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Stormzy and Adidas open football centre in London

Stormzy and Adidas have opened a football centre in London The London-born rapper has teamed up with the sportswear giant to open #MERKYFC HQ, a multi-purpose centre providing football, music and gaming opportunities for young people in London. "I'm gassed that we can finally open the doors to #Merky FC HQ. Working with adidas, I've wanted to do this for a long, long time and now there's a community space that everyone in the area will be able to use and benefit from," Stormzy stated in a press release. He continued, "When I was growing up there was nothing like this around for young people, so it means a lot that we now have a facility like this in Croydon. Proper homegrown!" The......

Selena Gomez felt 'empowered' after disabling Instagram comments

Selena Gomez felt "empowered" after she disabled her Instagram comments. During an interview with Today's Hoda Kotb at the third annual Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit in New York City on Wednesday, the singer/actress explained why she disabled the comments section on her Instagram account. "I disabled all my comments on my photos on Instagram for only my friends," Selena said. "So I think I've created boundaries to help me. Obviously people fussed about it. They fuss about everything." "I felt empowered by doing that," she added, "by saying, 'This is just for me.'" The Single Soon hitmaker went on to tell Hoda that she makes sure to keep positive people around her, such as her......

SZA threatens to leave Melbourne show after fans throw objects

SZA threatened to leave her Melbourne show after fans threw objects onto the stage. The singer/songwriter threatened to call it quits on her performance at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night after members of the audience threw objects onto the stage. According to reports, the items thrown at the Good Days singer included mobile phones and shoes. "I will leave," SZA, 34, told the crowd while holding one of the items thrown onto the stage. "Do not throw up any cell phones, I'm a person. That's crazy." In addition to the objects thrown on stage, a concertgoer disrupted the show by attempting a handstand on the raised seating area before falling on another member of the......

Dua Lipa wants Cyndi Lauper to join her at Glastonbury

Dua Lipa is hoping Cyndi Lauper will join her at Glastonbury. The 'Levitating' hitmaker is set to headline the Pyramid Stage at the world-famous festival in June and not only is she excited to treat fans to some songs from her new album 'Radical Optimism', as well as her classic singles, she's keen to take a nod to the past by inviting the 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' singer out on stage at Worthy Farm. A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column of the invitation to Cyndi: “Dua is raring to go for Glastonbury and she can’t wait for people to hear her new music. “She knows the record will strike a chord with her fans but for the old school muso’s at......

Ed Sheeran won't release new music this year

Ed Sheeran has explained that he won't release new music this year. The singer-songwriter has revealed he's concentrating on his tour and has no plans to release new music this year. During an appearance at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Gala at Dodgers Stadium on Thursday, Ed told People that he is working on new music but it won't be released for a while. "Nothing's going to come out this year," he said of the new music. "I'm enjoying being on tour. I released two records on tour last year and it's quite a lot being on tour and releasing records. So, I've made the new music and I'm just going to sit on it for a bit." In May last year, the singer released his sixth studio album,......

Sabrina Carpenter gets major caffeine hit as 'Espresso' becomes her first UK Number 1 single

She may be working late (because she’s a singer), but we hope Sabrina Carpenter will at least take the night off to celebrate her first UK Number 1 single, Espresso.The frothy, funk-infused banger completes its climb to the top of the Official Singles Chart today – despite a last-minute photo-finish run to the line with ex-tourmate Taylor Swift, with fewer than 500 chart units separating Espresso from fortnight ft. Post Malone (2). The UK’s most-streamed track of the week, Espresso racked up 8.8 million streams, according to Official Charts Company data. Now one of the first major contenders to soundtrack this summer, Espresso only debuted on the Official Chart......

Taylor matches Madonna’s record as female artist with most Number 1 albums in Official Chart history

Taylor Swift sees her superstar status soar to even greater heights today, as 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department earns her an array of accolades.15 years after her debut UK chart appearance, Taylor proves she’s truly at the top of her game as she secures a 12th Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined. New Official Charts Company data released today reveals Taylor has shifted a staggering 270,000 UK chart units in seven days – eclipsing her previous personal best of 204,000, when Midnights debuted atop the chart in 2022. But that’s just the start.The Tortured Poets Department surpasses Adele’s 30 to deliver......

Dua Lipa 'pulling out all the stops' for Glastonbury

Dua Lipa is "pulling out all the stops" for her Glastonbury set. The 'Training Season' singer is already preparing to start rehearsals for her performance because she is determined to "put on a big show" when she headlines the iconic festival in June and will be bringing an elaborate stage set up featuring moving platforms and a troupe of dancers to Worthy Farm, Somerset. A source told The Sun newspaper: “Dua is the most pop focused headliner Glastonbury have had in years and she is pulling out all the stops to impress. “She knows how to put on a big show, and she is planning to bring all of that to Worthy Farm. “Dua will have a dance troupe on stage and will be......

Billie Eilish reveals why she isn't dropping singles ahead of album release

Billie Eilish has revealed why she isn't dropping any singles ahead of the release of her new album. The music superstar has opened up about why she doesn't like releasing singles before an album. "I don't like singles from albums," Billie told Rolling Stone in an interview published on Wednesday. "Every single time an artist I love puts out a single without the context of the album, I'm just already prone to hating on it. I really don't like when things are out of context." The 22-year-old singer continued, "This album is like a family: I don't want one little kid to be in the middle of the room alone." On 8 April, the What Was I Made For? hitmaker announced in an Instagram post......

Kim Petras pulls festival shows due to 'some health issues'

Kim Petras has cancelled her summer 2024 festival shows amid "some health issues and under medical advice." The 31-year-old singer did not disclose her health problems but has vowed to make it up to fans and "be back better than ever very soon." The festivals she was due to appear at include Primavera Sound, Mighty Hoopla, Primavera Porto and Capitol Hill Block Party. She announced on X: “My buns, I’m devastated to be writing this but I’m going through some health issues and under medical advice I have had to make the hard decision to not perform at festivals this summer. I love u so much and I’ll make it up to you and be back better than ever very soon.......