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Adele has finally opened up about the backlash that followed the cancellation of her Las Vegas shows.The 34-year-old superstar was meant to take to the Caesars Palace stage from January till April of this year to perform a string of intimate gigs.But the Rolling in the Deep singer cancelled the residency shows at short notice, leaving fans in utter despair and has stayed mostly tight-lipped ever since.READ MORE:Adele breaks silence on 7st weight loss after 'crying her heart out' with anxietyBut the Easy on Me singer has finally opened up on the controversy as she appeared on BBC’s long running Desert Island Discs show to address the backlash.The recording star explained: “I definitely felt everyone’s disappointment and I was devastated and I was frightened about letting them down,”She went on to continue chatting to host Lauren Laverne: “I was a shell of a person for a couple of months … I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal.”But the Skyfall star absolutely stands by her decision as she says she wanted to give fans the best experience possible, but due to production delays caused by Covid-19 related factors at the time, she felt like she couldn’t do that.The Chasing Pavements performer explained: “I stand by that decision. I don’t think any other artist would have done what I did, and I think that is why it was such a massive, massive story."Adele explained: "It was like, ‘I don’t care’ and things like that.

Adele has opened up about being forced to postpone her Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency earlier this year.The singer was due to start the residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on January 21, marking her first shows since 2017, and it was scheduled to extend through to April. She announced the postponement a day before the residency’s planned opening night with a video, saying the show was simply not ready.“We’ve tried absolutely everything we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID,” she explained at the time.In February, while appearing on The Graham Norton Show, she discussed how delays relating to COVID and equipment had meant that, if the gigs were to have taken place as scheduled, it “would have been a really half-arsed show, and I can’t do that”.Now, in a new interview with Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4, Adele elaborated on the last-minute postponement.

Thania Garcia Adele has shared that she felt like “a shell of a person for a couple months” after abruptly canceling her “Weekends With Adele” Las Vegas residency in January — just days before it was set to begin.In an interview with Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4, the singer says that she felt guilty about disappointing fans who had paid thousands of dollars to attend.“I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal,” Adele shared.Adele first tearfully broke the news of the cancelations in a video posted on her Instagram, in which she told fans that dates would be rescheduled with additional information to come. She told BBC host Lauren Laverne that she felt she needed to deal with the backlash of the canceled event privately, admitting “the show was not good enough.

Adele is defending her decision to postpone her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency. In a new interview on BBC Radio 4 Sunday, the «Easy On Me» singer shared that she stands by her last-minute choice to call off her Sin City shows, despite being frightened to let her fans down.«I definitely felt everyone's disappointment, and I was devastated, and I was frightened about letting them down,» Adele told BBC's Lauren Laverne. «I thought I could pull it together and make it work, and I couldn't, and I stand by that decision.»At the end of the day, Adele said the show simply wasn't «good enough,» a sentiment she shared when initially postponing the residency back in January, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, a lack of time and delivery delays as factors that played a part in making the decision.«You can't buy me, you can't buy me for nothing,» she added.

Adele has said the public backlash to her having to postpone her Las Vegas residency was 'brutal' and left her a 'shell of a person'. The London-born star was scheduled to perform a series of concerts at Sin City's Caesars Palace, but they were cancelled just 24 hours before the opening show, the Mirror reports.

Adele revealed the public reaction to her postponing her Las Vegas shows was so intense that it led to her feeling like a ‘shell of a person’ in the following months. At the beginning of the year, the Easy On Me hitmaker, 34, informed fans that she postponed a lucrative set of shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace after delays due to Covid meant it ‘wasn’t ready’.  While people sympathised with the fact that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continued to have an impact with services being delayed and crew coming down with the virus, many were disappointed the announcement came so late.

U2 frontman Bono has opened up about the moment in 2000 when he first learned that he has a half-brother.The singer spoke about the family discovery in a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.“I have another brother, whom I love and adore, who I didn’t know I had,” he told host Lauren Laverne, before explaining that his mother Iris, who died in 1974, did not know her husband had had a child with another woman.“It’s a very close family,” Bono said. “And I could tell my father had a deep friendship with this gorgeous woman, who’s part of the family, and then they had a child.

Glastonbury Festival, describing it in glowing terms as “surely the best one yet”.The festival’s organiser shared a short statement on Instagram yesterday (June 27) following the conclusion of this year’s Worthy Farm event on Sunday (June 26), which was the first to be held since 2019 after Glastonbury’s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.In her post, which featured images of Sunday performers Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross and Pet Shop Boys, Eavis wrote: “Sunday rounding off an incredible weekend… thank you to everyone who came here and made it so special. It surely was the best one yet!“A remarkable feat by all artists and crew, thank you to everybody who played a part and everyone who came and created such an amazing atmosphere of joy and love.

U2 STAR Bono has revealed he has a secret half-brother who he only found out about as an adult. The singer, 62, said he first found out about his half-sibling in 2000 and has since made peace with the situation.

The U2 frontman has a half-brother he has not talked about before, who was born after his father had an affair while living at home in Dublin with Bono, his brother Norman and their mother. Bono describes the discovery, and tells how he finally resolved his difficult relationship with his late father, a postal worker Brendan “Bob” Hewson, in a candid radio interview in the runup to the publication of his memoir, Surrender. “I do have another who I love and adore,” he tells Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs this morning.

Lauren Laverne has spoken out to thank fans for their support following her mother’s death this weekend. The 44-year-old presenter was due to host the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury from Saturday but was forced to pull out after her mum Celia died on Friday. On Sunday morning, Lauren returned to social media to share an update on her own wellbeing and how she is coping with her grief. Alongside a photo of her hugging Celia during her childhood, the broadcaster wrote in the Instagram post: ‘Hey everyone. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to the thousands of people who have taken the time to send such lovely messages of support to me and my family. ‘Yesterday I sent my husband and kids back to the festival (on the basis that my Mam would have driven them there herself if she could) and spent the day with my brother, his family and our dogs.’ Lauren shares two children – Fergus and Mack – with husband Graeme Fisher, who she has been married to since 2005. The presenter continued: ‘It was only when my baby nephew went to bed that I looked at my phone and saw the outpouring of love for us.

THE BBC made a catastrophic blunder this weekend after mistaking presenter Jo Whiley for someone else while broadcasting Glastonbury Festival. The iconic music event opened its gates on Wednesday afternoon for its 52nd year, with hundreds of music fans gearing up for a wild weekend of performances.

Billie Eilish headlining on Friday night. Still to come on the Pyramid stage is Sir Paul McCartney as part of the 50th anniversary lineup, before Kendrick Lamar closes on Sunday evening. It’ll come as no surprise that tickets are sold out – with an estimated two million festival goers registering at the time – but you can still enjoy the legends slot, and all other performances from the comfort of your sofa – no wellies or raincoat needed.

LAUREN Laverne has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her mum, who has passed away suddenly. The One Show host, 44, has revealed her beloved mother has sadly died while she was at Glastonbury.

BBC Radio 6 Music host Lauren Laverne has announced the untimely death of her mother, Celia Gofton, and has understandably stepped away from covering this year’s Glastonbury for the network.Laverne shared the news on Instagram today (June 25), writing: “Yesterday I lost my Mam, Celia. She was the kindest, most compassionate and most tenacious person I have ever met.”Sharing more about Celia’s life, Laverne wrote: “She ran the only reggae club night in the NE and told me that being young in the ’60s felt like that line in Mr Tambourine Man ‘to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free’.”A post shared by Lauren Laverne (@laurenlaverne)Laverne went on to say that Celia was “looking forward” to watching Paul McCartney perform tonight at Glastonbury, referring him to “Paulie (as he was always known in our house – her favourite Beatle)”.“She’d been a fan ever since she saw him at the Sunderland Empire in 1963 (and later met him later with me – he was just lovely to her),” Laverne recalled.Laverne concluded the touching tribute by saying: “Mam, I love you forever.

Lauren Laverne has kicked off the BBC’s radio coverage of Glastonbury Festival. The BBC Radio 6 DJ has been reporting live from Worthy Farm since Wednesday and will continue her coverage over the weekend as performers begin to take to the stages.

Glastonbury 2022 got underway earlier today (June 22).The festival gates opened at Worthy Farm at 8am this morning, with festival organiser Eavis and her dad Michael on hand to welcome in the first ticketholders.Speaking to Lauren Laverne on her BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show today, Eavis reflected on the unusually long build-up to the 2022 festival after Glastonbury’s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.“I’m still recovering, because the build-up has just been so long,” she told Laverne. “We’ve never had a build-up as long as this, obviously.

FANS of The One Show have been left in shock as Matt Lucas appeared as a guest on the iconic red sofa last night. Viewers were left distracted by the comedian's incredible weight loss as he sat down to discuss his time on Who Do You Think You Are.

Richard Osman is the latest celebrity to delve into his family history with an appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? – discovering that one of his ancestors had a nice line in amateur sleuthing. The TV presenter learns in the show that one of his relatives became caught up in a notorious murder trial in Brighton, after playing detective – which is reminiscent of the theme of his best-sellers The Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who Died Twice. Richard announced his exit from Pointless after over a decade in the hot seat, in order to focus on his career as a writer.

BBC have shared further details of their coverage for this month’s Glastonbury Festival.Last month it was revealed that the broadcaster will show sets live from Worthy Farm’s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time.Now, a full schedule for the week leading up to the festival and its Friday night (June 18-24) has been shared, with significant coverage across radio and television.BBC Music’s presenters for the festival include Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Huw Stephens, while the pre-festival schedule includes a broadcast of Glastonbury: 50 Years & Counting, described as a “kaleidoscopic portrait of Glastonbury and its social and musical history is given through the testimony of its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, as well as artists who have appeared there”.Contributors on the programme include Aswad, Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dua Lipa, Ed O’Brien, Fatboy Slim, Florence Welch, Johnny Marr, Linda Lewis, Orbital, Noel Gallagher, The Levellers, Thom Yorke and Stormzy.On Monday (June 20), Stormzy: Road to the Pyramid Stage will be broadcast on BBC One, a film “in which Stormzy reflects on the journey that led him to that iconic performance in 2019 at the festival”.See the full schedule for BBC’s Glastonbury coverage from June 18-24 below.

platinum jubilee concert is set to honour the Queen in the form of performances from many music stars. George Ezra, Alicia Keys and Brian May will be among the musicians set to take the stage at the BBC event on Saturday (5 June). But, who will be presenting the ceremony? That will be broadcasters Kirsty Young and Roman Kemp.