N-Dubz, The Wanted, Jason Derulo and Mark Ronson confirmed as first acts for T4s Stars of 2010

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The stars will be out in force as T4's Stars of 2010 returns for a second year on Sunday 21st November. Today Channel 4 can exclusively reveal the first members of the stellar line-up who will be hitting the stage at Earls Court.

The first act to be announced is Camden's dynamite trio and T4 favourites N-Dubz. They have had another great year with tunes including 'Playing With Fire' and 'We Dance On' and now they are going to top it all off by celebrating the year in style with a fantastic performance in front of thousands of T4 fans.

They've been causing mass hysteria everywhere they go and now boyband of the moment The Wanted, will be hoping to do the same when they take to the stage at T4's Stars of 2010. The boys stormed to the top of the charts with 'All Time Low' and are already planning to pull out all the stops to get the crowd screaming at the event.

R&B king Jason Derulo will show off his silky smooth moves (and hopefully his six pack) following his shirt-ripping performance at T4 On The Beach. The singer made a big impression on the charts this year reaching number one with 'In My Head' and the top three with 'Whatcha Say' and 'Ridin Solo'. His videos have racked up an amazing 175 million views on YouTube making him the 20th Most Viewed musician of all time on the site - but that's still not as exciting as getting the whole of Earls Court singing his name!

DJ and producer Mark Ronson will be performing with his new band Mark Ronson & The Business Intl and he's guaranteed to get the crowd jumping. Fresh from mixing it up in Ibiza, Ronson is looking forward to showing the T4 crowd just why he means Business.

And get ready to hear Earls Court erupt as JLS will be turning up the heat as they unleash their moves on the T4 stage. The boys performed at T4's Stars of 2009 last year and have continued to dominate the UK chart ever since with hit after hit including 'One Shot' and Number One single 'The Club Is Alive'.

Tickets for the event are on sale now and not content with banishing the winter blues with a massive music event, Channel 4 is also offering a special discount until 31st August, with ticket prices between £33 - £35 which can be bought from the T4 website (www.channel4.com/t4).

Event Title: T4's Stars of 2010
Date: Sunday 21st November
Location: Earls Court, Warwick Road, London, SW5 9TA
Tickets: On sale now from www.channel4.com/t4
Ticket prices: Discount deal until 31st August - £33 for standing and £35 for seated

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Ryan Seacrest has asked Julianne Hough to move in with him

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The 'American Idol' host recently met his 22-year-old girlfriend's family at a birthday party for her sister Katherine and is now keen to make a commitment in their relationship.

A source said: 'He's not afraid to take things to the next level. Everyone is shocked by how fast things are moving.'

Julianne is smitten with Ryan and loves his romantic ways, which included him recently paying for her entire hotel suite to be covered in orchids, pansies and roses.

The source told InTouch Weekly magazine: 'There were rose petals in the Jacuzzi, bouquets all over the floor, flowers on the coffee table, and petals all over her bed.

'The gesture was beautiful and made Julianne's heart melt.'

Last weekend, the couple made a rare public appearance, driving round Los Angeles in Ryan's Aston Martin convertible, before stopping for lunch at the Four Seasons Hotel's poolside Cabana restaurant.

One onlooker said: "It was warm and beautiful outside and the couple cruised with the top down on the car.

'Ryan and Julianne looked very happy together and even held hands in the car. Ryan was laughing and seemed very smitten with Julianne.

"Julianne didn't seem to mind that Ryan got attention in the restaurant, and instead acted supportive and waited by his side until he finished greeting his fans.'

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Portico Quartet play a special two day residency at the ICA in December

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Portico Quartet play a special two day residency at the ICA in December and they have invited fearlessly inventive folktronica whiz Leafcutter John to join them on Friday 3rd and trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf on Saturday 4th.

Electronica meets 21st century-jazz in Portico Quartet's melodic, rhythmic music that mixes the inspiration of Philip Glass and Steve Reich with a very contemporary kind of jazz improv. It's the blend of ethereal saxophone, splattering electronics, otherworldly Hang, clattering drums and earthy

double-bass that gives their music it's unique sound.. Their hook-laden, darkly atmospheric post-jazz has pushed them to the forefront of the contemporary music scene and their inimitable sound that has been compared to Radiohead, E.S.T and The Cinematic Orchestra amongst others.

Friday 3rd December - Portico Quartet + Leafcutter John

Intrepidly innovative Leafcutter John is a multi-talented musician, songwriter, remixer, and member of avant-jazz collective Polar Bear, he melds found and processed sounds with acoustic instrumentals into a seamless and haunting mix. "Alongside Aphex Twin and Bogdan Raczynski ' he's one of the UK's most fearlessly inventive electronicists.' (Time Out)

Saturday 4th December ' Portico Quartet + Ibrahim Maalouf

French/Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf combines jazz and classical Arabic music. Haunting, melancholic and subtle his sound flows between cultures.

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Steve Mason UK headline tour in October

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Steve Mason has just unveiled details of a UK headline tour in October. This summer has seen Steve play his first shows and make a number of acclaimed festival appearances including slots at both Glastonbury and Field Day.

The full list of Steve's forthcoming live dates (where he will be performing with a full band), including the headline tour shows, is below.

He will also be playing a very special free stripped back acoustic in-store on Tuesday 17th August at Monorail in Glasgow. The in-store starts at 7pm and people are advised to get there early.

Steve is set to release new single, Am I Just a Man, through Double Six on Monday August 16th 2010. The single is released on 12' and digital download, with two stunning remixes from Swedish duo Studio, and Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip. You can listen to both remixes here, and download the stunning Alexis Taylor remix for free.

http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/sets/steve-mason-am-i-just-a-man-remixes

Am I Just a Man is taken from his recent much-applauded solo album, Boys Outside, which was released in early May. The 10-track album was produced by Richard X and Steve Mason. Mason will release a further single in the autumn to coincide with the dates. Full details to follow.

AUGUST
12th Louisiana, Bristol
13th Summer Sundae Festival, Leicester
17th Monorail, Glasgow (Free acoustic in-store)
18th Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
19th Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
20th Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons

SEPTEMBER
4th Electric Picnic Festival, Ireland
11th Bestival, Isle of Wight
25th Village Green, Southend

OCTOBER
13th The Fleece, Bristol
15th Bodega, Nottingham
16th Warehouse Project, Manchester
18th The Harley, Sheffield
20th The Grand, Clitheroe
21st XOYO, London
22nd Kazimier, Liverpool

Tickets for the headline tour are priced at £9 (£12.50 in London) and will be available via www.seetickets.com, www.wegottickets.com & www.alt-tickets.co.uk.

Further Scottish dates will be announced shortly.

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Athlete best of album and tour dates

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There is a lot more to Athlete than meets the eye. The South London quartet are known for their hooks, harmonies and soaring rock anthems. But the band's first retrospective album, 'Singles 01-10', also celebrates their impressive breadth and diversity.

Spanning the past decade, the collection features all of their big anthems. It includes 'El Salvador' and 'Westside', from Mercury-nominated debut album, 'Vehicles & Animals', plus the Ivor Novello Award-winning, 'Wires', from 2005's chart-topping, 'Tourist'. There are also tracks that reveal a different side to the band, notably, 'The Outsiders' (which climaxes with a long, decidedly radio-unfriendly piano outro) and 'Black Swan Song' (a vividly poignant piece that would tug at the strings of the hardest heart).

The band have even unearthed a previously unreleased gem of a song for the occasion. 'Back Track' was originally earmarked as a single in 2003, but ended up failing to make the final cut on their first album. Now, though, it has been gloriously resurrected from the tape-room, with the band taking the novel approach of using only the equipment available to them nine years ago to finally finish recording it.

As singer and guitarist Joel Pott attests, Athlete have always refused to be pigeonholed. 'People want you to fit in with a scene,' he says. 'But we never wanted to be part of anything like that.'

Singles 01-10 will be available as a 2 CD package with exclusive stories and memories written by the band.

Catch the band live on the following UK dates.

November
16th Liverpool O2 Academy
17th Leamington Spa Assembly
18th Nottingham Rock City
20th Kentish Town Forum
21st Norwich Waterfront
22nd Cambridge Junction
24th Oxford O2 Academy
25th Bournemouth O2 Academy
27th Leeds O2 Academy
29th SheffieldO2 Academy2
30th Glasgow O2 ABC

December
1st Newcastle O2 Academy
3rd Manchester Academy 2
4th Birmingham HMV Institute

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Johnny Marr writes TV theme tune

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Johnny Marr has written the theme tune to a new Channel 4 sitcom.

The former Smiths guitarist and current member of The Cribs has penned a song called 'Life Is Sweet', which will soundtrack the new comedy 'The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret'.

Marr has also supplied the incidental music to the show, which airs in October this year and stars David Cross as an office temp.

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Justin Timberlake thinks body odour is sexy

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The singer-and-actor - who is dating actress Jessica Biel and has previously romanced Cameron Diaz and Britney Spears ' loves the natural smell of a woman, so long as it isn't too overpowering.

He told Cosmopolitan magazine: 'Some people say BO (body odour) can be an aphrodisiac and I agree. It depends on the body the odour is coming from. It's a long-term intimate thing.

'You don't want it to be the first thing you smell when she comes into the room. It's about layers ' layers meant to be discovered.'

The 'SexyBack' singer also likes women to wear perfume that smells of sweet food as floral scents can be overpowering.

He added: 'Men like scents that have more to do with food than roses. Something subtle and not too loud or overt.

'A woman doesn't need something whimsical to be sexy ' smart is sexy. Sleek is sexy.'

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