January 28 2016

All Saints have announced their comeback single is titled One Strike, and will be released on February 26. 

Joseph Fiennes is set to play Michael Jackson in an upcoming one-off half-hour comedy on Sky Arts called Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon.  

Foals and Disclosure are confirmed to co-headline this year's Reading and Leeds Festival.  

Fox's new 24 reboot has reportedly cast Homeland star Miranda Otto as its female lead.   

Days of Our Lives actress Allison Paige has reportedly been cast as the first female speedster in The Flash.

January 26 2016

Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington has signed up for a new West End production of Doctor Faustus at the Duke of York's Theatre from April 9.

ABC has reportedly picked up two new comedy pilots. Chunk & Bean focuses on the childhoods of writers Ed Herro and Brian Donovan – an unlikely friendship of two misfits with two very different sets of parents living next door to each other; and Square Roots focuses on a man from a family of engineers who uses his "gift" to help people with everyday issues.  

Woody Allen’s new six part series set in the 1960s, of which he will star in and direct, has added Miley Cyrus to its cast.

Gary Barlow has curated the soundtrack for Matthew Vaughn's upcoming new movie Eddie the Eagle. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton who have also recorded a duet for the soundtrack which features original tracks performed by icons from the '80s including Tony Hadley and Holly Johnson.

Straight Outta Compton and Walking Dead star Corey Hawkins has reportedly been tapped to replace Kiefer Sutherland as the lead in Fox's reboot 24: Legacy, as military hero Eric Carter, marked for death by dangerous enemies.  

January 25 2016

Justin Bieber will perform at The Grammys alongside Adele, Lady Gaga and Pitbull on Tuesday 2 February.

Zayn Malik has confirmed his debut single Pillow Talk will be out this Friday, 29 January.

James Franco’s new show 11.22.63, based off a Stephen King book, will air on FOX in the UK this Spring.

The X Factor’s Kiera Weathers will be opening for American rapper The Game in Manchester next month.

After 17 weeks, Shawn Mendes’ Stitches has knocked Justin Bieber’s Love Yourself off the top spot on the UK charts.

Walking Dead actress Lauren Cohen has reportedly joined the cast of new Warner Bros movie Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Explorer Henry Worsley, 55, has sadly died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration during an attempt to cross Antarctica unaided.

January 22 2016

Congratulations to Mariah Carey who is reportedly engaged to her boyfriend James Packer. 

The Martian actor Benedict Wong has reportedly been cast as Wong, the trusty sidekick to doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in Marvel’s Doctor Strange.

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death later this year, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Joseph Fiennes will star in BBC Two’s Shakespeare Live! from the RSC, as part of the BBC's Shakespeare Festival 2016.

Emma Bunton and Vicky Pattison are set to appear in the second series of Murder in Successville on BBC Three this spring, alongside Chris Kamara, Mark Wright and George Shelley. 

It looks like the Terminator franchise isn't returning after the sequel to Genisys has been pulled from Paramount Pictures’ release schedule for May 2017.

Daniel Bedingfield has joined the cast of the upcoming West End run of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds from February, alongside Jimmy Nail and Heidi Range.

January 21 2016

Ant & Dec won their fifteenth National Television Award last night. See the full list of winners here.  

The upcoming Episode 8 of Star Wars, which was originally set for release on May 26 2017, will now debut on December 15 2017.

Katy Perry has teased that she will cameo in the upcoming Zoolander No. 2, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.

Forbes has unveiled its first ever 30 Under 30 Europe list of influential Europeans under 30 in the entertainment industry. Adele takes the number one spot, with the likes of  John Boyega, Emilia Clarke, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Andy Murray, Daisy Ridley, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Emma Watson and Florence Welch also on the list.

Big Brother’s Bit on the Side presenter Rylan Clark-Neal is to publish his first autobiography in July this year.

James Franco’s new project The Deuce, which centres on the rise of the porn industry in 1970s New York, has been picked up for a series by HBO. Franco will play twins while Maggie Gyllenhaal will also star as a prostitute named Eileen Merrell.

January 19 2016

Charlie Brooker's dark drama Black Mirror has begun filming its third series. Each episode has unique characters and plot points focusing on the unintended consequences of modern technology, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis starring in the first episode. 

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly are to play comedy double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Jon S Baird's upcoming project Stan & Ollie.

The Eagles' singer-guitarist and founding member Glenn Frey has sadly passed away at the age of 67  after suffering on-and-off from intestinal ailments for the past several months.

The ten Formula 1 races are confirmed to be shown live on Channel 4 without adverts this season. David Coulthard is the first confirmed name for the coverage; the full presenting and commentary team is yet to be announced.

Angela Griffin and Don Gilet have been cast in ITV's six part series Brief Encounters. Set in the early 1980s, the drama revolves around four women striving to change their lives through the sales of lingerie at the height of Thatcherism.

January 18 2016

Our thoughts are with Celine Dion whose older brother Daniel Dion sadly passed away this weekend after a battle with cancer, aged 59. 

David Bowie’s new album Blackstar has become his first to reach number 1 in the US.

A new trailer has been released for Season 2 of Breaking Bad spinoff show Better Call Saul, which comes back to Netflix on Feb 15:  

Baz Luhrman’s new TV series The Get Down will be released on Netflix on August 12.

The cast of High School Musical have confirmed a reunion will take place soon in celebration of the first film's 10th birthday.

January 15 2016

Will and Grace’s Debra Messing has been cast in ABC's Dirty Dancing remake as Baby’s Mum, alongside Abigail Breslin as Baby.

Ryan Murphy's upcoming series The People vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, which looks behind the scenes at the trial of OJ Simpson, will air on BBC Two in the UK. Cuba Gooding Jr stars as football great OJ Simpson, who was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994, alongside John Travolta and David Schwimmer. 

See all the nominees for the 2016 BRIT Awards here. 

Our condolences go out to Celine Dion whose husband René Angélil has died from a long battle against cancer, aged 73.

Following the death of David Bowie on Sunday (0January 10), his music videos on VEVO have been streamed a total of 51 million times in 24 hours, beating a record previously held by Adele.

Adam Lambert has joined the cast of Fox's Rocky Horror Picture Show as the hard-drinking delivery boy Eddie - played by Meat Loaf in the original movie.

Usher has revealed his upcoming eighth album is titled Flawed.

January 14 2016

The classic late 90s/early 2000s entertainment show Robot Wars is returning to BBC Two with six brand new episodes.

The Brit Awards have confirmed that Little Mix, James Bay, Jess Glynne and The Weeknd will all perform at the ceremony next month alongside the already announced Adele, Coldplay and Justin Bieber.

Vampire Diaries actress Kat Graham will reportedly to play Jada Pinkett Smith in the upcoming Tupac Shakur movie All Eyez on Me. She was a friend and classmate of Tupac's at the Baltimore School for the Arts before he was killed in 1996.

After passing away on January 10, 13 albums and 9 singles by David Bowie have entered the UK Charts. 

Adele has broken the record for the most weeks at number 1 on the albums chart for a female act ever, across all her releases. Her three albums have totalled 31 weeks at the tops, taking over Madonna’s 30 weeks with 12 albums.

Paris Hilton has released a snippet of her new song, which is titled Crazy For You.

January 13 2016

Producer Mark Gordon has confirmed The Chronicles of Narnia films are rebooting with the 4th book in the series by CS Lewis ‘The Silver Chair’.

Tributes are coming in for actor David Margulies, known for his roles in Ghostbusters and The Sopranos, who has sadly passed away aged 78.

A tribute concert to David Bowie remembering his life and career will be held in New York on March 31.

Simon Cowell will return to US TV as one of this year's judges on America’s Got Talent, alongside Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel.

January 12 2016

Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin will star in BBC One’s new four-part thriller Apple Tree Yard, based on the psychological thriller by author Louise Doughty.

Katherine Kelly and James Murray will star in ITV's new three-part domestic horror drama HIM, which comes from the producers of Unforgotten.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is coming to UK screens on ITV2, although a date is yet to be confirmed.

Congrats to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham who confirmed their engagement at the Golden Globes.

Nickelodeon are reportedly reviving its classic cartoon As Told By Ginger.

Congrats to Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall who have announced their engagement in the Births, Marriages and Deaths section of Murdoch's newspaper The Times.

The CW have confirmed The Vampire Diaries and The Originals will feature on an upcoming crossover episode.

January 11 2016

Tributes are pouring in for singer David Bowie who has sadly died at the age of 69, from cancer.  

Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘The Revenant’ took the spotlight at the Golden Globes last night, with the film winning Best Director, Best Picture - Drama and Best Actor - Drama.

After winning a Golden Globe for her role in American Horror Story: Hotel, Lady Gaga has confirmed she will release a new album this year.

Shakira has released her new song Try Everything, co-written by Sia, which features in the upcoming Disney film Zootopia. 

X Factor finalist Kiera Weathers will join Britain’s Got Talent’s Bars and Melody on tour. 

January 8 2016

The upcoming sixth season of Game of Thrones will return to the UK on Monday 25 April on Sky Atlantic.

Meghan Trainor has confirmed her upcoming new album will be called Thank You.

Netflix will launch the 13-episode second season of Marvel's Daredevil on March 18 2016.

Jack Garratt has been named the winner of the BBC Sound of 2016 poll.

Comedian Rhod Gilbert is teaming up with musical legends Midge Ure, Peter Hook and Jazzie B for BBC Four’s upcoming new series The UK's Best Part-time Band.

Kristina Rihanoff has revealed to her Celebrity Big Brother housemates that she and Ben Cohen are expecting a baby. 

Glee's Matthew Morrison has reportedly landed a recurring role as government lawyer Connor Fox on The Good Wife.

January 6 2016

John Partridge has revealed that he is taking part in Celebrity Big Brother to pay for his mother's Alzheimer's care.

Steve Jones is to host Channel 4's new cooking show My Kitchen Rules UK, based on the successful Australian format. It follows cooking duos creating pop-up restaurants in their own homes for the judges, with a £10,000 prize.

Channel 4 have opened applications for contestants to take part in the upcoming second series of Hunted which returns later this year. The show follows a group of ordinary people attempting to live as fugitives without getting caught by a team of hunters.

Downton Abbey’s Lesley Nicol has will front a two-part special for This Morning’s Give a Dog a Home appeal.

Charlie Higson's series revamp of the classic horror Jekyll and Hyde has been axed by ITV after just one series.

Fargo actress Rachel Keller will reportedly star in FX's X-Men spinoff TV series Legion.

After 13 years on the show playing special agent Tony DiNozzo, Michael Weatherly is leaving NCIS at the end of its current season.

January 5 2016

Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight will not be shown at Cineworld, after they failed to come to an agreement with the film’s distributor.

Adele had the biggest selling album in the UK last year with 25, followed by Ed Sheeran’s x and Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour.

Fun Size's Victoria Justice and Liv and Maddie's Ryan McCartan have been cast as Brad and Janet in Fox's TV remake of the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Michael Bay has confirmed he will return to direct the upcoming Transformers 5, although it will be his last one.

BBC Two has confirmed that The Fall, starring Fifty Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan, is coming to an end as filming begins on the third and final series.

January 4 2016

Damon Albarn, James Nesbitt, Chris Froome and Sue Barker were among those who received a prestigious New Year’s honour. 

The likes of Geordie Shore’s Scotty T, TOWIE’s Gemma Collins, Ex On The Beach’s Megan McKenna and former X-Factor finalist Christopher Maloney will be entering the Celebrity Big Brother house tomorrow.

George RR Martin has confirmed that his next novel will not be published before the upcoming sixth season of Game Of Thrones airs in April.

Cast-members of ITV's Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands have been signed up for five series.

Director of The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon has confirmed he will no longer be working for Marvel Studios.

The Official Charts Company have announced the UK's best-selling song of 2015 was Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's 'Uptown Funk,' which had a combined sales and streaming total of 1.76 million.