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  • Dua Lipa, Roger Federer to host Karl Lagerfeld-themed Met Gala

    By AFP

    NEW YORK: Pop phenom Dua Lipa and tennis legend Roger Federer will likely be among the many hosts of this 12 months’s Met Gala, whose theme will likely be “In honor of Karl.”

    The costume code pays homage to the late Karl Lagerfeld, a prime designer for many years who helmed main homes together with Chanel, Fendi, Balmain and Chloe, in addition to his personal eponymous label.

    The glamorous evening, which sees the leisure world’s brightest stars parade by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in extravagant outfits, will as traditional be accompanied by an exhibit on the museum’s Costume Institute.

    This 12 months it would characteristic the present “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” which is about to incorporate some 150 items of his design in addition to sketches from the German designer.

    Along with Lipa and Federer, Penelope Cruz and Michaela Coel will be part of Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour in internet hosting the May 1 gala, one of many season’s premiere occasions.

    The Costume Institute depends on the Met Gala to fund its work together with exhibitions and acquisitions.

    The gala was first held in 1948 and for many years was reserved for New York excessive society. High priestess of trend Wintour took over the present in 1995, reworking the celebration right into a catwalk for the wealthy and well-known and social media extravaganza.

    NEW YORK: Pop phenom Dua Lipa and tennis legend Roger Federer will likely be among the many hosts of this 12 months’s Met Gala, whose theme will likely be “In honor of Karl.”

    The costume code pays homage to the late Karl Lagerfeld, a prime designer for many years who helmed main homes together with Chanel, Fendi, Balmain and Chloe, in addition to his personal eponymous label.

    The glamorous evening, which sees the leisure world’s brightest stars parade by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in extravagant outfits, will as traditional be accompanied by an exhibit on the museum’s Costume Institute.

    This 12 months it would characteristic the present “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” which is about to incorporate some 150 items of his design in addition to sketches from the German designer.

    Along with Lipa and Federer, Penelope Cruz and Michaela Coel will be part of Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour in internet hosting the May 1 gala, one of many season’s premiere occasions.

    The Costume Institute depends on the Met Gala to fund its work together with exhibitions and acquisitions.

    The gala was first held in 1948 and for many years was reserved for New York excessive society. High priestess of trend Wintour took over the present in 1995, reworking the celebration right into a catwalk for the wealthy and well-known and social media extravaganza.

  • Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X and extra to headline iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: The 2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour has introduced the star-studded lineup of their occasion, and it options some acquainted faces. Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X, Ed Sheeran, Jonas Brothers, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion and extra have been roped in to headline the upcoming music pageant.

    As per Variety, the 2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, introduced by Capital One will probably be making stops in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.

    “What started as a local show 26 years ago is now a globally televised holiday music event featuring the biggest hit artists and songs of the year,” stated John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia.

    “And, for those who can’t get a ticket to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, they can watch on The CW Network, who will bring this music celebration to millions of fans’ living rooms with a two-hour TV broadcast special,” added Sykes.

    Z100’s Jingle Ball in New York on December 10 will probably be carried dwell throughout the nation on all iHeartRadio CHR stations nationwide and can dwell stream completely through The CW App and CWTV.com.

    In addition, The CW Network will broadcast the occasion as an unique nationwide tv particular on December 15 at 8 pm EST/PST. The CW Network tv particular will even air once more on Christmas Day, December 25 at 8 pm EST/PST.

    For the eighth consecutive yr, 9 cities on the tour, together with Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Boston; Philadelphia; New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Atlanta; and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale will associate with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, a non-profit organisation devoted to inspiring right now’s youth via leisure and schooling targeted initiatives. 

  • Elton John declares new album that includes Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X and extra

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Veteran singer-songwriter Elton John just lately introduced his new album titled ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ that includes some huge names from the music trade.

    The Grammy-winning artist made the announcement through a tweet on Wednesday. He additionally shared the album’s launch date within the Twitter submit.

    “The last thing I expected to do during lockdown was make an album but here it is. Thank you to everyone who came together to make it happen. I can’t wait for you all to hear ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ when it’s released on 22 October, but for now, preorder it from today,” he wrote.

    The album will embrace 16 tracks — of these tracks, 10 unreleased — and can characteristic collaborations with huge artists.

    Names embrace Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Young Thug, Charlie Puth, Lil Nas X, Stevie Wonder and Stevie Nicks.

    Elton, whereas asserting the album, spoke about it in an Instagram video posted on Wednesday. The ‘Rocket Man’ singer mentioned within the video that the making of the album was a “really fantastic journey.”

    “I’m thrilled with every single track and I love and thank every single artist that I worked with because I had so much fun. And to have fun during lockdown is a privilege,” Elton mentioned within the Instagram video.

    ‘The Lockdown Sessions’, the Grammy-winner mentioned, is a set of songs he recorded throughout lockdown — therefore the title.

    “Some of the recording sessions had to be done remotely, via Zoom, which I’d obviously never done before. Some of the sessions were recorded under very stringent safety regulations: working with another artist, but separated by glass screens,” Elton mentioned in a press release, as per People journal. However, the classes made him understand he had come “full circle.”

    “I realized there was something weirdly familiar about working like this. At the start of my career, in the late ’60s, I worked as a session musician. Working with different artists during lockdown reminded me of that. I’d come full circle: I was a session musician again. And it was still a blast,” he wrote on Instagram.

    ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’, that includes Lipa, would be the first observe on the album. The single — which was launched in August — was the primary we noticed of Elton working with artists nearly to create music, as per People journal.

    At the time, the ‘Your Song’ singer mentioned it was “incredible” to work with the ‘Future Nostalgia’ singer.

    “She’s given me so much energy. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas. The energy she brought to ‘Cold Heart’ just blew my mind,” Elton mentioned.

    The singer can be at present making ready for his Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour forward of his retirement, reported People journal.

    “I’m going to go out in the biggest possible way, performing at my very best, with the most spectacular production I’ve ever had, playing in places that have meant so much to me throughout my career,” he introduced on YouTube in June.

    The tour will kick off on September 28 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

  • Elton John groups up with Dua Lipa, Lil Nas X for ‘Lockdown Sessions’ album

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: Elton John introduced the discharge of his forthcoming new album ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ to be out on October 22.

    The new album is ready to point out off 16 tracks price of collaborations with different artists that John has labored on since settling into quarantine in March 2020. After 18 months spent in lockdown, pop celebrity Elton John is able to present followers precisely what he is been as much as.

    The album will function some songs that the world has already heard, together with his duet with Rina Sawayama on ‘Chosen Family’, and his revamp of the Pet Shop Boys’ ‘It’s a Sin’ with ‘Years & Years’.

    The Lockdown Sessions can even function 10 model new songs, that includes stars similar to Lil Nas X, Nicki Minaj, Charlie Puth, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, and lots of extra in keeping with Billboard.com.

    “The last thing I expected to do during lockdown was make an album. But, as the pandemic went on, one-off projects kept cropping up,” John mentioned of the brand new album in a press release.

    “All the tracks I worked on were really interesting and diverse, stuff that was completely different to anything I’m known for, stuff that took me out of my comfort zone into completely new territory. And I realised there was something weirdly familiar about working like this. At the start of my career, in the late ’60s, I worked as a session musician. Working with different artistes during lockdown reminded me of that. I’d come full circle: I was a session musician again. And it was still a blast.”

    One of the songs on the album, ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ with Dua Lipa, has already made historical past for John. Last week, the track debuted at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking John’s 68th entry on the chart, and his first entry in over 21 years, after his track ‘Someday Out of the Blue’ reached No. 99 on the chart dated July 29, 2000.

  • Dua Lipa opens up about collaborating with Elton John, says it is an ‘absolute honour’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Elton John and Dua Lipa just lately collaborated for the primary time ever. The duo launched their single ‘Cold Heart’ (PNAU Remix), with an accompanying music video on Friday.

    Lipa opened up about working with the long-lasting singer and stated that two “totally clicked” once they met just about, reported People journal.

    “Elton is such an inspirational artist and also has the naughtiest sense of humour – a perfect combination. It has been an absolute honour and privilege to collaborate on this track with him,” Lipa stated.

    “I loved being part of such a creative and joyous experience. Can’t wait to hear it everywhere this summer,” she continued.

    The ‘Benny and the Jets’ singer stated the final 18 months in quarantine had been onerous on him — however being off the street meant he might “go back to his roots” as a session participant. And having the chance to collaborate with Lipa was “incredible.”

    “She’s given me so much energy. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas,” stated Elton.

    The 74-year-old singer added, “The energy she brought to ‘Cold Heart’ just blew my mind.”

    The tune relies on 4 of John’s classics: ‘Kiss the Bride’, ‘Rocketman’, ‘Where’s the Shoorah?’ and ‘Sacrifice’, spliced collectively by PNAU, an Australian music trio. John labored with the digital band in 2012 to supply ‘Good Morning to the Night’, a collaboration album between John and the trio.

    The music video, created by animator and director Raman Djafari, follows animated variations of Elton and Lipa getting into a euphoric world earlier than separating as their planets drift aside. The video attracts a parallel to the final 12 months and a half in lockdown.

    The duo was beforehand seen collectively when Elton appeared as a visitor on Lipa’s Studio 2054 reside stream.

    Lipa additionally carried out at The Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, which raised over USD 3 million for the inspiration — it was then that John reached out to Lipa to work on new music collectively remotely.

  • Dua Lipa to make appearing debut in ‘Argylle’ alongside Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, Samuel L Jackson

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: English filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has set an ensemble solid, together with Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Samuel L Jackson, for his upcoming spy film “Argylle”. Additionally, British pop sensation Dua Lipa will make her appearing debut with the film, based on The Hollywood Reporter.

    The big-budget motion movie, which Vaughn will direct and produce by means of his banner Marv, will begin manufacturing in Europe in August.

    Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell, veteran actor Catherine O’Hara and “Fast and Furious 9” star John Cena are additionally a part of the solid.

    The movie, based mostly on an upcoming spy novel of the identical identify from creator Ellie Conway, follows Argylle, “the world’s greatest spy” as he’s caught up in a globe-trotting journey.

    The film would be the first of at the very least three movies within the franchise and is about in America, London and a number of places the world over.

    Conway’s thriller novel is about to be printed subsequent 12 months by Transworld Publishers Ltd, a division of Penguin Random House.

    Jason Fuchs is writing the script and he will even function government producer alongside Adam Bohling, David Reid, Zygi Kamasa, Carlos Peres, Claudia Vaughn and Adam Fishbach.

    Vaughn is presently awaiting the discharge of “The King’s Man”, the prequel to his blockbuster “Kingsman” motion pictures.

    The movie, starring Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Bruhl, Djimon Hounsou, and Charles Dance, is scheduled to be launched theatrically by Disney in December 2021.

  • Dua Lipa refutes antisemitic allegations after extending assist to Palestinians

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: British singer and songwriter Dua Lipa not too long ago spoke out after being accused of antisemitism as a consequence of her assist of Palestinians within the ongoing battle within the Middle East.

    According to Fox News, the singer is taking a corporation to activity after it paid for a full-page advert in a information outlet that known as her antisemitic for her assist of Palestinians, saying it used her title shamelessly to “advance their ugly campaign with falsehoods and blatant misrepresentations.”

    In the rambling advert, which appeared in Saturday’s newspaper in the primary part, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the top of the World Values Network, named Lipa, and the fashions Bella and Gigi Hadid as three “mega-influencers” who’ve “accused Israel of ethnic cleansing” and “vilified the Jewish State.”

    Bella Hadid has beforehand proven her assist for the Palestinian individuals on social media.

    Lipa took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to “reject the false and appalling allegations” and mentioned the World Values Network twisted what she stands for.

    “I utterly reject the false and appalling allegations that were published today in the New York Times advertisement taken out by the World Values Network,” she started her publish.

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    — DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) May 22, 2021

    Dua additional continued, “This is the price you pay for defending Palestinian human rights against an Israeli government whose actions in Palestine both Human Rights Watch and the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem accuse of persecution and discrimination.”

    She concluded the publish by including, “I take this stance because I believe that everyone – Jews, Muslims and Christians – have the right to live in peace as equal citizens of a state they choose. The World Values Network are shamelessly using my name to advance their ugly campaign with falsehoods and blatant misrepresentations of who I am and what I stand for. I stand in solidarity with all oppressed people and reject all forms of racism.”

    Tensions elevated within the Middle East since May 10, when Hamas militants in Gaza fired long-range rockets towards Jerusalem. The barrage got here after days of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

    As per Fox News, a cease-fire was declared on Friday. The 11-day struggle left greater than 250 lifeless, the huge of whom had been majorly Palestinians, and likewise introduced widespread devastation to the already impoverished Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. 

  • Singer Dua Lipa requires pay hike of UK well being employees after double win at Brit Awards

    By Associated Press
    LONDON: British singer Dua Lipa known as for a “fair” pay increase for UK well being employees as she was named a double winner on the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday night time. An viewers of 4,000 witnessed the glitz of Britain’s main music prize ceremony on the O2 Arena as a part of a take a look at return to mass attendance occasions within the age of the coronavirus.

    Among them have been 2,500 key well being employees and their friends who had acquired tickets in recognition of their efforts through the pandemic.

    Lipa, who took dwelling the British feminine solo artist and album of the yr titles, highlighted the phrases of nurse and educational Elizabeth Anionwu to say there was a “massive disparity between gratitude and respect” for these on the well being entrance line.

    “I think what we should do is we should all give a massive, massive round of applause and give (British Prime Minister) Boris (Johnson) a message that we all support a fair pay rise for our front line,” she stated.

    In her acceptance speeches, the “Levitating” singer additionally paid tribute to Anionwu, who has campaigned in opposition to racial injustice for many years, in addition to Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole and Joaquin Garcia, who jumped into the River Thames close to London Bridge to attempt to save a girl final month.

    Olubunmi-Adewole (20) didn’t survive the rescue try. Taylor Swift stated it was an “incredible honor” to obtain the worldwide icon title, which has beforehand been awarded to superstars reminiscent of Elton John and David Bowie.

    “I’m really proud to be part of this musical community especially in a year where we needed music so much. And what we needed even more was the help and support of the NHS and the key workers that are here for us tonight,” Swift stated.

    Little Mix grew to become the primary all-female band to win greatest British group, and known as consideration to “sexism and a lack of diversity” inside the music business. Harry Styles took greatest British single for his tune “Watermelon Sugar”, whereas J Hus acquired greatest British male solo artist.

    Female singer-songwriters Arlo Parks and Griff took dwelling the British breakthrough artist and rising star awards respectively. Former US first girl Michelle Obama despatched a video message as she introduced The Weeknd with the worldwide male solo artist prize.

    Billie Eilish was named worldwide feminine solo artist winner, whereas Haim have been dubbed greatest worldwide group. Live performers on the ceremony, which was hosted by comic Jack Whitehall, included Lipa, Coldplay and a collaboration between Rag’n’Bone Man, P!nk and National Health Service choirs.

    It was the biggest viewers for a dwell music occasion within the UK since March 2020, when pandemic restrictions have been first launched. The occasion is a part of the federal government’s Events Research Program, which has just lately seen crowds return to soccer matches, an out of doors live performance and a nightclub.

    Attendees weren’t socially distanced or sporting face masks, however had to supply a destructive coronavirus take a look at forward of the present. “It’s the first event we’ve been to since the pandemic, there’s a great buzz,” stated police nurse Brian George, who introduced his 18-year-old daughter to the ceremony.

    “I’m hoping that with a few more events like this it’ll be like, by the autumn, let’s open up everything again. That would be fantastic,” he stated. Those who attended additionally will probably be examined and monitored after the occasion as a part of the analysis.

    Britain has recorded greater than 127,500 coronavirus deaths, however deaths have dropped to single digits after a lockdown firstly of 2021 and the fast vaccination rollout.

    Lockdown is slowly being lifted and measures are set to be additional eased in England on Monday with the reopening of indoor hospitality venues and outside gatherings of as much as 30 folks. Social distancing steering will stay in place.

    All restrictions have been got down to be lifted by June 21 below the federal government’s present roadmap, with gigs and music festivals as a result of return for the primary time since early 2020.