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The wait is over. After clearing her social media accounts to signal a new era, Beyoncé has finally revealed details of her upcoming project RENAISSANCE.

Beyoncé has, and always will be, the definition of a superstar.

new album this summer, the singer has dropped the first single from the upcoming project on the day we celebrate Juneteenth no less.“Break My Soul” is the name of the track from the forthcoming Renaissance, slated for release July 29. Originally announced as a midnight drop, in true Bey fashion, the single hit streaming platform Tidal hours before the expected time to fan’s pure delight.BREAK MY SOUL pic.twitter.com/tICrPPCj8BWith an upbeat tempo that might not be expected from the song’s title, “Break My Soul” revives recent commentary about House Music’s connection to Black artists.

When it comes to contestants who have kept us entertained in the first few weeks of Love Island 2022 getting underway, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is up there with the best of them. Involved in some of the most explosive scenes we’ve seen on the show’s eighth series so far, the 27 year old certainly hasn’t held back during her time in the villa.

Chloe Ferry was seen enjoying a night out with Nathan Henry in London on Monday 20 June after missing ex co-star Holly Hagan’s wedding.The Geordie Shore duo had attended the Paramount+ UK launch event at Outernet in the capital and continued on partying into the night afterwards. Chloe, 26, appeared in happy spirits following her late night shenanigans – though it looked like events had taken a toll on her feet, as she was seen walking with her heels in her hands on the pavement.The reality star showed off her figure earlier that evening at the launch event in a black form-fitting black mini dress with lace panelling at the chest, which she paired with nude Perspex heels that she later removed.

Beyonce has released her new single Break My Soul hours before the track was due to drop and fans are already hailing it the anthem of this summer. The singer, 40, surprised fans by dropping the track almost two hours earlier than it was due to go live, to the delight of the Beyhive.The house-inspired track is the first single from Beyonce’s upcoming seventh studio album Renaissance and gives fans major hints to what we can expect from the record.Beyonce reunited with producers Tricky Stewart and The-Dream for Break My Soul, who she previously worked with on Single Ladies, and husband Jay Z is listed among the songwriters for the track. Fans were instantly obsessed with the song, tweeting: ‘Is she telling us to quit our jobs?? Because I will, Beyoncé, I will!’Another added: ‘Beyoncé gave us an anti-capitalist, pro-gay summer anthem with vocals, rapping, a choir call and response, and FREEDIA. We really won #BreakMySoul.’One joked: ‘Beyoncé saw that it was the summer of late-millennial burnout, the labor movement, ‘90s revival, and queer pride and was like, “Yeah, I can make a song about that”’.Fans were also quick to notice that Break My Soul samples Robin S’s 1993 track Show Me Love, with both of its songwriters – Allen George and Fred McFarlane – credited on the single. According to reports from Variety, Renaissance will dabble in genres ranging from country music to dance tracks like Break My Soul. Is she telling us to quit our jobs?? Because I will, Beyoncé, I will! pic.twitter.com/K6lbMWCBoJBeyoncé gave us an anti-capitalist, pro-gay summer anthem with vocals, rapping, a choir call and response, and FREEDIA.

supports HTML5 videoEd Sheeran had some frustrating technical difficulties while performing to a massive crowd in Manchester.The hitmaker, who recently welcomed a second daughter with wife Cherry Seaborn, was playing to a 60,000-strong crowd on Monday when he ran into a bit of trouble.In the middle of a song, Ed’s guitar – a fairly important part of the concert – began malfunctioning.The Shape of You singer, 31, was just a few songs into his set at the Etihad Stadium when his signature instrument gave up.Ed – well-known for his stripped-back performances, many of which feature just him and his guitar – was forced to stop the concert and ask his crew for a new guitar.In a video captured by a fan, the musician, who is on a rotating stage, can be seen apologising to fans on stage as he suggests the ‘battery’ on his guitar ran out.‘My guitar keeps switching off or something,’ he calls out on the microphone to his crew. ‘Can I get another guitar?’He adds to the crowd: ‘Sorry guys, I think the battery’s gone.’The video was captured by fan Sarah Thomason, 44, who was attending the concert.

Khloe Kardashian is reportedly dating a new man as she finally moves on from ex Tristan Thompson.The reality star, 37, was in an on-off relationship with the NBA star for years, their romance repeatedly marred by cheating scandals.They share daughter True, four, together, and were recently spotted out together with their daughter but it appears it was a strictly co-parenting outing.It had appeared Khloe and Tristan were veering towards patching things up last year, with Tristan spending lockdown with Khloe and his daughter, however things went south when Tristan was found to have fathered a child with another woman.Not it seems Khloe may finally have moved on, as she is reported to be dating a new man after sister Kim Kardashian set them up.As reported by People, Khloe is in ‘the early stages’ of a new relationship with a mystery man – a private equity investor who she was introduced to at a dinner party some weeks ago.Khloe’s mystery man has not been named, but Khloe is said to be feeling ‘really good’ about the new romance.The mum-of-one had gone to lunch with Tristan and her daughter after True’s dance recital this week, but the source stressed this was strictly part of their co-parenting and the former couple barely speak otherwise.A recent episode of The Kardashians saw Khloe learn of Tristan being unfaithful to her again – at the same time the rest of the world did, via the media.She branded this ‘an additional slap in my face’.Chicago Bulls player Tristan fathered a baby son with Maralee Nichols, born in December, sleeping with her on his 30th birthday when he had been reunited with Khloe.Tristan accepted he was the father of baby Theo following the results of a paternity test, issuing a lengthy public apology at

Kanye West’s ex Julia Fox and Scott Disick’s former girlfriend Amelia Hamlin have posed together for a cheeky photoshoot, if you wanted your regular reminder that Hollywood is a small, small place.Now, apparently, these two ladies know each other, and publicised the fact by posing for a few pictures, including one where they touched tongues while sharing a lollipop – as you do.Julia, 32, was catapulted to fame as a celebrity following her whirlwind romance with Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband Kanye West at the beginning of the year.Meanwhile, 21-year-old Amelia went public with Kourtney Kardashian’s ex Scott, 39, in 2020 at the age of 19, raising quite a few eyebrows due to their significant age gap.Now Julia and Amelia are looking to provoke a different kind of reaction it seems, after Amelia shared a slew of snaps of them together on her Instagram page on Sunday.The duo both showed off bleached brows in the photos, with Amelia in a pink chain-strap bra and micro-mini tweed skirt, while sporting a matching jacket in some photos.She slicked back her dark hair in a ponytail and wore dramatic cat eye make-up, while Uncut Gems actress Julia went for a black leather corset, cut high up her leg, which she paired with ripped dark grey jeans.The model wore her hair loose as she leaned in for pictures with Amelia, where they were first shown with their own lollipops before Julia took a lick of Amelia’s, both with their eyes to the camera.Amelia, who is the daughter of Real Housewives star Lisa Rinna and Clash of the Titans actor Harry Hamlin, also posed for pictures on her hands and knees in a limousine, and held a hipflask in her hand as she stood against the wall, exposing her behind.Amelia and Scott were together for almost a

Katie Price arranged for a visit from his favourite TV character, Barney the Dinosaur. Katie, 44, shared a video of Harvey’s 20th birthday celebrations, revealing what Harvey had received for his birthday. Among his gifts was a red bus toy he had first had as a baby, an iPad with a waterproof cover for filming under water, personalised mayonnaise and a knife and fork set with his name on it, and he had been treated to a night in a log cabin which he loves. Katie had also arranged a special visit from Barney, making fiancé Carl Woods, 33, dress up as the purple dinosaur and drop off some DVDs for Harvey.Carl was seen struggling into a slightly too small Barney costume with a large mask through which he struggled to see, also putting on an American accent so Harvey wouldn’t realise it was really him. The car dealer told the camera: ‘You’ve got to do it for him, he’s going to to love it. This will make his day.

cancer after Andrex announced it would be putting the symptoms on 29million packs of toilet paper. The You, Me and The Big C podcast host, 40, is currently undergoing end of life care after battling terminal bowel cancer for five years. She has raised over £6million for cancer research through her BowelBabe fund and had been lobbying for supermarkets to display the symptoms on their toilet roll packets so that more people were aware of the warning signs to look for, in the hopes of catching cancer early.Toilet paper brand Andrex has now announced it will make a change to its packaging to display the common signs of bowel cancer, the fourth most common cancer and the second biggest cancer killer in the UK.Andrex and Bowel Cancer UK have teamed up to put the vital information on packaging, which will start to hit shelves from September, aiming to have it on all of their packaging within the next year, as well as making a £65,000 initial donation to the charity. Consumers will also be able to scan a QR code on the packs, redirecting them to Bowel Cancer UK’s website where they can find out more information.The most common symptoms for bowel cancer include bleeding from the bottom or blood in the stools, a persistent and unexplained change in bowel habits, unexplained weight loss, extreme tiredness for no obvious reason and a pain or lump in the stomach. Dan Howell, VP and Managing Director at Kimberly-Clark said of the partnership: ‘We’re incredibly honoured to partner with Bowel Cancer UK in helping to raise awareness of the disease through our Andrex brand. ‘Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK with the second highest mortality rate.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton finally married after five years together last year, but before they found love with each other, they were both married to someone else. The No Doubt singer had been married to the father of her three children, Gavin Rossdale, for thirteen years and Blake had split from his second wife, Miranda Lambert. He was previously also married to Kaynette Williams, but they split in 2006.WATCH: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's love story - everything we know While The Voice co-hosts are incredibly happy together, their past romances likely left them wary of love.It was reported that Gavin had an affair with the family nanny, and he later opened up about the split. READ: Gwen Stefani treats lookalike teen niece to a makeoverWOW: Gwen Stefani films never-ending ranch with Blake Shelton - and wowIn an interview with The Guardian, the British musician admitted he was deeply ashamed of the "gross and lopsided spectre of the crumbling of my marriage". Gwen and Blake were both married before She also said that the split caused her to analyze every aspect of her life. "It was a time of reassessing everything that I've done," Gwen told Instyle. The star confessed she turned to music to ease the pain.

has seven children, including twins Griffin and (formerly) Xavier, 18, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, 16, with Wilson. He also has X Æ A-Xii (nicknamed X), two, and Exa Dark Sideræl (nicknamed Y), six months, with singer Grimes.Tragically, Musk’s first son, Nevada, died at 10 weeks old in 2002 of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).Musk hasn’t commented on the name change.

Universal revved up exhibition at its CineEurope presentation today in Barcelona, offering a glimpse at 2023’s Fast & Furious X, including a first look at new cast members Jason Momoa and Brie Larson. The Louis Leterrier-directed 10th installment is currently in production for release next summer.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is the network behind Rise Films’ drama on the phone hacking scandal that rocked Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. The Salisbury Poisonings writers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson and director Saul Dibb are attached and U.S. buyers are understood to be circling.

Police have sealed off a flat in Glasgow after a woman was found dead.

Scottish Love Island star Jay Younger has been stirring up trouble since his recent arrival into the Spanish villa.

A SCOTS teacher accused of groping and kissing a pupil at a local nightclub told school bosses she couldn't remember the alleged incident, a hearing was told.

People who cannot stand on one leg for 10 seconds doing a flamingo-style balance test have an increased risk of death within seven years, according to a new study.

Grace Jones debuted a pair of new tracks at Meltdown Festival, which she curated this year.The singer played ‘Born Black’ and ‘War No More’ on Friday (June 10), opening the 27th edition of the festival held at the Southbank Centre in London.Among the new tracks were performances of classics including ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ and ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’. The Jamaican artist also covered a number of songs including Roxy Music‘s ‘Love Is The Drug and Iggy Pop‘s ‘Nightclubbing’.You can watch her debut new songs and see the full setlist below.Grace Jones’ setlist at Meltdown 2022 [via SetlistFM]:01. ‘Nightclubbing’ (Iggy Pop cover)02. ‘Walking In The Rain’ (Flash And The Pan cover)03. ‘Born Black’ (new song)04. ‘My Jamaican Guy’05. ‘I’ve Done It Again’06. ‘Demolition Man’07. ‘War No More’ (new song)08. ‘Love Is The Drug’ (Roxy Music cover)09. ‘I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango)’10. ‘Williams’ Blood’11. ‘Amazing Grace’ (John Newton cover)12. ‘Slave To The Rhythm ‘13. ‘Hurricane’14. ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’Acts including Peaches, Skunk Anansie, Dry Cleaning, Greentea Peng, John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Hot Chip and Honey Dijon played this year’s event.Anansie frontwoman Skin told NME last month about the “honour” of being asked to play the festival, and revealed the memorable request letter that the icon sent her.“I was aghast because we were the first band she asked,” Skin told NME.

Grace Jones-curated Meltdown festival 2022 is just around the corner, and NME has tickets to select gigs to be won. See below for your chance to win.With a line-up hand-picked by the iconic Grace Jones, this year’s bill features the likes of John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Peaches, Hot Chip, Greentea Peng, Blancmange, Skunk Anansie, Nova Twins, Honey Dijon and many more – as well as two performances from Jones herself.Jones follows in the footsteps of the likes of David Bowie, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, David Byrne, John Peel and Ray Davies in being asked to curate Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.“In the face of adversity, there is no pandemic in the world that will stop me from curating the Meltdown festival,” said Jones of the upcoming run of shows.