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Daily Record
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Amy Macdonald's surprise TRNSMT set attracts hundreds of fans after new album release
High-spirited fans quickly turned the set into a massive singalong. Amy Macdonald performed a surprise set at TRNSMT yesterday under the pseudonym Mrs Rock & Roll. Amy, 37, arrived at the festival for the secret gig, but not so secret that fans missed out. The open-walled tent was rammed with more people queueing up outside for the chance to catch the million-selling singer-songwriter's intimate set. Hundreds managed to pack the Hangout in time for Amy to introduce herself as Mrs Rock & Roll before opening with her new album's title track and current single Is This What You've Been Waiting For? which the crowd quickly turned into a massive singalong. "It's a bit sweaty in here," Amy, wearing cut off jeans and a sleeveless T-shirt, told the crowd before following up with The Hudson. Her undercover set provided a relief for revellers who found themselves enduring dangerous heatwave conditions amid festival warnings to stay hydrated and be aware of the dangers of heatstroke. Though for the most part fans and artists at Scotland's biggest music weekender celebrated during the hottest day of the year so far. There were loud cheers for Mr Rock & Roll after which Amy said: "I can't hear myself think" before launching into another new track, Forward. Rounding off her set with Slow It Down, Can You Hear Me, Pride and This Is The Life, she joined a stellar TRNSMT bill at the festival, which included main stage headliners Biffy Clyro as well as the likes of Underworld, Fontaines D.C, The Kooks, Inhaler and Jake Bugg. Up to 50,000 music fans are likely to attend the festival again today, for headline sets by Snow Patrol and Shed Seven. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. After parents complaints over security guards confiscating suncream at the site entrance due to site policy regarding bottle sizes and aerosols, the rule was rescinded. A festival spokesperson said: "In line with our prohibited items list, fans were previously permitted to bring small, travel-sized sunscreen into the festival. Following feedback and in response to the ongoing warm weather, we have updated this guidance. "Fans are now allowed – and encouraged – to bring sun cream of any size to apply throughout the day. Free sun cream will continue to be available at our help and welfare points for anyone who needs it." Media and communications graduate Claire Monaghan, 21, from Balloch, was among those enjoying the music and the weather. She said: 'I've been going to TRNSMT since I was 14. Obviously, it's local so it's good and the Scottish community feeling of everyone being united. Also, the line up is so good. 'They've managed to hit it out of the park. I love Fontaines D.C. I'd much rather this heat than rain.'
Cosmopolitan
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
How Did Benson Boone and Tom Holland Become Friends?
Benson Boone, man who refuses to stop doing backflips, and Tom Holland were spotted grabbing dinner in Los Angeles earlier this month—an outing that seemed to confuse everyone who had literally no idea they were buds. And naturally reporters wasted no time asking Benson about their somewhat unexpected friendship at the 2025 American Music Awards. The "Slow It Down" singer only had good things to say, telling E! News that Tom is "a great, great human being." As for how they met, Benson said "Just word of mouth and then it got around." Not sure what that means, but one thing is certain: he's down to play at Tom and Zendaya's upcoming wedding. "Immediate, yes, of course, of course," he said. "I'm not gonna pass that over." As for when their wedding is taking place, a source recently told People that "They will just enjoy things for now and won't rush a wedding. They are both busy with work projects." Another insider sweetly added that Tom has "always been crazy about her" and that "he always knew she was the one. They have something very special. Everyone close to them knew the engagement was happening." Cuuuuuute, but circling back to Benson real fast, he told E! News that it's been a wild year for him, saying "It's hard to try and keep up with everything and feel like I'm on top of it. Just a lot coming and going very quickly, and it's a little overwhelming at times, but at the same time like I'm just trying my best. I'm just trying to trying to do what I love, and trying to do it in a way that makes me happy. I got a lot of people on my team that support me, and I have a family that supports me, and that's all you can really ask for. So I'm just doing my best out here."
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Benson Boone Details Surprising Tom Holland Friendship at AMAs 2025
Originally appeared on E! Online For Benson Boone, his budding friendship with Tom Holland is a beautiful thing. The "Slow It Down" singer gave insight into his new ties to the Spider-Man star, who he was seen hanging out with at Soho House Holloway in West Hollywood, Calif., earlier this month. As Benson exclusively told E! News at the 2025 American Music Awards red carpet May 26, "He's a great, great human being." But how did the pair become pals? "Just word of mouth," Benson revealed, "and then it got around." He's such an admirer of Tom, in fact, that he admitted he wouldn't turn down the opportunity to sing at Tom's wedding to Zendaya if asked. "Immediate, yes, of course, of course," he said in the interview, airing May 27 at 11 p.m. "I'm not gonna pass that over." Tom, 28, and Zendaya, 28, debuted their engagement at the 2025 Golden Globes on Jan. 5, when the Euphoria actress arrived with a giant sparkler on that finger. More from E! Online How The Handmaid's Tale Series Finale Ended After 6 Seasons—With One Big Burning Question Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson Details Final Moments with Grandfather Phil Robertson American Music Awards 2025: See All the Celebrity Red Carpet Fashion However, the couple—whose offscreen romance was revealed in 2021—won't be heading down the aisle anytime soon, according to Zendaya's stylist Law Roach. 'It's far away,' he told E! News' Erin Lim Rhodes in April. 'They're both doing a bunch of movies this year and there's a lot of premieres next year so you'll see a lot of red carpets.' Law teased, 'I'm resting up for 2026.' And so is Benson. After all, it's been a "crazy year" for the "Beautiful Things" artist. "It's hard to try and keep up with everything and feel like I'm on top of it," he told E! at the AMAs. "Just a lot coming and going very quickly, and it's a little overwhelming at times, but at the same time like I'm just trying my best. I'm just trying to trying to do what I love, and trying to do it in a way that makes me happy." Of course, aside from his new friend Tom, he added, "I got a lot of people on my team that support me, and I have a family that supports me, and that's all you can really ask for. So I'm just doing my best out here." Scroll on for more celebrities who brought their star power to the 2025 American Music Awards. —Reporting by Rachel Smith Renee RappKendra Scott & Zac BrownBenson BooneJon BatisteShaboozeyCiaraMachine Gun KellyWayne Brady & Maile MasakoNora FatehiRod StewartHeidi KlumNikki GlaserTiffany HaddishDan + ShayBecky GDavid Guetta & Jessica LedonJordan ChilesLainey WilsonDylan EfronSpencer Pratt & Heidi MontagAlex WarrenMegan MoroneyMontana TuckerAlix Earle
Forbes
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Benson Boone Doubles His Career Top 10s With His New Single
Benson Boone's album American Heart isn't even out yet, but it's already proving to be a true hitmaker. The set, expected in June, has produced a trio of singles — two of which have already become major radio wins in the United States. The first of the bunch, "Sorry, I'm Here for Someone Else," continues its ascent across a number of airplay tallies this week. As it climbs, it helps the singer-songwriter double his total number of successes inside the most competitive space on one very busy roster, which is regarded as one of the hardest to dominate. "Sorry, I'm Here for Someone Else" lifts from No. 11 to No. 10 on the Pop Airplay chart this frame. It does so in its eleventh week, becoming Boone's second career top 10 on the ranking of the most successful tunes at top 40 pop stations throughout the country. With this latest growth spurt, he instantly doubles his total number of appearances in that tier. Boone had previously only cracked the top 10 with "Beautiful Things." That tune turned him into a pop phenomenon last year, and it spent four weeks at the summit. "Beautiful Things" has gone on to rack up more stays on the Pop Airplay chart than all of Boone's other hits combined. It managed 60 turns on the tally during its lifetime, while his other four have not collectively reached that milestone yet. Boone almost claimed a second top 10 hit on the Pop Airplay list in September 2024 with "Slow It Down." The single, taken from his debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades, missed out on the loftiest tier by just one space, as it peaked at No. 11. "Sorry, I'm Here for Someone Else" also steps up to a new peak on the Adult Pop Airplay tally. On that ranking, it has already entered the top 10, and this frame it moves north one more space — just as it does on the Pop Airplay list — reaching a new high point of No. 6. The cut is also steady at its all-time best showing of No. 19 on the Adult Contemporary roster. Boone's recent single "Mystical Magical" has yet to impact radio in America, even though it appears on several other Billboard rankings. Meanwhile, "Beautiful Things" is somehow still running the show on the Adult Contemporary chart, 63 weeks into its lifetime.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Benson Boone, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Publishing Group Win Top Honors at 2025 BMI Pop Awards
Shortly after taking the stage at the 2025 BMI Pop Awards, where he was being honored with the BMI Champion Award, Benson Boone took a moment between performing hits like 'Slow It Down' and 'Beautiful Things' to thank his co-writer Jack LaFrantz for helping to bring his musical vision to life. 'Any of these songs that you hear, you'd not be hearing without him,' said Boone, who also received two awards for the aforementioned hits. 'The producers and the writers and the people I get to be in the room with mean everything to me, because it does make my job fun, especially when I can bond with those people and be friends with those people in and out of the studio, it means so much to me. So if you're trying to be a musician, you're trying to play shows, you're trying to write songs, you're trying to release songs, find people you love and make it something that you love because I promise you it's the best thing ever when you find gold in a room.' More from Variety Taylor Swift Subpoenaed by Justin Baldoni's Attorney in Blake Lively Suit Benson Boone Reveals Dates for North American Arena Tour Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen Win Big at Pollstar Awards Honoring the musicians who helped shape his biggest hits was in the spirit of the 2025 BMI Pop Awards, which celebrated songwriters and publishers behind the 50 most-performed pop songs of the last year. Throughout the evening, the creatives behind the tracks paraded across the stage at Los Angeles' Beverly Wilshire, posing for photos in a procession of wins. Taylor Swift, who was not in attendance, was awarded songwriter of the year for the second consecutive year. She was honored for writing seven of the most-performed hits, including 'Don't Blame Me,' 'Now That We Don't Talk,' 'Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?,' 'Down Bad,' 'Fortnight,' 'I Can Do It With a Broken Heart' and 'Is It Over Now?' Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' won for song of the year, co-written by Julian Bunetta, Mikky Ekko and Marco 'Infamous' Rodriguez. Elsewhere, Universal Music Publishing Group was crowned publisher of the year for representing 28 of the celebrated songs including Doja Cat's 'Agora Hills' and Eminem's 'Houdini.' Many other hits were highlighted throughout the evening, including SZA's 'Saturn,' Tate McRae's 'Greedy,' Tyla's 'Water,' Jack Harlow's 'Lovin' on Me,' Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' Dua Lipa's 'Houdini,' Chappell Roan's 'Red Wine Supernova,' Miley Cyrus' 'Used to Be Young,' Sabrina Carpenter's 'Feather' and more. Attendees in the crowd included Bonnie McKee, JP Saxe, Lisa Loeb, Sean Momberger, D'Mile, John Ryan, Gregory Hein, Verse Simmonds, Ross Golan, Gregg Alexander and Daneille Brisebois. The 2025 BMI Pop Awards were co-hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O'Neill; VP, Worldwide Creative Barbara Cane; VP, Creative, NY Samantha Cox; and VP, Creative, LA Tracie Verlinde. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
