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Sam Smith‘s inflatable Brit Awards suit, has said that he took inspiration for the silhouette from his dog.Harri (whose full name is Harikrishnan Keezhathil Surendran Pillai) spoke to the BBC about getting the call to design the outfit.“They [Smith] reached out to me on Monday, asking if I could create something custom-made for the Brits,” he said. “I was a bit scared because it’s not enough time.

Loyle Carner has spoken to NME about the response to his recent album, as well as revealing he’s working on new music. Watch our video interview with him above.Carner was talking to NME on the red carpet of the The BRIT Awards 2023 where he discussed the reaction to his third studio album ‘Hugo’, which was released last October.“I’ve been very moved by the response actually,” he said.

Reunited pop band S Club 7 caused excitement as they were back on TV together to announce a major tour together, and fans flocked to air their amazement as they rolled back the years on The One Show. After months of speculation, to celebrate their 25th anniversary, the band revealed they'll be touring arenas across the UK this October including Manchester.

Nova Twins have explained how their remix of Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ ‘Unholy’ came about. Watch our video interview with the duo above.Speaking to NME on the red carpet of The BRIT Awards 2023 – where they were nominated for Best Group and Alternative/Rock Act – the duo discussed their rocked up version of the track which was released last December.“We got the chance to submit a remix, but when they actually said they loved it we were like ,’No way!’, because you never know if it’ll even fly,” bassist Georgia South explained.Singer and guitarist Amy Love continued: “And we love the song as well, the song is so sexy,”“As soon as we heard it, we were like: ‘This sounds like it needs a heavy riff on it'”, South finished.When asked which of the other attendees they’d like to hop on a remix with, they shouted out BRITS Rising Star Award winners FLO.

wacky black latex look at the 2023 BRIT Awards on Saturday.The “Writings on the Wall” singer, 30, donned an inflatable suit by Harri and chunky black boots for the British awards show, which instantly became a meme online.Now, Harikrishnan Keezhathil Surendran Pillai, founder of the label Harri who designed Smith’s iconic outfit, is opening up about the significance of the outfit.Pillai revealed to WWD that Smith, who uses they/them pronouns, opted to wear the wild design after dealing with abuse about their body image.“Sam was having a lot of hate comments recently after ‘Unholy’ about their body image,” Pillai said. The fashion designer also noted how the ensemble was meant to celebrate Smith’s “natural form and the beauty of being one’s self.”“I wanted to create an image which people have never seen Sam in,” Pillai added.Once the Oscar winner stepped onto the red carpet at the BRITs, their look began to trend on social media where viewers poked fun at the outfit.“Someone is desperate for attention…wow

Charli XCX has said she was “honoured” when Caroline Polachek asked her to remix her recent single ‘Welcome To My Island’. Watch our video interview with her above.Speaking to NME at on The BRIT Awards 2023 red carpet, XCX discussed working on her and The 1975‘s George Daniel’s version of ‘Welcome To My Island’ – which dropped last month ahead of the release of Polachek’s new album ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’ this week (February 14).“It was so fun,” XCX said of the remix. “I made it with my boyfriend [George Daniel], and we love Caroline.

NME caught up with Fontaines D.C.‘s Carlos O’Connell on the red carpet of the BRITs 2023, where he discussed the band’s upcoming tour with Arctic Monkeys, new music, and how much he’s been missing his bandmates while they’ve been on tour. Watch our video interview with him above.The rest of Fontaines D.C. are currently on a tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan which began last month; but O’Connell is missing the shows as he awaits the birth of his first child – with Cathal MacGabhann from fellow Irish band The Altered Hours replacing him on guitar for the shows.“It definitely feels weird,” he told NME on the BRIT Awards 2023 red carpet of not being with his bandmates.

Harry Styles was one of the main names at the Brit Awards on Saturday night (February 11), but it wasn't only his number of wins which caused a stir. The singer's producer Kid Harpoon, whose real name is Thomas Hull, has come under fire after a comment he made referencing Maya Jama and Stormzy at London’s O2 Arena.

Kate Ferdinand and husband Rio Ferdinand enjoyed a special date night at the Brit Awards.The couple, headed to the O2 Arena in London, for a night dedicated to celebrating British music, where we saw the S Club 7 ladies reunite and Mo Gilligan mess up Lewis Capaldi's name. Kate, 31, brought the glamour to proceedings wearing a floor-length black dress that perfectly showed off her growing bump, with a long slit to reveal one leg, and sheer sleeves on her arms. She paired the dress with Jimmy Choo black stilettos.

Lewis Capaldi has laughed off the BRIT Awards 2023 host Mo Gilligan’s blunder after he called the singer “Sam Capaldi” by mistake.Before Capaldi took to the stage, the host asked the audience to welcome to the stage “Sam Capaldi”. Lewis Capaldi then took to the stage to perform his single ‘Forget Me’.Immediately after, viewers began sharing their confusion on Twitter. “Sam Capaldi,” one wrote, alongside an emoji with an eyebrow raised.

Lewis Capaldi has been keeping his relationship under wraps for weeks but he and his actress girlfriend appeared to go public with their romance at the Brit Awards after party in London on Saturday night.

We’re all just living in Harry’s House! Harry Styles swept at the 43rd annual Brit Awards, in which he took home all four trophies that he was nominated for.

may not be in attendance at the 2023 Brit Awards, but her has clearly left quite a legacy. Who could forget her iconic pregnancy announcement, which saw her stroll through a snowing New York street with her baby bump visible under a Chanel puffer coat? Queen Ri rewrote the rulebook of pregnancy fashion—which typically revolves around “bump skimming” and “easy-to-wear” pieces—and embraced her growing body in all its glory.TBH, we're still not over it. And thankfully, neither is the rest of celeb-dom.

It’s music’s most fashionable night — in the U.K. The stars are heating up the red carpet in London at the 2023 Brit Awards, just one week after the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

It’s a party in the U.K.! The music industry’s biggest names will brush shoulders at the 2023 Brit Awards, held at The O2 in London.

TalkTV host Piers Morgan, 57, has slammed the BRIT Awards’ decision to only nominate male artists for BRITish artist of the year in 2023.The award show has sparked controversy this year by not nominating any female artists - despite making the award gender-neutral last year in the name of inclusivity.Sharing a picture of the best artist nominees to his Twitter on Thursday evening, Piers described how his “fears” had been confirmed in view of his 8.3 million followers.He wrote: “So the @BRITAwards goes gender-neutral and ZERO women get nominated for Artist of the Year. “Exactly what I feared/predicted.

DEALSNew Order managers Rebecca Boulton and Andrew Robinson have announced a new partnership with SJM Management to co-manage the band. “We have sought to future proof the band’s management and protect their legacy so the merger with SJM management is a good fit and maintains our independent sensibilities”, says Boulton and Robinson.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSLondon’s Royal Albert Hall has appointed James Ainscough as its new CEO. Formerly COO of the venue, Ainscough is currently CEO of Help Musicians and will move into his new role in the spring.

Michaela Zee editor The music video for the Police’s 1983 single “Every Breath You Take” has surpassed one billion views on YouTube. “Every Breath You Take,” which was added to the platform in 2010, is the 225th video to join YouTube’s Billion Views Club and the seventh video from the 1980s to achieve this milestone. The Sting-penned ballad was originally released as part of the band’s final studio album, 1983’s “Synchronicity.” Directed by English music duo Godley & Creme, the music video captures the trio in black and white, with Sting on double bass, Andy Summers on guitar and Stewart Copeland on drums.

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has looked back in a new interview on his infamous speech at the 2014 BRIT Awards.Turner memorably gave a speech about “that rock’n’roll” and the “cyclical nature of the universe” while collecting the band’s award for MasterCard Album of the Year at the ceremony, before dropping the microphone and walking off stage.The frontman previously addressed the speech in 2018, telling Mojo: “I maintain that I didn’t really have another way around it. Another way of justifying getting up in that room.

Spice Girls star Melanie C, 48, has revealed she was nearly “ousted” from the Spice Girls for a drunken incident involving her bandmate Victoria Beckham, 48.The singer admitted that she “lost control” in that moment, and that her expletive-filled outburst had some serious consequences.Consisting of Victoria, Mel C, Mel B, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner, the Spice Girls formed in 1994 and went on to become one of the most popular girl bands in the world.However, a “pivotal moment” came for Mel C at the 1996 Brit Awards, when the star created a bit of a scene for all the wrong reasons.The star recalled sitting next to Lenny Kravitz as the girl group sipped champagne as they watched the night’s performances."As we were all leaving, you know we'd all had a little bit of champagne. We were all a little tipsy, probably quite drunk and there was a little incident," Mel explained in the How To Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast."It was nothing huge in my mind.

Mel C has revealed she was almost kicked out of the Spice Girls after telling Victoria Beckham to 'f*** off'.