'American Idol' Contestant Normandy Got a Golden Ticket, But Claims Hollywood Offer Was Taken Away

As well as being an incredible presenter and dancer (seriously, do you remember her moves on Strictly?), AJ Odudu can pull off just about any hairstyle – from the retro crop she rocked on the show, to those wet-look red carpet waves that gave us major Megan Fox vibes. Now, the 34 year old has taken to social media to unveil her newest hair look after rocking sleek tresses in recent months. In a series of snaps shared with her 228K Instagram followers, AJ is seen with her hair styled in extra-long braids while attending an event for The Perfume Shop.

Manchester City face a trip to Elland Road on Saturday in the Premier League as they face an in-form Leeds United side.

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Lizzo has said she was “genuinely surprised” that Harry Styles invited her to join him on stage at Coachella 2022.The pair teamed up during Styles’ headline show at the second weekend of the California festival last Friday (April 22), delivering joint renditions of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ and One Direction‘s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’.Prior to their collaboration, Lizzo teased that she was “bored otw [on my way] to Coachella” in a video she shared on TikTok.During a recent interview on the Audacy podcast, the ‘Juice’ singer was asked by host Kevan Kenney to “take us behind-the-scenes of a surprise Coachella performance”.Lizzo replied: “Well, [at] first Harry was gonna do 2Pac hologram and I was like, ‘I dunno, I feel like somebody already did that [Laughs].“The crazy thing is, it really was genuinely a surprise for me too because I think I found out Wednesday night, and then I was rehearsing. ‘Cause I was genuinely going to Coachella to see Harry.“I love his music, that’s my guy, I’m a fan.

Paramore‘s Hayley Williams has said the current resurgence of all things ’00s is because of the “frustration in the air”.Earlier this month, Williams joined Billie Eilish onstage at Coachella to sing Paramore’s 2006 track ‘Misery Business’ while just last night (April 29) Avril Lavigne performed her 2002 debut single ‘Complicated’ with Olivia Rodrigo.Elsewhere artists like Machine Gun Kelly, Kennyhoopla, Meet Me @ The Altar and Willow have taken inspiration from the guitar-driven pop-punk scene that was thriving in the noughties.Speaking about it in a new interview, Hayley Williams has said it’s because “there’s so much frustration in the air right now and I think some people are wanting to go back to what felt, with hindsight, like a simpler time.”Later in the interview, Williams told the Independent that: “We were able to put in so much raw energy and youth in a time capsule that younger musicians are tapping into.”A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish)It comes as Hayley Williams launches a new 20-part radio show called ‘Everything Is Emo’Speaking about how the venture came about, Williams explained: “Not long ago, people started calling me a ‘veteran’ of my scene and of the music industry. It sounds so funny to me because most of the time I still feel like a fan.“The serious truth is I have, in fact, grown up in this scene for the last two decades.

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that was a bad joke. What Gervais actually said about The Slap of Chris Rock was a little more in line with expectations.“That was like the tamest joke I would have told,” Gervais said Thursday on his TikTok page, and judging by the things he’s said about Hollywood and its inhabitants at the Golden Globes over the years, no one argued.The ever unpredictable and contrarian Gervais did not, however, fall on the side of defending Will Smith.“But no, you don’t hit someone over a joke,” he said. “No matter how bad it is.

CHARLOTTE Crosby delighted her fans as she shared a rare picture with her boyfriend Jake. The reality star, 31, is currently enjoying a romantic holiday in Abu Dhabi with her man and admitted it took a lot of persuading to get him to feature in her TikTok video.

according to the Daily Mail. In the latest video, Bordes is doing what she calls a “hot mom walk” down the street with her 2-week-old child.“POV: You’re two weeks postpartum, fit again in all your clothes, it’s a beautiful sunny day, you’re on your hot mom walk, your baby is full and happy, life is good,” she captioned the video.The blonde was clad in formfitting blue leggings and a white crop top in the clip, which gained almost half a million views.Several female TikTok users immediately slammed Bordes for her “unrealistic” attitude.“Let’s not normalize everything being back to normal two weeks postpartum.

O.J. Simpson was sleeping the night away over this past weekend when several people barged into the door of his bedroom after midnight to wake him from slumber and give him a little surprise.

Madonna has distracted her fans from her odd TikTok video by getting a matching tattoo with her son, David Banda.The Vogue songstress took to Instagram on Monday 4 April to debut her new ink, which is on the inside of her wrist. On her right wrist, the mum-of-six showed off two small tatts – one of an ‘X’ symbol, with another reading “maman” which, translated from French, reads as “mom”. Her son David, 16, also got some new ink, choosing a tattoo matching one his 63 year old mother had inked last month.The design is from the cover of Ten Luminous Emanations by Yehuda Ashlag, a Kabbalah book.

MADONNA proved well and truly down with her kids as she had a matching tattoo with her teen son. The Like A Virgin songstress, 63, took to her Instagram page to fully document the pair's experience at the tattoo parlour, which she dubbed a "family affair." Madonna, who recently left fans concerned with a bizarre TikTok video, beamed as she posed for a picture while the design was inked onto her right wrist.

TikTok, claimed that security guards were so impressed with his idea that they gave him a free pass – and an upgraded ticket.Davidson managed to get close to the event, which took place last Friday (March 25) to last Sunday (March 27), before getting spotted by coast guards.He was snorkelling in waters surrounding Ultra Music’s home of Bayfront Park on the south eastern Florida coastline when patrolling guards spotted him. “They caught me and put me in the police boat,” Davidson captioned a video that showed the moment.#trending #foryou #fyp #springbreak #ftlauderdale #ultramusicfestival #ultramusicfestivalmiami #onlyindade #onlyindadecounty #edm #musicfestival #musicfestivals #barstoolsports #miami #freediving #scuba #scubadiving #saltlife #ocean ♬ original sound – Jackdvdson The snorkeller then showed clips of him with members of security whom he claims let him into the festival with a VIP pass.

A singer calling herself Normandy received a Golden Ticket after her audition for the current season of “American Idol” — yet wasn’t invited to continue her journey at Hollywood Week.

the Daily Star reports. In the video, she looks unimpressed as the caption "Me getting s***ty because my husband was on a boy's trip and wasn't replying to me" appears on the screen. She then reveals the reason for his silence, saying: "He was dead".

of TikTok fame has a few modest requests — or demands, rather — for her funeral.Droniak, whose full identity and location remain a mystery to most of her followers, is known for sharing sassy advice and news dispatches from her life as a single senior at 92.And some posts have drawn a whopping 15 million views or more.On Wednesday, the gran-fluencer shared all three of her offbeat funeral desires with her millions of followers on the platform.“These are my rules at my funeral,” Droniak begins in the new TikTok, which has drawn over 7 million views so far. She then exclaims: “Listen up!”In her caption, she added, “It wont be any time soon but don’t forget it.”it wont be any time soon but dont forget it #funeral #grandma #rules #dontcry #funeralservices #wake #greenscreenDroniak’s succinct funeral directives were enthusiastically applauded by the thousands who commented on the video.“YES SLAY GRANDMA CAN I COME,” asked one reader.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMeta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is defending its enlistment of a political lobbying firm to plant negative opinion pieces about rival TikTok in U.S. news outlets — as the social giant tried to deflect attention away from its own PR headaches.The Washington Post on Wednesday reported on Meta’s deal with Targeted Victory, a digital marketing agency that has worked on numerous Republican campaigns.

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