Ellie Goulding announces Brightest Blue UK tour dates for 2021

Angelique Jackson What a week it’s been for Sandra Oh!Following Sunday’s final season premiere of “Killing Eve,” which coincided with her appearance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards where she was a nominee for “The Chair,” Oh walked the red carpet on Tuesday in Hollywood for the debut of Disney-Pixar’s “Turning Red.”“Look at this, it’s so amazing, I can’t stop looking at it and thinking that it’s real,” Oh told Variety while pointing to the glittering “Turning Red” marquee atop the El Capitan Theatre.Oh posed outside the Hollywood Blvd. venue with co-star Rosalie Chiang and Grammy-winning superstar Billie Eilish, who, alongside her brother Finneas, contributed original songs to the coming-of-age animated tale.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” From “Bridget Jones’ Diary” to “Judy,” Renée Zellweger knows a thing or two about transformation.The two-time Oscar winner’s latest, as convicted murderer Pam Hupp in NBC’s “The Thing About Pam,” is no exception. “It was a team of magicians,” Zellweger told me Monday night at a press event at the Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel. “What they’re capable of is pretty miraculous.”The six-episode “The Thing About Pam” is based on the podcast of the same name and several episodes of “Dateline NBC,” which detailed the 2011 murder of Hupp’s friend Betsy Faria.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Stacia Philips Deshishku, an ABC News veteran who has supervised audio content and was a former deputy Washington Bureau chief for the Disney-backed news outlet, has been named executive editor and senior vice president position. She reports to Kim Godwin, president of ABC News.Philips Deshishku will essentially work as the second-in-command of ABC News editorial efforts, working closely with senior producers at “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight,” “The View,” “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” “20/20,” “Tamron Hall” and “Nightline,” as well as ABC News’ booking unit.Prior to joining ABC,  the executive managed newsgathering around  some of the biggest domestic and international stories while serving as CNN’s director of coverage.

Jill Biden, Ed.D., shows support for Ukraine during President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address wearing a gorgeous ensemble.Dr. Biden wore a deep blue, long-sleeved dress, accessorized with the Ukrainian national flower as cufflinks.

Neil Diamond has sold his entire songwriting and recording catalogue to Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed amount.In addition to his publishing and masters, the deal includes 110 unreleased tracks, an unreleased album, and archival video footage.According to Rolling Stone, UMG will also handle any future Neil Diamond music if the musician decides to record any new music.“After nearly a decade in business with UMG, I am thankful for the trust and respect that we have built together and I feel confident in the knowledge that Lucian, Jody, Bruce, Michelle, and the global team at UMG, will continue to represent my catalog and future releases with the same passion and integrity that have always fueled my career,” Diamond said in a statement about the sale.Lucian Grainge, UMG’s chairman and CEO, added: “Neil Diamond is by definition, a truly universal songwriter. His immense songbook and recordings encompass some of the most cherished and enduring songs in music history.

Wolf Alice have been crowned the Best Festival Headliner at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The London band beat Billie Eilish, Liam Gallagher, Megan Thee Stallion and Tyler, The Creator to the title.Wolf Alice made their first post-lockdown festival appearance at Latitude Festival last summer, where they played a headline slot at Henham Park. Their performance saw them deliver a roaring rendition of ‘The Last Man On Earth’, as well as a cover of The Velvet Underground‘s ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’.In a review of their set at Latitude, NME wrote: “Wolf Alice might not be old guard yet, but their Friday night headlining performance makes their future incredibly clear – legends of British music who top bills on the regular.”Wolf Alice were up for four other nominations at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, including Best Band In The World and Best Album In The World.

the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her dazzling acting debut as Alana Kane in Licorice Pizza.The rock star-turned-actress beat out Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonathan Majors, Riz Ahmed and Thomasin McKenzie for the prize.Last year, she told NME that she had “no movie star training” before taking on the role in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s film.“I jumped in at the deep end,” Alana said. “I had no experience. I asked Paul if I should and he was like, ‘No, don’t do anything.

FKA Twigs delivered a triumphant speech at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, where she was honoured with the Godlike Genius award.FKA Twigs – real name Tahliah Debrett Barnett – was presented the award by Soul II Soul legend Jazzie B during the ceremony which took place March 2 at the O2 Academy Brixton.“It’s incredible that I’m here to deliver this award to a young sister,” Jazzie B said of giving Twigs the honour, highlighting the fact that she is the youngest winner in history.He added: “Did you hear me, Brixton? This is a young lady at the very top of her game. You’re blessed baby, you truly are blessed,” before introducing a montage of Twigs’ best impressive moments.“I’m really so grateful,” Twigs began as she accepted her award, before telling a story about previous Godlike Genius winner Noel Gallagher.“I was out drinking the other day and I was in a bar and Noel Gallagher was there so I was quite starstruck and I went up to him and said I was receiving the same award as him and he was quite sweet but quite iconically unimpressed with me,” she said.“I could tell that I’d had a couple drinks and he didn’t really care.

Sydney Sweeney's massive diamond ring is, in fact, an engagement ring!Just one day after the star sparked engagement rumors, the 24-year-old actress and her 37-year-old boyfriend, Jonathan Davino, are engaged, according to multiple reports.Sweeney, who was spotted wearing a huge diamond ring in L.A. while debuting her new red hairdo, has been linked to Davino since at least 2018.

Taylor Swift has won Best Reissue at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for the re-imagining of her 2012 pivotal album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’.She beat out OutKast (‘ATLiens)’, Nirvana (‘Nevermind’), Radiohead (‘Kid Amnesiae’), and The Beatles (‘Let It Be’) for the prize.In a four-star review, NME said the album’s production is “a little sharper” than the original 2012 release, “with instrumentation being brought further into focus”, adding that Swift’s voice had matured “significantly in the intervening decade” since she released ‘Red’.The new version also featured fresh additions like the poignant charity single ‘Ronan’, ‘Better Man’ as song that was originally written for Little Big Town in 2016, and ‘Babe’, which long-time collaborator, producer, and this year’s Songwriter Award winner Jack Antonoff adds brass and ‘1989’-style shine to.In 2020, Swift picked up the NME award for Best Solo Act In The World, sharing that she was “honoured and very excited” about the award.“I want to say thank you so much to anyone who writes about music, who blogs about music, who tweets about music, who cares about music,” she said. “But most of all, I want to say thank you to the fans because they are the only reason that I get to do this.”She added: “Thank you to all of the artists that are here tonight, I am such a fan of all of you.

Jenna Bush Hager's boss told her she had been tapped to dress up as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader for Halloween, the 40-year-old co-host busted a sweat. Out of nervousness? No way. The sweat was her body's natural way of saying, «Challenge accepted.»On the third anniversary of her Read With Jenna book club, Bush Hager opened up to ET's Rachel Smith about what triggered her healthy lifestyle transformation and, as it turned out, her boss, perhaps unknowingly, lent a helping hand.«I have to tell you, when your boss says you're gonna be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader — and I grew up in Dallas — guess what? You try to get fit.»Devoted fans of the show will remember Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie (despite being a lifelong fan of the Cowboys' divisional rival Philadelphia Eagles) donned the iconic cheerleader uniform for Halloween last year.

Queen of the selfie. Kim Kardashian has been snapping selfies since she was a child and she hasn’t slowed down in the decades since.

Radio silence. Teddi Mellencamp hasn’t spoken to fellow Celebrity Big Brother alum Todrick Hall since the show ended — and she’s OK with that.

Sarah Hyland is opening up about how taxing it was on her just before her first kidney transplant all while filming Modern Family at the same time.

Ellie Goulding is looking so fit!

ELLIE Goulding sent her fans wild tonight by showcasing her ripped figure in athletic snaps. The Starry-Eyed singer, 33, is gearing up for the release of fourth album Brightest Blue and delighted Instagram followers with the pics.

Ellie Goulding has released her latest single, ‘Slow Grenade’, from her forthcoming studio album, ‘Brightest Blue’. The single features American singer-songwriter and producer LAUV.Listen to it below.‘Slow Grenade’ is the final track to be taken from the ‘EG.0’ half of the double album, which is set for release on July 17.

Ellie Goulding has dropped the first single from her upcoming album, Brightest Blue, called “Slow Grenade”!

Well, here’s a thing I’ve got out of the habit of writing about. Someone’s announced some tour dates.

Ellie Goulding has voiced concerns her environmental activism is harming her career.The Love Me Like You Do singer made a recent appearance on the So Hot Right Now podcast and revealed that she loses thousands of social media followers whenever she talks passionately about climate change on her online channels - causing her to hold back on discussing it. The 33-year-old hitmaker said that she is: "very protective over my job because I've created my job entirely by myself.

Ellie Goulding wants to release "Slow Grenade" with Lauv ahead of her forthcoming fourth album Brighest Blue, which comes out July 17. And he's all for it.

Face App is one of the most popular photo apps and it is easy to see why. One of the functions of the app is a gender swap where people can take a photo and see what they would look like as the opposite gender.

Ellie Goulding will perform an ‘intimate’ Glasgow show as part of her new tour next year. The Starry Eyed singer will take to the stage of the city’s O2 Academy on May 10, 2021 during her six-date UK and Ireland ‘Brightest Blue’ tour.

Ellie Goulding thinks her environmental campaigning has hurt her career. The 33-year-old pop star is a UN environment ambassador and is often outspoken on so-called green issues, but Ellie believes her campaigning has lost her fans over the years. She said: "I genuinely thought that the activism would jeopardise my job, and I believe it has.

Ellie Goulding has announced details of a UK and Ireland tour for next spring.The singer will take her new album ‘Brightest Blue’, which lands next month, on the road next April and May.The new album follows 2015’s ‘Delirium’, and is set to feature collaborations from the late Juice WRLD, Diplo and more.‘Brightest Blue’ will arrive on July 17 via Interscope, and the new tour will begin in Manchester at the O2 Apollo on April 28, 2021.The seven-date tour also features a London show at Hammersmith Apollo, and finishes up at Dublin on May 12, 2021 at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre.Excited to announce my first run of intimate shows for 2021.

Hit singer Ellie Goulding has announced a concert date for next year in Ireland.