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Ricky Martin posed on the red carpet with his adorable twins Valentino and Matteo, 15, who he welcomed via surrogate in 2008. On March 14th, the singer attended the premiere of ‘Palm Royal,’ his new series on Apple TV+, with his eldest children.

Billie Eilish, and Mexican icon Verónica Castro.Flavor Flav gifts Billie Eilish a custom Barbie clock necklace at Vanity Fair Oscar partyBad Bunny arrives in a horse at his ‘Most Wanted Tour’ L.A concert despite PETA’s disapprovalKaia Gerber and Ricky Martin posed with their families at the premiere of Palm RoyaleThe actor shared a photo of the singer in one of his WhatsApp group chats. “Vero Castro arriving to the 2024 Oscars,” he wrote, posting a photo of Billie on the red carpet, wearing a black-and-white suit.Fans of the pair quickly noticed the similarities and shared their thoughts on social media, with many pointing out that despite their almost 50-year age gap, the pair share a resemblance.

This week will see the long-awaited return of the popular “X-Men” animated series, with a new revival and continuation of the established storylines in “X-Men ’97.” Some of the teases in the marketing campaign have already hinted at a crossover with “Spider-Man: The Animated Series,” another Fox Kids series adaptation with an equally killer theme song (performed by Aerosmith) that aired around the same era.

Janelle Monáe has announced plans to play London’s O2 Academy in Brixton and a three night residency in Manchester.The singer will perform at the London venue, which recently announced its re-opening, having been closed since December 2022, on June 29.Tickets go on sale this Thursday (March 21) at 10am GMT and a pre-sale will take place from 10am GMT tomorrow (March 19) until 9am on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased here.The venue will be re-opening next month with opening shows from Nirvana UK (a tribute to Nirvana), The Smyths (a tribute to The Smiths), Definitely Mightbe (a tribute to Oasis) and UK Foo Fighters (a tribute to Foo Fighters).Beyond that, Editors have also announced a show at the iconic London venue on Thursday May 2, with The Black Keys set to play a two night residency on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 May.Monáe will also play a trio of shows at Aviva Studios from July 2-4 in Manchester with tickets going on sale for Factory International members at 10am GMT on Wednesday (March 20) before tickets go on general sale the following day.

Grey’s Anatomy launched this week, but what songs have featured on the show so far? The show, which has been airing on ABC since 2005, is the network’s longest-running scripted primetime show, and has received a total of 38 Emmy Awards over its two-decade run to date. The new season sees Ellen Pompeo return once again as Dr. Meredith Grey, chief of general surgery at the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Sony is reportedly pausing production of its PSVR2 headsets, an accessory for the PS5, due to a backlog of unsold units.As reported by Bloomberg, people familiar with Sony’s plans have claimed that the company has paused production of the PSVR2 until it manages to sell the backlog that has accrued. Sony has apparently produced “well over 2 million units” of the PSVR2, but has sold just 1.3 million since launch.According to Macquarie analyst Yijia Zhai, interviewed by Bloomberg, “The high price of VR hardware acts as the main hurdle for its expansion.” This is compounded by the relatively small amount of VR titles available for players, which is in turn caused by “the development cost for VR games [being] substantially higher than normal titles.”The PSVR2 accessory retails at £529.99, while a new PS5 slim costs £409.99, more than £100 cheaper than the headset.

Universal Music Group and Republic Records have announced the launch of Boombox, a new product being integrated into Roblox to allow players to stream in-game music that artists can monetise and have count toward Billboard charts.This collaboration will start in the Twice Square experience, a level in Roblox where players can leave messages for the K-pop girl group, play minigames, and collect virtual items. With Boombox, players will be able to “share and collectively enjoy” Twice‘s music, with each playback being monetisable, as well as counting toward Billboard charts.Boombox is apparently the first “scaled music product across the Roblox platform”.

“An hour of television can change everything” is the tagline of the new Netflix series “Scoop,” which dramatizes and is inspired by the true events surrounding the disastrous BBC Newsnight interview with British royal family member Prince Andrew. The streaming giant has released a new trailer for “Scoop,” and it showcases the tension/drama as the British media attempts to get to the bottom of allegations of Prince Andrew’s (now on the outs with Buckingham Palace) sexual assault of underage girls and his longtime connections/relationship to the late American criminal pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is streaming now on Disney+, but what songs are featured on the show’s soundtrack?The fantasy series is based on the books of the same name by Rick Riordan, and has been developed by Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg for the streaming service.The show stars Walker Scobell (The Adam Project) as the 12-year-old title character, a young demigod and the son of Poseidon, alongside Leah Sava Jeffries (Empire) as Annabeth Chase, and Aryan Simhadri as Jackson’s best friend Grover Underwood.Other recurring roles in the show include comic actor Jason Mantzoukas’ Dionysus/Mr.

Shed Seven have announced a 30th anniversary UK tour, set to kick off later this year with The Sherlocks as a special guest.The band – comprised of Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin, Tim Wills and Rob Maxfield – will start their 23-date-tour at the Sheffield Octagon on November 14. From there, they will make stops in Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Margate, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Oxford, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Bournemouth and Nottingham.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, has spoken for the first time about her forthcoming debut album ‘Elementary School Dropout’.It comes after the 10-year-old announced the record at her father’s listening party for the upcoming release of his album ‘Vultures 2’ in Arizona last Sunday (March 10).Now in a clip from Rolling Loud 2024 on Instagram over the weekend, which you can veiw below, West did a short interview with young reporter Jazlyn, aka Jazzy, the 13-year-old behind Jazzys World TV.She gave very little away in terms of a release date but declared the album is “gonna be great”.A post shared by Jazlyn aka Jazzy

a noise complaint from a resident who had moved to Manchester during the lockdown.Now, after over 94,000 people signed a petition to remove the Noise Abatement Notice (NAN) – including Johnny Marr, New Order, Courteeners, Frank Turner, Mogwai and more – and a reported £160,000 in court fees, it has been ruled that the venue can continue to operate.Following four rounds of hearings, District Judge Margaret McCormack announced her ruling during a Manchester Magistrates’ court hearing today (March 18).In her ruling (via Manchester Evening News), she said that a nuisance was being created by the venue, particularly due to it running from 11am to 3am on Friday and Saturday nights. That being said, she did go on to state that the Northern Quarter is a “lively, vibrant” area, but as the city evolves, its “usages are changing” – which means the area can now be considered mixed-use.“In an ideal world, a balance would be able to be struck in the ability of the resident to enjoy their property and the venue to operate as a going concern.

Jedward and Louis Walsh row, an interview with Ronan Keating has been unearthed in which he previously branded the latter and former X Factor judge a “jealous bullshitter”.Earlier this week, Jedward took aim at their former manager, following him branding them as “vile” during his time on Celebrity Big Brother (March 12).Walsh also shared his feelings about Keating as the singer’s 2000 hit track ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster” played during a party in the Celebrity Big Brother house.After describing it as a “great song”, Walsh said of Keating to Sharon Osbourne [via The Independent]: “He was such a prick. Everybody thinks he’s a lovely guy, do you know what I mean?”Walsh then claimed: “He hasn’t had a hit record since I left. He sacked me.”An interview with Keating and celebrity biographer Rob McGibbon from 2006, has now been rediscovered and published by The Sun in which the former Boyzone star said: “He [Walsh] hurt me, he really hurt me and he knows it.

Apple TV+’s hidden gem For All Mankind recently returned for its fourth season, but what songs are featured on the soundtrack? First launched in 2019, the drama depicts an alternative history in which the Soviet Union were successful in landing humans on the Moon in 1969 before the United States. Created by Ronald D.

was allegedly spotted out and about with on Saturday, March 16, .The princess reportedly visited Windsor Farm Shop, which is located approximately one mile from Adelaide Cottage, where she has been convalescing earlier this year.Per the outlet, Middleton looked “happy, relaxed, and healthy”—and we’ll just have to take their word for it, since there were no images from the outing.At any other time in history, it would be sort of, kind of, believable that the Princess of Wales could get away with an outing sans paparazzi photos. However, when the whole world has been shouting at the top of their lungs, the idea that no one snapped even the or video is a bit suspect.The future queen has been taking a break from public life since Christmas, and speculation is reaching a tipping point.By The 42-year-old is not expected to make any public appearances on behalf of the royal family until at least the beginning of April, according to Kensington Palace, which stated that she would be in recovery until Easter (March 31).This sighting comes after two blurry paparazzi photos (which were and called fake by conspiracy theorists on the internet) of Middleton were published earlier this month.

gets a mini glow-up. In the past we've seen and , but 2024 is giving us pearl skin.Already, is all over it and the hashtag #pearlskin has racked up over 40 million views with the beauty girls quick to experiment.

, while still remaining conscious—so you feel relaxed but also refreshed. Racking up 25.6 million views to date, the hack is also taking TikTok by storm.Non-Sleep Deep Rest was reportedly coined by , a neuroscientist and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, in 2022.

If you've been anywhere near social media lately, you'll know that Coach are some of the most coveted handbags around, with fashion fans jumping at the chance to get their hands on the brand's timeless and trendy designs. Previously spotted on the arms of celebrities including Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez and Kate Moss, a stylish accessory from Coach is just the thing to upgrade your outfit for seasons to come and now you can do just that for less by shopping the brand's huge spring sale. The sale includes everything from fresh spring designs in pretty pastel hues to Coach classics, even including their Disney collaboration, so there's sure to be a bag that fits your style.

Claire Skinner, who is best known for her role in Outnumbered, is returning to our screens for Channel 5's new thriller Coma. But away from fame, the actress, 59, tends to keep her life out of the spotlight, however, she is known to be dating her co-star from the hugely popular comedy series.

Loose Women star Jane McDonald, 60, has reportedly quit the ITV show with "no plans to go back". Jane has been a part of the panel since 2014 and was rumoured to be returning for the show's 25th anniversary in September. However, it seems the beloved singer from Wakefield won't be coming back to the studio anytime soon.

Flame-haired Lindsay Lohan became a star with the iconic 1998 romcom The Parent Trap, in which she played identical twins Annie James and Hallie Parker when she was 12. Since then, you could say the former Disney star has lived a lot of lives. Once famously a party girl, the noughties icon and former it-girl was grabbing headlines for stints in rehab and drink driving arrests.