October 20, 2008
Sir Elton John is writing a musical comedy about AIDS with Hollywood actor Ben Stiller. The musical’s storyline features a gay Broadway actor who suffers from the symptoms of AIDS and has the return to his former wife and children. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Madonna’s divorce from film director Guy Ritchie is expected to cost the singer in excess of £20million, according to reports. The settlement will see the singer pay Ritchie a £20million lump sum, which includes a number of the couple’s properties. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Fans of Ringo Starr have until midnight tonight (October 20th) to send merchandise for the former Beatle to sign. Starr announced on his website last week that he would no longer sign autographs for fans – and that anything sent after October 20th would be “tossed”. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Madonna will stay in London following her divorce from film director Guy Ritchie, according to reports. The singer, who confirmed that she is to divorce last week, had widely been expected to return to New York with her children. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
The Human League have unveiled plans to release their first studio album in seven years. The band, whose hits include 'Don't You Want Me', will also embark on an eleven date tour, which concludes in Sheffield on December 13th. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney has asked girlfriend Nancy Shevell to move into his house in Peamarsh, East Sussex, according to reports. The former Beatle, who divorced ex-wife Heather Mills earlier this year, is understood to have consulted his children before making the decision. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
US rapper Lil' Wayne took home three awards at the BET Hip-Hop awards in Atlanta over the weekend. The rapper, who had been shortlisted for twelve prizes, won Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year and People's Champ. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
The Long Blondes have split up after four years together, guitarist Dorian Cox has revealed. Cox said they had been “forced to call it a day” after he suffered a stroke in June. “I do not know when / if I will be well enough to play guitar again,” he added. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie have yet to reach a settlement in their divorce, a spokeswoman has said. Reports over the weekend claimed the couple had agreed a settlement over the custody of their children and their property empire. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Pink has slammed members of the Royal Family for continuing to support hunting and wearing fur. The singer turned down an invite to perform at Prince William's 21st birthday party in 2001 in protest against the Prince's love of the sport. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has had relationships with a number of different women during his 23-year marriage to wife Jo, his former manager has claimed. In a new book, Nick Cowan recalls one encounter when Wood is said to have briefly moved into a Manhattan hotel with actress Kelly LeBrock during the band's 1981 Tattoo You tour. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
U2 will be given $19million worth of shares in Live Nation as part of their 12-year deal with the concert promoter, it's been announced. Billboard reports that Live Nation registered 1.56million shares to U2 last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
US rapper Lil' Wayne told fans at the BET Hip-Hop awards in Atlanta on Saturday (October 18th) that he is expecting another child. The rapper, who who three awards, made the surprise announcement during his acceptance speech for Lyricist of the Year, saying he was expecting a son in “a couple of days”. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Metallica have announced details of a huge UK arena tour, which will take place next February and March. The band's shows include dates in Nottingham, Sheffield, London and Glasgow. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Eminem has admitted that he overreacted at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards after he was mocked by a dog puppet. Reports at the time claimed the rapper had trashed his dressing room after Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, joked about his feud with dance producer Moby. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Nelly Furtado secretly married her partner, sound engineer Demacio Castello, during the summer. The singer revealed details about the couple's marriage during an appearance on Entertainment Tonight in Canada. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy has revealed that he is working on material for a new band. As well as Murphy, the band consists of former Hockney Night members Scott Wells and Paul Sprangers, and drummer Pat Mahoney. Read more >>
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October 20, 2008
Radiohead have finally revealed the full report of sales stats from their album ‘In Rainbows’ a little over a year after its been released. Conclusive statistics were made at the “You Are In Control” conference in Reykjavik, Iceland which unveiled that the band has sold a total of 3 million albums so far. Read more >>
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