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    Four family members of beloved gospel group The Nelons among 7 killed in horror plane crash on route to concert

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    THE Nelons – America’s beloved gospel family – have been involved in a fatal plane crash on route to a concert.Seven people died in the horror accident including four members of the family in Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, their daughter Amber and son-in-law Nathan Kistler.Jason Clark (Far left) Kelly Nelon Clark (Middle right) and Amber Nelon Clark (Far right) all died in the horror plane crashCredit: GettyThe family were still performing together after being inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2016Credit: GettyMembers of the family were heading to Alaska to join in with the Gaither Homecoming Cruise when their plane crashed over WyomingCredit: GettyThe families assistant Melodi Hodges, and the pilot Larry Haynie and his wife Melissa also died.The group’s fourth member, Autumn Nelon Streetman, wasn’t on the plane at the time.Members of the band were heading to Alaska to join in with the Gaither Homecoming Cruise when their plane crashed over Wyoming.The plane reportedly went up in flames when it crashed leaving fire crews and emergency responders rushing to the scene as a wildfire broke out. There were no survivors, say the Wyoming sheriff’s office.Autumn Nelon Streetman released a statement on the tragedy saying: “As many of you have heard by now, my father and mother, Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, along with my sister, Amber, and brother-in-law, Nathan, as well as our dear friends Melodi Hodges, Larry, and Melissa Haynie, were involved in a tragic plane crash on Friday. “Thank you for the prayers that have been extended already to me, my husband, Jamie, and our soon-to-be-born baby boy, as well as Jason’s parents, Dan and Linda Clark. “We appreciate your continued prayers, love, and support as we navigate the coming days.”Most read in EntertainmentA video taken moments before they boarded the doomed plane shows a smiling Jason talking to his family and the pilot on a runway in Nebraska. The jet was a Pilatus PC-12/47E owned by Haynie Enterprises, according to Flightaware.com.The National Transportation Safety Board is now set to investigate the crash.Widely regarded as one of the iconic families in US gospel history The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2016.Some of their biggest hits include I Shall Not Be Moved, Come Morning and We Shall Wear a Robe and Crown.They have also earned three Grammy nominations throughout their career.Some of their biggest hits include I Shall Not Be Moved, Come Morning and We Shall Wear a Robe and CrownCredit: Getty More

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      Dua Lipa takes drastic step to avoid neighbour row as she builds new pool at £6.75million London mansion

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      POP star Dua Lipa is having her new pool dug by hand to avoid upsetting neighbours.The Hotter Than Hell singer, 28, has ordered workers to use picks and shovels during works on her £6.75million mansion.Dua Lipa is having her new pool dug by hand to avoid upsetting neighboursCredit: GettyIt follows a two-year battle with a local council for permission to build the extension after locals complained.The new pool and basement at her home in Hampstead, North West London, will also include a gym and recording studio.Architects will fit detection devices designed to pick up any movement in the earth.Her team assured planners: “A basement dig would typically have potential for noise and vibration to pass through to neighbouring properties. In this case, as the existing house is completely detached and the dig would be a manual operation, the extent of noise transmission would be mitigated.READ MORE ON DUA LIPA“As a safety measure, movement monitoring would be undertaken to give early warning of any building movement.”There was opposition to Dua’s 2021 proposals to add a pool, steam room, cinema, relaxation zone and a studio waiting area and lobby.Plans included “a replacement single storey rear extension and enlargement of existing basement including formation of pool”.A neighbourhood forum objected to the felling of a willow tree — which it said was planted to soak up water from an underground stream.Most read in MusicLocals also warned about potential harm to boundary wall bricks, which are “a very important feature” to the area.This week, we told how One Kiss singer Dua raked in £1million a week last year from her music — swelling her fortune to around £100million.Glastonbury fans all have the same complaint about Dua Lipa’s headline set as they blast ‘it’s terrible’She made £21.8million in profits, and paid herself £11million. More

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      Legendary British indie band announce first album with original line-up in 16 years

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      RAZORLIGHT’s Johnny Borrell has announced the indie band is back with new music.He revealed a new album and single are on the way, telling fans: “You can’t just be your own tribute band”.Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell has announced the band is back with new musicCredit: GettyRazorlight performing with the original line-up last year including Björn Ågren, Andy Burrows, Johnny Borrell and Carl DalemoCredit: GettySinger Johnny and drummer Andy fell out and Andy quit the band. They played together from 2004 until 2009.Credit: Getty Images – GettyNews of the record comes as they revealed a 20th anniversary gig of debut album Up All Night at the O2 Academy Brixton on November 21.Frontman Johnny announced upcoming album Planet Nowhere has ten tracks and its first single offering is Scared Of Nothing.Johnny told The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X: “This is the first thing we’ve done with all of us the first full album since 2008 / 2009.”I really didn’t think we’d do another one.”READ MORE ON MUSICRazorlight’s self-titled second album went to No1 in 2006 and they had a high-charting follow-up in 2008 when they were the darlings of the indie scene.But a year later, band drummer Andy Burrows quit the group following a ­falling out with Johnny.After a five-year hiatus, Razorlight reunited in 2018 — with new member David Kaplan – to release fourth album Olympus Sleeping, but it peaked at a ­disappointing No 27.The band headed to Spain to write new music, but it wasn’t guaranteed that they’d release a record.Most read in Music”We got back together,” Johnny told Moyles.”We had to do this Greatest Hits – we had this contractual obligation, which I really hated doing – and you know, I said to the guys, ‘Let’s go to Spain, let’s go and record with (producer and musician) Youth.’Razorlight’s Epic Comeback: 20th Anniversary Show”Youth just seemed to get the band in a very uncomplicated way, and I was like, ‘Let’s see if we get something good’ and we went out there, and it was sort of like a movie. “On the last day, we just kind of found something. But I said to the guys before we went out, ‘If we don’t find something, if we don’t end up something that we really love and we want to do so we are moving forward as a band and making new music, we’ve just got to pack it in. “Because you can’t just, sort of, be your own tribute act, you know, to be mean. And that’s what we did.”Andy spoke about falling out with Johnny in 2019.Planet Nowhere tracklistThe full tracklist for Razorlight’s Planet NowhereZombie LoveU Can Call MeTaylor Swift = US Soft PropagandaDirty LuckScared of NothingF.O.B.F.Empire ServiceCyclopsCool PeopleApril EndsHe admitted he quit the group as he couldn’t cope with the tempestuous frontman and said he didn’t believe he’d ever return to the band.He said the pair had an awkward encounter in 2016 when they accidentally bumped into each other in the street.He said: “It really affected me because I hadn’t seen him for like, five years.”It was so weird running into him and him acting like he didn’t care. Very odd.READ MORE SUN STORIES“He acted like I was a stranger, it was the weirdest thing.“I think I went off and got extremely drunk, but felt very weird for a couple of days… it was almost like seeing a ghost.” More

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      Controversial Sinead O’Connor waxwork AXED from Dublin Wax Museum after fan uproar as owner and family breaks silence

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      THE Wax Museum are set to dump a controversial new likeness of late singer Sinead O’Connor.Owner Paddy Dunning has revealed the decision to The Irish Sun following a global backlash to the waxwork which was publicly unveiled in Dublin yesterday, just a day before Sinead’s first anniversary.The Wax Museum are to dump a controversial new likeness of late singer Sinead O’ConnorCredit: The Wax MuseumArtist PJ Heraghty made the waxworkCredit: The Wax MuseumSinead was found dead in her London flat last July aged 56Credit: Getty Images – GettySinead’s brother John O’Connor was one of the many people to criticise the waxwork as “hideous” and “inappropriate”, describing it as “between a mannequin and something out of the Thunderbirds”.Revealing the decision, Paddy told The Irish Sun: “I’m just not with it. Unfortunately this likeness of Sinead was delivered to the Wax Museum yesterday morning and I didn’t have time to review it.”Sinead O’Connor was a personal friend of mine. I knew it wasn’t right but I still had to go ahead with the launch because so many press and media were coming.”The museum owner revealed how he called a meeting of museum staff this morning, and then spoke to the model maker responsible, artist PJ Heraghty.Read more on Sinead O’ConnorPaddy told us: “PJ has made some fantastic models for us. I know hecould do better.”However Paddy said the job of creating a new Sinead likeness might go elsewhere, after PJ’s retirement yesterday.Paddy added he didn’t plan to melt down the Sinead waxwork.He said “I think people will still want to see it, so we might keep itsomewhere.”Most read in MusicThe reaction to the wax model has been strong, with one furious fan saying: “She looks like a freaking alien.”Another said: “Is that a character from Thunderbirds?”Annie Lennox fights back tears during ‘powerful’ tribute performance to Sinead O’Connor and Shane MacGowan at Grammys-The music icon legend sadly died last July aged 56.Discussing the model of his sister on RTE’s Liveline, John O’Connor said he was “shocked” after seeing images of the waxwork.He said it resembled something “between a mannequin and something out of the Thunderbirds”, and added that the model, which was supposed to represent Sinead in her early 20s, when she did Nothing compares 2 U, “was hideous”.”Hideous’He said: “I just didn’t think it looked like her at all. When I saw it yesterday I was shocked, I thought it looked like something between a mannequin and something out of the Thunderbirds. “Sinead would have been very fond of looking well and she certainly did. If it was meant to be a representation of her in her early twenties when she did Nothing Compares 2 U, it just looked nothing like her. I thought it was hideous.”He added that if the piece was meant to honour Sinead’s memory, it was “inappropriate”.Paddy also appeared on Liveline and apologised to John for how it looked insisting he hadn’t seen it before the launch.’Deeply regret it’He said: “Sinead was a friend of mine. My heart sunk a bit, we went ahead with the launch, I didn’t sleep last night. I deeply regret it and I’m sending out my apologies. I had to take the decision to cancel the statue and we’ll go again. We’ll remodel but we’ll have to do better.”John asked Paddy if he was “doing this to get publicity”, to which Paddy replied: “Absolutely not.”The devastated brother said that the “hideous’ waxwork reveal was “really bad timing”, and that he struggled for sleep last night after seeing “an unfair and invalid representation” of his sister.He added: “The world may have lost a star, and it did, but I lost my sister, and I accept that you lost a friend. I’m trying to be fair about this, but it just should not have been put there without checking with somebody.”Paddy said sorry for the display, telling John: “I understand and apologise for any hurt that might have been caused to anybody, and that’s why we have made this decision.”Statue callHowever, both John and Paddy backed the idea of a public statue being erected in Sinead’s memory.The Nothing Compares 2 U legend sadly died 18 months after beloved son Shane, 17, took his own life.A week before her passing, the star said she had been “living as an undead night creature” since Shane’s suicide in January 2022.Emotional Sinead added: “We were one soul in two halves. He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally. I am lost in the bardo without him.”And Sinead told how “losing a kid isn’t good for the soul” in a heartbreaking final video to fans posted days before her death.SINEAD: I NEVER FEARED DEATHBy Ken Sweeney, Showbiz EditorWHILE other superstars may have feared an assassin’s bullet after tearing up a picture of the Pope on stage, Sinead O’Connor never feared death.The singer told the Irish Sun that touring in the ultra-conservative US after the 1992 Saturday Night Live incident didn’t phase her in the slightest.We asked whether she feared an attack and she said: “Whatever happens happens, I don’t give a f.”It doesn’t matter. What’s God will is what will happen. Wherever that is, good or bad I will roll with that.”I don’t have anything to lose because what I have and have always had is faith in God.”I am able for everybody and anything, nobody can do anything to me that hasn’t happened already, that’s why I don’t give a s****.”The superstar was always an open and honest interviewee, on topics from sex to her body or otherworldly voice – or even Love Island’s Maura Higgins.Sinead told us: “I told Maura I was jealous of her breasts, I said ‘Jaysus you have the most perfect boobs, mine are completely f***ed’.”Maura said nothing and just smiled politely.“She seemed a bit cold to be out without her shirt on at this time of year. She seemed sweet. I have never seen Love Island.”Gorgeous Sinead spared herself any flattery on her own looks.She toldThe Irish Sun: “I don’t get paid to look good. I get paid to write songs and sing them. No one has ever disputed that in those departments I’m utterly glorious.”Speaking in RTE documentary Sinead, friend and producer David Holmes also said he believed the singer had died of a “broken heart” after the death of Shane.David, who spent five years working on an album with her, said: “Even though Sinead was this incredibly resilient survivor, I totally believe that people can die of a broken heart.”Just weeks before her death, Sinead revealed plans to release her 11th album, No Veterans Die Alone, early in 2024.In January, Southwark Coroners Court ­said no public inquest will take place as an autopsy found she “died of natural causes”.’Beloved’The Glenageary native burst onto the music scene in the 1980s, going on to release ten studio albums.The music icon’s family said they were “devastated” at the death of their “beloved Sinead” back in July.READ MORE SUN STORIESHer heartbroken family confirmed: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead.”Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”The waxwork was publicly unveiled yesterdayCredit: The Wax Museum More

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      Huge A-list singer stuns London Underground commuters as she gets the tube during UK visit

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      A GLOBAL superstar who spent years enjoying a jetset lifestyle recently took to slumming it on public transport in London.The Portuguese Canadian singer posted a social media reel of herself dancing at Brixton Underground station with Tiktoker Sabrina Bahsoon, also known as Tube Girl.The award winning singer joined Sabrina Bahsoon – AKA Tube Girl – for a social media reelCredit: InstagramDressed in a colourful jumpsuit with sparkly pink trainers and diamante hoop earrings, Nelly Furtado is seen dancing to a track by Nehamis.Her hair is blown up by the gust, as the tube train whooshes into the platform.Tube Girl’s dancing videos have gone viral and made her a social media sensation. She captioned her latest post with the words: “Nelly and I have the same favourite artist.”read more aboutNelly has paid quite a few visits to Britain recently, having headlined at the Mighty Hoopla festival back in June.She also appeared on BBC’s The One Show and ITV’s Lorraine to talk about her latest single, Corazon. Last week she wrote: “It was truly great to be back in the UK again.”The singer gained global recognition back in 2000 thanks to tracks like I’m Like A Bird and Turn Off The Light.Most read in MusicShe had massive success in 2006 with the release of her chart-topping album Loose.It sold more than 12million copies worldwide and spawned four massive hit singles including Promiscuous, Maneater, Say It Right and All Good Things (Come to an End).Nelly Furtado, 44, shows off her incredible ageless figure in skintight nude catsuit for Kim Kardashian’s Skims campaignNelly, who was born in Canada to Portuguese parents, gave birth to her daughter Nevis on 20 September 2003 with her then-boyfriend Jasper Gahunia.The couple split in 2005 but have remained close friends and continue to co-parent their daughter.Nelly married sound engineer Demacio Castellon in 2008.But she revealed on Loose Women in 2017 that the pair had split up after nine years together.The mum-of-one then stepped away from the limelight after struggling with the pressures of touring.Nelly explained: “At the height of my career it was super exciting, but I took too much on. “A mother on the road trying to maintain a relationship – I cried on stage.”She told the Loose Women panel: “I need to stay emotionally and physically well for my daughter.”The hit-maker has taken a few years off since the release of her last album The Spirit Indestructible and moved away from music entirely to focus on her home life.READ MORE SUN STORIESLast year she confessed to being single, but she has two more children from her relationship with rapper Hodgy.She has since made her comeback and released new music last year – much to the delight of fans around the world.Nelly is back with new music and has hardly aged in 20 years since she shot to fameCredit: GettyThe singer appeared on ITV’s Lorraine to discuss her return to the spotlightCredit: RexThe star is celebrated for her vibrant stage presence, womanly curves and catchy songsCredit: Rex More

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      We’re always trying to find the next rare gem, says Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele

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      LOCATING Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele is proving difficult.One half of the award-winning Australian electronic duo is 20 minutes late for our video call and he’s locked in a studio in Hawaii. But when he does emerge, he’s in good spirits and full of apologies.Luke Steele, right, Nick Littlemore, left, release Ask That God, Empire Of The Sun’s fourth album, todayThe new album is the first the band has released since 2016’s After Two VinesSteele says fans won’t have to wait eight years for another album after Ask That God, as the band are ‘trying to keep the train moving’“We decided there was no better time to start the next record, right as this new one is getting released,” says Steele who with Nick Littlemore releases Ask That God, their fourth album, today.“We are recharged and ready to go,” he says. “After Two Vines (2016 album) we got quite exhausted and everything stopped working. Nothing was gelling.“At the start of the pandemic, I was instrumental saying, ‘That’s it, I’m done, I’m leaving’,” he explains. “I told Nick, management, the record company that the band was over. That I was never doing another record. And I left.“I made a solo record and moved to northern California, but then piece by piece, I started to realise what I was missing and what was so beautiful about Empire in the first place.READ MORE BIG INTERVIEWS“I’d work with people and think, ‘That’s cool, but it’s not working with Nick,’ and then start falling back in love with Empire again.“Then Nick and I got back in the studio, and it really has been great. The hardest part of being in a band that’s had success is there really is extreme pressure.“With Empire, when the spirit is right, we sound like nothing else. We’ve made a few albums now and so we’ve broadened the palate with this record and it feels good.”The multiple ARIA Music award-winning band who have also been nominated for two Brit awards, sold more than 5.5million albums worldwide, and generated 7.6billion streams.Most read in MusicHonour the loveSteele says: “You work so hard to get there, then when you get there, you’ve got to stay there, so it’s hard. We’ve been fortunate to have had some big songs, and success so we’ve opened the door and are writing with different writers including some Swedish writers who we’ve always wanted to work with.”Steele is referring to production duo Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir who have worked with Avicii, Madonna and David Guetta, and Pontus Winnberg of Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue producers and songwriters Bloodshy & Avant.We feel like conduits. Empire is bigger than us and the audience own the song — you have to honour the love that people have for it.Luke Steele“Changes was the song we made with the Swedes and it felt like the quintessential Empire Of The Sun comeback song,” says Steele. “It’s a really great song and has transformed into something that’s not really ours any more.“We feel like conduits. Empire is bigger than us and the audience own the song — you have to honour the love that people have for it.”The video for brilliant song Changes also features Cruz, Steele’s ten-year-old son with wife Jodi (aka Snappy Dolphin), a creative also involved with the band.“My kids are really into music and being creative,” says the proud dad-of-two. “They are best buds. Cruz is into Metallica and all the stuff I was when I was a kid — it’s pretty awesome.“Sunny (his 16-year-old daughter) has got a band and she’s working on her own record. She really understands hooks and melodies and is a great lyricist — songs are written in the tongue of a 16-year-old going on 21.”Standouts on Ask That God include recent single Cherry Blossom, the dreamy and futuristic Rhapsodize, the classic title track, album closer Friends I Know and AEIOU, a collaboration between Empire Of The Sun and Littlemore’s other band, PNAU.“AEIOU was a great track Nick brought in. I’ve always wanted to do a song with vowels as it reminds me of a song the Maori kids sing at school,” says the singer who now lives in New Zealand.“My wife said the album is a journey of someone’s life. All these songs have been collected along the way. Friends I Know was made in Japan in 2017 as was Rhapsodize and then Revolve was made when we were working with Wendy Melvoin from Prince’s band. I believe songs step into your life — they literally walk out of the computer’s hard drive and jump onto the album when they’re ready — like a life journey.”As well as Melvoin, Empire Of The Sun have worked with Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham while with PNAU, Littlemore (together with Peter Mayes and Sam Littlemore) enjoyed a huge hit with the remix of Cold Heart by Dua Lipa and Elton John.“I felt happy and proud of Nick with that song,” smiles Steele. “He works so hard. The other day he was in Uptown New York recording with a Brazilian guitarist. I then talked to him the next day and he was working with a choir. A couple of days later he was in LA with a guy who collects 70s synths, getting samples. I think doing our own thing and working with other people is so healthy.”I have storage units for the costumes we wear in America, Australia and a couple here in Hawaii. I’ve got stuff everywhere. It really does take a village.Luke SteeleSo who would Steele say is his dream collaborator?“Tom Waits, Lana Del Rey or the Oasis guys,” he answers. “Or Sir Paul McCartney — he would be good to put down some basslines.“We’ve got a big festival (Corona Capital) in Mexico where we are playing with Sir Paul. The minute I knew that, I was like, ‘We’d better start rehearsing.’“I met Sir Paul once at Henson studios in LA. I knew he was coming so I bought a vinyl along especially. When I got to the studio I saw him getting out of the car, so I opened the door and pulled out my vinyl like a magician. My voice started shaking as I said, ‘Here you go, Paul’. I’m a huge fan.”The visuals and look of Empire Of The Sun are as striking as their music and for Ask That God, the narrative is that Emperor Steel and Lord Littlemore have come to save Empyreans after eight years away.Steele says: “We still curate the whole thing but we have a good team of artists around the world to work on projects.“I have storage units for the costumes we wear in America, Australia and a couple here in Hawaii. I’ve got stuff everywhere. It really does take a village.”To help build the visual side of the album, Steele and Littlemore spent nearly a month in Thailand with Canadian director Michael Maxxis where they recorded stunning films to accompany the release.“It was a beautiful adventure,” says Steele. “We’d been trying to find a director to make the videos for 18 months and met with 15 to 20 people from Tokyo, Australia and America but no one got anything close to what we wanted until we met Michael.God of Instagram“He sent five song treatments and they were all incredible. Then he said, ‘Why don’t we just keep going and make a music film?’ We shot nine music videos.“We’ve worked with directors before but no one as genius as him. He has a beautiful, poetic mind and is an incredible director.“All the jungles, beaches and locations we went to and the people we met made it a magical trip. At every location we’d stop and pray, blessing the land.”Steele says his spirituality and faith “are everything”. He says: “People say they love that we are spiritual.“Every soul under heaven breathing on this planet is a spirit, so everyone is spiritual. It’s important that rather than tap into the God of Instagram, people need to tap into the God of the heavens.”And deciding to name the album Ask That God after the song on the album was an obvious idea for the singer. “Nick and I coming back together to make this album was us surrendering,” he says.“It felt like we both surrendered things that we were holding on to. No one’s going to get the answers from the world — you must ask the divine. And we had a lot of songs pressing on that.“The song Ask That God came midway through the record and felt like the message that Empire needed to come back with.“It feels like we are going into battle with no weapons. It is a volatile time in the world and this is the message people need.”A year ago Steele and his family moved from north California to New Zealand (where he was born before moving to Perth where he grew up) after feeling unsafe and unhappy in California.“I felt like the whole ground in Los Angeles was shaking constantly,” he explains. “A kid was shot dead near LAX and I drove past just after he’d been murdered. I felt emotional the whole time I was in LA — like I could feel the pain. I’d be driving and start crying. Things had changed for me living there.“There was the pandemic, the riots when Trump was president. I’m so sensitive, I just can’t deal with what’s going on in America.Real work ethic“I was so paranoid living there, so now we are back in the motherland and close to my family — it’s cool to be there. When you’ve been depressed you really value joy and after living in America, I really value peace.”Once the album is out Steele is looking ahead to Empire Of The Sun’s live shows that begin in October.Fans won’t have to wait another eight years for another album after Ask That God. We are trying to keep the train moving.“I’m really excited to start the tour but it seems like you guys are last,” says Steele. “We start in Australia and go up to America and so if not this year, we will definitely be in the UK next year. It takes six months to put the show together so I can’t wait. Someone said we should be playing Glastonbury and I’d love that idea — let’s see.Empire Of The Sun perform on stage at the Madcool Festival 2019 in MadridCredit: GettyOn bandmate Nick Littlemore, Steele says: Our relationship is the best it’s ever been’Credit: Getty“Right now Nick and I are here in Hawaii working on album number five.“Our relationship is the best it’s ever been. We both now have families, so when we get into the studio, it’s down to business. Our earlier years were the hardest — there’s was so much built-up emotion, ambition and ego.“But I love the way we work now — we are hungrier now more than ever and we know what we are doing now. We’ve made four records but we’ve made hundreds of songs. We have three or four folders of Empire rarities. We have a real work ethic and I am so proud of us. We are always trying to find the next rare gem.READ MORE SUN STORIES“And that’s why fans won’t have to wait another eight years for another album after Ask That God. We are trying to keep the train moving.”The album Ask That God is out today.Ask That God by Empire Of The Sun is out 26 AugustCredit: SuppliedEMPIRE OF THE SUNAsk That God★★★★☆ More

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      Reggae star with VERY famous dad set to perform at festival ‘better than Glastonbury’

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      A reggae star with a very famous father is set to perform a Boomtown – a festival that beat Glastonbury to a huge award.Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley, son of the late legendary Bob Marley, is part of the massive line-up at the Hampshire festival next month.Damian Marley will appear at Boomtown festivalCredit: David CorioHe is one of Bob Marley’s eleven childrenCredit: GettyBoomtown is a five day festival in Hampshire next monthThe five day extravaganza will see more than 450 acts perform.Beyond Damian, 46, the line-up includes Marc Rebillet, Greentea Peng, Pendulum DJ set, Ghetts, Soft Play, Skream, Benga, High Contrast and many more to boot.Boomtown is so highly regarded, it won BBC Radio 1’s “Best Dance Festival UK & Europe” in 2023 – beating the iconic Glasto.The festival takes place between Wednesday 7th August and Sunday 11th August.read more on festivalsLast year, The Prodigy performed there.”Boomtown is a place like no other,” boasts the official website, calling itself “a music festival but not as you know it.”Damian, 46, hails from Jamaica and is the son of the No Woman No Cry legend.Damian’s mum is Cindy Breakspeare and he grew up in Kingston on the Caribbean island.Most read in MusicThe Wailers founder Bob passed away in 1981 from skin cancer, leaving a legion of fans devastated.As well as Damian, he has ten other children, including David ‘Ziggy’ Marley.Damian has followed in his dad’s footsteps, winning four Grammy awards.Damian has four Grammy awards to his nameCredit: AP:Associated PressBob passed away in 1981Credit: RedfernsThe DJ, rapper and singer’s most famous song is Welcome to Jamrock.The album of the same name sold more than 500,000 copies in the US alone.His most recent album was 2017’s Stony Hill, which topped the charts in North America.Over the years, he has collaborated with a host of A-list musicians from Jay-Z and Mariah Carey to Bruno Mars and Sean Paul.His nickname Junior Gong is a riff on his dad’s nickname, with Bob known as Tuff Gong.The Prodigy performed at Boomtown last yearCredit: Getty More

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      Inside Taylor Swift’s record-breaking V&A museum exhibition with surprise costumes she donated

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      TAYLOR SWIFT mania will descend on the hallowed halls of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum when a free exhibition of her outfits opens on Saturday.Taylor Swift: Songbook Trail will feature 13 stops showcasing costumes donated by the Look What You Made Me Do singer.London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will open a free exhibition of Taylor Swift outfits on SaturdayCredit: GettyCrystal Oscar De La Renta dress for MTV Awards, 2022Credit: PATaylor performs during her Eras world tourCredit: GettyFedora from 22 video and Eras tour, 2013 & 2024Credit: GettyRunning until September 8, the display ties in with the school holidays and comes as nearly 500,000 fans are expected in the capital next month for Taylor’s five gigs at Wembley on her Eras tour.The choice of 13 installations in the hour-long museum trail, created by theatre designer Tom Piper and architect Alan Farlie, is a nod to 34-year-old Taylor’s favourite number.The V&A has previously hosted exhibitions about pop great Sir Elton John and supermodel Naomi Campbell and expects its latest show to be one of its most popular since the art and design museum began life in 1852.Exhibits include get-ups from Taylor’s six world tours, her white knit from the video for 2020 hit Cardigan, the dress she wore to the LA premiere of her Eras Tour film in 2023 and the black ruffle frock from the video for latest single Fortnight.READ MORE IN SHOWBIZOf the video’s moody look, designer Elena Velez said: “Taylor Swift x Elena Velez doesn’t make much sense without a good story, which the art directors of Fortnight gave us. I loved the [Frankenstein author] Mary Shelley aesthetic.”Elena adds that the gown — created from a Victorian-gothic skirt, a bustle from Amazon Prime and yards of fine silk — is about “our relationship to reason and romanticism” and was “stitched together with desperate and delusional tenderness”.Other fun items include the wig and facial hair Taylor wore in her video for 2020 hit The Man — influenced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2013 film The Wolf Of Wall Street — which transformed Taylor into a City boss. Video of her career is also beamed on to the walls.Most read in MusicThe V&A’s Kate Bailey said: “We are delighted to display iconic looks worn by Taylor, each celebrating a chapter in the artist’s journey. Taylor’s songs, like objects, tell stories drawing from art, history and literature.”Social media is already buzzing. Posting on X, one fan wrote: “There’s a Taylor Swift exhibition at the V&A?! I’m screaming, crying, throwing up. I need to go.” Another said: “I have to go to London and see the Taylor Swift exhibition.”Why Taylor Swift’s royal selfie reveals so much about modern royals William & Kate – they’re triple-A celebs, says proAnd fans even hope Taylor pays a surprise visit.Swift stunned on the red carpet in Los AngelesCredit: Getty Images – GettyStrapless floral gown at premiere of Eras Tour movie, 2023Credit: GettyMetallic jacket & skirt from 1989 world tour, 2015Credit: GettyThe superstar performing in the outfit featured in the exhibitionCredit: PATaylor during the Fearless Tour at Madison Square Garden in 2009 in New York CityCredit: GettyTudor-style dress for Love Story on Fearless tour, 2009Credit: V&ACowboy boots with her name on from her country days, 2007Credit: GettySwift pictured wearing the cowboy boots on stageCredit: V&ATaylor during the 2019 American Music Awards in November 2019 in LACredit: GettyShirt with her album titles on for American Music Awards, 2019Credit: Getty2020 Wig, beard and jacket from The Man videoCredit: ReutersThe shirt will also be showcased at the V&ACredit: GettyTaylor Swift’s The Man video was inspired by The Wolf Of Wall Street More

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      Luciano defines Cadenza with this selection of music from the label

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      LUCIANO is in the middle of his summer residency at Club Chinois in Ibiza.Every Thursday this month, from July 11, the Swiss-born, Chile-raised Latin house pioneer has been enthralling the Ibizan crowds at the White Isle nightspot with his Luciano presents Cadenza parties, welcoming guest DJs from his legendary Cadenza label, unveiling fresh sounds and exciting new releases.Luciano performing at Club Chinois, IbizaFor this Thursday’s party, Luciano welcomes Romanian Arapu, who employs driving synths and field recordings in his seductively playful sound. He will be joined also the enigmatic minimal maestro, Moldavian-born Holchin.Click or tap image for ticketsAhead of the penultimate show on Thursday we caught up with Luciano and he has compiled an exclusive playlist of ten tracks that create the real feeling of the Cadenza sound. Listen and read what he had to say about the music below.Luciano & Quenum – Orange Mistake / Funky Dandy (12″, Promo, Cadenza)This release gave birth to the record label. We hadn’t planned to start a label, I just had these tracks that were sitting on my desktop, refused from a different label. At the same time my sister was in Chile studying graphic design. She needed to do a project to finish her degree. I said why don’t we do a record, you do the graphics, let’s put out the music, and then you can present this at the end of your studies. The hype and buzz was so big, we were No1 in Groove Magazin in Germany for example, and the feedback was so massive, we ended up with a record label on our hands![embedded content]Salif Keita & Cesaria Evora – Yamoré – (Luciano Remix)
(12″, 33 1⁄3 RPM)This is a super special one. A long time ago when I was first starting to make music I got the chance to work with Salif Keita & Cesaria Evora. Salif is such an angel, and such an incredibly talented musician and I was graced by the chance to make a remix for them, it holds such a special place in my heart.[embedded content]Ricardo Villalobos – IchsoRicardo is part of my family. We’ve been on this journey together since I was 14, 15. He is one of the most brilliant electronic composers in the world. This is from his Achso album.Most read in Music[embedded content]Reboot – ShunyataReboot is extremely talented. I met him at the beginning of his career, I think he was still selling insurance in Germany then! He is such an incredible artist, to meet him at the beginning of his career, to then have him on the record label was so special.[embedded content]Loco Dice – Harissa (album)This is a special record that created a super big buzz. Loco Dice was produced by Martin Buttrich so they recorded this album together. It was such a special time for this music, the music we were composing then and releasing on the label wasn’t known in the world yet, we were pioneers of that sound really. It was the right moment, with the right sound and the right vibe.[embedded content]Petre Inspirescu – Tips (album)A fabulous artist, from the very first Romanian wave when this music was new in Romania. We had the chance to sign him and the Tips album was outstanding. It’s still influencing the music industry today I think.[embedded content]Guido Schneider, André Galluzzi – AlbertinoGuido Schneider and André Galluzzi are both artists I knew from when I was living in Berlin 20 years ago. They are such talented underground artists that have always been giving to the music community. This was some of the earliest Berlin sound. Albertino is such an important tool and track they’ve produced, it’s from the Nora EP,[embedded content]Los Updates – First If You Please The Remix Part 2Signing Los Updates was a personal achievement. It’s a special alias and project from Jorge González, one of the biggest artists of the 80s in Chile, from one of the biggest rock bands ever existing, he would fill up 2 stadiums in my country. One of the most incredible composers I’ve ever met, he is so talented. We were so lucky to release his Lost Updates project on Cadenza.[embedded content]Michel Cleis – La MezclaThis was one of the very first hits we had back in the day, when we were creating this really new sound, mixing South American influences with dance and electronic music. This track still sounds amazing today, the hook is still being picked up by lots of genres including hip hop.READ MORE SUN STORIESCesar Merveille & Pablo Cahn- SpeyerTwo outstanding artists, both incredible producers still producing incredible music. They have always been at the forefront of minimal house. It was so hard to pick between 130 plus records and reduce the story to 10(ish), but I’ve tried my best![embedded content] More