Hugh Jackman is planning to sing at a series of concerts in London later this year – and he wants Robbie Williams to join him

The Australian actor is set to put on the “fun” gigs when he takes a break from starring in the film version of musical ‘Les Miserables’ – which sees him play the central character of former convict Jean Valjean – and he has been taking inspiration from late American swing singer Frank Sinatra’s Los Angeles performances.

And Hugh is hoping the Take That singer – who previously released ‘Swing When You’re Winning’, which was comprised of tracks which are part of the Great American Songbook – will duet with him on stage.

He told the Daily Mail newspaper: “I loved that anything can happen, relaxed feel about Frank Sinatra – and viewing Peter Allen’s tapes also taught me a lot. We’re planning to do some Sunday night concerts when I’m in London in the spring.

“We’re looking for the right space, and the idea is to do the shows when I’ve got time off from ‘Les Miserables’. I just want them to be fun. I feel like I should have a whisky in my hand, like Dean Martin, and then get Robbie Williams to come on and join me.”

The 42-year-old actor – who is set to start shooting new movie ‘The Wolverine’ in October – recently performed his ‘In Concert’ show at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, which saw him sing classical tunes from musicals ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘Carousel’, ‘Dreamgirls’ and the Peter Allen catalogue.

He said: “I wanted to create a show where I can’t wait to do it.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

Johnny Depp is writing music with Steven Tyler

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ actor – who has previously played guitar on tracks by Oasis and Shane McGowan – has struck up a friendship with the Aerosmith rocker and says their collaboration is a “dream come true”.

He told US TV show ‘Extra’: “We’ve been hanging out here and there. He’s someone I’ve admired greatly for such a long time. The idea of writing songs with him is a dream come true.”

Steven recently admitted he would love to see Johnny play him in a movie of his life and the 47-year-old actor would jump at the chance to portray the rocker.

He said: “I would give it a shot, why not.”

Meanwhile, Johnny – who reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ – has admitted he was pleased Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards agreed to return to the franchise as Captain Teague – because spending time with the legendary musician makes him feel like he is in a rock band.

He said: “To be able to bring him back into the ‘Pirates’ fold, where he most certainly belongs, was a gas.

“Just spending a couple days sharing a trailer, it was as close, I suppose, as being in a rock ‘n’ roll band with him as you can get.”

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Simon Cowell is reportedly worth £200 million

The 51-year-old music mogul made £35 million last year from his various business interests including his SyCo music label and reality TV shows including ‘The X Factor’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’, leading to his inclusion at number six on the annual Sunday Times Rich List of Britain’s music millionaires, which is due to be published by the newspaper this weekend.

Simon – who owns homes in Beverly Hills, Barbados, Malaga and Dubai – has bypassed music legends including Sir Elton John, Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on the list, but his assets are dwarfed by others including former Zomba Records owner Clive Calder who took the top spot with a £1.3 billion fortune and rival Simon Fuller, whose £375 million wealth earned him fifth place on the list.

Other musicians who made the list were Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney, with a £495 million fortune, and Sting with £180 million.

Even though Simon – who is engaged to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy – can claim to be one of Britain’s richest men he admitted he still enjoys playing the National Lottery, but would never tell anyone if he scooped a million pound jackpot.

He said: “I still buy lottery tickets. I still play. But I tick the box that says no publicity so no one would know.”

However, despite his vast wealth, Simon has recently admitted he often gets in “dark moods for no reason” and has often considered going to see a psychiatrist to deal with “a number of issues” he has.

He explained: “If I ever decided to go to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session. I have always thought that I do have a number of issues that probably need dealing with, because I am quite odd in some ways.

“I get very dark moods for no reason. I just sit on my own for days.”

Top 10 music millionaires:

1. Clive Calder – £1.3 billion

2. Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber – £680 million

3. Cameron Mackintosh – £675 million

4. Sir Paul McCartney – £495 million

5. Simon Fuller – £375 million

6. Simon Cowell – £200 million

7. Sir Elton John – £195 million

8. Sir Mick Jagger – £190 million

9. Sting – £180 million

10. Keith Richards – £175 million

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Britney Spears Signs Nicki Minaj for Concert Tour

It’s official. TMZ has learned … Nicki Minaj will be Britney Spears’ opening act for her upcoming concert tour.

Sources involved in the negotiation tell TMZ … the deal was signed several days ago, and Britney is elated. Everyone involved in the concert is relieved Enrique Iglasias’ ego couldn’t handle opening for Britney and feel Nicki will be infinitely better.

Minaj, who is on tour with Lil Wayne until the end of the month, currently has two singles on the Billboard Top 100 — “Moment 4 Life” and “Did It On’em”

Everyone connected with the concert series things Nicki will create even more heat for the tour, which kicks off on June 17 in Sacramento, CA.

TMZ broke the story Nicki and Britney were in serious negotiations. Right after we posted that story, the comments and emails were almost unanimous that Nicki is an infinitely better choice than Enrique.

News Source: TMZ

Boyzone are set to release another album by the “end of the year”

The group released their last LP ‘Brother’ – which was dedicated to their late bandmate Stephen Gatelet, who died of natural causes in October 2009 – in March 2010 but now want to start on the follow-up record after being astonished by the positive reception they received on their recent tour.

Singer Ronan Keating said: “We’re in talks right now to do an album before the end of the year.

“We played in Glasgow the other night and it was incredible. Probably the best we’ve ever done. The tour’s been absolutely amazing. We played about 20 nights in huge arenas.

“It’s been new faces at every venue.”

Before he can work on a new Boyzone album, Ronan is currently promoting his latest solo work, ‘When Ronan Met Burt’, covers of tracks penned by Burt Bacharach, who also produced the record.

The 34-year-old star felt “honoured” to work with the legendary songwriter.

Ronan said: “It was a great honour to be asked to work with him – and some of the best musicians in the world – on some of the best songs that have ever been written.

“He spends a lot of time in Europe, touring and collaborating with people, so he’s paying attention. He’s 82 but totally in touch with what’s going on.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

Katy Perry thinks boys are just as excited about seeing her 2011 tour as girls

The ‘Firework’ singer knows she has more female fans than male admirers but is confident any guy who is being taken to one of her concerts by their girlfriends this year will enjoy her show.

She said: “That’s the thing with me, I think a lot of girls are bringing their boyfriends along, but the boyfriends aren’t dragging their feet. They will be secretly excited to be coming to see me, I think.”

Katy – who is married to Russell Brand – is also confident she may be able to convince a special guest to put in an appearance at some concerts if their schedules allow for it.

She added: “Perhaps Snoop Dogg will make a surprise guest appearance if he happens to be in the same city at the same time. The boyfriends would enjoy that!”

Snoop guest starred on Katy’s single ‘California Gurls’. Her European tour starts in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 20 and runs until April.

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Eminem leads the 2011 Grammy nominations, with nods in 10 categories

The ‘Not Afraid’ rapper is in the running for some of the most prestigious prizes at the annual ceremony, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record Of The Year.

Singer-and-songwriter Bruno Mars got the second most nominations when they were announced last night (01.12.10) with seven, while Lady Gaga, rapper Jay-Z and country act Lady Antebellum all scored six.

Bruno – who, among his nominations, is up for Best Male Pop Vocal for his hit ‘Just the Way You Are’ – said: “It’s just been a great year, incredible, incredible year, and I can’t believe this is happening to me.

“We’ve worked so hard trying to make a living doing music and the fact that we’re here right now is incredible, incredible.”

Another track co-written by Bruno – Cee Lo Green’s ‘F**k You’ – was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and Cee Lo said he never realised the track, which was edited to ‘Forget You’ for the radio, would be such a hit.

He said: “It wasn’t meant to be a radio song. It was meant to be something with flair and first impression and it really took on a life of its own, and I had no idea it would become what it is today.”

In the Best Newcomer category, Justin Bieber found himself nominated alongside his fellow Canadian, rapper Drake.

He told LL Cool J – who hosted the nominations show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles: “It feels amazing – I can’t believe I’m in this position! I don’t know what to say!”

Among the performers at the nominations show were Katy Perry - who opened proceedings with ‘California Gurls’ - Justin Bieber, rapper B.o.B and indie group Train.

The 53rd Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 13 February 2011.

Grammy Awards 2011 list of main nominations:

Album of the Year:

‘The Suburbs’ – Arcade Fire

‘Recovery’ – Eminem

‘Need You Now’ – Lady Antebellum

‘The Fame Monster’ – Lady Gaga

‘Teenage Dream’ – Katy Perry

Song of the Year:

‘Beg, Steal or Borrow’ – Ray LaMontagne

‘Forget You’ – Cee Lo Green

‘The House That Built Me’ – Miranda Lambert

‘Love the Way You Lie’ – Eminem feat. Rihanna

‘Need You Know’ – Lady Antebellum

Record of the Year:

‘Love the Way You Lie’ – Eminem feat. Rihanna

‘Nothin’ On You’ – Bruno Mars

‘Forget You’ – Cee Lo

‘Empire State of Mind’ – Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

‘Need You Now’ – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist:

Justin Bieber

Drake

Florence and The Machine

Mumford & Sons

Esperanza Spalding

Best Country Album:

Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley

You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band

The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Revolution – Miranda Lambert

Best Rap Album:

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B

Thank Me Later – Drake

Recovery – Eminem

The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z

How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Contemporary R’n’B Album:

Graffiti – Chris Brown

Untitled – R. Kelly

Transition – Ryan Leslie

The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monae

Raymond V Raymond – Usher

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

‘Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)’ – Glee Cast

‘Misery’ – Maroon 5

‘The Only Exception’ – Paramore

‘Babyfather’ – Sade

‘Hey, Soul Sister (Live)’ – Train

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

‘Airplanes II’ – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

‘Imagine’ – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare

‘If It Wasn’t For Bad’ – Elton John & Leon Russell

‘Telephone’ – Lady Gaga & Beyonce Knowles

‘California Gurls’ – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:

‘Rocket’ – Goldfrapp

‘In For The Kill’ – La Roux

‘Dance In The Dark’ – Lady Gaga

‘Only Girl (In The World)’ – Rihanna

‘Dancing On My Own’ – Robyn

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

‘Ready To Start’ – Arcade Fire

‘I Put A Spell On You’ – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone

‘Tighten Up’ – The Black Keys

‘Radioactive’ – Kings of Leon

‘Resistance’ – Muse

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Justin Bieber became the youngest person ever to win the Artist of the Year prize at the American Music Awards (AMAs) last night (21.11.10).

The ‘Pray’ hitmaker was the big winner of the evening, taking home four accolades including Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favourite Album and Breakthrough Artist of the Year during the ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Accepting the Artist of the Year honour, the 16-year-old star thanked his mentor Usher and invited the ‘OMG’ singer to join him on stage.

He said: “I really was embraced by a man named Usher Raymond. It would be only right if I invited him up here to share it with me.”

Usher picked up two gongs himself, Favourite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favourite Soul/R&B Album, while rapper Eminem walked away with statuettes for Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.

Other winners at the 38th annual ceremony included country stars Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley; British rock band Muse, R&B singer Rihanna and Colombian pop star Shakira.

Michael Buble was heard shouted “I love winning things’’ when he picked up the Favourite Adult Contemporary Artist award.

Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kid Rock and Bon Jovi, all performed at the ceremony and boy bands New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) and Backstreet Boys joined up for their first collaborative live stage effort before they kick off a joint American tour next year.

Pink – who announced last week she is pregnant with her first child – did not allow her pregnancy to slow her down putting on an energetic dance routine to perform new song ‘Raise Your Glass’.

American Music Awards (AMAs) 2010, full list of winners:

Favourite Soul/R&B Album: Usher, ‘Raymond v. Raymond’

Favourite Pop Rock Band/Duo/Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Favourite Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite Latin Music Artist: Shakira

Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist: Rihanna

Favourite Country Male Artist: Brad Paisley

Favourite Breakthrough Artist: Justin Bieber

Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Justin Bieber

Favourite Country Band/Duo/Group: Lady Antebellum

Favourite Alternative Rock Music Artist: Muse

Favourite Adult Contemporary Music Artist: Michael Buble

Favourite Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher

Favourite Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber

Favourite Country Album: Carrie Underwood, ‘Play On’

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist: Eminem

Favourite Pop/Rock Album: Justin Bieber, ‘My World 2.0’

Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Lady Gaga

Favourite Contemporary Inspirational Artist: MercyMe

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Eminem, ‘Recovery’

Favourite Soundtrack Album: ‘Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers’

Source: BANG Showbiz

‘Twilight’ leads nominations for this year’s People’s Choice Awards.

The vampire movie franchise’s third instalment ‘Eclipse‘ dominated the award’s movie categories when they were announced yesterday (09.12.20) with eight nods including Favourite Movie, Favourite Movie Actor for stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and Favourite Movie Actress for Kristen Stewart, among others.

The awards also honour Music and Television stars, and the nominations saw Eminem and Usher included in the Favourite Male Artist category, while Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are all in the running for Favourite Female Artist.

Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber are both nominated for Favourite Breakout Artist, alongside B.o.B.,

Kesha and Selena Gomez and the Scene.

Upon hearing of her nomination, Selena tweeted: “Oh my gosh!!!! I am so excited you guys nominated me and The Scene for this year’s People’s Choice Award! (sic)”

TV show ‘Glee’ picks up a nomination in the Favourite TV Comedy category alongside ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’.

Winners of the People’s Choice Awards 2011 will be revealed during a live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on January 5 next year.

All award categories are voted for by the public, to register your vote visit http://www.peopleschoice.com

Partial list of nominations for the People’s Choice Awards 2011:

Favourite Movie

Alice In Wonderland

Inception

Iron Man 2

Toy Story 3

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Movie Actor

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Pattinson

Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie

Jennifer Aniston

Julia Roberts

Katherine Heigl

Kristen Stewart

Favourite Action Movie

Iron Man 2

Kick-Ass

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Robin Hood

Salt

Favourite Drama Movie

Alice in Wonderland

Dear John

Inception

The Social Network

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Comedy Movie

Date Night

Easy A

Grown Ups

Sex and the City 2

Valentine’s Day

Favourite On Screen Team

‘Date Night’ – Tina Fey & Steve Carell

‘Inception’ – Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao

‘Iron Man 2′ – Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle

‘The Karate Kid’ – Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ -Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Star Under 25

Emma Watson

Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson

Vanessa Hudgens

Zac Efron

Favourite Tv Drama

The Good Wife

Gossip Girl

Grey’s Anatomy

House

The Vampire Diaries

Favourite Tv Comedy

The Big Bang Theory

Glee

How I Met Your Mother

Modern Family

Two and a Half Men

Favourite Tv Competition Show

America’s Got Talent

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Hell’s Kitchen

So You Think You Can Dance

Favourite Male Artist

Eminem

Enrique Iglesias

Michael Buble

Tim McGraw

Usher

Favourite Female Artist

Carrie Underwood

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Favourite Song

‘Airplanes’ by B.O.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore

‘California Gurls’ by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘OMG’ by Usher featuring Will.i.Am

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

Favourite Breakout Artist

B.o.B.

Bruno Mars

Justin Bieber

Ke$ha

Selena Gomez & the Scene

Favourite Pop Artist

Beyonce

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Rihanna

Favourite Music Video

‘Baby’ by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘Teenage Dream’ by Katy Perry

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

‘Waka Waka’ by Shakira featuring Frshlyground

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Michael Jackson’s Mom: Here’s Your MJ Song!

Michael Jackson’s mother has decided to let the world listen to a brand new unreleased MJ song — and, taking a shot at Sony, one she claims is 100% authentic.

The song — “Opis None” — was pulled from the archives of JacksonSecretVault.com … a company in which Katherine Jackson is a partner. The company owns nearly 300 unreleased MJ tracks … along with never-before-seen video and memorabilia.

Howard Mann, Katherine’s partner in the company, tells TMZ, “In an effort to overcome the confusion as to the authenticity of the track the estate has recently released we want to give an actual authentic Michael Jackson track to the world … for free.”

Sony released a teaser of an upcoming MJ album, which various experts have authenticated as the real deal.

Source: TMZ

Sir Paul McCartney helped Jack White get over his nerves before playing in front of Barack Obama

The ex-Beatles singer and songwriter who was at the White House to collect the US Library of Congress’s Gershwin Prize for Popular song earlier this year decided to sit in on rehearsals before the White Stripes star performed ‘Mother Nature’s Son’ for both him and the US president.

Paul, 68, explained: “There was a rehearsal first of all in the afternoon, and I came in and Jack’s standing there, and I could see he was nervous, so I thought actually it would be good for them to have a rehearsal with me sat there.

“Get over the nerves, because it’s going to be worse he’s going to be sitting there and Michele and the kids and then all the crowd. But I thought Jack’s performance was great, very sensitive.”

Paul played his track ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’ at the same concert, while Stevie Wonder†gave his rendition of Paul’s ‘We Can Work it Out’ and Elvis Costello played ‘Penny Lane’.

Source: BANG Showbiz

The Chemical Brothers want to collaborate with Noel Gallagher on his solo album

The dance duo have worked with the rock star on two tracks – ‘Setting Sun’ and ‘Let Forever Be’ - and have also remixed songs for Oasis and insist they are ready to help him now he has left the band.

Tom Rowlands said: “It’s up to Noel, we won’t force ourselves upon him. But, obviously, we’d be up for it if we got the call, he’s a great musician. It would be churlish not to see what the man had to say and what his ideas were.”

The ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl’ hitmakers have also moved away from their electro roots to work on a film score for Joe Wright’s new movie.
Tom admits it was great to be asked to contribute to the film – which is believed to be ‘Indian Summer’, which is based on the book ‘Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire’ by Alex von Tunzelmann – because it’s a new challenge for him and bandmate Ed Simons.

Tom added to BANG Showbiz: “We’re working on some music for Joe Wright’s new film as well. He’s got a movie coming out next year and we’re working on the score for that. The music is going to be contemporary and it’s heavy, it’s brilliant. It’s something different and exciting that we’ve been offered. It’s fun to be able to do something that’s completely different. When we work together to make music to play live or DJ with there’s a different mindset to when a director says I’ve got this scene and I’m trying to communicate these feelings. It’s interesting it makes music varied and fun.”

The Chemical Brothers have also written and produced some music for Darren Aronofsky’s new film ‘Black Swan’, which stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as ballet dancers in a New York production of ‘Swan Lake’.

Source: BANG Showbiz

Lea Michele is reportedly upset she is being given fewer solos on ‘Glee’

The 24-year-old actress – who plays uptight singer Rachel Berry in the musical TV show – is angry the second series has focused less on her and more on other characters.

A source said: “In the beginning, she was the biggest star. But some of the biggest episodes have taken attention away from her, like the Britney Spears show, which was all about Heather Morris (Brittany).

“She thinks that because she has a Broadway background, this show was made for her.”

Lea has allegedly been critical about some of the efforts of her co-stars – which include Amber Riley, Chris Colfer and Dianna Agron -leading to friction on set.

The source added to Britain’s Star magazine: “It’s not easy being around Lea on set. She has put several people’s backs up and it’s showing no sign of improving.”

Lea has previously admitted working on ‘Glee’ helped boost her self-confidence about her looks.

She said: “‘Glee’ has made me feel beautiful. It has shown me that I am beautiful, that I can be beautiful no matter what I look like, what my weight is.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

New Jackson DVDs on the Way, But Not That New

Loyal Michael Jackson fans will do anything for new material … and a new three-DVD set will put that theory to the test.

TMZ has learned a new box set called “Vision” will be released on the 47th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination — November 22. A source close to the estate tells TMZ the three DVDs feature a vast collection of previously released Michael Jackson videos … and one new video that has never been seen. Yes, just one.

Better be one hell of a video.

Source: TMZ

Lady Gaga was the big winner at last night’s (12.09.10) MTV Video Music Awards

The eccentric singer – who was nominated for a record 13 awards – took home an impressive eight trophies at the prestigious ceremony, including Video of the Year for ‘Bad Romance’.

When accepting the main award – which was presented to her by Cher – an emotional Gaga said: “I was so nervous tonight that I’d let my fans down.

“I promised that if I won this tonight, I’d announce the name of my new record.”

She then went on to tell the thrilled crowd her new album would be called ‘Born This Way’, before singing part of the title song.

The 24-year-old star also won prizes for Best Pop Video, Best Female Video and Best Collaboration – for her ‘Telephone’ duet with Beyonce Knowles – and she thanked her fans for their support.

She said: “Tonight, little monsters, we’re the cool kids at the party.”

Other winners at the show – which was held at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater and was hosted by Chelsea Handler – included Eminem, Justin Bieber and Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.

Eminem – who won Best Male Video and Best Hip-hop Video – opened the show with ‘Not Afraid’, before teaming up with Rihanna for ‘Love the Way You Lie’, while Best New Artist winner Justin thrilled his fans with a performance of ‘Baby’ outside the Nokia Theater.

Taylor Swift and Kanye West – who caused controversy last year after Kanye interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech, saying Beyonce should have won – also performed separate songs.

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan – who has just completed court-ordered rehab treatment – appeared at the start of the show in a pre-recorded sketch, which poked fun at her lifestyle.

Talking about host Chelsea’s self-confessed love of vodka, Lindsay quipped: “Pull it together! Do you think anyone wants to work with a drunk? Take it from me!”

Main winners at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards:

Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce Knowles, ‘Telephone’

Best Female Video: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Male Video: Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Best Hip-hop Video: Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Best New Artist: Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, ‘Baby’

Best Pop Video: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Best Dance Music Video: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Art Direction: Florence and the Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

Best Choreography: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Cinematography: Jay Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’

Best Direction: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Editing: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Special Effects: Muse, ‘Uprising’

Best Breakthrough Video: The Black Keys, ‘Tighten Up’

Video of the Year: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Source: BANG Showbiz

Noel Gallagher admitted Gorillaz deserved a prize at the GQ Men of the Year awards last night (07.09.10)

The former Oasis rocker praised the animated group – masterminded by his former bitter chart rival Damon Albarn – as they collected the Band of the Year accolade at the star-studded ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House.

Noel told The Sun newspaper: “Gorillaz definitely deserve some kind of award – if only for having 104 people on stage at Glastonbury. What a f***ing rider that must’ve been to organise.”

Noel was at the ceremony to hand veteran Kinks frontman Ray Davies an Outstanding Achievement award.

Controversial US rocker Alice Cooper, who was sitting next to him at the awards spoke of the influence Ray had on his career.

He said: “It was British bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks that got me into music. Ray is the man who made me want to write songs. I learned everything I know from analysing his songs.”

The annual awards show by the English magazine also saw rapper Dizzee Rascal pick up Solo Artist of the Year, while ‘Doctor Who’ star Matt Smith was honoured as Actor of the Year.

Hollywood star Jason Statham picked up the Editor’s Special award, while fashion designer Giorgio Armani was named Designer of the Year.

Though the ceremony honours high-profile men, actress Gemma Arterton also picked up a gong at the bash, taking home the International Woman of the Year trophy.

Other stars to appear at the event included musician and producer Mark Ronson, model Daisy Lowe and pregnant singer Lily Allen.

Full list of GQ Men of the Year awards winners:

Outstanding Achievement – Ray Davies

Solo Artist of the Year – Dizzee Rascal

International Woman of the Year – Gemma Arterton

International Man of the Year – Jon Hamm

Band of the Year – Gorillaz

Actor of the Year – Matt Smith

Sportsman of the Year – Ryan Giggs

Comedian of the Year – James Corden

Chef of the Year – Heston Blumenthal

Editor’s Special – Jason Statham

Most Stylish Man of the Year – Aaron Johnson

Politician of the Year – David Cameron

Designer of the Year – Giorgio Armani

Alfred Dunhill Cultural Icon – Anish Kapoor

Breakthrough Talent of the Year – Ed Westwick

Writer of the Year – Martin Amis

Newspaper Editor of the Year – Simon Kelner

Entrepreneur of the Year – Nick Jones

Source: BANG Showbiz

U2 have earned $130 million over the last 12 months.

The Irish rockers – who were recently forced to scrap a number of concerts after frontman Bono suffered a back injury – netted the staggering sum between July 2009 and June 2010 thanks to selling over 1.3 million tickets for their epic ‘360’ tour, boosting their earnings further with merchandise sales and strong radio play for their extensive back catalogue.

Although U2 were named the Top Earning Musicians of 2010, according to figures compiled by Forbes magazine, veteran rock group AC/DC came a close second, earning $114 million from a tour which grossed $226 million – $2.3 million per night.

Beyonce Knowles was named the highest earning female of the year, taking third place with a stash of $87 million, thanks to a world tour, sales from her House of Dereon fashion line and endorsement deals.

Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z also featured in the list, taking the sixth spot after raking in $63 million from record sales, a tour and his stakes in the New Jersey Nets basketball team, 40/40 nightclub chain and hit stage show ‘Fela!’.

He was beaten by Bruce Springsteen and Britney Spears, who amassed $70 million and $64 million respectively.

Eccentric singer Lady Gaga was a new addition, featuring at number seven with $62 million earnings, thanks to CD and download sales, her ‘Monster’s Ball’ world tour and endorsement deals, narrowly beating her idol Madonna, who took eighth place with $58 million.

Country star Kenny Chesney landed at number nine after filling his bank with $50 million, while the final spot was tied between Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay and Toby Keith who all earned $48 million.

Forbes magazine’s Top Earning Musicians of 2010:

1. U2 – $130 million

2. AC/DC – $114 million

3. Beyonce Knowles – $87 million

4. Bruce Springsteen – $70 million

5. Britney Spears – $64 million

6. Jay-Z – $63 million

7. Lady Gaga – $62 million

8. Madonna – $58 million

9. Kenny Chesney – $50 million

10 = Black Eyed Peas – $48 million

10= Coldplay – $48 million

10= Toby Keith – $48 million

Source: BANG Showbiz

Lady Gaga will always “sacrifice” love for her music career.

The ‘Poker Face’ singer – who is currently single – admits she has been forced to put her love life aside to be a successful pop star and is too “weak” to make romances work.

She said: “My greatest sacrifice is love. I’ve only ever been in love once, and I had to walk away because I had to put my career first. He wanted me to stay at home and be with him; I wanted to be out there trying to make it on stage. It was a huge lesson for me, but it’s also a source of sadness. God gave me a gift with music, but if you have gifts you also have weaknesses. My weakness is not being able to make relationships work.”

The 24-year-old star has been on numerous dates over the years, but has decided to choose music instead because it won’t ever break her heart.

She added to Live magazine: ”There’s something in me that stops me ever putting a relationship before my work. I guess I always think my music is never going to roll over in bed one morning and tell me that it doesn’t love me any more. I have to believe the music is worth the sacrifice.”

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Did Led Zeppelin Rip Off a Folk Singer?

Led Zeppelin must have been a little “Dazed and Confused” when it recorded the classic by the same name 41 years ago  — because it sounds just like a folk song — so says the folk singer who’s now suing Zep’s guitarist, Jimmy Page.

According to the Federal lawsuit obtained by TMZ, folk singer Jake Holmes says he snagged a copyright for “Dazed and Confused” in 1967, two years before Zeppelin recorded its version that sounds suspiciously similar.

Could it be — Zep ripped off a folk singer?  Listen to the 1967 recording.

Source: TMZ

The ‘Harry Potter’ actor has been so busy working he has failed to keep up with the current music scene and has now given up trying to know what is popular.

He said: “I’m so out of the loop when it comes to pop culture that I kind of don’t even try anymore. Only heard Justin Bieber for the first time two weeks ago. I genuinely thought it was a woman singing. I’d never heard it before.”

While the 21-year-old star admits to being clueless about current music, he could soon be a chart rival to Justin after admitting he has been having singing lessons and honing his vocal talents by singing in karaoke bars with his ‘Harry Potter’ co-stars.

He told MTV News: “I love karaoke. I am one of those people [who says], ‘No, no, I can’t, I couldn’t possibly, no I won’t… all right, give me the mic!’ And then I’m elbowing other people out of the way to get to the stage.”

Speaking about a recent karaoke night, he added: “I sang Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog.’ That, and then I did ‘Feeling Good’ by Muse. That was my proudest moment, because I actually did that rather well. I was really pleased, because I can sing.

“I’ve been having singing lessons for two and a half years. I’m not amazing, obviously, but I’m all right.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

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The Jonas Brothers have invited David Beckham’s three sons to appear in their new video.

Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz met the squeaky clean pop stars at a concert in Los Angeles last Saturday (15.05.10) after the boys watched their live show from a balcony with parents David and Victoria.

A source said: “Kevin, Joe and Nick were really pleased to meet the Beckhams and they invited the children to be part of their new video.”

The trio will be filming the clip for the latest single next week in Malibu, and the offer thrilled Cruz and Romeo – though 11-year-old Brooklyn was less impressed.

The sources added to The Sun newspaper: “The younger ones were really excited about it but Brooklyn decided to play it a bit cooler.”

The Jonas Brothers would certainly be a positive influence on the growing Beckham boys – the band famously vowed they would remain virgins until they were married.

David and Victoria are very protective of their boys and have deliberately kept them out of the limelight as much as possible, so it is not yet known if they will let Cruz, five, Romeo, seven, and Brooklyn to appear in the promo.

The Christian band have sold more than eight million albums since they found fame in 2005.

Source: BANG Showbiz

Rob has been honored as one of ‘Hollywood’s Most Influential Top Unexpected Musicians‘ by the The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM).  Rob’s name is now included in a list which recognizes “Personalities that are famous for other accomplishments, but they are also musicians”.

As we all know Pattinson plays guitar and piano, and composes his own music. He also appears as the singer of two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: “Never Think” and “Let Me Sign“. The soundtrack for the film ‘How To Be‘ features three original songs performed by Pattinson.

Earlier when asked about a professional music career, he said, “Music is my backup plan if acting fails. I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket.”