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The 'Cool for the Summer' singer, Demi Lovato, took to Twitter recently to post a message - co-written with her now-ex, actor and television personality, Wilmer Valderrama - telling her 36.4 million followers of her ended relationship. The message read: "After almost 6 loving and wonderful years together, we have decided to end our relationship. This was an incredibly difficult decision for both of us, but we have realized more […]
Following the recent announcement of his retirement from DJing, Avicii has now cancelled his Las Vegas residency tour dates for 2016. At the weekend the Vegas clubs stated on Instagram that the cancellation was “due to personal reasons" and Avicii will be replaced by Dillon Francis at XS Las Vegas and by Marshmello at Encore Beach Club this Saturday. Earlier this year, the Swedish producer opened up about his retirement […]
The Black Eyed Peas have played together for the first time in five years at a free show in London's Royal Albert Hall. Led by will.i.am, the band played hits including Where Is The Love and I Gotta Feeling for an audience of 10,000 fans. But singer Fergie was not part of the line-up - with her parts sung by Lydia Lucy, who Will mentored on The Voice. The star […]
Taylor Swift has been presented with a prize in her own name at the BMI pop awards in Los Angeles. The eponymous award recognised the singer's "artistic talent and influence". Swift told the audience: "If they had chosen someone else to give the Taylor Swift Award to, I'd be kind of bummed about it." It is only the second time the BMI has created an award in an artist's name. […]
Justin Timberlake has said he'll be performing at this year's Eurovision Song contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The 35-year-old will sing during the interval at the grand final on Saturday. Eurovision bosses made clear his performance would be in a non-competitive role. It is the first time in the history of the contest that an artist of global stature has taken to the stage to perform independently. In a statement, Sven […]
For years, Beyoncé was a hit-machine, defiantly, almost psychotically, churning out chart topping singles. So how, and why, did she become focussed exclusively on the album format? And what does that mean in the age of streaming? "I might get your song played on the radio station," boasts Beyoncé on Formation, the agenda-setting single she premiered at this year's SuperBowl - but her own songs are increasingly failing to make […]
Dance-pop act DNCE have scored a global hit with their debut single Cake By The Ocean. "We want to bring some fun and energy to the crowds out there," says Joe Jonas, former teen heartthrob and frontman of freshly-minted pop band DNCE. He's on a mission to put quirkiness and positivity back into the top 40, as exemplified by the springy funk-pop of his group's new single Cake By The […]
Police investigating a stalker who targeted Lily Allen made her feel like a "nuisance rather than a victim", the singer has revealed. Allen said that detectives had destroyed evidence supporting her case and refused to let her see and keep a photograph of the man harassing her. Alex Gray, 30, from Perth, was convicted of burglary and harassment at Harrow Crown Court earlier in April. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said […]
The Weeknd has received 16 nominations for this year's Billboard Music Awards. The 26-year-old is recognised in categories including top artist, top R&B artist and top male artist. Fellow Canadian Justin Bieber has 11 nominations, while Taylor Swift and Adele have eight each. David Bowie is nominated for Blackstar, his last album released before his death in January at the age of 69. The ceremony, which will be hosted by […]
