RTÉ apologises after NYE sketch gets 600 complaints

APPOINTMENTSWarner Chappell has promoted David Goldsen to Head Of A&R, Australia and Vice President, Creative. “This is an incredible opportunity to help local songwriters broaden their reach and collaborate with different artists, writers, and producers across borders and genres”, he says.————————————————–RELEASESSwedish House Mafia have teamed up with Sting for new single ‘Redlight’, which sees the former Police frontman recreating the refrain from ‘Roxanne’.Another light-based song for you now. Dave has released new single ‘Starlight’.Red Hot Chili Peppers have released the second single from their upcoming new album, ‘Unlimited Love’.

Robyn has released a new cover of Neneh Cherry’s ‘Buffalo Stance’, produced by Dev Hynes and featuring rapper Mapei.Cherry – a longtime friend of Robyn – fully endorses the track. In fact, on streaming services Cherry is billed as one of the track’s performers, although she doesn’t appear to have had any involvement in the new recording.Evangelising about Cherry, Robyn says that, as a ten year old in 1989 when Cherry’s debut album ‘Raw Like Sushi’ was released, she and a childhood friend “spent most of our summer playing cards and listening to ‘Raw Like Sushi’.

Have you been playing Wordle? Of course you have. There’s not one person who doesn’t play Wordle every single day.

ED Sheeran arrived in court today for the start of a £3million legal battle over the copyright of his hit song Shape of You. The singer-songwriter wore a dark suit and tie as he appeared at the High Court in London this morning.

KIM Kardashian and Pete Davidson enjoyed a romantic stay at a hotel after she was declared legally single from Kanye West. The KUWTK star, 41, and SNL comedian, 28, were spotted at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on Thursday.

A SUGABABES star is suing Walt Disney for over £200,000, claiming she damaged her vocal cords while playing Princess Jasmine in the West End musical Aladdin. Jade Ewen, 34, was starring as the female lead in the popular musical when she claims she sustained serious vocal damage trying to sing loudly during "A Whole New World".

ROMEO Beckham has revealed his impressive singing voice after his brother Cruz launched his music career. The 19-year-old showed off his vocal talents as he serenaded fans on Instagram.

DENISE Van Outen's ex-fiancé Eddie Boxshall broke down in tears as he shared an emotional message with his followers. The 47-year-old and Denise, also 47, broke up earlier this year after she discovered he'd been unfaithful.

KATIE Price's son Harvey has been booked to make his first nightclub PA following their hugely successful documentary. Harvey, 19, starred alongside his mum in the "deeply personal" BBC film earlier this year which explored their relationship and close bond.

Camila Cabello celebrated her 25th birthday with James Corden and Nathan Lane on Thursday’s “The Late Late Show”.

Stacey Solomon is returning to Loose Women today following her maternity leave. The 32 year old presenter took a break from the ITV daytime show in October after welcoming her daughter Rose with fiancé Joe Swash. And while Stacey, who recently enjoyed a catch up with her co-stars Nadia Sawalha and Linda Robson, is no doubt excited about her return, a source has told OK! she’s feeling “anxious” as she’s loved spending time at home with her baby girl.

Work to improve road safety on an accident blackspot between Blackness and Linlithgow has been agreed.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 3.1% in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from April 11, 2022.

Scottish tennis superstar Andy Murray is reuniting with legendary coach Ivan Lendl as he ramps up his push for an extended run at Wimbledon.

PlayStation has pulled Gran Turismo 7 from sale in Russia, seemingly joining several other companies that have stopped selling their products in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine.As spotted by Eurogamer, Gran Turismo 7 is no longer available to purchase on the Russian PlayStation Store.The racing game launched today (March 4) and is available to purchase in other regions without issue. Though Sony is yet to comment on the removed title, the studio is likely joining several other companies in halting game sales in the region.On Wednesday (March 2), Mykhailo Fedorov – Ukraine’s vice prime minister – called on PlayStation and Xbox to “temporarily block all Russian and Belorussian accounts” on their platforms, explaining that “such actions will motivate the citizens of Russia to proactively stop the disgraceful military aggression.”Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, studios across the games industry have condemned the military action by halting game sales within Russia.

Good Omens is a comedic fantasy series on Amazon Prime based on the 1990 book of the same name written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

A barechested man with the same name as a professional fighting champion claimed he only swaggered up to cops and swore at them was because his drink was spiked.

Graham Alexander says Motherwell have to work on fine margins to get that elusive first league win of 2022 - but says they're still in a good position.

A corrugated iron shed in the centre of Killin has been deemed too historically valuable to knock down.

To mark St David's day this year, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to Abergavenny and Blaenavon in Wales, a place close to their hearts. As newlyweds, the pair lived in Anglesey where William worked as a search and rescue pilot plus, of course, the pair will one day be the Prince and Princess of Wales.

A McDonald's customer has joked 'randy' Ronald is inviting customers to attend 'swingers parties' - as one of their Happy Meal side snacks appears to reference a 'secret symbol' used to initiate saucy meet-ups.

Kate Garraway was cheered by Good Morning Britain viewers as she shared a scathing response to Gavin Williamson receiving a knighthood.

Wordle has become a massive hit over the past few months and has brought out everyone's love of word challenges.

The security services will be forced to answer more questions about Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi following pressure from families of the victims.

Officials have expressed ‘grave concerns’ after Russia took control of a huge nuclear power plant in Ukraine this morning.

Two huge NATO warships have docked in Dundee as the war in Ukraine intensifies.

Toronto rapper Cadence Weapon's fifth album, released in April of last year, won him the 2021 Polaris Prize, beating out The Weather Station, Mustafa, and others for Canada's highest music honor. On March 25, he'll drop a deluxe version of the record featuring six remixes, and today, he's released the second of those.

Streaming services are constantly updating their content to make sure subscribers are getting the best entertainment monthly.

The Ayrshire Growth Deal is on track to create 7000 new jobs for the region over the next decade, say those at the helm of the project.

A Johnstone cycle lane that has been branded a death trap is to be scrapped "with immediate effect" after a fierce backlash from the community.

Motorists who use the westbound M876 at Bonnybridge are being told to plan ahead as roadworks are to start in a bid to improve drainage.

Scotland could see some flurries of snow in March as more unsettled weather is on the way.

Upfront Dejan Stankovic insists Rangers' underwhelming win over St Johnstone doesn't make them any less of a threat to Red Star Belgrade.

Griff and Sigrid have shared a new reworking of their recent collaborative single ‘Head On Fire’, which now features King Princess and MØ – you can hear the new track below.The original version of the track, which was released in January, won Best Collaboration at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 on Wednesday (March 2). The two artists also performed the song during the ceremony.‘Head On Fire’ has now been reworked to include new contributions from King Princess and MØ, with the new version of the track arriving today (March 4).“Thank you to these gorgeous gorgeous girls for asking me to come sing and play on ‘Head On Fire’,” King Princess said of the track, which you can hear below.

LCD Soundsystem have announced details of a London residency this summer at the O2 Academy Brixton.It’s being held to celebrate the “platinum” 20th anniversary of the first time they performed live in London in 2002 at Arthur Baker’s ‘Return To New York’ and Erol Alkan‘s ‘Trash’ parties.The O2 Academy Brixton run – set to take place on June 29 and July 1-3 – will be LCD Soundsystem’s first UK shows in over four years, and their only headline dates in 2022. It follows on from their 2021 residency at NYC’s Brooklyn Steel.Tickets for the Brixton Academy gigs go on sale at 10am on March 10 here.

An investigation into a sketch about God on the New Year’s Eve Countdown Show by RTÉ’s Editorial Standard Board found that it did breach the station’s broadcasting standards and broader regulations.