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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lewis Capaldi 'blown away' by response to new song after topping the charts
Glasgow-born Lewis Capaldi has revealed he has been "blown away" by the response to his new single, following his spectacular comeback to the music scene. His new single, Survive, raced to the top of the charts this week and has been crowned Number 1. According to the Official Charts, the song has been streamed more than 4 million times in its opening week, and has secured the biggest opening week of any Number 1 single in 2025 so far. It's yet another feat for Capaldi as he makes his remarkable comeback to the music scene, which follows on from a surprise set at Glastonbury and an appearance at a Swiss music festival. READ MORE: Lidl release Oasis jacket inspired by Liam Gallagher's Berghaus campaign ahead of tour READ MORE: The trendy Scottish city attracting more first-time buyers than ever He also announced a comeback tour, with a date lined up at the Hydro later this year. Posting to Instagram, the singer said he has been "absolutely blown away" by the response and "cannot thank everyone enough". View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lewis Capaldi (@lewiscapaldi) In a video, he added: "I just wanted to do a video to say thank you to every single person who has streamed, downloaded, and bought a physical copy of Survive this week. "We are number 1 in the UK, it's the fastes selling song in the UK this year. "I'm over the moon to be back doing what I love doing, and thanks to you we're back at number 1. "I'll see you all soon - love you, bye". Join Glasgow Live's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Sign up to our daily Glasgow Live newsletter here to receive news and features direct to your inbox
The Sun
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Lewis Capaldi makes second concert comeback in a week joining chart-topping star as surprise guest
LEWIS Capaldi made his second concert comeback in a week tonight as he joined a chart-topping star on stage as a special guest. The Someone You Loved singer played a surprise set at Glastonbury last weekend, his first gig in two years. 3 3 Lewis, 28, had taken a break from his music career in 2023 to focus on his health, and was delighted and emotional in equal measure as he received a huge welcome from the Worthy Farm crowd. Following the gig - which saw him perform new track Survive - Lewis confirmed he is hitting the road on a brand new tour in September. But before that, he delighted fans on Friday night when he took to the stage at BST Hyde Park Festival alongside headliner Noah Kahan. American singer Noah, 28, put on a cracking show for the crowd before bringing Lewis on for the encore. The pair then performed Noah's hit 2022 single, Northern Attitude, together. The appearance comes after Lewis spoke out about his Glastonbury performance, which came two years after his final performance at the festival before stepping away from the spotlight. In a heart-warming video posted on his social media, he revealed his true feelings surrounding the burn-out. Speaking from the heart, he told fans: "One word to describe how I'm feeling now is... spectacular." Looking back over his Glastonbury experience in 2023, he admitted: "This should be like, a really happy moment, and it isn't. "I'm like, achieving my dream here. If there was a film about being a singer, and starting as a kid, and they'd be like, Oh, I'd love to be a singer one day and perform in front people, I've done it. Lewis Capaldi breaks silence on emotional Glastonbury return after taking a break from music "I've got to the end of the film and it's not how I thought it was going to be. "And all these people are singing at me and I feel 1,000 miles away there, and I watch it back and actually feel sad. "Second song in, I was probably just thinking, this has to be it, like... I can't keep doing this to myself. "As far as I was concerned, it was like, I'm done. I didn't take a break to just focus on getting better. "I took a break because I needed a break and to sort of release the pressure valve a little bit." Within the montage, Lewis added pictures and home-filmed clips of himself performing as a youngster, full of hopes and dreams. He captioned the tear-jerking montage: "Been mad looking back at it all. Thank you so much for still being here." 3
Daily Mail
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beloved Noughties star 'is secretly working on a return to music after quitting the spotlight following horror kidnap ordeal'
Noughties superstar Duffy is reportedly working on a third album, after quitting the spotlight following her revelation that she was the victim of a horror kidnap ordeal. The singer, 40, who surprised fans by appearing in a TikTok video in March, has reportedly reunited with ex-Suede musician Bernard Butler, who was the producer of her debut album in 2008. A source told The Sun On Sunday: 'The time is right for her to make a comeback, she has done enough healing and is ready to make music. 'She has a great working relationship with Bernard and they trust each other.' MailOnline has contacted a representative for Duffy for comment. In March, Duffy was seen for the first time in 10 years, when she appeared in a TikTok lip-syncing to her hit track Mercy. The Welsh native left the spotlight after she was raped and kidnapped in a harrowing ordeal, which she first revealed publicly in February 2020. She explained she had been raped, drugged and held captive 'over a period of days' following her rise from unknown talent show hopeful to Grammy Award-winning superstar in 2008. In the video, Duffy, whose real name is Aimée Anne Duffy, sang along to her famous lyrics: 'You got me begging you for mercy, why won't you release me.' She was sporting her recognisable light blonde hair in the clip posted on Emotion HQ's TikTok account, which teased that the garage remix will be released soon. The caption read: 'Some of you asked if Duffy was really doing a UK Garage remix with us… #duffy #newmusic #ElectronicMusic #ukgarage #dancemusic #remix,' the video's caption read. Taking to the comments, fans gushed over her return, writing: 'Duffy! Where have you been?! We missed you.' Another echoed: 'OMG it's so good that she's back.' Someone else added: 'It's so great to see Duffy back. What a tremendous singer she has always been.' While another added: 'Actually love Duffy so much. One of my first live concerts was watching her at the Apollo in Manchester and I had the album on repeat for months.' Duffy has yet to post anything on her own Instagram account, which only has one post. The picture, posted back in June 2020, shows her wearing a black dress while perched on a doorstep. The comments on the post are turned off. This is the first sign of Duffy that her fans have had for a year, after she returned to social media in March 2024 for the first time since 2020, to share an inspirational message to her fans. Duffy had remained quiet on her socials until the post, when she shared an emotional video about the secret to happiness. The clip features different animated art styles set to poignant music, while a man's voice quotes Bianca Sparacino's healing novel The Strength In Our Scars. The quote reads: 'You're going to realise it one day - that happiness was never about your job or your degree or being in a relationship. 'Happiness was never about following in the footsteps of all of those who came before you; it was never about being like the others. 'One day, you're going to see it - that happiness was always about the discovery, the hope, the listening to your heart and following it wherever it chose to go. 'Happiness was always about being kinder to yourself; it was always about embracing the person you were becoming. 'One day, you will understand that happiness was always about learning how to live with yourself, that your happiness was never in the hands of others. 'One day you will realise that true happiness comes from within and no external factors can define it. It was always about you. It was always about you.' Captioning the moving video, Duffy addressed her followers for the first time in years, writing: 'A little something to motivate the heart on a Monday. 'Hope you are all doing well. Lots of love, Duffy.' She last posted in June 2020, sharing a black and white photo of herself set to her last released song, River in the Sky. Set to piano, the songwriter sings of being 'afraid of the dark', and of a presence who visits her in the night and 'covers me so patiently as I learn to deal with the pain'. Duffy got her breakthrough in 2007 with her single Rockferry and the following year released megahit Mercy, which catapulted her to fame. Her debut album, with hits like Warwick Avenue and Rain on Your Parade, sold a whopping nine million copies and won Duffy three BRIT Awards and a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. After her second album, Endlessly, Duffy took a break from music in 2011 and took on various acting roles. Then in 2020, she revealed her terrifying kidnapping and rape ordeal for the first time, detailing how during a four week period she was drugged at a restaurant where she was celebrating her birthday, before being abducted, taken abroad and raped, and then flown home where she was held captive in her own home. The star explained how, in the immediate aftermath, she was too terrified to go to the authorities, for fear of her attacker locating her. Duffy revealed that the incident not only pulled her away from her career, but left her estranged from her family and loved ones as she struggled to cope. In the end, it took for the singer to move a total of five times before she started to feel as though she'd regained some semblance of safety. She reported the incident to the police twice after someone threatened to sell her story for blackmail, and a second after three men broke into her home. Duffy said: 'In the aftermath I would not see someone, a physical soul, for sometimes weeks and weeks and weeks at a time, remaining alone. 'I would take off my pyjamas and throw them in the fire and put on another set. My hair would get so knotted from not brushing it, as I grieved, I cut it all off.' Explaining her reasons for sharing her harrowing story, she said: 'I am sharing this because we are living in a hurting world and I am no longer ashamed that something deeply hurt me, anymore. 'I believe that if you speak from the heart within you, the heart within others will answer. As dark as my story is, I do speak from my heart, for my life, and for the life of others, whom have suffered the same. 'I have no shame in telling you either I had spent almost ten years completely alone and it still burns my heart to write it. 'I owe it to myself to say it, I feel obliged to explain how challenging recovering truly was and to finally disclose it. I hope it comforts you to feel less ashamed if you feel alone.' While the star insisted that she will now 'return to quietness' after stepping forward to share the details of her traumatic experience, she said at the time she hadn't ruled out the possibility of returning to music at some point in the future. However, her main goal was gaining closure, at least to some degree, on her decade-long anguish. 'I can now leave this decade behind. Where the past belongs. Hopefully no more "what happened to Duffy questions", now you know … and I am free,' she concluded.
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Will Smith, 56, mercilessly mocked over 'corny' new rap video after comeback album flopped in the charts
Will Smith has divided fans after continuing his music comeback with a brand new single. The 56-year-old released a music video for his new single Pretty Girls on Friday, less than three months after the release of his last studio album, Based on a True Story, which flopped in the charts. In the video, Smith raps about his love of beautiful women while surrounded by four female backup dancers. 'It's a full house, better play your cards right / I'ma post your pic if you pose / Make one phone call, you in Vogue / Head, shoulders, knees, toes / Hold up, wait, pose,' he raps. 'I like BBLs / That stand for "Bad b**ches link up" / Poppin in the club all night in the section / Picture perfect, I swear you perfection.' The song drew a mixed reception online, with one person writing, 'My ears bleeding again good god.' Another commented, 'Somebody stop him, please!' while a third added, 'Need the ghost of Quincy Jones to slap him.' Others said that the song was 'corny' and that it was time for Smith to give up on his hip-hop career. However, others were more complimentary, with one fan gushing, 'This brought a much needed smile to my face. I love the fact that I still get happy when I see Will happy.' Another wrote, 'A song about women that doesn't feel degrading. Good stuff!' The new single comes after Smith made his long-awaited return to music with Based on a True Story — his first album in 20 years. Released on March 28, the project reunited the Men In Black star with longtime collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff and featured contributions from Teyana Taylor and his son Jaden Smith. He released five singles from the album, including Beautiful Scars with rapper Big Sean. Alongside the album, Smith also announced an accompanying tour — one that had fans in stitches after he revealed the unexpected and unconventional locations for his first-ever UK and European shows. Despite a large promotional push behind the record, Based On a True Story became Smith's first album to miss the charts entirely. Smith has faced controversy in recent years, most notably when slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. Rock was presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood when he joked about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. He compared her to the shaved head look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie G.I. Jane - and Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, did not laugh at the joke. Smith approached the stage and slapped Rock across the face with his right hand. Rock responded by telling the shocked audience: 'Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me.' That same evening, Smith won the Best Actor award for his performance in King Richard as Richard Williams, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.
News.com.au
06-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
The Superjesus' Sarah McLeod says music industry sexism hasn't improved in 30 years
The last thing Sarah McLeod had on her bingo card when her alt-rock band The Superjesus returned to the top 10 with their first new music in 20 years was a dance hit. The Adelaide rockers have been holding sway in the ARIA Club chart for the past three months with the Paul Mac remix of their single Something Good. The song featured on their comeback self-titled record which also debuted in the top 10 on the ARIA Australian Album chart when it was released in March. 'I used to do dance music years ago for my solo stuff and I wrote Something Good as a club track but decided to make it into a Superjesus song,' McLeod said. 'In the back of my mind we should get a remix done of it one of these days. And now we're in the clubs.' The Superjesus kick off their national tour this weekend, playing the new album in full as a greatest hits set, with only a handful of tickets remaining for most shows. McLeod said the flood of goodwill that has greeted the band's return was unexpected and a relief as the Australian music industry struggles to engage local audiences with new homegrown music. 'I kind of assume I'm screaming into the ether and I just scream louder and just try different things,' she said. 'I'm a total hustler, I even manage the band now with Ruddy (bassist Stuart Rudd) and there's no blueprint for how to do this so we're doing a lot of YouTube tutorials.' Back in the late 1990s, The Superjesus was all over the altrock airwaves, in the top 5 of the album charts and picking up ARIA awards, with songs including Gravity, Down Again and Now and Then generating millions of streams as the band reconnects with fans in the digital era. As much as streaming has dramatically changed the music landscape, McLeod said she has discovered many things remain the same and that includes discrimination and lack of opportunities for female and non-binary artists, particularly on festival line-ups. McLeod said back in the day she thought the band missed out on coveted festival slots because 'we weren't good enough.' Now as the new chair of the Australian Women in Music advocacy group, McLeod is studying statistics from across the decades which show there has been little improvement in rectifying inequality in the industry. 'Things have changed marginally but since I took on this role and I'm looking at the statistics, I see total imbalance everywhere,' she said. 'I get reports about how many women are on festivals and it's one per cent or five per cent or 10 per cent and then it's male, male, male. 'I used to think we didn't get chosen for festivals, or another female-fronted band didn't get picked, because we weren't good enough. 'But over the years I've realised that it is still very much a blokes' game, and we play it the best we can.' The Superjesus record also proved popular with fans of old school music formats and featured in the top 10 of the ARIA Vinyl Chart. But McLeod was shocked when fans started petitioning them on social media to also release in on CD. The singer loves the idea that vinyl and CD versions of records are now considered 'merchandise' souvenirs in the same way fans collect T-shirts and stickers. 'It's exciting in an industry that you work so hard to make a product and give it away for free (on streaming) that people are into vinyl and CD again,' she said. 'My mum asked me how we make money from a new record and I told her we don't, it's a marketing tool. We put out new music so that people will come to the show and if they buy a ticket to the shows, that's when we make money. But we don't make money from the actual record.'
