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Travis Scott is probably getting “Goosebumps” right now. His Kendrick Lamar-assisted single off Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight has officially gone platinum. The Houston rapper celebrated his RIAA certification on Instagram on Tuesday (March 28). “Thank u god we beat the odds Video this week,” he wrote. “#1 at rhythmic radio!” As Scott mentioned in his caption, a video for the K. Dot-assisted banger is expected this week. It’s set to follow his Birds in the Trap short film, which dropped earlier this month. “Goosebumps” is Travis’ highest-charting single off Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, peaking at No. 50 on the Hot 100. His highest-charting banger of all time is “Antidote” off Rodeo, which soared as high as No. 16. This will be Scott’s fourth platinum plaque as a lead artist. In the past, he’s earned two for “Antidote” and one for his Young Thug-assisted single, “Pick Up the Phone.” Currently, La Flame is on the “Birds Eye View Tour,” which kicked off March 10. His next per...

She may have sold tens of millions of albums and filled arenas around the world, but Adele says she may never tour again. The British singer told fans at a concert in Auckland that she was not good at touring - and even admitted she feels "vulnerable" on stage, according to the New Zealand Herald. Her performance Down Under was the final international gig of her epic 15-month world tour. She will next be on stage in London for four sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium from 28 June to 2 July which have been described as "The Finale". The 28-year-old told her fans in New Zealand: "Touring isn't something I'm good at. Applause makes me feel a bit vulnerable. "I don't know if I will ever tour again. The only reason I've toured is you. I'm not sure if touring is my bag." Adele reportedly burst into tears as she described her latest tour as "the greatest accomplishment in her career" - and said it changed her life....

There have been many horrendous propaganda videos produced by Islamic State, but the latest I have seen is genuinely the worst. It shows young boys being trained to fight and let loose in a disused warehouse. Dressed in black combat fatigues and masked, the boys run through military drills. It is standard propaganda stuff. Every terror organisation films this type of thing. But there is a difference. On the highly produced film, you see handcuffed men running from room to room. They are being hunted. It is utterly awful when you realise it is real. This looks like a Hollywood film. But it is actually happening. As they hunt down the men, they kill them. The final moments of fear, screaming, begging and the pain are glorified. It is astoundingly barbaric. The video is important because it explains why these are not just errant youths. They have been brainwashed, and they are deadly. The question is whether or not they always will be - because in the chaos of the Mosul ...

Manchester United have sent shock waves round the Nou Camp as they are set to execute a  £173million move with £416,000-a-week contract offer for Brazil/Barcelona star Neymar Jr. According to various reports in Spanish and Brazilian media outlets, Britain's richest and most successful club is set to trigger Neymar's release clause (£173million) this summer, with club manager, Jose Mourinho in search of an elite signing that will take the club to new heights as the futures of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney remain uncertain. Neymar is appreciated in Barcelona but knows he won't ever be seen in the same light as Lionel Messi, but knows at Man U he will be an automatic leader and at the age of 25 will surely be given god-like status at the club.  Neymar also knows that the £416,000-a-week salary can't be rivaled by Barcelona or even other English clubs like Man City and Chelsea, but has informed his agent he won't move to a club that won't be playing...

Of all the announcements passengers on an Alaskan commuter flight expected to hear, being told there was a snake on the plane probably wasn't one of them. But that's what seven people on a Ravn Alaska flight between the village of Aniak and the city of Anchorage heard over the intercom. The reptile was spotted by a little boy, who was climbing on his seat when he spotted the sleeping snake partially covered by a duffel bag at the back of the plane. The pale snake was about 4 to 5 feet long and, unlike the film Snakes on a Plane, luckily was not poisonous. According to passenger Anna McConnaughy passengers remained remarkably calm at the announcement. After a discussion with the pilot on how to catch the snake a flight attendant grabbed it by the belly and dropped it into a plastic rubbish bag. The snake then spent the remainder of the journey sleeping peacefully in an overhead luggage compartment and the plane landed in Anchorage on schedule. ...

An oversized gold coin worth millions of pounds has been stolen from a museum in Germany. The Big Maple Leaf weighs 100 kg (221lbs) and measures 53cm (21ins) across, and is thought to be the world's biggest coin. Berlin police said it was taken by thieves who broke into the Bode museum in the city at around 3.30am on Monday. Spokesman Stefen Petersen said they entered through a window and broke into a cabinet where the coin was kept. A ladder found alongside nearby railway tracks is believed to have been used by the thieves and then dumped. The coin has a face value of $1m (£790,000), but the gold in it makes it worth almost $4.5m (£3.9m) at today's market prices. The museum says the Big Maple Leaf is in the Guinness Book of Records for its purity of 999.99/1000 gold. It has a portrait of the Queen on one side and maple leaves on the other. The three centimetre thick coin is a commemorative piece issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007. The Bode Mu...

Hollywood already has a Denzel Washington. Now, it’s about to have a Renzel Bossington. Rick Ross, who has the No. 3 album in the country with Rather You Than Me, is setting his sights on the big screen with an upcoming motion picture co-starring Gucci Mane. Rozay revealed the news during an interview with Atlanta’s V-103. “Me and Guwop gonna film our first movie,” he said. “We doing that independently. We gon’ be beginning that in the next three months. That’s coming. That’s official. They gonna see us swerving.” The film follows Renzel’s Guwop-assisted “She On My Dick” and “Buy Back the Block” collaborations. The latter’s video found them showcasing their on-screen acting skills as a pair of disgruntled car wash employees. Rozay’s Rather You Than Me debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 106,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Meanwhile, Gucci is readying a new album, Drop Top Wop, and his first book, The Autobiography of Gucci Mane, due in bookstores Sept. 19...