September 24 2014

See all the nominees for the 2014 MOBO Awards here. 

HBO has confirmed Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell will take on the lead roles in the upcoming second season of True Detective.

Game of Thrones stars Charles Dance and Lena Headey have been cast in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies alongside Douglas Booth.

Big Brother stars Steven Goode and Kimberly Kisselovich have announced their engagement. 

Former JLS singer Aston Merrygold has signed a solo record deal with Warner Bros Records.

A tribute concert is being held in Los Angeles on February 6 2015 in honour of Bob Dylan as the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year. Jack White, Norah Jones, Beck and Neil Young are to perform.

Aaron Paul has been cast in adaptation of the best-selling novel The 9th Life of Louis Drax, alongside Jamie Dornan. 

Lorde has confirmed her The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 track is called Yellow Flicker Beat and will be released on September 29. 

The Boxtrolls has claimed the top spot at the UK box office for a second consecutive week with £1.3 million. 

Bette Midler has announced her new studio album It’s The Girls which features 15 cover songs, will be released on November 17. 

September 23 2014

Rita Ora has officially joined The Voice UK for its fourth series alongside returning judges will.i.am, Ricky Wilson and Tom Jones.

Kris Jenner has filed for divorce from Bruce Jenner, 11 months after the couple separated. 

Take That’s Rule the World, UB40’s Red Red Wine and Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ are the latest tracks to pass one million sales in the UK.

The Strictly Come Dancing 2015 Live Tour has been confirmed for 31 dates throughout January and February. 

Status Quo are to perform an acoustic set for Radio 2 in Concert at the Roundhouse in Camden on October 22. 

Jada Pinkett Smith has been cast in Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike XXL.

Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has been cast in the adaptation of Joe R Lansdale’s 2013 best-selling novel The Thicket.

Bryan Cranston is reportedly in line to join Matt Damon in Zhang Yimou’s Chinese epic The Great Wall.

Paul Akister and Lola Saunders are the early favourites to win this year’s X Factor.

September 22 2014

The Script have claimed their third UK number one album with No Sound Without Silence.

Peter Andre and Jamelia will launch ITV’s new entertainment and lifestyle channel ITVBe with the Welcome To ITVBe show.

The Only Way Is Essex is moving to ITVBe and will kick off on the new channel with a two-part The Only Way is Ibiza special.

ITV is launching a new reality series on ITVBe called The Real Housewives of Cheshire, based on the American Real Housewives franchise. 

Lionel Richie has announced his 31-date All The Hits All Night Long Europe tour in spring 2015, including 10 dates in the UK.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is reportedly in line to play Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone and Moritz Borman’s film about the CIA leaker.

Donny Osmond is to make a guest appearance on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing judging panel for one week, and will also perform on a Sunday night results show.

Emma Watson has launched HeForShe, a gender equality campaign for the United Nations in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for Women.

The Maze Runner, starring Dylan O’Brien, Will Poulter and Kaya Scodelario has debuted at number one at the US Box Office with $32.5 million. A sequel to film called Scorch Trials has been given a release date of September 18 2015.

Stephen Fry and Joss Stone have been cast in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming British film Tomorrow which is the first feature film directed by Scorsese’s long-time script supervisor Martha Pinson.

Colin Farrell has confirmed he will appear in the upcoming second season of True Detective.

September 19 2014

Rylan Clark has announced his engagement to his boyfriend, former Big Brother star Dan Neal.

20th Century Fox has delayed its Fantastic Four reboot meaning it will be released on August 7 2015 instead of in June. 

Assassin’s Creed has been removed from 20th Century Fox’s release schedule and is now at ‘to be determined’. Star of the film Michael Fassbender has confirmed the movie is still going ahead.

Director Fredrik Bond has reportedly dropped out of Olympus Has Fallen sequel London Has Fallen over creative differences, just six weeks before shooting begins.

Director James Cameron has won a lawsuit against an artist claiming that Avatar stole from his paintings.

Hilary Duff has revealed she has recorded a track with Ed Sheeran called Tattoo.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has reportedly been cast in Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur as Guinevere.

Andie MacDowell has reportedly joined the cast of Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike XXL.

Dennis Waterman, the only original cast member left in BBC One’s drama series New Tricks, has left the show and will appear in just two episodes of the 12th series.

The X Factor is bringing back American dancer Brian Friedman as its creative director for the live shows.

September 18 2014

ITV’s new singing show Rising Star has been axed before it has even aired.

Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Luke Evans are among the guests set to appear on the new series of The Graham Norton Show.

Paranormal Activity 5 will be called The Ghost Dimension and is set for release on March 13 2015.

Meera Syal has reportedly joined the cast of the upcoming second series of Broadchurch alongside David Tennant and Olivia Colman.

Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother star James Jordan has claimed he is in talks with Channel 5 and Endemol for his own reality series.

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has joined the cast of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies alongside Douglas Booth.

Liam Neeson is reportedly working on a film script with U2 singer Bono.

Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza will reportedly voice Grumpy Cat in Lifetime’s upcoming TV movie Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever.

September 17 2014

Fox is planning to adapt DC Comics’ Lucifer for a new TV pilot.

Model Cara Delevingne has been cast in the Fault in our Stars’ author John Green’s new move adaptation of his second best-selling novel Paper Towns, as Margo.

Beyonce and Jay Z are reportedly planning to collaborate on a joint album. 

Rosario Dawson and Jessica Biel are reportedly in line for the female lead of the second season of True Detective. 

Ne-Yo has announced a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 5th, in support of his upcoming album Non-Fiction.

A new Whitney Houston live album has been announced called Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances. 

8 Out of 10 Cats comedian Jon Richardson has announced his engagement to fellow comedian Lucy Beumont.

Tom Hiddleston has reportedly been cast in the upcoming King Kong movie Skull Island. 

James D’Arcy has joined the cast of Marvel’s Agent Carter as Edwin Jarvis, Howard Stark’s butler and ally to Peggy Carter.

September 16 2014

Gino D’Acampo is taking Holly Willoughby’s place as team captain on Keith Lemon’s Celebrity Juice while she is on maternity leave.

Universal are reportedly reuniting director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon for a new Jason Bourne film.

Director Sam Mendes’s follow up to Skyfall, Bond 24 is expected to begin filming on December 6 with Daniel Craig returning for his fourth film.

Lady Gaga has launched her new fragrance Eau de Gaga, which she describes as an “exciting unisex” scent.

Amanda Pays has joined the cast of The Flash as Dr Tina McGee, the role she played in the original CBS series in 1990.

Susan Boyle is to release her new album Hope in the UK on November 24, which will be her sixth studio album in five years.

George Clooney is to receive the Cecil B DeMille Award at the 2015 Golden Globes on January 11; recent recipients include Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Woody Allen.

September 15 2014

Calvin Harris has claimed his fifth UK number 1 single as a lead artist with Blame, featuring John Newman.

Jennifer Lawrence has been revealed as the co-host of the Met Gala in May 2015.

Laurence Fishburne has confirmed he will be returning to Hannibal as FBI agent Jack Crawford for its new season.

One Direction have announced the first single from their upcoming album FOUR will be Steal My Girl, which will premiere on September 29. 

Will Ferrell has said that he will return for Zoolander 2 alongside Ben Stiller.

Daniel Craig will reportedly make a secret cameo in JJ Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII.

Ashley Judd has reportedly signed up for coming-of-age comedy Good Kids.

Almost Human actor Michael Ealy has reportedly signed on for the lead role in A Civil Right.

September 12 2014

Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide, yet cleared of the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

Sir Donald Sinden, known for his Shakespearean stage roles, has sadly passed away aged 90.

Naomi Grossman will be reprising her American Horror Story: Asylum character Pepper in the upcoming new series called Freak Show.

Gillian Anderson has been made a series regular on Hannibal as the psychiatrist Bedelia Du Maurier.

Kenneth Choi and Neal McDonough are to reprise their Captain America roles in the season premiere of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. 

Katie Holmes is to make her directional debut with an adaptation of the book All We Had with The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone writing the screenplay.

Elizabeth Olsen has been cast alongside Tom Hiddleston in the upcoming Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light.

Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss and Orange Is the New Black’s Jason Biggs have been cast as lead roles in Broadway’s The Heidi Chronicles.

September 11 2014

Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2 alongside Mark Wahlberg.

Glee is reportedly brining back original cast members Jenna Ushkowitz, Jayma Mays, Mark Salling and Dianna Agron for its sixth and final season.

CBS has announced the 69th annual Tony Awards will air on June 7th 2015.

McBusted have announced plans for their first concert film TOURPLAY which follows the band on their 35-date headline tour of the UK earlier this year. It is due for release on October 28. 

George Clooney is reportedly going to appear in a special one-off sketch of Downton Abbey for this year’s ITV charity appeal Text Santa.

Tributes are coming in for actor Richard Kiel, known for playing James Bond villain alongside Roger Moore, who has passed away aged 74.

The Chuckle Brothers are to feature on the upcoming series of Celebrity Juice, going agains Rylan Clark and Joey Essex in the weekly challenges.

David Attenborough is to present a new wildlife series for BBC One called Life Story, which follows animals from all over the world on their journey through life.

Calvin Harris’ new single Blame featuring John Newman is leading the mid-week chart, meaning Harris is on course to claim his fifth UK number one single.

Madonna has confirmed that she has collaborated with Alicia Keys on her upcoming 13th studio album. 

September 10 2014

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester has debuted her new song Heartstrings online.

The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has completed work on his first solo album in 22 years.

Connie Britton is to guest star in an episode of Family Guy in October, and will portray herself.

Usher has decided to delay the release date for his new album UR as he wants more time to work on the music.

23 Jump Street is reportedly going into production and will be written by 22 Jump Street writer Rodney Rothman.

Zachary Quinto and Brian Cox have been cast in NBC’s new eight-episode miniseries The Slap.

Nick Grimshaw, Fearne Cotton, Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Alex Jones are to take part in a baking competition for this year’s Children In Need.

David Fincher is reportedly in talks with HBO to direct a noir crime series set in 1950s Los Angeles.

September 9 2014

Check out all the winners from last night’s TV Choice Awards here.

James Corden is officially set to replace Craig Ferguson on CBS’ ‘Late Late Show’ in 2015.

One Direction have confirmed their fourth studio album FOUR will be released on November 17 and is available to pre-order now.

David Bowie has announced his new single Sue (or In a Season Of Crime) will be taken from his upcoming collection Nothing Has Changed, which documents 50 years of Bowie material.

Beyonce and Jay Z’s On The Run tour is to be filmed and broadcast for a one-off TV special.

Damien Rice is to release My Favourite Faded Fantasy on November 3 – his first album in eight years.

Noel Edmonds has signed up to present another 288 episode of Deal or No Deal.

Strictly Come Dancing launched on Sunday evening with a peak of 8.61 million viewers, beating The X Factor’s  peak of 7.46 million viewers.

Lorde has been working with Paul Epworth to record her Hunger Games: Mockingjay track.

The Maze Runner director Wes Ball has confirmed that a sequel to the Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario and Will Poulter-starring film is already in the works.

September 8 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy has topped the US box office for a third consecutive week, bringing the total gross to just under £300m.

The Monty Python’s Michael Palin is to narrate the new series of The Clangers.

Matt Damon and writer-director Kenneth Lonergan, who worked together on Margaret, are to reportedly to reunite for Manchester-by-the-Sea.

Louis C.K has reportedly been cast in the upcoming Dalton Trumbo biopic alongside Helen Mirren, John Goodman and Bryan Cranston.

Sting and Paul Simon have announced a joint tour of Europe in March and April 2015.

15 weeks since its debut, Sam Smith’s album In The Lonely Hour has returned to the number one spot on the UK album chart.

The Carrie Diaries actor Austin Butler has been cast in season three of Arrow.

The Walking Dead’s spinoff series has received a formal pilot order from AMC with Robert Kirkman, creator of the original comic series, acting as executive producer. 

September 5 2014

Tributes are pouring in for legendary comedienne Joan Rivers who passed away in a Manhattan hospital yesterday, aged 81.

Doctor Who will edit this Saturday’s episode ‘Robot of Sherwood’ to remove a beheading scene following the executions of two journalists.

Jesse Eisenberg and Shia LaBeouf are reportedly lined up to star as two stoners turned arms dealers in a new film from Warner Bros and The Hangover’s Todd Phillips titled Arms & the Dudes.

Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana and Elle Fanning have joined the adaptation of Live By Night in which Ben Affleck will write, direct and also star in the movie.

Gary Oldman and Shia LaBeouf are to star in apocalyptic thriller Man Down alongside Kate Mara.

Zac Efron and Robert De Niro are reportedly set to star in comedy Dirty Grandpa.

Usher has confirmed that Drake will appear on his upcoming eighth studio album UR.

September 4 2014

After 5 years away, the 19th annual MOBO Awards are to be held in London for the first time at the SSE Arena in Wembley on October 22.

George Clooney is to direct a film based on the News International phone hacking scandal, inspired by journalist Nick Davies’ book Hack Attack.

A live-action movie based on Neil Gaiman’s upcoming graphic novel version of the Brothers Grimm fairytale Hansel and Gretel has been announced.

The Wolf of Wall Street actress Margot Robbie has reportedly signed on for DreamWorks’ upcoming film Ghost in the Shell.

Demi Lovato has announced plans to release her own skin care range, Devonne by Demi.

Judy Finnigan has joined the Loose Women panel as a regular panellist.

One Direction have set a new Guinness World Record after becoming the only UK group in US chart history whose first three albums all debuted at number one.

The Graham Norton Show is returning to BBC One on September 26, with Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi featuring on the first episode.

Dwayne Johnson has confirmed he will play the villain Black Adam in Warner Bros and DC Entertainment’s Shazam.

September 3 2014

Tributes are coming in for Survivor frontman Jimi Jamison who has died aged 63 after suffering a heart attack.

Disney has announced they will release a short follow-up film to Frozen in 2015 called Frozen Fever.

Netflix has reportedly secured the rights to upcoming Batman series Gotham, which will appear on the streaming service after its initial broadcast run on Channel 5.

DreamWorks Animation has pushed back the release of How to Train Your Dragon 3 by a year and will now premiere on June 9 2017.

Maroon 5 have announced a short three-date UK arena tour next year, starting at London’s Wembley Arena on May 26.

John Hannah is returning to the London stage for the first time in six year for a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play Uncle Vanya.

Steven Soderbergh has revealed through one of his Twitter pseudonyms that Magic Mike XXL has entered production.

Game of Thrones actor Miltos Yerolemou has reportedly been cast in Disney’s Star Wars Episode VII.

September 2 2014

The X Factor dropped over a million viewers for its second episode on Sunday, going from Saturday’s 9.03m down to 7.55m.

Calvin Harris has confirmed his new single Blame, featuring John Newman, will be released on Sunday September 7.

Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert de Niro will reportedly star in a short film by Martin Scorsese – a promotional video for casino and resorts brand Melco-Crown Entertainment.

Former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens, Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam and The Walking Dead’s Jon Bernthal are all reportedly in the running to play Snake Plissken in an upcoming Escape from New York reboot.

Wesley Snipes is rumoured to have entered a $3 million deal to reprise his role of Blade with Marvel rebooting the series.

Karen Gillan’s comedy series Selfie has added Freaks and Geeks star Samm Levine to its cast.

September 1 2014

The family of Joan Rivers have issued a statement thanking fans for their support as she remains in hospital in New York.

Claire King has left the Celebrity Big Brother house due to an undisclosed illness. 

Australia’s federal government has reportedly offered A$ 21.6 million to attract Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales to shoot in the country.

Royal Blood have knocked Collabro off the top spot on the UK Album chart with their self-titled debut album.

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby’s This Morning launched its new series this morning. Amanda Holden is on stand-by to take over from Holly when she goes on maternity leave.

Emmett Scanlan has confirmed he will appear in the upcoming second season of Atlantis. 

Chad Michael Murray and Enver Gjokaj have joined the cast of Marvel’s Agent Carter as series regulars.