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Burna Boy has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with the title of Best Solo Act In The World.The Nigerian star beat Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, Dave, Little Simz, Pyra, Rina Sawayama, Sam Fender, Tkay Maidza and The Weeknd to pick up the accolade.Aitch and Big Zuu presented the award to Burna Boy, who accepted the trophy virtually. “Thank you guys very much for this.

Foals’ ‘Wake Me Up’ has won Best Music Video at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).‘Wake Me Up’ beat out music videos by Billie Eilish (‘Happier Than Ever’), Lil Nas X (‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’), Taylor Swift (‘All Too Well – The Short Film’) and Wet Leg (‘Chaise Longue’) for the win.“We just want to say thank you so much to this guy Dave East who directed it, everyone who danced in it and everyone who loves our band,” Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis said on the podium while collecting the award.“Thank you so much,” he added. “We keep on going, keep on going.”Watch the winning video, directed by Dave East, here:‘Wake Me Up’ was the first single from the British rock band’s upcoming seventh studio album ‘Life Is Yours’, which will be their first as a trio and is due for release June 17.

Little Simz has won Best Solo Act From The UK at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 this evening (March 2).The North London musician was up against Arlo Parks, Dave, Rina Sawayama and Sam Fender in the category. She accepted the award on the podium from Ghetts and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.“Can I just say – after the awful two years we had, you look beautiful tonight!” Khan said to the audience.

The matter of Russian nuclear warfare is top-of-mind after Vladimir Putin announced he has put his nuclear deterrents on "high alert".

Lupita Nyong’o is 39!The fashion icon celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, March 1, posting a few photos to her Instagram page to celebrate the occassion.The first set of pictures the actress uploaded shows her frolicking on the beach, wearing a long, flowy skirt as she spins around in the sand to celebrate another year. “It’s my birthday, and I’ll twirl if I want to!” she wrote in her caption, tagging her location as Karachi, Pakistan.A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo)Her next post proved just how much the actress likes to twirl, showing Lupita in another skirt that she paired with a matching cropped blazer on top.Of course, being the professional she is, it looked like Nyong’o still had work to tend to on her birthday, but she was still having the time of her life, writing in her caption: “In my birthday suit and loving it!”A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo)Ever since the Black Panther star stepped foot on her first red carpet so many years ago, she’s become a favorite among fans and fellow celebs alike.

Dax Shepard has been married to Kristen Bell since 2013, but before he settled down, he had a pretty long list of loves and hookups. While Google will show you past exes like Kate Hudson and Tara Lipinski, Shepard revealed another surprising celebrity he used to date- Ashley Olsen. The revelation came on his most recent episode of Armchair Expert.Shepard’s podcast has a lot of fans fascinated with his interviews and conversations about addiction, and trauma. He is basically like Jada Pinkett Smith when it comes to being an open and honest host.

Pamela Anderson made a big announcement on her Instagram page on Wednesday.The Playboy model and Baywatch actress shared that Netflix is doing a documentary about her life from Canadian girl next door to mega famous Hollywood pinup.This comes after the blonde bombshell has made headlines while being portrayed by British actress Lily James in the series Pam & Tommy that explores how her career ended after her sex tape with rocker husband Tommy Lee (played by Sebastian Stan) was stolen then sold. Her turn to talk:Pamela Anderson made a big announcement on her Instagram page on Wednesday.

Wings actress Farrah Forke has died at the age of 54.The Lois and Clark:The New Adventures of Superman star, who also performed as a voice actress, passed away from cancer at her home in her native Texas on February 25, according to Variety.The actress passed away after enduring a battle with cancer, as per The Sun. In memoriam:Wings actress Farrah Forke has died at the age of 54; seen in the 1990s Forke was most notable for appearing as Alex Lambert on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Wings, which ran from 1990 to 1997.While on the show, which was created by Cheers writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee, the actress played a love interest to Joe,portrayed by Tim Daly.And she also romanced Brian Hackett, played by Steven Weber.

Lady Gaga is coming to the rescue.The Academy Award winner has stepped up and will take over hosting duties at Elton John's annual Oscars party, set for March 27. The change was made due to scheduling conflicts with the artist's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour.Pose star Billy Porter and Will and Grace actor Eric McCormack will serve as co-hosts for the yearly gathering held on Hollywood's biggest night.

Kelly Rizzo posted a touching tribute to her late husband, Bob Saget, to her Instagram Story on Tuesday.In her clips, the 42-year-old media personality spoke about working through the grief that she had experienced after the comedian's passing.The Full House star was found dead at the age of 65 in a Florida hotel room this past January, and numerous tributes poured out from his fans and former costars. Expressing her thoughts:Kelly Rizzo posted a touching tribute to her late husband, Bob Saget, to her Instagram Story on TuesdayRizzo began her message by expressing her gratitude to all of the fans who had helped her through her period of mourning.'I just wanted to take a second to say to everybody that it has not gone unnoticed.

Britney Spears put her parents Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears on blast yet again as she posted a message from a child whose 'brave' father feared their mother.Spears, 40, posted a popular meme of a questionnaire answered by a young child who called their father their hero. However, when asked if their hero was afraid of anything, the child said he was frightened of their mother.'This is the day I realized my mom should have scared (screaming emoji) my dad in life !!!!!' Britney captioned the post.

Kanye West took another shot at his estranged wife's new boyfriend as he buried aPete Davidson replica alive in a shocking new music video shared on Wednesday afternoon.The 44-year-old musician gave the world just a peek of what was going on in his mind with the visual component to the song Easy, which he worked on with LA-based rapper, The Game.His latest video comes hours after Kim Kardashian was declared legally single by a judge and was granted a bid to restore her maiden name in their on-going, bitter divorce, a move Kanye had vehemently opposed and fought against for months.West raps in the song: 'God saved me from the crash, just so I can beat Pete Davidson's ass.' Yikes:Kanye West took another shot at his estranged wife's new boyfriend as he buried a Pete Davidson replica in a shocking new music video shared on Wednesday afternoon Scary stuff: The 44-year-old musician gave the world just a peek of what was going on in his mind with the visual component to the song Easy, which he worked on with LA-based rapper, The GameKanye kidnapped Pete in the video and throws a bag over his head before tying him up and throwing him on the back of an all-terrain vehicle.The Pete cartoon was then seen tied up in ropes and being dragged through the sand before being buried alive with his head positioned above the dirt.West's caricature grabbed a package of rose seeds and poured them over Davidson's head, before watching the flowers bloom.He then cut the flowers off Pete's head and packed them into the back of a pick-up truck resembling the same vehicle he parked outside of Kim's house on Valentine's Day.

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi has 'no choice' when it comes to stripping down for nude scenes in the HBO hit series, which he admits feels 'weird.''It's like every scene is like, "He sleeps with this person. He does this with this person naked,"' the Australian 24-year-old said on Wednesday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.'I think on Euphoria it comes with the territory of the character. He's this ultra-masculine, macho jock.

Emily Ratajkowski was seen enjoying the sunshine in New York City on Wednesday.The Versace model, 30, went for a walk in the Tribeca region as she donned a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt and finished off the outfit with a pair of pale blue jeans.The beauty was also seen with her child Sylvester who rode in a stroller. In the city! Emily Ratajkowski was seen enjoying the sunshine in New York City on Wednesday.

Who’s who?! Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber look alike as is, but when the mother-daughter duo decided to dress in matching outfits, it took their twinning status to a whole new level. 

World War Three occurs would see satellites fall from the sky, forests burn and a nuclear winter spread over the earth killing everyone, according to a popular YouTube channel. Fears of nuclear war have been stoked in recent days following President Vladimir Putin's aggressive invasion of Ukraine, however there has been no indication of nuclear bombs being used.

Storm Barbara descended on the country last night. A yellow weather warning for heavy rain was issued for parts of Aberdeenshire and Angus at 4am this morning - and it is expected to last until 11am.Forecasters anticipated around 15mm to fall in the north east of Scotland, with some parts seeing showers reach as high as around 40mm over the seven hour period.The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has eight flood alerts and seven flood warnings in Scotland.

Weather warnings have been issued as a storm is expected to bring gale force winds and heavy showers to southern parts of the UK today.

Windy conditions and heavy rain are expected as a storm arrives tomorrow from Europe, the Met Office has said.

Britain is set to be hit with heavy rain and possible flooding while "extreme gales" are on the cards as Storm Barbara arrives.

Mirror Online : "Tomorrow (Tuesday) a low-pressure system, separate to Storm Barbara, will cross Ireland and Northern Ireland bringing gale or even severe gale force winds to some exposed parts of the west and South West of the UK.