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Ariana Grande is giving away $1million (£723k) worth of therapy to fans, the pop star has announced today (June 29).The singer has partnered with mental health support organisation Better Help to help match people seeking therapy with a licensed therapist.Those who sign up for the offer will receive one month of therapy for free and will be given an option to renew through Better Help with a discount of 15 per cent for the second month.Grande announced the new partnership on her Instagram page

Christina Aguilera has penned a lengthy statement regarding Britney Spears and her controversial conservatorship, joining the calls from fans worldwide for it to end.Taking to Twitter, Aguilera revealed that she has spent recent days ruminating on what  Spears is currently going through, following the pop star’s emotional 24-minute testimony to a Los Angeles court last week.“It is unacceptable that any woman, or human, wanting to be in control of their own destiny might not be allowed to live

Britney Spears has taken to Instagram to make her first public statement since she addressed a Los Angeles court earlier this week about her “abusive” conservatorship.Spears spoke to Judge Brenda Penny at a LA Superior Court hearing remotely on Wednesday (June 23), delivering a 24-minute testimony in which she called for an end to her conservatorship.

Britney Spears has addressed a Los Angeles court in an open hearing today, and has publicly called for an end to her “abusive” conservatorship that sparked the #FreeBritney movement.Spears delivered an emotional testimony on Wednesday (June 23) to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in which she expressed how she felt controlled by the conservatorship, which was managed for 11 years by her father, Jamie Spears.

Dappy has helped save a man’s life after talking him out of jumping off London’s Tower Bridge.The former N-Dubz rapper was shooting a music video nearby when he saw a number of police cars and ambulances arrive in the area.

Paris Jackson has opened up about her past suicide attempts in a new interview with friend and fellow musician Willow Smith.In 2017, Jackson, who is the daughter of the late Michael Jackson, told Rolling Stone that she had tried to kill herself multiple times, with her last attempt being in 2013.Speaking to Smith during an episode of her Red Table Talk Facebook Watch show, Jackson discussed what it was that helped her to heal after suffering from years of trauma.“A lot of people do feel regret

Alfie Templeman has opened up about his mental health, saying he was recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety.Writing on Twitter, the 18-year-old singer said he is currently getting help and encouraged fans to do the same if they are experiencing similar issues with their mental health.“The last few months I got diagnosed w depression and anxiety & I finally got the help I needed,” Templeman said.“I just wanted to say thank you to every one of you who helped me go and speak to someone.

Kid Cudi has opened up about his ongoing battle with depression, admitting that “sadness eats away at me sometimes”.The rapper has been very vocal about his longtime battle with anxiety and depression over the years, in both his music and interviews as well as on social media.On his most recent album, ‘Man On The Moon III’, Cudi details an internal struggle on several tracks, including album opener ‘Tequila Shots’, where he conveys his struggle to comprehend that he’s back fighting his

Will Smith is one of many celebrities who has voiced support for Naomi Osaka after she announced her withdrawal from the French Open.The comments came after Osaka was initially fined $15K and threatened with disqualification for skipping a press junket at the French Open. The tennis champion had opted out of the junket as she felt as if it was detrimental to her mental health.

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry and Martin Doherty have reflected on their latest release ‘How Not To Drown’, featuring The Cure’s Robert Smith, explaining what the milestone collaboration means for them.On social media, Doherty said the song’s release marked the “proudest moment of [his] life in music”, having worked with his musical idol, Smith.“I don’t remember where I was, but I remember how I felt.

Kate Nash has spoken to NME about new single ‘Misery’, as well as the future of hit show GLOW and how mental health shaped her new material. Watch our video interview with Nash above.Her first new material in 18 months, the bittersweet new single ‘Misery‘ comes as the first taster of the singer-songwriter and actor’s forthcoming collection of work coming later this year – the follow-up to 2018 album ‘Yesterday Was Forever‘.

Content warning: This piece mentions suicide. Canadian outfit Sum 41 have teamed up with rapper nothing, nowhere for a powerful rework of their 2019 song ‘Catching Fire’.Released on Friday (May 28), frontman Deryck Whibley penned the new version of the track for his wife Ari Whibley, who attempted suicide in 2013.

Easy Life have spoken about the struggles of talking about mental health, saying it “remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”.The Leicester band released their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’ today (May 28), which tackles subjects including anxiety and depression.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, frontman Murray Matravers discussed the 2018 single ‘Nightmares’, which also appears on the new record.

Ladyhawke has announced her new album ‘Time Flies’ and shared her latest single ‘Mixed Emotions’ – you can hear the track below.The follow-up to 2016’s ‘Wild Things’ will be released on October 8 via BMG.Ladyhawke has previewed the forthcoming new record today (May 27) with the track ‘Mixed Emotions’, which was co-written with Jono Sloan and Empire of The Sun‘s Nick Littlemore in LA.“Sloan had come up with a really cool bass groove which Nick and I riffed over to get the lyrics and melody,”

The Me You Can’t See, the actor discussed her upbringing in the religious group, Moral Re-Armament.“From when I was seven to when I was 22, I was in this group called MRA, and it was basically a cult,” Close explained (per Oprah Daily).

Lady Gaga has revealed in a new interview that she fell pregnant after being raped by a music producer.The singer recalled the harrowing incident on Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry’s new Apple TV+ show The Me You Can’t See, explaining how it occurred when she was 19.“I was 19 years old and I was working in the business, and a producer said to me: ‘Take your clothes off’. And I said no,” she said.“And I left, and they told me they were going to burn all of my music.

Alanis Morissette has released a new single titled ‘Rest’.Co-written with Michael Farrell and produced by Alex Hope, the track was first premiered live in 2017, when it was performed at a tribute concert in memory of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, who died that year.Listen to ‘Rest’ below:Morissette touched on the track’s meaning in a Twitter post, writing, “Today is #MentalHealthAction Day.

Avicii, it’s been announced.The 16,000-capacity Stockholm venue hosted two sold-out home city shows by the late DJ/producer (real name Tim Bergling) in 2012, and has confirmed today (May 19) that it will be now known as Avicii Arena.“In partnership with some great brands, we have decided to rename this arena in honour of one of Sweden’s greatest international stars and his legacy,” says Stockholm Live’s Daniel Stålbo in an official announcement video.The Avicii Arena will host events in

Moby has opened up in a new interview about how he wanted to take his own life before the 2002 MTV Awards.The musician has opened up about the depression he suffered at the peak of his career in a clip from his new documentary, Moby Doc, which will be released alongside his forthcoming album, ‘Reprise’.Recalling his stay at Barcelona’s Arts Hotel the night before the award ceremony, Moby said: “I got to my hotel the night before and I was at the top of one of the most elegant hotels I’ve ever

Mental health charity Mind have shared a number of free resources for those working in the electronic music industry.The scheme, which arrives to mark Mental Health Awareness Week this week (May 10-17), comes in association with record labels and entertainment organisations Ninja Tune, Paradigm, Percolate and POLY.Included in the resources, which you can access free here, are guides to help support the mental health of those working in the electronic music industry, with specific guides for

Mental Health Awareness Week, Yonaka‘s Theresa Jarvis has spoken to NME about her own battles with anxiety – and the help that is available.Released in 2019, their debut album ‘Don’t Want ‘Til Tomorrow’ was “completely consumed by mental health,” vocalist Theresa Jarvis tells NME, of how she “felt so anxious at the time, I couldn’t talk about anything else”.Speaking of the balance between exposing her troubles for the first time and resonating with an audience, she said: “A lot of the time

Lizzo has opened up on experiencing feelings of “sadness” recently during an emotional post on TikTok.Appearing in a video on the platform last Saturday (May 8), the pop star said: “You know that part of sadness where you feel like a burden on everyone and annoying and nobody cares about you? Can we get rid of that part?“It’s like, yo, I’m already sad. Got to add insult to injury that I have no one to talk to about it?’ It’s crazy.

Kid Cudi‘s music for saving his life, admitting that he “wouldn’t be here” without it.The SNL comic, who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in 2017, explained how the rapper/singer’s music has proved instrumental during his darkest hours.“I would’ve killed myself,” Davidson told The Breakfast Club. “Absolutely.

Chris Cornell‘s family has reached a confidential settlement with the singer’s doctor, whom they sued for negligence and wilful misconduct in 2018.The lawsuit was first filed in November 2018 by Cornell’s widow Vicky and their children Toni and Christopher Nicholas, roughly a year and a half after Cornell’s death, which was ruled a suicide.

Little Mix‘s Jesy Nelson has opened up on the exact moment she realised she was going to leave the group.Nelson, who joined the band during their formation on The X Factor in 2011, announced her departure in December.Speaking in a new interview with Cosmopolitan, Nelson explained how being in the group had adversely affected her mental health.Nelson said that her decision to leave Little Mix was made after she suffered a panic attack while filming the music video for ‘Sweet Melody’.“I

Ariana Grande has encouraged fans to be open with their mental health struggles in a new post to reflect upon Mental Health Awareness Month.Sharing a series of slides about the subject on Instagram, Grande wrote: “Here’s to ending the stigma around mental health and normalizing asking for help.“Healing isn’t linear, fun, quick or at all easy but we are here and we’ve got to commit to making this time as healthy, peaceful and beautiful as possible.

A post shared by Pierce Fulton (@piercefulton)“He traveled the globe for the better part of a decade doing what he loved & cemented powerful friendships with so many wonderful people along the way, accomplishing more in his career in music than most could dream to accomplish in a lifetime.“He loved you all so much & wanted to give you everything he had; and he had so much to give.”Griff added: “To everyone out there who listened to his songs, thank you.

Big Sean has launched a new mental wellbeing video series.The series, which Big Sean will host alongside his mother, Myra Anderson, will air weekly in May and will focus on offering tips for mental wellbeing in areas such as sleep patterns, meditation and diet.The episodes will air on his Sean Anderson Foundation website and IGTV channel every Saturday in May to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.Writing on Instagram, Big Sean said: “Set Your ATTENTION ON INTENTION.

Empress Of has returned with a new song – listen to ‘One Breath’ below.The new track has been released as part of the Sound It Out campaign, which focuses on education around discussing mental health with young people.A description of ‘One Breath’ reads: “Featuring the feelings of a 14 year old named Marianne..

Royal Blood frontman Mike Kerr has spoken out about the need to normalise the idea of sobriety – especially in the UK and the music industry.The duo were speaking to NME for the latest Big Read cover story, when Kerr opened up about how he got sober in 2019 after a period “destroying himself” through drink and drugs as a result of the heady lifestyle of touring.As well as discussing in-depth about his decision to go sober, Kerr also talked about the support and information that was available to

CHIKA has announced that she is no longer set to retire from music.Last week (April 11), the 2021 Grammy nominee said that she was quitting the industry due to the “mental toll” it was taking on her.“Today I told Twitter [about retiring],” she tweeted then. “What followed was a hoard of psychotic fans rejoicing in the decline of my mental health, harassing me as if I spoke to them first.

CHIKA has announced her retirement from music, citing the “mental toll being in the industry” has had on her.The 2021 Grammy nominee made the announcement via her Twitter on April 11. In a candid statement, CHIKA said, “the mental toll being in the industry has taken on me is not something you bounce back from easily.”The 24-year-old also discussed the backlash she had received after earlier mentioning the prospect of retirement.“Today I told Twitter [about retiring],” she said.

The charity recently published the results of a study it conducted, which found that the combined impact of the coronavirus lockdown and fears over the Brexit deal’s insufficient support for touring musicians is taking an unprecedented toll on the mental health of musicians in the UK.The study, which surveyed over 700 musicians across the UK, found that 87 per cent of respondents said their mental health had deteriorated over the past year.Help Musicians say that they have seen a 65 per cent

Happy Mondays‘ Bez is set to take part in a wing-walk in support of music mental health charity Tonic.The dancer and percussionist will take to the skies for the organisation’s third annual fundraiser ‘Barry Ashworth’s Flying Circus’, with the aforementioned Dub Pistols frontman being a patron of Tonic Music For Mental Health.Taking place at Aerosuperbatics in Cirencester between September 28-29, the ‘Collective Wing Walk for Mental Health’ will also see Nick Reynolds (Alabama 3), Derran

Avicii biography is set to be published later this year.Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii includes interviews with the late DJ and producer’s family, friends and colleagues in the music industry.

The Big Moon, Sinead O’Brien and more.The compilation’s first edition arrived last May, and featured contributions from Shame, Porridge Radio, Sorry, Gengahr, and more, with proceeds going to The Music Venues Trust and NHS Charities Together.The new volume, which came out via Bandcamp yesterday (April 2), will donate its proceeds to mental health charities Black Minds Matter UK and Help Musicians.