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Charli XCX has revealed that she doesn’t see herself making music forever, and is tempted to explore other avenues instead.The comments from the artist come on the heels of her releasing her hit album ‘Brat’, which has become somewhat of a phenomenon in pop culture this summer.Despite overwhelming praise for the release though, Charli has confirmed that she isn’t only focusing her energy on making music, and would instead like to explore other avenues of creativity later down the line.“I would like to flex my creative muscles on other areas. I don’t envisage myself making music forever,” she said (via The Sun’s Bizarre column).

Emmerdale's Tom King further exerts his coercive control behaviour in a self-contained episode of the drama due to air on ITV1 and ITVX next week.

Billie Eilish is set to read a children’s bedtime story on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer this week.The ‘What Was I Made For’ singer will read from Oliver Jeffers’s This Moose Belongs to Me, which follows the story of Wilfred, a young boy who believes he owns a large moose named Marcel.Eilish is expected to tell the young viewers about her love of nature and advises: “We need to look after beautiful, wild creatures like Marcel, but we also need to let them do their own thing,” in the broadcast, which will air on CBeebies on Friday 19 July.Jeffers’ work often touches on climate-conscious themes, which Eilish has also been a vocal proponent of.

NME about the company’s infamous vinyl release of the film soundtrack to Saltburn. Revealed last month, the record is filled with cloudy bathwater in reference to the movie’s most notorious scene, which sees Oliver (Barry Keoghan) spy on Felix (Jacob Elordi) as the latter masturbates in the bath.

Kylie Minogue has brought out Brazilian pop star Anitta to perform ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ – watch fan-filmed footage below.Minogue headlined BST Hyde Park last night (July 13), where Marina, Anitta, ALTÉGO and more supported the Australian pop queen.However, Minogue had a surprise up her sleeve during her performance of ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’. To the delight of fans, Minogue invited Anitta to the stage, where they both duetted Minogue’s 2001 smash hit.Watch the two sing the dance-pop classic down below:Minogue spoke to NME at the 2024 Brit Awards, where we asked the ‘Padam Padam’ singer about her recent comments about wanting to experiment with new genres – particularly indie folk.“I just listen to playlists of one song I like, which leads me down this trippy path,” she said, reflecting on the artists she had been enjoying recently.

Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley has said that their smash hit single ‘Heat Waves’ nearly went to pop star Rihanna.In a new interview with The Independent, Bayley opened up with his struggles being vulnerable in his music – including on sleeper hit ‘Heat Waves’.He revealed to the publication that offering the song to another musician might have made it easier to release, explaining: “Initially it felt too personal and vulnerable to do it myself, because the little secret in that song would be very, very strongly attached to me. And that was quite scary.

Coldplay premiered new song ‘Good Feelings’ at a show in Rome on Friday night (July 12) – check out footage of the performance below.The show took place at the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital, the first of four shows at the venue.Towards the end of a set that was packed with the band’s best-known songs, the band launched into the jaunty, upbeat ‘Good Feelings’, the first time it has ever been part of one of their setlists. Watch fan-captured footage of the song here:Rolling Stone reports that ‘Good Feelings’ was originally intended for inclusion on 2021’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’ as a collaboration with the Chainsmokers, but now will likely appear on ‘Moon Music’, with vocals from Ayra Starr.‘Higher Power’‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’‘Paradise’‘The Scientist’‘Viva La Vida’‘Hymn For The Weekend’‘Magic’‘Orphans’‘Yellow’‘Human Heart’‘People Of The Pride’‘Clocks’‘Infinity Sign’‘Something Just Like This’‘My Universe’‘A Sky Full Of Stars’‘Sparks’‘The Jumbotron Song’‘Fix You’‘Good Feelings’‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’It follows on from the band’s recent single ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’, which they shared last month as the first taste of their upcoming album ‘Moon Music’.

Katy Perry has responded to criticism of the music video for her new single ‘Woman’s World’, saying it was intended to be “satire”.The pop star shared the video on Thursday (July 11), after having teased it for several weeks. It sees Perry on a mission to empower women around the world: “Sexy, confident / So intelligent / She is heaven-sent / So soft, so strong / She’s a winner, champion / Superhuman, number one / She’s a sister, she’s a mother“, she sings.The video finds Perry and a collection of other women carrying out tasks normally associated with masculinity, from construction work (while cosplaying as Rosie the Riveter) to driving monster trucks.Many found the video to be catering to the male gaze rather than overcoming it.

Kyle MacLachlan’s recent online admiration of Charli XCX and ‘Brat’ – and now he has discussed how his Twin Peaks character is “Brat-coded”, while Charli has shared fan snaps of the two together in Ibiza.The actor – who played Dale Cooper in the original two seasons of Twin Peaks, its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and its 2017 revival – played doppelgangers of his main character, one of whom was named Dougie Jones. In the show, Dougie Jones wore a prominent lime-green jacket, which fans have recently compared with the album artwork of Charli XCX’s latest album.In an interview with GQ, published last Tuesday (July 9), writer Paula Mejia brings up a social media post of someone calling his Dougie Jones jacket “Brat-coded”.“Love that,” MacLachlan responded.

Katy Perry broke down a key scene in her “Woman’s World” music video.

Chaos erupted over the weekend when Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents during a rally after shots were fired!

President Joe Biden has responded to the apparent shooting that occurred at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday (July 13).

UPDATED: President Donald Trump was rushed off stage by the Secret Service at a rally on Saturday in Butler, PA, after he grabbed the side of his head, dropped to the ground and was later seen with blood near his right ear.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan have been added to the cast of CBS’ upcoming “NCIS” prequel series “NCIS: Origins.” The thesps will join a cast that also features Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, Michael Molino, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote, with Mark Harmon serving as narrator. In the series, Petty will play Dr.

Rick Astley has revealed that Scotland was the first place he did a proper gig as a solo artist - before taking to the stage 36-years later at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow Green.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, whose grandmotherly approach as a sex therapist made her a pop icon in the 1980s, died Friday in New York City at home at age 96.

While revellers were wearing bucket hats and some extra layers, day two of TRNSMT began with Natasha Bedingfield getting her hair done backstage at Glasgow Green.

On Friday, 12 July, 80s pop icon Paul Young said “I do” to his stunning bride Lorna at the Old Marylebone Town Hall in central London. It was clearly a joyful affair for the Youngs, who got engaged late last year, as they beamed while posing on the steps of the famous venue in these heartwarming wedding snaps – and the newlyweds certainly looked the part too. Irish bride Lorna wore a beautiful ivory embroidered gown with copper belt for her nuptials complete with bouquet which matched the flowers in her hair.

Vicky Pattison has told fans she and her fiance Ercan Ramadan have 'made it' as they headed off to Italy after her scary health battle. The former Geordie Shore star shared that she'd finally landed in Puglia after a "passport debacle" and unexpected hospital stay.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spoken following hopes of an extra Bank Holiday if England win the European Championships. Gareth Southgate's side will play Spain in Berlin in Germany on Sunday night in the Euro 2024 final.

Katy Perry has previewed some more songs from her forthcoming sixth album ‘143’ and told fans that “a lot of music” is coming soon.The ‘California Girls’ singer took to her official social media accounts to share the title of the album earlier this week as well as the cover art, which sees her floating in the middle of a pink and blue whirlwind. ‘143’ is set for release on September 20 and is available for pre-sale / pre-order here.The reveal of the album title and release date came one day ahead of the premiere of Perry’s comeback single ‘Woman’s World’.