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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Charli XCX has been one of pop music’s leading innovators for more than a decade, and like so many innovators, she’s long since moved on by the time most of the world reaches the place she just was. She’d scored several major chart hits by her early twenties — her own “Boom Clap,” Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” — but (characteristically) got bored with it quickly and made a dramatically hard pivot by collaborating with hyper-pop patron saint Sophie on the brittle “Vroom Vroom” EP.

Plain White T’s have reacted to Snowd4y’s Drake-featuring parody of ‘Hey There Delilah’ – see what the band had to say below.Earlier this week, Toronto rapper Snowd4y (pronounced Snowday) shared a remix/cover of Plain White Ts’ ‘Hey There Delilah’ featuring a verse from Drake. The track – out now exclusively via Soundcloud – sees the two rappers alter the original Plain White T’s song to bizarre effect featuring parody-esque lyrics and a wealth of autotune.Now, the Plain White T’s have shared on social media their reaction to listening to the song for first time. With a puzzled expression frontman Tom Higgenson said upon hearing Drake’s verse: “That’s not Drake.

Lorde has praised Charli XCX‘s new album ‘Brat’ amid rumours that one of the featured songs is about her.Charli released her sixth studio effort today (June 7), following on from 2022’s ‘Crash’. In a four-star review, NME said that the singer “fully commits to the dancefloor” with the project.“These heady songs also see XCX at her most raw, smuggling the reflections that spill out in the early hours of the morning through the guise of club bangers,” it added.Taking to Instagram Stories, Lorde expressed her admiration for the record and Charli as an artist.“The only album I’ve ever presaved is out today.

Raye has shared an expansive and “deeply personal” new single, ‘Genesis’ – you can listen to it below.The multi-BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter previewed the track live at a special pop-up exhibition in New York City earlier this week, saying she was “so proud” of how it had turned out.Today (June 7) Raye released the studio version of the ambitious, seven-minute song – which marks her first material since her critically acclaimed, Mercury Prize-nominated debut album ‘My 21st Century Blues’ (2023).“There is a Nina Simone quote, ‘It is an artist’s duty to reflect the times’. This quote is everything to me and I believe the best way I can try to do this is through my art and my music,” she said in a statement.“There is so much darkness and pain in this world we live in, and I wanted to create something both as deeply personal and as raw as I could find myself to be about my own mind and the world I see around me.”Raye continued: “The song is a seven-minute piece that I have crafted and scrutinised over the last year and a half, experimenting with different genres and sonic expressions, beneath all the layers and the lyrics, the underlying message is ‘Let There Be Light’.“It is a prayer and a plea and a cry for help, and I really hope this song will be able to bring some hope, the way this music does for me, to those who need it most.”In the gospel-tinged first part, Raye sings about how she’s “been sober for some months“.

Sabrina Carpenter has released a new single, ‘Please Please Please’, along with its accompany music video – you can watch it below.Earlier this week, Carpenter teased “a surprise” for Thursday, June 6. That surprised turned out to be a follow-up to her chart-topping ‘Espresso’.

Cyndi Lauper has revealed her reasoning for plotting a farewell tour – see what the pop icon had to say below.Earlier this week, Lauper announced a farewell tour, due to take place later this year. Now, speaking to Jimmy Kimmel, she’s explained why she feels like now’s the right time for one last trek.While she clarified that she’s by no means retiring, Lauper has ruled out “the trains, planes and automobiles”, suggesting that she’s open to the occasional hometown performance.

Billie Eilish has shared a new self-directed video for ‘Chihiro’ – you can watch the visual below.Yesterday (June 6), the singer-songwriter unveiled the ‘Chihiro’ visual, revealing she had directed the clip herself. It stars actor and musician Nat Wolff alongside Eilish.

The Valley star Jesse Lally just made a jaw-dropping confession about his dating history!

Travis Kelce isn’t giving ANY clues on when (or if) he might pop the question!

Reputation and debut album girlies, latest look is pure 1989.While may have missed the she was dropping for months ahead of the album's release, it doesn't look like she's sending any messages about her with her latest look. Instead, it seems Swift is referencing her fifth studio album, , which already received its (Taylor's Version) update in October 2023.On June 6, shared from her recent run in London's West End production of Cabaret.

Look out! Travis Kelce‘s got competition!

Bastille‘s Dan Smith recently played a new unreleased song while onboard a Greenpeace ship in the Bermuda Triangle.Titled ‘Blue Sky & the Painter’, Smith performed the track while sat on the prow of the iconic Greenpeace ship with his acoustic guitar. The video sees him on the boat as the sun is setting with the vast Atlantic Ocean is around him.The area is famous as the home of the Bermuda Triangle – where ships and planes have supposedly disappeared without a trace.Speaking about the track in a press release, Smith shared: “The song is about Edvard Munch finally seeing a crack of light in life after a long period of darkness, and it felt like a theme that resonated with this particular opportunity that we now have to protect these vast blue spaces that we all depend on.”He continued: “I was invited onto this iconic ship to learn and help out, but when we found ourselves in unusually calm water within the Bermuda Triangle, 240 nautical miles away from the nearest land, it just felt like an ideal opportunity to collaborate with the crew on capturing this song.”Smith joined a voyage with Greenpeace UK on the ship the Arctic Sunrise to learn more about the importance of ocean protection.

This is the moment a drug dealer attempted to escape police - by jumping into a river. Bodycam footage shows Fynley Jefferies trying to run away from officers, before throwing himself through a bush and into the water as baffled sunbathers watched on.

Aurora has announced a new London show as part of her 2025 European tour – you can find all the details below.The Norwegian artist is due to embark on “part five” of her ‘What Happened To The Earth?’ tour next spring in support of her fifth album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’, out tomorrow (June 7).She’ll begin the run of dates in Stockholm on April 28 before visiting Copenhagen (29), Amsterdam (May 1), Paris (5) and Madrid (7). The tour will also include a headline gig at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on May 3.“‘What Happened To The Earth?’ Part 5!! (YES 5) takes place next year!!!” Aurora wrote on social media.

Dylan has dropped a high-energy new single called ‘Perfect Revenge’. Check it out below.Released today (June 6), the dates come on the heels of the 24-year-old’s recent headline tour across the UK, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and North America.With ‘Perfect Revenge’, the singer brings out her knack for delivering sharp-tongued lyrics in full force – and the lyrics explore the feeling of obsession and wanting something you can’t have.It was written alongside her regular collaborators Mati Schwarz and Vera Carlbom in Los Angeles, and came together while she was on tour across the country with Ed Sheeran.“You, you’re so sweet/ You’re making me seem bitter/ Yeah you, pull me in to leave me like a sinner,” Dylan sings in the opening lines, and the track comes alongside a music video which sees her look straight into the camera.Describing the track, Dylan said: “I understand that there is power in being the bigger person, and that ‘the best revenge is to have enough self-worth to not seek it’…but sometimes that is not always the answer.“My perfect revenge is releasing a song called ‘Perfect Revenge’.

and , whose extreme attempts at being considered stylish have so often resulted in shimmering halter-neck tops and midriff-baring waistcoats on the red carpet. It is obvious that Sandler loves his clothes, but this is also a man that harbours zero ambition to be on a best-dressed list.This is something that seems to understand on an almost spiritual level.

Hans Zimmer, Seal and more have been announced as special guests for Andrea Bocelli’s headline show at BST Hyde Park 2024. See the line-up below.The renowned classical singer is due to top the bill at the London concert series on Friday July 5.

The first set of UK shows for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour are nearly upon us. The pop sensation will kick off with a three-night stint in Edinburgh, attracting fans from all corners of the globe to Scotland.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has shared his thoughts on Taylor Swift, after attending one of her ‘Eras’ tour dates.The pop-punk icon took to Instagram earlier this week to share a photo of himself at one of Taylor Swift’s shows, as part of her record-breaking ‘Eras’ tour dates.While at the show in France, he accepted friendship bracelets from fans and went on to share his admiration for the live performance.“Just saw Taylor Swift eras tour in Lyon France!! Great production. Great voice. Great entertainer.

Ganni (pronounced GHA-NEE) is a Danish fashion brand founded back in 2000. Considered to be an 'affordable luxury,' the label has gained cult status over the years with celebrities such as model Bella Hadid and pop princess Taylor Swift putting it at the forefront of fashion's most wanted.

Taylor Swift has expressed her support for Lady Gaga following online speculation that the latter singer was pregnant.Rumours that Gaga was with child began circulating after photos emerged of the star at her sister’s wedding. Gaga subsequently took to TikTok to deny the claims.“Not pregnant – just down bad cryin at the gym,” she wrote in the video, referencing Swift’s song ‘Down Bad’ from her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.