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5 men wear white roses to Brit awards to show solidarity with #MeToo movement

Feb 262018

While Black was the colour that dominated the music awards so far this year, the 2018 edition of the Brit Awards that took place at The O2 Arena in London saw artists carry a white rose in a show of solidarity with the Times Up and #MeToo movements. Among the high-profile women displaying the symbolic white flowers that stood for hope, peace, sympathy, and resistance, there were a few men that supported this cause and had a flower pinned. Here are five such male artists that pinned the white roses:

Sam Smith

Sam Smith

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Rag’n’Bone Man

Rag n bone

Tune in to Vh1 on 26th February 2018 to see the some of the best artists in the industry take a stand against and fight gender inequality and sexual harassment in the showbiz industry.

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60th Grammy Awards 2018: Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar Win Big

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Jan 292018

The 60th Grammy Awards was a starry affair. From talented artists giving their best performances and paying tribute to legendary musicians, this award was one hell of a show.

The evening saw Kendrick Lamar opening the night with a stunning performance and also taking away 5 awards home. Bruno Mars, on the other hand, swept the Grammy’s by winning all the major awards. Celebs were seen supporting #TimesUP and #MeToo movements wearing a white rose.

Kendrick’s powerful performanceðŸ”¥ðŸ˜ #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/fKJ1vjlgVA

— Mbaliyezwe Ndlela (@mbali_ndlela) January 29, 2018

From bringing people to tears, giving us goosebumps to receiving a standing ovation, Kesha’s performance touched everyone’s soul. Yes, that’s how brilliant she and other performers were. Fans were fairly happy with the winner’s this year.

Check Out The Complete Winner’s List:

Album Of The Year: 24K Magic, Bruno Mars

Record Of The Year: “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars

Song Of The Year: “That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars

Best Rap Album: “DAMN.,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Solo Performance: “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran

Bruno Mars with the 6 #GRAMMYs he won tonight. pic.twitter.com/JKESGYEc95

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 29, 2018

Best Country Album: “From A Room: Volume 1,” Chris Stapleton

Best New Artist: Alessia Cara

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Feel It Still,” Portugal. The Man

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90,” various artists

DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller performing “Wild Thoughts” at the #Grammys (Full Video) pic.twitter.com/CJCYe4BVJH

— Hi! Watch This (@HiWatchThis) January 29, 2018

Best Pop Vocal Album: “Divide,” Ed Sheeran

Best Rock Album: “A Deeper Understanding,” The War on Drugs

Best Alternative Music Album: “Sleep Well Beast,” The National

Best Rap Song: “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar

Congratulations to Kendrick Lamar for winning:

Rap Song – HUMBLE
Rap Album of the Year – DAMN
Rap/Sung Performance – LOYALTY
Best Music Video – HUMBLE
Rap Performance – HUMBLE #GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/t6DoXFLzqU

— Mbaliyezwe Ndlela (@mbali_ndlela) January 29, 2018

Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar

Best Urban Contemporary Album: “Starboy” — The Weeknd

Best R&B Album: “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars

Best R&B Performance: Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars baila el “Moonwalk” Michael Jackson ðŸ’— #GRAMMYs.https://t.co/tMcZ3Bo05w pic.twitter.com/vjinSxcVkh

— Michael Jackson Club (@mjjsource1) January 29, 2018

Best R&B Song: “That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars

Best Dance/Electronic Album: “3-D The Catalogue”

Best Music Video: “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Dance Recording: “Tonite,” LCD Soundsystem

She’s a Queen ðŸ’Ž #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/XQBomcpsot

— Monsterlg5 (@Monsterlg5) January 29, 2018

Best Jazz Vocal Album: “Dreams And Daggers,” Cecile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Rebirth,” Billy Childs

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: La La Land

Best Rock Performance: “You Want It Darker,” Leonard Cohen

Tupac come back from the dead and makes appearance at 2018 #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/3qqWqSFgDS

— Jaycewithaprettyface (@__Jayce) January 29, 2018

Best Metal Performance: “Sultan’s Curse,” Mastodon

Best Rock Song: “Run,” Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Dance/Electronic Album: 3-D The Catalogue, Kraftwerk

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Prototype, Jeff Lorber Fusion

I was looking for this FULL PERFORMANCE: ðŸ”¥ðŸ”¥ðŸ”¥ðŸ”¥Kesha, Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello, Julia Michaels, Andre Day, Bebe Rexha and more performing Praying at #GRAMMYs! POWERFUL! #MeToo #Kesha pic.twitter.com/UpGUs3eA6o

— Gerren Peterson (@GerrenPeterson) January 29, 2018

Best Comedy Album: The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Dave Chappelle

Best Country Solo Performance: “Either Way,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Better Man,” Little Big Town

Best New Age Album: Dancing On Water, Peter Kater

‘We can build not just a better country, but a world that is destined to be united’ — Logic stood up for women and immigrants at the #Grammys pic.twitter.com/4wCTAuu4SC

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 29, 2018

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Miles Beyond,” John McLaughlin, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Dreams and Daggers, Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Rebirth, Billy Childs

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Bringin’ It, Christian McBride Big Band

‘We can build not just a better country, but a world that is destined to be united’ — Logic stood up for women and immigrants at the #Grammys pic.twitter.com/4wCTAuu4SC

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 29, 2018

Best Latin Jazz Album: Jazz Tango, Pablo Ziegler Trio

Best Latin Pop Album: El Dorado, Shakira

Best Americana Album: The Nashville Sound, Jason Isbell, And The 400 Unit

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: La La Land, Justin Hurwitz, composer

‘We can build not just a better country, but a world that is destined to be united’ — Logic stood up for women and immigrants at the #Grammys pic.twitter.com/4wCTAuu4SC

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 29, 2018

Best Contemporary Blues Album: TajMo, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’

Best Folk Album: Mental Illness, Aimee Mann

Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Transcendental, Daniil Trifonov

Best Music Film: The Defiant Ones, (Various Artists)

Congratulations to everyone who took the trophies home and entertained us with such marvellous performances. Let us know what you think about this list of winners.

Ed Sheeran dancing with Farah Khan on Sweety Tera Drama is too cute for words

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Nov 212017

Choreographer-filmmaker, Farah Khan threw a lavish party at her duplex penthouse in the honour of international singer-composer Ed Sheeran, who was here in the city to woo the Mumbaikars with his magical voice. His concert was held on November 19, which was a star-studded affair, along with several fans gathered in the crowd cheering for him and sinking into his music.

Farah Khan with Ed Sheeran

At the party, Ed shook a leg to some of the Bhangra and Bollywood beats and humbly requested to not play his music. “He had specially requested that we play Bollywood and bhangra and NOT his music,” informed Khan. “Your music reminds us of the all-time great songwriters Carole King and James Taylor. Songs that will last over time and become anthems for their generation,” we said to him. “Thanks. That’s a big compliment,” he said with genuine delight at hearing such vintage names introduced in the assembled zeitgeist.

One of the songs he was seen dancing his heart out on was Rajkummar Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana and Kriti Sanon’s song, ‘Sweety Tera Drama’ from ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’. The singer, comfortable in his crumpled shorts, shirt and sandals was grooving with Farah Khan, the hostess. He looked adorable in the dance video posted by the official Twitter handle of the film ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’.

Even #EdSheeran can’t resist shaking his kamariya on #SweetyTeraDrama. #EdSheeranIndia#EDSheeranMumbai#BareillyKiBarfi@ayushmannk@kritisanon@RajkummarRao@Ashwinyiyer@niteshtiwari22@tanishkbagchi@azeem2112@ZeeMusicCompany@junochopra@abhayrchopra@JungleePicturespic.twitter.com/pXV1YreJ38

— #BareillyKiBarfi (@BareillyKiBarfi) November 20, 2017

Talking about his experience at the love and the party showered by B’town, the ‘Shape Of You’ hitmaker expressed his wish of working with Shah Rukh Khan. “I have seen Bollywood films such as ‘2 States’, heard some songs and seen some actors. I would love to do something in Bollywood… may be with Shah Rukh Khan. It will be something in their (Bollywood) style,” Sheeran told PTI.

Also read: Ed Sheeran Gorges On Chicken Tikka And Chole Bhature Before Leaving Mumbai

Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, present at the party were Malaika Arora Khan, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor with wife Mira Rajput, Neha Dhupia, Mouni Roy, Karan Johar and many other Television as well as tinsel town’s celebrities. The British pop artist performed at Jio Gardens in Bandra Kurla Complex on November 19 and left for Dubai. Before leaving Mumbai, Sheeran gorged on some chicken tikka and chhole bhature.

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Revealed: Ed Sheeran's list of demands ahead of his Mumbai concert

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Nov 162017

When Justin Bieber visited India in May, his endless list of requirements included a convoy of 10 luxury sedans, a yoga casket containing aromatic essential oils, a dressing room draped with white curtains and a Jacuzzi backstage, among many other things. In stark contrast, Ed Sheeran, who is set to enthral his fans in India as part of his Divide Album Asia Tour this Sunday, has a modest set of demands. The singer only expects Nando’s Hot Peri-Peri Sauce and dry fruits in his dressing room.

Ed Sheeran

A source close to the organisers tells mid-day, “Ed Sheeran’s backstage requirements are more like a mix of after-school refreshments. He simply wants bottles of Robinsons fruit squash, passion fruit juice, milk, beer, a six-pack of fizzy drinks, a jar of MÄÂnuka honey and a plate of assorted sliced fresh vegetable and fruits. He also wants a special peri peri sauce that is being sourced from Malaysia.”

The insider adds that the organisers are customising his backstage room keeping his interests in mind. “Since Ed is a cat and bicycle lover, the room will be done up in animal and automobile graffiti,” adds the source. Marking his second visit to India, the event will see Sheeran belting out hits like Shape Of You, Galway Girl, Photograph and Thinking Out Loud. “We can’t wait to deliver a stand-out experience to fans, making sure that India is recognised as being at par with the global entertainment destinations,” says Kunal Khambhati (Head, Live Events and IP, Bookmyshow). More than 10,000 fans are expected to attend the show.

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Game Of Thrones Season 7 Premiere Got Pirated 90 Million Times andamp India Played A Big Role In It

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Jul 232017

The seventh season of the much-awaited and fought-after (you aren’t a true fan if you didn’t fight over the characters and story plot) series, ‘Game of Thrones’, premiered recently and since then people have officially lost their chill. The first episode has already been viewed millions of times and has divided the world into two parts – first who watched it before everyone and spoil the episode for others and second who beat the sh*t out of those who give away spoilers.

Within a few days of its release, this season has already done much more than just fuel suspense around the characters. It gave people a room to troll Ed Sheeran for his cameo, gave the fan theorists fodder for their next groundbreaking discovery and most importantly, it has given some smartasses on the internet to go ahead and do what they are best at – pirating it. Thanks to the advent of internet, nothing seems like too big a deal these days and we guess these folks abide by this, so they went ahead and pirated the premiere episode 90 f**king million times.

According to a report published in Torrent Freak, the piracy monitoring firm MUSO has suggested that the season premiere has been pirated 90 million times in just three days and the sources were majorly the unauthorized streaming services with torrent contributing a little bit to it. It’s not like this show or any other show’s piracy numbers have not touched millions earlier, but this number and that too within a few days is huge. We won’t be surprised if Hollywood goes into a state of shock after reading the numbers.

MUSO even notes that most pirated traffic comes from the United States (15 million approx), while countries like United Kingdom (6.2 million approx), Germany (4.8 million approx) and India (4.3 million approx) filled up the second, third and fourth spots in the list of piracy. We hope any college professor isn’t reading this, else they’ll know how the students are putting the hostel and college WiFi to good use.

Theres A Shape Of You Parody For Science Nerds andamp We Wish Chemistry Practicals Were Like This

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Jun 182017

Frankly, we’ve seen so many covers of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’, we didn’t think anymore were possible. There have been dance covers, table covers, biriyani covers! Even the IIT boys couldn’t help making a cover of their own! Then there were some that blew us away with their sizzling dance moves.

There were beautiful mashups that we bookmarked for romantic long drives..

Just when we thought the song was done and dusted as far as covers and mashups go, an acapella channel came up with this ‘molecular Shape Of You’ parody. This one, meant specifically for every science student is a nerdgasm in waiting!

A tribute to every geek out there, this is the perfect video to send to your crush in the chemistry lab. Only if chemistry practicals were like this!