Alison Hammond will replace Matt Lucas as the new co-host of Great British Bake Off, joining Noel Fielding in presenting the long-running competition. “It gives me so much pleasure to welcome @alisonhammond55 into the tent,” […]
In our series ‘The Films That Made Us’, we take a look back at the films that have shaped British music over the last three decades. In this third edition, we talk to pioneering grime […]
“Breaking” America has been the goal of young British musicians since the days of Beatlemania, but that dream is being dashed. Hundreds of emerging artists could be affected by plans to hike visa fees by […]
Trevor Nelson, the veteran DJ and broadcaster, has said R&B remains the hardest music to sell in the UK, with artists still struggling to make their mark, and some turning to the US for chart […]
Photo Credit: Music Venue Trust British venues attracted more than 22 million visitors in 2022 — down 16.7% from 2019 as profit margins continue to shrink amid the cost of living crisis. Music Venue Trust […]
BRITISH LION, the side project of IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris, has shared a six-minute behind-the-scenes video from the band’s ongoing U.K. headlining tour. Check it out below. Prior to the current run […]
It’s a sad fact that there are many fortunes in the present day that are built on countless forms of exploitation, including slavery. Now, it is being reported that the government of Barbados, which a […]
Look up “British sketch comedy” in the dictionary and you’ll no doubt find a picture of Monty Python. Okay, not in the Oxford English, Merriam-Webster or Cambridge editions, but the point remains: For more than […]
Photo Credit: Samuel Regan-Asante Rail strikes in the UK have led to a drastic decline of over 50% in venue business for the busiest weekend of the year. The data comes from the Night Time […]
Here at Complex, we wanted to acknowledge and honour the achievements of UK rappers this past year by compiling a list of the 10 best! To help us with this difficult task, we brought in […]
After three seasons, 51 episodes, and more wigs than we care to remember, Matt Lucas has announced his departure from Great British Bake Off. Like former GBBO presenter Sandi Toksvig before him, Lucas has found that hosting two […]
Viewers are being “lulled into a false sense of security about black people in period dramas” because of “the Bridgerton effect”, according to the writer of a historical drama spearheading the launch of ITV’s streaming […]
For over a decade, The Great British Bake-Off has been reliable, mostly drama and conflict-free entertainment. The endearing program, which puts Britain’s best home bakers in a tent and asks them to compete in themed […]
BAKE Off star Paul Hollywood is engaged to his girlfriend Melissa Spalding, The Sun can reveal. The TV show judge, 56, has been dating the 38-year-old landlady since 2019, after he split with Summer Monteys-Fullam, […]
This creepy cut-and-paste job evokes the memory of those scenes from the Disney-era Star Wars movies wherein the likeness of Grand Moff Tarkin or leftover footage of Carrie Fisher are awkwardly cut alongside actors who […]
October’s Very Own is expanding its presence in British Columbia by opening a new OVO store in Metropolis at Metrotown shopping mall in Burnaby. The signs have been on the wall, quite literally, since March when the […]
Harry Styles has set a Hot 100 record with “As It Was.” Per Billboard, the Harry’s House cut’s 15th week atop the chart has earned him the longest-reigning No. 1 by a British artist. In setting the record, […]
It is truly an honour to be sharing this interview with Bellah today, because not only is she one of the most gifted singers in British R&B right now, she is also my friend—in real life. […]
Phoebe Gates is paying tribute to British Vogue! Being the child of a billionaire came with numerous perks; just ask the youngest daughter of Bill and Melinda French Gates. The 20-year-old recently completed a life-changing internship […]
BAKE OFF fans enjoyed another episode of high drama that saw the contestants go head to head in Biscuit Week. As always, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith sadly had to pick another baker to leave […]