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1dfangirls35 · 4 years

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Voir Dire (N.H.) A fake dating OU about contracts, soulmates and risking it all for love.

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twenty-eight

As the elevator ticked past each floor of the Capitol Records building, Niall began to wonder if this would be the last time he would ever step foot in this or any place related to music.

He still remembered the first time he stepped foot in the iconic building- fresh off the One Direction hiatus and unsure what he would be as an artist. His dreams for his solo career just within reach. He was a different person back then. A person that was willing to do whatever it took to make it in the music world and to make a name for himself. A person who believed that Capitol Records was the key to paving a career that fit his dreams perfectly. A person who still believed that the music industry wasn't all bad.

But today was the end of that. He would no longer give up his own relationships, hopes and dreams just because of an image that his label wanted him to portray. He would no longer be letting someone else dictate his life; what he sang, what he wore, who he loved. No today, for perhaps the first time in his career, Niall was going to take charge of his own destiny.

A part of Niall was still scared that something could go wrong. He'd asked Kelsey ten times last night whether she was sure she wanted to go through with this, knowing what might happen if their plan didn't quite go off without a hitch.

Each time he'd asked her, she'd nodded and smiled and told him there's nothing she'd ever been more sure about. Niall knew saying those words was hard for her. He also knew that the smile on her face was constructed with just as much fear as Niall had right now. But he couldn't be happier to finally be at the place where he and Kelsey could have the life together he'd always dreamed of. Free of contracts and fake girlfriends and manipulation.

Niall didn't wait for Alan Michaels's secretary to greet him when he stepped off the elevator, or for her to notify Mr. Michaels that he had a visitor. Instead he headed full speed towards the double-glass doors of the Capitol executive's office and pushed them open, saying in his strongest, gutsiest voice "We need to talk."

Alan Michaels turned from his computer, snapping his head around to look at Niall with surprise. "Mr. Horan did we have a meeting today?"

"We do now." Niall said forcefully, taking a seat in the chair in front of the desk. He tried to ignore the light shake of his hands as he folded them in his lap, instead taking delight in the fact that Alan Michaels had no idea what was coming for him.

"And what can I do for you today Mr. Horan?" Mr. Michaels asked in a long drawn-out voice, shuffling a stack of papers around on his desktop.

"Whatever you did to make Kelsey Benton break up with me- I want it nullified," Niall doesn't flinch as he says the words, staring straight into Mr. Michaels dark brown eyes as if they aren't the most intimidating pair he's ever seen.

Niall swears it takes five minutes before words leave Mr. Michaels mouth again, his heartbeat rapid in his ear.

"Excuse me?" Mr. Michaels said his face astonished. "I'm sorry Mr. Horan, I have no idea what you are talking about. Have you been in contact with Miss Benton?"

"Not at all." Niall said, his lips staying in a straight line. "And I've begun to realize that perhaps there is a reason why." Niall wondered if this small fib would be enough to convince Alan Michaels that Kelsey hadn't breeched the conditions of her contract, but even if Michaels suspected he did, there was no proof.

"I can assure you Mr. Horan, what Miss Benton chooses to do in her relationship is entirely under her control. Perhaps she simply decided you weren't the one for her," the lies slipped out of Mr. Michaels mouth with ease, and Niall can see why he has this job. He's good at it. The lying, the manipulating, the convincing. Niall wondered how many other artists have sat in this very spot and been convinced that the label was doing everything in their best interest. How many hearts had been broken, families changed, careers altered all under the power of Alan Michaels and his smug smile. That wouldn't be the case today.

Niall had not expected this to be a simple meeting. He knew Alan Michaels wouldn't admit to meddling in his relationship willingly, so Niall had come prepared with his own pretty little piece of blackmail.

"Let me make myself clear- ALAN," Niall's voice was strong. "I happen to know several journalists who are just a phone call away from releasing an interview with me about my fake relationship with Krystal. I'm sure it would be the talk of LA in a matter of minutes."

Niall watched as Mr. Michaels throat bobbed in a firm swallow, he had his attention now.

"You are under a contract Mr. Horan. These promotional tactics are not to be disclosed to the public."

"And if I chose to tell my fans the truth? That you've hired someone to be my girlfriend over the past year. That the dates, the music video, the "love" was entirely something of your own creation in order to help increase your record sales. That I was forced into this against my will? What would you do then?"

"Well we would have to terminate your contract with Capitol Records. You would no longer be one of our recording artists." The look on Alan Michaels face told Niall that he thought he had given the ultimate threat, but little did Alan Michaels know, that threat was exactly what Niall wanted him to say.

"I bet you'd hate to see that happen wouldn't you? I mean a number one album in 42 countries, a sold-out world tour, some of the most dedicated fans in the universe. There's a lot more where that came from," Niall was taunting him now, and the more Mr. Michaels smug grin transformed into a frown, the more fun Niall was having. He was getting to Alan Michaels, he could tell.

"We would hate to see one of Capitol's best artists leave the label, that's for certain," Mr. Michaels said, his voice now laced with nervousness instead of intimidation.

"So you see the dilemma here? Looks like you are going to have to choose between terminating whatever kind of threat you made with Miss Benton to ensure she didn't ruin your promotional plans or terminating your relationship with one of your most successful artists. I mean if it was me, Alan, I don't think I'd think twice about it. What's the girl to you?" Niall crossed his legs in the chair, staring Mr. Michaels with a soft grin on his face.

Mr. Michaels kept his hand folded. He didn't say anything, Niall thought he was considering it. He didn't even think he'd get this far. He assumed that Alan Michaels would be invincible to manipulation. But today was proof that if you play the right cards, the right threat can convince anyone to change their stance.

Alan Michaels took a deep breath. "Kelsey Benton's contract will be nullified."

"Now," Niall added firmly. He couldn't risk this not going through. Not with what he was about to do next. "You'll let her know now."

Mr. Michaels nodded, picking up his phone. "Samantha, can you get Kelsey Benton on the line for me please?" He hung up, looking Niall in the eyes. The two stare at each other, neither speaking. Until the phone rings again. Niall can only assume its Kelsey on the other line.

"Is this Miss Benton?" Mr. Michaels asked. Niall can't hear Kelsey on the other line, but he pictures her sitting on Niall's couch, still in her pajamas, smiling at the sound of Alan Michaels voice. The thought made a small smile break through Niall's otherwise serious expression.

"This is Alan Michaels with Capitol Records. We've decided to terminate the contract we've signed with you. All I need is your official signature and it's gone forever."

Mr. Michaels hung up the phone, turning to look at Niall expectantly, as if to say 'Happy now'.

"So that's official?" Niall asked, cautious to make any more moves before the pieces were set in place.

"Official as of my signature right now. Miss Benton's signature is mainly a formality. It's as if our agreement never existed."

"Good." Niall nodded, inhaling deeply before saying his next words. "Well now that that's taken care of. I'd like to notify you that I'm officially terminating my contract with Capitol Records."

"But..." Mr. Michaels protested.

"My lawyers have assured me that there is nothing in our current agreement limiting me from telling anyone about what went on here once our contract has been terminated. I'd get your PR team ready, Alan. My fans don't take too lightly to people messing with my life." He stood up, pulling down his charcoal suit jacket and reaching out a hand to shake. "Best of luck with everything."

"But Mr. Horan..." Mr. Michaels seemed to be at a loss for words. "We can work something out, we can come up with a new agreement. I promise you we will not hire anyone for your PR again..." Alan Michaels was stumbling through his words now, but Niall just smiled and made his way towards the office doors.

He walked past Mr. Michaels secretary, who has now stood up, looking towards the office and the still rambling Alan Michaels standing in his office doorway.

"You're going to regret this Mr. Horan!" Mr. Michaels yelled at him as Niall called the elevator.

As the elevator doors dinged open, Niall turned around, facing Alan Michaels one more time. "No Alan, I don't think I will." And with that he stepped inside the elevator, letting the doors close, literally and figuratively, on his time as a Capitol Records recording artist.

Tag List: @awomanindeniall @ihearthemcallingforyou , @niall-is-my-dream , @stylishmuser , @thicksniall

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britneytshirt · 6 years

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get to know me tag

i was tagged by @cla-udes thANK U

nicknames: dasha (i've been called darbs also but that was like Once so.. not really a regular thing people call me)

zodiac: aries

height: 162cm (5′4)

favourite band/artist: harry styles, niall horan, beyoncé, ariana grande, leon bridges, lorde... idk

song stuck in my head: motivate by lm... rip

last movie i saw: pulp fiction or breakfast club

last thing i googled: uhhh

other blogs: ehh no. i've tried but i just. can't manage

do i get asks: i've gotten some and they were always the best ugh ur minds

reason i chose my nickname: didn't choose it!

following: nun of ur business

average amount of sleep: 5-7 hours probably

what am i wearing: pj's, a robe and very very warm slippers

dream trip: morocco, egypt, japan, mexico... to name some

favourite food: this is sucha bland answer but you know what i ate pizza yesterday so i'll go with that

play any instruments: sadly no. i'm an uncultured swine and that's that

eye colour: hazel

languages: russian, portuguese, english

hair colour: brown

most iconic song: honestly? i wanna dance with somebody, whitney houston. it's never not a mood

random fact: *raven voice* i can't swim

describe yourself as aesthetic things: messy buns, glossy lips, corduroy bottoms, handwritten letters, smiles, cold hands, puffy faces, double chins, messy eyebrows, dancing alone in your room, long jackets, newsboy hats, checkered pants, pierced ears, shoulder-length hair, summer evenings, frozen pizza, striped tops

i tag: @pinkflowerharry @harrystylesep @harrysgoldenheart @epsteinz @vogueharry @gucciwoodnymph

#all da love

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dailyniall · 7 years

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Niall Horan Kicks Off His Modeling Career

The former One Direction star—now with a No. 1 album—has signed with Wilhelmina Models. Niall Horan—formerly known as “The Blonde One,” or perhaps “The Irish One,” in extremely popular boy-band One Direction—is now a genuine star in his own right. Even as several of his previous bandmates have pursued a more traditionally “pop” sound with their solo endeavors following the group’s breakup, Horan, 24, has traveled in a more folksy direction, his songs more Mumford & Sons or John Mayer in vibe than might have been expected. And audiences seem to be liking what they are hearing from Horan. Two singles from his first album—“Slow Hands” and “This Town”—hit the top 20 on the U.S. charts, and his album, Flicker, debuted at No. 1 after its release on October 20. Horan—who will soon tour the record—is also enjoying other benefits of solo pop stardom: Wilhelmina Models has signed Horan as a client, adding the singer to their list of other artists who now double as models (including Nicki Minaj, Shawn Mendes, Maren Morris, and more). Vanity Fair spoke to Horan about the new demographic of his fan base, which celebrities he sees as his personal style icons, and how he handles the incessant gossip items written about him. (source)

#Niall Horan #article #08nov17

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angelixii · 6 years

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28 Questions Tag!

I was tagged by @straykidsmate to do this (Thanks love 💕)

1. Nicknames - Kassadoodle Kassidilla Kassido (I could go on)

2. Zodiac Sign - Pisces

3. Height - 5’2

4. Age - 13 (05’)

5. 7:47 am (I do not want to be awake but the puppies woke me up and I went to bed at like 2 and woke up about 6- ish and I doubt I’ll go back to sleep so I’m most likely running today on 4 hours of sleep C:)

6. Favorite Bands / Artists - Bts Stray Kids Got7 Exo Monsta X Nct 5SOS Shawn Mendes Niall Horan

7. Song Stuck in My Head - don’t got one

8. Last Movie I Saw - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

9. Last Thing I Googled - probably something to do with stray kids

10. Other Blogs - @kpoprandoms (joint account) but we are barely active on there so

11. Do I Get Asks - heh no (I’d love them tho!)

12. Why I Chose my User - because Lee Felix is angelic

13. Following - 235? 236? (I’m on mobile can’t really check)

14. Average Amount of Sleep - 4-10 hours

15. Lucky Number - 7

16. What I’m Wearing - a Jurassic Park t-short that I just remembered is a men’s T-shirt but I remember I thought it was really comfy so I bought it anyway, also black shorts

17. Dream Job - Zookeeper or Photographer

18. Dream Trip - out of the USA even tho I hate planes and boats so

19. Favorite Food - chicken!

20. Play any Instruments - I play piano (not very good really) but I’d love to improve and learn other instruments

21. Favorite Songs - as of right now Mixtape #1 by Stray Kids and She Looks So Perfect by 5SOS

22. Play Any Sports - haha no

23. Hair Color - light-ish Brown

24. Eye Color - Brown

25. Most Iconic Song - Double Knot by 3racha (Double Knot on my yEeZyS)

26. Languages I Speak - English and I’m taking Spanish classes in school but I’m currently on summer break so

27. Random Fact - I HATE tumblr on mobile because it kicked me off twice while I was trying to do this tag

Also me and autocorrect will forever be enemies

28. Describe Yourself as an Aesthetic Thing - oh ummmmmm I actually don’t know

I’m tagging @stray-kids-and-chill @zoxsu @tinyfigureskater and @straykids-sk (dont have to if you don’t want to! 💕)

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deadcactuswalking · 5 years

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REVIEWING THE CHARTS 2020: BRIT AWARDS SPECIAL

So, welcome to... a Tuesday? Yeah, it’s not exactly a usual time for me to post on this blog but it’s not just your everyday episode of REVIEWING THE CHARTS – That’s right, it’s the 40th ceremony in the annual BRIT Awards celebration, where we – or at least ITV – commemorate the greatest in British pop music. I’ll be celebrating in full force this year, but not by tweeting manically like I did last year – well, there will still be some tweeting; follow me @cactusinthebank – but instead by writing my live commentary right here. I did this a couple years back so I figured I’d bring it back again in traditional, over-analytical, unnecessarily nitpicky fashion. I’ve got an Excel document like I had last year to make not of who wins and compare it to who I think should win. I’m all prepared – it’s time for the 2020 BRIT Awards... unfortunately hosted by Jack Whitehall.

COMMENTARY

Interestingly (This is 10 minutes before the show begins), the International Group Award, Best British Video, Outstanding Contribution to Music and Global Success Awards have been abolished, and British Breakthrough Act, Critics’ Choice Award and British Single of the Year have all been renamed. Also, the BRITs caught flack for less female artists being nominated although last year there was a record amount nominated so I feel like sexism claims can’t really ring all that true in my opinion. It does often seem like male artists have dominated that year of pop music, just as it feel female artists have the previous year, and the BRITs have noticed that, so it just feels a tad lop-sided towards the males this year. I’m playing Devil’s advocate, sure, and I wouldn’t say 2019 has been a bad year for British women in music, but I am able to somewhat defend this decision. I feel like I’d just say that as a little pre-amble. In fact, I’ll add this: this will be less formal and grammatically correct than a normal RTC episode, and perhaps a bit less wholesome or family-friendly. Also, if none of this makes any sense, that’s because it’s out of context completely, and this will make absolutely no sense unless you’re watching it with me or had watched it prior to reading this, but that’s the joy in this! Scorecard at the ready, 19:58, it’s the BRITs in two minutes, and I am prepared to make fun of every issue I pick out.

Jack Whitehall is so unfunny lol Like Haha She Is Cleaning Lizzo Flute But He Look Like Masturbate Ha Ha

I feel like they did not know what they should do for this year

The intro with him trying out iconic BRIT Awards outfits is kinda cool actually

I wonder how far into the future they plan for these. Like are these skits pre-recorded by three months or so

Mabel didn’t really hit that note huh

I won’t really be paying attention to this one because I’m filling out scorecard and all to update it for this year but Mabel is less energetic than she was on the Graham Norton Show months ago

Can’t tell if Don’t Call Me Up has soured on me a lot or this is just a bad performance. Probably the latter

Is this the vocal loop from Mad Love or something I don’t recognise it

Nevermind I’m so dumb it’s from Don’t Call Me Up

The telephone on the screen Because Ha Ha She Says Call Me Up is a bit on the nose

I don’t think they realise she also has a song called Ring Ring

“Please welcome your host Jack Whitehall” No go away

Audience did not like the Boris Johnson joke or even the Chris Martin one lol this gnarly dude is BOMBING

Rod Stewart has eight children what the f

“Horny scarecrow of rock and roll Ronnie Wood” I hope that is on his CV

“A bit of witty banter from Dave” Jack Whitehall Shouted Out The TV Channel Dave

Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved genuinely makes me want to eat a living frog this live version is better though he’s not straining that much

I saw a BBC News piece on a boy with cancer and this was used in the background and I understand it’s a sad, sappy piano ballad but it’s literally just about a break up like that’s a tad unfitting and kinda undermines the illness and tragedy surely

Niall Horan looks SO infused

The production value for these little transitions seems to have improved it actually looks cool and not dated garbage

Lewis Capaldi will win Best New Artist

Lewis Capaldi won Best New Artist

It’s his first BRIT Award but what’s the point in celebrating he’s gonna win like seven more

Dude is coming up to the stage with a bottle of beer in his hand bruh

I bet this dude is going to be the Adele and just get drunk and swear every time he gets an award

He hugged Niall Horan for a concerning amount of time

The audience chanted ‘DOWN IT DOWN IT’ he did not down it

He just shouted profanities into the mic after 40 seconds of delaying it, but the audio was muted so I have no idea why Jack Whitehall Loves This Man

Lewis Capaldi’s music and personality clash so hard like I saw an advert of this man making funny faces set to Someone You Loved and it was so odd

That advert played right after the BRITs by the way lol

Why is Lewis Capaldi on another advert singing Someone You Loved again like stop stop stop pelase i ccant getsv awytsuavforrnjeofityre

JHE’S BACK FOR ANOTHER ADVERT GO AWAY YOU DRUNKEN IDIOT

Why would Mastercard proudly sponsor this sh

How the hell is FKA twigs nominated for best female artist like cool and all her album was good but Huh

I guess they put one alternate win each time

Mabel will win Best Female Solo Artist

Mabel won Best Female Solo Artist

Oh yeah I forgot people actually make speeches

“There are so many amazing women in this category” Mabel Listens To FKA Twigs

Don’t thank your record label they are crooks

I forget that Mabel is Neneh Cherry’s daughter that’s wild. Neneh Cherry won a BRIT too, I think this same award. Cool. Neat.

Jack Whitehall’s sarcasm and dryer wit is not exactly the best fit for the BRITs. For once I miss Ant & Dec

Harry Styles Is Literally Wearing Pajamas

This is an ok song and with actually good vocal mixing it’s better but he does sound a bit off. He did get robbed before the awards happened though lol

I am sick of guys singing ballads with a e s t h e t i c backgrounds like can we get some volcano eruptions up in this

The Rising Star and British Producer Awards (new awards) were already given out I feel like cheating

Literally the only nomination for the British Producer of the Year was fred

He won

Another break bruh bruh bruh give me a break

Harry Styles’ Pajamas Are Wet Now He Was Standing In Water

Little simz is on an advert afterwards with an amazing song from her amazing album but she’s not nominated for any award

Im so tired like this shit is keeping me awake last year i fell asleep during a jess glynne performance

Liam payne performed a month before the ceremony and his album fell 31 places on the chart in response

Jack Whitehall called himself a lanky streak of piss this man might get an Ofcom Complaint

Lizzo’s really pushing that title track huh

Lizzo didn’t censor herself on the Grammys but her breathy ‘uh’s are making some lines unintelligible lol

This is a good song though

LOL SHE STOPPED FOR THE AUDIENCE TO CONTINUE HER SENTENCE BUT NOBODY SAID THE LINE YIKES

I guess she forgot Truth Hurts didn’t even peak in the top 20 here

Good as Hell is the one people here care about

She knows that they didn’t respond in Truth Hurts because she said ‘sing along if you know it’ lol

She kinda messed up but to be fair she is walking and singing with the audience

That White Guy With The Crap Hair Killed It

Drummer is going wild

I love the extra guitar flourishes in Juice this is pretty cool actually, her interpolating Cause I Love You at the same time is pretty epic this actually sounds pretty great I’d love for this whole medley to be on streaming

She yelled ‘biiitch’ but the mic did not catch that

Ronnie Wood Really Got The Positive Vibes

Lewis Capaldi will win Best Male Solo Artist

(Michael Kiwanuka got like no applause god damn at least give them pity applause)

ROIGHT and tha winna ***upside down*** is STRORMZY

Stormzy won Best Male Solo Artist

(Second time by the way)

Clean version of Vossi Bop kinda slap Ngl

Stormzy TOWERS over Ronnie Wood lol dude is tall

“Um.”

“Best Male is nothing without incredible females” Cool cool

Ronnie is about to tell Stormzy why he thinks he should go back to his own country and that He’s Not Actually Racist

(Those allegations are baseless. My lawyers advised me to say so.)

Jack Whitehall touched audience feet

We’re already nearly an hour in wow

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY ADVERT BREAKS

Yes Yes

Hell yeah dave is awesome, he got his Top Boy co-star to work as a hype man before him

I think this is Black? If so that’s amazing I love that song

It’s Black he has it written on his white piano

The only white piano is slowly turning more black

I like the headlines and all the imagery on the piano it’s really cool

Dave is a tad off beat but he’s also playing a double-sided piano so understandable

A white dude is playing the other side of the piano I’m sure that’s symbolic

He is aggressive in this delivery damn he’s killing it

Some of this imagery is beautiful – especially the BRIT Award being covered by black snakes and the Arabic writing transitioning into an Africa with colonial borders

This was an amazing performance, especially with the violins. Incredible.

OH THERE’S ANOTHER VERSE ABOUT BORIS JOHNSON

The least racist is still racist damn right

This works as an obituary as well damn.

I’d have to analyse this whole thing but this was an incredible performance oh my god

I want this on streaming

When did this man help a terrorist plot wh

Paloma Faith Sounds Like A Robot Who Is Vaguely Feminist

Burna Boy will win International Male Solo Artist

(I so want Tyler to go home with it though. Could go to Post as well)

It’s just whoever shows up gets it though so

WHOA

WHAT THE HELL

TYLER THE CREATOR WON HOW

TAHT IS AMSGWYUFE

THE RADIO HOST SAID IGOR WRONG BUT ITS OK TYLER WON

Tyler, The Creator won International Male Solo Artist

This gnarly dude just said ‘errr yeah errr’

“Shout out to all the British funk from the 80s I try to copy”

LOL THE THERESA MAY CALL OUT HAHAH

I FORGOT HE WASNT ALLOWED IN THE UK

Bts is not a british group, presenter

Coldplay will win Best British Group

Foals won Best British Group

I am actually so surprised lol at Tyler and Foals winning their first BRITs

More alternative dudes winning I guess. Neat. Means a lot

Stop thanking your corrupt labels

The name’s eyelash

I haven’t actually heard her Bond theme yet

Finneas do be lookin kinda handsome tho

I like it. The whispery tone of her voice, the eerie strings (cello?), and slick guitar really fit the Bond franchise. Thank you Billie Eilish, very cool!

No Don’t Talk To Lizzo Don’t Talk To Anyone Jack Whitehall

“There was so much energy they could have done the whole performance for me” well not exactly mrs. Lizzo

This is so awkward we can’t hear what Lizzo is laughing at Harry Styles looks pissed

‘floutists’ is the name for flute players huh

I’m so confused what is going on

Lizzo is threatening jack Whitehall with a flute and within the transition to the break i could hear a slight faint shout from jack in the background

Is everyone ok

More people that i wanted to win than who i expected to win are winning

Sam Fender is haha funnie but nobody in the audience thinks so lol

Celeste is performing she’s the new Rising Star award she has already had a bit of a crack but I’m pretty sure that’s part of the song

This song is ok

Bit boring tbh. Audience is getting tired too. This is lasting like 5 minutes and the song is pretty flavourless and repetitive. Yawn snore

We’re about half way through and I’ve kind of lost interest ngl

Honestly lewis capaldi did better than celeste on jah

Jack Whitehall is having a mental breakdown right now. Understandable

Billie Eilish will win International Female Solo Artist

Billie Eilish won International Female Solo Artist

Lizzo looks so disappointed for whatever reason lol like did we really think anyone else would get this award

Sporty Spice is in the background dancing to everything i wanted that is not a song you dance like that to it’s about suicide

This speech is going terribly

Why are so many of these gnarly dudes signed to polydor

Thank you Billie Eilish very cool

No Jack Whitehall Don’t Talk To Harry Styles

Harry Styles looks like he hates Jack Whitehall so much

The Lizzo-Harry-Jack Whitehall love triangle is Awkward And Awful

Lizzo is the only reason the brit awards are good

Ok the exchange about Harry Styles not being taken seriously was pretty funny

In fact this whole exchange was very funny And Partially About Incest

“Is one of these lucky ladies your date?” “That’s my sister”

Lizzo is chugging the tequila

Harry Styles Looks Like He Pissed Himself

The BRIT awards have suddenly become very confusing

Epic Stormzy Time

Genuinely have no idea what song he’ll perform. Probably Vossi Bop?

Stormzy Should Keep The Singing To His Backing Vocalist And Choir

Gospel beat sounds sweet

I think this is supposed to be Lessons but the studio version is so much duller than this version. This one is pretty cool. I think it’s the choir

I’d be surprised if he only does Lessons. Also the production value here was crazy. Full band, pyrotechnics and all.

Oh yeah it’s Vossi Bop time he’s got the red lighting

Nevermind it’s Wiley Flow lol but still

Reminds me of when Kanye did All Day (also the audio got muted for a long period of time just like when Kanye did that)

This one is more choreographed though lol

Why did he perform two of the least popular songs first though

Burna Boy is coming out for Own It alright, he sounds just as good as studio, probably because He’s Not Actually Singing

I don’t like this song but the choreography is great, stage presence is good and the visuals are incredible. Really shows that even with the worst material, you can make a song sound as lively as ever. The horns the live band added to Own It sound beautiful

Burna Boy’s little solo bit was great

He got away with saying “Sucking on their mums” nice

I hadn’t heard Rainfall before this I don’t think (it sounds familiar though), but the mashup with Praise You was great. I love the sight of Stormzy in front of family members, the young men in black outfits from Wiley Flow, the tropical clothes-bearing women from Own It, Burna Boy, the live band, and all. It’s really a nice diverse sight to see. Cool cool. This probably means absolutely nothing but I Am Knackered

Someone You Loved will win Song of the Year

I really hope it’s Ladbroke Grove though. It and Location feel very emblematic of 2019, in a way that I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber DEFINITELY isn’t

Someone You Loved won Song of the Year

“Biggest winner of the night so far” there’s only one award left mate

Lewis Capaldi Is A Very Funny Man

“Thanks to my grandmother for dying”

Finneas do be lookin kinda handsome tho [2]

Heard a very british voice say “i luv yoo bilie” in the audience lmao

Lewis Capaldi will win Album of the Year

I’d prefer literally anyone else to win this award. Only one of these albums was a 7/10 or above but Lewis Capaldi’s album was unlistenable

OH HELL YEAH THE ONLY GOOD ONE WON

Dave won Album of the Year

Epic I love that album. It could very well have been Capaldi but since Dave won the Mercury Prize I guess he would have been a better prediction

People are screaming man’s lost for words

“Jesus Christ!” dude’s so astonished lol

I loved Dave’s speech actually very inspiring

“Jack, I’m gonna do this one for your mum, Hilary” bruh rod stewart really saying ‘ur mom’ jokes out here

I love Rod Stewart’s raspy voice man. Orchestra’s great. This is beautiful lol

Gnarly dude got the guitar solo

Conclusion

I cannot be bothered to write some massive conclusion but most of the performances were great and emotionally powerful, especially Stormzy, Dave, Billie and Rod Stewart, and even those who were a bit crap performing were very funny on stage, like Lewis Capaldi. The on stage banter was really cringe-worthy but Jack Whitehall, Harry Styles and Lizzo had this really funny triangle going on. The outro with Ronnie Wood and the rest of Rod Stewart’s band was great, Stormzy’s extended performance was sweet. This was actually a pretty great BRITs, to be honest, and all of the winners, except a select few, deserved it, and if they didn’t, it was pretty expected. There could have been some more winners – off the top of my head, Slowthai and Little Simz weren’t even nominated, but hey, Tyler won. That’s great. The scorecard will be on Twitter. In the words of the BRIT Award winners in 2020, “errr yeah errr”, and thanks for reading!

REVIEWING THE CHARTS 2020

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19 of the most expensive celebrity memorabilia items ever sold at auction

Fans of the world's biggest celebrity names will drop thousands — or even millions — to get their hands on prized memorabilia.

From Scarlett Johansson's used tissue to a lock of Elvis Presley's hair, these celebrity items sold for eye-watering sums.

Marilyn Monroe's "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress sold for more than $1.2 million, while James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 went for $6.4 million.

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Would you spend more than $10,000 for one of your favorite celebrity's fake nails or $5,000 for a used tissue?

From the iconic ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" to One Direction singer Niall Horan's half-eaten toast, prized celebrity memorabilia has cost mega fans and private collectors boggling amounts of cash.

Here are 19 celebrity memorabilia items that have sold for astounding amounts of money.

SEE ALSO: 35 things from the '90s that are worth a fortune today

Darth Vader’s helmet worn by actor David Prowse in "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" sold to an anonymous bidder for $898,420.

It was estimated to tap out at $400,000 at an auction in September 2019 — but the final bid was more than double.

Source: Complex

A silver dog bowl owned by Joan Rivers went for $13,750 at a Christie's auction.

The silver dog bowl from Tiffany and Co. is engraved with the name "Spike," Joan Rivers' beloved and most famous pet Yorkshire terrier.

Source: Christie's

A General Lee 1969 Charger from "The Dukes of Hazzard," owned by actor John Schneider, sold for a whopping $9,900,500 on eBay in 2007.

The car was used in both the TV series and in the 2000 TV movie "The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood."

The design of the car's roof — a giant Confederate flag — became a source of controversy in 2015. TV Land ended up pulling scheduled reruns of the show.

Source: CNN

A 1927 "Metropolis" movie poster, one of only four known to exist, was purchased by a private collector for $690,000 in 2005.

Ralph DeLuca, who owns New Jersey-based film memorabilia company Movie Archives Inc, beat three other bidders to win the extremely rare piece of film history.

Source: Reuters

Audrey Hepburn's personal working script from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" sold for $811,615 at an auction of her personal items in 2018.

Other items at the auction included a tan Burberry trench coat, a black Givenchy cocktail dress, and a working script for "My Fair Lady."

Source: Christie's

An iconic dress that Kate Winslet wore in "Titanic" sold for a whopping $330,000 in 2012.

The dress was worn during the scene in which Kate Winslet's character, Rose, meets Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Jack, for the first time.

Source: Paul Fraser Collectibles

Called "the holy grail of movie memorabilia," Judy Garland's ruby red slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" were reportedly listed at $6 million by auction site Moments in Time.

Several other pairs of the famous slippers also exist, including one pair that was stolen in 2005 and recovered by the FBI in 2018.

Source: Business Insider, FBI

In 2006, Andy Warhol's signature silver wig sold for $10,800 during his estate's first auction since his 1987 death.

Warhol was a leading pop art figure. "He was a generous man and always gave us little gifts. But they've been lying around in the attic ever since and we decided now was the time to sell them," Jeffrey Warhol, one of the artist's nephews, said after the auction was announced.

Source: Telegraph

Marilyn Monroe’s "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress, which was covered in 2,500 rhinestones, sold for $1,267,500 at a Christie's auction in 1999.

The gown was said to be so tight-fitting, Monroe had to be sewn into it on the day of JFK's birthday party.

Source: Today

A fully restored version of James Bond's Aston Martin DB5, which appeared in the "Goldfinger" film, was sold at an RM Sotheby's auction for an impressive $6.4 million.

It is one of only three "Bond-modified" DB5 vehicles in existence. "No other car in history has played a more important leading role on film and in pop culture than the Aston Martin DB5," Barney Ruprecht, a car specialist at RM Sotheby's, said in a press release ahead of the sale.

Source: CNN

In 2009, Michael Jackson's famous white glove, covered in glittering crystals, sold for $350,000 to Hong Kong businessman Hoffman Ma.

According to Reuters, the glove was worn by Jackson when he famously moonwalked across the stage for the first time at the 1983 Motown 25 television special. The glove has become a trademark of the star's incredible career, almost synonymous with the man himself.

It was sold at a memorabilia auction held by Julien's Auctions.

Source: Reuters

Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection sold for a record-breaking $116 million in 2011.

The iconic actress' "La Peregrina" natural pearl, diamond, ruby, and cultured pearl necklace sold for $11.8 million, including fees.

At the time, it was the most expensive pearl ever sold at auction. This record was recently surpassed with an auction of one of Marie Antoinette's pearls, which sold for a whopping $36 million.

Source: Business Insider

A lock of Elvis' hair, which was believed to have been trimmed from his head in 1958, sold for $15,000 in 2009, plus an additional $3,300 in auction house fees.

A shirt that once belonged to Presley also sold for a whopping $52,000.

Source: Today

A "Batman Returns" costume worn by Michael Keaton sold for $41,250 at auction in 2017.

A "Superman" costume from the 1978 original movie also went to the auction block but failed to get a minimum $40,000 bid.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

A bullwhip used by Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones" sold for $35,460, not including fees.

Estimated only to fetch a mere $5,000, the whip was originally donated by Harrison Ford to the Institute of Archaeology in London to help build a new Centre for Conservation and Museum Science at University College, London University.

Source: Christie's

Scarlett Johansson's used tissue was reportedly sold on eBay for $2,050 after the star said she'd caught a cold from costar Samuel L. Jackson.

Johansson announced she would sell the tissue while appearing on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" in 2008 and then give the proceeds to charity.

Source: Today

Lady Gaga's acrylic nail was auctioned off for $12,000 after a crew member on "The Born This Way Ball" tour found it backstage.

The auction included not only the nail, but also a letter of provenance from the crewmember, two photographs of Gaga with and without the nail, an Aviva Stadium staff handbook, an event crew wristband, and a Lady Gaga "The Born This Way Ball" grey crew t-shirt.

Source: Business Insider

A chair that J.K. Rowling sat in while writing the first two "Harry Potter" books fetched $394,000 at an auction in 2016.

Sold to a private collector, the 1930s-era chair had previously sold for $29,000.

Source: AP

Perhaps one of the more ridiculous celebrity memorabilia sales, Niall Horan's half-eaten toast was reportedly sold for an astounding $100,000.

After appearing on the Australian morning program "Sunrise," Horan failed to finish his Vegemite-covered toast, and it wasn't long before the snack ended up on eBay.

Source: MTV

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'The Voice' announces Season 25 coaches, including first-ever coaching duo The Voice has announced its lineup of coaches for Season 25, including the show's first-ever, coaching duo. NBC has announced three-time Grammy Award winners Dan + Shay will serve as The Voice's first co-coaching team when the show returns with a new season in Spring 2024. Dan + Shay -- who will share a "red double chair," according to NBC -- will be joined by country icon Reba McEntire as well as veteran coaches John Legend and Chance the Rapper for Season 25. Reba and John signed on for back-to-back seasons of The Voice, as they'll also be serving as coaches on the show's 24th season this fall alongside veteran coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani. Chance will be coaching artists again on Season 25 after serving as a coach on Season 23 earlier this year, when he brought new arrangements and a fresh musical perspective to the NBC reality series. One of The Voice's inaugural coaches, country singer Blake Shelton, retired from the show last season and won't be returning for the foreseeable future. Dan + Shay previously appeared on The Voice as a Battle-Round advisor for Blake's team on Season 20. Dan + Shay has achieved nine No. 1 singles on country radio. In 2021, the duo became the first artists to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance three times in a row since the category's inception. They are on the verge of releasing their fourth studio album titled "Good Things." The Voice crowned Gina Miles its Season 23 champion over runner-up Grace West during the Season 23 finale that aired in May 2023 on NBC. Gina, a 19-year-old from Paxton, IL, won by a vote that turned out to be "the closest margin of victory in The Voice history," according to show host Carson Daly. Gina was a member of Niall's team, giving Niall his first The Voice victory as a coach. Grace, a 19-year-old from Canton, MI, was a member of Blake's team.About The Author: Elizabeth KwiatkowskiElizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments); if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '139494146798076'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); (function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=226191007403108"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); [ad_2] Read More

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Harry Styles, Manchester Apollo 1/11/17

For the past six months, I have had two ways of describing my plans for the night after Halloween. To my uni friends/housemates/anyone who didn’t know me before I was about 17: yeah I’m not sure if I’m going to go out for Halloween, I’ve got to go to Manchester to take my little cousin to some One Direction reject’s show, greeeeeat. To everyone else in my life, I went for the altogether less subtle but far more honest OHHHHMAGOOOODDDDHARRYSTYLES IM GOING TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM AS HARRY STYLES BREATHING THE SAME AIR WALKING ON THE SAME GROUND IF I JUMPED 10 FOOT IN THE AIR HARRY STYLES WOULD SEE ME.

Now sure, I can indie it up with the best of them. I attended my first festival when I was 2, and gave a presentation on Tom Petty to my year 5 ICT class. I’ve been sleeping in the same Red Hot Chilli Peppers t-shirt since 2006 (going method, living the grunge lifestyle from the age of 8), and seriously considered getting a Neutral Milk Hotel tattoo when I was 16. I’ve been planning to name my first baby after James Taylor for longer than I can remember. I. Love. Indie. Indie and alternative and rock and grunge and rap and folk and whatever category you can place the Flaming Lips into. BUT this by no means negates my all-encompassing love for Harry Styles. The curls, the eyes, the flared floral pastel suits. I love him. His blend of Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones couldn’t be more different to the Ed Sheeran-meets-Jake Bugg grandma pop of Niall Horan, or the frankly bizarre sidestep into hip-hop (???) by Liam Payne. In classic Styles fashion, he has gone his own way and is smashing it. His album has received an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the entire Grace family (spanning 70 years). The baby of the family, a 12 year old obsessed with Ramstein, and my grandfather (81) who refuses to listen to anything but Ella Fitzgerald, have both been known to bop along to Woman. Though I’m still not entirely convinced this appreciation is not out of fear of how my little cousin and I (the only girls in a frankly obscene number of male grandchildren) would react if they didn’t approve, the old and young in my family are certified fans.

This lifelong all-consuming love made for some pretty high expectations for his live show. And let me tell you I was not disappointed. The Free Fallin’-esque show opener Ever Since New York paved the way for a relaxed opening half of the show, Sweet Creature and Two Ghosts. This built and built to the double rendition of Kiwi, Styles’ calling card. A slight misreading of his demographic lede to a marginally awkward moment when the crowd was called upon to recite the apparently iconic Manchester Manchester Manchester football chant, which was met with 3500 blank faces. In spite of this, there was a palpable feeling of love in that room. Styles’ mantra ‘treat people with kindness’ was spouted by the support act Muna (my best friend’s housemate’s sister’s girlfriend’s band - how am i not in with harry already with connections like these???), and continued throughout the evening into Styles’ parting words following enormous crowd-pleaser Sign of the Times. Thrillingly, my biggest fear for the evening was proved wrong: that the crowd was going to be composed of 15 year olds, and that as a mature woman 4 years their senior I would be expected to do nothing but occasionally nod or tap my foot in time. Thankfully, the crowd was surprisingly made up of 20somethings, my cousin and i being two of the youngest in the building, thus making my uncontrollable and widely audible sobbing totally understandable, expected, and acceptable...I hope.

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Flicker Review by Rolling Stone

Score: 68

Nothing can stop Niall Horan! This album had a rough life, but it's here and it stands on it's own two feet. What Niall does remarkably well is not let outside influence tackle the work that he does. For better or for worse, this album feels very true to the Irish heartthrob's ambitions. "Flicker" gives a lot and doesn't ask for much in return which makes one of the easier albums to unpack this year.

1. On the Loose 8/10

We start with a song that sounds like a passionate love letter to the dance floor filling 70's disco hits. This is a totally unexpected direction for Niall, but he comes by this style naturally and doesn't break a sweat through it's run time. Niall put himself out there early on in the album but his reach doesn't exceed his grasp. This sets up the album of a very positive note and plays very well to Horan's trademark energy.

2. This Town 9/10

One of the best ballads of the year endears the listener immediately to Niall. He sounds so honest and true in this song. The production isn't at all gaudy and let's Niall's smooth voice carry the song without distraction. What this track does well is that it allows itself to be a sentimental breakup/love song, but it doesn't allow itself to become a cliche. Horan obviously set out to do something simple and enjoyable with this track and he the mark without even trying!

3. Seeing Blind 5/10

2017 seems to be the year of highly unnecessary features and it seems like Niall fell into this trap. Maren Morris has a nice enough voice, but this track really didn't need her. What this track did need was a little lyrical fine tuning. It isn't by any means a bad song, but Niall has proven that he's better than doing basic "I love you" duets. This song is easily one of the biggest disappointments of the album.

4. Slow Hands 7/10

This song introduced us to Niall, and for that it at least deserves recognition. Musically, this song is pretty good. The distant electric violin is something interesting (when you can you say you've heard a song utilize one as such an integral part of the melody?) and a pretty great idea. However, Niall really didn't do much impressive in the way of lyrics. In fact, the lyrics to this song are rather bland and don't make much sense. It almost feels like it was supposed to be a sexier style, but the lyrics conjure all the wrong images. But the music really saves this one and keeps it from being forgettable.

5. Too Much to Ask 10/10

Far and above the best track on the album, Niall delivers one of the most interesting pieces that we've gotten this year. This song reminds the listener of the sentiment Niall's best friend Shawn Mendes brought with his album and that is high praise. However, Niall does makes this his own. It doesn't feel derivative of anything, in fact it sounds very original and fresh. Niall really digs into his heart on this song and we can hear the melancholy in his voice. This not beeing the first single is a completely missed opportunity.

6. Paper Houses 6/10

Vocal. Delivery. Is. Key. In. Making. A. Song. Was that choppy to read? Well, that is the written equivalent of the verses of this song. The vocal delivery in the verses is all wrong, especially when Niall let's his voice soar over the chorus. This song holds a lot of elements that made previous songs great, but it doesn't really put them to much use. Niall missed an opportunity to make this one of the soaring tracks, but he missed it by a hair.

7. Since We're Alone 8/10

Niall revisits the soaring 70's sound on this song and it's all the better for it. This element doesn't pop up as much in the verses, but we hear it in the very eventful chorus. However, the 70's he's evoking his early 70's rock and not disco and that's a revival many music fans have been waiting on. Niall proves that he knows his way around a guitar and a melody. This song doesn't sound anything like other tracks out there right now and it seems Niall might have discovered and begun paving the new direction for guitar singers moving forward!

8. Flicker 7/10

This song is quite the curious one. It all feels like it's building toward something really big but it never gets there. That's a double edged sword: on the positive side of things, it shows Niall knows how work anticipation into his music, a skill very valuable in music. On the negative side, by the end of the song, we feel a little short changed. But it's not something to be angry about. Niall puts on quite the vocal performance here, reminding the listener of Noel Gallagher's iconic delivery. Had this song had an explosion of sound in the end like it hinted toward, it would easily be in the top tier of the album.

9. Fire Away 5/10

This song isn't offensive. It isn't controversial. It isn't sappy. It isn't...much of anything other than boring. The song goes nowhere and Niall sounds faintly bored with it by the time it's over. Niall is a very, very good musician but even he can't resist filler and that's what this is, but it's thankfully the only filler on the album. This is a song that could have been removed or even just used a little juicing up. Overall, it's not one you're going to remember when it's all said and done. .

10. You And Me 8/10

As if Niall was listening to all of my criticisms while making the album, he implements all of the needed change to end this thing on a high note. It has that anticipation element and it actually builds into something bigger and more bombastic. He keeps it interesting by changing up his vocal style. He avoids simple lyrics and cliches. An album needs a song that's going to stick with the listener at the end and this song rises to the occasion. This song is interesting, dynamic, and a perfect closer.

Expectation is this albums biggest downfall. In truth, it was never going to be what all of the fangirls around the world wanted it to be. But that isn't exactly a bad thing. Niall took expectations and he turned them around. This album is honest and it doesn't try to be anything it isn't. Niall knows what he can do and he did it well here. Niall proved that he's smarter than your average pop boy and he made it clear that he's different. And this is the best kind of different: subverting expectation. For a first album, this is much better than the majority of what his competitors are pushing out. Niall has room to grow, but he's plenty capable of learning. I look forward to N2 because Niall is sure to improve and, the most primary reason, he makes music that makes you feel good. And for that Niall, I think we all owe you one!

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5000 Question Survey Pt. 12

1101. Continued…Let's see if I'm psychic. You wrote three yes or no questions. Now I will answer them. 1 yes 2 no 3 no Did I get any right? not really since they’re all questions about the future. 1102. You wrote one question that can be answered with a color (example: what color is my car). I say.... White. Is it true? no, my hair is not white. 1103. You thought of a number between 1 and 100 and typed it down. Was it 14? nope. 1104. You wrote one more question, anything you wanted. The answer is yes, 42, orange, Matt, Josh, Kim, Nicole, whatever or your mom. Does that answer your question? no. 1105. Do you think that Britney Spears would make a good Bond Girl? not anymore.

1106. Have you read anything by C.S. Lewis? nope. 1107. What is your favorite movie with Bill Murray? charlie’s angels. 1108. What is your favorite movie with Jack Nicholson? i only know of one. 1109. What is your favorite movie with Christopher Walkin? no idea. 1110. What is your favorite movie with Johnny Depp? what’s eating gilbert’s grape. 1111. What is your favorite movie with Orlando Bloom? elizabethtown. 1112. What rhymes with 'orange'? nothing. 1113. Why do guys have nipples if they will never need to feed a baby? no idea. 1114. Some people think that couples should be screened before they are allowed to reproduce (so that people who cannot afford to support a child don’t have one, or so that a child won’t be born into a dysfunction family or to unfit parents). What do you think about this? it’s kinda bullshit. a lot of people could fake these sorts of tests, parents who might not be able to afford a lot of things could also be way better parents than rich folk. 1115. Have you ever swallowed an object by accident? nope. 1116. Did you get it back? - 1117. Do you prefer He-Man or She-Ra? - 1118. Are you proud of yourself? not yet. 1119. Who should go to hell? anyone that supports terrorism. 1120. Is your eyesight 20/20? hell no. 1121. Have you ever had insomnia? yes. 1122. Does it bother you when people touch you? it depends who and where. 1123. Is it better to get too much or too little sleep? too much lol. 1124. Have you ever given away something you made? What? idk probably arts and crafts stuff we’ve made at school. 1125. Is it better to have kids when you are in your teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, or older? 20s or 30s. but it also depends if you’re ready. 1126. What gets your adrenaline pumping? risky decisions. 1127. Is hell all fire and brimstone or is it personal for everyone like in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey? Or does it not exist? idk. 1128. Do you ever talk about yourself in the third person? no. 1129. What's your favorite radio station? What kind of music do they play? i hate the radio tbh. 1130. What did you think of these movies: Election? Gone With the Wind? Fight Club? Spider Man? good i guess. The Virgin Suicides? i remember liking this but i already forgot how it went. Resident Evil? Signs? everyone at school used to talk about this. Muppets from Space? Pearl Harbor? Halloween Resurrection? The Dark Crystal? 1131. Is everyone special? sure. 1132. Are your toes: Painted (what color)? Manicured? Sparkly? Soft? Wearing a toe ring? Do you have hobbit-feet? no to all. 1133. Do you believe there is anyplace still undiscovered in all the world? haha most definitely. 1134. Whose picture would you like to paint a target on and throw darts at? idk. trump. 1135. Is love all you need? not always. 1136. Ever caught a fish? yes! 1137. Are you adventurous? not really. 1138. Are you afraid of mediocrity? nope. 1139. Would you rather die tomorrow or have all your friends die? i’d rather die tomorrow. 1140. What are 3 things you don't understand? 1 why are people rude 2 why does my laptop seem to get worse every time i update it 3 why is it so hard to get a job when i’m over qualified 1141. I would do anything for love but I won't do 'that'. What is 'that'? idk. 1142. Has your diary ever been rated? i don’t think so? 1143. Do you do more than kiss on the first date? i personally haven’t. 1144. Are you very liberal or conservative? liberal. 1145. What do you like about your neighbors? most of them are quiet and keep to themselves. 1146. I read that by 2010 they expect to market a gene therapy procedure that will increase the life spans of adult human beings by double or triple. If this happened would you have it done? eh, probably not. 1147. If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. Did you clap? no. 1148. Was this year a good year for you? somewhat. 1149. What are you looking forward to next year? idk yet. i haven’t made plans. 1150. Are you a Jim Henson fan? not really. 1151. What do you think of these diarist names? ToxicToast: Solitary Music: gemini_wish_star: juneberry: haha idc. 1152. Do you read the Diary Master’s diary? no. 1153. Have you ever made an enemy on OD? no. 1154. Have you ever (or do you know anyone who’s) been deleted from OD? idk what that is. 1155. Were you ever in the first row of a concert? no. someday! 1156. Did you ever meet a celebrity? Who? most recently niall horan. 1157. Do you have any autographs? yes. 1158. Can you visualize whirled peas? yes. 1159. Are there some situations where love just isn't enough to keep 2 people together? When does that happen? if someone has to move away. 1160. Do you have no attention span? i do but it’s short. 1161. What do you think of these entry titles? me. back. home: steak and butter: yum. The Smurfs Go Communist: The controversial Athens: 1162. Have you ever been wrongly accused? yes. 1163. When you wash your hair do you blow dry it or let it dry naturally? i do both. 1164. Where does your family go on vacation? usually to the philippines. 1165. Have you ever been to: Newport, Rhode Island? driven past it. Dutch Wonderland? no. Salem, MA? also drove past it. Niagara Falls? yes. 1166. Have you ever given money to OD cares? no. 1167. Have you ever created an OD interest? If yes, what interests did you create? no. 1168. What do you think of these entry names? DEAR SOUL FRIEND 57 Loss: I had a good title but i forgot it: Left Alone: yeah yeah...he kissed her: cool. 1169. If you have aol what is your 'you've got mail' sound? lol i don’t. 1170. What will you never have enough of? food. 1171. Who can you only handle in small doses? my boyfriend’s family. 1172. You are at a magic auction where you can bid on impossible things but you only brought enough money to buy one thing. Out of these..which would you buy? entrance into whatever afterlife you believe in a guarantee that you will have at least 3 books published in your life a new car, house and boat each year unending creative inspiration ultimate compassion and acceptance of others a trip into outer space perfect health for the rest of your life 1173. In the above question if finding perfect love was a choice would you change your answer? umm probably not. 1174. What food is so fattening or unhealthy that you would NEVER touch it? i’d try everything once tbh. 1175. Which do you love more, your country or your planet? country. 1176. What do you think of: Abba? nothing really. iconic songs i guess. Brian Adams? he had some bops back in the 90s. No Doubt? they were ok. 1177. Are you more logical or emotional? logical. 1178. Do you think that tattoos and piercing are overrated? no, i just don’t care for them. 1179. What do you think of these diary titles? The Seamless Garment: Your eyes can be so cruel: What was, is no more: shock me sane: omg i don’t care about these. 1180. Do you believe that Michael Jackson molests children? i have no idea. i feel like he was just a child trapped in an adult’s body and found comfort in hanging out and making children happy. we’ll never really know. 1181. Hypothetically, let’s say that he did molest them. Who would you feel should be held MORE accountable, Michael Jackson or the parents that allowed their children to go to Never Land Ranch unsupervised for sleepovers? idk. both. 1182. Have you ever been to: Manhattan? yes. Disney? yes. Paris? yes. Anywhere cooler? they’re all cool. 1183. What 3 music videos should everyone download? none lol. just stream it. 1184. If someone bet you ten dollars that you couldn’t sing the whole Gummy Bears theme song, would you be able to do it and win? no. 1185. Do you like Bjork? no. 1186. How about the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club? no. 1187. What do you think of Moby? boring tbh lol. 1188. What do you think of Alien Ant Farm? one hit wonders tbh. 1189. What do you think of the Flaming Sideburns? idk them. 1190. Do you believe that imps, trolls, giants, dragons, unicorns, etc. were real but became extinct? nah. 1191. What sucks? life. 1192. What do you think of these diary titles? Geologist to the Stars: The Hussy Chronicles: Gravy: Napping in the Broom Closet: again, idc. 1193. Do you ever think about suicide? no. 1194. Do you believe that Jesus Christ was a real person? How about Noah? yes, it was already proven he actually existed. idk about noah. 1195. What is one luxury you refuse to live without? my phone. or a hot shower. 1196. What is one luxury you feel you could live without? a car. 1197. Do you feel that you are high, medium, or low maintenance in a relationship? medium. 1198. What do you think of these diarist names? N.Y.S: Collapsibleman: *})|({*: black dove: omg bye. 1199. Do vegetables taste better from the store or from your garden? idk i’ve never had any veggies from my garden. 1200. How long have you spent on this survey so far? idk haha.

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REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 8th December 2019

Top 10

This is a pretty easy week for me, thankfully, as not much has changed... well, apart from pretty much everything... except the top four, of course. “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I is at its tenth consecutive week at #1.

At number-two, we have “Before You Go” by Lewis Capaldi steady at the runner-up spot.

Similarly non-moving off of the debut at number-three is “Own It” by Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy. I’d say this could make a viable play for #1 in two weeks with the album release but I have my qualms, mostly because... well, you’ll see.

“Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa has not moved at number-four.

Arizona Zervas keeps climbing with “ROXANNE” up two spaces to number-five. As much as I hate to say it, this could clinch the top spot in the foreseeable future.

Billie Eilish is only slowly pushing herself down the chart, with “everything i wanted” down a spot to number-six.

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Now here’s the big story: “All I Want for Christmas is You”, the 1994 classic by Mariah Carey, straight off of its re-entry in the Top 40 last week, is up a whopping 26 spaces, probably the largest increase we’ve seen in months. It’s getting the #1, I’m guaranteeing it, in both the UK and US. It has virtually no competition. It’s getting there.

“South of the Border” by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B isn’t moving at number-nine.

At #10, we have “Heartless” by the Weeknd, a debut in the top 10 that I honestly expected to be higher, but nonetheless, it’s here and I’ll talk more about it later, but it’s the Weeknd’s 21st UK Top 40 hit and his eighth top 10.

Climbers

As I expected, there are no climbers to speak of here. You’ll see why.

Fallers

Well, here’s our first of three big lists to cover in this episode, as we have 14 fallers within the Top 40. Alright, let’s blast through them all: “Bruises” by Lewis Capaldi and “Down Like That” by KSI with Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X, both in the top 10 last week, are down five and seven spaces respectively to #11 and #17. “Good as Hell” by Lizzo isn’t far off, down seven spots to #19, and “Netflix & Chill” by Fredo is down five positions to #24... You know what, I’m typing too many words and too little numbers, here we go: “Turn Me On” by Riton, Oliver Heldens and Vula is down eight to #25, “Professor X” by Dave is down five to #27, “Must Be” by J Hus is down eight to #28, “Lights Up” by Harry Styles is down 14 to #29, “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” by Travis Scott is down seven to #30 and “Ride It” by Regard featuring Jay Sean is down six to #31 – that’s five consecutive fallers. “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi is down eight to #34, “New Dior” by DigDat and D-Block Europe is down nine to #35 off of the debut last week, “Don’t Rush” by Young T & Bugsey with Headie One is down eight to #37, and finally, “Nice to Meet Ya” by Niall Horan is at #38, down 16 spaces from last week. The sad thing is that I think most if not all of these songs, excluding “Bruises” and “Down Like That”, have been hit by the Christmas explosion and prematurely lost their chart runs, which is kind of sad – I don’t see these tracks rebounding anytime soon.

Dropouts & Returning Entries

Now for our second list of 12 drop-outs, which is only slightly less than the last list. Don’t worry, these lists do get increasingly smaller... or decreasingly bigger, however you want to phrase it. Out from #27 is “Orphans” by Coldplay, “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles is out from #28 (It’ll rebound due to the album release in the next two weeks), “God is a Dancer” by Tiesto and Mabel is out from #30, “Loyal” by PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake is out from #31, “Liar” by Camila Cabello is out from #32 (It’ll rebound next week if nothing goes awry, although she has suffered a serious sophomore slump), “Gangsta” by Darkoo and One Acen is out from #33, “French Kisses” by ZieZie and Aitch is out off of the debut from #34, “Circles” by Post Malone is finally out from #37 and “Better Half of Me” by Tom Walker is out from #38. I don’t see many of these rebounding, although the releases of sophomore albums Fine Line and Romance could seriously help out Harry and Camila, and “Gangsta” and “French Kisses” seem like they could rise later on.

Edit: I forgot to note that “Can’t Fight This Feeling” by Bastille and the London Contemporary Orchestra is out from #39.

IT’S CHRISTMAS INNIT

Now for our final list, and our shortest, with only seven entries, although I will also recite the year they were produced just to show how insane these returns are every year. “Step into Christmas” by Elton John, from 1973, is back at #39, “Santa Tell Me” by Ariana Grande, from 2014, is back at #33, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” by Michael Bublé, from 2011, is back at #32, “Merry Christmas Everyone” by Shakin’ Stevens, from 1985, is back at #26, “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” by Band Aid, from 1984, is back at #23, “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, from 1987, is back at #22, and “Last Christmas” by Wham!, also from 1984, is back at #13. Rest in peace to George Michael (Who actually contributed to two songs here), Kirsty MacColl and Rick Parfitt.

NEW ARRIVALS

#40 – “Falling” – Trevor Daniel

Produced by KC Supreme, Taz Taylor and Charlie Handsome – Peaked at #3 in Latvia and #41 in the US

I have no introduction for this. It’s just one of these TikTok songs and it’s produced by the new crop of trap-rap Internet Money-type guys. I don’t care for Lil Tecca or most of the crop surrounding him, so I doubt I’ll like this. This is Trevor Daniel’s first UK Top 40 hit and yeah, surprise, surprise, it’s not great. The bland guitar pick-up is good enough, but Trevor Daniel cannot sing and makes no effort to convince you that he can. The distorted sub-bass is just odd and honestly way too menacing and dark for a break-up song that paints itself not as a kiss-off, but more like a “Thank God I found someone else” song, so why isn’t this happier? The trap percussion is an FL Studio loop, and his delivery and cadence is mopey and pathetic. Everything here just feels painfully amateur, almost offensively so. This might be a lot worse than I’m giving off with my more apathetic tone here, but this is underdeveloped with a singular verse that somehow stretches out to nearly three minutes due to an overlong chorus. Yeah, no, I can’t stand this. Next.

#14 – “River” – Ellie Goulding

We’ve seen this before with Katy Perry’s “Cozy Little Christmas” last year. A week before the real Christmas kick-in, a new, mediocre Christmas-related song enters for the first time at an alarmingly high position by an increasingly irrelevant female pop star, that is exclusive to Amazon music for no other reason other than to bump sales and chart success, falsely implying that this song is successful. In the r/popheads thread about this chart, people upvoted a comment saying they didn’t even know Ellie Goulding had released anything – and I didn’t either, because it’s not on Spotify, Apple or even freaking TIDAL. It’s just on Amazon music, which is so odd to me but that is why I don’t have production info. No-one on Genius has bothered to download Goulding’s cover of a 1971 Joni Mitchell deep cut (I’m sure they just copy-pasted the original lyrics) to check the songwriting credits. The Wikipedia page for the song doesn’t have a separate section for Goulding’s version, and they did for the John Lewis advert rendition of “Can’t Fight This Feeling” that Bastille made with the London Contemporary Orchestra, a song that I forgot to even note myself until I realised it dropped out this week. In fact, I am protesting this song’s chart placement. Okay, that’s a bit far, but I’m not reviewing it, even if I could easily take a peep at a leaked YouTube re-upload. If it’s not on Spotify, it’s not on REVIEWING THE CHARTS.

#12 – “Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd

Produced by The Weeknd, Max Martin and Oscar Holter – Peaked at #3 in Lithuania and #11 in the US

It’s the Weeknd’s 22nd UK Top 40 hit: the double A-side with “Heartless” was released oddly, with “Blinding Lights” here being released days after and about a week after, was finally accompanied by a music video that’s really just an advertisement for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Neither single got to experience their best possible tracking week in full, but nonetheless, both are still pretty high because it’s the Weeknd, and I’m actually somewhat excited for this. I’ve heard that it interpolates A-ha’s cheesy 80s synthpop classic “Take on Me”, and it wouldn’t be the first rendition I’ve heard of the song in 2019. That would be Weezer’s hilarious cover on both the Jimmy Fallon show (Where they played it with kids’ toys) and their “Teal Album”. Sorry, I bring Weezer up too much. Is the song good? Hell, yes. It starts with an overwhelming wave of ominous distortion before retro 80s synths quickly come in and an iconic, reverb-heavy drum pattern comes in that sounds awfully familiar – it’s probably also from “Take on Me”. The synth riff, as typical with 1980s synthpop, is hilariously grandiose and egregious, but the Weeknd kills it here as well, not letting the instrumental or even the freaking bongos playing during the verse shine over him or put him off. He blends in with the airy synth painting in the chorus, and it is gorgeous, it really is. I wish this was a tad catchier but that definitely will be a possibility for it to grow on me later on (Which hopefully it does, it’s already perfectly qualified for my best of 2020 list). The Weeknd’s vocals on the bridge are oddly powerful, and that last moment in the penultimate chorus where there is this epic beeping synth that rises until the synth riff drops once again is awesome. The pre-chorus is probably my favourite part, though, especially when the synths cut out for it to just be the Weeknd over the drums, right before the chorus kicks in. I love this so much, unexpectedly so, and I’m so glad it charted so high. I hope it survives the Christmas songs, though.

#10 – “Heartless” – The Weeknd

Produced by The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, Dre Moon and Illangelo – Peaked at #1 in the US

If “Blinding Lights” was the “pop” single, this is the “R&B” single. It’s very much like the Weeknd to release two singles harboured towards two different demographics and two different radio formats, and for both of them to be smash hits, although dropping them at the same time is a tad overwhelming. I can skip the pre-amble as I’ve already done that at the start of the episode, so does it deserve its (Likely single) chart-topping week on the Billboard Hot 100? Well, yeah, I’d say so definitely, this is pretty cool, although not nearly as good as “Blinding Lights” or really any of his songs by now. This really is only decent-tier Weeknd but, man, this guy’s too good. Metro Boomin is one of my favourite hip-hop producers, and he definitely makes his presence known here, with the watery synths in the intro being abruptly drowned out by massive 808 bass and a skittering trap pattern, as well as the Weeknd whispering “Sheesh” for whatever reason. Weeknd uses a very typical delivery for him here, one I’ve heard on his other massive #1 hits, “The Hills” and “Starboy”, but he still sounds charismatic as all hell, and rides the beat incredibly well, especially when those drum hits come in before pounding back into the groovy trap beat. Weeknd plays more into his cocaine-addict sex god persona here, but is pretty thorough and honestly kind of funny here (Despite sounding checked-out in the chorus’ whiny falsetto), as he’s “running through the [women] like a dog pound” and getting so much of said [women] that it’s falling out of his pockets... although he definitely doesn’t just glamorise the sour rockstar lifestyle, in fact he predicts himself to be jumping the shark in seven years (Or, alternatively, says he has already jumped the shark within his seven-year-long career). On both of these songs, however, I do feel that while they don’t run too long, they don’t really have that effective of a climax, even if both the final choruses are epic (This one going for a distorted, cluttered vocal samples to build up the dark sonic atmosphere replacing a plundering bass), and the bridges are kind of unnecessary. I’m not complaining that these songs exist though, they’re both pretty good at least. Welcome back, Abel, we missed you.

Conclusion

Best of the Week is going to the Weeknd for both “Heartless” and ESPECIALLY “Blinding Lights”, and Worst of the Week goes to Trevor Daniel for “Falling”. We’ll see next week a large amount of Christmas nonsense coming in once again, as well as the impacts of a certain unfortunate circumstance I’ve said my peace on with Twitter @cactusinthebank, which you can follow for more musical ramblings. See you next week.

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