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Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
How former newsreader Zehra Zambri finds peace, purpose in comeback as traditional singer
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — While many local singers prefer modern music trends, Zehra Zambri remains committed to championing and elevating traditional Malaysian rhythms through a contemporary approach to stay relevant with today's audience. The former newsreader said singing is not just a passion but an integral part of her identity, which she is determined to strengthen after a long hiatus from the entertainment industry. 'Many (supporters) told me to continue with traditional music because that's my strength. I'm also very passionate about this genre. Maybe, I can give it a contemporary touch in line with the times,' she told Bernama recently. Zehra, who recently made a comeback by participating in the 11th season of Astro reality show 'Gegar Vaganza', acknowledged that there are still fans and organisers who value her talent and identity as a singer rooted in traditional music. 'I feel that among the many artistes championing traditional music, my name is still mentioned. That's truly an honour for me,' said Zehra, who is currently planning the release of her latest single. The 'Semalakama' singer said she is aiming to collaborate with talented young composers like Ikhwan Fatanna and Hael Husaini, believing that their fresh musical sensibilities could breathe new life into traditional Malaysian rhythms. 'If the opportunity arises and they're open to having me interpret their work, why not?' she said. Zehra, who was a host on 'Selamat Pagi Malaysia' (RTM) for over two years, said she does not regret giving up her job as it has brought her peace and more freedom to focus on both her family and personal passions. 'In the past, it was stressful being tied to a hectic newsroom job. Now that I'm doing something I love, it doesn't feel like work. In fact, I'm earning more than I did before,' she said. Zehra also said she would not rule out returning to hosting, particularly for formal programmes or events, though she admitted that acting is not her forte. She recently took part in 'Konsert Simfoni Budaya 2', organised by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. She said the large-scale performance was a 'motivational boost' to stay active in the music scene. — Bernama
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Multi-Platinum Pop Star, 45, Suffers ‘Malfunction' During Music Comeback
Multi-Platinum Pop Star, 45, Suffers 'Malfunction' During Music Comeback originally appeared on Parade. Jessica Simpson made her return to the stage on the Today Show and suffered a technical malfunction during her live performance. 'It's insane because I've had a malfunction here and everywhere – but it's OK,' Jessica, 45, told the Today Show hosts as she pointed to her earpiece during the Wednesday, July 23, post-show interview. The pop star joked that her outfit may have been uncomfortable while performing as she laughed, 'I think my boobs stayed in, so that's good!' While rocking out in the Today Plaza in Rockefeller Center, Jessica performed her new songs, including 'Use My Heart Against Me' and 'Blame Me.' The fashion designer also took the crowd back to 2005 when she sang her version of 'These Boots Are Made For Walking.' The new tunes were part of her album, Nashville Canyon, which was released in March. The project was a milestone moment for the Dukes of Hazzard actress, as it was the first album she released since her 2009 holiday album, Happy Christmas. Jessica was in high spirits during her post-performance interview on the Today Show, and shared that she created her new music after her world was 'flipped upside down.' The 'With You' singer announced she separated from husband Eric Johnson in January after nearly ten years of marriage. The estranged couple share three kids, Maxwell "Maxi" Drew, Ace Knute and Birdie Mae, who watched their rockstar momma perform for the first time on the show. 'They know me singing Christmas songs, but they have never seen me on the stage,' Jessica explained. 'So I was like, 'Let me get New York out of the way and then y'all can come.' The doting mom gushed that her children are her 'biggest supporters' while she has listened to a 'calling to use her voice again in a whole different way.' 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Multi-Platinum Pop Star, 45, Suffers 'Malfunction' During Music Comeback first appeared on Parade on Jul 23, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lewis Capaldi 'blown away' by response to new song after topping the charts
Glasgow-born Lewis Capaldi has revealed he has been "blown away" by the response to his new single, following his spectacular comeback to the music scene. His new single, Survive, raced to the top of the charts this week and has been crowned Number 1. According to the Official Charts, the song has been streamed more than 4 million times in its opening week, and has secured the biggest opening week of any Number 1 single in 2025 so far. It's yet another feat for Capaldi as he makes his remarkable comeback to the music scene, which follows on from a surprise set at Glastonbury and an appearance at a Swiss music festival. READ MORE: Lidl release Oasis jacket inspired by Liam Gallagher's Berghaus campaign ahead of tour READ MORE: The trendy Scottish city attracting more first-time buyers than ever He also announced a comeback tour, with a date lined up at the Hydro later this year. Posting to Instagram, the singer said he has been "absolutely blown away" by the response and "cannot thank everyone enough". View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lewis Capaldi (@lewiscapaldi) In a video, he added: "I just wanted to do a video to say thank you to every single person who has streamed, downloaded, and bought a physical copy of Survive this week. "We are number 1 in the UK, it's the fastes selling song in the UK this year. "I'm over the moon to be back doing what I love doing, and thanks to you we're back at number 1. "I'll see you all soon - love you, bye". Join Glasgow Live's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Sign up to our daily Glasgow Live newsletter here to receive news and features direct to your inbox
The Sun
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Lewis Capaldi makes second concert comeback in a week joining chart-topping star as surprise guest
LEWIS Capaldi made his second concert comeback in a week tonight as he joined a chart-topping star on stage as a special guest. The Someone You Loved singer played a surprise set at Glastonbury last weekend, his first gig in two years. 3 3 Lewis, 28, had taken a break from his music career in 2023 to focus on his health, and was delighted and emotional in equal measure as he received a huge welcome from the Worthy Farm crowd. Following the gig - which saw him perform new track Survive - Lewis confirmed he is hitting the road on a brand new tour in September. But before that, he delighted fans on Friday night when he took to the stage at BST Hyde Park Festival alongside headliner Noah Kahan. American singer Noah, 28, put on a cracking show for the crowd before bringing Lewis on for the encore. The pair then performed Noah's hit 2022 single, Northern Attitude, together. The appearance comes after Lewis spoke out about his Glastonbury performance, which came two years after his final performance at the festival before stepping away from the spotlight. In a heart-warming video posted on his social media, he revealed his true feelings surrounding the burn-out. Speaking from the heart, he told fans: "One word to describe how I'm feeling now is... spectacular." Looking back over his Glastonbury experience in 2023, he admitted: "This should be like, a really happy moment, and it isn't. "I'm like, achieving my dream here. If there was a film about being a singer, and starting as a kid, and they'd be like, Oh, I'd love to be a singer one day and perform in front people, I've done it. Lewis Capaldi breaks silence on emotional Glastonbury return after taking a break from music "I've got to the end of the film and it's not how I thought it was going to be. "And all these people are singing at me and I feel 1,000 miles away there, and I watch it back and actually feel sad. "Second song in, I was probably just thinking, this has to be it, like... I can't keep doing this to myself. "As far as I was concerned, it was like, I'm done. I didn't take a break to just focus on getting better. "I took a break because I needed a break and to sort of release the pressure valve a little bit." Within the montage, Lewis added pictures and home-filmed clips of himself performing as a youngster, full of hopes and dreams. He captioned the tear-jerking montage: "Been mad looking back at it all. Thank you so much for still being here." 3
Daily Mail
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beloved Noughties star 'is secretly working on a return to music after quitting the spotlight following horror kidnap ordeal'
Noughties superstar Duffy is reportedly working on a third album, after quitting the spotlight following her revelation that she was the victim of a horror kidnap ordeal. The singer, 40, who surprised fans by appearing in a TikTok video in March, has reportedly reunited with ex-Suede musician Bernard Butler, who was the producer of her debut album in 2008. A source told The Sun On Sunday: 'The time is right for her to make a comeback, she has done enough healing and is ready to make music. 'She has a great working relationship with Bernard and they trust each other.' MailOnline has contacted a representative for Duffy for comment. In March, Duffy was seen for the first time in 10 years, when she appeared in a TikTok lip-syncing to her hit track Mercy. The Welsh native left the spotlight after she was raped and kidnapped in a harrowing ordeal, which she first revealed publicly in February 2020. She explained she had been raped, drugged and held captive 'over a period of days' following her rise from unknown talent show hopeful to Grammy Award-winning superstar in 2008. In the video, Duffy, whose real name is Aimée Anne Duffy, sang along to her famous lyrics: 'You got me begging you for mercy, why won't you release me.' She was sporting her recognisable light blonde hair in the clip posted on Emotion HQ's TikTok account, which teased that the garage remix will be released soon. The caption read: 'Some of you asked if Duffy was really doing a UK Garage remix with us… #duffy #newmusic #ElectronicMusic #ukgarage #dancemusic #remix,' the video's caption read. Taking to the comments, fans gushed over her return, writing: 'Duffy! Where have you been?! We missed you.' Another echoed: 'OMG it's so good that she's back.' Someone else added: 'It's so great to see Duffy back. What a tremendous singer she has always been.' While another added: 'Actually love Duffy so much. One of my first live concerts was watching her at the Apollo in Manchester and I had the album on repeat for months.' Duffy has yet to post anything on her own Instagram account, which only has one post. The picture, posted back in June 2020, shows her wearing a black dress while perched on a doorstep. The comments on the post are turned off. This is the first sign of Duffy that her fans have had for a year, after she returned to social media in March 2024 for the first time since 2020, to share an inspirational message to her fans. Duffy had remained quiet on her socials until the post, when she shared an emotional video about the secret to happiness. The clip features different animated art styles set to poignant music, while a man's voice quotes Bianca Sparacino's healing novel The Strength In Our Scars. The quote reads: 'You're going to realise it one day - that happiness was never about your job or your degree or being in a relationship. 'Happiness was never about following in the footsteps of all of those who came before you; it was never about being like the others. 'One day, you're going to see it - that happiness was always about the discovery, the hope, the listening to your heart and following it wherever it chose to go. 'Happiness was always about being kinder to yourself; it was always about embracing the person you were becoming. 'One day, you will understand that happiness was always about learning how to live with yourself, that your happiness was never in the hands of others. 'One day you will realise that true happiness comes from within and no external factors can define it. It was always about you. It was always about you.' Captioning the moving video, Duffy addressed her followers for the first time in years, writing: 'A little something to motivate the heart on a Monday. 'Hope you are all doing well. Lots of love, Duffy.' She last posted in June 2020, sharing a black and white photo of herself set to her last released song, River in the Sky. Set to piano, the songwriter sings of being 'afraid of the dark', and of a presence who visits her in the night and 'covers me so patiently as I learn to deal with the pain'. Duffy got her breakthrough in 2007 with her single Rockferry and the following year released megahit Mercy, which catapulted her to fame. Her debut album, with hits like Warwick Avenue and Rain on Your Parade, sold a whopping nine million copies and won Duffy three BRIT Awards and a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. After her second album, Endlessly, Duffy took a break from music in 2011 and took on various acting roles. Then in 2020, she revealed her terrifying kidnapping and rape ordeal for the first time, detailing how during a four week period she was drugged at a restaurant where she was celebrating her birthday, before being abducted, taken abroad and raped, and then flown home where she was held captive in her own home. The star explained how, in the immediate aftermath, she was too terrified to go to the authorities, for fear of her attacker locating her. Duffy revealed that the incident not only pulled her away from her career, but left her estranged from her family and loved ones as she struggled to cope. In the end, it took for the singer to move a total of five times before she started to feel as though she'd regained some semblance of safety. She reported the incident to the police twice after someone threatened to sell her story for blackmail, and a second after three men broke into her home. Duffy said: 'In the aftermath I would not see someone, a physical soul, for sometimes weeks and weeks and weeks at a time, remaining alone. 'I would take off my pyjamas and throw them in the fire and put on another set. My hair would get so knotted from not brushing it, as I grieved, I cut it all off.' Explaining her reasons for sharing her harrowing story, she said: 'I am sharing this because we are living in a hurting world and I am no longer ashamed that something deeply hurt me, anymore. 'I believe that if you speak from the heart within you, the heart within others will answer. As dark as my story is, I do speak from my heart, for my life, and for the life of others, whom have suffered the same. 'I have no shame in telling you either I had spent almost ten years completely alone and it still burns my heart to write it. 'I owe it to myself to say it, I feel obliged to explain how challenging recovering truly was and to finally disclose it. I hope it comforts you to feel less ashamed if you feel alone.' While the star insisted that she will now 'return to quietness' after stepping forward to share the details of her traumatic experience, she said at the time she hadn't ruled out the possibility of returning to music at some point in the future. However, her main goal was gaining closure, at least to some degree, on her decade-long anguish. 'I can now leave this decade behind. Where the past belongs. Hopefully no more "what happened to Duffy questions", now you know … and I am free,' she concluded.
