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Obama Inauguration To Feature Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor
You wouldn’t expect the Obama inauguration to have anything less than a line-up taken from the very top of the music industry, and the US President hasn’t let himself down, after getting Beyonce Knowles on...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 9th January 2013
Weighty Line-Up Announced For The Grammys; Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Fun Set To Play
To say that the Grammys have attracted a star-studded line-up is a bit like saying there might be a couple of handy actors knocking around the Oscars next month. However, once again it is the...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 9th January 2013
Slavery Controversy Continues For Django Unchained As Figurines Criticized
Quentin Tarantino can’t seem to fend off the controversy being aimed at him and his new film Django Unchained. The warped western, which deal with issues of racism and slavery, has come under fire from...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th January 2013
Charlie Sheen Apologizes To L.A. Mayor Over Partying Comments
Charlie Sheen has apologized to Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa just hours after remarks he made about the public figure and the pair of them partying in Mexico recently. Villaraigosa has denied the claims that...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th January 2013
Daniel Craig, Ben Affleck and the Les Miserables Cast Warm Up For The Oscars At The National Board of Review Awards (Pictures)
Two of last year's main men inDaniel Craig [Left] and Ben Affleck [Right],both of whom could be on for big things this awards seasonThe National Board Of Review Awards took place last night (January 8,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th January 2013
How Much Will It Take To Take To Shut John McCririck Up? £3 Million Apparently
Racing pundit, dubious sideburns bearer and sexist John McCririck is taking his old bosses Channel 4 to court to the tune of £3 million after he accused of them of age discrimination in their decision...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th January 2013
Put Your Best Side Forward: Miss America Preliminaries Get Under Way (Pictures)
Miss District Of Coumbia struts her stuff at the Miss America PreliminariesWe're pretty sure most people who've clicked onto this story have no interest in these words whatsoever, so off you go, have a good...
Dappy's Decision To Plead Not Guilty In Assault Case Could Prove Dippy
Dappy, that most unlovable scamp from British group N-Dubz, has decided to plead not guilty to four charges of assault and affray at Guildford Crown court. As you will remember from various reports in the...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 9th January 2013
New Actor, New Trilogy; Transformers 4 Won't Be A Re-Boot Says Michael Bay
Transformers 4 director Michael Bay claims that he’s unearthed an absolute gem to front the next installment of his mega-bucks making franchise, with relative unknown Irish actor Jack Reynor to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th January 2013
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 Heads Razzie Awards Shortlist (and Why The Critics Hated Them)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, one of the most successfully grossing films of last year, heads up the Razzie Awards shortlist for the award no one wants to win – Worst Picture. Whilst...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th January 2013
The Bachelor Season Premiere! Sean Lowe Meets The Women
The key to The Bachelor and its on-going success is that there are always people that are single in America, which means that there are always contestants who’ll want to appear in the long running...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th January 2013
Where Are We Now? In Praise Of: David Bowie
Say Cheese! David Bowie At The Sundance Film Festival in 2009So you might have noticed that David Bowie has returned. In a century where we’ve pretty much exhausted all the supposed legends of the 20th...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 8th January 2013
Ryan Gosling Brings His Mother, Emma Stone Brings The Glamor: Gangster Squad Premiere (Pictures)
Is Ryan Gosling just too perfect? Here he is arriving to the Gangster Squad premiere with his motherIt was almost certainly the first real big premiere of 2013, and the cast and crew of Gangster...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th January 2013
Are We Officially Dating Yet? You Might Think That Zac Efron and Imgoen Poots Really Were (Pictures)
Zac Efron hot footing it with his on-screen leading lady Imogen Poots on the set of Are We Officially Dating?They're just on the set of their new film Are We Officially Dating? but boy howdy...
Guillermo Del Toro Isn't Feeling The Force: Director Turns Down Star Wars Offer
The force evidently isn’t as strong as it once was, with Guillermo Del Toro the latest to turn down the hugely loaded chance to direct the new Disney Star Wars films. You can understand why...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th January 2013
Cougar Town Season 4 Starts Tonight! Has The Network Upheaval Affected It?
A jump from ABC To TBS hadn’t dimmed the cast and crew’s expectations that Cougar Town season 4 wouldn’t be a success, but the ultimate reckoning will lie in how well its premiere goes down...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th January 2013
Has David Bowie Returned To Resume His Berlin Trilogy?
An enigma to the last, a David Bowie return was always likely to be done in a way that would take the music industry completely by surprise, no matter how big his profile is. In...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 8th January 2013
Named On The BAFTA Rising Star List, But Just Who Is Elizabeth Olsen?
“Elizabeth Olsen? I’ve never ruddy heard of her!” you might be saying, perhaps rubbing your glasses to make sure they’re clean for comic effect. Certainly there weren’t many who were aware of the American actress...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
PICTURES: Are You Sure It's Not The Oscars? Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper and Dame Helen Mirren Light Up Palm Springs Film Festival
Dame Helen Mirren was among a star-studded guest list at the Palm Springs International Film Festival over the weekend (January 5-6, 2013)It might not be mentioned in the same breath as the Oscars or the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
Community Season 5? "I'd Love To See It Continue" Says NBC Boss
The creator’s been fired and one of its major stars has leftCommunityseason 5 could still be very much a goer according to NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt.There’s been a fair bit of news garnered from...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
Blue Ivy Carter Celebrates First Birthday! What Does Her Second Year Have In Store?
Happy Birthday Blue Ivy! Jay Z and Beyonce’s first child reaches her first birthday today (January 7, 2013) and it has to be said the tot has enjoyed a relatively low key first 12 months...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2013
NBC Has The Voice To Thank For Ratings Rise
NBC claims that it has The Voice to thank for its reversal of fortune in the TV ratings battle in the latter part of 2012. It’s fair to say that the television network has taken...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
Jillian Michaels Still As Tough As Ever On Season Premiere Of The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser returned for its new season premiere last night (January 6, 2013), once again giving Americans a guilt-free platform to laugh at really overweight people under the guise of showing their support by...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
Adele Oscar Appearance Possible After Academy's James Bond Tribute Announced
The Oscars planned tribute to James Bond has led to rumors that Adele may perform the theme song to Skyfall at the prestigious movie awards, thus making it the star’s the first live comeback since...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 7th January 2013
What A Boob! Pamela Anderson The First To Be Eliminated From 'Dancing On Ice'
Those looking forward to getting to see former Playboy model and Baywatch star Pamela Anderson pull some flexible shapes on the ice this winter will have been left disappointed after the first weekend of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
New NBC Soap Opera Deception Premieres Tonight, What Do The Critics Think?
New NBC primetime soap opera Deception has its premiere on US television tonight (January 7, 2013) but it looks like it’s going to have to work hard to gain a following in the long term,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper and David O Russell Honored At Palm Springs Film Festival
Awards season is getting into full swing now, with pretty much all the main ceremonies bar the Oscars having revealed their shortlists by now - and some of the smaller events have even taken place,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th January 2013
Kelly Clarkson: 'Rumours About Me Were An Insult to the Gay Community'
Kelly Clarkson had to face some pretty wide-of-the-mark claims during the time that she was single, namely that she was gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that of course, but the 30 year-old pop...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th January 2013
George Lucas Gets Engaged To Long Term Girlfriend
Amidst the bluster of George Lucas selling his much-beloved Star Wars empire to Disney, few bothered to mention that it would free up the sci-fi boffin to concentrate on other things. It has, though, and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th January 2013
Hulk Hogan Hulking Up Against Gawker Again As He Re-Files Lawsuit
Just when we’d all just about rid ourselves of the memory of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan getting into bed with the wife of his best friend Bubba the Love Sponge and doing the Hogan no-sell...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th January 2013
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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
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'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
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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