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Beyoncé will perform at this year's Grammys complete with that twin baby bump, according to her dad Mathew. In an interview with a US TV show, he said the star sounds "tired" because she's been working on the performance. He also said he was "shocked" to hear her pregnancy news and only found out after she made the announcement on Instagram. But he said he'd since had a "wonderful daughter-dad […]
Jay Z is selling a stake in his Tidal music streaming business to the telecoms company, Sprint. Jay Z bought Tidal three years ago and his wife Beyoncé and other artists own equity in the company. Aiming to challenge larger rivals such as Spotify, Tidal offers artists on its platform more control over their music. Sprint, which is owned by Japan's Softbank, will pay an estimated $200m (£162m) for a […]
David Bowie, Skepta and Craig David are up for some of the biggest prizes at the 2017 Brit Awards. Bowie received posthumous nominations for best British male and best album, for his haunting swansong Blackstar. After a row over diversity at last year's ceremony, the rest of the best male category comprises artists from BAME backgrounds. Craig David, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka and Skepta, who beat Bowie at the Mercury Prize, […]
Beyoncé tops the nominations for this year's NME Awards. She's up for five prizes including best international female, album, video, music moment of the year and hero of the year. The 1975, Bastille, Christine And The Queens and Skepta all have four nominations while Wolf Alice, Kanye West and Adele have three each. The winners will be announced on Wednesday 15 February at London's Brixton Academy. All the categories are […]
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 […]
Rihanna will receive MTV's lifetime achievement award at the Video Music Awards later this month. It's MTV's highest honour and is known as the Michael Jackson video vanguard award. Last year Kanye West won the trophy, with Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears previously getting it. "[The award] reflects an artist's impact not just on music but on pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy," says MTV. She will also perform […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beyoncé has received criticism for her role in Coldplay's new music video for 'Hymn For the Weekend', the second single from the band's new album A Head Full of Dreams, with some questioning as to whether her appearance constitutes cultural appropriation. The video, directed by Ben Mor, sees the artist dressed in traditional Desi adornment while playing the role of a Bollywood actress, as Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin attends a […]
