The story of Tay and Adam
“For the first time, I had the most amazing person to come home to when the spotlight went out and when the crowds were all gone, so I want to thank my boyfriend Adam for that,” Taylor Swift said proudly in her acceptance speech after winning Best Tour award at iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Forum in Inglewood, California, on Monday morning. Nay, she hasn’t dumped Calvin Harris. The celebrity DJ-producer’s real name is Adam Richard Wiles.
Handing Taylor the award, Justin Timberlake had some kind words for the Shake It Off singer: “Some people are out here to build walls — I ain’t naming no names.... Taylor invites us to knock down walls and be on her #squad.”
The Tay-Calvin romance wasn’t over yet. When the I Need Your Love DJ picked up the Dance Artiste of the Year award, Tay looked on with love-struck eyes, cradling her head in her hands. Calvin restricted his speech to two thank-yous for Tay, and one each for Skrillex and DJ Diplo!
Bling ring
Iggy Azalea arrived still wearing her engagement ring but minus her man Nick Young. We say ‘still’ because Nick is busy taking punches for reportedly cheating on Iggy. The Fancy rapper showed chutzpah while performing the new song, Team, from her upcoming album Digital Distortion. A line in the song goes: ‘Baby, I got me / And that’s all I need.’ Hmm... is that a hint?
Jelena yes, Jelena no
Justin Bieber is having the time of his life at live gigs. Dressed in a loose-fit red jacket, he won the house over with a rousing performance of his chart-topper Love Yourself, followed by Company. Except, except... Taylor Swift. The Bad Blood singer was seen sipping a drink and looking bored during Bieb’s gig. Was it because Justin keeps breaking her bestie Selena Gomez’s heart? Selena, who was at Justin’s Los Angeles concert on March 23, appeared at her table at the award ceremony when he was done performing.
But this is one see-saw of an affair. Later in the night, Selena was all smiles when Justin accepted the award for Male Artiste of the Year. She even stood up during the standing ovation. Will Jelena start trending again?!
Like he would
Zayn Malik is the man of the moment. He turned in a brilliant performance — his first at an award show since leaving One Direction last year — of his number Like I Would. This comes in the same week as the news of him taking a bow atop the Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart for his solo debut Mind Of Mine. The 23-year-old has indeed come a long way.
#AwkwardDad
Meghan Trainor looked and sounded fabulous as she delivered the track, No, the video to which dropped just two weeks ago. On the red carpet she spoke about how she has sexed up her image. “With the second album I’m trying to be sexy. I’m trying to get comfortable with my sexy side,” she said and then looked at her blushing father, who was her date for the evening.
