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Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images If you’re a hopelessly devoted fan of Ed Sheeran, you’ll probably want to place your bids on this latest auction. A DVD of a 15-year-old Ed in his high school performance of Grease is now up for auction as part of a sale of music memorabilia on Omega Auctions. He may be a star now, but back then he didn't nab the lead role. "This amazing footage spans two DVDs with nearly two hours of acting and singing as performed by Ed and school friends back in 2006,” the description on the Omega website reads. “Ed plays a major part in the performance as the character 'Putzie' or 'Rump,' who was one of the T-Birds." In the footage, which Omega says has never before been seen publicly, Ed “has a number of lines” and has a “major backing singer/dancer role for all the songs” in the production at Thomas Hills High School in Framlingham, U.K. You’ll hear him perform a duet of "Those Magic Changes" and a solo of the song "Mooning." ..

Ray Burmiston/Photoshot/Getty Images Spice up your summer! The Spice Girls are planning something special for the 25th anniversary of their debut single, “Wannabe,” MusicWeek reports. They’ll be releasing a limited edition EP, Wannabe25, which will include the original single, a remix by Junior Vasquez, the original demo recording, and “Feed Your Love,” a demo of a previously unreleased ballad. The EP will be available to stream July 9 and will be released on vinyl and cassette on July 23. “The Spice Girls belong to everyone and that’s why we want to mark 25 years of ‘Wannabe’ by celebrating our incredible fans,” the Spice Girls said in a statement to MusicWeek. In addition to the anniversary release, the Spice Girls have also launched their #IAmASpiceGirl campaign, where they’re encouraging fans on social media to share their stories and memories of the group. You can submit using the hashtag #IAmASpiceGirl or via email at spicegirls@umusic.com. A selection of messages will be s..

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Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus From boy band to movie star! Liam Payne has revealed he will star in a short film. While appearing on The Diary of a CEO podcast, the 27-year-old singer opened up about the project that he's been working on. "I've been working on something for a while...and it's funny that it's based around [Alcoholics Anonymous]," he said. The "Strip That Down" singer, who is a month sober, then went on to recall that his first experience with AA was with comedian Russell Brand and shared that the short film is based on their experiences attending meetings together. "I am not going to give the script...and I’ve not spoken to Russ about it yet. But I am one of the characters," he said. "I’m excited about the film. I showed it to one of my friends and she laughed a lot." Payne did not disclose when or where the film will be available. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Shervin Lainez The three brothers who make up the trio AJR are in their 20s, but their latest hit, "Way Less Sad," is built around a sample of a song that came out before they were born. But the group says the legendary artist who wrote the song fully approves of what they did with it. "Way Less Sad" includes a portion of the 1975 top-10 hit "My Little Town" by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Simon & Garfunkel. "That was one of our favorite songs growing up, we were huge fans of [Simon & Garfunkel]," AJR's Jack Met tells ABC Audio. "And in 'My Little Town,' the part that we sampled comes at the last three seconds of a song, which is the fadeout," he explains. "So to even hear the melody that we sampled, you have to bump your phone up to, like, max volume!" "We always felt like, 'This is the catchiest part of the song. I'm not sure why Paul Simon didn't kinda move it back to the beginning,'" Jack continues. "So we said, 'What a great opportunity..

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KMazur/WireImage Backstreet Boys could have taken the Super Bowl halftime show stage with NSYNC and Britney Spears back in 2001 -- but they turned it down, Nick Carter reveals to Entertainment Tonight. "It's interesting because we were presented the opportunity to perform at the halftime at the Super Bowl and it was in Tampa, my home town," Nick tells ET. "At the time we came from the era of, we loved the Whitney Houston rendition of the national anthem. And for us, we got the choice and we passed on the halftime,” he laughs. BSB performed the national anthem before the game instead. "But it was a memorable experience for everyone," Nick adds. "And everyone was able to share [the stage] and NSYNC did a great job at halftime, and I like to say we did a really good job at the national anthem as well." Now, Nick says, he’d love to do the halftime show in the future, and says it would be "pretty cool" if BSB and NSYNC did one together. As previously reported, Nick, AJ McLean and..