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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Lola Young speechless as Elton John gushes over 'real' star after 'dark things'
Globally renowned singer Lola Young talks to Elton John about her flourishing music career as the legend describes her single Dealer as 'the biggest smash' he's heard in years Music sensation Lola Young took the world by storm when she released her hit single Messy last year. And while she gained a legion of fans the world over, it seems there was one unlikely person who quickly became her number one fan - step forward Sir Elton John. In a candid chat with the music icon on his Rocket Hour podcast on Apple Music 1, the man behind hits including Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Candle In The Wind, described her single Dealer as "the biggest smash I've heard in years." Speaking about her single from her upcoming album I'm Only F***king Myself, Elton tells her: "I have to say, after listening to the album ['I'm Only F**king Myself'], there's a track on your album which would be the next single, I'm going to tell everyone it's called 'Dealer'." He added: "And if that isn't Number 1, I bet my house that that's the Number 1 single. I bet my house. It is f**king amazing. It's unbelievable. It's the biggest smash I've heard in years." The London born singer and songwriter, 24, who studied at the BRIT School, was propelled into global fame when she launched her song Messy, which drew the attention of the good and the great within the music industry. During their chat, Elton described the hit single as "great" and praised her for performing in her own video. He continued: "Messy' was the record that really launched you into the stratosphere. It was such a great song and I loved the video because you were performing in the video and you thought, 'Wow, this is a proper artist.'" During their chat, he went on to say: "This is a real artist. This isn't some pop star who's doing a video of miming and so forth." He added: "This girl is unreal. I don't want to make comparisons, but Raye is the same as you, she's a great artist, she gives out so much of herself. " He then went on to say: "What I love about you, you are there. What you see with Lola Young is what you get. " Elton explained: "And what you get is f**king great … Well, the thing about you is that you are authentic. And there are so many girls around now that are authentic. The girls are truly leading the charge." But it looks as though Lola is just as enamoured by Elton as he is of her. Speaking about what his encouraging words mean to her, she replied: "Thank you, Elton. This means so much to me. You have no idea. I'm just so grateful to be sitting here with you." She continued: "I'm honestly taken aback by how much has gone on in my life. But also things, moments like this, talking to someone like you is just an incredible moment ... " She added: "I have gone through a lot and I've really managed to pull out the other side of a lot of dark things. Thank you for having me. Music is so powerful and I'm able to do that now in a way where I'm in such a head space for it to take on what's happening, to take on the success and all of that."
Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Rosé's Recent Global Hit Returns To The Charts
Blackpink's Rosé returns to Billboard's global charts with "Messy" as the F1 soundtrack tune joins ... More both "Apt." with Bruno Mars and "On My Mind" with Alex Warren. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Rosé attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) Just as promotion for her debut solo album Rosie was dying down, Rosé returned with a new single. The Blackpink superstar joined the F1 soundtrack, which is packed with familiar musicians across a variety of genres. Her tune "Messy" was shared as the second official single from the album, and it arrived in early May, nearly two months before the film and its accompanying album dropped. Interest in all things F1 remains high and as the film heads toward proper blockbuster status, "Messy" returns to several Billboard charts at the same time. 'Messy' Drives Back Onto Several Charts 'Messy' reappears on both the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and Billboard Global 200 this week. Rosé's tune reenters the former at No. 143 and the latter at No. 184. The Billboard Global 200 ranks the 200 most consumed tracks throughout the world, while the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. does exactly the same, except all consumption from American listeners is not factored in when the ranking is compiled each week. Rosé's F1 Single on Billboard's Worldwide Lists "Messy" was a bigger hit on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. when compared to the Billboard Global 200, but not by much. Rosé's F1 track peaked at No. 25 on the former tally and No. 34 on the all-encompassing list. As it reappears, "Messy" reaches its fourth week on the two rankings. 'Messy' Joins 'Apt.' and 'On My Mind' Rosé fills three spaces on both worldwide rankings this week as "Messy" mounts its comeback. "Apt.," her collaboration with Bruno Mars, continues to live inside the top 10 as it holds at No. 4 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and rises to No. 5 on the Billboard Global 200. Rosé's collaboration with Alex Warren, titled "On My Mind," debuted inside the upper half of both rankings last week. This time around, the duet drops dramatically. "On My Mind" falls from No. 57 to No. 130 on the Billboard Global 200, and it dips even further on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., slipping almost 100 spaces as it steps back from No. 79 to No. 167.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Drybar founder Alli Webb debuts a brand-new, anti-blowdry product line after selling company for $255 million
Drybar founder Alli Webb is entering a new chapter in her life - and with that comes an entirely new business venture that's already being sold in Sephora. Webb co-founded Drybar in 2010, a blow-dry-only hair salon that specialized in all different kinds of styles. But this summer, Webb introduced a new haircare line to the world, Messy, which was inspired by her own personal hair journey of discovering that beauty is about more than just perfection. The products, which range from $16 to $34, are all powered by the Rough Dry Method, her low-heat technique that encourages women to style with their hands, twisting strands to achieve effortless waves. 'My number one goal is that women feel really empowered to embrace their hair, and [that] they feel confident in their hair,' Webb recently told FEMAIL in an exclusive interview. She said that the products, which include the Overnight Repair Oil Serum and Rough Dry Hair Styling Cream, are 'meant to really help you embrace what you have.' With Messy, she wants to encourage women to 'embrace this not so perfect look,' something that she's been practicing herself over the past few years. It all started right around the time when she sold Drybar for $255 million in 2019, which she said coincided with a lot of personal struggles, like her mom passing away, a divorce and her son going to rehab for addiction issues - all topics that she tackled in her 2023 memoir, The Messy Truth. The products, which range from $16 to $34, are all powered by the Rough Dry Method , her low heat technique that encourages women to style with their hands, twisting strands to achieve effortless waves 'I was just in this place of, you know, what am I doing next?' Webb told FEMAIL. She knew that in whatever project she ventured to next, she wanted it to have a 'thread' of what she had been dealing with in her personal life. 'While we were all in COVID, I think that that was the biggest informant,' Webb said. 'I feel like I was on a very spiritual, personal journey, and then I wasn't thinking about blowouts, or my hair, we were all just trying to survive,' she continued. But when the pandemic eased years later, she realized that her hair was looking better and healthier than ever. She had mostly stopped using heat, and focused on air drying instead. 'I found myself in this experimental phase of, how do I get my my wavy hair to still feel styled and done without having a blowout, and then, you know, air drying it,' she shared. 'And that's like, when I kind of came up with the twisting and rough drying.' Webb decided that she wanted to create products that support this, as she's always been interested in getting back into the business and creating something new. 'I found myself in this experimental phase of, how do I get my my wavy hair to still feel styled and done without having a blowout, and then, you know, air drying it,' she shared. 'And that's like, when I kind of came up with the twisting and rough drying' She collaborated on Messy with her brother, Michael Landau, who she also co-founded Drybar with. Webb's new method just takes four simple steps, which starts off by applying the Rough Dry Styling Cream to damp hair. Once the product has been applied, you then rough dry your hair about 30 to 50 percent using your fingers, and finishing off with a blow-dryer. After that, you will twist your hair into 1 inch sections. Finally, you'll let your hair dry completely, and then tousle your hair for what she calls an 'effortless, soft wave' all throughout your locks. But for Webb, it's not only the product that counts, but the messaging around it. Each Messy bottle is emblazoned with a mantra, like 'I am transformed,' or 'I will not be broken.' 'I just wanted to create not only a product line that supports your hair, but better and really leaning into your hair, but also one that really speaks to women. That's why all the mantras are on the products,' the founder explained. 'I want women to feel really empowering and almost giving permission to not have a perfect blowout, to look perfect, choose to be a little more authentic and real,' she said. Webb noted that the timing of this product line feels 'incredibly good,' especially for where she is in her own personal journey, and where so many other women seem to be - less is more. 'This message is very, very authentic to me,' she said. Messy is currently being sold in Sephora and on the brand's online website. 'What's fascinating to me is when, when I show up in an event, when I talk to people, they're like, "I want your hair,"' Webb said. 'And I'm like, you can have it.'
Rhyl Journal
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Singer Olivia Dean: I feel very comfortable by myself
Dean, who recently collaborated with Sam Fender on his song Rein Me in, said she is still getting used to being recognised when she is out in public. In an interview with Elle UK, she spoke of her trip to Thailand. Dean said: 'We did a show there in February and went to a bar afterward. The band was playing my track, Dive. I was like: 'No way! This is crazy. I'm in a bar in Bangkok and they're doing a cover of my song.'' The singer, whose debut album Messy was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2023, said she has become 'protective' of herself in recent years. 'I don't take any shit from people,' she told the magazine. 'Definitely not as much as I would have done when I was younger. I know my worth and how I deserve to be loved. I have no time for bullshit.' Describing the inspiration behind her next album, Dean added: 'Love is something that can feel quite mystical. It's this thing we all crave but aren't taught how to do it properly. Why don't we have a module at school? 'So, the album was just me zooming into that and looking at the last two years of my life and everything I've learned until now.' But Dean, who wrote the song It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be for the Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy soundtrack, said she feels 'very comfortable by myself and don't feel like I need to be in a relationship to survive'. 'It should be additional as opposed to filling an absence,' she added. Dean, who appears on a special digital cover of Elle UK, told the magazine: 'I try to work with as many women as possible because I feel comfortable in that space. 'Feminism to me is about being equal – and I've always felt completely equal to men.'
RTÉ News
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Singer Olivia Dean: I feel very comfortable by myself
Singer Olivia Dean said she realised her music career was a success when she heard a band play a cover of her song in Bangkok. Dean, who recently collaborated with Sam Fender on his song Rein Me In, said she is still getting used to being recognised when she is out in public. In an interview with Elle UK, she spoke of her trip to Thailand, saying: "We did a show there in February and went to a bar afterward. The band was playing my track, Dive. I was like: 'No way! This is crazy. I'm in a bar in Bangkok and they're doing a cover of my song.'" The singer, whose debut album Messy was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2023, said she has become "protective" of herself in recent years. "I don't take any sh*t from people," she told the magazine. "Definitely not as much as I would have done when I was younger. I know my worth and how I deserve to be loved. I have no time for bul*****." Describing the inspiration behind her next album, Dean added: "Love is something that can feel quite mystical. It's this thing we all crave but aren't taught how to do it properly. Why don't we have a module at school? "So, the album was just me zooming into that and looking at the last two years of my life and everything I've learned until now." But Dean, who wrote the song It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be for the Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy soundtrack, said she feels "very comfortable by myself and don't feel like I need to be in a relationship to survive". "It should be additional as opposed to filling an absence," she added. Dean, who appears on a special digital cover of Elle UK, told the magazine: "I try to work with as many women as possible because I feel comfortable in that space. "Feminism to me is about being equal – and I've always felt completely equal to men."
