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Idol Judges Rescue Ousted Singer
With some critics saying that the current crop of American Idol contestants includes some of the most talented performers ever to appear on the series, ratings for this week's performance show on Wednesday and the...
Japan Disasters Could Hit Consumer Electronics Hard
Sales of consumer-electronics items, including television sets, DVD players, cameras, personal computers, and video-game players are likely to be impacted by the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Advertising Age observed today (Thursday). The trade publication...
Rebecca Black - Rebecca Black Is A Genius Says Lady Gaga
REBECCA BLACK has been called "a genius" by the pop superstar Lady Gaga.REBECCA BLACK, the 13-year-old singer whose YouTube song 'Friday' has been widely mocked and tagged 'The Worst Song in the World', has been...
Pawn Stars - Pawn Stars Host Arrested After Barroom Brawl
PAWN STARS host Corey Harrison has been arrested after becoming involved in a barroom brawl in California.PAWN STARS host Corey Harrison was arrested on Sunday (20th March 2011) at 'Murray's Saloon and Eatery' in Big...
Loleatta Holloway - Loleatta Holloway Dies From Heart Failure
LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY has died at the age of 64.LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY, the American soul icon best known for her 1980 smash hit 'Love Sensation', has passed away at the age of 64, reports the New York...
Overseas Audiences Rescue Two Films That Tanked At Home
Two movies that had appeared destined to lose money for their respective studios after disappointing domestic runs have turned out to be huge hits overseas, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Monday). The two films...
Harry's Law Nbc's Biggest Hit
Against negative odds, David E. Kelley's Harry's Law, starring Kathy Bates, has turned out to be NBC's highest-rated show of the season -- surprising even the network's top brass, the Los Angeles Times reported today...
Disney To Launch Kids Magazines
Hoping to replicate the success of the children's subscription magazine business in Europe, Disney Publishing plans to introduce several new kids-oriented magazines on Tuesday, the New York Times reported today (Monday). The newspaper quoted Aparna...
Reese Witherspoon's 'Low-key' Wedding
Reese Witherspoon is said to be rigorously preparing for her marriage to JIM TOTH next week. US Weekly have confirmed that the nuptials will be a small ceremony, taking place at Witherspoon's private ranch in...
Jennifer Lopez Working With Randy And Steve Is A Riot
Jennifer Lopez is 'having a blast' on the set of American Idol.Speaking earlier with USA Today, Jennifer Lopez described co-judges Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler as 'the brothers I never had. I feel like for...
Charlie Sheen's Torpedo Of Truth Tour Sells Out
Charlie Sheen has sold out several dates on his US schedule for his 'My Violent Torpedo of Truth: Defeat is Not An Option' tour. The show will see Charlie Sheen take to the road in...
Palin's Attack On Nea Draws Little Response
Sarah Palin's call last week for defunding the National Endowment for the Arts has remarkably drawn little response from supporters of the agency. Appearing on Fox News's Hannity, Palin described NPR, the National Endowment for...
Deer Kicked By Jackass
It was probably befitting that if anyone should knock off Bambi from the top of the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, it should be Johnny Knoxville and his Jackass 3 cohorts. But relatively few...
Can U.s. Networks Afford The Royal Wedding?
After incurring heavy costs with their coverage of the uprisings in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia as well as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disasters, it's unclear whether the broadcast networks and cable news channels will...
Idol Flies; Nbc Sinks
Wednesday's edition of American Idol averaged 22.18 million viewers, peaking in the 9 30 half-hour with 24.11 million and once again attracting more viewers than all of the competition combined, according to Nielsen Research. Meanwhile,...
Pepsi To Spend $60 Million On X Factor
It's not on the air yet and there are no ratings to indicate how many viewers will watch, but Pepsi-Cola is so confident that Simon Cowell's The X Factor will become a hit that it...
What Did 20th Execs Really Think Of Avatar ?
It may have turned out to be 20th Century Fox's most profitable film -- what with gross revenue of $2.8 billion worldwide and counting -- but studio executives were less than enthusiastic when they screened...
Cory Monteith Says Glee Tried To Contact Bjork
Cory Monteith has revealed what fans can expect from the final episodes of Glee's second series.Cory Monteith, the American actor who plays 'Finn' in the hit comedy-musical Glee, has given the inside scoop on the...
Matthew Morrison To Duet With Elton John
Matthew Morrison is set to duet with British rocker Elton John on his forthcoming solo album.Matthew Morrison, the American actor and star of Glee, has reportedly recorded a duet with Elton John which will feature...
Minorities Embracing Tv On The Web
The convergence of the Internet and traditional TV is occurring at a faster rate relative to Asians, Hispanics and African-Americans than it is relative to whites, according to Larchmont, NY-based Horowitz Associates. In its annual...
Movie Reviews Red Riding Hood
What every teenage girl knows about Red Riding Hood is that it is directed by Catherine Hardwicke -- she of the first Twilight film. They may also know that they should stay clear of wolves...
Censored Mexican Doc Becomes Box Office Hit
One day after a Mexican judge ordered theaters to halt screening a hit documentary about Mexico's system of justice, an appeals court has reversed the order, saying that it violated constitutional guarantees of freedom of...
Abc's Got A Secret -- And It's A Hit
Secret Millionaire , a hit British TV reality series that failed when a U.S. version was launched by Fox in 2008 -- it folded after six hour-long specials aired in December 2008 -- turned out...
Dvr's Fall Victim To "Social Tv"
"Social TV," in which young viewers use cellphones to communicate with friends about shows they are currently watching, is reversing the trend to record shows on DVRs and watch them at some later time, according...
Cindy Mccain And Ben Affleck Join Forces
CINDY MCCAIN and the Hollywood actor Ben Affleck have joined forces in the name of charity.CINDY MCCAIN, the wife of Republican presidential nominee John Mccain, has teamed up with 'Good Will Hunting' star Ben Affleck...
Warner Bros. Renting Movies Via Facebook
Warner Bros. is launching a test to determine whether Facebook users may be interested in renting movies using Facebook credits. In the past, those credits could be purchased -- 10 credits cost $1.00 -- within...
Box Office Remains In Doldrums
The domestic box office remained sluggish as it entered March with only a single weekend of the year performing better than last year -- and that was the Presidents Day weekend, which occurred one week...
Spanish-language Beauty Pageant Rivals English-language Ones
A reality beauty pageant airing weekly on Spanish-language Univision attracted nearly six million viewers Sunday -- on par with the number of U.S. viewers who tuned in to the recent Miss America and Miss Universe...
Tv Academy To Honor Programs "With A Conscience"
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that it plans to pay tribute to eight programs at its fourth annual Television Academy Honors on May 5. The programs, it said, represent television...
Fox News Warns Cablers It Wants A Raise
Saying that he regarded Fox News as second in the cable information market only to ESPN, News Corp COO Chase Carey warned cable systems that Fox News will be asking for a significant increase in...
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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...
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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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]](/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...
![Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]](/images/home/homepage/dekker-abof-a.jpg "Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]")
Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]
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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