WASHINGTON: Pop superstar Katy Perry has made history by becoming the first user to garner 100 million followers on Twitter, the social media platform announced. “Today we #WITNESS history,” Twitter said Friday in a tweet, referencing the title of Perry´s recently released fifth album. “Congratulations @katyperry, the first to reach 100 million followers! #LoveKaty.” The […]
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Obama hails Jay Z as first rapper in Songwriters Hall of Fame
Former US president Barack Obama hailed Jay Z as a kindred spirit and inspiration as the hip-hop mogul became the first rapper to enter the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The elite club also welcomed Motown records’ pathbreaking founder Berry Gordy and Swedish hitmaker Max Martin at its annual induction – an evening of performances by […]
Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan plagiarizes speech
According to Rolling Stones magazine, Bob Dylan reportedly may have taken portions of his Nobel speech lecture from the online site Sparknotes. Writer Andrea Pitzer identified similarities between the two after Dylan received the award last October. Dylan, while making the speech to the Swedish Academy in Los Angeles spoke of three books that greatly […]
Fans get riled up at Justin Bieber for not singing Despacito
A disgruntled fan threw a shoe at pop star Justin Bieber when he refused to sing Despacito at the Summerburst festival over the weekend. The latest Latin American hit has been the first mostly Spanish song to reach the U.K top ten in around 20 years and it rose to even greater success after a […]
Big winners at the Tony awards
NEW YORK: Bette Midler won best actress in a musical while an edgy new tale of millennial angst scooped six awards including best musical at Broadway’s equivalent of the Oscars for US theater. The glitzy revival of “Hello, Dolly!” starring the 71-year-old Midler and the breakout “Dear Evan Hansen,” about wanting to belong and the […]
Katy Perry returns with her new album ‘Witness’
Katy Perry’s songs used to delight in first-time innocence – she kissed a girl (and she liked it), and a night of love made her feel like she was living a teenage dream. Now 32, the pop superstar has discovered adulthood. On a new album, her sound is tempting and her experiences are anything but […]
Ariana Grande resumes European tour amid tight security
PARIS: Fans of Ariana Grande swamped to a Paris concert hall on Wednesday as the US pop star resumed her European tour following a suicide bombing at the end of her show in Manchester that killed 30 people. There was tight security present outside Paris’ AccorHotels Arena, which leaded to the roads being blocked off […]
Ejaz Sher Ali soon to induce Sufism through new album
LAHORE: Ejaz Sher Ali – the son of Pakistani classical musician Ustad Sher Ali – is to promote Sufism through his new album “The Sufi Spirit” before long with his band RocQawal, which would serene humanity on earth. The record named Sufi Spirit has been produced by the world-renowned Mark Howard and will spot Ejaz […]
Genuine Pakistani Music Food charms ASPAC members
PARIS: Pakistan food stall and Sufi music charmed the members of Asia Pacific Group of Permanent Delegations (ASPAC) to UNESCO, diplomats, French government officials and other visitors. Pakistan food stall artistically adorned with traditional handicrafts, offering of authentic Pakistan dishes and performance of live Sufi musicwas held in UNESCO Headquarter in Paris, today. . Pakistani’s […]
Yacht band criticised for fake sex tape to promote album
LONDON: Experts on sexual assault have criticised LA band Yacht for creating a fake sex tape to promote their new album, something activists say may make it harder for revenge porn victims to be believed. Bandmates Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans, who are in a relationship, announced on the group’s Facebook page that a sex tape […]