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Alesha Dixon won’t leave BGT for X Factor


Alesha Dixon won't jump ship from 'Britain's Got Talent' to 'The X Factor'.
The 35-year-old singer, who shot to fame in girl band Mis-Teeq, has recently been rumoured to join the singing competition's judging panel with 'BGT' co-star Simon Cowell and pal Cheryl Cole, but she insists she is not swapping sides, although she finds the idea "flattering".
Meanwhile, Simon, 54, hasn't ruled out hiring the songstress for 'The X Factor' panel, however, he doesn't think Alesha would be interested as she is loyal to 'Britain's Got Talent'.
Speaking at the launch of the new series of 'BGT' in London today (09.04.14), he told BANG Showbiz: "Alesha would be great on the show, but whether she wants to do it, I don't know. She loves 'Britain's Got Talent.' "
Simon also admitted he is no closer to finalising the line-up - which is also rumoured to include veteran judge Louis Walsh - as he is determined to find a judge who is hands on.
He explained: "It's such a big job to do. What I'm trying to get my head around is, I want someone who's gonna actually be a great mentor, not just someone who's famous. And someone who's going to put the hours in - that's what is so important. I've got to find someone whose schedule from October to December is free. It's hard.
"We'll hopefully see what we can do this year. I've got Cheryl by my side, I'm back on form, and we're going to find a star."
'Britain's Got Talent' begins Saturday (12.04.14) at 7.15pm on ITV.

Simon Cowell to hold crisis talks with James Arthur


Simon Cowell is set to hold crisis talks with James Arthur.
The 54-year-old music mogul has denied dropping the controversial 'X Factor' winner from his record label, but admits the troublesome star - who was reportedly fired for rapping about a terrorist attack on his upcoming mixtape - needs to "calm down", and he is planning to hold a meeting with the 'Get Down' crooner soon.
Speaking at the launch of the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' in London today (09.04.14), Simon told BANG Showbiz: "I think him and I need to sit down and have a conversation, to be honest.
"I haven't phoned him but I'm going to have to sit down with him. Apart from anything else, this silly 'You said this, I said this...', it's all nonsense. He's just got to calm down a bit."
Simon also addressed the 26-year-old singer's jibes on Twitter towards his management and publicity teams, insisting James is entitled to his opinion but ought to "relax".
He reasoned: "On one side it's annoying [as a label executive], on the other side it's like, you know what, he's entitled to say whatever he wants to say.
"What I would say to him is to put things into perspective: you won a show, you wouldn't have got a record deal - probably - without the show, you've sold a ton of records, you're famous. Just go in the studio and make a great record. Relax."

Lorde and Imagine Dragons lead Billboard nominations


Lorde and Imagine Dragons lead the way with the most nominations for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
The 17-year-old singer-songwriter and rock band each have 12 nominations each, while Justin Timberlake has 11, Katy Perry has 10 and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have eight.
According to Billboard, the list is based on annual "key fan interactions with music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music."
Miley Cyrus, Luke Bryan and Bruno Mars are among the other nominated artists, as well as Beyonce, Eminem and One Direction.
The awards will air live on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 18.
All of the nominated acts released new material between March last year and March 2014.

List of main nominees for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards..

Top Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake

Top New Artist
Bastille
Capital Cities
Ariana Grande
Lorde
Passenger

Top Male Artist
Luke Bryan
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake

Top Female Artist
Beyonce
Miley Cyrus
Lorde
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Duo/Group
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
One Direction
OneRepublic

Top Billboard 200 Artist
Beyonce
Luke Bryan
Eminem
One Direction
Justin Timberlake

Jane Fonda: Society gives girls ‘conflicting messages’


Jane Fonda says society gives teenage girls "conflicting messages".
The actress and fitness video pioneer believes young girls are bombarded with the message to stay a virgin until they're married, yet, at the same time they're encouraged to have a certain sex appeal by music videos and movies.
The 76-year-old star says: "[Adolescent girls] have so much more pressure from the media. You're supposed to be sexy, you're supposed to be thin ... and yet family values and societal values kind of say, 'Be a good girl, and a virgin until you're married.' Conflicting messages are coming at them."
Jane insists men face the same pressures and are taught to embody the masculine stereotype, which is unhealthy.
She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "The message to boys is, 'Be a man. Don't cry. Don't show emotion. Don't love your mother too much.' All those kinds of things. And it develops a kind of toxic masculinity."
She recently recalled her difficult upbringing after her mother Frances Ford Brokaw took her own life when Jane was just 12 and she says her father, actor Henry Fonda, was distant and difficult.
She also claims her stepmother would insinuate she was overweight which resulted in her developing having self-esteem issues and developing bulimia.
She explained: "I never felt pretty or confident. My dad wouldn't tell me [I looked fat] directly; he would have his wife tell me that my bathing suit was too small or my belt was too tight or my skirt was too short. I became bulimic and anorexic, the whole thing."

Demi Moore avoids Bruce Willis at show


Demi Moore avoided ex-husband Bruce Willis when the pair watched their daughter Rumer perform in Hollywood.
The former couple, who split in 2000 after 13 years of marriage, were at DBA in West Hollywood on Saturday (05.04.14), but decided to sit in different areas rather than socialise with each other.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "They stayed after to congratulate her and chat for a bit. Bruce and Demi did not interact with each other."
Demi, 50, was accompanied by a male friend and two women for the night, while Bruce, 59, was joined by his pregnant wife Emma Heming-Willis.
The families watched Rumer, 25, play a number of roles in 'For the Record: Tarantino', a mash-up that pays homage to several of director Quentin Tarantino's hit movies, including 1994's Pulp Fiction, in which her dad Bruce starred in.
The source added: "Bruce was cheering Rumer on. So was Demi!"
Bruce, who also has Scout, 22, and Tallulah, 20, with Demi, will soon welcome his second child with Emma. The couple also have a 23-month-old daughter, Mabel.
Meanwhile, Demi has been dating rocker Sean Friday for nine months, after her split from ex-husband Ashton Kutcher, who is expecting his first child with fiancée Mila Kunis.

Justin Bieber joined in studio with Selena Gomez


Justin Bieber was joined by Selena Gomez at a recording studio in Miami last night (08.04.14).
The 'Boyfriend' hitmaker was working on new material with his protégé Madison Beer at Miami's Hit Factory recording studio when his on-again-off-again girlfriend decided to stop by.
Justin had taken to Twitter earlier in the day to ask Madison if she was ready for her studio session.
He wrote: "Studio today. @MadisonElleBeer u ready? 🙂 (sic)"
The 20-year-old star then followed up his message with some words of wisdom for his fans as he simply wrote: "Work hard everyday."
The threesome appeared to be getting on well as they all posed for a number of photographs which have been posted to an Instagram account which appears to belong to Madison's mother Tracie.
In one image Selena, 21, is seen with her arms around the 15-year-old star's waist while she pouts for the camera, and although Justin also posed with his young colleague, he and Selena do not appear to have taken any snaps together.
The pair - who are said to have split earlier this year after briefly rekindling their romance - have been keeping their fans guessing as to whether or not they are back together but as Justin is said to have gifted Selena with a ring last month it's been reported that they are definitely back on.

Rihanna contemplates Drake tattoo


Rihanna is considering getting a tattoo of Drake's name.
The 'Unapologetic' singer who already has more than 20 pieces of body art has to be certain his feelings for her are permanent before she gets his moniker etched onto her body.
A source told HollywoodLife.com: "He would have to be her man, like her guy, and it would take time for her to feel like she's the only one he loves, the only one he thinks and dreams about.
"[She needs to know she's] the only one he wants to be with and the only one he wants to know."
Rihanna's tattoos are meaningful to her, and symbolise an important period in her life.
She has an inking of the Goddess Isis in honour of her late grandmother, Clara 'Dolly' Braithwaite, and if she goes through with one for Drake she'd have to be in love with him.
The sources added: "Her body means everything to her and every last one of the tattoos on her body symbolises something or someone.
"Her grandmother was her world and she got tatted under her chest symbolising her idol. If she ever put [Drake's] name on her body, that would mean that he had her heart - and that doesn't come easy."
Before adding: "But ... Drake's well on his way!"
Rihanna has been having her body art complete at Bang Bang Tattoos in New York City since 2007 and her most recent is a large ornate cross etched on the inside of her right wrist.
The ink-mad beauty's other tattoos include a Sanskrit prayer down her thigh and the word love on the middle finger of her left hand, and claims they all have spiritual meanings.
She said in the past: "My tattoos are all spiritual and show how I feel about religion. I have a falcon which is an Egyptian falcon and is supposed to stand for God."

Royal photo to appear on New Zealand stamp


A photograph of Prince George and his parents taken by his grandfather is to appear on a stamp.
The first informal picture of the family, which was taken by Michael Middleton when the young prince was almost a month old and sees him held by his mother Duchess Catherine while his father Prince William stands alongside him, will feature in one of two stamps which the New Zealand Post are releasing, along with a coin, to commemorate the family's visit, which began earlier this week.
The Post said: "New Zealand Post is eager to welcome the young couple and commemorate this occasion with a special stamp issue for their April tour.
"New Zealanders are excited for the arrival of the young royals, with over half of New Zealand having tuned in to their wedding in 2011."
Meanwhile, the dungarees worn by the young prince on his first official engagement today (09.04.14) are already close to selling out.
The smocked navy blue garment, which features a sail boat print and costs £75, is from luxury children's brand Rachel Riley and the website has no six or 12 month sizes left in stock.
However, the website is still carrying pairs in 18 month and two years sizes.
According to the brand's website, Rachel Riley "draws inspiration from the forties, fifties and sixties with fine tailoring, beautiful hand smocking, hand embroidery and vintage-inspired prints."

Damon Albarn: Blur will play live again


Damon Albarn is "sure" Blur will play live again.
The frontman releases his debut solo album 'Everyday Robots' this month but is still close to his band mates Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, who helped him celebrate his 46th birthday on March 23, and he claims they will take to the stage again.
He said: "Graham was at my surprise party on Friday, along with Dave and Alex.
"Everything is good between us all. When you get to our age, you accept people for who they are, you know."
Damon insists it's "b****cks" that their planned appearance at Australia's Big Day Out festival later this year, which they pulled out of, was set to be their last gig.
He explained: "I said it's the last gig of a brilliant period we spent doing these gigs and we didn't want to sully it by going to something that was badly organised and where things weren't as they should have been.
"I'm sure we'll play again at some point. It'd be mad to go for the rest of our life and never play any of those songs again."
The singer also revealed he could record another Gorrliaz album with his music partner Jamie Hewlett as soon as "next week".
He said: "I can definitely see another Gorrilaz-esque record at some point, yeah. That will almost definitely happen. I could put a Gorrilaz album out next week, I've got enough stuff that I haven't finished. The only thing really that defines a Gorrilaz record in my head is when I just play most of it on keyboards.
"I've just been in Paris with Jamie Hewlett. There are points in everyone's relationship where they fall out with people that they're close to and then they reconcile, hopefully, and actually, you know, the relationship's probably in a healthier place as a result of that."

Ed Sheeran reveals album track-list


Ed Sheeran has released the track listing for his new album.
The 23-year-old singer, who will release 'x' on June 23, the follow-up to his debut '+' in 2011, has posted the list of 12 songs on his new record in a photograph on Instagram today (09.04.14).
He captioned the image: "Album track listing. Pre-order goes up on Friday. (sic)"
The image has already had more than 100,000 'likes' from fans on the social media site.
He also posted on Twitter: "There is also a deluxe album with 4 extra tracks. Those are - Take it back, Even my dad does sometimes, Shirtsleeves and I see fire x (sic)"
Ed, whose new track 'Sing' from the album was played for the first time this week, had already revealed he's written a song called 'Don't' about an ex-lover, rumoured to be singer Ellie Goulding, who cheated on him in a hotel with his friend.
The lyrics include: "I never saw him as a threat, 'til you disappeared with him to have sex, and I'm downstairs at my party and you're upstairs doing that, that's disrespectful."
He adds: "We make money the same way ... you were looking for a lover to BURN."



Jessie J wasn’t embarrassed singing about God


Jessie J wasn't embarrassed about singing about her belief in God on her track 'Thunder'.
The 26-year-old singer, who spoke about her religious beliefs in the 2013 song, claims it felt normal to sing about God then and although she doesn't feel the same way now, she doesn't regret the song.
Jessie said: "Selfishly, you never think about how other people are going to take what you're saying. From day one, I've only ever sung about what's in my heart or what's in my head and those things change.
"You don't even realise until you come away from it and look back at it and go, 'Wow, that time when I did that and sang about that, that felt normal.' And now it doesn't. You're constantly changing."
She said she felt like it was the "right time" to sing about believing in God but she didn't want to be too specific so everybody could relate to the song.
She continued: "Not everybody believes in God, so everybody can listen to that song and take from it what they want, but I knew what it meant to me."
Jessie thinks it's important for artists to be themselves and sing about what they want to.
She added: "You only get one chance ... especially as an artist, I think it's so important what your life is made of."
Jessie J headlines UK Live festival on June 22, 28 and 29 in Sunderland, Ipswich and Weston-super-Mare. For tickets visit www.uklive.co.uk.

Michelle Collins can’t ‘bear’ to watch Cindy Beale role


Michelle Collins can't "bear" to watch herself in 'EastEnders'.
The 51-year-old actress, who played Ian Beale's scheming wife Cindy in the soap, has revealed she finds it difficult to watch old clips of her in the role as she is her "own worst critic".
She told Digital Spy: "I feel so far removed from it. Lots of people have been playing [clips] and it makes me cringe, actually. I think, 'Oh my God, I was terrible, I can't bear to listen to my voice!' I can't bear to watch it!
"I just think, 'Oh, I wish I could do it all again now.' It was a long time ago and I just feel, 'I'm not sure about that.' I am my worst critic ... I don't like hearing the sound of my voice at all. Especially when she's saying, 'Oh Ian!' "
Michelle recently quit her role as Stella Price in rival soap 'Coronation Street' and admits she would be open to reprising her role as Cindy in a charity sketch - despite the character being killed off.
She added: "I was asked to do a Children in Need sketch where Ian gets knocked over the head, gets a head injury, wakes up and Cindy's there. I really wanted to do it, but I wasn't allowed to do it because I was working.
"That would have been really good fun, to have just gone back for a moment to play Cindy again. But I don't know if I'd even know how to play Cindy again - it feels like it was a very different person. I'm not in 'Corrie' [now], so maybe I can do it next time!"