Lizzo’s ‘Special’ Is Even Bigger and Fizzier Fun Than We Imagined: Album Review

READ MORE: Ellen DeGeneres admits to having 'no recollection' of first meeting with Meghan MarkleThe actress who has previously dated Ellen DeGeneres was pulled from the Mini Clubman by firefighters at around 11am local time.It's claimed that the second crash, into an apartment complex, caused "significant damage" to the Mini resulting in it exploding.Speaking to TMZ, a source said: "She was driving a blue Mini Cooper and crashed into the garage of an apartment complex."Residents of the apartment complex tried getting Anne out of the vehicle but she put the car in reverse and then sped off."A short time later, she crashed into a nearby home, igniting a fire, the fire was significant and engulfed the house."Anne was stretchered into an ambulance while wearing her "charred clothes" before being taken straight to a nearby intensive care unit.Although she suffered severe burns and is currently being intubated, it's believed that her injuries are not life-threatening.The Lose Angeles Fire Department later issued a statement saying it took 59 firefighters over an hour to put out the "stubborn flames" as well as rescuing "one female adult found within the vehicle."Captain Erik Scott said: "We really had a multifaceted incident here."We had a significant traffic collision, we had entrapment of a woman inside that, we had a car that erupted into fire, and then we had a home that had a significant fire that is red-tagged. It's at this point destroyed."Images show Anne's blue Mini completely burnt out on the street before it was taken away by a tow truck, leaving onlookers stunned.Speaking to NBC Los Angeles, an eyewitness said: "The house was tons of smoke.

dangerous places in the world due to the bloodthirsty drug cartels that control it.Located on Mexico's Pacific Coast, sunkissed Acapulco has been unofficially ruled by the infamous Sinaloa Cartel for more than 20 years.Previously controlled by Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman before his life imprisonment, the cartel is now spearheaded by his son Ovidio Guzmán-López. READ MORE: World Top 10 most wanted from teeny terrorist bomber to chubby Russian kingpinAnd from the looks of his rap sheet, Ovidio is just as evil as his beloved father.

Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis once made a ballboy cry thanks to his iconic 'panther walk' celebration. Gomis turns 37-years-old on Saturday, and he's looking ahead to a first full season with his new club Galatasaray after a spell in Saudi Arabia.

Erling Haaland quite literally laughed off Martin Odegaard's attempts to get him to join Arsenal. Haaland joined Premier League champions Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund in a £51million deal earlier this summer. City won the race to sign the 22-year-old, who had been linked to host of Europe's elite before putting pen to paper at the Etihad.

Variety is said to be the spice of life, and when it comes to Katie Piper’s career that has certainly been the case. From making hard-hitting documentaries and running her charity The Katie Piper Foundation, to taking part in Strictly Come Dancing and joining the Loose Women panel, the 38-year-old has certainly kept herself busy.

The husband of the late Dame Deborah James has recalled his last moments with his wife in his first interview since she passed away on 28 June at the age of 40. The podcast host and mother-of-two, who had the nickname Bowelbabe, lost her fight with cancer earlier this year after being diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2016. Deborah’s husband Sebastien, 42, has now opened up about his last moments with her in his first interview following her death.

Former gymnast Louis Smith welcomed his daughter Marley Valentina with partner Charlie Bruce last year, but the star has revealed life as a dad hasn't all been smooth-sailing. Louis, 33, announced the happy news via an adorable Instagram post of the new family of three where he praised his partner with a heartfelt message. He said: “What a 3 days it’s been.

Barbara Windsor quickly became the nation's sweetheart after appearing on stage and on screen.Rising to fame at the age of 13, the star later became known for her role as a schoolgirl in The Belles of St. Trinian's in 1954.After receiving a Tony Award nomination for the 1964 Broadway production of Oh, What A Lovely War!, Barbara went on to become a household name starring in a number of Carry On films.READ NEXT: Neighbours fans call for Karl Kennedy to join EastEnders as Alan Fletcher visits setHowever, fans will also remember her for her iconic role in BBC's EastEnders playing the legendary Peggy Mitchell from 1994 to 2016.But although things were flourishing for Barbara on screen, Alzheimer's disease gradually started to take hold of her life from as early as 2006.In December 2020, the British actress died from the awful condition leaving the world devastated by her loss.So as it would have been Barbara's birthday today, Daily Star has taken a look inside her will and who she left her millions to.Barbara married her younger husband Scott Mitchell in the year 2000 and he helped care for her during the years she battled Alzheimer's.So it came as no surprise that the actress decided to leave most of her fortune to her Scott.According to reports, Barbara's husband was left £4.6 million of her estate.Talking to the Mirror last year, Scott revealed that he had planned to a memorial event to celebrate Barbara's life.He explained at the time: 'I'm definitely getting something together for next year.

READ MORE: Friend of Audi driver killed in 200mph crash filmed the moments leading to horror impactThe Major Trauma Service manager at Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, Karen Haworth explained that Chloe walking out of the hospital was "an absolute miracle" after suffering the "worst pelvic fracture a person can have". Chloe The Mirror: "When I woke up I couldn't remember anything, I didn't even remember going to the fair.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty appeared to be in a rather playful mood after she demanded her colleague Mike Bushell to pose as a statue.During the latest episode of the popular morning show, Mike was in Birmingham discussing the Commonwealth Games via video link and began his segment by positioning himself as one of the statues behind him.However as he came to a close, with host Charlie Stayt thanking him for his time, Naga told him that he must also position himself like The River Sculpture located in the water feature behind him.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast chaos as host warns show will 'end badly' when key routine skippedCharlie said: "We'll see you later on. Thank you."But Naga quickly chimed: "Well hold on a minute Mike, well Mike starts by doing the statue poses so I was just looking behind you."Glancing nervously, Mike agreed to pose like the famous The River Sculpture , however, a crew member could be heard shouting: "Not on the edge!"Mike said: "Ok, go on then! It's a lot easier than leaning." He continued: "Bit near the water but don't worry that was four years ago, we've forgotten what happened on the Gold Coast."In the studio, Naga replied: "Hands to one side and lean nicely.""Very nice, stay there.

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira during his side's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Friday night. Interviews with Premier League bosses before and after matches are nothing new. But from this season, coaches can also be spoken to by the media at half-time.

Kylie Jenner's fans appear to claim they have found out what her son's name is, months after she changed the name she had given him.The businesswoman and her partner Travis Scott haven't yet shared the name of their son with the world but have previously stated they had changed his name as it didn't suit him.Kylie, 24, and Travis, 31, had initially named their son Wolf and announced their decision on social media as they "didn't feel like it was him".READ MORE: Kylie Jenner shows off her curves in a skin-tight crop top and tiny miniskirt outfit But fans are convinced that the six-month-old's name has a very special link to his older sister, Stormi Webster, four.Taking to social media, fans have speculated that the youngster could be called Knight.One fan wrote: "That is right, I am calling it. Only time will tell if I am right, but it seems 'perfect' for Kylie and Travis."The social media user went on to offer an explanation as to why the name Knight would be a fitting name for Hollywood's golden couple.They added: "They will name him Knight/Night/Knite; some version [of that] so that their children will be Stormi [and] Knight."While a second fan went on to add: "Honestly, for a girl who named her baby Stormi with an 'I,' Knight is pretty par for the course.

KSI's return bout is reportedly in doubt after Alex Wassabi picked up an injury weeks out from the event.The YouTuber-turned-boxer is set to step into the ring on August 27 for the first time since his rematch win over Logan Paul in November 2019. Fellow social media star Wassabi, who beat his brother Deji earlier this year, has been lined up as his opponent.But Keemstar, host of internet news show DramaAlert, has claimed the American isn't fighting fit with three weeks until fight night. In a video uploaded to Twitter, he said: "Ladies and gentleman, this is breaking news.

coronavirus restrictions across the UK, the tour was postponed twice as crowds were unable to gather without social distancing.When the tour was postponed for the second time in August 2021, the pop group said in a statement: "We are incredibly saddened to announce that due to the most recent government Covid guidelines around the delay in lifting restrictions across England, we are unable to proceed with our UK shows at Wembley Stadium this summer."Now, the boyband will return to London to perform for the first time at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, August 6.But what can fans expect to hear on the setlist and will the gig be available to watch at local cinemas? Here's everything you need to know.The band was originally made up of five male singers but Brian McFadden left the pop group in 2004.The current members of the band include:The Wild Dreams tour kicked off in Kent on July 1 and has since travelled to the likes of Colchester, Dublin and Scarborough.In November and December, Westlife will return to the UK to perform in Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, London, Cardiff and Belfast. If Westlife follows the same setlist that they performed in Dublin on July 9, here's what fans could expect to hear at Wembley, according to setlist.fm.EncoreAccording to Ticketmaster, there are tickets still available for the Wembley show on August 6.At the time of writing, Gold Circle standing tickets are available for £137 per person, excluding service charges and fees.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe release of Lizzo’s “Special” album finally gave her “About Damn Time” single the surge it needed to conquer the Billboard Hot 100, after the song had bided its time for weeks in the No. 2 spot on that chart, waiting to knock Harry Styles’ long-standing “As It Was” out of the top spot.The Lizzo album itself had to settle for a No. 2 entry on the Billboard 200, since Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” album — now in its sixth non-consecutive week on top — is proving even harder to push out of the way than Styles’ single was.The second-place finish for “Special” did represent Lizzo’s high mark on the album chart to date.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticFor Nicolle Galyon — a BMI songwriter of the year honoree and co-writer of nine No. 1 country songs, including Miranda Lambert’s “Automatic,” Blake Shelton’s “Minimum Wage” and Dan + Shay’s “Tequila” — there was nothing automatic about making the shift from hit tunesmith to (basically) first-time recording artist.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticAfter titling his last album “Fear of the Dawn,” Jack White now goes gentle into that good morning with “Entering Heaven Alive,” a follow-up being released all of 15 weeks later. You’d be hard-pressed to come up with two records so wildly different: “Heaven” is as graceful as its predecessor was gonzo. The fact that he recorded both in the same fertile burst of energy, and originally even planned to release it all as one (presumably double) album, seems incalculable.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticMusic fans or just aficionados of unusual cultural events who can get themselves to Willie Nelson’s ranch in late October and early November are destined to get lucky. For a stretching lasting from Oct.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticA lot of Harry Styles’ fans are eager to see him slip into something more comfortable… like an LP jacket. The vinyl version of his third solo album, “Harry’s House,” is a runaway phenomenon in the format, selling 294,000 copies in less than two months of release to easily top the list of 2022 LP bestsellers so far.In fact, the Styles album is about 130,000 copies out in front of the nearest contender for the top spot, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour,” a 2021 release that is hardly receding into the distance in any medium.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThere aren’t many Tony-winning productions in which one of the veteran creator-performers can announce that he’s retiring, right in the middle of a performance… and do it in song form… and have it be part of the natural flow of the evening. But that’s what happened at the opening night of “Freestyle Love Supreme” at the Pasadena Playhouse Thursday night, as the high-profile musical revue reached the final stop of an 11-city tour.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIf we were going to borrow the terminology of one pop-culture juggernaut, “Star Wars,” for another, BTS, we might call this phase of the career of one of the group’s members “BTS, Episode II: A New J-Hope.” At least, J-Hope himself considers this the beginning of a second chapter in the ensemble’s career as well as a fresh start for his own, as today he releases “Jack in the Box,” the first of in a series of solo albums that each member of BTS is expected to be putting out in the months to come.It makes sense that the artist known offstage as Jung Ho-seok would be the first band member to release a full solo project during what is being characterized as a refueling between group endeavors. Since he’s known primarily as a rapper, there will necessarily be fewer comparisons drawn between his solo material and pop earworms of BTS’ past like “Dynamite” and “Butter.” But in another sense, there’s risk involved in coming right out with something that bears quite so little similarity to anything that would be described as a BTS signature sound.