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Singer Beyoncé is suing a US company to stop it from selling merchandise branded "Feyonce". Texas firm Feyonce Inc sells clothing, and other items such as mugs with the label, on its website. The singer claims the label is too near to her own trademarked name and confuses customers and fans and damages her reputation. The singer also claims in court papers filed in Manhattan that the company has ignored her […]
Little Mix have been forced to cancel their Belfast gigs after singer Jesy Nelson became unwell. The girl band was due to play a matinee and evening show at the SSE Arena on Thursday but the cancellation was announced just minutes after the doors opened for the afternoon performance. Fans were later informed by text message that the show would not be going ahead as scheduled. A statement from gig […]
An Adele "doppelganger" who posed on stage for a selfie with the singer says she has been inundated with messages from fan groups around the globe. Emily Bamforth, 27, from Northampton, said her "Instagram had gone insane" after her moment of fame on Tuesday. Adele, also 27, got her up on stage after Ms Bamforth's fiancé said people claimed she looked like the singer. She returned to see Adele perform […]
Singer Tulisa Contostavlos has been charged with drink driving after she allegedly crashed her Ferrari in north London. The former X Factor star's car collided with a Saab outside Southgate Tube station on 10 September last year. The singer was also charged with dangerous driving, a Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed on 7 March. She has been released on bail and will appear at Highbury Magistrates Court on 4 April. A […]
New Order and ZZ Top are among a raft of acts confirmed to perform at this year's Glastonbury Festival. Other names on the bill include Beck, Disclosure, Ellie Goulding, Foals, LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey, Madness and Stormzy. This year's three headliners - already announced - are Muse, Adele and Coldplay. The festival takes place at Worthy Farm at Pilton in Somerset from 22 to 26 June. The 2016 line-up also […]
Miley Cyrus kept it cool and casual as she nailed her colours to the mast and showed her support for the New York Knicks on Saturday evening. The Wrecking Ball singer was spotted with her mum Tish, sister Brandi and some friends as they attended a basketball game at Madison Square Garden in the Big Apple this weekend. Miley stepped out in a pair of ripped denim jeans and a […]
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has just released some interesting figures for 2015. According to the US music industry's yearly revenue report, vinyl sales earned more than ad-supported music streaming services. The wax market drew in $416 million in 2015, while Spotify Free and YouTube together earned $385 million. Although record retailers have seen a boom in business, its relevant to note that ad-supported music platforms collect a […]
Young people's love for clubbing in the UK has waned, according to a new study. 18 to 35-year-old Guardian readers were asked to share their opinion on nightlife, notably their views on nightclubs nowadays, with 131 of the 196 included admitting they'd rather not go out. Reasons for doing so spanned from overpricing and apparent poor quality clubs to health and state of mind. A 33-year-old surveyed said: “Bouncers are […]
Next year's Brit Awards will represent a more diverse range of music, Brits chairman Ged Doherty has said. He promised to review the 1,100-strong voting academy who decide nominees, so it "can be more truly representative". Doherty said he "suspected" the current members of the voting academy were "largely white and with a bias towards older men". "This does not mean that there is an underlying prejudice at play, but […]
