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Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z Kick Off 'Legends of the Summer' With Jazz Band
Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z kicked off their joint 'Legends of the Summer' tour at Toronto's 45,000 seater Rogers Center on Wednesday (July 17, 2013). Backed by a 15-piece jazz band, the performers treated the sell-out...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th July 2013
Rihanna Pelted With CRISPS At Manchester Arena Concert
This could only happen in Britain. It seems fan who'd paid £50 to watch Rihanna at Manchester Arena on Tuesday (July 16, 2013) were hacked off with the R&B star for one reason or another....
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th July 2013
![Muscly Human 1, Shark on Nantucket Beach NIL! [Pictures]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/cmlogoholder-300x220.gif "Muscly Human 1, Shark on Nantucket Beach NIL! [Pictures]")
Muscly Human 1, Shark on Nantucket Beach NIL! [Pictures]
Forget Sharknado! Those scary finned creatures are going to have to grow wings if they want to get one-up on humans, especially after this little incident on a Nantucket, Mass beach on Sunday (July 14,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18th July 2013
![Jon Hamm for the Oscars? Actor Is Hilarious Host of the ESPYs [Video]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130717/180713_espys_awards_15/jon-hamm-the-2013-espy-awards_3768877.jpg "Jon Hamm for the Oscars? Actor Is Hilarious Host of the ESPYs [Video]")
Jon Hamm for the Oscars? Actor Is Hilarious Host of the ESPYs [Video]
Jon Hamm, the American actor best known for playing Don Draper on Mad Men, has potentially put himself in the frame to host the Golden Globes or the Oscars after delivering a hilarious hosting performance...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th July 2013
MTV Video Music Award Nominees: Will Macklemore Clean Up?
The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards 2013 have been announced, with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Justin Timberlake leading the field. Armed with their videos for 'Can't Hold Us' and 'Thrift Shop,' the...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th July 2013
Is Ryan Gosling's 'Only God Forgives' Too Violent For His Fanbase?
There were audible boos in the auditorium when Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn's latest effort Only God Forgives premiered at the Cannes Film Festival back in May. Several of the theatregoers walked out, owing...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th July 2013
Sharknado Sequel: Producers Begin Quest to Lure Johnny Depp
A sequel to the cable disaster movie Sharknado - about a tornado which triggers man-eating fish to take down the residents of Los Angeles - has been confirmed by Asylum Films. Premiering on the Syfy...
Keith Olbermann Returns to ESPN But Contract Bans Political Talk
Keith Olbermann is returning to ESPN, 16 years after his contentious departure. The popular newscaster has signed a two year deal to host a one-hour nightly show for ESPN2 later this year, reports the New...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18th July 2013
![Kings of Leon's 'Supersoaker' Is First Single from 'Mechanical Bull' [Listen]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/me/glamour_awards_18_070611/kings-of-leon_3381527.jpg "Kings of Leon's 'Supersoaker' Is First Single from 'Mechanical Bull' [Listen]")
Kings of Leon's 'Supersoaker' Is First Single from 'Mechanical Bull' [Listen]
Kings of Leon have released 'Supersoaker,' the first single from their forthcoming album Mechanical Bull. The soulful effort features the band's signature anthemic guitar bursts and Caleb Followill's scowling vocals. All in all, it's pretty...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th July 2013
What Really Happened With Jay-Z and Timbaland During 'Blueprint' Recording?
Jay-Z has finally explained why he and superstar producer Timbaland fell out during the making of the rapper's 2009 album The Blueprint 3.'The pair were believed to have feuded towards the end of the process,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th July 2013
A Week In News: RIP Cory Monteith, Jenny McCarthy's Views and Downey Jr's Rolling In it!
Rest in Peace, Cory: The rest of this week's entertainment news appears irrelevant following the tragic death of Canadian actor Cory Monteith. The Glee star was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room after overdosing...
Legendary Wrestler Ric Flair Is On The Run! (Sort Of)
Charlotte, North Carolina police are on the hunt for Ric Flair - considered to be the finest professional wrestler of all time - for not paying his estranged wife $35k in spousal support. Flair, real...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17th July 2013
Comic-Con 2013: 10 Things You Really Don't Want to Miss
Geeks of the world unite, for San Diego Comic Con 2013 is finally here. The cast and creators of your favorite cult television shows and movies are descending on the Californian city to tease new...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2013
Robert Downey Jr Tops Forbes List: What Do You Get For $75 Million?
Robert Downey has obliterated the field in Forbes' annual list of the highest paid actors in the world, earning $75 million in just 12 months thanks to super-hits The Avengers and Iron Man 3.Robert Downey...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2013
Hugh Jackman Cuts Back on Stunts After ‘Wolverine’ On-Set Accident
Hugh Jackman says he is cutting back on the amount of movie stunts he performs himself after a nasty accident on the set of his upcoming summer blockbuster The Wolverine.The Australian actor who earned an...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2013
Rapper Nas Becomes Ivy League Guy With Harvard Fellowship
Rapper Nas - real name Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones - dropped out of school early. From his humble beginnings in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the artist had a shot at cracking the music business and,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 17th July 2013
Police Doubted Cory Monteith's Substance Abuse, Autopsy Says Otherwise
Cory Monteith, the Canadian actor best known for playing Finn Hudson on Fox's hit television show Glee, died from a heroin and alcohol overdose, according to a coroner's report. Initially, police in Vancouver said it...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17th July 2013
Leah Remini on Scientology Split: What's the Big Deal Y'all?
Leah Remini, the American actress best known for The Talk, is bewildered by the attention focused on her split from the Church of Scientology.Along with Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley, Remini was one...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17th July 2013
Woah, Maybe Bryan Cranston Isn't All That Different From Walter White?
Bryan Cranston's GQ profile this month is certainly revealing. Probably realising that everyone's going to watch the Breaking Bad finale episodes anyway, the America actor gave the magazine what it really wanted: an admittance of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2013
Meet Robert Downey Jr, Forbes' Highest Paid Actor In The World
Robert Downey Jr, the star of The Avengers and Iron Man 3 - two of the biggest grossing movies in history, has been named Forbes' highest paid actor on the planet with annual estimated earnings...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2013
Claire Danes Considered Becoming Interior Designer Before 'Homeland'
Claire Danes was so disillusioned with the television and film industry before landing her award-winning role on the Showtime series Homeland that she considered becoming an interior designer. Danes' star appeared on the rise after...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th July 2013
Why Cory Monteith's Final Role as 'Lost Soul' Was His Very Best
Cory Monteith's final role before his untimely death was as a "lost soul on the streets of Philadelphia," in Josh Waller's drama McCanick. The Glee star - who was found dead in a Vancouver hotel...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th July 2013
View From The Top: Jenny McCarthy's Opinions on Vaccines Take Center-Stage
Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaccine views have been cast into the spotlight once more after the former Playboy model and actress was named as the replacement for Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar on The View. McCarthy's son...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th July 2013
Lynda Bellingham Vows to Return to Stage Despite Cancer Diagnosis
Lynda Bellingham, the British actress best known for her appearances as Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small and the mother of a squabbling family in the Oxo TV adverts of the 80s and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th July 2013
Thom Yorke Pleads "Don't Make Us The Target" After Spotify Backlash
Thom Yorke appears to have responded to producer Stephen Street's criticism over his yanking of tracks from Spotify, claiming he gave away Radiohead's album In Rainbows as a "statement of trust."Earlier this week, Yorke and...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th July 2013
Is Chris Christie's Appearance on 'The Michael J. Fox Show' An Election Ploy?
New Jersey governor Chris Christie is to appear on Michael J Fox's eponymous new sitcom, following his numerous late-night TV appearances, including Saturday Night Live. Christie's office confirmed reports that the Republican politician will make...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th July 2013
![Is '12 Years a Slave' The Movie Django Should Have Been? [Trailer]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130319/190313_first_light_awards_6/chiwetel-ejiofor-first-light-awards-held-at_3563531.jpg "Is '12 Years a Slave' The Movie Django Should Have Been? [Trailer]")
Is '12 Years a Slave' The Movie Django Should Have Been? [Trailer]
The trailer for Steve McQueen's hugely anticipated historical drama 12 Years A Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free man tricked into slavery in the 1840s, has rolled out online.Also featuring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th July 2013
iHeartRadio Festival To Welcome Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and err, Queen
Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry are among the names confirmed for the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas in September. The two-day festival, set to be held on...
I'm With The Band: Dave Matthews Hitches Ride To Gig With Fan
Emuly Kraus was casually going about her business, driving to the Dave Matthews Band show in Hershey, Pennsylvania when something caught her eye. Is that? Was that?Yes, it was. Dave Matthews himself stranded by the...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th July 2013
Can Superb 'Fruitvale Station' Maintain Momentum Until Oscar Season?
The Weinstein Company's hard-hitting drama Fruitvale Station starring The Wire's Michael B. Jordan has seen its odds slashed to just 14/1 to win Best Picture at the Oscars in 2014. After slew of positive reviews...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th July 2013
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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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