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Drake ‘truly scared’ after Alton Sterling shooting

Drake feels "truly scared" following the violent shooting of Alton Sterling.

The 37-year-old father-of-five was selling CDs outside a food mart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana early on Tuesday (07.05.16) morning when he was shot dead by two policemen, with the entire incident caught on camera by a passer-by, and Drake is just one of the many celebrities who are horrified by the latest death of a black man at the hands of the US police.

Canadian rapper Drake wrote on Instagram: "I am grateful to be able to call America my second home. Last night, when I saw the video of Alton Sterling being killed, it left me feeling disheartened, emotional and truly scared. I woke up with a strong need to say something.

"It’s impossible to ignore that the relationship between black and brown communities and law enforcement remains as strained as it was decades ago. No one begins their life as a hashtag. Yet the trend of being reduced to one continues.

"This is real and I’m concerned. Concerned for the safety of my family, my friends and any human being that could fall victim to this pattern. I do not know the answer. But I believe things can change for the better. Open and honest dialogue is the first step.

"My thoughts and prayers are with the Sterling family and any family that has lost someone to this cycle of violence.

"Be safe out there. More life."

Kanye West shared a link to the footage on his Twitter page while Jesse Williams, who was praised for his powerful BET Awards speech on race last month, took to his own Twitter account after the shooting.

He wrote: "In the interest of time, would ye noble patriots please provide a list of infractions punishable by spontaneous public execution? Thanks!".

Zendaya tweeted: "How many more times must this happen for us to matter? How many more must we lose? BLACK. LIVES. MATTER. #AltonSterling," and Amy Schumer added: "Love to Louisiana #AltonSterling."

Justin Timberlake simply wrote: "#AltonSterling", MC Hammer called for justice, writing: "This barbaric behavior under the guise of law is despicable, inhumane and heartbreaking. Justice for #AltonSterling" and Paramore’s Hayley Williams tweeted: "Praying for justice & peace in #AltonSterling case. Leadership roles(i.e. police) MUST require real accountability. The pattern MUST change."

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Rihanna buys pizza for fans

Rihanna sent pizza and towels to fans that had been waiting in the rain to see her perform.

The ‘Kiss It Better’ hitmaker sent her loyal supporters, that had been queuing all day outside Emirates Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, north England, a much needed boost with 20 boxes of piping hot pizza, some even signed, and towels to dry off with.

Daniel Reading, 24, who was one of the lucky recipients told the Manchester Evening News: "I was in the queue, and was one of the lucky fans to receive a signed pizza box from the queen of pop. We couldn’t believe it. The pizza was only sent to our side of the queue. It was sent with a message from Rihanna, apologising for the weather."

Whilst another fan wrote on Instagram: "Can’t believe we’ve even queueing all day and the queen @badgalriri gave us pizza and towels to dry off #grateful #cute #rihanna (sic)"

During her energetic set later that night, the 28-year-old singer wowed fans with a number of her biggest hits including ‘Work’, ‘We Found Love’ and ‘Where Have You Been’ whilst Drake also made a surprise appearance.

And when Rihanna isn’t busy touring, she is keen to focus her energies on inspiring young women.

Speaking recently, she said: "Thank you so much for celebrating us in a world that doesn’t celebrate us enough. The minute you learn to love yourself, you will not want to be anybody else.

"Role model is not the title they like to give me … but I think I can inspire a lot of young women to be themselves and that is half the battle. Hopefully one day I’ll be raising my own little black girl who rocks."

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Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber lead Teen Choice Award nominations

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber lead the music nominees for this year’s Teen Choice Awards.

The former couple – who dated on and off for five years – are up for three nominations each, Choice Female Artist and Choice Male Artist respectively as well as Choice Female Hottie and Choice Male Hottie.

Justin’s track ‘Sorry’ will battle it out with former One Direction star Zayn Malik’s ‘PILLOWTALK’ and Nick Jonas’ ‘Close’ whilst Selena’s ‘Hands To Myself’ will take on her close pal Taylor Swift’s track ‘New Romantics’ as well as facing stiff competition from Adele, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and Meghan Trainor.

Elsewhere in the music categories, 5 Seconds of Summer, Fifth Harmony and One Direction will compete with DNCE, Fall Out Boy and The Chainsmokers to be named Choice Music Group whilst Beyoncé, Drake and Iggy Azalea will hope to snatch the Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist award from either Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj or The Weeknd.

In the movies section, ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ and ‘Deadpool’ lead the nominations with four a piece.

Comic stars dominate the Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy category with Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, who play the lead characters in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, going head to head once again whilst Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr., who play Captain America and Iron Man in ‘Captain America: Civil War’, also join the battle.

Other notable nominations in the movies section include Bond movie ‘SPECTRE’ and a nod for ‘The Jungle Book’s Mowgli – Neel Sethi. Leonardo DiCaprio could round off a fantastic awards season with a gong for Choice Movie Actor: Drama but will have to fight off competition from ‘Room’s Jacob Tremblay and ‘The Martian’s Matt Damon.

In the television category, ‘Pretty Little Liars’ leads the way with six nominations – one for Choice TV Show: Drama as well as a nod for lead characters Ashley Benson (Hanna Marin), Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings) and the three supporting male characters, Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers), Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz) and Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh), who will battle to be crowned Choice TV Actor: Drama.

Jennifer Lopez gets a nod for ‘Shades of Blue’ whilst ‘Kerry Washington’ joins her in the Choice TV Actress: Drama category for ‘Scandal’.

‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Vampire Diaries’ battle it out in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV section whilst ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ will fight it out with ‘The Voice’ to be crowned Choice TV: Reality Show.

Ellen DeGeneres, James Corden, Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Hart are just some of the stars battling it out for Choice Comedian.

The ‘Teen Choice Awards’ will take place on Sunday July 31. Voting is open now and will continue until June 2 at TeenChoice.com, on the FOX NOW app, and via Twitter.

Abridged list of Teen Choice Award nominees. For the full list, visit TeenChoice.com.

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Action/Adventure (#ChoiceActionMovie)

‘Deadpool’

‘In the Heart of the Sea’

‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’

‘Spectre’

‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant’

‘The Jungle Book’

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiMovie)

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’

‘Captain America: Civil War’

‘Fantastic Four’

‘Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens’

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’

‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’

Choice Movie: Drama (#ChoiceDramaMovie)

‘Creed’

‘Miracles from Heaven’

‘Point Break’

’10 Cloverfield Lane’

‘Straight Outta Compton’

‘The Martian’

Choice Movie: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyMovie)

‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’

‘Mother’s Day’

‘Mr. Right’

‘Ride Along 2’

‘The Intern’

‘Zoolander 2’

TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama (#ChoiceDramaTVShow)

‘Empire’

‘Gotham’

‘Grey’s Anatomy’

‘Pretty Little Liars’

‘Rosewood’

‘Shades of Blue’

Choice TV Actor: Drama (#ChoiceDramaTVShowActor)

Ben McKenzie, ‘Gotham’

Ian Harding, ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Jussie Smollett, ‘Empire’

Keegan Allen, ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Terrence Howard, ‘Empire’

Tyler Blackburn, ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Choice TV Actress: Drama (#ChoiceDramaTVShowActress)

Ashley Benson, ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Jennifer Lopez, ‘Shades of Blue’

Kerry Washington, ‘Scandal’

Maia Mitchell, ‘The Fosters’

Taraji P. Henson, ‘Empire’

Troian Bellisario, ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Choice TV Show: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (#ChoiceSciFiTVShow)

‘Arrow’

‘iZombie’

‘Once Upon a Time’

‘Supernatural’

‘The Flash’

‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV Show: Comedy (#ChoiceComedyTVShow)

‘Austin & Ally’

‘Jane the Virgin’

‘Liv and Maddie’

‘Modern Family’

‘Fuller House’

‘Scream Queens’

Choice TV: Reality Show (#ChoiceRealityTVShow)

‘Mob Wives’

‘Dance Moms’

‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’

‘MasterChef Junior’

‘The Voice’

‘Total Divas’

MUSIC

Choice Male Artist (#ChoiceMaleArtist)

Charlie Puth

Drake

Justin Bieber

Nick Jonas

Shawn Mendes

Zayn Malik

Choice Female Artist (#ChoiceFemaleArtist)

Ariana Grande

Beyoncé

Demi Lovato

Rihanna

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

Choice Music Group (#ChoiceMusicGroup)

5 Seconds of Summer

DNCE

Fall Out Boy

Fifth Harmony

One Direction

The Chainsmokers

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist (#ChoiceRBHipHopArtist)

Beyoncé

Drake

Iggy Azalea

Jason Derulo

Nicki Minaj

The Weeknd

FASHION

Choice Female Hottie (#ChoiceFemaleHottie)

Gigi Hadid

Selena Gomez

Demi Lovato

Hailey Baldwin

Kendall Jenner

Bella Thorne

Choice Male Hottie (#ChoiceMaleHottie)

Austin Mahone

Cameron Dallas

Harry Styles

Jussie Smollett

Justin Bieber

Zayn Malik

OTHER

Choice Comedian (#ChoiceComedian)

Aziz Ansari

Ellen DeGeneres

James Corden

Jimmy Fallon

Jordan Doww

Kevin Hart

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Drake leads BET Awards 2016 with nine nominations

Drake leads the nominations for the BET Awards 2016 with nine nods.

The rapper-and-singer is up for a huge haul of prizes, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Video of Year and Best Collaboration for his hit ‘Where Ya At’.

Rihanna and Beyoncé follow behind with five nods each.

The ‘Kiss Me Better’ singer is up for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best Collaboration and Video of the Year and Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award for ‘Work’ featuring Drake and the Centric Award for ‘BBHMM’.

While ‘Hold Up’ hitmaker Beyoncé will compete with peers Adele and Rihanna to be named Best Female R&B/Pop Artist.

And she’s also up for Best Collaboration for her song with Nicki Minaj ‘Feeling Myself’, Video of The Year for ‘Lemonade’, Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award and Centric Award for ‘Formation’.

As for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, The Weeknd, Chris Brown will compete along with Bryson Tiller, Jeremiah and Tyrese.

Best Hip Hop Artist sees Kanye West battle with his close pal Kendrick Lamar, Drake, J. Cole and FUTURE.

And Best Female Artist sees rivals Lil’ Kim, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliot battle it out.

In the Video of The Year category Beyoncé has stiff competition from Rihanna for ‘Work’, Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ and Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Alright’ and ‘Don’t by Bryson Teller.

And on the movie side, ‘Suicide Squad’ actress Viola Davis will compete with ‘Bad Boys II’ star Gabrielle Union, ‘Django Unchained’s’ Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross and Taraji P. Henson.

As for Best Actor British star Idris Elba will go head-to-head with the likes of Michael B. Jordan and O’Shea Jackson Jr.

And Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s daughter Willow Smith is up for the Young Stars Award.

Best Movie has strong contenders in ‘Beasts of No Nation’, Concussion, ‘Creed’, ‘Dope’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’.

For the time ever, fans will be able to have their say on who they want to win by casting their vote at www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/bet-awards-international. Voting opens today (20.05.16) and closes on June 2, 2016.

Fan votes will be combined with the ballots from the official BET Awards voting academy to select the winners.

One category which can be voted for by British fans is Best International Act UK which sees Kano, Krept & Konan, Lianne La Havas, Skepta, Stormzy and Tinie Tempah nominated.

The BET Awards 2016 will be held on June 28 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.

BET Awards 2016 full list of nominees:

Best International Act UK:

KANO

KREPT & KONAN

LIANNE LA HAVAS

SKEPTA

STORMZY

TINIE TEMPAH

Best International Act Africa:

AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)

BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)

CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)

DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)

MZVEE (Ghana)

SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D’IVOIRE)

WIZKID (NIGERIA)

YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist:

ADELE

ANDRA DAY

BEYONCÉ

K. MICHELLE

RIHANNA

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist:

BRYSON TILLER

CHRIS BROWN

JEREMIH

THE WEEKND

TYRESE

Best Group:

2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE

DRAKE & FUTURE

PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY

RAE SREMMURD

THE INTERNET

Best Collaboration:

BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN & TY DOLLA $IGN – ‘PLAY NO GAMES’

BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST & JOHN LEGEND – ‘ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD’

FUTURE FT. DRAKE – ‘WHERE YA AT’

NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ – ‘FEELING MYSELF’

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – ‘WORK’

Best Male Hip Hop Artist:

DRAKE

FETTY WAP

FUTURE

J. COLE

KANYE WEST

KENDRICK LAMAR

Best Female Hip Hop Artist:

DEJ LOAF

LIL KIM

MISSY ELLIOTT

NICKI MINAJ

REMY MA

Video of the Year:

BEYONCÉ – ‘FORMATION’

BRYSON TILLER – ‘DON’T’

DRAKE – ‘HOTLINE BLING’

KENDRICK LAMAR – ‘ALRIGHT’

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – ‘WORK’

Video Director of the Year:

BENNY BOOM

CHRIS BROWN

COLIN TILLEY & THE LITTLE HOMIES

DIRECTOR X

HYPE WILLIAMS

Best New Artist:

ALESSIA CARA

ANDRA DAY

BRYSON TILLER

KEHLANI

TORY LANEZ

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award:

ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY

ERICA CAMPBELL

KIRK FRANKLIN

LECRAE

TAMELA MANN

TASHA COBBS

Best Actress:

GABRIELLE UNION

KERRY WASHINGTON

TARAJI P. HENSON

TRACEE ELLIS ROSS

VIOLA DAVIS

Best Actor:

ANTHONY ANDERSON

COURTNEY B. VANCE

IDRIS ELBA

MICHAEL B. JORDAN

O’SHEA JACKSON JR.

YoungStars Award:

AMANDLA STENBERG

QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS

SILENTÓ

WILLOW SMITH

YARA SHAHIDI

Best Movie:

BEASTS OF NO NATION

CONCUSSION

CREED

DOPE

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Subway Sportswoman of the Year:

CHEYENNE WOODS

GABRIELLE DOUGLAS

SERENA WILLIAMS

SKYLAR DIGGINS

VENUS WILLIAMS

Subway Sportsman of the Year:

CAM NEWTON

KOBE BRYANT

LEBRON JAMES

ODELL BECKHAM JR.

STEPHEN CURRY

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award:

BEYONCÉ – ‘FORMATION’

BRYSON TILLER – ‘DON’T’

CHRIS BROWN – ‘BACK TO SLEEP’

DRAKE – ‘HOTLINE BLING’

FUTURE FT. DRAKE – ‘WHERE YA AT’

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – ‘WORK’

Centric Award:

ANDRA DAY – ‘RISE UP’

BEYONCÉ – ‘FORMATION’

K. MICHELLE – ‘NOT A LITTLE BIT’

RIHANNA – ‘BBHMM’

THE INTERNET – ‘UNDER CONTROL’

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Rihanna’s $15k strip club spend

Rihanna splashed out $15,000 in a strip club.

The 28-year-old singer forked out the huge sum at V Live in Houston, Texas, in the early hours of Monday morning (05.16.16) after performing at the city’s Toyota Center on Sunday night (05.15.16) as part of her ‘Anti World Tour’.

According to gossip website TMZ, the Bajan beauty headed to the night spot with her opening act, 24-year-old hip hop star Travis Scott.

A video obtained by the site appears to show Rihanna with a handful of cash while standing next to a scantily-clad dancer.

But it’s not the first time the raven-haired stunner has splashed out big money in the V Live strip club.

In November 2013, the star and her on/off boyfriend Drake dropped $17,000 between them in the night spot after he had performed at the Toyota Center.

According to reports at the time, Drake, 29, splashed out $12,000 and Rihanna spent around $5,000 in the club, where they sat side-by-side and were said to have been very "touchy-feely".

But the pair are not the only celebrities to have spent big in strip joints.

In 2012, P. Diddy, 46, once tweeted his intention to splash out a cool $2 million in the King of Diamonds gentleman’s club in Miami, but later retracted his tweet.

He is still said to have visited the club, but it’s not known how much he spent.

Rapper Rick Ross, 40, visited the King of Diamonds establishment a year earlier and, along with his entourage, dropped a huge $1 million.

What’s more, Drake and Lil’ Wayne, 33, are said to have spent $250,000 in a strip club in 2011, and boxer Floyd Mayweather, 39, reportedly splashed out $100,000 while celebrating DJ Irie’s birthday at Miami nightclub E11even in 2014.

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Rihanna enjoying single life

Rihanna isn’t looking for "any type of relationship now".

The ‘Diamonds’ hitmaker met up with her former flame Leonardo DiCaprio at the recent Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and whilst they are "friends and still hang out", they have no plans to get back together.

A source told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: "They chatted closely. She had a smile on her face. It was hard to see her full reaction since she had those sparkly big sunglasses on.

"They are friends and still hang out. They both like the same type of music and that’s usually when they run into each other. Neither of them are looking for any type of relationship now."

Meanwhile, the 28-year-old singer’s ex-boyfriend Drake previously revealed he had a "genuine energy" with the star.

Speaking about their friendship and collaboration on his track ‘Too Good’, he said: "We’re not forcing some story on people. A lot of the music and energy we have is genuine. We have a genuine energy.

"[I was like] I think I have one that would follow this one [‘Work’] up really nicely. It was like a flawless victory when she sent it back. Every nuance, every cadence was perfect … That’s what makes the record."

However, Rihanna recently insisted she has no time for a "steady relationship".

She said: "I’m single right now. And it’s not that I’m like, ‘Oh, pro single. Yes, I hate men.’ I just think that I just have so much on my plate that I can’t even find the time to entertain a steady relationship or anything serious … [I don’t even have time to send] a text. Right now it’s just crazy."

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Nick Jonas to receive songwriting honour

Nick Jonas is to be honoured by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The 23-year-old singer-and-actor will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at the Hall’s 47th Annual Induction and Awards in New York on June 9 in honour of his "bright and versatile" talent and lengthy career.
Songwriters Hall of Fame co-chairs Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff told People magazine: "Nick Jonas is one of the brightest and most versatile young talents on the American pop scene.
"A veteran of recording, television, movies and Broadway success … he has been making his cultural mark in a variety of ways for more than a decade.
"Nick has literally grown up in public, and that growth is reflected in his songwriting and singing. He is a wonderful choice for the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Hal David Starlight Award."
The ‘Close’ singer follows in the footsteps of past winners of the award including Fun. rocker Nate Reuss, Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, Taylor Swift, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Drake, Benny Blanco, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Rob Thomas and John Rzeznik.
It was previously announced that Elvis Costello, Chip Taylor, Tom Petty, Nile Rodgers and his late Chic bandmate Bernard Edwards will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this summer.

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The Weeknd leads Juno winners

The Weeknd lead the winners at this weekend’s Juno awards, taking home five prizes. The 26-year-old singer picked up the coveted Single of the Year for ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ and Album of the Year for ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ at last night’s (03.04.16) live ceremony at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada, to add to the Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for ‘Beauty Behind the Madness accolades he had picked up at the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards the evening before. Despite his own success, the star – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – found the time to celebrate the evening’s other nominees. Taking to the stage to pick up Album of the Year – for which he faced competition from Drake, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, and Jean Leloup – he said: "All the other nominees made amazing albums this year. Make some noise for them!" Elsewhere at the live ceremony – where six of the 41 awards were handed out – Justin Bieber sent a video message to thank his ‘Beliebers’ for the Fan Choice Award as he was unable to attend because he was at the iHeartRadio awards in California. It was the second win for the ‘Sorry’ hitmaker as his record ‘Purpose’ had been named Pop Album of the Year the evening before. Adele was also a double winner, scooping Video of the Year for ‘Hello’ and International Album of the Year for ’25’. Alessia Cara, 19, was stunned to pick up her first Juno for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. She told the crowd: "I’m just a regular girl who lived the most normal life and I released a song and it hasn’t been the same since." The evening was presented by Jann Arden and Jon Montgomery, while The Weeknd was among the performers, along with Bryan Adams, Dean Brody, Alessia Cara, Dear Rouge, Coleman Hell, Scott Helman, Shawn Hook, Lights, Shawn Mendes, and Whitehorse. Juno Awards 2016 selected list of winners: Album of the Year: ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’, The Weeknd Juno Fan Choice Award: Justin Bieber Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Alessia Cara Single of the Year: ‘Can’t Feel My Face’, The Weeknd Group of the Year: Walk Off The Earth International Album of the Year: ’25’, Adele Artist of the Year: The Weeknd Breakthrough Group of the Year: Dear Rouge Songwriter of the Year: Abel Tesfaye ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ – co-songwriters Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ali Payami, ‘In The Night’ – co-songwriters Ahmad Balshe, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ali Payami, ‘The Hills’ – co-songwriters Ahmad Balshe, Emmanuel Nickerson, Carlo Mantagnese, from ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’, The Weeknd Pop Album of the Year: ‘Purpose’, Justin Bieber Rock Album of the Year: ‘The Physical World’, Death From Above 1979 Rap Recording of the Year: ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’, Drake Dance Recording of the Year: ‘Save Me’ ft. Katy B, Keys N Krates (Dim Mak*BMG Chrysalis) R&B/ Soul Recording of the Year: ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’, The Weeknd Video of the Year: ‘Hello’, Adele

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Ariana Grande wants an end to sexist lyrics in songs

Ariana Grande has declared war on male pop stars who call women "hos and bitches" in their songs.
The 22-year-old singer wants to put an end to the use of derogatory terms used by rappers and musicians in their tracks, as well as in real life, to address the opposite sex and insists the vulgar trend needs to "go away soon".
She said: "When men talk about women in songs it’s like, ‘Oh, hell yeah, hos and bitches’.
"And if a girl makes a song about a break up then it’s like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe she did that’, or, ‘What a sl*t!’
"Whether it’s the music industry or real-life we need to break the standard and it needs to go away soon."
The ‘Dangerous Woman’ hitmaker – who previously dated rapper Big Sean and has worked with Chris Brown, both known for using sexist terms in their songs – likes to see women stick up for themselves and she believes talking about the issue is the only way it will ever get resolved.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I love seeing women be more vocal about these things because it is the only thing that will make a change – being really honest and speaking up.
"It’s about being supportive of one another and keeping your friends close. Most of my friends are from home. They would kick my ass if I ever let anything go to my head."
Ariana split from Big Sean, 28, last April after eight months together and she is now dating back-up dancer Ricky Alvarez.

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Rihanna’s fashion regret

Rihanna’s only regret in life is not wearing a "bedazzled" thong with a see-through dress.
The 28-year-old singer caused a stir at the 2014 CFDA awards when she donned a sheer Adam Selman dress with nothing but nude pants underneath and she admitted she wanted to "slice [her] throat" for not being more daring with her choice of underwear.
She told America’s Vogue magazine: "I just liked it better without the lines underneath.
"Could you imagine the CFDA dress with a bra? I would slice my throat. I already wanted to, for wearing a thong that wasn’t bedazzled. That’s the only regret I have in my life."
Elsewhere in the interview, the ‘Work’ hitmaker dismissed speculation she was upset that Beyonce’s surprise release of ‘Formation’ disrupted her own comeback.
She said: "Here’s the deal. They just get so excited to feast on something that’s negative. Something that’s competitive. Something that’s, you know, a rivalry. And that’s just not what I wake up to. Because I can only do me. And nobody else is going to be able to do that."
And though the singer has recently been romantically linked with her ex-boyfriend Drake again, she insists she is currently too busy to date, though she has "hope" the situation will change.
She said: "My schedule is so crazy right now…It’s definitely going to be a challenge when I do decide to pursue a relationship…but I have hope!"