OHMYGOSSIP — Katherine Jenkins has put her own spin on the Christmas carol ‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing’.
The 43-year-old Welsh mezzo-soprano has shared the festive single, ‘Home For Christmas’, a modern take on the traditional tune, for which she has paid a touching tribute to her homeland.
She said: “The festive season is always my favourite time of the year and for me it’s all about spending time with the people I love and cherish most. I hope this song can bring people together and remind us of what makes Christmas the most special time of year.”
Katherine, who has become Wales’ answer to Mariah Carey with her festive performances, is also returning to the valleys for her ‘Home For Christmas’ Concert on November 25, at the Swansea Arena, with special guests Jack Savoretti, Chloe Flower and Wynne Evans.
Gig-goers can expect “classical crossover favourites, operatic arias and special Christmas songs.”
There will also be some special surprises on the night.
Katherine said: “There’s no place like home which is why I am thrilled to bits to be performing at the Swansea Arena. Being back in Wales always makes me want to pull out all the stops. I can’t wait and I would love for you to be a part of it too.”
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OHMYGOSSIP — Acclaimed British composer Sir Karl Jenkins has announced a concert tour to celebrate his 80th birthday.
The run of shows will commence in March 2024, offering audiences the opportunity to experience the magic of his music and celebrate a lifetime of extraordinary achievement.
Presented by Raymond Gubbay Limited, the tour starts in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 10 March 10, taking in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on 17 March, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on 30 March, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall on 6 April, Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on 13 April and ending finishing at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 14 April.
The tour promises to be an unforgettable experience as Jenkins conducts one of his most beloved works ‘The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace’, a composition that has touched the hearts of millions with its powerful and poignant themes and 3000 performances globally since the millennium premiere.
Audiences will also be treated to renditions of other cherished compositions such as ‘Palladio’, ‘Adiemus”‘ and extracts from his new chart-topping album, ‘One World’, which explores themes about the state of planet Earth.
Earlier this year, ‘The Armed Man’ made chart history, with its acclaimed recording breaking of the 1000th week barrier in the UK Official Albums Chart. Over more than 20 years the oratorio has become a timeless classic as it continues to capture the hearts of listeners and performers around the world. The work remains a powerful and moving reflection on the horror of war and its consequences.
Also, in 2023 Jenkins’ music was played at the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey while he attained the highest position (5th) by a living composer in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. The world premiere of his sax concerto ‘Stravaganza’, composed for Jess Gillam, was premiered in Berlin.
Resisting categorization, his style and integrity has transcended musical boundaries: jazz fusion with Soft Machine; award-winning ad soundtracks; composing music for King Charles; ‘cast-away’ on Desert Island Discs; joining Melvyn Bragg on his South Bank Show, and 9 million TikTok hits! His ability to seamlessly blend classical, contemporary, and global styles has created a unique and enduring musical legacy.
Jenkins is among the most performed living composers in the world he received a knighthood in Queen Elizabeth’s 2015 Birthday Honours List.
Head to Raymondgubbay.co.uk for more information and tickets.

Sir Karl Jenkins Spring 2024 Dates
10 March Royal Albert Hall, London [Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus]
17 March Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow [Scottish Concert Orchestra, RSNO Chorus]
30 March Symphony Hall, Birmingham [London Concert Orchestra, Canzonetta]
6 April Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham [Manchester Concert Orchestra, Canzonetta]
13 April Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff [London Concert Orchestra, Cor Caerdydd]
14 April The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester [Manchester Concert Orchestra, Manchester Chorale]

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OHMYGOSSIP — The Beatles have broken a string of records as they reached the top spot with their single ‘Now and Then’.
The 1960s rock band – which consisted of Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr as well as the late John Lennon and George Harrison – became the only British act to achieve 17 number-one singles during their heyday and after hitting the top spot again with their AI-produced single on Friday (10.11.23), they have extended that record to 18.
Sir Paul McCartney told Official Charts: “It’s mind-boggling. It’s blown my socks off. It’s also a very emotional moment for me. I love it!”
The only act in British chart history to have beaten them is late ‘Hound Dog’ rocker Elvis Presley, with 21 number ones to his name.
The brand new track is also the fast-selling single of the year to date and has achieved the biggest single-week sales in almost a decade, having shifted 78,200 combined UK chart units across sales and streaming, making it the biggest release since Ben Haenow released ‘Something I Need’ in 2014 after winning ‘The X Factor’.
What’s more, ‘Now And Then’ has become the most-streamed Beatles track in one week ever, having beaten the previous record set by their classic hit ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by more than four million listens.
Martin Talbot, Chief Executive Officer, Official Charts Company claimed that the figures meant that the Beatlemania phenomenon had returned to the UK as he hailed the Fab Four as the “greatest band” in history.
He said: “Beatlemania has returned this week – and what an amazing few days it has been for The Fab Four.
“The return of John, Paul, George and Ringo with the last ever Beatles single, Now And Then, has cemented their legend by breaking a catalogue of records – and in doing so underlined the extraordinary scope of their enduring appeal, across all the generations, with huge numbers of streams, downloads and vinyl singles.
“If there were ever any doubts that The Beatles are the greatest band of all time, they have surely consigned them to history this week.”
Now And Then uses WingNut Films’ groundbreaking MAL audio technology to ‘reunite’ the group one last time, returning them to the top of the Official Singles Chart a whole 60 years after their first Number 1 single ‘From Me to You’, marking the longest-ever gap between an act’s first and last chart-topping hit.
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OHMYGOSSIP — Green Day cancelled their intimate London gig just hours before they were due on stage.
The ‘American Dream Is Killing Me’ hitmakers only announced last weekend they would be playing the city’s Electric Ballroom on Friday (10.11.23) but they were left “truly bummed” when they had to pull the plug on the show as a result of illness.
They wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “London, unfortunately tonight’s show has been canceled due to an unexpected illness.
“We’re truly bummed about this and apologize for any inconvenience caused.”
And it seems the show is unlikely to be rescheduled as ticket holders were told they would receive a refund.
The post continued: “Ticket refunds will be processed automatically next week. We’ll see you back again on The Saviors Tour if not sooner.”
The evening before, the group – who have been playing a series of small shows in Europe to promote their recently-announced album ‘Saviors’ – had played a surprise set at The Marquis pub in Covent Garden, central London, which they live streamed on their Instagram.
The trio had teased the acoustic show on social media earlier in the day.
Drummer Tre Cool had said in a video message: “Right now, Green Day’s in London, looking to have us some fun then. If I were the fans, I wouldn’t make plans. Keep all your cellies plugged in.”
The gig was billed in the venue as ‘Busk Till Dawn’ and saw Green Day perform 13 tracks, including ‘Walking Contradiction’ for the first time since 2001.
The ‘Basket Case’ rockers will release ‘Saviors’ in January and will go out on a huge stadium tour of Europe, the UK and US, in support of the record, as well as the 30th anniversary of their major-label debut ‘Dookie’ and the 20th anniversary of ‘American Idiot’.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Grammys boss Harvey Mason Jr is “disappointed” Morgan Wallen was snubbed from the 2024 nominations again.
The controversial country singer is one of the biggest-selling artists in the US but failed to attract a single nod when the shortlist was announced on Friday (10.11.23), and though the Recording Academy CEO insisted the omission wasn’t a response to the star’s conduct, he admitted he is always upset when someone he feels is deserving misses out.
Harvey was asked by Variety: “Another sore spot: Morgan Wallen, one of the most commercially successful and controversial artists in the past year, was shut out again. Whenever it seems like there could be a deliberate snub, as the leader of the organization, do you sometimes feel you have to say, ‘Come on, we have to be fair here’?
He replied: “Well, I always believe that we’ve got to be fair and we have to be honest — I think that goes without saying. But music is subjective, and when you’re evaluating it, a lot goes into that.
“Our voters, I believe, take the task very seriously. I think they generally do a really good job, doing the work of listening and making decisions based on the music, but it is subjective.
“And when it comes to snubs, it absolutely disappoints me — I’m affected by it, for sure, because I’m a creator and a musician.
“And I know what it feels like to put all your heart and your soul into a project that you really believe that you believe is the best work.
“So it disappoints me, I always want to make sure we’re being representative and we’re being accurate. But it’s very subjective.”
But the executive was very pleased with the strong showing for female artists across the different categories this year.
He said: “I have to say that this representation for female artists is not only exciting, but also [impressive] because so many different genres are being represented across our ballot.”
In reference to artists appearing in multiple categories, such as Olivia Rodrigo featuring in both rock and pop, he added: “That shows that people are voting for the music as opposed to voting for people.
“The people in those genres’ [screening committees] are really experts, listening closely and evaluating the music. So if an artist has nominations across different genres, that means the people that work in those fields really respect it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Duran Duran have promised to bring out Nile Rogers and Mark Ronson as special guests if they get to perform at Glastonbury.
The ’80s pop icons have never played at the world famous festival, but are keen to rock the Pyramid Stage if organisers Michael and Emily Eavis are interested in them bringing their hits to Worthy Farm in Somerset, South West England.
Appearing on the ‘Headliners’ podcast, Simon said: “I want to play Glastonbury. I don’t want to go as a punter, but I want Duran Duran to get the right slot. Anyway, that’s the conversation that we shouldn’t really have on the air. I’d love to do it. I’d like a night-time slot, to be honest with you, and it’s got to be on the Pyramid Stage.”
Asked whether they’d invite any special guests on stage, bassist John Taylor promised that they would bring out two of the band’s high-profile collaborators, Nile Rodgers, who produced their 1986 album ‘Notorious’ as well as providing remixes for the group, and Mark Ronson, who worked on their 2010 record, ‘All You Need Is Now’.
John said: “You’d have to bring Nile out and maybe Mark.“
Explaining how the band first met Chic frontman Nile, John recalled: “We were backstage with Blondie in New Jersey in 82, Nile was like ‘I’ve heard you!’
“When Duran formed, one of its main influences was Chic. Not many people were saying that at that time. People were burning disco records.
“It was very important to him that a young English band was dropping Chic as an influence at that time, because nobody was doing it.
“To know Nile is to love him. You want to be friends with him, he’s a very generous man on every level.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Blunt has been “overthinking” his Carrie Fisher tribute song ‘Dark Thought’.
The ‘You’re Beautiful’ singer was a close friend of the late ‘Star Wars’ actress and explained that it has taken so long to pen the emotional track – which features on his new album ‘Who We Used to Be’ – as he wanted to do justice to his bond with her.
James told NME: “It must be about seven years since she died, I’m not entirely sure, but it’s taken me all of that time to write a song for her. As a songwriter, the most honest song is normally the easiest to write because it just flows out of you.
“But I’ve been overthinking this song for so many years because she’s just such an incredible human being.”
Blunt stayed with Carrie – who played Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars’ and died aged 60 in 2016 – at her home in Los Angeles when he recorded his debut album ‘Back to Bedlam’ and wrote the tribute track about visiting the property following her passing.
The 49-year-old singer explained: “What I did with the song is I just described the moment I went back looking for her after her death. I went back to her house on a whim, drove up to her gate, and put my hand on it just to feel a little bit of her there. And I wrote the song about that moment.”
He added: “Ironically, as I did that and shed a tear, an open-top van full of tourists pulled up outside the house. And the tour guide said: ‘On your left, you’ll see the late, great Carrie Fisher’s house. And as you can see, some fans are still deeply moved by her passing.’ And that was me.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir Paul McCartney’s kids were taunted for claiming their dad wrote ‘Live and Let Die’ after Guns N’ Roses covered his iconic James Bond theme.
The American hard rock band – fronted by Axl Rose – recorded a version of his 007 anthem for their 1991 album ‘Use Your Illusion I’, with the track remaining a fixture in their live sets.
Paul, 81, has now recalled how his kids would go to school and boast it was their dad who was responsible for creating the song only to be told they were lying.
Speaking on his ‘A Life In Lyrics’ podcast, he said: “I thought it was pretty good actually. I was more amazed that they would actually do it, this young American group.
“The interesting thing was my kids would go to school and they would go, ‘My dad wrote that.’ They’d go, ‘No he didn’t, it was Guns N’ Roses,’ so nobody would ever believe them. For a while it was just Guns N’ Roses.”
The ‘Get Back’ singer was delighted that Guns N’ Roses wanted to cover the song almost 20 years after he had recorded it with his late wife Linda and his band Wings and he insists he is always happy when other artists want to reinterpret his lyrics and music.
He said: “I was very happy that they had done it. I always like people doing my songs.”
Paul had four children with photographer Linda; 60-year-old Heather – who he adopted when the couple married in 1969 – Mary, 54, Stella, 52, and James, 46. He also has 20-year-old Beatrice from his second marriage to Heather Mills.
‘Live and Let Die’ featured in the 1973 film of the same name, the eighth instalment in the 007 franchise and the first to star the late Sir Roger Moore as the suave British spy.
The Beatles legend admitted it had always been an ambition of his to record a Bond theme and follow in the footsteps of acclaimed artists such as Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Nancy Sinatra.
Paul said: “It was always a sneaky ambition to write a Bond song because, in some ways, I like to see myself, one portion of myself, as a jobbing writer. You require a song for the queen’s wedding, I’m your man.
“The equivalent of that for a lot people is the Bond song. You’ve written a Bond song, it’s a bit of an accolade.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Idris Elba is releasing a rap track to raise money for knife crime charities.
The ‘Luther’ star has recorded a video in East London for the single ‘Knife Bill’, which sees him take aim at politicians for their lack of action on the issue.
Idris has been calling for harsher measures against knife crime after 15-year-old Elianne Andam was stabbed to death in the city in September.
The 51-year-old actor, who was born in the London borough of Hackney, wrote on social media: “It is a shame our country still mourns the deaths of children at the hands of knives.
“We NEED to enforce tougher deterrents and punishments to those carrying weapons.”
The charities that will benefit from ‘Knife Bill’ include The Ben Kinsella Trust, Lives Not Knives and The Jodie Chesney Foundation.
A spokesman for The Ben Kinsella Trust said: “Idris’s decision to donate to the Trust is a powerful statement about his commitment to tackling knife crime.
“He is a role model for young people, and his support will help us to reach more of them with our message of prevention.”
Idris previously discussed his aim to end knife crime in the UK by getting youngsters involved in boxing in his TV series ‘Idris Elba’s Fight School’.
He said: “I was just like, ‘Wow, I would love to experiment [with] that discipline’… I’ve got this real passion to fight knife crime. I think it’s a really, really dangerous, bad thing that’s happening in our country and it’s avoidable.
“[It’s about] finding ways to shift that energy, that anger, that sense of loss, that sense of bewilderment. You come from a neighbourhood, there’s not much around there for you, so you carry a knife, you feel part of a gang.
“Well, with boxing, when you’re in the gym, you’re in a gang. You’re in a group with a bunch of people who are like-minded and you all put the work in, and when one person fights, you all fight, and that’s what that feeling is.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg felt “heartbroken and blindsided” after being told he was no longer part of the band.
The musician – who is the son of Bruce Springsteen’s drummer Max Weinberg and has performed with The E Street Band – has played with Slipknot since 2014 after taking over from former member Joey Jordison, but his exit was confirmed last week and now Jay has admitted he had no idea he was going to be axed from the line-up.
In a post on Instagram, he wrote: “I was heartbroken and blindsided to receive the phone call that I did on the morning of November 5th; the news of which, most of you learned shortly after.
“However, I’ve been overwhelmed by – and truly grateful for – the outpouring of love and support I’ve received from this incredible community I consider to be my creative and artistic home.”
Jay insists he is going to continue playing the drums despite his “sadness” over being given the boot from Slipknot.
He added: “This is not the ending to the journey I’d dreamt of, and committed myself to seeing through – not by a long shot. But, despite the confusion and sadness, there is something that’s provided an equal amount of comfort. For many of you reading this: 10 years ago, we weren’t yet acquainted. And now, we are. For that, I’m thankful in ways I’ll never be able to fully express.
“I love playing the drums. I’ll always love playing the drums. I’ll always have a passion for music, art, and creative expression. Nothing will ever change that.”
The remaining members of Slipknot previously confirmed Jay’s departure in a statement, which read: “We would like to thank Jay Weinberg for his dedication and passion over the past ten years. “No one can ever replace Joey Jordison’s original sound, style or energy, but Jay honoured Joey’s parts and contributed to the last three albums and we, the band, and the fans appreciate it.” The band vowed: “Slipknot is intent on evolving. “The band has decided to make a creative decision and to part ways with Jay. We wish Jay all the best and are very excited for what the future holds.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — RAYE is “hungry and grateful” after being snubbed from the Grammy nominations.
The 26-year-old singer’s 2023 acclaimed comeback album, ‘My 21st Century Blues’, failed to receive a single nod for the 2024 ceremony, but the ‘Escapism’ hitmaker isn’t “upset” and insists it only makes her more determined to make her next release even better.
She wrote on X – formerly Twitter: “just a message to say thank you for all the lovely messages but just to let you know I am not upset at all, I am hungry and grateful
the Grammys are awarded for the best music has to offer and I have barely scratched the surface of what I know musically I can give (sic)”
The ‘Prada’ singer became an independent artist after parting ways with her former record company Polydor, and she never imagined having a No.1 with her massive track ‘Escapism’ with rapper 070 Shake and a number two with her independently released debut album.
She said of the music industry on Amazon Music’s ‘+44 Podcast’: “At the end of the day, being a musician is tough anyway, because you’re putting out something to be judged, right? Being judged is always a difficult and intimidating thing for any human. But as a musician, you have to be at peace with the fact some people will hate what you do. Some people will like it. Some people will love it.
“But my purpose was, I have to love it. Otherwise, what’s the point? And I started releasing these songs with no intention of being these big chart hits.”
However, RAYE admits being fully in control of her career took some getting used to.
She said: “The most beautiful thing is realising that I don’t have to ask permission anymore, that I genuinely am in control of my career. That took some serious adjusting to. You know, you really have to back yourself financially, and you have to go and go, and every detail matters. But the positives for me well outweigh the cons.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — SZA is “very shook” and “overwhelmed” by her nine Grammy nods.
The ‘Nobody Gets Me’ hitmaker leads the nominations at the upcoming 2024 ceremony, but she hadn’t reacted until an X user called her out for not commenting on the news, and she insists it’s because she’s still taking it all in and gets filled with “anxiety” when she tries to think of a way to express her gratitude.
She responded: “Cause I’m overwhelmed by it and it gives me alotta anxiety to think of words .. but I’m very grateful and very shook and I wish my granny was here to come w me again. (sic)”
Her nods come in the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year categories.
SZA released her acclaimed ‘SOS’ album back in December 2022, and it features the hit single ‘Kill Bill’, which is among the nominees for the Record of the Year gong.
The 34-year-old star has a love-hate relationship with the Grammys.
SZA has previously dubbed the awards ceremony a “thirsty, dark space”.
She doesn’t like the atmosphere created by artists seeking “validation” from awards, describing being amongst acknowledgment-seeking stars as “the weirdest”, “not normal” experience.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, she said: “It’s not normal.
“I hate that [other artists] be acting like this s*** is normal and nobody talks about it at all.”
She continued: “There is so much wanting in there.
“Wanting to be noticed, wanting to be, like, acknowledged, to win, wanting to just be amongst [other artists] in the room, wanting to feel valuable or validated. All of us are in there striving for something.
“It’s like a thirsty, dark space.”
SZA herself has won one Grammy to date, in 2022, for ‘Kiss Me More’ with Doja Cat.
She said: “It means something, even though, like, this isn’t everything.
“But it’s kind of important that I’m here. It kind of matters.”
The chart-topping star previously insisted she’s not motivated by accolades.
The ‘Good Days’ singer – whose real name is Solana Rowe – said: “I try not to care too much because I really had some deep disappointments when I would just be so invested. But I can’t invest because none of it is real.
“Even if I win a bunch of Grammys, that s*** doesn’t matter. It would be so cool. But also I would not be surprised at all if I didn’t win any [more]. Because that’s just how s*** goes.”
And she previously vowed to not “waste energy” on her 2018 Grammys snub.

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OHMYGOSSIP — PinkPantheress thinks her biggest hit ‘Boy’s a Liar’ is “c***”.
The 22-year-old star – whose real name is Victoria Beverly Walker – has admitted she’s not a fan of her 2022 viral TikTok smash hit nor its Ice-Spice featuring remix.
She told The Guardian: “They’re c***.”
The ‘Just for Me’ singer continued: “The songs that are not my greatest are the ones that do better.”
Despite being a huge hit on TikTok, the chart star never imagined ‘Boy’s a Liar’ would be big on radio.
She said: “With every new height that I achieve, I feel like I have to do something that proves that I’m a serious artist.
“Even with ‘Boy’s a Liar’: people know me for the song, but I feel like now I have to prove that I can write.”
She added: “I thought on an internet level it was going to be big. I didn’t expect it to be big on the radio.”
The tune peaked at number two in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, whilst the remix made it to number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
It reached number one in New Zealand and number two in Canada.
PinkPantheress – who released her debut album, ‘Heaven Knows’, to acclaim on Friday (10.11.23) – wants to “push people’s expectations” with every new release.
She added: “I feel like music these days is so … When I put out songs, I always try to push people’s expectations of myself as an artist, but also, what they’ve heard in music today.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rick Astley doesn’t “know what” he thinks about Stock Aitken Waterman’s new stage musical.
The 57-year-old singer shot to fame in the 1980s alongside a host of other stars like Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, and Sonia when they were all part of the production company headed up by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman but admitted he isn’t sure what to make of the new jukebox musical ‘I Should Be So Lucky’, which incorporates the songwriting trio’s classics around the story of a wedding gone wrong.
He told the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired Column: “I’m not involved I don’t feel a need to [be]. It’ll be my songs, they wrote the monsters. I don’t know what I think about. I’ll have to see it.”
The ‘Together Forever’ crooner went on to admit that his early songs – which he referred to as “monsters” – really belong to the writing team as he assured fans he is still on good terms with them.
He said: “ Peter [Waterman] isn’t a stranger to me and I recently saw Mike [Stock] at Kylie’s birthday – he’s good fun.
“It’s kind of like a long time ago, and we’re in different universes now.”
‘I Should Be So Lucky’ – which is currently touring the UK – is named after the 1987 song that kick-started Kylie Minogue’s pop music career and features other classic tracks like Babanarama’s ‘Venue’ and Mel and Kim’s ‘Respectable’.
Meanwhile, Rick is best known for his 1987 hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ and the dance tune even inspired an internet phenomenon known as Rickrolling – which sees web users trick their friends into clicking on a seemingly unrelated link that redirects them to the music video – but he has learned to embrace the legacy of the viral track, especially after performing it at Glastonbury earlier this year.
Speaking on BBC North West Tonight in June, he said: “Without my old songs and without the Rickrolling thing with its own little universe, I wouldn’t have got the invite to Glastonbury.
“It was really, really special [and] I defy anybody to be on the Pyramid stage and not feel the enormity of it.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Adele is preparing to return to the UK with some surprise shows.
The ‘Hello’ singer, 35, has been performing her ‘Weekends With Adele’ residency in Las Vegas over the past year, and hasn’t performed in her home country since her London Hyde Park events in 2022, but her agent Lucy Dickins has suggested that could change, although she was quick to note that new music is unlikely at this moment in time.
Asked if she and Adele are planning any UK dates, she told The Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column: “I am, I am. I don’t think there will be any new music imminently, put it that way, but watch this space. Let’s see what happens.”
Lucy went on to insist that the ‘Someone Like You’ songstress wants to continue to surprise fans with future concerts, and is keen to follow her own musical and performing path.
She said: “She’s not gonna do what everyone else does.
“Everything about her is live and her voice, that’s why the (Vegas) show was delayed because everything had to be perfect for her and it’s purely voice when you see the show.
“She wouldn’t do anything unless she was giving it 100% and about her pure voice. Adele doesn’t traditionally do what everyone else does, you have to think outside the box.”
Meanwhile, Lucy revealed that she has seen Adele’s Las Vegas show “so many times” and insisted that she “never got bored” of the Sin City spectacular.
She said: “I’ve seen that show so many times and I could watch it night after night, it’s the one show I’ve never got bored of.
She said: “I still cry and laugh, it brings out every emotion possible, it’s amazing how it makes you feel. It gives me goose pimples talking about it.”
Adele has just wrapped up her current leg of shows in Las Vegas, and Lucy went on to note that the Grammy Award-winning star – who has 10-year-old son Angelo with ex-husband Simon Konecki – is taking a “well-deserved” break before returning in 2024.
Her agent said: “Adele just finished last night. It’s well deserved, she works her a*** off but she starts again next year.
“She’s an incredible mother and works so hard, she deserves it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Giggs and Diddy reunited for a sold-out show in London on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old rapper has already teamed up with ‘By Chance’ hitmaker Giggs, 40, on their hit track ‘Mandem’ – which was released earlier this year – but the duo got together once more as they took to the stage at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Tuesday (07.11.23) as of a star-studded lineup of special guests that included Diddy’s son King Combs, Jozzy, Shyne and Nova Wave.
Tickets for the event sold out in just five minutes and the concert was in aid of charities Sickle Cell Society and Black Minds Matter.
Giggs- whose real name is Nathaniel Thompson – opened his setlist with ‘Ting Dem’ before working his way through other classics like ‘Lock Doh’ and ‘3 Wheels Up’ before closing out his individual set with ‘Look What the Cat Dragged In’.
Diddy – whose real name is Sean Paul Combs – then hit the stage with ‘Victory’ and was joined by his son King Combs for a performance of his track ‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’ before he gave a rendition of his 1997 classic ‘Missing You’.
Just three days prior to the event, Diddy had celebrated his 54th birthday and Giggs marked the occasion by getting the crowd to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the rap star as he brought a cake out onto the stage to celebrate.
The duo closed out the proceedings by uniting on stage for another jam-packed setlist, performing hits like ‘Starlets’,’Gotta Move On’, and ‘Need a Girl 2’ before closing out their joint slot during the intimate gig with a rendition of ‘We Nuh Fraid’.

Full setlist:

Giggs:
‘Ting Dem’
‘Round Here’
‘Rat-a-Tat (Feat. Kyze)’
‘Pain Is the Essence (Feat Dubz)’
‘Lock Doh’
‘3 Wheels Up’
‘Man Don’t Care’
‘ML – Savage’
‘Kmt’
‘Whippin Excursion’
‘London Town’
‘Baby’
‘Look What the Cat Dragged In’

Diddy:
‘Victory’
‘Hate Me Now’
‘Bad Boy 4 Life’
‘Let’s Do It’
‘Same Damn Time’
‘I Get Money Remix ML Hi MM’
‘One More Chance’
‘Get Money’
‘Warning’
‘Whoa’
King Combs ‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’
‘Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down’
‘Been Around the World’
‘Missing You’

Giggs and Diddy:

‘Tiny Boost Teflon: Sharks 2 Suspect – Fbg’
‘Another One of Me’
‘Mandem’
‘Blu: What’s Love’
‘Hallelujah Ft Lojay’
‘Need a Girl 2’
‘Gotta Move On’
‘Last Night’
‘I Don’t Wanna Know’
‘Starlets’
‘P.A.D Ft. Potter Payper’

Jozzy: ‘Homecoming’

Giggs ‘Homage’

‘We Nuh Fraid’

Diddy:
‘Shyne: Bad Boyz’
‘Shyne: Bonnie and Shyne’
‘Act Bad’
‘All About the Benjamins’
‘Mo Money Mo Problems’

Giggs:
‘Talking the Hardest’

Source: IconInsider.com