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Katy Perry says she is a "victim" of social media because of society's pressure to share every move online. The singer and American Idol judge says Instagram and Twitter are proof of the "decline of civilisation". She also encouraged fans to not care about social media and to instead live their lives. Perry has over 68 million Instagram followers and 108 million Twitter followers, but says she would rather not […]
Justin Bieber has written a letter to his fans explaining why he cancelled the remaining dates of his Purpose World Tour last month. He pulled 14 dates in Asia and North America after a run of 150 shows. He says he wants to take time out so that his career can continue and says he thinks there's something special about imperfections. He wrote: "Me taking this time right now is […]
Psy's Gangnam Style is no longer the most-watched video on YouTube. The South Korean megahit had been the site's most-played clip for the last five years. The surreal video became so popular that it "broke" YouTube's play counter, exceeding the maximum possible number of views (2,147,483,647), and forcing the company to rewrite its code. But the song has now been overtaken by another music video - Wiz Khalifa and Charlie […]
Swedish star Tove Lo says she still faces prejudice for talking about sex in her songs and on stage. She's been singing about female sexuality since her first big hit with Habits (Stay High) in 2014. But she reckons attitudes to women who speak about sex have not moved on in three decades. It's after she faced fierce criticism for grabbing her crotch during a performance on Swedish Idol. "I […]
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 […]
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 […]
Viola Beach have entered the singles chart at number 11, a week after the Warrington band died in a car crash. Tomas Lowe, Kris Leonard, River Reeves and Jack Dakin died along with manager Craig Tarry on Saturday while on tour in Stockholm. They were killed when their car plunged more than 25m (82ft) from a highway bridge into a canal. Fans have since been campaigning to get their song, […]
Taylor Swift's 1989 has won the coveted album of the year award at this year's Grammys in Los Angeles. The singer - who is the first woman to win the award twice - also won best pop vocal album and best music video for her track Bad Blood. Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the most prizes on the night with five awards. British singer Ed Sheeran also won his first two […]
Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk has been named the biggest-selling song of 2015 in the UK - despite having been released at the end of 2014. The track notched up a combined sales and streaming total of 1.76 million, the Official Charts Company said. As well as spending seven weeks at number one from December 2014, it remained in the UK top 40 for 39 weeks. The second spot in the […]
