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Adele bagged three gongs at this year's BRIT Awards and dedicated her win to her ex-husband and son in a heartfelt speech.The 33-year-old chart-topper won three of the five awards she was up for during the ceremony and even performed her hit new song I Drink Wine, from her award-winning album 30.She was the star of the night and after winning her third and final gong for Album of the Year.She dedicated her win to her 9-year-old son Angelo Adkins and ex-husband Simon Konecki, 47, reports OK!.Trying to hold back the tears, Adele said: "I would like to dedicate this award to my son."And to Simon, his dad, this album was all of our journeys."The teary-eyed hit maker announced how proud she is of herself. She added: "And I'm very proud of myself for sticking to my guns."It was a night to remember for the Easy On Me singer as Adele took home the statues for Artist of the Year and Single of the Year with her catchy title track from her new album.Absolutely shocked by her win, the singer told the audience she couldn't believe a "little piano ballad" had managed to get the award over "all them bangers".

Liam Gallagher's children, Lennon and Molly Gallagher, made a rare public appearance at this year's BRIT Awards as they were snapped walking down the red carpet in style. .The eldest two children of the Oasis rockstar, Molly, 23, and Lennon, 22, posed up quite a storm ahead of their dad Liam's hotly anticipated performance.Snapped side-by-side, Molly and Lennon created quite a reaction as many noticed how uncanny their resemblance is to their rockstar dad, especially Lennon.Liam's son Lennon, who he shares with his ex-wife and former Emmerdale star Patsy Kensit, is his superstar dad's spitting image, reports OK!The 22-year-old straight-faced model rocked a messy brunette mop of hair and a contrasting dark brown belt for the evening, making him look like a much younger Liam.Sister Molly opted for a leather jacket and black maxi dress, which she paired with a pair of matching boots.The sibling duo ensured they were on hand to support their dad ahead of his iconic performance.

The WGA East, decrying the “negative impact” the Big Tech giants are having on ad revenue for news organizations, has submitted written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust and Consumer Rights for its hearings on “Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effect of Market Power on a Free Press.”

Nelly issued an apology on Tuesday after a sex tape he was in was posted to his Instagram Stories.'I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them,' the Grillz artist, 47, told TMZ. 'This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.'The clip involving the rapper, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was captured by a number of users before it was deleted.

Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer.Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.He also becomes just the third person ever - after George Clooney and Warren Beatty - to be nominated in all five major Oscar categories, with the multi-hyphenate opening up about the nominations to Entertainment Weekly. Historic:Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer History:Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best PictureBranagh earned his first directing Oscar for his 1989 feature directing debut, Henry V, revealing what still remains the same about the job after all those years.'I was 27 years old when I started directing that first picture that was nominated as Best Director.

Cutting out calls and endlessly buffering TikTok videos could be a thing of the past as more next generation phone masts are set to be bolted on to streetlights in Scotland as part of a scheme to boost connectivity.

Lil Nas X and Coldplay have dropped out of upcoming shows on the Jingle Ball tours due to COVID-19.

Coldplay and Lil Nas X have been forced to pull out of the event after members of their teams have tested positive for coronavirus, while the new Omicron variant sweeps the nation.Fans have been left fuming after the radio station confirmed the sad news that two of their biggest acts of the weekend have now pulled out of the event.Capital FM also confirmed that there will be stand-ins, with Arrdee and Tom Grennan now playing, as well as Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran set to perform longer sets.Taking to their website to share the news, Capital said: "Sadly we have to announce that Coldplay and Lil Nas X have had to pull out of performing at this weekend’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard."Both acts have had members of their teams test

Lil Nas X was given the Innovator of the Year Awardat Variety's Hitmakers Brunch over the weekend, and the musician made sure to spoil his fans with a fun TikTok video from the event.The rapper rounded up celebrities such as Avril Lavigne, Olivia Rodrigo, Jack Harlow,Normani, Anitta, Tinashe, and Chloe Bailey so that they could participate in a new TikTok trend.One by one each star lip-synced into the camera over a new viral 'Bing Bong' catchphrase, taken from theKnicks season openerwin against the Boston Celtics.

Lil Nas X is a man of the people!On Saturday, December 4, the “Call Me By Your Name” singer attended Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch, where he rounded up some of his famous friends for a star-studded TikTok video. In the clip, the celeb passed the camera to some huge names including Olivia Rodrigo, Jack Harlow , Normani, Anitta, Tinashe, Avril Lavigne, and Chloe Bailey as they came together to mouth the viral “Bing Bong” bit from TikTok’s sidetalknyc.The musicians all took turns with the voiceover, which includes a catchphrase popularized by the New York Knicks fans in a quick clip.

Lil Nas X used Variety’s 2021 Hitmakers Brunch as an opportunity to create some new content for TikTok. 

Lil Nas X had so much fun with his celeb friends while attending the Variety Hitmakers Brunch!

Jennifer Yuma editorGrammy-winning musician John Mayer might just have a future in standup comedy.While presenting the label of the year award to Columbia Records’ Ron Perry and Jenifer Mallory at Variety‘s Hitmakers event on Saturday, Mayer had the audience in stitches with his nearly four-minute speech.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi released their soaring new track from the star-studded upcoming Netflix film,  (in which they play international pop stars, of course). SZA officially dropped her viral SoundCloud track, «I Hate U.» And Shawn Mendes shared an emotional breakup track following the news of his split from Camila Cabello.Mary J.

William Earl Variety’s “On the Carpet” pre-show from its fifth annual Hitmakers event, presented by Peacock and “Girls5eva,” will be streamed exclusively on Variety.com and on Amazon Music’s Twitch page starting at 11:30 a.m. PT on Saturday.

Billie Eilish is back in the hot seat for the fifth annual Time Capsule interview with Vanity Fair. 

If pop music ever gets boring, Alessia Cara might have a future in jazz.

Last laughs! Charli XCX had a pretty crazy wardrobe malfunction while virtually presenting at the ARIA Music Awards. 

The Kid LAROI won two awards back home in Australia this week, receiving the Best Artist and Best Pop Release honours at the 2021 ARIAs, both for his Justin Bieber collaboration ‘Stay’.The Sydney-born rapper accepted both awards via video link from the US. As part of the ceremony, LAROI also shared exclusive footage of him performing the song to a packed audience at the Viper Room in Los Angeles.Backing band in tow, it marked LAROI’s final recorded performance before announcing earlier this month that he’d be embarking on a short hiatus to “take some time away from everything” and focus on his debut album.

Kanye West‘s ‘DONDA’ and Taylor Swift‘s ‘Evermore’ were reportedly nominated for Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammy Awards at the last minute.According to a new report by The New York Times, the two artists were added to the list of nominees after a meeting took place on Monday night (November 22), where it was decided the Recording Academy would expand the number of nominees for the award from eight to 10.This meeting took place the day before the nominees for the 2022 awards were made public, meaning West and Swift were only officially nominated in the category at the 11th hour.The other eight acts nominated for Album of the Year are Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste, Lil Nas X, H.E.R.

LGBTQI recording artists scored big as the nominations were read for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles on  Tuesday morning.  Harvey Mason, the CEO of the Recording Academy said the 2022  Grammys would be “embracing the spirit of inclusion,” and the multiple nominations for queer artists underlined that promise. Lil Nas X, who has previously been nominated for six Grammys  and won two, was also nominated for Best Music Video and landed  his final nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance for Industry Baby, a collaboration with Jack Harlow. “Don’t have to win a single award, truly thankful for all the insight this year has brought me.