Ronan Keating of long-running boyband Boyzone has signed up for a West End show. The singer, who scored many hits with his pop group as well as a solo artist, has nabbed a leading role in the show 'Once', which is currently going down a storm in London. According to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, he will start his time in the show on November 17, and is expected...
Leona Lewis has quit Sony Music after a seven-year stint. The star was signed to the company's Syco offshoot in 2006 following her win on the third season of The X Factor; subsequently netting multi-platinum record sales across the world. She has now departed and resigned to Universal's Island Records; who currently have Drake, Robbie Williams, Nicki Minaj,...
The fourth judge on The X Factor this year is to be announced in a matter of days, it has been confirmed. Simon Cowell has said that the identity of the last remaining panelist has been settled upon, and will be revealed to the public as soon as the final contract is signed. So far only he, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh are officially on board. Who's Simon got in mind? (Photo: Twitter) "We've settled on someone," he told press. "We are going to make an announcement this week. We've decided... [but] we haven't got the...
Britain's Got Talent contestant Ed Drewett has been asked in an interview whether he prefers One Direction or The Wanted - two acts he has written for. The musician appeared on the talent show after failing to secure solo stardom for himself, despite penning a number of global smashes including 'Best Song Ever' for 1D and 'All Time Low' for their rivals. Asked...
Emma Bunton has downplayed reports suggesting the Spice Girls are once again on the verge of a reunion. The band are regularly thought to be reforming, but after Mel C hinted that the 20th anniversary of debut 'Wannabe' would be marked in some way, Bunton has denied that anything is in place. The track hits the big milestone in a couple of years' time, after first...
Miley Cyrus seemingly made a massive swipe at Liam Hemsworth in a rant on-stage in London. The singer played at G-A-Y during her trip to the UK, and has been quoted sounding off at someone who seems to be her former fiance - from whom she split last September. She said: "Every time you get in your car, you’re going to hear my f**king song on the f**king radio,...
Simon Cowell has said that I Can't Sing, The X Factor musical, "didn't work". The show will close this week (May 10) after just six weeks on the West End, due to incredibly low ticket sales. "We took a punt and it didn't work out," he told Digital Spy. "If I could do things different, I would have gone to local theatres and built up a following. "We went...
Miley Cyrus has returned to the stage for the first time after postponing a string of gigs due to ill-health. In April the singer was hospitalised after suffering an allergic reaction to antibiotics, leading her to delay a number of shows until the summer. However, tonight the BANGERZ tour got thoroughly back under way in London for a date at the O2 Arena. “I...
Jennifer Lopez is to be handed the super-prestigious Icon Award at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards. JLo, who is currently working as a judge on American Idol, will also perform at the ceremony, which takes place on May 18. She will be the fourth recipient of the prize, but the first ever female. Her three predecessors are Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder and Prince. Larry...
McBusted are currently enjoying a flurry of success as a new "supergroup" but founding member Charlie Simpson is busy concentrating on his solo career. He did not join Matt Willis and James Bourne, his former Busted bandmates, when they teamed up with McFly to create the six-piece pop act, who won rave reviews for their show at the O2 Arena last week. Simpson...
