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Chris Brown is being investigated by Las Vegas police over an allegation of battery. Officers were contacted at 10:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Saturday about the alleged incident at the Palms Casino resort, according to Lt Jeff Goodwin. A police statement said an altercation took place in a room when a woman went to take a picture of Brown and was struck by him before he took her phone. […]
Madonna has told fans she is no "diva" after technical hitches meant she was late on stage for a gig in Manchester. The 57-year-old artist made the comments on Monday at the Manchester Arena during her Rebel Heart tour. "If you diva bitches want to keep complaining about it, then don't come to my show," she said. She added: "I'm not back there eating chocolate and filing my nails and […]
Taylor Swift is releasing a live concert special from her 1989 world tour exclusively on Apple Music. The 1989 World Tour Live can be streamed from 20 December. It is not available to buy but it is free for streaming for Apple Music subscribers. Swift criticised Apple Music in June for not paying artists during its free, three-month trial launch. She said she was withholding her 1989 album because of […]
Ed Sheeran has announced he is "taking a break" from social media as he is "seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes". Writing on his Instagram account, the singer explained he was "taking the opportunity of not having to be anywhere... to travel the world". He also confirmed to fans that his third album is "on its way" and "is the best thing I have made thus […]
When Fleur East came second in last year's X Factor, she thought her career was over. The effervescent singer, with her mane of bouncy curls, had been the bookmaker's favourite to win after her explosive cover of Uptown Funk proved so popular Mark Ronson had to rush the original song into shops a month earlier than planned. But, to many people's surprise, she came second to van driver and self-confessed […]
A launch of retail billionaire Sir Philip Green's new clothing venture with singer Beyoncé is planned for spring 2016. The owner of the Arcadia group, which includes Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins, and Burton, has been working with the star on a new athletic street-wear brand. It had been reported that the global venture would launch this year. Details came as Sir Philip's group reported operating profits up 5.5% to £251.6m […]
Adele's comeback single Hello has achieved platinum sales status three weeks after it was released. The song has sold more than 600,000 copies, earning it a commendation from the British Phonographic Industry. Hello sold 34,000 more copies than this week's number two, Justin Bieber's Sorry, and was the most-streamed track with 4.7 million listens. Elvis Presley's If I Can Dream was the number one album for a second week. Presley's […]
A judge in America has thrown out a lawsuit against Taylor Swift, quoting the lyrics to some of her biggest songs. She was being sued for £27 million for allegedly stealing the lyrics for her song Shake It Off. US R&B singer Jesse Braham claims Swift stole the words from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hate. But US district court judge Gail Standish disagreed and took up […]
With estimated earnings of $135m (£88m) in the last year alone, Katy Perry has been named the best-paid female musician by Forbes. She beats US rival Taylor Swift, whose earnings of $80m (£52m) put her in second place. Completing the top three is Fleetwood Mac. The return of Christine McVie and their On With The Show tour helped the band make $59.5m (£38.7m). Admittedly, this is a band that has […]
