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Britney Spears’ father doubles down on conservatorship challenge
Britney Spears’ father has doubled down on the latest challenge to his conservatorship over his daughter. READ MORE: Britney Spears’ court appearance was a display of her strength, and the power of #FreeBritney In new court documents, lawyers claim Jamie Spears had “dutifully and faithfully served as the conservator of his daughter’s estate without any blemishes on his record” (via Sky). Her father also said there were “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship. It comes after Britney’s lawyer filed new legal documents requesting a judge boost a court hearing around her controversial conservatorship yesterday (August 6). The singer was recently...
Crowd goes wild for Yungblud as he kicks off UK tour
Yungblud kicked off his UK tour at Rock City in Nottingham last night (August 6) – you can see footage from the show below. READ MORE: Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’” The gig was the first of the singer’s (real name Dominic Harrison) ‘Occupy The UK’ tour, which was rescheduled earlier this year, and comes two weeks after the UK dropped all its coronavirus restrictions. Taking to Twitter this afternoon to share some footage of a mass mosh pit from the first of his two nights at Rock City, an excited Yungblud...
Ghostface Killah teams up with Lion Babe for shimmering new track ‘Rainbows’
Ghostface Killah has teamed up with Lion Babe for their latest single, ‘Rainbows’ – you can watch the song’s video below. READ MORE: 20 essential tracks from the golden age of ’90s hip-hop Taken from the alt-R&B/soul duo’s brand new, third studio album, ‘Rainbow Child’ – which was released yesterday (August 6) – the rousing new track is an audio stimulant of sorts, providing motivation for people to keep on pushing, no mater their circumstance. “Rainbows (We can, we gonna make this change, I can, I got a long way ahead of me)/ Rainbows (We can, we gonna do this...
Queen’s Brian May on Eric Clapton and anti-vaxxers: “I’m sorry, I think they’re fruticakes”
Queen‘s Brian May has shared his thoughts on Eric Clapton and his anti-vaxxer stance in a new interview. READ MORE: Queen: 20 things you probably never knew about ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Clapton, who has been very vocal about his opposition to lockdown restrictions and vaccinations as of late, said earlier this month that he will not perform at gigs where a proof of coronavirus vaccination is required. Speaking to The Independent, May was asked about his thoughts on the veteran rocker’s viewpoint and anti-vaxxers as a whole, including Ian Brown. Advertisement “I love Eric Clapton, he’s my hero, but he...
Jessie J apologises to Nicki Minaj after incorrectly recounting origins of ‘Bang Bang’ collaboration
Jessie J has apologised to Nicki Minaj after she incorrectly recalled how the rapper came to be a part of her 2014 song ‘Bang Bang’. READ MORE: Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: Nicki Minaj is an ex-pop star. Good for her In a recent interview, Jessie was asked to talk in-depth about five songs from her discography. One of the tracks she chose was the Max Martin-produced UK Number One – which also features Ariana Grande. “Max Martin wrote ‘Bang Bang’, and Ariana had been played it, I’d been played it, and we both loved it. We just said,...
Watch Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to Biz Markie during New Jersey show
Guns N’ Roses paid tribute to the late Biz Markie during a show in New Jersey on Thursday night (August 5). READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses – Rank the albums Biz (real name Marcel Theo Hall) died on July 16. While a cause of death was not revealed, the rapper had struggled in recent years with health issues related to his decade-long battle with Type 2 diabetes. News of his passing was confirmed by rep Jenni Izumi, who wrote in a statement: “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side, hip...
Ed Sheeran added to Ipswich Town FC’s official squad list for 2021/22 season
Ed Sheeran has officially been added to Ipswich Town FC’s squad list for the upcoming 2021/22 season. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran’s new song ‘Bad Habits’ is an on-trend bop from one of the savviest men in pop It comes after it was announced earlier this year that the Suffolk-based pop giant had signed a one-year deal to sponsor the League One team’s kits after shelling out an undisclosed figure. “The football club is a big part of the local community and this is my way of showing my support,” Sheeran said of his involvement with the Tractor Boys. “I...
Watch a toddler storm the stage at an extreme metal festival
Footage has emerged of a toddler crashing the stage at last month’s Obscene Extreme metal festival at Battlefield Trutnov, Czech Republic. On July 17, day two of the three-day event, Prague thrash metal outfit Force of Hell were delivering a pulverising song when the youngster joined them on stage. In footage shared to Youtube on July 22, the shirtless little guy can be seen wearing a set of blue headphones and cautiously getting on stage, before stomping back and forth with confidence, at one point even plonking himself down in front of a speaker. Advertisement Force of Hell, meanwhile,...
Missy Elliott responds to fans calling for her to do a Verzuz
Missy Elliott has responded to calls from fans for her to partake in a Verzuz battle, saying: “I just enjoy watching everyone else”. READ MORE: Missy Elliott – ‘Iconology’ EP review Following the latest instalment of Verzuz on Wednesday (August 4) that saw Dipset and The LOX perform, a tweet from a fan highlighted the inclusion of Elliott’s work by performers in the rap battle series, but that she’d never participated herself. “It’s only right that Missy & friends hits the stage as she still shocks people 20+ years later,” the tweet read. Advertisement Elliott replied: “I think we...Recent Posts
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