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Kim Kardashian has shared that Kanye West played Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at the exact moment their daughter North West entered the world.
Speaking this week on her sister Khloé’s podcast Khloé In Wonder Land on January 21, she looked back on how Ye took control of the music while she was in labour with her first child in June 2013.
“She knew what she wanted since the moment she was born,” Kardashian said. “Getting born to the song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Kourtney and I talk about this all the time. Kanye was DJing, so he put on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ for the moment she came out.”
“And isn’t it so her?” she added. “Kourtney and I cry laughing thinking of this moment and how it’s just so like her, you know? That’s such a weird fact. When I listen to it, I just, like get [emotional].”
North West’s musical journey continues to gather pace. Last week, she teased a new collaborative track with her father titled “Piercing On My Hand (Ye Version)”, which features her delivering lines including: “No friends, just filter, you wouldn’t understand / Shopping in Japan, that’s where I always stand / Went to school for two days, then I got banned / Skipping school, yeah, I do it on the daily.”
She also appeared on FKA Twigs’ ‘Childlike Things’ from last year’s album Euxesua, where North can be heard singing in Japanese. Twigs explained that she wanted North on the track because her “energy is so inspiring”, adding: “It needs someone who has that tenacity, who has that strong point of view that you have when you’re 11.”
The youngster also took to the stage in 2024, performing ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’ at the live production of The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl. Later that year, she revealed she was working on her debut album, titled ‘Elementary School Dropout’, a nod to her father’s 2004 record The College Dropout, which has yet to see an official release.
North has also added a verse to ‘Talking’ and ‘Vultures’, songs from Ye’s 2024 joint album Vultures 1 with Ty Dolla $ign, and joined her father on stage in Paris that February for a live performance of the former.
As for Ye, he is preparing to release his 12th studio album BULLY on January 30, following a surprise announcement made during a comedy show at the Hollywood Improv last month. His team have also recently addressed rumours surrounding potential AI involvement on the record.
Take That have revealed details of their upcoming album Dreamers, shared news of a fresh single titled Feel My Love, and unveiled international dates for their 2027 Dreamers Tour.
Nearly two months after completing their second Circus tour, the hugely successful trio of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald have announced an extensive European schedule featuring over 30 concerts. They have also revealed that their tenth studio record is scheduled for release later this year.
The album’s third track, Feel My Love, will be available next Friday, September 4, 2026, and features Irish American singer and songwriter Michael Patrick Kelly.
The song comes after You’re A Superstar and Sweet July, both of which were performed throughout The Circus Live tour.
The Dreamers Tour will be Take That’s largest European run in several years, with 31 concerts scheduled across 16 countries, including Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Ireland. The journey will open in Zurich on June 3 before concluding in Tüßling, Germany, on July 23, while additional performances are expected to be revealed. Audiences will hear songs from Dreamers alongside favourites from the group’s 30 year catalogue.
Those hoping to access tickets ahead of the public sale can preorder Dreamers beginning September 2 at 10am local time. Presales through participating venues will start on September 3, followed by the general release of tickets one day later. Complete tour information can be found at takethat.com.
The announcement of fresh music and further concerts will come as welcome news to supporters, particularly after Gary opened up about the difficult emotions he experienced following The Circus Live tour.
Speaking honestly in a video posted to Instagram, the 55 year old performer admitted that he had “fallen off a cliff” after the returning tour finished at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on July 4.
He explained that he had spent several weeks attempting to film the message: “Whenever we come off tour, it always feels a little bit of an anti-climax… but for some reason, it just feels like I’ve completely fallen off a cliff since the end of the shows.”
Gary also reached out to anyone experiencing similar feelings after the concerts, explaining that the emotional intensity of performing appears to become stronger with every passing year.
Looking back on the happiness the tour brought, he confirmed that The Circus will not be staged for a third time because the demanding production has become too physically challenging at his age.
While hinting at what comes next, Gary said: “I got to run away with The Circus twice. Now I’m running towards our next exciting, brand-new show."
Alongside a recently released Netflix documentary offering viewers a glimpse behind the scenes, Take That’s Manchester concert during the returning Circus run became the most viewed live streamed UK performance so far after airing through Amazon Music.
