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Katy Perry Has Enough Ideas For Two Albums
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Pop,
Katy Perry and has enough ideas to record two new albums.
The "Firework" hitmaker - currently dealing with the heartbreak of the end of her 14 month marriage to Russell Brand in December - is feeling "very inspired" as she plans to go back into the studio.
"I have an idea for the next two records; it just depends. I'm very inspired at the moment, and so I'm gonna follow my heart as I always have and hopefully people will like it."
Katy, 27, added after the phenomenal success of her Teenage Dream album - which spawned five US number one singles - she is not trying to match its commercial success but make the music she feels is most comfortable: "I'm just gonna do what feels right for me artistically. I don't want to give too much away. I also don't want to play the game of trying to continually top myself because eventually it may not always go as I planned. I may not get to be able to have another number one."
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Adele had "a breakdown" when she started recording in America.
The "Someone Like You" hitmaker was overwhelmed to team up with producer Rick Rubin for her album 21 because the studio they worked in, Shangri-La in Malibu, had previously been used by some of her heroes including Johnny Cash and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
"The first day I had a breakdown. I lost it and started crying and had to go for a walk on the beach to sort myself out. After that, I was fine though I still had the odd moment. Between a take, Rick would talk to his engineer and say, 'Remember when we had this problem with Johnny Cash?' Then one day Kid Rock dropped by to do a vocal for something while I was outside having a fag. It all felt like an out-of-body experience."
Adele also admitted she "panicked" when stricken with writer's block on the road at a time she planned to pen the follow-up to her debut album 19: "I always hoped I could write when I was on tour but I couldn't do it. How did I cope? I didn't. I f***ing panicked."
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Sinead O’Connor’s Sex Songs
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Sinead O'Connor's new album is "all down to the c**k."
The singer - who released her new LP How About I Be Me (And You Be You?) earlier this week - hopes people who are listening to it are taken on a journey, but admits essentially it boils down to one thing, sex: "I always liked the idea that you listened to my records like reading the diaries of someone recovering from very severe abuse. A journey documented musically, and the whole point of the journey is to get happy. There's no point taking the journey if, at the end of it, you're going to be f**king miserable. But it's all down to the c**k, obviously. As it always is."
Sinead has previously made public pleas for sex and she admits she did so to cause trouble: "It was amusing, because we're still a very repressed country about sexuality. It was hilarious, reactions and reactions, six weeks of complete f**king mayhem which was just the best six weeks I've ever had in my life!"
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Cher will tour this year. The "If I Could Turn Back Time" hitmaker - who has previously claimed she would never go on the road again - is "shaking" with excitement about her new run of concerts, which will begin in September.
In a series of tweets, the 65-year-old singer wrote, "OH MY GOD !!!! JUST SAW THE SETS 4 THE SHOW!!! I CANT SHOW U CAUSE YOUD NEVER 4GIVE ME ! THERES SO MUCH MAGIC I AM BREATHLESS ! No s--t im shaking ! The whole set/Look chamges 4 every song! I mean COMPLETING CHANGES! Tour starts in sept.! First dates Kansas Now i REALLY DO NEED TOP 10 FAVORITES ! Its Scary 2 ! (sic)"
Despite her previous statement about retiring from touring - even having a three-year long Farewell Tour which ended in 2005 - she has since performed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for nearly three years.
She also took a starring role and marked her return to singing in 2010 movie Burlesque alongside Christina Aguilera and Stanley Tucci.
Her last album Living Proof was released in 2001 and spawned singles "The Music's No Good Without You" and "Song for the Lonely."
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Blur still have the "same issues" as they did 20 years ago. Frontman Damon Albarn admits he now has less tension with guitarist Graham Coxon - who left in the band in 2002 after a dispute with other members before rejoining the group in 2007 - but thinks that is because the pair are no longer in each other's pockets.
"It doesn't feel very different, really. We have the same issues that we've had for 20 years. No-one's really changed that much. But me and Graham have less [issues] than we've ever had. We live very independent lives now, so we're not on top of each other. It wouldn't be working otherwise, and I don't think either of us could be bothered with that," Damon said.
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Madonna's daughter will be among the backing dancers for the singer's world tour.
Lourdes Leon - the "Hung Up" hitmaker's 15-year-old child with former boyfriend Carlos Leon - will take to the stage alongside her mother for the first time when Madonna's 50-country run of shows begins in Israel in May.
"It is the first time Lourdes will have appeared on stage with her mum. There are risqué dancers and some blatantly sexual dance routines - but Madonna is really excited about Lourdes making an appearance," a source said.
Madonna was joined by Lourdes and her dancer boyfriend Brahim Zaibat when she recently chose a new backing dancer for her tour. The 53-year-old singer was at the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange project in New York in November when she selected Lil' Buck to join her on tour and the performer - whose real name is Charles Riley - and he said the experience was a dream come true.
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Adele's voice has got higher since she had an operation on her vocal cords.
The singer made her live return - singing publicly for the first time since last November - at the Grammy awards on Sunday and has noticed some distinct changes since she underwent the operation to save her voice.
"It feels really smooth. It's not as husky as it used to be, but that's because I was singing with a polyp. And it's higher than it used to be. Which is a bit weird. I really thought if my voice changed an octave it would go lower. But it still sounds like me," she told Vogue.
The 23-year-old vocalist also explained how she had to build her voice back up gradually, and keep silent for a number of weeks and reportedly speaking through a voice generating phone application before humming, then eventually singing again:
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Justin Bieber Too Humble to Give Advice
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop,
Justin Bieber is "too humble" to give advice to his support band, The Wanted.
Never Say Never singer Justin has been joined by the British boy band on a number of dates in the US, but despite being the biggest teen star in the world, they say he never displays any ego.
"He's not someone that really gives advice. I think he's too humble for that, in that way. I think he just appreciates what happens to him rather than thinks he's God. So, I mean, we don't really talk music. When we speak to him, it's more we talk about football or basketball," singer Max George told MTV.
Max's bandmate, Jay McGuiness, added in the three years they have been together, the "Glad You Came" group - which also includes Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes - have developed their own style as a group, which is completely different to Justin's.
"I think he knows that we know how to do what we want to do in the same way that we could never tell him how to do what he does, because he does it a lot better than we ever could," he said.
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Kelly Rowland Has Bible Rider
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Kelly Rowland can never be without her Bible when she is on tour.
The "Down For Whatever" hitmaker doesn't have many backstage demands when she performs around the world, but she is always sure to have the religious text with her wherever she is.
"The only thing I asked for is Fiji Water. When I'm on tour the only thing I can't be without is my Bible."
The 30-year-old singer likes to keep fit both on tour and when she is at home in Los Angeles, and most of the time she manages to refrain from consuming calorific treats despite having the odd "cheat day."
"I like to feel good about myself and know what I'm putting in my body. It's not about putting on pound, it's about being healthy. Food isn't meant to make you feel lethargic, it's about nutrition, but you do have your cheat days. I love sugar and I love fried food but I try and leave it alone most of the time. I also love a nice glass of red wine."
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My Chemical Romance Building Their Own Studio
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My Chemical Romance are building their own studio in Los Angeles to record their next album. The "Sing" group have finishing touring their Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys album, and are setting up their own equipment so they can record as much as possible.
''We just got a studio so we're kind of building that. 'The tough thing doing records in a cycle is you have three or four months to write and record and sometimes that's tough. 'You always feel like there's something over your head, but now we'll have our own place where we can go and make music 24 hours a day. It's gonna be great!'' said guitarist Ray Toro.
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