Shemekia Copeland Leads Blues Awards Winners’ List With Three Honors

Crossroads actor expressed how she was not able to get any form of self-care during COVID even though the people around her were. “My mom went to the spa twice in Louisiana during Covid," she said.

Lauren Silverman is “constantly concerned” about her fiancé Simon Cowell as negative stories about The X Factor have come to light, a source claims. Simon, 62, was the boss of the hit ITV show that aired from 2004 up until 2019 – creating mega stars such as Leona Lewis, Little Mix and One Direction. But in recent weeks, it has been reported that contestants and judges didn’t receive appropriate care during their time on the series, with a former stylist saying there was a “dark misogyny” on the show.

Lauren Goodger has made no secret of her rocky romance with on/off boyfriend Charles Drury after calling it quits last year. And now Lauren – who is expecting her second daughter with the builder – is drawing a line under their relationship for good. The couple were spotted putting on a united front on her Instagram Stories recently while attending a child’s birthday party, but a source told us the pair’s relationship is purely platonic.

When Ella Henderson entered The X Factor back in 2012, she was just 16. She may have only finished sixth, but her debut album flew to the top of the charts in 2014 and brought Ella fame and success. Now, nearly eight years later, the 26-year-old explains to OK! why she took a step back from the limelight and chose not to release another album until she’d experienced more of life.

Alison Hammond recently gave fans a glimpse inside her stunning home, after having her kitchen completely transformed. This Morning host Alison, 47, shared a video on her Instagram Stories showing off her swanky new kitchen over at her home in Birmingham, where she lives with her 17-year-old son Aiden. The star, who recently broke down in tears on This Morning while opening up about her battle with obesity, rarely posts snaps of her abode, but couldn't resist showing her one million followers her new kitchen.

Carol Vorderman, 61, went to read engineering at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1978 and, at 17, was one of the youngest women accepted to Cambridge University at the time.The former Countdown host took to Twitter to respond to Cambridge University's comment on her graduation pictures.Carol took to Twitter yesterday in view of her 480,500 followers to comment on her graduation pictures from her time at Cambridge University.She studied engineering and left the university with a third class degree, something she told The Independent in 1997 was very "disappointing".In her graduation pictures Carol can be seen to be very fresh-faced with freshly-permed hair.She captioned the post: "Ha... 1981..

Hulu has set an April premiere date for FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, from Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Inspired by Jon Krakauer’s true crime bestseller, Under the Banner of Heaven, starring Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones, will launch April 28 exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. It will follow on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories. The premiere will feature the first two episodes, with a new episode available weekly for the next five weeks. FX also released a first-look photo above.

The BBC has resumed reporting in Russia after the passing of a censorship law late last week that could lead to up to 15 years in prison for criticism of the Ukraine invasion.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Glickman has launched Panoramic Media, a multi-platform content venture. The former MGM Motion Picture Group President launches with investment from Gary Barber, Spyglass Media Group, Eagle Pictures, Lantern Entertainment, Pinky Promise and United Talent Agency.  Glickman wasn’t putting a number on the investment, but it is significant for the startup, which will be platform agnostic with the financial resources to develop projects across all platforms.

Aldous Harding has shared a new single today, ‘Fever’ – listen to the track below.It’s taken from her upcoming new album ‘Warm Chris’ and follows on from the previously released ‘Lawn‘. The New Zealand musician will release the follow-up to her April 2019 record ‘Designer’ on March 25 via 4AD.‘Warm Chris’ was produced by John Parish (who also produced ‘Designer’ and Harding’s 2017 LP ‘Party’), with all 10 tracks being recorded at Rockfield Studios. Harding’s 2021 single ‘Old Peel’ does not make the final cut, however.The album includes contributions from Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson as well as H. Hawkline, Seb Rochford, Gavin Fitzjohn and John and Hopey Parish.You can watch the new video for ‘Fever’ here:You can see the tracklist for Aldous Harding’s ‘Warm Chris’ below.1. ‘Ennui’2. ‘Tick Tock’3. ‘Fever’4. ‘Warm Chris’5. ‘Lawn’6. ‘Passion Babe’7. ‘She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain’8. ‘Staring At The Henry Moore’9. ‘Bubbles’10. ‘Leathery Whip’Harding will tour in the UK, Ireland and across Europe from March to April – you can see details of her UK and Ireland tour dates below, and find tickets here.MARCH 202230 – Barbican, London31 – Barbican, LondonAPRIL 20221 – The Waterfront, Norwich3 – City Halls, Glasgow5 – National Concert Hall, Dublin7 – Albert Hall, Manchester8 – The Dome, Brighton10 – The Tramshed, Cardiff11 – Trinity, Bristol12 – Trinity, BristolLast year Harding covered ‘Revival’ by Deerhunter as part of 4AD’s compilation album ‘Bills & Aches & Blues’.

Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil, the latest move to sanction Vladimir Putin’s regime after its invasion of Ukraine.

Broadway box office took a 14% stumble last week, with total receipts for the 19 productions dropping to $19,746,606 from the previous week’s sturdier $23,004,259. Total attendance was down by the same percentage, to 153,269.

PlayStation franchise God of War is in the works, with Amazon Prime Video in negotiations to host.According to Deadline, the project will be helmed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Otsby of The Expanse, and Rafe Judkins of The Wheel of Time.God of War spans seven games, designed for four different PlayStation consoles. It was first launched in 2005 and focuses on ex-Spartan warrior Kratos and his mission to avenge the death of his loved ones at the hands of the Ares.Several games were released on PS3 and PSP, before being revived with the 2018 PlayStation 4 game.

Confidence Man have shared a new single for International Women’s Day. Listen to ‘Woman’ below.The song is the opening track from new album ‘TILT’, which arrives on April 1 via Heavenly Recordings.

Mandy Moore has announced details of her new album ‘In Real Life’ and shared the record’s title track – you can hear the new song below.The record will be the follow-up to Moore’s March 2020 album ‘Silver Landings’, and is set for release on May 13 via Verve Forecast.Produced by Mike Viola, ‘In Real Life’ – which has been previewed today (March 8) by the title track, which you can hear below – features a host of collaborators, including Moore’s husband, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, and his brother/bandmate Griffin Goldsmith, Lucius’ Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, keyboardist Lee Pardini (The War On Drugs) and bassist Sebastian Steinberg (Sharon Van Etten, Phoebe Bridgers).“So much of this record came from future-tripping on the next chapter of my life and what it might look like: what parenthood would feel like, how it would change everything, and all the excitement and trepidation that comes with that,” Moore said of ‘In Real Life’ in a statement.“At the same time it was about celebrating and acknowledging where we were at the moment and really trying to be completely present in the everyday — which is maybe the hardest part of the human condition.”Of the lyrical content of the album, Moore added: “To me it’s all about staying open, staying aware, staying sensitive and empathetic to the people around me.“There’s something about expressing myself through lyrics and melody that makes me feel whole, and I see it as a privilege to have that outlet. And even though this album is very specific to me and my experience — there’s songs about my baby, my husband, my father, my friends — I hope everyone’s able to see their own lives in it.

EXCLUSIVE: Roswell, New Mexico star and Hallmark Channel alumna Heather Hemmens has signed a deal to star in multiple original films exclusively for Hallmark’s parent company, Crown Media Family Networks.

EXCLUSIVE: Maysaloun Hamoud, the writer and director whose feature directorial debut Bar Bahar (In Between) premiered to critical acclaim at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.

Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem has scored a ten-episode series order at Hulu.

EXCLUSIVE: Dorian Missick (Shirley), Pamela Reed (Outside In), Amanda Warren (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Jim Klock (The Underground Railroad) will round out the cast of Prime Video’s The Burial, which is currently in production.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has tapped Good Deed Entertainment’s Kristin Harris for the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Production and Development.

EXCLUSIVE: Never Have I Ever, the coming-of-age comedy following the life of an Indian-American teen, is returning for a fourth and final season.