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Madonna reflects on 'near-death experience' during California show

Madonna reflected on her "near-death experience" during her most recent concert. During her concert in Inglewood, California on Monday night, the Queen of Pop revealed details of the bacterial infection she contracted in June last year that landed her in intensive care. "This summer I had a surprise," the 65-year-old told the crowd during her show at the Kia Forum as part of her Celebration Tour. "It's called a near-death experience." "It was pretty scary - obviously I didn't know for four days because I was in an induced coma, but when I woke up, the first word I said was, 'No,'" Madonna recalled. "I'm pretty sure God was saying to me, 'You wanna come with us? You wanna come with me,......

Miley Cyrus’ Flowers confirmed as biggest-selling global single of the year

IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has announced that Flowers by Miley Cyrus is the winner of the IFPI Global Single Award for 2023.The IFPI Global Single Award is presented to the artist with the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats – including paid subscription streaming, ad-supported platforms, and single-track downloads. Miley Cyrus’ Flowers took the #1 spot in this year’s IFPI Global Single Chart, her first appearance in an IFPI Global Chart Top 10. The double Grammy Award-winning song, released in January 2023, hit #1 simultaneously in 29 markets around the world and finished......

Adele on 'voice rest' after suffering chest issues

Adele has announced that she will be going on "voice rest" after suffering chest issues. During her show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday as part of her Las Vegas residency, the singer-songwriter announced that she would be taking a brief break to recover from vocal issues. "In the middle of last night - I'm sure you can hear it in my talking voice and my singing voice a little bit. Your girl was tired. I didn't sleep very well..." Adele, 35, told the crowd during the concert, according to MailOnline. "And Ursula from the ocean has come from my chest tonight. I can't hit my headnotes properly," the Hello hitmaker continued. "I didn't sleep very well and my chest is on......

Taylor Swift and others declined roles in Jennifer Lopez’s ‘visual album’

Taylor Swift and other A-listers said no to Jennifer Lopez's latest project, This Is Me... Now. A behind-the-scenes documentary has revealed some of the big-name celebrities who turned down roles in the epic musical film, which tells the story of Jennifer's on-again, off-again romance with her now-husband, Ben Affleck. Taylor, 34, as well as Ariana Grande, Lizzo, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Coolidge and Snoop Dogg were all among the celebrities who either declined to take part or were unavailable. Khloe Kardashian was also invited to make a cameo appearance, but did not. The documentary further explains that High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens was suggested for a lead role, playing......

Madonna pulls Luther Vandross image from her AIDS tribute

Madonna removed a photo of Luther Vandross from her on-stage AIDS tribute at his estate's request. The pop star's ongoing Celebrations tour has included a tribute section featuring the faces of a number of celebrities who had died of AIDS-related illness, projected onto a screen as Madonna, 65, performed her 1986 song Live to Tell. They included celebrity photographer Herb Ritts, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and artist Keith Haring. During Madonna's Sacramento concerto on Saturday, 24 February, a photograph of Le Freak singer Luther Vandross appeared, prompting a statement from his estate. “Luther Vandross passed away in 2005 due to complications from a stroke suffered two years......

Calvin Harris admits Rihanna collaboration is 'the dream'

Calvin Harris would love to reunite with Rihanna as he revisits "a few older collaborators". The superstar DJ has teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man for the second time on new single 'Lovers In A Past Life', and he has enjoyed reconnecting with familiar faces. Asked whether he could team up with Rihanna again in the future, he told Capital Dance that it's "the dream". The duo previously worked together on 'We Found Love' and 'Where Have You Been'. He insisted any potential collaborator has to have something truly special to wow him and find a spark in the same way the likes of RiRi, Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith and Florence Welch have done in the past. He explained: "The thing with me is that......

BTS' j-hope recruits Jungkook, Bad Bunny and Nile Rodgers for new album

Jungkook, Bad Bunny and Nile Rodgers and more feature on BTS star j-hope's upcoming solo album, ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’. The 30-year-old K-pop star has recruited a starry list of contributors for his follow-up to his 2022 debut album, 'Jack in the Box', with his BTS bandmate Jungkook featuring on the track 'i wonder'. The King of Latin Trap, Bad Bunny, and funk legend Nile Rodgers, appear on 'lock/unlock'. LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yunjin, Gaeko and Yoon Mirae are on 'i don't know' and 'NEURON', respectively. There is also a dance remix of 'what if...' from 'Jack in the Box', featuring JINBO the SuperFreak, plus a solo version of j-hope's J. Cole track 'on the street'. The......

Ben Affleck didn't want Jennifer Lopez to share rekindled relationship on social media

Ben Affleck asked Jennifer Lopez to keep their relationship off social media when they first got back together. The actor and director, who does not have social media, was concerned about the music superstar sharing images of their relationship with her 253 million Instagram followers when they rekindled their romance in 2021. "Getting back together, I said, 'Listen, one of the things I don't want is a relationship on social media,'" he candidly recalled in the documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told. "Then I sort of realised it's not a fair thing to ask. It's sort of like, you're gonna marry a boat captain and you go, 'Well, I don't like the water.'" He added, "We're just two......

Ariana Grande confirms new versions of leaked tracks will appear on new album

Ariana Grande has confirmed that new versions of her leaked tracks will appear on her new album. During an appearance on the Zach Sang Show podcast on Monday, the singer revealed that reworked versions of her recently leaked tracks will appear on her forthcoming album, Eternal Sunshine. Last year, a demo titled Fantasize appeared on Spotify and TikTok without Ariana's consent and quickly went viral. "Thank you so much. I'll see you in jail. Literally," Ariana, 30, joked during the episode, adding that the positive response to the leaked music prompted her to include them on her forthcoming seventh studio album. "It was like a parody of this girl group vibe. But (the fans) love it.........

Kanye West sued for ‘blatant theft’ of Donna Summer song

Kanye West is being sued after being accused of "blatant theft" of Donna Summer's song, I Feel Love. Kanye's song, Good (Don't Die), on his new album Vultures 1, samples Donna's 1977 hit. However, Donna's husband, Bruce Sudano, has alleged Kanye and his collaborator Ty Dolla $ign "shamelessly" stole the hook after they asked for permission to use it and were "explicitly denied” - because Donna's estate "wanted no association with West’s controversial history.” Bruce has now filed a lawsuit against the pair, claiming the "defendants re-recorded almost verbatim the key, memorable portions of Summer’s iconic song, used it as the hook for their own song, and......