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The North American version of singing contest The Voice is to make history with a brand new twist, making use of Twitter to create an Instant Save feature. NBC announced today that, for the next four weeks of live shows, viewers will be able to immediately save one of the three singers who find themselves at the bottom of the public phone-vote. The one with the...

Posted on Nov 7 2013 - 11:04am by Anne Smith
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Lady Gaga will become the first artist to perform in space in 2015, it has been revealed. The singer will perform one song aboard the Virgin Galactic shuttle as part of the Zero G Colony high-tech music festival. The singer tweeted tonight that she will confirm details of the news at the weekend, and rumours suggest that she has already taken out life insurance...

James Arthur's self-titled debut album was only released this week, but the X Factor winner has already pointed out his big problem with it. The star, who was mentored to victory by Nicole Scherzinger on the ITV show last year, said that working with so many producers on the record was bad for his creativity, as he'd get a rapport going with one of them before...

Dolly Parton has said she is fully behind Miley Cyrus's recent controversial antics, explaining that the 20-year-old is just "trying to find her own place" in the world. Dolly, a good friend of Miley's dad Billy-Ray Cyrus, is the ex-Hannah Montana starlet's Godmother, and told London's Evening Standard newspaper that she is smarter than people give her credit before. "I've...

Britney Spears has admitted that it's easy to give in to the pressure to be sexy in the music industry. The star's new music video, for next single 'Work Bitch', has proven quite the talking point over recent weeks, and sees the iconic popstar whipping backing dancers and dancing in little clothing. Speaking to The Showbiz 411, she claimed it's her "job" to portray...

Posted on Oct 31 2013 - 8:31am by Anne Smith
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The Jonas Brothers have devastated fans the world over by confirming they will no longer record and perform music together. The famous siblings - Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas - surprised their following earlier this month when they suddenly scrapped their entire tour just a few days before it was due to begin. In an unexpected display of honesty, their spokesperson...

Beyonce gave a fan the biggest shock of her life when she 'photobombed' a selfie taken at her latest Australian show. A fan named Valentina decided when the superstar was close by to take a pic of herself by the stage, hoping that the iconic superstar would be somewhere in the frame. What happened, however, was that Beyonce - unseen by 15-year-old Valentina -...

Simon Cowell has spoken out against the latest result on The X Factor, saying he disagreed with Sharon Osbourne's decision to send home girl-band Miss Dynamix. The trio, who were formed by Gary Barlow at the Boot Camp phase of the contest, were booted out last weekend after a sing-off against Nicole Scherzinger's act Hannah Barrett. Barrett's inclusion in the...

Leona Lewis has confirmed the details of her upcoming Christmas album. The 2006 X Factor winner will release Christmas, With Love on December 2, putting it into direct chart competition with the festive set from Kelly Clarkson as well as new albums from Britney Spears and Rebecca Ferguson. The collection's lead single, 'One More Sleep', will be available to download...

Katy Perry has confessed that she once oddly asked Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift if she could have a lock of their hair. The PRISM star said that the bizarre incident came about when they were sharing a dressing room at the Grammy Awards. Asked by a fan what she keeps in her bag, the singer responded "[A] big empty purse... "One of the first times I went to the...