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Adele discusses postponing Las Vegas residency: “I was a shell of a person for a couple of months”
Adele has opened up about being forced to postpone her Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency earlier this year. READ MORE: Adele – ’30’ album review: dependable pop titan finally mixes things up The singer was due to start the residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on January 21, marking her first shows since 2017, and it was scheduled to extend through to April. She announced the postponement a day before the residency’s planned opening night with a video, saying the show was simply not ready. “We’ve tried absolutely everything we can to put it together in time and...
Harry Styles cancels Copenhagen show following mass shooting near venue
Harry Styles cancelled his concert in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, after three people were killed (and another three were critically injured) in a mass shooting close to the venue. Styles was scheduled to perform at the Royal Arena last night (July 3). In a statement sent out by Live Nation, the show was cancelled at the direction of Danish authorities. “We are looking into future possibilities for the show,” the statement read, “and hope to be able to give ticket buyers direct information as soon as possible.” Styles also posted about the cancellation on his own social media,...
Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2023 Australian and New Zealand tour with Post Malone
Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a six-date tour of Australasian stadiums, for which they’ll be joined by Post Malone. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band” It’ll be the first tour for both acts in 2023, kicking off in the New Zealand city of Auckland on Saturday January 21. They’ll play in Dunedin next, before heading over to Australia for shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Tickets for all shows can be found here. Those for the Auckland and Brisbane shows go on sale at 12pm next Monday...
Watch Adele give her first public concert in five years at London’s Hyde Park
Adele has given her first public concert in five years at London’s Hyde Park, performing at the venue over the weekend. The shows — which took place on Friday July 1 and Saturday July 2 as part of BST Hyde Park — were the singer’s first ticketed performances since her 2017 shows at Wembley Stadium. READ MORE: Adele – ‘30’ album review: dependable pop titan finally mixes things up Adele performed a number of classics during her two-hour set, including ‘Hello’, ‘Someone Like You’, ‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’ and ‘Rumour Has It’, as well as ‘Easy On Me’...
Watch Drake join the Backstreet Boys onstage during ‘I Want It That Way’
Drake made a special appearance during the Backstreet Boys‘ show on Saturday night (July 2), joining them for ‘I Want It That Way’. The iconic boyband were performing in Drake’s hometown of Toronto where they brought the singer out for the classic 1999 hit, after introducing him as “the sixth member”. Watch footage from the concert below. What’s better than I Want It That Way? I Want It That Way…. f/ @Drake #BSBTO #DNAWORLDTOUR pic.twitter.com/pKVQK2XtDN — Backstreet Boys (@backstreetboys) July 3, 2022 Advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) The outfit are currently...
Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Rammstein’s ‘Keine Lust’ for ‘Sunday Lunch’
Another instalment of King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife Toyah Willcox‘s ‘Sunday Lunch’ series has arrived, this time treating fans to a cover of Rammstein‘s ‘Keine Lust’. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! In honour of the German band, the pair have donned their best traditional garb, with Fripp sporting lederhosen and Toyah in a dirndl and sunglasses, holding two jugs of water. “Ich habe keine lust,” Toyah sings huskily while pouring the liquid contents down her chest — watch it below. Advertisement The pair’s series has been running since 2020,...
Watch Lauryn Hill join Wyclef Jean onstage at Essence festival to perform Fugees songs
Lauryn Hill made a surprise guest appearance during Wyclef Jean‘s set at Essence festival on Friday night (July 1), joining him to perform four Fugees songs. Hill appeared about half an hour into Jean’s set at the New Orleans event, with the two launching into their famous cover of Lori Lieberman’s ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’, ‘How Many Mics’, ‘Fu-Gee-La’ and ‘Ready Or Not’. Check out some fan-shot footage of the performance below. Advertisement Fugees is the outfit that Hill, Jean and Pras Michel formed in the early ’90s. They only released two albums together, ‘Blunted On Reality’ in 1994,...
Cardi B talks working with Kanye West on ‘Hot Shit’: “He’s such an amazing, sweet person”
Cardi B has talked about working with Kanye West on her latest single ‘Hot Shit’, calling the rapper “an amazing, sweet person”. Her first single in more than a year, ‘Hot Shit’ arrived on Friday (July 1), featuring verses from Lil Durk and West — now legally known as Ye. Speaking to Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe about the track, Cardi revealed that West had given her his part earlier this year, when he was making headlines for his public disapproval of ex-wife Kim Kardashian’s new partner, Pete Davidson. A particular line in West’s ‘Hot Shit’ verse seems to...
Ricky Martin issued with restraining order in Puerto Rico
According to Puerto Rican authorities, Latin pop hitmaker Ricky Martin has been issued a restraining order. The Associated Press reported earlier today (July 3) that judge Raiza Cajigas Campbell had signed off on the order on Friday (July 1), although police were unable to discern Martin’s whereabouts until a day later. Police spokesman Axel Valencia refused to tell the publication who requested the restraining order, as the party’s anonymity is secured under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law. Further details came courtesy of Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero, who reported that, per legal documents obtained from the court, Martin and...Recent Posts
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