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Haim have revealed that their upcoming album has an as-yet-uncleared sample of George Michael and was inspired by Beyoncé.The sisters – comprised of Danielle, Este and Alana – shared the latest preview to their upcoming album yesterday (March 12) in the form of breezy new single ‘Relationships’.Now, the members have shared more insight into the as-yet-untitled album as a whole, and revealed that one song is set to include a sample of George Michael.They made the comments in a new interview with I-D, describing a song on the tracklist that is called ‘Gone’. It is the opening track to the album, and reportedly captures the feeling of clarity after a breakup.

Haim have previewed the next single from their upcoming fourth album – check out the snippet below.The Los Angeles sister trio returned last month with a breezy, R&B-tinged track called ‘Relationships’, which arrived with a Drew Starkey-starring music video. A press release noted that it offered “a contrast to the forthcoming album’s rock sound”.Now, the band shared a brief preview of another new song.

George Michael’s many acts of generosity, often conducted under condition of anonymity, have come to light since the star’s death in 2016.

Fans of Dancing on Ice have issued the same complaint just minutes after one of the stars performed. The ITV skating show returned on Sunday (February 16) with six celebrities still in the running to be crowned this year's champion.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Get ready to drink some more milk – “Babygirl” is getting a theatrical rerelease on Valentine’s Day across the U.S. The kinky erotic thriller stars Nicole Kidman as a tech CEO whose life begins to unravel when she has an affair with a younger company intern (Harris Dickinson). The movie earned a six and a half-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where Kidman went onto to earn the Volpi Cup for best actress.

In paid partnership with Priority from O2Tom Grennan has announced his biggest ever UK arena tour – and if you’re an O2 or Virgin Media broadband customer, you can get Priority Tickets right now ahead of general release.After headlining the 25,000-capacity Gunnersbury Park last summer, the Grennan ‘25 tour will see the indie pop star play 11 massive arena shows throughout September. The run of gigs will kick off September 3 at Bournemouth’s International Centre and include a show at London’s The O2 arena.Tom Grennan will also visit Glasgow, Dublin, Leeds, Manchester and others during the 16-day jaunt.SEPTEMBER3 – International Centre, Bournemouth4 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham6 – The O2, London9 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff10 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham11 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow13 – 3Arena, Dublin15 – P&J Arena, Aberdeen16 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle18 – First Direct Arena, Leeds19 – Co-op Live, ManchesterTickets go on general sale this Friday (February 7) at 10am but Priority Tickets for Tom Grennan’s Grennan ‘25 arena tour are available now here.The run of shows will be in support of Grennan’s recently announced fourth album ‘Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn’t Want To Be’, which is out August 15.Teaming up with pop producer/songwriter Justin Tranter (Britney Spears, Linkin Park, Dua Lipa) for the record, Grennan was inspired by artists such as George Michael, Prince and Queen’s Freddie Mercury.

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish author Irvine Welsh, best known for writing the original 1993 Trainspotting novel, has teamed with screenwriter Dean Cavanagh to write a biopic based on the life of notorious Ibiza hotelier Tony Pike. 

One Direction singer Liam Payne will be given a special tribute at the Brit Awards, according to UK media reports.

The tragic news of former Hollyoaks star Paul Danan's death at the age of 46 was announced earlier today. Last year, during an appearance on The Dozen with Liam Tuffs podcast, he recounted a peculiar conversation with George Michael at a star-studded party in 1998.

Former Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan has tragically died at the age of 46. In a podcast appearance last year, he recounted an unusual conversation with George Michael at a star-studded party in 1998.

Babygirl, the new erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, has been causing quite the stir on social media, but there’s one scene in particular that’s really got viewers talking.Directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies), the film follows powerful tech company CEO Romy Mathis (Kidman) who puts her career and family on the line as she begins an affair with her much younger intern Samuel (Dickinson).Other cast members include Sophie Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Esther McGregor, Vaughan Reilly, Gaite Jansen, and Victor Slezak.Dissatisfied with her sex life, Romy soon finds herself giving into Samuel as she explores her darkest impulses and becomes addicted to following his erotic commands.This leads to the aforementioned, meme-worthy scene, involving a saucer of milk and a very obedient Nicole Kidman.As Romy laps up the milk at Samuel’s feet like a cat, it is the soulful tones of George Michael‘s ‘Father Figure’ that can be heard playing.You can check out all the songs featured in the film below.‘It’s Christmas’ – Carl Coccomo‘Dancing On My Own’ – Robyn‘Carres’ – Crowander’12 Clock’ – The Skyler Hagner Big Band‘De Toneelacademie’ – De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig‘Never Tear Us Apart’ – INXS‘Father Figure’ – George Michael‘Sleeper’ – Badbadnotgood and Charlotte Day Wilson‘Deceptacon’ – Le Tigre‘Creep’ – Yellow Claw, Stolenhoff and Police In Paris‘Crush’ – Yellow Claw, Natte Visstick feat. Rhyme‘LSD’ – Yellow Claw feat. Syaqish‘Leash’ – Sky FerreiraIn a four-star review of Babygirl, NME wrote: “Reijn’s sharp, slippery Babygirl screenplay keeps us guessing about their power dynamic in a way that makes Fifty Shades Of Grey seem even more facile than it actually was.

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson play characters locked in a workplace affair in erotic thriller Babygirl.Directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies), the film follows powerful tech company CEO Romy Mathis who puts her career and family on the line as she begins an affair with her much younger intern.Other cast members include Sophie Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Esther McGregor, Vaughan Reilly, Gaite Jansen, and Victor Slezak.After being released in the US on Christmas Day, the film debuted in UK cinemas on January 10, 2025.The film’s score is by Cristobal Tapia de Veer, who is best known for The White Lotus. His other credits include Channel 4 series Utopia, Smile 2 and The Girl With All The Gifts.You can stream the full soundtrack below.Babygirl features a bunch of needle drops key to the film, specifically George Michael track ‘Father Figure’.

Mariah Carey — these 10 yule tunes never fail to turn up the holiday spirit.If you’re going to anoint a song as the Christmas song, you better be able to bring all the holiday feels. And whether or not you’ve ever roasted a chestnut in your life — really, who has? — this is the definitive version of the definitive Christmas song.When it comes to hanging under the mistletoe, nothing beats the old-school R&B romance of Hathaway’s 1970 classic.

Wham!’s festive song Last Christmas never got to number one in the year of its release 1984, but it has scored a historical first, becoming the first track to occupy the festive chart’s top slot for a second consecutive year.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty was forced to halt this morning's episode (December 21) to issue viewers with a rather unusual warning. Naga was co-hosting the show with Ben Thompson, with the pair announcing that Wham! had secured the UK's Christmas number one for the second year in a row.

2 billion streams.“I was working on it by myself … on this little Casio keyboard and writing down words and thinking about, ‘What do I think of at Christmas? What do I love? What do I want? What do I dream of?'” Carey told ABC News about the inspiration behind the song. “And that’s what started it.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty had to interrupt today's programme to issue an important warning to viewers.

George Michael give up his heart on “Last Christmas,” he knew the beloved yule tune was something special.The magic moment happened when the holiday spirit hit his late bandmate in his childhood bedroom in London.“We were killing time around his mom and dad’s house. It was a Sunday afternoon, and the soccer was on TV,” Ridgeley, 61, told The Post. “And George disappeared upstairs [where] he had a little Fostex four-track recording studio, which used a cassette tape to record four tracks onto.

The 2024 Christmas Number One has been announced, with Wham!'s Last Christmas taking the top spot once again and making chart history in the process. Official Charts confirmed that Last Christmas is the first song to secure two consecutive Christmas Number 1 wins, marking its 40th anniversary as the most-streamed and physically purchased song of the week.

Wham! has landed the 2024 Christmas Number One spot on the UK Official Charts during the single’s 40th anniversary.The iconic holiday track was penned and produced by the late George Michael, with the aim of bagging Christmas Number One back in 1984. However, the pop track was kept off the top spot by Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’, a song that would go on to become the second best-selling single of all time.It wasn’t until last year that ‘Last Christmas’ finally earned the festive top spot.

On Friday's Good Morning Britain, Adil Ray received a playful reprimand while interviewing Shirlie Kemp and Andrew Ridgeley about their recent BBC documentary, Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped.