Multi-platinum international artist Dennis Lloyd shares the animated video for his new single; ‘Alien’ that was released via Arista Records. 

‘Alien’ is the first track off his forthcoming debut album. 
 
Directed by Yoav Aluf at Plonter Animation Studios, the video tells a story about an alien who crashes on earth and meets a young boy who helps him search for his lost dog. Despite the alien initially being reluctant to trust the boy, the two form a strong bond throughout their journey together. The video’s message is that regardless of our backgrounds, we’re all looking for the same things in life: to feel loved, safe and to have a place we can call home.
 
Lloyd stated: “This was the first song I wrote after returning home from tour. At some point on the road you can lose track of where you are, waking up in a new city or country each day, to new people, cultures and foods. In a way I felt like an alien on a spaceship, exploring the world.”
 
Born and raised in Tel Aviv, in Israel, Lloyd released his debut EP, “Exident”, last year. The lead single, ‘Never Go Back’ landed on Spotify’s sought-after playlist, Today’s Top Hits, on day one of its release. 

TIME Magazine praised ‘Never Go Back’ as an “equally alluring follow up” to Lloyd’s global smash, ‘Nevermind.’

In addition, Forbes proclaimed, “Lloyd creatively blends the elements of pop, R&B, rock and reggae, breaking global boundaries in addition to crossing them.” 

Lloyd travelled the world on the sold-out Never Go Back Tour, with highlights including show-stopping sets at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, New York City’s Governors Ball and Dover, DE’s Firefly Festival. Last autumn, he embarked on the sold-out Never Go Back Tour: Part III, which spanned across 16 European countries.  

The Tasering of the father of rapper Wretch 32 will be assessed by the police watchdog after the Met was instructed to refer it.

The rapper posted a video on Twitter of Millard Scott falling downstairs after he was being Tasered by officers in Haringey, in north London.

The force previously said that a review had found that “no indication of misconduct”.

But the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) used its powers to require the force to refer it.

A spokesperson for the force said that officers went to the property as part of “a long-running operation to tackle drugs supply linked to serious violence”.

After which, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan then called for an urgent investigation by the IOPC.

Describing the incident as “distressing”, he said: “It is absolutely vital that our police service retains the trust of the communities it serves”.

Scotland Yard later said that it would not refer the incident to the IOPC.

Wretch 32, whose real name is Jermaine Scott, shared the 36-second clip on his Twitter account with the caption: ‘This is how the police think they can treat a 62 year old Black man in Tottenham but this 1 happens to be my dad’.

It shows Mr Scott falling down the stairs after an officer is heard to warn: “Police officer with a Taser. Stay where you are”.

As officers ask if he is OK and tells him to keep still, a distressed woman can be heard to say: “They’ve Tasered him”.

Mr Scott said that he was “lucky to be alive”.

He said: “The only people who have invaded our space are the Metropolitan Police.

“The only people who seem to ignore the guidelines put out there are the Metropolitan Police.

“It seems at the moment in time that we are being singled out and targeted.

Best known as the Forces Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn, the nation is mourning the passing of the woman whose songs helped to raise morale during World War II.

The singer was best known for performing hits like ‘We’ll Meet Again’ to the troops who were on the front line in countries such as India and Burma.

In a statement, her family confirmed that she died with them (her family) around her.

They said that they were “deeply saddened to make the announcement of the passing of Britain’s best-loved entertainer”.

Ahead of the recent 75th anniversary of VE Day during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dame Vera said that simple acts of bravery and sacrifice still defines our nation.

Following that, she then became the oldest person to have a top 40 album in the UK charts, beating her own record when her Greatest Hits album re-entered the charts at No.30.

Dame Vera, who sold more than a million records by the age of 22, was also remembered for singing ‘The White Cliffs Of Diver’, ‘There’ll Always Be An England’, ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’, ‘Wishing’ and ‘If Only I Had Wings’.

She was 103.

Said to be one of the biggest stars in Bollywood, one of its best known and shining light, Sushant Singh Rajput, was found dead in his apartment in Mumbai, in India.

Mumbai police announced the tragic news before saying that they believed that his took own life

Best known for his role in ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, where he played the legendary cricketer, the 34-year-old Bihar-born star was also well-known as being popular for his TV work.

The actor’s last film was ‘Chhichhore’, which was released in 2019.

His former manager, Disha Salian, 28, died in the recent past days after falling from the 14th floor of a Mumbai building.

In an Instagram story following her passing Rajpul wrote; ‘It’s such devastating news. My deepest condolences to Disha’s family and friends. May your soul rest in peace.’

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was among the many people who paid tribute calling him “a bright young actor gone too soon”.

Singer and actor Barbara Streisand has made George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter a stockholder in Disney.

Gianni Floyd posted a picture of her new shares on Instagram, thanking Streisand in the caption.

“Thank You Barbara Streisand for my package, I am now a Disney Stockholder thanks to you”, she wrote.

Shares in Disney are currently valued at around $115 (£92). Before the coronavirus pandemic, they traded as high as $150 (£120).

It is not clear how many shares Streisand purchased for Gianni, whose father was murdered whilst in police custody, after an officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds – his death sparking worldwide protests for an end to racism and demands for police reform.

Hip-Hop mogul Kanye West has also provided financial support for the schoolgirl having launched a college fund to cover the cost of her tuition.

Texas Southern University has also offered her a full scholarship if she chooses to attend there in the future.

Music superstar, Stormzy has made a pledge in the form of £10 million to organisations, charities and movements in the UK who are tackling racial inequality, justice reform and Black empowerment.

The internationally-renowned multi-award winning grime star said that he will make his donation over the next 10 years.

He said: “We have to fight against the odds of a racist system that is stacked against us and is designed for us to fail from before we are even born”.

The Croydon-born artist, who is of Ghanaian parents, said that he was making the donation to fight racial inequality because “the uncomfortable truth that our country continuously fails to recognise and admit, is that Black people in the UK have been at a constant disadvantage in every aspect of life – simply due to the colour of our skin.

“I’m lucky enough to be in the position I’m in and I’ve heard people often dismiss the idea of racism existing in Britain by saying ‘If the country is so racist how have you become a success?!’ and I reject that with this: I am not the UK’s shining example of what supposedly happens when a Black person works hard.

“There are millions of us. We are not far and few. We have to fight against the odds of a racist system stacked against us and designed for us to fail from before we are even born.

He has also funded Black British students at Cambridge University.