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Post Malone has announced new UK and European tour dates. Find all the information below.Announced today (February 17), the dates come as an extension to the Grammy-nominated singer’s biggest international headline tour to date: ‘The Big Ass World Tour’.With the new shows, Post Malone will extend his list of previously-announced North American shows with numerous dates across the pond.

Saturday Night Live alumni Ana Gasteyer and Will Ferrell returned to the programme for its 50th anniversary concert, performing a comedy version of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’.SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, held in front of a packed Radio City Music Hall on Friday (February 14), saw a host of stars both in the audience and on stage to celebrate the American sketch show. Among them were Ferrell and Gasteyer, who reprised their characters from the show – music teachers Marty and Bobbi Culp.“It’s actually Valentine’s Day.

Machine Gun Kelly, Take That and Kane Brown are set to perform at F1 75 Live at The O2. Find the details below.The show, which takes place at London’s O2 Arena tomorrow (February 18), is in celebration of Formula 1’s 75th anniversary.It will see each F1 team reveal their new car livery at one event, with all 20 drivers in attendance.

Kid Rock has shared his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance last week – see what he had to say below.Last week (February 10), Kendrick Lamar made history by becoming the first solo rapper to headline the coveted Halftime Show. Shortly after, it was reported that Lamar’s slot went on to pull 133.5million live viewers, as well as over 38million views on YouTube –making it the most-watched Super Bowl performance in history.Despite the record-setting viewership, reception towards the performance has been split down the middle, with some calling it “a masterpiece”, while others are hailing it as the “worst Super Bowl performance in the last decade”.Now, rapper and Donald Trump associate Kid Rock has shared his thoughts on Lamar’s performance. Appearing on the latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Kid Rock said of Lamar’s Halftime Show: “To put it nicely, it wasn’t my cup of tea, but I got to respect it.

Thania Garcia Another win for Kendrick Lamar: His “GNX” album returns to the top of the Billboard 200 with 236,000 equivalent album units following his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. With its latest jump from No. 4 to 1, “GNX” marks the set’s second week atop the chart following its release in November.

Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt dedicated his BAFTA Film Award on Sunday night to “everyone out there” who is fighting to “have their homeland respected”.The biopic of the West Belfast hip-hop trio – who are outspoken about their belief in a united Ireland – was the winner of the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the ceremony in London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (February 16).The film, shot largely in the Irish language and starring the band members as themselves, was nominated in a total of six categories but was successful in just one.Peppiatt said he was “absolutely honoured” to be accepting the award, telling the audience that his wife had convinced him to move to Belfast a decade ago, and just a few weeks later he met the group.Winner of the award for Outstanding Debut is Rich Peppiatt for Kneecap

Wireless Festival have announced that Drake will headline all three nights this year for the festival’s 20th anniversary.The event will return to London’s Finsbury Park from July 11 to 13 and to mark the occasion, Drake will become the first artist to headline a festival for three nights with three different setlists.The shows will be the rapper’s first UK performances in six years, and he will be joined across the weekend by artists including Burna Boy, PartyNextDoor, Summer Walker and Vybz Kartel.A pre-sale for Three customers begins at 12pm on Monday (February 17), while you can sign up to the Wireless pre-sale for 12pm on Tuesday (February 18).

Suge Knight has claimed that Tupac was interested in signing Aaliyah to Death Row Records.The iconic label’s co-founder made the revelation in a new interview with The Art of Dialogue. Talking over the phone from prison, Knight said Tupac first learned about Aaliyah when they went to see Gladys Knight perform.“We had a thing,” he said. “I would always listen to oldies, and Pac would listen to rap.

Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2000 has voluntarily withdrawn her lawsuit, according to a court document filed on Friday (February 14).The suit was first filed back in December by Jane Doe, who alleged she was sexually assaulted by both artists at a VMA after-party.The anonymous accuser filed papers later obtained by Rolling Stone informing the court that she was withdrawing her complaint with prejudice, meaning she could not file it again.Attorneys for Combs – who was arrested and charged with crimes including sexual trafficking and racketeering last September and is currently in a federal jail awaiting trial – told the publication there was no settlement between the parties. Combs has consistently denied all allegations raised against him.Roc Nation founder Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, has continually denied the “heinous” accusation after Doe named him in an amended complaint in December, and had previously hit out at his accuser’s lawyer for “getting basic facts wrong”.Last month, Carter filed a memo with additional arguments to dismiss the suit, having previously filed a motion to dismiss it, with his lawyers requesting a monetary sanction be placed on Texan attorney Tony Buzbee – the lawyer representing Jane Doe – alleging that he failed to adequately investigate the woman’s allegations before he filed the lawsuit.Buzbee declined to comment on the dismissal, per Rolling Stone.In a statement shared with NME today, the ‘Empire State Of Mind’ artist called the news a “victory.”“The frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations have been dismissed,” Carter said.

Paul McCartney, Sabrina Carpenter, Paul Simon and more have been added to the ‘SNL’ 50 concert line-up.Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special is set to take place this Sunday (February 16) and will include the likes of McCartney, Carpenter, Simon as well as Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, Brittany Howard, and The Roots.The musical performances will be combined with a three-hour primetime special which will feature various live sketches which will see both past and present SNL cast members, special guests, and retrospectives celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary.music performances for the SNL50 anniversary special!!! pic.twitter.com/9V69bYnWqa— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 14, 2025Simon’s appearance at the show will be a special moment as a rare live appearance as he has largely retired from performing live due to his severe hearing loss in 2023. The ‘You Can Call Me Al’ hitmaker has hosted the show four times and has appeared as the musical guest 13 times.SNL alumnus Jimmy Fallon will be on hosting duties, while Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson are the show’s executive producers.

Drake and PartyNextDoor have shared their first collaborative album together, ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ – check out who they’ve name-checked on the record below.The album is the pop-rap juggernaut’s first release since his highly-publicised rap battle with Kendrick Lamar.

Offset has dropped the cold-hearted new single ‘Ten’ for Valentine’s Day, where he appears to brag about his infidelity and playboy ways.Released today (Friday February 14), ‘Ten’ sees the Migos star-turned-solo act seemingly throw shade at his estranged wife Cardi B. The song serves as the follow-up to his toyetic trap singles, ‘Swing My Way’ and ‘Antisocial’, released last December and last month respectively.

Drake appeared to address his high-profile feud with Kendrick Lamar as well as a few other rappers on his new song “GIMME A HUG.”

viral video using AI-generated celebrities to protest Kanye West‘s antisemitism has defended his decision to use the stars’ likenesses without their permission.The video features AI-generated versions of Mark Zuckerberg, Scarlett Johansson, Drake, David Schwimmer, Jerry Seinfeld, Ben Stiller and more sporting a white t-shirt with the Star of David in a middle finger emblem, with West’s name written beneath it.Adam Sandler, Mila Kunis, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Steven Spielberg are among the other major stars whose likeness is used in the video, which serves as a direct response to West’s long history of antisemitic comments and his recent attempt to sell a swastika t-shirt on his website.In a new interview with The Jewish Chronicle, Guy Bar, the Israeli founder of an AI tech hub called Elevaitor, explained why he decided to use AI-generated celebrities instead of Jewish activities to make the video.“It had to be [created] very, very fast. If you take time [after West’s T-shirt controversy], it wouldn’t be relevant,” said Bar.

Super Bowl halftime show, the “God’s Plan” rapper seemingly waved the white flag on their battle in his new song, “Gimme a Hug.”“F–k a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit/Tryna get the party lit for the bitches,” he raps on the track from “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U,” his album with Partynextdoor that dropped on Friday.After nearly a year of going toe-to-toe with Lamar, Drake wants to be a lover, not a fighter.Having come out on the losing end of the battle, Drake acknowledges that some have relished in leaving him for dead — but that he is still very much alive and kicking.“Drake elimination, fake intimidation/Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience/Drizzy, you amazin’, you the inspiration/You set the bar for the next generation/,” he raps to open “Gimme a Hug.”“You Neo in The Matrix, these other n—-s just Nemo in the ocean/Small fish, making kids feel emotion/Using you for promotion,” he raps, possibly alluding to Lamar using Drake for gain.Later, he continues to address the talk of his demise: “N—-s want to see RIP me on a T-shirt like I’m Hulk Hogan/I appreciate the fans rocking with me, this is just a small token.”Drake makes it clear that he is far from done despite all the shots taken at him: “‘Cause I’m really out here, filling up the itinerary ’til I’m six feet in the cemetery/Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rollin’ ‘round like a dignitary.“Funny how it’s only bitch n—-s that are waiting on the boy’s obituary/‘Cause if I die, it’s these n—-s that become the sole beneficiary/And what the f–k are they gon’ do with it?”He then gives love to 21 Savage for supporting him through the onslaught of Drake hate: “Savage, you the only n—a checkin’ on me when we really in some s–t, brother.”Last

Ethan Shanfeld Drake released a new album with Partynextdoor and references his “rap beef” with Kendrick Lamar on the song “Gimme a Hug.” It marks Drake’s first new music since Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, where he performed the Drake diss “Not Like Us,” singing lyrics accusing him of being a pedophile to an audience of 127 million. Drake starts the song with “Drake elimination, fake intimidation,” which some have interpreted as a response to Kanye West, who, on a podcast last year spoke about wanting to see the “elimination” of Drake at the top of the music industry.

Cara Delevingne has hit out at her former friend Kanye West with a clip of Amy Winehouse at Glastonbury.The rapper has made headlines in recent weeks as he rescinded his apology to the Jewish community for his past anti-Semitic remarks, and went on to declare himself as “a Nazi”. He also took to X to write “I love Hitler”, and praised billionaire and X owner Elon Musk as “the most lit person that [has] ever been on Twitter”, following the latter’s accusations of Nazism at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.His actions have been criticised by many across the entertainment world, with Ye’s ‘Vultures’ collaborator Ty Dolla $ign condemning hate speech, Charlie Puth begging West to stop promoting “incredibly dangerous” messages, and Friends star David Schwimmer calling for action to be taken against the rapper for his hate-filled “Nazi” posts, arguing that “silence is complicity”.Now, Delevigne, who was friends with West during his marriage to Kim Kardashian, has joined those speaking out against his comments.

Stormzy has come under fire for appearing to delete a Pro-Palestine social media post amid his new collaboration with McDonald’s.In January it was revealed that the rapper had teamed up with McDonald’s for the UK and Ireland’s first Famous Order meal, which gives fans the chance to buy his favourite menu items and a limited edition merch range.Following the announcement and the subsequent launch on Wednesday (February 12), Stormzy has been criticised for collaborating with the fast food chain, due to their perceived support of Israel.The Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement has supported a global boycott of McDonald’s after franchises in Israel gave out thousands of free meals to Israeli forces following Hamas’ attack on the country on 7 October.Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project are among those critiquing the partnership, issuing an open letter yesterday (February 13) that asks the rapper to “stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their hour of need and respect the BDS committee’s call for a global boycott of McDonald’s by ending his new partnership with them.”“Dear @stormzy, help us take genocide off the menu…”We are calling on Stormzy to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and respect the @BDSmovement call for a boycott of McDonald’s by ending his new partnership with them.✍️ Write to him: https://t.co/IX7HIkd8fi pic.twitter.com/FhtgnRffi6— Peace & Justice Project (@corbyn_project) February 13, 2025Stormzy has previously been vocal in his support for Palestine, playing at a benefit concert to raise funds for aid in January 2024.Now, though, some fans have noticed that the rapper has removed a social media post from October 2023 that read: “1. Free Palestine.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are not getting a divorce, a representative for the rapper has claimed.On Thursday (February 13), rumours began circulating that West and Censori are headed for divorce, shortly after their controversial appearance at the Grammys earlier this month, and after the rapper’s claims of “dominion” over her in an X/Twitter rant last week.Daily Mail and TMZ first reported on the alleged divorce, claiming that they had reached out to divorce attorneys to confirm the rumours. Now, however, the couple’s longtime rep Milo Yiannopoulos has denied the divorce reports in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.Yiannopoulos said: “Ye and Bianca are in Los Angeles, about to enjoy Valentine’s Day together.

Macklemore has released his new protest song ‘Fucked Up’, aiming at Israel, Donald Trump and Elon Musk.The song sees the musician – real name Benjamin Haggerty – rap “The world’s on fire, we don’t own the water / Inmates hired for a couple dollars, y’all / New era ushered, but white supremacy is still in charge / Talkin’ colonizing Gaza from the White House lawn,” referring to the devastating LA Wildfires as well as Trump’s presidency and his plan for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip.Macklemore goes on to call Musk in the chorus, saying: “They got me fucked up (Woo, woo) / And Elon, we know exactly what that was, bruh,” referring to the tech billionaire making two Nazi-like gestures during Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.The song also takes aim at tech corporations and CEOs, billionaires, media censorship and more but highlights how there is strength in resistance.The final verse of the track sees the rapper look towards the next couple of years with Trump in the White House and raps: “The next four years, it’s time to ride / Fuck ICE, free Congo, Sudan, and Palestine / If you still haven’t said shit about the genocide / Know your grandkids one day are gonna ask you, “‘Why?'”. Directed by Omar Alali, ‘Fucked Up’s accompanying music video opens with a title card with a quote from esteemed socialist Eugene V.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA have added two extra dates to their ‘Grand National’ 2025 stadium tour. Check out the details below.The news of the new stadium dates arrived earlier this week, just hours after the Compton rapper took to the stage as the performer for the massive Super Bowl Halftime show, and was joined by SZA for two tracks.Dubbed the ‘Grand National Tour’, the upcoming shows arrive on the heels of their North American tour, and initially included four stops in the UK.