An advert showing a woman dressed as a schoolgirl conducting a striptease for two men should not have been shown when children were watching.The UK's advertising watchdog criticised broadcaster Box Television after it showed an...
Chris Martin has walked out of an interview with BBC Radio 4 in discomfort at being questioned about Coldplay's new album.The frontman was being interviewed for the station's art programme Front Row when he asked...
Eric Clapton is to lend his slowhand to one of his heroes by appearing on legendary bluesman Buddy Guy's latest album.Guy commands massive respect among his fellow blues and rock musicians, with performers such as...
Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal has been arrested in New York after allegedly buying crack cocaine.The 44-year-old was seen purchasing the drug from a dealer in the Lower East Side district of the city at around...
Mariella Frostrup, Dame Judi Dench and Honor Blackman make up the perfect female voice, according to researchers.The most appealing male voices are Alan Rickman, Jeremy Irons and Michael Gambon, the research also found.Linguistics professor Andrew...
Sean Connery beats David Beckham when it comes to exercise, according to a survey.Despite being 77, former James Bond actor Connery has topped a poll of celebrities women think about most when working out, beating...
Rap star KANYE WEST and his record label are being sued by the daughter of a jazz musician, who claims he used samples of her late father's music without permission.Kathleen Firrantello says that West, in...
Comedian Chris Rock has broken British records for audience size after performing to 15,900 people at London's O2 Arena last night.The Bigger and Blacker star has smashed the UK record for the largest comedy audience...
Lou Pearlman, the man who created boy bands N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison today.The pop mogul was charged with swindling friends, investors and banks out of $300...
Sarah Jessica Parker has denied claims that she and her Sex and the City co-stars fell out while making their hit TV series.Speaking on BBC1's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, the actress put paid to...
Soul singer AL GREEN is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Black Entertainment TV (BET) Hip-Hop Awards.The US star will pick up the gong when the awards ceremony takes place on June...
The rapper Remy Ma has been handed an eight-year jail sentence by a New York judge for her role in a Manhattan nightclub shooting last year.The 26-year-old, famed for her solo work as well as...
Jennifer Aniston and her reported new beau have been enjoying the summer weather together in Miami.Pictures show the couple relaxing at the pool of the Mandarin Oriental hotel, with Aniston looking stunning in a skimpy...
Ellen Page is to star as Jane Eyre in a new adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte novel.The Juno star will put her headstrong talents into the role of Bronte's governess heroine in the BBC Films...
LITTLE BRITAIN star DAVID WALLIAMS has voiced a character for the latest Narnia instalment PRINCE CASPIAN.The comedian will play Bulgy Bear in the big-screen adaptation of C.S Lewis' classic children's book which will hit cinemas...
Mark Ronson has scrapped plans to record a theme song for the new James Bond film with Amy Winehouse, he announced today.The English-American music producer pulled the plug on the song for Quantum of Solace,...
BABYSHAMBLES bassist DREW MCCONNELL has urged fans to go out and vote in the London assembly elections today in an effort to prevent the British National Party (BNP) from getting any seats.Speaking to NME magazine,...
Jonah Hill is in talks to star in Transformers 2, according to reports.Entertainment Weekly claims that the Superbad star is in negotiations with Dreamworks studios to feature in the sequel to Michael Bay's hugely successful...
Offering their latest album In Rainbow as a free download was a "one-off", according to Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.The Oxford quintet were held to have revolutionised the music industry with the online release of their...
Transformers star Megan Fox has been voted the 'sexiest woman in the world' in the annul FHM poll. Last year's winner Jessica Alba was pushed into second spot by new entry Fox.Glamour model Keeley Hazell...
Sean Penn and his wife Robin Wright Penn have decided to give their marriage another try after withdrawing their petition for a divorce.The Hollywood pair had begun divorce proceedings in December, with Wright Penn citing...
The release date of the first film to tackle the subject of the 7/7 London bombings has been confirmed.Shoot on Sight, directed by Indian-born Jagmohan Mundhra will be released on 30 screens in the UK...
Hollywood heartthrob GEORGE CLOONEY has visited 10 Downing Street for a chat with prime minister Gordon Brown.The actor and United Nations messenger for peace and Mr Brown got together to discuss the crisis in Darfur,...
Oscar winning actor Charlton Heston has died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 84.Heston's family have said a private memorial service will be held for the star who revealed that he...
Oscar-winners NICOLE KIDMAN and JUDI DENCH have reportedly signed up to star in the upcoming film NINE.Directed by ROB MARSHALL, NINE is an adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway musical, which in turn was based...
Reports claim that supermodel Naomi Campbell has been arrested at Heathrow's Terminal 5.Sky News claims that Campbell was arrested for assaulting a police officer.A London Metropolitan police spokesman confirmed that a woman had been arrested...
Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon have had their two-month marriage annulled.The Baywatch actress married professional poker player Salomon in between her scheduled performances in a Las Vegas magic show in October last year but filed...
Footballer-turned-actor VINNIE JONES is turning his hand to horror films with a leading role in the upcoming vampire movie THE BLEEDING.Co-starring rapper DMX, the film tells the story of an ex-army ranger searching for the...
Pamela Anderson and her estranged husband Rick Salomon have begun legal proceedings to annul their marriage.The Baywatch actress married professional poker player Salomon in between her scheduled performances in a Las Vegas magic show in...
Penguin has confirmed that it will offer the first chapter of all of its new releases for free download.The publishing house has said that from March 17th the opening chapters of more than 50 books...
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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'.
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.
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...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
Ahead of the imminent release of his second solo album - Dekker, aka Brookln Dekker, took time out to let us know about the musical project he...
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