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FIFA reveals World Cup 2026 opening performers after 18-track official album drop: Artists lineup & full tracklist here

FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony performers: FIFA has released the official 18-track album for the 2026 World Cup, featuring global artists like Shakira, Burna Boy, Stormzy, The Rolling Stones, LISA, Anitta, and more. The project includes cross-genre collaborations spanning continents and languages, with six tracks already out and the…

The Economic Times

‘Nobody knows what works. There’s a lot of panic’: can African pop get back to global success?

Tracks by Rema, Burna Boy and more were streaming in the billions, but hits are drying up. Stars and analysts across the African music industry fret about how to change course

The Guardian - UK

Drake sparks upset as final Wireless set ends after just 40 minutes - star says 'needs time to process'

The performance was a stark contrast to Saturday’s 90-minute spectacle and Friday’s slot which featured Lauryn Hill

Evening Standard

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Rema’s Coachella set branded a ‘disaster’ after ‘technical malfunctions’

The young singer was only scheduled to perform for 45 minutes

The Independent UK

Wireless festival review – Ice Spice, Asake and Doja Cat triumph on gappy bill

With some regrettable absences and a premature close, the weekend is redeemed by explosive sets and starry surprise guests such as Central Cee

The Guardian - UK

Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park review: electrifying, despite the occasional hiccup

Doja Cat delivered a swaggering performance... even if her set was brought forward for the football

Evening Standard

How to watch iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024: live stream performers Justin Timberlake, Green Day and TLC from anywhere

Here's how to watch iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024 wherever you are, with Ludacris hosting the 11th edition of the ceremony at LA's Dolby Theatre.

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Raye, Tate McRae and a bit of a rave: all the Brits 2024 performances reviewed

From Kylie’s megamix to Rema’s maximalism, we rate and slate the performers at British music’s biggest night of the year

The Guardian - UK

Afro Nation Portugal 2024: Nicki Minaj joins line-up alongside Asake, J Hus and Tyla

The world’s biggest Afro beats festival will return to the coast of Portimão in the Algarve from June 26 to 28

Evening Standard

Female pop stars celebrate record-breaking year on UK singles chart

Women claimed an unprecedented 31 weeks atop the Top 40 and accounted for 48.5% of all songs that reached the Top 10 – plus seven of the year’s 10 biggest songs

The Guardian - UK

Blank space: how Taylor Swift – and an aching sense of loss – dominated music in 2023

Away from Swift’s joyous, record-breaking successes, the year’s most acclaimed albums were concerned with death and absence

The Guardian - UK

Much as it galls the French, English has become Europe’s cultural lingua franca

The British may have left the EU, but if recent films are to go by, their language remains centre stage

The Guardian - UK

Rema review – brilliant bat-riding Nigerian star is a little too ambitious

There is no doubt that the Afrobeats ace is a phenomenal performer – but his high-wire artistry, splicing trap and rock’n’roll, proves baffling to his audience

The Guardian - UK

2024 Grammy nominations: 8 snubs (including Morgan Wallen), according to Twitter

Cover your eyes, music fans. Some huge names were snubbed.

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Evening Standard

Selena Gomez goes viral after being caught sneering at Chris Brown’s MTV VMAs nomination

The actress looked less than impressed when the disgraced R&B star’s name was read out

The Guardian - US

MTV VMAs 2023: Taylor Swift wins big in a ceremony celebrating hip-hop and Shakira

Swift claims video of the year for Anti-Hero, Shakira wins the video vanguard award and a who’s who of hip-hop legends take the stage at the 40th Video Music Awards

Chicago Sun-Times

Nicki Minaj debuts new song, NSYNC reunites and Shakira performs at MTV VMAs

Within the first half-hour, the boy band NSYNC reunited on stage to present the first award for best pop video, which went to Taylor Swift.

The Independent UK

Selena Gomez returns to the VMAs red carpet in red gown for first appearance since 2015

Singer last appeared on VMAs red carpet in 2015

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How to watch the VMAs 2023 from anywhere in the world

From Bey to Tay, you won't want to miss this year's awards. Here's how to watch the VMAs, no matter your locale

Multichannel News

Taylor Swift Leads With 8 ‘MTV Video Music Awards’ Nominations

Evening Standard

Your Friday night playlist curated by east London rap star Ivorian Doll

The German-born rapper and queen of London’s pop scene, Ivorian Doll talks to Soraya Gaied Chortane on her latest EP Big Bad IVD, nights out in Nigeria and her top party tracks

The Independent UK

Who will have the 2023 song of the summer? We offer some predictions

The sun is shining, the beach is calling, and school is out: It’s time to prepare the song of the summer

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Louis Theroux’s cultural highlights

The journalist and broadcaster on his love of musicals, a troubling TV comedy and the irresistible rhythms of Afrobeats

Evening Standard

Selena Gomez praises ‘courageous’ Iranian girls arrested after dancing to her music

Five teenage girls were reportedly detained in Tehran after their TikTok video went viral

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Here Are All The Celebs Who’ve Taken Sides In The Decade-Long Selena Gomez Hailey Bieber Beef

Can't keep their shade to themselves.

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