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Fifa has named a track by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez as the official anthem for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. We Are One (Ole Ola), which also features Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte, will be performed at the opening ceremony at the Arena de Sao Paulo on 12 June. The track will be released later […]
Ellie Goulding’s second album has reached the top of the UK chart for the first time, more than a year after it was released. Halcyon, which came out in October 2012, features five top 40 singles, including her debut number one Burn. US rapper Pitbull scored the first number one single of the year with […]
Alicia Keys will end her partnership with Blackberry at the end of January after a year as serving as its global creative director. The singer-songwriter was hired by the smartphone maker last year when it launched its BlackBerry 10 devices. Since then Blackberry has seen a drastic fall in profits and changed its leadership and […]
A new Bitcoin-like virtual currency inspired by rapper Kanye West is set to be launched, and has been dubbed “Coinye West”. Kanye West is not involved and has yet to comment on its inception. It will follow in the footsteps of “Dogecoin“, another virtual currency based on the popular Doge meme. The value of Bitcoin, […]
Pharrell Williams saw out 2013 with his third UK number one single of the year, Happy, knocking X Factor winner Sam Bailey into second place. The 40-year-old previously topped the charts on Daft Punk’s Get Lucky and Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines, with writing credits on both. Happy, a feel-good pop song featured in the hit […]
Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen has announced she will make her Broadway debut in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The Call Me Maybe singer tweeted that it was a “dream come true”. She will take over the role of Cinderella from Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes from 4 February 2014 for 12 weeks. Grammy Award nominee […]
Britney Spears has received rave reviews for the opening night of her Las Vegas residency on Friday. “Spears stomped into town with a 21-hit salute,” wrote Marco della Cava in USA Today, noting the show “artfully melded spectacle with stagecraft”. MTV’s Sophie Schillaci highlighted the “larger-than-life production, blaring beats and rapid-fire dance moves”. But the […]
X Factor winner Sam Bailey has claimed this year’s Christmas number one, with her debut single Skyscraper. The former prison officer outsold her nearest rival, Pharrell’s Happy, by two to one to become one of the fastest selling singles of the year. Bailey, 36, said topping the festive chart was the “icing on the cake”. […]