NEWS DESK ARCHIVE - 2007

KYLIE'S HONOUR
Kylie Minogue will be awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours List. The star has said that she is 'deeply touched' by the gesture. Kylie has been an inspiration to millions of woman after recently beating her battle with breast cancer.
POSTED: 30/12/07
WINEHOUSE BANNED FROM NO-STRINGS VISITS
Amy Winehouse has been banned from no-strings visits to her husband Blake in prison after he failed a drugs test this week. Has was also found in possession of a mobile phone that it is thought he has been using to make illegal calls from jail.
POSTED: 30/12/07
OZZY'S DREAM COME TRUE
Ozzy Osbourne will have a dream come true in February as it has been revealed he will duet with Sir Paul McCartney at the Brit awards. It is thought they will perform 'Live & Let Die' together. Ozzy and his wife Sharon are also signed to present the awards bash.
POSTED: 30/12/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 30/12/07

• X Factor runner-up Rhydian has said he hates the winner's song and is glad that he didn't have to release it
• Fergie has revealed she will marry her boyfriend, Actor Josh Duhamel. They have been dating for three years
• Spice Girl, Mel B has won a court battle with her ex-husband, Jimmy Gulzar, so she can take their daughter on the band's tour with her
• Strictly Come Dancing winner, Alesha Dixon has revealed the show saved her life as she was contemplating suicide after her marriage break-down

POSTED: 30/12/07
ITV SAY THERE IS NO X FACTOR FOUL PLAY
ITV has assured viewers that there were "no irregularities" with voting for the final of The X Factorlast weekend. TV regulator Ofcom received more than 1100 complaints from viewers claiming that they were unable to vote for Rhydian, who finished second place to Leon Jackson. In a statement, the broadcaster said "We know there are many Rhydian fans who are disappointed that he did not win, but the simple fact is that Leon won The X Factor fair and square,". ITV added that millions of votes had been cast and that Leon was the outright winner on the night "by a full 10% of the vote". The statement continued: "A tiny number of mobile customers did experience problems getting through because of high call volumes but viewers can be reassured that this would absolutely not have affected the outcome of the show.”
POSTED: 23/12/07
AMY ARRESTED
Amy Winehouse was released on bail after police arrested her in connection with an investigation into perverting the course of justice. A statement was released on Amy Winehouse's behalf and it said "Amy Winehouse attended a London police station on a voluntary basis at a pre-agreed time. ”No charges have been brought".
POSTED: 23/12/07
BRITNEY'S SISTER PREGNANT
Britney Spears’ Sister, Jamie Lynn is apparently pregnant at the age of 16. He eighteen-year-old boyfriend, Casey Aldridge could face jail because the age of consent in Louisiana is seventeen.
POSTED: 23/12/07
LED ZEP STUBS FETCH MONEY
Led Zeppelin fans are paying £125 for ticket stubs from the bands recent comeback gig. This means the stubs are selling for the same face value as the complete tickets themselves.
POSTED: 23/12/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 23/12/07

• Lily Allen has revealed to her family that she is pregnant with her first child
• Radio 1 reversed their decision to cut out the swear words on The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ after they received many complaints
• Michael Jackson was spotted in a shop with what looked like post-it notes stuck on his face, fuelling speculation that he has had more plastic surgery
• Bryan Adams has invited Amy Winehouse to his Caribbean Villa for Christmas to keep her off the drugs
• Former Mis-Teeq singer, Alesha Dixon won Strictly Come Dancing last night beating her rival, actor, Matt Di Angelo
• Charlotte Church has delayed the return of her TV chat show because she is enjoying motherhood too much

POSTED: 23/12/07
LEON WINS THE X FACTOR
The final of the X Factor took place last night and saw Leon being given the million pound record contract. He was up against the other finalists Same Difference and the bookies and media’s favourite Rhydian. They all performed three songs each, for one of which they were joined by a famous artist. Same Difference sang with Jason Donovan, Rhydian sang with Catherine Jenkins while Leon sang with Kylie Minogue. Same Difference was the first to leave after polling the least amount of votes throughout the evening. Leon & Rhydian then sang their versions of the winners single ‘When You Believe’. Finally, the winner was announced and the ‘favourite’ to win, Rhydian came second leaving a very stunned Leon as the winner. The emotional singer than sung his debut single again and in floods of tears revealed that it “hasn’t sunk in”.
POSTED: 16/12/07
LED ZEPPELIN REUNION GIG
Led Zeppelin have played their first concert in 19 years, before nearly 20,000 fans at London's 02 arena. Original band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham.
POSTED: 16/12/07
RUSSELL TALKS OF HIS RECENT FEARS
Russell Watson has described how he thought he was "not going to make it" through emergency brain surgery to remove a tumour. He said doctors had warned that his condition would be "touch and go" following the procedure in October. The 41-year-old admitted he was "not really looking forward" to a lengthy course of radiotherapy in the New Year.
POSTED: 16/12/07
EYE OF THE SHAYNE WARD
Shayne Ward has admitted that he gets ready to go on stage with a Rocky Balboa ritual. He has said that he dances around backstage to the film’s famous tune ‘Eye Of The Tiger’
POSTED: 16/12/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 16/12/07

• Richard Fleeshman has been given a final chance by his record company after disappointing sales of his recent album and single. His next single in February must be a success or he will be dropped
• Lee Mead, who plays Joseph in the Technicolor Dream Coat musical, is dating Denise Van Outen. She was a judge on the BBC show that saw him rise to fame
• Gary Barlow has said that Robbie Williams will not be rejoining the band. He said there is “no place” in the band for him anymore
• Emma Bunton was left on crutches after spraining her ankle. It put doubt over the Spice Girls’ homecoming gigs that started in London this week
• Sir Paul McCartney will be honoured for his life in music at next year’s Brit Awards. The former Beatle will be given the Outstanding Contribution To Music Award at the February bash

POSTED: 16/12/07
X FACTOR FINAL LOOMS
After more than six months since the auditions began, last night saw the X Factor semi-final and the finalists have been revealed. Sadly to make way for the final three, one act had to go and that was Louis’ last act Niki. She polled the lowest amount of votes on the night and had to go. So the next show is the final and the three acts competing for the million pound contract will be two of Danni’s acts Leon and Rhydian and Simon’s last act Same Difference. The final show will be packed with surprises and the finalists will sing with some of their idols. Rhydian is the bookies favourites to win this year. The winner will release a single on 17th December which has the best odds to be this year’s Christmas Number One.
POSTED: 09/12/07
ROBBIE'S MASSIVE PAYOUT TO HIS OLD BOSS
Robbie Williams has paid six figure libel damages to his ex-manager Nigel Martin-Smith after falsely branding him a thief in a song. Nigel described the lyrics to Robbie’s single ‘Rudebox’ as “outrageous allegations”.
POSTED: 09/12/07
CERYS FALLS FOR THE CHARM?
Cerys Mathews appears to have succumbed to the powers of, the self-confessed love-rat actor, Marc Bannerman after the papers have shown pictures of them kissing. They recently met in the Australian jungle on TV show “I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here”.
POSTED: 09/12/07
PETER AND BOY GEORGE SITTING UP A TREE...
Peter Andre has admitted that he used to have a crush on Boy George as a child. Peter claims that he mistook the Culture Club singer for a woman. He said he thought “She is hot” and said he was gutted when he learned the truth because “I was going to marry this woman”.
POSTED: 09/12/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 09/12/07

• The Spice Girls opened their reunion world tour last weekend with a sell-out concert in Vancouver, Canada as more than 15,000 fans watched
• Seven more UK dates have been added to Kylie Minogue's tour but some of the new tickets have turned up on eBay for £500 each
• The Osbourne family have been signed to present next year’s Brit Awards to be held in February. Ozzy & Sharon will present the main show
• Dolly Parton stopped off at Rotherham General Hospital to promote her Imagination Library scheme to get kids reading
• Leona Lewis looks set to crack America as there has already been thousands of orders for her new album which isn’t out in the states until March

POSTED: 09/12/07
AMY CALLS OFF ALL GIGS
Amy Winehouse has called off all gigs and other public appearances for the rest of the year. Her doctor has advised her to take complete rest. Anyone with tickets for her shows will have them refunded. Amy has been left devastated that her husband will spend Christmas behind bars until his court case next year.
POSTED: 02/12/07
THEY ARE OUTTA THERE
The music stars have left the Australian jungle on the TV show ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’. J, formerly of boyband Five, came in third place while Cerys, formerly of Catatonia, came in fourth place. After striking up a romance in the jungle with Marc Bannerman before Cerys came out of the jungle, she was hoping he would be true to his word and be there to greet her when she left the jungle, however he wasn’t. The actor, who has a girlfriend, stayed at home in London and his friend’s claim he plans to ditch Cerys when she returns to the UK. And if you are wondering, supermodel Janice Dickenson came second and Christopher Biggins won this year’s show.
POSTED: 02/12/07
LILY DIAGNOSED WITH HEART MURMUR
Lily Allen has revealed that she has been diagnosed with a heart murmur. The 22-year-old pop star told Grazia magazine that she found out about the condition three months ago, after switching doctors. The singer had caused concern recently after losing a lot of weight.
POSTED: 02/12/07
KEY TO SUCCESS
Who says rock’ n’ roll is dead? Kelly Jones from the welsh band The Stereophonics threw his hotel keys into the crowd recently and invited the person who found them to a party in his room.
POSTED: 02/12/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 02/12/07

• Kylie Minogue has told how she still loves her cheating ex-boyfriend Oliver Martinez
• Morrissey is apparently suing the NME magazine after they allegedly made him sound racist in an interview they printed
• Christina Aguilera has posed nude for Marie Claire magazine showing off her baby bump. Her first baby is due next year
• Delta Goodrem has accepted Brian McFadden’s marriage proposal after initially saying no. The couple have dated since 2004
• Oasis were given a police guard at Abbey Road studios after a crazed man turned up and threatened to chin Noel
• Former musicians, Samantha Mumba and Suzanne Shaw have apparently been booked as contestants on next year’s Dancing On Ice

POSTED: 02/12/07
JUNGLE AFFAIRS
Music stars are still surviving in the jungle on the TV show ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’. J, formerly from boyband ‘Five’, is still avoiding being voted out and Cerys Matthews, formerly from the band ‘Catatonia’ has been causing a right stir. She has become very friendly with, actor, Marc Bannerman. The problem is he has a girlfriend at home. Marc was voted out of the jungle and went to London to sort things out with his girlfriend. However, he has sent a note to Cerys, in the jungle, stating that he will be there when she leaves the jungle if she wants him to be. Meanwhile, Richard & Fred from ‘Right Said Fred’ have left Australia furious that producers have decided not to let them be contestants on this year’s series.
POSTED: 25/11/07
CHILLI'S SUE TV NETWORK
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing a US network over the name of its TV show, Californication. The band says the title is "immediately associated in the mind of the consumer" with the band’s 1999 album and single release.
POSTED: 25/11/07
LEONA HAS FASTEST SELLING ALBUM EVER
Last Year’s X Factor winner, Leona Lewis officially has the fastest selling album of all time. The album ‘Spirit’ sold 375,872 copies in it’s first week of release. That beats the Arctic Monkey’s record set last year.
POSTED: 25/11/07
MARILYN'S WEIRD COLLECTION
Bizarre, Marilyn Manson is being sued by his keyboard player for blowing the groups earnings on a collection of skeletons. The rocker has apparently cheated the band out of cash so he could make his strange purchases.
POSTED: 25/11/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 25/11/07

• Boy George has been sent for trial charged with falsely imprisoning a male escort. He will stand trial on 25th February
• Ne-Yo has been dropped from R Kelly's US tour and Ne-Yo claims he was dropped because fans preferred his performances
• Amy Winehouse will spend her first married Christmas on her own after her husband Blake has been remanded in custody until he returns to court on January 18th
• Mel B’s ex, Eddie Murphy has shocked her by refusing to reach a deal over the welfare of their baby daughter
• Rapper, Kanye West collapsed in tears as he paid tribute to his mum at her funeral this week
• Take That star, Howard Donald has been blasted for demanding that cannabis be made legal

POSTED: 25/11/07
THE JUNGLE DRUM
The former boss of ‘The Sex Pistols’, Malcolm McLaren quit the reality TV show ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’ before he even entered the jungle. He flew over to a posh hotel in Australia but refused to go any further in the show as he doesn’t “have time for it”. Show bosses claim that he was too scared to live in the jungle. Malcolm claimed that he was bullied by show bosses and also made claims that the jungle was a set and not real. Music stars that did enter the jungle include J, formerly of boyband ‘Five’ and Cerys formally of the band ‘Catatonia’. Rumours suggest that, Richard and Fred, the brothers from ‘Right Said Fred’ are in an Australian hotel ready to join the other celebrities this week.
POSTED: 18/11/07
SPICE GIRLS PERFORM LIVE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE REUNION
The Spice Girls performed live, this week, for the first time since their reunion, at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show in Los Angeles. They then also performed live from L.A on BBC Children In Need on Friday night. Their comeback single ‘Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)’ is the official Children In Need fundraiser this year. Meanwhile Boyzone also made their first performance since their reunion on Children In Need and sang a medley of their hits.
POSTED: 18/11/07
BOY GEORGE FACING JAIL
Boy George was charged with false imprisonment this week after allegedly not letting a male escort leave his flat earlier this year. The Culture Club singer could be jailed if found guilty at the court case this week.
POSTED: 18/11/07
PROPER BO PROBLEMS FOR CRAIG
Craig David has blasted the, TV show, Bo Selecta spoof of him and has said that people don’t take him seriously because of it. The 26 year-old star said that people shouting the Craig David catchphrases at him in the street made him feel that it was him against the world.
POSTED: 18/11/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 18/11/07

• The Sex Pistols are causing a stir on their tour by ignoring the smoking ban and lighting up on stage
• Lily Allen is in talks to be the assistant of Doctor Who in the next series of the sci-fi show
• Kanye West has thanked fans for their support following the death of his mother during a plastic surgery operation
• Pete Doherty has revealed in a diary, he wrote while in rehab, that he is terrified that he will die unless he kicks his crack and heroin habit
• Number one star, Leona Lewis has revealed that she was bullied at school because of her mixed-race looks

POSTED: 18/11/07
I'M A MUSIC STAR, GET ME IN THERE
A handful of music stars are ready to enter the Australian jungle for this year’s series of ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’. The stars rumoured to be appearing this year include both brothers from ‘Right Said Fred’ Richard & Fred, former star of the group Catatonia Cerys Matthews and J formerly from the boyband Five. They enter the jungle today and the first episode is screened tomorrow.
POSTED: 11/11/07
PETE'S DRUG RELAPSE
Pete Doherty has admitted he has suffered a drug relapse and has pledged to seek further help in his attempts to tackle his heroin addiction. A spokesman for his record company, EMI, said "Peter sadly relapsed last week and is now looking to check himself back into a rehab clinic, he realises that he has not only let himself down but has let down those who trusted and encouraged his efforts." The statement comes after newspaper photos showed Pete apparently injecting heroin. "Peter would like to apologise to the medical staff, fans and well-wishers who have helped and encouraged his progress," the statement said. "He is filled with remorse for what he describes as 'a stupid, stupid action for which I feel only shame'."
POSTED: 11/11/07
AMY WINEHOUSE'S HUSBAND ARRESTED
It has been a bad week for Amy Winehouse. First her front door was smashed down by police in a raid and then her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil was arrested and remanded over a trial-fixing scandal.
POSTED: 11/11/07
YEAH BUT NO BUT WE WANT OUR BAND TO BE BIG
An Icelandic band have called themselves Vicky Pollard after the character on UK comedy Little Britain. The band are big fans of the show and want to meet the creators Matt Lucas & David Walliams. They could even make it in the UK charts with their music.
POSTED: 11/11/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 11/11/07

• Meat Loaf has cancelled his European tour after being diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal cords
• The Spice Girls are set to appear on Michael Parkinson’s last ever chat show next month
• Mika has scuppered Boyzone’s plans to perform ‘Grace Kelly’ on their first performance together since they split up. Mika has not allowed them to cover his song on Children In Need next Friday
• Christina Aguilera has confirmed that she is pregnant. The 26 year-old is due early next year. She is married to music exec Jordon Bratman
• Paul McCartney has been romantically linked with a married millionairess called Nancy Shevell, aged 47

POSTED: 11/11/07
X FACTOR EMILY QUITS
X Factor contestant, Emily Nakanda has quit the show after bad press. Tabloids have revealed that the 15 year-old is part of a gang after being spotted on the gang’s Myspace.com profile. Disturbing pictures of her performing a, so called, happy slap attack were also printed. Emily made the decision to quit the show after the stories were printed. Her TV mentor, Sharon Osbourne has said that she is “deeply saddened” by the situation.
POSTED: 04/11/07
MTV EMA's 2007
The MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Munich on Thursday hosted by Snoop Dogg. Amy Winehouse performed and was barely coherent. On winning an award she braced the audience with a graceful speech which was “Erm, thanks” to which a ripple of boos wrung out. Nelly Furtado’s speech was the most over the top as she burst into tears. Pete Doherty performed with his band Babyshambles. Mika and My Chemical Romance also performed at the bash. Album of the Year went to Nelly Furtado with Loose , Band of 2007 went to Linkin Park, Most Addictive Track went to Avril Lavigne with ‘Girlfriend’, Ultimate Urban act was Rihanna, Best UK & Ireland Act was Muse and the Artist's Award went to Amy Winehouse. A full list of winners can be found on this website on the 'Music Awards' page.
POSTED: 04/11/07
HEATHER'S TV BREAK-DOWN
Paul McCartney’s ex wife, Heather Mills appeared to have a break-down on a TV interview this week. She said she fears she could be assassinated by hate-mongers and said that she was nearly driven to suicide by the press. On a later American TV interview she blamed Paul for the marriage break-down.
POSTED: 04/11/07
JOSS' BAD HAIR DYE
Joss Stone threw a huge diva strop when her hair was dyed the wrong colour just before a gig. She was hoping for a purple tint to her hair but it turned out a shade of blue.
POSTED: 04/11/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 04/11/07

• Russell Watson is said to be progressing well after an operation on a brain tumour last week
• Cliff Richard has made his album cheaper for the people who pre-order it online. The album is out on November 12th
• Kate Moss has told Pete Doherty that he can keep her royalties from a tracks that she co-wrote with him
• Kylie Minogue has been given the Music Industry Trust prize for her 20-year career and status as an "icon of pop and style"
• Britney Spears is furious that she must submit random drug tests to a court but her ex, Kevin Federline, escapes the tests
• Cheeky Girl, Monica Irimia is dating rugby player Danny Cipriani

POSTED: 04/11/07
DANIEL VOTED OFF THE X FACTOR
The second live X Factor show saw Sharon return to the judging panel after walking out the previous week. Leon came under blistering attack from Louis Walsh, after his performance, and Louis also used his comments to Leon to promote Westlife’s new single. Many have branded Louis’ comments as out of order. This week Louis lost an act as Daniel De Bourg was voted off of the show.
POSTED: 28/10/07
RUSSELL WATSON IN "GOOD SPIRITS" AFTER BRAIN OP
Singer Russell Watson is in "good spirits" but still in intensive care after emergency surgery on a brain tumour, his manager has said. "Russell's condition remains serious but stable," added Richard Thompson. He is talking briefly despite sedation and able to eat small amounts. The singer, who had a benign brain tumour removed last year, was recording on Wednesday when he was taken ill. He had a number of symptoms, including a "dramatic deterioration of vision". An MRI scan revealed a re-growth of the previous tumour, accompanied by bleeding. The Salford-born singer, who used to be a factory worker before he turned to singing, has sold more than four million albums worldwide.
POSTED: 28/10/07
DODDERY TAKE THAT
Take That maybe showing the signs of old age as Howard Donald was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung after doing the splits on stage. Howard, age 39, could now be out of action for several weeks while he recovers.
POSTED: 28/10/07
SIMPLY RED TO SPLIT
Simply Red are to split up in 2009, a quarter of a century after they formed, lead singer Mick Hucknall has revealed. The 47-year-old said Stay, released last March, would be the group's final studio album, and they would disband after their tour in two years' time.
POSTED: 28/10/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 28/10/07

• Amy Winehouse has ppledged to give up drinking before gigs after a shambolic start to her European tour
• A criminal probe was launched into how all of Luciano Pavarotti’s 12million fortune has all been left to his second wife. The will was signed just six weeks before his death
• The former Boyzone members met up with Louis Walsh to discuss reforming the band. Ronan Keating, who was previously against a reform, was also present
• A tabloid has reported, Meatloaf has banned photographers from his UK tour because he has put on so much weight. He now weighs 22 stone
• James Blunt and Boyz II Men are the latest stars to sign-up to mentor the contestants on The X Factor

POSTED: 28/10/07
X FACTOR GOES LIVE AS SHARON QUITS
The X Factor live shows kicked off this weekend. Apparently Simon Cowell was not happy that the first show could not have a prime-time slot due to the World Cup Rugby Final so the show kicked off at 5.45pm instead. All the final 12 acts are living in a posh house in London together and rumours suggest that rival groups Futureproof and Hope are not getting along. Hope have said that they feel "hurt" after Futureproof branded them "orange prima donnas". However, Futureproof insisted that their comments were made in jest and shouldn't be taken seriously. The first casualty of this series was Kimberley who was voted off the first live show last night. Sharon Osbourne claims she has now quit the show after two of her three acts were in the bottom two. It remains to be seen if she turns up for next weeks show.
POSTED: 21/10/07
KYLIE BACK ON TOUR
Kylie Minogue will celebrate her 40th birthday next year in style as she launches another world tour. She is already planning the tour which is set to start on 28th May. Her come-back single ‘2 Hearts’ is out in November. It is her first release since beating her battle with breast cancer.
POSTED: 21/10/07
RAZORLIGHT OVER?
It has been revealed that the future of the band Razorlight is looking bleak. Lead singer, Johnny Borrell is planning solo projects and has already started work on them. He hopes to make an acoustic album with other artists.
POSTED: 21/10/07
SPANDEX DITTO
Larger than life singer, Beth Ditto from the group called Gossip horrified her designer at the Fashion Rocks show by asking for an outfit made from spandex. The designer of course declined which was probably for the best.
POSTED: 21/10/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 21/10/07

• Britney Spears has been banned from seeing her kids again after refusing to comply with court-ordered drug tests
• Amy Winehouse was arrested in Norway for being in possession of drugs
• Rapper, Will.I.Am is set to perform with former Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger at the MTV Europe Music Awards in November
• Leona Lewis and Take That will battle it out for next weeks number one as both artists release a new single tomorrow
• Shaun The Sheep will release a novelty record in a bid for this year’s Christmas number one. The track is called ‘Life’s A Treat’
• Cliff Richard will play the Wembley arena for the 60th time in his career next year

POSTED: 21/10/07
Q AWARDS 2007
This year’s Q Awards were held in London this week hosted by Jonathan Ross. The Best New Act award went to The Enemy, The Best Video went to Kaiser Chiefs for the video of ‘Ruby’, Kate Nash was the Best Breakthrough Artist, Amy Winehouse won the Best Album Award for the album ‘Back To Black’, Muse won the Best Live Act and The Arctic Monkey’s won the Best Act In The World Today award. Show organisers were left red-faced after spelling The Arctic Monkeys name wrong on their award. They forgot the C in Arctic. Meanwhile the lead singer of the band, Alex Turner has been romantic linked to T4 presenter Alexa Chung after they spent the evening at the bash hand-in-hand. A full list of winners can be found on this website's Music Awards page.
POSTED: 14/10/07
X FACTOR JUDGES "HOUSES" NOT HOMES
Louis Walsh has admitted the "judges' houses" seen on The X Factor are not their real homes. He said on The Graham Norton Show "That wasn't my house. That wasn't Sharon's house or Dannii's house or Simon's house either." A spokeswoman insisted viewers had not been deceived, as "We have never said they are the judges' real homes and it has been this way for the past four years."
POSTED: 14/10/07
BRITNEY GRANTED ONE NIGHT A WEEK
After losing custody of her children last week, this week Britney Spears has been granted one over-night stay a week with her children. Meanwhile her new album release date has been put forward to 29th October after some tracks leaked onto the internet.
POSTED: 14/10/07
MUTYA'S BABY FOOD ADDICTION
Mutya Buena has revealed that she is addicted to baby food. The former Sugababes star, who has a two year-old child said she loves it and her favourite is pear and apple. She also said that she used to eat Rusks too.
POSTED: 14/10/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 14/10/07

• A new X Factor perfume was launched. One tabloid claims the show is trying to squeeze even more money out of the shows fans.
• The divorce settlement between Heather Mills and Paul McCartney will now go to the high court after Heather refused to be stopped from talking to the media as part of the settlement
• Pete Doherty is planning a tour of alcohol-free venues to celebrate being off drugs and booze for two months
• Mika is rumoured to be performing with either Brian May or Rufus Wainwright at the Brit awards in February
• Rapper, Snoop Dogg has been ordered to do 160 hours community service after admitting trying to take a baton on to a plane
• Kanye West is apparently working on material for Michael Jackson to help him make a come-back to the charts

POSTED: 14/10/07
BRITNEY LOSES KIDS
Britney Spears has been ordered to hand over her two young children to her former husband. Los Angeles judge Scott Gordon said Kevin Federline should be given custody of Sean Preston, two, and one-year-old Jayden James, until "further notice". The couple had shared custody and the reason for the change was not given. Previously, both parents were told to complete a parenting class and Britney was ordered to have weekly meetings with a "parenting coach". The judge has not explained whether or not she carried these out successfully. Meanwhile Britney’s auntie said that the family fear they will “turn on the TV and find out she is dead”.
POSTED: 07/10/07
GONE IN 38 SECONDS
London's Spice Girls reunion concert sold out in 38 seconds, this week, after fans were notified tickets had gone on sale. More than one million people in the UK registered for the concert, which takes place on 15th December at the O2 arena. "It was a dramatic moment - the sales went live and there was a huge surge as fans bombarded the lines," said Ticketmaster's boss Chris Edmonds. Three more London dates have been added to the tour. Tickets cost between £55 & £75 and tickets for the 15th December gig are already appearing on eBay, with one pair advertised at £900.
POSTED: 07/10/07
LOUIS WALSH SAYS SORRY
X Factor Judge Louis Walsh has apologised for his outburst when he found out that he will mentor the over 25’s group on this series. He originally told the group that he did not want to mentor them but this week said sorry for overreacting.
POSTED: 07/10/07
YOU CHOOSE THE PRICE FOR RADIOHEAD ALBUM
Radiohead announced this week that you can pay what you like for their new album. Their new album ‘Rainbows’ will be available from this week at no set price, which means you could choose to pay nothing for downloading it.
POSTED: 07/10/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 07/10/07

• Isaac, the eldest brother from the American group Hanson has had surgery to remove a blood clot from his lung. He is expected to make a full recovery
• It has been revealed that the Princess Diana Memorial concert, held in the summer, raised £1.2 million for charity
• Blur met up this week to discuss plans for a reunion after booking studio time to record new material
• Paul Weller could be fined up to £200 for ignoring the smoking ban twice during a gig
• The Spice Girls have postponed the release of their ‘Greatest Hits’ album until 12th November after Westlife earmarked the 5th for their new album

POSTED: 07/10/07
WORLD RECORD FOR GIRLS ALOUD
Girls Aloud have won a place in the new Guinness World Records book after scoring the most consecutive top 10 hits in the UK chart by a female group. The act, whose latest chart success is ‘Sexy! No No No’, have scored a run of 16 hits inside the top 10. They replace Beyonce's former band Destiny's Child in the compendium, whose record was 11.
POSTED: 30/09/07
GEORGE MICHAEL ADMITS DRUG "PROBLEM"
George Michael has admitted his marijuana use can be "a problem" and said he is "constantly trying" to smoke less of the drug. He said "Absolutely I would like to take less, no question”, "To that degree, it's a problem." He added he did not think his habit was "getting in the way of my life in any way"; he was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. "I'm a happy man and I can afford my marijuana so that's not a problem".
POSTED: 30/09/07
BONO HONOURED
U2 singer Bono has been awarded with the Liberty Medal for his humanitarian work in Africa. The star was presented with the accolade in the US city of Philadelphia by last year's winner, George Bush, the father of the current US president. He will donate the $100,000 (£49,200) cash prize to the Debt Aids Trade Africa charity he founded in 2002.
POSTED: 30/09/07
KASABIAN PHONE HOME!
Kasabian frontman, Tom Meighan has beaten other bidders and has bought the bike that was Elliot’s bike in the film E.T. He forked out a huge £10,000 for it and it was delivered to him this week.
POSTED: 30/09/07
JAMES BLUNT BARKS UP THE WRONG TREE
James Blunt was left red-faced after he tried to chat up the lesbian host of a chat show he appeared on. He said to the American host, Ellen DeGeneres, “I’ll give you my phone number afterwards” to which she replied “it’s not going to work but thanks for trying”
POSTED: 30/09/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 30/09/07

• Justin Timberlake leads the nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards. The awards bash takes place on 1st November
• Pete Doherty has met up with his dad for the first time in year’s after he has made good progress in kicking his drug habit
• Noel Gallagher has named his new child Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher and has said he will be a “legend”
• Meanwhile, Charlotte Church has called her newborn daughter Ruby Megan Henson
• A court has heard that, Sugababes star, Amelle Berrabah’s sister stole cash from patients at the hospital where she worked
• The Sex Pistols have added two additional shows to their reunion tour in November. They will now play Brixton & Manchester

POSTED: 30/09/07
50 CENT RETIRING?
50 Cent has "temporarily postponed" his European tour, prompting questions over whether he has retired from making music. This is after he lost a chart battle with rival Kanye West. He vowed to quit if his album called ‘Curtis’ was outsold by Kanye’s album ‘Graduation’. A spokeswoman for 50 Cent refused to comment on his retirement plans. She said that "unforeseen circumstances" had led to the temporary postponement of his tour.
POSTED: 23/09/07
MOBO's 2007
The MOBO awards took place on Wednesday night and have been described as a success. 50 Cent pulled out of performing at the last moment which is probably just as well as his chart rival, Kanye West, picked up two awards.  Amy Winehouse picked up the award for Best Female and gave a very short speech which was “Hello, Thank You”. She then did a very wobbly performance and appeared to spit and forget the words in places. Other winners included Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Sean Kingston. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 23/09/07
MIKA V MIKA
Mika is facing legal action by a female Belgian artist with the same name. She claims that she registered the name back in the eighties and the British Mika has stolen it. Even though she is not a huge star, even in her own country, she expects him to pay her damages or change his recording name. The British Mika has the biggest selling single of 2007 in this country with ‘Grace Kelly’.
POSTED: 23/09/07
BABY- LO ON THE WAY
It has been revealed that Jennifer Lopez is expecting a baby after two years of trying. She and her husband, Marc Anthony, who are both 38 years-old are said to be “overjoyed”.
POSTED: 23/09/07
TAKE THAT WRINKLES !
Take That are apparently rubbing in loads of skin creams to keep their faces wrinkle-free during their sell-out tour. The group now have a combined age of 147 and they don’t want to let it show.
POSTED: 23/09/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 23/09/07

• Jamelia is said to be back with her footballer boyfriend, Darren Byfield, just a month after walking out on him
• Lily Allen was left red-faced after her credit card was declined in the trendy shop Chanel
• It has been revealed that Kylie Minogue’s come-back album will be called ‘X’ and will be released on 12th November
• Meanwhile, Madonna has put back the release of her new album until the new year to avoid a chart battle with Kylie
• Kelly Jones, The Stereophonics frontman feared he will never play a guitar again after his arm was slashed in a nightclub fight this week
• The Sex Pistols have announced they will do a one-off gig to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of their huge album ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’

POSTED: 23/09/07
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
This year's MTV Video Music Awards were held in Las Vegas last Sunday. Britney Spears made a performance to launch her come-back. The performance of her new single was described as a shambles. Her miming was out of time, she forgot the dance routine & apparently seemed to be in a zombie trance.  Her outfit has been described as nothing more than a bra and knickers. Winners on the night included Rihanna, who’s single ‘Umbrella’ won Best Video and the Monster Single awards. Justin Timberlake won the Best Male Artist and Quadruple Threat awards. Fergie won Best Female and Fall Out Boy picked up the award for the Best Group. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 16/09/07
KYLIE COMEBACK IN NOVEMBER
Kylie Minogue is to launch her come-back with her first performance on BBC Children In Need in November. She has chosen ‘2 Hearts’ to be her first single since her battle with breast cancer. The 39 year-old star will release the single on 5th November.
POSTED: 16/09/07
HOST DISAGREES WITH MERCURY RESULT
The Mercury Music Prize host, Jo Whiley has blasted the awards judges for not choosing Amy Winehouse’s album to win the prize. She said that the Klaxons should not have won because Amy’s album is “spellbinding”.
POSTED: 16/09/07
SHAYNE'S OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
Shayne Ward has become the youngest person to receive an “outstanding contribution award” from the variety club. The 22-year-old who only shot to fame two years ago, after winning the X Factor, was honoured at a bash in Manchester.
POSTED: 16/09/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 16/09/07

• The rumour-mill is suggesting that former boyband Blue could be the next to reform. Apparently the lads recently met up in London to discuss a come-back
• Led Zeppelin are to reform for a tribute concert in London. The show has been organised to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.
• Prince is demanding that video sharing website YouTube removes clips of his recent concerts in London. He plans to take action to "reclaim his art on the internet"
• James Blunt has said that his new album is so mellow because he wrote it on a come-down after nights out in Ibiza clubs
• Madonna is flying to Israel on a Kabbalah pilgrimage to celebrate the Jewish New Year

POSTED: 16/09/07
PAVAROTTI DIES
Luciano Pavarotti died at his home in the northern Italian city of Modena. The singer, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, was 71. He had cancer surgery in July 2006 in New York, five months after his last performance. He had not made any public appearances since then. He underwent five bouts of chemotherapy in the past year, and was admitted to hospital with a fever on 8th August. Many tributes have poured in since he died, including one from U2 frontman Bono who said “some can sing Opera, Luciano Pavarotti was an opera”. An emotional funeral took place yesterday.
POSTED: 09/09/07
KLAXONS PICK UP THE MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE
The Klaxons have won the Nationwide Mercury Prize for the best album of the past year. They scooped the £20,000 prize for their debut ‘Myths Of The Near Future’. The group, who have only been together for two years, looked elated as they hugged and ran on to the stage to collect the prize. Amy Winehouse stole the show though, she gave a breathtaking rendition of ‘Love Is A Losing Game’, her first appearance for several weeks. More details can be found HERE.
POSTED: 09/09/07
PAUL McCARTNEY'S DIARY
It has been revealed that Paul McCartney had a candlelit dinner with, movie star, Rene Zellweger. She was the star of the movie Bridget Jone's Diary. He apparently wined and dined her and then hugged her at a hotel before leaving separately.
POSTED: 09/09/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 09/09/07

• The Sugababes could be heading for another line-up change after the new girl, Amelle Berrabah has caused a string of rows in the band
• Pete Doherty has been spared jail again for at least another six weeks as he has checked back into rehab, so his court case has been adjourned again
• Cheryl Cole, from Girls Aloud, has blasted the X Factor for allowing 14 year-olds to enter as she says they are too young to cope with fame
• KT Tunstall has revealed she was so hard up before stardom that she used to pinch make-up from Boots chemists
• Meanwhile, Sharon Osbourne has said that she will quit the X Factor after this series as she wants to move on to other projects
• Another season of the BBC Proms came to an end again yesterday with the Last Night Of The Proms held at London’s Royal Albert Hall

POSTED: 09/09/07
WINEHOUSE BOYCOTT PLEA
Amy Winehouse's father-in-law has urged the singer's fans to boycott her music until she seeks treatment for what he called a drug addiction. Speaking in a radio interview, Giles Fielder-Civil said he was concerned that Amy and her husband (his son), Blake, would die without medical help. He said: "Perhaps it is time to stop buying records. It's a possibility, to send that message." But the singer's father, Mitch, said a boycott would not aid her recovery.
POSTED: 02/09/07
MARLEY RINGTONE ROW
Bob Marley's family is to sue Universal Music Group and a U.S mobile phone firm Verizon Wireless in a row over ringtones featuring his music. They claim the firms have used the late star's name and image without permission.
POSTED: 02/09/07
ADOPTION NUMBER TWO FOR MADONNA
Madonna has been given the go-ahead to adopt a second orphan from Malawi. She will adopt a 13 month old girl called Mercy. Last year Madonna adopted a baby boy called David Banda.
POSTED: 02/09/07
THE CHILLI'S WANT WOOD
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers made a massive demand when they appeared at last weekends Reading Festival. They requested that a wooden walkway should be built so they can get to the stage without getting muddy footwear.
POSTED: 02/09/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 02/09/07

• Kevin Federline's lawyers want Britney Spears to pay some of her former husband's legal expenses in their divorce case
• Kylie Minogue is to undergo an operation in an attempt to help her conceive a child she feared she will never be able to have after her cancer treatment
• David Bowie is to star in an episode of Dr Who and will play an alien abductor
• Supergrass bassist, Mike Quinn has broken his back after falling from a villa window after sleepwalking
• Down-to-earth Cheryl Cole turned down a free £150,000 Bentley because she felt she hadn’t earned it
• Jennifer Lopez, Elton John and Celine Dion are all rumoured to be lined-up to guest star on the live shows of this year’s X Factor

POSTED: 02/09/07
PETE ESCAPES PRISON, AGAIN
Pete Doherty has escaped going to prison again this week after charges of breaching bail conditions were dropped due to a police mistake. The charge was dropped, as he was not produced before the court within 24 hours. A judge had warned Pete he faced jail if he did not kick his drug habit after pleading guilty to a previous drug offence. Later this week he checked back into rehab after advice from his Auntie.
POSTED: 26/08/07
AMY SAYS NO NO NO AGAIN
Amy Winehouse has come up with a bizarre excuse for why she will not return to rehab. She claims her boyfriend, Blake, has threatened to kill himself if she does. Meanwhile she has been nominated for four MOBO awards. The awards bash take place on 19th September.
POSTED: 26/08/07
KERRANG AWARDS
The Lostprophets have been named best British band at the Kerrang! awards for the second year in a row. Enter Shikari won best live act, with My Chemical Romance picking up best international band. Other winners at the awards ceremony, which took place in east London, included Fall Out Boy, Nine Inch Nails and The Deftones. A full list of winners can be seen HERE.
POSTED: 26/08/07
JACK VOWS NO MORE CELEB BEDDING
Jack Osbourne has said he will never sleep with a famous woman again because “they are sick people”. He went on “they are all insecure, rail thin and obsessed with themselves”.
POSTED: 26/08/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 26/08/07

• Louis Walsh has claimed that it was down to his return that The X Factor got 11 million viewers on it’s opening episode last weekend
• Groove Armada asked for a set of fridge magnets as part of a rider for their slot at the Creamfields festival
• The Spice Girls logo has been re-created made out of £1 million pounds worth of jewels for the cover of their greatest hits album
• Charlotte Church is putting a £30,000 security ring around her home to protect her baby when it is born
• Jamelia has vowed to stay strong after being left heartbroken after splitting up from Darren Byfield

POSTED: 26/08/07
X FACTOR RETURNS WITH HEALTHY RATINGS
The fourth series of the X Factor started this weekend and the first episode pulled in 11 million viewers. Simon Cowell has revealed he plans to put the debut single for this year’s winner up against the new release from last year’s winner Leona. The two singles could go head-to-head for this year’s Christmas number one. Check out all of the X Factor news by clicking HERE.
POSTED: 19/08/07
AMY SAYS YES YES YES TO REHAB
At the start of this week Amy Winehouse was refusing to go into rehab saying that her Dad will get her off drugs. A few days later and Amy finally said yes and went to a rehab retreat in Essex. Just one day later and Amy sensationally walked out of the retreat then took a helicopter to London for a brain scan. On Friday Amy was preparing to go back to rehab as she cancelled her set at this weekends V Festival.
POSTED: 19/08/07
A KLASS ACT FOR MYLEENE
Myleene Klass gave birth to a baby girl called Ava. The 29-year-old star, who found fame with reality TV band Hear'Say, went into labour shortly after co-hosting The One Show on BBC One on Wednesday.
POSTED: 19/08/07
LENNON ALBUMS AVAILABLE ON iTUNES
John Lennon albums are now available to download on iTunes for the first time after a deal was approved by the late Beatle's widow Yoko Ono. Many of the recordings had already been on sale from other digital stores.
POSTED: 19/08/07
SUGGS' CAR SINKS
Madness singer Suggs had to watch his beloved Rolls Royce dumped into a swimming pool after losing a bet with a fellow radio DJ. The two had a bet about who could drink the most pints of Guinness in one weekend and Suggs lost and had to watch his car drowned in a pool at the V Festival site in Essex.
POSTED: 19/08/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 19/08/07

• A day of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death culminated with a live concert featuring footage of the singer
• Lily Allen has postponed her US tour due to continuing problems with getting her visa sorted out
• Madonna is apparently in secret talks to play a gig at New York’s Central Park to mark her 50th birthday
• The Arctic Monkeys and The Coral are planning to fly their girlfriends out to America to keep them company while they are touring there
• Bitchy Louis Walsh has said that Take That didn’t need Robbie Williams , Will Young is pretentious and the Spice Girls have only reformed because they have nothing else to do

POSTED: 19/08/07
AMY'S HOSPITAL DASH
Amy Winehouse was admitted to hospital this week. Her spokesman puts it down to “severe exhaustion” but some rumours suggested that the cause of the collapse was due to a drink and drugs binge. The 23 year-old singer was taken to University College London Hospital on Wednesday morning and was later discharged. Amy has been advised by doctors to take “complete rest” As a result, she has had to cancel a series of European shows. It has been reported in today’s press that her record company have hired a 24-hour minder to stop her going off the rails again.
POSTED: 12/08/07
BABY 'BABY SPICE'
Spice Girl Emma Bunton has given birth to a baby boy called Beau. The baby was born at London's private Portland Hospital on Friday, weighing 7lb 15oz. The child is the first for Emma and her partner Jade Jones, formally from the group Damage. They said they were both "absolutely delighted and can't wait to take Beau home".
POSTED: 12/08/07
DAMON SPOILS THE PET SHOP PLANS
The Pet Shop Boys have been banned from using their remix of the Blur song ‘Girls & Boys’ on their new album. Blur’s lead singer, Damon Albarn has refused permission to let them use the track on their forthcoming album called ‘Disco 4’.
POSTED: 12/08/07
TAKE THAT LOOK TO OLD AGE
Take That are looking to the future and have taken out pensions. The band members have taken out pension funds so they can keep their current lifestyle in their old age.
POSTED: 12/08/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 12/08/07

• Usher married his fiancee, Tameka Foster, six days after calling off their first ceremony
• Beyonce and Justin Timberlake have each received seven nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards which takes place next month
• Mel B secretly married her new man Stephen Belafonte in Las Vegas two months ago. It was so secret that even her Spice Girl mates did not know about it
• Last year’s X Factor runner up, Ray Quinn has bought his first house worth £180,000 and lives there with his girlfriend
• Lily Allen looks set to host a new youth show on BBC 3 after meetings with BBC chiefs
• Jamelia performed a private gig for the President of Kazakhstan last weekend

POSTED: 12/08/07
MEL B FILES LEGAL PAPERS
Spice Girl, Melanie Brown has filed court papers in the US in a bid to confirm that actor Eddie Murphy is legally the father of her daughter. Mr Murphy, 46, has maintained he is not the father of Angel Iris Murphy Brown, who was born in April. The singer's solicitor, Gloria Allred, said a DNA test carried out in June had "established paternity, but paternity has not been legally acknowledged." Mel B said Angel needs to know she was "planned and wanted by both of us". The 32-year-old performer added: "I want her to know that she has two parents who desire to be responsible for her during her life and who love her so much that they want to be a part of it." Meanwhile it is rumoured that Eddie Murphy has asked his new girlfriend to marry him.
POSTED: 05/08/07
ELTON WANTS THE INTERNET CLOSED DOWN
Elton John has called to have the internet closed down. He claims that the internet has destroyed good music. He says people sit at home instead of going out to be creative. He added “Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision”.
POSTED: 05/08/07
KERRY FIGHTS FOR HER KIDS
Former Atomic Kitten, Kerry Katona has been to court this week to beg a judge to get her kids back. They are currently staying with their grandmother Mairead McFadden, Brian McFadden’s mum. She claims that Kerry is an unfit mother.
POSTED: 05/08/07
BOHEMIAN PhD
Brian May handed in his astronomy PhD thesis this week, 30 year’s after abandoning it to join the legendary band Queen. He searched out his unfinished work last year and after nine more months’ research he handed it in to the Imperial College in London.
POSTED: 05/08/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 05/08/07

• R&B singer, Usher has said his wedding will still go ahead despite him pulling out of his wedding last week just hours before he was due to walk up the isle
• Speculation is growing that Chantelle and Preston’s split last month was a publicity stunt as they have been spotted shopping together on numerous occasions
• The Reading festival will still go ahead at the end of August despite part of the site being affected by the recent flooding
• Gwen Stefani has agreed not to wear revealing clothes for her concert in Malaysia later this month after protests from Muslim students
• Girls Aloud have pulled out of headlining an event in Plymouth as only 5,000 tickets were sold. Organisers blamed the weather for poor ticket sales
• Prince is at it again. His new single may only be available as a download for mobile phones

POSTED: 05/08/07
KLAXONS POSTPONE AUSSIE TOUR
Klaxons singer Jamie Reynolds has postponed the group's Australian tour dates after he broke his leg at a French gig last weekend. The band's frontman said he "drastically misjudged" the distance when he jumped from the stage during their final song in the set. Doctors have said he must keep his foot up or risk further complications.  
POSTED: 29/07/07
SPICE GIRLS ADD EXTRA DATES
The Spice Girls have added three new dates to their reunion tour, taking the total number of concerts to 14. In addition to the original dates, the group will perform in Vancouver, San Jose, California and Shanghai, kicking off the tour in Canada on 2 December.
POSTED: 29/07/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 29/07/07

• Simon Cowell has been named American TV’s highest paid star. His American Idol show is the top-rated programme on American TV making him a tidy £22.5 million a year
• It has been revealed that George Michael will star in the last ever episode of Extras
• Peter Andre and Jordon have named their baby. They have named her Tiaamii after combining the name of both of the baby’s grans
• Sharon Osbourne was too upset to go to her dad’s funeral this week, She did however fly to London with his body

POSTED: 29/07/07
MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE SHORTLIST
The shortlist for this year’s Mercury Music Prize has been announced. A shortlist of 12 albums from ‘eclectic genres’ has been picked by a panel of experts. The Arctic Monkeys have been nominated for a second year despite winning the prize last year. Dizzee Rascal has been nominated for a third time. He won the prize back in 2003. Also on the shortlist are Amy Winehouse, The View, The Klaxons and Jamie T. Bookmakers, William Hill have put the Arctic Monkeys and Amy Winehouse as joint favourites to pick up the prize with odds of 4/1. The winner of the award, which is open to British and Irish acts which have released an album in the past year, will collect £20,000. The winner will be announced on 4th September.
POSTED: 22/07/07
KERRY IN REHAB AFTER HOUSE RAID
This week, armed robbers held a knife to the neck of former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona during a raid on her Cheshire home. Three masked men, carrying sledgehammers and crowbars, broke into the home she shares with husband Mark Croft. They kept Kerry and the couple's baby Heidi downstairs as they took Mark around the house looking for things to steal. Kerry has since been signed back into a rehab clinic suffering from manic depression.
POSTED: 22/07/07
KYLIE'S FRENCH CONNECTION
Kylie Minogue has denied rumours that she has rekindled her love with her ex Oliver Martinez, even though she is making 422-mile-round journeys to his French home to walk his dog.
POSTED: 22/07/07
STING IN THE TAIL
Superstar, Sting stunned restaurant owners in Miami Beach when he turned up for a meal and brought his own chef along to cook and prepare his food. The restaurant’s own chef was allowed to cook for his friends but not for Sting himself.
POSTED: 22/07/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 22/07/07

• Amy Winehouse sunk to a new low when she spat into an audience while on stage at the Eden Project
• The Spice Girls are set to cause a massive ticket scrum as more than a million people have registered for tickets on their website for the UK leg of their comeback tour
• Pete Doherty got into trouble with police just hours after leaving rehab when he threw rubbish from a taxi window
• George Michael will star in a sketch on this year’s Catherine Tate Christmas Special TV show
• The Arctic Monkey’s have revealed that they will leave their hometown Sheffield to go and live in London

POSTED: 22/07/07
PRINCE'S ALBUM GOES FOR FREE
The music industry has reacted angrily to the Mail On Sunday giving away the new album by Prince today. They say that it devalues music at a time when CD sales are already falling fast. Prince is no worse off though. It is thought the paper paid him about half a million pound for the privilege of giving away the album.
POSTED: 15/07/07
AVRIL DENIES COPY CLAIM
Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne has denied copying a song by 1970s rock band The Rubinoos. The songwriters allege her recent hit single ‘Girlfriend’ was lifted from their 1979 song ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’. But Avril said that she has "never in my life heard of" the band and says her song has "no musical similarities". "Their claim is based on five words," she wrote on her website. "All songs share similar lyrics and emotions." The songwriters launched a legal case against Avril in a US District Court in San Francisco last week. They alleged that "the lyric, the meter, the rhythm" of the Canadian star's song were "identical" to their tune.
POSTED: 15/07/07

SNOW PATROL DRUGS CHARGE
Snow Patrol managed to headline last weekends T In The Park festival despite Keyboard player, Tom Simpson, being detained in Middlesex by police on Saturday. He was later released. It has since been announced that Tom Simpson will face a drugs charge in court later this month, it is apparently due to him being in possession of cocaine in a Glasgow street.
POSTED: 15/07/07
HE BETTER LEAVE RIGHT NOW
Will Young ‘pulled’ when he was recently visiting a gorilla orphanage, for the BBC’s Saving Planet Earth campaign. A gorilla threw a rock at him because his girlfriend fancied Will. She was making the noise that gorillas make when they are attracted to a mate.
POSTED: 15/07/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 15/07/07

• Amy Winehouse is worrying friends and fans. She has pulled out of many gigs in the past week and refused to go to rehab as her friends are suggesting
• Beyonce visited some fans in hospital after they were injured by pyrotechnics at her gig
• Rihanna is set to tour Britain in December. It will be an 11 date tour and tickets are on sale now
• Steps are the latest band to threaten a come-back. The pop band were quite big in the mid-nineties
• Rod Stewart was awarded a CBE this week. The 61 year-old star went to Buckingham Palace to collect the gong from Prince Charles.
• The piano that James Blunt composed his hit single ‘You’re Beautiful’ with is going to be auctioned off tomorrow

POSTED: 15/07/07
LIVE EARTH
Saturday saw Live Earth, nine concerts took place globally to raise awareness of global warming and what we can do to slow it down or halt it. The event was the thought up by former US vice president Al Gore. He addressed the crowd at the end of the New Jersey event, urging the audience to act to save the planet. But critics have said it was hypocritical for performers who fly around the world on tours to push the message of cutting down on carbon emissions. The UK concert was held at Wembley stadium and hosted by Chris Moyles and Russell Brand with many massive acts performing. Madonna brought London's Live Earth concert to a close, playing a song she had written for the event called ‘Hey You’. See reviews and pictures by clicking HERE.
POSTED: 08/07/07
REHAB OR JAIL FOR DOHERTY
Pete Doherty was given his last chance to escape prison this week. The ‘Babyshambles’ frontman was told in Court that he must go into drug rehab or he will be sent to prison. The 23 year-old, who has just been dumped by Kate Moss, pleaded guilty to driving illegally while in possession of crack, heroin, ketamine and cannabis.
POSTED: 08/07/07
JAVINE PREGNANT
Javine Hilton, who pinched Alesha Dixon’s ex-husband MC Harvey, is now pregnant by the former ‘So Solid Crew’ singer. Former ‘Mis-Teeq’ star, Alesha was left devastated last year when she caught Javine and MC Harvey together.
POSTED: 08/07/07
RESPECT THE FRAN
Make sure you show respect to the lead vocalist of Travis, Fran Healy, if you go to one of their gigs. Fran recently took off his guitar, jumped off stage and confronted a troublemaker at one of their gigs. The man was thrown out and Fran got a standing ovation from the crowd.
POSTED: 08/07/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 08/07/07

• Nelly Furtado’s third album, Loose, is the worlds biggest selling album in the past year
• Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood spent so much of his fortune that band members Keith Richards and Mick Jagger had to give him a loan of £250,000, back in 2004
• Dame Shirley Bassey has seen sales of her new album increase 79% since her performance at the Glastonbury Festival at the end of June
• Avril Lavigne is facing legal action after a group called The Rubinoos claim that lyrics in one of her songs have been copied from their 1979 track ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’
• Christina Aguilera is pregnant, her Dad has confirmed. The star is married to music exec Jordon Bratman

POSTED: 08/07/07
THE DIANA MEMORIAL CONCERT
The charity memorial concert for Diana, Princess of Wales was "the most perfect way of remembering her", Princes William and Harry have said. Prince William told the 63,000-strong crowd at London's Wembley Stadium his mother would have enjoyed the tribute. Sunday's gig marked the life of Diana, who died in a 1997 Paris car crash, on what would have been her 46th birthday. Sir Elton, 60, who famously performed a reworked version of Candle in the Wind at Diana's funeral, opened the concert with a rendition of Your Song, performed in front of a giant photograph of Diana by Mario Testino. He was followed by '80s stars Duran Duran, who played a trio of songs including Wild Boys - which they dedicated to the princes - and Rio, one of their mother's favourites. Sir Elton John brought the concert to a close after sets by stars including Sir Tom Jones, Take That and Rod Stewart.
POSTED: 02/07/07
SPICE GIRLS REUNION TOUR CONFIRMED
The Spice Girls have held a press conference at the O2 arena to officially confirm that rumours are true and that they will indeed reform at the end of this year for eleven, one off, gigs. It was the first official public appearance by all five members since Geri Halliwell quit the band in May 1998. The Spice Girls will do eleven live shows around the world with gigs in London, Sydney and Las Vegas, to support their greatest hits album, which comes out later this year. The Spice Girls had nine UK number one singles with ten releases. They Spice Girls reined in the charts from July 1996 to November 2000 and had three consecutive Christmas number ones. They sold more than 55 million records around the world, and starred in their own movie ‘Spice World’.
POSTED: 01/07/07
PRESTON'S BREAK-UP
Ordinary Boys singer, Preston has split up with his wife Chantelle Houghton after just 10 months of marriage. "After much soul-searching and tearful discussions we have sadly decided to end our marriage," a statement said. The couple met in January 2006, when Chantelle and Preston were housemates on Celebrity Big Brother.
POSTED: 01/07/07
FARTY-BACK
Justin Timberlake has a very different demand when he is on tour. Justin apparently insists on anti-wind tablets to make sure no unwanted noises or smells emanates from him while he is doing his dance routines on stage.
POSTED: 01/07/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 01/07/07

• Chris Moyles and Russell Brand have been named as the main hosts of London’s Live Earth gig next Saturday
• Peter Andre and his wife Katie Price have had a baby daughter this week and Peter has said they baby is as “beautiful” as his wife
• Kylie Minogue failed to show up to a party held by Elton John this week due to being too tired and needing some rest
• Lily Allen was arrested and interviewed by police over an incident in March where she allegedly beat up a photographer
• Jake Shears, from The Scissor Sisters, has revealed he wants to marry his boyfriend in Disney World

POSTED: 01/07/07
GLASTONBURY 2007
The Glastonbury Festival has been taking place this weekend and music fans have been trying to cope with heavy showers and fields rapidly turning to mud baths. Parts of the site have been turned into a quagmire by heavy rain. The conditions have not deterred most of the 177,500 festival-goers but several have decided to leave the site for home after some tents were waterlogged after showers. Police said crime was on a par with 2005's festival, with 163 offences recorded by Saturday morning. In addition, a 26-year-old man has died in Yeovil District Hospital after a suspected drugs overdose at the site. The man, believed to be from the West Midlands, was found unconscious by festival staff in the Park Farm area of the site early on Saturday. Festival organisers are concerned that the site will be chaos as the revellers head home after the close of the festival later this evening. They are predicting cars will struggle to get off the waterlogged fields. Fans have been treated to three days of exceptional performances. Full reviews and video footage can been seen HERE.
POSTED: 24/06/07
EDDIE IS THE FATHER
It has finally been announced that Eddie Murphy IS the dad of Melanie B’s baby. The movie star had originally denied that he was the father of the former Spice Girl’s baby. A court recently ordered a DNA test and has confirmed that he is indeed the dad. A few weeks ago Eddie said that he would “do the right thing” if he is proved to be the father.
POSTED: 24/06/07
COWELL RE-HIRES WALSH
Louis Walsh WILL be on the next series of The X Factor. It comes just three months after being sacked by Simon Cowell with host Kate Thornton. Louis rejoins Simon, Sharon and new judge Dannii Minogue on as the auditions continue from tomorrow. Simon Cowell admitted he was wrong?: "I don't know, we're actually good friends."
POSTED: 24/06/07
HELLO, IT'S NOT HIM THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
Lionel Richie was left upset last weekend when he sang at football star John Terry’s wedding. He was heckled by many multi-millionaire footballers at the bash.
POSTED: 24/06/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 24/06/07

• The winners have been announced of The 4th Mojo Honours List, which has taken place in London. The winners can be found on the Music Mania’s website’s Music Awards page
• Simon Fuller has given the Spice Girls a list of do’s and don’ts, ahead of their comeback gig, which includes not getting pregnant
• Simply Red star, Mick Hucknall has become a dad, of a baby girl, at the age of 47
• Matt Willis has been dropped by his record label, Mercury, after deciding he wants to focus on his TV projects instead of music
• Girls Aloud star, Nadine Coyle’s legs have been voted the best legs in pop by a poll for the Smash Hits music channel
• Sharon Osbourne has revealed that her son Jack once slept with Paris Hilton

POSTED: 24/06/07
ROD GETS WED
Rod Stewart has married his model girlfriend Penny Lancaster on the Italian Riviera, yesterday. They had a low key wedding and a trip on a luxury yacht outside the resort of Portofino. Rod and Penny were married during a private ceremony attended by a small gathering of family and friends. The ceremony took place in a 17th Century villa at Santa Margherita Ligura.
POSTED: 17/06/07
GERI WANTS HER DRESS BACK
Geri Halliwell is desperate to get back her iconic Union Jack Flag dress for the Spice Girls reunion gig at the end of the year. It was sold for £41,000 for charity and now she has asked to get it back, whatever the cost.
POSTED: 17/06/07
WHO'S THE DADDY
It has been revealed that, former Spice Girl, Melanie B did not name Eddie Murphy as the Dad on the birth certificate of her baby. The father section has been left blank although baby Angel Iris's middle name is listed as Murphy. Movie star, Eddie has disputed claims that he is the baby's father. A court has ordered a DNA test and Eddie says he will "do the right thing" if he is the father.
POSTED: 17/06/07
ASH SCRAP ALBUMS
Irish rock group, Ash have said they will stop making albums and concentrate on releasing singles on the internet. Frontman Tim Wheeler said "With the advent of the download, the emphasis has reverted to single tracks,” he added "It hasn't helped that most people have forgotten how to make a decent album". Rumours that the band were about to split started recently after Tim told a crowd he was playing songs from their "last album".
POSTED: 17/06/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 17/06/07

• Paul McCartney has told his ex, Heather Mills, to stay away from his 65th birthday party on Monday
• Simon Cowell has changed his mind and begged Louis Walsh to be a judge on the next series of X Factor. Louis has turned him down
• Kelly Clarkson has sacked her manager to go it alone. Apparently she was fed up with they way her album promotion was going
• Former Blue star, Duncan James will play Billy Flynn in the stage show Chicago from 2nd July
• Pete Burns has served a writ on the cosmetic surgeon that he claims botched up an attempt to remove his lip implants
• Pete Doherty is set to appear on Jonathan Ross’ chat show on Friday and has been banned, by his fiancé Kate Moss, from talking about wedding plans

POSTED: 17/06/07
GEORGE ESCAPES A JAIL SENTENCE
On Friday, George Michael was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and banned from driving for two years at Brent Magistrate’s court, north London. The 43-year-old had pleaded guilty to driving while unfit, blaming "tiredness and prescribed drugs" for the offence. He was arrested in October last year after being found slumped at the steering wheel of his car. He told the court "I was ashamed I had done something really wrong in putting other people at risk". Outside the court he called the media coverage of the case "farcical" and said reporters had concentrated on the prosecution's case. "I'm glad to put this behind me" he said. On Saturday George became the first artist to perform at the new Wembley stadium. It was the stadium’s first gig for seven years.
POSTED: 10/06/07
BRITS BRANDED OK
Media watchdog Ofcom have rejected more than 260 complaints about Russell Brand's routine at the Brit Awards back in February. But Ofcom ruled his comments were acceptable in the context of an established music awards ceremony. "A certain amount of controversy was likely to be expected by the audience," the regulator decided. Ofcom did, however, rule that some of his comments had been "on the edge of acceptability". It was the first time in 17 years that the ceremony had been televised live.
POSTED: 10/06/07
BONO BLASTS BLAIR
U2 frontman, Bono has blasted Tony Blair for failing to do enough to help Africa’s Aids crisis. The star thought Tony could have done more while talking to world leaders at this weeks G8 summit in Germany.
POSTED: 10/06/07
CLIFF CHASES OFF HOODIES
A funfair dodgems manager was so fed up with young yobs causing trouble he has found a novel way of getting rid of them. The dodgems ride plays Cliff Richard songs which clears the area of trouble making yobs within minutes.
They now describe Cliff as a ‘hoodie repellent’.
POSTED: 10/06/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 10/06/07

• It was apparently Kaiser Chiefs drummer, Nick Hodgson, that talked Melanie C into agreeing to be part of the Spice Girls reunion gig at the end of the year
• Blur have revealed that they will reform and go back into the studio to record new material in November
• Akon is likely to be interviewed by police after he allegedly hurled a 15 year old boy off a concert stage and the boy landed on a girl
• Natasha Bedingfield has revealed that she can’t cope with sleepless nights when she is touring so no managers now have to make sure she has the time to fit in eight hours sleep a night
• Kylie Minogue is planning to have her new album ready for release by Christmas. It is her first album since she won her battle with breast cancer

POSTED: 10/06/07
COURT TOLD THAT GEORGE WAS ON DRUGS
A London court has heard that George Michael did have a cocktail of drugs in his system when he was arrested in his car last year. Sentencing has been put back to 8th June. The star's lawyer claimed a sleeping drug was the most likely explanation for his condition. George has already pleaded guilty to driving while unfit under the influence of drugs, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail. He will attend Brent Magistrates Court to receive his sentence on 8th June.
POSTED: 03/06/07
GLASTO LINE-UP
The full 2007 Glastonbury Festival line-up has been revealed this week and includes The Arctic Monkeys, Chemical Brothers, Kasabian, Killers, Lily Allen, Kaiser Chiefs and James Morrison. You can see a full list of who is playing and on what stage HERE.
POSTED: 03/06/07
BOYBAND STAR IN BIG BROTHER HOUSE
A member of a former boyband called ‘Northern Line’ has entered the Big Brother house. Zak Lichman, known as Ziggy is the first male contestant this year and joins 11 women in the reality TV show house. He will be the only housemate that can nominate this week and must put some fellow housemates up for the public vote.
POSTED: 03/06/07
POP STAR TWO PRINCES?
Princes William and Harry look set to perform with Take That at the concert in memory of their mum Princess Diana. They have held talks about joining the famous band on stage at Wembley stadium on 1st July. Take That have confirmed that they will invite them on stage and sources say that the Princes are already practising a dance routine.
POSTED: 03/06/07
SINATRA CAR SOLD
The last car owned by Frank Sinatra fetched £5,700 at auction this week. It was a Chrysler Le Baron estate which the crooner bought back in 1985 so that he could drive around anonymously.
POSTED: 03/06/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 03/06/07

• Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova have ended their five year relationship and apparently Enrique is taking prescription drugs for acute insomnia
• Former Spice Girl, Melanie B is being line-up as a contestant for American TV show Dancing With The Stars
• Kylie Minogue celebrated her 39th birthday this week and had a girly night in with her sister Danni
• Gareth Gates has finally passed his driving test on the third attempt but he has revealed he already has three points on his licence for speeding
• Ozzy Osbourne has said that talking to his, former alcohol addict, son Jack has helped him stay clean from drink and drugs
• Oasis star, Noel Gallagher reached a milestone birthday this week when he turned 40

POSTED: 03/06/07
IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS
The Ivor Novello Awards took place this week and big winners this year included The Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse and Madonna. The Ivors are considered to be one of the most prestigious music awards for an artist to win. Amy Winehouse's track 'Rehab' scooped the award for Best Contemporary Song. The Arctic Monkeys collected the Best Album Award for their album 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not'. Madonna's 'Sorry' picked up the award for The International Hit Of The Year. Other winners included Leona Lewis picking up the award for Best-Selling UK Track, The Most Performed Work Award went to the Scissor Sister’s song ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancing’ which was co-written by Elton John and The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Peter Gabriel. A full list of winners can be seen HERE.
POSTED: 27/05/07
ELTON'S RED PIANO TOUR AXED
Elton John's entire European Red Piano tour has been axed. There were six dates in five European cities which have now been cancelled because the tour promoter said it "could not guarantee to put the shows on". The Red Piano shows are separate to other Elton John concerts, which are unaffected. The Red Piano shows in Las Vegas this autumn are due to go ahead as planned.
POSTED: 27/05/07
THEY WANTED HER TO HAVE A PRE-NUP AND SHE SAID NO NO NO
Amy Winehouse looks set to lose a fair bit of her earnings if she splits up with her husband as she didn’t make him sign a pre-nuptial agreement. Amy married Blake Fielder-Cival last Friday after just a month long engagement.
POSTED: 27/05/07
DON'T 'BEE' SILLY WITH YOUR WILLY
Enrique Iglesias shocked his fans this week by admitting he has small manhood. He revealed it is the one thing he would like to change about his body. Meanwhile Mick Jagger revealed that when he was younger he encouraged bees to sting his manhood to make it swell up and look bigger. Don't try this at home.
POSTED: 27/05/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 27/05/07

• Myleene Klass will replicate the old TV test card with the girl and a toy clown for the new Sky TV test card to help set up HD televisions
• George Michael has been to the new Wembley stadium this week ahead of his June gigs. He will be the first artist to perform there
• Michael Jackson’s plans for a comeback in Las Vegas look bleak as talks broke down when he demanded £100 million
• McFly singer, Tom Fletcher is taking flying lessons. At just 21 he also hopes to buy a plot of land near his home for a landing strip
• Rolling Stone’s star, Ronnie Wood was given a gipsy caravan for his 60th birthday this week
• Barbra Streisand has cancelled her Rome gig next month. Rumours suggest it is over a protest over her high ticket prices

POSTED: 27/05/07
MP'S SLAM EUROVISION SYSTEM
Liberal Democrat MP Richard Younger-Ross has said that The Eurovision Song Contest voting system needs to be changed because it is "harmful to the relationship between the peoples of Europe" He complained that countries voted for their neighbours rather than the best songs. He also thinks that the BBC should insist on a change in the voting system or withdraw from the contest all together. Derek Gatherer, who has spent years studying Eurovision voting patterns, thinks that calling the current system a joke is a bit "heavy".
POSTED: 20/05/07
MADONNA'S 'LIVE EARTH' SONG
Madonna has written a track that she will perform at the London Live Earth gig. The track is called 'Hey You'. Nine Live Earth shows will take place around the world on 7th July in an attempt to highlight global warming.
POSTED: 20/05/07
CHERYL AND LILY'S WAR CONTINUES
The war of words between, Girls Aloud’s, Cheryl Cole and Lily Allen hotted up this week. Cheryl has said that she could find Lily a spare ticket to come and watch Girls Aloud on tour because it is the closest she will get to it.
POSTED: 20/05/07
GEORGE IS ADDICITED TO PRESCRIBED DRUGS
George Michael has admitted this weekend that he does have an addiction to prescribed drugs. He has also revealed that he is planning to quit Britain. These revelations came out when he was interviewed on this weekends Parkinson chat show.
POSTED: 20/05/07
CHINA ALLOWS CHRISTINA TO PERFORM
China has finally granted Christina Aguilera permission to tour in their country but only if the raunchy show is toned down. Last year Jay Z was banned from performing in the country due to explicit lyrics.
POSTED: 20/05/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 20/05/07

• Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers have put the past behind them and have said that they will work together again to write more songs. The biggest hit the pair has written was Robbie’s massive hit ‘Angels’.
• Micheal Jackson has been turned down by Simon Fuller and Simon Cowell to revive his flagging music career
• Diana Ross was interviewed by police after she allegedly shoved a child, who was asking for an autograph, out of the way
• Peter Andre has spoken about how he thought he was going to die during his recent battle with viral meningitis
• Mel B has found a new love. She has hooked up with Hollywood film producer Stephen Belafonte
• Sophie Ellis-Bexter has said she wants more children but is worried because her mum had ten miscarriages

POSTED: 20/05/07
EUROVISION 2007
On Saturday night The Eurovision Song Contest took place in Helsinki. The event was estimated to have pulled in a world-wide audience of 100 million. The favourite to win was the Ukraine, who were being represented by drag queen Verka. The Ukraine in actual fact came in second place as Serbia were this year’s winners. Molitva was voted the best song with 268 points and was performed for Serbia by Marija Serifovic. It was the first time that Sebia took place in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent state. And what of the UK? Well it is fair to say we fell foul of political voting once again. We came in second from last place, only Ireland scored less points. We came in joint second from last place with France after scoring just 19 points after Scooch performed ‘Flying The Flag (For You)’. It looked for a while that we would score “nul points” until Malta gave us their top marks of 12 points.
POSTED: 13/05/07
GEORGE PLEADS GUILTY
George Michael has pleaded guilty to the charge of driving while unfit through drugs, he blames "tiredness and prescribed drugs" for the offence. He had been ordered to stand trial, but then he admitted the offence when he appeared at Brent Magistrates' Court in London. Speaking directly to the judge, he said: "I did something very stupid and I am very ashamed since doing it".
POSTED: 13/05/07
STEFANI SPONSOR PULLS OUT
Verizon, the main sponsor of Gwen Stefani's world tour has withdrawn in a dispute after worrying footage of her support act was made available on the internet. Rap artist Akon was seen dancing provocatively on stage with a girl, apparently in her teens. The incident did not take place during one of Gwens' gigs however. Akon has since apologised saying he didn’t realise the girl’s age. As yet, no concerts have been cancelled and Akon remains the support act.
POSTED: 13/05/07
KYLIE TO STAR IN DOCTOR WHO
Kylie Minogue will star in an episode Doctor Who. She will appear in the Christmas special. The appearance has been confirmed by Kylie but she said that she will not be playing a villain.
POSTED: 13/05/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 13/05/07

• Glastonbury Festival organisers have announced that they will issue free loo rolls to every ticket holder. The aim is to make the event easier on the environment
• Girls Aloud star, Sarah Harding split up with her journalist boyfriend
• Robbie Williams’ dad has flown to LA to be with his son as Robbie continues to fight his demons after a recent spell in rehab
• James Morrison called off a gig in Australia on Tuesday blaming acute laryngitis. He said he was “gutted” to cancel the show
• A restaurant believed to have given crew members of rock bands, Muse and My Chemical Romance, food poisoning has received death threats from angry fans after gigs were cancelled
• P Diddy and Tom Jones are the latest stars to be added to the line-up at Princess Diana’s memorial gig in July

POSTED: 13/05/07
MADONNA'S MARRIAGE CRISIS
The Sunday papers are today reporting that Madonna and Guy Richie’s marriage is once again in crisis. The pair have had many furious rows of late and the recent adoption of baby David Banda is said to have caused more rows. Guy recently failed to turn up in Malawi to meet Madonna which left her livid.
POSTED: 06/05/07
PETER RECOVERS
Peter Andre is still recovering from his viral strain of meningitis. A rumour that he had died got out of hand this week though and his spokesman was forced to make a statement to say that Peter was still very much alive. He is very poorly though and it is said he will take months to make a full recovery. He did return home on Friday and is said to be doing well. He is unsteady on his feet but is getting stronger.
POSTED: 06/05/07
A SPICE GIRLS REUNION?
Mel B has flown into the country from L.A to discuss a reunion gig with the Spice Girls. The entire former group met up to discuss a Christmas gig after each of them has been offered a million pound each for the one off show. The venue for the gig is yet to be decided.
POSTED: 06/05/07
SUGABABE ARRESTED
Sugababe, Amelle Berrabah was arrested this week after being accused of assaulting a girl in a nightclub. She is said to have attacked the girl again after the police arrived. There are even claims the star was kicking the 18 year-old victim.
POSTED: 06/05/07
PLASTIC CHER
American star, Cher is to be made into a Barbie Doll. The 60 year-old will be modelled for two different dolls wearing different costumes. The dolls have been designed by fashion legend Bob Mackie.
POSTED: 06/05/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 06/05/07

• Tom Chaplin, from Keane, revealed he was on two grams of cocaine a day and drinking heavily before his recent spell in rehab
• Brandon Flowers from The Killers is to become a dad. His wife is due to give birth in July
• Britney Spears performed for the first time in almost three years at a secret gig in Diego on Tuesday
• Boy George was arrested after a male escort accused him and his boyfriend of imprisoning him in their home and tying him up
• NME magazine has announced ‘Live Forever’ by Oasis as the greatest Indie anthem of all time
• Elton John wants to knock down part of his mansion to build a giant art gallery so he can display his massive art collection

POSTED: 06/05/07
PETER BATTLES MENINGITIS
Last weekend Peter Andre was rushed to hospital after his wife Katie Price dialled 999 after a bout of diarrhoea and sickness worsened. Later this week Katie was left frantic after doctors gave Peter a brain scan. Finally on Friday the doctors diagnosed the 35 year old singer with meningitis. The Aussie has a viral strain of meningitis which is not as dangerous as the more potent form but doctors say it will take months for him to recover fully.
POSTED: 29/04/07
ELTON'S CANDLE IS STILL LIT
It has been confirmed that Elton John will perform ‘Candle In The Wind’ at Princess Diana’s memorial concert in July. It will be the first time he has performed the specially adapted lyrics to the song since he sang it at her funeral almost ten year’s ago. The gig will be held in Wembley stadium on what would have been Diana’s 46th birthday on 1st July.
POSTED: 29/04/07
ARCTICS MAKE CHART HISTORY AGAIN
The Arctic Monkeys made chart history today by having 18 songs in the top 200. Recently relaxed chart rules, which now include all downloads, have enabled the band to get 18 songs into the top 200 at once. Their second album was released last Monday.
POSTED: 29/04/07
BABY SPICE IS CHRISTENED
The Spice Girls reunited this week for Geri Halliwell’s new baby’s christening. Only Mel B was not present as she now lives in America and recently gave birth herself. They joined more than 100 guests in the Parish Church Of St Michael in North London.
POSTED: 29/04/07
ONE SHEET SHERYL
American singer, Sheryl Crow thinks she has the answer to save the world’s rainforests. She is urging people to only use one sheet of toilet paper each time they visit the lavatory. She has also designed a detachable sleeve as an alternative to napkins.
POSTED: 29/04/07

NEWS BRIEFS- 29/04/07

• Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah was left gutted when her bandmate Keisha Buchanan failed to show up at her recent birthday bash
• Mark Ronson has been receiving death threats from ‘Smiths’ fans that are angry that he covered ‘Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before’
• James Blunt plans to release his second album in the UK by the end of the summer as he is concerned people will forget who he is
• Jamelia is no longer with Parlophone record label after her recent album sold only 50,000 copies, although she insists that she quit the label and was not dropped
• George Michael will appear in court on his drug-driving charge the day before he will perform in the new Wembley stadium on 9th June
• Madonna is following in the footsteps of her husband, Guy Richie, and is going to direct a movie. It is a low budget movie called ‘Filth & Wisdom’

POSTED: 29/04/07
GLASTONBURY SOLD OUT - AGAIN
Tickets for the Glastonbury festival sold out in less than two hours this morning. Fears that a registration system, designed to prevent touting, would put off fans were not realised when 400,000 signed up. Organisers said the 137,500 tickets available to the public were snapped up just one hour and 45 minutes after going on sale at 9am today.
POSTED: 22/04/07
MADONNA BACK IN MALAWI
Madonna has been back in Malawi this week to see work done by a charity that she supports. News reports claim that she is not aloud to adopt another child until a legal wrangle over her first adoption is sorted out. It was thought that she was hoping to adopt a girl called Grace. It was also claimed this week that Madonna was left furious after her husband, Guy Ritchie, failed to join her in Malawi. He was due to fly out to join her. This could put a further strain on their recently troubled marriage.
POSTED: 22/04/07
SKINT MONKEYS
They may be the hottest property around right now but last year the Arctic Monkeys didn’t make much of a profit. In the last financial year the Sheffield band brought in just £190,000. Band members are apparently owed a total of £213,777 from various debtors.
POSTED: 22/04/07
COWELL SHOOTS UP THE RICH LIST
Music guru, Simon Cowell has shot up the countries rich list with a fortune of £100 million which turns out more than Robbie Williams’. Simon has boosted his assets by more than £40 million in just one year making him this countries 700th richest person. Robbie Williams has a £95 million fortune putting him in 755th place in the rich list.
POSTED: 22/04/07
PIZZA CRAVING FOR CHARLOTTE
Charlotte Church has got her first food craving due to her pregnancy. Apparently the star can’t stop eating pizza for lunch, tea and even breakfast. The baby is due in September.
POSTED: 22/04/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 22/04/07

• U2 stars, Bono and The Edge are going to write songs for a Spiderman musical
• Westlife star, Nicky Byrne has become a father of twins and has named them Rocco and Jay. His wife Georgina gave birth to them by caesarean this week
• Right Said Fred singer, Richard Fairbrass has vowed to run for election for London Mayor as he is sick of the way the city is being run
• Rod Stewart is set to spend more than £1 million on his forthcoming wedding to Penny Lancaster. All details of his third wedding are being kept very secret
• Scooch have been visiting a life coach, called Steve Miller, to help them win the Eurovision Song Contest when they represent the UK on 12th May in Helsinki

POSTED: 22/04/07
MADONNA BACK TO MALAWI
Madonna was today expected to arrive back in Malawi, where she adopted a boy called David Banda. The Sun newspaper claims that she is flying back to adopt a three-year-old girl called Grace. Some dismiss the claims and say she is back in the country only to raise awareness of adopting children and to see the work done by a charity that she supports.
POSTED: 15/04/07
ARCTIC FROZEN WITH FEAR
Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys has told how he was frozen with fear when he started writing the bands second album. Many journalists were predicting that the Arctic Monkeys would be a one album wonder which really piled the pressure on Alex when he started to write their second album. Alex said “I got frightened by it all and went into my shell a bit”. He didn’t need to worry as it looks like their second album will be just as big.
POSTED: 15/04/07
BEATLES SETTLEMENT WITH EMI
The Beatles have agreed a deal with EMI to settle the bands battle for £30 million in unpaid royalties. This means that the Beatles music will soon be downloadable on download sites. This is likely to propel the band back into the charts once again as fans rush to download the tracks. Meanwhile, Julian Lennon has sold his stake in the royalty rights to, his father, John Lennon’s songs.
POSTED: 15/04/07
LIVE EARTH TICKETS
If you want tickets to July’s massive ‘Live Earth’ gig you have until midday on 16th April to register online for their ticket lottery. The gig which aims to raise awareness of global warming takes place on 7th July.
POSTED: 15/04/07
MYLEENE DEFENDS HER BOOBS
Myleene Klass has defended her breasts. She has laughed off recent reports that she has had a boob job. She said “they are absolutely natural. It’s flattering that people think they look nice”.
POSTED: 15/04/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 15/04/07

• James Blunt’s ‘Back To Bedlam’ album has topped the three million sales mark making it the second best selling album this millennium. Only Dido’s ‘No Angel’ album has sold more
• Rapper P Diddy and footballer Rio Ferdinand are planning a massive anti-violence gig in London for next year
• Rapper Snoop Dogg has escaped a jail sentence after pleading no contest to drug and gun crimes in a Californian court
• Ne-Yo has been called in to re-launch Whitney Houston’s fading career
• Macy Gray has told of how she was “forced” to work with Justin Timberlake on her new album because her first choice WILL.I.AM was too busy
• Former Spice Girl, Mel B has said she has “no question” that Eddie Murphy IS the father of her new born child

POSTED: 15/04/07
P DIDDY BLOWS OUT COLEEN
It has been revealed that P Diddy didn’t show up at Coleen McLoughlin’s 21st birthday bash because he attended his sons 9th birthday instead. His son Christian flew over to the rappers gig in Dublin where P Diddy was performing with Snoop Dogg. He pulled his son on stage so the audience could sing happy birthday to him.
POSTED: 08/04/07
WHO'S THE DADDY
Former Spice Girl, Mel B gave birth to her baby this week. It was a 5lb 4oz girl. She drove herself to hospital after her waters broke at home. Her ex, Eddie Murphy is refusing to accept the baby is his until they have a paternity test.
POSTED: 08/04/07
G4 SPLIT
Opera band G4 has split up. The band who shot to fame after coming close to winning the X Factor in 2004 have said they have split up because they can’t bear the sight of each other anymore. They are hoping to pursue their own careers now.
POSTED: 08/04/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 08/04/07

• Lily Allen may have wrecked her chances of a music career in America after calling their president, George Bush, an a**ehole
• Plans for Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster’s summer wedding are so secret that even the guests haven’t been told where it will be yet
• The video to the Proclaimers’ Comic Relief single, featuring Matt Lucas and Peter Kay, has become the fastest-selling video download ever
• Girls Aloud have signed a seven-figure deal to do an advert campaign for Sunsilk shampoo
• Robbie Williams’ Mum has insisted that she thinks Robbie will sing with Take That again
• Whitney Houston wept in court as her divorce terms from Bobby Brown were read out. She was pleased to hear that she has goy custody of their 14 year-old daughter

POSTED: 08/04/07
DERMOT HAS THE X FACTOR
The new X Factor presenter was revealed this week, and it is 33 year old Dermot O’Leary that has landed the £1 million presenting deal. He replaces Kate Thornton who was axed from the show last month. Filming of the auditions start in May and will hit our screens in September.
POSTED: 01/04/07
THE END TO eBAY TICKETS?
MP’s are hoping to ban the sale of concert tickets on auction website eBay. They are furious that £45 tickets for Take That’s concerts were on sale for £200 just 30 minutes after tickets sold out. Culture Minister, Shaun Woodward wants promoters and online firms to introduce voluntary safeguards.
POSTED: 01/04/07
HAVE SCOOCH OPENED PANDORA'S 'RECORD' BOX?
There has been some worrying news for our Eurovision entry Scooch. A Swedish singer called Pandora has accused them of copying one of her songs for their entry ‘Flying The Flag (For You)’. The star, who is quite well known in Sweden, claims that their song sounds like her song ‘No Regrets’ which was featured on an album released back in 1999. Pandora has now called for Scooch to be disqualified and has complained to the European Broadcasting Union. Russ Spencer from the band has said “we’ve never heard of Pandora and have certainly never heard her music before”. A BBC spokesman has said “The Scooch song is an original song”, He went on to say that “the writers were never aware of Pandora’s songs, so she can be assured there’s been no duplication of her work”. This year’s Eurovision take place on the 12th May.
POSTED: 01/04/07
WEST-END COMETS
The Pet Shop Boys have cheated death. The plane they were travelling in had a close encounter with meteor fragments when flying to a gig in New Zealand. The rocks hurtled within five miles of the plane, which is just 40 seconds flying time away. They were asleep and had no idea of their near miss.
POSTED: 01/04/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 01/04/07

• Brian McFadden made a shocking announcement and said he only married his ex-wife, Kerry Katona, for money. Their wedding made them very wealthy with magazine deals
• Myleene Klass is pregnant. She and her fiancé Graham Quinn are said to be delighted at the news. They are now considering postponing their wedding in November as she will be heavily pregnant by then
• Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle has vowed to stick by her boyfriend, Jessie Metcalfe, while he is in rehab for drink problems
• Charlotte Church has been told she is expecting a baby boy by a clairvoyant
• Gareth Gates had extra speech lessons ahead of his interview on Jonathan Ross’ chat show on Friday. He has almost completely overcome his stammer
• James Blunt has split up with his supermodel girlfriend Petra Nemcover

POSTED: 01/04/07
JUSTIN BRANDS THE UK "RACIST OR STUPID "
After the recent BBC Eurovision, Make Your Mind Up programme, Justin Hawkins has spoken out. He was a contestant hoping to win the chance to perform for the UK at this year’s Eurovision and stormed off when he and singing partner Beverlei Brown were not put through. The bad loser this week said that “the United Kingdom must be either racist or stupid not to have voted for Big Brovaz or Beverlei Brown”. He went on “the whole thing whiffed of a stich-up”. Scooch were the winners of course and will represent the UK in Helsinki on 12th May. You can find out more about Eurovision and hear a clip of the winning song HERE.
POSTED: 25/03/07
IS IT LOVE AGAIN FOR KYLIE?
The Sunday People has reported that it looks like Kylie Minogue has found love again after being dumped by Oliver Martinez a few months ago. The report claims that she is growing increasingly close to European Cruiserweight champion boxer David Haye. The 26 year-old ladies’ man has helped Kylie return to fitness after her recent battle with breast cancer.
POSTED: 25/03/07
ELTON'S BIG BASH
Elton John is preparing for a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden to celebrate his 60th birthday. He will also extend his record for the most performances at the US venue. It will be his 60th appearance there. The show follows a private birthday party held in Manhattan. He has already held a similar event in London.
POSTED: 25/03/07
PROBLEMS DOGGING CHARLOTTE'S WEDDING
Charlotte Church is rethinking the venue for her wedding. She had planned to marry Gavin Henson at a swish castle near Cardiff, that was until she found out that the surrounding area is a favourite hotspot used for dogging.
POSTED: 25/03/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 25/03/07

• Newly released accounts of Oasis have revealed that they paid out £348,000 to former drummer Alan White after they sacked him in 2004 after nine years in the band
• Matt Willis has finally popped the question to his long-term girlfriend Emma Griffiths
• Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding has begged for a part in the next series of E4’s TV show Skins after meeting Mike Bailey, who plays Sid, at a party
• Rapper P Diddy is set to be the DJ at football star, Wayne Rooney’s girlfriend’s party. He will DJ at Coleen McLoughlin’s 21st birthday bash
• It looks like Randy Jackson will replace Louis Walsh as a judge on the next series of the X Factor. He currently judges on American Idol

POSTED: 25/03/07
SCOOCH FOR EUROVISION
On Saturday the BBC held an event, to choose this year's Eurovision entry, called Making Your Mind Up. Hopefuls hoping to represent the UK this year included Justin Hawkins formerly from The Darkness, former East 17 star Brian Harvey and Liz McClarnon who used to be in Atomic Kitten. There was a slight miss-hap when Terry Wogan and Fern Cotton simultaneously announced the winner. Terry revealed the winner was Cyndi as Fern said it was Scooch. The winner was Scooch though. Scooch had a few hits at the start of the decade. Their biggest being a song called ‘More Than I Needed To Know’ which reached Number five in January 2000. They will represent the UK in Helsinki on 12th May, for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, with a song called 'Flying The Flag (For You)'. You can hear a clip of the song HERE.
POSTED: 18/03/07
TAKE THAT AWAY
Take That tried to stop a musical about the band making it to the stage, it was revealed this week. They had originally gave the show called ‘Never Forget’ their blessing and there were rumours that Gary Barlow would even write some songs for it. But they changed their minds with the success of their comeback tour. Tickets have now gone on sale for the show and the band are considering their legal position.
POSTED: 18/03/07
MORE BAD LUCK FOR ALESHA
The bad luck for Alesha Dixon gets worse. She split from MC Harvey last year after he cheated on her. Now she now cannot sale the house that she shared with him because it is being used as security for loans he has failed to pay.
POSTED: 18/03/07
NAKED MADONNA
48 year-old Madonna is set to strip naked on TV. She is expected to star in the next series of Nip/Tuck where she will strip and romp with a hunky doctor.
POSTED: 18/03/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 18/03/07

• Duran Duran revealed they were forced to scrap their album and start again when Andy Taylor left the band
• Louis Walsh is going to dish the dirt on his so called friend Simon Cowell by rush releasing his warts-and-all book. Simon has sacked Louis from the next series of The X Factor
• Madonna is moving to New York to be closer to her ailing Dad as he fights cancer
• Charlotte Church is hoping that her baby is a boy because she says that girls are too much trouble
• Mika has said that he wants to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest next year
• Arctic Monkeys are taking on the ticket touts with Glastonbury-style security on their tickets for their UK tour next month

POSTED: 18/03/07
X-TREME DISAPPOINTMENT
Louis Walsh has been left shocked after being dropped as a judge, by his friend Simon Cowell, from the next series of X Factor. Host, Kate Thornton was left in tears as she has also been dropped from the new series. Producers are keeping their replacements a secret although rumours are that Cat Deeley is the hot favourite to host the show. She currently hosts American Idol. The X Factor auditions start in May and the new series hits our screens in September.
POSTED: 11/03/07
ROBBIE OUT OF REHAB AND CLUBBING AGAIN
Robbie Williams is out of rehab after spending three weeks in a clinic in Arizona for treatment to his prescription drugs addiction. A spokeswoman has confirmed that he is out and also said the singer would now continue with an "after-care programme in Los Angeles". He is being looked after by his mother Jan and a counsellor, but has already been seen clubbing.
POSTED: 11/03/07
ALL SAINTS DROPPED AGAIN
All Saints have once again been dropped by their record company. It comes after last week’s announcement that their second release since their comeback will only be available for download. The girls have vowed to stay together though and have thanked their fans.
POSTED: 11/03/07
SANDI'S WISH COME TRUE
Sandi Thom has got her wish from the lyrics to her massive hit last year called ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker With Flowers In My Hair’. Punk designer, Vivienne Westwood has asked Sandi to model for her in a Scottish themed catwalk show in New York.
POSTED: 11/03/07
WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME FOR KELIS
27 year-old Kelis found herself in a spot of bother in Miami this week, she shouted racial abuse at what she though were prostitutes but tuned out to be police officers posing as prostitutes to catch unsuspecting punters. She thought it was the women that solicited her rapper husband Nas. Kelis now faces charges for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
POSTED: 11/03/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 11/03/07

• Former stars from the group ‘Busted’, James Bourne and Matt Willis will go to the High Court over the bands multi-million pound royalties battle on 19th April
• Heather Mills has demanded a £10,000-a-day payout from Paul McCartney in a divorce settlement
• It has been confirmed that George Michael will be the first star to perform at the new Wembley stadium on 9th June
• Ordinary Boys star, Preston has crashed his Jaguar car just a month after passing his test. He hit a brick wall near his Sussex home
• Justin Timberlake has been crowned the hunkiest man in Hollywood
• The Wurzels look set to bring back their hit ‘I Am A Cider Drinker’ with guest star Tony Blackburn. They hope to raise money for BUI Prostate Cancer which Tommy Banner, from the band, recently suffered from

POSTED: 11/03/07
NME AWARDS
The NME awards took place in London on Thursday. The Arctic Monkeys won two awards and they actually turned up to collect them. The NME awards is the only awards bash that they will attend. They won awards for Best Album for ‘Whatever people Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ and Best Music DVD with ‘Scummy Man’. Muse won Best British Band, Jamie T won Best Solo Artist, Best New Band went to the Klaxons, Best Live Band went to Kasabian, The Killers won Best Video for ‘Bones’ and Best Website was YouTube. The NME awards also honours the losers and Lilly Allen won the Worst Dressed award, The Villain Of The Year was George W Bush and The Worst Album went to Robbie Williams with ‘Rudebox’. A full list of winners can be found HERE.
POSTED: 04/03/07
ROBBIE'S MUM SPEAKS
Robbie Williams’ Mum has spoken out this week about her son’s depression. She told of how he sobbed in her lap while he was struggling with his addiction. Robbie is currently in rehab for eight weeks to help him overcome an addiction to prescribed drugs. Meanwhile Robbie’s former Take That bandmate, Gary Barlow has said it is “inevitable” that Robbie will sing with the band again.
POSTED: 04/03/07'
DESPERATE' SCOTT-LEE
Ex-Steps star and fame hunter, Lisa Scott-Lee is desperate to reform the band Steps. She has been unable to find fame since the band split and would love a reunion tour that will match the success of Take That’s comeback.
POSTED: 04/03/07
PUFF THE MAGIC SNOOP DOGG
Snoop Dogg and P Diddy wanted to come up with a silly name for their European Tour and have opted to call it ‘Puff Puff Pass The Snoop’. The UK leg of the tour starts in London on 27th March.
POSTED: 04/03/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 04/03/07

• Charlotte Church revealed on St. Patrick’s Day that the rumours are true about her being pregnant
• Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have been in Court this week for a divorce dispute over Paul’s £825 Million fortune
• Lilly Allen’s, real life, brother Alfie was arrested this week when his Mum called police saying he had assaulted her
• Matt Willis maybe about to lose his solo record contract after he failed to sell out a recent gig
• X Factor bosses found themselves in trouble after a digital TV voting blunder conned viewers out of £200,000
• Former Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham has signed a £10 million deal for her own reality TV show
• All Saints’ comeback looks doomed as their second single ‘Chick Fit’ will only be available on download

POSTED: 04/03/07
BRITNEY BREAKDOWN
Concerns grew this week for Britney Spears. Last weekend she discharged herself from rehab and them hacked off her hair. This week she returned to rehab and then quit again just 24 hours after starting a 30 day programme. She then drove to a tattoo parlour but it was closed. Later this week, her Dad drove her back to rehab for a third time after her estranged husband, Kevin Federline, threatened to take their kids away. Britney was last seen this weekend going berserk with an umbrella after Kevin refused to let her see her kids. She smashed up a car with it before turning on a photographer. Many think Britney is having a breakdown with the stresses of splitting up with her husband and his threats to not let her see their children. She has two kids with him, one is one year old and the other is five months old.
POSTED: 25/02/07
BUSTED FRIENDSHIP
Former bandmates from Busted, James Bourne and Matt Willis have fallen out over £2 million in royalties from the chart-topping band. Their money has been stopped by two other former band members that are taking legal action against them. They have fallen out because James wants a quick fix to the case but Matt wants to see the whole court case through.
POSTED: 25/02/07
GALLEGHER RIFT
Oasis brothers, Noel and Liam Gallegher have fallen out. Noel was furious with Liam as he thinks that his performance at the Brit Awards could have been a lot better. Apparently he has warned Liam that if he doesn’t try harder and rediscover his vocal talents then Oasis will be no more.
POSTED: 25/02/07
TAKE THAT FANS DO WHAT THEY LIKE
Take That fans are trying to get the bands first release back into the charts. They are campaigning for people to download the song called ‘Do What You Like’ to get it back in the official chart.
POSTED: 25/02/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 25/02/07

• Some are saying that chart topping Mika is letting fame go to his head. He has pulled out of supporting Take That on their European tour. Leaving them desperate to find a new support act
• Meanwhile, Mika also had to cancel a gig in Brighton this week due to a bout of flu. The gig has been rescheduled
• Charlotte Church threw filming for her chat show into chaos when she refused to work on her 21st birthday this week. There are also rumours that she may be pregnant after she stayed sober on her birthday
• Mark Owen, from Take That, has said he was angry that his friend Robbie Williams’ stay in rehab became a joke for many at the Brit Awards
• Kylie Minogue has said her next album will be the sexiest yet and has drafted in help from former Marks And Spencer shelf-stacker DJ Calvin Harris after he formed a huge following on myspace.com

POSTED: 25/02/07
2007 BRITS
This year’s Brit awards were held in London on Wednesday night hosted by Russell Brand. It was a fairly tame event this year with no spats or scuffles to report. Lily Allen’s fear did come true though as she didn’t win anything despite being nominated for lots of gongs, Snow Patrol also went home empty handed after being nominated for three awards. The Killers won two awards for Best International Group and Album. The Arctic Monkeys won two also for Best Group and Album but couldn’t be bothered to show up to collect their awards. Take That won the live vote for Best Single with ‘Patience’, James Morrison won Best Male Solo and Amy Winehouse won the Best Female Solo award. The Fratellis won Best Breakthrough Act, Muse won Best Live Act while Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado and Orson won International awards. A full list of winners, an event review and all of the aftershow party news can be found HERE.
POSTED: 18/02/07
THEY TRIED TO MAKE ROBBIE GO TO REHAB AND HE SAID YES, YES, YES
Robbie Williams was checked into a rehab clinic in America, this week, after it was revealed he has an addiction to prescribed drugs. The star is hooked on anti-depressants and also gets through 36 high strength coffees, 60 cigarettes, and 20 cans of energy drink Red Bull on a daily basis.
POSTED: 18/02/07
BALDY SPEARS
Concerns grew for Britney Spears this weekend. She apparently checked herself out of rehab and hacked off her famous blonde locks of hair. The 25 year-old star took scissors to it herself in an L.A salon. She is now completely bald.
POSTED: 18/02/07
JOSS' BRITS OUTBURST
If there was a Brit Award for the prize idiot, Joss Stone would have certainly won it. She left the audience at the event wondering if she had drunk to much champagne after making a complete pratt out of herself. The Devon born singer, put on a strong American accent and staggered around the stage singing Amy Winehouse’s hit ‘Rehab’. She was on stage to present the award for Best British Male Solo which was won by James Morrison.
POSTED: 18/02/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 18/02/07

• The Grammy awards took place last weekend and all of the results can be seen HERE
• Ex- U.S President, Al Gore has announced a series of concerts across the globe called ‘Live Earth’ to raise awareness of Global Warming. The UK gig will be held in the new Wembley arena on July 7th
• Madonna has been named the top style icon at the Elle style awards
• Sharon Osbourne is to have an operation to remove her gastric band that helped her lose 9 stone
• Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole could be a judge on the next series of X Factor. Simon Cowell has said he wants four judges on the next series
• Former Hearsay star, Susanne Shaw has been signed up to guest star in TV police drama ‘The Bill’

POSTED: 18/02/07
BRITS LATEST
The Brit awards take place this Wednesday and it was confirmed this week that Lilly Allen will be attending the event. The multi-nominated artist has recently said that she won’t turn up because she is convinced she won’t win a single award. But she has changed her mind thanks to a rollicking from her actor Dad, Keith Allen. Keith has insisted that Lilly makes an appearance. Meanwhile it was revealed in today’s People newspaper that the Brits organisers are panicking because of a lack of A list stars to hand out the awards. With just three days to go they still have a string of awards with no-one to hand them out and they fear they will need to resort to sloppy seconds. It is unlikely that they will ask Lib Dem MP, Lembit Opik who is taking his girlfriend, from The Cheeky Girls, Gabriela. The pair are rapidly becoming regulars on the red carpet at large events.
POSTED: 11/02/07
SWINGING TO SUCCESS
Robbie Williams is to launch his swing album in August with a massive showcase gig in Las Vegas. Robbie had vowed to take a year off after his massive tour schedule in 2005.
POSTED: 11/02/07
GOWN AND OUT
Scorned former Mis-Teeq star, Alesha Dixon is finally putting her troubled marriage behind her and has put her wedding gown up for sale on auction website eBay with a reserve price of £2,000. Her husband, Harvey, cheated on her with Javine Hilton last year.
POSTED: 11/02/07
TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS
Jason Donovan threw a hissy-fit at a recent Comic Relief charity sale when he was trying to flog the shirt he wore on reality show ‘I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here’. He was upset because he only got £30 for it. The sale itself raised £50,000
POSTED: 11/02/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 11/02/07

• Prince has to undergo a hip replacement operation after years of wearing high heel shoes has taken it’s toll. The op will take place later this month
• The Who have revealed that they will be playing at this year’s Glastonbury Festival
• James Morrison looks set to take America by storm after his New York showcase was very successful
• The Manic Street Preachers have announced a UK tour in May and June. Tickets are now on sale
• Michael Jackson has turned to former Spice Girls boss, Simon Fuller, to help him re-launch his career
• Comedy star, David Walliams has offered Kylie Minogue a shoulder to cry on after her recent split with Oliver Martinez
  POSTED: 11/02/07

THE CURSE STRIKES AGAIN
The so called Curse Of The Brits may have struck again. Multi-award nominated Lily Allen could snub the event altogether. Apparently the star is convinced that she will do a “Craig David” and not actually pick up a single award despite being nominated for so many. Her record company don’t want her left red-faced or mouthing off in a drunken state. Lily’s record company were furious when she was taken off the list of performers in favour of a performance from Amy Winehouse.
POSTED: 04/02/07
JO'S DESPAIR
Former S Club 7 star, Jo O’Mera has been left a wreck since leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house. She has been accused of racist bullying and has been left in a “fragile” state. She broke down in an interview on GMTV after receiving death threats. Her agent has also died of a heart attack for which she blames herself. The Duchess Of York, Fergie has shown her support though and her former housemate Jermaine Jackson has offered her a song to record to get her career moving again.
POSTED: 04/02/07
KYLIE'S RELATIONSHIP ENDS
Kylie Minogue has been left devastated after her and Oliver Martinez split up this weekend. Rumours suggest that Oliver has found another woman but Kylie and him will apparently stay friends. Kylie described Oliver as her rock during her breast cancer treatment last year.
POSTED: 04/02/07
HOW MANY SINGERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB?
It appears that Take That’s Mark Owen maybe a superstar but can’t even change a lightbulb. Last week the star fell off a ladder while changing one and damaged his hand. He now has to stay in plaster for six weeks.
POSTED: 04/02/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 04/02/07
• Take That have turned down the offer to sing at footballer Wayne Rooney’s girlfriend, Coleen’s 21st birthday party in April
• Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage is back on form after making a love pact to spend more time with their kids, suspend solo projects and search for a larger family home
• Boyzone met this week to discuss a reunion tour later this year. They hope to follow the success of Take That’s reunion
• Rod Stewart will be paid $1 million for one hours work when he plays a set at a billionaires birthday party later this month
• Jamelia has said that she would be happy if her boyfriend, Darren Byfield, gave up football and became a dustman. She feels his job causes problems after he was recently branded a love cheat
• Matt Willis appears to be hitting the bottle again. He had a massive drunken row with his girlfriend at the Childline awards last weekend
POSTED: 04/02/07
THE CURSE OF THE BRITS?
Razorlight were thrown into a panic this week when drummer Andy Burrows injured his arm while on tour in Germany. They are due to perform at next months Brit Awards and are said to be concerned that he won’t be fit enough. It is being called the curse of the Brits as Snow Patrol’s drummer, Johnny Quinn has fractured his arm while skiing which could ruin their performance at the Brits.
POSTED: 28/01/07
BABY "BABY SPICE"
Former Spice Girl, Emma Bunton is set to have a “Baby Spice” of her own as she has revealed she is pregnant. The baby is due in the summer is its father is her long-term boyfriend Jade Jones who used to be in R’n’B band ‘Damage’. Emma has said “We are so happy. It’s unbelievable news. What a great start to the New Year”.
POSTED: 28/01/07
BEING BLUNT
James Blunt is having a chair lift at a top Ski resort named after him. The resort is in Verbier in Switzerland. He has reportedly moved to the country to escape the high taxes in the UK.
POSTED: 28/01/07
MIKA MADNESS HITS UK
Mika madness hit the UK this week as his hit ‘Grace Kelly’ became the second song in history to go to number one on download sales alone last weekend. The 23 year old from London is set to be this year’s big breakthrough artist like the Arctic Monkeys were last year. The star, real name Mica Penniman, was born in Beirut and moved to Paris before coming to London. Life hasn’t always been so good for him. He was relentlessly bullied at school and struggled to cope with dyslexia. He was also rejected by many record company bosses including Simon Cowell but has now had the last laugh. His debut album ‘Life In Cartoon Motion’ is sure to hit number one too on it’s release in February. And if that wasn’t enough, Take That are lining Mika up to support them on their looming European tour later this year.
POSTED: 28/01/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 28/01/07
• ‘Towers Of London’ singer and Celebrity Big Brother contestant, Donny Tourette was thrown out of London’s Spearmint Rhino club on Tuesday for having one too many
• Ordinary Boys frontman, Preston has now passed his driving test after finally having some lessons
• X Factor finalists Ray Quinn and Ben Mills will go head-to-head in the album charts when their debut albums are both released on 12th March for the Mother’s Day market
• Manchester group ‘James’ are back in the studio working on new material and are reuniting for a UK tour for the first time in six years
• 80’s singer, Pete Burns is suing his plastic surgeon for £1 million for making him look “repulsive”
POSTED: 28/01/07
2007 BRIT NOMINATIONS
The Brit Award nominations were revealed this week. Lily Allen is queen of the nominations with four. Corrine Bailey-Rae, James Morrison, Snow Patrol and Muse have all been nominated for three awards each. The bash this year will be broadcast live for the first time in many years. The show will be held on 14th February and Earl’s Court 2 in London and this year will be hosted by comedian Russell Brand. Oasis will close the show this year after picking up the Outstanding Contribution To Music Award. Noel, from the group, says that they have no plans for a special set and will take their performance in their stride. A full list of nominations can be found HERE.
POSTED: 21/01/07
KYLIE HEALTH FEARS
Concerns grew for Kylie Minogues health last weekend after she had to walk off stage in the middle of a gig in Manchester on her Homecoming Tour. She complained of flu but many believe she has taken on too much so soon after getting the all clear from breast cancer. The press claim that she ignored her doctor’s advice and added more dates to the tour.
POSTED: 21/01/07
WILL JARVIS BEHAVE THIS YEAR?
Bets are already being taken on whether Jarvis Cocker will repeat his antics at the Brit Awards this year. The star is famous for ruining Michael Jackson’s performance at the 1996 Brit Awards by running on stage and mooning to the audience. Skybet have offered odds of 33/1 on him pulling a similar stunt.
POSTED: 21/01/07
BOYS WILL BE BOYS
The frontman of The Ordinary Boys, Preston has failed his driving test spectacularly. He got 4 major faults and 14 minor faults. He even stopped to light up a cigarette while doing a manoeuvre. The star didn’t even take lessons before the test in Brighton.
POSTED: 21/01/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 21/01/07
• Pete Doherty’s band, Babyshambles, have signed a massive long-term recording contract with Parlophone
• Paul McCartney is allowed to keep his viewing pavilion even though it was built without planning permission
• 27 year old, Pink has been left devastated after her pet dog drowned in her swimming pool
• New rock act, The View, have been banned from all 300 UK Travelodges after causing £7,000 in damage after trashing their room
• The Spice Girls 1997 movie, Spice World has been voted the all time worst movie by a MSN poll
POSTED: 21/01/07
PRESTON STORMS OFF
Preston, from The Ordinary Boys, walked out of the filming of an episode of TV pop quiz ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’. He took to offence after the host, Simon Amstell, mocked his wife Chantelle. He is the first guest to walk off the show in ten years.
POSTED: 14/01/07
MEL B UNDER GUARD
Mel B is under 24-hour protection after being tormented by her ex Eddie Murphy. A hostile group of his fans have been camping outside Mel’s home in Los Angeles.
POSTED: 14/01/07
GEORGE DENIES CHARGES
George Michael has denied being unfit to drive though drugs when he was found unconscious at the wheel of his car last year. He was not in court himself but his lawyer told JPs that he will plead not guilty.
POSTED: 14/01/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 14/01/07
• Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have admitted that they have split up. They say they have done it “mutually and as friends”
• Noel Gallagher has apparently revealed that he is worth £14 million, which does not include his other investments
• X Factor runner-up, Ray Quinn has landed a £100,000 deal to advertise Wella hair products
• Leo Sayer left the Big Brother house this week. He smashed his way out of a fire-door with a broom handle after producers refused to supply him with fresh underwear
• Kelly Osbourne has revealed how she wants to bare all as a Playboy covergirl
• Jason Donavan asked Kylie Minogue to join him on stage at London’s G.A.Y club but she couldn’t make it back from her gig in Manchester
POSTED: 14/01/07
CHART CHANGES
The official singles chart went through its biggest change for 40 years last week. Before last week a track had to be available in the shops before the download sales would be included in the official chart. But now all downloads will be included regardless of a physical release.
POSTED: 09/01/07
LILY PAYS A RANSOM FOR MAGGIE MAY
Lily Allen paid £500 ransom to get her dog back from thieves that stole it from her. Her dog called Maggie May had been missing a week and is now back at her home in London.
POSTED: 07/01/07
THE WEDDING THAT WASN'T
The tabloids reported that Pete Doherty and Kate Moss got married will on holiday in Thailand. It later became apparent that they didn’t actually get married but are planning to later this year.
POSTED: 07/01/07
WHITNEY'S UNDER-CRACKERS FOR SALE
Whitney Houston is so deperate to stop the taxman seizing her home that she is selling her underwear. She needs to raise £500,000 to pay her overdue tax.
POSTED: 07/01/07
NEWS BRIEFS- 07/01/07
• It may only be January but The Killers have already been booked to headline at this summer’s V Festival
• Queen have beaten The Beatles to win Radio 2’s poll to find the greatest British band of all time
• George Michael was paid £1.5 million for singing at the party of a tycoon friend of Russian leader Vladimir Putin
• Matt Willis revealed that he was off his head on dope throughout his year’s in Busted and was hooked on hash at thirteen years old
• Justin Timberlake hasn’t been seen in public with Cameron Diaz for quite a while, fuelling speculation he has split with the actress
POSTED: 07/01/07
MUSIC STARS ENTER THE CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER HOUSE
The Celebrity Big Brother house opened its doors for another series this week. Music stars in the house this year are Donny Tourette from rock band ‘Towers Of London’, Jermaine Jackson from ‘The Jackson 5’, Leo Sayer, Jo O'Mera formerly of S Club 7 and Ian Watkins aka H, formerly of Steps. Ian also revealed to the press that his is gay before going into the house.
POSTED: 04/01/07

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