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US singer Justin Timberlake accepted seven Billboard Music Awards by video while on tour, leaving it to a Michael Jackson hologram to steal the show at the ceremony in Las Vegas. It mimicked the late King of Pop's famous dance moves while performing Slave to the Rhythm, a song from Jackson's new posthumous album Xscape. Other winners of the evening included Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez and Lorde. (Source: BBC News)
The late pop legend Michael Jackson has topped the album charts, nearly five years since his death, with Xscape. The second posthumous album of his previously unreleased tracks features eight songs recorded between 1983 and 1999. It was reworked by producers including Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins and Stargate. Lily Allen's Sheezus fell to number six, while in the singles chart Rita Ora's I Will Never Let You Down debuted at number […]
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will get married at Florence's 16th Century Belvedere Fort in Italy on 24 May. According to a spokeswoman at the mayor's office, the couple rented the villa for 300,000 euros (£244,000). A Protestant minister will preside over the ceremony, said Elisa Di Lupo. The 36-year-old rapper proposed to the reality star on her 33rd birthday in October 2013, renting out San Francisco baseball ground AT&T […]
US musician Jay Z and his sister-in-law Solange Knowles are trending worldwide after a video was posted online apparently showing them having a fight in a lift. Hundreds of thousands are taking part in a global conversation online about #WhatJayZSaidToSolange after the footage was published to the US celebrity website TMZ. The incident happened at The Standard Hotel in New York after the Met Gala party last week.
Dance songstress Stacey Jackson talks to Gavin Davis about her recent collaboration with Snoop Dogg and her friends from the hit TV series “Made in Chelsea”. Stacey currently has a new single out; “Dance the Night Away” which you can hear throughout the day on HotHitUK. You can catch the entire interview this Friday (16th May) with Gavin Davis between 7-9pm (UK time). Don't worry if you missed the interview. […]
Eminem has confirmed he will be performing at Wembley Stadium on 11 July in his first London gig since 2001. "I know Wembley Stadium is huge," said Eminem, adding that the plan originally had been to play Hyde Park. He also responded to speculation that he had trouble securing the outdoor venue by posting a picture on Instagram reading, "Never mind Hyde Park". Reports had been circulating that park bosses […]
Their On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z will see the husband and wife team perform dates from 25 June until 5 August. The hugely successful couple were recognised in January as Billboard's most powerful people in music. They also hit headlines after their raunchy performance of Beyoncé's hit Drunk in Love, which opened this year's Grammys ceremony. One dollar from each ticket sale will be donated to Jay […]
Beyoncé has been selected as the cover star for Time magazine's special 100 most influential people issue. She was profiled by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, who said the 32-year-old "doesn't just sit at the table. She builds a better one." The pair recently collaborated on a campaign to ban the use of the word "bossy" to describe women at work. Others who made the list included Pope Francis - profiled […]
This year's Record Store Day, on 19 April, saw a surge in vinyl sales, with an increase of 133% on the previous week, industry figures reveal. Led by a reissue of The Stone Roses' debut album, vinyl sales grew by more than 62% compared to 2013, with 12-inch single sales growing by 15.4% alone. However, 7-inch vinyl sales fell by 28%, partly because fewer records were released in the format. […]
