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David Beckham 'didn't expect' Spice Girls to reunite at Victoria's birthday party

David Beckham has revealed that he "didn't expect" the Spice Girls to reunite at Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday party. The former football star has revealed that the iconic girl group's recent reunion at Victoria's birthday party in April was not planned. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night, David explained that the group - made up of his wife Victoria, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm - hadn't performed together on stage in more than 15 years. "It's actually been 12 years since they did the Olympics in the U.K. but over 15 years since they actually were on a stage together," he told the talk show host. "So obviously having them......

Justin Bieber’s mum ‘heart is full’ over news she’s going to be a grandmothe

Justin Bieber's mum has told how her "heart is full" following the news Justin and his wife Hailey are expecting their first child. "BABY BIEBER IS ON THE WAY!!" Pattie Mallette, 49, wrote on Instagram. "I’m gonna be a GRANDMA!! CONGRATULATIONS @justinbieber and @haileybieber!! My heart is so full. What an exciting new adventure. Love you so much!" She then spoke in a video, saying, "So I have been waiting for this day and now that they have shared it I can finally celebrate with y'all. Oh my gosh, I'm going to be a grandma - oh my goodness... praise God." Two of Justin's ex-girlfriends have also reacted to the news, sending their congratulations on social media. Sofia Richie, who......

Olivia Rodrigo lands Songwriter of the Year honour

Olivia Rodrigo and her longtime collaborator Dan Nigro have been named the ASCAP Songwriters of the Year for 2024. The pair - who worked together on Olivia's 2023 album 'Guts' as well as her 2021 debut 'Sour' - were recognised for their songwriting talents at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' annual awards ceremony on Wednesday (08.05.24) at the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles. They landed the Songwriters of the Year prize for their tracks 'Vampire' and 'Bad Idea, Right?'. ASCAP said in a statement: "Olivia Rodrigo [and] Daniel Nigro are a true pop dream team. "After taking the world by storm with 'Sour', the two followed up with a bona fide modern......

Caffeine queen Sabrina Carpenter retains crown as Espresso secures second week at Number 1

The UK may be known as a nation of tea drinkers, but we’re truly embracing coffee for a second week, as Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso reigns supreme as the UK’s Number 1 single for a second week.Espresso retains its spot atop the Official Singles Chart with 76,500 chart units in total. Once again, it’s also the most-streamed song of the week in the country (8.6 million streams). After reaching the Top 10 for the first time last week, newcomer Shaboozey ,whose sound blends country, hip-hop and Americana, enters the Top 3. A Bar Song (Tipsy) climbs three slots to Number 3, marking the energetic country track as a future contender for Number 1 as summer......

Taylor Swift fends off Pet Shop Boys to claim top spot again with The Tortured Poets Department

Taylor Swift fends off competition from Pet Shop Boys to secure a second week atop the Official Albums Chart with The Tortured Poets Department.Taylor’s 11th studio album, which broke Official Chart records in its first seven days on sale, spends a second consecutive week at Number 1. It becomes the superstar’s fifth studio LP to spend more than one week at the summit, joining 2020’s folklore (three weeks) and evermore (two weeks), 2022 release Midnights (five weeks) and 2023 record 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (three weeks). London-formed synth-pop legends Pet Shop Boys earn this week’s highest new entry with their 15th studio album nonetheless (2). The record......

Dua Lipa: 'I get a real kick out of proving people wrong'

Pop powerhouse Dua Lipa joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to talk about her newest era and body of work, Radical Optimism. Dua explains to Zane that, "Finally, I'm at a place in my career where I feel really confident. It took me so long to get to this place. We're doing the tell-all. This is my first time talking about anything, album title, the record, the songs individually.” She goes on to say, "By writing these songs, it's a form of therapy for me. It's just such a vulnerable thing to do, to write your thoughts down into melody, and then have it be consumed by other people."Dua also reveals that she knew the album title from the very beginning, “I knew the title for 'Radical......

Fans outraged over Billie Eilish tour ticket prices

Billie Eilish fans have expressed outrage over ticket prices for her upcoming world tour. The Bad Guy singer's new tour prices have been dubbed "outrageous" after she unveiled her new 81-date tour programme this week. The tour is geared to support 22-year-old Billie's upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, and while fans expressed excitement over the news she would be playing so many tour dates, many were also dismayed by the listed ticket prices. General-admission standing tickets at Billie's UK concerts will cost £150, which many argued was too much given the current global cost of living crisis. "I love Billie but there's no way these tickets should cost this much," one user......

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......

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,......