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lobally celebrated icon Eric Cantona announces intimate UK and European live dates for October 2023. Marking his live debut, Eric will play shows at Manchester’s Stoller Hall, London’s Bloomsbury Theatre and Dublin’s Liberty Hall.

Titled - ‘Cantona Sings Eric’– the tour will see Cantona bring his great passion for music to life through expression and live performance, which fans will not want to miss. Presales for Cantona’s highly anticipated live shows will start Wednesday, 31 May, at 10am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week, with general on-sale following on Friday, 02 May, at 10am local time.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has released new artwork for its forthcoming production of As You Like It, directed by Omar Elerian, which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 17 June – 5 August 2023.

Challenging the stereotypes and pre-conceptions associated with growing older, this playful and provocative new take on As You Like It features a company of actors most of whom are aged over 70.

Hookie Weekend, the premier Caribbean music and cultural festival in the DMV, will proudly feature an extraordinary line up of Soca music royalty for its highly anticipated 2023 edition. The 5 day, 6 event extravaganza, known for its vibrant atmosphere and electrifying performances, will take place from June 15th to 19th at venues across the Washington DC metropolitan area.

With three consecutive double-Platinum singles and another pair of Platinum-certified tracks, Ananya Birla is India’s leading English-language popstar. Her reputation is going global too, leading to 500 million+ streams to date, an MTV EMA nomination, and collaborations with artists such as Sean Kingston and Afrojack. Her international profile is now set to receive another boost as she shares the new single ‘Caught Up’. Listen HERE.

Bigger, brighter and bolder than ever before, the Birmingham Pride festival lit up the city streets as revellers gathered at Centenary Square before parading along a sea of colour and glitter like never before. And, with in excess of 100,000 people filling a rainbow-coloured cavalcade that meandered its way to an expecting Gay Village, there was no better way for the city’s LGBTQ+ community to stand out, loud and proud, in delivering a weekend of celebration, reflection, and activism.

Where can you find a professor of education, a renowned doctor, an international business consultant and a leading shopfitter? In a jazz and swing band, of course!

And the members of the 17-piece Neil Coley Big Band will be putting all their talents together when they perform at Velvet Music Rooms on Birmingham's 'golden mile' of Broad Street next month. The band, formed by keyboard player Neil in 1998, will be entertaining Velvet’s music lovers with their exciting mix of swing, big band music and jazz from the 1920s up to the present day on Sunday 11 June.

Prime Video announced today that it has renewed the global hit series Citadel for a second season with Joe Russo set to direct every episode and executive producer David Weil returning as showrunner. The spy thriller—starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and featuring Lesley Manville and Stanley Tucci—continues to enjoy breakout success in countries around the world, including India, Italy, Brazil, South Africa, the U.K., and the U.S.

Recognisable characters from the smash-hit TV show Peaky Blinders have been spotted along Birmingham’s canals, as Rambert dancers return to perform Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby following an incredible UK tour. Following a sell-out world premiere in Birmingham last year, the company makes a cyclical return to the city to close the immersive and intoxicating production at co-producers Birmingham Hippodrome from 23 - 27 May 2023.

Loreen was announced as the Eurovision 2023 winner this weekend at the Grand Final in Liverpool and has already earned almost $250,000 (£191,137) from streaming.

Casino bonus comparison website Mr. Gamble has tracked Spotify plays of each 2023 contestant’s and past winner’s songs to establish how much money Eurovision contestants, and the 2023 winner, can expect to gain after performing at the event, based on the average per-stream rate across major streaming services. Eurovision winners typically earn an estimated £140,280 ($177,615) from streaming, based on the average number of streams across every previous winning song, 44.4 million.

Renowned actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who recently starred in Sudhir Mishra’s Afwaah, is preparing for his upcoming release titled Jogira Sa Ra Ra, alongside Neha Sharma.

During the film’s promotional activities, Siddiqui candidly discussed his views on depression, shedding light on the differing perspectives between urban and rural areas. In an interview with Mashable India, the actor revealed that his father would have slapped him if he had ever mentioned being depressed.

The Highways Festival made its unforgettable debut at the Royal Albert Hall, bringing together some of Country and Americana's brightest stars for an electrifying showcase of talent. Kip Moore, Morgan Wade, Jackson Dean, and Stephen Wilson Jr. delivered captivating performances in the auditorium that left the audience spellbound.

On 19 May 2023 – what would have been Comedy legend Victoria Wood’s 70th Birthday, Sean Foley, the double Olivier Award-winning Artistic Director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre announced the creation of the first ever major playwriting prize dedicated to the art of Comedy and the UK premiere of Bhangra Nation – A New Musical, part of a World Class season of plays at The Rep for 2023/4. 

The Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize For Comedy in partnership with The Victoria Wood Foundation is the brainchild of Sean Foley, who is renowned for writing and directing comedies.

Following the release of their 3rd mini album, My World, via Warner Records, today K-Pop girl group Aespa announced their first global tour, Aespa Live Tour 2023 ‘Synk : Hyper Line’ with stops in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.

Produced by Live Nation, the 14-city tour kicks off on August 13 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, before making stops in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Germany, UK, and France in September, with a major headline show at The O2, London on Thursday 28th of September 2023. While on the road, Aespa is set to perform songs from My World, including the youthful and high-energy track “Spicy” and the precious and heartwarming “‘Til’ We Meet Again.”

Viewers of BBC’s EastEnders can expect a tense couple of weeks as a shocking twist is expected. Returning stars include the character of Cindy Beale who was killed off over 20 years ago.

Making her grand return to Walford after 25 years, despite being killed off-screen whilst in prison in 1998, Cindy’s return is set to be part of a much bigger plot. As a twist will see the return of Albert Square legend Ian Beale following his two-year-long absence, but he will have some company.

With Andy Rourke, the bassist for rock band The Smiths, passing former fellow band members paid their tributes after it was confirmed by guitarist Johnny Marr confirmed his death. 

“It’s with deep sadness the Andy Rourke has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” he wrote. In the statement posted on Twitter, Marr went on: "Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him, and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans."

Reggae legends, Inner Circle’s hit song Sweat (A La La La La Long) is now certified Gold in the United Kingdom (UK), over 30 years after its release.

According to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry), the song was issued a BRIT Certified Gold award after selling over 400,000 copies in the UK, as measured by The Official Charts Company. It is the band’s first song to be certified Gold in the UK.