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India.Arie has clarified her reasons for leaving Spotify, after she became one of many artists to boycott the service in recent weeks.When she first pulled her music from the service earlier this month, Arie cited their exclusive hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast and his “language around race” as the reason she left Spotify.“Neil Young opened a door that I must walkthrough,” she wrote on Instagram, explaining how was following on from Neil Young’s exit from Spotify due to Rogan spreading “misinformation” about COVID-19 on his podcast.“I believe in freedom of speech. However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons other than his COVID interviews,” she said at the time.Now, in a new interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, Arie has discussed how Spotify’s royalties scheme and business practices also influenced her decision.Asked if Rogan was her enemy by Noah, Arie said: “My conversation has been about Spotify and its treatment of artists.“I have to say that asking for my music to be pulled from Spotify in protest doesn’t actually serve me,” she added, “but I did it in protest just because I felt like my dignity was being … I felt like I was being disrespected.”Discussing royalty payments artists get from Spotify, Arie explained: “What happens is, they say, ‘Well, this is just how it is; this is just what you get paid.

Snoop Dogg wants to turn legendary hip-hop record label Death Row Records, which he recently acquired, into “an NFT label”.The rapper revealed his plans to move further into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) via a Clubhouse chatroom on Monday (February 14), which was later recorded and uploaded onto YouTube. During the session, Snoop said that Death Row “will be putting our artists through the metaverse and through a whole other chain of music”.He continued: “Just like how we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse so Death Row will be an NFT label”.Snoop was named the official owner of Death Row Records earlier this month.

Taeyeon has revealed that the team she had worked with for her latest studio album was not in favor of making ‘INVU’ the title track.During a recently press conference for the release of ‘INVU’, the Girls’ Generation leader spoke about the record’s recording process and delved into how the song ‘INVU’ eventually became the title track, despite pushback from her team.“The moment I heard the demo track of ‘INVU’, I immediately thought ‘This is the one’,” Taeyeon recalled. “[But] to be very honest, the team that was working on the album with me wasn’t in favor of choosing this as a title track,”“It was a tricky situation because everybody was saying ‘No’ and I was the only one who was saying ‘Yes!’,” she added.

Neck Deep have reacted to BLACKPINK Rosé’s cover of their 2015 song ‘December’.Earlier this month, the vocalist released her live studio version of the song in commemoration of her 25th birthday. For her rendition, she was accompanied by The Black Label producer LØREN on guitar.A day after Rosé’s rendition of ‘December’ was posted, the pop-punk band took to Twitter to express their appriciation for the cover.

Millie Mackintosh has given a glimpse inside her 'big girl's room' for her eldest daughter Sienna at her new gorgeous London home.The 32 year old, who recently shared a look inside the bedroom for her three month old daughter Aurelia, has now posted a tour of the chic pink space for her two year old. Millie, who shares daughters Aurelia and Sienna with husband Hugo, 35, described how she wanted 'something whimsical and feminine' for the space and enlisted the help of London-based children's interior designer Joanna Landais who has also designed for Binky Felstead.

A council tax rise will be announced in Dumfries and Galloway next week – after it was confirmed that the authority is facing a budget shortfall of more than £5million.

A Lockerbie man has raised enough money to buy two new defibrillators for the community.

A knack for delving into the past to uncover answers has become a “labour of love” for retired New Abbey clinical psychologist, Alverie Weighill.

Bolton Council face an ‘incredibly difficult’ challenge over the next two months to distribute a one-off £150 government payment to more than 30,000 households who do not pay their council tax by direct debit.

Gemma Collins has revealed she's had to have a nurse come to her home and administer an IV drip after struggling to recover from coronavirus. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma, 41, opened up to fans on her Instagram stories as she filmed herself having a vitamin C drip put in and explained she's been feeling "exhausted" lately. As Gemma filmed herself with the cannula in her arm, which was being fixed on by her nurse, she explained to her followers: "So guys, today I am poorly.

Judi Love has opened up about her horror at the story involving West Ham player Kurt Zouma kicking his cat in a video uploaded to social media, calling for us all to be more aware of cruelty towards animals. Writing in her weekly column for OK!, the Loose Women star said: "Animal cruelty has been on the rise throughout the pandemic but animals have feelings and emotions, too. We need to ensure that all animals and humans are safe." See what else she had to say below...

The Official Charts Company is launching its latest chart review of the year, this time taking a look back at the hits of 2021.

HYBE boybands Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and ENHYPEN have opened up about collaborating with one another for their joint performance at last December’s 2021 KBS Song Festival.In the newly released ‘BACKSTAGE: TXT x EN-‘ documentary – which features never-before-seen backstage footage of the two boybands, alongside interviews with the individual members – the members of TXT and ENHYPEN talked about how the rehearsals leading up to the performance helped form a friendship between both groups.“I thought we would be competitive, but they came to us first. We were so comfortable with each other in the practice studio,” noted TXT member Beomgyu. His thoughts were echoed by ENHYPEN member Ni-ki, who said that the two groups “became much closer” through the process.

Beck and Lizzo are among the keynote speakers announced for this year’s edition of SXSW Festival next month.The two artists join author Neal Stephenson, director Celine Tricart, Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McHill Johnson and Brentwood Growth Partners Founder Reggie Fils-Aimé in giving keynote addresses as part of the program.TX IM COMING BAAAACK—- it’s been a min, is @torchystacos vegan

New Zealand has voted to protect LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy.”In an almost unanimous vote, the New Zealand Parliament voted 112 to eight in favour of banning the controversial  practice. So-called “conversion therapy” is the discredited and dangerous practice that is intended to change, often by force, a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. The New Zealand Herald reported that it is now an offence to “perform conversion practices on a child or young person aged under 18, or on someone with impaired decision-making capacity. Such offences would be subject to up to three years’ imprisonment, and up to five years where it has caused serious harm, irrespective of age.”Leader of End Conversion Therapy NZ Shaneel Lal tweeted, “The ban on conversion therapy is a win for humanity, not just the queer community.

Jamie Redknapp and his wife Frida celebrated their very first Valentine's Day as a married couple this week – but it wasn't quite as romantic as you might think.The newlyweds only recently returned from their honeymoon in the Maldives, along with their baby son Rafael. But it was back to earth with a bump on Monday.WATCH: Jamie Redknapp's baby son is already taking after him!Jamie, 48, shared a snapshot showing the couple looking hot but happy as they posed with their trainer after a boxing session.

Jessica Kiang In a valley in the Swiss canton of Bern dominated by the local watchmaking industry, the first ever International Anarchist Congress was held in 1872. And inside a traditionally made clockwork watch, such as the factories of Bern would have been producing at the time, there is a tiny spiral wheel that balances the mechanism, called the unrueh — the unrest.This dainty coincidence of echoing terminology at most might raise a “huh” from those of us into wordplay and social history and Twitter accounts that exclusively post images of machinery at work.

Bruce Willis might have spent Valentine's Day with his wife Emma Heming Willis and their two daughters, Mabel, nine, and Evelyn, seven, but on Tuesday he planned a special date with two of his eldest daughters.MORE: Bruce Willis delights fans with rare family photo with two daughtersTaking to Instagram, Emma shared the sweetest photo of Bruce smiling widely towards the camera whilst sitting in the passenger seat of a car next to daughter Scout. Behind them, his and Demi Moore's eldest daughter, Rumer, could be seen, with her seatbelt on and smiling at Emma.WATCH: Bruce and Emma's daughter learns how to ride a bike with the help of Demi Moore"If this isn't the cutest daddy-daughter date," Emma wrote alongside the photo, before adding that Bruce was a "girl dad".READ: Demi Moore pays tribute to ex Bruce Willis in the most amazing wayRELATED: Rumer Willis proudly poses in provocative lingerie – fans praise her body and messageBruce has a great relationship with all his daughters and Rumer recently paid tribute to him and mom Demi, 58, for how they have co-parented throughout the years.

Anton Du Beke has taken to Instagram to share three snapshots of his twins for a very special reason.MORE: Anton Du Beke's country home with wife Hannah and twins is full of rustic charm – insideThe pictures show George and Henrietta inside the family home and trying on some new items of clothing ahead of a skiing holiday.WATCH: Anton du Beke's twins gatecrash his live workout"Start 'em young!" Strictly star Anton, 55, wrote. "My little ones ready to hit the slopes in their gorgeous Smalls Merino wool base layers.

center of renewed fervor in recent months, and Amy Poehler's new documentary on the pair aims to shine a different kind of light on their legacy.Poehler, who directed the forthcoming doc, spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday, and opened up about the difficulties she faced when helming the monumental project.«The challenge of this film, because Lucy and Desi are so known, is to figure out almost how to bring them back to life. Make them people again, rather than icons,» Poehler shared.

Manchester City Council made the sudden announcement earlier this week that the speed limit on one of its busiest roads would be dropping.

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Blake Lively and her sister Robyn make a stylish duo as they arrive for the Michael Kors Collection Fall/Winter 2022 Runway Show held at Terminal 5 during New York Fashion Week on Tuesday night (February 15) in New York City.

It's "a waiting game" when it comes to whether or not Alec Baldwin will see the inside of a courtroom regarding the wrongful death lawsuit he is now facing, according to legal experts. Baldwin, 63, and others were named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family Tuesday. Hutchins died on the set of "Rust" on Oct.

Tyrese Gibson, the "Fast and Furious" actor, took to Instagram Monday to announce the death of his mother, who reportedly had been hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Tyrese Gibson speaks onstage during 36th Annual Atlanta UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball at Atlanta Marriott Marquis on December 21, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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