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Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Madonna is closing out her “Celebration Tour” with a historic free concert tonight in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil streaming live on Globoplay. The aptly-named “Madonna in Rio” concert takes place live from Copacabana Beach tonight, Saturday, May 4 at 9:45 p.m.

More details came to light about the drama with Britney Spears this week.

During her glamorous stint as an X Factor judge in the 2000s, Dannii Minogue seemed to be living a life of glamour. However, the reality behind closed doors was brutally different.

Dua Lipa has opened up about the aftermath of her performance of ‘New Rules’ at the BRITs, which was made into a meme.In 2018, Lipa sang the song at the BRITs awards show in a performance many deemed to be lacklustre. A video posted of the performance went on to spawn a comment, which is now a viral meme: “I love her lack of energy, go girl give us nothing!”This was worsened by a clip of her infamous dance move in her Calvin Harris collaboration ‘One Kiss’, which was called the “pencil sharpener” dance.Speaking to The Guardian, Lipa called the moment “hurtful” and “humiliating”: “When people took that snippet of me dancing online and just turned it into a meme, and then when I won the best new artist Grammy and people were like, ‘She’s not deserving of it, she’s got no stage presence, she’s not going to stick around.’ Those things were hurtful.

Ed Sheeran has said that he is working on new music but it’ll likely be a while before it’s released.The singer-songwriter put out two albums last year, releasing the conclusion to his ‘mathematical-themed series’ ‘-‘ last May and following it up with ‘Autumn Variations’ in September.This year, however, Sheeran has maintained his focus is on touring. He is currently in the middle of the US dates on his ‘Mathematics’ world tour, which will finish in September, and told People that while he worked on new music, it won’t see the light of day for a while.“Nothing’s going to come out this year,” he said [via MusicNews].

I popped into New Look to find summer dresses but ended up falling for a dreamy linen co-ord. Recently, New Look has been turning heads with its 'flawless' summer dresses, ranging from silky maxi numbers to crochet minis and leopard print ruffle dresses.

Britney Spears settled one dispute with her dad Jamie. However, another one is still developing.

Winona Oak provides an unflinching look at the grief that she’s experienced since the death of her mother on her new EP Void.

Charlie Puth woke up to a big surprise the morning following the release of Taylor Swift’s new “The Tortured Poets Department” album. Swift’s lyrics have always had a way of setting the internet on fire with references to her personal life and other pop culture homages.

Game of Thrones fans obsessively watched the series to see who would end up on the Iron Throne. The conclusion to years of scheming and fighting was a controversial one to say the least.

Olly Alexander reportedly broke down in tears during an interview when addressing the current controversies relating to Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.Alexander will represent the UK with his song ‘Dizzy’ at the grand final of the contest in Malmö, Sweden next Saturday (May 11). However, he has been subject to strong calls to boycott the competition over Israel being allowed to compete due to its ongoing war with Gaza, in the name of showing solidarity with Palestine.In a new interview with The Times, Alexander admitted he had been struggling after the interviewer noticed that he seemed out of sorts during his performance at a Eurovision pre-party in London.“Yes, I struggled that day,” he said. “I was holed up in a room trying not to have a breakdown.

Ryan Gosling‘s new action comedy The Fall Guy has revealed how Taylor Swift‘s song ‘All Too Well’ appeared in the film.Directed by David Leitch (Bullet Train), the film follows a stuntman (Gosling) who is working on his ex-girlfriend’s (Emily Blunt) directorial debut, only to find himself involved in a conspiracy connected to the film’s leading man.In the film, it is revealed that Gosling’s character Colt Seavers ghosted Blunt’s Jody Moreno 18 months prior after he sustained a devastating injury to his back and pushed everyone around him away.After their difficult first day filming together, Colt ends up crying to ‘All Too Well’ in his car. Jody then sees him and taps on his window, asking: “Have you been crying to Taylor Swift?”“Doesn’t everyone?” he replies.“We were at a test screening, and a major Swiftie raised her hand and said, ‘That was the perfect use of a Taylor cue.

Matty Healy is “uncomfortable” with the attention from Taylor Swift‘s latest album, but “relieved” it wasn’t worse.Fans have speculated that the majority of Swift’s recently released 11th LP ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ was inspired by her short-lived romance with The 1975 frontman, namely its title track, ‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived’ and ‘But Daddy I Love Him’ among others.Last month, after being approached by paparazzi in Los Angeles, Healy was asked how he felt about his “Taylor diss track”. While it’s unclear which exact song the paparazzo was referring to, the ‘About You’ singer replied: “My diss track? Oh! I haven’t really listened to that much of it, but I’m sure it’s good.”Now, an insider told US Weekly that Healy is not a fan of the new unwanted attention after the album’s release.

Well, this is awkward!

It was an emotional night on Gogglebox this week, as the nation’s favourite armchair critics welcomed the return of The Piano on Channel 4.The iconic reality series, which is presented by Claudia Winkleman, pop sensation Mika, and classical music icon Lang Lang, once again returned to our screens to encourage another batch of amateur pianists to take to public pianos and find joy through music. During the clip, the show introduced viewers to couple Fran and Duncan, but during the initial interview, Duncan appeared to be struggling to answer some of the questions, prompting the music lover to confess he was actually suffering from dementia.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari finalized their divorce this week. Now we have more insight into their settlement!

Dua Lipa has shared that she feels “very close to” the people who are suffering from war, injustices and inequality.Lipa was born in 1995 in London as the eldest of three children in a Kosovar-Albanian family. Three years prior to her birth, her father Dukagjin and her mother Anesa fled Kosovo and sought refuge in the UK due to the political instability in Kosovo at the time.Dukagjin – who sang and played guitar in a band called Oda – and Anesa – who studied law – settled in Camden Town where they raised the pop singer to speak Albanian at home and English at school.

Kevin Parker has praised his collaborator Dua Lipa as an “absolute weapon” upon the release of her new studio album, ‘Radical Optimism’.The Tame Impala frontman co-produced and co-wrote the singer’s third record – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ – which arrived today (May 3). He worked on the 11-track project alongside the likes of Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr.

Britney Spears‘ loved ones aren’t fans of her new boyfriend Paul Richard Soliz!

Britney Spears is continuing to speak out about what really happened at the hotel!

Willow Smith has revealed that she feels a sense of “insecurity” when it comes to being a “nepo baby”.The singer, songwriter and guitarist opened up about growing up in the public eye during a new interview, ahead of the release of her new album ‘Empathogen’.In the discussion, the musician admitted that being the daughter of famous parents – Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith – led to feelings of self-doubt, and made her work even harder to achieve her goals in the music world.“I definitely think that a little bit of insecurity has driven me harder because people do think that the only reason I’m successful is because of my parents,” she told Allure. “That has driven me to work really hard to try to prove them wrong.