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Lady Gaga has shared a birthday post telling fans she is “writing some of my best music in as long as I can remember”.The popstar celebrated her birthday yesterday (March 28) – and to mark the occasion, Gaga sent everyone a little message teasing her new music.“Today has been so special—I can’t remember a time I was so happy on my bday,” she began. “I am in love with my best friend, my family and friends are loving and kind and healthy.

Bandai Namco’s new Pomeranian game Doronko Wanko has captured the hearts of the internet.Released earlier this week on Steam, Doronko Wanko (which roughly translates as “Little barker covered in mud”) is a free-to-play game that sees players take control of an adorable Pomeranian puppy. Your only goal? Make as much mess as possible.Fans are comparing it to a cross between Splatoon and Nintendogs, while others are saying it’s basically a reverse Power Wash Simulator.In Doronko Wanko, players encourage the “innocent” puppy to roll around in mud, before spreading it around their master’s house.

EXCLUSIVE: Chantal in Fairyland (Chantal im Märchenland) is off to a fantastic start at the German box office. A spinoff of the hugely successful Fack Ju Göhte comedies, the Constantin Film title banked the best Easter holiday launch day ever for a local movie and the best opening day of the year for all films, teeing it up for a strong debut session.

Beyoncé’s cover of The Beatles classic ‘Blackbird’, included on her new album ‘Cowboy Carter’, has prompted a lot of reactions among fans.‘Cowboy Carter’ was released today (March 29), her eighth studio album and the second in an expected trilogy that began with 2022’s ‘Renaissance’.The second track on the album is a cover of the 1968 Beatles song, which she has renamed ‘Blackbiird’. Given the album’s embrace of country influences – including a cover of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ and appearances from Willie Nelson and Linda Martell – and its themes concerning race in American music history, the song has been chosen pointedly.Listen to ‘Blackbiird’ here:Paul McCartney wrote ‘Blackbird’ during the civil rights struggle of the 1960s, just weeks after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

Nick Cave has criticised woke culture for its “lack of mercy” and “a lack of forgiveness”.In a new interview with The Guardian, the artist discussed the public’s misunderstanding of his politics after he called himself “temperamentally conversative” in his memoir Faith, Hope and Carnage.Cave went on to deny he was a Tory, saying he had never voted for the party – however, he identified with the phrase at large. “Conservatism is a difficult word to talk about in Britain, because people immediately think of the Tories,” he began.

Derry Girls star Louisa Harland leads historical fantasy adventure series Renegade Nell.Written by Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley) and directed by Ben Taylor, the Disney+ series follows young fugitive Nell Jackson (Harland) who becomes the most feared highwaywoman in 18th century England after being framed for murder.Other cast members in the series including Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, Nick Mohammed, Craig Parkinson, Frank Dillane and Iz Hesketh.All eight episodes in the first season were released on March 29, 2024.A second season is yet to be confirmed by Disney. The show’s future will likely depend if the first season can attract a large enough audience.The early word from critics has been mostly positive though, with the series sitting at 69 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.This page will be updated when an announcement is made.In an interview with the Guardian, Louisa Harland expressed how she wants to do more seasons of Renegade Nell to fulfill its potential.“I feel like we’ve only just set up this world, and it’s such an interesting one, the possibilities are endless,” Harland said about future seasons.

Kings of Leon have shared the second single from their upcoming new album, in the form of ‘Split Screen’ – listen to the track below.The song is the latest taster of the Nashville band’s ninth album ‘Can We Please Have Fun’, which is due for release on May 10 (pre-order here). The band dropped its lead single, ‘Mustang’, last month.The track finds the Followills in introspective form, with textured, twinkling guitars underpinning the contemplative refrain: “Is this a middle of a life thought / A revelation on split screen?”“We like this song.

Beyoncé has rewritten Dolly Parton‘s ‘Jolene’ lyrics, seemingly to reference the Jay-Z cheating scandal.Queen Bey has just dropped her new ‘Cowboy Carter‘ album today (March 29), which was reported to include a cover of Parton’s iconic hit. However, fans have discovered Beyoncé has actually rewritten ‘Jolene’ and its lyrics to address Jay-Z cheating on her.‘Jolene’ now refers to someone trying to “come between a family and a happy man”, with Beyoncé singing in the chorus: “Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / I’m warnin’ you, don’t come for my man / Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / Don’t take the chance because you think you can”.Beyoncé’s ‘Jolene’ cover also sees her reaffirm her love with her husband, with whom she tied the knot in 2008, after having dated since roughly 2002: “We’ve been deep in love for twenty years / I raised that man, I raised his kids / I know my man better than he knows himself”.In the original song, Dolly Parton thought she “can’t compete” with ‘Jolene’.

Olly Alexander and a number of other performers have released a joint statement about their participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after calls to boycott the competition in solidarity with Palestine.Yesterday (March 28) hundreds of queer artists, individuals and organisations called on Alexander to pull out of the competition this year, after its refusal to expel Israel.Now, Alexander, alongside Ireland’s Bambie Thug, Norway’s Gåte, Portugal’s Iolanda, San Marino’s Megara, Switzerland’s Nemo, Denmark’s SABA, Lithuania’s Silvester Belt and Finland’s Windows95Man, have signed a letter outlining their response.“We want to begin by acknowledging the privilege of taking part in Eurovision,” it begins.pic.twitter.com/VBNQWwPe46— olly alexander (@alexander_olly) March 29, 2024“In light of the current situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and particularly in Gaza, and in Israel, we do not feel comfortable being silent. It is important to us to stand in solidarity with the oppressed and communicate our heartfelt wish for peace, an immediate and lasting ceasefire, and the safe return of all hostages.

Billie Eilish has criticised artists who release multiple vinyl formats to boost album sales, calling the practise “really frustrating”.The artist made the comments in a new interview with Billboard, where Eilish and her mother Maggie Baird discussed their history of environmental activism – and in particular, their work towards making vinyl more sustainable.“We live in this day and age where, for some reason, it’s very important to some artists to make all sorts of different vinyl and packaging,” Eilish began, “which ups the sales and ups the numbers and gets them more money.”After Baird interrupted to point out vinyl sales “counts toward No.

Tui has issued guidance for passengers flying from Manchester Airport during its ongoing £1.3billion transformation. Terminal 2 doubled in size following the first phase of the transformation and work started on the second phase in January last year.

A convicted killer is back behind bars after raping a woman and a teenager. Paul Creedy, 31, targeted his victims when they were alone, before getting them back to a flat pretending he wanted to help them.

Police have renewed an appeal for help to trace a 17-year-old boy who has been missing for almost four weeks.

Christine McGuinness has shared the 'real reason' she's not dating at the moment following her split from husband Paddy while she was also praised over her latest career update.

Last week, Kate Middleton announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer.The Princess of Wales shared the news in an official video posted to social media, where she revealed she was undergoing preventative treatment.The news came after Kate underwent major abdominal surgery on 16 January, when her condition was originally thought to be non cancerous. However, post operative tests found that cancer had been present.

Season 11 of MAFS Australia has provided plenty of entertainment over recent weeks, with the participants - who have all signed themselves up for the bold experiment - having taken on a slew of relationship tasks, from Confessions Week to Intimacy Week. However, like any social experiment, not everything is guaranteed to go to plan, and one couple in particular are currently at the centre of a major drama.That's right - we're talking about the scathing letter Ben wrote to Ellie listing all the things he doesn't like about her. While this sounds like the time in Friends where Ross listed reasons not to be with Rachel, Ben's version is real life, and therefore has unravelled major chaos between the couple.

Prince Harry and Prince William could reunite for a mutual wedding this summer as they've both reportedly received invites to the Duke of Westminster's big day in June. Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster is set to marry gourmet food company boss, Olivia Henson this summer.The wedding will be held at Chester Cathedral and attended by much of the British aristocracy.

Meghan Markle's new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard could help the Royal family if it's a huge success, according to a Royal expert. The Duchess of Sussex shocked fans when she launched her brand new lifestyle brand earlier this month with a vintage-style video shared by American Riviera Orchard on Instagram which featured the Duchess at her home in Montecito. The description revealed that the business was "established" in 2024 and included a link to its website, americanriviera.com.The website also bears a striking resemblance to Meghan's former lifestyle blog, The Tig.

With the bank holiday weekend (finally) here, it’s made us start to think about all of those lovely spring trips we have planned. Whether you’re planning to still get away this weekend or simply looking for an everyday bag to make your life that little bit easier, look no further as Antler’s smart and streamlined backpack which has almost 50% off in the spring sale.The Chelsea backpack is now £84 here, reduced from £140, making it a massive steal in the brand’s spring sale.The bag already has been praised by shoppers for its stylish yet practical design with one even calling it the “perfect overnighter bag”.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty appeared to be unimpressed as her co-host informed her she'd "missed the memo" on the morning show.The TV star returned to the iconic red sofa on Friday, 29 March alongside co-host Ben Thompson. Naga, 49, and Ben discussed the Easter bank holiday and the different getaways people have planned.The pair spoke to reporter Katie, who was speaking live from Manchester Airport. As Katie finished her news segment, Ben responded: "Yes Katie, very jealous of those jetting off for their holiday weekend.

Joe Swash wasn't too happy when his other half Stacey Solomon joked about changing her name - but not to his! Stacey Solomon, 34, has established herself as a TV presenter and interiors guru, after first rising to fame on The X Factor in 2009. A popular a panellist on TV show Loose Women, Stacey has also done some great programmes on her own, and at the Royal Television Society's big awards night, Stacey's BBC show 'Sort Your Life Out' won the prize for Best Formatted Popular Factual.