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Ed Sheeran grew up about 15 miles from the town of Ipswich, England, and has a minority stake in Ipswich Town Football Club, his favorite soccer team. He’s also been named the honorary co-mayor of Ipswich — but a completely different Ipswich, halfway around the world.

During his current Australian tour, Ed dropped by the town of Ipswich, located in the Australian state of Queensland, which had launched a massive citywide campaign urging him to visit. While there, he signed a mural of himself that the town had painted in his honor, and added, “There’s a new mayor in town.”

The actual mayor of Ipswich, Teresa Harding, has posted on Instagram photos of herself meeting Ed at his show in Brisbane on Sunday. She wrote, “I had the chance to meet Ed and thank him on behalf of our whole community.” She added, “When he visited Ipswich on Friday, he joked and asked if he was now the new Mayor.”

“So at his concert on Sunday night, I made it official and presented him with the Mayoral chains, naming him an honorary co‑Mayor of Ipswich,” Harding continued.

“He loved it, and while he insisted our Ipswich was the ‘second‑best Ipswich,’ I assured him ours is absolutely number one.”

Ed’s LOOP tour of Australia continues through March 5.

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It’s been 25 years since fans were introduced to Alicia Keys via her debut single, “Fallin.'” In an interview with People, she describes how she feels about the song’s milestone anniversary.

“I’m not sure how I wrap my head around this whole existence called life. It’s very crazy and wonderful and exciting and amazing,” she said. “And just thinking back to that girl in me at that time and how she had no idea, none. That she was completely what you call ‘fake it till you make it’ — that’s what she was doing, and she did a damn good job.”

Alicia added that she’s appreciative of the 20-year-old version of her “because she was strong, she was clear.”

“Even though she didn’t know everything, she knew what she didn’t want and she knew what she had to hold onto,” she said, “and that was authenticity and truth and honesty and music.”

“So I’m very proud because I recognize her in me today. So that’s a beautiful thing,” Alicia concluded, noting she has “not even hit the tiny bit of where I’m going.”

“Fallin'” topped the Billboard Hot 100 on Aug. 18, 2001, and spent six nonconsecutive weeks at #1. It also won song of the year, best R&B song and best female R&B vocal performance at the 44th annual Grammy Awards.

The song appears on her debut album, Songs in A Minor, and was featured in Keys’ Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen, which ended its run at the Shubert Theatre Sunday.

Keys’ husband, Swizz Beatz, congratulated her for the run. “700 shows on broadway and now on to the world tour  My love we’re so proud of you beyond !!” he wrote. “Congrats on this amazing run and leaving NYC with the trophy’s [sic].”

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After being announced as a global ambassador for M·A·C Cosmetics in 2025, Chappell Roan is now starring in the brand’s new ad campaign celebrating its launch at Sephora on March 2.

In the campaign, which also features influencer and model Quenlin Blackwell and model Gabbriette, Chappell is shown with a mostly bare face, and then with a full face of makeup. However, her look is somewhat tame compared to her over-the-top onstage looks.

Chappell’s makeup artist, Andrew Dahling, says in a statement that Chappell’s look was inspired by the ’90s, calling it “an homage to an era of glamour that has lived on forever.”

He added, “It’s a bit unexpected for Chappell Roan, as we often use an array of color, but … we wanted to create a look that honored M·A·C’s legacy as a brand, by and for everyone.”

If you’re interested, Chappell’s look was created with M·A·C lip pencils in Auburn and Stripdown and Silky Matte Lipsticks in Marrakesh and Taupe on the lips, and Matte Liquid Colour in Brule and Stone and Stack Mascara on the eyes.

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J. Cole released the visual for his song “Legacy” as part of a recent vlog chronicling his trunk sale stops.

The video starts at two minutes, 50 seconds and finds Cole rapping in front of a convertible before getting in for a drive.

The vlog itself finds Cole interacting with fans in Nashville, giving them handshakes, signing CDs and having an in-depth conversation about his discography with a longtime supporter.

In the clip, he agrees with the fan’s theory that he was “completing the stories and all the chapters” of his life that he wanted to tell in The Fall-Off.

According to Cole, his albums The Come Up, The Warm Up, Friday Night Lights, Cole World:The Sideline Story, Born Sinner and Forest Hills Drive show the progression of his life.

K.O.D., 4 Your Eyez Only, The Off-Season and Might Delete Later, on the other hand, were just “side quests” and “lyrical exercise.” He explains, “It’s me practicing to get to The Fall-Off, which is the continuation of the J. Cole story — Jermaine’s life story in the form of this J. Cole character.”

While Cole feels there’s “nothing else to say as Jermaine via J. Cole,” he notes he may still work on some music. “Ima rap probably, I’ll hop on a song probably, I might even f*** around if I get inspired enough, I may do an album,” Cole says. “But I don’t care to continue that story.”

Cole kicks off his Fall-Off world tour on July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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J. Cole released the visual for his song “Legacy” as part of a recent vlog chronicling his trunk sale stops.

The video starts at two minutes, 50 seconds and finds Cole rapping in front of a convertible before getting in for a drive.

The vlog itself finds Cole interacting with fans in Nashville, giving them handshakes, signing CDs and having an in-depth conversation about his discography with a longtime supporter.

In the clip, he agrees with the fan’s theory that he was “completing the stories and all the chapters” of his life that he wanted to tell in The Fall-Off.

According to Cole, his albums The Come Up, The Warm Up, Friday Night Lights, Cole World:The Sideline Story, Born Sinner and Forest Hills Drive show the progression of his life.

K.O.D., 4 Your Eyez Only, The Off-Season and Might Delete Later, on the other hand, were just “side quests” and “lyrical exercise.” He explains, “It’s me practicing to get to The Fall-Off, which is the continuation of the J. Cole story — Jermaine’s life story in the form of this J. Cole character.”

While Cole feels there’s “nothing else to say as Jermaine via J. Cole,” he notes he may still work on some music. “Ima rap probably, I’ll hop on a song probably, I might even f*** around if I get inspired enough, I may do an album,” Cole says. “But I don’t care to continue that story.”

Cole kicks off his Fall-Off world tour on July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

J. Cole released the visual for his song “Legacy” as part of a recent vlog chronicling his trunk sale stops.

The video starts at two minutes, 50 seconds and finds Cole rapping in front of a convertible before getting in for a drive.

The vlog itself finds Cole interacting with fans in Nashville, giving them handshakes, signing CDs and having an in-depth conversation about his discography with a longtime supporter.

In the clip, he agrees with the fan’s theory that he was “completing the stories and all the chapters” of his life that he wanted to tell in The Fall-Off.

According to Cole, his albums The Come Up, The Warm Up, Friday Night Lights, Cole World:The Sideline Story, Born Sinner and Forest Hills Drive show the progression of his life.

K.O.D., 4 Your Eyez Only, The Off-Season and Might Delete Later, on the other hand, were just “side quests” and “lyrical exercise.” He explains, “It’s me practicing to get to The Fall-Off, which is the continuation of the J. Cole story — Jermaine’s life story in the form of this J. Cole character.”

While Cole feels there’s “nothing else to say as Jermaine via J. Cole,” he notes he may still work on some music. “Ima rap probably, I’ll hop on a song probably, I might even f*** around if I get inspired enough, I may do an album,” Cole says. “But I don’t care to continue that story.”

Cole kicks off his Fall-Off world tour on July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

J. Cole released the visual for his song “Legacy” as part of a recent vlog chronicling his trunk sale stops.

The video starts at two minutes, 50 seconds and finds Cole rapping in front of a convertible before getting in for a drive.

The vlog itself finds Cole interacting with fans in Nashville, giving them handshakes, signing CDs and having an in-depth conversation about his discography with a longtime supporter.

In the clip, he agrees with the fan’s theory that he was “completing the stories and all the chapters” of his life that he wanted to tell in The Fall-Off.

According to Cole, his albums The Come Up, The Warm Up, Friday Night Lights, Cole World:The Sideline Story, Born Sinner and Forest Hills Drive show the progression of his life.

K.O.D., 4 Your Eyez Only, The Off-Season and Might Delete Later, on the other hand, were just “side quests” and “lyrical exercise.” He explains, “It’s me practicing to get to The Fall-Off, which is the continuation of the J. Cole story — Jermaine’s life story in the form of this J. Cole character.”

While Cole feels there’s “nothing else to say as Jermaine via J. Cole,” he notes he may still work on some music. “Ima rap probably, I’ll hop on a song probably, I might even f*** around if I get inspired enough, I may do an album,” Cole says. “But I don’t care to continue that story.”

Cole kicks off his Fall-Off world tour on July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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J. Cole released the visual for his song “Legacy” as part of a recent vlog chronicling his trunk sale stops.

The video starts at two minutes, 50 seconds and finds Cole rapping in front of a convertible before getting in for a drive.

The vlog itself finds Cole interacting with fans in Nashville, giving them handshakes, signing CDs and having an in-depth conversation about his discography with a longtime supporter.

In the clip, he agrees with the fan’s theory that he was “completing the stories and all the chapters” of his life that he wanted to tell in The Fall-Off.

According to Cole, his albums The Come Up, The Warm Up, Friday Night Lights, Cole World:The Sideline Story, Born Sinner and Forest Hills Drive show the progression of his life.

K.O.D., 4 Your Eyez Only, The Off-Season and Might Delete Later, on the other hand, were just “side quests” and “lyrical exercise.” He explains, “It’s me practicing to get to The Fall-Off, which is the continuation of the J. Cole story — Jermaine’s life story in the form of this J. Cole character.”

While Cole feels there’s “nothing else to say as Jermaine via J. Cole,” he notes he may still work on some music. “Ima rap probably, I’ll hop on a song probably, I might even f*** around if I get inspired enough, I may do an album,” Cole says. “But I don’t care to continue that story.”

Cole kicks off his Fall-Off world tour on July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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