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Every Friday, we try to do our best to collect every notable album release in one post. But sometimes, one slips under the radar, and this week's omission is too significant to ignore: it's an album called Total Meditation, a project of guided meditations hosted by crunk legend Lil Jon. That sound you hear is a thousand music critics furiously reassessing their "Best Albums of 2024" list.

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BBC Radio 1’s Drivetime Show.News that the Made In Chelsea star would be the new host of the radio show arrived last week, when it was reported that he would be taking over the hosting role for the Drivetime show with Vick Hope.North presented at Radio 1 for a decade, and is reportedly set to move over to Capital FM and take over from Roman Kemp, who has hosted the Capital Breakfast show for seven years.Following news of his departure from Radio 1, however, some listeners took to social media to criticise the decision to bring Laing in as a replacement, and accused the reality star of not being as deserving for the role as the Burnley host.Now, Laing has also taken to socials to describe North as a “legend” and share his excitement to take on the new role.“Guys, firstly I’m beyond excited to be joining the amazing Vick Hope on Radio1’s Drivetime Show,” he wrote. “Jordan North is a complete pro/legend.

Hugh Grant channelled his Wonka character Oompa Loompa at the BAFTAs last night (February 18) as he presented the award for Best Director.The star presented the category by cribbing from the film’s ‘Oompa Loompa’ song, altering the words to fit the London ceremony.Grant played an 18-inch tall Oompa Loompa in the recent Charlie And The Chocolate Factory prequel.“Oompa Loompa doompity-dee now the best director category,” he sang before he went on: “Oompa Loompa doompity-dong, most of these films were frankly too long / Oompa Loompa doompity-dah, but for some reason the nominees are.”Genial Hugh Grant al presentar el Bafta a Mejor Director. Hace una rima en plan Umpa Lumpa, con todo el charm y el ingenio británico #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/SpZ3lRONly— René Naranjo Sotomayor (@renenaranjo) February 19, 2024Christopher Nolan was presented with the Best Director award for Oppenheimer.

McFly have announced a 21st anniversary show taking place at the O2 in London this October.More than two decades since the pop-rock boyband formed, the group are celebrating their “21st birthday” with a special show on October 10, where they’re set to play hits and fan favourites from across their career.The O2 is the latest addition to McFly’s 2024 tour schedule, which also includes outdoor shows and festival dates.Tickets for the show go on general sale 9am GMT this Friday (February 23), and can be purchased here.A post shared by McFly (@mcflymusic)“It’s crazy to think that it has been 21 years since McFly was formed and we all moved into a house together!” said Harry Judd in a press statement.“We don’t take it for granted that after all this time people still want to hear new music from us and come to see us play live. As a band we’re always looking forward at what’s next, but this show will be a fun opportunity to reflect on our career so far.

Greta Van Fleet have announced a huge one-off show for this summer in London, which they are billing as “A Special Evening with Greta Van Fleet”.The Michigan band will play the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on July 14, with tickets for the event set to go on sale this Friday (February 23) at 9am local time. You can get yours here.They released their third album ‘Starcatcher’ last July, including the singles ‘Meeting The Master’, ‘Sacred The Thread’ and ‘Farewell for Now’.The London date will follow a run of 12 North American dates, kicking off with a show at St.

Royal Blood have added a string of UK and European headline shows to their 2024 live dates – check out dates below.The Brighton rock duo are performing in South and North America throughout April and May – including as support for Queens Of The Stone Age – followed by a string of summer festival dates.They’ve now added a trio of UK shows in Glasgow, Norwich and Bristol this June, along with shows in France, Germany and Czech Republic running through to July. You can find the full schedule below.Tickets for the new dates go on sale this Friday (February 23) at 9am GMT from here.

All Of Us Are Strangers star Andrew Scott squirming during an interview about Barry Keoghan’s naked Saltburn scene.The actor, who attended last night’s (February 18) BAFTAs ceremony in London with his All Of Us Strangers co-star Paul Mescal after it was nominated for Outstanding British Film, was questioned on the red carpet by a BBC reporter who asked whether he knew actor Barry Keoghan.After confirming that he knew his fellow Irish star, Scott was then asked about his reaction when he first saw the “naked dance scene” in Saltburn.He shook his head and said: “I won’t spoil it for anybody.” Despite the star appearing embarrassed, the journalist continued: “There was a lot of talk about prosthetics. How well do you know him?”Scott then shook his head again and left the conversation.How utterly embarrassing Is this @BBC red carpet interview at #BAFTA with the brilliant Andrew Scott.

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Damon Albarn covered The Smiths‘ ‘Panic’ with his Africa Express collective on stage in Mexico City this weekend.The Blur frontman joined the group for the performance in Morelos, Mexico at Bahidorá Festival on Saturday (February 17).The musical collective was formed in 2006 with the aim of bringing together artists from different cultures and musical genres for collaborative events.Albarn sang and played piano for the high-energy performance, and was joined by Camilo Lara for a lively ska interpretation of The Smiths’ 1986 track.Check out footage of the showcase below.Announcing the show last month, the Gorillaz artist shared that the performance would mark Africa Express’ first visit to Mexico, bringing together musicians, singers and DJs from around the world “to collaborate on a very special, completely original show”.NME watched Africa Express live back in 2019, describing the show in a five-star review as a “symbolic display of diversity, collaboration and unity”. It added: “Africa Express rarely gets together, but when it does, it specialises in generating one-off moments through unique combinations.”The collective’s last release, ‘Egoli‘ also came out in 2019.

Larian Studios has hit out at a number of companies laying-off development staff to maximise profits for shareholders.2024 has started with a number of studios cutting huge swathes of employees. Microsoft laid off 1,900 staff shortly after its acquisition of Activision Blizzard was approved, Riot Games laid off over 500 members of staff, and today (February 19) it was confirmed that Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM has cut a quarter of its staff.Elsewhere, the Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch claimed it wasn’t making a profit after another massive round of layoffs, while Embracer Group admitted that its “overruling principle is to always maximise shareholder value in any given situation” after cutting 1,400 jobs over the past 12 months.Last week, Baldur’s Gate 3 picked up a number of trophies at the DICE Awards including Outstanding Achievement In Story, RPG Of The Year, Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction, and Game of the Year.

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Paul McCartney’s long-lost bass guitar is now hoping that she may be in store for a reward.The bass guitar – which has been dubbed the most important bass in history for its role in recording numerous Beatles hits – was stolen from the musician in 1972, only to be returned to him last week.Cathy Guest found the bass in her attic following the death of her husband Hadyn, who Cathy believes in turn inherited the bass from his brother Graham.Guest revealed in an interview with The Sun that she slipped a hand-written letter into the guitar case before she returned it, explaining her financial situation as a single parent looking after two school children.“My husband inherited it when another family member died and he’d had it for years,” she said. “He had no idea where it came from.

Arrowhead has released a new patch for Helldivers 2 which makes its hardest mission easier.Released today (February 19), the 1.000.009 patch for Helldivers 2 sees developers “continue to focus on stability and matchmaking”.However, the team at Arrowhead has also adjusted the difficulty of a number of missions. According to the patch notes, the Defend event, which is regarded as the hardest mission in the entire game, has had its difficulty “reduced”.It’s not all nerfs though.

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The Trip despite calls from Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan to film one in America.The show, which sees the pair play fictional/exaggerated versions of themselves and indulge in their love for celebrity impersonations, ran for two series on BBC Two between 2010 and 2014. Two more followed on Sky Atlantic and Sky One, with the most recent being 2020’s The Trip To Greece.Last summer, Coogan said that he and Brydon should make another series ahead of a meeting with Winterbottom.“I think certainly there will be more stuff to say, because middle age is different to just getting old,” said Coogan at the time.

The 1975 were joined on stage last night by Matty Healy’s dad, the Benidorm star Tim Healy, for a version of ‘All I Need to Hear’ – check out the footage below.The band were playing the AO Arena in Manchester last night (February 18) as part of their ‘Still…At Their Very Best’ tour when they were joined by Healy senior, who is also known for appearing in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, on lead vocals.It isn’t the first time that the band have been joined by Matty’s dad on stage – at their show at Finsbury Park last summer, he again joined them to sing ‘All I Need to Hear’, a song first released on their 2022 album ‘Being Funny in A Foreign Language’.Tim Healy sing ‘All I Need to Hear’ live in Manchester, with The 1975 pic.twitter.com/wgoOnTQisI— ROB KELLAS (@RKELLAS) February 18, 2024'All I Need To Hear' com Tim Healy.

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Prince William previously insisted that he was "allergic" to selfies.They used to be a big no-no for the royals, especially for the late Queen, however now it's a different story. William and Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Edinburgh and even the King and Queen are often seen taking selfies with their fans.