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Cult Musician Dying But Making the Most of Last Months, Wilko Johnson Says Album May Be On the Way
Wilko Johnson, the guitarist from Dr Feelgood was diagnosed with cancer just before Christmas. The news of the cult musician dying came as a shock to his friends, family and fans, but Wilko is certainly...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 5th February 2013
Reg Presley Dies, The Troggs Singer Passes Away at 71
As reports state, Reg Presley dies age 71. The Troggs singer had been suffering with lung cancer for the past year.As The Independent report, last January Presley made public his lung cancer diagnosis. "As you...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 5th February 2013
Cult Musician Dying: Wilko Johnson Speaks of New Lease of Life and New Album!
A cult musician dying never fails to be a tragic event, but Dr Feelgood's Wilko Johnson, who was diagnosed with cancer late last year is putting the absolute best use to the last few months...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th February 2013
Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw Gives Harry Styles Racy Birthday Present: A Stripper
Harry Styles just turned 19, despite having already experienced more than many 30 year olds (a fling with a model, a relationship with an international celebrity, world tours, and international stardom) and just in case...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Bolshoi Director Attacked with Acid Feared For His Life, But the Answer to Who Did It 'Lies In His Soul'
It has now been almost a month since Russian Bolshoi Ballet Director Sergei Filin was attacked with acid in Moscow, leaving him scarred and fearing for his sight. Having now left hospital in Moscow, photos...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Alicia Keys Super Bowl Performance of National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, One of the Best Yet?
Alicia Keys set an impressive record for the longest rendition of The Star Spangled Banner yet, when she performed it at yesterday's Super Bowl in the Superdome in New Orleans. Not only was it the...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th February 2013
Ben Affleck Wins Big at the Director's Guild Awards Despite No Oscar Nomination
Ben Affleck as won the Director's Guild Award for Best Film, which marks the 5th major award win for that category, yet without an Oscar nomination for his Direction. The Oscars, in some respect, may...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th February 2013
Oreo Outage Tweet, Best Social Marketing Event of the Superbowl
Social marketing can be a difficult one to get right, but when it is done right then it can be the most powerful tool of a company. During the outage crisis during the Super Bowl...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Oprah Hit With Lawsuit: OWN Accused of Discrimination
OWN and Oprah Winfrey have been hit with a lawsuit by an ex-employee claiming she was the victim of discrimination having been replaced by a temp when she had to take medical leave for her...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards Romance Re-Kindled as They Are Spotted Holding Hands
The best romance ever to spring from the X Factor, One Direction's Zayn Malik and Little Mix's Perrie Edwards, had their foundations rocked last week when photos were revealed by an Australian stripper who claimed...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Positive Responses to Alicia Keys Singing the National Anthem, 'The Star Spangled Banner'
Alicia Keys sang the United States' National Anthem, 'Star Spangled Banner' just before the Super Bowl game began on Sunday. Plenty of people had placed bets on how long she'd been singing (and topped...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
'I'll Choose Sanity': Frank Ocean Forgives Chris Brown for Brawl
We now have one more reason to love Frank Ocean even more. Forget that he has the voice of an angel, or that he's the 21st century version of Blake in the sheer beauty of...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Justin Timberlake Apologises for Branding ex-Girlfriend Britney Spears a "B*tch" at Superbowl Performance
Justin Timberlake's triumphant comeback had been nigh-on perfect, from the suspense-filled announcement of new music, to the exciting news that he'd be performing at a pre-game Superbowl Party last Saturday, as well as at the...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Bieber, Gomez Together Again?! On-Again-Off-Again Couple Seen at Justin's House Together
Are Bieber, Gomez together again? Their tumultuous relationship is fairly difficult to follow. First they split up last October, only to be reunited two weeks later. Everything seemed hunky-dory over the festive period, Selena and...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th February 2013
Dude Looks Like a Lady: Steven Tyler Does Audition in Drag on American Idol
American Idol contestant "Pepper LaBeija from the House of LaBeija." rocked up in an impeccable face of make-up and a big blonde wig ready, a very short skirt and honking false boobs. She raring to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd February 2013
"Queen of the Universe" Lady Gaga Sued by Assistant for $393,000
Lady Gaga, who refers to herself as "Queen of the Universe every day", is being sued by an ex-assistant of hers, Jennifer O'Neill, who claimed that she did over 7,000 hours of overtime which she...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 2nd February 2013
Kim Sister Khloe Kardashian Brands Kris Humphries "Fame-Hungry" For Dragging Out Divorce
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' marriage famously lasted only 72 days. It ended way back in 2011 but they still aren't officially divorced as Humphries is making the whole ordeal more difficult than it needs...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 2nd February 2013
Benedict Cumberbatch May Play Code Breaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game
Despite having an aesthetic as distinctive as his name, Benedict Cumberbatch is a chameleon on screen as his appearance in Sherlock, as Sherlock Holmes, is profoundly different from his role as Julian Assange in the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st February 2013
Is Releasing 13 Episodes At Once a Good Idea, or is Netflix's $100m House of Cards Doomed to Fall?
Netflix really are taking an enormous risk with their $100m new series, House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey. Yes, it's got a brilliant cast, and yes, it's probably a great watch. But, releasing the entire...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st February 2013
Pneumonia X-Rays Don't Reveal Problem Lungs, but Problem Breasts for Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence is fast becoming known as much for her endearing and, at time, goofy personality as she is for her Golden Globe winning, SAG Award winning, Oscar nominated acting talents. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st February 2013
"I Give God 10%, Why Do You Get 18?": Waitress Gets 0% As Applebees Sacks Her For Posting Receipt On Internet
The Internet is increasingly the place to post photos of receipts with a humorous, offensive, or heart warming story behind them. There is, in fact, an entire website dedicated to 'funny receipts' called FunnyReceipts.com. However,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st February 2013
MTV's Brand New 2013 Winner: Ebony Day, Who Is She?
You may never have heard of Ebony Day, but MTV think you should have because they have named her their Brand New 2013 winner.The MTV Brand New campaign is a search for the best new...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 1st February 2013
Handler, Morgan Fight? More like Jokes and Awkward Silence
Chelsea Handler and Piers Morgan had a fight? That's what's being reported, but really it's just standard banter. Both Morgan and Handler have their own chat shows, Morgan was visiting Handler's show Chelsea Lately. As...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st February 2013
Tim McGraw Sobriety, Confesses to Have Been Drinking Too Much, Opts for Exercise Instead
Country singer Tim McGraw used to drink a lot, he confesses to People, but with the help of his family he's turned that around and now ploughs a lot of energy into working out and...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st February 2013
Warm Bodies Predicted for Box Office Win This Weekend
Who else knows movies better than one of the guys behind IMDB? Probably very few people, so as the LA Times reports, when Keith Simonton, the managing editor for the website, predicts that Warm Bodies...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st February 2013
Fleetwood Mac Tour on the Way and Why Rumours is Still Great 35 Years On
Fleetwood Mac is back and basically everyone is excited. Having announced a tour that will span America as well as the UK there is already plenty of speculation about where they will go and what...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 1st February 2013
Ellen DeGeneres Chats to Ryan Seacrest About American Idol, Julianne Hough and Proposals
Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Seacrest are friends 'in real life', so when he came to chat to her on her show, Ellen, plenty of anecdotes came spilling out in the conversation.Ellen told her audience about...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st February 2013
Jennifer Hudson to Join Children of Sandy Hook in 'America the Beautiful' at the Super Bowl Pregame Show
Surviving children from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut will perform along with Jennifer Hudson at this weekend's Super Bowl XLVII pregame show, reports USA Today.The league and footballers have been involved with the...
Extortionately Priced Hotel Rooms, £25 Views, £50m Flats, Only One Place For These Prices: London's The Shard
Architecture can be transcendent, it can and does utterly transform a view, and if a house is made well it can do a great job of making its inhabitants very happy. Big windows, large rooms...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st February 2013
Ron Jeremy Recovering in Hospital But Warned of Diet A Day Before Aneurysm
Ageing porn-star Ron Jeremy, who has appeared in over 2000 adult movies, suffered a heart aneurysm and was sent to intensive care before having an operation to save his life, reports TMZ. However, now that...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31st January 2013
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Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
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With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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