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Aww my two faves looking precious can’t wait for their sold out world tours I have tickets for London and Houston

she knows her wine tho

Variety presented its Breakthrough Awards, which highlight the next generation of exceptional talents in front of the camera. This year’s recipients include “Teen Wolf” thespian Dylan O’Brien who stars in “Ponyboi,” “WAP” cameo starlet Normani who stars in “Freaky Tales,” Sia muse Maddie Ziegler who stars in “My Old Ass” and Justice Smith who stars in “I Saw the TV Glow” and “The American Society of Magical Negroes” at the festival.

*yes I'm aware there's a sequel, I obv mean with the og cast

Sia Furler has gone from the depths of despair to the top of the charts. After her rare Adelaide sighting this week, we take a look back at her journey from waitress to pop superstar. On a journey that has been anything but smooth, the 48-year-old has waged battles with alcohol and drug addiction, several medical conditions, her mental health and fame itself. She has also forged an extraordinary career in music on her own terms, winning legions of fans for her incredible body of solo material while penning hits for some of the biggest names in pop and dance music. After her rare sighting in the Adelaide Hills this week, we take a look back at Furler’s remarkable journey from Adelaide waitress to one of the most successful and celebrated names in music. EARLY YEARS Sia Furler was born in Adelaide on December 18, 1975 to Phil Colson, a musician, and Leone Furler, an artist and art lecturer. She went to Adelaide High School. Her father played in seminal Adelaide bands in the 1970s, including the Mount Lofty Rangers who famously once boasted the legendary Bon Scott in the line-up. Her uncle was actor Kevin Colson. Her parents separated and her father moved to Sydney when Furler was 10. Sia has also had a long friendship with singer-songwriter Colin Hay, referring to him as ‘Uncle Collie’ and ‘my favourite singer’. START IN MUSIC In the early 1990s, Sia, then 17, joined a new Adelaide band called Crisp as lead vocalist. As Steve Knopper wrote in the The New York Times, Sia was not an extrovert or natural performer and “relied on booze to help get her through live shows”. As Hillel Aron wrote in a piece in Rolling Stone in 2018, she was terrified the first night she performed with Crisp. “Someone handed her a glass of wine, her first ever. “For years afterward, she hardly went a day without a drink”. The band became known for its “acid jazz” stylings, although Flavell says at the time, the band considered themselves to be more of a “jazz funk explosion”. The band released two albums – Word and the Deal in 1995 and Delirium in 1997. They played Triple J’s Live at the Wireless and toured nationally before disbanding in 1997. After leaving Crisp, Sia released her debut solo album, OnlySee, which sold 1200 copies. MOVE TO LONDON Sia’s big move overseas was inspired by love, but ultimately would be defined by grief. The 21-year was en route to the UK to be reunited with her boyfriend – fellow Adelaidean Dan Pontifex – when her mother called with tragic news. Pontifex had been hit by a taxi and killed on his 24th birthday. Sia was devastated. “Dan was my first love back in Adelaide,” she told the Sunday Times in 2007. In London, Sia landed a gig as a backup singer on a couple of unreleased Jamiroquai tracks and signed a solo contract with the Sony sub label DancePool. In 2000, she released Taken for Granted, the first single from her third solo album, Healing is Difficult, which came out the following year. The single cracked the UK Top10, but as Rolling Stone reported, despite the song’s chart success, failed to sell in huge numbers and Sia was dropped from her label. As Andrew Leahey writes in a biography on her career for allmusic.com, Sia’s solo work brought her to the attention of several big name British acts who were keen to collaborate. She began working with the trip-hop duo Zero 7, who, as The New York Times reported, had built a steady following during the 1990s but lacked a lead singer. She continued producing her own solo material while working as a gun for hire, releasing the album Colour the Small One in 2004. As Triple J’s The J Files reported in 2015, the album was well received by critics, but commercially it was a flop. By her own admission, Sia, still mired in grief, was in a very dark place. On the night she wrote the song ‘Breathe Me’, Rolling Stone wrote, she attempted suicide. “That’s why the vocals are so small and fragile on that track, because that’s how I was feeling,” she told The Independent. SOLO BREAKTHROUGH After the despair came the biggest breakthrough of Sia’s solo career thus far. In 2005, ‘Breathe Me’ was featured in the finale of the hit HBO series Six Feet Under. The episode was watched by millions of fans and is regarded by some critics as being among the best finales in TV history. In a 2015 interview with Vulture, show creator Alan Ball, who also directed the episode, revealed he considered at least one other song for the moving final scene but “it wasn’t quite as poetic or as poignant as the Sia song was”. “When I heard “Breathe Me,” I was like, ‘Okay, that’s it. That’s the one,’”, Ball said. “I wrote the scene to fit that song, with that music in mind.” Speaking about that fortuitous moment a few years later, Sia said her Six Feet Under moment virtually saved her ailing career. “I knew that show, and I watched it, and I loved it, but I didn’t have any real idea of what a big deal it was going to be for my career. It totally resuscitated it,” she told the Star Tribune in 2012. MOVE TO THE US After the best part of a decade in the UK, Furler moved to New York in 2005 and began touring the US extensively. In 2008, she released her fourth studio album, Some People Have Real Problems, which sold solidly and marked an important shift towards the more upbeat pop style that Sia would soon propel Sia to stardom. The album was her first to chart in the US, making it to 26 on the US Billboard 200. As News Corp’s Kathy McCabe writes, it also helped Sia continue on her upward career trajectory and again, brought her to the attention of major US pop acts who were desperate to collaborate with one of music’s most exciting talents. SIA QUITS TOURING, BECOMES SONGWRITING GUN FOR HIRE Sia decided to change tack, creatively, too. She hired a new manager, Jonathan Daniel, who convinced her she should try her hand at writing songs for other artists. She quickly became one of the most prolific and in demand songwriters in the industry, writing hits for major stars including Flo Rida, Beyonce, Britney Spears and Katy Perry and penning the smash hits Diamonds for Rihanna and Titanium for French DJ David Guetta. As Rolling Stone reported, Sia was not just a gifted lyricist, but an efficient one. She wrote Diamonds in just 14 minutes and Titanium in 40 minutes. Her decision to step out of the limelight and quit touring, appearances and promotional activities proved the most lucrative of her career. “I have never really made money touring either, or with merchandise, surprisingly,” she said. “But I do make money by just having my songs in the background of television shows or in commercials, or movie trailers. That’s been really good.” “It’s amazing that 40 minutes of my life and zero promo turned into my most successful song to date,’’ she tweeted at the time. Full article: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/unstoppable-how-sia-became-musics-brightest-star/news-story/780977220a4106979d8adc53e5ad42ef?amp&nk=45744719c485ac2c34b8640516f97f62-1705753724

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https://people.com/crystal-hefner-reveals-she-was-never-in-love-with-hugh-talks-new-memoir-8431253

I still want Gwen's new record but happy to wait a bit longer if we're finally getting a reunion!

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she is also a singer/rapper and used to date anuel

This really pissed me off. Imagine looking at someone trying to clean their life up—and doing a damn good job of it—and holding their abuse issues over their heads like this. This man has been working hard to stay sober. He’s doing it for himself and for his family. He’s been putting the time and effort, professionally and personally, and they’re reducing him down to a “bad boy former addict” Instead of talking about him like that they could talk about how he has gotten sober and is the lead in acclaimed tv show he is winning awards for, or how he got Oscar buzz for a movie he was just in, or how he’s showing his kids that its possible to get yourself back and track and that past mistakes don’t define you forever. Getting sober is one of the hardest things someone can do. Making the conscious choice every day to say no is a hill that so many people have found it impossible to climb, and for those that are on that climb this is such a slap in the face. It's a nasty and irresponsible framing of someone who is trying to not have their life defined by that darkness of their past, and yet that darkness is front and center. **** all gossip media but EPSECIALLY **** the Daily Mail. They're getting eaten up in the comments and rightfully so.

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The SquarePants chanteuse stands by her man despite the controversy. Opinions?

Beloved cock destroyer Sophie Anderson has passed away. RIP Sophie. On Instagram, Rebecca has said: 'I’m devastated hearing the awful news of Sophie’s passing. We shared some amazing times together and that’s how I’m going to remember her. The bubbly, funny, kind hearted soul who was outrageous on the outside but also so gentle behind closed doors. We were very close, and we shared a crazy time together that was totally unique to us. That’s how I will remember her. This is so tragic but I know you are now at peace. I will always always love you and hold a special place in my heart ❤️'

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https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/17/doja-cat-allegedly-abused-brother-teeth-knocked-out-mother-claims/

I wonder if they got approval to post this because UMG has been relentless in taking down links to her unreleased songs.

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SMS (Bangerz) has received the Dolby Atmos treatment on Apple Music, go check it out. Also, Miley’s album cover is interactive. The neon text “Bangerz” flashes. Has anyone noticed this before?