Richard Armitage Opens Up About Coming Out & Having a Male Partner

Girls Aloud have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘Sound Of The Underground’ – find all the details below.The record came out back in May 2003 after the group won the reality series Popstars: The Rivals the previous year. It landed at Number Two on the UK albums chart, and included the Number One single of the same name.Today (April 27), it’s been confirmed that a special deluxe edition of ‘Sound Of The Underground’ will be released on June 16 via Polydor/Fascination – pre-order/pre-save here.Per a press release, the forthcoming collection will serve as “the first in a series of exciting reissues of the band’s studio albums”.The 20th anniversary version of ‘Sound Of The Underground’ is due to arrive as a 3CD deluxe edition featuring two bonus discs of B-sides, rarities and remixes, as well as a 24-page booklet with brand-new sleeve notes and unseen photos.Additionally, the record is being pressed on vinyl for the very first time.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Less than a month after parting ways with Warner Music, Brazilian superstar singer Anitta has signed with Republic Records in partnership with Universal Music Latin Entertainment, the companies officially announced today. Variety broke the news of the deal last week. (Photo IDs below.) About the signing, Anitta shared, “After being in this business for many years, I wanted to find partners that work like a family. After meeting with Monte, Wendy, their team at Republic, and Jesus Lopez I was blown away. Their passion, innovation, creativity and vision is incredible.  I not only felt so connected to them as an artist, but also on a human level. I knew immediately, I was home.”

A thug who 'revelled in violence' killed a 'funny and kind' family man with one punch - then sent sick texts bragging about the attack. Michael Hannan, 32, felled James O'Hara in the street before running away laughing, LancsLive reports.

Beach House have announced a full release of their Record Store Day exclusive EP ‘Become’.Initially released in a limited run as a Record Store Day exclusive on crystal clear vinyl on Saturday (April 22), the EP will now see a wider release on black vinyl, CD and CS platforms on May 19 via Sub Pop/Bella Union.The dream-pop duo, consisting of Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, self-produced all tracks on the EP. The mixing was done by Alan Moulder, Trevor Spencer, and Caesar Edmunds with mastering done by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound.“The ‘Become’ EP is a collection of 5 songs from the ‘Once Twice Melody’ sessions.

Nerf fans are in for a treat this June as the hugely popular Foam Dart Thunder (FDT) returns to EK, East Kilbride for another high octane session.

No family secrets! Meghan Trainor revealed that her and husband Daryl Sabara’s sex life is often a topic of conversation with her siblings.

Rihanna is providing her iconic voice for an iconic role!

Dwyane Wade is opening up about his decision to flee Florida.

The Tribeca Festival has its opening-night, closing-night and centerpiece films.

Refresh for updates…The final morning of CinemaCon 2023 began with Paramount, the studio that brought coast-to-coast moviegoers back with their $718.7M record breaking Tom Cruise sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. And in standard fashion, domestic distribution chief, Chris Aronson, hammed it up with a grand entrance.

The recording label of country music sensation Morgan Wallen is dispelling rumors that led to the postponement of his Sunday night performance at Oxford, Mississippi’s Ole Miss stadium.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Rihanna has been cast in the voice role of Smurfette, in a new animated feature from Paramount Animation. The superstar showed in person to CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners, to make the announcement. “I tried to get the Papa Smurf role but It didn’t work out,” the singer joked on stage at Daesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino. Appearing with Paramount Animation head Ramsey Naito, it was revealed that Rihanna will star, write and record original songs, and produce the upcoming projects. Rihanna previously lent her voice to the DreamWorks animated feature “Home,” which grossed over $380 million at the worldwide box office. Her live action screen credits include “Battleship,” “This Is the End,” “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” “Ocean’s 8” and “Guava Island.”

EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Truvillion (The Best Man: The Final Chapters), Leon (City on a Hill) and Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore (Hip Hop Family Christmas) are among the new additions to First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story, a new biopic starring Michelle Mitchenor (First Wives Club), which is set to debut on BET+ later this year.

the fury when we first meet the London-dweller. If anything, she still has a lot to learn in martial arts, until she can outstrip the unsuccessful laughing stock lens many seem to view her through.

As twice-impeached and once-indicted former President Donald Trump finds himself in the middle of another lawsuit, the hosts of “The View” couldn’t help but mock his tactics on Thursday morning. According to the women, he’s actively “making another case against himself.”Earlier this year, Trump was indicted on 34 counts of felony business record falsification and is the target of at least four other investigations.

Jason Momoa is opening up about his career and his personal life.

Richard Rankin has praised his Rebus cast mates, dubbing them 'incredible company' as the Scot gets underway with filming season one of the show.

Every Thursday, we here at Official Charts round up the biggest New Releases coming your way across music and home entertainment. 

Kerry Katona has broken down crying after re-living "heavy" trauma in her life, whilst recording her audiobook.The 42 year old former Atomic Kitten star took to Instagram to share a video where she could be seen sat in a studio after recording six chapters of her audiobook, Whole Again. Dressed in a multicoloured hoodie with her hair in a ponytail and make-up free, Kerry could be seen wiping a tear from under her eye.

Thania Garcia Karol G is hitting the road for her first-ever stadium trek across the United States supporting her chart-topping album, “Mañana Será Bonito.” Produced by Live Nation, the six-date tour is set to begin on Aug. 11 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium and will hit Pasadena, Miami, Houston and Dallas with an end date of Sept. 7 at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. “Mañana Será Bonito” made history on the Billboard 200 earlier this year as the first all-Spanish-language record by a female artist to hit No. 1. The 17-song collection — which makes the most of pop, rock, reggaeton, regional Mexican and electronica — is also the Colombian artist’s first leader on the Billboard 200.

Rapper MoneySign Suede has died after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said. Jaime Brugada Valdez, 22, of Huntington Park, was found in the shower area of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad shortly before 10 p.m.Tuesday, according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Ellise Shafer Aubrey “Drake” Graham and Sean “Diddy” Combs have signed on as executive producers of Grammy-nominated rapper French Montana’s documentary “For Khadija,” which is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 16. Directed by Mandon Lovett, “For Khadija” follows “the unlikely rise of Moroccan-born, multi-platinum recording artist French Montana, as his single mother she sacrifices everything to raise her three young sons in the Bronx, after being abandoned by their father and left destitute,” according to the doc’s official description. “The film spans the globe as it depicts the family’s unique immigrant journey, a son’s perseverance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, and a mother’s unwavering faith — all in pursuit of the American dream.”

Rudimental are coming back Home.

EXCLUSIVE: Conservative media company Blaze has made its first exclusive movie acquisition in the shape of comedy Re-Opening. The company is also lining up further comedy acquisitions and its first scripted series.

in the sweeping gown she wore to the TIME 100 Gala on April 26, they're positively Rose Dawson-esque. Pinault's corseted gown of blue satin with a lace overlay and wide A-line skirt, complete with a black chiffon train, looked like it could have been plucked from the set of HBO's The Gilded Age or maybe even Titanic. However, the Magic Mike's Last Dance star kept the whole look contemporary by pairing her classically elegant ballgown with sleek, center-parted hair worn loose around her shoulders, a silver Gucci box clutch, and some serious eye makeup. Pinault has been known to take a risk or two with her red carpet looks, and she's never been afraid to put the smoke in smoke show.

Addie Morfoot Contributor “Seven Winters in Tehran,” about a 19-year-old Iranian woman sentenced to death for killing the man who tried to rape her, will open the 34th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival on May 31 in New York City.The festival, co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the IFC Center, will feature 10 documentaries about humanitarian challenges around the world. This year’s edition spotlights themes and topics including the Ukraine conflict (“When Spring Came to Bucha”), climate gentrification and justice (“Razing Liberty Square”), women’s rights (“Draw Me Egypt”) transgender rights (“Into My Name”) freedom of the press (“The Etilaat Roz”) and access to health care in the United States (“Pay or Die”).“From the war in Ukraine to women’s rights and bodily autonomy, to environmental gentrification and freedom of the press, these films span some of the most pressing human rights issues of our time,” says John Biaggi, director of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

Rebecca Souw Artificial Intelligence dominated the conversation at the inaugural Moving the World with Music conference in Seoul. But K-Pop executives said that copyright law is lagging far behind technologies such as ChatGPT and Midjourney. Supertone, a Korean startup that has financial backing from BTS promoter Hybe Corp., used its platform at MWM to demonstrate voice technology and reduce barriers in music production. “Our ultimate goal is to create a link between creators and technology, making what creators thought was impossible into reality,” said Lee Kyogu, Supertone’s CEO and co-founder. Pozalabs, backed by CJ ENM, was established in 2018 after CEO Huh Wongil saw growing demand for affordable background music to be used in video content creation. Current music copyright clearance complexities are an obstacle to the (legal) use of previously recorded music and could not keep up with the Korean industry’s “ppalli ppalli” (everything fast) work routine. “Typically, it takes about two weeks to create music, but it takes about 5 minutes for our system. That means we can make 50-60 tracks, while others can only do five,” said Huh.

Kaye Adams enjoyed a reunion with her former Strictly Come Dancing pro partner Kai Waddrington in Glasgow on Wednesday night. The Scots star headed along to the city's Royal Concert Hall with her long-term partner Ian Campbell to catch Kai's new show with Nadiya Bychovka. After the gig, Kaye took to social media to encourage people to go along to the see the show-stopping performance for theirselves.

Ange Postecoglou could be set to add another forward to his frontline options after having AEK forward Levi Garcia watched at the weekend, according to reports.

died Tuesday after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said. He was 22. Born Jaime Brugada Valdez, the Huntington Park, California, native died at a prison medical facility after his body was discovered around 10 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comcast said it managed to boost profit during its fiscal first quarter even as it navigated a dip in media advertising and slowing growth among broadband subscribers, yet boosted U.S. subscribers to its Peacock streaming hub to 22 million. The Philadelphia owner of NBCUniversal, Sky and its large broadband and cable business said profit came to $3.83 billion, or 91 cents per share, compared with $3.55 billion, or 78 cents per share in the year-earlier period. Comcast reported earnings per share of 92 cents after adjusting for one-time items Revenue fell 4% to $29.69 billion, compared with $31.01 billion in the year-earlier period, thanks to comparisons with a quarter in 2022 that contained both the broadcast of the Super Bowl and the Beijing Olympics.

Wednesday’s episode of “Vanderpump Rules” was as eventful as ever.

Richard Madden revealed he spoke in an American accent for two years straight for his new action role in Citadel.

World Of Warcraft next week (May 2), and ahead of its release, developers from Blizzard Entertainment have sat down with NME to discuss how it worked to make the “cowboy mole people” Niffen feel like a natural addition to Azeroth.Earlier in the week, Blizzard shared a video detailing everything that fans can expect from patch 10.1.Besides a new raid and an extra zone, the video showcased the introduction of a new race — the subterranean mole-like Niffen — and the return of a snail racing, which first appeared in the land of Highmountain.Speaking to NME, game director Ion Hazzikostas and lead quest designer Josh Augustine explored how Blizzard Entertainment worked to ensure the Niffen felt like they had always been living in the world of Azeroth.Augustine explained that the World Of Warcraft universe can have “everything from silly goblins to serious heart-wrenching stories,” and the discovery of a new area — such as Dragonflight 10.1’s Zaralek Cavern — offered a “great opportunity” to introduce new inhabitants to Azeroth.“A lot of times, with the Niffen for example, when we go to new places it’s really natural to think ‘who would be down here?’ It’s really natural to come up with a new race and culture, then start digging into…if they’ve been down here, how did they survive? What are their skills? What sort of traditions have they developed? It’s such a fun thought process to dig into.”“I remember the first time I saw they had cowboy hats,” Augustine recalled.

The race for this week's UK Number 1 album is going to go right down to the wire.

May 2023 marks 20 years since the release of Girls Aloud's debut album Sound of the Underground.