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Aussie pop star Dannii Minogue is set to put pen to paper for a new autobiography. The 38-year-old singer rose to fame Down Under after appearing on a string of TV shows in the 1980s, before she made a foray into the world of music in the 1990s. In 2007 she made ...

Paula Abdul won’t be hosting a reboot of Star Search after all. Rumors have been abuzz this week that the former American Idol judge would front a revival of the popular TV talent show that originally aired between 1983 and 1985, but the deal did not go through, according to Reuters.com. “A ...

How many times have you asked yourself, "What if Hot Chip were a sexy boy band instead of kinda nerdy guys with glasses?" And, "What if their shows involved cross-dimensional attacks by fire-breathing sorcerers?" Well, you're in luck, because the video for One Life Stand's latest ...

Cheryl Cole could be heading Stateside to judge The X Factor. The Girls Aloud beauty is well on her way to signing a $2.2million deal with the US version of Simon Cowell’s popular UK talent show, according to new reports out of Britain. She’s been laying low since announcing the ...

Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole is said to have spent Mother’s Day planning her future with her mother. Cheryl’s love cheat husband Ashley blamed Joan Tweedy, 49, as the one who caused the marriage to crumble, after the singer decided to move her in with them. The footie ace, who has never ...

Simon Cowell has hit back at rock legend Sting for dissing the music mogul’s reality singing contests as “televised karaoke.” Last November, the former Police frontman blasted Cowell, claiming the acid-tongued Brit was exploiting talentless wannabees, who are then “humiliated” in a bid to boost television ratings on “preposterous” shows like ...

Paula Abdul waltzed away from a $2 million offer to replace Samantha Harris as co-host of the upcoming 10th season of Dancing With The Stars. Despite the sweet deal, ABC producers failed to get the ex-Idol judge to sign on the dotted line, according to a report featured in the ...

Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole is said to have finally spoken out after keeping mum ever since she announced her split from her footie ace hubby Ashley. Cheryl, 26, who was in Copenhagen before her appearance on Danish X Factor, revealed that she was rocking. “Everything’s good. I’m okay. I’m rocking ...

Simon Cowell has turned X Factor beauties Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke into stars but can’t listen to their hits on his iPod – because he doesn’t know how to use one. “I keep getting given iPods and I don’t know how to use them,” the Daily Star quoted Cowell, ...

British television personality Sharon Osbourne has penned a first person editorial on fame in the 21st century as she anticipates the release of her debut novel, Revenge, hitting shelves this week. The wife of rock star Ozzy Osbourne managed to parlay that notoriety into a career as a music manager ...

Singer Leona Lewis has confessed despite sharing a bond with mentor Simon Cowell, she continues to be scared of his comments. The 24-year-old star, who won Cowell’s UK TV talent show ”The X Factor” in 2006, said she gets the jitters thinking about his reaction to her recording material. “He didn”t come ...

Dannii Minogue will no longer be a part of the auditions for the new X Factor series due to her pregnancy. The talent show judge, who is expecting her child with ex-rugby player Kris Smith, confirmed her withdrawal when asked about her appearance on the show. “If they”re auditioning in the hospital ...

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has bagged the Outstanding Contribution gong at the Elle Style awards. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife Sarah honoured the 39-year-old catwalk queen for her 25-year career and her work as global patron of The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA), which promotes safe pregnancy. Sarah introduced Campbell at the central ...

Simon Cowell’s mother has revealed she was dumbstruck when her son told her he was getting married. Widow Julie, 84, was said to have given up on hopes of seeing her 50-year-old son tie the knot. The shocked mother thought the music mogul was joking when he said he was ready to ...

Celebrity gossip Perez Hilton has been vocal about his desire to take over judging duties for mean-mouthed music mogul Simon Cowell when the Brit leaves American Idol this May, and in a press call with The Associated Press on Thursday, Cowell seemed to co-sign Hilton’s campaign. Simon says that Hilton, ...

It has emerged that raiders, who had broken into the mansion X Factor co-judge Cheryl Cole shares with her footie ace husband Ashley, had been after her two 310,000 pounds wedding rings. The Chelsea star, who was home when the incident took place, woke up as a window was forced in ...

Simon Cowell has hinted that Oasis star Noel Gallagher may replace him as judge on the next ‘American Idol.’ The TV mogul said that Gallagher is funny and can fill in his shoes. “I know Noel quite well. I like him. He is very funny and a brilliant songwriter – it’’s a ...

American Idol just finished selecting the Top 24 — and Simon Cowell is already talking about what he’d like to see during his final season on the TV talent show. “I think we should have Lady Gaga,” Cowell told reporters on a Thursday afternoon conference call. “She is the most relevant ...

Oprah thinks ousted American Idol judge Paula Abdul’s got the stuff to be the new “Queen of Talk” — at least that’s the word from National Enquirer Gossip Guy Mike Walker. With Oprah set to say “Happy Trails” to her long-running talk show in September 2011, stay-at-home moms are already ...

Music mogul Simon Cowell is said to have presented his girlfriend Mezhgan Hussainy with a huge diamond ring which he placed on her engagement finger. Cowell, 50, surprised his girlfriend with the giant rock as they dined alongside his old flame Jackie St Claire and her husband Carl Michaelson at Mr ...