X Factor UK Headlines for 04/19/15

04/19/2015 Mateja Praznik Headlines, X Factor UK 2

Crunch talks over One Direction’s future: Another stadium world tour in 2016 or solo directions? Ella Henderson is now the face of Batiste. Leona Lewis is ready for a comeback! Stereo Kicks are releasing their debut single! We know who is going to host the X Factor this year, but what about the judges?

Crunch talks over 1D future
ONE Direction will decide in the next fortnight whether to stay together for another world tour.

The remaining four lads will have talks with Syco boss Simon Cowell following Zayn Malik’s departure from the group.

I can reveal that a huge £50million deal is on the table for them to go on a stadium tour next year. It would be their fifth consecutive year on the road and their third doing stadiums.

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan will be asked to promote their next album – due out in November – as normal but after that the future of the band is uncertain.

Simon is determined to keep the boys together and hopes they will agree to tour again in 2016.
Read more: Daily Star

One Direction Releases First Zayn-Free Promo Picture & Everyone Looks Sad
Where do broken hearts go?

For all the teens who tweeted “Too soon!” when Amy Schumer joked about Hillary Clinton replacing Zayn Maik in One Direction during the MTV Movie Awards Sunday night, the above photo is sure to be another painful bump in the road to acceptance about Malik’s departure.

The band’s management site posted a new official photo of the band, and it’s just four super-sad lads. No one can bring themselves to smile, and really, why should they? They all look like they’ve spent the last hour listening to 1D ballads like “You & I,” and now just have a lot of feelings they don’t know what to do with. Stars! They’re just like us.
Read more: Billboard

Get Excited! One Direction Begins Writing New Album
One Direction have officially started work on their follow-up to 2014’s Four.

After releasing their first promo photo since Zayn Malik left the group last month, the now foursome is soldiering one and beginning work on new music. Liam Payne revealed the news on Twitter.

“1st day writing the album it’s gunna be a great day!” he tweeted, later adding, “Huge day of writing so excited the team never stop! Wonder what tomorrow’s writing will bring.”
Read more: Billboard

Niall Horan Enlists Golfer Rory McIlroy to Perform with One Direction: Get the Details!
After Niall Horan tried his hand at being a professional caddy last week (and rather famously fell over) during the Masters Tournament, now it’s pro golfer Rory McIlroy’s turn to play pop star.

Horan revealed that when he brokered the deal to caddy for McIlroy, the golfer agreed to perform with One Direction at a later date.

“That was part of the deal, if I went on the bag with him, he would come on stage and sing with us,” he said, noting that it’s McIlory’s choice about what song he performs when he takes the stage alongside the foursome.
Read more: Billboard

He’s got the whole package: Ed Sheeran claims One Direction heart throb Harry Styles is well-endowed
He’s one of the most revered heart throbs in the world – and Ed Sheeran has revealed a little too much information about the singer after claiming he is well-endowed.

The 24-year-old was recently asked by New Zealand’s The Edge radio show if he wrote the song Little Things about the 21-year-old singer’s private parts.

He told the reporter: ‘He [Harry] definitely hasn’t got a little thing, so no, I did not write Little Things about [his] little things.
Read more: Daily Mail

One Direction’s Liam Payne is upstaged by gorgeous girlfriend Sophia Smith as she wows in sheer pink dress at charity ball
As a member of the world’s biggest boyband, Liam Payne is the subject of crushes all over the world.

But he is devoted to his beautiful girlfriend Sophia Smith and the pair put on a tactile display at the Great Gatsby Charity Ball in London on Thursday.

Liam, 21, only had eyes for Sophia, who looked stunning in a sheer, blush pink dress while he opted for a light blue suit.
Read more: Daily Mail

Minus One Direction! Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan get bromantic at London charity gala… while Harry Styles remains in LA
They recently became a quartet when Zayn Malik made the shocking decision to walk away from One Direction but in London on Thursday night, the band became three, albeit temporarily.

While Harry Styles enjoyed some time off in Los Angeles, his bandmates Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson attended the Great Gatsby Charity Ball in London.

And the trio showed that Zayn’s departure has not affected the group, putting on a bromantic display with lots of hugs and laughter as the caught up on the red carpet.
Read more: Daily Mail

Story of his Life! Louis Tomlinson mobbed by crying fans as he captains side for Doncaster Rovers Legends game
He can’t go anywhere without being mobbed by his adoring army of fans, and Louis Tomlinon’s trip to his beloved football club on Sunday was no exception.

The 23-year-old arrived at Doncaster Rovers’ Keepmoat Stadium to be welcomed by a sea of fans, with many bursting into tears as soon as they spotted their idol.

The One Direction star is captaining a side for the Doncaster Legends game, which is honouring one of the clubs longest serving players, James Coppinger.
Read more: Daily Mail

Zayn Malik makes FIRST public appearance since quitting One Direction as he debuts new buzz cut at 5th annual Asian Awards with doting mother Trisha
Zayn Malik has been hitting the headlines for the past month after announcing his departure from One Direction.

But on Friday night he was putting the drama to one side at his first public appearance since the shock revelation, to take his mum Trisha to the Asian Awards at London’s Grosvenor hotel.

The only thing as talked about as the 22-year-old’s exit from the band, has been his ever changing hair over the years – now he’s rocking a buzzcut.
Read more: Daily Mail

Zayn Malik puffs on a cigarette alongside producer pal Naughty Boy… after thanking former One Direction bandmates in his winner’s speech at the Asian Awards
They were pictured working together a recording studio days after he sensationally left boy band One Direction.

And Zayn Malik and Naughty Boy were once again pictured hanging out together as they snuck in a quick cigarette break during the Asian Awards on Friday night.

The pair – who are thought to be working together on Zayn’s solo material – puffed away on cigarette’s and roll ups outside London’s Grosvenor hotel.
Read more: Daily Mail

Zayn Malik thanks One Direction as he accepts Asian Award

‘I was about to jump off a cliff’: Simon Cowell reveals his shock over Zayn Malik’s One Direction exit… but admits it was time for the singer to leave
It was one of the biggest musical walkouts ever.

So when Zayn Malik chose to leave One Direction after five years, it’s no surprise the man responsible for them – Simon Cowell – took the news pretty badly.

The music mogul has now opened up about the recent ordeal, telling James Corden on The Late Late Show that he was ‘about to jump off a cliff’ when he heard the news.
Read more: Daily Mail

Ella Henderson announced as the face of Batiste!
Dry shampoo is one of the best beauty inventions EVER. For lazy girls (and guys) it means they can dodge the shampoo for an extra day. It’s also incredible at adding texture to flat, limp locks. One girl who is all for dry shampoo is The X Factor star Ella Henderson…

The Ghost singer has been announced as the face/hair of Batiste, the UK’s #1 dry shampoo. Ella is the star of the Ready For It campaign (see fit piccy above), which also features her new Mirror Man single. A double Ella whammy!

She’s pretty happy about her new role as Batiste main babe, too.

“Batiste is my number 1 hit; I’m either in the studio or on stage, in a car or on a plane – often with little time to get ready. I can always count on Batiste to refresh and restyle my hair in one go; I know I’ll always be ready for wherever the day takes me.”
Read more: Heat World

Leona Lewis “I Am” (Official Album Cover)
The return to the music scene of Leona Lewis is a fact. Last year, after breaking her deal with Syco Music/Sony Music, the X Factor winner secured a new deal with rival Universal Music’s Island Records UK and Def Jam.

Since then she is working hard in the studio giving shape to what will be her fifth studio album called “I Am“, which is scheduled to be released this summer.

The lead single from the album is confirmed the Toby Gad-penned track “Fire (Under My Feet)“.
Read more: Ultimate Music

REVIEW: What a transformation – spectacular Leona Lewis stuns crowd at new album showcase
LEONA LEWIS is a woman reborn as she debuts her stunning new music and new look at a private show in London and performs the upcoming single Fire.

Happy? She might have sung about it, but Leona Lewis hasn’t always seemed it.

So, the beaming, dancing woman on stage at a private show in London was a revelation.

Promoting her new music – including the electrifying new single Fire – to a small crowd of family, friends and journalists, Lewis was a joy to behold.

The X Factor star has finally thrown off the shackles of an increasingly unhappy partnership with Simon Cowell’s record label, Syco, and the change in her is astounding.
Read more: Daily Star

Leona Lewis’s new album: Why you should be very excited for it
When Leona Lewis announced that she had left Simon Cowell’s Syco record label back in 2014 it came as a welcome surprise. The fans had been calling for her to leave the X Factor label for sometime after the messy release of third album Glassheart, which saw her sell a tiny fraction of what she is clearly capable of.

But not many – this writer included – thought she would ever jump ship. Leona was the original X Factor superstar. Before ‘Bleeding Love’, winners were seen as second-rate popstars with a two-album shelf life at best. ‘The Voice of an Angel’ crushed that perception, and helped Cowell sell the X Factor brand across the world, as well as opening the pathway for later international breakouts such as One Direction, Little Mix and Olly Murs.
Read more: Digital Spy

Leona Lewis signs to Def Jam in US and has an “ambitious” global plan
Leona Lewis has signed a new record deal with Def Jam in the US.

The star will release her fifth studio album I Am later this year, and her new label in the UK – Island Records – has outlined “ambitious” plans to make it a success across the world.

“Her voice was enough reason to do the deal,” Island Records president Darcus Beese told Music Week. “We’re going to be as ambitious as we can [with the new album campaign].

“She’s on Def Jam in America and they are very passionate about the record as well. We are internationally ambitious for the record, but I know that [the work] very much starts here in our own back garden.

“If the US has some semblance of success, then we can start joining the dots globally.”
Read more: Digital Spy

Stereo Kicks “Love Me So” (Official Single Cover)
Stereo Kicks (previously New Boy Band) are an eight-piece boy band consisting of Barclay Beales, Chris Leonard, Tom Mann, James Graham, Reece Bibby, Jake Sims, Casey Johnson and Charlie Jones.

The band was formed during the eleventh UK series of The X Factor. After participating in the talent show the guys started working on what will be their first studio album due to be released later this year.

Their first and proper debut single is called “Love Me So” will be released on digital retailers on 21 June 2015 via James Grant Music.
Read more: Ultimate Music

Little Mix’s new single is called “Black Magic”
We must be ready Mixers! The time has come. The girls of Little Mix are ready to start the promotion of their highly-awaited third studio album, scheduled to be released this fall via Syco and Columbia Records.

The new single is called “Black Magic” and it’s scheduled to be released in May as the first taste of the album. The girls plan to shoot the official music video next week in Los Angeles.

The single’s title was confirmed by Leigh-Anne’s mom on Twitter using the hashtag #MixersAreExcitedForBlackMagic. She delete the tweet after a while.
Read more: Ultimate Music

Union J’s Josh Cuthbert Doing ‘Fine’ After Car Accident in London
Union J singer Josh Cuthbert was in a car accident in London on Sunday (Apr. 12).

The singer was with his model girlfriend, Chloe Lloyd, at the time of the incident. According to TMZ, the couple was in his Mercedes when the driver in front of them hit the brakes, Cuthbert couldn’t stop his vehicle in time and the cars hit. Photos posted online show the front of the car completely crushed.

According to the report, Cuthbert and Lloyd suffered from soft tissue injuries to their neck, as well as some bruises.

Cuthbert has since taken to Twitter to address the report and let his fans know he’s doing fine.
Read more: Billboard

It’s official! Olly Murs and Caroline Flack replace Dermot O’Leary on X Factor… and become first duo to host the UK show
Dermot O’Leary’s days as X Factor host came to an end last month when he quit the show after eight years at the helm.

And after weeks of speculation, it has now been officially confirmed that Olly Murs and Caroline Flack will take over from him on the ITV show.

In a statement released to MailOnline, Olly said: ‘I’m incredibly excited and proud to be returning to The X Factor alongside Caroline. I love the show and it kick-started my career in music which has given me the opportunity to do what I love.’
Read more: Daily Mail

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini to get ‘£2 million contract to return to The X Factor judging panel’.. but Mel B and Louis Walsh ‘aren’t re-signing’
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini will reportedly get £2 million to return to The X Factor.

The former Girls Aloud star is said to have been offered £500,000 extra to rejoin to the show for another series after making her comeback in 2014 after a four year hiatus.

‘Mel and Louis almost certainly aren’t re-signing, but Simon knows Cheryl is a huge draw,’ a source told The Sun.
Read more: Daily Mail

X Factor 2015 judges: Is Tulisa about to re-join the panel?
Tulisa Contostavlos could be set to make a comeback to The X Factor 2015.

Bookies Paddy Power have revealed this afternoon that they’ve been forced to suspend betting on this year’s X Factor panel after a series of very suspicious bets placed throughout the day.

This morning a customer from Manchester attempted to stake £500 on Tulisa at 33/1 and in the last few minutes another punter asked for a whopping £1,200 on Cheryl Cole at odds of 2/5.
Read more: TellyMix

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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Wiz Khalifa – See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)
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23 Olly Murs – Up (feat. Demi Lovato)
44 Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song
58 Olly Murs – Seasons
71 G.R.L. – Ugly Heart
73 Ella Henderson – Ghost
99 Fifth Harmony – Worth It (feat. Kid Ink)

Albums
1 Villagers – Darling Arithmetic
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12 Olly Murs – Never Been Better
25 Shayne Ward – Closer
55 Ella Henderson – Chapter One
82 One Direction – Four

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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Wiz Khalifa – See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)
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30 Kelly Clarkson – Heartbeat Song
38 Olly Murs – Up (feat. Demi Lovato)
70 Olly Murs – Seasons
87 Ella Henderson – Ghost
90 Ben Haenow – Something I Need
91 Luke Friend – Hole In My Heart

Albums
1 Paul Simon – The Ultimate Collection
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17 Shayne Ward – Closer
24 Ella Henderson – Chapter One
26 Olly Murs – Never Been Better
59 Kelly Clarkson – Piece By Piece
60 Olly Murs – Right Place Right Time
66 Rebecca Ferguson – Lady Sings The Blues
88 One Direction – Four

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I recently graduated from the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In my free time I like to read books, watch TV and listen to music. I'm also a huge cat lover. I cover X Factor UK for MJsBigBlog.com.
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