Written on February 25, 2011 by Lucy Coughlan
It’s official: U2 have confirmed they will play at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. In a video speech at the 2011 NME awards in London, BBC News reports that The Edge announced that the band would headline the Pyramid Stage on June 24, which is a Friday night.
U2 were set to play last year’s festival, but plans were shelved when Bono injured his back. Their much anticipated show this year will be the band’s debut at the festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset. Coldpla
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Written on February 24, 2011 by Dylan Ferguson
The English ‘Do It Like a Dude’ singer is a huge fan of the ‘Check it Out’ rapper and said she felt “honoured” when Nicki praised her.
She told MTV: “What can you say when someone like Nicki Minaj says that they’re in love with you? I am obsessed with her, I think that she is a superstar.
“To even have someone like her to take time out of her busy schedule to know someone like me is just an honour. I love you too, Nicki.”
Jessie, 22, said she would love to work with Nicki, as well as rapper Drake.
She said: “I think that Drake is amazing and I think that Nicki Minaj is stupidly sick – I would be honoured if either of them wanted to work with me.”
Jessie also today (24.02.111) confirmed she is bisexual, addressing the issue in an interview and on twitter.
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Written on February 22, 2011 by Koby Jeffery
Justin Bieber is set to pay publishing mogul Hugh Hefner a visit at his iconic Playboy Mansion – and he’s taking his father with him. Magazine entrepreneur Hefner took his fiancee Crystal Harris to see Bieber’s tour documentary Never Say Never on Valentine’s Day – and now the Baby hit-maker has asked Hefner if he can attend the raunchy palatial property and meet the infamous Playboy Bunnies. Hefner insists he will be happy to play host to the teen superstar and his father Jeremy. Speaking to CNN’s Piers Morgan, Hefner reveals, “Today we got news that Justin and his father want to come to the Mansion.” And it seems Bieber is set to be a popular visitor – Hefner’s fiancee Crystal Harris adds, “I want to meet Justin Bieber. I
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Written on February 21, 2011 by Koby Jeffery
Grammy-award winning rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith has made it into a runoff race for a Chicago City Council seat.
With all precincts reporting, the rapper had 20 percent of the vote, trailing incumbent Alderman Willie Cochran, who had 46 percent. Since no candidate got more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two advance to the runoff.
The rapper, who’s lived in Chicago for years, vowed to pick up support from three other candidates who did not make the runoff. He had received backing from the city’s powerful Chicago Teachers’ Union. His platform included bringing green business to the 20th Ward on the city’s South Side, which includes some of the poorest neighborhoods in Chicago.
Rhymefest won a Grammy in 2004 for co-writing “Jesus Walks” with Kanye West.
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Written on February 20, 2011 by Dylan Ferguson
MADRID — Spain’s economic crisis is forcing Barcelona’s Liceu opera house to delay the opening of its 2011-2012 season by a month and could lead to temporary layoffs at the famous theater.
The Liceu said Tuesday that cuts in subsidies by the Spanish Culture Ministry and the regional government of Catalonia have reduced its 2011-2012 budget to ?48.4 million ($66 million), down ?10 million ($14 million) from two years ago.
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