Deanie Chen In April, a fan approached American singer Gigi Perez after a show, and proudly showed off their latest tattoo. “Gigi I 🖤 U,” read the ink. The singer was lost for words. “In my head, I was like, ‘Please don’t regret that’,’” she laughs. “It’s hard for me to process that somebody else…
Getty Images Chappell Roan has also been nominated for six Grammy Awards BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 longlist has been announced, with breakout stars like Chappell Roan and Barry Can’t Swim joined by newcomers including Myles Smith and Good Neighbours. The award is given to rising artists with “the best chance of mainstream success”…
Getty Images NewJeans is one of the biggest K-pop acts currently They’ve sold more albums than any other K-pop girl band last year, have tens of millions of fans worldwide and are arguably one of South Korea’s hottest acts. What the members of NewJeans aren’t however, are workers, according to the government. The country’s Ministry…
BBC The film premiered on Wednesday in Torun, central Poland The western Rust has premiered in Poland, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on set in New Mexico. Organisers of Poland’s Camerimage International Film Festival said the screening was a tribute to the 42-year-old Ukrainian-born cinematographer, who was a fan…
Anthony Stanley/WENN/Alamy The Sidemen have been among Britain’s most popular YouTubers for the past decade The Sidemen are used to making content for YouTube, but say they’ve now “hit the limit” on what they can achieve on the video sharing platform so are moving “to something even bigger”. The British YouTube superstars have announced that…
Universal Ariana Grande (left) forms a friendship as Glinda with Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba Ariana Grande has told the BBC that she channelled her personal feelings of loss when filming Wicked. “Losing someone you love is something we’ve all unfortunately had to experience – and sometimes we have the privilege to say goodbye and…
Getty Images Logan Paul, the massively popular social media personality, is facing fresh questions over his cryptocurrency dealings amid ongoing concerns he may have profited from misleading fans. The BBC has seen new evidence suggesting he promoted investments without revealing he had a financial interest in them. The influence of Paul – whose YouTube channel…
Donald Trump has picked World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) co-founder and his transition co-chair, Linda McMahon, as his nominee for education secretary. A long-time Trump ally, McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first presidency and donated millions of dollars to his presidential campaign. Announcing his pick on Truth Social, Trump said McMahon would “use…
Reuters Diddy is facing both civil and criminal lawsuits in the US Sean “Diddy” Combs has been breaking prison rules by contacting potential witnesses in his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors have alleged. The music mogul is accused of making “relentless efforts” to “corruptly influence witness testimony”, by using other inmates’ telephone accounts, and using…