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Before Leona Lewis bagged the £1million record deal on X Factor, she was a waitress in Pizza Hut trying to save up for studio sessions.

City Girls have teamed up with Fivio Foreign for their first single of the year, ‘Top Notch’.The new cut sees Yung Miami and JT rapping over trappy production courtesy of AXL Beats. It’s full of the duo’s typical bravado, with lines like “I just got my hair did to shit on hoes like it’s a hobby / Every bitch that hate on me got an ugly face and a botched body” from JT.Fivio’s verse echoes the sentiments, rapping: “Go to the hood and the topic is me / When I was down, I was broke but I told ’em I knew I’d be rich by the top of the week.”‘Top Notch’ arrives alongside a Ben Marc-directed video that sees City Girls and Fivio partying in the streets of New York.

The Grammy Awards 2022 saw stars from the music industry gather at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday 3 April. Lady Gaga, Justin and Hailey Bieber and Billie Eilish wowed on the red carpet as they marked the biggest night in the music calendar. The 64th Grammy Awards had many memorable moments with Good For You hitmaker Olivia Rodrigio scooping three awards for Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance for Drivers License and Best Pop Vocal Album for Sour.

At the Grammys on Sunday, the hosts took the chance to make subtle digs at Will Smith’s already-infamous altercation at the Oscars. The 94th Academy Awards saw milestone wins for CODA, but it was overshadowed by one event - after Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, Will walked on stage and slapped him.

Tom Parker was remembered in The Grammys In Memoriam segment. The Wanted singer tragically passed away at the age of 33 after a battle with a brain tumour, and he was one of the stars remembered in a segment during the annual music awards ceremony in Las Vegas tonight.

Gallery: ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ : 10 revelations from Kanye West’s Netflix documentary (BANG Showbiz)Anderson - who along with Bruno fought off stiff competition from the likes of ABBA, Olivia Rodrigo with 'drivers license' and Billie Eilish with 'Happier than Ever' went on to further joke that the "drinks would be on them" after they claimed their fourth gong of the night and opened the show with a performance of their song '777. ' He added: "Drinks is on Silk Sonic tonight.

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Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak, the duo otherwise known as Silk Sonic, won Record of the Year at the 2022 Grammys for their ballad “Leave the Door Open”. Taking to the stage, Mars was filmed lighting up a cigarette while Paak accepted the award.

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Trevor Noah poked fun at Will Smith's Oscars altercation with Chris Rock during his opening monologue at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (03. 04. 22).

red carpet in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a pair of black jeans, a blue T-shirt, and Vans. He accessorised the informal red carpet look with a gray plastic bag from the pharmacy, which appeared to be filled to the brim with snacks including a box of Little Bites muffins. The bag of food didn’t deter the record producer from posing on the red carpet, however, as he stood for photographs alone and with fellow musician Diplo, who opted for a more-formal black suit, which he paired with blue hair.

Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion had some wardrobe help from Donatella Versace after they wore the same Versace gown while presenting at the 2022 Grammy Awards in a moment reminiscent of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston at the 1998 Video Music Awards. On Sunday, the singers took to the stage to present Best New Artist at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, both wearing black gowns with gold detailing by Versace and black patent leather leggings.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Grammys, unlike the usually more-or-less accurately forecasted Oscars, are always full of surprises, this year hardly being any exception. Jon Batiste receiving a leading five wins? Who saw that coming — except for anyone who saw him coming in with a leading 11 nominations and figured the math might translate?But that arithmetic did not carry over for the highly nominated Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, who went home empty-handed (but still full-hearted, let’s hope), or produce the results quite expected for Olivia Rodrigo and the Tony Bennett/Lady Gaga teaming.Meanwhile, during the pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony presentation, live-streamed on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel, there were other kind of surprises including some seemingly honest confusion about given names and gender involving best new artist nominee and pre-telecast presenter Arlo Parks and veteran bluegrass picker (and pre-telecast winner) Bela Fleck.

A temporary water treatment plant has been given the green light for Kippford.

It was test tubes at the ready for Children at Twynholm Primary School when they celebrated British Science Week 2022 – with a little help from their teachers.

An escort pushed a vulnerable 16-year-old girl into prostitution because she owed her £100, a court heard. The victim fell into debt with Tyler-Jo Walker, who was selling sex in the Newcastle area, ChronicleLive reports.

Doting dad-of-two Tom Parker has tragically passed away at the age of 33, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2020.The Wanted singer leaves behind his beloved wife Kelsey, 32, and their two children, Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one. Here, OK! takes a look back at some of their happy family memories from our stunning photo shoots with the family over the past two years.

After previously vowing not to reconcile with ex-boyfriend Charles Drury, The Only Way Is Essex's Lauren Goodger made a huge relationship U-turn last week by deciding to give things another go. As our exclusive snaps show, Lauren, 35, and Charles, 24, who are expecting their second child together, were kissing and cuddling while walking with their eight-month-old daughter Larose. And now a source close to the former reality star has confirmed that she’s decided to forgive builder Charles, who has been trying hard to win her back.

Kim Kardashian is fully embracing being a soccer mom!

Surprise – Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad are married!

Jon Batiste is one of the big winners of the night!

Since the Oscars last week, the slap heard ’round the world has generated both an immense amount of media reaction and an unprecedented division of public opinion. Even today it seems impossible to avoid a conversation involving Will Smith or another hot take on the internet.

Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, won two of the top awards of the night at the Grammys, but fans are probably confused about the difference between them.

Love for Sale and record of the year for “I Get A Kick Out Of You.” They already for best traditional pop vocal album and best engineered album non-classical.“If there's one (or 8) things we can always expect from a @ladygaga performance, is that it will be brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before,” the Recording Academy tweeted following the incredible performance, which received a standing ovationThis content can also be viewed on the site it from.While the entire thing was clearly a tribute to the legendary musician, who was featured in a video that played behind Gaga, the singer ended her performance with an emotional shoutout to Bennett. “I love you, Tony.

64th Annual GRAMMYs with an incredible performance! The duo, made up of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, got the star-studded audience moving and on their feet.The duo's hit track, «777,» more than did the trick Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Silk Sonic had plenty of reason to celebrate, after bringing home several GRAMMYs — they won Best R&B Performance for «Leave the Door Open,» tying with Jazmine Sullivan («Pick Up Your Feelings») and later won Song of the Year Record of the Year for the same track!«We're really trying our best to stay humble right now,» .Paak said with a smile as the duo took the stage.

Comedian Louis C.K. earned a coveted Grammy trophy at the 64th annual ceremony nearly five years after his sexual misconduct scandal first made headlines.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a virtual appearance during the 2022 Grammy Awards. During a pre-taped appearance that aired on Sunday, Zelenskyy addressed the ongoing war with Russia, asking viewers for support in telling the story of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia. Zelenskyy likened the invasion to a deadly silence threatening to extinguish the dreams and lives of the Ukrainian people, including children.

Netflix has reportedly backed away from Will Smith's latest project. The 53-year-old actor was previously cast in 'Fast and Loose', but the movie has been quietly put on the backburner after Will smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars. .

Grammys have revealed the third slate of performers for its Las Vegas ceremony on 3 April. This year’s 64th annual show, hosted by Trevor Noah, has tapped Silk Sonic duo – Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak – to open the ceremony, followed by newly added artists including Carrie Underwood, John Legend, and J Balvin with Maria Becerra. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola, and Billy Strings will perform in special segments “that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the Grammy Awards telecast”.

Video: Kevin Smith apologises to Bruce Willis for Cop Out feud after aphasia diagnosis (Cover Video)Oscars producer claims LAPD was 'prepared' to arrest Will Smith after Chris Rock slapScarlett Johansson and Chris Evans reunite for Project ArtemisM. Night Shyamalan sends 'love and respect' to Bruce Willis as he retires from actingTyga and Rob Kardashian call out Blac Chyna over child support complaintsTwo directors reveal earlier concerns about Bruce Willis' health following aphasia diagnosisEzra Miller hit with temporary restraining order following arrest in HawaiiAriana Grande launches fund to help protect transgender youthDaniel Radcliffe is 'dramatically bored of hearing people's opinions' about Oscars slapAlex Jones held in contempt of court after failing to appear for Sandy Hook depositionsFox News hires Caitlyn Jenner as a contributorIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Chris Rock breaks silence on Will Smith Oscars slapIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The Wanted star Tom Parker has diedEd Sheeran leads tributes to Tom Parker following his deathKevin Smith apologises to Bruce Willis for Cop Out feud after aphasia diagnosisDavid and Victoria Beckham's London mansion reportedly raided by masked intruderDaniel Kaluuya to co-write and produce Netflix drama The KitchenThe Best Actor winner also reportedly received "40 pages" of the Bad Boys 4 script prior to the prizegiving, but the film's production has also apparently been postponed.

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