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Scottish Sun
15 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
Dua Lipa follows in her idol Madonna's footsteps to headline career defining gig at Wembley Stadium
Just five other female artists have headlined at Wembley MADGE OF HONOUR Dua Lipa follows in her idol Madonna's footsteps to headline career defining gig at Wembley Stadium Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SINGER Dua Lipa has emulated her idol Madonna by playing Wembley Stadium at the age of 29. The superstar last night kicked off the first of two sold-out gigs at the 90,000-capacity venue. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Dua Lipa has emulated her idol Madonna by playing Wembley Stadium at the age of 29 Credit: Getty 4 Madonna was also 29 when she headlined Wembley in 1987 as part of her Who's That Girl Tour Credit: Redferns 4 It caps a meteoric rise for Dua, whose first UK gig was at a 375-people capacity venue in Hackney nine years ago. She is the same age as Madonna was when she headlined Wembley in 1987 as part of her Who's That Girl Tour. Just five other women — Beyonce, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Adele and Pink — have headlined the venue. Only Swift and Rihanna were younger than Dua, both performing there aged 28. Adele was also 29, tying with Dua as the youngest-ever Brit. An insider told The Sun: 'Playing Wembley is a dream come true for Dua and to sell out both nights feels incredible. She's not even at the peak yet and has so much more she wants to achieve. 'To be headlining stadiums with just three albums under her belt proves how influential her music has been. Her world tour has been a huge success. She's on cloud nine.' Fans had been camping outside in North West London since Thursday to see her on the Radical Optimism Tour. Last night, Dua opened with 2024 hit Training Season, and went on to perform her four UK No 1 singles New Rules, One Kiss, Cold Heart and Dance The Night. Dua's family and actor fiancé Callum Turner were also there. From cheeky topless snaps to Dua Lipa's beach break & luxury £3,600 a NIGHT villas - inside globe-trotting stars' super glam Easter getaways She was 17 when she was discovered by former manager Ben Mawson — telling him she aspired to be in the same league as Madonna. He said: 'There was something about the way she said it that made me believe her. 'It was about her personality, her charisma, her competitiveness and her drive — and that came across. Dua's got it all.' Madonna appeared on a 2020 remix of her song Levitating. Dua recalled: 'I was talking with my manager and I was like, 'You know who'd sound really good on this? Madonna.' 'And he said, 'We could send it to her and see if she likes it.' She responded and she was so down. 'I couldn't believe that she wanted to do this record with me. I'm such a fan. It was really exciting.'
The Irish Sun
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Dua Lipa follows in her idol Madonna's footsteps to headline career defining gig at Wembley Stadium
SINGER Dua Lipa has emulated her idol Madonna by playing Wembley Stadium at the age of 29. Advertisement 4 Dua Lipa has emulated her idol Madonna by playing Wembley Stadium at the age of 29 Credit: Getty 4 Madonna was also 29 when she headlined Wembley in 1987 as part of her Who's That Girl Tour Credit: Redferns 4 It caps a meteoric rise for She is the same age as Madonna was when she headlined Wembley in 1987 as part of her Just five other women — Beyonce, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Adele and Pink — have headlined the venue. Only Swift and Rihanna were younger than Dua, both performing there aged 28. Advertisement Read More on DUA LIPA Adele was also 29, tying with Dua as the youngest-ever Brit. An insider told The Sun: 'Playing Wembley is a dream come true for Dua and to sell out both nights feels incredible. She's not even at the peak yet and has so much more she wants to achieve. 'To be headlining stadiums with just three albums under her belt proves how influential her music has been. Her world tour has been a huge success. She's on cloud nine.' Fans had been camping outside in North West London since Thursday to see her on the Radical Optimism Tour. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Last night, Dua opened with 2024 hit Training Season, and went on to perform her four UK No 1 singles New Rules, One Kiss, Cold Heart and Dance The Night. Dua's family and actor fiancé Callum Turner were also there. From cheeky topless snaps to Dua Lipa's beach break & luxury £3,600 a NIGHT villas - inside globe-trotting stars' super glam Easter getaways She was 17 when she was discovered by former manager Ben Mawson — telling him she aspired to be in the same league as Madonna. He said: 'There was something about the way she said it that made me believe her. Advertisement 'It was about her personality, her charisma, her competitiveness and her drive — and that came across. Dua's got it all.' Madonna appeared on a 2020 remix of her song Levitating. Dua recalled: 'I was talking with my manager and I was like, 'You know who'd sound really good on this? Madonna.' 'And he said, 'We could send it to her and see if she likes it.' She responded and she was so down. Advertisement 'I couldn't believe that she wanted to do this record with me. I'm such a fan. It was really exciting.' 4 Just five other women — Beyonce, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Adele and Pink — have headlined the venue Credit: PA:Press Association
Scottish Sun
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Kate Nash is not the brightest spark but GERM song trashing brave JK Rowling for fighting for real women is unforgivable
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE song 'GERM', by Kate Nash, has gone viral – which is how I came across it on social media. How dare she? The 37-year-old pop musician seems to be obsessed with slamming those feminists she has decided are 'bigots' and 'misogynistic'. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Kate Nash's song 'GERM' has gone viral for condemning TERFS - specifically J.K. Rowling Credit: Redferns 3 Julie Bindel says the lyrics represent an unforgivable betrayal of the women like Rowling who fought for the rights Nash is now in such a hurry to give away Credit: Getty In the lyrics she states that 'using feminism to erase the rights of others and endanger them is inherently unfeminist'. She is, of course, referring to me and my fellow feminists – the ones sharp enough to have noticed that our rights to single-sex spaces are being eroded, and who have spoken out about the dangers of allowing men to identify as women. She's got some nerve! Apparently, the song is for the 'LGBTQIA+ community' – and her main target is the wonderful J. K. Rowling. READ MORE OPINION PIECES JULIE BINDEL I spent 20 years fighting to prove trans women aren't women - today, we won Nash is such an ardent feminist that she's even persuaded the porn site OnlyFans to fund her tour. She has also referenced female genital mutilation (FGM), dictating to feminists that we should campaign against it instead of wasting our time slagging off trans people. Funny she should mention that, because we already do. One Somalian friend of mine – who's done a lot more to eradicate FGM than Nash has – was piled on by trans activists for using the 'exclusionary term' vagina when she spoke out. These lyrics represent an unforgivable betrayal of the women who fought for the rights Nash is now in such a hurry to give away. Protected by money and fame, she appears to care nothing about women seeking to escape violent men only to discover that women-only support services have been taken over by narcissistic men insisting they are women. Her use and abuse of rape victims – such as Sarah Summers, who is having to sue Brighton council for not providing women-only counselling services – is hateful. Nash talks about how 'cis men' perpetrate most rapes (meaning men that do not identify as women). Julia Hartley-Brewer stands with JK Rowling The truth is 100 per cent of rapes are committed by men – some of whom do pretend to be women. She's clearly not the brightest spark in the plug, but her repeated allusions to the wonderful Rowling throughout do not serve her well. When it was revealed that, across the whole of Scotland there was not a single rape crisis centre that had stuck to the original female-only premise on which they were built, Rowling put her time, money and effort into setting up Beira's place – an amazing support centre for women and girls who have been sexually assaulted. Elsewhere Rowling has established funds to alleviate hardship for women and their children, and to help women who are being discriminated, bullied, and even sacked from their jobs for holding the perfectly reasonable belief that sex is immutable. I'd love to know what Kate Nash has done, other than spend her time promoting porn sites, pouring scorn on feminists and inciting hatred towards those campaigning to end male violence. Where she gets her superiority complex from, I do not know; it's a complete mystery. One thing is clear: she should leave feminism to those of us that know what it actually is.
The Irish Sun
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Kate Nash is not the brightest spark but GERM song trashing brave JK Rowling for fighting for real women is unforgivable
THE song 'GERM', by Kate Nash, has gone viral – which is how I came across it on social media. How dare she? The 37-year-old pop musician seems to be obsessed with slamming those feminists she has decided are 'bigots' and 'misogynistic'. 3 Kate Nash's song 'GERM' has gone viral for condemning TERFS - specifically J.K. Rowling Credit: Redferns 3 Julie Bindel says the lyrics represent an unforgivable betrayal of the women like Rowling who fought for the rights Nash is now in such a hurry to give away Credit: Getty In the lyrics she states that 'using feminism to erase the rights of others and endanger them is inherently unfeminist'. She is, of course, referring to me and my fellow feminists – the ones sharp enough to have noticed that our rights to single-sex spaces are being eroded, and who have spoken out about the dangers of allowing men to identify as women. She's got some nerve! Apparently, the song is for the 'LGBTQIA+ community' – and her main target is the wonderful J. K. Rowling. READ MORE OPINION PIECES She has also referenced female genital mutilation (FGM), dictating to feminists that we should campaign against it instead of wasting our time slagging off trans people. Funny she should mention that, because we already do. One Somalian friend of mine – who's done a lot more to eradicate FGM than Nash has – was piled on by trans activists for using the 'exclusionary term' vagina when she spoke out. These lyrics represent an unforgivable betrayal of the women who fought for the rights Nash is now in such a hurry to give away. Most read in The Sun Protected by money and fame, she appears to care nothing about women seeking to escape violent men only to discover that women-only support services have been taken over by narcissistic men insisting they are women. Her use and abuse of rape victims – such as Sarah Summers, who is having to sue Brighton council for not providing women-only counselling services – is hateful. Nash talks about how 'cis men' perpetrate most rapes (meaning men that do not identify as women). Julia Hartley-Brewer stands with JK Rowling The truth is 100 per cent of rapes are committed by men – some of whom do pretend to be women. She's clearly not the brightest spark in the plug, but her repeated allusions to the wonderful Rowling throughout do not serve her well. When it was revealed that, across the whole of Scotland there was not a single rape crisis centre that had stuck to the original female-only premise on which they were built, Rowling put her time, money and effort into setting up Beira's place – an amazing support centre for women and girls who have been sexually assaulted. Elsewhere Rowling has established funds to alleviate hardship for women and their children, and to help women who are being discriminated, bullied, and even sacked from their jobs for holding the perfectly reasonable belief that sex is immutable. I'd love to know what Kate Nash has done, other than spend her time promoting porn sites, pouring scorn on feminists and inciting hatred towards those campaigning to end male violence. Where she gets her superiority complex from, I do not know; it's a complete mystery. One thing is clear: she should leave feminism to those of us that know what it actually is. 3 'I'd love to know what Kate Nash has done, other than spend her time promoting porn sites, pouring scorn on feminists and inciting hatred towards those campaigning to end male violence,' says Julie Bindel Credit: Collect
Extra.ie
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
WATCH -- Macklemore rocks Bohemians kit, tosses Capri Suns to Dublin crowd
The most wholesome concert moment to date? I think so! Macklemore has gone viral after handing out Capri Sun's to his fans while donning a Bohemian FC jersey. The Grammy-winning rapper brought his high-energy show to St Anne's Park in Dublin on Wednesday (June 4), with fans going wild for his love of Ireland. The most wholesome concert moment to date? I think so! Pic:While there were many stand out moments of the show, one incident in particular has grabbed the attention of fans online. The short clip sees the Seattle native throwing Capri Suns to fans in the crowd while wearing a Bohs Jersey, all soundtracked by the Tequila from The Champs. The video was shared online by user @dublinconcerts_ and quickly racked up 100K views. Fans were quick to take to the comments, with many praising the star for the random, yet much appreciated act of kindness. 'How can you ever not like this man, love it,' one user commented. 'That man knows his audience,' another joked. The Grammy-winning rapper brought his high-energy show to St Anne's Park in Dublin on Wednesday (June 4), with fans going wild for his love of Ireland. Pic: Kieran Frost/Redferns 'Not the basket from Dealz,' a third penned. The Thrift Shop star went on to perform at Virgin Media Park in Cork on Thursday, opening up about his links to the county. 'This is my homecoming,' he remarked as he praised the people of Ireland for their ongoing support of Palestine.
