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Shakira has brought out Dua Lipa as a special guest at her residency in Madrid and duetted on ‘Antología’. Watch below. The moment took place on Saturday (October 3), as Shakira continued her huge ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ world tour, which is currently seeing her play a residency at the Spanish capital. At the show, Shakira kicked this off as usual with renditions of ‘La fuerte’, Black Eyed Peas’ ‘GIRL LIKE ME’, ‘Las de la intuición / Estoy aquí’ and ‘Empire / Inevitable’, before going into fan favourites including ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ and ‘She Wolf’ later in the set.…

A few years ago, Democrats in Washington were circulating a chart showing that the economy always does better when they’re in charge and worse when Republicans hold the White House. This is statistically true — at least in the past few decades — but mostly irrelevant. And that’s because economic cycles and presidencies are sort of like shifting tectonic plates: They overlap, but they almost never perfectly align. Presidents don’t actually create the economies that attach to their names. They only react to them, ably or not. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is that economic…

‘Bowie80′, a series of special events, releases, collaborations and more, are arriving worldwide to celebrate what would have been the late music icon’s 80th birthday. Find all the details below. The new series of events starts today (Monday October 5) and will run throughout 2027, arriving in celebration of what would have been David Bowie’s 80th birthday on January 8. As part of the collection, there will be special events, releases, anniversaries, collaborations and fan experiences around the world, as well as limited-edition merchandise made especially for the occasion. To kick off the initiative is a new partnership with Nordstrom,…

First Aid Kit are set to bring their ‘Visions Of The Past’ tour to the UK and Ireland in 2027. Find all the details here. The Swedish duo will return to these shores early in the new year, after treating fans to the career-spanning show in Scandinavia and other European locations. Kicking off in Dublin on January 18, the forthcoming trek also includes concerts in Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Cardiff and Brighton throughout the rest of the month. The band are then due to conclude the run of dates with a performance at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London,…

Primavera Sound has announced the first wave of artists leading the bill for its 2027 edition including Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers and Fontaines D.C. The festival will return to the Parc del Fòrum from June 3 to 5 next year, and is celebrating 25 years. Last week, organisers confirmed the dates of the ticket sales for the upcoming edition, and also told fans to keep their eyes peeled for the first line-up announcement coming today (Monday October 5). Now, a huge list of names have been confirmed for the 2027 instalment, and leading the way is Doechii who will be performing…

Primavera Sound Barcelona has revealed the lineup for its landmark 25th year. A long ticket of headliners includes Phoebe Bridgers, Massive Attack, Caroline Polachek, Robyn, Turnstile, and a closing back-to-back set from Skrillex and Ninajirachi. Alongside them atop the bill are the Chemical Brothers, Doechii, Fontaines D.C., FKA twigs, Hayley Williams, Bad Gyal, Lola Young, Adéla, and Prospa, while Pavement, Tinashe, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are booked further down the listings. Check out the poster below.The 2027 edition of Primavera Sound kicks off with opening parties the evening of Wednesday, June 2; the main festivities get going…

Pete Doherty has been spotted performing Lily Allen’s classic track ‘Smile’ at a karaoke night in South Korea. Check it out below. The footage was shared by his Libertines bandmate Carl Barât on Instagram last night (Sunday October 4), and came as the band recently landed in the country ahead of their huge slot at Busan International Rock Festival. In the clip, it isn’t clear whether the band are backstage at the festival or at an intimate cafe. Frontman Doherty is seen walking back and forth across the room in a grey suit, putting an indie spin on Allen’s hit…

Victoria Monét has never been afraid to embrace romance. Across her five EPs and debut album ‘Jaguar II’, the three-time Grammy-winner has shown us her desire to love and be loved out loud, from the excitement of finding someone new on 2018’s ‘New Love’ to the end of a relationship in 2023 on ‘Good Bye’. Now, Monét is eager to bathe and lather herself in love for a full long-player on her much-anticipated second album, ‘Frequency Of Love’ – but what happens when she departs from the smoke and haze of the ‘Jaguar’ era that turned her into an icon…

Taylor Swift made a surprise cameo at the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live – crashing Dakota Johnson’s monologue and also meeting Turnstile. The appearance came as Johnson returned to the iconic sketch show to host for the third time. During the episode, she kicked things off with an opening monologue that referenced her dating history – which has included Chris Martin and Role Model – and how her friends have always been supportive of her choice of partner. “I have really good friends. They don’t judge me for dating these men; they’re actually really supportive,” she explained, before…

The wardrobe item from Cinderella Man was initially donated to the last remaining Blockbuster Video in Alaska Great news, late-night fans: John Oliver is yet again in possession of a jock strap worn by Russell Crowe for Cinderella Man. The jock strap has been acquired by the Last Week Tonight show host several times and has a long history as a sort-of joke and sort-of charitable item. Oliver initially bought the undergarment in 2018 during an auction Crowe dubbed “The Art of the Divorce,” which involved the actor selling more than 200 items in the wake of his divorce from…