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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.

Rising UK drill rapper Central Cee has shared "Khabib," the opening track of his upcoming mixtape 23. On "Khabib," the West London rapper makes his case for being one of the best out right now.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift look set to claim this week’s highest new entry at Number 2 with The Joker and the Queen; following Ed’s show-stopping BRIT Awards performance of the track. The single could out-peak the pair’s last collaboration Everything Has Changed, which managed Number 7 in 2012.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Mary J. Blige dropped her new album, ahead of her highly anticipated Super Bowl LVI halftime show performance.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Robobunny, Panda and Mushroom - compete to be crowned the ultimate champion, with last year's winner Joss Stone joining panellists Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan. The identities of all three finalists will be revealed, while all 12 singers reunite for a special group performance and three previous competitors return for a trio of one-of-a-kind duets TikTok star Matthew Seaman has made headlines throughout the series as he successfully guessed all the celebrities so far, amassing nearly 30,000 followers on the platform along the way.

DEALSUniversal’s Republic Records has expanded its partnership with K-pop company JYP Entertainment, they having worked together to launch girl group Twice in the US. “We are beyond delighted to move forward with Republic Records”, says JYP CEO Jimmy Jeong, so to develop a “major artist roster” together after “the successful kick-off Twice has brought”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSUlf Zick has joined Utopia Music as Chief Marketing Officer.

Jacqueline Jossa has denied having a row with partner Dan Osborne at the BRIT awards.The former EastEnders actress appeared extremely tense while queuing for the event at the O2 Arena on Tuesday.The 29 year old looked glam as she posed for snaps on the red carpet in a sequinned white jumpsuit with a sheer cloak that featured feather detailing on the shoulders.Jac completed the stunning look with a pair of dazzling earrings and styled her brunette locks poker-straight.The star has since denied rumours that she was in a heated row on the night after she was pictured looking less-than-impressed while speaking to pals in the queue.She insisted: "Can't go anywhere without my moody straight face coming out and ruining it."I had a lovely time. Me and my pals had a sensational time, dancing, laughing and making memories.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are collaborating again! On Thursday, the pair teamed up for a new version of «The Joker and the Queen,» a track that first appeared on Sheeran's album, =, last year.The accompanying music video — directed by Emil Nava — is a continuation of Swift's «Everything Has Changed,» which also featured Sheeran. It also includes the original actors a decade later.

Chris Willman Music WriterTaylor Swift has been generous lately about jumping on as a featured artist for duet versions of some of her BFFs’ existing tracks. She did it last year by joining a remix of Haim’s “Gasoline,” and she’s doing it now, in a higher-profile way, by lending not just her voice but some new lyrics to Ed Sheeran’s romantic ballad “The Joker and the Queen.”It may officially be his track, but the music video that accompanies it is a sequel to another duet of theirs that went out under her official imprimatur 10 years ago, 2012’s “Everything Has Changed,” and reunites Ava and Jack, the boy and girl who flirted with and befriended one another as preteens, now grown up and gone to college, with the same actors.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are teaming up!

Matt Hancock had a blast at the Brit Awards this week as the former health secretary was seen dancing the night away and kissing his girlfriend at the awards. The former cabinet minister attended the star-studded music ceremony at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday where the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran and Liam Gallagher performed. In photos obtained by The Sun, Mr Hancock, 43, was seen with his girlfriend Gina Coladangelo chatting to a couple of friends and smiling away in the VIP section, where tickets cost as much as £2,000. According to one source, the former minister had an absolute blast at the event, revealing: ‘He was drinking wine from a plastic cup, and dancing – well, wriggling his hips – as Ed Sheeran and Adele performed. ‘Matt and Gina were kissing quite a bit, and are clearly pretty smitten with one another.’ The insider described the whole display as ‘extraordinary’ and said Mr Hancock was mobbed by fans requesting selfies, and some who mockingly offered ‘wine and cheese’ in reference to the infamous Downing Street parties. Since leaving Westminster, Mr Hancock’s lifestyle has appeared ever so relaxed with the politician seen enjoying a frosty dip in Hyde Park’s Serpentine lake in January. In December, he hit the red carpet at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball where he bopped to songs from the pop-heavy line-up. He was forced to resign from his role as health secretary in June after leaked footage showed him kissing his then-employee, Ms Coladangelo, in his office.

supports HTML5 videoJacqueline Jossa has denied having a ‘confrontation’ with a fellow reveller at the Brit Awards, claiming paps were ‘trying to get pictures of a scandal.’Taking to her Instagram Stories, the former EastEnders star, 29, who wowed at the event in a dazzling white top and coordinating trousers, took issue with the claims that she’d become frustrated while waiting in line to see Ed Sheeran perform at the event. In the pics, she was joined by her husband Dan Osborne, 30, who looked dapper in an all-black ensemble.

ADELE slipped into a pair of fluffy slippers as she left the Brits after winning three awards. The superstar was spotted in the back of a chauffeur driven car with a packet of cigarrettes in reaching distance.

Ed Sheeran has revealed that he’s set to enter the studio with Bring Me The Horizon.On Tuesday night (February 8), Sheeran teamed up with the metal group for a reworked version of his 2021 track ‘Bad Habits’ to open the BRIT Awards 2022.Speaking to The Daily Star (via The List), Sheeran said that getting to perform with Bring Me The Horizon was “a dream” and they’re now “going to write a song together”.“I got in touch with [Oli Sykes] and we were going to write together but then the pandemic happened, so we were in touch – I’ve been a fan for a long time,” he said. “Oddly enough, that’s the kind of music I grew up listening to.”Elsewhere in the interview, Sheeran said: “’Bad Habits’ would be a bit of a wet fart if I was just going up there [at the BRITs] and playing it normally.

Jacqueline Jossa has denied having a heated row at The Brit Awards 2022 and instead insisted she and husband Dan Osborne had a grand time.The 29 year old, who recently launched an exclusive In The Style edit at George at Asda, looked tense while queuing up to get into the O2 Arena on Tuesday 8 February in pictures obtained by The Sun. The former EastEnders star cut a stylish figure on the red carpet as she donned a sequinned white jumpsuit with a sheer cloak that featured feathers on the shoulders, while Dan, 30, donned a black suit with a matching turtleneck for the occasion.

Bring Me The Horizon have been announced to deliver the closing performance at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The wildest night in music will return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, March 2 to celebrate the best in music and entertainment from around the globe. Tickets to the event are on sale now and available here.In a week that saw the Sheffield metal pioneers deliver a surprise appearance alongside Ed Sheeran at the BRITs, we can now confirm that BMTH will be taking to the stage for a multi-song closing set at our London ceremony next month – following on from their raucous appearance at the NME Awards in 2016 when they smashed through Coldplay’s table during their performance.“To be honest we’re surprised we’ve even been asked back at all!” said frontman Oli Sykes.

FKA Twigs has been announced as the recipient of the coveted Godlike Genius award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The wildest night in music will return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, March 2 to celebrate the best in music and entertainment from around the globe. Tickets to the event are on sale now and available here.Following the likes of Massive Attack, Liam Gallagher, Primal Scream and 2020’s winner Glastonbury Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis, NME is thrilled to honour Twigs for her outstanding contributions to music.

Ed Sheeran has revealed that he has teamed up with Taylor Swift on a new song. Speaking at Tuesday night's BRIT Awards, the hit-maker, 30, even shared that his and 32-year-old Taylor's track will be released on Friday. He told LADbible on the ceremony's red carpet: 'It comes out Friday and it's with Taylor Swift!'Close friends Ed and Taylor have previously collaborated on tracks Everything Has Changed, End Game and Run.

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.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are preparing to release their long awaited collaboration on Friday.Fans of the two artists have been speculating about the new song, with rumors suggesting it could be a reworked version of Sheeran’s song ‘The Joker And The Queen.’ Now the singer is confirming that theory after his appearance at the red carpet of the BRIT Awards.Ed was asked about his upcoming projects, revealing that his next single “comes out on Friday and it’s with Taylor Swift,” sharing his excitement, the singer said, “We’re literally announcing that in like an hour.”He went on to post a snippet of the song on social media, captioned “The Joker And The Queen featuring my good friend @taylorswift13 is out this friday.” The pair have been friends for a while now, with Ed even defending Taylor back in 2015 at the Video Music Awards.This is not the first time the two artists work together, with Sheeran collaborating on Taylor’s song ‘Run’ from her album ‘Red’ (Taylor’s Version).