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An Oklahoma radio station has backtracked after its refusal to play a rustic track by Beyonce went viral.The star unveiled two country-style songs throughout the Super Bowl adverts on the weekend, however when a fan requested KYKC to play one they flatly refused. Its curt reply - that we "don't play Beyonce on KYKC as we're a rustic music station" - racked up 3.5 million views and 25,000 likes on X.The fan accused the station of "blatant racism and discrimination" and urged others to e mail to request the observe.Tagging fan account @BeyLegion appeared to do the trick and the station rapidly modified its thoughts. It stated it merely was not conscious Beyonce had launched the brand new nation tracks, Texas Hold Em and 16 Carriages."We initially refused to play it in the same ...

Bloomsbury Publishing has stated its income for the final 12 months are set to be "significantly" forward of earlier expectations because of fantasy writer Sarah J Maas and the so-called BookTok social media pattern.The firm stated Maas's novel House Of Flame And Shadow, which topped ebook charts within the UK and all over the world following its launch final month, had been a significant component in its "exceptional growth". The American writer signed with the writer 13 years in the past and her reputation has soared lately with reported gross sales of greater than 38 million books worldwide.Bloomsbury stated Maas's newest launch - which tells the story of a half-fairy, half-human lady - had additionally pushed demand for her 15 earlier works.It plans to publish an addition...

Veteran BBC radio presenter and broadcasting "legend" Steve Wright has died on the age of 69.Wright hosted reveals on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for greater than 4 a long time and was final on air internet hosting a pre-recorded Valentine's present on Sunday, the BBC mentioned. He died on Monday. Paying tribute, his household mentioned in a press release: "It is with deep sorrow and profound regret that we announce the passing of our beloved Steve Wright."In addition to his son, Tom, and daughter, Lucy, Steve leaves behind his brother, Laurence and his father Richard."Also, much-loved close friends and colleagues, and millions of devoted radio listeners who had the good fortune and great pleasure of allowing Steve into their daily lives as one of the UK's most enduring and popul...

Reality star Louise Thompson has revealed she turned severely ailing on a latest vacation and was dropping "cupfuls" of blood each 20 minutes earlier than being rushed to hospital within the UK.The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, stated she booked an early flight residence from Antigua to hunt remedy in January after feeling weak and disorientated whereas away together with her household. She has suffered a string of bodily signs and PTSD after virtually dying throughout the beginning of her two-year-old son, Leo.The star additionally suffers from ulcerative colitis, a persistent bowel situation resulting in components of the intestine changing into swollen, infected, and ulcerated, and lupus, a persistent autoimmune situation, that has left her with exhaustion and joint ach...

On social media, followers of Taylor Swift and aviation journalists consider they've situated Swift's non-public jet, labeled "The Football Era," at present on its approach to Los Angeles' LAX airport and anticipated to reach round 3 p.m. native time. Her transportation plans onward to Las Vegas, the place her boyfriend, NFL star tight finish Travis Kelce, will play in Sunday's Super Bowl, have but to be revealed. Content Source: www.washingtontimes.com

Taylor Swift has begun her journey again to the US from Tokyo to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce play within the Super Bowl.Swift, 34, informed followers on the Tokyo Dome on Saturday: "We're all gonna go on a great adventure." She was possible referring to her rush to get from Japan to Las Vegas with lower than 24 hours to spare earlier than the most important NFL sport of the season. Image: Umbrellas block the view of Taylor Swift as she departs Tokyo. Pic: AP Self-proclaimed 'Swifties' throughout the globe have been speculating in regards to the potential pressure on her time schedule for weeks.While she is because of land again in Los Angeles a day earlier than her boyfriend's group, the Kansas City Chiefs,...

It was the sequel movie followers did not realise they wanted, however when Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget got here out earlier than Christmas - 23 years after the unique - it topped Netflix's most-watched charts for weeks.Speaking to Sky News, director Sam Fell admits: "You send it out into the world and it's like a kid really, you hope everyone is going to treat it nicely." Not solely has the movie taken flight with viewers of all ages all over the world, however the animation can also be within the working for a BAFTA later this month.It has been a vindication for Fell, who made headlines even earlier than a body of the movie had been shot after he determined to recast the voices of Rocky and Ginger - changing Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha with Zachary Levi and Thandiwe Ne...

Even if it isn't the sport itself, hundreds of thousands of Americans will discover one thing to be enthusiastic about in the case of Super Bowl Sunday - and that is earlier than even factoring within the affect of Taylor Swift. Four in 10 U.S. adults are extraordinarily or very excited for at the least one a part of the Super Bowl day's festivities - whether or not that is the sport, commercials, halftime present or the Puppy Bowl - in response to a brand new ballot from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Content Source: www.washingtontimes.com

Former Neighbours star Holly Valance has described "leftie" concepts as "crap" and backed Jacob Rees-Mogg for prime minister.The actress, mannequin and former singer, who topped the charts within the UK and Australia together with her hit music Kiss Kiss in 2002, made the feedback on the launch of former prime minister Liz Truss's Popular Conservatism - or "PopCon" - motion on Tuesday. Valance, who attended the rally in Westminster together with her British property tycoon husband Nick Candy, described the audio system as "fantastic" in an interview on the occasion.Politics Live: Sunak faces Starmer at PMQs Image: Jacob Rees-Mogg has Holly Valance's assist. Pic: PA "I would say that everyone starts as a lefti...

Rylan Clark has opened up about how he helped his fellow X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan after she was raped throughout the time they appeared on the programme.The two grew to become pals after they competed on the present in 2012, till she all of the sudden give up throughout its dwell rounds - with programme-makers saying her departure was resulting from "illness". Last yr, Spraggan revealed in a memoir that she was attacked by a resort porter after an evening out celebrating Clark's birthday at a Mayfair nightclub, which was attended by members of The X Factor manufacturing staff. Image: The singers grew to become pals throughout their time on The X Factor in 2012. Pic: Beretta/Sims/Shutterstock In a bran...