5 h. ago Lady Gaga on course for fifth UK number one album with Mayhem

It comes after the US singer released her seventh studio album last Friday.

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11 h. ago Holly Willoughby on verge of tears as she admits something's 'set her off' amid DOI axe fears

Dancing On Ice concluded last night as fans now debate the future of the ITV show and Holly Willoughby was feeling emotional as she took to the rink on Sunday.

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65 h. ago Lady Gaga: Every song ranked, from Born This Way to Abracadabra

As modern music’s most entertaining chameleon embraces pop chaos once again on her new album ‘Mayhem’, Adam White has ranked every song she’s ever released (but not the ones she did with Tony Bennett because, with all due respect, no one has time for that)

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3 d. ago Dancing On Ice finalist Sam Aston says 'I'm fearless' as he goes all out to win ITV show

Coronation Street star Sam Aston insists he will be 'fearless' in his bid to win Dancing On Ice final on Sunday night and has teased he has something special planned

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3 d. ago Lady Gaga fans share same Taylor Swift theory after new album release

‘Why is there a Taylor Swift song on this Lady Gaga album?’ asked one shocked fan

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3 d. ago Lady Gaga Mayhem review: murderous music to dance all night to

Bleach your eyebrows and head to your nearest gay bar, Lady Gaga is back

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3 d. ago On Lady Gaga’s Mayhem, mother monster is back in all her shock

Gaga’s sixth studio album hails the return of your Mama Monster to all her shock-horror-bop glory

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4 d. ago Lady Gaga: Mayhem review – a fabulous return to her freaky first principles

(Interscope)After some noteworthy musical and cinematic misfires, Gaga gets back to her core themes of sex, sleaze and celebrity on an album that sounds not retro, but relevantLady Gaga’s single Abracadabra is enjoying its fifth consecutive week in the UK Top 10. You can imagine a collective sigh of relief chez Gaga: she has been experiencing what you might call a case of career sea sickness, in which unadulterated commercial triumphs have been followed by very public flops. In the credit column, there’s Die With a Smile, a power-ballad duet with Bruno Mars that went to No 1 in 28 countries and spent 10 weeks as the world’s biggest-selling single. (Released last August, it also appears on Mayhem.) In the debit, there was her starring role in the disastrous Joker: Folie à Deux, a film that was estimated to have lost Warner Brothers something in the region of $150m (£116m), and which seemed to take both the Gaga-heavy soundtrack and her own, jazz-based “companion album” Harlequin down...

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4 d. ago Lady Gaga lost her edge – her new album needs to bring it back

The star has spent a decade in a jazz and soft-rock haze, her newer pop efforts oddly anonymous for an artist once so electrifying. Her new album ‘Mayhem’ does feel like a return to form – but it’s her recent comments on her regained confidence as an artist that sound most promising, writes Adam White

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4 d. ago Lady Gaga strikes a chord: The superstar singer rekindles passion for music with new album 'Mayhem'

Lady Gaga rediscovered her passion for music through self-discovery, channeling her personal transformation into her new album “Mayhem.”

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7 d. ago Dancing on Ice 2025: who was eliminated last night? ITV final line

Dancing on Ice has confirmed its line-up for the 2025 final ⛸

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7 d. ago What to stream: Lady Gaga, Daredevil, the Duchess of Sussex 'Deli Boys' and an evil Hugh Grant

Lady Gaga's seventh studio album “Mayhem” and a new lifestyle series on Netflix from the Duchess of Sussex called “With Love, Meghan” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

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8 d. ago Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – highly strung strippers and cranky madams

The writer’s impressive second novel about an erotic dancer and newbie dominatrix straddles thriller and satire in its depiction of desire and longingBrittany Newell’s second novel is hard to position – is it a noirish thriller, a sex-work satire, a romance? What it is not, and here the author is clear, is a memoir. Newell is a Stanford graduate and a professional dominatrix; her life has bled into Soft Core – but, as she recently told America’s NPR, into the novel’s “sensory details” rather than the facts. This murkiness is one of the defining textures of the book, giving it an uncanny, almost ghostly feel. For a story about desire and longing, it is surprisingly spooky, full of stalkers, creeps and doubles.Ruth (or Baby or Sunday, as she sometimes calls herself) is a stripper and a newbie dominatrix working in San Francisco. She goes from her shift at the brothel to her shift at the club, weaving through a perpetually crepuscular world of private dances and all-night burger j...

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1 week ago Eddie Kadi: ‘People think I’m always ready to crack jokes. If you’re a doctor, I don’t ask you to operate on me!’

The standup and presenter on preshow prayers, blending dance with comedy and the night he bombed at the BBCHow did you get into comedy?I feel like comedy got into me. At university, I hosted talent shows as part of the African and Caribbean society, and became popular on the university circuit. After that, someone said: “You’re a pretty funny host, you should try standup.” One of my first gigs was at Kojo’s Comedy Funhouse, performing these funny songs. But explaining those songs made people laugh even more. I didn’t even realise I was doing standup. It was never planned, but the moment I got a taste for it, it was just one gig after another. I never looked back.Who did you admire when you were first starting out?I remember watching Richard Blackwood. His shows would come on TV pretty late and if I caught my parents in a good mood, they would let me watch until the end. I used to love Bruce Forsyth. Ronnie Corbett was hilarious. I was a big fan of Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin. ...

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2 w. ago Dancing on Ice's Mollie Pearce eliminated from ITV show as fans fume you 'don't deserve this'

Dancing on Ice returned to ITV screens on Sunday night for another week of the all-star celebrity competition

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2 w. ago Dancing on Ice fans 'rage' as they slam judges scores in brutal critique

Dancing on Ice viewers were left feeling frustrated on Sunday night

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3 w. ago SNL50: David Byrne and Robyn team up for surprise pop classic duet

David Bryne and Robyn teamed for a surprise rendition of "Dancing On My Own" during Saturday Night Live‘s SNL 50: The Homecoming concert this weekend.

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