KESHA has cooked up some magic on her latest album – by getting a wizard on it.
The new release, Gag Order, is out on Friday, and the US singer said: “The last song, Happy, is sampling a wizard I’m friends with.
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“He’s a really smart, weird, nice guy and he’s a f***ing wizard, so I was like, I’ll put him on the record.”
She says the music is different from her usual tunes, but reckons it’s been good for her to make it.
During a Q&A in London, she said: “I made the 2009 song TiK ToK.
“I’m supposed to always be happy and brushing my teeth with whisky, and it was fun but a coping mechanism to hide behind.
“I wanted to make people happy but wasn’t dealing with a lot of emotions.”
The new album features themes of depression and self-hate, but Kesha adds: “Even though it sounds at points f***ing miserable, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.
“You’ve just gotta get that s**t out.”
JAMES TAPS IN TO HEARTACHE
HIS heartfelt songs have always been his most successful, and now James Arthur looks as though he could be heading back to the top.
The Middlesbrough-born singer has released new single A Year Ago, which appears to be an emotional love letter to the mother of his child, dancer Jessica Grist.
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The pair reconciled last year after an eight-month break and went on to welcome a baby daughter in November.
James, who looks better than ever in my exclusive new photo, said he penned the track with his split from Jessica and other heartaches in mind.
Lyrics on the soulful new song, out now, include: “I miss you, your name’s still on my coffee cup, I miss you, the way you chose the films we watched – I miss you babe.
“If only I had told you that before, maybe I would never have to miss you.”
Alluding to the break-up, James sings: “I wish it was a year ago. I wish that I could hold you close.”
James said of the single: “A Year Ago is not about one specific relationship, but every scenario is real.
“I’ve been through my fair share of heartache and I tapped into different times in my life.
“You’re a year on, still wishing you could be back in a moment when the world felt right.”
James, who is busy working on his next album, has called in his pal Jamie Grey to help him focus on new music.
He said: “We’ve been friends since we were kids and having him along gets that young version of me back.
“It’s weird but I become the kid who went with his feelings and trusted his gut.”
I’m pleased it’s all worked out for him.
CALUM’S KID WISH
CALUM SCOTT looks set to re-enter the charts with new Take That collaboration Greatest Day.
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But the Yorkshire singer’s next adventure in life is to start a family via surrogacy.
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He told me: “This is the year I want to look into surrogacy and start my own family.
“I want to keep touring and making music and do more collaborations as with Take That.
“Hopefully that is never going to stop, in which case when is the perfect time to have a baby.
“I could definitely support being a dad and being on tour – with a nanny or my mum, who is thinking about joining me on the road.”
HAILEY BABY FEARS
HAILEY BIEBER is desperate to have a baby with pop star husband Justin – but she is worried about social media trolls.
The model opened up recently about the effect anonymous bullies have had upon her life, including pushing rumours she’d cheated with Justin while he was still dating Selena Gomez.
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The abuse got so bad that Selena was forced to speak out and defend Hailey.
Now Hailey is worried how it would affect any children she and Justin might have.
When asked about starting a family, Hailey said: “I literally cry about this all the time.
“I want kids so bad but I get scared.
“It’s enough that people say things about my husband or my friends.
“I can’t imagine having to confront people saying things about a child.”
Speaking to the Sunday Times Style magazine, she added: “We can only do the best we can to raise them.
“As long as they feel loved and safe.”
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NOEL GALLAGHER says his sons Donovan and Sonny can never be as cool as him.
The star, born and raised in Manchester, said: “I do pity – pity isn’t the right word – my two teenage boys now.
“They’re still cool and my children and all that, and they’re amazing, but I just think how different would they be?
“Because they look like Mancunians but sound like they’re from the home counties.”
TIMES UP FOR QUEENS
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE are back with their long-awaited eighth studio album.
The Seattle rockers will drop the new record, In Times New Roman, on June 16.
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Their first track from the ten-song album – recorded and mixed at the Pink Duck studio owned by frontman Josh Homme – is Emotion Sickness.
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