‘Stranger Things 4’ breaks Netflix records and sends Kate Bush song to the top of the charts

George Ezra has confirmed himself for a secret set at Glastonbury 2022 today (Sunday June 26).The singer-songwriter has been rumoured for an appearance after an image of a sign revealing his set appeared online. Now, Ezra has taken to Twitter to confirm that he’ll be performing on the John Peel Stage at 2pm today, promising “a big old party”.Another act to perform surprise secret sets across the weekend was IDLES, who played their debut album ‘Brutalism’ in full on the BBC Introducing Stage yesterday.

Hit reality talent show The X Factor is reportedly set to return to our TV screens next year, almost five years after it ended. Show creator Simon Cowell is said to be in the driving seat to bring the once popular show back after “landing a big-money deal”. An industry source told the Daily Star: “It has been decided that the time is right to bring X Factor back.

Viewers are just a few weeks into a long, hot and rather dramatic summer of love thanks to ITV and Love Island – that's set to get hotter. In the short few weeks it's been on, the show has already brought with it plenty of scenes of high tension, surprises and an awkward run in with an ex – and that’s not mentioning the recouplings, dumpings and bombshells.

Liam Gallagher fans could face being stranded in Glasgow tonight as rail chaos has seen services across the city slashed.

Sex pest MP Patrick Grady has given up his membership of the SNP while police investigate claims of sexual harassment against him.

Coatbridge’s MSP is welcoming a new £50 winter heating benefit due to be paid out to 400,000 Scottish households from next February.

Police have launched an urgent appeal to trace a missing Ayrshire man who vanished 36 hours ago.

X Factor contestant Tom Mann took to social media to reshare a photo from a memorial held in honour of his fiancé Danielle Hampson who tragically passed away last week.MORE: X Factor's Tom Mann's family share new details about fiancée's tragic deathThe photo, which was reshared on Tom's Stories, showed eighteen friends gathered in a park with picnic blankets, some with children and dogs, to remember their friend.WATCH: Olly Murs shares sweet Caroline Flack video from X Factor daysCaptioning the photo were the words: "Today was for our Dani," with a praying hands and a white love heart emoji.READ: Tom Mann's in-laws break silence with heart-wrenching message following daughter's tragic deathSEE: Simon Cowell expresses heartache after X Factor star Tom Mann's fiancée dies on wedding dayTom announced the devastating news on Instagram last Saturday on what was due to be the couple's wedding day. Tom shared the update with followers on InstagramHe penned: "I can't believe I am writing these words but my darling Dani - my best friend, my everything and more, the love of my life - passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning, 18th June."On what was supposed to be the happiest day of our lives ended in irreversible heartbreak.

A GAME show fanatic has spilled the beans on how to appear on some of Britain's best-loved quizzing programmes. From Tipping Point and The Chase to Countdown and Pointless - getting on a game show isn’t as difficult as you might think.

HOLLY Willoughby risks angering her neighbours as she’s set to start renovations on her £3million London mansion. The 41-year-old has reportedly finally been given the green light to extend the huge property after years of battling with the people around her and rejected planning applications.

THE Love Island lads showed they are huge fans for The Wanted as they performed a rendition of Glad You Came. In a clip from last night’s Unseen Bits, they are seen jumping around the bedroom as they belt it out  - but fans noticed that Davide looked a bit baffled.

STACEY Solomon has sparked concern amongst her fans after going offline for over 24 hours while fiancé Joe Swash is on his stag do. The TV presenter, 32, took a rare break from her Instagram stories after Joe was spotted chatting to a mystery blonde.

MODEL Hailey Clauson ditches the Jean Paul Gaultier cone bras for some black lacy lingerie. The 27-year-old former Sports Illustrated cover girl became the face of the 70-year-old French designer’s Classique fragrance in 2020.

ELVIS Presley's stepbrother has recalled Lisa Marie Presley's heartbreaking words after finding out her dad had died from heart failure. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, David E Stanley told how he was at Graceland on the day of his brother's death on August 16, 1977, when little Lisa Marie came to find him.

JOE Swash is certainly making the most of his final weeks before marrying Stacey Solomon - if his wild stag do is anything to go by! The former EastEnders star, who is set to tie the knot to mum-of-four Stacey in the upcoming weeks, has been living it up Ibiza since Friday. As well as former soap actor Dean Gaffney, the star is joined by comedian Rob Beckett and ex-TOWIE star Ricky Rayment. Meanwhile, Stacey's dad David has also flew out for the antics.

PAUL McCARTNEY made a triumphant return to Glastonbury last night with an electric set watched live by more than 100,000 fans. The Beatles legend, Glasto’s oldest performer at 80, kicked off his set with 1964 Beatles hit Can’t Buy Me Love.

LOVE Island’s Faye Winter has taken her revenge on a cruel troll who inundated her with ‘horrendous messages’. The 27-year-old was so horrified by his comments she sent them to his mum, rugby club and his employer – in a warning to others not to “f*** with her”.

Kate Bush has scored her first Number One on a Billboard albums chart with ‘Hounds Of Love’, which leads the Top Alternative Albums on June 11.The news follows ‘Running Up That Hill’ landing at Number Eight on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart earlier this week, which marks the first time one of Bush’s singles has landed in the US Top 10 chart.‘Running Up That Hill’ features in the first episode of volume one of Stranger Things 4, which premiered on May 27, and subsequently in episodes involving pivotal moments with the character Max (Sadie Sink).As reported by Billboard, in the May 27-June 2 tracking week ‘Hounds Of Love’ earned 17,000 equivalent album units, surging by 2,086 per cent.Bush’s ’50 Words for Snow’ reached Number Nine on Top Alternative Albums in 2011, with ‘The K Fellowship Presents: Before the Dawn’ hitting Number Five in 2016.‘Hounds Of Love’ is also Number Four on Top Rock Albums and Number 28 on the all-genre Billboard 200.Since Stranger Things 4 first aired last month, Spotify streams of ‘Running Up That Hill’ have increased by at least 153 per cent, with the track also re-entering the Top 10 on the Official UK Singles Chart.In response to the track being used in the show, Bush said: “When the first series came out, friends kept asking us if we’d seen Stranger Things, so we checked it out and really loved it. We’ve watched every series since then, as a family.“When they approached us to use ‘Running Up That Hill’, you could tell that a lot of care had gone into how it was used in the context of the story and I really liked the fact that the song was a positive totem for the character, Max.

Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill’ has become her first US Top 10 single thanks to it being used as part of the Stranger Things 4 soundtrack.Arriving on Netflix on May 27, ‘Running Up That Hill’ features in the first episode of volume one of Stranger Things 4 and subsequently in episodes involving pivotal moments with the character Max (Sadie Sink).This week, 37 years after its original release, ‘Running Up That Hill’ landed at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, marking the first time one of Bush’s singles has landed in the US Top 10 chart.The ‘Hounds Of Love’ album cut previously peaked at No.

Kate Bush is an artist who likes to keep a low profile, someone who barely ever performs live and is content to let her stellar back catalog do the talking (unless she has to deny being right wing). However, she has shared a rare statement this weekend acknowledging the stratospheric rise in popularity for her 1985 song "Running Up That Hill" after it was featured prominently in the latest season of Stranger Things. The song is currently the second most streamed song on Spotify with over 7.4 million streams a day.

Kate Bush has shared a new message regarding her song ‘Running Up That Hill’ being featured in Stranger Things 4 adding that she’s been a long time fan of the series.Her seminal track forms a prominent part of the new series’ storyline as the kids of Hawkins, Indiana battle against a terrifying new monster.“When the first series came out, friends kept asking us if we’d seen Stranger Things, so we checked it out and really loved it,” Bush said. “We’ve watched every series since then, as a family.”She continued: “When they approached us to use ‘Running Up That Hill’, you could tell that a lot of care had gone into how it was used in the context of the story and I really liked the fact that the song was a positive totem for the character, Max.

Ronnie James Dio’s estate gave the Stranger Things team the Dio patch worn by new character Eddie Munson in the show.Munson, played by Joseph Quinn, is the leader of The Hellfire Club and a “metalhead”, as the actor told NME recently.The one outfit viewers see Munson in during the new series of Stranger Things includes a denim jacket with a Dio patch covering its back. In an interview on the Netflix website, costume designer Amy Parris has now revealed that the patch came directly from the metal icon’s estate.“I love Eddie.

Kate Bush has shared a rare public statement following ‘Running Up That Hill’ re-entering the charts after featuring in Stranger Things 4.The track forms a prominent part of the new series’ storyline as the kids of Hawkins, Indiana battle against a terrifying new monster.Since the new episodes were released by Netflix last month (May 27), the 1985 single has seen a 153 percent increase in streams and this week re-entered the Top 10 of the Official UK Singles Chart. To celebrate the resurgence of the track, Bush has now posted a statement on her official website.“You might’ve heard that the first part of the fantastic, gripping new series of Stranger Things has recently been released on Netflix,” she wrote.

Kate Bush reportedly gave permission to Stranger Thingsto use her song ‘Running Up That Hill’ because she’s fan of the series.Streams of the ’80s synth pop track had increased by 153 per cent after the song appeared on the latest season of the Netflix show. Bush’s seminal hit features on the first episode, in a key moment involving Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink).The song, taken from Bush’s ‘Hounds of Love’, overtook ‘Wuthering Heights’ on Spotify to become her most popular title on the service after it experienced a surge in streams on Spotify.

Stranger Things season four has proved hugely successful, with the Duffer Brothers’ sci-fi show having the biggest premiere weekend ever for a Netflix original series.Launching May 27, fans have racked up 286.79 million viewing hours in the first few days, beating out the launch of Bridgerton season two which managed 193 million viewing hours.According to Netflix, this also is the first season of Stranger Things to reach number one in 83 countries, setting another premiere weekend record. The series reached the top 10 in all 93 countries Netflix is tracking.In the run up to the launch of season four, previous seasons of Stranger Things also saw a huge uplift in views, with people watching 38million hours of season one, 22.2million hours of season two and 24.3million hours of season three between May 23 and 29.Streams of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ have also increased by 153 per cent after the song appeared in several key scenes of Stranger Things‘ fourth season.The first seven episodes of Stranger Things season four are available to stream now, with the last two being released July 1.According to show creators the Duffer brothers, those final two episodes will set up season five.“Typically in the previous seasons, everything wraps up in a nice bow,” Matt Duffer told NME.

Stranger Things, has spoken about working with Taylor Swift on her ‘All Too Well’ short film.Released last year to promote ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’, the fifteen-minute short film saw Sink team up with Dylan O’Brien (Maze Runner).The seven chapters of the film – ‘An Upstate Escape’, ‘The First Cracks In The Glass’, ‘Are You Real?’, ‘The Breaking Point’, ‘The Reeling’, ‘The Remembering’ and ‘Thirteen Years Gone’ – each chronicle a formative period in Sink and O’Brien’s fictionalised relationship, with Swift cameoing as an older version of Sink’s character at the end.Now, speaking about the film in an interview with Glamour, Sink said: “For me, it was just a cool opportunity to step out of being a kid on screen.”“It was really special to me. Taylor is someone I’ve always wanted to work with, but never thought I would because I didn’t think our paths would ever cross,” she added.

Eduardo Franco to co-star as Argyle alongside the characters of Eleven, Mike, and Dustin.The Arizona native and Mexican descent actor is Jonathan’s new Californian friend; Franco’s character is joining the group’s journey to save the world.According to Ross Duffer, “Argyle is your quintessential ’80s stoner. Even though this is an overall darker season, there’s also comedy. There’s still fun to be had throughout the adventures this year,” the creator told Radio Times.

Stranger Things has paid tribute to Nightmare on Elm Street in an episode of season four.Executive producer and director Shawn Levy opened up about casting Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund as Victor Creel in the turning point of the new season of the Netflix series.Englund played serial killer Freddy Krueger in the iconic horror film, and here plays Creel, a man charged with the murder of his family and subsequently locked up in a psychiatric hospital.“He brought a real enthusiasm to his role, and honestly, it was just an honour to watch him work,” Natalia Dyer, who starred opposite Englund as Nancy, in his first  scene in the series.“The role that he plays is just really interesting… He was so lovely and kind and sweet and really gave such a great performance.”“There’s a closeup of [Creel] scratching his fingernails on the desk in his cell,” Levy said to Entertainment Weekly of the first scene between Victor and Nancy and Robin, nodding to Nightmare on Elm Street as Freddy Krueger had metal blades attached to his fingers.“It’s implied that he’s done it for so long that the linoleum desktop is worn away by the scrape of his fingertip.”“The design and evil capabilities of Vecna are clearly descendants of Freddy Kruger,” Levy then confirmed of the show’s new villain.He added of the day on set: “The day I shot with Robert was one of the very few times that the Duffers made a point of coming to set just to hang out and nerd out with Robert Englund.”Meanwhile, NME gave Vol.1 of Stranger Things season four four stars, writing: “While there are some gripes to be had with the penultimate season of the show, it still packs in all the terrifying thrills you’d expect, deftly blending horror and sci-fi to maximum effect

Noah Schnapp and Millie Bobby Brown are opening up about fan speculations regarding Noah’s character Will, and his sexuality in the popular series ‘Stranger Things.’Rumors started following the premiere of the new season of the Netflix show, with fans sharing on social media that creators Matt and Ross Duffer are characterizing Will as gay in season four.The two actors shared their thoughts during a recent interview with Variety, revealing that it might be up to viewers interpretation, “I feel like they never really address it or blatantly say how Will is,” Noah said, referencing his character.“I think what’s really nice about Will’s character is that he’s just a human being going through his own personal demons and issues,” Millie stated, while Noah shared, “I find that people do reach to put a label on him and just want to know, so badly, like, ‘Oh, and this is it.’ He’s just confused and growing up.