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This week's interview is with Taylor-Rae  who is releasing her brand new single, Bittersweet which we recently spoke about during our interview as well as her plans for 2025. Hello Taylor-Rae. How are you today? I am great! Thanks for taking the time!  As you are new to many of our readers, can I please ask you to introduce yourself? Totally. I'm an artist originally from Canada, but now based in Nashville. I grew up singing with my Dad and that's what really spurred my love for music. Today (28th February) sees you release Bittersweet, can you please tell us a little about the track? This song is really about ripping off the “break-up bandaid”. My co-writers and I got talking about all of the things people say in a break-up to try and “save” the other person's feelings, and a lot of the time that just keeps that person from feeling closure. So we wanted to write a very honest take on that. Bittersweet is your first release of 2025 was this always the plan? Yes it was! ...

Last week's episode following on from the limo crash which saw Suzy Merton, Amy Barton (Wyatt), and Leyla Harding die from their injuries, next week Jacob Gallagher is set for a tough week as the character struggles. With Jacob recently having started his hospital placement with his wanting to become a doctor, but Jacob has recently been pushing himself too far and next week, Jacob is set to suffer a panic attack whilst at work - however, later Jacob causes concern to Belle Dingle and Laurel Thomas when he is in The Hide. Later, Sarah Sugden arrives to talk with Jacob who he dismisses telling her to go away. Upset by his rejection, Sarah nervously looks at an unopened pregnancy test in her bag. Photo Credit: ITV/ Emmerdale The following day sees Sarah prepare to take a pregnancy before Emmerdale residents gather outside the church for Leyla Harding's funeral. Elsewhere, Sarah prepares to read the result of the pregnancy before struggling with the positive result alone... Will S...

Back in September last year, Drew Baldridge was confirmed for this year's Country 2 Country Festival which is happening between Friday 14th - Sunday 16th March at London's O2 Arena, where Drew is set to perform for the first time, and I recently caught up with him to discuss the event and his plans for whilst he is here. Hello Drew. Thank you so much for finding the time for this interview. I know you are busy you are. I  have to start by saying the biggest congratulations to you on being selected to play the spotlight stage at C2C London and Glasgow in March!  How are you feeling about coming over to perform at C2C for the first time? I am pumped! This is my first time to travelling to the UK and I heard that there a lot of country music fans there. I am hoping there is time for a little sightseeing too. What's the one thing you are the most excited about for during C2C? I am honestly excited for everything. I have played so many festivals in the US, but being able to perf...

This week's EastEnders episodes to celebrate its 40th anniversary has been brilliant and filled with a lot of nostalgia as we have seen past characters bought back as well as taking us viewers on an emotional rollercoaster. One thing EastEnders do extremely well are stunts and this week's was no exception with Reiss Colwell's car smashing into The Queen Vic leading to the pub collapsing with many residents inside allowing for the residents to work together to help/ save one another. The community feel all week has been wonderful to see, and one of the many reasons that I enjoy this show. The anniversary episode itself on Wednesday (19th February) saw an hour-long episode where Sharon Watts hallucinated seeing Angie Watts bought back for a short scene that I have to admit, I loved and one secret I am glad the show managed to keep a secret - Anita Dobson it was brilliant to see the first landlady return, but Sharon was rescued by Grant Mitchell reminded me of the early years....

This week's interview is with Alli Walker who is a Canadian singer-songwriter who I have been a fan of for a long time so getting the opportunity to interview her recently was fantastic who I am excited to see at C2C next month. Hello Alli. I am so honoured to be featuring you. How are you today? I am so good, just coming off of a few great shows on the road! Can I please ask you to introduce yourself to our readers? G'day, I'm Alli Walker, a country singer songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee and originally from Prince Edward Island, Canada. I’ve been an artist for 15 years, and am so grateful to get to do what I love for a living! I have been a fan of your for the past 14 months, and I have to say how fantastic it has been to see you grow and I am excited for the day you come to the UK and I get the opportunity to see you live. *this interview was done before the C2C announcement* Thanks *smiles* I can't wait to go to the UK in March and August for shows! I li...

Today (Friday 14th February),  Tigirlily Gold  made up of sisters, Kendra and Krista begin their new era of music as they release their brand new single, Forever From Here. Photo Taken By Me at C2C 2023 Forever From Here  begins with a guitar instrumental setting the song up brilliantly. Kendra's soft tone opening Forever From Here is great as it allows for the song to come to live straight away with the country feel and love in a relationship that you want to hold on to before Krista joins creating from wonderful harmonies. The chorus is fantastic and brilliantly written the perfect Valentine's Day song release and that sometimes you have to take a leap of faith in the things you love. Kendra's vocal range throughout is stunningly placed together taking us listeners on a journey from start to finish. Forever From Here is written from the heart and as they say write what you know - Kendra and Krista definitely have with this song. You can follow Tigirlily Gold on their So...

During next week's visits to Emmerdale, viewers will see the  storyline centered on a fateful night with not one, but two limousines in danger as one is left teetering on a treacherous frozen lake with someone's fingers grasping for life. With the drama continuing, the cast and director of the episodes spoke about what fans can look forward to within the episodes that are to come. Vicky Thomas, the director of the episodes said  “I'm incredibly proud of what we are putting together and I am so grateful I got the opportunity to direct these episodes as they have been absolutely the highlight of my career to date.”  Before adding  “Being involved with the planning and workings has been such a treat because we don't always get the opportunity to do such big special effects or big stunt pieces. So when you do get the opportunity, it's great fun and it means you get to work with some incredible teams outside of the Emmerdale world, who bring their experience and expertis...

Today (Friday 7th February) will see three-piece girl group, Just Jayne  release their debut single, This Morning. Just Jayne are made up of Jillian Steele, Rachel Wiggins, and Taylor Edwards. Photo Credit: Nick Demarais This Morning  is written from a female perspective about spending the previous evening with someone you like with the instrumental giving Morgan Wallen last night vibes and I love it! What a response with the crazy, relatable and honest lyrics that get you wanting to sing along. The vocal range from Jillian, Rachel and Taylor is fantastic as you can hear a lot of passion for music as well as their fantastic song-writing skills which are super special. I can see this song becoming a favourite with many listeners and I can't wait to see what's to come next from these ladies. What a debut song thank you for sharing with us. You can follow Just Jayne on their Social Media Instagram X Facebook YouTube

With C2C 2025 only a month away, I thought I would share with you the artists I am very excited to see on the pop up stages following yesterday's announcement (4th February). Everyone who knows me knows how much I love the pop up stages as it allows you to discover so many incredible artists for the very first time as well as see some of your favourite artists. Back in December when I first saw  Abbie Mac  supporting Sophia Scott who played her debut London show, and honestly Abbie Mac is an artist to watch as she has a bright future ahead of her. I remember tearing up at some of her songs which I have had certain lyrics going through my head ever since, so I'm excited to complete them. Abby Anderson  is an artist who through the Covid era's music helped me through so much as she is an artist who writes from the heart and her songs definitely take you on a journey. I know for a fact many of my friends are excited about the fact Abby Anderson has even been announced. Alli ...

During next week's visits to Emmerdale, viewers will see a storyline centered on a fateful night with not one, but two limousines in danger as one is left teetering on a treacherous frozen lake. In a flash-forward sequence shared at the start of 2025, viewers were haunted by the sight of a desperate hand breaking through the lake's icy surface with it's fingers grasping for life. The drama begins with Liam Cavanagh having big plans and buying as many raffle tickets for a night out in a limo as he can with Liam then asking Aaron Dingle for his mum, Chas Dingle's hand in marriage and despite Aaron's response, Liam's grateful. Later, in The Woolpack excitement builds as they wait for the raffle leaving Liam disappointed when he fails to win and his romantic plan fails with Liam begging Suzy Merton to get hold of another limo. However, Kerry Wyatt turns her win into a girls night out leaving the girls excited with Chas joining her. The next day, during a Valentine...