Ant McPartlin breaks silence on newborn son's birth and addresses fan mystery

Jon Burlingame Dorsay Alavi spent nearly 20 years following jazz great Wayne Shorter with a camera before she was ready to unveil her three-hour Amazon Prime documentary, “Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity.” The 12-time Grammy winner was one of jazz’s most acclaimed composers and saxophone players. He died last year at the age of 89. “Wayne was just one of those people that invited you into his life,” Alavi tells Variety.

Emily Longeretta Romantic drama fans, unite. RomaDrama and Filmed in the South are teaming up for Halloween & Harvest Festival, bringing together fan-favorite actors from “The Originals,” “The Vampire Diaries” and beloved romantic movies seen on Hallmark Channel.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s probably safe to assume that anyone who clicked on this article already knows the context of David Bowie’s culture-shifting 1972 album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,” which is indisputably one of the greatest and most influential albums of the rock era. If not, play the album immediately, click here and here — and save “Rock and Roll Star,” the sprawling new 5-CD, superfan’s-dream-come-true boxed set, for when you inevitably become a superfan yourself, because this definitely is not the place to start your relationship with the album.

William Earl administrator The core four members of Talking Heads — vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth and keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison — split rather acrimoniously in 1991 and have rarely shared stages in the years since. But in celebration of A24’s 40th anniversary reissue of their galvanizing 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense,” the erstwile bandmates have spoken more kindly of each other and reunited for a series of interviews, and on Thursday night the four sat down for a Q&A with Questlove at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre that followed a screening of the film.

Annecy Animation Festival, the company unveiled two new series, “Get Jiro!,” based on the late Anthony Bourdain‘s graphic novels of the same name, and “Super Mutant Magic Academy” from “Regular Show” creator J.G. Quintel and Jillian Tamaki. Created by Briand Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, co-writers of “Sharper” and producers of NBC’s “Superstore,” “Get Jiro!” unspools in a near-future version of Los Angeles and follows the mysterious sushi chef Jiro in a brutal environment where hungry patrons will kill to get a table at the most prestigious restaurants.

Laurent Hubert Laurent Hubert is CEO of Kobalt Music, one of the world’s largest music publishers. Variety welcomes responsible comment — contact music@variety.com. As the CEO of Kobalt, the largest organization focused solely on songwriters, I felt that I had to speak out and share the plight of the songwriter vs. Spotify.

Hannah Einbinder and Chloe Fineman have come a long way since they became friends eight years ago during an open mic night at a wine bar in Glendale. Einbinder, the daughter of original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Laraine Newman, now trades wits with Jean Smart on Max’s “Hacks,” while Fineman took her outlandish celebrity impressions from Instagram to NBC’s “SNL.” Here, the two discuss how “Hacks” deals with aging in a scene where Smart’s character, Deborah, takes a bad fall, how Fineman’s Melania Trump impression got her cast in “Megalopolis” and what it means that comedy is “dying.” HANNAH EINBINDER: The first time I saw you, I was like, “Well, she will be on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ of course.” CHLOE FINEMAN: I had a clown phase. Then I got dumped by my clown teacher.

Inside Out 2” just scored the biggest box office previews of 2024. Disney and Pixar‘s latest animated outing grossed $13 million in Thursday previews domestically, with $22.3 million worldwide. The family-friendly sequel is projected to launch between $80 million and $90 million this weekend.

Steve Coogan‘s 2022 film about the search for King Richard III’s remains was defamatory to a man portrayed by actor Lee Ingleby, a UK High Court judge has ruled.

Rock icon Pete Townshend will not only introduce the musical performance of The Who’s Tommy cast, but will take part in it: Deadline hears that Townshend and the Tommy cast are set to perform “Pinball Wizard.”

When the cast and creators of Queer Eye met with Vice President Kamala Harris in her ceremonial office on Thursday, there was very quickly a reminder that the show’s impact was far greater than style guidance.

We got a hit on our hands as Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 clocked $13M from previews yesterday that began at 3PM, the best so far in 2024 beating Dune Part Two‘s $12M. The current Rotten Tomatoes scores are a 93% Certified Fresh rating from critics and 95% from moviegoers, setting up the movie for a potential $100M+ opening weekend. The running overseas cume is $22.3M. Look for Inside Out 2 to blow past its $135M global opening projection.

Ron Simons, who had a busy if low-key TV acting career before making his greatest impact producing such acclaimed Broadway plays as Thoughts of a Colored Man (2021) and the 2022 revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, died Wednesday. The four-time Tony Award winner was 63.

EXCLUSIVE: A terrifying near real-life look at America’s possible political future is coming to the big screen this summer – – and I don’t mean the GOP convention in Milwaukee next month.

James May has said his tweet about Pride flags in London has been misinterpreted.

Alan Moore’s 1986-1987 limited series comic “Watchmen” is obviously a big game changer in comic books. Arriving the same year as Frank Miller’s 1986 “The Dark Knight Returns,” both heralded a new age of darker, much more mature comic books aimed at adult-level readers.

Saltburn soundtrack is getting a vinyl release that is filled with ‘bath water’, in reference to a notorious scene in the film.Saltburn starred Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick, a middle-class interloper who poses as a scholarship student from a working-class background in order to strike up a friendship with Jacob Elordi’s wealthy aristocrat Felix Catton at Oxford University. Oliver is eventually invited by Felix to spend the summer at his family home, called Saltburn – a large mansion in the British countryside.The two characters strike up a complicated relationship, and one memorable scene finds Oliver, having overseen Jacob pleasuring himself in the bath, lapping the remaining drops of bathwater in the tub before it swirls down the plughole.And now, Bad World are releasing the film’s soundtrack on limited edition translucent vinyl which has been filled with what is being billed as ‘bath water’, in tribute to the scene.You can order your copy here.The soundtrack itself is filled with ‘00s indie and pop classics, including tracks by MGMT, Girls Aloud, The Killers, Bloc Party and Arcade Fire.The most notable track in the film was Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, which enjoyed a huge resurgence in popularity as a result of its inclusion, reaching Number Two on the UK Singles Chart.Speaking to NME at the time about seeing her song included in such a talking-point new film, she said: “I went along to a screening with my whole family – including my mum and my eldest – and luckily we all survived and we all loved it.”“I got that feeling that I find really delicious where afterwards you just want to think about the movie and talk about it.

Bring Me The Horizon have spoken about their surprise collaboration with AURORA on ‘Limousine’, revealing it was very nearly another popstar.Frontman Oli Sykes sat down with NME to talk through the Sheffield band’s new record ‘Post Human: Nex Gen‘. There, he explained the choices behind some of his collaborators on the rexord, including AURORA’s surprise appearance on ‘Limousine’.“I know what I wanted on that song and that was someone to bring something that could level it up – someone like a really ethereal, haunting, beautiful, voice,” he told NME.

Jose Mourinho is reportedly targeting a reunion with a Manchester United player this summer.

Finding a comfortable position on a flight can often seem like an exercise in futility.

The council says it is powerless to stop dodgy pavement parking in Longsight after a video emerged of dozens of cars blocking the footway.

Collecting coins can be worth a lot – especially if you decide to sell your findings.

It's time for our weekly Friday night pub quiz!

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a much-anticipated decision against efforts by conservative doctors and medical groups challenging access to mifepristone, one of two pharmaceuticals used in medication abortions. As a result of the high court’s decision, access to the drug won’t change.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on skaiwater's #gigi, Zsela's Big For You, Martha Skye Murphy's Um, and more.

Scotland hero Brian McClair is almost unrecognisable now following an astonishing transformation.

R.E.M. have explained why they will never reunite as a full-time band, saying that it would “never be as good” if they did.All four original members of the iconic alternative rock band – singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry – appeared together last night (June 13) as they were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.The band split amicably in 2011, while Berry had left the group during the height of their commercial success in 1997.

Kneecap have announced the biggest show of their career at the Belfast Arena. Find all the details below.The rap group, who released their debut album ‘Fine Art’ today (June 14), will play their largest headline gig in their hometown, where they are set to play at the SSE Arena on December 21.In a statement, they wrote: “What’s Happenin a chairde Gael, the long wait is over and our debut album is finally here!! After 800 years of tomfoolery from the British government we have potentially struck the final blow to the imperialists.“We will have our biggest show in Belfast in December, our final gig of the year at the SSE with 6000 fenians for a night of debauchery,” they added.

Eamonn Holmes' mystery female companion has been identified as a family friend.

Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has insisted that The Simpsons named Duff Beer after him.The rock n’ roll star first made the claim in his 2011 autobiography It’s So Easy and Other Lies, stating that a “production company working on a new animated series” contacted him in 1988/89 to ask if they could use the name ‘Duff’ for a band of beer in the show,” owing to his reputation as a “big drinker”.Believing it was a low-budget animation project, McKagan laughed off the request and said “no problem”. However, he began to take notice when Duff became an integral part of the show, and merchandise started popping up all over the world.

Tom Morello covered Måneskin and MC5 at his headline show in London last night (June 13). Watch video footage above.The Rage Against The Machine guitarist played an intimate solo set at the Electric Ballroom in Camden Town ahead of his appearance at Download Festival 2024 tomorrow (Saturday June 15).When announcing the small gig in April, Morello promised that he’d be joined onstage by some “special guests”.Four songs into the show, the musician teamed up with Måneskin guitarist Thomas Raggi on a joint rendition of the band’s 2023 single ‘Gossip’ – on which Morello features.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been left ecstatic after Anton du Beke announced he will be continuing to tour with Giovanni Pernice, despite the dancer being axed from the BBC show.

Brits are raving about a lesser-known island that's a paradise for birdwatchers.

Bebe Rexha has hit out at her former collaborator G-Eazy, calling him a “stuck-up ungrateful loser”.The Albanian-American singer called out the Californian rapper on social media for not directly asking her to shoot social media content with him. The duo have previously worked together on their 2015 hit ‘Me, Myself and I’, which was released on G-Eazy’s second album ‘When It’s Dark Out’.Rexha shared a now-deleted Instagram story of a screenshot with the request, with her writing underneath: “G-Eazy you have my number. Why don’t you text me and ask me yourself you stuck up ungrateful loser.“You’re lucky people are liking you again.

Former Rangers and Scotland hero Ally McCoist fears lack of goals could cost us dearly at Euro 2024, but says Steve Clarke’s side do have players that can cause problems for Germany in tonight’s opener.

A passenger who allegedly attacked cabin crew on a Glasgow to Tenerife flight has been told he might not be able to fly home.