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Beyonce and Maroon 5 To Perform at VMAs
Beyonce and Maroon 5 have been announced as performers at the MTV Video Music Awards at the end of this month. Whilst Beyonce is no stranger to the ceremony, this is the first time Maroon...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 8th August 2014
George Clooney and fiancee Amal Alamuddin Get Marriage License
Looks like it won't be long at all before the man formerly known as Hollywood's most eligble bachelor walks down the aisle. George Clooney and fiancee Amal Alamuddin posted their wedding banns in Kensington and...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 8th August 2014
Lion King Broadway Cast Surprises Subway Commuters
They first made headlines back in April when a video of them singing acapella on a flight from Brisbane went viral, but now the Broadway cast of hit musical 'The Lion King' are back in...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 8th August 2014
Countdown Host Nick Hewer's Watch Stolen by Tourist
The right hand man of Lord Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer has hosted Countdown for the past two years, but he might be struggling to keep an eye on the time this week after he was...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 8th August 2014
James Franco and Seth Rogen's New Comedy 'The Interview' Pushed Back to December
Originally scheduled to release in October, The Interview is co-directed by Evan Goldberg (who also directed This is the End) and Seth Rogen, and is based around a celebrity talk show host (Franco) and his...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th August 2014
True Detective Writer Responds to Plagiarism Claims
The writer and creator of dark TV drama 'True Detective' was accused earlier this week of plagirising from 'The Conspiracy Against the Human Race', a book by Thomas Ligotti. Observant fans noticed stark similarities between...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th August 2014
Nickelodeon Planning 'School of Rock' TV Series
Whilst it's not yet known if Black will return to repise his role as penniless musician turned eccentric music teacher Dewey Finn, original director Richard Linklater will be involved, fresh off the success off his...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th August 2014
Keeping It in the Family? Kim Posts Cute Photo of Kanye and North in the Studio
Can Kim and Kanye adopt us all already please? North West seems to have the coollest life and she's not even out of nappies yet. It's really not fair that a toddler is a bigger...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 5th August 2014
Oscar Pistorius's Brother Seriously Injured in Car Accident
The elder brother of Oscar Pistorius, Carl Pistorius, has been seriously injured in a car accident in South Africa. He was involved in a head-on collision on a motorway near to Pretoria, the country's capital,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 5th August 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy Propels Seventies Music to Top of Charts
Guardians of the Galaxy's quest for world domination seems to be going pretty well- the film has not only slain at the box office, it's won over the critics, and perhaps most importantly, the fans....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th August 2014
Top 10 Bizarre Cult Movies
Remember 2013’s Sharknado, the TV disaster movie about…erm, a shark tornado? Well, this week saw the premiere of the sequel, Sharknado 2: The Second One. To celebrate (or commiserate) we decided to take a look...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd August 2014
Special Effects Pioneer Dick Smith Dies Aged 92
The Oscar-winning make-up artist Dick Smith has died aged 92. In a career spanning over fifty years, Smith was responsible for some of the most iconic transformations in cinema, especially his work on The Exorcist...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st August 2014
Stephen Colbert Explains Orlando Bloom vs Justin Bieber Fight, Hilarity Ensues
Can't make sense of the latest fued to hit Hollywood? Well, never fear, as Stephen Colbert is here to explain the Bloom vs Bieber fight for all us onlookers. In a send-up of the most...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st August 2014
Vin Diesel Sings Sam Smith's 'Stay With Me'
During the seemingly never-ending Guardians of the Galaxy press tour, Diesel took a moment out to sing a version of Smith's 'Stay With Me' during an interview with Capital FM. He's a little wobbly on...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st August 2014
Is Jamie Foxx About to Play Mike Tyson?
According to Variety, Jamie Foxx is to star as Kid Dynamite himself, former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson. Having starred as cornerman Drew Bundini Brown in Ali, Foxx is no stranger to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st August 2014
Fairytales Come to Life in the First Trailer for Disney's Into The Woods
Cinemas are set to get a whole lot more magical this winter with the release of the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's hit Broadway musical, Into the Woods. Directed by Chicago masetro Rob Marshall, the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st August 2014
Weird Al Can't Believe He's Got a No. 1 Album
Released on the 22nd of July, the album shifted an impressive 104,000 copies in its first week according to figures released by Nielsen SoundScan, but the man behind parody songs including 'Eat It' and 'Amish...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 26th July 2014
Adam West Approves of Ben Affleck as Batman
There are still two years to go before we see Ben Affleck take on the mantel of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but the argument about the Oscar winner's suitability for...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26th July 2014
Could Joaquin Phoenix Be Marvel's Doctor Strange?
Variety reports that Joaquin Phoenix, star of Her and Walk the Line, is in early talks to take on the mantel of Marvel's latest superhero to undergo the movie treatment. The role was previously linked...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26th July 2014
Meet The Stars of Game of Thrones Season 5
Whilst the series won't return to television screens until next year, casting for the new characters to be introduced in season 5 of the fantasy series has been rumoured for months. However at San Diego...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th July 2014
Peaches Geldof's Cause of Death Confirmed as Heroin Overdose
The second daughter of musician Bob Geldof, Peaches Geldof was thrust into the spotlight at an early age, especially when she was eleven and her mother Paula Yates died of a heroin overdose. Today the...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24th July 2014
North West Takes Her First Steps, Kim Shares Cute Snap
Proud mum Kim Kardashian broke the news today by sharing an adorable snap of the pair, revealing that little North took her first steps straight after finishing a swimming lesson. This is a huge milestone...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24th July 2014
Weird Al Scores First U.S Number 1 With New Album
The album was released only one week ago and sold 103,000 copies to secure the top spot. 'Mandatory Fun' is Weird Al Yankovic's fourteenth studio album, so he will surely be happy his efforts have...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 24th July 2014
Miley Cyrus Appears in Pharrell's New Video 'Come Get It Bae'
Cyrus also features on the track's vocals, and -perhaps most shockingly of all- resists the urge to twerk in the new vid. Instead she's seen enthusiastically dancing around with Pharrell, wearing a cute crop top...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 24th July 2014
Spiderman 3 Release Pushed Back to 2018
The Amazing Spider 3 starring Andrew Garfield as the heroic webslinger was set to hit cinemas in 2016, but the title has been pushed back another years so audiences will have to wait a fair...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th July 2014
Simpsons Mania: FXX To Put Every Episode Online
American cable network FXX struck a deal last year to buy the rights to the longest-running primetime animated series, and have now revealed that they plan to put the whole Simpsons archive online in what...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd July 2014
Rachel McAdams Embarrassed By Notebook Audition Footage
The romantic film, which has just celebrated its ten year anniversary, was a global hit and launched the careers of Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling. Yet when presented with footage from her audition, McAdams couldn't...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23rd July 2014
Justin Bieber Could Face Citizen's Arrest
After being called out six times to break up a rowdy party at his new digs in Beverely Hills, the police are said to be watching Bieber, and have spoken to tenants in his building...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23rd July 2014
Sons of Anarchy Final Season: Charlie Hunnam Spills Details
Speaking at the Television Critics Association preview night on Monday, lead actor Charlie Hunnam told reporters that "Jax is in a very schizophrenic state, he's obviously very sad and vulnerable and broken with this huge...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd July 2014
Chris Pratt Sent An Embarrassing Text to Dave Bautista
Well, fear not- because it turns out even celebrities are guilty of the social media sin. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Monday night Guardians of the Galaxy co-stars Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23rd July 2014
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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...
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![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...
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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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