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Arcade Fire‘s Richard Reed Parry has confirmed that he’s produced a final album by Canadian rockers The Sadies.The news comes after Dallas Good, founder of the band, died aged 48 “of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness” this week.The band’s most recent single, ‘Message To Belial’, was released last month, and produced by Parry.The multi-instrumentalist has now confirmed that he has produced an entire new and final album by The Sadies, which is set to be released this spring.Taking to Instagram, Parry paid tribute to “one of my dearest friends in the entire universe” and confirmed that the album was on the way.“An utterly unique soul without parallel, timeless musical powerhouse, style icon, consummate gentleman, the perfect house guest and a brilliant musician who spread his talents and abilities as far and wide as his long arms could reach,” he added.“Myself and Pietro Amato spent a whole lot of joyful time with Dallas and the Sadies over the last year and a half, recording and producing their last record – which is coming out this spring.”See the full statement below:A post shared by Richard Reed Parry (@rrparry)The band’s label in the United States, Yep Roc, confirmed the news that Good died “of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week”.The label’s full statement read: “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our dear friend, Dallas Good, of the Sadies. He died on Thursday, February 17 of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week. He was 48 years old.“Dallas was such a special individual who is in one of my favourite bands of all time,” said Glenn Dicker, co-owner of Yep Roc

Miranda Lambert, who revealed Scotty Wray, her longtime guitarist and brother of 90s country hitmaker Collin Raye sadly passed away on 18 February 2022.MORE: Miranda Lambert's heartfelt revelation about relationship with ex-husband Blake SheltonThe country singer, 38, had been performing alongside Scotty since she was just 17-years-old. The guitarist had been battling heart issues for several years, which eventually forced him to retire from touring on the road.

Al Roker has shared his nerves with fans, after a severe snowstorm hit New York. In a series of videos posted on his Instagram account, Al first revealed he had a red snow plow inside his garage that he wanted to "put away" and yet the snow was still falling down around his home.MORE: Al Roker shares date night photo and fans are obsessed with this detailSharing that it was 26 degrees fahrenheit, the snow was visibly falling thick although fans could still see the trees at the edge of his land.

Storm Franklin has been confirmed by the Met Office as strong winds and rain are expected to hit Greater Manchester.

A group of the UK’s senior Conservative Party politicians has written to the Prime Minister, expressing grave concerns about the prospect of selling off public broadcaster Channel 4 and writing, “Channel 4 isn’t broke, and doesn’t need fixing.”

Netflix subscriptions and more.As such, it advertised for an individual to help them find out which type of break-up songs work best in helping people get over heartache, and offered to pay them the $1,100 for the privilege.After advertising for the position on February 1, it has now confirmed that psychotherapist and musician Cristin Sauter is its new “DJ of Heartache,” and has shared results from the survey.As part of the job, Sauter listened to 24 hours worth of break-up songs and assigned them ratings based on how helpful they are in working through each stage of a break-up: denial, anger, relapse, depression and acceptance.To cover the cost of everything from weekly therapy sessions to a premium dating profile, our DJ of Heartache will get paid $1,100 for their efforts.Check out this ex-citing new side hustle here:https://t.co/5VDmV2zTxu#relationships #dating #sidehustle— FinanceBuzz.com (@financebuzz) January 18, 2022Sauter also had to assign every song an Emotional Relief Rating (ERR) on a scale of one to 10.“This is a particularly unique opportunity for me to continue to choose how I feel about love and loss as I go through life,” Sauter said of the opportunity. “I’m most looking forward to meeting myself at the end of this listening process so I can understand how some of the most well-known and poignant songs about heartbreak influenced my perspective as I grieved.”As the results show, Fleetwood Mac have the highest ERR with 9.5, followed by The Beatles and Post Malone.

Kendrick Lamar leaving the iconic west coast record label.Last August, the rapper announced he was in the process of putting together his final album for TDE, posting an image on social media of a desktop folder labelled “nu thoughts” with a link to a message on his website.“As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years. The Struggles. The Success.

Saturday Night Takeaway stars Ant and Dec have undergone their most dramatic transformation yet for the popular Saturday night show. The popular duo were unrecognisable as they were transformed into their drag queen personas; the stunning Lady Antoinette and Miss Donna Lee.The transformation was made possible by Ru Paul's Drag Race star Raven and Glow Up winner Ellis Atlantis with hair by Curtis William. Raven was responsible for turning Ant, 46 into Lady Antoinette and shared a sped-up video of the transformation, as the TV presenter could be seen with a hair net on as he has intricate makeup applied to create the final, breathtaking look.

Katie Price's celebrity pals are said to be taking a step back from their friendships with the star, following her recent behaviour. Model Katie, 43, has been close pals with Kerry Katona and Danielle Lloyd over the years, but the pair are said to have been amongst stars who have "cut ties" with her. It's been reported that Katie's behaviour has been putting a "strain" on her inner circle.

Former The Only Way is Essex favourite Ferne McCann has shared a selfie with a cryptic message to her 2.7 million followers after her boyfriend Lorri Haines denied taking drugs. The reality star, 31, took to Instagram to share a selfie on the beach in the Maldives as she enjoys a luxury holiday just days after Lorri denied taking drugs after being filmed with "suspicious white powder" while partying with friends in Dubai. The TV personality appeared relaxed and tanned as she posed with one hand on her forehead in the beach snap.

Prince Andrew has reportedly been making secret nightly visits to Windsor Castle to see the Queen.The Duke, who turned 62 on Saturday, was allegedly driven to see his mother every day last week after a settlement was reached in his sexual assault case against Virginia Giuffre, thought to be worth £12 million. The father-of-two reached a settlement, which he will reportedly receive help from the Queen to pay, with the claimant out of court, which means he will no longer be required to appear in a US court for a jury trial.

A man has been taken to hospital after being pulled from the River Clyde this morning.

A number of families who live in ‘death-trap rentals’ have backed demands to introduce tougher regulations for landlords.

Staff, parents and students are set to gather for a protest against the closure of a Paisley nursery on Tuesday.

Tales Of The Walking Dead, including Olivia Munn.As revealed by Deadline, the Newsroom actor has joined The Walking Dead spin-off series alongside Danny Ramirez (The Falcon & The Winter Soldier), Loan Chabanol (Fading Gigolo), Embeth Davidtz (Old, Ray Donovan), Jessie T. Usher (The Boys) and Gage Munroe (Nobody).Tales Of The Walking Dead will be a six-episode anthology series featuring standalone stories from the original show’s zombie-infested universe.Deborah Kampmeier (Star Trek: Picard), Tara Nicole Weyr (The Wilds) and Haifaa al-Mansour (Motherland) will each direct one episode, while The Walking Dead producer Michael Satrazemis will helm the remaining three episodes of the season.Scott M.

Loose Women's Kaye Adams suffered a catalogue of disaster as she tried to get out of London as a result of Storm Eunice.

East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP Dr Lisa Cameron is backing calls for a halt to the closure of local Post Offices.

From Dortmund to Dundee.

An unhappy Ryanair passenger has claimed she was forced to pay for water on board her flight - despite being stuck on board for hours and being diverted from London to Edinburgh.

More wet and windy weather is set to sweep the UK including Greater Manchester on Sunday in the aftermath of deadly Storm Eunice.

Harry Kane was 'too clever' for Manchester City's defenders on Saturday evening, that's the view of Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer as he hailed the striker's performance at the Etihad Stadium.