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Soulja Boy has been arrested for illegally possessing a gun. Police officers raided his home in Los Angeles and took him into custody after discovering the firearm. Although America has lenient gun laws, Soulja Boy is banned from owning one as part of his probation following an earlier arrest. The rapper was detained in 2014 for carrying a loaded gun after police pulled over the driver of his car on […]
Swizz Beatz, who's made hits for Drake, Jay Z and Kanye West, says the best hip-hop is being made in the UK. "Just last night I did a track with Giggs and it's a movie. There's a lot of talent out here," he said. "Musically the UK is stronger than the US right now. As far as the hunger and the unique vibes." He says capturing new sounds is part […]
Producer and songwriter Naughty Boy is working with George Michael on the star's new album. Naughty Boy, who has scored hits with Beyoncé and Emeli Sande, revealed the news on Monday. "I can't wait. I don't know what to expect. And, to be honest, he's more mysterious than anyone else so I'm actually excited." The songwriter, whose real name is Shahid Khan, said Michael got in touch after he mentioned […]
Ed Sheeran has changed all his social media profiles to a plain blue image exactly a year after he took a break from the internet. It's prompted fans to think that the singer is about to release his third album. This time last year he announced he would be "taking the opportunity... to travel the world" and would "see you all next Autumn". Twelve months later and it looks like […]
"I feel like we've got the coolest people listening to our music," says Josh Dun, drummer in Twenty One Pilots. "The type of people who would call us out if we did something dumb. They'd know if we just phoned in a show or a song. They keep us on our toes." These days, those toes barely touch the ground. Twenty One Pilots have played 128 shows so far this […]
Alicia Keys has called anyone who doesn't class themselves as a feminist as "crazy". Speaking to Elle UK magazine for its make-up free edition, the 35-year-old singer said the concept was "about owning your own power, embracing your womanhood". "[I am a feminist because it's about] 'the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of political, social and economic equality'. "Whoever isn't [a feminist] is crazy." The star made the […]
Little Mix have said they had to develop a "thick skin" to deal with the pressure of being in the spotlight. The band's Jesy Nelson said that becoming famous so quickly had been a "shock to the system". "I think there's a lot of pressure, especially for young girls, to look a certain way. When we went on The X Factor we didn't look that great and we got a […]
Nightclubs across London turned their music off at midnight for one minute as a silent protest against club closures. It comes just weeks after Fabric, one of the biggest venues in the country, closed after its license was revoked. Organisers say the silent protests were "to show what our world will look like if we continue to lose our cultural spaces". Koko, Bedroom Bar and Dalston Superstore were among the […]
Katy Perry has helped her sister Angela give birth before heading straight back to the studio to work on new music. This is the second time the singer has been in the delivery room. Back in February 2014, she revealed she "helps delivers babies in living rooms" after being present at her sister's labour. Now the 31-year-old has used her midwifery skills to help her sister again. Earlier this year […]
