Huge pop star set to perform at MTV VMA’s after supporting Taylor Swift on tour
SABRINA CARPENTER has taken the world by storm after supporting Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour.
But I can reveal the US singer is now preparing to take centre stage, as she is lined up to perform at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on September 10 for the show’s 40th anniversary.
A source said: “Sabrina is at the top of their list.
“She is in talks with bosses to do a huge performance to capitalise on the success of her hit song Espresso.
“She is following in the footsteps of Taylor Swift when it comes to dominating the world with her music and infectious charm.”
Sabrina is on a high, with two songs – Espresso and Please Please Please – in the Top Ten.
The former Disney star is dating Saltburn actor Barry Keoghan, and even enlisted him to appear in the video for her latest single.
But despite her success, it appears Sabrina is just like us when it comes to eating out.
I have been told she is hoping to have Nando’s spicy chicken in her dressing room when she performs at the Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley today.
In 2018, Sabrina tweeted: “I will never get tired of you London.
“I don’t know if it’s the Nando’s or something in the water, but I will always come back.”
Just like her Nando’s order, Sabrina is hot right now.
LIAM CAN DEFINITELY DELIVER
IF one thing’s certain, it’s that Liam Gallagher knows how to raise the roof at a gig.
The O2 in South London was so amped-up for this show celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oasis Definitely Maybe album, that even the pre-concert mix tape became a mass singalong for the fans.
By the time the rocker swaggered on stage, anticipation was at fever pitch.
“I don’t care if it’s a Monday, the weekend starts here,” he sneered.
And the sold-out crowd obeyed.
A ferocious Rock ’n’ Roll Star was followed by the band’s classic debut album, a smattering of B-sides and stand-alone single Whatever.
The latter was a highlight, so too was a lilting Half The World Away and a sublime Slide Away.
An emotional Live Forever delivered to a montage of music greats including John Lennon, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix tugged the heartstrings.
We might not have a full-scale Oasis reunion, but Liam is in his best form for years and he gave this timeless album the celebration it deserves.
GEN Z FANS TOO RUDI WITH THEIR MOBILES
RUDIMENTAL are sick of Gen Z ruining concerts by bringing out their phones.
The drum and bass group said those born between 1997 and 2012 are glued to their phones at gigs.
Founder member Piers Agget told me: “I would like to see them not bring out their phones.
“I sound like a grumpy old man, but it is true.
“They are not drinking but they are bringing out their phones instead.
“Our fans aren’t too bad for it. I have seen other shows where everyone in the crowd has got it but a lot of the time at our shows, people are just enjoying the moment.”
The band, who recently headlined the Friday Night Show for the Champions League final in collaboration with Rockstar Energy Drink , also spoke of their night out with Justin Bieber in 2015.
Of their favourite weirdest celebrity encounter, Piers said: “There was that time we played pool with Justin and Lockie [DJ LLocksmith] beat him.
“We were hanging out with Justin at the MTV Awards in Milan and it was very cool.
“He gets a bad rep but he is a lovely guy.”
Now that is a collaboration I would like to see.
RAYE’S THE FEST DRESSED WOMAN
RAYE oozed Hollywood glamour as she took to the stage in Norway.
The Brit Award-winner looked amazing in this ruched gold dress for her performance at Bergenfest on Friday night.
She recently dropped a seven-minute song called Genesis, which has already soared to 22 in the UK charts.
Thanking her 1.6million Instagram fans, Londoner Raye wrote: “Please just know how grateful I am to be an artist whose voice is heard by you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening.”
We are all ears, Raye.
ADELE: I’LL GET YOU LAID, LADS
ADELE has been kidding around with fans in the US – boasting her music will put them in the mood for making babies.
The Rolling In The Deep singer told an audience at her Las Vegas residency she could boost the chances of them conceiving with her live performance.
She quipped on stage: “For anyone that got dragged along tonight, which obviously would be a straight man, you might get someone pregnant tonight because I make baby-making music.
“If you have been dragged along against your will, you will one hundred per cent get laid tonight – I will get you laid because my music is emotive.”
The cheeky vow comes weeks after Grammy winner Adele, who has an 11-year-old son with her ex Simon Konecki, spoke of her desire to have a baby daughter with her sports agent husband Rich Paul next year.
SHE PIX A CARD FOR BOB
IT looks like Pixie Geldof will be in her dad’s good books today.
The model was spotted out in London’s Primrose Hill picking up a Father’s Day card for Bob.
Pixie, daughter of the Irish singer and the late TV presenter Paula Yates, kept it casual in a leather jacket and shades while running errands in the capital.
But she made sure she gave her outfit a designer edge by clutching a vintage blue leather Miu Miu handbag.
Earlier this week Pixie attended the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in Piccadilly to celebrate contemporary art.