Entertainment

The B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival is back

2024-04-26T10:59:56+01:00

Get set to celebrate all things Hip-Hop.

Okinawa Day to return to London this June

2024-04-25T08:41:41+01:00

Organised by the London Okinawa Sanshinkai, Okinawa Day will return to London this June, celebrating the unique music, food and culture of Japan's sub-tropical southernmost prefecture.

Heavy metal rocker, Ozzy, set to return home to see Black Sabbath bench

2024-04-24T08:18:57+01:00

Ozzy Osbourne is said to be determined to visit the Black Sabbath bench in his home city of Birmingham, following a video interview with wife Sharon was aired.

Varada Sethu set to join Doctor Who cast

2024-04-22T15:01:41+01:00

Varada Sethu has been confirmed as a new addition to BBC’s Doctor Who, playing Ncuti’s Gatwa’s companion in his second series as the Doctor.

She steps aboard the TARDIS for a journey through time and space alongside Ncuti and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday.

Music geeks saved vinyl, says new university research for Record Store Day

2024-04-20T22:44:28+01:00

Vinyl has been saved from extinction thanks to music geeks, according to new research from the University of Warwick.

Full casting announced for world premiere of Swim, Aunty, Swim at The Belgrade Theatre Coventry

2024-04-20T09:27:59+01:00

The full casting has been announced for Swim, Aunty, Swim!, a new play by Siana Bangura, directed by Madeleine Kludje, produced by The Belgrade in association with tiata fahodzi.

Dea Matrona releases new single and announce UK tour

2024-04-20T09:24:53+01:00

Irish rock duo Dea Matrona have released their new single ‘Every Night I Want You’, the third offering from their highly-anticipated debut album ‘For Your Sins’, out on May 3rd.

Pixie Lott plays surprise charity support gig at Battersea Power Station

2024-04-19T08:46:32+01:00

Pixie Lott wowed unsuspecting Battersea Power Station shoppers when she and her band played a surprise pop-up charity gig.

Daliso Chaponda extends his ‘Feed This Black Man Again’ UK Tour

2024-04-19T08:44:01+01:00

Malawian-born stand-up comedian Daliso Chaponda has extended his UK tour due to popular demand.

21st annual Spark Festival calls on kids to ‘Give it a Go’ this May in Leicester

2024-04-19T08:40:15+01:00

Leicester’s Spark Festival for Children is back to celebrate Joy, Freedom, and Choice from the 18th to 25th May 2024 with 34 performances and 15 chances for children to ‘Give it a Go’ at activity-based workshops.

The Record Store & Black Music: A UK history documented in new book and film

2024-04-19T08:35:51+01:00

The cultural impact of UK independent record stores that specialised in Black music will be documented in a revealing new book and film that are set to be released as part of Black History Month this October.

Birmingham Hippodrome announces its new season

2024-04-18T11:17:24+01:00

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced a line-up of new productions including brand-new festive family musical The Jingleclaw, the first new musical to be produced by the Hippodrome.

The history of the flute revealed

2024-04-15T22:23:09+01:00

The flute is a beautiful woodwind musical instrument dating from 900 B.C.

Max George and Maisie Smith to lead in Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds

2024-04-15T22:19:55+01:00

The Wanted's Max George and ex-Eastender's Maisie Smith, met and fell in love on the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

New Musical Theatre writers begin key development programme at Birmingham Hippodrome

2024-04-14T11:12:52+01:00

Birmingham Hippodrome has welcomed 15 musical theatre writers and creatives to their new Musical Theatre Writers Group programme.

CJ 4DPLEX and Palace Amusement to open Jamaica’s first ever 4DX theatre

2024-04-14T11:09:10+01:00

At CinemaCon, the international trade show for the exhibition industry, CJ 4DPLEX, the world's leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, and the premiere cinema chain in Jamaica, Palace Amusement, have just announced their newly established agreement to open the first ever 4DX auditorium on the island.