Matt Cardle parts ways with Columbia. Marcus Collins faces label axe? Simon Cowell pays One Direction’s phone bill. Jedward to perform in 1st Eurovision semifinal on Tuesday.
It looks like Matt Cardle, X Factor UK season 7 winner and credible artist™ parted ways with his record label, Columbia UK.
Readers of The People posted this paragraph online:
I HEAR MATT CARDLE has parted company with his label Columbia following the end of his contract. The X factor 2010 winner who had a number one hit with his debut When We Collide, is currently in Los Angeles where he is recording new material. Matt, 29 wants to take his career in a different direction. A source close to the Essex hottie told me: “Everyone wishes him well.”
TellyMix picked up the story, but nothing is confirmed yet.
ETA: Matt confirms he is no longer with Columbia.
Matt Cardle ?@matt_cardle_uk
I have parted ways with columbia records, we were heading in different directions, big news coming soon…. So excited! : ) love you all xx
Who else is also in trouble? Last year’s runner-up, Marcus Collins. His hastily put together debut album didn’t sell much. Read the story here.
One Direction will headline iTunes Festival on September 20th.
You’re playing with the big guns now! One Direction to headline this year’s iTunes Festival
It’s a festival that has seen hosted music greats such as the Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Paul Weller and Oasis.
And despite being the runners-up of a TV talent show, One Direction have now firmly cemented themselves among their idols as they get set to headline this year’s iTunes Festival.
The X factor boyband were among a number of acts announced today on the line-up for the festival which takes place at Camden’s Roundhouse in London.
Read more: The Daily Mail
1D phone home: One Direction rack up £14,000 mobile bills on tour of US and Australia
They racked up the astronomical charges as they logged on to Twitter and Facebook as well as phoning and texting home
Read more: The Mirror
One Direction fans never take time off! Boyband are mobbed as they arrive at the airport despite it being midnight
They’re known for having some of the most dedicated fans in the world, and last night One Direction’s followers proved this point.
The young boy band were met by a hoard of screaming girls as they arrived at Heathrow airport despite it being midnight.
The excited females clearly had an inkling that the X Factor stars would be arriving so late, and made sure they were there to greet them.
Read more: The Daily Mail
One Direction’s Zayn Malik and Little Mix star Perrie Edwards sneak out of her home after ‘late night sleepover’
After enjoying a cinema date recently it appears that One Direction’s Zayn Malik and Little Mix star Perrie Edwards enjoyed a sleepover last week.
The pop duo were seen leaving her London home early in the morning last Wednesday suggesting they may well have enjoyed an all-night rendezvous.
Perrie, who has denied dating the boy band heartthrob in the past, was seen beaming at Zayn as the pair exited her house.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Forget the cougars! Harry Styles ‘dates Inbetweeners star Emily Atack… and it’s serious’
He has become known for his love of the older woman, but One Direction’s Harry Styles has started dating a girl much nearer his own age – Inbetweeners star Emily Atack.
Singer Harry, 18, and former Dancing On Ice star Emily have reportedly been seeing each other since the floppy haired heartthrob returned from Australia with One Direction.
And in news that will break millions of teenage girls hearts, pals of the singer said it is Harry’s first serious relationship since splitting from Caroline Flack.
Read more: The Daily Mail
‘You learn who cares for you when you’re at your most vulnerable’: Rebecca Ferguson looks glum as she hobbles on crutches with a broken leg
With a broken leg, Rebecca Ferguson is understandably more dependent on friends and family right now than usual.
But the singer hinted that someone close to her had let her down this week.
The X Factor runner-up, 25, tweeted a quote that was rather telling, given her current injury: ‘You learn who cares for you when your (sic) at your most vulnerable, never tolerate the uncaring.’
Read more: The Daily Mail
Rebecca Ferguson: next she takes Manhattan
Rebecca Ferguson was never your typical X Factor finalist. As the Liverpool mother of two hits America, Jude Rogers joins her for shoe-shopping and ‘a proper brew’
The first thing you notice about Rebecca Ferguson is her voice. “D’youse want a drink?” she says, tottering across the room in 7in Louboutins. “I’ve got cold drinks – but do you fancy a tea or coffee?” Her accent is thick scouse, her tone gently concerned. It’s not quite what you’d expect from a 25-year-old pop star, especially in a hotel suite high above misty Manhattan. “A proper brew,” she approves when I ask for tea.
But then Ferguson is not your typical X Factor stock. In 2010 the mother of two, an unusually shy competitor, came runner-up in the show. Hers is an astonishing voice – bluesy and husky, characterful and deep. She signed to Epic soon after, and got picked up by a publicity team that also looks after Yoko Ono and Kate Bush, but her success has been oddly mixed: the last two singles flopped, but her debut album Heaven, released six months ago, is now nearing double platinum status.
Read more: The Guardian
Not your average mannequins! Little Mix pretend they’re in a shop window as they pose for latest magazine shoot
They’re used to dancing onstage and being energetic but it seems that Little Mix will jump at the chance to stand still.
The foursome did their best mannequin impressions for their latest magazine photoshoot and appeared to have enjoyed it.
Looking a bit more glamorous than your usual models in a shop window, the X Factor winners pouted for the camera in an array of trendy outfits.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Want a kiss from JLS? Join the back of the queue! 15,000-strong waiting list as boy band’s perfume goes on sale today
The Fragrance Shop sells 100,000 bottles in first two hours
Read more: The Daily Mail
Alexandra Burke Interview “Her Journey Thus Far”
Eurovision Song Contest: Jedward – Waterline (Ireland) 2nd rehearsal and backstage
‘It’s dull and boring’: Louis Walsh says he ‘hates’ The Voice… and lets slip that there’s no love lost between Simon and will.i.am
He’s never been one to hold back on his opinions, and Louis Walsh isn’t stopping now.
The X Factor judges has let rip at rival talent show The Voice, saying he ‘hates’ it and calling the programme ‘dull and boring’.
‘I’m so glad that Britain’s Got Talent is beating The Voice,’ the 59-year-old tells Heat magazine.
Read more: The Daily Mail
‘I’m driven by revenge’: Simon Cowell reveals how getting his own back on his enemies spurs him on in business
He has risen from the ashes of bankruptcy to accumulate a £200 million fortune.
And X Factor supremo Simon Cowell has admitted that his meteoric rise to the top of the music industry was prompted not by a simple love of money – but by revenge.
In a revealing interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to be aired tomorrow the 52-year-old music millionaire calls himself ‘weird’ as he confesses he is driven by a desire to get his own back on his enemies.
Asked by interviewer Jim Naughtie if revenge is the key to his ambition, he says: ‘Yes. I mean you know. You’ve worked in this business for a long time, you know what it’s like. They’re not very nice people.
‘Trying to find nice people who are loyal and who you can trust in the music and television business – they are diamonds.
‘And there were a couple of people who made it difficult for me when I was starting off, or trying to get started.
‘I had a lot of people who were very negative.’
Read more: The Daily Mail
Cowell’s LA kitsch: £9.8m pad complete with urns and brown-and-orange living room
Simon Cowell has added to his ever-growing worldwide property empire with a decidedly kitsch £9.8?million home in Hollywood.
The two-storey property boasts a swimming pool complete with faux-Grecian urns, while in the living area brown walls clash with orange furnishings and striped armchairs.
The 52-year-old X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent mogul bought the house in Los Angeles in October but was revealed as the new owner only last week.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Dannii Minogue snubs Cowell’s £1million offer to return to The X Factor… after demanding a ‘ridiculous’ £5MILLION deal
Dannii Minogue has snubbed a £1 million offer to return to the X Factor after days of frantic negotiations.
The petite popstar, 40, had been offered her spot to return to the ITV talent hit.
However, tonight, the tense talks ended after X Factor chiefs offered Miss Minogue £1 million to make her comeback after the departure of Kelly Rowland – and she refused the offer.
Last night, sources at Simon Cowell’s company Syco claimed Miss Minogue’s management company had demanded £5 million, which sources close to the star laughed off as ‘ridiculous’.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Let Me Entertain you: Robbie Williams is called in to be a guest judge on the X Factor along with rocker Rod Stewart
His fellow band mate may already be head judge on the X Factor panels, but fans of Take That can now look forward to seeing another familiar face on the show.
Robbie Williams has been asked to complete the judging line-up at the last minute meaning he will join Gary Barlow on the talent show.
However, the 38-year-old isn’t the only singer who’s been appraoched as Rod Stewart has also been signed up.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Cheryl Cole shines bright in show-stopping white dress making her big entrance at Cannes by melting into the floor with dramatic scarlet train
She has only had a minor role in one film but Cheryl Cole looked every inch the big Hollywood star as she stepped out in Cannes tonight.
The 28-year-old singer dazzled in a dramatic white dress by Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture as she made her big entrance at the Film Festival.
And the singer certainly knew how to make a big impact as she appeared to melt into the carpet with her scarlet train matching the floor.
Read more: The Daily Mail
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