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Ariana Grande’s music video axed over ‘weird’ underwear choices

Ariana Grande was supposed to release a very different video for Santa Tell Me. The 7 Rings hitmaker met with a videographer from Spotify to take audiences on a tour of all the plaques and prizes she’s received from the streaming company for her music. And Ariana revealed a tidbit about the video clip for her 2014 Christmas hit, Santa Tell Me. The music video that was released, she admitted, wasn’t the version that was originally produced and intended for release. “Funny story actually,” Ariana said. “It was a backup video we did last minute with like, no budget, just to have something to put out because the original video, I was in weird Christmas......

Kylie Minogue eyes Harry Styles duet

Kylie Minogue wants to duet with Harry Styles. The 'Padam Padam' hitmaker - who now has two Grammy awards to her name after her second win for the 2023 hit at this past weekend's ceremony - has revealed she would love to record a future hit with the former One Direction star. She told E! News: “Harry Styles or something would be good. Wouldn’t that be good?” That's not all, Kylie, 55, the Princess of Pop, is still hoping to bag a collaboration with Madonna, 65, the Queen of Pop. She said: “We would both love it. “I know I would, she’s mentioned it before. So hey, maybe.” In the meantime, Kylie has joined forces with fellow Aussie Sia on the......

The Rolling Stones' backstage rider 'cut back'

The Rolling Stones have "cut back" on their backstage rider requests. The legendary rock'n'roll band's longtime bass player, Darryl Jones, 62, has been performing with the 'Start Me Up' group since the nineties, and he says they no longer have big asks for their backstage area, such as huge gaming rooms, but there is still plenty of food to chow down on, including 80-year-old guitarist Keith Richards' favourite, the humble shepherd's pie. Darryl - who replaced Bill Wyman, 87, after he retired in 1993 - is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column as saying: "It's changed over time, there used to be a huge snooker room. "They would make a room out of curtains and things. "We had......

Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student tracking her private jet

Taylor Swift's lawyer has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a student in a bid to stop him from tracking her private jet. The pop superstar's lawyer threatened legal action against Florida university student Jack Sweeney in December to stop him from sharing information about her private jet on his social media accounts, which log the movements of aircraft owned by public figures. In the cease-and-desist letter, shared with The Washington Post, Taylor's lawyer Katie Wright Morrone said they would "have no choice but to pursue any and all legal remedies" if he did not stop his "stalking and harassing behaviour". They claimed Sweeney's logs had caused "direct and irreparable harm, as well......

Sia recruits Chaka Khan, Paris Hilton, Labrinth and more for new album

Sia's new album features Chaka Khan, Paris Hilton, Tierra Whack, Labrinth and more. The 'Elastic Heart' hitmaker has unveiled her 10th studio LP, 'Reasonable Woman', and shared her Kylie Minogue duet, 'Dance Alone', as the second single from the star-studded collection, following September's 'Gimme Love'. Sia and Kylie previously worked together on the latter's 2014 album ‘Kiss Me Once’. Sia co-wrote the track ‘Sexercize’. In 2018, she formed a supergroup with Labrinth, alongside Diplo and LSD, and they released their self-titled debut album in April 2019. The 'Euphoria' composer features on the track 'Incredible'. 'Fame Won't Love You' with Paris comes after it......

Usher almost QUIT music

Usher almost quit music and became an actor. The 45-year-old R'n'B superstar - who is headlining the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday (11.02.24) - has revealed he contemplated giving up his career because he couldn't emulate the success of his 2004 album 'Confessions'. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he said: “I hadn’t had a successful record as successful as [2004’s] Confessions, and there was this analysing [thought], like, ‘Man, should I continue to do this, or should I pivot and become an actor?'” Fortunately, he decided he couldn't step away from doing what he "really" loves. In 2020, the 'Yeah!'......

Kanye West claims venues won't book him following antisemitism controversy

Kanye West has asked his fans to help him book arenas as he tries to mount a comeback following his antisemitism controversy. The Stronger rapper claimed on Tuesday night that venue organisers are refusing to book him, despite his hometown show at the United Center in Chicago selling out in minutes. "We just sold out the United Center in seven minutes... It's the only arena that I had access to in the past year. And when I call, people say there's no (availabilities) for me, and you know why that is. So if there's anybody out there that can help with this, please do," he said in an Instagram video, which he swiftly deleted. In a separate post, he wrote, "I have not been allowed to......

Taylor Swift kisses Travis Kelce on field after Kansas City Chiefs reach Super Bowl

Taylor Swift exchanged a kiss with Travis Kelce on the football field after his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, secured a spot at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens during the AFC championship and are now on their way to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years. At the end of the game, the pop superstar made her way from her private suite to the field at the M&T Bank Stadium in Maryland to celebrate with Travis, his team, his parents Donna and Ed, and his brother Jason. The singer hugged and kissed the American football player repeatedly, seemingly unconcerned about the photographers and video cameras circling them. She proudly stood by him as he......

Clean Bandit join four other huge bands to obtain a billion steams on FOUR of their songs

Clean Bandit have become the fifth band in history to achieve a billion streams on four of their songs on Spotify.The electronic music band - which consists of Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson and Luke Patterson - have just seen their 2018 chart-topper 'Solo' pass the milestone on the streaming giant and are now in an exclusive club with pop megastars One Direction, rockers Coldplay, the Arctic Monkeys and Queen, all of whom have four or more tracks to have been played more than one billion times The band's other three hits to have surpassed one billion streams are 'Rather Be', 'Rockabye', and 'Symphony', and the band are now thrilled that their Demi Lovato collaboration has achieved the same......

Celine Dion announces new documentary

Celine Dion has announced that she will be releasing a new documentary. On Tuesday, the Canadian hitmaker announced that she will be opening up about her ongoing battle with stiff person syndrome in a new documentary titled I Am: Celine Dion. "This last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me," Celine, 55, wrote on Instagram. The Grammy Award winner continued, "As the road to resuming my performing career continues, I have realized how much I have missed it, of being able to see my fans. During this absence, I decided I wanted to document this part of my life, to......