U.K. Indie Producers, Industry Workers Weakened by Stateside Strikes and Slowdown in Commissions

21 Savage recently announced that he will play his first ever show in the U.K. after years of immigration issues finally came to an end and he was rightfully named a U.S. citizen.

When The Knife split up in 2014, it was immediately clear that few acts were capable of matching the revolutionary electronic pop music made by Karin and Olof Dreijer. Karin stepped up with Fever Ray, their solo project, while Olof retreated from the spotlight to teach music production and produce for other artists.

Layoffs have hit Bandcamp, according to multiple posts from current and former employees on Twitter, with as many as half of the platform’s workforce cut from their jobs. Bandcamp was sold by Epic Games in September to Songtradr.

Another Drake song has debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. This time, it's his J. Cole-featuring “First Person Shooter” off of his latest album, For All The Dogs.

Paris Fury has unveiled her newborn son's incredible gold crib complete with personalised furnishings, following his birth in September. The mum-of-seven, 33, welcomed baby son Prince Rico Paris Fury in September with husband Tyson, 35, and she's been keeping fans updated on social media as she adapts to life with seven children.

Peter Andre and his wife Emily delighted their fans last week by revealing they're expecting their third child together. And today, NHS doctor Emily, 34, opened up about a particular drink she was forced to give up when she first discovered she was pregnant again, after being left unable to digest it.Taking to Instagram today, the mum-of-three-to-be shared a snap on her story of a half-drunk takeaway cup of coffee.

EastEnders villain Ravi Gulati got tongues wagging on social media during Monday's night episode as he sported a rather different look while visiting the gym. Recent episodes saw Ravi cope with his son going missing, the reappearance of his estranged ex-wife Priya, and the fact that a number of Walford residents now know that he was behind the murder of Ranveer.

Tensions are rising in the Big Brother house, as Jordan and Tom clash while housemates are left unimpressed with Hallie. ITV has revealed a spoiler for Tuesday night's episode of the show, which sees some of the housemates disagreeing after the shopping task.

Having maintained his silence for over a year, Richie Myler has publicly addressed his split from now ex-wife Helen Skelton.Taking to social media yesterday, the rugby star, 33, who shares three children with Countryfile presenter Helen, claimed he is "not asking for approval" over his life choices. "For clarity.

Married At First Sight UK star Shona Manderson has revealed she's found love after her rocky relationship with model Brad Skelly on the E4 reality show. Shona, 31, was paired with Brad, 27, and while their romance looked promising at the start, it soon turned sour and the couple were eventually asked to leave the experiment as their relationship was "too unhealthy".

Big Brother host AJ Odudu has revealed her growing admiration for one particular housemate on the ITV2 show. The object of her attention is Jordan Lloyd, a 26 year old lawyer from North Lincolnshire, who recently celebrated his birthday in the house. Jordan has become a favourite amongst viewers with his dry humour, clever quips, unique shirt collection, and the way he finds happiness in his own unhappiness.

Even though they eventually parted ways for good in 2016 after an on-again-off-again relationship, Lydia Bright and James 'Arg' Argent have remained close friends. The pair, who both starred in The Only Way Is Essex, appear to still be a big part in each other's lives and 32-year-old Lydia revealed to new how 'proud' she is of his recent transformation. Arg, 35, took part in this year’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, and has wowed fans with how different he appears following a 13st weight loss and quitting a troubling drug habit.

Aussie hitmaker Peter Andre is proving to be ever the doting husband after he issued his pregnant wife Emily Macdonagh some sweet words of comfort amid her battle with morning sickness. Father-of-four Peter, 50, and his doctor wife Emily, 33 shared the happy news that they're expecting their third child together on social media on Thursday last week.

Livingston are well represented in the shortlists for Scottish Women’s Football Annual Awards.

Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment are new health benefits replacing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance for Children (DLA for Child) for existing claimants living in Scotland. The devolved benefits will provide financial support for young children and those between 16 and State Pension age, who are disabled, have a long-term health condition or a terminal illness.

A Monklands spirits producer is looking to "dram" up support for its second annual Spirit of Our Community Awards - with £12,000 in prizes on offer.

Richard Madeley has faced calls to be axed from Good Morning Britain over his 'insensitive' question to a guest.

Helen Skelton's ex-husband Richie Myler has broken his silence on his marriage breakdown following cruel trolling.

Now the colder weather is officially beginning to settle in, the freezing mornings and evenings are enough to make us consider popping on the heating.

A outraged bride-to-be was left reeling when her younger sister demanded she hand over her wedding dress and threatened to abort her unborn child if she didn't comply.

Don’t Scream has landed.In the game the player’s goal is do precisely what its title states, because if you do scream when scared, the game ends.Inspired by ’90s found footage film horrors including The Blair Witch Project, Don’t Scream challenges the player to explore the fictional Pineview Forest for 18 minutes. However, time only passes when the player moves and through “dozens of dynamic scares” (no two playthroughs will be the same).Check out the trailer for the upcoming game below.What sets Don’t Scream apart from other found-footage horror games is that the player’s microphone must be calibrated to register any sounds that the player makes in real life.“A mere squeak or quiet gasp should be flagged as a scream,” said developer Joure & Joe, but the team of two developers clarified that speaking softly should not trigger the game to end, making it possible for streamers to play with their audience.Developed in Unreal Engine 5, Don’t Scream is expected to enter early access on Steam on October 27.

Liam Gallagher has claimed that Noel Gallagher turned down the opportunity to take part in the upcoming ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour.News of the UK tour was announced yesterday (October 16) and confirmed that Liam would be hitting the road to celebrate 30 years of Oasis’ debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’.The live shows follow on from an update shared by the singer earlier this year in which he reflected on the milestone and teased fans by saying that he was looking for a way to play the 1994 album in full.Liam continued to tease the prospect, later announcing that he’d be playing “naughty” B-sides from the era too as well ‘Half The World Away’ sung by his brother, former bandmate and Oasis’ chief songwriter, Noel.However unfortunately for fans it looks like his brother and ex-bandmate has no intention of taking part in the upcoming tour. The live shows will instead be more of a solo venture for Liam.This news came when Liam took to X (formerly Twitter) earlier today (October 17) to confirm that he offered his brother the chance to participate in the Oasis tour but that no plans ever materialised.“He’s been asked and he’s refused,” he wrote, responding to a fan who asked when he was going to announce Noel’s involvement in the tour.He’s been asked and he’s refused— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 17, 2023The 12-date ‘Definitely Maybe 30 Years’ UK and Ireland tour will kick off in Sheffield on June 2 before making stops in Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin.Three dates at London’s O2 venue are also planned, as are three in his hometown of Manchester, held at the Co-Op Live venue.“I’m bouncing around the house to announce the ‘Definitely Maybe’ Tour,” he said at the time.

TesseracT has claimed that merch sellers make more money in tips than band members earn on tour.Jay Postones wrote in an Instagram post that he’s learned about the discrepancies after talking to other bands about merch sales at shows.His comments come amid heightened sensitivity about merch at concerts, after venue operators have been criticised for taking a cut from sales – in some instances as much as 41 per cent.Postones explained that many fans are unaware that the tip jars and/or contactless tip options at merch stands send money to merch sellers rather than the bands or other crew.He then went on to say that, having spoken to peers, some merch sellers are making $30,000 (£24,647) in tips over the course of a 5-6-week tour, which is “insane” compared to what bands earn overall.A post shared by Jay Postones (@jaytesseract)Postone’s Instagram post read, in part: “From speaking to peers, we have discovered that some merch sellers are generating in excess of $30k in tips over the course of a 5-6-week tour – which is insane. No one else on a tour at our level makes anything close to this.

Troye Sivan’s new track ‘Can’t Go Back, Baby’, which incorporates a sample of her song ‘Back, Baby’.The track appears on Sivan’s latest album, ‘Something To Give Each Other’, which arrived last week (October 13) and marked his third studio LP following on from 2018’s ‘Bloom’.For the track the Australian singer and actor channels Pratt’s single ‘Back, Baby’, taken from her 2014 album ‘On Your Own Love Again’, and samples the song throughout.Speaking to The Guardian about the reasons behind the decision, Sivan said that he “always thought that ‘Back, Baby’ was a really special song”, and was a fan of the singer because “her voice is kind of timeless – I feel like it could have existed forever”.Now, in a discussion with Pitchfork shared yesterday (October 16), Pratt herself has expressed her love of Sivan’s song and explained how she was surprised when the singer reached out to her to request the sample.“‘Back, Baby’ was recorded to a cassette tape in a tiny bedroom 10 years ago, so it was really unexpected to get a request from him,” she told the outlet when asked about her thoughts on the song.“Like everybody else, I find Troye to be irresistible.”Ahead of its release last week, NME awarded ‘Something To Give Each Other’ with a five-star review, praising Sivan for taking a “ more playful and provocative” approach to the songs than before.“On the one hand, ‘Something To Give Each Other’ is the sound of a queer artist fully embracing his sexuality, something that can take a little longer when you belong to a marginalised group whose desires have often been discredited and demonised,” it read.

State of Israel page shared Hadid’s post on their own Instagram Story, writing: “Have you been sleeping the past week? Or are you just fine turning a blind eye to Jewish babies being butchered in their homes? Your silence has been very clear about where you stand. We see you.”The page also shared a reworked version of the same graphic.

Central Cee has discussed his similarities with Ice Spice, revealing that he sees a lot of his own qualities in the rapper.The comments arose in a new interview with Complex, which explored the impact that Ice Spice is having on the music industry and her journey as one of the most successful artists of 2023.In the discussion, Ice Spice – whose real name is Isis Naija Gaston – opened up about how she doesn’t let critics’ opinions affect her music, and how she has never really considered herself a “lyricist”.Elsewhere in the feature, British rapper Central Cee was asked about what he sees in Ice Spice, and shared his thoughts on the 23-year-old taking the rap scene by storm.“She reminds me of me a bit,” he said. “She’s cool innit.”“Humble, down to earth, don’t really care too much about the shiny stuff; but knows how to play the game” he responded.

Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually.The director and screenwriter expressed regret over decisions in his previous films during an appearance at The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival where he was interviewed by his daughter Scarlett.During the interview Scarlett raised that there had been “growing criticism around the ways your films treated women and people of colour”, citing descriptions of Bridget Jones as having “tree-trunk thighs” and the lack of diversity in 1999 film Notting Hill (“one of the birthplaces of the British black civil rights movement”).In response, Curtis said: “I think because I came from a very undiverse school and a bunch of university friends, I think that I hung on to the feeling that I wouldn’t know how to write those parts. I think I was just stupid and wrong about that.“I felt as though me, my casting director, my producers just didn’t look outwards.”Speaking specifically about fat jokes, Curtis said: “I remember how shocked I was five years ago when Scarlett said to me, ‘You can never use the word ‘fat’ again.’ Wow you were right.

Liam Payne has been issued a ban from driving after being convicted of speeding.The ban comes after he was spotted travelling at 43mph in a 30mph zone in a Ford Ranger pick-up truck. The incident took place on the Westway flyover in Shepherd’s Bush, London back in February.The 30-year-old singer has been banned for six months and issued a fine of £293.

Alicia Keys has denied that an Instagram post about paragliding was anti-Semitic, after some users took it to be a nod to Hamas terrorists infiltrating Israel by that mode.The singer had shared an image in a since-deleted post seen by TMZ of a leather sports jacket with the caption, “Question: “What would u do if you weren’t afraid of anything???”She added: “Tell me your truth … I’ve had my eyes on paragliding

following her death at age 76 on Sunday. The “Three’s Company” actress battled breast cancer for more than 23 years.Somers died just one day shy of her 77th birthday on Monday. Her granddaughter, the daughter of Somers’ son, Bruce Somers Jr., posted the “final birthday card” she wrote for her grandmother, whom she lovingly called “Zannie.”“‘Thank you’ is not enough.

snapped at a contestant for continually answering puzzles incorrectly, asking the woman “why are you bothering?”Earlier that month, Sajak told a fan-favorite contestant “don’t ever do it again,” after the 22-year-old grabbed the envelope in the game show’s bonus round.Sajak was also slammed by fans when one contestant was given an “impossible” bonus puzzle — “that was a pivotal factor.”Sajak’s other eyebrow-raising behavior has included putting a contestant in a chokehold, claiming he hides in letter-turner White’s garden, and asking a contestant to remove his shirt.In June, Sajak tweeted that the show’s 41st season, which debuted in September, would be his last. “Well, the time has come.

“Three’s Company” star Suzanne Somers passed away Sundayat the age of 76 after a battle with breast cancer. During her long career in showbiz, she made her fortune starring on the hit ’70s sitcom, as well as being a spokeswoman for the contraption, the ThighMaster.But as to how she got to be a part of the thigh-busting equipment empire, is a tale within itself.Somers was best known for playing the ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow on “Three’s Company” from 1977 to 1981 alongside late star John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt.Ritter was reportedly being paid $150,000 per episode — and Somers wanted to be on the same playing field.She asked the network executives for equal pay and demanded a salary bump similar to the “8 Simple Rules” alum.

told Entertainment Tonight. “They wish some of their family’s private matters remained private.”Additionally, the source claimed that Trey Smith, Smith’s son with ex-wife Sheree Zampino, feels the same way. As for Will, 55, the actor is reportedly “trying to stay busy and has been hanging out with his good friends and his kids.”“He’s trying not to let any outside noise impact him,” continued the source.

“How do we justify losing half a season, half a year?”

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling‘s combined star power helped power “Barbie” to $1.4 billion in worldwide ticket sales, an all-time high gross for distributor Warner Bros. The studio is clearly hoping to duplicate this success with its upcoming “Ocean’s 11” prequel movie, which is set to reunite Robbie and Gosling on the big screen. The film will be the first “Ocean’s” project since the Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett-led “Ocean’s 8” in 2018.

Following an extensive auction, LuckyChap and Plan B Entertainment are in exclusive talks to acquire rights to the classic Thin Man series. The rights of The Thin Man recently became available and LuckyChap and Plan B had been eyeing this for some time pre-WGA strike and are in talks for the rights. No discussions of starring are happening in respect to the sag strike. However both companies would produce together.