X Factor UK Headlines for 03/30/14

James Arthur compares himself to “exploited” Blackfish killer whale. Matt Cardle reveals that his elder sibling forced him to seek rehab help. Simon Cowell set to axe ‘boring’ Bootcamp stage.

James Arthur compares himself to an “exploited” killer whale and blasts the publicity team behind his tweets
Oh, and he also made a dig at Paul Potts. On the same night. Maybe time to give it a rest, eh Arthur?
On Sunday night James Arthur launched into another one of his infamous Twitter outbursts.

The X Factor winner posted a string of messages where he compared himself to an exploited killer whale and slammed the promo team who are behind some of his tweets.

The outspoken 26-year-old star likened himself to Tilikum – the whale that pulled SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau into its tank and drowned her, and was the subject of the controversial documentary Blackfish.

Speaking in relation to his upcoming mixtape All The World’s A Stage, he posted: “I would like the front cover to be a drawing of the killer whale/Orca from sea world who features in the documentary “Blackfish” TILIKUM.

“Ideally I’d like him to be attacking a crowd of people, lashing out after being exploited. Include my name and the title of the mixtape.”

The Impossible singer, who only just recently took to Twitter to have a moan about lack of radio play, also blasted his promo team, saying they were “embarrassing”.
Read more: The Mirror

“I meant no offence”: James Arthur explains tweets about Paul Potts after hitting out at his promo team
The X Factor winner went on another Twitter outburst on Sunday, where he compared himself to an exploited killer whale and slammed his promo team
James Arthur has apologised to Paul Potts after mentioning the singer’s name while slamming his promo team on Twitter.

X Factor winner James let his social media motor-mouth do the talking (again) when he compared himself to an exploited killer whale – before asking fans to send in album artwork showing a whale attacking a crowd.

But, not stopping there, he then slammed his promo team (and in a roundabout way Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts) by writing: “HQ please stop writing things like “we think you would #LOVE This and that” or “everybody #GETDOWN and buy this..” It’s embarrassing.

“Stick to promoting Paul Potts please. Thanks. #LOVE.”

He added: “The job is now going to an actual fan. Who wants the HQ job? #LOVE.”

We can just guess how many requests he got for THAT job.

Paul quickly wrote back: “You’re a talented guy and ur music is great. But you’re not an amateur anymore. Criticising ur promotion team openly on here… isn’t the best idea.”

He added: “Their wages come out of your budget and there will come a time when you need them more than they need u.”
Read more: The Mirror

James Arthur fans create ‘oppressed killer whale album artwork’ in response to star’s bizarre remark
He launched into another infamous Twitter outburst on Sunday – and finished by asking fans to send album artwork ideas showing a whale attacking a crowd
After James Arthur launched into another Twitter outburst on Sunday – where he compared himself to an exploited killer whale – we didn’t know quite how to react.

But his ‘Jarmy’ of fans certainly did.

The X Factor winner posted a string of messages where he compared himself to an exploited killer whale and slammed the promo team who are behind some of his tweets.

But the outspoken 26-year-old finished by asking his fans to send in new artwork for his upcoming album All The World’s A Stage.

He tweeted: “I would like the front cover to be a drawing of the killer whale/ Orca from sea world who features in the documentary “Blackfish” TILIKUM.”

“Ideally I’d like him to be attacking a crowd of people, lashing out after being exploited. Include my name and the title of the mixtape.”

Fans have stormed the star’s social media page ever since with some very impressive drawings indeed.
Read more: The Mirror

James Arthur: where did it all go wrong? The rise and fall of The X Factor’s Mr Angry
The kind of people who tweet the word “haters” when anyone points out that the singer they like is a dick will be delighted to hear we’re writing about James Arthur again. A man we all thought would turn out to be a dull, over-earnest, but respectably talented X Factor winner has turned out to be a walking morality play about modern celebrity. By his every oafish action, the James Arthur character teaches us that instant fame is a poisoned chalice. But it’s a chalice you’ll keep drinking from to try and get rid of the poisonous taste. James Arthur is making these very public, very stupid mistakes so you don’t have to. Watch and learn from his career so far…

From about 2005, James Arthur began playing in various Middleborough bands with names like Moonlight Drive and Emerald Sky. Every town has bands called that, don’t they? He gigged and self-released CDs and posted music online. THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU WANT A CAREER IN MUSIC

In 2012 James Arthur auditioned for The X Factor THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU WANT A CAREER IN MUSIC AS WOULD SEEM OBVIOUS NOW GIVEN THE EVIDENCE

During the live X Factor shows James Arthur sang a version of LMFAO’s bloody horrible Sexy And I Know It that was completely ripped off a version on YouTube by someone called only1Noah. When people pointed this out, James Arthur got all shitty about it and tweeted “Btw doesn’t everyone know I was putting a spin on Noah’s version? It had 13.something million hits! Was I supposed to state the obvious?” THIS IS NOT HOW TO RESPOND TO AN ACCUSATION OF PLAGIARISM
Read the whole story on Holy Moly!

EXCLUSIVE: ‘My brother saved my life’: X Factor winner Matt Cardle reveals that his elder sibling forced him to seek rehab help
British chart-topper Matt Cardle has revealed that his elder sibling was instrumental in successfully overcoming his alcohol and prescription drug addiction.

The 30 year-old, who releases his new single ‘Hit My Heart’ on April 6th, detailed in an exclusive interview with MailOnline that his older brother Dominic was the driving force behind his recovery.

The news comes on the eve of Matt’s month-long UK tour, which begins on April 1st and includes a date at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
Read more: Daily Mail

Ella Henderson stands a good chance of conquering 2014
Main points:

1. We heard Single One recently and hold onto your hats because it is really rather remarkable. It’s a dramatic, stylish belter called ’Ghost’. The song is all about Ella going down to the river (!) to “wash all the pain” and exorcise the ghost of a former beau. Ella co-wrote it with Ryan Tedder, who certainly knows one end of a pop single from the other. The tempo is perkier than you were probably expecting, and it’s a proper move-aside-everyone-here-comes-a-popstar debut single.

2. Single Two and Single Three are both excellent as well. We can’t tell you their names for complicated music business reasons but they are properly big. One of them, a thundering mid-tempo extravaganza, sounds so much like a triumphant X Factor performance that you can almost smell the fireworks. The other is a crunchy, sparkily-produced ballad that everyone will find quite inspiring and emotional. The brief seems to have been ‘smart, modern-sounding and non-boring mid-to-downtempo’, and it works brilliantly.

3. The whole ‘Ella Henderson conquers the charts and leaves everyone else cowering’ campaign is going to kick off next month when ‘Ghost’ goes to radio.
Source: Popjustice

Union J’s new album will have a bit of a “country twist” apparently
Union J reckon their forthcoming second album has a bit of a “country twist to it”.

Having a chat with Capital FM, George had this to say about it all: ”[It’s] up tempo. It’s kind of got a country twist to it. If you can imagine Taylor Swift meets Little Mix meets Union J.”

Yes, imagine.
Source: Popjustice

‘I am a massive fan of Whitney Houston!’ Alexandra Burke succeeds Beverley Knight in lead role in The Bodyguard musical
Former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke is joining West End musical The Bodyguard to take on the role made famous by Whitney Houston in the film version.

The singer takes over from Beverley Knight, who currently plays the role of superstar Rachel Marron, in June.

‘I couldn’t be more excited about joining the cast of The Bodyguard and to play the iconic role of Rachel Marron will be a dream come true,’ Alexandra gushed. ‘I am a massive Whitney Houston fan so to be given the opportunity to play a role made famous by her every night will be a real privilege.’
Read more: Daily Mail

KNOT on the market anymore! Union J’s Jaymi Hensley poses with fiancé Olly Marmon for Attitude magazine’s gay marriage issue
He is an eligible member of an X Factor boyband. But Union J’s Jaymi Hensley is proudly off the market – and this month’s edition of Attitude magazine proves it.

The chart star, 24, can be seen posing with his partner, Olly Marmon, to mark the monthly title’s gay marriage edition, which coincides with the implementation of recent changes to UK law.

As the clock strikes 12 on the eve of Saturday 29 March gay couples will be able to wed in the first ever ceremonies in England and Wales.
Read more: Daily Mail

School’s NOT out: Teachers remain ‘vigilant’ as One Direction film new video on windy Clevedon Pier… prompting mass hysteria amongst local pupils
Teachers at local schools in the otherwise sedate town of Clevedon were asked to remain vigilant on Monday as One Direction breezed in to film a new music video.

The jet-setting band was shooting the new promo on Clevedon Pier – a Grade I listed piece of architecture once described by former poet laureate John Betjeman as the ‘most beautiful pier in England.’

But as freezing winds tore across the desolate structure band-mates Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson looked less than impressed.
Read more: Daily Mail

One Direction unveil second fragrance ‘That Moment’ as album is named GLOBAL bestseller of 2013
When One Direction’s debut fragrance, Our Moment, was launched in August 2013 it broke records to become the fastest-selling fragrance of the year.

Its huge success – which saw one bottle fly off the shelves every minute in the run-up to Christmas and reported sales of £72m – has inspired One Direction to launch a second offering.

Directioners will be thrilled to know that Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Niall Horan have announced the release of their latest special edition fragrance, That Moment.
Read more: Daily Mail

Fancy seeing you here! Caroline Flack and Harry Styles reunite at One Direction hair stylist’s book launch
Their romantic relationship divided opinion because of their 14-year age gap, but now Caroline Flack and Harry Styles are safely in the friend zone.

So when they both stepped out to support hairdresser Lou Teasdale at her book launch, clearly there wouldn’t be any awkwardness.

Leaving separately from the bash held at Ace hotel on Tuesday night, Caroline, 33, and Harry, 20, no doubt got the chance to properly catch up as they headed to Shoreditch House.
Read more: Daily Mail

Up All Night? Harry Styles looks bleary-eyed as he and the One Direction boys arrive for rehearsals… but there’s no sign of Zayn
They had hit singles like Up All Night, Midnight Memories and Live While We’re Young – and it looks like the One Direction boys are living up to their work.

Harry Styles arrived at a rehearsal studio in London on Wednesday morning looking a little bleary eyed after partying the night away at his friend Lou Teasdale’s DIY beauty book, The Craft, on Tuesday evening.

Alongside Harry, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson were all spotted arriving at the studios – but there was no sign of Zayn Malik.
Read more: Daily Mail

One Direction land multi-million-pound deal to release a second perfume
Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne have a new project that’s not to be sniffed at
Are you ready, girls?

Those cheeky One Direction boys are about to go all Action Man on you. The lads have landed another multi-million-pound deal to release a second fragrance and it’s been given a Mission: Impossible-style makeover.

Today Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne will be attempting their best Tom Cruise impressions as they shoot the promo video for the scent.

I’m told: “The premise is that the boys are stealing the bottles of perfume from a vault –so they’re going to be dangling from the ceiling on wires with huge explosions going off around them.”
Read more: The Mirror

She’s got the glow: Pregnant Sam Bailey looks luminous after ‘stunning’ performance on Loose Women
Sam Bailey is showing no signs of slowing down her hectic work schedule, despite being three months pregnant with her third child.

The 36-year-old singer looked glowing as she left the Loose Women studios in London on Thursday, after performing the single which is the title track of her new album, Power Of Love.

Sam looked like she had got pregnancy chic down to a T as she arrived for her performance on the show in a black long sleeved top which had lace and sheer paneling, slim-fit jeans and a wool and leather mix jacket.
Read more: Daily Mail

Sam Bailey celebrates her chart success with a food fight at G-A-Y… but admits she finds it ‘heartbreaking’ being away from her kids
Sam Bailey prematurely celebrated her album success with a nightclub food fight on Saturday night.

The former X Factor winner was presented with a huge cake at G-A-Y in central London to toast her debut album The Power of Love reaching the charts – but the evening descended into chaos when the 36-year-old star and nightspot owner Jeremy Joseph had a comical cake fight.

The pair were seen completely covered in icing and sponge after throwing parts of the colossal calorific treat at each other in her dressing room, and Jeremy later took to his Twitter account to joke that Sam wore cake ‘so well’.
Read more: Daily Mail

SHINER bright like a diamond! Matt Cardle sports impressive black eye at press night of X Factor musical I Can’t Sing
X Factor victor Matt Cardle has certainly taken a shine to the new X Factor musical I Can’t Sing.

The 30 year-old chart-topper sported a dramatic black eye when he appeared at the West End show’s press launch in central London on Wednesday.

The acclaimed singer was reunited with peers from the ITV talent series, which he famously won under the guidance of Dannii Minogue in 2010.
Read more. Daily Mail

Singing Simon: ‘The X Factor’ Inspires a West End Musical
Many “American Idol” alums, including Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis and “Spamalot’s” Clay Aiken, have performed on Broadway, but there hasn’t been a big-budget “American Idol” musical… yet. Instead, that honor goes to former “Idol” judge Simon Cowell’s other singing show, Britain’s “The X Factor.”

So, would you pay £40 (roughly $70) to see a fake singing Simon on the West End stage? Many British theatergoers did just that on Wednesday night, when “I Can’t Sing! The X Factor Musical” opened at the London Palladium. And according to several U.K. theater critics, it was sterling well spent.

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