Jorja Smith shares jazzy new song ‘Kiss Me In The Morning’

Just because Mark Wahlberg got COVID, his family wasn’t about to give up their vacation.

A tiny frog has been found in a bunch of bananas at a primary school - having journeyed 5,000 miles to get to the north west.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Osaka Asian Film Festival has unveiled its biggest ever program – a total of 76 films – to unspool next month (March 10-20, 2022).Its competition section includes the acclaimed Korean debut film “Aloners,” which offers an exacting critique of the alienating effects upon life of modern capitalist economies; Hong Kong biopic “Anita”; the world premiere of “Angry Son,” which combines LGBT and mixed race themes in a heartwarming comedy; Kong Dashan’s new take on “Journey to the West,” as a ragtag group of people on a UFO hunt; “Mama’s Affair,” the second film by Kearen Pang, whose 2017 debut “29+1” won Osaka’s audience award, “No Land’s Man” from Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and festival circuit hit “Barbarian Invasion.” The spotlight section includes ten titles. Among them are “The Ground Beneath her Feet” from Bangladesh’s Mohammad Rabby Mridha; “A Room of Her own” from China’s Xie Yiran; and Carlo Francisco Manatad’s “Whether the Weather is Fine.”The largest component section is the twenty-title Indie Forum, a platform for Japanese indie films that allow the winner to claim the Japan Cuts Award.

Charlotte Dawson has been wowing fans while on holiday thanks to her regular social media updates.

The speed limit on Mancunian Way has been reduced significantly this week and we'd like to know what you think of the decision.

A train operator is 'strongly urging' people not to travel on the railways tomorrow as Storm Eunice hits the UK.

Celtic outcast Boli Bolingoli could finally be set for the exit door as it's reported he's in talks over a move to Russia.

Storm Dudley wielded it’s power yesterday afternoon as the plane transporting Manchester City back to the UK was forced to abandon its landing.

BBC Radio 2 fans have been left devastated after hearing that host Paul O’Grady is being taken off air after 23 years and will be replaced by comedian Rob Beckett.

A bustling Ferguslie Park community hub is urging groups in the area to apply for a share of £25,000 funding to help reduce isolation and increase health and well-being.

A music teacher guilty of a campaign of rape, abuse and grooming against six female pupils has been jailed for 11 years.

Erykah Badu and Jill Scott saw their combined streams more than tripled after the two contested in the first female battle of the popular Instagram Live #Verzuz series on Saturday night (May 9). The two singer-songwriters collectively pulled 6.7 million U.S. streams on Saturday and Sunday

"He had been the King of New York around the same time I’ve been the King of the West"

At the end of nearly two months of battles between regional producers, legacy producers, legendary rap producers, R&B and pop producers and writers, the Verzuz series of Instagram live song battles still had a glaring omission from their line-up: women. 

Michelle Obama, 56, loves her music! The Becoming author was living for Erykah Badu and Jill Scott‘s throwback themed Instagram Live battle, and couldn’t resist requesting one of her favorite songs in the comments. “Erykah…there are so many,” she began her comment, responding to the ladies’ question about songs the 725K tuned-in fans may want to hear. “Give us ‘Green Eyes’ from Mama’s Gun album,” she then added, referencing Erykah’s legendary 10-minute track off her second album. The unique track begins as a ’50s-inspired blues tune, before transitioning to more of an R&B soul vibe and finally an upbeat song. Over an hour after making the request, Erykah finally played a portion of the Mama’s Gun single!

The series focuses on a jazz musician who runs a club in Paris

By Will Thorne

Netflix has provided us with a behind the scenes look at their incoming original series The Eddy which comes to our screens next week.

Over fifty artists will feature in the 24hr live-stream

It's like Emma Stone once said, «My aunt used to live in Paris...»

Andre Holland and Amandla Stenberg get ready to play a few instruments during a band rehearsal in this still from Netflix’s The Eddy.

Fans will be able to "move from room to room inside her home"

So what if concerts have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic? The show must — and will — go on, thanks to these livestreaming shows and other special online music events that will keep you plugged into your favorite artists from the comfort of your couch.

"Shit...look like I got time now"

“Jay’s life philosophy is ‘my train is running on schedule.’ That’s how he lives his life.” 

Burna Boy has shared a new video for his track “Odogwu.” The TG Omari-directed clip portrays the Nigerian artist as a king among warriors and dancers. Watch it below.

Kendrick Lamar has deleted his entire Instagram feed and updated it to reflect that he's the founder of a new endeavor called pgLang. A press release for the new endeavor "not a 'record label,' a 'movie studio,' or a 'publishing house,'" but a "multi-lingual, at service company" spanning different mediums. The new initiative was founded by Lamar and Dave Free. In a statement, Free wrote that they are "focused on cultivating raw expression from grassroots partnerships."

Kendrick Lamar has teamed up with frequent collaborator Dave Free to launch a new creative service company, pgLang.

Kendrick Lamar and frequent collaborator Dave Free have launched pgLang, which is described in a press release as “a new multi-lingual, at service company.” The press release continues, “pgLang is at service to creators and projects that selflessly speak with, and for, the shared experiences that connect us all.”

Despite the strange, undeserving box office and awards failure of Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” astronaut movie with Ryan Gosling—a terrific film that should’ve been a solid awards contender—studios don’t seem too scared off by the genre yet. In fact, Gosling is taking another kick at the genre with directors Lord and Miller, AppleTV+ got into the game with their own show “For All Mankind,” and next up, boldly going into the unpredictable field is Netflix.