Dua Lipa shares the singers who inspired her to give women a voice in pop music

A man has been charged after a four-car smash on a Scots road that left a motorcyclist seriously injured in hospital.

A fundraising drive has been launched to install a life-saving defibrillator at an East Kilbride community centre.

James Penrice’s most vivid Scottish Cup memory was sitting in the stands at Hampden as a Hibs youngster watching Hearts smash five past the Easter Road side and stroll their way to a memorable cup final triumph.

Adele has opened up about her decision to cancel her Las Vegas residency performances at the last minute.The Make You Feel My Love star, 33, admitted she has regrets over pulling the plug on the performances, which were due to take place at Caesars Palace, at the eleventh hour. Brit Award winning star Adele, who recently surprised fans as she pole danced at a nightclub, said she "wasn't ready" as she opened up on the Graham Norton Show.

Olivia Bowen has revealed that she is already planning a second pregnancy as she and husband Alex would like to have two children close together in age. On New Year’s Day, Olivia, 28, and Alex, 30, shared the exciting news that they’re expecting the first child and have since been documenting their pregnancy journey on social media. The Love Island duo met on the hit ITV2 show and went on to say their ‘I dos’ in September 2018.

Manchester City will be looking to extend their winning run in all competitions to three matches when they face relegation-threatened Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday teatime.

A boy aged 16 has been charged with sexual assault after a woman was attacked in Fallowfield, police said today (February 12).

Manchester United players arrived at The Lowry Hotel before their Premier League game vs Southampton on Friday night.

Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Saturday when they host Southampton in the Premier League.

Mary J. Blige has shared her thoughts on not being paid to perform at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.The Queen of hip-hop soul is set to perform alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar during this Sunday’s (February 13) NFL showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and L.A.

drill videos from social media, likening the music to Donald Trump tweets.In a press conference yesterday (February 11), Adams said he was sent a number of drill videos by his son, which he called “alarming,” adding: “We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing. Yet we are allowing music, displaying of guns, violence, we’re allowing it to stay on these sites.”Adams said: “We are going to pull together the social media companies, and state that you have a civic and corporate responsibility.”The Mayor then specifically attached blame to drill music for a rise in violent crime in New York, saying: “We are alarmed by the use of social media to really overproliferate the use of violence in our communities… this is contributing to the violence we are seeing all over this country.

Elton John has congratulated an Olympic figure skater whose gold-winning routine was backed by a medley of the legendary singer’s greatest hits.During the men’s singles figure skating competition in Beijing on Thursday (February 10), US skater Nathan Chen danced across the ice to the songs ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Bennie And The Jets’.After impressing judges with five jet-fueled quadruple jumps and a series of gyroscope-like spins, the 22-year-old, three-time world champion wound up taking home the gold that eluded him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, validating his status as the world’s best male figure skater.“I never thought I would actually be able to make this happen,” Chen said of his win (via The New York Times). “It’s hard.

Alexander 23 has shared a brand new single, ‘Hate Me If It Helps’, co-written by Olivia Rodrigo.The sprawling indie-pop cut marks the return of the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer (real name Alexander Glantz) following the release of his 2021 EP, ‘Oh No, Not Again!’.Happy to be labelled a “bad guy” post-breakup in order for an ex to get closure, the song’s chorus hears Alexander sing: “You can hate me if it helps/ Make me out to be the villain/ Say you’re better by yourself/ So it feels like your decision/ You can tell ’em I’m the bad guy if it helps you sleep okay/ Because all you want is closure, but there’s nothing left to say/ So you can hate me if it helps/ You can hate me if it helps.”Co-written with Rodrigo – who Alexander worked with on her chart-topping hit ‘Good 4 U’ – it arrives with a beautifully shot, self-directed video. You can watch it below.This year looks set to be a big one for Alexander, whose yet-to-be-titled debut album is scheduled to arrive sometime in 2022, produced by Dan Nigro.He’s also about to head out on tour with John Mayer as support on the singer-songwriter’s ‘Sob Rock’ tour, which kicks off on February 17 in Albany, New York, and ends in Chicago, Illinois, on April 29. Yebba will also offer support.Meanwhile, John Mayer‘s first solo gig in two years was briefly interrupted this week when he was alerted to an audience member in need of medical attention.On Wednesday night (February 9), the ‘New Light’ hitmaker took to the stage at the Hollywood Palladium as part of SiriusXM and Pandora’s ‘Small Stages’ series.

Dua Lipa is the queen of a hair transformation.The 24-year-old singer has been slaying with her latest ‘dos, going from those achingly trendy Noughtes-inspired blonde highlights to bright orange.And she’s only gone and done it again! This time, with a fire (literally) shade of scarlet on her fringe and the top layers of her mane.

Celebrities are demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. Joining forces with Taylor's mother Tamika Palmer, stars including Alicia Keys, Cardi B and more came together to urge fans to help seek justice for Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT worker who was killed at the hands of Louisville police back in March.  Tracee Ellis Ross, Ellen DeGeneres, Kerry Washington, Tamika D.

Janet Jackson has posted lyrics from an interlude featured on her 1989 album to throw her support behind Black Lives Matter.The pop star sent a Tweet on Sunday (June 7) in which a snippet of the opening track from ‘Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814’ – titled ‘Interlude: Pledge’ – is played while a list emerges of the names of dozens of black citizens who’ve died as a result of police brutality.The song contains the spoken-word passage: “We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs / We are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of colour lines“.#SayTheirNames

Alicia Keys had her breakout hit, «Fallin,'» when she was 20 years old and subsequently rose to worldwide fame and achieved considerable critical success, the 39-year-old singer says she actually very much disliked that time in her life.Keys covers magazine's July cover and says she definitely would not want to go back to her more youthful days.«I swear, I wouldn't go back to being 20 if somebody paid me — it was literally the worst time ever,» she tells the publication. «I wanted to fit in so desperately.

This week marks twenty years since Samantha Mumba first appeared on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

Janet Jackson wants everyone to “#SayTheirNames”.

Dear Class of 2020, prepare to graduate with the most star-studded graduation ceremony. As announced in May, it was announced that numerous celebrities from different walks of life were coming together for a special digital graduation ceremony.

CL is speaking out in support of Black Lives Matter.