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Kanye West has been working on his new album in Miami with Lil Wayne, Migos and Timbaland.

The 41-year-old rapper has recruited the hottest talent in hip hop for his new project, and he is also working with 2 Chainz and up-and-coming rappers Tee Grizzley and YNW Melly.

TMZ reports that the 'Gold Digger' hitmaker has been recording with 'Lollipop' hitmaker Wayne at his recently purchased $14 million condo in the city's so-called billionaire beach bunker, which he splashed out on for wife Kim Kardashian West, 38, for Christmas.

Kanye - who is set to welcome his fourth child with the reality star, with whom he already has North, five, Saint, three, and 11-month-old Chicago - is believed to have bought the pad with the recording sessions in mind.

The star-studded album, titled Yandhi, is yet to get a release date, however it's expected to feature the likes of Ty Dolla Sign, 6ix9ine, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Young Thug, Teyana Taylor, Lauryn Hill, Nicki Minaj, and posthumous vocals from XXXTentacion.

Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty after being accused of sexually assaulting a man at a bar in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 2016.

The 59-year-old disgraced actor who was first accused of sexual misconduct in October 2017 by Anthony Rapp, prompting multiple accusations from other men appeared in court yesterday for the proceedings, where he faced allegations of sexual assault from the son of a former TV news anchor.

According to CNN, the court hearing lasted just nine minutes, during which time Spacey was ordered to stay away from and have no contact with the alleged victim or his family.

The court also ordered that cell phone data from the alleged victim's phone from July 2016 to six months after the alleged incident be preserved, in order to be used as evidence.

CNN reports that Spacey's legal team then entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf, ahead of the next hearing date, which is scheduled for March 4.

The court has agreed to waive Spacey's appearance at the next hearing, and although he doesn't need to be physically present at the court, he must be available by phone.

The allegations first came to light in November 2017, when news anchor Heather Unruh claimed Spacey had groped her son's genitals at The Club Car bar in 2016, when her son was just 18 years old.

Ellie Goulding used to be "addicted to the gym". The 32-year-old singer took to her Instagram story yesterday to share an old red carpet snap of herself where she said she had been "addicted" to hitting the gym and losing weight, which left her feeling "miserable".

She wrote on the pictures: "Ah good #memories of being addicted to the gym, not worth it! By not worth it I mean... it was just kind of miserable. (sic)"

The Love Me Like You Do hitmaker then revealed she still keeps her body fit and does hit the gym from time to time, but has a new regime that means she is maintaining her weight in a healthy way.

She added: "Now I just train to fight."

Her comments come after she previously revealed she doesn't think she'd "be here today" if it wasn't for music, because she's always turned to it when the going gets tough as she found it to be a form of therapy for her nerves.