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Lady Gaga To Headline Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Lady Gaga is set for a very busy few months with a headline performance at the highly anticipated Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Paris this December.The 30 year entertainer, who is currently topping the charts...
By Ed Biggs in Fashion / Beauty on 01 November 2016
The Weeknd Announces New Album 'Starboy' - And Unveils New Haircut!
Grammy winner The Weeknd has announced details of his brand new album, titled Starboy, which will follow just 15 months after the commercial success of his breakout record Beauty Behind the Madness. Pitchfork reported on...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2016
The Weeknd And Belly Cancel 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance Because Of Donald Trump
The Weeknd and his collaborator Belly cancelled their scheduled appearances on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ at short notice – because of the presence of Donald Trump on the show as a fellow guest.The musicians had been...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 May 2016
The Weeknd Apologises To Usher For Billboard Music Awards Mix-up
The Canadian singer went into Sunday's (22May15) ceremony with 19 nominations, and won winning an impressive eight trophies. Following the Las Vegas event, he took to Twitter to show his gratitude for...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 May 2016
Billboard Music Awards 2016: The Weeknd Wins Huge, Kesha Gets A Standing Ovation & Stevie Wonder Pays Tribute To Prince
The 2016 Billboard Music Awards took place yesterday (May 22nd 2016) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Canadian singer The Weeknd taking home no less than eight gongs for his work over the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 May 2016
Adele's '25' Sells More Than The Next Four Best-selling Worldwide Albums Put Together In 2015
Confirming what we essentially already knew, Adele’s global domination is total, with the news that her latest album 25 outsold the rest of the top five bestsellers around the world put together in 2015.The International...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2016
The Weeknd Has Pulled Out Of Supporting Rihanna's Anti Tour
Canadian singer/songwriter The Weeknd has pulled out of his support slot on Rihanna’s upcoming world tour, Anti. The Can’t Feel My Face hitmaker has blamed "unforeseen changes with upcoming projects" for his withdrawal.The Weeknd has...
By Charlotte Court in Music / Festivals on 23 March 2016
Grammys President "Disappointed" At Lauryn Hill's Last Minute Cancellation
The president of the Grammy Awards has expressed his “disappointment” at Lauryn Hill’s dramatic last minute no-show at last night’s awards ceremony, where she had been expected to take to the stage with The Weeknd.The...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 16 February 2016
Chloe Dobinson's Top 10 Albums Of 2015
10. Drake - If You're Reading This Then You're Too Late Making an impromptu release of his 4th studio album Drake made a return proving why he is one of the most in demand rappers....
By Chloe Dobinson in Music / Festivals on 02 January 2016
See Bella Hadid Rescue Her Boyfriend The Weeknd On 'In The Night' Video
The Weeknd persuaded his supermodel girlfriend Bella Hadid to star in his brand new music video for single ‘In The Night’, in which she stars as a beautiful but deadly dancer who saves the singer’s...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 09 December 2015
Taylor Swift, The Weeknd And Kendrick Lamar: Favourites For The 2016 Grammy Awards
The Grammy Award nominations for 2016 have finally been announced, with Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar predictably leading with a total of seven nods each. There's a massive 83 categories altogether, so here's...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 07 December 2015
Rihanna Is The Most Streamed Female Artist Of 2015 On Spotify, Despite No New Album
Rihanna has been revealed as the most streamed female artist on Spotify in 2015, despite not releasing a new album. Fans of the pop queen clearly haven’t been too put off by the lack of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 01 December 2015
One Direction And Taylor Swift Lead The Winners At American Music Awards
It was a big night for British boyband One Direction at the American Music Awards on Sunday evening. The boyband took home the prize for artist of the year at the ceremony in Los Angeles,...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2015
The Weeknd Creates Capsule Collection With Alexander Wang
The Can't Feel My Face singer, real name Abel Tesfaye, kicked off his The Madness tour in his native Toronto, Canada on Tuesday (03Nov15), and his stage wardrobe features brand new pieces from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2015
The Weeknd Leads 2016 People's Choice Awards Nominees
The Hills singer is up for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album for Beauty Behind the Madness, among other top prizes, while Dwayne Johnson heads up the acting categories with nods across three...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 November 2015
5 Seconds Of Summer Land Second Number One Album
The band's second album, Sounds Good Feels Good, debuts at the top of the Billboard 200 with 179,000 pure sales, making them the only non-vocal group to have its first two full-length studio...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2015
Rihanna Stuns We Can Survive Concert Fans With Surprise Headlining Set
Concertgoers were well satisfied as The Weeknd wrapped up his headlining set, but as they waited for an encore Rihanna stepped out and turned the Hollywood Bowl into a fan frenzy. Rihanna...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 October 2015
The Weeknd Handed Community Service After Punching Police Officer
The Can't Feel My Face singer was arrested for misdemeanour battery of a protected person in January (15) for striking an officer who attempted to break up a fight at the Cromwell Hotel...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2015
The Weeknd To Avoid Jail Time After Pleading No Contest To Assaulting Police Officer
Canadian pop star The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to a charge of assaulting a police officer and will therefore avoid jail time, according a new report.Back in January this year, the singer, whose real...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 October 2015
The Weeknd Skipped Interviews Because He Didn't Want To Look Stupid
A high school drop-out, the Can't Feel My Face singer, admits he didn't think he was well-spoken enough to look good in articles, and he started studying crossword puzzles in an effort to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2015
The Weeknd Recalls Odd First Meeting With Taylor Swift
The 25-year-old has seen his star rise rapidly in the last year, thanks to hits including Earned It and Can't Feel My Face. His unique hairstyle has also helped him stand out from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 October 2015
The Weeknd Leads All-canadian Top Three In U.s. Pop Charts
The rapper's Hotline Bling jumps up a spot to two on the new Billboard Hot 100. The Weeknd performed his number one hit with surprise guest Nicki Minaj on Saturday Night Live...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud Blasts Past 500 Million Spotify Streams
His Thinking Out Loud hit smashed through the half a billion milestone over the weekend (10-11Oct15), and the Brit has thanked fans for getting him there in a new statement. It reads:...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2015
The Weeknd Scored A Second Week On Top In U.s. With The Hills
The track, which replaced The Weeknd's Can't Feel My Face at number one a week ago (21Sep15), keeps Justin Bieber's What Do You Mean? off the top of the Billboard Hot 100, while...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 September 2015
The Chemical Brothers Give Fans Hits At Apple Music Festival
The Chemical Brothers played a hit packed set at the Apple Music Festival in London last night (24.09.15).The electronic music duo - who are currently touring without Ed Simons - took to the stage at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 September 2015
Nominees Announced For Q Awards
Florence + The Machine, Foals, Ed Sheeran and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds lead the nominations at the upcoming Q Awards.The artists scored three nods each in the audience voted categories ahead of the prestigious...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 September 2015
The Weeknd Makes U.s. Pop Chart History By Replacing Himself At Number One
He becomes the first male to achieve the feat since T.I. knocked himself off the number one spot seven years ago (08), and only the 11th act to spend two weeks on top...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 September 2015
The Weeknd Makes It Three Weeks At Billboard 200 Number One
The singer's Beauty Behind the Madness shifted an additional 99,000 units to retain the Billboard 200 crown, making it the first album to notch up three straight weeks at the top since Taylor...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 September 2015
Janet Jackson Converts To Islam
Janet Jackson has converted to Islam.The 49-year-old singer - who married Muslim billionaire, Wissam Al Mana, 40, in 2012 - is reportedly taking the religion so seriously that she has even toned down her raunchy...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 September 2015
The Weeknd Scores Top Two Spots On Billboard Singles Chart
The R&B star now holds the top two spots on the new countdown after toppling Justin Bieber, who scored his first number one on the Hot 100 last week (ends11Sep15) with What Do...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 September 2015
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