Eagle-eyed BRITs viewers spot 'awkward' moment between Olivia Rodrigo and Maya Jama

DEALSOlivia Rodrigo has reportedly signed a new management deal with Lighthouse Management + Media, having split from Camp Far West Management last month.———————————————-APPOINTMENTSUtopia Music has hired Steve Markland as Vice President for the company’s operations in Nashville. “I’m delighted to join Utopia on its mission towards ‘fair pay for every play’ and ultimately create new income streams for creators”, he says.Concord has announced ten promotions.

Seven-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-actor Olivia Rodrigo has signed with Lighthouse Management + Media’s Aleen Keshishian & Zack Morgenroth for management in all areas.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRumors that 2021 breakout star Olivia Rodrigo is signing with new management are true: The seven-time-Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-actor has signed with Lighthouse Management + Media’s Aleen Keshishian and Zack Morgenroth for management in all areas, a source close to the situation confirms to Variety.The move seems to reflect a desire on Rodrigo’s part to be with a company that straddles music and film/TV, and with a roster that includes Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Jason Bateman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Rudd, artist Petra Collins, and supermodel Miranda Kerr, among others, Lighthouse would seem to fit that bill.Rodrigo, who was named Songwriter of the Year at Variety‘s Hitmakers event in December, was previously managed by Kristen Smith of Camp Far West. Rumors that she was seeking new management were first reported in Hits last month.

Maya Jama has revealed her incredible Valentine's Day gifts from fiancé Ben Simmons.The TV presenter, who got engaged to the Australian basketball player just before Christmas, appears to have revealed the date when Ben got down on one knee in a very low-key manner. After reports the 25 year old NBA player had decided to propose to his girlfriend, Maya, 27, then sent tongues wagging when she wore a stunning diamond on her ring finger at the 2022 Brit Awards. Now, the radio personality has posted a snap of her gorgeous Valentine's jewellery on Instagram stories.

MAYA Jama has given fans a glimpse into her incredibly romantic New York Valentine's Day love-in with fiancé Ben Simmons. The presenter's basketball star partner went all out to make the day special, decorating his entire apartment with rose petals, candles and bouquets of flowers.

Maya Jama has put on a romantic display with her basketball player partner Ben Simmons. The TV and radio personality looked all cosy with her US fiance on Valentine's Day as they stayed in a swanky pad.The stunning star posed for a clip cosied up to him in a mirror selfie clip which she shared on her Instagram Stories.The BRITs co-host could be seen in a white dressing gown with Sim huddled behind her.In another clip, she showed off her accommodation floor which was covered in rose petals to highlight the lovers day of the year.Maya, 27, is thought to have got engaged to Ben, 25, over the Christmas period after their whirlwind romance.

MAYA Jama has given fans rare insight into her engagement to basketball player Ben Simmons - by posting a cryptic Valentine's message about 'obsessive love.' The TV presenter, 27, jetted off to New York to be with her basketball star fiance last weekend. Maya, who has been famously coy over her engagement, even swerving Mo Gilligan's questions about her massive engagement ring at the Brits, made a rare comment on her romance on her Instastories.

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SCOOPING a Brit award is not the only reason why SAM FENDER is smiling. We can reveal that the singer-songwriter has been on a string of dates with fellow pop star Raye, who turned heads at the awards show in a revealing Versace dress held together by giant safety pins.

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.

Olivia Rodrigo makes it 16 weeks at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with SOUR.

Lewis Capaldi has been pictured lapping up the atmosphere of The Brits after parties.

Liam Gallagher has spoken out against Coldplay being nominated for a BRIT Award for Best Rock/Alternative Act.The four-piece were nominated for the award at Tuesday’s ceremony (February 8) along with Glass Animals, Tom Grennan, Wolf Alice and this year’s winner, Sam Fender.Speaking to Absolute Radio ahead of the BRITs on Tuesday, Gallagher was asked for his prediction for which artist would triumph in the Best Rock/Alternative Act category.At the mention of Coldplay, Gallagher said “leave it out”, adding: “They’re not rock, man.”“If they’re rock, man… Jesus!” he continued. “I mean, I like Chris Martin and he wrote some great albums and all that, when I think about it.

Olivia Rodrigo is safe and sound after all following Sam Fender’s boozy Brits after-party.The teen sensation, who nabbed the gong for international song of the year, headed to the 27-year-old singer’s after-party, and we can only imagine that would have been her first shindig in South London.

Some of the world's biggest music stars posed up a storm on the red carpet at the Brit Awards on Tuesday night, but reality stars in attendance were "banned" from stopping off and having their pictures taken, a source has exclusively told OK!. Ahead of the ceremony, Adele rocked up with an enormous ring on her engagement finger, Brits presenter Maya Jama stunned with a Cher-inspired look and Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker announced her pregnancy. However, a source has told OK! the organisers of the awards "put their foot down" when it came to choosing who will be photographed on the red carpet.

Olivia Rodrigo.The star made one hell of an appearance at Sam Fender’s rowdy Brits 2022 after-party, with a booze bus loaded with celebrities hauling star-power from the O2 to south London for what we can only assume was one massive knees-up.After taking home a gong at the sparkling event, the Sour hitmaker, just shy of turning 19, fronted up to Peckham’s Four Quarters for Sam’s shindig and, well, we need to know if the US starlet knew what she was in for.Earlier in the night viewers cringed as Olivia was awkwardly left out of a round of shots with host Mo Gilligan and Maya Jama, which raised all sorts of questions – did she want to do shots? Was she denied the shots? Did someone get her shots at the after-party? Dear god, is Olivia having a good time? Please will someone just make sure she’s having a good time?Good 4 U hitmaker Olivia – who didn’t appear to have hustled onto Sam’s party bus at the O2 – was seen wearing the dress of hootenanny dreams as she arrived to the party venue with pals, kitted out in a black, web dress and knee-high boots.She sure was dressed for a celebration as she joined a proverbial super stellar list of celebs who scored coveted invitations to the party, including Raye, Mollie King and Liam Gallagher’s model daughter Molly Moorish-Gallagher, who were seen boarding a bus with a sign on the front which read ‘champagne tours London’.And we know it was bound to be a riot with Sam himself, who landed the rock/alternative award, seen headed to the party with his statuette in hand before swapping it for a Red Stripe beer can.Sporting a bright pink T-shirt and jacket, the Seventeen Going Under singer looked to be loving the atmosphere and enjoying a well-deserved celebration after his brilliant

BRIT Awards 2022 attracted its lowest audience ever in overnight figures when it was broadcast on Tuesday (February 8).According to figures published by Broadcast, ITV pulled in 2.7 million viewers during the show, which spanned two-and-a-half-hours from 8pm.While this is the lowest in the show’s history, a drop from 2.9 million viewers for 2021’s event, this figure doesn’t count viewers around the world who streamed it digitally on YouTube or catch-up service ITV Hub.The show also went up against BBC drama This Is Going To Hurt starring Ben Whishaw,  which attracted a bigger audience of 3.2 million viewers in overnight ratings.This year’s BRIT Awards featured performances from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz, Dave, Liam Gallagher and Sam Fender – along with a surprise appearance from Bring Me The Horizon.Adele was the big winner on the night, taking three awards including the coveted Album Of The Year for her fourth LP ‘30’.

Giovanni Pernice desperately tried to woo Emily Atack during a raucous BRITs after party. The Italian hunk, 31, whose exes include Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts, 40, and Love Island's Maura Higgins, 31, was seen gently caressing the Inbetweeners star's face and holding her hand while trying to seduce her at London nightclub The Box. Emily, 32, was enjoying the attention, which happened in full view of Giovanni's Strictly co-stars, plus her pal Laura Whitmore, 36, at the music ceremony's most debauched bash.

Grammys were being pushed back from January until April was met by a deafening chorus of indifference. Last year, the Grammy’s TV audience more than halved, dropping from 18. 7 million in 2020 to just 8.

Idris Elba might have looked confident in his Gucci bomber jacket and black trousers at The Brits but the star suffered a wardrobe malfunction on stage.

The BRIT Awards happened. That’s a thing that there’s no denying. But how did it happen? And why? Those are questions that may or may not be answered here.It was, of course, a night of big changes for the UK record industry’s big annual prize giving.