Remember the&nbsp;stray cat that interrupted Brazil’s presser ahead of their quarterfinal&nbsp;clash against Croatia? Yes, that one; well he has finally found a new home, far from Qatar, in England. After England’s heartbreaking loss at the hands of France, two of their players – Kyle Walker and John Stones decided to take something with them. Though they would have loved the coveted trophy, both instead adopted ‘that’ cat, whom they have now named Dave.

Just before their departure from Qatar to their home country, England where both will be seen playing for Manchester City, Walker and Stones decided to adopt the big-eyed cat that made headlines a couple of days back. Brazil winger Vinicius Jr and the team manager were in the middle of a presser ahead of Brazil’s quarterfinal clash against Croatia, when ‘this’ cat, now named Dave, jumped out of nowhere onto their table. Brazil’s manager in no time picked up the cat and instead of politely putting it aside he threw it away rudely.

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While both had spent a few evenings with Dave, they even vowed to carry her with them to England had they won the World Cup. But now with them going back without the trophy, both still agreed to help Dave a new home.

In the video given below, it is clearly visible that both looked happy around Dave, and that the cat will first be heading to a local veterinary clinic where he will get his blood test done and receive vaccinations. Upon reaching, Dave will remain in quarantine for four months.

“He was just there one day, so we’ve just adopted him, me and Stonesy,” Walker told the Football Association’s official media channel. “Dave is welcome to the table … Some people really don’t like the cat, but I love him.”

“First day we got there … Dave pops out,” Stones added.

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As far as England’s World Cup 2022 campaign is concerned, they were among the strong units that displayed great football throughout, even on the day when they suffered a defeat against France in the quarters.

Remember the stray cat that interrupted Brazil’s presser ahead of their quarterfinal clash against Croatia? Yes, that one; well he has finally found a new home, far from Qatar, in England.

Remember the stray cat that interrupted Brazil’s presser ahead of their quarterfinal clash against Croatia? Yes, that one; well he has finally found a new home, far from Qatar, in England. After England’s heartbreaking loss at the hands of France, two of their players – Kyle Walker and John Stones decided to take something with them. Though they would have loved the coveted trophy, both instead adopted ‘that’ cat, whom they have now named Dave. Just before their departure from Qatar to their home country, England where both will be seen playing for Manchester City, Walker and Stones decided to adopt the big-eyed cat that made headlines a couple of days back. Brazil winger Vinicius Jr and the team manager were in the middle of a presser ahead of Brazil’s quarterfinal clash against Croatia, when ‘this’ cat, now named Dave, jumped out of nowhere onto their table. Brazil’s manager in no time picked up the cat and instead of politely putting it aside he threw it away rudely. ALSO READ: It's bulls***: France's Aurelien Tchouameni claps back at English press for targetting Hugo Lloris While both had spent a few evenings with Dave, they even vowed to carry her with them to England had they won the World Cup. But now with them going back without the trophy, both still agreed to help Dave a new home. In the video given below, it is clearly visible that both looked happy around Dave, and that the cat will first be heading to a local veterinary clinic where he will get his blood test done and receive vaccinations. Upon reaching, Dave will remain in quarantine for four months. “He was just there one day, so we’ve just adopted him, me and Stonesy,” Walker told the Football Association’s official media channel. “Dave is welcome to the table … Some people really don’t like the cat, but I love him.” “First day we got there … Dave pops out,” Stones added. Stray cat is nicknamed Dave and adopted by footballing legends @kylewalker2 and John Stones. pic.twitter.com/016Z1orEZj — Daily Express (@Daily_Express) December 11, 2022 × ALSO READ: WATCH: An unlikely intruder interrupts Vinicius Jr during Brazil’s presser ahead of Croatia quarterfinal As far as England’s World Cup 2022 campaign is concerned, they were among the strong units that displayed great football throughout, even on the day when they suffered a defeat against France in the quarters.

FIFA World Cup 2022: Dave, the stray cat that interrupted Brazil’s presser, finds a new home in England

British singers Adele, Ed Sheeran and Raye, rapper Dave and group Coldplay will compete for songwriter of the year at the Ivors, organisers said on Thursday, announcing nominees for the annual awards honouring those penning famous lyrics. 
 
Producer Dean "Inflo" Josiah Cover, who has worked with the likes of Adele and Little Simz, leads nominations for the awards for songwriters and screen composers with four nods, three of them in the best album category, the UK-based Ivors Academy said. 
 
Sheeran, who on Wednesday won a copyright case over his 2017 mega chart-topper "Shape Of You" at the High Court in London, has three nominations. The other two are for hit songs "Bad Habits" and "Shivers" in the running for most performed work 
 
That category also includes Elton John and Dua Lipa`s chart-topper "Cold Heart", Tom Grennan`s "Little Bit of Love" and "BED" by DJs David Guetta and Joel Corry with Raye. 
 
Contenders for best song musically and lyrically include Adele`s comeback single "Easy on Me", Sam Fender`s "Seventeen Going Under", Rag`n`Bone Man`s "All You Ever Wanted", Holly Humberstone`s "Haunted House" and "Let`s Go Home Together" performed by Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan. 
 
"It`s been a standout year for music and I am full of admiration for the 77 talented songwriters and composers we are celebrating this year," singer-songwriter and Ivors judge Shaznay Lewis said in a statement. 
 
"Their work and words touch on a dizzying range of emotions, and I count myself lucky to have heard their stories." 
 
The records competing for best album are "Mother" by singer Cleo Sol, "Nine" by musical group SAULT, singer Laura Mvula`s "Pink Noise", "Sometimes I Might Be Introvert" by rapper Little Simz and "Spare ribs" by musical duo Sleaford Mods. 
 
Performers PinkPantheress, Ashaine White, Luz, Naomi Kimpenu and Matilda Mann are nominated for the rising star award. 
 
Drama "Spencer", starring Kristen Stewart as the late Princess Diana, and thriller "Last Night in Soho" are among the films recognised in the original score category. 
 
The awards, named after early 20th century Welsh composer, actor and entertainer Ivor Novello, were first handed out in 1956. The 67th edition will take place on May 19 in London. 
 
 
 
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Editing by Alexandra Hudson) 
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British singers Adele, Ed Sheeran and Raye, rapper Dave and group Coldplay will compete for songwriter of the year at the Ivors, organisers said on Thursday, announcing nominees for the annual awards honouring those penning famous lyrics.

British singers Adele, Ed Sheeran and Raye, rapper Dave and group Coldplay will compete for songwriter of the year at the Ivors, organisers said on Thursday, announcing nominees for the annual awards honouring those penning famous lyrics. Producer Dean "Inflo" Josiah Cover, who has worked with the likes of Adele and Little Simz, leads nominations for the awards for songwriters and screen composers with four nods, three of them in the best album category, the UK-based Ivors Academy said. Sheeran, who on Wednesday won a copyright case over his 2017 mega chart-topper "Shape Of You" at the High Court in London, has three nominations. The other two are for hit songs "Bad Habits" and "Shivers" in the running for most performed work That category also includes Elton John and Dua Lipa`s chart-topper "Cold Heart", Tom Grennan`s "Little Bit of Love" and "BED" by DJs David Guetta and Joel Corry with Raye. Contenders for best song musically and lyrically include Adele`s comeback single "Easy on Me", Sam Fender`s "Seventeen Going Under", Rag`n`Bone Man`s "All You Ever Wanted", Holly Humberstone`s "Haunted House" and "Let`s Go Home Together" performed by Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan. "It`s been a standout year for music and I am full of admiration for the 77 talented songwriters and composers we are celebrating this year," singer-songwriter and Ivors judge Shaznay Lewis said in a statement. "Their work and words touch on a dizzying range of emotions, and I count myself lucky to have heard their stories." The records competing for best album are "Mother" by singer Cleo Sol, "Nine" by musical group SAULT, singer Laura Mvula`s "Pink Noise", "Sometimes I Might Be Introvert" by rapper Little Simz and "Spare ribs" by musical duo Sleaford Mods. Performers PinkPantheress, Ashaine White, Luz, Naomi Kimpenu and Matilda Mann are nominated for the rising star award. Drama "Spencer", starring Kristen Stewart as the late Princess Diana, and thriller "Last Night in Soho" are among the films recognised in the original score category. The awards, named after early 20th century Welsh composer, actor and entertainer Ivor Novello, were first handed out in 1956. The 67th edition will take place on May 19 in London. (Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

Adele, Ed Sheeran and Dave nominated for Ivor songwriting awards

A few days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, David Letterman sat behind his desk at CBS’s “Late Show” and shared the story of a rally in Choteau, Montana, to raise money for New York. Getting choked up, he told his viewers, “If that doesn’t tell you everything you need to know about the spirit of the United States, then I can’t help you.”

Nineteen years later, with the country in the midst of a monthslong pandemic, Letterman found it difficult to conjure up any similarly inspiring anecdotes. One morning last week, this veteran late-night host, broadcaster and comedian, now 73, was sitting in a park here, contemplating the Hudson River and cracking wise about the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

“It looks kind of unfinished,” he said through a fabric mask that barely held back his unruly beard. “Doesn’t it look like the new kid got to design it?”

But truth be told, Letterman was in a more melancholy than mirthful frame of mind. Though he, his wife, Regina, and their son, Harry, have remained safe, he knows several people who were stricken by the coronavirus, some of whom died from it. And he is deeply frustrated by what he feels have been inconsistent, nationwide efforts to inform people about the pandemic and mitigate its spread.

While hardly its most devastating casualty, Letterman’s Netflix interview show, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” returns Wednesday but nearly came to a halt. He had recorded two episodes, with Kim Kardashian West and with Robert Downey Jr., before the pandemic, and believed the season — if not the series — was finished.

Instead, he was able to produce two more episodes over the summer, under substantially different circumstances: one with Dave Chappelle, which was recorded at an outdoor pavilion in Yellow Springs, Ohio; and one with Lizzo, at her home studio in Los Angeles, which had no audience at all.

For Letterman, each of these episodes offered him a further education in the evolution of entertainment and deeper insights as an interviewer and observer of human nature. Even so, he found himself yearning for what he called “the carefree days of nonsense” when he could “bring people into a theater and talk to them for an hour, and when we were done I would go out into the crowd and shake hands, and everybody would want to tongue-kiss me.”

“We don’t do that anymore,” he added.

Letterman spoke further about his pandemic experience, the making of his Netflix series and what he hopes the future might hold for him. These are edited excerpts from that conversation.

Q: How has the pandemic been for you? What is it like for you now?

A: Like everybody else, you forget about it. Six, eight months into it, you go on talking as though things are normal, and then it’s, oh, no, we can’t do that because of the pandemic. In the beginning, it was more than ghastly. The husband of a woman that worked at (“Late Show”), he died. A teacher at Harry’s school died. Paul Shaffer and his wife both had it. Cathy, his wife, was hospitalized. Barbara Gaines, who was a producer on the show, she and her wife both had it. And on and on and on.

Q: How do you feel when you come into contact with people elsewhere in the country who don’t seem to be taking the pandemic as seriously?

A: That makes me very sad. Because we learned a lesson that these other people are dismissing. I was talking to a friend of mine, and he was furious at the mayor of his city for keeping it closed, and he said, “Well, that guy will never be reelected.” And I just thought, do I tell him what this really can be? We’re looking at a quarter of a million people dead soon. But I just didn’t want to have that fight. 
 
Q: After the 9/11 attacks, you gave several “Late Show” monologues where you tried to rally your viewers’ spirits and bring them together. Do you ever feel like saying anything similar now?

A: Something applicable to these times? I wish I had the wherewithal to say something meaningful. But all of these people who are resisting the idea of prevention, I just keep thinking: What about the families of the 220,000 people who are dead? I wonder how they’re feeling. I don’t get it. I have no solution other than to do what is told: Take care of yourself and your family.

Q: How did the pandemic affect your work on your Netflix series?

A: I thought we were done for good. Really. In the beginning, it really seemed like, holy God, they’re coming over the wall, we’re all going to die. People keep reminding me that, at my age, I’m particularly vulnerable. Which I don’t appreciate at all. “Dad, you know you’re close to 100, you’d better not go out.”

Q: How did you decide to continue with your season?

A: We had two more episodes (with Lizzo and Dave Chappelle) in preproduction, and we were eager to do something. We did them within a very short period of time, and then we came home. By that point, there were protocols in place from the production company and from Netflix that we had to observe, gladly, and we got through it OK.

Q: Kim Kardashian West, who is now a prized guest on your Netflix series, was a frequent target of mockery in your “Late Show” days.

A: Oh, I was at the head of that list. I can remember when she would be booked on the show, it was like, I don’t know anything about her, and I’ve never seen her show. And then when we went to talk to Kanye, I thought, oh, I’ve misjudged this woman.

Q: What changed your mind about her?

A: After we met with Kanye West (for the previous season of the Netflix series), I had a long talk with her at their home, and I started to think about how I had used her as a joke and regarded her as someone not to be taken seriously. I found that that impression was not the end of the story. She had a family. She has her prison reform program. I won’t comment on the ease of being married to Kanye West. And if she can keep a show like that on the air for all those years, that’s an accomplishment. If you can stay in business on television that long, good for you.

Q: You went to Yellow Springs, Ohio, to interview Dave Chappelle. Did you perform at his outdoor comedy show there?

A: Yes. I think I did it. (To his publicist) Did I do it? (Publicist answers: “You did it.”) I’m being told I did it (laughs). It was grand. The setting is unique. It’s outdoors. Everybody’s tested, everybody social distanced. He had three or four comics on and each comic made my heart sink deeper. Because when I was doing comedy, a lot of it was (weakly) “Hey, where you from?” But these men and women, whoa — the level of it, the intellect of it, the presentation of it is so much more than it was when me and my little buddies were, “Hey, how ya doin’, I just got in from Indiana.” Really? No one cares. Get outta here.

Q: Do you ever have moments in these interviews where you feel as if you don’t have a shared frame of reference to talk to some of these guests?

A: Yes. Because the experience is barely parallel. We’re all in show business, but that’s as close a comparison as you can make, culturally. I did feel like, is this going to look stupid? An old guy here, trying to talk to people who are thriving and alive and dominating the world through social media? I felt like it was a wreck. That’s the inner dialogue.

Q: How do you get past this?

A: Like anybody else that you talk to, every human being, there are situations that helped develop into what they are. So you’re going to get a story out of anybody. It may not happen in the first five minutes, but in every one of these experiences, there’s always a conduit for mutual experience. “Oh yeah? You think that’s something? Well, one time I choked on a peanut-butter sandwich and nearly died.” You have to make everybody a good interview.

Q: Do you think that late-night television, a genre that you helped to pioneer, has been diminished in recent years — that so much of it has become political comedy that doesn’t really move the needle and crowds out everything else?

A: I know that people have been hugely successful with it. Stephen (Colbert) has done a great job with my old show — his show now. In my day, the goal was just anything to make the audience laugh. That may be part of the dynamic now. People have this hunger to see the current administration being assailed and embarrassing itself. So I think that’s what (late-night shows) worked toward. I don’t fault them for that. After a while, it wears thin, but the appetite for it has not worn thin. I think they still do enough business to keep people happy.

Q: Do you ever find yourself fearing for the future of this country?

A: I really did, until recently. And now I am confident — or more confident than I’ve been in the last four years — that we’re changing presidents in a couple of weeks. And it will be a huge victory. Not just for our culture and our government, but the simple act of voting will have been the reason that the rest of our country is put back together and, in many ways, saved from what appears to be tyranny, certainly jeopardy. I think it will be a huge victory on many fronts, not the least of which is calling attention to the valuable freedom of voting.

Q: Please don’t mistake this for a suggestion, but do you ever think about packing it in as a broadcaster entirely?

A: First of all, you can’t hurt my feelings because I’m dead inside. But the Netflix people put me back in business in a way that has been, for me, really, really fun. On the other hand, I recognize my own shelf life. I’m way overdue. When it happens, I still will enjoy little things here and there, and that’ll be enough. But there’s other people more capable. I got no problem with that. If there is any kind of schedule, it would be when my son is finished with high school. But if it’s tomorrow, that’s fine.

Q: Your son, Harry, is 16 now. Are you worried about how the pandemic is going to affect his life?

A: I think it’s every parent’s concern, regardless of the age of their kids. But for Harry and his buddies, the junior year of high school is a crucial experience. Now they’re starting to look beyond high school, and it’s not good. For guys Harry’s age and older, it might be a setback. Time takes care of everything, and one hopes that that’s the case here.

Q: How do you talk about these feelings with him?

A: I had a conversation with my son the other night that went this way. Because of the pandemic and the fact that he’s getting older, I said, Harry, your mother and I have two responsibilities. One is to keep you safe. And other than the time that your mother let you roll off the bed and land on your head, we have kept you safe. The other responsibility is your happiness. And he said, “Have you been drinking?” So that’s how that works at my house.

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A few days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, David Letterman sat behind his desk at CBS’s “Late Show” and shared the story of a rally in Choteau, Montana, to raise money for New York.

A few days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, David Letterman sat behind his desk at CBS’s “Late Show” and shared the story of a rally in Choteau, Montana, to raise money for New York. Getting choked up, he told his viewers, “If that doesn’t tell you everything you need to know about the spirit of the United States, then I can’t help you.” Nineteen years later, with the country in the midst of a monthslong pandemic, Letterman found it difficult to conjure up any similarly inspiring anecdotes. One morning last week, this veteran late-night host, broadcaster and comedian, now 73, was sitting in a park here, contemplating the Hudson River and cracking wise about the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. “It looks kind of unfinished,” he said through a fabric mask that barely held back his unruly beard. “Doesn’t it look like the new kid got to design it?” But truth be told, Letterman was in a more melancholy than mirthful frame of mind. Though he, his wife, Regina, and their son, Harry, have remained safe, he knows several people who were stricken by the coronavirus, some of whom died from it. And he is deeply frustrated by what he feels have been inconsistent, nationwide efforts to inform people about the pandemic and mitigate its spread. While hardly its most devastating casualty, Letterman’s Netflix interview show, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” returns Wednesday but nearly came to a halt. He had recorded two episodes, with Kim Kardashian West and with Robert Downey Jr., before the pandemic, and believed the season — if not the series — was finished. Instead, he was able to produce two more episodes over the summer, under substantially different circumstances: one with Dave Chappelle, which was recorded at an outdoor pavilion in Yellow Springs, Ohio; and one with Lizzo, at her home studio in Los Angeles, which had no audience at all. For Letterman, each of these episodes offered him a further education in the evolution of entertainment and deeper insights as an interviewer and observer of human nature. Even so, he found himself yearning for what he called “the carefree days of nonsense” when he could “bring people into a theater and talk to them for an hour, and when we were done I would go out into the crowd and shake hands, and everybody would want to tongue-kiss me.” “We don’t do that anymore,” he added. Letterman spoke further about his pandemic experience, the making of his Netflix series and what he hopes the future might hold for him. These are edited excerpts from that conversation. Q: How has the pandemic been for you? What is it like for you now? A: Like everybody else, you forget about it. Six, eight months into it, you go on talking as though things are normal, and then it’s, oh, no, we can’t do that because of the pandemic. In the beginning, it was more than ghastly. The husband of a woman that worked at (“Late Show”), he died. A teacher at Harry’s school died. Paul Shaffer and his wife both had it. Cathy, his wife, was hospitalized. Barbara Gaines, who was a producer on the show, she and her wife both had it. And on and on and on. Q: How do you feel when you come into contact with people elsewhere in the country who don’t seem to be taking the pandemic as seriously? A: That makes me very sad. Because we learned a lesson that these other people are dismissing. I was talking to a friend of mine, and he was furious at the mayor of his city for keeping it closed, and he said, “Well, that guy will never be reelected.” And I just thought, do I tell him what this really can be? We’re looking at a quarter of a million people dead soon. But I just didn’t want to have that fight. Q: After the 9/11 attacks, you gave several “Late Show” monologues where you tried to rally your viewers’ spirits and bring them together. Do you ever feel like saying anything similar now? A: Something applicable to these times? I wish I had the wherewithal to say something meaningful. But all of these people who are resisting the idea of prevention, I just keep thinking: What about the families of the 220,000 people who are dead? I wonder how they’re feeling. I don’t get it. I have no solution other than to do what is told: Take care of yourself and your family. Q: How did the pandemic affect your work on your Netflix series? A: I thought we were done for good. Really. In the beginning, it really seemed like, holy God, they’re coming over the wall, we’re all going to die. People keep reminding me that, at my age, I’m particularly vulnerable. Which I don’t appreciate at all. “Dad, you know you’re close to 100, you’d better not go out.” Q: How did you decide to continue with your season? A: We had two more episodes (with Lizzo and Dave Chappelle) in preproduction, and we were eager to do something. We did them within a very short period of time, and then we came home. By that point, there were protocols in place from the production company and from Netflix that we had to observe, gladly, and we got through it OK. Q: Kim Kardashian West, who is now a prized guest on your Netflix series, was a frequent target of mockery in your “Late Show” days. A: Oh, I was at the head of that list. I can remember when she would be booked on the show, it was like, I don’t know anything about her, and I’ve never seen her show. And then when we went to talk to Kanye, I thought, oh, I’ve misjudged this woman. Q: What changed your mind about her? A: After we met with Kanye West (for the previous season of the Netflix series), I had a long talk with her at their home, and I started to think about how I had used her as a joke and regarded her as someone not to be taken seriously. I found that that impression was not the end of the story. She had a family. She has her prison reform program. I won’t comment on the ease of being married to Kanye West. And if she can keep a show like that on the air for all those years, that’s an accomplishment. If you can stay in business on television that long, good for you. Q: You went to Yellow Springs, Ohio, to interview Dave Chappelle. Did you perform at his outdoor comedy show there? A: Yes. I think I did it. (To his publicist) Did I do it? (Publicist answers: “You did it.”) I’m being told I did it (laughs). It was grand. The setting is unique. It’s outdoors. Everybody’s tested, everybody social distanced. He had three or four comics on and each comic made my heart sink deeper. Because when I was doing comedy, a lot of it was (weakly) “Hey, where you from?” But these men and women, whoa — the level of it, the intellect of it, the presentation of it is so much more than it was when me and my little buddies were, “Hey, how ya doin’, I just got in from Indiana.” Really? No one cares. Get outta here. Q: Do you ever have moments in these interviews where you feel as if you don’t have a shared frame of reference to talk to some of these guests? A: Yes. Because the experience is barely parallel. We’re all in show business, but that’s as close a comparison as you can make, culturally. I did feel like, is this going to look stupid? An old guy here, trying to talk to people who are thriving and alive and dominating the world through social media? I felt like it was a wreck. That’s the inner dialogue. Q: How do you get past this? A: Like anybody else that you talk to, every human being, there are situations that helped develop into what they are. So you’re going to get a story out of anybody. It may not happen in the first five minutes, but in every one of these experiences, there’s always a conduit for mutual experience. “Oh yeah? You think that’s something? Well, one time I choked on a peanut-butter sandwich and nearly died.” You have to make everybody a good interview. Q: Do you think that late-night television, a genre that you helped to pioneer, has been diminished in recent years — that so much of it has become political comedy that doesn’t really move the needle and crowds out everything else? A: I know that people have been hugely successful with it. Stephen (Colbert) has done a great job with my old show — his show now. In my day, the goal was just anything to make the audience laugh. That may be part of the dynamic now. People have this hunger to see the current administration being assailed and embarrassing itself. So I think that’s what (late-night shows) worked toward. I don’t fault them for that. After a while, it wears thin, but the appetite for it has not worn thin. I think they still do enough business to keep people happy. Q: Do you ever find yourself fearing for the future of this country? A: I really did, until recently. And now I am confident — or more confident than I’ve been in the last four years — that we’re changing presidents in a couple of weeks. And it will be a huge victory. Not just for our culture and our government, but the simple act of voting will have been the reason that the rest of our country is put back together and, in many ways, saved from what appears to be tyranny, certainly jeopardy. I think it will be a huge victory on many fronts, not the least of which is calling attention to the valuable freedom of voting. Q: Please don’t mistake this for a suggestion, but do you ever think about packing it in as a broadcaster entirely? A: First of all, you can’t hurt my feelings because I’m dead inside. But the Netflix people put me back in business in a way that has been, for me, really, really fun. On the other hand, I recognize my own shelf life. I’m way overdue. When it happens, I still will enjoy little things here and there, and that’ll be enough. But there’s other people more capable. I got no problem with that. If there is any kind of schedule, it would be when my son is finished with high school. But if it’s tomorrow, that’s fine. Q: Your son, Harry, is 16 now. Are you worried about how the pandemic is going to affect his life? A: I think it’s every parent’s concern, regardless of the age of their kids. But for Harry and his buddies, the junior year of high school is a crucial experience. Now they’re starting to look beyond high school, and it’s not good. For guys Harry’s age and older, it might be a setback. Time takes care of everything, and one hopes that that’s the case here. Q: How do you talk about these feelings with him? A: I had a conversation with my son the other night that went this way. Because of the pandemic and the fact that he’s getting older, I said, Harry, your mother and I have two responsibilities. One is to keep you safe. And other than the time that your mother let you roll off the bed and land on your head, we have kept you safe. The other responsibility is your happiness. And he said, “Have you been drinking?” So that’s how that works at my house.

David Letterman isn’t here to cheer you up this time

The 40th annual Brit Awards ceremony took place on Tuesday at O2 in London. At the ceremony only eight awards were handed out.

Like the Grammys, the award ceremony featured&nbsp;a number of live performances. Grammy winner Lizzo, Lewis Capaldi, Harry Styles and Mabel gave highly energetic and emotional performances at the star-studded show.

Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood-celebrity-news-singer-lewis-capaldi-wins-big-at-brit-awards-as-rapper-dave-calls-pm-boris-johnson-racist-281464">Singer Lewis Capaldi wins big at BRIT awards as rapper Dave calls PM Boris Johnson racist</a>

During the show, they also paid tribute to 'Love Island' presenter and the member of the Brits family Caroline Flack, who died on February 15.

While Billie Eilish won the award for 'International female solo artist' and Dave took 'Album of the year' prize.

Here is a complete list of winners: 
 
Female Solo Artist: Mabel 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
Male Solo Artist: Stormzy 
 
Album Of The Year: Dave: Psychodrama 
 
The Best New Artist: &nbsp;Lewis Capaldi 
 
The Best Group: Foals 
 
International Female Solo Artist: &nbsp;Billie Eilish 
 
International Male Solo Artist: Tyler, the Creator 
 
Song of the Year: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

The 40th annual Brit Awards ceremony took place on Tuesday at O2 in London. At the ceremony only eight awards were handed out. Like the Grammys, the award ceremony featured a number of live performances.

The 40th annual Brit Awards ceremony took place on Tuesday at O2 in London. At the ceremony only eight awards were handed out. Like the Grammys, the award ceremony featured a number of live performances. Grammy winner Lizzo, Lewis Capaldi, Harry Styles and Mabel gave highly energetic and emotional performances at the star-studded show. Also read: Singer Lewis Capaldi wins big at BRIT awards as rapper Dave calls PM Boris Johnson racist During the show, they also paid tribute to 'Love Island' presenter and the member of the Brits family Caroline Flack, who died on February 15. While Billie Eilish won the award for 'International female solo artist' and Dave took 'Album of the year' prize. Here is a complete list of winners: Female Solo Artist: Mabel Male Solo Artist: Stormzy Album Of The Year: Dave: Psychodrama The Best New Artist: Lewis Capaldi The Best Group: Foals International Female Solo Artist: Billie Eilish International Male Solo Artist: Tyler, the Creator Song of the Year: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

BRIT Awards 2020: Here is the complete list of winners

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave were the big winners at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, in a ceremony packed with performances, including Dave`s lyrical attack on Britain`s prime minister who he accused of being racist. 
 
Crowds cheered at Britain`s annual pop music honours, in their 40th year, as rapper Dave took full advantage of the spotlight and a prime-time television slot to make a political statement against Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 
 
"It is racist whether or not it feels racist. The truth is our prime minister is a real racist," he rapped, in a powerful performance of his song "Black" on a white piano flashing with images. 
 
Johnson has faced criticism in the past for referring to African people as “piccaninnies” with “watermelon smiles,” and this week a Downing Street aide was forced to resign over racist remarks. 
 
Dave won the coveted album of the year award for his work "Psychodrama." 
 
"You can do anything that you put your mind to," he told fans as he collected the award in a blue tracksuit. 
 
Capaldi, who scooped two awards, sang his ballad "Someone You Loved" before receiving the award for best new artist, swigging on a bottle of beer. He later clutched a bottle of fortified wine to claim the award for song of the year. 
 
"This has been the best year of my life," he said. 
 
Grime artist Stormzy, named best male artist, was accompanied by a gospel choir, dozens of dancers, a fireworks display and indoor rain, as he performed a medley of hits with special guests including Burna Boy. 
 
American teen pop sensation Billie Eilish, 18, captivated the audience with the first performance of the new theme song to the forthcoming James Bond film "No Time to Die." She was named best international female artist. 
 
Mabel took home the award in the best female artist category, thanking her mother, the singer Neneh Cherry, who also won a BRIT award 30 years ago. 
 
British television presenter Jack Whitehall hosted the show, paying tribute at its opening to Caroline Flack, the 40-year old television presenter who committed suicide on Saturday, sparking a debate about the aggressive manner in which the British tabloid press sometimes covers celebrities. 
 
Veteran rocker Rod Stewart closed the show by performing "Stay with Me" with his old Faces band mates Ron Wood and Kenney Jones.

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave were the big winners at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, in a ceremony packed with performances, including Dave`s lyrical attack on Britain`s prime minister who he accused of being racist.

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave were the big winners at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, in a ceremony packed with performances, including Dave`s lyrical attack on Britain`s prime minister who he accused of being racist. Crowds cheered at Britain`s annual pop music honours, in their 40th year, as rapper Dave took full advantage of the spotlight and a prime-time television slot to make a political statement against Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "It is racist whether or not it feels racist. The truth is our prime minister is a real racist," he rapped, in a powerful performance of his song "Black" on a white piano flashing with images. Johnson has faced criticism in the past for referring to African people as “piccaninnies” with “watermelon smiles,” and this week a Downing Street aide was forced to resign over racist remarks. Dave won the coveted album of the year award for his work "Psychodrama." "You can do anything that you put your mind to," he told fans as he collected the award in a blue tracksuit. Capaldi, who scooped two awards, sang his ballad "Someone You Loved" before receiving the award for best new artist, swigging on a bottle of beer. He later clutched a bottle of fortified wine to claim the award for song of the year. "This has been the best year of my life," he said. Grime artist Stormzy, named best male artist, was accompanied by a gospel choir, dozens of dancers, a fireworks display and indoor rain, as he performed a medley of hits with special guests including Burna Boy. American teen pop sensation Billie Eilish, 18, captivated the audience with the first performance of the new theme song to the forthcoming James Bond film "No Time to Die." She was named best international female artist. Mabel took home the award in the best female artist category, thanking her mother, the singer Neneh Cherry, who also won a BRIT award 30 years ago. British television presenter Jack Whitehall hosted the show, paying tribute at its opening to Caroline Flack, the 40-year old television presenter who committed suicide on Saturday, sparking a debate about the aggressive manner in which the British tabloid press sometimes covers celebrities. Veteran rocker Rod Stewart closed the show by performing "Stay with Me" with his old Faces band mates Ron Wood and Kenney Jones.

Singer Lewis Capaldi wins big at BRIT awards as rapper Dave calls PM Boris Johnson racist

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