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HBO executive has shared doubts of whether the Jon Snow spin-off series of Game Of Thrones can “go all the way” to air.Last year, the currently unnamed series was first announced by HBO, with Thrones star Emilia Clarke then seemingly confirming that Kit Harington will reprise his role as Jon Snow for the sequel.Harington then fuelled the rumour mill when discussing the possibility of a sequel in an interview early this year, but HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi has now cast doubt over the possibility of it making it to air.“We’re just working deeply with the writers to get it in shape for potential greenlight, but at this point, no, no determination on whether it can go all the way,” Orsi said (via Deadline).Discussing potential plot lines of the show at a Game Of Thrones convention last year, Harington said: “I think if you asked him, he would’ve felt he got off lightly,” adding of his character: “At the end of the show when we find him in that cell, he’s preparing to be beheaded and he wants to be. He’s done.

Beyoncé paid tribute to her musical idol Tina Turner during a concert in Paris this weekend.The singer performed at the Stade de France on Friday (May 26) as part of her ‘Renaissance’ tour, where she took a moment to remember Turner, who died on Wednesday (May 24) aged 83 following a long illness.“I just want to take a second and honour Tina Turner,” Beyoncé told the crowd. “If you’re a fan of mine, you’re a fan of Tina Turner. I wouldn’t be on this stage without Tina Turner, so I want you guys to just scream, so she can feel your love.

K-pop boyband Stray Kids have released a teaser for their upcoming music video for ’S-Class’.On May 29, the JYP Entertainment act shared a first look at their music video for ’S-Class’, the lead single of their upcoming studio album ‘5-Star’. The record and music video are due out later this week on June 2 at 1pm KST/12am ET.Stray Kids appear to be leaders of an uprising in the new visual, with cloaked figures raising their fists towards members of the group in solidarity.

d4vd has shared an exclusive playlist to accompany the launch of NME’s The Cover.The Houston-based artist stars on this week’s cover (May 29) as we renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with d4vd can be read here.To celebrate, d4vd has curated a ‘songs for tour’ playlist, featuring songs from Holly Humberstone, The Japanese House, Clairo, Billie Eilish and more.

NCT has been named Ferragamo’s newest global ambassador.Jeno’s appointment as the Italian luxury fashion house’s new ambassador was announced today (May 29) by the brand on Instagram.In its post, Ferragamo noted that the NCT member is its “first global male ambassador”. The brand also said that the new partnership “seals the relationship between Ferragamo and Jeno, who have started building ties prior to this announcement”.“We’re driven by the same passion in our creativity and feel fortunate to have him join Ferragamo,” said the brand’s creative director Maximilian Davis in Ferragamo’s statement.Meanwhile, Jeno added that he is “very excited to create a synergy with the brand and [is] looking forward to disclosing our future projects”.

Paloma Faith has hit out at the new live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, saying that it’s not what she wants to be teaching the next generation of women.Disney’s The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey came out Friday (May 26), and also stars Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Daveed Diggs as the voice of Sebastian, Awkwafina as the voice of Scuttle and Jacob Tremblay as the voice of Flounder.Faith was among stars who attended one of the film’s opening weekend screenings, but took to social media to voice her issues with the remake.“Just seen the new Little Mermaid with my kids and while I think Halle gives a good performance and it’s great casting as a mother of girls, I don’t want my kids to think it’s ok to give up your entire voice and your powers to love man,” the ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ singer wrote on her Instagram story over the weekend (via Metro).She added: “Wtf is this shit?! Not what I want to be teaching next gen women at all.”Earlier this year, Bailey explained how she wanted to bring a more nuanced and modern perspective to the film, in which Ariel is willing to give her up life in the sea to marry a prince and live on the land.“I’m really excited for my version of the film because we’ve definitely changed that perspective of just her wanting to leave the ocean for a boy,” she told Edition Magazine.“It’s way bigger than that. It’s about herself, her purpose, her freedom, her life and what she wants.”“As women we are amazing, we are independent, we are modern, we are everything and above,” she continued.

K-pop boyband SHINee have shared plans for their upcoming concerts and music releases this year.On May 28, SHINee held the second night of their 15th anniversary fan meeting in Seoul, which was also streamed worldwide via Beyond LIVE. During the event, SHINee revealed that they plan to make several comebacks in 2023.Among those comebacks are a previously announced release coming up in June, which will be accompanied by a three-night concert.

Iron Man director Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr. was initially considered for a different role in the film that kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Downey first starred as Iron Man (aka Tony Stark) in the titular 2008 film, and went on to reprise the role in a further nine MCU entries, including two direct sequels to Iron Man (released in 2010 and 2013, respectively).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief NBCUniversal (NBCU) and JioCinema, Viacom18’s streaming service, have entered into a multi-year partnership bringing thousands of hours of NBCU films and TV series to India. Content is sourced from the Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Universal Television Alternative Studio, Sky Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Bravo brands. NBCU’s programming will live in a Peacock branded hub starting next month on JioCinema’s newly announced “JioCinema Premium” SVOD tier. While JioCinema has been making an audience impact with free-of-charge screenings of the ongoing IPL cricket tournament, the first content announced on the subscription tier hailed from another recent deal with Warner Bros Discovery.

NBCUniversal has entered into a partnership with Indian streaming service JioCinema, owned by Viacom18, bringing thousands of hours of NBCU films and series to India. 

Prime Video is expanding its global slate of Korean dramas with vampire-themed fantasy romcom HeartBeat, starring Ok Taec-yeon. 

Journalist Emily Morgan told her ITV colleagues how she wanted to be remembered before she tragically passed away last week at the age of 45.

Hilary Duff recently admitted she's a fan and follower of Gwyneth Paltrow's "starvation diet." Paltrow, 50, made headlines earlier this year when she revealed controversial wellness tips, which included intermittent fasting followed by bone broth meals.  "I know Gwyneth is in trouble for saying this, but sometimes I try to just drink coffee in the morning and starve off my hunger," Duff said during an interview on Molly Sims' "Lipstick on the Rim" podcast. The "How I Met Your Father" actress isn't the only Hollywood star to go to extremes and maintain a strict routine.

Manchester United are reportedly showing interest in Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi ahead of the summer transfer window.

In April, Tina Turner gave her final interview. Some of her answers on the subject of life and death have never been seen until now, and, on reflection, seem particularly poignant since her passing. While it remains unclear if Tina knew she was terminally ill at the time, four weeks prior, on World Kidney Day in March, she revealed to fans on Instagram that she had put herself in “great danger” by not taking her 1978 hypertension diagnosis seriously.

All traces of former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield are being removed from ITV, claims a show insider. It comes after the 61-year-old resigned from the broadcaster after confessing to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a young colleague.

Kerry Katona has opened up about her desire to become a grandma, but says that none of her five children are "even close" to having kids themselves. Writing in her weekly column Kerry, 42, revealed that daughter Heidi, 16, would like to become a mum one day, before discussing the teen's "fear" of pregnancy. Sign up - for free - to see what Kerry, who is also mum to Molly, 21, Lilly, 20, Max, 15 and DJ, nine, has to say.

Sam Faiers jetted off for a flying visit to the big apple to celebrate the American launch of her hugely successful supplement brand.The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 32, revealed to fans on her social media that she had spent just two nights in New York. Although she couldn’t stay for long, Sam called the US launch “a dream come true” and shared that it had “always been my goal.” Sam, who admitted that she felt emotional leaving her kids behind in the UK, is partnering with Saks, a department store headquartered in New York that boasts 42 locations across the country, to bring her brand to a brand new audience.To celebrate the collab, Sam posed in a bright pink pantsuit outside of Saks’ most famous store which is located on New York’s iconic fifth avenue. The former reality star thanked her “amazing team” for the feat and paid tribute to her business partner, John Bailey.

Yes, you read that right, your favourite morning pick-me-up will be free for one day only on Tuesday, May 30th!

According to a well-placed insider, who was a part of Tracy’s final show celebrations, no-one was more shocked by the ‘snub’ than Ally.

Now in its 18th year, the Bonds Baby Search encourages parents to take a snap of their larger-than-life little ones, no matter how silly, messy, or cute, and submit it for judging to the Bonds team. 

Paramore’s recent show in Atlanta, frontwoman Hayley Williams paid tribute to the late, great Tina Turner by interpolating the chorus of her 1984 hit ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ into one of the band’s own songs.The show itself went down at the State Farm Arena last Thursday (May 25), with the tribute coming just over halfway through Paramore’s 22-song setlist. For their performance of the ‘After Laughter’ single ‘Told You So’, Williams swapped the last chorus out for the lyrics to ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’. Turner released the titular song in 1984, marking the third single from that year’s ‘Private Dancer’ album.

Newton Stewart Triathlon Club held their annual Aquathlon at Merrick Leisure Centre, Newton Stewart on Saturday.

Crossmichael and Parton Playgroup celebrated National Bee Day.

A Castle Douglas technology charity is eyeing up expansion plans after experiencing high demand for a new service.

Staff at a Newton Stewart family butcher are celebrating after lifting a top industry accolade.

Dumfries Model Flying Club celebrated more than 100 years of aviation history with a special Scale Day event at Mabie last weekend.

Make the most of your bank holiday weekend by reading your daily horoscope - what can you expect from today? There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years. From Aries through to Pisces, here's what today could bring for your horoscope - and what you can do to be prepared.

With a successful career, picturesque home in the Berkshire countryside and close royal connections, James Middleton has admitted in the past that he’s led “a richly blessed and privileged life”. But things have not always been easy for the 36-year-old entrepreneur, who grew up in a happy household with older sisters Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and Pippa and their parents Carole and Michael.

Jennifer Lopez kept it casual in a black cardigan and white t-shirt while out shopping with a gal pal in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon (May 28).

Ashlee Simpson Ross is opening up about the secret to her strong marriage with husband, Evan Ross.

aespa have released a music video for ‘‘Til We Meet Again’, from their third mini-album ‘MY WORLD’.aespa’s new music video for ‘‘Til We Meet Again’ features archival footage of the girl group performing the song during one their ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ concerts. The clip also includes footage of the quartet in Sydney and behind-the-scenes footage from various music video shoots.“‘Til we meet, ’til we meet again / When you and I drеam together / It’s a nevеr-ending story / Please cherish it until we meet again,” aespa sing on the sentimental pop ballad.aespa first premiered ‘‘Til We Meet Again’ during the Seoul show of their ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ tour in February, alongside ‘Salty & Sweet’, ‘Thirsty’ and ‘I’m Unhappy’.

Nick Cave has spoken about what to expect from the next Bad Seeds album, and if there’s a chance of more music from Grinderman any time soon.Earlier this year, the Australian musician was criticised by a fan for losing the anger that was present in much of his earlier work.In a post on his blog The Red Hand Files, Cave shared a note from the fan who asked: “When did you become a Hallmark card hippie? Joy, love, peace. Puke! Where’s the rage, anger, hatred?”In response, Cave said the death of his son Arthur was behind the shift in his energy. “Things changed after my first son died,” he wrote.

Toyah Willcox and her husband, King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, have returned with the latest instalment of their Sunday Lunch cover series, putting their idiosyncratic spin on Golden Earring’s 1973 song ‘Radar Love’.“You’re my radar baby,” Willcox says to Fripp after their performance, to which Fripp replies enthusiastically: “I’m your baby!” Willcox then waves around a model of a radio signal tower – which she held for the bulk of the live cover – joking that she’s “picking up babies singing”. Fripp closes the video out by quipping, “I’d believe anything from this kitchen.”Have a look at their cover of ‘Radar Love’ below, then compare it to Golden Earring’s original:Last month marked the return of Willcox and Fripp’s Sunday Lunch series, following a month off to focus on other projects.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the US Supreme Court ruling on a long-running copyright dispute between the Andy Warhol Foundation and the photographer Lynn Goldsmith, and Universal getting into bed with AI music company Endel.SECTION TIMES01: Prince (00:06:30)02: AI Music (00:23:37)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Music industry welcomes US Supreme Court ruling in Prince artwork copyright case• Universal Music allies with music AI company Endel to create some “science-backed soundscapes”ALSO MENTIONED• TikTok sues Montana over ban• CMU Podcast: Sound Of 2017, AI in music, Kate Bush (December 2016)MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

Just yesterday, we picked Sexyy Red's "Pound Town" as a sleeper candidate for song of the summer. Right on cue, it's got a remix featuring an A-list rapper, and it's none other than Nicki Minaj.