The BRIT Awards have responded after Sam Smith spoke out about plans to keep gender-based categories for the 2021 ceremony. Smith came out as non-binary in early 2019, and changed their pronouns to they/them in September that year. Back in 2019, it was reported that the BRITs were planning to scrap their gender categories in …
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Village People respond to Donald Trump’s final usage of ‘Y.M.C.A.’
The Village People have issued a statement after Donald Trump played their song ‘Y.M.C.A.’ for the final time during his turbulent presidency yesterday (January 20). The former president played the 1978 disco hit at a number of his public appearances and rallies over the past four years despite the group repeatedly asking him not to. …
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Family of Beach Slang’s James Alex respond to accusations of emotional abuse
The family of Beach Slang frontman James Alex has responded to accusations of emotional abuse made against him by the band’s former manager, Charlie Lowe. Last week on Twitter, Lowe alleged that she had endured “constant emotional, psychological & narcissistic abuse from James Alex for years”. She also claimed that she had been diagnosed with …
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