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Katy Perry is set to release a Christmas song called 'Every Day Is A Holiday'.
The 'Roar' singer has joined forces with high street fashion retailer H&M to release the track for their festive ad campaign, however, Katy says she won't be performing the track live because she's taking the rest of the year off to spend time with her family.
She said: "No singing. I'm off for the rest of the year. My family and I don't really exchange presents any more, we have little ones now that are sprouting up and they have their own Christmas.
"But we just go on vacation. We have a chef. We just eat, drink and pass out."
The Yuletide song is written by Katy, produced by British DJ Duke Dumont and is expected to start airing on TV from November 23.
Although, the brunette beauty will be too busy enjoying time with her family to promote the song over the festive period.
She said: "We are all grown up and there's something really nostalgic about all the kids getting under the same roof, so it's like we are teenagers again in a way. That's the best feeling."
And while the song isn't expected to be heard with the TV ad until next week, lucky H&M shoppers can hear the song in store now.
Katy Perry to release Christmas song Every Day Is A Holiday
Katy Perry is set to release a Christmas song called 'Every Day Is A Holiday'.
The 'Roar' singer has joined forces with high street fashion retailer H&M to release the track for their festive ad campaign, however, Katy says she won't be performing the track live because she's taking the rest of the year off to spend time with her family.
She said: "No singing. I'm off for the rest of the year. My family and I don't really exchange presents any more, we have little ones now that are sprouting up and they have their own Christmas.
"But we just go on vacation. We have a chef. We just eat, drink and pass out."
The Yuletide song is written by Katy, produced by British DJ Duke Dumont and is expected to start airing on TV from November 23.
Although, the brunette beauty will be too busy enjoying time with her family to promote the song over the festive period.
She said: "We are all grown up and there's something really nostalgic about all the kids getting under the same roof, so it's like we are teenagers again in a way. That's the best feeling."
And while the song isn't expected to be heard with the TV ad until next week, lucky H&M shoppers can hear the song in store now.
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Prince has cancelled his entire European tour following the terrorist attacks in Paris.
The 'Purple Rain' star has announced he will not be embarking on the European leg of his 'Prince Spotlight: Piano and a Microphone' tour later this year as scheduled following the deaths of over one hundred innocent people in France at the weekend.
A statement posted on his Twitter account reads: "Due to the tragic events in Paris, the tour promoter has decided to postpone the upcoming European tour until further notice."
The 57-year-old star had been due to kick off the tour in Vienna, Austria at the end of the month with concerts scheduled to take place in countries including Italy, Spain and Holland as well as two performances at the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris in December.
He was also set to travel to the UK for tour dates in London, Glasgow and Birmingham but had last week postponed ticket sales after touts allegedly increased the price.
The decision to postpone the tour comes after a number of other bands including U2 and the Foo Fighters cancelled their European tours or dates following the devastating attacks.
The majority of the victims who died were killed after gunmen opened fire at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan theatre.
Prince cancels European tour
Prince has cancelled his entire European tour following the terrorist attacks in Paris.
The 'Purple Rain' star has announced he will not be embarking on the European leg of his 'Prince Spotlight: Piano and a Microphone' tour later this year as scheduled following the deaths of over one hundred innocent people in France at the weekend.
A statement posted on his Twitter account reads: "Due to the tragic events in Paris, the tour promoter has decided to postpone the upcoming European tour until further notice."
The 57-year-old star had been due to kick off the tour in Vienna, Austria at the end of the month with concerts scheduled to take place in countries including Italy, Spain and Holland as well as two performances at the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris in December.
He was also set to travel to the UK for tour dates in London, Glasgow and Birmingham but had last week postponed ticket sales after touts allegedly increased the price.
The decision to postpone the tour comes after a number of other bands including U2 and the Foo Fighters cancelled their European tours or dates following the devastating attacks.
The majority of the victims who died were killed after gunmen opened fire at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan theatre.
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Sir Paul McCartney has explained how The Beatles hit 'Help' was really a "cry for help" from John Lennon.
The Fab Four legend admits his late bandmate - who was shot dead outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City in December 1980 - was "always" looking for help throughout his life and the upbeat track had a deeper lyrical meaning for Lennon.
Lennon gave a famous quote in a Playboy magazine interview about his state of mind when he wrote the song in 1965 - a year in which the pressure of touring took its toll and he began experimenting with drugs - in which he said: "When 'Help' came out in 65, I was actually crying out for help ... I was fat and depressed and I was crying out for help."
Explaining Lennon's state of mind, McCartney told Billboard: "(In the song) he didn't say, 'I'm now fat and I'm feeling miserable.' He said, 'When I was younger, so much younger than today.' In other words, he blustered his way through.
"We all felt the same way. But looking back on it, John was always looking for help. He had (a paranoia) that people died when he was around. His father left home when John was three, the uncle he lived with died later, then his mother died. I think John's whole life was a cry for help."
The 'Band On The Run' hitmaker remembers making the 1965 track with bandmates - the late George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John - and how quickly it came together.
He recalled: "I turned up at John's house for a writing session and saw the opportunity to add a descant (a melody in the second verse). We finished it quite quickly; we went downstairs and sang it to John's wife at the time, Cynthia, and a journalist he was friendly with called Maureen Cleave. We were very pleased with ourselves."
Paul McCartney: John Lennon wrote Help as
Sir Paul McCartney has explained how The Beatles hit 'Help' was really a "cry for help" from John Lennon.
The Fab Four legend admits his late bandmate - who was shot dead outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City in December 1980 - was "always" looking for help throughout his life and the upbeat track had a deeper lyrical meaning for Lennon.
Lennon gave a famous quote in a Playboy magazine interview about his state of mind when he wrote the song in 1965 - a year in which the pressure of touring took its toll and he began experimenting with drugs - in which he said: "When 'Help' came out in 65, I was actually crying out for help ... I was fat and depressed and I was crying out for help."
Explaining Lennon's state of mind, McCartney told Billboard: "(In the song) he didn't say, 'I'm now fat and I'm feeling miserable.' He said, 'When I was younger, so much younger than today.' In other words, he blustered his way through.
"We all felt the same way. But looking back on it, John was always looking for help. He had (a paranoia) that people died when he was around. His father left home when John was three, the uncle he lived with died later, then his mother died. I think John's whole life was a cry for help."
The 'Band On The Run' hitmaker remembers making the 1965 track with bandmates - the late George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John - and how quickly it came together.
He recalled: "I turned up at John's house for a writing session and saw the opportunity to add a descant (a melody in the second verse). We finished it quite quickly; we went downstairs and sang it to John's wife at the time, Cynthia, and a journalist he was friendly with called Maureen Cleave. We were very pleased with ourselves."
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Ellie Goulding writes "honest songs" and worries about the consequences afterwards.
The 28-year-old singer would rather pen tracks packed with emotion and deal with the repercussions at a later date than create meaningless content that doesn't reach out to her fans and fails to connect with them on a personal level.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, she said: "It can be quite daunting writing songs that are so personal, but I don't even think about it. I don't think about the consequences until after. That's what I do: I write very honest songs and deal with the consequences afterwards."
The blonde beauty's track 'Two Years Ago' - taken from her third album 'Delirium' - was inspired by her boyfriend Dougie Poynter, but she has admitted the McFly bassist isn't bothered about her writing songs about him because he's so proud of her and her music.
She explained: "Weirdly, my boyfriend is so incredibly understanding. He won't even think about the lyrics - he'll just be like, 'This is a great song.' This album, I'm writing about past people and past situations.
"Some guys might get strange with that - maybe I would - but it's in the past, and he's very good about being in the present. I wrote this song 'The Greatest,' and it says, 'Don't let the past dictate the way you play it now.' "
Ellie Goulding writes ‘honest songs’
Ellie Goulding writes "honest songs" and worries about the consequences afterwards.
The 28-year-old singer would rather pen tracks packed with emotion and deal with the repercussions at a later date than create meaningless content that doesn't reach out to her fans and fails to connect with them on a personal level.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, she said: "It can be quite daunting writing songs that are so personal, but I don't even think about it. I don't think about the consequences until after. That's what I do: I write very honest songs and deal with the consequences afterwards."
The blonde beauty's track 'Two Years Ago' - taken from her third album 'Delirium' - was inspired by her boyfriend Dougie Poynter, but she has admitted the McFly bassist isn't bothered about her writing songs about him because he's so proud of her and her music.
She explained: "Weirdly, my boyfriend is so incredibly understanding. He won't even think about the lyrics - he'll just be like, 'This is a great song.' This album, I'm writing about past people and past situations.
"Some guys might get strange with that - maybe I would - but it's in the past, and he's very good about being in the present. I wrote this song 'The Greatest,' and it says, 'Don't let the past dictate the way you play it now.' "
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Noel Gallagher is "really ahead" with his next album.
The 48-year-old rocker only released his band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' second LP 'Chasing Yesterday' nine months ago but he hasn't got time to sit back and admire its success as he's admitted he has already started penning tracks for the follow-up collection.
He said: "I'm really ahead with the next album. It's really f***ing annoying me at the minute because I've got this tune that I can't get out of my head."
And it seems one instrument that's already worked its way onto the next album is the saxophone, which was used on the second collection, much to the frontman's annoyance.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, he explained: "I'm writing songs at the minute and I keep hearing saxophones everywhere. The only thing that's bugging me now is that I may never get rid of them."
Meanwhile, although he's remaining tight-lipped on the details surrounding the new album, Noel recently sparked speculation he is working with Jamie xx on some tracks.
After saying he's collaborating with a "mystery producer", he was questioned on whether it was the 26-year-old DJ, to which he replied: "Did you just say Jamie xx? Yeah, well, no comment. I can tell you it's not f**king Timbaland, or Jay Z."
Noel Gallagher ‘really ahead’ with next album
Noel Gallagher is "really ahead" with his next album.
The 48-year-old rocker only released his band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' second LP 'Chasing Yesterday' nine months ago but he hasn't got time to sit back and admire its success as he's admitted he has already started penning tracks for the follow-up collection.
He said: "I'm really ahead with the next album. It's really f***ing annoying me at the minute because I've got this tune that I can't get out of my head."
And it seems one instrument that's already worked its way onto the next album is the saxophone, which was used on the second collection, much to the frontman's annoyance.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, he explained: "I'm writing songs at the minute and I keep hearing saxophones everywhere. The only thing that's bugging me now is that I may never get rid of them."
Meanwhile, although he's remaining tight-lipped on the details surrounding the new album, Noel recently sparked speculation he is working with Jamie xx on some tracks.
After saying he's collaborating with a "mystery producer", he was questioned on whether it was the 26-year-old DJ, to which he replied: "Did you just say Jamie xx? Yeah, well, no comment. I can tell you it's not f**king Timbaland, or Jay Z."
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Foo Fighters have cancelled their European tour.
The American rock band - consisting of Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins - have been forced to axe their four remaining gigs following the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, France, last Friday.
Writing in a statement, the rockers said: "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt concern for everyone in Paris that we have been forced to announce the cancellation of the rest of our tour. In light of this senseless violence, the closing of borders, and international mourning, we can't continue right now. There is no other way to say it.
"This is crazy and it sucks. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was hurt or who lost a loved one."
The 'All My Life' hitmakers were scheduled to perform at Paris' AccorHotels Arena on November 16, at Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon on November 17, as well as play singular shows in Italy and Spain in the days following.
And the Foo Fighters aren't the only band to cancel their tour as Motorhead and Coldplay have also followed suit.
The French capital was thrown into turmoil last week when attacks were launched on a concert hall, a stadium, restaurants and bars, tragically killing 129 people.
Foo Fighters cancel European tour
Foo Fighters have cancelled their European tour.
The American rock band - consisting of Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins - have been forced to axe their four remaining gigs following the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, France, last Friday.
Writing in a statement, the rockers said: "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt concern for everyone in Paris that we have been forced to announce the cancellation of the rest of our tour. In light of this senseless violence, the closing of borders, and international mourning, we can't continue right now. There is no other way to say it.
"This is crazy and it sucks. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was hurt or who lost a loved one."
The 'All My Life' hitmakers were scheduled to perform at Paris' AccorHotels Arena on November 16, at Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon on November 17, as well as play singular shows in Italy and Spain in the days following.
And the Foo Fighters aren't the only band to cancel their tour as Motorhead and Coldplay have also followed suit.
The French capital was thrown into turmoil last week when attacks were launched on a concert hall, a stadium, restaurants and bars, tragically killing 129 people.
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Adele's new album will feature "f**k you" songs about her ex-boyfriend.
The 'Hello' hitmaker has confirmed her track 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' on her forthcoming LP '25' is about her former flame, believed to be photographer Alex Sturrock, who broke her heart and inspired her albums '19' and '21.'
She told the Guardian newspaper: "This is my f**k you song. My love is deep and true with my man and I can finally reach out a hand to the ex and let him know that I'm over it."
The 27-year-old superstar will release her third album on Friday (20.11.15) following a four-year break and, while the pressure of creating a follow-up proved to be difficult, it was her three-year-old son Angelo - who she had with her partner Simon Konecki - who encouraged her comeback.
Asked about her motivation to return, she explained: "Um. My son. I felt so mega having given birth; the confidence from that, I felt unstoppable. I'm sure most women feel that ... Towards the end of the '21' stuff, I couldn't remember why I was doing it any more. I couldn't answer the question: 'Why am I halfway around the world? On my own?'
"But then, after I had my son, I thought, 'Yeah, that's why I did it all.' I felt proud of what I'd achieved with '21' for the first time. And now everything I do, in every channel of my life, is part of a legacy that I'm making for my child.
"For my children, if I have more. I'm not motivated by much, certainly not by money - but I'm motivated by that. I want my child to see his mum running a proper business again. Being a boss again. Hopefully smashing it again."
Adele’s new album features ‘f**k you’ songs about ex-boyfriend
Adele's new album will feature "f**k you" songs about her ex-boyfriend.
The 'Hello' hitmaker has confirmed her track 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)' on her forthcoming LP '25' is about her former flame, believed to be photographer Alex Sturrock, who broke her heart and inspired her albums '19' and '21.'
She told the Guardian newspaper: "This is my f**k you song. My love is deep and true with my man and I can finally reach out a hand to the ex and let him know that I'm over it."
The 27-year-old superstar will release her third album on Friday (20.11.15) following a four-year break and, while the pressure of creating a follow-up proved to be difficult, it was her three-year-old son Angelo - who she had with her partner Simon Konecki - who encouraged her comeback.
Asked about her motivation to return, she explained: "Um. My son. I felt so mega having given birth; the confidence from that, I felt unstoppable. I'm sure most women feel that ... Towards the end of the '21' stuff, I couldn't remember why I was doing it any more. I couldn't answer the question: 'Why am I halfway around the world? On my own?'
"But then, after I had my son, I thought, 'Yeah, that's why I did it all.' I felt proud of what I'd achieved with '21' for the first time. And now everything I do, in every channel of my life, is part of a legacy that I'm making for my child.
"For my children, if I have more. I'm not motivated by much, certainly not by money - but I'm motivated by that. I want my child to see his mum running a proper business again. Being a boss again. Hopefully smashing it again."
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Lorde has rubbished claims she lip synced on 'Saturday Night Live'.
The 'Royals' hitmaker took to the stage with Disclosure at the weekend to perform the song 'Magnets' from the electronic music duo's latest album 'Caracal' and she later took to her Twitter account to insist that while she's flattered people think she was faking it, she definitely wasn't.
She wrote: "wow - the fact that some people thought I was lip syncing on snl is an awesome compliment! goes without saying i have never/will never haha (sic)."
Disclosure were also joined by 'The Writing's On The Wall' singer Sam Smith for their song 'Omen'.
Lorde added: "so much [love] to @disclosure who i love supporting and @samsmithworld who i just plain love
"we're just a bunch of kids from far away places and we played on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! it's all a bit overwhelming and i'm crazy grateful (sic)."
Disclosure - who are made up of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence - previously spoke about how down to earth Lorde was when they were recording 'Magnets' in the studio.
Howard said: "She turned up on her own, no management or bodyguard.
"That's the most equal collaboration on the record. You can really hear her sound -- she has this sassy yet vulnerable thing."
Lorde: I never have and never will lip sync
Lorde has rubbished claims she lip synced on 'Saturday Night Live'.
The 'Royals' hitmaker took to the stage with Disclosure at the weekend to perform the song 'Magnets' from the electronic music duo's latest album 'Caracal' and she later took to her Twitter account to insist that while she's flattered people think she was faking it, she definitely wasn't.
She wrote: "wow - the fact that some people thought I was lip syncing on snl is an awesome compliment! goes without saying i have never/will never haha (sic)."
Disclosure were also joined by 'The Writing's On The Wall' singer Sam Smith for their song 'Omen'.
Lorde added: "so much [love] to @disclosure who i love supporting and @samsmithworld who i just plain love
"we're just a bunch of kids from far away places and we played on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! it's all a bit overwhelming and i'm crazy grateful (sic)."
Disclosure - who are made up of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence - previously spoke about how down to earth Lorde was when they were recording 'Magnets' in the studio.
Howard said: "She turned up on her own, no management or bodyguard.
"That's the most equal collaboration on the record. You can really hear her sound -- she has this sassy yet vulnerable thing."