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Daniel Radcliffe has said that he was “mystified but excited” when he was asked to play ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in a new biopic of the comedy musician.It was announced earlier this year that Radcliffe would star in ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’, with Yankovic himself saying: “I am absolutely THRILLED that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for”.Appearing on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’, Radcliffe said: “When I talked to Al for the first time, I was like, ‘I’m immensely flattered by the idea that you would pick me to play you, but like, why me? I’m mystified but excited’”.He goes on to explain that Yonkovic told him that it all went back to an appearance by Radcliffe on BBC One’s ‘The Graham Norton Show’ nearly fifteen years ago, where the Harry Potter star sang a Tom Lehrer song.“I sang ‘The Elements’ next to Colin Farrell and a very bemused Rihanna”, Radcliffe recalled.

APPOINTMENTSWarner Chappell has hired Peter Rosenthal in the newly created role of EVP Global Head Of Legal And Business Affairs. He joins from Downtown Music Holdings, where he was General Counsel. “I’m very excited to be joining Warner Chappell at such a pivotal time in its evolution and for our industry at large”, he says.———————————————RELEASESTrent Reznor has reworked Danny Elfman’s ‘Native Intelligence’.Coi Leray has engaged the services of Nicki Minaj for new single ‘Blick Blick’.James Blunt and Jason Zhang have teamed up for a new version of Blunt’s song ‘Adrenaline’.Are you a friend of King Princess? Well, I have a song for you.

The majority of COVID restrictions were lifted in Perth and Kinross yesterday (March 21), nearly two years since some of them were first introduced.

Energy giant Shell is reportedly reconsidering its decision to pull out of the controversial Cambo oilfield off the coast of Shetland.

Paolo Nutini fans suspect that the singer is gearing up to release a new album as he announces yet another gig date.

Her side of the story. Kaitlyn Bristowe spoke out for the first time about not returning to host The Bachelorette for season 19.

Emergency crews have freed a woman from a wrecked motor after it rolled onto its side during a horror crash.

Lorraine viewers were left extremely distracted as they watched yesterday morning.

Dr Michael Mosley has shared two exercises to do in the morning that are easy and simple.

Vitamin B12 is essential as it keeps your body's blood and nerves healthy.

Vladimir Putin's hidden gymnast mistress Alina Kabaeva was stripped of a World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships gold medal back in 2001 - and it was handed over to her rival athletes from Ukraine. Kabaeva and team-mate Irina Tchachina were stripped of their medals in individual and group events at the 2001 tournament having tested positive for a banned diuretic forcing a change in the leaderboards.The tests had been done months earlier at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia, and led to Ukraine securing individual all-around gold with Belarus subsequently moving up to silver and Bulgaria taking bronze.Kabaeva and Tchachina were convicted of using furosemide and disqualified for two years, retuning for the 2002 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship where Kabaeva won the individual all-around, after serving one year of her ban.Kabaeva, who went on to secure all-around gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, called time on her career in 2007 after a World Championship win in Patras, Greece.

Vladimir Putin may have finally cooked the goose, he has attracted the ire of none other than Africa's richest 9-year-old. Since the Russian despot's ruthless invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Putin has been denounced by everyone from China to the Taliban – and now even tiny millionaire Mompha Junior has joined them.

Covid-19 variant amid fears there could be more than one type of deltacron hybrid. Deltacron was first identified in France last month, but within weeks scientists had identified more than 60 genetic sequences of the variant. Although the Omicron variant didn’t prove to be as devastating as some had originally feared, an expert has warned that we might not be so “lucky” next time, reports Wales Online.

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has confirmed that his fellow ITV presenter Holly Willoughby has received a negative Covid-19 result and will be returning to work as soon as possible.Phil, dressed in a blue and white checked shirt, and Alison Hammond, in a black top and floral throw-over combo, opened the show and welcomed viewers to the episode. First off, Phillip turned to Alison and asked her if she could “feel a draught” which sent Alison off into a fit of giggles.She addressed the camera and explained: “We were having a conversation about my eyelashes.

Arsenal have had an impact on the decision to allow Paulo Dybala to run down his contract at Juventus. The Gunners tried their best to convince Dusan Vlahovic that his future was best served in north London while he was scoring goals for fun at Fiorentina. But the Serbia international snubbed interest from Mikel Arteta to move to division rivals Juventus in a blockbuster £67million deal.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFelecia Hatcher, CEO of Black Ambition, describes the initiative co-founded by Pharrell Williams as not just a moment, but a movement.The latest Black Ambition project is the HBCU Prize Competition, a partnership with Adidas, Chanel and the Rockefeller Foundation, which aims to provide a bridge to success for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs who are launching tech, design, healthcare, and consumer products/services start-up. Williams announced that applications for its second annual prize competition are now open (as of March 17) at BlackAmbitionPrize.com. Ventures in consumer products and services, media and entertainment, healthcare, technology and Web3 are eligible to win up to $1 million.

Naman Ramachandran “Mujib: The Making of a Nation,” the biopic of late Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is currently in post-production and a teaser will be unveiled at the Cannes Market in May. Popularly known as Bangabandhu (friend of Bengal), Rahman was one of the founders of the Awami League party and led the movement for political autonomy for East Pakistan and the subsequent formation of independent Bangladesh in 1971.

Vernon Kay’s presenting skills were put to the test today when he accidentally slipped up and called disgraced paedophile Jimmy Savile “iconic” live on air. He was chatting to singer Marc Almond about his 1991 hit duet I Feel Love with Jimmy Somerville when he slipped up and accidentally said “Jimmy Savile”.

Celebrity haircut alert! Stacey Dooley has ditched her signature long hair in favour of an on-trend blunt bob. The presenter unveiled her new look as part of an ad post with Clairol, for whom she is a Nice’n Easy ambassador – and it’s safe to say that fans are kind of obsessed with the new look. "Me and @clairol_uk_ire have been BUSY," the 35 year old captioned the snap showcasing her shorter 'do.

It was contact from one mother to another that TV and radio presenter Amanda Holden has claimed truly brought the harrowing situation in the Ukraine home to her.The actress and telly star, who has just returned home from a Medyka refugee camp in Poland where she spoke with fleeing families for a brand new podcast 'Listening to Hidden Voices of Ukraine', joined Good Morning Britain to share her experience. A snippet from Amanda's podcast was played on the show, and heard the former Britain's Got Talent judge telling listeners: "As a wife and a mum of two daughters, seeing those families fighting to survive, pleading to TV news crews to help them, has been absolutely heartbreaking." The distressed voice of a refugee is then heard announcing: "Nobody is going to break us, we are strong.

Workers at one of Scotland’s most successful pub chains claim thousands of pounds of pension contributions are missing.