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Jason Derulo thinks being on tour is like a "vacation".
The 'Talk Dirty' singer insists he has fun on tour despite his hectic schedule and isn't "miserable" like a lot of artists who perform many dates in different countries because he drinks alcohol and doesn't promote the gigs much.
He told BBC Radio 1: "I'm on this world tour, it's like a vacation. I don't do any promo. It's always just about the tour, it's a lot of fun. I get lots of sleep, I work out and do a show. It's like heaven."
The 24-year-old star is currently on his 'Tattoos World Tour' and told presenter Nick Grimshaw he's looking forward to heading to Australia in coming months.
He said: "We've been on the European run for about two months now. We got about two more months left doing Australia and New Zealand and all that.
"It's amazing, it's [my popularity] spread out pretty well, I've been truly blessed. [But] Australia is a little different, I think I've had about 25 Top 5 records there. I don't know what it is about Australia."
Meanwhile, Jason has cut out meat in order to shape up even more for the rest of his live dates, after being encouraged by his backup dancers.
He said: "For the past two weeks I've stopped eating meat all-together. I got a couple of dancers that don't eat any meat and I was on stage one day and I was like, 'Wait a minute, these guys are trying to upstage me', their bodies were starting to look different, so I like, 'Let me try this'.
"It's been kind of hard because everyone around me eats great stuff ... chicken [and] burgers, but I'm starting to like fish a lot more now."
Jason Derulo: Being on tour is like a vacation
Jason Derulo thinks being on tour is like a "vacation".
The 'Talk Dirty' singer insists he has fun on tour despite his hectic schedule and isn't "miserable" like a lot of artists who perform many dates in different countries because he drinks alcohol and doesn't promote the gigs much.
He told BBC Radio 1: "I'm on this world tour, it's like a vacation. I don't do any promo. It's always just about the tour, it's a lot of fun. I get lots of sleep, I work out and do a show. It's like heaven."
The 24-year-old star is currently on his 'Tattoos World Tour' and told presenter Nick Grimshaw he's looking forward to heading to Australia in coming months.
He said: "We've been on the European run for about two months now. We got about two more months left doing Australia and New Zealand and all that.
"It's amazing, it's [my popularity] spread out pretty well, I've been truly blessed. [But] Australia is a little different, I think I've had about 25 Top 5 records there. I don't know what it is about Australia."
Meanwhile, Jason has cut out meat in order to shape up even more for the rest of his live dates, after being encouraged by his backup dancers.
He said: "For the past two weeks I've stopped eating meat all-together. I got a couple of dancers that don't eat any meat and I was on stage one day and I was like, 'Wait a minute, these guys are trying to upstage me', their bodies were starting to look different, so I like, 'Let me try this'.
"It's been kind of hard because everyone around me eats great stuff ... chicken [and] burgers, but I'm starting to like fish a lot more now."
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The Rolling Stones will resume their world tour in Israel this summer after postponing dates following the death of Sir Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott.
The 'Brown Sugar' hitmakers have confirmed they will perform in Tel Aviv, after moving dates in Australia and New Zealand to October, as part of their '14 ON FIRE' tour, after L'Wren committed suicide at her New York apartment on March 17.
Promoter Shuki Weiss announced today (25.03.14) that the Rolling Stones will be gracing the stage at Park Hayarkon in Tel Aviv on June 4.
In a statement, he said: "This is a historic and very meaningful visit. In these days when we hear calls for boycotts from around the world, it's not taken for granted that a band of this magnitude will come to Israel."
Shuki has worked with the likes of Madonna and Depeche Mode in the past but claims persuading the Stones to sign up for the show has been his biggest challenge.
He admitted: "The longest negotiation I ever conducted is coming to an end."
The band - also made up of Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards - were recently confirmed for Denmark's Roskilde Festival which takes place from June 29 to July 6.
Meanwhile, preparations are being made for L'Wren's funeral, which will take place in Los Angeles in coming days after her body was moved to the Hollywood Forever Funeral Home and Cemetery.
Rolling Stones to play in Israel after L’Wren tragedy
The Rolling Stones will resume their world tour in Israel this summer after postponing dates following the death of Sir Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott.
The 'Brown Sugar' hitmakers have confirmed they will perform in Tel Aviv, after moving dates in Australia and New Zealand to October, as part of their '14 ON FIRE' tour, after L'Wren committed suicide at her New York apartment on March 17.
Promoter Shuki Weiss announced today (25.03.14) that the Rolling Stones will be gracing the stage at Park Hayarkon in Tel Aviv on June 4.
In a statement, he said: "This is a historic and very meaningful visit. In these days when we hear calls for boycotts from around the world, it's not taken for granted that a band of this magnitude will come to Israel."
Shuki has worked with the likes of Madonna and Depeche Mode in the past but claims persuading the Stones to sign up for the show has been his biggest challenge.
He admitted: "The longest negotiation I ever conducted is coming to an end."
The band - also made up of Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards - were recently confirmed for Denmark's Roskilde Festival which takes place from June 29 to July 6.
Meanwhile, preparations are being made for L'Wren's funeral, which will take place in Los Angeles in coming days after her body was moved to the Hollywood Forever Funeral Home and Cemetery.
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Kanye West thinks he has found the next Rihanna.
The 'Blood On The Leaves' singer is reportedly working in the studio with "hip" 17-year-old singer Pia Mia Perez and he is hoping to transform her into a star like the 'Diamonds' hitmaker who has achieved global chart success.
A source told Radar Online: "Kanye is producing some tracks for her and he's quite involved. He believes she could be the next Rihanna. [He] thinks she's young, fresh and hip - totally his target audience.
"He's been consulting her on a lot of his creative projects, including the Kanye x APC collection."
Pia - who is best friends with Kylie Jenner - first stepped into the spotlight last year when a video of her singing Drake's 'Hold On We're Going Home' in front of the Canadian rapper and Kanye at a dinner party hosted by Kylie's family, including Kanye's fiancee Kim Kardashian, went viral on the internet.
It's claimed Pia - who signed a deal with Interscope Records in February - is also becoming Kanye's most trusted adviser, which is rumoured to have annoyed Kim.
The source added: "Kanye's creative team was pretty shocked that he would use a teenager as his confidante.
"And Kim was actually kind of agitated by it, because he doesn't usually want her input on design stuff. She was a little jealous."
Kanye West found the next Rihanna?
Kanye West thinks he has found the next Rihanna.
The 'Blood On The Leaves' singer is reportedly working in the studio with "hip" 17-year-old singer Pia Mia Perez and he is hoping to transform her into a star like the 'Diamonds' hitmaker who has achieved global chart success.
A source told Radar Online: "Kanye is producing some tracks for her and he's quite involved. He believes she could be the next Rihanna. [He] thinks she's young, fresh and hip - totally his target audience.
"He's been consulting her on a lot of his creative projects, including the Kanye x APC collection."
Pia - who is best friends with Kylie Jenner - first stepped into the spotlight last year when a video of her singing Drake's 'Hold On We're Going Home' in front of the Canadian rapper and Kanye at a dinner party hosted by Kylie's family, including Kanye's fiancee Kim Kardashian, went viral on the internet.
It's claimed Pia - who signed a deal with Interscope Records in February - is also becoming Kanye's most trusted adviser, which is rumoured to have annoyed Kim.
The source added: "Kanye's creative team was pretty shocked that he would use a teenager as his confidante.
"And Kim was actually kind of agitated by it, because he doesn't usually want her input on design stuff. She was a little jealous."
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One Direction have been filming a secret music video.
The 'Midnight Memories' hitmakers - Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - were spotted filming on Clevedon Pier in Somerset yesterday (24.03.14) as they braved the cold.
According to The Sun newspaper, the boys were seen sipping hot drinks and holding hot water bottles as they tried to warm up.
An area of the pier was closed off as the band started working on the promo, which is thought to be for their upcoming new single.
After fans heard the band were in town, many started to line up next to the pier, with one girl cancelling her driving test to try and catch a glimpse of the boys.
The band recently slammed split rumours, after admitting they hadn't seen each other for three months, and insist they are preparing for their upcoming 'Where We Are Tour' as well as working on new material.
Liam told Capital FM: "We're not splitting up, we're writing our next album.
"People say we don't work hard and it's all a game and whatever.
"We just wanna make good music, and this album - honestly, every lad out there tonight who's thinking One Direction are this and that. Literally, next album - pick up our album and see what you feel."
One Direction film secret music video
One Direction have been filming a secret music video.
The 'Midnight Memories' hitmakers - Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson - were spotted filming on Clevedon Pier in Somerset yesterday (24.03.14) as they braved the cold.
According to The Sun newspaper, the boys were seen sipping hot drinks and holding hot water bottles as they tried to warm up.
An area of the pier was closed off as the band started working on the promo, which is thought to be for their upcoming new single.
After fans heard the band were in town, many started to line up next to the pier, with one girl cancelling her driving test to try and catch a glimpse of the boys.
The band recently slammed split rumours, after admitting they hadn't seen each other for three months, and insist they are preparing for their upcoming 'Where We Are Tour' as well as working on new material.
Liam told Capital FM: "We're not splitting up, we're writing our next album.
"People say we don't work hard and it's all a game and whatever.
"We just wanna make good music, and this album - honestly, every lad out there tonight who's thinking One Direction are this and that. Literally, next album - pick up our album and see what you feel."
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Rita Ora has likened her new single to Whitney Houston.
The 23-year-old singer will launch her second studio album with comeback track 'I Will Never Let You Down' - which was produced by her boyfriend Calvin Harris - and she claims the song is reminiscent of some of the late 'I Will Always Love You' legend's earlier work.
She explained: "'I Will Never Let You Down' is obviously a very important song to me because it's a love song, but it reminds you of Whitney, and that was the vibe we were on. We just wanted to feel good. You know that feeling of 'How Will I Know' with the synth? It just makes you feel happy ... that's what I wanted to create."
Rita also confirmed she has collaborated with 'Thrift Shop' hitmaker Macklemore on her new album.
She gushed to Paper magazine: "We have this amazing song, 'Young Dreamers' with Macklemore and it's so cool. It's for the kids, and it's liberating and so fun."
The 'R.I.P.' hitmaker is determined to crack America with her new album, but admits she is "scared" about taking on the challenge.
She added: "Conquering America for a UK artist is incredible because that's what everybody wants and dreams about. The accomplishment is dominating a market which you aren't familiar with. I am a bit nervous. I am a bit scared, I'll be honest."
Rita Ora: My new song is like Whitney Houston
Rita Ora has likened her new single to Whitney Houston.
The 23-year-old singer will launch her second studio album with comeback track 'I Will Never Let You Down' - which was produced by her boyfriend Calvin Harris - and she claims the song is reminiscent of some of the late 'I Will Always Love You' legend's earlier work.
She explained: "'I Will Never Let You Down' is obviously a very important song to me because it's a love song, but it reminds you of Whitney, and that was the vibe we were on. We just wanted to feel good. You know that feeling of 'How Will I Know' with the synth? It just makes you feel happy ... that's what I wanted to create."
Rita also confirmed she has collaborated with 'Thrift Shop' hitmaker Macklemore on her new album.
She gushed to Paper magazine: "We have this amazing song, 'Young Dreamers' with Macklemore and it's so cool. It's for the kids, and it's liberating and so fun."
The 'R.I.P.' hitmaker is determined to crack America with her new album, but admits she is "scared" about taking on the challenge.
She added: "Conquering America for a UK artist is incredible because that's what everybody wants and dreams about. The accomplishment is dominating a market which you aren't familiar with. I am a bit nervous. I am a bit scared, I'll be honest."
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Cream's Jack Bruce "fell out of love" with recording.
The group's former bassist and singer - whose band included guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker - has now released his first solo album in almost 10 years, 'Silver Rails', after rediscovering his love of working in the studio.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I kind of fell out of love with the recording process and life got in the way.
"Two years ago I worked all over the world. I've got this amazing band called the Big Blues Band, [a] three piece band and we were just playing.
"We went from South America to everywhere, all over the world, and that was fantastic, but also a little bit tiring for me in my age."
The 70-year-old musician played with the 'I Feel Free' supergroup between 1966 and 1968, before they briefly united in 1993 and 2005, after which Jack said Cream were "over".
He went on to have a successful solo career after the band initially split but in 2003 he was forced to focus to deal with devastating health issues after being diagnosed with liver cancer, as a result of former drug abuse.
Jack had to have a transplant and afterwards said he felt as though he'd been given "a miraculous extra lease on life", which he described as a "wonderful gift."
The star said he was asked to record again by a friend in the industry and although he didn't name the pal, he admits he was persuasive enough to get him back into the studio.
Jack said: "He has been really good to me over the years and had my back.
"He suggested, 'Would you fancy doing a studio album?' and I hadn't really thought about it. But then when I thought what a great time to do that because I've had this amazing life in music and I can look back over that and also kind of sideways, if you know what I mean.
"It turned out to be exactly the right thing to do. Everything just fell into place .... it was like magic."
Jack's hypnotic album 'Silver Rails' is out now.
Cream’s Jack Bruce fell out of love with recording
Cream's Jack Bruce "fell out of love" with recording.
The group's former bassist and singer - whose band included guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker - has now released his first solo album in almost 10 years, 'Silver Rails', after rediscovering his love of working in the studio.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I kind of fell out of love with the recording process and life got in the way.
"Two years ago I worked all over the world. I've got this amazing band called the Big Blues Band, [a] three piece band and we were just playing.
"We went from South America to everywhere, all over the world, and that was fantastic, but also a little bit tiring for me in my age."
The 70-year-old musician played with the 'I Feel Free' supergroup between 1966 and 1968, before they briefly united in 1993 and 2005, after which Jack said Cream were "over".
He went on to have a successful solo career after the band initially split but in 2003 he was forced to focus to deal with devastating health issues after being diagnosed with liver cancer, as a result of former drug abuse.
Jack had to have a transplant and afterwards said he felt as though he'd been given "a miraculous extra lease on life", which he described as a "wonderful gift."
The star said he was asked to record again by a friend in the industry and although he didn't name the pal, he admits he was persuasive enough to get him back into the studio.
Jack said: "He has been really good to me over the years and had my back.
"He suggested, 'Would you fancy doing a studio album?' and I hadn't really thought about it. But then when I thought what a great time to do that because I've had this amazing life in music and I can look back over that and also kind of sideways, if you know what I mean.
"It turned out to be exactly the right thing to do. Everything just fell into place .... it was like magic."
Jack's hypnotic album 'Silver Rails' is out now.
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The Rolling Stones are set to lose more than $10million after cancelling their tour of Australia and New Zealand.
The band - featuring Sir Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards - postponed their '14 ON FIRE' tour last week after frontman Mick's long-term girlfriend, fashion designer L'Wren Scott, 49, committed suicide at her New York apartment.
The 'Brown Sugar' hitmakers were due to kick off their world tour in Perth on March 19 but were forced to postpone it until October.
According to Billboard, losses are said to include revenue from ticket sales, deposits which have been paid for venues and storage of their stage equipment, although some could be covered by insurance policies.
A music industry insider said: "For a cancellation of this sort, insured parties must be able to show that the circumstances were beyond control, and that the act is unable to perform for that reason."
The transportation of equipment, after the band reportedly hired 60 trucks to store their instruments and stage gear, is also believed to have set them back around $250,000.
Meanwhile, the promoters, Frontier Touring, reassured fans the band would return in October to perform their '14 ON FIRE' tour, although the exact dates are yet to be confirmed.
The company told fans: "If the new dates are not suitable, rest assured you will be able to secure a refund.
"While we encourage fans to hold on to their tickets, the option to secure a refund is now available to you via the official ticketing agency you purchased from."
Rolling Stones postponed tour to cost $10million
The Rolling Stones are set to lose more than $10million after cancelling their tour of Australia and New Zealand.
The band - featuring Sir Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards - postponed their '14 ON FIRE' tour last week after frontman Mick's long-term girlfriend, fashion designer L'Wren Scott, 49, committed suicide at her New York apartment.
The 'Brown Sugar' hitmakers were due to kick off their world tour in Perth on March 19 but were forced to postpone it until October.
According to Billboard, losses are said to include revenue from ticket sales, deposits which have been paid for venues and storage of their stage equipment, although some could be covered by insurance policies.
A music industry insider said: "For a cancellation of this sort, insured parties must be able to show that the circumstances were beyond control, and that the act is unable to perform for that reason."
The transportation of equipment, after the band reportedly hired 60 trucks to store their instruments and stage gear, is also believed to have set them back around $250,000.
Meanwhile, the promoters, Frontier Touring, reassured fans the band would return in October to perform their '14 ON FIRE' tour, although the exact dates are yet to be confirmed.
The company told fans: "If the new dates are not suitable, rest assured you will be able to secure a refund.
"While we encourage fans to hold on to their tickets, the option to secure a refund is now available to you via the official ticketing agency you purchased from."
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Jennifer Lopez claims her divorce inspired her new album.
The 44-year-old star has revealed her split from ex-husband Marc Anthony in 2011, after eight years of marriage, was a "turning point" in her life and gave her a different perspective on love, which she has written about for her tenth record.
Jennifer - who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme with the Latin singer - told Popcrush.com: "What I thought about love for my first nine albums is very different from what I think about it now after everything I've been through.
"My goal was to just be as honest as I could. You know, I'd gone through a lot in my life right at that point when I went on tour. I'd been through a divorce. A lot of things had happened. I really felt like it was a turning point in my life."
The 'One The Floor' hitmaker - who started dating her 26-year-old former back-up dancer, Casper Smart, just months after splitting from Marc - also spoke about the video for new single, 'I Luh Ya Papi', and admits she enjoyed working with topless male models for the promo.
She said: "It was a lot of fun. Let me tell you something, guys have been doing these videos for years because it's fun to do.
"When I was doing the song, I felt like it was very tongue-in-cheek ... the video, we decided to do the same thing.
"The director came up with the concept to kind of flip the rap video, to make me the rapper and, you know, just turn the tables in that way, instead of having girls in bathing suits, have guys in bathing suits."
She added: "Instead of having me be the soft girl in the video, be the rapper who's in the mansion and the yacht. It was all meant to be in good fun, but you know, I knew people would get the joke."
Jennifer's as-yet-untitled album will be released in June.
Jennifer Lopez divorce inspired new album
Jennifer Lopez claims her divorce inspired her new album.
The 44-year-old star has revealed her split from ex-husband Marc Anthony in 2011, after eight years of marriage, was a "turning point" in her life and gave her a different perspective on love, which she has written about for her tenth record.
Jennifer - who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme with the Latin singer - told Popcrush.com: "What I thought about love for my first nine albums is very different from what I think about it now after everything I've been through.
"My goal was to just be as honest as I could. You know, I'd gone through a lot in my life right at that point when I went on tour. I'd been through a divorce. A lot of things had happened. I really felt like it was a turning point in my life."
The 'One The Floor' hitmaker - who started dating her 26-year-old former back-up dancer, Casper Smart, just months after splitting from Marc - also spoke about the video for new single, 'I Luh Ya Papi', and admits she enjoyed working with topless male models for the promo.
She said: "It was a lot of fun. Let me tell you something, guys have been doing these videos for years because it's fun to do.
"When I was doing the song, I felt like it was very tongue-in-cheek ... the video, we decided to do the same thing.
"The director came up with the concept to kind of flip the rap video, to make me the rapper and, you know, just turn the tables in that way, instead of having girls in bathing suits, have guys in bathing suits."
She added: "Instead of having me be the soft girl in the video, be the rapper who's in the mansion and the yacht. It was all meant to be in good fun, but you know, I knew people would get the joke."
Jennifer's as-yet-untitled album will be released in June.
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Liam Gallagher is "very nervous" about former lover Lisa Moorish's autobiography.
The former Oasis singer had a fling with the singer, with who he has 15-year-old daughter Molly, just months after he married his first wife Patsy Kensit in 1997, and is reportedly worried about what will be revealed in the book.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Liam is understood to be very nervous about what will come out."
Lisa will write about the experiences of being a groupie in the 1990s, when Liam's old band Oasis were one the most talked about acts during the Britpop era.
The singer-songwriter also has an 11-year-old son, Astile, with Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty.
Liam, 41, also has a 14-year-old son, Lennon, with Patsy, who he was married to from 1997 until 2000, and he split from his second wife Nicole Appleton after it emerged he had fathered a secret child with New York journalist Liza Ghorbani.
The pair had been married for five years when they split in 2013 and have an 12-year-old son together, Gene.
Liam is now dating his former personal assistant, Debbie Gwyther, and the pair spent the New Year together on a romantic holiday in Thailand.
Meanwhile, New York writer Liza has reportedly filed a £2million lawsuit against Liam, who is yet to have a DNA test, for child support.
Liam Gallagher’s ex to write new book
Liam Gallagher is "very nervous" about former lover Lisa Moorish's autobiography.
The former Oasis singer had a fling with the singer, with who he has 15-year-old daughter Molly, just months after he married his first wife Patsy Kensit in 1997, and is reportedly worried about what will be revealed in the book.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Liam is understood to be very nervous about what will come out."
Lisa will write about the experiences of being a groupie in the 1990s, when Liam's old band Oasis were one the most talked about acts during the Britpop era.
The singer-songwriter also has an 11-year-old son, Astile, with Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty.
Liam, 41, also has a 14-year-old son, Lennon, with Patsy, who he was married to from 1997 until 2000, and he split from his second wife Nicole Appleton after it emerged he had fathered a secret child with New York journalist Liza Ghorbani.
The pair had been married for five years when they split in 2013 and have an 12-year-old son together, Gene.
Liam is now dating his former personal assistant, Debbie Gwyther, and the pair spent the New Year together on a romantic holiday in Thailand.
Meanwhile, New York writer Liza has reportedly filed a £2million lawsuit against Liam, who is yet to have a DNA test, for child support.
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