The Saturdays top stellar line-up for children's charity

The Saturdays top stellar line-up for children’s charity birthday celebrations.

The full line up of acts and sponsors for the first birthday celebrations for children’s charity The Transformation Trust in July is now finalised, with big name supporters from the world of music and sport, and sponsors from the media and the private sector, joining forces to make it an event to remember.

Up to 14,000 young people from across England are invited to attend the free birthday concert, supported by British Gas, at The O2 arena – with around 9,000 tickets already snapped up by schools from Newcastle in the north to Southampton in the south.

The Trust has already raised in excess of £2 million to support projects which give young people access to opportunities and experiences that will help develop new skills, grow in confidence, learn to work as a team, and discover hidden talents. Schools can choose from a range of extra-curricular activities, giving pupils in state schools access to the kinds of activities usually only available in the independent sector.

The acts confirmed for the end-of-term celebration, hosted by Rickie, Melvin and Charlie from Kiss 100 Breakfast Show, include:

The Saturdays
Chart-topping rapper Tinchy Stryder
Stacey Solomon (X Factor finalist) who will lead The O2 in a chorus of 'Happy Birthday’ to the Trust
DJ and rapper Ironik
New boyband The Wanted
Singer-songwriter Eliza Doolittle
Twenty Twenty
Street dance crews Status and Unity.

The event will also see five-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Steve Redgrave present the prizes to the winners of the national Young Designer and Young Filmmaker of the Year competitions, judged by Oscar winner David Puttnam.

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Lady Gaga fan paid £1m to star in her video

A Lady Gaga fan reportedly paid $1 million to appear in her new music video.

A Russian billionaire gave the pop singer the huge sum for the chance to star alongside her in the nine-minute promo for 'Alejandro'.

The wealthy admirer, who is only known as Arkady, can be spotted in the video playing a cop dressed in a black leather hat and coat.

The 30 year old said: "Yes it was me in the clip, but I can't give further details."

Gaga is also said to have been sworn to secrecy about his part in the promo.

The short film has attracted criticism for its religious overtones, which include the 'Poker Face' singer swallowing rosary beads whilst dressed as a nun.

Director Steven Klein insists the themes in the video aren t meant to upset Christians, saying: It s not meant to denote anything negative. It represents the character's battle between the dark forces of this world and the spiritual salvation of the Soul.

"Thus at the end of the film, she chooses to be a nun, and the reason her mouth and eyes disappear is because she is withdrawing her senses from the world of evil and going inward towards prayer and contemplation."

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OK Go release new video

OK Go, the most downloaded band ever, will premier the brand new video End Love TODAY at www.okgo.net .

End Love is the latest in a series of videos the GRAMMY®-winning band is creating to accompany every song on its album, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky.

Ok Go continue to push creative boundaries with their new video End Love. They shoot in one take – but in this instance, the take was 21 hours long. Using time-lapse photography, it follows the band from one day to the next, as they unfurl their sleeping bags at a park near their hometown of Silverlake, CA and kick up their heels the next morning with a group of volunteer dancers.

OK Go will release a Deluxe Edition of their third album, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky, produced by ex-Mercury Rev member David Fridmann (Flaming Lips, MGMT), later this year on its own label, Paracadute. It will be distributed in the U.S. by RED, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, and by ADA in the rest of the world.

On 1st March 2010 OK Go released This Too Shall Pass as a single from their album. The video, which was shot inside a Rube Goldberg machine created by OK Go and Syyn Labs engineers, has garnered nearly 14 million views and is the #1 Top Rated (All Time) music video on YouTube.

OK Go has announced a world tour taking in America, Canada, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Finland and the UK. The band will be arriving in the UK in July.

EUROPEAN / UK TOUR DATES
7/22 Livorno, Italy Italia Wave
7/24 Nottingham, UK Splendour Fest
7/25 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy 3
7/27 Bristol, UK Fleece
7/28 London Electric Ballroom
7/30 Matlock, UK Y Not Festival
7/31 Penrith, UK Kendal Calling
8/20 Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands Lowlands Festival
8/21 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop
8/24 Helsinki, Finland Tavastia
8/25 Oulu, Finland Oulu Music Video Festival



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Jackson’s kids to start school in September

Michael Jackson’s children will start school in September – so they can make friends.

The late King of Pop’s mother Katherine Jackson – who is the legal guardian of his three kids, Prince Michael, 13, Paris, 12, and eight-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket – has revealed the trio are due to enrol at a new education centre later in the year, to help them befriend youngsters their own ages.

Katherine said: "They don't have any friends. They don't go to school, they have private lessons at home - but that will change in September, when they are due to enrol at private college. But they have their cousins and aunts and uncles around them constantly, and that's helped them immensely.

"To them, it's normal, it's the life they have known. They have a certain time to go to bed, then they get up and get dressed for lessons. They practise karate and swim, which they love.'

Michael died on June 25 2009 from acute Propofol intoxication, aged 50.

However, his children provide the Jackson family with continuous memories of the pop star, because they all has personality traits similar to his.

Katherine explained to the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Paris has that lovely way, just like him, and I see his talent in her. Whatever she does, she is very good at it. She's a good artist, she plays the piano and she wants to be an actress. Prince is serious about a lot of things. He wants to be a cameraman or produce movies. He is dedicated to that, like Michael was. And Blanket is very playful, like Michael was."

Katherine, 80, has also revealed her son was so protective of his young children – who he raised alone – he deliberately kept his fame from them for as long as possible – so they wouldn’t get 'egos'.

She added: "He said, 'I never told them what I do'. He didn't want them to know... He didn't want them walking around with egos! So when they went to the 30th show, the two little ones were in the audience. Michael got backstage and they said, 'You're a big star! When I grow up, I want to be like you!' Michael said that gave him the biggest chuckle."

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Russell Brand doesn't 'act' in kissing scenes

The British funnyman – who first met now-fiancee Katy Perry when she made a cameo appearance in his new movie 'Get Him to the Greek’ – admits he likes to use romantic cinematic moments to his own advantage, much to the surprise of his co-stars.

He said: 'You're in a film and like in this scene you kiss a girl, something brilliant in my mind - and I'm thankful for this - a neurological impulse, goes, 'They won't know if you just kiss her normal, and it's not even acting at all. 'Just kiss her and that, and get off with her'.

"It's not like I stuck my tongue in their mouths. It's just what I didn't do is, I wasn't pretending, I was just going 'right, kiss her', as if it was a free opportunity to start kissing people.

"I did it with Pink, Alanis Morissette, Katy - now obviously that worked out really well."

However, the comic admits he kept his 'acting barrier up' when he had to lock lips with Jonah Hill in the movie.

He added to XFM radio host Dave Berry: "Jonah Hill, I kissed him, but I did keep the acting barrier up.

"I pulled my lips inwards so that essentially he was kissing the bottom of my nose and my chin. I tried to suck my whole mouth into my head.'

Instead, Russell bonded with Jonah by taking him to watch female strippers to show him UK 'culture'.

He explained: "I took him to a strip club when we were filming over here - I said, 'Come on mate and have a look at my culture, here it is, it's birds with their boobs out'.

"I've got a photograph of him asleep in one - I think he was tired, he had been working hard."

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Diana Vickers got picked on in school for being different

The 'Boy Who Murdered Love’ hitmaker was the 'joker' of her class, but did have brushes with bullies because of her unique style.

She said: 'I always had quite a lot of friends at school and I was the joker of the class, but I did get picked on a little bit when I was younger.

'I had quite a lot of friends in my year, but some people in the year below picked on me because they said I was a bit different – I always had the big hair and the hippy clothes. I just chose to ignore it.'

However, she won over the bullies and the 18-year-old singer confesses she is now more confident than ever.

She added in an interview with Top of the Pops magazine: 'There’s no point in hiding away – I’m not afraid to be myself. There are days when you get insecure about the way you look and things, but you’ve just got to think, 'It doesn’t matter at al. I’m just gonna be me and people are gonna love me for who I am’ '

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Kelly Osbourne buys fiance a puppy

Kelly Osbourne bought her fiance a puppy because he’s jealous of her dog.

The presenter – whose parents are Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne – splashed out on a pet for model Luke Worrall in a bit to curb his envy over her relationship with her puppy Sid.

She said: 'Luke’s always been a bit jealous of how much my dog Sid loves me and ignores him, so we got him a puppy of his own. We went from New York to West Virginia (on a private jet, which was amazing) to pick up a new dog for my dad – and once we saw the other puppy, we just had to have him too for Luke.'

The couple have now named the tiny pup Woody and Kelly is falling for him as much as her other dog.

Kelly explained: 'We’ve named him Woody and he’s only 10 weeks old, and probably weighs less than a pound. He’s the cutest ball of fluff I’ve ever seen – other than Sid of course!'

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Katy Perry wants Rihanna to strip at her bachelorette party

The 'California Gurls' hitmaker – who is engaged to British funnyman Russell Brand – envies her pal’s curvy figure so much, she wants her to show it all off in a raunchy dance at her all-female pre-wedding party.

When asked how much she wants Rihanna to show, the singer replied: "The whole bit, the whole bit.

"She's gonna get the message – she's hot I love her and she's the coolest chick and I want all of her curves and we have a lot in common."

The singer also admitted Rihanna put herself in charge of organising the evening without even having to be asked.

She told Chicago’s Kiss FM radio station: "That's the one thing I don't have to plan and I'm really excited about it."

Rihanna has given the couple her blessing in the past – but also admitted she never thought the pair would end up together.

She said: "I met him a few years ago when he interviewed me, and became friends with Katy later, and it's so funny because I would never have put the two of them together.

'But when she told me it made so much sense. I was like, 'Of course you guys would be together, you are both just hilarious and rude and disrespectful, it's perfect.' "

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Mark Ronson changed his accent to fit in at school

Mark Ronson had to change his accent to fit in at school.

The London-born producer admits he had to soften his English tones to avoid being bullied when he moved to the US as a youngster.

Speaking about one of his favourite movies, 'Zelig', he explained: "It's sort of a mockumentary, Woody Allen plays the lead and he changes his appearance depending on what group of people he's with.

"I moved to New York when I was a kid, and I remember having to change my accent to stop me from getting beaten up by other kids, so I've always had a lot of sympathy with Woody's character."

The 'Stop Me' hitmaker also admitted he loves reading about "f****d up" people.

He added: "The book that changed me would be 'The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce. It's the first book you read in school that's about someone the same age as you, who's got the same messed-up life you do.

"It was the first thing I ever read with a wonderfully flawed kid trying to do s**t. I like f****d up people - for the same reason I like 'Crime and Punishment' too."

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Noel Gallagher is creating a floral 'refuge' in his garden

The former Oasis rocker – who has a 10-year-old daughter Anais with ex-wife Meg Matthews and two-year-old son Donovan with partner Sara MacDonald, who is currently pregnant with their second child together – has scrapped plans to build a soccer pitch in the grounds of his £2million property in Buckinghamshire, South East England, and is instead creating a lavish green area and summerhouse for wild flowers.

A planning application submitted for the property read: "The family intend to enhance the shrubs and trees with more planting and native meadow flowers."

The 43-year-old musician’s new scheme has delighted local residents, who admit to having reservations when he first moved into the area 10 years ago.

One neighbour told the Daily Express newspaper: 'When he first came here, his brother Liam and he used to play tennis bare-chested and drink in the pool. A lot of people were worried.

'But he’s family man now and is welcome to stay as long as he likes.

'We hear he’s delighted he can now proceed with the summer house.'

Another resident added: Noel has been the perfect addition to the neighbourhood.'

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Carling gets festival season underway

The festival season is now officially underway, and Carling kicked things off at the Isle of Wight Festival and Rock Ness last weekend. Music fans were in fine spirits and night after night The Local, Carling’s campsite bar brought in the crowds, lured by the promise of a perfectly poured pint of Carling and an amazing atmosphere to enjoy with their mates.

Situated in the heart of the campsite, The Local proved to be the perfect place to kick back with mates after a long day of festival fever. The DJs played party favourites late into the night to create an electric atmosphere for campers, a great start to the summer.

At the Isle of Wight Festival, the Carling resident DJ’s ended each night with a crowd pleasing anthem. Fun-lovin’ festival goers chanted 'one more tune!’ over and over until a few more classic tracks were played and the crowd sung unaccompanied to bring the fun finally to a close for another evening. Across the Border at Rock Ness, Plan B made a special appearance at The Local. He chatted to festival goers at the Scottish event and enjoyed a cold pint before wowing the crowd with a great performance on the main stage.

As a fully functioning pub, the Carling Local is the perfect watering hole for the weekend. Festival goers can kick back and enjoy all the comforts of their regular local including a perfectly poured, ice cold pint of Carling.

So if you’re already having festival withdrawals after this weekend or you missed the action, don’t worry because The Local will be returning to V Festival sponsored by Virgin Media this August including Headphone Disco so make sure you join Carling for some more festival fun!

For more information on Carling’s festival activity visit www.carling.com

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Elton John protester charges dropped

Charges against a 65-year man who picketed outside the Atlanta home of Elton John have been dismissed in court.

A judge has found that the man who protested with a sign reading 'Elton John Must Die’ 'did not warrant criminal charges' according to the judge.

Neal Horsley started his one-man protest enraged that Elton John has commented that he believed Jesus was gay. Elton said he thought that Jesus was a 'super-intelligent gay man'.

Horsely was arrested for making 'terrorist threats' and used a website to also vent against the singer.


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Peter Andre crowned Celebrity Dad of the Year 2010

Peter Andre has been crowned Celebrity Dad of the Year 2010.

The 'Mysterious Girl' singer - who raises three children with ex-wife Katie Price - was thrilled to be given the award by Bounty Parenting Club, which received 35,000 votes to determine the winner.

He said: "This feels so good. It's been a turnaround year for me and the kids and it's an honour to be the subject of the public's support and best wishes.

"This means a huge amount to me as being a dad is my most important role."

Since splitting from Katie in 2009, Peter has played a vital role in the lives of his two children Junior, five, and Princess Tiaamii, two, as well as continuing to care for his eight-year-old stepson Harvey - the model's child from a previous relationship.

Faye Mingo, spokesperson for Bounty, said: "Our mums tell us that he's an inspiration for all single dads going through a tough divorce and that they respect the fact that he makes time and puts in untold effort to be able to enjoy the family life he values so much. "

Take That singer Mark Owen and British TV presenter Vernon Kay came bottom of the poll, while Jeff Brazier - the father of late celebrity Jade Goody's two sons - just missed out on the top spot. Mark's bandmate Gary Barlow came in third place.

Peter recently revealed he is a strict parent when it comes to disciplining daughter Princess Tiaamii.

He explained: "She's not going to start dating - ever! I did a show recently called 'Odd One In' and one contestant was a nun. I asked her how do I get Princess into a convent before she starts dating?

"I want to be her Valentine's date for the next 54 years."

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1) Peter Andre
2) Jeff Brazier
3) Gary Barlow
4) Jamie Oliver
5) Gordon Brown
6) Ben Shephard
7) David Cameron
8) Ronan Keating
9) Wayne Rooney
10) Steven Gerrard

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U2 rift as Adam Clayton sues financial manager

U2 bass player Adam Clayton has made a sole move within the band to commence legal action against the band`s financial controller.

Clayton is suing Gaby Smyth who has controlled the U2 money for years.

Clayton filed the papers in the Dublin High Court accusing Smyth of negligence.

Smyth was behind U2’s controversial decision to move their publishing company to Holland to avoid Ireland’s high tax. That decision lead to criticism of Bono who at the same time was mounting an ant-poverty campaign in his homeland.

The legal action is Clayton’s second in just six months. He also recently sued his housekeeper Carol Hawkins after discovering she had spent 1.8 million Euros of his money on an apartment and racehorses.

Clayton’s solo action without the other three members of U2 represents the first public rift for the band.

Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr, Paul Hewson (Bono) and David Evans (The Edge) formed U2 when they were teenagers at Mount Temple secondary school. The band has never had a line-up change.



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Taylor Swift loves Lady Gaga

The 'Love Story' singer was delighted to hear the 'Poker Face' hitmaker has praised her as a "great songwriter" because she is such a big fan of the eccentric star.

She said: "I'm a huge fan of hers and hearing that really, really made me smile. I appreciated that.

"That absolutely made my day when I read that because I'm a huge fan of hers."

The 20-year-old star is a particular fan of the 'Just Dance' singer because of her unique style.

She added: "I remember the first time I ever saw Lady Gaga on MTV's 'TRL'.

"She had like a leotard on and I just thought to myself, that's so daring. Her music must be daring like that and I went home and I downloaded 'Just Dance.' "

Praising Taylor's 'You Belong With Me', Gaga said recently: "It's a great song. I think it's just because it's very whimsical in a way that I'm not necessarily whimsical every day."

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Russell Brand says Katy Perry brings out his masculine side

Russell Brand claims Katy Perry has brought out his masculine side.

The British funnyman - who was previously famed for his womanising ways – thinks being with his fiancée has given him a new focus and he only ever wants to protect her from harm.

He said: 'I’m really in love and happy. It’s a dramatic transformation of my former lifestyle. But I wouldn’t be doing it if it wasn’t making me happy. She’s a good mate Katy, a good laugh.

'Since being with Katy, I’ve got this masculine urge to protect. Whenever there’s an earthquake, I jump out of bed, feeling like I have to fight it; '’Ere, stay away from my missus.’ '

The animal-loving couple recently adopted a kitten named Krusty together and the 'Get Him to the Greek’ star believes caring for the cat is the 'perfect training' for having a family.

He added: 'That’s why we’ve got a kitten. It’s perfect training for having kids.

'It’s lovely this kitten but it’s got no concept of moderating its conduct. It just climbs all over my head.'

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Athlete announce 'The Singles Tour'

To celebrate the release of album Athlete: 'The Singles 01:10' due out in September, Athlete have announced a 13 date UK tour for November and December. The tour sees Athlete performing all their singles to date from all their acclaimed albums spanning their 10 year career.

Since bouncing to prominence eight years ago with the spirited, electro-tinged, indie-pop of their Mercury-nominated debut, 'Vehicles And Animals’, Athlete have established themselves among the UK's finest songsmiths. The south east Londoners have sold more than a million copies of their three hit albums (the other two being 2005's 'Tourist’ and 2007's 'Beyond The Neighbourhood’); packed out venues across the land; picked up an Ivor Novello award; and topped both the UK's album and airplay charts. Last year they made 'Black Swan’, which was a musical summary of everything Athlete have been through; the good, the bad and the ugly.

This singles collection and tour will include fan favourites such as 'Wires’, 'Beautiful’, 'You Got The Style', 'Hurricane', 'Superhuman Touch', 'Westside' and 'El Salvador' plus many more.

This Athlete tour is not to be missed!! Full UK tour details below:

November
Tuesday 16th Liverpool O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Wednesday 17th Leamington Spa Assembly 01926 523 001
Thursday 18th Nottingham Rock City 0871 3100 000
Sunday 21st Norwich Waterfront 01603 508 050
Monday 22nd Cambridge Junction 01223 511 511
Wednesday 24th Oxford O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Thursday 25th Bournemouth O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Saturday 27th Leeds O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Monday 29th SheffieldO2 Academy2 0844 477 2000
Tuesday 30th Glasgow O2 ABC 0844 499 9990

December
Wednesday 1st Newcastle O2 Academy 0844 477 2000
Friday 3rd Manchester Academy 2 0161 832 1111
Saturday 4th Birmingham HMV Institute 0844 248 5037

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Jackson family to encourage his children to become 'performers'

Michael Jackson’s family would encourage his children to become 'performers'.

The late 'Thriller’ star’s three kids - Prince Michael, 13, Paris, 12, and eight-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket – are under the care of his mother Katherine Jackson and are already showing strong signs of the same musical talents of their famous father and his brothers, who formed the Jackson 5 when they were children.

Michael’s brother Marlon Jackson revealed: 'I truly believe that God blessed this family with the gift of music to make people happy all over the world.

'If the children want to become performers, that’s fine with me and my mom, but they also have to get an education.'

Although the children are primarily looked after by Katherine, the rest of the Jackson family are also heavily involved in their care, with Michael’s sister Janet Jackson taking a particular interest in their welfare.

Michael’s brother Tito Jackson added to In Touch magazine: 'Janet will do anything that she feels is necessary for her niece and nephews.'

Michael died of acute Propofol intoxication aged 50 last June.

The two elder children’s mother, the 'Billie Jean’ hitmaker’s second wife Debbie Rowe has virtually no contact with them, while Blanket’s mother is unknown.

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Hanson and Drake gig ends in riot

Fans rioted at a free concert in New York by Drake and Hanson after police shutdown the show because of overcrowding.

25,000 fans verged at South Street Seaport for show. Organisers were expecting 10,000.

The show was cancelled before Drake or Hanson took to the stage causing the fans to go wild in the street.

Police noticed the crowd was getting out of control at around 6pm. Some fans had been waiting since midday. They started throwing bottles and plants at each other. At 7.15pm, the show was officially closed down.



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Katy Perry claims love boosted her confidence

The 'California Gurls’ singer – who is engaged to Russell Brand – no longer worries about other people’s opinions of her because she will always have the support of the British funnyman.

She said: 'It’s weird, you know, when you fall in love and have someone that really kind of supports you, you stop really worrying about like, all this make-up you have to wear or what everybody thinks about you, because the person that you love, loves you back.'

However, the 25-year-old beauty admits she still has 'idiotic moments', but claims her team of assistants keep her grounded.

She said: 'I have my idiotic moments too. I take it one day at a time and I have a really good support system. I have a good team. I don’t end up wasted, with my face down in alleyways. I kind of like, steer the ship pretty good so that I don’t hit any icebergs.'

Discussing her new single 'California Gurls’, Katy claims she wanted to make an anthem for the US state to rival Alicia Keys’ song 'Empire State of Mind’, which is about New York.

She explained to US TV show 'Access Hollywood’: 'I heard 'Empire State of Mind’ and I love that song. There’s been, you know, 'California Love’ and there’s been 'California Girls’ by the Beach Boys, which is probably one of my favourites and I just thought, how perfect to kind of take that idea and give it my spin.'

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Peter Andre wants his daughter to be a nun

The 'Behind Closed Doors’ singer – who has children Junior, four, and two-year-old Princess with ex-wife Katie Price – is dreading the day his youngest tot starts dating and wants to take drastic action to stop her having boyfriends.

He joked: 'She’s not going to start dating – ever! I did a show recently called 'Odd One In’ and one contestant was a nun. I asked her how do I get Princess into a convent before she starts dating?

'I want to be her Valentine’s date for the next 54 years.'

Despite his fame, Peter, 37, admits he occasionally lies about his identity to meet women.

He explained in an interview with Now magazine: 'Me and my brother Mike were at the World Music awards and we started talking to these girls from New York.

'I said 'I’m Peter and I’m a stock broker from London.’ We were talking with posh accents and everything, until these people came up and took my photo. The girls said – 'Oh, so you’re really a well-known stock broker then?’ '

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Nicole Scherzinger’s driving terrifies Lewis Hamilton

Nicole Scherzinger’s driving terrifies her boyfriend.

The Pussycat Dolls singer – who reconciled her two-year romance with Formula one driver Lewis Hamilton in February after a brief split – admits she ignores her lover’s advice when she is behind the wheel, leaving him more worried than when he is competing in a dangerous high-speed race.

She said: "He’s more afraid when he’s with me and I’m driving than he is during a race. He gives me pointers, but at the end of the day he’s like, 'Babe, you’re driving with your knees!’I’m doing my makeup, changing the radio. I guess it’s appropriate that I just did a song with Slash and Alice Cooper called 'Baby Can’t Drive.’ "

The 31-year-old star also admitted she has a crush on actress Halle Berry.

She added in an interview with Maxim magazine: "She’s just naturally gorgeous,I love her smile. Wait, I sound like a dude; I’ve got to snap out of it!"

The Pussycat Dolls recently unveiled a new line-up, with Nicole left as the only original member.

She is joined by Kherington Payne, Rino Nakasone-Razalan, Vanessa Curry and Jamie Lee Ruiz, but thinks their new material will still feature her at the forefront.

She explained: "A couple of the girls have left the group, but I’m still the lead singer, and I’m still working on music right now. I think the next single will be under my name."

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Lily Allen hopes to 'fade into oblivion'

The 25-year-old singer – who recently said she was giving up her music career to focus on a new fashion venture – says she hopes her future will see her being less and less involved in public life.

She said: 'I hope in a year’s time I’m not gonna be asked to awards and I won’t be nominated because I haven’t put anything out there. And hopefully I can fade into oblivion.'

Discussing her plans for the next year, the 'Not Fair’ hitmaker says she plans to have children with her boyfriend Sam Cooper and stay away from the limelight.

She told Britain’s Glamour magazine: 'I plan to have children in the next year, and because people have stopped buying music, the only way to make money is on tour and I’m just not willing to do that with babies around.

'I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, suddenly I have a sense of who I am. Having Sam around gives me confidence and makes me feel I’ve got him to lean on, whereas before I felt really lonely. Like it was me fighting the rest of the world, really. I don’t feel like I’m fighting anyone any more. I don’t feel defensive or aggressive, just pretty levelled out.'

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Pixie Lott would like to go psychedelic

When it comes to the interior design of her future house Pixie Lott would follow in the footsteps of the International Man of Mystery and have a psychedelic pad:

"I’d like to go really crazy and have random clashing things. Like one leopard-print wall, one green wall, one pink wall and loads of antique weird stuff hanging from the ceiling. A bit like an Austin Powers house."

While she may prefer her decor to be hallucinogenic, she’s staunchly anti-drugs:

"I haven’t really thought about [fronting an anti-drugs campaign] to be honest, but it’s definitely something I would do because it’s an obvious issue... The way I’ve been brought up, my friends and my outlook on life have meant that I’ve avoided the traps of fame. And even by seeing how some people have done it wrong; I know what not to get involved in."

Discussing her image, Pixie takes her influence from a range of styles:

"I love mixing classic designers with vintage, and I like to go between a rocky edge and more classic, or more indie, or more hippy. I like to mix it up - but always use lots of accessories."

One trend she won’t be following this summer is double denim:

"I don’t know about no-nos, but I don’t wear jeans that much. I just don’t feel comfortable in them. They can be a bit restrictive. My style is more tights and dresses, shorts and skirts. That works for both day and evening... If I don’t think something looks good on me, I don’t wear it. It’s all about feeling comfortable in what suits you, and that brings out your own style. When you feel good, you look good."

Speaking to Cosmopolitan for its 'Sexy’ issue, Pixie believes sexiness is all about being comfortable in your own skin:

"[Sexiness is] the way you feel. If you’re happy in your skin, confident and enjoying life with your friends then it definitely shines through. People automatically think you’re sexy when they see that. It’s like when there’s a guy who’s not even fantastically good-looking, but he’s got all this charisma - he gives off a vibe, and becomes much better-looking because of it."

The full interview appears in the July 'Sexy’ issue of Cosmopolitan , on sale 10 th June.

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Underworld return

Underworld will release their first new album in three years in September.

The album titled 'Barking’ was created in the Essex studio of Underworld duo Rick Smith and Karl Hyde.

'Barking’ will be the sixth album for Underworld.

The tracks on Barking are:

Bird 1 (additional production by Dubfire)
Always Loved A Film (a/p Mark Knight & D. Ramirez)
Scribble (a/p High Contrast)
Hamburg Hotel (a/p Appleblim & Komonazmuk)
Grace (a/p Dubfire)
Between Stars (a/p Mark K & D. Ramirez)
Diamond Jigsaw (a/p Paul van Dyk)
Moon In Water (a/p High Contrast)
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Scouting For Girls new video

Scouting For Girls announced their hugely anticipated return with a number 1 single, 'This Ain’t A Love Song’ in March, and followed it by clocking up a number 2 chart-placing second album just a fortnight later. Beginning 2010 in much the same manner as they concluded 2008, Scouting For Girls continue to be one of Britain’s most successful pop bands of today.

The soaring anthem of 'This Ain’t A Love Song' enjoyed two weeks in the top spot, making Scouting For Girls the first British band to enjoy a number 1 single since Coldplay did in 2008. It was met with due acclaim, and the resulting album equally received a strong critical response, achieving gold status within little over a fortnight. Currently on tour across the UK, Scouting For girls are filling British halls with their buoyant pop charm and exuberant, ever-engaging stage-show.

It is a tremendous return, and one greatly deserved after their well-publicised re-working of the follow-up album, in order to make it as essential as they knew they could achieve. Roy, Greg and Pete persevered down in East Sussex at Helioscentric Studios, and the fanfare that the resulting record was greeted with is testament to that hard work.

'Famous’ is their most unashamedly upbeat tune to date, and has all the makings of a Summer anthem for the festival stages and beyond. Relentlessly bright and unnervingly catchy, Scouting For Girls’ hooks stay with you before the first chorus is complete, and 'Famous’ is another fine example of how they continue to win over the nation’s hearts with one deft key change, and countless melodious Summery pop hooks.

Scouting For Girls Live:

8th July @ Thetford Forest, Suffolk
9th July @ Oxegen Festival, Ireland
10th July @ T In The Park Festival, Scotland
14th August @ Doncaster Racecourse
17th August @ Villa Marina, Isle of Man
21st August @ V Festival, Chelmsford
22nd August @ V Festival, Stafford

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Gaslight Anthem announce new album, single, dates

Jennifer Hudson still confused over parenthood

Jennifer Hudson still doesn’t feel she has the 'right answers' to parenthood.

The singer-and-actress – who has nine-month-old son David with fiancé David Otunga – admits balancing parenthood with her career is still a learning curve but she feels she is doing well so far.

She said: 'It’s still very new to me. I don’t feel like I have the formula or the right answers just yet. But so far, so good.'

Jennifer can next be seen portraying Winnie Mandela, the wife of freedom fighter Nelson Mandela in 'Winnie’ and has prepared herself for a barrage of criticism for the role.

The movie has already been panned by critics for glossing over certain parts of the central character’s personal and political life, while Winnie herself has threatened to sue the filmmakers because she was not consulted in the making of the movie.

Jennifer told WWD: 'I’m not here to pick a fight; I’m here just to reflect what was her story.

'Anyone could easily say, 'You know, that’s your battle, you fight it. But she decided to be a partner and stand up for what he believed in.'

Despite having recently become a spokesperson for Weight Watchers and recording a duet with Leona Lewis on the 'Sex and the City 2’ soundtrack, Jennifer has revealed there is still one industry she would like to crack.

She said: 'I would love to do something in fashion.'

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Cheryl Cole is 'totally in love' with Derek Hough

The singer – who separated from husband Ashley Cole in February amid claims he cheated on her – has grown increasingly close to the dancer, who she worked with on her 'Parachute’ video, and Derek’s family say the British beauty is the 'girl of his dreams'.

His stepfather, Aaron Nelson, said: 'For Derek, this is true love. There is no doubt about it. He is totally in love with her. And it’s easy to see why. She is one hell of a girl. Very talented and incredibly beautiful.

'I know Derek is in love with her because he has told me he is in love with her and I think she feels the same way about him. She is the girl of his dreams and he is desperate to be with her. He would follow her to the ends of the Earth."

Aaron also laughed off speculation that Derek is gay, insisting he is ready to 'settle down' with Cheryl – who has also been romantically linked to Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am – after the pair jet off on a romantic break together.

He added to the Sunday Mirror newspaper: 'People think he is gay because he is a dancer, but that boy is about as far from being gay as you can get. He is a stud. Women go crazy for him.

'Derek is in London at the start of a five-week break. But he won't be spending all his time there. He and his new lady are going off on a romantic holiday. I can't say where as he'd kill me.

"He does not want the paparazzi following him there. But it's somewhere very nice. After that, who knows what is going to happen? But this girl is very special to Derek and he is at a point in his life where he is ready to settle down. He is ready to be in love and make that commitment.'

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Slash talks about Donningtion gig

Slash has told Xfm about his long-standing history with Donington and the Mosters Of Rock/Download festivals.

He has played on the hallowed turf with three different bands, and is now set to return once more, this time under his own name.

His first appearance, with Guns N’ Roses in 1988, was a pivotal moment in the guitarist’s career:

'When we came down to Donington we were all tired and stuff, we went on stage and 80,000 people seriously reacted', he told Xfm’s Ian Camfield. 'It was the moment or feeling that you’d really arrived. It was an important cornerstone in Guns’ explosion. It was a big gig'.

And as for next week’s performance, Slash hinted a few guest appearances could be on the cards. But we wouldn’t stake your house on it,

'I never really plan ahead from this stuff, but maybe something will happen. We have our set and I don’t really worry about who’s around and who’s going to jump up. That always happens when it happens and if it doesn’t, it’s no big deal.

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Win global festival tickets with Trident’s Perpetual Festival

Trident’s Perpetual Festival is a tour of 30 of the world's most exciting festivals over 30 weeks. By simply buying special promotional packs of Trident gum and entering your promotional pack code on www.tridentgum.co.uk you could win exclusive tickets to jet off to any one of Trident Perpetual Festival's global events.

The Perpetual Festival globe-trotting guide, Katie P is at each event creating the festival experience of a lifetime for the weekly winners. Check out how winners have got on so far by visiting Katie’s blog.

So far, tickets have been given away to 8 of the world’s best festivals including Isle of Wight and Sonisphere in Turkey. Coming up over the next four weeks there are even more festival ticket prizes to give away, starting this week with Soundwave, Croatia, followed by Global Gathering, Standon Calling and Spirit of Burgas, Bulgaria.

So get out there and buy your promotional packs of Trident to get involved!

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Eminem releases new video

Eminem has released the video for his new song `Not Afraid’.

'Not Afraid' is the first single from the 'Recovery’ album due later this month.

The song itself is the strongest the rapper has had with 'Without Me’.

'Recovery’ is the 7th Eminem album. He was expected to release part two of 'Relapse’ late last year but scrapped that album to record this one instead. 'Relapse 2’ was to include songs recorded during the 'Relapse’ sessions that didn’t make the album.

Guests on 'Recovery’ include Pink, Lil wayne and Rihanna.

Watch the video here:




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The Pipettes release new single

The Pipettes have never your typical pop band and now they're back to remind us why. 'Call Me' is the second single to be taken from their forthcoming and eagerly anticipated second album 'Earth Vs The Pipettes' which looks set to see them build on the staggering success of their 2007 debut.

Due for release this July, the single sees the now London-based six-piece in full-on power pop overdrive. 'Call Me' has as catchy a refrain as anything we have heard so far from The Pipettes, which is really saying something, given their knack for serving up slices of utterly infectious pop perfection.

Hot on the heels of the band's ebullient comeback 'Stop The Music'("the sort of chorus that makes you go a bit wobbly and misty-eyed" - Popjustice) this disco-tinged follow up is undeniable proof that there's something different about the Pipettes.Thanks to a change of line-up and a hop, skip and jump into 2010, they've reinvented themselves as a big shiny pop group, leaving behind the realm of the three female harmony girl-group and moving towards the sounds of Chic-inspired seventies disco and eighties chart music.

In their first incarnation, donning polka dot dresses and referencing the girl groups of the late fifties, the band had remarkable success. The album 'We Are The Pipettes' was top ten in Japan and the single 'Pull Shapes' only kept off the number one spot by J-Lo.

hey had two Top Forty hits in the UK and a Top Ten in the US billboard indies, played on the main stages at Reading and Glastonbury, blazed a British trail across SXSW, conquered the world and sold a heap of records.

Now, with the expert hand of Brit Award winning producer Martin Rushent at the mixing desk, The Pipettes are ready to smash back into the nation's consciousness with this surefire summer smash.

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Amy Winehouse’s man dumps other lover

Amy Winehouse’s boyfriend has dumped his other lover.

The 'Rehab’ singer reportedly issued an ultimatum to Reg Traviss after she learned he was also dating burlesque performer Raven Isis Holt, prompting the film director to end his two-year relationship with the performer.

A source told The Sun newspaper: 'Reg got into trouble last week because he hasn’t told Amy about Raven.

'Amy went out on the town and Reg was only up the road dining with her.

'When Amy found out she challenged him – and Reg decided to stick with her.'

Last week, Raven, 25, insisted Reg – who met Amy at his parents’ pub in central London a few weeks ago – would never dump her for the 26-year-old singer.

She said: "Amy can't steal my man. He's told me they are just friends and I believe him. There's no way he'd leave me for Amy."

Amy – who ended her reconciled relationship with ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil after meeting Reg – has had her new romance approved by her father Mitch Winehouse, who has previously been outspoken about her personal life.

He said: "I'm happy she's got a new boyfriend. I'm happy that she's moving on with her life."

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Jake Shears has a crush on Ian McKellen

The Scissor Sisters star admits he has a strong admiration for the 'super-sexy' screen veteran – who recorded a monologue for the band’s single 'Invisible Light’ - and hopes he will look as 'gorgeous' as him when he is older.

Discussing the 71-year-old star, he said: 'Oh my God, he’s one of the hottest men alive. I think Ian McKellen is super-sexy. I’d hope that when I’m his age I would look somewhere near as good as him at his age because he is gorgeous. He was cracking up through it. There was a lot of pretty funny s**t that was cut. He loved it and was really, really sweet. I’m really proud to have him be a Scissor Sister.'

Despite his celebrity status, Jake, 31, admits his friends think he is a 'total square'.
He explained to Attitude magazine: 'A lot of my friends have seen me assimilate into a mainstream lifestyle. To a lot of my friends, I’m a total square.

'I think gays are totally different creatures. We’re different animals. We all know that. There’s no two ways about it. I think we’re a different bunch. It doesn’t really apply, almost. That man/women union doesn’t apply. It’s a very different combination of things.'

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Brandon Flowers on 'Flamingo'

Brandon Flowers talks to Xfm about his forthcoming solo album, 'Flamingo’.

The Killers frontman has brought in Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), Daniel $Lanois (U2) and Stuart Price (Madonna) to produce an album that is unlikely to sound like a 'side project’ in any way, shape or form. 'I got the dream team', he told Xfm in an exclusive interview.

'It was great seeing Stuart Price take a song that was very rootsy and traditional and bring it into the future. It was also great to see the opposite happen when I thought a song would be synth-driven and then become a real rock song'.

Flowers also revealed that he got all three producers in a financially reduced all-in-one deal.

'I think they all wanted to do the next Killers album so I got them for cheap', he laughed. 'You’ve got to get juiced in! It’s the Vegas way'.

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Cheryl Cole to throw divorce party

Cheryl Cole is throwing a divorce party next weekend.

The 'Fight For this Love' singer is reportedly planning a lavish bash with her close female friends to celebrate the end of her marriage to British soccer player Ashley Cole - who reportedly cheated on her with numerous women.

The 26-year-old beauty is apparently arranging the get-together to coincide with the England team's World Cup soccer match against the US next Saturday (12.06.10).

A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Cheryl is very keen to have the divorce settled so she can get on with her life. She wants to let her hair down and forget about Ashley. There will be a strict no televisions policy so Cheryl and her pals do not see the 29-year-old love-rat in the game.

"She has no interest in watching England's World Cup matches because of Ashley's involvement so she thought the perfect time for a mini-celebration would be during the USA game."

Cheryl filed for divorce last month, just weeks after it was claimed her spouse had been sending explicit picture and text messages to other women - who he has also been accused of having sex with.

Since the split, Cheryl has been spending lots of time with her backing dancer Derek Hough - who recently won 'Dancing With The Stars' with Nicole Scherzinger - fuelling speculation they are secretly dating.

Cheryl's estranged husband Ashley has also seemingly moved on, and is reportedly dating 23-year-old lapdancer Sarah Purnell.

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Twin Atlantic join Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (6th and 7th August, Beauly, Inverness-shire IV4 7BA), which sold out in advance last year, announces further additions to the line-up for its seventh appearance.

Glasgow’s finest and firm Belladrum favourites Twin Atlantic make their Bella main stage debut this year after filling the Seedlings Tent to capacity in 2008 and packing out the Hot House Stage the following year (2009); other acts appearing include, one of the UK’s hottest acts of the moment Goldheart Assembly, Colin MacIntyre aka Mull Historical Society, rising Scottish acts The Boy Who Trapped The Sun and Kassidy, along with Harper Simon (son of Paul Simon), Leddra Chapman, Pete Lawrie, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, Orkestra del Sol and Bombskare.

These join Friday headliners Feeder, the Brit Award-nominated alternative rock band from Wales, have three platinum selling albums to their credit, and Glasgow’s Amy MacDonald, who headlines the Saturday night, has sold over 3 million albums and last played Bella in 2007.

Bob Marley’s legendary Wailers are billed to bring the unforgettable songs, sounds and rhythms of one of the last great Reggae institutions still in existence to the main stage in their first ever visit to the Highlands; the festival will also feature: Candi Staton, the queen of southern soul; Brighton rock band the Levellers; a first appearance of local heroes Wolfstone and the return of Barra’s Celtic musical magicians The Vatersay Boys; bands of the moment Stornoway, Erland and the the Carnival, Alex Gardner, Egyptian Hip Hop, Young Fathers and Unicorn Kid are all set to make their debut appearance on the Hothouse stage as well as cult 80’s act, and an influence to many, The Woodentops, the stage is to be headlined by Indie legends the Divine Comedy.

The ever popular Grassroots stage will this year play host to the likes of folk legend Dick Gaughan, John Otway who needs no introduction and the wonderful Beth Jeans Houghton.



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Tom Jones turns 70

Sir Tom Jones OBE is 70 years old today.

Thomas John Woodward from 57 Kingsland Terrace, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Wales nearly didn’t make it his teenage years. As a 12-year old he was struck down with tuberculosis and spent two-years in bed. He spent the time listening to music.

In 1957, at the age of 17, he married Melinda Trenchard and the couple had a son, Mark, who today manages Tom’s career. The couple have been married for over 50 years.

He changed his name to Tom Jones after a character in the Tony Richardson film and in 1964 had his first hit with 'It’s Not Unusual’.

A year later, he was the voice of the theme for the forth James Bond movie Thunderball.

1966 was another benchmark year. He released 'Green Green Grass of Home’. And for the rest of the 60s became one of the hottest nightclub acts in Las Vegas.

Jones went into TV in 1969. 'This Is Tom Jones’ ran from 1969-1971 and 'The Tom Jones Show’ aired in 1980 and 1981.

Last year, Jones moved back to the UK after living in Los Angeles since 1974.

His new album 'Praise and Blame’ will be released in July, 2010.


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Black Eyed Peas welcome Tom Cruise on stage

Just days after being killed in New Zealand exactly the same way the Richard Wilkins killed off Jeff Goldblum, Tom Cruise walked on stage at a Black Eyed Peas concert in London.

Cruise joined Black Eyed Peas in concert and helped them sing their hit song 'I’ve Got A Felling’. At the show, will.i.am announced to the fans that Black Eyed Peas have recorded a new song for Cruise’s next movie 'Knight and Day’.

'Knight and Day’ will be released in August. Cruise co-stars with Cameron Diaz in their first movie together since 'Vanilla Sky’ in 2001.

Meanwhile, Tom is also doing some fun things to promote the upcoming MTV Movie Awards. Check out the promo with Robert Pattinson here:


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Mike Patton continues work with Tunde

Mike Patton is working on yet another side-project, this time with Tunde from TV on the Radio.

Nevermen has been a work in progress for Patton since last year. It will also feature art-rap veteran Doseone. Doseone also contributed to Patton’s Peeping Tom project.

Patton is hoping to get his Nevermen projected released by the end of the year, but that was also his aim last year.

This year Patton reunited with his original band Faith No More for concerts around the planet. He is also currently sitting at no. 2 on the Billboard Classical Music chart with 'Mondo Kane’, an album of 50s and 60s classics recorded with Orchestra Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini.


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Lady Gaga’s mother looks like Madonna

The 'Paparazzi’ singer – who has become a fashion, music and gay icon since she rose to fame last year – is often compared to the 51-year-old pop star but insists their physical resemblance is purely because her mum Cynthia Bisset has an uncanny resemblance to the Queen of Pop.

She explained to US chat show host Larry King: "We're compared to each other, whether we're blonde, brunette, black, white, straight, gay. But on another level, it's kind of funny, because my mother actually looks sort of like Madonna. And the older I've gotten, I look more and more like my mother. So sometimes I just want to say, it's not my fault that I look like her."

The 24-year-old star recently admitted her parents always believed she was 'different' from her peers but supported her because of her ambition.

She said: "My mother is the strongest person on the planet. My parents always knew I was different, I was never a normal kid. I talked differently. My dad used to say, 'Just get to the point.' I do that with my lyrics now. It's a testament when you achieve things like that when you're young. My parents really supported me."

Lady Gaga slept in a car park on Saturday

Interpol tour dates announced

New York indie stars Interpol have announced a full UK winter tour.

The band will visit London’s O2 Brixton Academy this December, as well as play Manchester and Newcastle.

The full Interpol tour is as follows:

November
24 Nottingham Rock City
25 Newcastle, Academy
26 Birmingham, Academy
27 Edinburgh Corn Exchange
29 Dublin Olympia
December
3 Manchester, Apollo - December 3
4 Liverpool, University - 4
6 O2 Academy Brixton
7 O2 Academy Brixton

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Carlos Santana covers AC/DC with Nas

Santana is working on an all-star covers album including an AC/DC cover with Nas.

Santana and Nas have remade the Acca Dacca classic 'Back In Black’ for his next record.

The album also features Carlos and Joe Cocker performing 'Little Wing’ by Jimi Hendrix, Chris Cornell singing Led Zeppelin’s 'Whole Lotta Love’ and Ray Manzerek from The Doors redoing The Doors greatest song ever 'Riders On The Storm’.

The album is yet to be titled.

Santana had the biggest album of his career in 1999 with 'Supernatural’, with thanks to the Rob Thomas duet 'Smooth’.


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will.i.am blew £15,000 on clothes in 30 mins

will.i.am bought £15,000 worth of designer clothing in just 30 minutes on Monday (31.05.10).

The 35-year-old Black Eyed Peas star arranged for a private shopping spree at designer Vivienne Westwood’s upmarket store in Mayfair, London, and made the most of having the shop to himself.

A source said: 'will.i.am turned up out of the blue and his ­minders arranged with the store ­manager to close the shop for him.

'He was in a good mood and went wild. He said he loves the cutting-edge fashion in London and thinks Vivienne is incredibly talented.'

The thrifty producer – who has been romantically linked to Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole since she split from soccer star husband Ashley Cole in February - even managed to get a hefty discount on his purchases, with staff agreeing to let him pay half price for the items, which included a number of pieces from the women’s collection.

The source added to the Daily Star newspaper: "His minders negotiated a discount so he go tall the stuff for £7,500. He wandered into the women's section and bought a few dresses and a handbag. He knew exactly what he wanted and couldn't get enough of it."

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Backstreet Boys leave record company

Backstreet Boys have left their longtime label, Sony owned Jive Records.

While there has not been an announcement about their future plans, Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell says it is the 'best thing' that has happened to the group.

So the news is out! The Backstreet Boys are no longer signed to long time record label Jive Records. The amicable split is very exciting for the group. "This is the best thing, at the best time that could have ever happened for us', Brian said at the Backstreet Boys website. 'We are confident in the future of our band, and are looking forward to the new things to come. 2011 is going to be a great year for us!'

Backstreet Boys had been with Jive Records since their debut album in 1996.

Their self-titled album has sold over 14 million copies in the USA alone while the 'Millennium’ album sold more than 13 million in America.

Backstreet Boys released seven studio albums on Jive and sold more than 130 records.



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Alice Cooper reunites with Bob Ezrin

AC/DC forced to cut Oslo gig

AC/DC fans in Oslo on Sunday got a cutdown version of the show because of a plane malfunction.

The band was due to leave Berlin but their plane had a mechanical problem forcing AC/DC to look for another chartered plane.

By the time they made the alternative arrangements, they did not get to the stage at Valle Novin in Oslo, Norway until 9:45pm.

Norway has strict laws governing curfew and the band had to get off stage by 11pm. (They were through until 11:15pm).

However, the setlist suffered with 'Shot Down In Flames’, 'War Machine’, 'Black Ice’ and 'For Those About To Rock’ being cut from show.




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Alice Cooper reunites with Bob Ezrin

Alice Cooper is working with producer Bob Ezrin again.

Ezrin was the knob-twiddler on Alice Cooper’s biggest albums 'School’s Out’, Billion Dollar Babies’, 'Welcome To My Nightmare’ and the early 'Love It To Death’. Alice calls him 'our George Martin', in reference to George Martin who produced The Beatles albums.

After Alice, Ezrin produced albums for Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Janes Addiction, Deftones, Lou Reed and the classic Pink Floyd album 'The Wall’.

'I am delighted to be back in business with Alice Cooper and Shep Gordon’s Alive Enterprises and our whole company is over the moon about this collaboration,' Ezrin said in a statement. 'This is not a record deal but rather a partnership that involves virtually all aspects of Alice’s ever-expanding universe. And it’s a reunion with the first artist I ever produced and the first great manager I ever worked with. I couldn’t be happier.'

Ezrin will do the Cooper work through his company Bigger Picture Group. 'It feels great to be working with Bob again and the entire Bigger Picture team have been tremendously supportive,' Alice said. 'Lightning has struck more than once in the past with Bob’s involvement so we feel great that we’re onto something really electrifying now that we’re together again. The album we’re crafting is, in some ways, a 'shriekquel’ to what’s gone before and there’s no better guy to oversee things than Bob.'

According to Alice Cooper management 'Bigger Picture will contribute to strategy, staging, special products, theatrical projects as well as the production, promotion and distribution of future Alice Cooper releases. The company will utilize its distribution agreement with Warner Music Group when the new Alice Cooper album, projected for release early next year, and other recorded product launches. A tour themed to tie in with the album, the concept of which is being kept under wraps for the moment, is being planned in support of the release'.

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Engelbert Humperdinck to be American Idol judge?

The name of legendary performer Engelbert Humperdinck has been put forward as a possible judge on American Idol.

Idol founder Simon Cowell vacated his seat as judge on American Idol following the final show of the season last week.

Engelbert’s name was put forward for the show by agent Vicki Roberts. 'He incorporates so much more than music in his stage shows, and he is intimately involved with the staging of the show, the arrangement of the musical numbers, the roles of the accompanying instruments in his band, the lighting, the sound, the musicality of the shows, and all facets of what it takes to launch and execute his concerts,' stated Roberts. 'That, along with his legendary status, is why he is the perfect candidate for the position of judge on American Idol.'

Engelbert also lives in Los Angeles, where the show is produced. He is also actively involved in mentoring young talent at this home recording studio.

Last month, Engelbert recorded the song 'Ever 'n Ever’ with Australian girl group Trinity. It will be released later this year.


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Lady Gaga slept in a car park on Saturday

The eccentric 'Telephone’ singer was booked to stay in London’s upmarket Dorchester hotel with her entourage, but after her staff checked in, she amazed onlookers by returning to her tour bus with her bodyguard, where they drove to a nearby Tesco supermarket and spent the night in the vehicle.

A source said: 'It was really bizarre. All Gaga’s luggage – about 20 laminated boxes and suitcases – were dropped off at the Dorchester and her crew at about 3am.

'And 15 minutes later, the driver, one of her entourage and Gaga’s security guy got back on the bus and drove off, hitting the West Cromwell Road Tesco at about 3.30am.

'They went down a ramp to park and Gaga got them to turn off the ignition and bedded down for the night.'

The star – whose real name is Stefani Germanotta – was later treated to breakfast in her bus, before heading off to start work for the day.

The source added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'Seven hours later at 10.30am , a Mercedes SLK arrived, as well as a silver people carrier bringing a bag of shopping.

'Her guard slipped her out of the bus and into the Mercedes. Both the cars drive off, with Gaga heading to a recording studio.'

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BB King triumphs at Mawazine Festival

Blues legend BB King took to the stage last Thursday at Rabat's 9th Mawazine Festival to the delight of the gathered crowd.

The event, which brings together internationally renowned performers from around the globe as well as a plethora of African and world music artists, is funded by the Morocco's King Mohammed VI.

The 84 year-old reigning 'King of the Blues' commanded the stage with humble swagger which belied his years.

The hour long performance took in 'The Thrill Is Gone', 'When Love Comes To Town' and 'I Need You So' by Ivory Joe Hunter amongst many others.

Below you can hear BB King's humble speak and a selection of the tracks he performed with his long standing backing band.



































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