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Noel Gallagher has shared two new versions of classic Oasis tracks ‘Going Nowhere’ and ‘The Masterplan’. Check them out below.The re-recorded versions of the Oasis tracks were made by Gallagher at Abbey Road Studios in London, and came ahead of the 25th anniversary of the band’s famous B-side album ‘The Masterplan’.Shared today (December 12), the re-recordings also come alongside new music videos, showing the singer, songwriter and guitarist performing the song inside the iconic London studios alongside the members of his solo project, High Flying Birds.Check out the newly re-recorded versions of the Oasis tracks below.The news of the 2023 Abbey Road re-imaginings of the classic Oasis tracks comes just days ahead of the singer’s upcoming UK tour and final shows of this year.The latter kicks off with a slot at the Wembley Arena in London on Thursday (December 14), and comes following a busy month of live shows throughout November, which saw the Britpop icon play across three continents to celebrate the release of his most recent album ‘Council Skies’.

Remedy Entertainment have released a new update for Alan Wake 2, featuring a new ending alongside various improvements.The 1.0.13 update went live yesterday (December 12) and brings the New Game Plus mode to Alan Wake 2, after it was teased last week. Players will need to have completed Alan Wake 2′s main storyline before accessing the New Game Plus mode, which allows them previously unlocked and upgraded weapons for subsequent playthroughs.

Tricia Tuttle has been named director of the Berlin Film Festival. 

An ex-ITV Coronation Street star who made £120k a year for starring on the show says he now sleeps on his friends’ floors after claiming that ‘speaking out’ cost him his livelihood. Sean Ward played Callum on the Weatherfield-based show before leaving the programme.

EXCLUSIVE: Leonardo DiCaprio was in a playful mood when he and Lily Gladstone, his co-star in Martin Scorsese’s disturbingly thrilling American history lesson Killers of the Flower Moon, were at the center of a small gathering at the Odeon Luxe in London’s Leicester Square.

Bradley Walsh, the host of The Chase, surprised viewers of the show by revealing a little-known fact about his health. During an episode of the ITV show, Bradley, 63, was initially puzzled by a question about Scrabble tiles and their colours.

The stars of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! celebrated the end of the series together in a boozy wrap party in the Australian sun. They gathered at JW Marriott hotel in Surfers Paradise, Australia to toast Sam Thompson, who was crowned King of the Jungle on Sunday night, pipping Tony Bellew and Nigel Farage to the crown.

I'm A Celebrity fans have been left shocked to discover how posh this year's King of the Jungle, Sam Thompson, actually is after the reality TV star took the throne on the latest series of the ITV show.

Pete Wicks has explained why his face looked so 'swollen' during the I'm A Celebrity.. Get Me Out Of Here! final.

Married at First Sight UK star Luke Worley claims he suffered a horrendous attack when a man tried to bite his finger off and he was left needing a tetanus jab following the ordeal.

I'm A Celebrity's Danielle Harold was reportedly seen getting cosy with former TOWIE star Pete Wicks after the I’m A Celebrity final on Sunday.

A convicted Scots sex offender wanted in connection with the death of his partner has been placed on the Crimestoppers’ Most Wanted list. Richard Scatchard is being hunted by police after 61-year-old Kelly Faiers was found dead in his home in Minehead, Somerset, on October 15.

A row between former pals erupted into brutal violence with a man struck twice by a machete after falling out over a dog being fed gravy with onions.

Caledonia Gladiators women’s team paid a special festive visit to young patients as they handed out Christmas gifts at Glasgow Children’s Hospital.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola have been flooded with support from their co-stars after issuing an emotional joint statement on social media about their time on the BBC competition.

Abbey Clancy has revealed how a recent romantic holiday with her husband Peter Crouch helped them reconnect – and discuss having more children. The 37-year-old, who already has four kids with the former footballer, admits the cracks had begun to appear in their relationship before Peter, 42, whisked her off on a surprise sunshine break last month. “Pete and I have been together for nearly 20 years, and it’s hard to keep the spark alive,” she tells new.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Danielle Harold was spotted with her suitcases packed as she said goodbye to life Down Under and headed back to the UK, just days after cosying up to TOWIE star Pete Wicks. The former EastEnders actress took part in the latest series of the hit jungle show which saw Made in Chelsea's Sam Thompson crowned as the 2023 winner.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Danielle Harold has sparked romance rumours with Pete Wicks as the pair hit it off Down Under. The EastEnders actress, 31, took part in this year's series of I'm A Celeb and was the fifth contestant to leave the jungle.

YouTube sensations Zoe Sugg and fiancé Alfie Deyes have welcomed their second child "just in time for Christmas" and their daughter holds a very special name.The now mum-of-two, 33, took to Instagram on Monday, 11 December to share the exciting news that their little one had arrived into the world. Sharing an adorable video of their newborn daughter, Zoe gushed: "Just in time for Christmas! Novie Nell Deyes [black heart emoji] 6/12/23." In fitting with the little one's arrival, the name Novie means "new", according to Nameberry.The moniker is a shortening of the Latin name Nova and has become increasingly popular.

Piers Morgan's son Spencer had to say sorry to I'm A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson after his dad, who presents on TalkTV, called him an "irritating halfwit". Former Good Morning Britain host Piers had a go at UK politician Nigel Farage and I'm A Celeb show's low ratings on X (which used to be Twitter), where he also mentioned Sam disparagingly. But Spencer, who knows Sam, quickly set things right.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros.’ “Wonka,” starring Timothee Chalamet, has debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £8.9 million ($11.2 million), according to numbers from Comscore. In its third weekend, Disney’s “Wish” climbed up to £1.9 million in second place for a total of £5.8 million.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Imane Anys — Twitch’s most-followed female game streamer, better known to fans as Pokimane — has launched her first podcast. Called “Don’t Tell Anyone,” Pokimane independently developed the weekly show, which she is producing alongside producer and brand strategist Abigail Lowenthal. “The best stories always start with ‘don’t tell anyone…’ and Pokimane’s finally ready to share her hottest takes and most embarrassing secrets,” according to the podcast’s description.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent “Doc,” the Italian medical procedural that’s a local hit and and major export, is getting a theatrical outing in Italy prior to TV play thanks to a deal between production company Lux Vide and UCI Cinemas. In what is being touted as a milestone, the first two episodes of the show’s third season are set to screen in UCI Cinemas across Italy as an event release on Dec. 18 and 19, ahead of the full season release of “Doc” Jan.

Naman Ramachandran A range of subjects, ranging from hot button to mystical, await Academy voters considering the contenders from South Asia in the international feature category. The most visible film from the region is certainly Bhutan’s “The Monk and the Gun,” Pawo Choyning Dorji‘s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.” In the film, Dorji uses the first elections in one of the world’s youngest democracies to comment on what is lost as his country modernizes. The Variety critics pick, following its festival premieres at Telluride, Toronto, Rome and Busan, sold to a raft of major territories worldwide, including Roadside Attractions in the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Four BBC India staff members have quit and formed a new entity, Collective Newsroom, in order to comply with India’s strict foreign direct investment (FDI) in media rules. The Indian government’s cap on FDI investment in digital news outfits is 26%. BBC World Service India is 99% owned by the BBC.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Kanye West waits on no one. Fans experienced this firsthand at the world premiere of “Vultures,” his long-awaited collaborative album with Ty Dolla Sign under the name ¥$.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Korean drama “12.12: The Day” brought life back to South Korean cinemas with a powerful $11 million opening weekend. Directed by Kim Sung-soo and starring the reliable Hwang Jung-min and Jung Woo-sung, the film recounts a nine-hour period in 1979 in which a military coup was attempted. It is understood to be based on real events, but with a fictional telling. It earned $11.2 million between Friday and Sunday accounting for four out of every five tickets sold in the country.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chen Shaojie, the chairman and CEO of leading Chinese gaming live-streaming platform Douyu, has been arrested. The NASDAQ-listed company confirmed the previously-reported news in a regulatory filing late on Tuesday. DouYu said that it was informed that Chen was arrested by police in Chengdu “on or about Nov. 16.” Reputable Chinese and international media previously reported that he had been missing for at least three weeks and had been away from public view since August. In China, suspects in criminal cases are often detained for weeks or months prior to their formal arrest.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief iQiyi, the NASDAQ-listed Chinese streaming firm, confirmed its recent swing from loss to profitability with a July-September quarter that saw revenue and profits growth even as subscription numbers dipped fractionally. Net income attributable to iQIYI was RMB476 million ($65.2 million), compared to a net loss of RMB396 million in the same period in 2022, the company said in a filing on Tuesday. Using the company’s preferred non-GAAP statement of its accounts, net income was RMB622 million ($85.3 million), compared to non-GAAP net profits of RMB187 million in the same period last year. Total revenues in the period were RMB8.0 billion ($1.1 billion), a 7% year over year increase. Within that figure, subscription revenue was RMB5.0 billion ($687 million), up 19% year over year.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Korean star Jung Woo-sung (“A Moment to Remember”) will star opposite Shin Hyun-been (“Hospital Playlist”) in “Tell Me That You Love Me,” an original series for Genie TV. The show is a remake of the hit Japanese series of the same name that first aired at Tokyo Broadcasting Systems linear channel in Japan some 28 years ago in 1995. The new show will upload to Genie’s own streaming service on Nov. 27 and the same day in Japan on Disney+.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Japanese indie film company Gaga Corporation has seen a controlling share stake sold to Genda Inc., a fast-moving entertainment conglomerate with its roots in arcade gaming. Genda is buying the 78% share holding owned by Gaga chairman Tom Yoda’s T.Y. Limited company.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Two independent management companies in the Asian music scene, MoFo Music and IAMAD, have merged to create a new music production and artist management group, MAD MoFo. The new entity will be led by Hong Kong-based Kelvin Avon and Sydney, Australia-based Philippe-Marc Anquetil. Both are both multi-award winning and multi-platinum selling international producers, songwriters and managers. At the same time, MAD MoFo has announced the launch of a Series A fundraising.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The fourth running of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (aka TCCF) wrapped on Friday with the award of some 30 prizes to film and TV projects in five sections. The prizes followed three and a half days of one-on-one meetings and pitching within the context of the TAICCA-backed project, innovation and rights sales market.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief France and Taiwan on Thursday signed a wide-ranging agreement to enable their film and TV industries co-operate on a higher level. At a signing ceremony in Taipei at the Taiwan Creative Culture Fest (TCCF) convention, government representatives of both territories stressed shared values at the political level and in the audiovisual sphere.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief CJ ENM Hong Kong, a unit of South Korea’s CJ ENM, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) and local TV network – TVBS to launch a multi-year content fund that would support the co-production and joint distribution of audiovisual content. The “strategic alliance” combines assets including production, distribution and marketing, media networks and technology.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A trio of ministers, accompanied by a fleet of senior industry names, were on hand Tuesday in Taipei to give their official blessing to the opening of the fourth running of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) – and to underline the Taiwan government’s investment in soft power. Cheng Wen-tsan, VP of the [government executive branch] Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s Minister of Culture, Shih Che, and a minister without portfolio were accompanied by Chunghwa Telecom’s chairman, Kuo Shui-Yi, head of TAICCA Homme Tsai and Dominique Boutonnat, president of France’s National Center of Cinematography and the Moving Image, on stage at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, a former-tobacco factory site that has since been redeveloped. “Nowadays we are investing not only in semiconductors and heavy industry, but also in media and content,” said Cheng. He confirmed that some NT$10 billion ($310 million) of government funding has been approved for the “1 Plus 4T Content Plan” and will be released over four years. In a classic example of public-private partnerships, state cash is being supplemented by further financial commitments from Taiwan’s three major cable-telecoms-internet groups through deals signed last week with Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA).