One Direction travel to Ghana and Japan, Olly Murs prepares to take on America.
One Direction to Start Shooting 3D Movie in Tokyo
One Direction will officially begin shooting their previously announced behind-the-scenes 3D film next weekend. The film, which will be released by TriStar Pictures on Aug. 30, 2013, is being directed by Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”), who confirmed at CES last week that production would begin in Tokyo over the weekend. The British boy band is set to perform two shows in Tokyo on Jan. 18 and 19 before bringing their world tour to the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
One Direction are currently rehearsing for the extended tour in London. Band member Niall Horan wrote on Twitter last week, “Rehearsals goin really well for tour! Settin down vocals and harmonies at the moment!” The musicians have refused to reveal which songs they’re currently practicing, though. “Unbelievable rehearsal with @JohnShoneKeys @JoshDevineDrums @SandyBeales and @GuitarManDan today!” Horan added over the weekend. “Sounding big… can’t tell ya which ones.”
Spurlock is producing the yet-untitled film along with Ben Winston, Adam Milano and Simon Cowell, who discovered the band on “X Factor” U.K. in 2010. The film will blend concert footage and the musicians’ behind the scenes tour life, presumably showcasing music from both the group’s debut, “Up All Night,” and their recent effort, “Take Me Home.”
Read more: Billboard
Konnichiwa! One Direction follow in the footsteps of The Beatles and sport matching red kimonos as they touch down in Tokyo
They may be 50 years behind, but it would seem One Direction are keen to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles.
After stepping off an 11-hour flight from the UK to Japan on Wednesday, the British mimicked the pop legends’ exact moves five decades ago by wearing traditional Japanese dress and being greeted by a mob of hysterical fans.
The quintet were all wearing matching bright red kimonos as they came through arrivals at Narita Airport in Tokyo, and were promptly met by a plethora of screaming women – much like the Fab Four some 50 years ago.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Gone Direction
Mystery as Zayn quits Japan interview
ZAYN MALIK has come up with a handy motto for 1D – “if the situation gets tricky, pull a sicky”.
The singer did a runner from a painful press conference in Japan yesterday after just 20 minutes.
Officially he had a bit of a sniffle following a long-haul flight and brutal jet lag.
But the previous night the boys had a tear-up in a karaoke bar that would make an interview in front of a wall of cameras seem like torture.
Read more: The Sun
Telly on Kards for Niall
IT’S only a matter of time before NIALL HORAN pops up on reality television.
He’s splashed £1.5million on an LA pad in the same gated complex as KIM KARDASHIAN’s parents.
And he’s already such good mates with KIM’s teenage half-sisters KENDALL and KYLIE JENNER they are desperate to stick him in their family’s string of TV shows.
A source said: “The guarded community where Niall lives when he’s in LA is a good investment – and it’s packed with celebrity neighbours.
“As well as the Kardashians, other residents include OZZY and SHARON OSBOURNE and JENNIFER LOPEZ.
“Niall wanted a permanent place in the States because ONE DIRECTION will be spending a lot more time there this year and he didn’t want to stay in a string of hotels.
“He’s made friends already with his Kardashian neighbours and the younger Kardashian sisters love him and his Irish accent. They’re already talking about getting him on the family’s reality shows and they think he’s sure to say yes because he would find it funny.”
Kim’s mum KRIS would love the ratings boost too.
Read more: The Sun
Aiming for stardom: White Eskimo – the Cheshire band Harry Styles left behind for One Direction
After joining One Direction Harry Styles has become one of the most famous popstars on the planet. But what about the band he left behind?
White Eskimo are now preparing to blaze their own trail with their brand of punk pop. And they are determined to do it without Harry.
Harry was the lead singer of the Cheshire-based band for seven months before bunking off school to audition for the X Factor. And now the teenage heartthrob is performing to millions of lovestruck fans and jetting around the world.
Former drummer Will Sweeny, 18, who is now the band’s frontman, queued up with Harry at the Old Trafford auditions for moral support, not suspecting that the audition would go on to change his best friend’s life forever.
Read more: Manchester Evening News
Britpop star Olly Murs to perform on ‘90210’ — EXCLUSIVE
Britpop star and former UK X-Factor contestant Olly Murs is heading to 90210.
In the episode, slated to air in April, Murs pops up to help Liam and Navid woo a pro-surfer. The singer will perform two songs — “Troublemaker,” his song featuring Flo Rida and “Right Place Right Time.”
Read more: Entertainment Weekly
Olly Murs is coming to America! He will perform “Troublemaker” on Kelly and Michael’s show on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Little Mix: ‘New music video showcases our personalities’
Little Mix have revealed details about their new music exclusively to Digital Spy.
Singer Jade Thirlwall said that the visual for their latest track ‘Change Your Life’ will showcase the group’s individual personalities.
Read more: Digital Spy
‘We wear the trousers’: Little Mix insist they’re in charge when it comes to their relationships as they open up in first ever US magazine interview
Funky and feisty, Little Mix are a girlband with attitude.
Their natural good looks and sassy style have secured them a blooming fanbase with more than 50million YouTube hits worldwide.
And it seems that the X Factor winners are set to big as bit a hit Stateside as this side of the pond, as they have just completed their first US magazine interview with Seventeen.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Who’s that guy? X Factor winner James Arthur arrives at rehearsals looking like a bona fide music star
When he first arrived at last year’s X Factor audition, he had little more than his guitar and the clothes on his back.
James Arthur’s journey from bed-sit lodger to X Factor superstar is well documented.
Having been crowned the winner of the ninth series of the show, the 24-year-old has been propelled far and above his humble origins in Middlesborough.
Read more: The Daily Mail
How much work has he had done? Rylan dyes his ginger beard black as he shows his vain side in Celebrity Big Brother
Rylan Clark might just be the vainest person ever to appear on Celebrity Big Brother.
The former X Factor contestant spent a long time trying to hide his ginger roots by dying his beard on Friday afternoon.
Rylan’s desire to change his looks and appear more youthful than he is have led him to use many different techniques.
Read more: The Daily Mail
I’ve got the new ‘Adella’: Simon Cowell wins fight to sign X Factor’s Ella Henderson
Music mogul aims to earn the singer millions and make her as successful as Adele
Simon Cowell has won the fight to sign X Factor’s Ella Henderson and aims to make her as successful as superstar Adele.
The music mogul will personally oversee the teen sensation’s career after landing her at Syco, the Sunday People has revealed.
He has vowed to make Ella, 17, a global star and millionaire before 2014 and give Someone Like You singer Adele, 24, a run for her money.
Read more: The Mirror
Si won’t return to X Factor
SIMON Cowell last night told fans he would NOT be returning to the X Factor.
Viewers wanted Simon, 53, to stage a comeback after last year’s lacklustre run.
But last night he revealed he had not found a way to juggle the show with being a judge on the US version.
At Britain’s Got Talent auditions in Cardiff, Simon was asked if he would be on the X Factor.
A source said: “Simon shook his head. People weren’t happy.”
Simon plans to change the judges’ panel with Tulisa Contostavlos set to go and Sharon Osbourne to return.
Read more: The Sun
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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Will.I.Am – Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears)
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2 James Arthur – Impossible
7 One Direction – Kiss You
18 Olly Murs – Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
21 One Direction – Little Things
41 One Direction – Live While We’re Young
53 Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
57 Little Mix – Wings
63 Olly Murs – Dance With Me Tonight
93 Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
Albums
1 Villagers – Awayland
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6 One Direction – Take Me Home
16 One Direction – Up All Night
20 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
32 Kelly Clarkson – GH – Chapter 1
47 Little Mix – DNA
73 Olly Murs – In Case You Didn’t Know
87 Susan Boyle – Standing Ovation
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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Will.I.Am – Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears)
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7 James Arthur – Impossible
9 One Direction – Kiss You
13 Olly Murs – Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
36 One Direction – Little Things
53 Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
68 One Direction – Live While We’re Young
85 Little Mix – DNA
90 Little Mix – Wings
99 One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
Albums
1 Les Miserables – Motion Picture Cast Recording
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11 One Direction – Take Me Home
17 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
33 One Direction – Up All Night
46 Kelly Clarkson – GH – Chapter One
48 Olly Murs – In Case You Didn’t Know
52 Little Mix – DNA
95 Rebecca Ferguson – Heaven
