Day Headlines in Culture News: 2026-01-21
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BBC to make shows for YouTube in landmark new deal (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 12:43:32)
The new shows will be made for YouTube before also landing on the BBC's iPlayer and Sounds platforms. -
Kim Petras asks to leave record label over album delays (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 12:19:03)
The Grammy winner claims her label has "refused" to give her a release date for her new album. -
Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni 'a clown' in text messages (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 11:52:04)
Newly unsealed court documents show Lively criticising the It Ends With Us director. -
BBC to make shows for YouTube in new landmark deal (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 11:16:02)
The new shows will appear on YouTube first, before later landing on the BBC's iPlayer and Sounds platforms. -
Actor Timothy Busfield to be released from jail in sex abuse case (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 01:55:15)
The Emmy-winning actor is accused of sexually abusing two boys on the set of a TV series he directed and produced. -
'It's harder to sell tickets': Grassroots music venues struggle to make profit (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 01:04:36)
Thirty venues closed last year, and 6,000 staff were laid off as small venues saw their costs soar. -
Sophie Turner on why being at your lowest is liberating (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 00:20:01)
The Game of Thrones star is leaning into the role of a disgruntled office worker in new drama Steal. -
Film about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director (BBC entertainment 2026-01-21 00:01:05)
Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.