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Justin Bieber to Play Secret Shows
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Concerts / Tours, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop,
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The "Boyfriend" hitmaker revealed on his Twitter page that he is to embark on a number of "secret" gigs, beginning in Oslo, Norway, tonight as part of a TV special he is filming.
"Ok. going to board. OFF TO EUROPE! PHASE 1 of operation secret concerts! lol. OSLO first stop. See u soon. when i land #DieInYourArms and #BOYFRIEND will be out!! Countdown and then #BIEBERBLAST !!!! thanks! see u soon. much love. #BELIEVE. (sic)" he wrote on his page.
"OSLO...press today and then a couple songs maybe? stay tuned. PARIS tomorrow! ..here r the details...at 920 2nite Im going to do a free show 4 u the fans at the Opera House here in Oslo.. the show is part of my #AroundTheWorld TV special and I will be doing 6 songs, 4 new, 2 old before i leave.(Sic)" he added.
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Ed Sheeran Writing for Taylor Swift
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Rumors, Country, Pop,
The "A Team" hitmaker - who has previously penned tracks for One Direction - was asked by the country singer to work on her new album because she is a "massive fan" of his own music.
"Ed and Taylor have been in the studio in LA a lot over the past few weeks working on new material. She's into her British music and became a massive fan of Ed before asking to work with him recently. There is a mutual affection between the pair," a source said.
It has not yet been decided whether Ed's songs will be released as singles, but even just a credit on an album track will earn the 21-year-old British star around $310,000.
"It's still to be officially decided how the material will be released but just a single credit on her album will be worth big money. Taylor's country sound is massive around the world," the source added.
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Lana Del Rey Cancels Japan Gig
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Pop,
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The "Video Games" singer was expected to play a gig in the Japanese capital Tokyo earlier this week but was forced to cancel, and has apologized to fans blaming her "sickness."
"It is with great regret Lana will not be performing in Tokyo today. She is suffering from exhaustion and the show had to be cancelled. Lana says, 'I am really sorry to not have made it over to Japan again, I would love to be there to sing and look forward to performing a show that the fans deserve,'" a representative for the singer said.
"Wish I could be with everyone in Tokyo but I'm really sorry I am sick. Thinking of you and I will come back soon," she added on Twitter.
Lana was initially forced to reschedule the Japanese performance after being unable to perform in the country earlier on this year.
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The group fronted by Gwen Stefani, 42, was happy to hear that their complaint against Activision for allegedly exceeding group members' contractual likenesses in Band Hero is going to court.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ramona See denied the Santa Monica, California-based company's petition to throw out the case which means the sides should appear in front of jury later this year.
No Doubt sued the game maker in 2009, accusing them of allowing players to manipulate the quartet's individual avatars in ways they would never have acted in real life. They claimed it violated their publicity rights and turned them into a "virtual karaoke circus act."
The original complaint stated that such manipulations include "unlocking" mechanisms that gave gamers the ability to have Gwen's computer generated image sing in a male voice and also allowed her male bandmates to sing in female voices.
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Madonna Takes Swipe at Lady Gaga
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Leaks, Rumors, Pop,
The 53-year-old singer took a pop at her younger rival as she performed "Express Yourself" on stage in Israel before launching into Gaga's "Born This Way," which has often been accused of being overly similar to her own song. Madonna then seemed to confirm that she was making a dig at Lady Gaga by singing "She's Not Me" from her 2008 album Hard Candy, in leaked video footage which has appeared on YouTube.
This isn't the first time Madonna has referenced the similarities between the two songs. "I thought, 'What a wonderful way to redo my song.' I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was... interesting," she previously said.
Other musicians have also weighed in on the debate with Noel Gallagher calling Gaga, who is currently on her Born This Way Ball world tour: "I don't give a f***ing monkey's about Lady Gaga. It's all about the meat suit and the controversy. Is it about music? Really? She's got the publicity side sorted, but where's the f***ing music. Her album gets played a lot around my house by my daughter and it's Madonna-lite. Madonna was hardcore. She took it to the edge musically as well as everything else. Twenty years from now, will we listen to Lady Gaga? No. She might think she is making a stand for the freaks and the weirdos. But they're not going to have any decent f***ing music to play are they?"
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One Direction to Collaborate with Eminem?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Pop,
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One Direction think a collaboration between themselves and Eminem would be "hilarious."
The "What Makes You Beautiful" boy band are currently working on their second record, and singer Niall Horan has been thinking of unusual people they could work with: "It would be weird if we did something with Eminem. You have to think outside the box! Can you imagine One Direction and Eminem? That would be hilarious."
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Carrie Underwood Writes for Herself
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Country, Pop,
The "Before He Cheats" singer tries not to worry about the business side of her career and instead just concentrates on writing music that she enjoys singing.
"I try not to think too much about what other people want from me. I feel like that's somebody else's job to be like, 'Carrie, you've gone too far.' I don't know statistics, and I don't know what kind of songs people download more. I just know what I like, and I know when I'm singing what feels good for me to sing and what songs I'd turn up on the radio and which ones I'd change. So I kind of write for myself, I sing for myself, and if people like it, I guess they're a lot like me."
Mutt Lange offered Carrie the song "Who Are You" for her latest album Blown Away and she was thrilled the legendary producer wanted to work with her: "He submitted it. He sent it in. He's really secretive and private about what he has. Lord knows how many songs he has stashed away some place, but I guess he had me in mind at some point. I don't know when he wrote it, but somewhere along the way he must have thought, 'Hey, Carrie would sound good on this.' I don't know what he thought but I'm glad whatever he thought, he thought it, because he sent it in.
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Jennifer Lopez Reunites with Marc Onstage
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Performances, Rumors, Latino, Pop,
The American Idol judge and the Latino singer - who announced their seven-year marriage was over last July - held hands as they appeared during the finale of the Q'Viva! The Chosen Live show at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center on Saturday.
The event was the live ending for their TV talent program and the former couple - who have four-year-old twins, Max and Emme, together - watched the talented finalists perform.
Despite their split, Jennifer and Marc looked close throughout the night and at one point they embraced each other on stage, much to the delight of the crowd. Jennifer - who is now dating backing dancer Casper Smart - and Marc have always vowed to make their split as amicable as possible for the sake of Max and Emme.
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Lady Gaga Cancels Jakarta Show
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Pop,
The "Judas" singer was set to perform in Jakarta as part of the Asian leg of her Born This Way Ball tour but has now axed the show because hardline extremists complained her sexy clothes and dance routines would corrupt young people. Islamic Defenders Front called Gaga a "messenger of the devil" and vowed to turn out at the airport by the thousands if she tried to step off the plane.
"It's unfortunate. But with threats if the concert goes ahead, Lady Gaga's side is calling it off. This is not only about Lady Gaga's security, but extends to those who will be watching her," said Minola Sebayang, a lawyer for concert promoters Big Daddy.
Gaga is "devastated" by the decision to pull the plug on the show. "There is nothing Holy about hatred. We had to cancel the concert in Indonesia. I'm so very sorry to the fans & just as devastated as you if not more.(sic)" she wrote on her Twitter.
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Justin Parker co-wrote Lana's first ever hit, "Video Games," and says they had chemistry to write together because they both sometimes have a sad outlook on life.
"I'm quite gloomy! And she's a bit gloomy sometimes as well. It says a lot about her and I'm not too dissimilar and I think that's why we got on so well because we have a similar outlook," he said.
Justin and Lana recently picked up an Ivor Novello award for their track, and he is hopeful they will collaborate again when it comes to her second album: "I think there's going to be some more, definitely. I don't know when or anything but I've already been told there'll be some more sessions so I'm looking forward to it. We had a really good relationship when we were working together - it was like younger sister, older brother type of thing. It worked really well."
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