Demi Lovato Signs With Brandon Creed for Management

Rishi Sunak today refused to comment AGAIN on the future of HS2 rail to Manchester, amid reports he will announce the scrapping of the northern leg of the line during his keynote speech to the Tory party conference on Tuesday.

Bosses of an historic country pub famed for its Sunday roasts have announced its sudden closure - blaming "£10k a month" gas and electric bills. The Frozen Mop is set in a 19th century barn building in rural Mobberley in Cheshire.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has been branded an 'inspiration' by his supportive co-star as he shared a two-week countdown to his next challenge. The actor is often seen lacing up his trainers and heading out to pound the pavements of Greater Manchester after discovering his love of running during lockdown.

Stephen Ried could have been knocking around the cobbles for a bit longer, the actor who plays him has revealed. Coronation Street fans will be left on tenterhooks next week when the broke businessman-turner-serial killer finally leaves Weatherfield but just how he exits the famous street remains to be seen.

Fashion giant Boohoo is planning to make major cuts to its business after its sales were slashed by more than £150m during the first half of its financial year. The Manchester-headquartered group has identified £125m of cost savings which it will make during the rest of this year and into 2024.

Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor has gushed over her departing co-star Todd Boyce as she teases her character's involvement in Stephen Reid's exit. It has been revealed that the broke businessman-turned-serial killer's murderous secret will be revealed next week before he leaves the cobbles.

Tim Metcalfe looks as though he could be Stephen Reid's final victim as his exit from the cobbles beckons. As a new day dawns in Weatherfield, Stephen is planning his escape from the cobbles and the trail of dead bodies, unaware that, the residents of Coronation Street are putting together the pieces of a rather shocking jigsaw puzzle, one that could leave him seeing out his days behind bars, not running one on a beach.

Made in Chelsea's Miles Nazaire is the latest celebrity announced to be joining ITV's Dancing on Ice, which will launch in 2024. Revealing the news on social media, Miles wrote: "I’ve always loved to dance but it’s usually on a dance floor on a Saturday night and Dancing on Ice looks so difficult.

After a disappointing defeat in their last outing, United will be looking to make things right when they face Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Mackenzie Boyd will be left with a life or death choice next week in Emmerdale as Charity Dingle and Chloe Harris' lives hang in the balance. Mack and Chloe ended up together earlier this year after Charity dumped her new husband after finding out he'd secretly fathered Chloe's newborn son, Reuban, while he was ill in hospital.

Rylan Clark has jokingly 'sacked' his radio team after they took an opportunity to pull a cruel yet hilarious prank on the star. Those who follow the radio and TV presenter online will know that last week he faced the return of an unwelcome house guest.

A single mum who 'goes out of her way to help others' was given a 'gut-wrenching' diagnosis after being admitted to hospital on Christmas Day.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has heaped praise on his now-on-screen husband Peter Ash after viewers saw them tie the knot - twice - in the ITV soap. There was joy in Weatherfield on Monday night (October 2) as Billy tied the knot with Paul Foreman in front of their nearest and dearest in the Bistro.

Coronation Street actor Todd Boyce, who plays serial killer Stephen Reid, has teased that a show icon could be killed off ahead of his soap exit. It appears that Stephen is not giving up his evil ways and could strike again, as he becomes desperate to flee Weatherfield next week when his lies start to unravel.

Shirley Ballas has opened up about how violent and sexual messages from social media trolls left her scared to leave her home.The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 63, shared her horrific trolling experiences with former Love Island star Olivia Attwood in her new ITV documentary Olivia Attwood vs The Trolls. Recalling the worst of the trolling, Shirley said: "I’ve had people draw coffins with me in it with somebody with a spade that said, ‘Die you b***h.'" Detailing how these messages have left her afraid to leave her home, she continued: "I am talking about being in public. You worry about those same strange people that write these kinds of messages.

Gemma Atkinson has snapped back at Instagram mum-shamers after they raised concerns over her son Thiago, when she shared an adorable snap of the newborn napping.The former Hollyoaks star, 38, and her fiance Gorka Márquez welcomed their son just a few weeks ago, but Gemma has already fallen victim to online mum-shamers.The mum-of-two took to Instagram to share some snaps as she introduced her newborn son to her radio co-host Mike Toolan. One of these snaps saw Thiago in a wicker basket napping while laying on his front, and it was this photo that sparked concern with some of Gemma's followers. One wrote: "Please put him to sleep on his back to prevent SIDS xxx" and a second added: "Oh not sure about babies sleeping on their front, that could be quite dangerous." "Since they introduced the advice to put babies to sleep on their back, the SIDS rate has dropped by 85 per cent," commented a third.

More than 21,000 North Lanarkshire residents have now signed a raft of online petitions protesting against the closure of 39 leisure centres, libraries and community spaces – including landmark spaces such as the John Smith pool, Aquatec, Shotts leisure centre and Sir Matt Busby complex.

It was a slam dunk for Long Calderwood Primary at the weekend as stars of East Kilbride's Caledonia Gladiators joined the local community in celebrating new sports equipment for the school.

The body of a man has been found near a Scots viaduct.

Ava Phillippe is getting candid about her mental health.

RAYE has officially kicked off the North American fall leg of her 2023 My 21st Century Blues World Tour and we have the full set list available!

After Taylor Swift attended her first Kansas City Chiefs football game to watch Travis Kelce play, she was seen leaving the stadium with him and they drove off in a convertible together.

The 1975′s Matty Healy is taking an opportunity to apologize for his recent controversies.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s never the VMAs without drama, real, manufactured or imagined, and the first hour of Tuesday night’s show was no exception. Either before or after her performance with Cardi B of their new single “Bongos,” fan footage of Megan Thee Stallion apparently getting into an argument with Justin Timberlake, who took the stage with his (reunited?) bandmates in NSYNC early in the show. In a crowded area backstage, Megan is seen getting glam while the members of NSYNC pass.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As expected, 19 years after Justin Timberlake left the group and ten since their last performance together, the five members of NSYNC reunited again on Tuesday at the VMAs at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Their return was greeted with no small amount of enthusiasm by the crowd and especially Taylor Swift, who was seated up front next to Ice Spice.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Steven J. Horowitz has joined Variety as senior music writer, effective immediately. In his new role, he will be a key voice in music reporting and criticism, writing news articles, reviews, commentary, appreciations and cover stories across all of Variety’s platforms.

Bruno Mars’ Brazilian fans have been begging him to return and perform for the country, and they finally had their dreams come true over the weekend.The singer performed at the first ‘The Town’ festival at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, which was expected to attract half a million people over the five-day event. On Monday, he shared an epic video montage on social media showing his time at the festival and walking through the city streets.A post shared by Bruno Mars (@brunomars)Fresh from his performances with a smile on his face, the singer wrote, “It’s been 6 long years but I finally ‘Come to Brasil’ Thank you São Paulo for two incredible nights.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Lil Wayne spoke for a lot of people attending Saturday’s “50 Years of Hip-Hop” celebration at the official residence of the vice president of the United States in Washington, D.C.: At the conclusion of his set, he thanked the audience and said, “I cannot believe I am here.” Vice President Kamala Harris also spoke for many of the approximately 400 assembled artists, executives, politicians, journalists and others when she said as part of her opening remarks, “Hip-hop now shapes nearly every aspect of American popular culture, and it reflects the incredible diversity and ingenuity of the American people. I truly believe hip-hop is one of America’s greatest exports.” Although hip-hop has certainly received at least some of the respect it is due in recent years — nowhere near enough, considering it is indisputably the most important and influential cultural movement of the last half century — it was still surreal to be watching artists like Wayne, Common, Jeezy, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Doug E.

Demi Lovato has signed a new management deal after recently parting ways with former manager Scooter Braun.The singer has joined Brandon Creed’s Good World Management, whose roster includes Charli XCX, Mark Ronson, Orville Peck and Troye Sivan, according to Billboard. He also previously managed Bruno Mars.The deal arrives one week ahead of her forthcoming album ‘Revamped’, which will see her reimagine hits from her career as rock songs and feature artists including a revamped version of ‘Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)’ with Slash.Two other tracks, ‘Heart Attack (Rock Version)’ and ‘Cool For The Summer (Rock Version)’ have previously been shared from the project.It comes just weeks after reports said Lovato and Ariana Grande parted ways with Braun last month.The news of Lovato ending her working relationship with Braun came from Variety, which reported that, although the reasons for the split are unknown, the separation was “amicable”.A month earlier J Balvin, also left Braun’s management to join Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation.Shortly after, Braun shared a jokey response to reports that a host of his artists were seeking new management, writing: “Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself.”Other clients of his include Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Ava Max and Carly Rae Jepsen.Braun first rose to fame in 2008 after helping launch the career of a then-12-year-old Bieber, after seeing him performing on YouTube, and has since gone on to represent him for 15 years.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Newer fans may not be aware that in the early years of his career, James Blake’s music was really, really weird. The largely instrumental tracks featured lots of blipping, angular grooves and warped sounds and voices that were initially totally disorienting but would always coalesce into something melodic or rhythmic (if sometimes testing the boundaries of coherence).

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel, Sheryl Crow, Nile Rodgers, Bootsy Collins, Sofi Tukker, Rufus Wainwright, Bush and many more have joined a coalition of musicians called Artist for Action to Prevent Gun Violence designed to inspire people to volunteer, donate and vote to end the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States. The organization is launching with a series of live events, including a performance by Bush and special guests at New York’s Irving Plaza on September 22.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After weeks of rumors, it’s official: Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects, home to releases by Trippie Redd, Ice Spice, Iann Dior and more, has launched a joint venture with Warner Music Group. According to the announcement, the label, which was founded by Grainge — son of Universal Music chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge — in 2016, will become a standalone label within the WMG ecosystem, bringing its roster and team into the WMG fold.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Nirvana’s third and final album, “In Utero,” is often overlooked because it basically marked the beginning of the end of the band — Kurt Cobain died less than eight months after it was released. While not the kind of celebratory, culture-shifting album that its predecessor, “Nevermind,” was, it’s still a glorious piece of vulnerable, rebellious rock music that includes some of Cobain’s best-ever songs.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Beyonce usually pulls out the stops for special occasions, and at her third and final concert at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Monday night, her own birthday was no exception.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sean “Diddy” Combs, the entrepreneur, executive, Bad Boy Records founder and artist, is set to receive the Global Icon Award and perform at MTV’s 2023 VMAs, airing live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music In a rare move apparently themed for Labor Day, Bad Boy Records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs has “decided to reassign his Bad Boy publishing rights back to all Bad Boy artists and writers who helped build Bad Boy into the powerhouse it is today,” a source close to the situation confirmed to Variety on Monday. The artists in question include the Notorious B.I.G.’s estate, Faith Evans, Ma$e, the Lox, 112 and “many more” unspecified creators.