Pop R&B: Last News

The Mirror.A statement from his family given to PA news agency said: “He was a gentleman to the very end – in every way and an amazing son, brother and uncle. May the memories and love he gave to us and the world be our greatest comfort.

The Weeknd has announced a second Las Vegas stadium show for his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ North American tour, due to high demand for tickets.In January, the musician shared details of a massive North American tour, taking place across stadiums later this year. The tour will take place from May to September 2025, stopping in cities including Houston, Nashville, Chicago, Vancouver and Atlanta.The Weeknd is scheduled to play in Las Vegas on July 5; however, due to high demand, an extra show has been added to Vegas for July 4.The tour news came following the release of the singer’s long-anticipated album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’.

FLO have teased a remix for their song ‘Get It Till I’m Gone’ featuring Chy Cartier.During a BRITs afterparty last weekend (March 1) the group – who were shortlisted for the award for R&B Act at the annual music ceremony – and Chy Cartier got behind the DJ decks and performed an unreleased remix of ‘Get It Till I’m Gone’ – a fan-favourite from their debut album ‘Access All Areas‘.The X/Twitter blog UK Rap Daily shared a video of the NME 100 alums dancing along to the track, mostly capturing Cartier performing her unreleased verse for the first time.She is heard rapping: “I’m like, ‘What’s the problem?’ / Lately, you’ve been getting a little too comfy / You’re nothing to replace, and I got options / Big prize, no lies / You forgetting, I had you falling like Humpty / Your attitude worst than mine / This n****’s moving like he got a monthly.” CHY CARTIER X FLO

Akon‘s ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’ has become the latest song to surpass one billion views on YouTube.The Sengalese-American singer-songwriter has accrued his fourth single to achieve the milestone on the streaming platform, following 2004’s ‘Lonely’, 2006’s Eminem-featuring ‘Smack That’, and 2011’s ‘Play Hard’, the latter a collaboration with David Guetta and Ne-Yo.‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’, taken from his third studio album ‘Freedom’, was first released in 2008. Currently, Akon’s 2007 single ‘Don’t Matter’ stands at over 700million views, making it the next possible Akon song to hit one billion.In recent years, other songs that have hit one billion views on YouTube include Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Californication’, Dr.

Pitbull gave a heartfelt thank you to fans attending his recent London gig wearing bald caps, saying it was “amazing to see”.Hundreds, if not thousands of fans descended on the O2 Arena on Friday (February 21) donning bald caps, aviators and leather jackets in spirit of Mr Worldwide, real name Armando Christian Pérez.The ‘International Love’ singer is currently embarking on the European leg of his ‘Party After Dark Tour’ joined by Lil Jon, and while performing on his only date in England, he took a moment to thank the fans who emulated his style.“Now I wanna say a special thank you to everybody who came out with bald caps here tonight,” he said on stage.

#Grammys pic.twitter.com/KrWryQD1ck— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 3, 2025RAYE was nominated for two Grammy awards this year, Best New Artist and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical. Chappell Roan won Best New Artist, while Amy Allen won the Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical category.RAYE’s road to success has been rocky, with multi-BRIT winner speaking to NME in 2022 about her label struggles, saying: “When you sign with a record label, technically they work for you: you’re signing to a company for them to work for your career and take you to that next level.“But as a woman, it just doesn’t feel like that.

T-Pain has responded to critics of his ‘Get Low’ collab with Mark Zuckerberg.The unlikely musical duo released an acoustic cover of Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz’s classic earlier this week. The track – which has officially been released on streaming platforms with the pair credited as Z-Pain – was recorded as an anniversary present from Zuckerberg to his wife Priscilla.He wrote, explaining on Instagram: “‘Get Low’ was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we listen to it on our dating anniversary.”The Meta owner continued: “This year I worked with @tpain on our own version of this lyrical masterpiece.

SZA has teased that her upcoming album ‘Lana’ might arrive later this autumn.The ‘Kill Bill’ singer had previously shared plans to release a deluxe edition to her 2022 record ‘SOS’ as well as a new album titled ‘Lana’, and posted potential cover art on social media for the two projects as recently as December 2023.Although in the year since neither project has materialised, SZA has now told British Vogue that could change in the coming months. Fans can reportedly expect both the deluxe edition and her third album in autumn, with new track ‘PSA’ – which she premiered at her Hyde Park performance – supposedly appearing on ‘Lana’.A post shared by SZA (@sza)It comes after SZA recently confirmed that she’s taking a break from performing live “for a while”, which she addressed in the interview. “Every day I grapple with, ‘Am I done with music?’” she said.

Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar have reportedly turned down the offer to headline Coachella 2025.The reports were first shared by Bloomberg, which published an article about the current state of the Indio music festival and its plans for next year’s instalment.According to the outlet, Paul Tollett – CEO of concert production company Goldenvoice, and co-founder of the festival – has been on the hunt for 2025 headliners since this year’s edition wrapped up in April.The search also comes as the festival has endured some hardships in recent years, including closing down during the pandemic, and then failing to sell out tickets over the past two years.In January, it was revealed that Coachella had seen its slowest ticket sales in 10 years for the 2024 edition.As reported by Bloomberg, Tollett has been looking to book some A-list names for next year to ensure that the lower sales figures don’t continue into 2025, but has so far not locked in the headliners.He reportedly wanted Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna for next year’s festival – two names guaranteed to draw in sales.Lamar has not only gone from strength to strength on the Coachella stage (having performed back in 2012 and 2017), he has also been one of the biggest names in music this year, namely for his highly-publicised beef with Drake.Rihanna continues to be one of the most successful pop stars of recent decades, and has got fans eagerly waiting for her upcoming ninth record.

FLO have spoken to NME about their debut album ‘Access All Areas’ after their first-ever set at Reading Festival.On the opening day of the festival (August 23), the trio performed a string of their most popular tracks – including their viral breakthrough single, ‘Cardboard Box’ – on the BBC Radio 1 stage. Despite being plagued with technical issues that caused their microphones to cut off several times, FLO powered through and had a successful set.The highly-anticipated record is expected to come this November via Warner Music, serving as the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘The Lead’.