Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama to release new track sampling September's Cry For You this week

Charli XCX has been under fire from her generally worshipful fanbase for the past 24 hours, since Afterparty — a March music and art festival in Las Vegas that requires all its attendees own one of 1,500 "Utopian" NFTs — announced her as a scheduled performer alongside The Chainsmokers, The Kid LAROI, and others. This morning, Charli responded to the criticisms by tweeting a statement in two screenshots.

Elton John has congratulated an Olympic figure skater whose gold-winning routine was backed by a medley of the legendary singer’s greatest hits.During the men’s singles figure skating competition in Beijing on Thursday (February 10), US skater Nathan Chen danced across the ice to the songs ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Bennie And The Jets’.After impressing judges with five jet-fueled quadruple jumps and a series of gyroscope-like spins, the 22-year-old, three-time world champion wound up taking home the gold that eluded him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, validating his status as the world’s best male figure skater.“I never thought I would actually be able to make this happen,” Chen said of his win (via The New York Times). “It’s hard.

Yesterday, an hour after announcing she'd be taking a mental health break from Twitter, Charli XCX posted a teaser of a new music video for a previously released track to Instagram. The track in question was her January Rina Sawayama collab, "Beg For You" — the third single from CRASH, coming March 18 — and the video dropped today, as promised.

Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama have shared a video for their new collaboration, ‘Beg For You’ – you can watch it below.Released last month, the pair’s new track – which samples September’s 2006 dance-floor filler ‘Cry For You’ – is the latest preview from Charli’s upcoming studio album ‘CRASH’, due out March 18.According to a press release, the accompany video “encapsulates cult theology within popular culture; worship of an image, obsession of a higher power, ritualistic and superstitious practices and the sacrifice for perfection”.In the Nick Harwood-directed clip, Charli and Sawayama lead a cult through the lonely plains of Lancaster, California, accompanied by two characters depicting Jesus and Satan.Towards the end of the video, the two pop stars perform a joint ritual on a raised platform as the cult dances around them in a circle. Charli then cuts her hand and squeezes the blood into a pool, which Jesus drinks from using a ladle.

Charli XCX has said that the criticism she’s received on social media lately has taken a toll on her mental health.The singer-songwriter, who releases her fifth album ‘Crash’ on March 18, issued a statement on Twitter yesterday (February 10) to explain that she’s temporarily stepping back from the platform due to the “negativity” surrounding her current campaign.“I’ve always had a pretty open dialogue with you guys and so I just wanna mention a few things that have been on my mind recently,” Charli began.“I have been feeling like I can’t do anything right at the moment.

Charli XCX says she is struggling with the toxicity of social media in the lead-up to her fifth studio album, Crash. The English singer-songwriter, 29, has received criticism for the song rollout supporting her impending project.

Charli XCX is getting candid about her mental health.

Charli XCX has reached out to K-pop idol and SEVENTEEN member Vernon about a possible collaboration.Over the weekend on February 6, the British singer took to Twitter to ask fans who they would like to see her collaborate with on a remix of her recent single ‘Beg For You’, featuring London-based Japanese singer Rina Sawayama. Soon after, fans of Venon, who has been a long-time fan of the pop star, began suggesting that the pair work together.Charli XCX soon took notice, tweeting earlier today (February 8) to ask fans how she could contact the K-pop idol.

Bree Runway has shared an empowering new single today (February 7) called ‘Pressure’ – listen below.The single, which premiered as Clara Amfo’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1, is described as “the first of a trilogy of releases”.Speaking about the new track, Runway said: “I’ve been away for a second now, but I’m back to apply exactly what the song title says: PRESSURE.“I love how this song embodies everything I am. It oozes Africa with the rhythm of the drums, the attitude, the assurance and the fashion.“I made this song with nights out in mind.

We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto climbs to Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart.

Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest have expressed their sadness at the tragic death of Miss USA pageant and TV host, Cheslie Kryst. The LIVE! stars took to their show's Instagram Stories after the Extra correspondent died from a suspected suicide on 31 January. MORE: Regina King devastated following death of her only child Cheslie was pronounced dead after falling from her apartment building in Manhattan, New York. She was just 30 years old. WATCH: Stars gone too soonKelly and Ryan shared a photo alongside the late star and captioned it:"So sad to hear of Cheslie Kryst's passing.

The Family Madrigal lead an interesting and diverse Official Trending Chart, which also sees high new entries from Charli XCX & Rina Sawayama, George Ezra and big gains for tracks from Ella Henderson and Katy Perry & Alesso.

Reigning Number 1 We Don’t Talk About Bruno by the Encanto cast is currently leading the race for Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart. If it holds its position, it will mark its third consecutive week at the top, after becoming the first original Disney song to ever reach Number 1 in the UK.

The Chainsmokers have returned with their first new music in two years – listen to ‘High’ below.The New York EDM duo – comprising Alexander “Alex” Pall and Andrew “Drew” Taggart – released their third studio album, ‘World War Joy’, back in December 2019.Earlier this month, they teased their comeback by posting a brief snippet of ‘High’ on social media. “Who’s ready?” they wrote, adding the hashtag “#TCS4”.“The song perfectly captures the spirit of today’s relationships, the lengths we will go for someone we love, and the lies we tell ourselves to continue on unhappily,” the group explained of the track, the full version of which arrived today (January 28).“However, underlying these dark and often contentious lyrics is a production that feels celebratory because we all know at the end of the day, we never listen to advice.

Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama are finally releasing their highly anticipated collaboration.

50 Cent has announced details of a massive London show at Wembley Arena this summer – get all the info you need below.The announcement of the gig follows the rapper being announced as a headliner for Manchester’s Parklife festival yesterday (January 25), which will be a UK exclusive festival show for 2022.Tickets for the new London show, set for June 10, will go on sale on Friday (January 28) at 9.30am local time here, while pre-registration for Parklife 2022 has already closed – and those who have registered can access the pre-sale right now. Any remaining tickets will then go on general sale at 10am on Thursday (January 27) from here.Hip Hop heavyweight, @50cent headlines The @ssearena, Wembley in June.#SSEReward presale nowGeneral sale Friday 9.30am https://t.co/UQMwQljY63— The SSE Arena, Wembley (@ssearena) January 26, 2022Tyler, the Creator and Megan Thee Stallion are among the leading names joining 50 Cent on the line-up for Parklife 2022.The Heaton Park, Manchester festival returned last year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of its 2020 edition.As well as Tyler, 50 Cent and Megan, the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Bicep, Chase & Status, Loyle Carner, Jamie xx, Arlo Parks, Headie One, Central Cee, Fred Again.., ArrDee, Caroline Polachek, Tom Misch and PinkPantheress will also perform.In other news, last December 50 Cent said that he wants to create a modern-day sitcom like The Cosby Show.50 Cent praised actress Phylicia Rashad, who played Claire Huxtable, in a post on his Instagram.

“Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour.“It is with great regret that the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour dates in Dallas set for Tuesday, January 25 and Wednesday, January 26 must be postponed due to Elton recently testing positive for COVID-19,” the center posted on its website. The statement continued, “Fortunately, Elton is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is experiencing only mild symptoms. Fans should hold on to their tickets as they will be honored at the rescheduled dates to be announced soon. Elton and the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour look forward to returning to the stage shortly.“There is no word yet on when the dates will be rescheduled. His next tour stops include Little Rock, Arkansas, and Oklahoma City on Saturday and Sunday.The “Tiny Dancer” singer posted on his Instagram Stories Tuesday and broke the news to his fans.

Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama have shared a teaser clip for their upcoming new track, ‘Beg For You’ – you can check it out below.The long-awaited collaboration was first acknowledged in May last year, when Charli revealed the pair had discussed making some music together.Last month, the singer – who is set to release her new studio album ‘CRASH’ on March 18 – teased her team up with Sawayama further, when she took to Instagram to share a host of photos and videos of some of her upcoming projects.The post included screenshots of text messages between her and Sawayama, where they discussed their forthcoming collaboration. “Our voices work so well together,” Sawayama messaged Charli, to which she replied: “U sound AMAZING,” adding that Sawayama “seriously crushed it”.Just over a week later, Charli shared yet another teaser, this time previewing a snippet of the then untitled track on TikTok.Now, sharing a new teaser via TikTok, Sawayama confirmed that the track is called ‘Beg For You’ and is “coming”.