Kelsea Ballerini

Imagine performing On Stage in front of thousands of people, then something is thrown at you from The Crowd .

It feels like there's a video of a Different - and weirder - Object being chucked at an artist blowing up on Social Media every weekend.

Most recently, Lil Nas X seemed amused when a sex toy landed on The Stage while he was performing in Sweden on Saturday.

But a few weeks ago popstar Bebe Rexha was injured and taken to hospital after being hit by a phone On Stage .

The Man charged with The Incident , but it's no laughing matter for many artists.

Harry Styles was hit in The Eye with a sweet at a gig in November and more recently Pink looked uncomfortable when a bag of human ashes was thrown On Stage .

Sweet but Psycho singer Ava Max has also been slapped On Stage and someone threw a bracelet at Country Singer Kelsea Ballerini on the weekend.

The Kelsea incident led singer Charlie Puth to plead with fans on Twitter saying " the trend. . Must come to an end" and that it's " disrespectful and very dangerous".

So why are some fans paying money to go and see musicians, only to start chucking things at them?

Dr Lucy Bennett is a lecturer at Cardiff University who looks into The Relationship between fans and their favourite singers.

She says that collective action from fans can create a sense of " belonging" between their community.

" However, I think something is changing more recently and we're seeing more isolated, disruptive, individual physical acts such as throwing items, " she tells BBC Newsbeat.

She also says people's attitudes may have changed since the Covid pandemic " where we couldn't be physically present at concerts".

And Lucy thinks Some People are doing it because it's harder to get noticed by artists on Social Media .

Throwing things On Stage is not the only thing that crowds are doing to annoy artists either.

Lucy May Walker is a singer whose songs have been featured on Love Island , but at her gigs she finds fans aren't paying enough attention.

" I have always hated playing music, where I'm pouring my heart out and I'm just listening to The Sound of people chatting Over It , " she says.

" You have to tell them off very politely without them hating you.

" If all of The Audience are just talking through my set, I Promise you I would rather just play to an empty room. "

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Source of news: bbc.com