She had a massive hit with the song Mercy in 2008, released two popular albums — and then totally disappeared from the public eye. What happened to Welsh singer Duffy in the intervening years only came to light four years ago. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Duffy’s message about finding happiness. Stream the world’s best reality, … Read more
Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled — due to “unexpected events” — just days after tickets to the annual musical festival went on sale. The three-day festival — which was to be headlined by Kylie Minogue — won’t run in 2024, according to festival partner Triple J. Splendour was meant to begin on July … Read more
Over the course of 11 years, Damien Luscombe carefully swindled more than $2 million from some of Australia’s most well-known musicians and restaurateurs. The partner and business manager at accounting firm White Sky oversaw the day-to-day accounts of 11 high-profile clients, including performers Gotye and Peking Duk. They trusted him with their finances but he … Read more
The organisers of a new music festival set to tour Australia’s east coast later this year have said it will go ahead with “alterations”. Rumours about the possible cancellation of Pandemonium Rocks — a new rock festival featuring acts including Blondie, Alice Cooper and Wheatus — began to circulate last week after a number of … Read more
LOS ANGELES — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of sexual assault and rape against Combs — one … Read more
NEW YORK — Two properties belonging to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. It’s not clear whether … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends Sean “Diddy” Combs Fulfills $1 Million Pledge To Howard University At Howard Homecoming – Yardfest at Howard University on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. Shareif Ziyadat | Getty Images Federal agents on Monday raided homes owned by hip-hop music mogul Sean Combs in Los Angeles and Miami, NBC News reported, … Read more
When is a good dream not a great dream? When you don’t remember it in the morning. When is a good album not a great album? When it’s bold, but not bold enough and commercial, but not commercial enough. NCT Dream’s fifth EP, “DREAM( )SCAPE,” (pronounced “dream escape”) explores the beats of a cool, imaginary … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shakira, the boundary-breaking Colombian performer, has been remarkably consistent since beginning her career in the early ’90s. Without fail, she toured, released albums, won awards, woven global, genre-defying sounds into her pioneering singles, performed at the Super Bowl halftime show and more. Then, things slowed. Or so it … Read more
I’m ready to ask Beth Ditto a question, but first, she has a few for me. “I genuinely love doing interviews,” she says over Zoom from her home in Portland, Oregon, with visible glee. “I just like talking to people. Interviews can be difficult, though, because you only have an hour, and I want to … Read more
