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Taylor Swift to release debut novel

Taylor Swift is getting set to release her debut novel. The Cruel Summer singer, who has just wrapped the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour, has previously spoken about the novel she wrote as a teenager. Titled A Girl Called Girl, the story is about a mum who wanted a son instead of a daughter. Taylor wrote it when she was 14. She trademarked the name and rights to the story around 10 years ago, but has now taken out a new trademark. This covers merchandise for the book, as well as audio versions. Taylor has previously spoken about her desire to write, talking about what drove her to put pen to paper when she was on tour. "All my friends were back in Pennsylvania, so I had......

Metallica pay tribute to fan after tragic death at their concert

Metallica have paid tribute to a fan who died at their concert last week. The heavy metal legends played the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on Friday (23.08.24) as part of their 'M72 World Tour', and they have sent their "condolences" to Lorne's (aka Viking) family and said they were "touched" to spend his "final time" with him. Alongside a picture of the fan, the band wrote on Instagram this week: “Friday night, August 23rd, in Edmonton we lost a Metallica family member at the show. He died due to health conditions. Leaving the earthly body and onto the next adventure. Very sad when death happens, but we’re touched that he spent some of his final, hopefully......

Rita Ora is teaming up with Meghan Trainor for her new album

Rita Ora will collaborate with Meghan Trainor on her next album. The 'Ask and You Shall Receive' hitmaker is thought to be travelling to Los Angeles next month so she can go into the studio with the 'All About That Bass' singer as she works on her fourth studio record. An insider told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "Rita and Meghan have been huge fans of each other for years. "They were meant to go into the studio earlier this year. Now Rita is flying over to the US to work on her fourth album and she has rearranged time with Meg." Meanwhile, Rita recently revealed that she likes to indulge in a "big lunch" and a shot of tequila before heading on stage. The 33-year-old star, who......

Oasis add more dates to reunion tour due to 'unprecedented demand'

Oasis have added more dates to their highly-anticipated reunion tour due to "unprecedented demand". Brothers and former bandmates Noel and Liam Gallagher ended years of reunion speculation on Monday by confirming they had buried the hatchet after 15 years and are going on tour in the U.K. and Ireland in 2025. Fans rushed to register for tickets, which go on general sale on Saturday, and there has been such "unprecedented demand" for the shows that they have added three more. The rockers have added a fifth date to their run at Heaton Park in their Manchester hometown, a fifth show at London's Wembley Stadium and a third night at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. "Due to......

Chappell Roan 'heartbroken' to cancel two European shows

Chappell Roan has announced that she is "heartbroken" to cancel two European shows. The 26-year-old hitmaker announced on X on Thursday that she has scrapped her upcoming shows in Amsterdam and Paris due to "scheduling conflicts". Chappell, real name Kayleigh Amstutz, was due to perform in Paris on 3 September and Amsterdam the following day. Meanwhile, her upcoming show in Berlin, originally scheduled for Saturday, will now take place on 23 September. "Due to scheduling conflicts, I have had to make the extremely hard decision to cancel my Paris and Amsterdam shows," the singer wrote. "I have rescheduled my Berlin show to 23 September. I am so sorry & very disappointed :( I......

ABBA demand Donald Trump stop using their music on campaign trail

ABBA have hit out at US presidential hopeful Donald Trump and demanded he stop playing their music at events. The iconic band have spoken out after the presidential hopeful played The Winner Takes It All, Dancing Queen, and Money, Money, Money at re-election campaign rallies and used music in video footage. The Swedish band's record label, Universal Music, announced in a statement issued via Reuters on Thursday, "Together with the members of Abba, we have discovered that videos have been released where Abba's music has been used at Trump events, and we have therefore requested that such use be immediately removed and taken down." The statement also made it clear that no permission or......

Nicki Minaj makes music because of her fans

Nicki Minaj continues to make music because of her fans. The 41-year-old rap star admits that making music remains her "true passion" in life - but her fans, who are also known as Barbz, are the real reason why she hasn't walked away from the industry. One of Nicki's followers wrote on X: "I’m so happy that Nicki is still active and passionate about music cause I’m so serious when I say she’s the only one that just does it for me in this present rap genre. (sic)" And in response, Nicki said: "And even tho music is my TRUE PASSION, (biggest at the moment), I think the only reason I still do it professionally, is because of the Barbz. "I tell ppl all the time. Also being......

Jennifer Lopez files to legally drop 'Affleck' from her name

Jennifer Lopez wants to drop her estranged husband's surname.The singer took Ben Affleck's name when they got married two years ago and was legally known as Jennifer Lynn Affleck. It's now been revealed that in the divorce petition that she filed on Tuesday, the 55-year-old has asked to have her maiden name restored after her divorce is granted. This will mean she's once again known as Jennifer Lynn Lopez.When the couple got married in July 2022, the This Is Me....Now singer announced the news in her On the JLo newsletter, signing it off, "With Love, Jennifer Lynn Affleck."In 2022, she was asked by Vogue if Ben would ever become Mr Lopez. In reply, she said, "No! It's not traditional. It......

Taylor Swift breaks silence on tour terror plot

Taylor Swift has opened up about the impact of the foiled terrorist plot at her Vienna shows. The threat forced the cancellation of three shows on the European leg of The Eras Tour in early August. Addressing the incident in a lengthy post to Instagram, Swift shared: "The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. "But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. "I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together." A 17-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were arrested for allegedly......

Coldplay covers Taylor Swift song in Vienna

Chris Martin has covered Taylor Swift's Love Story at a show in Vienna. The Coldplay star gave the performance after Taylor had to cancel her Vienna shows due to a security threat. Chris played the Love Story cover at Austria's Ernst Happel Stadium during Coldplay's already-scheduled show. "If this is not good, please, please don't put it on YouTube because I don't want to get in trouble with Taylor," he laughed, before being joined onstage by Maggie Rogers for the performance. The day before Taylor's three Vienna shows were due to kick off on 8 August, it was announced all performances had been cancelled after the arrest of several people who had connections with terrorist group......