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  • A disturbing trend is on the rise — fans throwing stuff at their favourite artists on stage

    By Online Desk

    A new trend has emerged among concertgoers — throwing things on artists performing on stage, much to the dismay of the latter. 

    Recently, singer Bebe Rexha was spotted wearing protective goggles on stage after being attacked at one of her concerts last month. She is one of several artists to be targeted by their own fans while performing. 

    The attack on Bebe Rexha is not an isolated incident. Singer Ava Max was smacked in her eye by someone who rushed to the stage.

    During rapper and singer Lil Nas X’s recent headlining show, a fan threw a sex toy at him. American singer Drake was hit in the arm by a phone, which one of his fans threw at him.

    Similarly, Lisa, member of the Kpop group Blackpink was upset after an attendee at a concert threw a teddy bear at her. A fan also shocked Pink by placing their mother’s ashes in front of the singer during the show.

    Stars like Harry Styles, Billie Eillish, BTS members V and Jungkook also had similar experiences during their shows.

    After the recent events, many stars including Adele and Charlie Puth have come out against this toxic behaviour of fans.

    “This trend of throwing things at performers while they are on stage must come to an end. (Bebe, Ava, AND NOW Kelsea Ballerini…) It’s so disrespectful and very dangerous. Please just enjoy the music I beg of you…” singer Charlie Puth tweeted last week. 

    This trend of throwing things at performers while they are on stage must come to an end. (Bebe, Ava, AND NOW Kelsea Ballerini…) It’s so disrespectful and very dangerous. Please just enjoy the music I beg of you…
    — Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) June 29, 2023
    During her Las Vegas residency, Adele warned those who were present: “Fucking dare you. Dare you to throw something at me.”

    “Have you noticed how people are, like, forgetting fucking show etiquette in America? They’re just throwing shit onstage,” she said.

    Todd Dukes, who works in executive protection for Justin Timberlake and has also guarded NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and Nick Jonas, told The Hollywood Reporter, “it’s quite concerning”.

    “I don’t know what the mindsets of the fans are right now. As a security professional, it makes it a little bit more difficult. It makes it harder,” he added.

    Harvey Mason Jr., the president and CEO of The Recording Academy, told The Hollywood Reporter that “the actions of fans are a little disturbing”.

    Right after Bebe Rexha shared the incident on her social media, artists like Demi Lovato, Katy Perry and Ally Brooke flocked in to support the artist. 

    A new trend has emerged among concertgoers — throwing things on artists performing on stage, much to the dismay of the latter. 

    Recently, singer Bebe Rexha was spotted wearing protective goggles on stage after being attacked at one of her concerts last month. She is one of several artists to be targeted by their own fans while performing. 

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    The attack on Bebe Rexha is not an isolated incident. Singer Ava Max was smacked in her eye by someone who rushed to the stage.

    During rapper and singer Lil Nas X’s recent headlining show, a fan threw a sex toy at him. American singer Drake was hit in the arm by a phone, which one of his fans threw at him.

    Similarly, Lisa, member of the Kpop group Blackpink was upset after an attendee at a concert threw a teddy bear at her. A fan also shocked Pink by placing their mother’s ashes in front of the singer during the show.

    Stars like Harry Styles, Billie Eillish, BTS members V and Jungkook also had similar experiences during their shows.

    After the recent events, many stars including Adele and Charlie Puth have come out against this toxic behaviour of fans.

    “This trend of throwing things at performers while they are on stage must come to an end. (Bebe, Ava, AND NOW Kelsea Ballerini…) It’s so disrespectful and very dangerous. Please just enjoy the music I beg of you…” singer Charlie Puth tweeted last week. 

    This trend of throwing things at performers while they are on stage must come to an end. (Bebe, Ava, AND NOW Kelsea Ballerini…) It’s so disrespectful and very dangerous. Please just enjoy the music I beg of you…
    — Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) June 29, 2023
    During her Las Vegas residency, Adele warned those who were present: “Fucking dare you. Dare you to throw something at me.”

    “Have you noticed how people are, like, forgetting fucking show etiquette in America? They’re just throwing shit onstage,” she said.

    Todd Dukes, who works in executive protection for Justin Timberlake and has also guarded NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and Nick Jonas, told The Hollywood Reporter, “it’s quite concerning”.

    “I don’t know what the mindsets of the fans are right now. As a security professional, it makes it a little bit more difficult. It makes it harder,” he added.

    Harvey Mason Jr., the president and CEO of The Recording Academy, told The Hollywood Reporter that “the actions of fans are a little disturbing”.

    Right after Bebe Rexha shared the incident on her social media, artists like Demi Lovato, Katy Perry and Ally Brooke flocked in to support the artist. 

  • Singer Bebe Rexha says she’s OK after fan throws phone at her on stage

    By Associated Press

    NEW YORK: Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said.

    The Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter was taken to a hospital after the phone hit her, police said. A bruise and a bandage were visible above her left eye in social media posts she made on Monday.

    “I’m good, yeah, I’m feelin’ alright,” she sang in a TikTok video, taking a line from “I’m Good (Blue),” her recent hit with DJ David Guetta.

    Rexha, 33, was on stage at Pier 17, a rooftop venue in Manhattan, when the phone was thrown, police said. Videos posted on social media showed the phone ricocheting off the artist’s head, and then Rexha grabbing her face and sinking to her knees.

    Nicolas Malvagna, 27, of New Jersey, was released without bail after being arraigned Monday on assault, aggravated harassment and other charges. Each is either a misdemeanour or a violation.

    According to a court complaint, Malvagna told a third party he tried to hit Rexha with the phone at the end of the show because he thought “it would be funny.”

    A message seeking comment was sent to his attorney.

    A three-time Grammy nominee, Rexha is known for such hits as “I’m Good (Blue),” “Meant to Be,” featuring country’s Florida Georgia Line, and “I Got You.” Raised in New York, she was a songwriter for other artists before becoming a solo star.

    “What I’m learning is that not everybody is going to connect with you and understand you, and that’s OK,” she told The Associated Press in April, shortly before the release of her latest album, “Bebe.”

    “And I feel like you have to just be your realest, truest version of yourself because, at the end of the day, if you try to change yourself to be liked by other people, you’re not really being yourself,” she added.

    She is next scheduled to perform in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

    NEW YORK: Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said.

    The Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter was taken to a hospital after the phone hit her, police said. A bruise and a bandage were visible above her left eye in social media posts she made on Monday.

    “I’m good, yeah, I’m feelin’ alright,” she sang in a TikTok video, taking a line from “I’m Good (Blue),” her recent hit with DJ David Guetta.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Rexha, 33, was on stage at Pier 17, a rooftop venue in Manhattan, when the phone was thrown, police said. Videos posted on social media showed the phone ricocheting off the artist’s head, and then Rexha grabbing her face and sinking to her knees.

    Nicolas Malvagna, 27, of New Jersey, was released without bail after being arraigned Monday on assault, aggravated harassment and other charges. Each is either a misdemeanour or a violation.

    According to a court complaint, Malvagna told a third party he tried to hit Rexha with the phone at the end of the show because he thought “it would be funny.”

    A message seeking comment was sent to his attorney.

    A three-time Grammy nominee, Rexha is known for such hits as “I’m Good (Blue),” “Meant to Be,” featuring country’s Florida Georgia Line, and “I Got You.” Raised in New York, she was a songwriter for other artists before becoming a solo star.

    “What I’m learning is that not everybody is going to connect with you and understand you, and that’s OK,” she told The Associated Press in April, shortly before the release of her latest album, “Bebe.”

    “And I feel like you have to just be your realest, truest version of yourself because, at the end of the day, if you try to change yourself to be liked by other people, you’re not really being yourself,” she added.

    She is next scheduled to perform in Philadelphia on Tuesday.