The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is Variety’s Hitmakers Record of the Year

chopping up his girlfriend’s body after she tried to cut his testicles off.Nicholas Scurria, 32, was arrested by police officers in Philadelphia, USA, after they found him dismembering a woman’s body.Cops initially went to the residence in Willow Apartments, South Springfield Road, on Friday, February 11, after getting a report of a domestic dispute there.According to local radio stations KYW-AM/FM a neighbour reportedly “heard screaming next door, then rustling plastic and sawing sounds.”Scurria ignored the cops at the door, so the officers peered through a window and were dismayed at the gory scene inside.They claim to have seen Scurria chopping up a woman’s body, so they kicked in the door, arrested the man and declared the woman already dead.Clifton Heights Police Department Chief Tim Rockenbach said she was already deceased when the suspect allegedly attempted to remove her head, having suffered a “severe trauma to the head and neck.”Police recovered a large knife from the scene of the crime but would not immediately confirm whether the knife was also the murder weapon.Multiple other weapons were also recovered from inside the apartment.Police are not yet releasing the woman’s details apart from saying she was in her 50s and had been in a relationship with the suspect and were living together.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Chief Rockenbach said the responding officers who witnessed the attempted beheading would receive counselling from a mental health professional and added: “I’ve been an officer for 32 years, this is absolutely horrible.“I don’t even know what words I could describe to you how actually incredibly insane this is.”The police said

Prince Charles' coronation will reportedly be a dialed down version of his mother's lavish ceremony, which took place 70 years ago and cost the equivalent of £46milion in today's pound.Under the codename Operation Golden Orb, plans are being drawn up for when the Prince of Wales is crowned King alongside Queen Camilla. It is expected that the future King of England's ceremony will be a shorter and "far cheaper" coronation than the Queen's which cost which cost £1.57million back in 1953, reports The Mirror.

Holly Willoughby lives in a stunning home in South West London, that is worth around £3million. She shares the sprawling family home with her husband Dan Baldwin and their children Belle, Harry and Chester.As she turns 41 years of age, Holly has plans to make her family home even bigger, so here at Daily Star we've decided to have a nosey around the This Morning presenter's pad.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordic production powerhouse Miso Film, which looks to make a splash at the Berlinale Series with its daring HBO Max show “Lust,” is developing high-end international dramas with Scandinavian creatives such as Pilou Asbæk, Ole Bornedal and Fenar Ahmad. The company is part of FremantleMedia.Ahead of the Berlinale, Miso founders Peter Allen and Jonas Bose discussed with Variety about their ambition to find new voices and original ways to tell stories. The banner, which just started shooting the third season of “Those Who Kill” and is about to begin filming season 3 of “Face to Face” with Lars Mikkelsen, recently shot “Blasted,” the first Norwegian sci-fi comedy, for Netflix.

"We were there so the passing was as good as one could hope for."Nothing wrong with her brain - even earlier this week she was grilling us both about work."It's really impossible to believe that she has gone though, because I know we're not alone in thinking that somehow she'd go on forever.She meant so much to so many."The sisters continued to say what their mother meant to them and the influence she had on so many.They continued: "She wasn't just our mum, she was our best friend, our mentor, our adviser, our role model, our holiday companion, our giggle-maker and our boss!"She adored her family and was so proud of us all.She also adored her career and spending time with everybody."She was more than a mother to us - she was also a friend.To many in the industry she was more than a friend - she was often a mother."Beryl founded Hartswood Films in 1979 and it would go on to produce shows like the 1990s sitcom Men Behaving Badly starring Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey and Leslie Ash.Her company was also behind the popular and critically acclaimed drama Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch.For her outstanding contribution to TV, she was made an OBE in 2000 and a CBE in 2016.In 2004 she received BAFTA's Alan Clarke Award for outstanding creative contribution to television.In 2016 she was presented with a lifetime achievement prize at the Women in Film and TV Awards by actor Benedict Cumberbatch.Her daughter Sue followed in the TV industry as a producer and is married to writer and producer Steven Moffat, the former showrunner of Doctor Who and co-creator of Sherlock.Her career started when she was asked by Steptoe And Son writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson to type up their scripts.She also had success selling shows such as

K.J. Yossman Beryl Vertue, the renowned British television producer and founder of Hartswood Films, died on Saturday, according to reports in the U.K.

Meghan Markle has been told that she could take some notes from her father-in-law’s wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, which could help her “heal all wounds” with the Royal Family. The comments follow the recent speech given by Queen Elizabeth II, for her Platinum Jubilee where she expressed her wish that Camilla, 74, one day becomes Queen.The monarch, 95, said: "When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter A royal source said that Camilla has earned the right to the prestigious title by the way she's handled her public life.The source told the MailOnline: "She’s never once tried to overshadow her husband, she’s always played a supportive role to the Prince of Wales.

HELLO! magazine to celebrate her latest role in TV series, The Real Dirty Dancing, Anthea Turner tells how taking on new challenges is the secret to staying young."Of course, there was a little bit of no, no, no, I can't do it and felt it was a bit of a stretch to try to become Baby," says 61-year-old Anthea of joining the show based on the iconic 1987 movie starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze.READ: Anthea Turner taken to hospital after suffering painful injury"I am the same age as Jennifer Grey is now, but I hope she is proud that someone who is 61 is channelling their inner Baby! I was the only person in the show who had actually queued up at a cinema to see the film when it first came out. Patrick Swayze was every girl's dream."WATCH: Anthea Turner shows off her off-the-shoulder styleThe star, who has also taken part in Celebrity Big Brother, Dancing on Ice, and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, tells HELLO!: "I think the best way to stay young is to push yourself out of your comfort zone.

Ana de Armas’ is playing Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde.” The film, meant to be released on Netflix, has been postponed following a controversial NC-17 rating. Andrew Dominik, the film’s director, spoke about the movie and about de Armas’ work in portraying one of the biggest Hollywood icons.Ana de Armas replaces Scarlett Johansson in the upcoming film ‘Ghosted’ starring Chris EvansAna de Armas becomes Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s upcoming movie ‘Blonde’A post shared by A N A D E A R M A S (@ana_d_armas)In an interview with Screen Daily, Dominik called the film “a demanding movie,” and referenced the public outcry over the film’s rating.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Entertainment has acquired Human Re Sources, J. Erving’s Los Angeles-based artist distribution and services company, from the music and tech company Q&A.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWith 3.6 million subscribers, New Music Friday is hardly Spotify’s most popular playlist (that would be Today’s Top Hits, which tops 27 million). And with 100 new songs or remixes each week sprawled across multiple genres, it doesn’t provide the sort of focused punch of powerful genre-specific playlists like Rap Caviar.Yet it’s become one of the most coveted franchises on the world’s largest streaming service — and one that turns over completely every seven days.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTo celebrate the (slightly more than) one-year anniversary of its release, The Weeknd and superstar Spanish singer Rosalía have teamed up for a remix of “Blinding Lights,” Variety’s Hitmakers Record of the Year and one of the biggest hits in recent memory.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd, Doja Cat, Ty Dolla $ign, Brandy, Bebe Rexha, Nav, Bryson Tiller, French Montana — that’s not the top of a 2020 singles or albums chart. Those are just a few of the artists handled by the rapidly growing Salxco, the management-and-more concern founded by Wassim “Sal” Slaiby.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlantic Records VP of marketing Ryan Brady was killed Thursday morning in a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 34.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLarry Mattera has been appointed general manager of Capitol Records, the flagship label of Capitol Music Group (CMG), and executive VP of CMG. The announcement was made by CMG Chairman & CEO Jeff Vaughn, to whom Mattera will report.In his newly-created GM position, Mattera will helm the day-to-day operations of the label, and in his broader EVP role, will help strategize and navigate CMG’s future course as a key member of Vaughn’s executive management team.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThis World AIDS Day, Africa’s influential record label, Mavin Records, and (RED) are joining forces to fight two pandemics: AIDS and COVID-19, and are starting with a remix competition.The remix of the hit single “Jaiye” by Mavin artist Ladiphoe, featuring Aluna and Sigag Lauren, will be available to stream and download worldwide, with  proceeds going to support (RED)’s efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on life-saving HIV/AIDS programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs they do at this time every year, Spotify has unveiled the top artists, albums, tracks, playlists and podcasts that its 320 million users streamed the most in its survey 2020.MUSIC (GLOBAL)PODCASTS (GLOBAL) Spotify 2020 Wrapped Global Top Lists:Most Streamed Artists GloballyMost Streamed Female ArtistsMost Streamed Albums GloballyMost Streamed Songs GloballyMost Popular Podcasts GloballyMost Popular Podcast Genres GloballySpotify 2020 Wrapped U.S. Top Lists U.S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBritish rapper Stormzy, one of the most successful British musical artists to emerge in the past decade, is the first signing to Universal Music Group’s newly launched 0207 Def Jam record label. Stormzy has spent much of his professional career with Warner Music’s label Atlantic, which distributed his Merky label.Stormzy is pictured above in October with (L-R): Tobe Onwuka (Stormzy’s manager), Alec Boateng (co-president, 0207 Def Jam), Sir Lucian Grainge (Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group), Alex Boateng (co-president, 0207 Def Jam) and David Joseph (Chairman & CEO, Universal Music UK).He is a three-time Brit Award winner, including Best Male Artist in 2018 and 2020 and Best Album in 2018.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Thanksgiving break has done little to calm the anger over the Grammy Awards’ baffling shutout of The Weeknd and several other artists from the 2021 nominations, and on Saturday Halsey — who was herself shut out from nominations — took to Instagram to air her feelings on the issue, as have Drake, Elton John, Kid Cudi, Charlie Puth and others.In a social media post last week, The Weeknd accused the Recording Academy of being “still corrupt,” which prompted a response from interim Grammy chief Harvey Mason jr., who insists the process is legitimate, and, in an interview with Variety earlier in the week, defended the voters who made the widely criticized decision.“All the records get the fairest of fair

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd, who began sounding off on social media on Tuesday night over his being shockingly shut out of Grammy nominations in a year he dominated, kept up his criticism on Wednesday afternoon, posting a statement on Instagram that reads:“Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited? In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited!”What that refers to, sources tell Variety, is the following:Along with most of the rest of the world, The Weeknd’s team and Grammy organizers assumed that he would be one of the year’s biggest nominees and were in advanced discussions about his performance on the show.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music U.K. has today announced the launch of 0207 Def Jam, a new frontline label and the U.K.