NEWS DESK ARCHIVE - 2006

TRIBUTES TO "THE GODFATHER"
Tributes have been pouring in this week after James Brown died on Christmas day. The Godfather Of Soul died, aged 73, suffering from pneumonia. The star had 119 hit singles worldwide.
POSTED: 30/12/06
X-MAS FACTOR
Simon Cowell splashed out £25,000 on jewellery for Christmas presents for X Factor winner Leona and runner up Ray Quinn. Meanwhile, Leona cost the bookies a fortune when she made it to Christmas Number One last weekend after selling 500,000 singles. Ladbrookes say the industry had lost £1.25 million on Leona’s success.
POSTED: 30/12/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 30/12/06
• Sugababes star, Amelle Berrabah’s boyfriend was locked up for a day after a Christmas brawl caused by another man pinching her bum
• Matt Willis has said that his stint in the Australian jungle was much better therapy than his spell in rehab
• Bee Gee, Robin Gibb has hired his American home to UK Prime Mininster, Tony Blair and his family
• Christina Aguilera has said, in a magazine interview, that she often finds nude girls more of a turn-on than guys
• Rod Stewart has been awarded a CBE after selling more than 200 million records. It is said that Rod is “overjoyed” to be on the New Year Honours list
POSTED: 30/12/06
GARETH DOCUMENTARY
On Saturday, ITV screened a documentary about fallen idol Gareth Gates. Gareth was filmed going about his private life and trying to make it big once again. Gareth spoke candidly about his feelings. He said that he owed Simon Cowell a lot for giving him his big break, even though it was Simon that took away his recording contract earlier this year. He said he isn’t sorry that they parted company as now he can style himself and release his own material that he has written. Gareth also spoke about his fling with Katie Price aka model Jordon. He said he that they had decided to keep their romance quiet and he was stunned when she sold her story to the press. He said he lied about the fling because he thought he had let his family down. His management company, 19 are still behind him and are trying to find Gareth a new record contract.
POSTED: 24/12/06
NOT REMOTELY INTERESTING
Ordinary Boys frontman Preston has not quite mastered the art of being Rock’n’Roll. On a recent hotel visit, instead of throwing a TV out the window he threw out the remote control. His excuse for this was that the window had a lock so it could only be opened a little bit.
POSTED: 24/12/06
NO KYLIE FOR GLASTONBURY
Festival goers have been left disappointed this week after it was revealed that it is very unlikely that Kylie Minogue will perform at Glastonbury in 2007. Everyone took it for granted that she would be there because she had to pull out of the event last year after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Sadly it has been said that her 2007 diary is too busy and it is unlikely that she can appear.
POSTED: 24/12/06
TAKE THAT SET TO CRACK THE WORLD
Take That’s, Gary Barlow has said that they plan to take their comeback tour around the world, starting with all the countries that they were famous in first time around.
POSTED: 24/12/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 24/12/06
• It is rumoured that Matt Willis is set to propose to his girlfriend, Emma Griffiths, on Christmas Day
• U2’s Bono has been given a British Knighthood. The Dublin born star, real name Paul Hewson, has been given the award for his music and humanitarian work in Africa
• Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia has a new lover. It is Lib-Dem MP Lembit Opik who has left his wife for her
• Rap star Diddy, real name Sean Coombes has become a Dad to twin girls. His girlfriend, Kim Porter, gave birth on Thursday
• Paul McCartney had no idea who Jason Donovan was when he introduced himself to him at George Michael’s Wembley gig last weekend
• After chart success with her husband last weekend, Katie Price now wants to duet with Barry Manilow and is sure he will give in to her
POSTED: 24/12/06
FIRST FEMALE X FACTOR WINNER
Last Saturday a new star was born as Leona became the first female winner ever on The X Factor. She fought it out with Ray Quinn for the chance to win the £1 million record contract up for grabs and an almost certain Christmas number one. Her single is already in production and will be available in the shops on Wednesday.
POSTED: 17/12/06
CONCERT FOR DIANA
Princes William and Harry have revealed to the media their plans to hold a massive concert next year in memory of their Mum Diana, who died in a car accident. The concert will mark ten year’s since Diana’s death and will be held on what would have been her birthday on 1st July. It will take place in the new Wembley stadium and will feature many massive acts. Elton John will be performing and said, if the Princes want him to, he would sing the Diana tribute version of ‘Candle In The Wind’ which he sang at her funeral and vowed never to sing again. 10,000 tickets will go on sale to the public and sadly ticket touts have already put some up on auction website eBay at hugely inflated prices. eBay have since removed the sale of these tickets. Other acts confirmed include Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry and Joss Stone with more to be finalised.
POSTED: 17/12/06
KYLIE'S NEW YEAR GIG
Kylie Minogue has decided to start her comeback UK tour early with a New Year’s Eve gig. She will perform the one-off gig at Wembley arena. Kylie, who recently fought breast cancer, has said that she is so happy to be back on stage.
POSTED: 17/12/06
ROD LOOKING FOR ROYALTY IN A HAYSTACK
Rod Stewart has revealed in an interview that he fancies Prince Charles’ wife Camilla. He said “she radiates sexuality. I can imagine her and me in a haystack”
POSTED: 17/12/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 17/12/06
• Robbie Williams has escaped a smoking fine after lighting up on stage at two of his Australian shows
• Serge from rock act Kasabian has described Elton John as “a fat man in a tracksuit”
• Girls Aloud have been left red-faced after they were seen on TV this week terrified of ghosts as they toured some of Britain’s most haunted buildings
• Liam Gallagher is set to leave London for a house in the country. He has been seen viewing a £2 million house in Oxfordshire
• Former anorexic, Billie Piper has called Victoria Beckham a bad role model to kids because she is so skinny
• The Verve’s track ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ has been named the number one sad song. Robbie Williams’ ‘Angels’ came in second place after Dr Harry Witchel analysed reactions to sad and happy music
POSTED: 17/12/06
SHOCK FOR MEL B
Former Spice Girl, Mel B was left “shell-shocked” this week after her movie star boyfriend Eddie Murphy dumped her and demanded a DNA test to prove that their un-born child is his. The pair met six months ago and have recently been discussing plans to get married. Later this week the press made claims that Eddie was cheating on Mel B with a film producer, Tracey Edmonds who claims that they have been together for a “month and a half” before Eddie called off his romance to Mel B.
POSTED: 10/12/06
BRITS BRANDED
Brit Awards bosses have confirmed that mad comedian Russell Brand has been lined up to present the 2007 bash on 14th February. The event will be screened live again this year for the first time in many years. Lily Allen, Razorlight, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Scissor Sisters and Oasis are all scheduled to perform.
POSTED: 10/12/06
PETE CAUSES OUTRAGE AGAIN
Pete Doherty has been hitting the headlines again this week. People were outraged that his has been spared prison for a third time for possessing drugs. Pete was also quizzed by police this week after a man called Marc Blanco, that Pete was seen fighting with at a party, fell to his death from a balcony. The party was in a grotty East End flat but there is no suggestion that Pete was directly involved with the man’s death. The investigation continues.
POSTED: 10/12/06
SIMON DOESN'T GET DEJA VU
Simon Webbe was left red-faced this week after missing the premiere of the new movie ‘Déjà vu’ because he turned up at the wrong cinema. He went to the Odeon in Leicester but the premiere was taking place in Kensington.
POSTED: 10/12/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 10/12/06
• The X Factor is now a two horse race after Ben was voted off the show last night. Leona and Ray will battle it out for the winners place in next Saturdays grand final
• It has been revealed that Muse will be the first band to play at the new Wembley stadium after it opens in May. The gig will be on June 16th
• Oasis star, Liam Gallagher has befriended Matt Willis and David Gest who both recently were contestants on “I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here”
• Girls Aloud reportedly raked in over a million pound in one year and blew the lot on their wild partying
• Madonna was blasted by an animal rights group for wearing a real fur coat made from Chinchilla fur. She wore it on a night out to a posh restaurant
• Mary J Blige has been nominated for an amazing eight awards at next year’s Grammy awards that will take place on 11th February
POSTED: 10/12/06
MATT IS OUTTA THERE AS THE WINNER
On Friday, this year’s ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’ came to an end. Former Busted star, Matt Willis won and fellow musicians Myleene Klass came second with Jason Donovan in third place. It is predicted that Matt will now be able to make up to £5 million by selling his stories to papers, magazines and by snapping up the offers to star in adverts. His next solo single is out on 11th.
POSTED: 03/12/06
TAKE THAT'S LIVE TV GIG A SUCCESS
Take That wowed a celebrity audience last night on ITV’s ‘An Audience With Take That’. The show was totally live and the guys proved that they still have what it takes to entertain the crowds. Meanwhile, Gary Barlow from the band revealed to the press this week that he has so much money he doesn’t know what to do with it. He has earned £13 million through the band, a lot more than the rest of them because he has written most of their songs.
POSTED: 03/12/06
GUY THREATENS TO GET ON HIS BIKE
It has been revealed that Madonna’s marriage to Guy Ritchie is still on the rocks, despite recently adopting an African baby. They have had a series of rows and he has apparently warned her that he will be on his bike if it continues.
POSTED: 03/12/06
TRIPLE X
After months on our screens, The X Factor is down to the final three. Ben, Leona and Ray are the last of the contestants and the winner will be announced on 16th December with the winner’s debut single as the bookies favourite for this year’s Christmas Number One.
POSTED: 03/12/06
SOMETHING KINDA AAAAARGH !
Girls Aloud were left petrified after spending an evening in a haunted house for an ITV Ghost Hunt special. Filmed in a haunted mansion in Wales, Cheryl bust into tears when something touched her arm and Nicola fled the house in fear. The programme will be screened before Christmas.
POSTED: 03/12/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 03/12/06
• Rod Stewart has raised £250 for charity by kissing a smart businessman in front of a crowd of celebrities
• Kelly Osbourne has offered to stand in for Lulu on the track ‘Relight My Fire’ if Take That ever tour again
• Will Young is headlining this year’s Dolce Vita charity ball in front of a host of A-list celebrities. Tickets for the bash cost £800 each
• Elton John was taken poorly at a gig of his in Brisbane, Australia and had to rush off backstage to be sick. He apologised when he returned
• Madonna has written to Bob Geldof to thank him for inspiring her to adopt African baby David Banda
• Radio broadcaster, Alan ‘Fluff’ Freeman has died at 79 years old.
• The Spice Girls are in talks to perform at a gig next July that has been organised by Prince William and Harry to mark ten year’s since their Mother, Lady Diana’s death
POSTED: 03/12/06
GOBBY NOEL
Noel Gallagher, from Oasis, caused outrage this week with his strong views in a newspaper interview. He branded environmentally friendly people as “hippies”, said that Tony Blair made a “cock-up” sending troops to Iraq and also said he thinks that the troops “want to fight” “until they get shot, then they’re claiming compensation”. Elton John branded him “a tosser” after reading the interview. Elton also said that Noel looks like Parker from the Thunderbirds. Adding to the controversy, Noel said in a later newspaper interview this week that he predicts Robbie Williams will shoot himself and he would be happy to help him load the gun.
POSTED: 26/11/06
McFLY CRUSH
McFly were caught up in a massive crushing incident when they turned on Cheltenham Christmas lights. 40,000 fans surged forward, many of them children. It was miracle that it didn’t end in disaster.
POSTED: 26/11/06
HEATHER'S INTERVIEW
Paul McCartney’s estranged wife, Heather Mills has given an interview to American entertainment show ‘Extra’. She said that she was very in love with Paul and she would rather “have all of my limbs cut off” rather than endure the pain of her marriage break-up.
POSTED: 26/11/06
BONO NEW BEETHOVEN
Classical music buffs have said that Bono, from U2, is today’s equivalent to Beethoven. Apparently they have followed very similar career paths including gaining friends in high places, both campaigned for a better world and both succeeded in music beyond the wildest dreams of their rivals.
POSTED: 26/11/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 26/11/06
• World Music Awards fans have asked for refunds after the show turned into chaos last week
• Lindsay Lohan was forced to pay £20,000 last weekend after losing a bracelet that she borrowed from a posh jewellers
• Elton John has been offered a million dollars an hour to sing at a business tycoons 50th birthday party
• Madonna has had a set back in adopting an African baby girl, this time. The girl she has chosen is wanted by an Australian family who say that they are going to adopt her
• Simon Cowell has refused to star in the next series of Ricky Gervais’ comedy ‘Extras’ because he was asked to sing which he can’t do
• Fatboy Slim star Norman Cook has proved his fitness by running a 10km race in just 52 minutes
POSTED: 26/11/06
JACKO DISSAPPOINTS
Michael Jackson’s first performance in the UK for years was branded a huge disappointment this week. He performed at the World Music Awards in London’s Earls Court. It was his performance that most of the guests at the bash were looking forward to but it was a shambles. He only sung a few words of ‘We Are The World’. He blames nerves for his bad stage presents but reports claim that in truth he turned up 20 minutes late and didn’t show up for rehearsals at all. Meanwhile the hotel in London that Jacko was paying over £6,000 a night for had to build an eighteen foot wall to give him privacy.
POSTED: 19/11/06
BONO APPLAUDS MADGE
U2’s Bono has spoken about Madonna adopting the African baby David Banda. He feels she was right to adopt and she should be applauded. Madonna this week has said that she would like to adopt an African baby girl next.
POSTED: 19/11/06
EXHAUSTED KYLIE
Kylie Minogue was forced to pull out of a gig with U2 this week due to exhaustion. She only re-started her Showgirl tour last week after a year long battle with breast cancer. She had promised to sing with Bono but didn’t have the strength to. Bono was of course very understanding about it.
POSTED: 19/11/06
IN A WHILE, CROCODILE
Liza Minnelli has spoken about her estranged husband David Gest who is currently in the Australian jungle for the current series of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. She has said that she hopes he gets eaten by a crocodile.
POSTED: 19/11/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 19/11/06
• Dan Gillespie, the lead singer from ‘The Feeling’ is the latest star to come out as gay
• Westlife still hold the record for the most No’1 singles straight into the top after getting their 14th chart-topper last Sunday
• Whitney Houston faces eviction from her home after falling behind with her mortgage
• Kevin Federline is set to claim that Britney Spears is an unfit mother as their divorce fight turns nasty
• Rolling Stones star, Mick Jagger has flown back to the UK after hearing that his 93 year old Dad has died
• Riverdance star, Michael Flatley was rushed to hospital with a mystery illness after suffering extreme pain in his limbs. Some say he may never dance again
• All Saints’ comeback album has performed very badly in the album charts today
POSTED: 19/11/06
BRITNEY'S DIVORCE NO'2
Britney Spears has announced that her and husband Kevin Federline have split. It comes less than two years since she married her former dancer Kevin. The couple have had two children in that time also. Kevin has apparently filed for FULL custody of their children. It is not the first divorce for Britney though. Back in 2004, Britney married her friend, Jason Alexander for a laugh and then divorced just two days later.
POSTED: 12/11/06
STAR AFFAIRS
It has been revealed that MC Harvey, formerly from ‘So Solid Crew’, has cheated on his wife and is having an affair with Javine Hilton, who represented the UK in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The pair were caught in bed together by Javine’s boyfriend and he immediately phoned Harvey’s wife Alesha Dixon, who used to be in girlband ‘Mis-Teeq’. A source has said that Alesha is beside herself with anger and disbelief.
POSTED: 12/11/06
KYLIE IS BACK
Fans of Kylie Minogue have been thrilled this week to see her back in the public eye. She has been in her native Australia to promote her new fragrance, Darling, and will now continue her ‘Showgirl’ tour that she had to cancel due to being diagnosed with cancer in May 2005.
POSTED: 12/11/06
CHARLOTTE'S SMOKING BAN
Charlotte Church has been told that if she is spotted smoking again in Swansea Rugby stadium she will be banned. She often goes to the stadium to watch her boyfriend, Gavin Henson, play. But she has been warned numerous times about smoking in the no smoking venue.
POSTED: 12/11/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 12/11/06
• Micheal Jackson is set to perform at the World Music Awards this Wednesday. He will also pick up an award to honour more than 100 million record sales
• Madonna is working with some members of Abba on tracks for her next album
• Lily Allen looks set to be the unlikely next face of Chanel. It is thought her style will be the look of 2007
• Robbie Williams has made a play for Lindsay Lohan and was apparently stunned when she blanked him and walked off
• Westlife’s Nicky Byrne is to become a Dad for the first time. His wife is expecting his baby next summer
• Myleene Klass, Jason Donovan and Matt Willis are all rumoured to be contestants on this year’s ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’. The new series starts tomorrow
POSTED: 12/11/06
MTV EMAs 2006
The MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Copenhagen on Thursday night. This year’s event was hosted by Justin Timberlake who opened the show with a performance. Other performances included Nelly Furtado, Keane, Muse, Rihanna, Diddy and The Killers. This year’s winners included the host Justin winning Best Male and Best Pop, Gnarls Barkley won Best Song with ‘Crazy’, The Killers picked up Best Rock, Best Female was Christina Aguilera, Rihanna won Best R’n’B, Muse picked up the Best Alternative award, Best Hip Hop went to Kanye West and the Best Album went to The Red Hot Chilli Peppers with their album ‘Stadium Arcadium’. The Kooks did the UK proud by picking up the Best UK and Ireland Act award. More news about this event can be found HERE.
POSTED: 05/11/06
Q AWARDS 2006
The Q Awards took place this week and was held last Monday at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel and hosted by Jonathan Ross. The star studied event saw Gnarls Barkley win Best Track with ‘Crazy’, Oasis picked up Best Act In The World Today with Noel winning the Classic Songwriter award, The Arctic Monkeys won the People’s Choice award and Best Album, Muse won Best Live Act, Culture Club’s ‘Karma Chameleon’ won Classic Song, Peter Gabriel got the Lifetime Achievement, Take That won the Best Idol Award, Best Video went to The killers and the Q Award Of Awards went to U2. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 05/11/06
A 'PERFECT MOMENT' EACH WEEK
Martine McCutcheon has said that she is so happy being single that she wouldn’t mind dating a different man every week. The actor who had a number one hit with ‘Perfect Moment’ said “I’m going to play the field and see what happens, even if that means having a different man on my arm every week.”
POSTED: 05/11/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 05/11/06
• Madonna appeared on Newsnight to defend her decision to adopt African baby David Banda
• Kylie Minogue has revealed that the chemotherapy she had for her breast cancer pushed her to her limits and said it was like being hit with an atomic bomb
• All Saints star Nicole Appleton has hinted that her and Liam Gallagher will get married soon
• Pete Doherty and Kate Moss had a massive row after he didn’t make an effort with Kate’s Mum
• Michael Jackson is set to make his first appearance in the UK for nine years. He will be honoured for his contribution to music at the World Music Awards
• Heather Mills is set to quit the UK to live in a French mansion worth £1 million
POSTED: 05/11/06
PETE AND KATE TO WED
Pete Doherty and Kate Moss are getting married, the tabloids revealed this week. They are set to tie the knot at Marylebone Register Office in London because of its rich musical history. Many famous stars have said their vows there. The wedding is set to take place either at Christmas or on Kate’s birthday on 16th January.
POSTED: 29/10/06
MADONNA FIGHTS OFF THE CRITICS
Madonna has said that her new adopted son’s Dad only said he didn’t realise that he was giving up David forever because he was pressured into saying it by journalists. Meanwhile, Sharon Osbourne has criticised Madonna, in a radio interview, saying that Madonna should have supported David’s Dad instead of taking his child away. Many other celebrities support Madonna though including TV presenter Lorraine Kelly who praises Madonna for her caring actions.
POSTED: 29/10/06
U2's HUNT THE LYRIC
U2 are launching a lyric hunt on their website from 30th October with a trip to see the bands Vertigo tour finale, in Hawaii, as the prize. Lyrics will be posted on websites around the world and fans have to find them with clues on U2’s own website, U2.com. The winner will be announced on 9th December.
POSTED: 29/10/06
POSH LIGHTWEIGHTS SAYS LIAM
Liam Gallagher, from Oasis, has branded Pete Doherty and Tom from Keane as posh lightweights because both of the stars have recently ended up in rehab. Liam thinks the fact that they had to get help with their problems isn’t rock ’n’ roll.
POSTED: 29/10/06
KURT IS THE RICHEST DEAD CELEBRITY
Rock star from Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, has become the richest earning dead celebrity. His record sales were worth £27 million over the past year, overtaking Elvis for the first time who made £22.7 million in the past year.
POSTED: 29/10/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 29/10/06
• Robbie Williams’ new album came out on Monday despite the legal dispute with his old boss about one of the tracks on the album
• The Arctic Monkeys are writing an autobiography about their huge rise to fame and plan to have it in the shops by Christmas
• Johnny Borrell has added fuel to the rumours of a Razorlight split after revealing he is working with new bands as a producer
• Paul McCartney had to stop his daughter Stella from having a row with Heather Mills after more allegations that she has made against him
• Take That’s Gary Barlow is £11,439 richer after auctioning off unwanted furniture from his house
• Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole has blasted critics who call her and husband greedy saying that “they don’t even know me or Ashley”
POSTED: 29/10/06
MADONNA'S NEW CHILD IS HOME
The African child, Davie Banda, that Madonna recently adopted was brought back to Britain to his new home this week. Children’s charities and a human rights group had been complaining about the adoption saying she is using the child as a fashion accessory. Madonna has hit back saying that after hearing the were over one million orphans in Malawi it was her wish to open up her home and offer escape of an extreme life of hardship to one child. Madonna has already bought a £5,000 rocking horse for the 13 month old tot.
POSTED: 22/10/06
HEATHER OUT TO "DESTROY" PAUL
Heather Mills launched another attack on her estranged husband, Paul McCartney, this week by stating he stabbed her with a wine glass and attacked her. Paul has said that Heather is trying to destroy him for his £1 billion fortune. Paul has also been seeing a psychiatrist to get him through this stressful time.
POSTED: 22/10/06
RAZORLIGHT IN CRISIS
The press have revealed today that Razorlight are in crisis talks to keep the band together. Apparently frontman Johnny Borrell and the drummer Andy Burrows have been arguing ever since a disagreement a week ago. Andy now says he has had enough and wants to quit. An insider said that their tour ends at Wembley on 1st November and then their future is uncertain.
POSTED: 22/10/06
PRESTON HEALTH FEARS
Worries grew this week over the health of Ordinary Boys frontman Preston. His addiction to sleeping tablets was revealed a few weeks ago, last week he reportedly caught African flu and this week he had a twenty minute fit while in bed. The band has axed some appearances for Preston to recover.
POSTED: 22/10/06
HIGH ON BEETROOT
The Kooks singer, Luke Pritchard was so desperate to fight off his bout of tonsillitis and laryngitis he had to drink juiced beetroot. He said it makes you feel like you are on drugs for the whole day.
POSTED: 22/10/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 22/10/06
• George Michael was called “stupid” after he appeared on TV smoking what looked like a joint
• The Lightning Seeds star, Ian Broudie, was in shock after his brother fell 330ft to his death from Liverpool Cathedral
• The Sugababes had to cancel a gig in Denmark after Amelle lost her passport and was unable to travel
• Lily Allen has become a huge celebrity in America three months before her first release there, after she performed in Los Angeles
• Michael Jackson has got new lawyers so he can sue his old lawyers who are suing him for not paying his legal costs
• Oasis will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Brit Awards. Next year’s Brits will be shown on TV live for the first time in many years
POSTED: 22/10/06
VODAFONE LIVE AWARDS
The first ever Vodafone Live Music Awards took place this week in London’s Roundhouse. Winners included Muse winning best Live Act, U2 won Best International Live Act, Razorlight picked up Best Live Impact in 2006, Best Live Return went to Take That, Best Live Breakthough Act went to The Automatic. A full list of winners can be found HERE. The Arctic Monkeys snubbed the awards as they have many other award ceremonies this year.
POSTED: 15/10/06
PINK'S VIDEO SHOOT VIOLENCE
Pink was left shaken after her video shoot in East End London was gatecrashed. Two drunken men started brawling nearby with youths that were sat watching the filming of the video. A spokesman said that Pink was shocked because she didn’t realise that Britain was a violent place.
POSTED: 15/10/06
MADONNA'S ADOPTION PLIGHT
The press this week was full of details about Madonna adopting an African child. It was confirmed that she will adopt a 13 month old boy called Davie Banda. Davie’s Mum died shortly after his birth and his Dad cannot support him. His Dad is said to be “so happy” that his son will be taken to a rich environment. The adoption has hit setbacks though. Madonna was unable to bring Davie home this weekend due to a passport problem and a Childs rights group is trying to stop the adoption.
POSTED: 15/10/06
ROD WANTS AN EIGHTH KID
Rod Stewart has revealed that he wants a national holiday declared when he has the snip. He made the tongue-in-cheek comment after saying that he would only consider the op after having one more baby with his fiancée Penny Lancaster. That would be his eighth child.
POSTED: 15/10/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 15/10/06
• Ordinary Boys frontman Preston has spoken of his domestic pill addiction. He said “I’m a terrible self prescriber”, “I’d go to the Doctor pleading for pills”
• Justin Hawkins has quit as frontman of rock group The Darkness so he can concentrate on fighting his battle with drugs
• James Morrison’s Dad, Paul, has revealed that he is a “drunk and a druggie”. He said he is baffled how he “produced such a brilliant son”
• Boy George has said he is thinking of writing some songs for Robbie Williams because his last album was “terrible”
• Take That’s first new single for over a decade was played for the first time and got a positive response from the media
• Will Young has landed a part in a new West End musical called Wicked
• Chris De Burgh has claimed he can perform miracles like Jesus, saying “I have found myself being able to cure people with my hands”
POSTED: 15/10/06
ROBBIE'S ALBUM DELAY
The release of Robbie Williams’ new album ‘Rudebox’ could be delayed due to a legal battle between him and his ex-boss Nigel Martin-Smith. Nigel is convinced that the song on the album called ‘The 90’s’ is a slate on him. Robbie has refused to remove the track and now Nigel has served a high court writ against Robbie and his record label. He is demanding £300,000 in damages. The case continues. Meanwhile, Robbie’s Dad, Pete Conway was over the moon when Robbie cancelled part of his tour recently to get some rest. He was shocked to see how tired and drained his son had become with his busy workload.
POSTED: 08/10/06
GEORGE IS TAKING THE MICHAEL
George Michael hit the headlines again this week after again being found slumped at the wheel of his car. The 43 year old was arrested for the third time this year for possessing cannabis and was rushed to hospital for checks.
POSTED: 08/10/06
BATTLE OF THE WAGS
Steven Gerrard’s fiancée, Alex Curran has hit out at follow WAG Jamelia. Recently R’n’B star Jamelia, who is also a WAG, said that most of them are “leeches”. Alex has hit back saying that Jamelia’s boyfriend Darren Byfield, of Millwall, isn’t famous enough.
POSTED: 08/10/06
LIAM'S A LITTLE LATE
Liam Gallagher joined the Dirty Pretty Things on stage this week with the intention of performing with them but was too late. He arrived at the secret gig in North London just as the venues curfew kicked in, making it illegal if they had continued.
POSTED: 08/10/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 08/10/06
• Russell Watson was rushed back to hospital, after his recent brain operation, complaining of headaches and blurred vision
• 16 year old, Lil’ Chris celebrated his No’3 position in the charts last weekend by buying himself a moped
• Rumours stated that The Pussycat Dolls are splitting up after a TV show tried to book them and was apparently told that their next single will be their last. A spokesman insisted the rumours are untrue
• Reformed boyband Five have publicly slated new boyband ‘Upper Street’ which is made up of guys from former boybands of the nineties.
• Madonna has chosen the African baby that she is going to adopt. It is a one year old boy called Luca and he could return to England with her this week
• Babyshambles have postponed their tour dates to give frontman Pete Doherty more time to battle his addiction to drugs
• Charlotte Church has demanded that her lover, Rugby ace Gavin Henson, stops talking to other girls
POSTED: 08/10/06
RUSSELL HAS BRAIN OP
Classical singer Russell Watson had an emergency operation this week to remove a brain tumour. The tumour was pressing on his optical nerve and if it was left any longer would have been likely to have ruined his sight. The tumour was removed via Russell’s nose in an operation where it is said that he was not put to sleep. The star now has to rest so his new album will now be delayed but his tour which starts in November is still likely to go ahead.
POSTED: 01/10/06
KATIE'S UNDER WATER RECORD ATTEMPT
Katie Melua has been under going extensive medical tests ahead of her record breaking gig under water. The performance will take place on the Statoil Troll oil rig, more than 100 metres below the surface of the north sea. If successful, she will hold the world record for the deepest underwater gig. The 22 year old singer’s record attempt will take place on 2nd October.
POSTED: 01/10/06
A RIGHT ROYAL PERFORMANCE
The Scissor Sisters are being lined up to perform for Prince Charles at this year’s Royal Variety Show. The massive New York band, who were number one in the UK singles and albums charts last weekend, said they want to show their thanks to Britain by performing for our royalty.
POSTED: 01/10/06
FIVE MINUTES OF FAME?
Former boyband Five took their comeback to the next level this week by holding a press conference. The remaining four members are adamant that their comeback will be a success even though they have no record deal and no reunion gigs organised. They even have to fund the revival out of their own pockets.
POSTED: 01/10/06
NEW MUSIC RECORDS
Madonna has knocked Britney Spears off the top spot to claim the world record for the highest annual earnings by a female singer. Madge made £26.6 million in 2004. The Arctic Monkeys made the Guinness world record for fastest selling UK debut album and Girls Aloud have the record for the most successful female group formed on a TV reality show.
POSTED: 01/10/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 01/10/06
• James Blunt entertained a massive audience of troops in Kosovo. The star used to serve in Kosovo himself before he found fame with his music
• Snow Patrol are likely to become the first British guitar band to crack America since Duran Duran in 1993. Their single ‘Chasing Cars’ has landed at No’6 in the chart stateside
• Producers of The X Factor have decided that they have no choice but to axe the band ‘Avenue’ from the competition. The band were manufactured and had a record deal before they auditioned in the summer
• Noel Gallagher has revealed that Oasis are planning a brand new album to follow their greatest hits album that is out in November
• Kind hearted Sugababes offered to perform at the hospital bedside of TV presenter Richard Hammond after his serious high speed crash
POSTED: 01/10/06
MOBOs 2006
This year’s Mobo awards took place in London on Wednesday, hosted by Coolio. The awards which honour music of black origin saw Beyonce picking up three gongs for Best Song and Best Video with ‘Déjà vu’ and Best International Female while her boyfriend Jay-Z won Best International Male. Our own Corinne Bailey-Rae won two awards for Best UK Female and Best UK Newcomer. Lemar picked up the award for Best UK Male. Other awards went to The Black Eyed Peas for Best Group, Best R’n’B went to Rihanna, Best Reggae to Sean Paul and Best DJ to Steve Sutherland. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 24/09/06
NICE GUY
Guy Chambers has remarkably called a truce and has opened the door to Robbie Williams if he would like to reform the hit making partnership. Guy & Robbie wrote Angels, Supreme and Rock DJ together before falling out.
POSTED: 24/09/06
EMBRACE YOURSELVES
Lead singer of Embrace, Danny McNamara made a huge mistake in a radio interview this week. He caused worry to fans by saying “I think our next album will be our last ever album. I want it to be a masterpiece”. But after and outcry from fans he back peddled and said “We’re not splitting up. I meant to say we’re going to make our next album like it’s our last”.
POSTED: 24/09/06
WAYNE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE CAMPING
Footballer, Wayne Rooney became the butt of his team-mates jokes this week after camp Scissor Sisters star, Jake Shears, revealed he had a crush on him. Rooney laughed off the jibes by asking how many of them have a gay following.
POSTED: 24/09/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 24/09/06
• Nineties boyband Five are the latest group to announce a reform on the back of the success of Takes That’s reunion. There will only be four members though as Sean Conlon is rumoured to have a solo deal
• Ordinary Boys frontman, Preston has an addiction to dangerous sleeping tablets it has been revealed. It has been a problem for the star for three years
• Justin Timberlake will present this year’s MTV European Music Awards. The bash will be held in Copenhagen on 2nd November.
• Noel Gallagher is apparently at loggerheads with his brother Liam because he is leaving all the promotional work for their greatest hits album to him
• Liam Turner from the Arctic Monkeys has revealed how the band nearly split shortly before finding massive fame thanks to their Myspace webpage
• Former Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham has been voted Britain’s best Yummy Mummy in a poll and husband David was voted Britain’s Dishiest Dad
POSTED: 24/09/06
RUDEBOX DILEMMA
Robbie Williams’ new album was thrown into chaos, this week, when his old manager threatened legal action over one of the tracks. Nigel Martin-Smith managed Take That in the nineties and him and Robbie never saw eye-to-eye. Nigel doesn’t want Robbie’s ‘Rudebox’ album released with the track called ‘The 90’s’ on it. The song penned by Robbie allegedly makes accusations about Nigel. He is demanding that Robbie removes the song from his new album or he will face legal action. It doesn’t look like Robbie is taking the threat seriously though, he performed the track on stage this week. The album is due out on 23rd October.
POSTED: 17/09/06
I WON'T ALWAYS LOVE YOU
Whitney Houston has apparently filed for divorce from her singer husband Bobby Brown after 14 years marriage. Whitney’s career has faded fast in recent years due to her drug abuse problems.
POSTED: 17/09/06
TRYING THE PATIENCE OF SAINTS
Reformed girl group All Saint’s have had a sensational diva strop. The girls were due to fly to Cuba to film the video to their comeback single. But because they couldn’t fly first class together they called the whole thing off and ended up filming the video 6,000 miles away to Romania.
POSTED: 17/09/06
TRAIN BLUES FOR McCARTNEY
Paul McCartney has had more bad news this week. He is now fighting plans to have a railway line built under his recording studio in London’s Soho. He is worried the sound of trains will disrupt recording sessions.
POSTED: 17/09/06
LA ISLA SPACE STATION
Moves to put Madonna on the international space station in 2009 have been blocked. The Russian parliament voted to have Madonna sent there to boost international coverage and to help future projects. All is not lost though, anyone can travel to the space station from 2009 at a bargain price of just £10 million per person.
POSTED: 17/09/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 17/09/06
• Oasis have finally decided the 18 tracks that will be on their greatest hits album
• 59 year-old Marianne Faithfull has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It is in the early stages so a full recovery is likely
• It has been revealed that Justin Timberlake is going to produce tracks on the next Duran Duran album
• Coldplay’s Chris Martin is said to be working with rapper Jay-Z on some tracks for the rapper’s new album
• Britney Spears had her second baby boy this week, the baby was delivered by Caesarean section like her first child
• Take That have signed up to do ‘An Audience With Take That’ show on ITV. The show will go out around Christmas time. The band are also still deciding a name for their comeback album
POSTED: 17/09/06
MERCURY PRIZE WINNER REVEALED
The Mercury Music Prize winner was announced on Tuesday. This year it was won by Sheffield based band The Arctic Monkeys for their album “Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not”. The winner was announced by Jules Holland who also presented them with their award. Lead singer Alex Turner said their win was down to the bands “good tunes” and “no tricks”. The band have found it hard to celebrate though, the baby faced band who’s ages span between 20 to 21 keep getting asked for age I.D before bouncers will let them into swanky bars to celebrate their win. Find out more HERE.
POSTED: 10/09/06
BEST OF BRITISH
Justin Timberlake celebrated his first UK number one last weekend in true British style. The American singer had fish and chips and a pint of bitter. Justin pulled out of appearing on Michael Parkinson’s chat show this weekend blaming a sore throat.
POSTED: 10/09/06
ROBBIE TICKET FIASCO
Robbie Williams’ fans have been left furious after tickets they bought for his concerts never arrived. Fans paid up to £100 each for the tickets that never came. The firm that sold them the tickets, Harley Street Ticket Brokers have closed their phonelines and website. Trading standards are looking into it but fans have been left devastated.
POSTED: 10/09/06
WATER LILY
Lily Allen’s hotel room was flooded in a recent stay in a hotel in Denmark. But the wild star was not to blame. Someone in the room above her left the bath running. Meanwhile, Lily’s Dad Keith Allen has spoken about how proud he is of Lily’s huge rise to fame.
POSTED: 10/09/06
KELLY OSBOURNE WEDDING RUMOUR
Kelly Osbourne’s management have been forced to put out an official statement after a huge wave of rumours that she has married ‘Fileds’ bassist Matty Derham. What had actually happened is she took part in a joke wedding ceremony with him at the Electric Picnic Festival in Ireland.
POSTED: 10/09/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 10/09/06
• X Factor bosses could ban a boyband called Avenue because one of the members already has a record deal with Simon Cowell’s label BMG. All the judges are furious at the oversight
• Madonna has caused outrage by importing 1,000 pheasants from France for the shooting season
• Robbie Williams has become good friends with golfer Colin Mongomerie after he turned up backstage at a Robbie gig. He has also asked Robbie to join him at the Ryder Cup
• Jamelia has hit out at WAGS (Wife’s and girlfriends of footballers) by branding them all “leeches”. She claims that they take advantage of their famous partners
• NME magazine readers have voted Muse as the best headline act at this year’s festivals. They came top of the poll ahead of Radiohead and The Arctic Monkeys
POSTED: 10/09/06
SGT PEPPER NUMBER ONE ALBUM
The results of the Official UK Chart Companies all time album poll were revealed on Monday. Number One in the chart, that Music Mania fans were invited to take part in, put The Beatles album Sergeant Pepper at Number One. The full Top 100 all time album chart can be seen HERE.
POSTED: 03/09/06
MTV VMA'S 2006
The MTV Video Music Awards took place in New York on Thursday night. James Blunt flew the flag for Britain by winning two awards. He picked up awards for Best Video Cinematography and Best Male Video both for his hit ‘You’re Beautiful’. Gnarls Barkley’s massive hit ‘Crazy’ won two awards for Best Direction and Best Editing. Other award winners included Pink, The Pussycat Dolls, The Black Eyed Peas and Beyonce. The Video Of The Year went to Panic! At The Disco with the video for the song ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 03/09/06
POTTY MOUTH CHARLOTTE
Charlotte Church’s new TV show seemed to be a huge success with the 2.1 Million viewers it pulled in. However, Charlotte has been told by TV bosses to curb her bad language as she may land Channel 4 in trouble with TV censors. Meanwhile, Charlotte’s show snubbed Paris Hilton after she demanded £350,000 to appear on the show.
POSTED: 03/09/06
JANET JACKSON "FAT" JIBES FROM MICHAEL
Janet Jackson has revealed how she became obsessed with her weight as a youngster after cruel jibes from her brother Michael. Janet forgave Michael because she says the jibes were due to his “issues” with his own body.
POSTED: 03/09/06
(I CAN'T GET NO) MEMORY LOSS
Ageing Rolling Stones star, Mick Jagger has started using autocue on stage in case he forgets his own lyrics. The 63 year old star has had a screen hidden in his speakers. It is also used to remind him which city he is in when touring in the UK.
POSTED: 03/09/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 03/09/06
• Shayne Ward has been told not to talk or sing for two weeks after an operation to remove nodules from his throat to save his voice
• Sharon Osbourne’s new teatime chat show has been panned by critics as tacky and slushy and for the lack of top name celebrities appearing on the show
• Take That’s European reunion tour won’t be as spectacular as the UK version because they spent most of their budget on the UK shows
• Madonna and her husband, Guy Richie, hope to save their troubled marriage by adopting an African baby. They will fly to Malawi next month to rescue a child from an orphanage
• Star of Rock School, Lil’ Chris insisted on inviting all of his friends on ‘MySpace.Com’ to appear in the video to his debut single ‘Checkin’ It Out’
POSTED: 03/09/06
KERRANG AWARDS 2006
The Kerrang Awards took place in London’s The Brewery on Thursday night. The rock music awards saw My Chemical Romance win the Best Band award, The Lostprophets won Best British Band and Best Album with ‘Liberation Transmission’, The Prodigy won The Spirit Of Independence award, Fall Out Boy’s ‘Sugar, We’re Going Down’ picked up the Best Video award, Placebo won the Classic Songwriter award, The Best Single award went to Bullet For My Valentine with ‘Tears Don’t Fall’ and the Best Live Band award was won by Muse. All the news and gossip and a full list of winners can be found by clicking HERE.
POSTED: 26/08/06
"OH MY GOD" THEY'RE MARRIED
The Ordinary Boys frontman Preston married his fiancé Chantelle on Friday. The pair met on Celebrity Big Brother back in January. Guests at the bash were handed newspaper wrapped cod & chips and Chantelle even uttered her catchphrase ‘oh my God’ as they tied the knot.
POSTED: 26/08/06
TOM IS KEANE TO KICK THE HABBIT
The lead singer of Keane, Tom Chaplin was the latest star to check into The Priory, rehab clinic this week. Shortly after his gig at last weekends V Festival in Essex, he checked into the clinic to help him quit his addiction to alcohol and cocaine.
POSTED: 26/08/06
JENNIFER LOPEZ BABY RUMOURS
The reason why Jennifer Lopez recently pulled out of starring in the Dallas movie has been rumoured this week. It is said that the star is pregnant with her first child. J-Lo and her husband, Marc Anthony, apparently wanted to keep it a secret until Jesse McCartney revealed their secret in a TV interview.
POSTED: 26/08/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 26/08/06
• East 17 have split up again just weeks after a reunion gig. It is said that Tony Mortimer and Brian Harvey just cannot get over their differences
• 20 year old, Charlotte Church turns TV presenter this week when her new late night chat show arrives on Channel Four this Friday night
• Girls Aloud star, Sarah Harding has allegedly stated that she is the only interesting one left in the band because she hasn’t settled down yet
• Matt Willis has taken the plunge and is moving in with his girlfriend, Emma Griffiths. The pair have been house hunting in North London
• Simon Cowell has revealed that there will never be another series of Celebrity X Factor because the show was pointless
• Kylie Minogue has added two more dates to her come back tour in January because of the huge demand for tickets
• Hotel firm Travelodge have revealed that the book that most people leave behind in their hotel rooms, when they leave, is Paris Hilton’s ‘Confessions Of An Heiress’
POSTED: 26/08/06
AIRBRUSH BEFORE THE NEGATIVE PRESS
The Arctic Monkeys have finally bowed to pressure and removed the cigarette from their album’s sleeve. The original image for their album shows a friend of the band, Chris McClure, taking a drag on a cigarette. The Sheffield band have been accused of glorifying smoking to youngsters and have now airbrushed the cigarette out of the artwork.
POSTED: 20/08/06
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO CLEAN THE STREETS?
Boy George got his comeuppance this week as he cleaned the streets of New York for his community service after making false claims to American police last year. He was quickly surrounded by the world’s media and became quite abusive to them. At one point he was taken back to the depot due to too much media attention. Last year he called police to his Manhattan flat falsely claiming it had been broken into. Police also found drugs at the flat.
POSTED: 20/08/06
THE LITTLEST MOBO
Beyonce has topped the list of nominations for this year’s MOBO awards. She has been nominated for three of the awards which honour music of black origin. Jamelia, Corinne Bailey-Rae and Kano are also on the nominations lists. This year’s event will be screened live for the first time on BBC3 on 20th September.
POSTED: 20/08/06
JUSTIN CAN'T GET JIGGY TO MUSIC
Justin Timberlake is not such a good mover to music under the bed sheets. He has revealed that he is a flop in bed if music is playing because it blows his concentration. He said “I have trouble having sex to music because I’ll start picking out the chords”
POSTED: 20/08/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 20/08/06
• Madonna kept her celebrity guests waiting two hours for her to turn up to her own 48th birthday party at London’s Loungelover bar
• Rapper, P Diddy has had a £6 million necklace stolen from a luxury villa on the island of Ibiza
• An open air concert in London by The Scissor Sisters has been passed by the local council. The huge American band will play in Trafalgar Square on 16th September
• The Rolling Stones had to cancel their gig in Spain last weekend because Mick Jagger lost his voice
• The Sugababes were booed and pelted with bottles after starting a Spanish gig 90 minutes late
• Paul McCartney wants estranged wife, Heather Mills, gagged in a divorce deal worth £50 million so she won’t ever be allowed to discuss secrets of their marriage
POSTED: 20/08/06
SCISSOR SISTER'S LONDON GIG FAST-TRACKED
The London mayor, Ken Livingstone has fast tracked approval for the Scissor Sisters to play a huge free gig in London next month. He has put pressure on the capitals Westminster Council to allow the American band to play a open air gig by Nelson’s Column. The Scissor Sisters are very keen for the concert to go ahead to promote their forthcoming new album ‘Ta Dah’ out on 18th September.
POSTED: 12/08/06
JAMES MORRISION DISCOVERED BY HIS NEIGHBOUR
The press this week revealed details on how new music sensation James Morrison was discovered. It was by his next door neighbour. 61 year old Alan Shaw came home from a night out to hear the great voice of James singing next door. Alan gave James a Cat Stevens greatest hits album which became his main influence. It was Alan’s kind words about Jame’s music that gave him the confidence to make it a career.
POSTED: 12/08/06
FOOTBALL CRISIS CAUSED BY THE STONES
The Rolling Stones have angered officials at a German Football club after a gig they played there ruined the pitch. The gig left the turf a complete mess. An entire section of the pitch in the penalty area had to be replaced before the new season started today.
POSTED: 12/08/06
JANET WON'T MISS HER WATER 'TIL FIJI RUNS DRY
Janet Jackson has made the mother of all diva demands. On a recent visit to a London radio station, she had her people call ahead to make sure they have chilled bottled water for her. But not any old bottled water, it had to be spring water from Fiji. After arriving she made her staff test the temperature of the water with a thermometer.
POSTED: 12/08/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 12/08/06
• Natasha Bedingfield has been personally signed-up by Sylvester Stallone to perform the theme tune for the new Rocky movie
• Paul McCartney has frozen his joint bank account with estranged wife Heather Mills because “obscene” amounts of money have been withdrawn
• Organisers of a Pussycat Dolls concert in Malaysia have been fined for allowing the girls to be raunchy. Their antics were seen as gross indecency
• Former Eternal star Louise Redknapp has been signed to be the new presenter of the Clothes Show
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers fans stormed the stage as the band finished the three day Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago
• The Spice Girls have topped a poll of bands that music fans would most like to see getting back together. The Yahoo music poll also had high volumes of votes for Led Zeppelin, The Police and The Verve
POSTED: 12/08/06
KYLIE'S WAR ON THE TOUTS
Kylie Minogue has waged a war on ticket touts. All tickets for her come back Wembley gigs in January sold out in just six minutes a few weeks ago. Since then tickets have been appearing on auction websites, such as eBay, for up to £500. Kylie has demanded that ticket touts have their tickets cancelled and resold to proper fans. After Kylie’s demands, ticket agencies have been writing to the ticket touts after tracking them down. This could be a move that other massive stars may follow.
POSTED: 05/08/06
LADY MACCA WANTS MORE
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have not been able to come to a divorce settlement that they can both agree on. Heather has apparently shunned his offer of £30 Million. She apparently wants a bigger portion of Macca’s £1 Billion fortune. Meanwhile it has been revealed that Heather will lose her “Lady” title when she divorces Paul.
POSTED: 05/08/06
MADONNA ACCUSED OF BLASPHEMY
Madonna has been accused of “blasphemy” by the Vatican this week, just days before her Confessions tour opens in Rome. An aide to the Pope said that Madonna should be excommunicated because she appears on stage on a crucifix.
POSTED: 05/08/06
'STARS ARE BLIND' INDEED
New music star, Paris Hilton has done her bit to prove that all bleach blond models are a bit thick. On a visit to the UK recently GQ magazine asked her if she fancied Tony Blair. To which she replied “Who’s Tony Blair?”. After some thought she said “He’s like your President?”
POSTED: 05/08/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 05/08/06
• Rising star, James Morrison has revealed that he flopped in school. He failed his music A-Level and was ungraded
• Ab’s, formerly from boyband Five, was put on Love Island for ITV’s latest attempt to improve ratings
• Boy George has been told he WILL have to sweep the streets and pick up litter for his community service
• Richard Ashcroft wants Dolly Parton to cover the classic Verve song “The Drugs Don’t Work” for an album where other music stars sing his songs
• James Blunt has been nominated for three MTV Video Awards, all for his hit “You’re Beautiful”
• Lee Ryan was seen drowning his sorrows, after losing his record contract, in Stringfellows in London
• Jennifer Lopez has quit her role in the Dallas remake movie. She was due to play Sue Ellen
POSTED: 05/08/06
TOP OF THE POPS FINALE
Tonight the last ever episode of Top Of The Pops was screened. The show has been the biggest TV music show for the last 42 years. It was launched by Jimmy Savile on New Year’s Day 1964. Due to falling audience figures the BBC made the decision to pull the plug on the show. Cliff Richard holds the record for most appearances with 160 and Status Quo the second at 87. The longest performance was in 2005 when Green Day performed their 9 minute version of ‘Jesus Of Surburbia’. Due to their young audience, show bosses banned Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s song ‘Relax’ and The Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save The Queen’. Most of the first ten year’s of the show have been lost forever as the BBC had a rule that all old programmes should be deleted from their tapes. Tonight’s final show featured old presenters including Jimmy Savile and archive memorable performances. The Top Of The Pops magazine, website and spin off shows will remain as they are.
POSTED: 30/07/06
JAKE'S SUICIDE HEARTACHE
Jake Shears the Scissor Sisters frontman has revealed he contemplated suicide after his massive rise to fame. He fell into depression after a tour to plug the bands album.
POSTED: 29/07/06

EAST 17 BUST UP
Newly reformed East 17 could be over before they have even begun. Tony Mortimer has reportedly punched fellow band member Brian Harvey in the face during a business meeting that Brian arrived late for. They are currently trying to clinch a new record contract.
POSTED: 29/07/06
MADONNA HITS THE BOTTLE
Madonna has found a way of keeping her stage outfits clean while on tour. She sprays VODKA on them. Her staff use up to a bottle a night spraying it on sweat stains. An insider said that “alcohol kills bacteria, keeping stage clothes fresher”
POSTED: 29/07/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 29/07/06
• McFly celebrated their number one record last weekend by stripping naked during a performance at London’s G.A.Y club
• George Michael caused a stir when he tried to defend his lewd act with a 58 year-old man on Hampstead Heath on teatime show Richard And Judy. People complained that children may have been watching
• Former Blue star Lee Ryan has been dropped by his record label after his debut solo album flopped
• Lance Bass formerly from boyband N’Sync has revealed his is gay. He kept his sexuality quiet for fear it would ruin his career
• Lily Allen has finally said sorry to young fans for bragging about taking cocaine to celebrate her debut number one
POSTED: 29/07/06
MERCURY PRIZE 2006
The Mercury Music Prize nominations were revealed by Jools Holland, at the Commonwealth Club in London, on Tuesday. The nominations include The Arctic Monkeys, Guillemots, The Editors, Muse and Thom Yorke. The press complained that there was a serious lack of female artists in the line-up. Corrine Bailey-Rae and Lily Allen were both snubbed. A full list of the nominations can be seen HERE. The winner of the Mercury Prize, which started in 1992, will receive a £20,000 cheque at a ceremony on 5th September.
POSTED: 22/07/06
KYLIE CRASHES WEMBLEY WEBSITE
Kylie Minogue crashed the Wembley Arena website when her Showgirl tour tickets went on sale this week. All of the tickets sold out in just six minutes and organisers had to add extra dates to keep up with demand. The gigs take place in January 2007.
POSTED: 22/07/06
WILLIAMS V TIMBERLAKE
Robbie Williams has chickened out of a chart battle with Justin Timberlake. Robbie has delayed the release of his new dance album until October. The release date originally clashed with that of the new comeback album from Justin Timberlake.
POSTED: 22/07/06
LILY'S NOT SMILING
Lily Allen has branded Victoria Beckham and The Pussycat Dolls as bad role models. She says that Victoria’s skinny figure gives a bad image to children and the Pussycat Dolls get away with gyrating with minimal clothes on in their music videos.
POSTED: 22/07/06
LONDON EYE-POD
Outkast have decided to hold the launch of their album, Idlewild, on the London Eye. Andre 3000 and Big Boi will showcase their new album in a pod on the London attraction on 26th July. The album is released on 21st August.
POSTED: 22/07/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 22/07/06
• Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are apparently planning to adopt a baby. Madonna has consulted adoption agencies in both the U.K and America
• Matt Willis fell off the wagon and checked himself back into rehab after the stresses of his solo career got him back on the bottle
• Ice Cube has met up with Damon Albarn to discuss working with The Gorillaz on their next album
• Kevin Federline is recording a song about his wife Britney Spears to help boost sales of his debut album
• Primal Scream star Bobby Gillespie has been left with a broken nose and two black eyes after an unprovoked attack in a Madrid Hotel bar
• Shayne Ward has been boasting about the size of his manhood saying “I’m happy with what God gave me”
POSTED: 22/07/06
MERCURY PRIZE NOMINATIONS 2006
This year’s Mercury Music Prize nominations for 2006 have been revealed. The Arctic Monkeys are favourites to win after the shortlist was revealed in London. The winner of the Mercury Prize, which started in 1992, will receive a £20,000 cheque at a ceremony on 5th September.
This year's shortlist is as follows...
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas
Editors - The Back Room
Guillemots - Through The Windowpane
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
Hot Chip - The Warning
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
Zoe Rahman - Melting Pot
Lou Rhodes - Beloved One
Scritti Politti - White Bread, Black Beer
Sway - This Is My Demo
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
POSTED: 18/07/06
STEAK AND CHIPS FOR CHERYL'S WEDDING
Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy married her footballer boyfriend Ashley Cole this weekend. They had a one million pound fairytale wedding with 250 family and friends held in a marquee on 2,500 acres of land near Barnet, north London. They didn’t have a very lavish meal though. The newly Weds and their guests tucked into steak and chips washed down with pink champagne. Cheryl turned up late to the wedding and arrived in a horse drawn carriage.
POSTED: 16/07/06
MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR
Guy Richie flipped and dragged his wife Madonna off the dancefloor after she started dancing with her ex, Lenny Kravitz. It happened at a bash to celebrate Madonna’s sell-out New York gigs. Guy refused to dance with her all night and when she danced with he ex he stormed on to the dance floor and raged “time to go home”. Madonna played it cool and left with Guy.
POSTED: 15/07/06
JUSTIN NOT QUITE SO INNOCENT?
Justin Timberlake was in the UK this week with his girlfriend Cameron Diaz to promote his come back single ‘SexyBack’. He revealed to the press that the reason why he has a squeaky clean image is because he does all his mis-behaving behind closed doors.
POSTED: 15/07/06
SLIM IDOL
Tubby Michelle McManus is making a fitness DVD. The unlikely keep fit guru has shed nine stone since her 2003 Pop Idol win and hopes to inspire other overweight people by losing another three stone before she finishes the project before Christmas.
POSTED: 15/07/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 15/07/06
• Lily Allen caused uproar this week by saying she was going to celebrate her first number one single by taking Cocaine
• Kylie Minogue’s emotional interview about her breast cancer will be shown on Sky One at 9pm this Sunday with Cat Deeley. Kylie has offered words of advice to other sufferers by saying “you can get through it”
• George Michael will have an entourage of 150 people for his 25 Live tour later this year
• Rumours from L.A suggest that former Spice Girl, Mel B has found love with Hollywood star Eddie Murphy
• Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe is suing him claiming that divorce payments ceased three years ago
• James Blunt is swapping Britain for Spain as a relative has claimed he has bought a mountain and an old house to get away from it all
POSTED: 15/07/06
KYLIE SPEAKS
Kylie Minogue battled back the tears in an interview with Cat Deeley. It was her first interview since she has won her battle with breast cancer. She revealed how she tried to run away after first hearing the terrible news of her cancer. She described her feelings and in great detail in the emotional interview that will be screened on Sky One at 9pm on Sunday 16th July.
POSTED: 08/07/06
SAME MANSION, DIFFERENT CRISIS
There was another disaster at the cursed mansion of the Osbourne family this week. An electrical fault caused a blaze at the £5 million home where Kelly was sleeping. It is though she was only saved by the high-tech alarm that is installed. Staff woke Kelly and helped her to safety while fire-fighters tackled the blaze. Other dramas at the mansion include a huge burglary of jewellery and when Ozzy Osbourne cheated death in a quad bike accident.
POSTED: 08/07/06
VAIN WAGS
Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy has said she was shocked by the vanity of the WAGS’ (Wives and Girlfriends) of the England team when she recently met them. She said “it’s like, who’s got the best watch on, who’s got the best bag, which wife is dressed the best, which wife has the best hair?”
POSTED: 08/07/06
MUMMY GALLAGHER IS NOT HAPPY
Noel and Liam Gallagher have been ordered to fatten up or else by their Mum Peggy. She has ordered the brothers back home because she thinks they have become too skinny after starting their keep-fit regimes.
POSTED: 08/07/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 08/07/06
• Rising music star, Lily Allen has told of her heartache where she has been left devastated by the split from her secret boyfriend
• Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have been proving rumours of a rift between them are untrue as they enjoyed a break in Paris
• Britney Spears will do a second series of her fly-on-the-wall documentary to prove to critics that she is a good mother to her son
• It has been confirmed that after her two year break from show business, Dido will release her comeback album later this year
• X Factor judge Louis Walsh is considering a nip and tuck on his face after advice from fellow judges Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne
• Michael Jackson has a deal to record new material and wants Eminem to work with him on his new album
POSTED: 08/07/06

BABYSHAMBLES SHAMBLES
Babyshambles split up last weekend due to Pete Doherty’s behaviour. Pete has messed around the rest of the band for months with is drug fuelled ways. He has been turning up at gigs when he feels like it and recently left them waiting for six hours at London’s Waterloo station to go to a gig in Paris. But after a long apology from Pete they have given it another go and are still together.
POSTED: 01/07/06
MUMS THE WORD
Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkey’s has turned down a date with Kate Moss after seeking advice from his mum. He panicked after the shock offer of a date so he asked his mum Penny what she thought he should do. He passed his mobile number to Kate Moss when she asked for it when they met at a gig back in February. His mum’s advice was to steer well clear from the former drug addict Kate.
POSTED: 01/07/06
JAMES AND JAMES WRITE TOGETHER
James Blunt has called on the talents of Son Of Dork star, James Bourne to help him write his second album. The two James’ flew out to the Caribbean last month to get their heads together and write the songs to the follow up of the album ‘Back To Bedlam’.
POSTED: 01/07/06
PURPLE DIET FOR MARIAH
Mariah Carey is so terrified about getting wrinkles, she is eating purple food. The diva is said to eat food with ingredients including red grapes and beetroot as they are said to have anti-aging benefits. She makes sure she eats the meals at least three times a week.
POSTED: 01/07/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 01/07/06
• Brian Harvey threatened to leave East 17 the day before their reunion tour recently after storming out of rehearsals
• Boy George has been ordered to start his community service or face prison. He offered to stage a fashion show for charity but the Judge wasn’t having any of it
• Britney Spears has moved back in with her mother after the breakdown of her marriage to Kevin Federline
• Rod Stewart sported a kilt and sporran to the christening of his new baby son named Alistair Wallace Stewart
• Take That played their last reunion tour date last weekend and hinted that it is unlikely to be their last starting rumours of a come back album
• Keane have entered at No’4 in the American Album charts with their second album ‘Under The Iron Sea’
POSTED: 01/07/06
TOP OF THE CHOPS
The legendary Top Of The Pops has been axed by BBC bosses. The show has been the biggest TV music show for the last 42 years. It was launched by Jimmy Savile on New Year’s Day 1964. The show used to pull in audiences of 19 million but recently only gets around just 1 million. Its demise is blamed on 24 hour music channels, the internet and video ipods. Recently the show was moved to Sunday evenings and moved to BBC2 from BBC1 but still failed to attract viewers. The website and the archive show Top Of The Pops 2 will still remain. The last ever Top Of The Pops will be screened on 30th July.
POSTED: 24/06/06
ASHCROFT ARRESTED
Richard Ashcroft has been arrested after allegedly bursting into a youth club and demanding to work with the teenagers. Witnesses say the former Verve frontman appeared drunk and looked like a tramp. He was swearing and refused to leave. Police arrested the star and gave him a £80 fine for disorderly behaviour.
POSTED: 24/06/06
QUIET BIRTHDAY FOR MACCA
Sir Paul McCartney decided not to have a huge party for his 64th birthday last weekend and had a family barbeque instead. Rumours say he was to hurt and upset about his split from Heather Mills to feel like celebrating.
POSTED: 24/06/06
RONAN GOES SMOOTH
Ronan Keating is the latest to join what seems to be becoming a new celebrity craze by shaving all the hair off his chest. He said his wife liked it but he won’t do it again because it is very itchy as it grows back.
POSTED: 24/06/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 24/06/06
• Oliver Martinez has denied American rumours that he has cheated on Kylie Minogue with Lost star Michelle Rodriquez
• Geri Halliwell has changed her mind and will let the father of her daughter see his baby
• Seal has revealed that his wife Heidi Klum is expecting their second child
• Natasha Bedingfield has signed a deal to be the face of Gap in America
• Gary Barlow snuck away after the Take That concert last Sunday to spend time with his kids on Father’s Day
• Eminem is closer to divorcing his wife Kim again, after just 82 days marriage, after a court hearing in Michigan
POSTED: 24/06/06
NOW HE'S 64
Paul McCartney has been singing about it for years and this weekend has finally turned 64. He has been on a business trip in New York and is spending his birthday with his children at his Sussex estate.
POSTED: 18/06/06
STAGGERING STONE
The Rolling Stones' tour has been thrown into chaos again, this time because Ronnie Wood has fallen off the wagon. Just as Keith Richards recovers from his brain operation, Ronnie has now checked into a rehab clinic to overcome his alcohol addiction.
POSTED: 18/06/06
CHERYL TOP FOOTY BIRD
Cheryl Tweedy has been named the fittest footballers girlfriend. The Sun newspaper's poll found that Ashley Cole’s girlfriend is the girl most men would like to be with.
POSTED: 18/06/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 18/06/06
• Eighties pop star Pete Burns has been released from prison after nearly two months behind bars for harassing his ex-boyfriend
• Snow Patrol have scrapped their American tour because frontman Gary Lightbody has a throat infection
• Kylie Minogue has made her first stage appearance since before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was an impromptu sing-a-long with her sister Danni in London’s Astoria nightclub
• The Sugababes have asked fans which song they should finish their set with when they perform on the Take That tour
POSTED: 18/06/06
PORN McCARTNEY
Paul McCartney, who recently split from his wife Heather Mills, was upset this week when the press claimed that she is a former porn star. Paul is said to have had no idea about her sordid past. It is said that Paul has sunk to his lowest ebb since the death of his first wife Linda. The man who featured in the porn films with Heather Mills is likely to sell his story. This could lose her a large amount from her divorce settlement from Paul.
POSTED: 10/06/06
GIRLS ALOUD HIT THE NEWS
The stars from girl group Girls Aloud have been making the headlines this week. Kimberley Walsh admitted she was silly after being photographed smoking a joint. Meanwhile Sarah Harding is said to heave pulled a Hollywood heart-throb. It is claimed she has been secretly dating Stephen Dorff.
POSTED: 10/06/06
KYLIE NAMED WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Kylie Minogue has been named Woman Of The Year. The star that has spent the last year battling breast cancer was voted for the award by the readers of Glamour magazine. She returned to the recording studio this week too.
POSTED: 10/06/06
THE X FACTOR COMES TO AN EAST-END
The X Factor Battle Of The Stars finished on Monday evening. The celebrities battled it out with one being voted off each night. The winner was former Eastenders star Lucy Benjamin. Rugby player Matt Stevens came second. Lucy's performances of ‘Lets Dance’ and ‘Mack The Knife’ clinched it for her in the final.
POSTED: 10/06/06
SYMPATHY FOR THE BREATHLESS
Rock mega-star from Guns n’ Roses, Axl Rose is obviously losing his rocker touch. The 44 year old star rushed to an oxygen tent in between songs to get his breath back. It is also reported that he held the gig up by three hours as he refused to travel to the venue until he had confirmation that the oxygen would be available.
POSTED: 10/06/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 10/06/06
• Rock star Bon Jovi has called the development of Wembley stadium a “shambles” after his UK gigs were relocated because the stadium won’t be ready on time
• Pete Doherty has checked himself back into rehab to try again to quit drugs. He has checked into a clinic in Portugal
• Kevin Federline is cashing in before he officially splits up with Britney Spears. He has signed up for loads of credit cards and wants to star in a movie about his life
• The Sugababes have snubbed former band member Siobhan Donaghy and won’t include her vocals on their greatest hits album
• Kelly Osbourne has ousted Liz Hurley as the presenter of the fashion reality show Project Catwalk. Liz was dropped for being to wooden
POSTED: 10/06/06
THE X BATTLE CONTINUES
The X Factor Battle Of The Stars started on Monday where celebrities sing each evening and the worst gets voted off. A huge war of words started between Judge Sharon Osbourne and contestant Rebecca Loos. Rebecca was so upset by some of Sharon’s comments that she threatened to quit the show and Sharon was told by show organisers to tone it down. The show finishes on Monday where the remaining contestants hope to be crowned the winners of the show.
POSTED: 03/06/06
NUCLEAR WAR FOR KYLIE
Kylie Minogue has a new battle on her hands. The star, who has just beat breast cancer now has to battle with developers. She owns an island near Melbourne and has just heard that French developers are to build a nuclear power station on her doorstep. It is said that she was hoping for a long term future on the island but not anymore.
POSTED: 03/06/06
STAY ANOTHER DAY SAY THE FANS
We recently saw the start of the Take That reunion tour and hoping for similar success, this week, we saw East 17’s reunion show. It was supposed to be a one-off but the crowd reaction suggests it will be more than that. East 17 had to ask Shola Ama to provide vocals for their song ‘If You Ever’ after Gabrielle had to pull out due to problems with a stalker.
POSTED: 03/06/06
BUSTING THE WORLD CUP
It appears that Busta Rhymes is a big football fan. The rap star is making sure none of his UK tour dates clash with England World Cup games and has even rescheduled the start time of a concert on the day that England play Trinidad & Tobago.
POSTED: 03/06/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 03/06/06
• Britney Spears has turned to self help books to help her get over the breakdown of her marriage
• Former Blue star, Duncan James has told the press how his friend Geri Halliwell is loving her new role as a mother
• Oasis’ album Definitely Maybe has beaten the Beatles album Sgt Pepper in a poll of the 100 greatest albums of all time in the British Hits Singles and Albums book
• James Blunt’s mentor Elton John has told him on a phone conversation to enjoy the perks of fame while they last
• Jon Ansell from G4 is to appear in court after allegations that he assaulted a pregnant woman
• The papers have been speculating again about the relationship of Joss Stone and Lemar after they were spotted on a catamaran trip off the coast of Barbados. The pair insists that they are just friends.
• McFly are planning to shock fans with their next release which is about band member Harry Judd’s supposed fling with Lindsay Lohan
POSTED: 03/06/06
SOCCER AID
Soccer Aid has taken place at The Old Trafford football stadium. It was a charity football match organised by Robbie Williams to raise money for UNICEF. There were two teams playing, there was the England team captained by Robbie himself and The Rest Of The World team captained by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey. England won the game. Robbie is hoping to make Soccer Aid a yearly event. Click HERE for more.
POSTED: 28/05/06
IVOR NOVELLOS
The Ivor Novello Awards took place on Thursday and winners included KT Tunstall, New Order, Shayne Ward, Kaiser Chiefs, Athlete and James Blunt. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 27/05/06
BRITNEY MARRIAGE OVER
Britney Spears has split up with her husband Kevin Federline. She recently revealed that she is pregnant with their second child. It is also rumoured that she has thrown Kevin out of their marital home.
POSTED: 27/05/06
HELLO GERI
Geri Halliwell has posed for pictures with her new born child for Hello magazine. She has named her new baby girl Bluebell Madonna Halliwell. She made no mention, in the magazine, of the childs father Sacha Gervasi who she has frozen out of her life.
POSTED: 27/05/06
PAUL FAILS TO SAVE MARRIAGE
Sir Paul McCartney made a final attempt to save his marriage to Heather Mills when they went to their romantic hideaway in Scotland. However he returned home alone.
POSTED: 27/05/06
PRINCE CHARMING
Former Atomic Kitten, Natasha Hamilton was left red-faced this week after a picture of her was printed in the press of her receiving a kiss from Prince William. The problem is the picture shows what looks like Natasha trying to turn the kiss into a full blown snog.
POSTED: 27/05/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 27/05/06
• The first celebrity edition of X Factor starts on Bank Holiday Monday. The show is called battle of the stars and will be on TV daily for the next few weeks.
• Gnarls Barkley are so fed up with their massive hit Crazy it will be deleted from shops and download sites meaning it will drop out of the charts very quickly over the next few weeks
• The Rolling Stones have delayed the first 15 shows of their European tour to give Keith Richards time to recover after his recent brain operation
• Madonna has caused controversy by appearing hanging from a cross on her world tour
• Natasha Bedingfield has found love with Jessica Simpson’s old flame Nick Lachey
• Girls Aloud bigmouth, Cheryl Tweedy has started another feud and war of words. This time with model Jordon by accusing her of looking “ghastly”
POSTED: 27/05/06
2006 EUROVISION
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest took place in Athens, this weekend. This year’s winner was a rock group dressed as monsters called Lordi with a song called Rock Hallelujah. The winning country was Finland with 292 points. Ireland didn’t do too bad coming in tenth place with 93 points. The UK was represented by Daz Sampson with a song called ‘Teenage Life’ and we came in 19th place out of 24 with a total of 25 points. Not bad however compared to recent years. Check out all of this year’s Eurovision news HERE.
POSTED: 21/05/06
HE'S LOVING TARA INSTEAD
It was revealed in the press this week that IT girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has had marathon bedroom romps with Robbie Williams. Apparently they got together in his London penthouse last month and only left the place once in ten days.
POSTED: 20/05/06
PAUL & HEATHER McCARTNEY SPLIT
Sir Paul McCartney has split up with his wife of four years Heather Mills. It has been rumoured that they have been having marriage problems for a while and they finally separated this week. The press say that Heather could claim up to £400 million of his fortune as he refused to sign a pre-nuptial agreement when they married.
POSTED: 20/05/06
DAMON SLAMS WORLD FRIENDLY ARTISTS
Damon Albarn, who voices the animated band ‘The Gorillaz’, has branded Coldplay, Radiohead, Bob Geldof and Bono as hypocrites for trying to save the world. He said it is great what they are doing for the world but then they set themselves up for people’s adoration with their stadium tours. Where is the humanity in that?
POSTED: 20/05/06
P+O+P = B+R+A+I+N+S
Experts at The Vienna University have found that listening to pop hits, like those of Robbie Williams, can make children brainier. They claim that pop melodies lower stress which in turn boosts learning skills. Songs with beats similar to the heartbeat are the best the study found.
POSTED: 20/05/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 20/05/06
• A massive concert was held on the grounds of The Tower Of London this weekend to raise money for The Prince’s Trust on it’s 30th anniversary
• Keith Richards has been up on his feet again after leaving hospital in New Zealand after a brain operation
• Ronan Keating hopes to jump on the same bandwagon as Take That by organising a Boyzone reunion tour. He has always been against a reunion until now
• Geri Halliwell gave birth to her baby last weekend by caesarean section. The 33 year-old ex-Spice Girl had her mum with her for the birth
• Pete Doherty has sunk to a new low by squirting MTV cameramen with a syringe full of his own blood
• Snow Patrol have recorded a cover of the John Lennon classic ‘Isolation’ to raise funds for Amnesty International
POSTED: 20/05/06
KEITH RICHARDS' BRAIN OPERATION A SUCCESS
Rolling Stones guitarist, 62 year old Keith Richards had brain surgery this week to remove a blood clot caused when he fell out of a tree. It was feared that he may never play with the ‘Stones’ again as his family kept vigil by his bedside. He was released from hospital, only to be rushed back to hospital four hours later. It is thought he will remain in hospital for several days more. A spokesman said the operation was 100% successful and denied that there is a risk of brain damage. The Rolling Stones have put back the start of their European tour in the hope that Keith will join them.
POSTED: 13/05/06
TAKE THAT SIGN A NEW DEAL
Take That’s reunion tour has landed them a £3 million record deal. Record labels have been fighting to sign them this time around. Song BMG who own the bands back catalogue were keen to sign them but the band have signed a new album deal with Polydor.
POSTED: 13/05/06
MATT TALKS TO THE SUN
Matt Willis, formerly of Busted, has spoken to The Sun newspaper about his breakdown after the band split at the start of 2005. He said “I was drinking myself into a mess everyday to deal with my life. I was worried about everything” he went on to say he doubted himself and felt he was not good enough to do anything. Matt eventually booked himself into rehab and now feels like he has turned his life around. His debut solo release ‘Up All Night’ is out on 22nd May.
POSTED: 13/05/06
PETE BURNS' FRILLY PRISON JEANS
Pete Burns, from eighties group Dead or Alive, who was recently jailed for harassing his Ex-boyfriend, has been causing a stir in prison. He has apparently camped up his prison jeans by adding frilly hems. The 46 year old, who starred in this year’s Celebrity Big Brother is said to be the talk of the prison.
POSTED: 13/05/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 13/05/06
• Elton John shocked viewers by swearing on live TV again. He was answering children’s questions on The Paul O’Grady show on Channel 4
• Kurt Cobain has been voted the greatest rock hero of all time by NME readers
• American rapper, Snoop Dogg has been cautioned by police for using threatening behaviour at a Heathrow VIP suite
• Tony Blair has invited Robbie Williams around to No’10 for tea ahead of Robbie’s charity event ‘Soccer Aid’ on 27th May
• The father of Geri Halliwell’s unborn child, Sacha Gervasi is said to be a former junkie who spent £200 a day on feeding his addiction
• Simon Webbe has been celebrating after winning the Best Breakthough Act award at the MTV Asia awards
POSTED: 13/05/06
THE CLASSICAL BRITS
The Classical Brit awards took place on Thursday at The Royal Albert Hall in London. Winners this year included Andreas Scholl picking up Singer Of The Year, Katherine Jenkins picked up The Album Of The Year award and the award for Lifetime Achievement went to Placido Domingo. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 06/05/06
DOHERTY'S EXCUSES
Pete Doherty has come up with a string of excuses to defend pictures of him in the press allegedly injecting an unconscious girl with heroin. He states the picture was taken for a joke and he was removing some of the girls blood to make a painting with.
POSTED: 06/05/06
ROBBIE TRAINS FOR SOCCER AID
Robbie Williams is in training to play football at a charity event he has arranged for 27th of this month called Soccer Aid. The event is a football match played by celebrities with all profits going to UNICEF. Meanwhile his Wembley dates of his tour have been rescheduled because the stadium wont be finished in time. The new venue for the gigs is the Milton Keynes Bowl.
POSTED: 06/05/06
MELUA THE TULIP
Katie Melua has been to Holland for the official presentation of a tulip that has been named after her. The Royal Dutch Bulb Growers Association have named the tulip ‘The Tulipa Katie Melua’.
POSTED: 06/05/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 06/05/06
• Will Young has been voted the best UK pop star in a poll for UK Music Week which was aired on most of the Uk’s commercial radio stations last Monday
• The Rolling Stones will continue their tour despite fears that guitarist Keith Richards will not be fit enough to join them after a brain haemorrhage
• Kylie Minogue has a bronze model of her made and displayed in her home Australian city of Melbourne
• Shayne Ward has been to Madame Tussauds this week to see their life size model of him
• It is rumoured that Britney Spears is expecting a girl after she was spotted buying pink baby clothes
• Chris Martin has said he wants to go back to college to study classical music when his band, Coldplay stop making music
• Tony Mortimer, from East 17, this week called Take That a Village People tribute act to which Take That’s Gary Barlow replied, East 17 have “only sold one date. That’s sad isn’t it”.
POSTED: 06/05/06
DOHERTY DISGRACE
Pete Doherty was in The Sun newspaper this week in a picture that allegedly shows him injected an unconscious fan with heroin. Police have launched an investigation into the photos which could lead to ten years in prison for the former ‘Libertines’ frontman. Pete’s Mum wept over the pictures, his Dad and Sister have disowned him and his Uncle wants him locked-up for his own good. A friend of Pete’s said, however, that Pete was probably helping the girl and was actually taking the needle out not putting it in.
POSTED: 29/04/06
ROBBIE WILL JOIN TAKE THAT ON TOUR
Robbie Williams appears on the new Take That reunion tour as a hologram singing a re-recorded version of ‘Could it be Magic’. Gary Barlow from the band revealed this week that Robbie will definitely join them on stage in person to perform on more that one of the bands reunion gigs this year.
POSTED: 29/04/06
GEORGE V's JAGGER
Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger has taken revenge on American president George Bush. The star has spent £3,600 on a Hotel room in the Imperial Hotel in Vienna, Austria. Mick has booked it for June when The Stones will play a gig in the city but George Bush wants the room as he attends a summit meeting there. Mick who was strongly against the Iraq war has refused to give up the room for George.
POSTED: 29/04/06
I BET THAT YOU LOOK GOOD ON EASTENDERS
The Arctic Monkeys demanded a widescreen TV for their dressing room after hearing that they will appear on Eastenders. The soap’s Doctor Oliver told his girlfriend Little Mo he was listening to The Arctic Monkeys on his ipod, to which she replied “I don’t know much about wildlife”
POSTED: 29/04/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 29/04/06
• Guy Chambers who used to write songs for Robbie Williams has written and recorded two tracks with John Lennon’s son Sean
• Kylie Minogue returned to the recording studio this week after her battle with breast cancer. She has been working with Jake Shears from The Scissor Sisters
• Pete Burns from eighties group ‘Dead Or Alive’ has been jailed for breaking his bail terms. He is in trouble for harassing his ex-boyfriend
• Eminem has made piece with his Mum by paying her medical bills. Debbie has terminal cancer
• Rapper 50 Cent has launched a healthy eating campaign for children in America
• Gary Barlow wants Charlotte Church to sing Lulu’s lyrics to ‘Relight My Fire’ on their UK tour when it visits her home town Cardiff
• Former star of the band ‘Damage’, Coree Richards has been jailed for threatening a bouncer with a Kung Fu weapon
POSTED: 29/04/06
EMBRACE AT YOUR FEET
The official England World Cup song got its first play on national radio on Friday morning. ‘World At Your Feet’ written and performed by Embrace is said to be a grower and footy fans opinions of the song seems to be split. Some seem to love it and can’t wait to sing it from the terraces where as others think it is not a patch on ‘Three Lions’ and ‘World In Motion’.
POSTED: 22/04/06

NEW REALITY TV MUSIC SHOW?
News was unveiled this week about a new celebrity reality TV show that is in the pipeline. Music bands will be locked in pods on the famous landmark the London Eye to record a new album. They will be locked away for one month with no privacy except in the tiny toilet areas in the pod. Microphones and TV cameras will be permanently recording. Apparently rock group The Darkness have been approached to take part and are considering it.
POSTED: 22/04/06
ELTON TAKES THE MICHAEL
George Michael hit the headlines this week after being quizzed by police after he allegedly hit three parked cars while driving his Range Rover and failed to report it.
Later in the week he was back in the press for slagging off his old friend Elton John on ITV’s Parkinson show. He blamed Elton for stirring up a “soap opera” around his life.
POSTED: 22/04/06
PRESTON FEELS THE THUMB
Preston, from The Ordinary Boys, is already under the thumb of his new fiancé Chantelle. She has banned him from smoking in their new home and wants him to quit altogether after the wedding.
POSTED: 22/04/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 22/04/06
• Westlife have been signed up to make another five albums which has earned them £5 million each with Song BMG
• Eminiem broke down publicly at the funeral of his beat friend. ‘Proof’ was a hip-hop star from the band D12 and was shot dead in a club last week aged 32
• Charlotte Church has had trouble with a stalker lurking outside her and boyfriend Gavin Henson’s house
• Shayne Ward was hurt in a car accident when visiting his home town Manchester. His doctor gave him the all clear to continue promoting his Album
• Take That are performing together on Sunday night for the first time in ten year’s as their reunion tour starts in Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena
• Rapper Snoop Dogg is being sued for £12 million by a fan who says he was beaten unconscious after he jumped on stage at a gig
POSTED: 22/04/06
ROBBIE TO PERFORM WITH TAKE THAT?
Robbie Williams will join the rest of the band Take That on their reunion tour in the summer. Sadly he won’t appear at all the shows but will perform with the guys at one of their Manchester gigs. However the fact it was in the press could be mean it is all off again. Robbie has said that if it is revealed to the media before the event he will change his mind. So only time will tell if he will appear on the line-up.
POSTED: 15/04/06
BRITS TURNED DOWN BY THE PISTOLS
John Lydon aka Johhny Rotten from the Sex Pistols has put a spanner in the works for next year’s Brit awards. Show organisers wanted the Sex Pistols to perform and give them the lifetime achievement award but this week Johnny said “I don’t want to know, they’re wasting their time and they’ve been doing that for a long time”.
POSTED: 15/04/06
GARETH SHOWN THE GATE
It could be all over for Gareth Gates’ singing career. The former Pop Idol runner up has been dropped by his record company. He hasn’t released a new single since December 2003 and his website this week said “we can confirm that sadly Sony BMG have decided not to renew Gareth Gates’ record deal”. It went on to say though that 19 Management will still work with him on future projects.
POSTED: 15/04/06
PRESTON BECOMES A SERIAL FIANCE
Preston from the ‘Ordinary Boys’ got engaged for the second time in three months this week. He proposed to Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton and they plan to marry in the summer.
POSTED: 15/04/06
BRITNEY SLIPS DOWN THE SEXY CHART
What a difference two years makes. Britney Spears was top of magazine FHM’s 100 sexiest woman list in 2004 and this year comes in at number 120 after being at number six last year.
POSTED: 15/04/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 15/04/06
• Kylie Minogue’s website displayed new pictures of Kylie looking the picture of health after a year long successful fight with breast cancer
• Beatles hits are to be made available online for the first time ever. Their back catalogue will be re-mastered for internet release
• Will Young has predicted his music career will only last another two years. Will is busy preparing for life after music by writing songs, and a topical cabaret plus continuing his acting career
• Shayne Ward is the star in a £5 million advert campaign, which starts airing tonight, for Woolworths. He appears with the stores trademark Sheep and sheepdog
• Katie Melua has promised to donate all proceeds from her single ‘Spider’s Web’ to the Save The Children charity
• Peter Andre and wife Katie Price plan to release an album of duets later in the year
POSTED: 15/04/06
EMINEM TO DIVORCE AGAIN
Eminem rapper Marshall Mathers is set to divorce his wife Kim for a second time, less than 90 days after they re-married. They are famous for their first divorce which created a huge custody battle for their daughter Hailie, who is now ten. Marshall is also said to have a tattoo on his arm saying “Kim, rot in pieces”. Just before Christmas he announced that they have reconciled and will re-marry. The court papers that were filed by Marshall this week give no reason why they are splitting again.
POSTED: 09/04/06
BRITS REVAMP
Bosses of the Brit awards have been thinking how to revive next year’s awards bash after disappointing TV ratings this year. They are hoping to get the Sex Pistols to perform and would like to give them the Lifetime Achievement award. They are also looking at broadcasting it live on TV instead of the night after the event.
POSTED: 09/04/06
WILL'S BLUE PETER BADGE
Will Young has been awarded the coveted silver Blue Peter badge for the great video to his new single. The star appears in classic clips of the children’s show on the video to his new single ‘Who Am I’. Will said “I didn’t expect it to happen to me at age 27. It is a real privilege”.
POSTED: 09/04/06
GENE PITNEY DIES
Gene Pitney passed away suddenly this week in his hotel room in Cardiff. The 65 year old star was found on his bed fully clothed in his hotel room just hours after wowing his fans on stage. It was his life long friend Geoff Clennell that found him at Cardiff’s Hilton Hotel.
POSTED: 09/04/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 09/04/06
• Shayne Ward’s mum has been charged over her part in an alleged pub brawl. She appears in court on Thursday and could face six months in prison if found guilty
• A Sunday tabloid today claims that Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson’s relationship is in trouble because she is jealous of his female friends and he hates her partying lifestyle
• Cheryl Tweedy has said she is sick of the constant rumours about Girls Aloud splitting up. She said when are people going to get over this idea?
• The England football team are said to be “gutted” that Embrace were chosen to do the official World Cup song as they would have like a rap artist to do it
• McFly got so board on a flight from LA to London that they helped the air hostesses serve the drinks to passengers
POSTED: 09/04/06
CHART HISTORY
Chart history was made today when Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy' became the first song ever to hit the number one slot before the track is released in the shops. Crazy got to number one solely on download sales thanks to a change in chart rules a few weeks ago that allows download sales to be counted for the singles chart one week before a physical release is out in the shops.
POSTED: 02/04/06
WHITNEY HITS ROCK BOTTOM
Whitney Houston’s drug problem seems to be spiralling out of control. She is reported to be living in squalor is said to be hooked on cocaine. The 42 year old singer who rose to success in the eighties is now a paranoid wreck, papers claim, only concerned about where her next fix will come from. Most of her multi-million pound fortune has been spent on drugs and her worried friends think her habit will end with her death if she can’t sort herself out. Whitney’s husband Bobby Brown is also said to abuse drugs too. It is Whitney’s sister-in-law Tina Brown that has revealed all to the press for Whitney’s own good.
POSTED: 01/04/06
WORLD CUP SUCCESS FOR EMBRACE
Embrace who missed out on last weekends number one because of lost sales have had some good news this week. The F.A has confirmed that they will write and perform the Official England World Cup song for this year. Danny McNamara, from the band, has said he hasn’t even finished writing the song yet but he hopes it will have similar success in the terraces as New Order’s ‘World In Motion’
POSTED: 01/04/06
THE CURSE OF THE NEW WEMBLEY
Bon Jovi and Take That fans who had tickets for their Wembley gigs this year have been told the gigs will now be held in the Milton Keynes Bowl as the new Wembley stadium may not be finished now until 2007.
POSTED: 01/04/06
COXON PLAYS THE BLAME GAME
Graham Coxon has blamed his former bandmates from Blur for his drink problem. He said that THEY should have spotted his drink problem before it got out of control.
POSTED: 01/04/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 01/04/06
• The Ex-fiancée of Journey South star Carl Pemberton has said that he only pays £5 a week child support for his baby daughter and never even sent her a card on her first birthday
• Tom Jones was made a Sir by the Queen at Buckingham Palace at the age of 65
• Kylie Minogue’s boyfriend has been signed up to play for Robbie Williams Soccer Aid on May 27th to raise money for UNICEF
• Rod Stewart is set to appear on American Idol to give advice on singing to the contestants of the show
• East 17 will perform on stage for the first time since 1997 at a one-off gig at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on 30th May
• The Beatles have had their cigarettes airbrushed off of the sleeve of the re-release of their Album. The 1964 Album is re-released on 3rd April.
POSTED: 01/04/06
EMBRACE ROBBED OF THEIR FIRST NO'1 SINGLE
Embrace are furious as they missed out on their first number one, all because of a miscount. A rush of internet sales for their song ‘Nature’s Law’ was lost in the system. Their single was beaten to number one by Ne-Yo’s track 'So Sick'. It is more than likely that Embrace would have hit the top spot if it wasn’t for the error.
POSTED: 26/03/06
THREE LIONS ON A SHIRT, AGAIN?!
The race is on to find this year’s official England World Cup song. The F.A have offered the Kaiser Chiefs the chance but it was turned down. McFly offered to do it but the F.A turned them down. It has been rumoured that their first choice on their wish list is yet another re-working of Baddiel and Skinner’s ‘Three Lions’. It would be the fourth time the track has been used. Second on their wish list is the song ‘Is This The Way To Amarillo’ with re-written lyrics. Their third choice is a song from Leicester band Kasabian. The World Cup starts on 9th June.
POSTED: 25/03/06
UNWRITTEN SUCCESS FOR NATASHA
Natasha Bedingfield has reached the Number One spot in America with the track ‘Unwritten’, which got to No’6 in our charts in 2004. She is the first female British act to reach the American Number One since Kim Wilde, who hit the top spot in 1987 with ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’
POSTED: 25/03/06
PET SHOP BOYS HAVE A DIG AT THE LEADERS
The Pet Shop Boys will release a new single in May called ‘I’m With Stupid’. The track is expected to cause controversy as it is rumoured to be inspired by the relationship between Tony Blair and George Bush.
POSTED: 25/03/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 25/03/06
• Pete Burns from eighties band ‘Dead Or Alive’ checked into a mental hospital after his friends convinced him to get help
• Sharon Osbourne is set to host a new chat show produced by Simon Cowell. He has ordered her to get stuck into guests
• Shayne Ward has bought his Mum a new house for Mother’s Day. He kept the sale a secret and she burst into tears when he handed over the keys
• Ticket touts are cashing in by selling tickets for the Spice Girls Reunion Tour even though it has been cancelled
• Javine Hilton was the female winner of Channel Four’s The Games on Friday. The male winner was former singer from the band Damage, Jade Jones.
• Beverly Knight has signed up to support Take That on their reunion tour and is also rumoured to sing Lulu’s lyrics on the track ‘Relight My Fire’
• Britney Spears has spent £60,000 on a wild party for her husband Kevin Federline’s 28th birthday
• Former Boyzone star, Stephen Gately married his long term boyfriend Andrew Cowles, this week, in a cival service in London
POSTED: 25/03/06
PORN EMBARRASSMENT FOR SHAYNE
Shayne Ward was left very red faced this week when he accidentally sent porn text messages to fellow celebrities. Shayne’s mobile phone was infected with a virus that automatically sent porn messages to all of his contacts mobile phones including Robbie Williams and Simon Cowell. He had to call everyone to apologise. The explicit message even went to Bruce Willis’ phone just one day after Shayne managed to get the number off the movie star.
POSTED: 18/03/06
BONO SPEAKS ABOUT CANCELLED TOUR
U2 star Bono has spoken about the bands decision to pull out of the dates for the rest of their world tour. Last week the ‘News Desk’ told you how the band have had to cancel the final dates of their ‘Vertigo’ world tour due to a family illness. This week Bono has spoken to the press and said “I can’t really go into details but a family member was very ill and there was a lot of distress and angst” He revealed that the cancelled gigs in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Hawaii have been rescheduled for November.
POSTED: 18/03/06
ANASTACIA FALLS FOR HER BODYGUARD
Anastacia has fallen for her British bodyguard. Wayne Newton has dumped his fiancée, the mother of his two kids, to be with the star. They have been described as “very much in love”. Anastacia’s spokesman told the press that she “makes a point of never discussing her private life or relationships”
POSTED: 18/03/06
SPICE GIRLS REUNION OFF
The Spice Girls reunion tour has been called off so now won’t take place at all. Mel C and Victoria Beckham have moved on with their lives and don’t want to be part of the reunion and Geri Halliwell is currently pregnant. Only Mel B and Emma Bunton were really interested in getting the tour together.
POSTED: 18/03/06
JOSS AND LEMAR AN ITEM?
Rumours have been flying that Joss Stone is secretly dating R&B star Lemar. The pair was spotted when they spent the night together at Joss’ home in Devon.
POSTED: 18/03/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 18/03/06
• The Kaiser Chiefs have been asked buy the FA to come up with this year’s official World Cup England song and they have refused
• Phil Collins has split up with his third wife Orianne six years after they got married
• Jennifer Lopez is being lined up to play Sue Ellen in the film remake of Dallas
• A poll has revealed that junkie Pete Doherty would be people’s least favourite housemate to live with. Pete Burns came a close second. Meanwhile Charlotte Church would be the people’s fouth most likely housemate
• Lee Ryan was frog marched out of a trendy London club, Soho House, when staff realised that he wasn’t a member
POSTED: 18/03/06
BRITNEY BABY ONE MORE TIME
Britney Spears is pregnant again with her second child. The news was revealed in the tabloids this week just five months after giving birth to her first child Sean Preston. 24 year old Britney, who married her dancer Kevin Federline last year, wanted to keep the news a secret to announce it on her website.
POSTED: 11/03/06
NEVERLAND CLOSURE
There is more bad news for Michael Jackson, he has been forced to close down his Neverland ranch after failing to pay staff and maintain his insurance cover. The estate in California that houses a funfair and zoo was swooped on by state officials to impose the order. Jacko is thought to have debts of up to £98,000. Neverland workers have also filed unpaid wage claims against the star. Michael is banned from employing anyone at Neverland until the issue is resolved.
POSTED: 11/03/06
YOUR RECORD COMPANIE'S A NUTTER
Rappers Goldie Lookin’ Chain have been dropped by their record label. It comes as a huge blow to the Welsh band after band member Maggot spent January on Celebrity Big Brother to raise the profile of the band. They have now set up their own record label called ‘Gold Dust’ and they insisted being dropped was “not a negative thing”.
POSTED: 11/03/06
U2 TOUR POSTPONED
U2 have had to cancel the final dates of their ‘Vertigo’ world tour due to a family illness. The gigs in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Hawaii have been postponed and will be rescheduled later in the year.
POSTED: 11/03/06
SCREAM IF YOU WANNA GET OUT
Pregnant Geri Halliwell sings hits from the 70’s group The Carpenters to her unborn child. The ex-Spice Girl who is five months pregnant said “apparently a baby is sensitive to sound from the fifth month”.
POSTED: 11/03/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 11/03/06
• Madonna has revealed that her famous kiss with Britney Spears left her daughter Lourdes confused leading to a string of awkward questions
• Oasis star Liam Gallagher has called footballer David Beckham a “nancy boy”
• Will Young is preparing for a massive autumn arena tour on the back of his latest successful album ‘Keep On’
• Former Blue singer Duncan James has struck up a friendship with TV chef Jamie Oliver after people often mistake them for each other
POSTED: 11/03/06
YOUR MINDS MADE UP
Last night the BBC held their annual Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up competition which lets the viewers choose who will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest. Out of the six contestants the viewers chose Daz Sampson who will perform 'Teenage Life' for the UK in Athens on 20th May. He won with 121 points. Antony Costa came second with 96 points. Full details and to hear the winning song click HERE.
POSTED: 04/03/06
GEORGE ARRESTED
George Michael was arrested last weekend on suspicion of possessing drugs after being found slumped at the wheel of his car in London. He passed a breath test and was de-arrested over the allegation of driving while unfit. Police allegedly found him in possession of cannabis and a class C drug. When he spoke to the press he said that it was his own stupid fault again.
POSTED: 04/03/06
BRITS STORMING AMERICA
British music is taking America by storm. James Blunt has hit number one in the US Billboard chart with ‘Your Beautiful’ and is the first British artist to do that since Elton John in 1997. Meanwhile The Arctic Monkeys’ Album ‘Whatever People say I am That’s What I’m Not’ has become America’s best selling indie album of all time.
POSTED: 04/03/06
JAVINE BANNED
Last year’s UK Eurovision artist, Javine Hylton was banned from driving this week after she was caught drink driving last year. The star was twice the drink-drive limit.
POSTED: 04/03/06
NEW MANSION FOR ROBBIE
Robbie Williams has bought another £5 million mansion in L.A because his other one wasn’t big enough for a full size football pitch in the garden. His new Hollywood Hills property didn’t even make a dent in his £85 million fortune.
POSTED: 04/03/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 04/03/06
• Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is being treated for manic depression after the condition was diagnosed by a psychologist
• Madonna set a new record last weekend when ‘Sorry’ became her 12th UK number One single since her first in 1985
• Jack Osbourne has defied his Mum Sharon’s advice by getting a sky-diving licence for his TV show Adrenaline Junkie
• Simon Cowell has signed X Factor rejects Journey South and hopes to cash in by releasing their debut album the week before Mother’s Day
• Goldie Lookin’ Chain’s Maggot has spoken about his former Big Brother housemate Preston and his girlfriend Chantelle. He said they will get married and he wants to be best man
POSTED: 04/03/06
NME AWARDS
The NME awards took place on Thursday night and the Arctic Monkeys won three awards for Best New Band, Best Track and Best British Band. Ian Brown’s wish was granted. A few weeks ago he said he would only accept his award for ‘Godlike Genius’ if it was presented to him by one of Manchester United’s treble-winners of 1999. Award organisers got Teddy Sheringham to present the award. Backstage Teddy revealed he isn’t even a fan of Ian Brown’s music. Meanwhile the Sugababes wowed the crowds with their cover of the Arctic Monkey’s track ‘I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor’. Johnny Borrell from Razorlight hired extra security after rumours that Pete Doherty, from The Babyshambles, would be there. Pete head butted Johnny at last year’s Leeds Festival. All the NME Winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 26/02/06
JOSS' BROTHER SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER
Joss Stone’s brother, who was jailed for attempted robbery, has spoken to the press about his sister. She was unknown when he went to prison but a huge star by the time he was released. He said “Joss has stood by me through thick and thin. She’s a diamond”.
POSTED: 26/02/06
PRESTON AND CHANTELLE ARE AN ITEM
Celebrity Big Brother Winner Chantelle has revealed that she and Preston, the lead singer from The Ordinary Boys, are an item. She apologised to his former girlfriend saying “No one went out to hurt anyone. It just sort of happened”
POSTED: 26/02/06
SUGABITCHES
The new member of The Sugababes, Amelle Berrabah, has said she was terrified of joining the band because she thought the other girls were all bitches. She said that she had read so much about them that she thought they were going to all be horrible.
POSTED: 26/02/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 26/02/06
• Sir Paul McCartney’s brother Mike was cleared of groping a waitress and praised Paul for standing by him
• The Rolling Stones staged one of the worlds biggest gigs last weekend, playing in front of a crowd of more than one million people in Rio De Janeiro
• Girls Aloud have headed down under to try and break into Australia’s music industry
• Presenters Ant and Dec have shocked ITV execs and turned down the chance of presenting Celebrity Pop Idol to focus on a project of their own instead
• East 17 have been pictured for the first time since their split in 1997. The band have been in a photo-shoot ready for their comeback later this year
• Bono has begged model Naomi Campbell to be in U2’s video for the next single. She already features in the video to Notorious B.I.G’s single ‘Nasty Girl’
POSTED: 26/02/06
BRITS NEWS IN BRIEF
The biggest event in the British music calendar took place on Wednesday night in Earls Court 2 in London. The event was hosted by Chris Evans for a second year running and included performances from The Kaiser Chiefs who kicked off the event with ‘I Predict A Riot’, Prince performed ‘Purple Rain’ and ‘Lets Go Crazy’. Coldplay, James Blunt and Kelly Clarkson also performed. Also on stage performing were KT Tunstall, Jack Johnson, The Gorillaz and Outstanding Contribution To Music Winner Paul Weller. Kanye West performed with a host a partially dressed woman after Brit organisers finally gave in at the last minute and agreed to let them wear G-Strings, they originally ordered the girls to where bigger knickers. Chris Evans put his foot in it when he asked Boy George if he really called the police to his house that was full of drugs. The comments were not received well by the star. All the gossip from this year's event can be found HERE
POSTED: 19/02/06
BRITS WINNERS IN BRIEF
The triple award winning Kaiser Chiefs had two of their acceptance speeches gate-crashed. First by an unknown person who managed to bypass security clasping a CD rack and secondly by comedian Vic Reeves.
The Kaiser Cheifs picked up awards for Best Group, Rock Act and Live Act. Coldplay won two awards for Best Album and Single and James Blunt won two awards for Best Male Solo and Pop Act. The Arctic Monkeys won Best Breakthrough, KT Tunstall Best Female Solo and Lemar picked up an award for Best Urban Act. A full list of winners can be found HERE
POSTED: 19/02/06
FLIGHT OUT OF HELL
A plane carrying rock star Meat Loaf shot off the runway because it could not cope with his weight. Cabin crew ignored orders to seat the 17 stone star and his band at the front of the plane making it a very tricking landing for the captain when he landed the plane in Manchester.
POSTED: 19/02/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 19/02/06
• Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh are pushing for more money if ITV want them to sign new contracts to judge on The X Factor
• Madonna is missing out on the 90% discount that locals in London get off the congestion charge because she refuses to give her phone number on the form that they have to fill in
• Leo Sayer has revealed that he went broke and suffered depression when he first found fame because he could not count his royalties, he also suffered with dyslexia
• LULU has spent £2,500 on a pacemaker for her 14 year old West Highland Terrier dog
• Preston from The Ordinary Boys has the best hair in British Pop according to a magazine poll
• Westlife have signed a massive deal to be the faces of Adidas golf gear on their adverts. It will make them lots of cash and gain them loads of freebies
• Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles are being secretly lined up to play at the NME awards on Thursday night, if he turns up of course
POSTED: 19/02/06
GRAMMYS 2006
The Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Wednesday night and the event was opened in amazing style. Madonna collaborated with The Gorillaz on a one-off performance. The Gorillaz has just finished performing ‘Feel Good’ which was seamlessly mixed into Madonna’s performance of ‘Hung Up’. She even danced with the animated band before her own glittering performance. Winners included Green Day, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, The White Stripes, Stevie Wonder, Maroon 5, and The Gorillaz. Kelly Clarkson, The Chemical Brothers and John Legend all won two awards and Kanye West picked up three awards. U2 cleaned up and won a massive 5 awards for Best Album and Song of the year, Best rock performance and Best rock Album and song. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 11/02/06
CHARLOTTE SPEAKS HER MIND (FOR A CHANGE)
Charlotte Church has blasted her fellow Brit nominated artists. The Sun newspaper said that Charlotte has said Shayne Ward's record company "give him cack to sing". She also said Coldplay are "depressing" and Craig David has "gone a bit middle of the road". Talking about The Arctic Monkeys she said "I wouldn't know if I fell over them" and Dizzee Rascal "sounds like a 12-year-old boy on the brink of puberty". On herself she said she won't mind if she misses out on a Brit Award because she'll be too drunk to care. The Brits take place on Wednesday night in London and all the latest Brit news can be found HERE.
POSTED: 11/02/06
CENSORED STONES
The Rolling Stones had their performance, in the half time interval, at American footballs Superbowl censored. The event organisers silenced Mick Jagger’s microphone during sexually suggestive lyrics on their songs.
POSTED: 11/02/06
HELI-HAWKINS
Justin Hawkins, frontman from rock group The Darkness, has been learning to be a pilot so he can fly himself in a helicopter to the bands gigs on their UK tour later this month.
POSTED: 11/02/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 11/02/06
• Oasis have made £1 million for giving permission to an American company to use their song ‘All Around The World’ on an advert
• Pete Burns got engaged to his boyfriend one day and then called it off the day after
• Javine Hylton, who represented the UK at last year’s Eurovision, was arrested for failing to turn up to court on drink drive charges
• Britney Spears is facing a probe from child welfare chiefs after being spotted driving with her baby on her lap
• Liam Gallagher, from Oasis, has been driving his neighbours mad with the noise that his new running machine causes
• Urban star Kano claims that he is being victimised by police because he is a rapper
POSTED: 11/02/06
McFLY SPLIT RUMOURS
McFly fans were left distraught after rumours in The Sun newspaper that the band maybe about to split. The article stated that the lead singer Danny Jones has been asked to leave the band to go solo. Similar band ‘Busted’ ended in the same way, just over a year ago, when Charlie joined a new band. The Sun alleges that Danny has begged his record company to let him have the summer off to do some song writing and the rest of the band are worried he won’t return if he is allowed time off. Music Mania has done some investigating and we have found a statement from Danny on the official McFly website where he says ”I’m really upset by this rumour. No way am I giving up my dream job. I’ve got McFly in my blood and I’ll be in McFly as long as the fans want us.”
POSTED: 04/02/06
ARCTIC MONKEYS SKINT
The Arctic Monkeys maybe the countries biggest new comers but they have yet to see any money coming their way. They have so far have had two number one singles and last week their debut album became the fastest selling album on record. But the band says that they are as hard-up as they were when they were students. Royalties can take up to a year to filter through so the band has to live on £900 a month that is given to them by their record company.
POSTED: 04/02/06
MADONNA TO PERFORM WITH THE GORILLAZ
It has been revealed that Madonna will perform with the animated band The Gorillaz at this year’s Grammie awards on Wednesday. She is due to open the bash with a bang and is busy rehearsing. Her performance at the Grammies is the reason for her not performing at this year’s Brit Awards because she doesn’t have time to rehearse for both.
POSTED: 04/02/06
HUGE DEMAND BY IAN BROWN
This has to top all demands made by diva celebs… Ian Brown has said that he will only collect his gong at The NME awards, on 23rd February, if it is presented to him by a member of Manchester United’s treble-winning squad of 1999. Organisers of the event are saying that they are optimistic about pulling it off.
POSTED: 04/02/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 04/02/06
• Louis Walsh is threatening to not let Shayne Ward perform on the X Factor tour, which starts on the 16th, unless Shayne is going to be paid more
• Preston from The Ordinary Boys has been inundated with advertising offers since he left the Celebrity Big Brother house last weekend
• Opera stars Il Divo went straight into the American Album chart number one. The band are number one in 26 countries and are now one of the worlds biggest acts
• The Sugababes have recorded a cover of the Arctic Monkeys song ‘I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ which will be the ‘B’ side on their next single
• Hard-Fi have announced a UK tour. The dates are in May and can be found on their website
• Smash Hits magazine will be axed and no longer on sale after 28 years on our news agent's shelves
POSTED: 04/02/06
ARCTIC MONKEYS MAKE HISTORY
The debut album from indie band Arctic Monkeys is officially the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' sold more than 360,000 copies in it's first week of release. The Sheffield band's album outsold the rest of the album top 20 combined.
POSTED: 30/01/06
MUSIC STARS LEAVE THE HOUSE
Celebrity Big Brother finished on Friday night and Dead Or Alive’s Pete Burns came in 5th place, The Ordinary Boys’ Preston came 4th and Goldie Lookin’ Chain’s Maggot came 3rd. Preston denied rumours of romance with the winner Chantelle as he has a girlfriend, however today’s Sunday Mirror claims he told them in an interview that he said he secretly loves Chantelle.
POSTED: 29/01/06
MONKEYS MANIA
The most talked about group this week have been the Arctic Monkeys. Their debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ was released on Monday and was flying off the shelves and sold over 60,000 copies on it’s first day of release. By close of play on Friday the album looked set to become the fastest-selling album ever, closing in on the record set by Hear’say with their first album in 2001. Meanwhile the press was reporting on a fifth member of the band. Glyn Jones was fired from the band before they became famous. The Arctic Monkeys found fame last year through word of mouth alone on the internet and had their first number one single at the end of 2005. Their second single was number one last Sunday. The band have sensationally turned down an offer to perform at next month’s Brit Awards because they think it will make them look uncool.
POSTED: 28/01/06
MORE TROUBLE FOR PETE
Troubled Babyshambles star Pete Doherty has been in trouble with the police AGAIN this week. They quizzed him over him allegedly smashing a microphone stand in a fan’s face and he was arrested twice in one day for being in possession of drugs yet again.
POSTED: 28/01/06
AGEING STONE
The Arctic Monkeys have spoke about how they ordered an old man to leave one of their gigs only to realise that it was David Bowie. The red-faced lads apologised when they realised who it was but David saw the funny side.
POSTED: 28/01/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 28/01/06
• U2’s lead singer Bono has teamed up with top designer brands to launch a fashion range that will raise money to fight against Aids
• Madonna has bought another house in London next to her current one, costing her £900,000
• The Gorillaz and Jack Johnson have been confirmed to play at this years Brit Awards
• Take That’s Mark Owen has confirmed his girlfriend is pregnant and their baby is due in the summer
• Ant and Dec are bringing Pop Idol back to UK screens in May. But it will be a celebrity version of the show where they battle it out to win a record contract
• Charlotte Church has said she would love to record a track with fellow Welsh artists Goldie Lookin’ Chain
• James Blunt used an award he had just won to defend himself against a masked robber that broke into his hotel room
POSTED: 28/01/06
BRIT AWARDS LATEST
Prince is in talks with the Brit Award organisers about performing at the awards. They would like him to duet with the Pussycat Dolls. Katie Melua will not be at the bash even though she has been nominated for two awards, she said she has something planned already. Take That will be presenting the Best Pop Act award and Madonna will give an award too but can’t perform because she doesn’t have time to rehearse due to her heavy workload. Meanwhile Paul Weller has said he will only accept the Outstanding Contribution To Music Award so he can give an emotional speech in tribute to his seriously ill dad.
POSTED: 21/01/06
CELEBRITY BIG BOTHER
The music stars in the Celebrity Big Brother house have been causing a stir this week as Pete Burns’ so called Gorilla coat was taken by the police to be analysed. Pete could have faced years in prison if it was gorilla skin but police have concluded it is made from black and white colombus monkeys. These monkeys are also endangered and the matter has now been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service. It has also been revealed that Pete’s number one hit with Dead Or Alive. 'You Spin Me Round' will be re-released on 30th January. Meanwhile Pete’s housemate Preston, from the band The Ordinary Boys, may have burnt his bridges with his girlfriend in the outside world. She has been left in tears by his flirting with non-celebrity housemate Chantelle. Meanwhile thanks to his Big Brother success The Ordinary Boys will tour the UK in March. Get Tickets Here.
POSTED: 21/01/06
SIMON COWARD
Simon Cowell has banned X Factor winner Shayne Ward from working with Robbie Williams because he doesn’t want him getting too big for his boots. Robbie had apparently offered to fly Shayne to L.A to write and record music together.
POSTED: 21/01/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 21/01/06
• Eminem’s Nan has slammed the star for remarrying his ex-wife, last weekend. She claims that Kim Mathers is “just after his money”
• Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas is going to launch his own record label
• Simon Webbe has signed to model for the trendy fashion label Dsquared. He will also open their Milan fashion show next month
• Pete Doherty has been arrested again on suspicion of possessing drugs, just one week after pleading guilty in court for the same offence
• Coldplay were left furious after they found out that ticket touts are selling their gig tickets for up to £700 each
POSTED: 21/01/06
BRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS
On Tuesday the Brit Awards nomination were revealed. The Kaiser Cheifs and James blunt have been nominated for a massive five Brits each. Other artists nominated include Will Young, Robbie Williams, Charlotte Church, KT Tunstall, Coldplay, Gorillaz, Arctic Monkeys, Craig David, Oasis and Westlife. Find out who has been nominated for what Here. The big surprises are Shayne Ward being nominated for Best Single and Girls Aloud and The Sugababes not being nominated for Best Pop. Oasis have vowed to boycott the bash as they were not nominated for the Best Album gong. The Brits take place on February 15th at London’s Earls Court and will be televised on ITV1 the day after.
POSTED: 14/01/06
PETE BURNS BEHIND BARS?
Pete Burns from eighties group ‘Dead Or Alive’ could face prison when he leaves the Celebrity Big Brother house. He has been wearing a fur coat that allegedly is made from an endangered breed of Gorilla. Police have said that they will be investigating where he acquired the coat. Owning Gorilla skin without a permit is illegal.
POSTED: 14/01/06
SINGLE FLOP FOR MARK
Mark Owen better hope to make some cash out of the Take That reunion this year as his solo career isn’t doing so well. His new single failed to make top 100 in the singles chart this week.
POSTED: 14/01/06
KYLIES ALL CLEAR
Kylie Minogue was given the all clear from her breast cancer. She received the news from her Doctors in Paris this week and has now returned to Australia to celebrate with her family. Before Christmas she spoke of her plans for a new album and tour later this year.
POSTED: 14/01/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 14/01/06
• Rap star Ms Dynamite has been told she could face prison after punching a Police officer in a night club brawl last week
• Sales of The Ordinary Boys’ album have gone up tenfold since the lead singer Preston went on Celebrity Big Brother
• Pete Doherty from Babyshambles this week pleaded guilty in court to possession of heroin and cocaine
• Eminem has remarried his ex-wife Kim Mathers four years after their divorce and custody battle of their daughter Halie
• 16 year old Coronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman, who plays Craig Harris, has won the ITV show ‘Soapstar Superstar’ raising money for charity
POSTED: 14/01/06
MUSIC STARS ENTER THE BIG BROTHER HOUSE
Three stars from the music world entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on Thursday. They are 24 year old Maggot from rap band Goldie Lookin’ Chain, 23 year old Preston, the lead singer from the Ordinary Boys and 46 year old Pete Burns from the 80’s group Dead Or Alive. It has been said that Pete bought £6,000 worth of new clothes to wear while he is in the house. We’ll keep you up-to-date with their progress.
POSTED: 08/01/06
BOYZONE CONFIRM A REUNION
2006 will certainly be the year of the comeback as Take That, East 17 and All Saints all plan reunions. Well now Boyzone have revealed they plan to reform later this year and Ronan WILL be joining them. They hope to tour and even release a new track.
POSTED: 08/01/06
THE DYNAMITE EXPLODES
Rap star, Ms Dynamite was arrested this week when she flew into a rage in a nightclub. She also allegedly punched a female police officer on the nose. She was out celebrating her 25th birthday when the incident took place.
POSTED: 08/01/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 08/01/06
• Will Young’s New Year resolution is to quit his 25 a day smoking habit
• Oasis plan to release an EP in the summer
• Eminem ended his bitter feud with his mother as she is battling cancer
• Lulu will join Take That on their tour to perform the hit ‘Relight My Fire’
• Louis Walsh will be back as a judge on the next series of the X Factor as his demands for a £100,000 payrise has been granted by Simon Cowell
POSTED: 08/01/06
NEW YEAR BLUES FOR JO
It is not a great start to the year for former S Club star Jo Omeara. She has to sell her house and the house she bought her parents to pay her bills. Jo has been left skint after her album flopped in the charts.
POSTED: 01/01/06
TAKE THAT REFUSE EAST 17
East 17 have begged Take That to let them be a support act on the bands reunion tour. Take That have refused and East 17 are now likely to tour with All Saints later this year.
POSTED: 01/01/06
LOUIS WANTS MORE
Louis Walsh is demanding Simon Cowell to double his salary if he wants him to appear on the next series of the X Factor. Louis is the least paid judge on the panel.
POSTED: 01/01/06
CHRISTMAS PACKING
Charlotte Church spent Christmas Day moving into her new house. She spent the day unpacking at the £500,000 property. The star had originally planned to move in to the home in January.
POSTED: 01/01/06
NEWS BRIEFS- 01/01/06
• Sharon Osbourne’s new bobbed haircut was voted the best hairdo of 2005
• 50 Cent is releasing his own brand of water. An American company will put Formula 50 into production soon
• Former Spice Girl Melanie B has vowed to make a comeback in 2006 even though her last release only got to number 106 in the charts
• Lisa Scott-Lee is hoping to revive her music career by making a bid to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision song contest
• Alex Parks has split up with her girlfriend Jill Jackson after 18 months together because they don’t see enough of each other
POSTED: 01/01/06

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