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Beyoncé‘s mother, Tina Knowles, has explained why she liked a negative post about Janet Jackson on social media.Yesterday (January 23), Knowles took to her official Instagram page to address why she was trending on social media after liking a post that criticised the price of Jackson’s concert tickets.“What a joke….they add $1000 (£780) for a 15 second meet & greet again. No front row for fans unless you want to bend over so they can continue to rake in the cash,” began the post that Knowles liked.It continued, “You want Beyoncé prices, have real production.

The 2024 BRITs nominees have been revealed!

Courting have shared their cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Bad Idea Right?’ – check it out below.The Liverpool band took on Rodrigo’s summer 2023 hit from her new album ‘GUTS‘, putting their indie spin on the rowdy anthem.Their version kicks up the energy levels, complete with a wild scream from frontman Sean Murphy O’Neill towards the end of the song.Listen to it below.Courting’s second LP is out Friday (January 26), which NME described in a three-star review as an album “perpetually in motion” that’s “both ambitious and scattershot at once”.It added: “What’s clear is that the playful, “for the plot” vibe of a band that started on a lark is beginning to transform into something close to remarkable.”Reviewing the group live in Liverpool last year, NME described the performance as a “thrilling show that’s big, clever and funny as fuck”.The group spoke to NME back in 2022 about being in a band that’s “more traditionally weird than a lot of the acts that get booked on massive festival lineups”.“We want to bring people together, while simultaneously attempting to win over those who may just be [at a festival] to listen to Arctic Monkeys or The 1975. Weird, brilliant stuff is happening on the smaller stages – and we want to be proof of that,” said Murphy-O’Neill.“I just think, in the cockiest way possible, we’re a year or two ahead of the curve [with ‘Guitar Music’],” he added of their sound.

Empress Of has shared "What's Love," a new song written and recorded with MUNA. The track will appear on Empress Of's new album For Your Consideration, which will be released on March 22 via Giant Music. Scroll down to hear "What's Love" now.

Bullion, the U.K. producer who has worked with artists including Avalon Emerson, Nilüfer Yanya, and Westerman, has announced details of a new solo album.

Madonna brought out special guest Amy Schumer for the ‘Vogue’ segment of the gig.Throughout her huge ‘Celebration’ greatest hits tour, Madonna welcomes a special guest to be the night’s guest judge for the dancers’ performance of ‘Vogue’.Previous guests have included Stella McCartney, Maggie Rogers and even Santa Claus, with Schumer becoming the latest guest at the MSG gig on January 22.See her turn as the ‘Vogue’ guest judge below.Madonna brings out Amy Schumer as her special guest during “Vogue” for her Madison Square Garden show. pic.twitter.com/aIqei3NiKu— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 24, 2024The latest gig on the tour came after it was revealed that Madonna is facing a class action lawsuit filed by two fans after her December concerts in New York City’s Barclays Center began “over two hours” later than scheduled.Two ticket buyers, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden filed a complaint alleging that the singer had breached her contract with attendees and violated New York state laws by beginning her concert on December 13 at 10:30PM rather than the stipulated 8:30PM timing.In the introduction of the lawsuit, which was first shared by Billboard, Fellows’ and Hadden’s attorneys wrote that “defendants’ actions constitute not just a breach of their contracts with Plaintiffs and Class Members, but also a wanton exercise in false advertising, negligent representation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices”.

Snow Patrol, Paolo Nutini and Jamie T have been announced as headliners at Tramlines Festival 2024 – check out the full line-up below.Nutini will top the bill on Friday night of the Sheffield festival – which takes place at Hillsborough Park from July 26-28 – followed by Jamie T on Saturday and Snow Patrol on Sunday.Other acts announced for the 16th edition of the festival include Bombay Bicycle Club, Tom Grennan, The Human League, The Charlatans, Holly Humberstone, Yard Act and many more.The festival will also feature Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Snuts, Example, Soft Play, Miles Kane, NewDad, The Magic Gang and more.Pre-sale will go live on Thursday (January 25) at 12pm GMT, where a limited number of weekend and day tickets will be available. You can sign up here.Remaining tickets will be available in the general sale this Friday (January 26) at 12pm GMT.Check out the full line-up so far below.A post shared by Tramlines Festival (@tramlines)“I’m delighted to release the first wave of acts for Tramlines 2024,” said Tramlines Festival Operations Director Timm Cleasby in a statement.

From the outside there looks little to catch the eye about this Rhu flat that hit the market earlier this month.

Trainspotting.The actor played Simon “Sick Boy” Williamson in the cult 1996 film, based on the book by Irvine Welsh, and reminisced upon the experience of being in the film in a new interview with The Guardian.When asked if he stands by his previous comments about not fully capitalising on the film’s success, Miller said: “Yeah, but it’s not something that bothers me. It’s just life. Everything worked out great, really.

Amy Winehouse‘s ‘In My Bed’, a cut from her 2003 full-length debut ‘Frank’, consisting of previously unseen footage from its 2004 video shoot, has been released.Posted to Winehouse’s official YouTube page yesterday (January 23), the clip consists of outtakes from the original video for the track, which was filmed in 2004 by director Paul Gore. In the lyric video for ‘In My Bed’, the then 20-year-old Winehouse is seen wandering around a hotel lobby while carrying a guitar case, at one point joining a backing band of musicians in a ballroom.

Tristan Thompson is making headlines for all the wrong reasons… and none of ’em have to do with Khloé Kardashian this time around!

A.D. Amorosi Frank Farian, the influential electronic music producer, composer and founder of the German/Caribbean disco funk ensemble Boney M, and the man behind the creation of the notorious pop duo Milli Vanilli.

Natasha Bedingfield‘s ‘Unwritten’ has entered the UK Top 20 again after featuring in Anyone But You.The song initially peaked at Number Six when it was released on November 29, 2004. However, after its appearance in the rom-com Anyone But You starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, ‘Unwritten’ has now charted for the first time in 19 years at Number 18.Commenting on the news, Bedingfield said: “I’ve had songs in movies before but this time I really love the way it’s been used in such a special way that it makes you feel joyful. People are actually singing it as they leave the theatre!“Over the years ‘Unwritten’ has somehow become an anthem to sing at the top of your lungs.

Ja Rule has shared his thoughts on André 3000 not wanting to rap anymore, and called for older stars to continue to create “classic” songs.Last year, André 3000′ released ‘New Blue Sun’ – his debut solo album made up of instrumental tracks that showcased the artist as a flautist. Ahead of the album, the 48-year-old warned fans that there were “no bars” on the album.

Nicki Minaj has been added to the line-up for this year’s Afro Nation Portugal.The fourth edition of the popular festival will take place from June 26–28 on Praia Da Rocha Beach, Portimao and already has Afro-pop juggernauts Rema, Asake, J Hus, Tyla and more set to perform.It was announced yesterday (January 22) that Minaj was added to the star-studded line-up along with The Voice France winner Lisandro Cuxi and Francophone stars Dadju and Tayc. In addition, MFR Souls, Tango Supreme, Tman Express, and Ch’cco, will bring an eclectic mix of amapiano to the Piano People stage.

Liam Gallagher has responded to Dua Lipa branding Britpop bands as “obnoxious” in a recent interview.The ‘Houdini’ singer recently spoke about the musical influences on her forthcoming third album, which included bands like Blur and Oasis.In the interview with Rolling Stone, the pop star hinted that the new record would channel the “don’t give a fuck-ness” of the Britpop legends.When the interviewer mentioned that Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn hadn’t been kind to female artists in the past – taking shots at artists like Taylor Swift and Adele, for example – Lipa said that while she hadn’t experienced any encounters with them personally, you “sometimes you have to separate the art from the person”.“It’s more like the music element, the aspect of it that I’m really connected to. The way that [some Brit-pop artists] acted, the things that they’ve done, they’re obnoxious for sure.

The creator of pop group Boney M Frank Farian has died aged 82.

Billie Eilish’s ‘What Was I Made For?’ and Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ are among the tracks nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars.The two compositions for the film Barbie are among the five nominees in the category, which were announced earlier today (January 23).The other songs to get a nod were ‘Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)’ from Killers of the Flower Moon, with music and lyrics by Scott George, ‘It Never Went Away’ by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, from American Symphony, and ‘The Fire Inside’ by Diane Warren, from Flamin’ Hot.It is the second Oscar nomination for Eilish, who previously won in this category in 2022 for writing and performing the title track of the James Bond film No Time to Die. She wrote ‘What Was I Made For?’ with her brother Finneas O’Connell, and it has also been nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammys.Were she to win, Eilish would join an elite group of composers to have won multiple Academy Awards for Best Original Song, a list that includes Elton John, Randy Newman, Burt Bacharach, Tim Rice and Giorgio Moroder.‘I’m Just Ken’ was written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, the latter of whom is the frontman of Swedish electro-pop band Miike Snow.

Nadine Shah began a run of UK and European support slots with Depeche Mode last night (January 22), and has shared a new single called ‘Greatest Dancer’ – listen below.The singer-songwriter opened for the synth-pop duo at The O2 in London, which marked the first date of their ‘Memento Mori’ 2024 UK and Ireland tour.Per Setlist.FM, Shah treated the arena crowd to a six-track set that began with ‘Ladies For Babies (Goats For Love)’ from her 2020 album ‘Kitchen Sink’. She also played her 2023 single ‘Topless Mother’, which will appear on her upcoming fifth record ‘Filthy Underneath’.Shah performed ‘Trad’, ‘Fool’ and an unknown song too.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Shares of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE and UFC, popped more than 23% on news of its 10-year deal with Netflix for “Monday Night Raw.” TKO’s deal WWE “Raw” deal with Netflix, announced Tuesday morning, has an initial 10-year term for an aggregate rights fee of more than $5 billion, or $500 million annually. That’s up from WWE’s current five-year deal for “Raw” with NBCUniversal, said to be worth approximately $250 million-$260 million per year. Netflix has the option to extend the pact for an additional 10 years — or to opt out after five years.

Taylor Swift‘s home in New York.As BBC News reports, David Crowe was arrested yesterday (Monday, January 22) following complaints about an “emotionally disturbed male acting erratically” in the area.“Once officers observed the male harassing multiple complainants, they took him to custody without further incidents, [and] no injuries were reported,” said the New York Police Department (NYPD).Crowe, who is 33 years old and from Seattle, Washington, was charged with two counts of harassment and two counts of stalking.It comes days after a man was arrested outside the same residence for allegedly attempting to enter the property. The NYPD have not confirmed if the suspect of the first arrest was linked to the harassment and stalking case.Swift was away from home at the time supporting her NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce as his team Kansas City Chiefs played the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.The ‘Midnights’ artist has previously faced numerous issues with alleged stalkers at her New York residence, as well as homes she owns in California and Rhode Island.Last summer, a man from Indiana was arrested and charged with stalking and harassing Swift after he made numerous attempts to contact the star at home and through social media.Back in 2022, a man faced trespassing and stalking charges after allegedly entering two New York homes linked to Swift.A stalker also broke into Swift’s NYC townhouse in 2018, and was found taking a nap in the property.