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Celine Dion announces new documentary

Celine Dion has announced that she will be releasing a new documentary. On Tuesday, the Canadian hitmaker announced that she will be opening up about her ongoing battle with stiff person syndrome in a new documentary titled I Am: Celine Dion. "This last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me," Celine, 55, wrote on Instagram. The Grammy Award winner continued, "As the road to resuming my performing career continues, I have realized how much I have missed it, of being able to see my fans. During this absence, I decided I wanted to document this part of my life, to......

Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive Library of Congress Gershwin Prize

Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin are set to be bestowed with the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The 76-year-old music legend and his longtime songwriting partner will receive the prestigious accolade - in honour of the late songwriting siblings George and Ira Gershwin - on March 20 in Washington. Elton - who has just retired from touring - said: “I’ve been writing songs with Bernie for 56 years, and we never thought that … one day this might be bestowed upon us. “It’s an incredible honour for two British guys to be recognized like this. I’m so honoured.” Bernie commented: “To be in a house along with the......

Sugababes set to perfrom and receive top prize at MOBO Awards

Sugababes are set to perform and be honoured with the MOBO Impact Award at the upcoming ceremony. The seminal R'n'B pop group - comprising Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy - will be recognised for their "enduring legacy and influence on a new generation of artists" at next week's ceremony at Sheffield's Utilita Arena, on February 7, where they will also take to the stage to perform a medley of their greatest hits. The 'Overload hitmakers said: “MOBO Awards, thank you for presenting us with 2024’s Impact Award! To be able to look back on our two decades plus journey and be told that our music has touched so many people - even inspiring other artists - is......

Kelly Clarkson reveals pre-diabetic diagnosis motivated her to lose weight

Kelly Clarkson has revealed a "pre-diabetic" diagnosis prompted her to become fitter. The host of The Kelly Clarkson Show admitted the health scare forced her to examine her diet and exercise routine. After guest Kevin James told Kelly she looked "great", she replied, "Oh, thank you. Well, I was told I was pre-diabetic." She went on to admit she "wasn't shocked" by the news. "I was a tiny bit overweight, so, yeah. But I wasn't shocked by it. But they did, they were like, 'You're pre-diabetic, you're right on the borderline.' I was like, 'But I'm not there yet.'" She recently told People how she dropped the weight. "I eat a healthy mix. I dropped weight because I've been listening to......

Lana Del Rey announces country album Lasso

Lana Del Rey's new country album, 'Lasso', will drop in September. After she revealed she was working with regular collaborator Jack Antonoff and country music maker Luke Laird on new tunes, the 'Video Games' hitmaker has confirmed she is going country like everyone else in music. Speaking at Billboard’s pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles on Wednesday (31.01.24), she teased: ”If you can’t already tell by our award winners and our performers, the music business is going country. We’re going country. It’s happening. “That’s why Jack has followed me to Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Mississippi, over the last four years.” In a recent Instagram video......

Dua Lipa's new album is 'a bit more raw'

Dua Lipa's third album feels "a bit more raw" than her previous pop records. The singer 28-year-old singer released the first single from the new project - 'Houdini' - in November and the album is expected to follow in the next few months and she has now opened up about her changing musical style which has been captured in her new tracks. She told Rolling Stone: "This record feels a bit more raw. I want to capture the essence of youth and freedom and having fun and just letting things happen, whether it’s good or bad. "You can’t change it. You just have to roll with the punches of whatever’s happening in your life." She explained the record is heavily influenced......

Sophie Ellis-Bextor to make music comeback

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to release new music after signing a new deal with her former record label. The Murder on the Dancefloor singer has signed a record deal with Universal and will release new music later in the year. The iconic track was originally a hit 23 years ago. Since it appeared in movie Saltburn, Sophie has been propelled back into stardom. The film has been so popular that Murder On The Dancefloor was in the top five most-played tracks in the world last week. "Sophie has become a global star again," a music industry source told the Mail on Sunday. "Universal, her old record label, have snapped her up and she will be releasing new music later in the year. She is likely......

Adele reveals post Las Vegas residency plans

Adele has revealed what she plans to do after her Las Vegas residency. The 35-year-old music star has explained that she plans to prioritise fitness once her residency comes to an end in June. "I don't normally do New Year resolutions but I want to build my muscles in my core and my goal at the end is to learn how to do a backflip and not be in pain," Adele told the crowd during her Weekends with Adele show on Saturday. "So New Year's Eve next year, I'm going to be in such good solid shape - that's going to be such good fun - that I can do a backflip somewhere," the Easy On Me singer continued. "I've decided that this year I want to get to my peak physical fitness." Adele noted that she......

Rihanna and Natalie Portman fangirl over each other at Paris Fashion Week

Rihanna and Natalie Portman have spoken about their mutual appreciation of each other at Paris Fashion Week. The two high-profile women were at the Dior Haute Couture show on Monday when they ran into each other outside. “I am f***ing fan!” Rihanna raved. “You’re one of the hottest bi***es in Hollywood forever!” She added: “You do the most innocent look, and I’m like ‘Ugh!'" Natalie returned the compliment. “Are you kidding me? Excuse me, I’m gonna faint. I’m gonna black out!” she said. “I love you and I listen to your music all the time and you’re just such a queen, thank you!” The Diamonds......

Ariana Grande 'overwhelmed and moved' by the reaction to Yes, And? as its tops chart

Ariana Grande is "so emotional" after 'Yes, And?' topped the chart. The 30-year-old pop superstar admits it's "overwhelming and so sincerely moving" that so many of her fans connected with the lyrics to her comeback single, which became her eighth number one on the Billboard Hot 100. She gushed on her Instagram Stories on Monday night (22.01.24): “I am so so so…… so emotional. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to my fans, the most incredible angels in the world, for the love you have shown this song and me.” She continued: “It is overwhelming and so sincerely moving to see how many of you this song has resonated with and it is such a gift......