Jonas Brother given piano for his birthday

Nick Jonas was given a piano for his 17th birthday.

The Jonas Brothers singer was delighted to be gifted the musical instrument as it brought back memories of writing one of the group’s songs.

Talking about the piano ' which was originally located at the Ontario hotel where the band filmed their movie 'Camp Rock’ - said: "It's actually the piano I wrote 'A Little Bit Longer' on. It's definitely got a special meaning for me. I originally wanted to get a plaque just to put on the piano when I got there saying that I wrote the song on, but the family just decided to get it for me.

"I think I'm going to put it in our office where our management team works. It's a nice piece of memorabilia with lots of meaning."

Nick, who turned 17 yesterday (16.09.09), admits he finds special occasions overwhelming because he doesn’t like being the centre of attention.

He added to People magazine: "I tend to keep things low-key for my birthdays in general. It's so much attention that it can be a bit much. But it's nice when people do things to celebrate."

Pixie Lott danced for Mika

PIXIE LOTT has revealed that she used to be one of Mika's backing dancers.

The singer, currently number one with her second single Boys And Girls, said she appeared in the star's video for Love Today in 2007.

And when the pair met again recently on a French TV show, Mika took the opportunity to sing her praises and congratulate her on her recent success.

According to midweek sales figures, Lott's album Turn It Up is expected to enter the Top 5 on Sunday.

Taylor Swift - You belong with me

The beautiful Taylor Swift is back with her latest single from her debut UK album - Fearless. 'You Belong With Me' is a leaning towards Suzanne Vega, allowing her vocals to dominate this mid-tempo track, just allowing a little country-twang to come through.

It's very commercial track, with subtle production allowing the singing to take the spotlight.

Good single from an up and coming star.

Jon Bon Jovi wades into Guitar Hero debate

JON BON JOVI has backed the protest by former Nirvana members over the use of Kurt Cobain's image in a new computer game.

The Bon Jovi singer said he understands why Cobain's former bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic are "dismayed and very disappointed" that Cobain's avatar can be used to play songs by other acts in Guitar Hero 5.

The Nirvana frontman, who committed suicide in 1994, can be used by players to perform a number of songs, including Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name.

Bon Jovi said: "I don't know that I would have wanted it either. To hear someone else's voice coming out of a cartoon version of me? I don't know. It sounds a little forced."

He said he was also approached by bosses at game giant Activision to appear alongside Cobain and Jimi Hendrix in the game, but refused.

He added: "I had the paperwork, they wanted me to be on that game and I just passed. But no one even broached the subject with me that I would be singing other people's stuff. I don't know how I would have reacted to that. I don't know that I would have wanted it either."

Avril Lavigne splits from husband

Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley have split.

Avril is said to have asked Deryck, who she wed three years ago, to move out of their Los Angeles mansion after calling time on their relationship.

A source told Us Weekly magazine: 'She dumped him and told him she was leaving him. She wants to move on. Divorce papers will be filed any day now.'

Sum 41 rocker Deryck is apparently 'crushed' by Avril’s decision, and was keen to work through their problems.

Avril, 24, is so determined to move on from the relationship she has decided to ditch the tracks from her forthcoming album which she worked on with Deryck.

A friend told the publication: 'She is going to do new songs that don't have his mark on them. She wants no trace of him.'

Rumours the couple’s marriage was in trouble have been circulating for months, with Avril often seen partying with friends without her husband.

In June, Deryck went to the Los Angeles premiere of 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' alone, while Avril spent a week holidaying in Saint-Tropez with pals.

Deryck, 29, was not present when Avril showed her new clothing collection at New York Fashion Week on Monday (14.09.09).

Deryck’s representative did not comment on the report, while Avril’s could not be reached.

New video from Jordin Sparks - S.O.S

Brown's mum loves Rihanna

Chris Brown's mother "loves Rihanna like a daughter".

Joyce Hawkins hasn't seen the 'Umbrella' singer since her son assaulted her in February, and she claims she misses her every day.

Joyce said: "I love Rihanna. She's like a daughter. She became family to us. She's spent Christmas with us for the last two years. I miss her a lot."

Chris attacked Rihanna in his car as they left a pre-Grammy Awards party, repeatedly punching her in the face and biting her arms.

He later pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to six months of community service, 12 months of domestic violence counselling and five years probation.

The judge also issued a restraining order which requires him to stay at least 100 yards from Rihanna for five years.

Chris - who recently admitted he was still in love with Rihanna - said the punishment was "fair".

But the rapper was not so pleased with talk show host Oprah Winfrey's Rihanna-inspired episode on domestic violence that aired earlier this year, claiming he found it insulting.

He complained to People magazine: "I commend Oprah on being like, 'This is a problem,' but it was a slap in my face. I did a lot of stuff for her, like going to Africa and performing for her school.

"She could have been more helpful, like, 'OK, I'm going to help both of these people out.' "

A spokesman for Winfrey replied: "Oprah is very appreciative that Chris Brown performed at her school, but she takes domestic abuse very seriously. She hopes he gets the counselling he needs."

Lady GaGa denies hermaphrodite rumours

Lady Gaga has branded claims she is a hermaphrodite "ridiculous".

The 'Poker Face' singer furiously denied rumours she has both male and female genitalia, insisting the speculation has gone beyond a joke.

The 23-year-old star told Australia's Matt and Jo radio show: "It's too low brow for me to even discuss. I've made fun of it before but to talk about it is ridiculous."

Gaga - whose real name is Stefani Germanotta - has previously made light of the claims, jokingly posting on a blog: "I have both male and female genitalia, but I consider myself a female."

Meanwhile, the outrageous star has revealed she spends her free time watching her own concerts on YouTube.

She said: "I like to watch my performances sometimes. I'm always trying to improve on choreography and the stage shows. I like to watch the lighting.

"I often argue with my lighting designer on the show - as much as I like to light the show for the room, it's important to light the show and design the sound for YouTube.

"In truth, lots of my fans can't make it to my shows in Israel or Germany or in Paris, so they go online to watch them."

Boy George working on new album

BOY GEORGE has reportedly revealed that he is working on a new album.

The former Culture Club star said that he is compiling a collection of cover songs which reflect his "personal journey and experiences".

Speaking to People, he said: "[I'm choosing songs that] feel [as if] it was written for you and these are the songs I'm planning to record.

"I'm choosing songs that speak to me and have lyrics that reflect my personal journey and experiences."

The singer, whose real name is George O'Dowd, also explained that he is scouring the internet for potential collaborators on upcoming dance track 'Yes We Can'.

He added: "I feel it's a very refreshing idea. I'm pretty excited to find artists through Talenthouse and see what people do with my song. Absolutely, I can't wait."

Tilykke Bill & Tom!

Gongrats Bill and Tom Kaulitz (from Tokio Hotel) they are turning 20 today! Enjoy your day guys and have a great party.

Kelly Osbourne embarrassed by rocker dad

Ozzy Osbourne cut off his daughter’s underwear while her friends watched.

Kelly Osbourne was left mortified as a teenager when the Black Sabbath rocker objected to the skimpy thong her mother Sharon had bought her and insisted on forcibly removing the garment.

Kelly said: 'One time, mum bought me thongs instead of big knickers. As I bent down, dad bellowed, 'Kelly, you’re wearing a thong, Kelly? Thongs are for wh***s.’

'I jumped out of my skin. He pinned me down and cut off my thong in front of my school friends. They were standing there, mouths wide open as this piece of material no bigger than a string of dental floss was yanked out of my jeans.

'I died of embarrassment and burst into tears. Mum was hunched over the sink, laughing her head off, screeching, 'Ozzy! No!’ '

The incident was not the only time Ozzy embarrassed Kelly in front of her friends – but the presenter insists she didn’t mind, even when he chased her pals round the family garden wearing just his pants.

The 24-year-old star explained in her autobiography 'Fierce’: 'Parents are parents and they embarrass you all the time. At my 13th birthday party, dad was really drunk, chasing everyone round in his underwear and a military hat.

'All my friends were screaming and running around. It was crazy fun.

'One time dad dressed as a werewolf and locked my friends in the garden shed. The kids were crying and mum had to call their parents to come and collect them.'

Kings of Leon to release remix album

KINGS OF LEON have reportedly revealed that they will release a remix album of their hits.

The band told Billboard that their back catalogue will be remixed by a host of artists for the new LP.

Drummer Nathan Followill said the record came about after he heard that Justin Timberlake and Pharrell had previously reworked some of the band's songs.

He said: "It's neat to have these people who we would've jumped at the chance to work with ourselves... coming to us before we even get a chance to ask them.

"It's amazing to hear your song played by these people who are so creative. Most of the time it takes me two or three listens to even wrap my head around, 'Oh man, that's our song'."

Mark Ronson is one of the names reportedly lined up for the album.

Followill also said the band want to be more adventurous on their next album.

He said: "There's stuff that sounds like Radiohead. There's stuff that sounds like Thin Lizzy. There's stuff that sounds like The Band."

Cobain to be posthumous computer star

KURT COBAIN is to feature in a new Guitar Hero videogame.

Bosses at gaming firm Activision have confirmed that the late Nirvana singer will be playable in Guitar Hero 5, which hits stores on 1 September (09).

Late stars Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Cash will also appear alongside an animated Shirley Manson and Matt Bellamy of Muse in the new game.

Nirvana tracks Smells Like Teen Spirit and Lithium - recorded at the band's final British shows in 1992 - will be among the tracks wannabe rockers can play along with.

Cobain’s widow Courtney Love and the tragic rocker's Nirvana bandmates all had to sign off on the idea before Activision could add the grunge-era singer/songwriter to the game.

Muse star feared 'end of the world'

Matt Bellamy has revealed that he stocked up on baked beans after reading conspiracy theories on the internet.

The Muse frontman was studying the theories as research for his band's new album The Resistance, but began to believe them.

He drove to the local food shop and bought 50 tins of beans, before going to a DIY store to buy an axe.

According to The Sun, Bellamy explained: "I read somewhere a seven-day blockade and the UK would run out of oil.

"Another seven days and we'd run out of food. That's why I bought the beans. The axe would chop firewood."

Bellamy added that his girlfriend had unsuccessfully tried to calm him down.

"She's Italian," he said. "They've seen it all there. The Roman Empire came and went. She's more laid back about history and politics. But to me it all feels so tenuous sometimes, especially in the UK. We are an island and are vulnerable."

Cyrus dad 'tries to be daughter's best friend'

Billy Ray Cyrus has revealed that he tries to be his daughter Miley's "best friend".

Speaking to CNN, the singer admitted that it was difficult balancing being a dad and a star.

"I just take it one step at a time and do the best I can," he said. "My dad was to me what I try to be to Miley, which is somewhat of a best friend.

"I try my best to be a good daddy and if she wants to talk about business or music I try my best to be a good manager. I try to be all of those things because that's what my dad was to me."

Billy Ray added that it was unlikely that Miley would cover his song 'Achy Breaky Heart', but explained that other singers have expressed an interest.

"There are some major stars who want to redo that song," he divulged. "I'm flirting with the idea. There's one cat in particular that if I told you who it was, it would blow your mind. But I've got to keep it under my hat right now."

Lott: 'I'd hate to be in a girlband'

Popstar Pixie Lott has said that she would hate to be in a girlband because she loves attention.

The 18-year-old 'Mama Do' singer said that she couldn't bear to share her stardom with a group of performers.

"I'd hate to be in a girlband, I don't want to share the song - or even the stage," she told FHM.

Meanwhile, the musician also expressed a passion for showing off her legs and revealed that she owns a pair of tight Swarovski crystals-covered pants.

"When I dress up, I like my legs to be free. You don't want everything out. But I definitely like to show off my legs," she said.

"Sometimes I wear a pair of sparkly pants covered in Swarovski crystals. But they're so tight I have to wrestle them on."

Lott releases her new single 'Boys And Girls' on September 7.

Happy B-day Strify!

Happy Birthday to Strify (Singer of Cinema Bizarre) he turns 21 today!

Kanye West’s 'bisexual freak stripper' girlfriend

Kanye West’s girlfriend Amber Rose is proud to be called a 'bisexual freak stripper'.

The model – who has rekindled her relationship with the hip-hop star after briefly splitting from him in February – insists her sexual preferences are nothing to be ashamed of.

She said: 'Yeah, they label me a bisexual freak stripper that f**ks Kanye on a daily basis. You know, 'Amber Rose, the f***ing bisexual, dyke, freak, whatever the f**k.’ To answer that, I’m extremely open with my sexuality. I can be in love with a woman, I can be in love with a man.'

The 26-year-old beauty insists she was always upfront with Kanye, 32, about her unconventional past.

She explained to Complex magazine: 'Kanye knew my life, so when it was, 'Oh Kanye, do you know she was a stripper, that she used to date girls?’ he was like, 'Tell me something I don’t know!’ '

The shaven-headed beauty was attracted to the 'Heartless’ rapper from their first meeting early last year, but says the pair were forced to keep their feelings under wraps because Kanye was engaged to fashion designer Alexis Phifer at the time.

She explained: 'I was always a huge fan of his but he had a fiancee, I wasn’t like, 'Ah, I’m going to get with Kanye.’ My intentions when I met Kanye were to just do his 'Robocop’ video, keep it very professional. But we really started to like each other. It just so happened that he started liking me and I started liking him. It’s not a publicity stunt, it’s just human beings, man. I love Kanye as a person, he’s a great person and he’s super-talented. I love him for a lot of different reasons.'

Katie Price comes clean to kids

Katie Price has finally told her children she has split from Peter Andre.

The glamour model – who raises three children, Harvey, seven, Junior, four, and two-year-old Princess Tiaamii, with the 'Behind Closed Doors’ singer – made the heartbreaking decision to explain their parents are no longer together after previously shielding them from the truth.

A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: 'She sat them down and told them that her and daddy still loved each other but they would no longer be living together.

'She was really kind and gentle with them. It broke her heart having to tell them.'

Katie, who is now dating cage fighter Alex Reid, also insists she is a good mother and only goes out when it’s Peter’s turn to look after the kids.

She said: 'I am trying so hard to help keep the routine of the children going through this period to ensure they are not affected in any way. I hear people say I am a bad mother as I never spend time with the children. I spend plenty of time with them, just not in public.

'When Pete has the children he does what he wishes to do with them and I keep myself busy with work, seeing friends and having breaks overseas. I have to keep myself busy otherwise I will go nuts.'

Since the split in May, Katie – also known as Jordan – has spent a wild week in Ibiza and openly frolicked with Alex during a trip to Spain.

Paramore to premiere ‘Ignorance’

'Ignorance’ is the first single taken from the forthcoming album 'brand new eyes’, and will be released September 14th, 2009

August 13th, 2009 – Multi-platinum selling rock band Paramore has teamed up with award-winning music video website www.muzu.tv to exclusively unveil their new video 'Ignorance’ to UK and Irish fans TODAY, Thursday, August 13th, 2009. The video can be viewed at: http://www.muzu.tv/paramore/ignorance-music-video/285029 .

To celebrate the premiere, Paramore is giving away concert tickets and personalised gold discs as prizes to two great competitions running on the band’s MUZU.TV channel. To watch the exclusive video and enter the competitions check out www.muzu.tv/paramore.

'Ignorance’ is the fist-pumpingly energetic first single from Paramore’s forthcoming third album 'brand new eyes’, which will be released on September 28th. Produced by Grammy Award-winner Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock, My Chemical Romance) and co-produced by the band, 'brand new eyes’ is the long-awaited follow-up to 2007’s US platinum certified, and UK gold certified, second album 'RIOT!’, which has now sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The new 12-track collection is unquestionably Paramore’s best and brightest album to date, fit to burst with all the exuberant melodies, breathless hooks, and irrepressible energy that has made the Nashville-based band one of the most popular rock outfits in recent memory.

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