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Sam Tompkins is one of the most promising names in British music right now.
His feature on Jnr Choi track TO THE MOON has been inescapable on TikTok, Justin Bieber revealed himself to be a fan with his cover of Sam's song Whole and he could be set to claim his first Top 10 album this week.
So, in the week Brighton-born Sam releases his debut EP Who Do You Pray To?, we caught up with him to discuss his journey so far and where it'll take him next.
The most special thing about it is it feels really organic. It feels like a massive family of people have decided to invest in me and buy my stuff. I come from a very small town outside of Brighton and this stuff just doesn’t happen to people like me. I’m totally gassed, man. I’m over the moon.
It’s wicked. Bristol especially was like nothing I’ve ever experienced. With these record signings, the venues are smaller and people don’t know how to act; they don’t know if they can sing along. With Bristol, people just didn’t care. They were like ‘let’s just go and have a good time.’ You get to share stories and hear how your music’s soundtracked somebody’s life.
I finished writing and recording the EP a year on the dot before it came out, by total chance. All the songs followed the narrative of what I wanted the project to be about. It’s about how I felt I was lacking purpose in my life, looking round and wondering what could give me that purpose. I realised the stuff that matters the most, and that you can have faith in, are all around you.
My music’s very autobiographical. I thought ‘what am I going through right now?’ and put that into one project. ‘How can I explain this chapter of my life to my children in however many years’ time?’
Finishing off my next album. Who Do You Pray
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wide. Think less Harmony Korine Dickies throwback, more fancy dress zoot suit – of which a direct facsimile has landed in the real world. Last night at the LA premiere of Ambulance (the latest Michael Bay spectacle that puts paramedics at the centre of his signature pyrotechnic show), two of its stars in Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II went for these such trousers.
Grammys contained a number of shocks when they were announced in November. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and HER each scored eight nominations, while Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo claimed seven apiece. However, the presence of names such as Glass Animals and The Weeknd came as a surprise.
th Grammy Awards 2022:An original date of January 31 was postponed due to fears surrounding the ongoing pandemic. The music award show is taking place on Sunday, 3 April. To watch the biggest night of music, viewers can tune in at 8pm EDT (1am BST).
Kehlani and Justin Bieber have shared their brand new collaboration ‘Up At Night’ – you can listen to the song below.The track is taken from Kehlani’s forthcoming new album ‘Blue Water Road’, which is set for release on April 29.‘Up At Night’ has been released this week (March 30), marking the two artists’ first collaboration since Kehlani guested on Bieber’s track ‘Get Me’, which featured on his 2020 album ‘Changes’.“It’s about having a healthily obsessed relationship,” Kehlani explained in a statement about the meaning behind ‘Up At Night’, which you can hear below.“You’re telling someone, ‘I love you so much it keeps me awake at night’,” the singer added, before praising Bieber’s work on the track. “I love what Justin did, and it’s such a fun one to dance to.”Kehlani has previously previewed ‘Blue Water Road’ with the single ‘Little Story’, which was released back in February, and September’s ‘Altar’.The forthcoming album will serve as the follow-up to Kehlani’s second studio LP ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’, which arrived back in May 2020.
Shawn Mendes has released his new single, the wistful When You're Gone.
April Fool's Day comes around every year. However we still manage to fall for the ridiculous practical jokes and hoaxes that are often shared on social media on April 1.
Justin Bieber definitely got the crowd going during his “Justice” tour on Tuesday, March 29, but it wasn’t in a good way. Justin got booed at his Montreal concert for dissing their hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens. “How about those Leafs though, huh?” He asked, referencing their rival team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Justin Bieber is a hero at his shows but he doesn’t mind embracing his inner villain on occasion.
Scarlett Byrne has welcomed twin daughters with her husband, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s son Cooper. The English actress, who played Slytherin student Pansy Parkinson in the wizarding films, said her “heart grew twice” after giving birth on Saturday. Sharing a photo of her holding the new arrivals in the hospital, Byrne revealed their names to her 412,000 Instagram followers.
Justin Bieber is looking to add some swagger to his favourite sports team.
Hailey Bieber is looking happy and healthy!
Justin Bieber says his wife Hailey Bieber is “good” after suffering a small blot clot in her brain. The ‘Peaches’ hitmaker admitted it was really “scary” that the 25-year-old model had suffered “stroke-like symptoms” last week.
Justin Bieber is speaking out for the first time since his wife, Hailey, was hospitalized last week for a «very small blood clot.» Justin spoke about it on Wednesday, during his Justice World Tour stop in Denver, Colorado. The topic came up after his show was interrupted when the power went out right in the middle of his set.«You know, it's kind of crazy how life randomly throws you curveballs,» the 28-year-old singer said once it returned, in a video shared to his Instagram account.
Hailey Bieber is on the mend, but her husband is understandably still concerned.