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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Ariana Grande Reflects On Anniversary Of Manchester Arena Bombing

Ariana Grande sent a message via Instagram to the people of Manchester, England on Wednesday, ahead of the third anniversary of the devastating bombing at Manchester arena.

Ariana had just finished her concert at the venue on May 22, 2017 when an explosion triggered by a terrorist at the foyer killed 22 people and left nearly 1000 injured.

"I want to take a moment to acknowledge and send my love to everyone that is feeling the sadness and tremendous heaviness of the anniversary coming up this week," Grande wrote in her Instagram story. "Not a day goes by that this doesn't affect u and all of us still. I will be thinking of you all week and weekend."

The singer continued, "my heart, thoughts, prayers are with u always," and added a black heart and a bee. The bee, which represents Manchester's industrial past, became a symbol of hope after the attack.

Grande, said she suffered PTSD after the terror attack. She canceled several tour dates after the tragedy, and was "inconsolable (and) absolutely heartbroken."

She headlined the all-star One Love Manchester benefit concert in 2017 and gave an emotional performance of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The British Red Cross reportedly received millions of dollars in donations during and after the event.

Grande returned to the venue for the first time last summer, headlining the city's pride festival.

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Finneas Asks Fans For Help Tracking Down Thief

Finneas O'Connell, the brother of alt-pop star Billie Eilish, has asked help from his fans to track down a thief who stole his packages.

Finneas turned to Instagram to find a thief that vandalized his house. He wrote, "Hiiii everybody! Figured I'd put all 2.4 million of you to good use. This handsome fella stole a bunch of packages off my porch in LA today and then RIPPED my doorbell camera out of it's socket and left with it. Lemme know if you know him."

Finneas added that he won't press charges if the thief returns what he stole.

(Photo: Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com)

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Lana Del Rey Announces New Album, Addresses Claim She's 'Glamorizing Abuse'

Lana Del Rey has officially announced her next album in a statement that also addressed claims that her music "glamorizes abuse."

In a lengthy statement posted on Instagram, Del Rey revealed that the follow up to 2019's Norman F---ing Rockwell! will drop on September 5.

Del Rey began her statement by calling out other pop stars for having number one songs about "being sexy, wearing no clothes, f---ing, cheating, etc." and saying she wants to "go back to singing about being embodied, feeling beautiful by being in love even if the relationship is not perfect, or dancing for money - or whatever I want - without being crucified or saying that I'm glamorizing abuse?"

"I'm fed up with female writers and alt singers saying that I glamorize abuse when in reality I'm just a glamorous person singing about the realities of what we are all now seeing are very prevalent emotionally abusive relationships all over the world," she added.

Del Rey went on to say that she's been honest and optimistic about the challenging relationships she's been in and "that's just how it is for many women."

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