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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 […]
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 […]
Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to crashing into a photographer's van while out with ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. It happened in August last year close to his father's Canadian home in Stratford, Ontario. A court heard how Bieber crashed his all-terrain vehicle (ATV) into a man who was taking photos of the "on-off" couple. There was then a fight, leading to the star's arrest on 1 September. On Thursday, Justin Bieber […]
Taylor Swift has swept the board at the Billboard music awards, winning eight of the 14 categories in which she was nominated. Among her prizes were best female artist, best streaming song for Shake It Off and the ceremony's top honour, artist of the year. British star Sam Smith won best new artist - and accepted his trophy using flash cards after having vocal surgery. But Kanye West was booed […]
Britney Spears has received rave reviews for the opening night of her Las Vegas residency on Friday. "Spears stomped into town with a 21-hit salute," wrote Marco della Cava in USA Today, noting the show "artfully melded spectacle with stagecraft". MTV's Sophie Schillaci highlighted the "larger-than-life production, blaring beats and rapid-fire dance moves". But the LA Times' Mikael Wood observed: "She was wearing a microphone, though it wasn't clear she […]
