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Rapper 50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US. The music star, businessman and actor, reported in court papers that he has assets and debts in the range of $10m to $50m (£6.5m- £32m), according to the Wall Street Journal. The filing comes days after a jury ruled that he must pay $5m to a woman suing over a sex tape case. 50 […]
Click onto YouTube and you can see Beyoncé writhing on a pole, Nicki Minaj shaking her ample derriere, and Miley Cyrus straddling a giant wrecking ball, naked as the day she was born. But one band is boycotting the nudity and sexual choreography. And that band is Little Mix. "There's no need to do that kind of dancing," protests Jade Thirlwall. "Obviously, sometimes we do do a bit of sexy […]
5 Seconds of Summer have said that they are not having any pyrotechnics at their final concert at Wembley. Their concert on Saturday night was cut short when guitarist, Michael Clifford, was set on fire by pyrotechnics. Michael's hair and face were burnt but he has told fans via Twitter that he is "feeling loads better." He will join the band on stage tonight at the SSE Arena for their […]
Sam Smith says he's "so relieved" that he can speak again following his vocal cord surgery. In a recent interview he said he couldn't talk for three weeks. "It was horrendous. It was so bad. But I got through and everyone's been so amazing about it, so thank you." The singer had to pull out halfway through his Australian tour in April after suffering haemorrhages on his vocal cords and had […]
One Direction's publicist says reports that the band will be "taking a break" after their world tour is "pure speculation". Several newspapers suggest the group will "take a breather" after the second leg of their On the Road Again tour and recording their fifth studio album. The band's spokesperson the stories "aren't based on any facts" and says that the group is "excited" about plans. A statement from the group's […]
Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to crashing into a photographer's van while out with ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. It happened in August last year close to his father's Canadian home in Stratford, Ontario. A court heard how Bieber crashed his all-terrain vehicle (ATV) into a man who was taking photos of the "on-off" couple. There was then a fight, leading to the star's arrest on 1 September. On Thursday, Justin Bieber […]
Sam Smith has had successful surgery on his vocal cords at a hospital in America. Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said in a statement that he is expected to make a full recovery. The surgery was performed by Dr Steven Zeitels, who has carried out the same procedure on Adele, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Lionel Richie. According to the hospital, Smith's condition was the result of unstable blood vessels in […]
Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj top the nominations for this year's BET Awards with six nods each. Brown will compete twice in the video of the year category for his tracks Loyal and New Flame. Minaj is up for the top prize with Anaconda while Beyoncé and Lil Wayne follow with four nominations each. Beyoncé's 7/11 will also compete for video of the year, along with Big Sean's IDFWU and […]
Taylor Swift has swept the board at the Billboard music awards, winning eight of the 14 categories in which she was nominated. Among her prizes were best female artist, best streaming song for Shake It Off and the ceremony's top honour, artist of the year. British star Sam Smith won best new artist - and accepted his trophy using flash cards after having vocal surgery. But Kanye West was booed […]
