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Idol Viewers Demand That Minaj Get The Hook
Far from boosting ratings for American Idol, the diva feud between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey appears to have accomplished the opposite, as millions of viewers tuned out in disgust, many of them registering their...
Report: Ben-hur To Be Remade
And lo, the return of James Bond and the Hobbit will beget the return of Ben Hur. According to Deadline.com, the success of Skyfall and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has so raised MGM's standing...
Bigelow Pens Op-ed Piece To Defend Zd30
Director Kathryn Bigelow has again attempted to deflect criticism of the torture scenes depicted in her film, Zero Dark Thirty, emphasizing her previous declaration that depiction is not endorsement. Writing in the Los Angeles Times,...
Youtube Yanks Spot For Clooney's Tequila
A racy public-service ad (Drink Responsibly) for Casamigos Tequila -- a brand owned by George Clooney and New York restaurateur Rande Gerber -- was blocked on YouTube on Saturday. A message said that it contains...
Justin Timberlakes's New Album; Is His Return A Model For The Music Business To Follow?
With Justin Timberlake revealing that his new album The 20/20 Experience is to be out this year, after a six year absence from releasing new material, there’s plenty to say right now about the benefits...
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Porn Studio Files Suit To Invalidate Condom Law
Porn producers Vivid Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County in an effort to invalidate a voter-approved law that requires porn actors to wear condoms and undergo blood tests if they appear in...
Zero Dark Thirty A Surprise Winner At Box Office
In its first weekend in wide release, Zero Dark Thirty surprised box office pundits by raking in an estimated $24 million. The movie, which generated controversy over its apparent suggestion that the U.S. gained at...
Movie Reviews: Gangster Squad
Despite a cast that includes Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Nick Nolte, critics are shooting down Gangster Squad as if it were some B-movie wannabe. Indeed, Peter Howell puts it this...
Big Bang Theory Nabs Its Biggest Audience Ever
CBS's The Big Bang Theory nudged up against the 20-million-viewer mark on Thursday night as it drew a total audience of 19.78 million and a 6.3 rating/19 share among the 18-49 demo. The numbers represented...
Tv Settop Box For Movie Pirates Goes On Sale In Europe
Watching pirated movies on a TV set just got a lot easier -- at least in Europe. TorrentFreak.com, which tracks BitTorrent usage, reported on Wednesday that a new settop box using the Android system, the...
A Feast For Hunger Games At People's Choice Awards
It may have been totally snubbed in the voting for Oscar nominations, but The Hunger Games turned out to be the big winner at Wednesday night's People's Choice Awards. The movie came away with five...
Oscar Nominations: Lincoln Leads The Field
One hundred fifty-two years after being nominated for president, Lincoln has been nominated again, 12 times in fact. Steven Spielberg's biopic received the most nominations for this year's Academy Awards at announcement ceremonies in Hollywood...
Iran To Produce Movie Responding To Argo
The Iranian government plans to produce a film that will respond to Ben Affleck's Argo, set during the 1979 hostage crisis. Iranian director Ataollah Salmanian said on Tuesday that the movie, titled The General Staff,...
Production To Restart On Canceled Soaps Next Month
After months of fits and starts, production company Prospect Park formally announced on Monday that it will indeed relaunch the defunct ABC soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live, with production due...
Time Warner Cfo Warns Cablers: Expect A Big Fee Hike
Time Warner CFO John Martin has served notice to cable operators that he intends to negotiate aggressively with them beginning this year when affiliate deals start to expire. By 2016, he observed, virtually all contracts...
Dish Turns Ipads Into Remotes -- And More
DISH Network, the satellite TV service, has launched a free app for the iPad that, when used in conjunction with its commercial-skipping Hopper DVR, eliminates the need for a remote. While the Hopper can only...
Piers Morgan: I Will "Seriously Consider Deporting Myself"
CNN host Piers Morgan has hit back at gun-control opponents who have called on President Obama to deport him. A petition that they have mounted on the White House website has now garnered nearly 100,000...
The "Tv Of The Future" Is A Month Away
South Korean consumer electronics giant LG Electronics said that it will begin accepting pre-orders on Thursday for its $10,000 super-high-definition OLED TV models and begin deliveries next month. The 55-inch WRGB OLED TV models will...
Piers Morgan: I Will "Seriously Consider Deporting Myself"
CNN host Piers Morgan has hit back at gun-control opponents who have called on President Obama to deport him. A petition that they have mounted on the White House website has now garnered nearly 100,000...
Anne Curry To Replace Anderson Cooper At Cnn?
Incoming CNN chief Jeff Zucker would like to replace Anderson Cooper with Ann Curry and make Cooper a roving international correspondent, according to RadarOnline.com. However, it inidcated, he faces the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of Curry's...
Big Bang Theory -- Biggest Ratings Bang Since Friends
Unless it falters substantially in the ratings between now and the end of the season in May, CBS's The Big Bang Theory could turn out to be the most-watched sitcom since Friends went off the...
Dick Clark -- Gone But Not Forgotten -- On New Year's Eve
Although Dick Clark died last April, he was certainly not forgotten on New Year's Eve, as a two-hour ABC special, New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark, averaged 9.35 million viewers -- more than...
U.k. Ad Watchdog Kills Tv Spot For Home Soda Maker
A British commercial for a product that allows consumers to produce their own soft drinks at home was yanked at the last minute Thursday night following an objection by the organization that represents the bottled...
Good Grief! Charlie Brown Beats The X-factor
It may be nearly 40 years since A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving originally aired (on CBS at the time), but it managed to draw 8.1 million viewers to ABC Wednesday night, holding its own against CBS's...
Storm Wipes Out Syndicated Tv
Hurricane Sandy not only took down houses, trees, powerlines, traffic lights and billboards, it also took down virtually all the major syndicated television programs. Broadcasting and Cable observed that such shows as Entertainment Tonight, Judge...
Icahn Girds For War With Netflix Chief
Carl Icahn, who has taken a 10-percent stake in Netflix, has vowed to find a buyer for the video rental company who'll be willing to pay a hefty premium for its weakened stock and sort...
Denver Station Airs Doctored Photo Of Petraeus Book
Yet another warning to television stations that pluck stuff off the Internet without vetting it properly. A station in Denver is being ridiculed for displaying a doctored photo of Paula Broadwell's book about General David...
Lohan Snubs Walters -- At Her Peril
arbara Walters is hopping mad after Lindsay Lohan backed out of an interview with her and instead agreed to appear on the Tonight show with Jay Leno. On Monday's edition of The View, Walters said...
Weekend Box Office Nov. 9-11
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Box Office Mojo (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Skyfall, Sony/Columbia, $88,364,714, 1 Wk. ($90,564,714 -- from Thursday); 2....
Cbs Gets A Big Bang Out Of Thursday Ratings
CBS executives who have seen the network's ratings falter this season, were no doubt thrilled by the strong performance of its Thursday lineup this week. The Big Bang Theory drew 16.5 million viewers, its best...
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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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