Fans, peers react to Charli XCX and Lorde’s ‘Girl, so confusing’ collaboration: “I cry listening to it now”

Troye Sivan and Charli XCX have gotten together to perform ‘1999’ at Wembley Stadium.Last night, Sivan brought his ‘Something To Give Each Other’ tour to Wembley, where he performed the second to last show of his UK and Europe run. Deep into his set, – the last song of his main performance – Sivan brought out Charli XCX for a duet of their 2018 hit collaboration ‘1999’.Sivan kicked off the song, performing for a few seconds before the lights in the arena went dark.

EastEnders' Barry Evans was known for his loveable yet hapless nature when he lived in Walford in the 1990s. He married Natalie Price in a double wedding with Ian Beale and Melanie Healy, and they had a son named Jack. However, their relationship ended in a split, which led to the scheming Janine Butcher, played by Charlie Brooks, manipulating him for her own gain.

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EastEnders viewers were left stunned after recognising the actor playing new character Teddy Mitchell. Roland Manookian, who portrays Teddy, made his debut on the soap this week.Teddy arrived in Walford with his sons Harry (Elijah Holloway) and Barney (Lewis Bridgeman), searching for his father Stevie (Alan Ford). As fans will remember, Stevie is Billy Mitchell's (Perry Fenwick) estranged dad who showed up in the square earlier this year hoping to reconcile.The elderly man ended up in hospital recently after being hit by his grandson Will (Freddie Phillips).

Taylor Swift has reacted to Hugh Grant‘s praise of her ‘Eras’ concert at Wembley stadium – see their exchange below.Grant attended the second of Swift’s three sold-out ‘Eras’ tour concerts at Wembley this past weekend (June 22). The following day, the Notting Hill actor took to X (formerly Twitter) to sing Swift’s praise, writing: “Dear [Taylor], you have an incredible show, an amazing and [very] hospitable team and and excellent if gigantic boyfriend.”He continued: “Thanks so much from one ageing London boy, wife and thrilled 8 year old.”Despite her stacked schedule – Swift is due to return to Wembley for five more sold-out shows in the coming weeks – the ‘Cruel Summer’ singer took some time to craft a short but poignant reply to Grant.Swift wrote: “As a long time Hugh Grant stan, this tweet is very important to my culture.”See their exchange below.As a long time Hugh Grant stan this tweet is very important to my culture— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 24, 2024Hugh Grant wasn’t the only celebrity in attendance at her massive Wembley shows this past weekend.

Charli XCX shared a pointed message with any fans that have been dragging Taylor Swift since the release of her new album Brat.

Charli XCX has criticised fans who shouted “Taylor is dead” at a recent show in São Paulo, saying she “will not tolerate it”.The singer played a ‘PARTYGIRL’ DJ set in the Brazilian city on Saturday (June 22), where some fans are reported to have yelled out the phrase, apparently in reference to Taylor Swift.Charli responded after the show with an Instagram story, in which she called out the fans directly.“Can the people who do this please stop,” she wrote (via Variety). “Online or at my shows.

There appears to be no bad blood between Charli XCX and Taylor Swift, despite some colorful language from passionate fans.

King Charles and Queen Camilla kicked off Royal Ascot's fifth day in style, as they were seen leading the carriage procession alongside Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Lady Charles Spencer-Churchill during this annual horse racing event in Berkshire. Joining thousands of race-goers for an afternoon filled with equestrian action, Charles and Camilla, who recently made a major rule break, invited their close family and friends to witness the spectacle on the lush racecourse.

Charli XCX has shared a new version of ‘Girl, so confusing’, featuring a contribution from Lorde, who inspired the song in the first place.Charli began teasing the collaboration yesterday, redesigning a billboard of her album art to simply display the word ‘Lorde’ and then sharing a snippet of the new remix on her private Instagram account.And now, the full version of the song is out, and you can listen to it below.The girl, so confusing version with lorde – Out at midnight est. pic.twitter.com/RYM3mwRGff— Charli (@charli_xcx) June 20, 2024In the new version, Lorde sings: “Well honestly I was speechless / When I woke up to your voice note / You told me how you’ve been feeling / Let’s work it out on the remix”.Charli has previously spoken about how Lorde served as the partial inspiration for the song, admitting to being “super jealous” of the New Zealander’s success when she was younger: “She was into my music.

Charli XCX has announced her remix of ‘Girl, so confusing’ with Lorde.The ‘360’ singer started teasing fans about the collaboration earlier today when she painted over her wall promoting her album art, with the wall now repainted to spell ‘Lorde’.Charli then took to her private Instagram account @360_brat to share a snippet of the New Zealand singer’s verse on ‘Girl, so confusing’.She has previously opened up about her relationship with Lorde inspiring the same song, admitting to being “super jealous” of Lorde’s success when she was younger: “She was into my music. She had big hair; I had big hair.

Charli XCX was joined on stage in Los Angeles this weekend by Addison Rae for a performance of their remix of ‘Von Dutch’ – watch the footage below.Earlier this year, Charli and TikTok star Addison teamed up on a remix of ‘Von Dutch’, alongside A.G. Cook.

Taylor Swift held Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ off the top of the UK Albums Chart this week thanks to the new UK-only editions of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.Charli released her sixth studio album on June 7, and just a few days later shared the deluxe edition, which included three extra tracks in the form of ‘Hello Goodbye’, ‘Guess’ and ‘Spring Breakers’.And it might have been on course to be the singer’s second Number One album in her home country, after 2022’s ‘Crash’, but it was kept off the top spot by the new version of Swift’s all-conquering record.‘The Tortured Poets Department’ claimed its sixth non-consecutive week at Number One on Friday (June 14), thanks in part to a new UK-exclusive digital format that included previously unreleased live recordings. It makes it her longest-running Number One album in the UK to date.With the Eras Tour arriving in the UK last week, several of Taylor’s albums are rising in the charts, with ‘Lover’ and ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ both also returning to the Top 10 this week.‘Brat’ does, however, boast the biggest opening week of any Charli XCX album so far, eclipsing the first week sales of ‘Crash’, despite charting a place lower.

After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.

Russell Crowe has explained why he turned down the role of Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.The Oscar-winning actor was among those considered to play the iconic character in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, though the part eventually went to Viggo Mortensen – who himself replaced original casting Stuart Townsend.Speaking for a fan question segment for British GQ, Crowe was asked whether he regretted turning down the franchise, the star replying: “I don’t actually. I was a big Tolkien reader when I was a kid, so I got quite excited by the idea of Lord Of The Rings.“But I very much felt the studio were making that decision, not the film director,” he added.

Seven Serbia fans have been arrested after violent clashes in Gelsenkirchen ahead of their Euro 2024 opener against England.

There aren’t many places in the UK where you can experience opera inside a cave, see a hotel where Mary Queen of Scots reputedly stayed and drink the freshest mineral water available (although you might want to add an ice cube or two), yet you can do all of this in Buxton. You’d be forgiven if your mind first springs to the bottled water when you think of the town, but there’s so much more to this beautiful town on the edge of the Peak District.

The Killers shuffled their setlist and covered The Kinks at the second show of their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland tour last night (June 14) – see footage and the full setlist below.It was the band’s second show at Dublin’s 3Arena in three nights at the start of a run of greatest hits shows that the band are playing across the UK and Ireland throughout the summer.Their 21-song set included a number of changes from the previous show, including tour debuts for eight songs, including four from 2006’s ‘Sam’s Town’ in the form of ‘Enterlude’, ‘For Reasons Unknown’, ‘Bones’ and ‘Exitlude’.The also opened with ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ from the 2020 album ‘Imploding The Mirage’, and played the title track of their most recent studio record, 2021’s ‘Pressure Machine’.In among their own material, the band also indulged in a cover of The Kinks’ 1982 single ‘Come Dancing’.In addition, five tracks from 2004 debut album ‘Hot Fuss’ got an airing, including ‘Andy, You’re A Star’, which they only recently revived on stage for the first time in seven years.

IVE have spoken to NME about their upcoming debut UK concert, covering Little Mix on tour and the confident messages behind their latest EP, ‘IVE Switch’. Check out our conversation with the girl group below.The K-pop six-piece will headline London’s The O2 on Sunday (June 16), with the performance marking the only UK stop on the European leg of their Show What I Have world tour.