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Selena Gomez defends Hailey Bieber after 'threats on her life'

Hailey Bieber reached out to Selena Gomez privately. Selena Gomez has sent a message to her fans about the 'threats on her life' that Hailey Bieber is reportedly receiving. After Selena Gomez announced in late February that she would be taking another hiatus from social media amid rumors of a rekindled feud with Hailey Bieber, she posted an urgent message on Instagram pleading with her fans to tone it down. Selena Gomez revealed on Friday (March 24) that the model reached out to her privately about the threats she's been receiving on social media over their alleged feud. "Hailey Bieber contacted me and let me know that she has been receiving threats on her life and a lot of hateful......

Queen's Brian May has been knighted by King Charles at Buckingham Palace

"There are no words," commented the legendary guitarist of his knighthood. King Charles knighted Queen's Brian May during a ceremony on Tuesday March 13 at Buckingham Palace. On 31 December, it was announced that Brian May would receive a knighthood in the King's New Year's Honors List for services to music and charity. At the time, Brian May pledged to "do what a knight would be expected to do", such as "fighting for justice" and for "people who don't have a voice". Guitarist Brian May was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2005, similarly for "services to the music industry and to his charity work". Brian May also holds a PhD in Astrophysics from......

PNAU and Khalid join forces on 'The Hard Way'

Contemporary pop at its finest – PNAU and Khalid join forces There aren't many collaborations much bigger than the meeting of PNAU and Khalid on brand new single 'The Hard Way'. PNAU and Khalid have a combined more than 70 million monthly listeners on Spotify, a string of international No.1 hits to their credit. Their biggest moments include for PNAU the unrepeatable collaboration with Elton John and Dua Lipa on "Cold Heart" and for Khalid "lovely" alongside Billie Eilish. "The Hard Way" immediately rises to the occasion. This is large-scale contemporary pop at its finest, with PNAU's gorgeous synthpop providing the gorgeous melodies and supremely assured hook that allows......

Calvin Harris: What he loves most about working with Ellie Goulding

"I always want the same thing and only she can do it." Calvin Harris has revealed what he loves most about working with Ellie Goulding. In an interview with Zane Lowe and Apple Music 1's "New Music Daily," Calvin Harris talked about his new song "Miracle" featuring Ellie Goulding, which was released on Friday, March 10, and the fact that this time he chose a more uptempo sound inspired by his early days in the trance scene. "Miracle" is the third collaboration between Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding and follows "I Need Your Love" (2013) and "Outside" (2014), which have accumulated 5 billion views and streams to date. Calvin Harris explained to Apple Music why he loves working with......

Elton John: "It was important for me to leave with my head held high"

"I have never played and sung so well in my life, for so long." Elton John talked about his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour and explained why his concert at Dodger Stadium was a full-circle moment. On Monday, March 13, Elton John hosted a special event for members of the Television Academy at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, where he celebrated the success of the live broadcast of the final concert of his North American farewell tour through Disney+ last November . “I'm so critical of myself. I have never played and sung so well in my life, for so long. And I really mean that,” Elton John commented about his performance at Dodger Stadium. "It was so......

Taylor Swift Releases Four New Songs Ahead of 'The Eras Tour'

Taylor Swift shares three new recordings and an unreleased song. Taylor Swift celebrates the launch of her highly anticipated sold out 'The Eras Tour' by releasing four new songs. Taylor Swift releases the songs 'Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)', 'Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version)' featuring Joy Williams and John Paul White (ex-Civil Wars), 'If This Was A Movie ( Taylor's Version)' and 'All Of The Girls You Loved Before'. Three of the songs are part of Taylor Swift's initiative to re-record the first six albums of her career, while the fourth song was previously unreleased. "All Of The Girls You Loved Before" was recorded by Taylor Swift for her album "Lover" after she left Big Machine......

Shawn Mendes: Launches his own sustainable clothing collection with Tommy Hilfiger

Shawn Mendes stars alongside his sister in the campaign for his new capsule collection with Tommy Hilfiger. Shawn Mendes announced last year that he was teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger to create a capsule collection of sustainable clothing. This collection, called Tommy X Shawn Classics Reborn, is now available and Shawn Mendes stars in its campaign alongside, among others, his sister Aaliyah Mendes and close friend Jon Vinyl. In a statement, Shawn Mendes explains that the collection consists of "amazing, high-quality, sustainable versions of Tommy Hilfiger's most classic garments." Among them: a US flag rugby top, twill chinos and a varsity jacket, all made from recycled organic cotton,......

U2's Bono and The Edge cover ABBA's 'SOS'

The U2 singer declared himself an ABBA fan. U2's Bono and The Edge appeared on BBC Radio 2 and paid tribute to ABBA with an instrumental cover of the Swedish band's 1975 hit 'SOS'. "I'll tell you something, the songs are just better," Bono said of ABBA during U2's visit to BBC Radio 2's Piano Room. "You can't be empirical about everything in art, but sometimes the songs are just better," he argued. "SOS" was a choice that perfectly suited the warm atmosphere of the Piano Room. Bono and The Edge replaced ABBA's sunny instrumentation from the '70s with a slower acoustic beat, dressed in strings and the U2 singer's signature timbre. "This is the great ABBA and this is a marketing ploy by......

Harry Styles breaks silence on One Direction t-shirt photo

It was all an 'accident' according to Harry Styles. Harry Styles has explained why he posted and then quickly deleted a photo of himself wearing a One Direction T-shirt on Instagram. On the evening of Sunday, March 5, Harry Styles posted to his Instagram stories a selfie photo of himself in front of the mirror at a gym wearing a t-shirt from One Direction's 'Up All Night Tour' held in in 2011-2012. Numerous Instagram accounts saved the photo before the singer quickly deleted it, with his fans quick to speculate as to why he removed the particular post. Several suggested Harry Styles may have wanted to post the photo to his "close friends" on his Instagram stories, while the phrase "He......

Jennifer Lopez: Her new album 'This Is Me… Now' will be released in the summer

The summer is expected to be hot thanks to Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer Lopez has revealed that her new album 'This Is Me… Now' will be released this summer. The singer's fans expressed their excitement on social media after her appearance at Spotify's Stream On event, where it was revealed that her new music will be available on the streaming platform. "My upcoming album 'This Is Me... Now' will be out this summer," Jennifer Lopez said while talking about the service's new Countdown Pages feature. “Yes, you heard it here first. I am very excited. Spotify is starting to expand these pages to more artists around the world, allowing them to apply their own......