Kerry Katona's daughter Heidi, 17, is spitting image of mum in very grown-up snap

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA is urging members to support a new agreement with the major record labels, which establishes conditions under which singers’ voices can be replicated with AI. The union announced a tentative agreement with the labels — including Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Disney Music Group — on Friday, saying that it provides for “ethical and responsible” use of artificial intelligence. The agreement follows the union’s contract with the major studios, which ended last year’s actors strike, and which set terms for AI use in TV and film.

Owen Teague tells me before assuming a similar pose, swinging his long arm up and brushing his palm against the bottom of his face. “There’s something very soft about the way that chimps move. Their hands are just super loose.” He’s no zoologist, but Teague, the 25-year-old star of next month’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” knows a thing or two about animal behavior.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent It was in the land that took “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” as its motto that women were first allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, in 1900. This summer, the French capital will come full circle as it hosts the first-ever gender-balanced Olympics. From politicians to business titans to cultural leaders, the most powerful forces in Paris are aligning to make the three weeks of the Games a showcase for the modernity of France.

Alex Ritman “Boy Kills World,” the upcoming martial arts action film starring Bill Skarsgård as a deaf boy trained to enact vengeance on those who murdered his family, is getting a TV spinoff. Of sorts. “Super Dragon Punch Force 3,” the real-life action-packed fighter video game that features in the film (and will launch day-and-date with the U.S.

Spotify’s premium plans combining music and audiobooks will mean a lower mechanical royalty rate for songwriters on those plans, the company has confirmed, although it claims that earnings for creators will continue to rise.“Spotify is on track to pay publishers and societies more in 2024 than in 2023. As our industry partners are aware, changes in our product portfolio mean that we are paying out in different ways based on terms agreed to by both streaming services and publishers,” the statement reads. “Multiple DSPs have long paid a lower rate for bundles versus a stand-alone music subscription, and our approach is consistent.” The final sentence is in reference to plans offered by Amazon — which offers its music streaming as part of its Prime service — Apple and others.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Dan Abrams has enjoyed a tremendously successful career, which currently includes roles as chief legal analyst at ABC News and host of NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live.” But he knows it was the O.J. Simpson murder trial almost 30 years ago that put him on the map — and he has complicated feelings about it. “I’ve always had a little bit of guilt about the idea that the murderers of two innocent people helped start my career,” says Abrams, who was working for Court TV at the time.

Jordan Moreau Netflix’s fantasy series “The Witcher” will end with Season 5, the streamer announced Thursday morning. It also confirmed that Season 4 is now in production.

William Earl administrator The Austrian writers and directors behind pitch-black horror hits “Goodnight Mommy” and “The Lodge” are bringing their newest vision to America. “The Devil’s Bath,” the latest film from Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, is set to have its North American premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, and then head to Shudder for a June 28 streaming debut. The film had its world premiere at this year’s Berlinale, and was recently nominated for 11 Austrian Film Awards, including Best Film.

Jack Dunn Tribeca Festival, which announced its feature film lineup Wednesday, has now also revealed its television lineup for the 2024 festival, which includes brand new docuseries featuring Issa Rae and Dave Eggers and projects from Dakota Fanning, Jake Gyllenhaal and J.J. Abrams.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Paramount has delayed “Aang: The Last Airbender” to 2026 and moved “Transformers One” back by one week. The animated “Avatar: The Last Airbender” spinoff was previously set for Oct. 10, 2025 and will now open on Jan.

“Bluey” is ending after its supersized Season Three finale were unfounded.A show spokesperson “double-confirmed” to the Australian Broadcasting Company that the popular animated series has “no plans to end the show,” according to the “Today” Show. While fans wait to see what adventures are in store for Bluey, Bingo, Chilli, and Bandit in Season Four, they can catch ‘Bluey’s Big Play’ live on tour all year long.Best of all, tickets for the touring roadshow featuring all of your favorite characters are shockingly cheap.At the time of publication, our team found some seats going for as low as $8 before fees on Vivid Seats.Yes, really.While that price is a bit of an outlier, other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $26 to $370 before fees (to be fair, the show with $370 tickets is also an outlier).New York-based “Bluey” fans are in luck, too.On May 25-26, the show rolls into Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre for four (!) matinee shows that start at 11 a.m.

Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle. Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle may be invited by King Charles to spend some time with the Firm over the season this year.

One of the region’s largest hospital trusts, employing more than 20,000 people, has launched a major redundancy scheme and frozen recruitment in a bid to cut costs.

Janette Manrara has been flooded with supportive comments after sharing how she wasn't feeling her best. It came after the former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer shared a post with her fans and followers which declared: "You're Human!"

It was a tragedy that touched the hearts of a tight-knit community. Harpurhey - an inner-city Manchester suburb once named the most deprived neighbourhood in England - was the scene of the horror.

Coronation Street fans were left 'very happy' as they saw a former on-screen couple back on TV together after 13 years. Brooke Vincent was back in new reality show, Drama Queens, in which she stars alongside a number of other current and former soap stars.

Manchester United's financial fair play position has received a boost this week after Borussia Dortmund's qualification for the Champions League semi-finals triggered another payment as part of Jadon Sancho's loan deal.

“Dune: Part Two” returns to IMAX screens this weekend, a move that will likely send Denis Villeneuve‘s sequel over the $700 million global box office barrier. That’ll be a coup for him and Warner Bros. and all but assure Villeneuve makes “Dune: Part Three” as soon as possible (barring a break, of course, and maybe another project first as a creative palette cleanser).

GMA3 co-host Dr. Jennifer Ashton is exiting the morning show.

Prince William has returned to royal duties.

Henry Cavill was asked for an update on all the James Bond casting rumors that have been circulating for years.

Dua Lipa is opening up about her personal life.

Zack Snyder, the director of 2016′s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice starring Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman, just dropped a fun fact about casting for the film’s villain, Lex Luthor.

Fans of Chicago PD might be wondering why there have been so many repeats this season. Last night, NBC aired another repeat episode, and we found out that new episodes will not be returning for a few more weeks.

Suri Cruise, the daughter of Hollywood star Tom Cruise, was spotted celebrating her 18th birthday in New York City.The teenager was seen carrying a present bag and sporting a chic all-denim outfit. Despite being miles away from her father, who is currently busy filming in London, Suri seemed to be enjoying her special day. She's expected to spend her birthday with her mum, Katie Holmes, at their home in the US.Tom, 61, who is shooting scenes for the upcoming Mission Impossible movie, is unlikely to join his daughter's milestone celebration.This follows recent reports suggesting that Tom has little involvement in Suri's life.

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has launched his own website, leaving fans to wonder what’s coming.There has been no explanation from Rose as to what his new website is for or what it means when it comes to the legendary rock band. The landing page of the site features draggable photos of Rose, video clips in the background, his autograph and the quote: “You gotta live to learn and run, or you’ll die trying.”The site’s about page reads: “Unmistakeable vocal style, he has carved out a legendary status in the rock history,” alongside a brief biography of Rose’s life and career with Guns N’ Roses.

Kym Marsh has shared some huge career news and revealed her latest acting role.The ex-Coronation Street star appeared on Morning Live as a guest on Thursday, 18 April and shared details of her new opportunity. Kym, 47, who is famed for her roles in shows such as Corrie and Waterloo Road, announced she'll be swapping TV for theatre later this year as she's signed up to star in 101 Dalmatians the Musical.The actress will portray the iconic character Cruella De Vil in the production, which will hit the road in June and travel all across the UK and Ireland.

Prince William has vowed to "look after" his wife Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, during a heartwarming interaction with a Royal fan. His words were delivered during his first public outing since last month, when the 41 year old took time off to spend time with Kate and their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – over the school Easter break.The future King made his heartfelt promise after receiving two Get Well Soon cards, one for King Charles and another for Kate, during a Royal engagement today.

Some of the biggest fashion and beauty trends we're seeing this year pull from 90s and 00s fashion, and it's not just trends that seem to be making a comeback in 2024, it's also beauty brands. Boots in particular is welcoming back one brand to its shelves that all of us millennial girlies who grew up in the UK will remember: Natural Collection.The Boots own brand launched in 1988 and served us all with low-cost make-up bag essentials to give us the trendiest looks of the moment. Blue eyeshadow? We all had it as a Natural Collection mono.Tinted moisturiser before the likes of Supergoop! and Charlotte Tilbury hit the market? The Natural Collection did it (in limited shades, admittedly, but still).

Olly Murs took to the stage in Leeds on Wednesday night, 17 April, and gave a sweet update about his newborn daughter.The pop star revealed that his little girl "has got one hell of a voice already", bringing laughter from the audience.The 39 year old The X Factor finalist and his wife, Amelia Tank, 31, announced the arrival of their baby girl Madison on Instagram earlier the same day.The new parents proudly shared a sweet snapshot of them leaving the hospital with their bundle of joy in a car seat. The sweet caption revealed their daughters name as it read: "Our mini Murs has arrived. Madison we love you so much already." Olly was back on stage just a few hours after making the exciting announcement.

Amanda Holden dazzled her fans on Wednesday morning (April 18) as she strutted through the Heart FM studios in a chic £65 Pretty Lavish dress that we think is a must for spring. The Britain's Got Talent star and radio host took to Instagram to share her daily fashion choice, which has become a beloved ritual among her followers, on her stories and looked gorgeous as she paired the snug, neutral-toned knit dress with sleek nude heels and an array of delicate necklaces resembling designs from Abbott Lyon.

Say what you will about Lala Kent, but you’ve gotta give her credit: she lets her thoughts and feelings be known.

An Ohio father has been accused of shooting his own daughter. Even more horrifying, this comes after he originally claimed it was his stepson who committed the crime.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo grows out his handlebar mustache and puts on a southern accent to discuss “Blood for Dust” with star Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones,” “Eternals”). The movie follows a struggling salesman with a troubled criminal past who is pulled back into a string of crimes by a former colleague, leading to a trail of blood…and dust.

David Bowie, Brian Eno, Aurora and London Grammar have been shared, in which they join forces with ‘Nature’. Check out the new playlist below.Launched by The Museum for the United Nations, the project is called Sounds Right, and is developed to both spark a global conversation about the value of nature and galvanise people to take meaningful action to protect our planet.The initiative comes in the lead-up to Earth Day (April 22), and sees Mother Nature become recognised as an official artist with her own profile on major streaming platforms – where music lovers can listen to the eclectic mix of sounds from the natural world, including ocean waves, wind, rainstorms and birdsong.It also sees ‘Nature’ join forces with a diverse mix of global artists, who have either released new tracks or remixed some of their hits to collaborate with sounds from the natural world.David Bowie and Brian Eno’s track ‘Get Real’ is featured – now remixed by the latter to incorporate the harsh cries of hyenas, rooks and wild pigs – as is Ellie Goulding’s ‘Brightest Blue – Nature Remix’, which uses sounds from the lush rainforests of Colombia recorded by VozTerra.“Throughout my life I’ve wondered – how I can return something to the places I’ve taken ideas from? Music started out as the sounds of the natural world, and Sounds Right creates a system to give back to nature, helping to preserve the planet so that it can continue to inspire us for years to come,” said Eno of his feature.“In the nature remix of ‘Get Real’, a track I co-wrote with David Bowie 30 years ago, the animals are invading the song – it’s like it has sprung leaks everywhere and these animals are coming in through every window and crack between the doors.

The Specials‘ Lynval Golding delivered a speech about No Doubt backstage at Coachella 2024 ahead of the band’s reunion show at the festival – watch it below.The group played their first live gig since 2015 at the Indio, California event last Saturday (April 13), where they brought out Olivia Rodrigo to perform ‘Bathwater’ alongside frontwoman Gwen Stefani.Prior to the career-spanning, 16-song set, Golding gave an encouraging message to the camera about Stefani and co’s long-awaited return. “I can tell you one thing, right,” the musician began.