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Post by Admin on Jun 8, 2017 18:45:25 GMT
You may appear to be just a sweet, pint-sized, baby-faced young woman. But by coming back to Manchester so soon, shrugging off the latest attack in London, standing on that stage and performing with such raw emotion and power, you showed more guts, resilience, strength of character and ‘Blitz spirit’ than every snivelling, pathetic ISIS coward put together. And you certainly showed a damn sight more compassion than I ever showed you. I wrote after the attack that the right reaction to what happened is not just the usual vigils, candles, poems and hash-tags but rage; enough rage to force real change in the way the authorities tackle this new enemy. I still feel that. I think the time for pussy-footing around with this rapidly expanding virus of Islamic terrorism is over. As the British Prime Miniser Theresa May suggested yesterday: ‘Enough is enough.’ But last night, I felt something else too; surging sense of pride that within two weeks of a pop concert being bombed in my country, another, bigger and better, pop concert had taken place here; one that was attended in the same city by many of the same people who had been at the first concert, including some of the victims. They sang, they sobbed, they laughed and they cheered. It was a joyous celebration of life and a wonderful tribute to those who were attacked. As Justin Bieber put it so perfectly: ‘We honour you, we love you.’ Then I chuckled to myself at the thought of how utterly enraged those pitiful ISIS douchebags must feel to see that their efforts to destroy our way of life, and force us to cower away in hiding, have been so roundly thwarted by a young ballsy girl in pigtails.
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Post by Admin on Jun 9, 2017 18:44:14 GMT
“I’m so honored to be at this incredible event surrounded by all you amazing people,” she said. “For me, the most important responsibility we have on this entire planet is to take care of one another. And look what we’re doing today and how amazing that is.” After her thoughtful message, Cyrus launched into her new song, “Inspired.” With lyrics like “how can we escape all the fear and all the hate?” and “you’ve always felt so small, but know you aren’t at all,” it was a poignant end to a truly inspiring performance.
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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2017 18:42:09 GMT
Ariana Grande's One Last Time has reached number two in the Official Singles Chart after it was re-released as a charity single. The track, originally released in 2014, achieved 2.9 million streams and 61,000 downloads. Most proceeds from the song will go to the We Love Manchester fund for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack. Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber's Despacito held onto the top spot for a fifth week. Grande's One Love Manchester concert last weekend was attended by 50,000 music fans and watched by millions worldwide.
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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2017 18:54:52 GMT
Almost two weeks after a terrorist attack outside her concert killed 22 and injured over 100 people, Ariana Grande has once again taken the stage in Manchester. Wearing a sweatshirt that read “One Love Manchester,” the singer, 23, opened her performance with her hit song “Be Alright,” followed by “Break Free.” “As soon as I met her I started crying and I gave her a big hug and she said I should stop crying because Olivia would have wanted me to stop crying,” she said as she fought back tears. “And she said Olivia would have wanted to hear the hits.” Grande said they rearranged the singer’s song lineup to honor Olivia’s request.
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Post by Admin on Jun 14, 2017 18:43:46 GMT
Ariana Grande is to get honorary citizenship of Manchester under plans put forward by the city council. The council is proposing a new system to recognise outstanding contributions to the city. The US singer is in line to be the first recipient for organising the One Love Manchester concert in aid of victims of the bomb attack at her gig, in which 22 people died. An event to mark "selfless acts" after the blast is to be held, too.
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