's Music team, Sirota will give his first public interview since taking the reins at the independents’ digital rights agency, in a Q&A with Music Biz President Portia Sabin.The May 12 session will cover a range of topics, from Sirota’s role at Merlin, which has distributed more than $2 billion to its almost 900 members since launching in 2008, and the position of the indies’ in the global, tech-driven music market.“Merlin has played a vital role in the music landscape for the last decade, and the addition of Jeremy will help them continue to proactively approach licensing deals for