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Matt Lauer Tells Leno, "I'm Not A Guy Who Complains" - REALLY?
Matt Lauer opened up about his frankly horrendous year on television during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday (May 2, 2012). Many viewers perceive Lauer to be the sole reason...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 3rd May 2013
Is Keith Richards iPod Snub Another Sign of The Stones' Being Out Of Touch?
Keith Richards says he isn't a fan of Apple iPod device and favours CDs, vinyl and sometimes cassettes to MP3's. The 69-year-old says music lovers are "all being short-changed" with the sound that comes from...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd May 2013
Spielberg and Bradley Cooper's 'American Sniper' Has Oscars Written All Over it
Steven Spielberg's new movie American Sniper - based on the autobiography of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle - will star Bradley Cooper in the lead role. Kyle, an expert marksman who wrote American Sniper: The Autobiography...
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Benedict Cumberbatch Fell For 'Neutron Cream' Prank On Star Trek: Into Darkness Set
Benedict Cumberbatch - the star of the new Star Trek movie Into Darkness - has admitted he fell for cast-mate Chris Pine's elaborate prank on the set of the movie. Appearing on Graham Norton's chat...
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How Hackney DJ Natalie Coleman Became Masterchef Champion 2013
Natalie Coleman, a part-time DJ from Hackney, East London, has been crowned this year's MasterChef champion after impressing judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with her final menu, which included lobster tails, roast pork belly...
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Why Did Reese Witherspoon Tell Cops She Was Pregnant?
Reese Witherspoon has dusted herself down and received some pretty sensible PR advice in the wake of her arrest in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month. The actress spoke out for the first time on the...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 3rd May 2013
Slayer's Jeff Hanneman Dead At 49: Guitarist Dies of Liver Failure
Slayer guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman is dead at 49 after suffering liver failure. The revered musician died on Thursday (May 2, 2013) at the Hemet Valley Medical Center near his home in South California's...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd May 2013
Gatsby, Iron Man 3 or World War Z? Your Summer Movie Guide 2013
Summer's here! But forget about getting your beach towel ready or planning your trip around Europe, because you've got one hell of a movie season to negotiate. Movie fans around the United States lined up...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd May 2013
!['Populaire' Ties The Fashion of 'Mad Men' With The Spirit of 'The Artist' [Trailer]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/md/independent_spirit_awards_4_060310/deborah_francois_2765210.jpg "'Populaire' Ties The Fashion of 'Mad Men' With The Spirit of 'The Artist' [Trailer]")
'Populaire' Ties The Fashion of 'Mad Men' With The Spirit of 'The Artist' [Trailer]
It probably won't take you long to work out that Populaire, the new vintage romantic-comedy from debut director Regis Roinsard, is financed by The Weinstein Company. It's got all the hallmarks for Harvey Weinstein's silent...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2013
Country Stars Unite As George Jones Funeral Takes Place At Grand Ole Opry
Country legend George Jones' funeral takes place today. He died on Friday (April 26, 2013), at the age of 81 and a report from CBC news earlier today revealed that the former First Lady Laura...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 2nd May 2013
A Week In News: Tributes Paid To George Jones, Tyler The Creator Finds Controversy, Lily Collins Goes Zombie-Hunting
Why Baby Why: The country music world lost a true legend in the shape of George Jones last week. The musician was dubbed No Show George for his unpredictability throughout his touring career though he...
Mariah Carey Closes Disneyland For Private Wedding Vows Renewal
The Disneyland Resort was closed to the public for a short time on Tuesday, to allow Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon to renew their wedding vows and enable their guests to take advantage of...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 2nd May 2013
What Were Bob Newhart's Two Conditions For Joining 'The Big Bang Theory'?
Comedy legend Bob Newhart makes his debut on The Big Bang Theory on Thursday (May 2, 2013) with a role that has been a long-time coming for both Newhart and producer Chuck Lorre. The co-creator...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2013
Matilda or Kinky Boots? Who Will Win Out At The Tony Awards 2013?
Matilda the Musical and Kinky Boots are up for 12 and 13 Tony Awards respectively for this year's awards ceremony on June 9, 2013. The Roald Dahl adaptation received shouts for cast members Bertie Carvel...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 2nd May 2013
How Lily Collins Saved Natalie Portman's 'Pride and Prejudice AND ZOMBIES'
Lily Collins, the young British star who rose to fame in Mirror Mirror, will play the lead in the big-screen adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It's been a long road...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2013
Frasier Crane...Err, Sorry, Kelsey Grammer Is Transformers 4 Villain
Is Kelsey Grammer, the actor who played the affable Frasier Crane, set out for a world of villainy? Well, he'll have to start practising pretty soon after landing the role of the lead villain in...
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Jennifer Aniston Attends Yoga Book Launch, Calls Yoga The Best Thing Ever
Just like any Hollywood celebrity worth their salt, Jennifer Aniston is using yoga to prepare for her hugely anticipated wedding. The 44-year-old former Friends star said the discipline is something that helps her keep calm,...
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Miley Cyrus Longs For Morning Coffee With Liam Hemsworth
In the accompanying interview for her racy new photo-shoot for V magazine, Miley Cyrus says she doesn't always have the time to be with fiance Liam Hemsworth. The 20-year-old opened up about the split rumors...
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Lily Collins Replaces Natalie Portman In 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'
Lily Collins is attached to the movie adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's mash-up novel 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.' The movie was originally set up at Lionsgate with Oscar winner Natalie Portman to star, though the...
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Daniel Radcliffe Tackling Japan's Criminal Underworld in 'Tokyo Vice'
Daniel Radcliffe cannot be accused of playing it safe with his movie roles since wrapping up the Harry Potter movies. He's played a ghost hunting accountant in The Woman in Black, beat poet Allen Ginsbert...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2013
How Lily Collins Saved Natalie Portman's 'Pride and Prejudice AND ZOMBIES'
Lily Collins, the young British star who rose to fame in Mirror Mirror, will play the lead in the big-screen adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It's been a long road...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2013
Downton Abbey Casts First Black Character, Has It Taken Too Long?
Actor Gary Carr has been cast as the first black character on ITV's hugely popular series Downton Abbey. Exectuive producer Gareth Naeme said on Wednesday that the British actor would play Jack Ross, a jazz...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st May 2013
Michael Barrymore Works In A Garden Centre. That Happened.
Capping off his remarkable fall from grace, Michael Barrymore now works part-time at a garden centre in Brentwood, Essex. Yes, Brentwood, Essex of The Only Way Is Essex fame. The 60-year-old Strike It Lucky host...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st May 2013
![Say Hello To British Star Lily James, Disney’s Cinderella [Pictures]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130428/290413_olivier_awards_26/lily-james-the-olivier-awards-arrivals_3633665.jpg "Say Hello To British Star Lily James, Disney’s Cinderella [Pictures]")
Say Hello To British Star Lily James, Disney’s Cinderella [Pictures]
British actress Lily James, best known for playing Lady Rose MacClare in ITV period drama Downton Abbey, has landed one of the biggest female roles in Hollywood – that of Cinderella in Disney’s Kenneth Branagh...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st May 2013
Disney Provide Carrie Fisher With Personal Trainer For Star Wars Episode 7?
Carrie Fisher says she is squeezing back into her Princess Leia bikini for the J.J. Abrams helmed Star Wars Episode 7, revealing at a Canadian comic convention that Disney were helping her get back into...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st May 2013
Tony Awards: Can Tom Hanks Complete Grand Slam of Major Awards?
Tom Hanks has been nominated for a Tony Award for his role as late tabloid reporter Mike McAlary in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy. The play, written by Ephron before she died last June, follows McAlary's...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st May 2013
Beyonce Makes Matthew Williamson Angry, Holds His Hand To Say Sorry
Beyonce made fashion guru Matthew Williamson and his designer friends really angry after failing to turn up for a private 'audience with' ahead of her show at London's O2 Arena on Monday. Williams, Melissa Obadash,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 1st May 2013
Kristin Cavallari Turning Down Work In Los Angeles For Jay Cutler
Kristin Cavallari, the former star of MTV series The Hills, says she has turned down work in Los Angeles because she would never see her fiance Jay Cutler, who is quarterback for the Chicago Bears....
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st May 2013
!['A Band Called Death' Follows Detroit Brothers Making 'White Boy Music' [Trailer]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130414/150413_motown_the_musical_arrivals_2/clive-davis-broadway-opening-night-of-motown_3606788.jpg "'A Band Called Death' Follows Detroit Brothers Making 'White Boy Music' [Trailer]")
'A Band Called Death' Follows Detroit Brothers Making 'White Boy Music' [Trailer]
'A Band Called Death,' the Audience Award Winner at this year's SXSW Festival, is set to hit movie theaters in the U.S. on June 8, 2013. The documentary follows the story of Detroit brothers Bobby...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 1st May 2013
Vivid Pays $14,000 A Minute For Farrah Abraham's Sex Tape
Vivid Entertainment and porn mogul Steve Hirsch has stumped up somewhere in the region of $14,000 a minute for Farrah Abraham's sex-tape. The Teen Mom star had shopped the video around after it was reported...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 1st May 2013
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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]
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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]](/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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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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