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Adolescence made free for schools as Keir Starmer meets creators

3 weeks ago | newssniffer.co.uk | Pria Rai |Riyah Collins

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UK entry Remember Monday promises theatrical act

1 month ago | bbc.com | Pete Allison |Riyah Collins

'We're a real risk': UK Eurovision stars promise not to shy awayPete Allison & Riyah CollinsPA MediaRemember Monday is made up of (L-R) Holly-Anne Hull, Charlotte Steele and Lauren ByrnAbout 200 million viewers, 37 countries taking part and cries of "Nul Points" on the horizon. Eurovision fever has been ramping up with Remember Monday announced as the UK's entry to the world's largest live music event.
Chappell Roan to headline Reading and Leeds festival 2025

Dec 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Riyah Collins

Singer Chappell Roan and rapper Travis Scott will headline Reading and Leeds festival next year. Metal band Bring Me The Horizon and singer-songwriter Hozier will also top the bill at both events over the August bank holiday weekend.
Tulisa 'overwhelmed' by I'm A Celeb attention

Dec 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Riyah Collins

Tulisa Contostavlos says she's been feeling "overwhelmed" since leaving I'm A Celeb and was taking a break to focus on her mental health. The N-Dubz star and former X-Factor judge was the third contestant to be voted off the ITV show. Speculation swirled when she removed all of her Instagram posts about the series and failed to appear on spin-off show I’m a Celebrity… Unpacked. But in an Instagram video, Tulisa says she's "getting a lot of attention" which has been difficult to deal with.
MrBeast says game show allegations 'blown out of proportion'

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Riyah Collins

MrBeast has claimed he has footage showing that allegations his upcoming reality game show "shamelessly exploited" contestants were "blown out of proportion". The YouTuber, real name Jimmy Donaldson, released a teaser for Beast Games on Monday and announced it would be released next month. In September, Amazon and MrBeast were named in a lawsuit which made a number of claims about how participants were treated on set.
Myles Smith, Elmiene and Good Neighbours up for Brits Rising Star

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Riyah Collins

Myles Smith, Elmiene and Good Neighbours have been announced as the artists in the running for 2025's Brit Rising Star Award. The award, in partnership with BBC Radio 1, highlights up and coming talent selected by a panel of industry experts. The top act will be announced on 5 December, ahead of the Brit Awards on 1 March, and will take the crown from this year's recipient The Last Dinner Party. Other previous winners since the prize category was created in 2008 include FLO, Sam Fender and Griff.
Drake tour to clash with Kendrick Super Bowl show

Nov 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Riyah Collins

Drake's first Australian tour since 2017 will start on the same day rival Kendrick Lamar performs at the Super Bowl half-time show. The high-profile beef between the two rappers has dominated the hip-hop scene this year, with both swapping a series of diss tracks. Kendrick, who dropped surprise new album GNX on Friday, is set to headline the final of the NFL championship - one of the most coveted gigs in music - in New Orleans on 9 February.
Drake tour to clash with Kendrick Super Bowl show

Nov 25, 2024 | msn.com | Riyah Collins

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Tulisa says she's demisexual - here's what it means

Nov 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Riyah Collins

I'm A Celeb's Tulisa Contostavlos has told her campmates she's demisexual and has abstained from sex for more than three years. The N-Dubz singer and former X-Factor judge explained she needs "to have a really close emotional bond with someone" before she finds them sexually attractive. "For me, it's all about the connection and the emotions that I feel with someone and then wanting to express them in that way," she said, speaking on Tuesday's episode of the ITV show.
Sam Fender tackles grief in new track People Watching

Nov 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Riyah Collins

Sam Fender has has opened up about how the death of a "very close" friend and mentor inspired his latest single. The singer said People Watching is about Annie Orwin, who he described as "a surrogate mother in a lot of ways". He told BBC Radio 1's Jack Saunders the song was inspired by walks to and from the care home where Annie died last year. Sam said Annie "always used to complain about me not ever mentioning her" but hopes he has "repaid her" with the single.