OHMYGOSSIP — Shania Twain admitted performing at Coachella with Harry Styles was “one of the highlights” of her career.
The 57-year-old singer was a surprise guest when the former One Direction hunk headlined the California festival last April, joining him on stage to perform her own tracks ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ and ‘You’re Still the One’ and she found it to be a very special evening.
Shania told how she first met the ‘As It Was’ singer backstage at one of his concerts and she quickly became friends with the “sweet” star.
She told Today.com: “He was just really on his way up when I first met him.”
The British singer told Shania he started listening to her because of his mother, who was a fan.
He told her: “I love (my mom) for that, because I love your music.”
The ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’ hitmaker then swapped numbers with the 28-year-old star because he asked if she would call his mother on her birthday, which was coming up at the time, and she agreed, sparking their friendship.
She added: “e stayed in touch ever since and then he invited me to the Coachella performance. We’re just very easy together, it’s like we’ve known each other for a very long time.”
Shania admitted she finds it “very rewarding” to have fans of Harry’s generation.
She said: “He’s one of these kids that’s part of the generation that 25, 30 years ago were four, five, six, years old in the audience.
“Now it’s this full-circle moment where they are old enough now to speak for themselves and they can come and see me without the parents and express their admiration for my music and to thank me for the inspiration.
“It’s very rewarding for me to still be doing this and to hear their gratitude in person.”
The ‘From This Moment On’ singer recently admitted she is planning to work with Harry again in the future, though he doesn’t feature on her upcoming album ‘Queen of Me’.
Asked about the possibility, she said: “Well, not on this album, but in the future, I would say, ‘Yes’. I’m going to hold Harry to that.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dolly Parton has joined forces with Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle and Debbie Harry to form the ultimate girl group.
The legendary stars have come together to record Diane Warren’s track ‘Gonna Be You’ for new movie ’80 for Brady’ with the songwriter revealing she wanted to bring together some of the most iconic stars of the 1980s to sing about friendship together.
Diane said of the collaboration: “When I wrote ‘Gonna Be You’ for ’80 For Brady’, I wanted to write a song that celebrated these women’s deep friendship. Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy idea, why not get some of the most iconic singers from the 80s, who are still amazing and always will be, to all sing it?!!!!”
She went on to explain that all the female singers she approached said yes to the project and she came away with an all-star line-up.
Diane added: “Everyone I approached said yes and was just as excited as me!! I’m honoured to have Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry on this song!! ‘Gonna Be You’ is that song you want to sing along to with all your good friends!!!”
After news of the project broke, Carlisle admitted she’d been struggling to keep such a big secret quiet. In a post on Instagram. she wrote: “What an honour to sing with @dollyparton @cyndilauper @gloriaestefan and DEBBIE HARRY! This secret has been hard to keep.”
‘Gonna Be You’ is slated to be released on January 20 while ’80 for Brady’ – starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field – is set hit cinemas in February. The film follows four best friends who embark on a road trip to watch Tom Brady and the New England Patriots compete in Super Bowl.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Robert Plant is grateful to Phil Collins for helping him launch a solo career after the end of Led Zeppelin.
The 74-year-old singer admits he “floundered” after the death of drummer John Bonham in September 1980 prompted the band to part ways – and Robert insists he was finally able to get his musical dreams back on track with the help of Genesis star Phil who played drums on debut solo album ‘Pictures at Eleven’.
Robert told Vulture.com: “After John passed away and there was no Led Zeppelin, there had to be a way to go. I floundered around a lot because until I was 32, I was in some kind of wild and absurd adventure. I went through all that stuff … I have a lot of songs under my belt, which I co-wrote with the members of Zeppelin. It was a lot to live up to. I had a lot of people who gave me support and strength around that time, so I suppose the first two albums were driven by great friends.”
He went on to name Phil – who drummed on five songs on ‘Pictures at Eleven’ – with giving him the support and motivation to move the project forward.
Robert added: “Phil Collins especially was a driving force and had positive energy with the first record, ‘Pictures at Eleven’. It wasn’t a difficult job to get together with other people, it was just whether or not we could cook it properly. With Phil, it wasn’t so much advice as encouragement and consideration. He was taking no prisoners …
“He said, ‘Anything I can do to help you to get back into fighting shape again, I’m here’. That was at the time when ‘In the Air Tonight’ came out. Yet he was still mixing and working with me while kicking off a particularly impressive and successful time. He’s a great spirit, a good man.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Miley Cyrus has named her new album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ and revealed the new record will drop on March 10.
The pop star’s new record will be her first since 2020’s ‘Plastic Hearts’ and is preceded by the first single ‘Flowers’ which is out on January 13 with Miley confirming the new album’s title in a post across her social media pages.
The post revealed the album’s name and release date and was shared alongside a picture of the star wearing a swimsuit and high heels as she hangs from a trapeze.
A teaser video posted on YouTube shares a snippet of a new song and shows Miley lounging by a pool in the sunshine.
It comes after the ‘Wrecking Ball’ hitmaker previously shared a snippet of the lyrics to her new song ‘Flowers’ which sparked speculation it was written about her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth.
The track – which is set to be released on Liam’s’s 33rd birthday – features the words: “Yeah I can love me better than you can / I can love me better / I can love me better babe / I can love me better / I can love me better ah.”
The couple met on the set of their film ‘The Last Song’ and got engaged in May 2012 before splitting the following year. They got back together in 2016 and married in 2018 but the marriage later crumbled and their divorce was finalised in January 2020.
She was previously rumoured to have written about their doomed relationship in a track called ‘WTF Do I Know’ which featured on ‘Plastic Hearts’.
The song featured the lyrics: “What the f*** do I know? I’m alone / ‘Cause I couldn’t be somebody’s hero / You want an apology? Not from me / Had to leave you in your own misery / So tell me, baby, am I wrong that I moved on and I / And I don’t even miss you? / Thought that it’d be you until I die / But I let go, what the f*** do I know?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Flo have been tipped among the top acts of 2023 after being named in the NME 100 list.
The girl group take pride of place in the publication’s cover feature after landing in the list of emerging artists to watch over the next 12 months which also features singer/songwriter Venbee, singer Charlotte Plank, dance stars Eliza Rose, Two Shell and Anish Kumar as well as unsigned acts like Cassyette, Jim Legxacy, J. Maya, Monaleo and Milo Clare.
NME’s Associate Commissioning Editor (New Music) Sophie Williams said: “We’re thrilled that FLO grace the cover of NME less than a year following their first-ever interview. They’ve established themselves as the most talked-about new act on the planet, and join Billie Eilish, Girl In Red and more by debuting on the cover alongside the NME 100. We’re excited to set off on the journey with them as they stake their claim as R B’s biggest and most innovative emerging act.”
The achievement comes just days after Flo won the BBC Sound of 2023 award which has previously been handed to stars including Adele, Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith and Michael Kiwanuka.
The trio – made up of Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma and Renee Downer – said of the win: “We feel so connected to our British music roots winning the BBC Sound of and admire the artists who have come before us, especially our gal PinkPantheress winning last year. Thank you to everyone who voted for us and put girl groups back on the map. To be recognised for our music and people to believe in our vision inspires us to go further this year.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dionne Warwick and Dolly Parton are working on a “very special” gospel collaboration.
The 82-year-old legend is teaming up with the 76-year-old country music icon after Dolly sent her a track she wanted to record.
Appearing on the ‘Tamron Hall Show’ on Tuesday (04.01.23), Dionne said: “And then she sent me another song, the one that we’re going to be doing as a duet.
“It’s a gospel song called ‘Peace Like a River.’ She wrote it. I am very excited about this, I really am.
“I’ve done so many duets over the years, but this one’s gonna be very special.”
Dionne’s son Damon Elliott also appeared on the show and added: “It’s really good!”
The two songs share a unique connection after Dionne’s cousin Whitney Houston recorded Dolly’s track ‘I Will Always Love You’ for 1992 movie ‘The Bodyguard’.
Meanwhile, the ‘9 to 5’ hitmaker previously pitched a huge collaboration for her upcoming rock and roll album.
Last month, she said: “I just recorded for my rock album and I did [Elton’s] song, ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me’.
“And I’ve sent out a message asking if he would sing with me on it and possibly play the piano.
“So if y’all get to see him, say ‘Dolly wants you to sing on her record!’ ”
The upcoming album, which is poised for release in the latter end 2023, will feature a mix of classic rock covers and some new tunes in that vein.
Dolly teased: “I’m working on that album and that will be coming out sometime next fall hopefully, in time for the Christmas season next year. And so I’m going to do a lot of classic songs that are rock songs and then a few that I’ve written.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Harry Styles’ track ‘As It Was’ has been named the UK’s most listened to single of 2022.
According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) – which analysed data from the Official Charts Company – Styles’ track was streamed 180.9 million times throughout last year and spent 10 consecutive weeks at number one on the Official UK Top 40 chart.
The rest of the top 10 was made up of fellow British artists and the BPI’s Leon Neville hailed it as a huge success for the UK music industry, saying: “At a time when streaming has created unprecedented competition coming from every corner of the globe, it is astonishing that in 2022 British artists were involved in all of the Top 10 calendar year’s biggest hits in the UK.
“This outstanding achievement is a testament to the rich music talent that continues to emerge from across the UK’s nations and regions, fuelled by the passion, investment and skills of UK record labels.”
The second and third spots in the top 10 were taken by Ed Sheeran with his hits ‘Bad Habits’ and ‘Peru’ while he scored another spot in the list with ‘Shivers’ at number five.
The fourth place went to Cat Burns with ‘Go’ while Kate Bush’s 2022 return to the charts landed her classic track ‘Running Up That Hill’ a place in sixth.
The rest of the top 10 was made up by Glass Animals ‘Heat Waves’, Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott (Where Are You Now), LF System (Afraid To Feel) and Sam Fender (Seventeen Going Under).

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OHMYGOSSIP — Yungblud thinks sex will “save the world”.
The 25-year-old singer – whose real name is Dominic Harrison – has insisted the “expression and freedom” of making love is a sure fire way to help love triumph “over hate”.
He told the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column: “It’s time we talk about sex because I love sex, I think sex is f****** beautiful and I think sex is going to save the world.
“The world is so full of complex suppression, and so full of hate right now. I just want to relax back that to have sex and to f***, it has got such a beautiful trust and expression and freedom to it.
“I believe if we can take the feeling we get from sex and put that into the world then love will always win over hate.”
The ’11 Minutes’ hitmaker – who is dating fellow singer Jesse Jo Stark – urged people to “celebrate sex” in any form, providing “it’s consensual and trustworthy”.
He added: “We shouldn’t shy away from it, we should celebrate sex.
“Sex, if it’s with the love of your life, if it’s with your partner, if it’s making a baby, if it’s the first night of your marriage, if it’s a one night stand, it is beautiful, as long as it’s down with love, it’s consensual and trustworthy.”
Meanwhile, Yungblud is also considering a move into politics and he’s ready to “f****** jump in” by laying out his manifesto on his upcoming fourth album.
He said: “I am here to tell the truth even if it f****** hurts me.
“I think the difference is that people touch on and dance around politics, I f****** jump in, I don’t give a s***.
“There is a recession going on in the UK right now because the government were idle in terms of expenditure through the pandemic.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Slipknot could release lost album ‘Look Outside Your Window’ in 2023.
The ‘Psychosocial’ rockers – made up of Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Jim Root and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan – recorded the collection at the same time as 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’, but ideas to blend the two records didn’t quite work out, with the only song form the sessions to be released being bonus track ‘Til We Die’.
Clown has now told Upset magazine: “We wouldn’t want Slipknot to hurt ‘Look Outside Your Window’, and we wouldn’t want ‘Look Outside Your Window’ to be a little irritation to Slipknot.
“Why? Because it’s beautiful God art and people deserve it. The good news is that six months from now, April Fool’s Day 2023, we’re off the label.
“There are no plans to immediately release something, and we haven’t talked about it, but I would imagine it’ll probably come very soon afterwards.
“There’s nothing else to do, and it’s ready to go. It’ll be worth the wait.”
Clown hailed the album – which was more experimental than the band’s usual heavy affair – as “an amazing body of work”.
He added: “You will never hear another Corey Taylor like this. The music and the words… it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life.”
Back in 2020, Clown revealed there were plans to drop the record the previous year, but they decided to focus on ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ instead.
He explained: “‘Look Outside Your Window’ is a very unique art-piece on its own. It’s sort of timeless in my opinion, so I try not to worry about it too much.
“I’ve waited this long for it to be right and it just never has. We were going to release it way early on this album cycle, but this one takes precedence.
“It’s not meant to be confused or watered down for marketing purposes. It’s really just another piece of the puzzle and the imagination that’s missing. People might really need it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has claimed the band should have replaced Serj Tankian in 2006.
The ‘Chop Suey’ group haven’t released an album since 2005’s ‘Hypnotize’ and they went on a four-year hiatus the following year, with occasional tours since reuniting in 2010, as well as dropping charity singles ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’ and ‘Protect The Land’ in 2020.
Addressing the status of the band, John told the ‘Battleline’ podcast: “Quite frankly, we probably should have parted ways [with him] around 2006.
“I think we should have moved on, and if Serj didn’t wanna be in the band at that time, we should have just moved on and done it with somebody else.
“But that’s what happens when you’re loyal and you really want to make it work. You’ll put up with things that may be detrimental to the health of the band.”
John suggested he and the other bandmembers – bassist Shavo Odadjian and guitarist Daron Malakian – may have been better served finding a new frontman until Serj decided he wanted to return.
He added: “Maybe it would have been better if we moved on and got another singer for an album or two and continued to make music, then brought Serj back later if he wanted to come back.
“That probably would have been better. But as it is, I think we wasted 15, maybe 20 years of our lives waiting.”
He claimed while the group have “tried to get together multiple times to make an album”, circumstances made it tough to actually follow through with their plans while maintaining the band’s “integrity”.
Noting that all four members caused disagreements, he said “We couldn’t really come together and agree.
“But if you have a majority of the band thinking one way and one person thinking the other, it’s very difficult to come together and make music.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rita Ora has confirmed her new single is coming later this month.
The 32-year-old singer shared a clip of new track ‘You Only Love Me’ on Tuesday (03.01.23) and revealed it will drop this month, while she also hinted at her highly anticipated third album.
Alongside a video of herself piling on the PDA with husband Taika Waititi, she wrote: “SURPRISE. I’M BACK! You Only Love Me XX/01/23 #RO3 (sic)”
The ‘Anywhere’ singer previously spent time in her home country of Albania working on the deeply personal follow-up to 2018’s ‘Phoenix’, and she has promised fans can expect plenty of new projects as she looks to prove that it’s possible to “do more than one thing”.
Asked what she was doing in Albania, she said back in October: “A new album – January next year. It’s going to be great. More music and a film. My dream is to show everybody that you can do more than one thing.
“You can be a musician, actor, dancer, mother, aunt all at the same time. I want to try and do everything.
“Now I am 30 it’s time to get this ball rolling.”
The ‘Fifty Shades’ actress warned her fans might need an alcoholic beverage or two before hearing her new songs, noting that she’s baring her soul.
She said: “I wanted to make this a very raw, musical record. Maybe get a few bottles of whatever you drink when you listen to this album.”
And she admitted she has struggled with the “really intense” pressure of being in the spotlight and says her close friends and family have got her through moments where she felt like quitting her career.
She explained: “I’ve felt like quitting. I was like, ‘Is this worth it? What am I doing?’ As I got more famous, I understood that people look up to you.
“You become a role model and sometimes you are not ready for that because you only wanted to make music. Now you are being followed by millions of people. So psychologically it is really intense.
“You have to stay true to your friends who you have known for years.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Grimes has declared music is her “side quest now”.
The experimental pop artist has vowed to deliver her delayed album ‘Book 1’ to her loyal fanbase, and hinted that more new music would likely come out of her having less “pressure” and “increased freedom”.
In a series of tweets, Grimes – whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher – explained: “Not to say life isn’t blessed and my GOD ten time better = I’m the luckiest girl on earth, but do I want the attention an album brings? 100 per cent nooo (with all due respect).
“I owe y’all, the artists life is blessed and I take that seriously.
“But! My fam, best friends, and babies get dragged in no matter what I do, the narrative doesn’t belong to me.
“My friends/[family are] my whole life – this is their battle too.”
She added: “I’ll always release music but if it hasn’t been clear; music is my side quest now. Tbh reduced pressure x increased freedom = prob more music just ideally low key.
“I’ll always do my best to entertain whilst depleting my literal reputation I hope that’s ok I love y’all.”
Grimes said the delay was also down to “minor legal stuff”.
In September, the star – who has two children with Tesla tycoon and Twitter owner Elon Musk – confirmed her hotly-anticipated follow-up to 2020’s ‘Miss Anthropocene’ is finished on her part.
Grimes responded to a follower on Twitter: “Album is done. Waiting on approvals for next single and mixing.”
And when another user asked when fans can expect her The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) collaboration, ‘Sc-Fi’, Grimes revealed it’s down to the Canadian megastar and his record label, insisting it “depends on Abel and Columbia.”
She went on to share that she had a “really intense medical situation” in the spring of last year, and she’s thankful for the delay in the release as she’s still recovering.
She wrote: “I had a rly intense medical situation in the spring so I am relishing the delay tbh. The delay is kinda convenient cuz I’m just getting back to health. (sic)”
Teasing the collaboration in a recent cover interview with Vogue China, she spilled: “It will be a trip. Definitely worth watching to the end, listening to the monologues and then getting into the drama.”
She also revealed the upcoming LP is part of her AI girl group project NPC.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Girl group FLO have been declared BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2023.
The trio – comprising Jorja Douglas, Renée Downer, and Stella Quaresma – just made history as the first group to win the BRITs Rising Star prize.
And now, they’ve topped the annual poll celebrating the best new music talent.
In a statement, they said: “Wow, we did it! To win this accolade not even a year after we released our debut single ‘Cardboard Box’ is wild.
“We feel so connected to our British music roots winning BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of… Thank you to everyone who voted for us and put girl groups back on the map.
“To be recognised for our music and people to believe in our vision inspires us to go further this year! 2023 we’re ready.”
They beat Nia Archives, Dylan, and Cat Burns to the crown.
Sir Elton John, Dua Lipa, Celeste and Sam Smith were among the voting panel.
Sam, Adele, and Ellie Goulding are among the previous recipients.
The 2022 winner was PinkPantheress.
The group made their name after releasing their 1990s-influenced debut ‘Cardboard Box’ this year, which they have performed on shows such as ‘Later… with Jools Holland’.
Meanwhile, FLO have insisted they don’t want to be in Little Mix’s “shadow”.
The girls insisted they want to forge their own path but they are grateful to the girl group – who went on hiatus this year – for having “paved the way for us”.
Jorja, 20, said: “We’re creating our own thing. We don’t want to be in their (Little Mix’s) shadow.
“Obviously, they paved the way for us. We wouldn’t have been able to win our BRIT if they hadn’t won their BRIT [for best British group in 2021].”
The ‘Losing You’ singers have set their sights on a headline slot at America’s Coachella festival, and back home, they’d like to see themselves on the cover of British Vogue magazine.
Renée, also 20, said of their aspirations: “Headline Coachella. Ooh, cover of British Vogue. Edward Enninful, if you’re listening, get in touch.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Emma Bunton would love to see the Spice Girls reunite at Glastonbury.
Baby Spice has addressed rumours that the iconic girl group – also comprising Geri Horner, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria Beckham – will play at the world-famous festival next year.
She said of the Glasto speculation: “There’s always talking, isn’t there? ‘Oh, the Spices Girls are getting back.’
“It was so funny, even last year, a really good friend of mine was at Glastonbury, and she called me and went, ‘Are you going to come on stage?’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m sure I would have told you!'”
Despite there being no plans to take to the stage at Worthy Farm just yet, Emma can’t wait to be reunited with her bandmates.
She told the Metro’s Guilty Pleasures column: “Do you know what, obviously as the Spice Girls, we love working together, and when the time is right, things kind of happen. But I love, love, love [them], and I can’t wait till we perform again. It’s got to be right for all of us, collectively, so hopefully that’ll happen at some point soon.”
Melanie C recently admitted getting back on stage with Victoria is her “ultimate dream”.
The Spice Girls reformed without the fashion designer for a stadium tour three years ago and while the group had an “incredible time”, they’d love to go on tour again as a quintet.
Melanie said: “We were so beautifully received, we had the most incredible time.
“It was the moment we realised the impact we had had on a generation of people. We are keen to get back on stage, it’s something we continue to discuss. It’s just navigating everybody’s life, work, families.”
Asked if another reunion would include Victoria, she added: “That would be the ultimate dream. The door is always open for Victoria, we would love to see her back. We keep our fingers crossed.”
And the ‘Northern Star’ hitmaker admitted the group would particularly love to perform at Glasto.
She said: “Glastonbury is so magical, and it’s the ultimate British festival without a doubt.
“One day a Spice Girls performance there would be a great thing. We would love to grace that stage.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Calvin Harris has announced his first immersive concert on TikTok LIVE.
The superstar DJ’s avatar will bring the party from 8pm GMT on January 13 via Calvin’s official TikTok account and in Europe and Asia on PICO.
A press release states that the virtual event “will take fans on a musical journey through Calvin’s virtual universe, featuring audio-reactive visuals in a nature-inspired luminous world.”
The Scottish music star said: “I’m so excited to kick off such an innovative music series with Wave, PICO and TikTok and can’t wait for fans to experience my first-ever virtual concert.”
Paul Hourican, Global Head of Music Operations at TikTok, commented: “It’s an honour to host Calvin Harris’ first ever virtual concert, which will push the boundaries of what is possible for artists going LIVE on TikTok and PICO.
“Calvin is a globally acclaimed DJ and performer, responsible for some of the biggest electronic hits and headlining massive international festivals. We’ve loved working with Calvin, Mark and the whole team as well as Wave and PICO to create this experience, which is going to be a special moment for the global TikTok community.”
Meanwhile, the ‘Feels’ hitmaker recently insisted he wasn’t to blame for Rita Ora’s second album being scrapped.
The 38-year-old star dated the pop star for around a year until their split in 2014 and was subsequently hit by claims he’d banned his ex from performing their collaborative track ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ at the Teen Choice Awards that year. There were also rumours of a personal and professional rift between the pair when Rita’s expected second album failed to appear at the time.
Some had suggested Calvin might have refused to sign off on some songs they worked on together, but he spoke out to deny this to be the case.
A fan on Twitter suggested Rita could have been “one of the biggest pop stars in the world” if her LP hadn’t been “torpedoed”, to which Calvin responded: “Entire thing is a myth, there is one unreleased song I worked on and it isn’t good.”
Speaking after their split, Rita opened up about the Teen Choice Awards drama in an interview with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, saying: “For anybody who doesn’t understand how it works, he wrote and produced the song [‘I Will Never Let You Down’ ]. So, he has to approve anything TV-wise … And obviously he owns the rights to it and he didn’t approve the Teen Choice Awards.”
Calvin later insisted he had his reasons for saying no to the request.
After Rita spoke out, he tweeted: “You’ll only know 1 side of the story RE Teen choice awards because I choose not to talk to the papers about every aspect of my personal life. But just know I had a damn good reason.”
The former couple have since both moved on. Rita went on to release more music and is now married to director Taika Waititi, while Calvin is engaged to TV and radio presenter Vick Hope.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jesy Nelson is going DIY for her next project.
The former Little Mix star has announced she is having a studio built in her Essex pad and will teach herself how to record the record all by herself.
Showing the room in her house she’s transforming with all of the equipment in boxes on the floor, she said on her Instagram Story: “For my next project, I am going to turn a room into a studio. I am very excited.
“I have ordered the equipment. I am going to learn how to record myself and learn how to do all that s***.”
The 31-year-old pop star left chart-topping girl group Little Mix in 2020 after almost a decade with the girl group and has only released solo single ‘Boyz’ with Nicki Minaj since – which was met with accusations of “black-fishing” – but is said to have “quietly” filmed a music video for her song ‘Cried Out’ in London in November.
A music insider told The Sun on Sunday’s Bizarre column last month: “This new record marks a fresh start for Jesy, she’s had a year to get over the drama of her ill-fated first single which was actually met with a lot of critical positivity and has put the episode behind her. She’s poured a lot of her feelings into the lyrics and hopes the track will mark the beginning of a new era for her. She’s excited and ready to go!”
According to the outlet, the new music video was directed by her ex-boyfriend Harry James – who she split from in 2018 after 16 months of dating – after he was at the helm of the ‘Boyz’ music video.
The ‘Confetti’ hitmakers went on hiatus in 2022 but Jesy’s bandmate Leigh Anne Pinnock signed a deal with Warner Records in March and has been in the studio with top songwriters, while Jade Thirlwall is said to be “taking a break” from music.
What’s more, Perrie Edwards has been in the studio with songwriter Kamille – who penned several hits with the ‘X Factor’ winning girl group – who teased her solo music will “blow everyone’s minds.”

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