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Entertainment: Cheryl Cole Leaves Husband Ashley

Entertainment: Cheryl Cole Leaves Husband Ashley

Following mounting speculation in the past few weeks, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole (formerly Tweedy) has announced, via a PR statement, that she is leaving her footballer husband, England and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole.
The statement reads:
Cheryl Cole is separating from her husband Ashley Cole. Cheryl asks the media to respect her privacy during this difficult [...]

Music: Grammy Winners 2010 List

Music: Grammy Winners 2010 List

The 2010 Grammy Award ceremony took place yesterday evening, with the major winner on the night proving to be Beyonce Knowles, who lifted six of the prestigious awards.
Below is a list of Grammy 2010 winners:

Song of the year – Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Best country album – Taylor Swift – “Fearless”
Best [...]

Music: 2010 Grammy Ceremony Tonight

Music: 2010 Grammy Ceremony Tonight

The 2010 Grammy Awards take place this evening, as the great and good of the American recording industry gather together to take part in what is arguably music’s biggest awards ceremony.
Some popular categories include:
Record of the Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.

Halo – Beyonce
I [...]

Brit Awards: Nominations Announced

Brit Awards: Nominations Announced

The BRIT Awards celebrate the best of British and international popular music. The 2010 BRIT Awards will be again be sponsored by MasterCard and will take place on Tuesday 16 February at London’s Earls Court Arena. ITV will broadcast The BRITs live on the same night and Peter Kay will be presenting the show.
The Brit [...]

Entertainment: Russell Brand Engaged to Katy Perry, Publicist Confirms

Entertainment: Russell Brand Engaged to Katy Perry, Publicist Confirms

Controversial British comedian Russell Brand, 34, and US-born singer Katy Perry, 25, got engaged on New Year’s Eve according to Brand’s publicist.
Brand and Perry had managed to keep many details of their relationship private to date, though Perry did speak of their relationship in an interview with BBC’s Radio One in November 2009.
Russell Brand courted [...]

Music: Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name” is UK Christmas Number One 2009

Music: Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name” is UK Christmas Number One 2009

“Killing in the Name” by American band Rage Against the Machine is this year’s UK Christmas Number One.
Following Joe McElderry’s win on this year’s UK X Factor series – the show which had produced the Christmas Number One single every year since 2005 – he was installed as the early favourite to make it five [...]

Music: UK Christmas Number One 2009 Announced Today

Music: UK Christmas Number One 2009 Announced Today

UPDATE Christmas Number One 2009 Revealed Here!
The UK pop music charts for the much fought over “Christmas Number One” title for 2009 are revealed this evening, following one of the most publicised battles of recent years.
The UK Christmas Number One for 2009 is very close. Despite the Xmas Number 1 title being claimed by the [...]

Facebook ‘Rage Against the Machine for Christmas Number 1′ Group Shut by ‘Bug’

Facebook ‘Rage Against the Machine for Christmas Number 1′ Group Shut by ‘Bug’

For a number of hours this afternoon, a Facebook ‘bug’ shut down the “RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE FOR CHRISTMAS NO.1″ Group that has been making headlines all month.
The Facebook Group, which implores its members to buy Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” rather than X Factor winner, Joe McElderry’s track “The Climb” in [...]

Music: Rage Against the Machine Second Favourites for UK Christmas Number 1

Music: Rage Against the Machine Second Favourites for UK Christmas Number 1

Following the victory for Joe McElderry in X Factor 2009, many see him as a clear-cut favourite for Christmas Number 1 in the UK, however, an internet movement to oust the X Factor winner from the top spot is quickly gathering pace, with the surprise addition of Rage Against the Machine into the running for [...]

UK Television: Joe McElderry Wins X Factor 2009

Joe McElderry, 18, of Tyneside last night won the UK television musical talent search series, X Factor.
McElderry had the support of the staunchly loyal North East of England – “Vote Joe” was even displayed on the electronic signs on the A19 Tyne Tunnel dual carriageway – as well as his mentor on the show, Cheryl [...]

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