1D continue their US tour, Leona twerks to a Jay-Z tune, Gary Barlow reportedly leaving after the end of this season of XF UK.
Too hot to handle! Niall Horan strips off and tries to cool himself off using a giant fan
He was complaining about the heat and it seems that Niall Horan has found a unique way to cool off.
The 19-year-old singer stripped off and posed for a photo pretending to use a huge fan to get his body temperature down.
The snap, will no doubt, prove extremely popular with the Irish singer’s fans given that he is topless in it.
Read more: Daily Mail
Harry Styles is chucking Up All Night
HARRY Styles threw up on stage mid-song at a US gig.
The One Direction pin-up was caught on camera as he ran to the back of the stage and bent over a railing at the Pittsburgh concert.
His four bandmates carried on singing Rock Me, covering Harry’s solo sections – while looking back to check on their ailing mate.
After a few seconds bent double, the 19-year-old wiped his face with a towel and then crouched on the floor, nursing a bottle of water.
Returning to the stage, the mop-haired lothario apologised for his absence.
Read more: The Sun
‘A lot of people may not like me right now’: Liam Payne writes open letter apology to fans following One Direction’s Detroit gig
Liam Payne took to Twitter on Saturday to apologise to fans after he saw cruel signs aimed at him at One Direction’s latest US concert.
The signs in question at the Detroit gig may well have stemmed from a rant the 19-year old singer posted last month when he complained about ‘Directioners’ calling his hotel room in the middle of the night.
In a long post on his Twitter page, Liam said sorry to his fans if he had made them feel ‘under-appreciated’ in any way, and thanked them for changing his life.
Read more: Daily Mail
Hidden talents! One Direction’s Harry Styles enjoys a relaxing day of golf during break in Take Me Home tour
He’s already revealed that his interests range from football to modern art and philosophy.
And now it seems that Harry Styles can add another string to his bow as he showed off his prowess on the golf course on Thursday.
Making the most of his day off during One Direction’s relentless Take Me Home tour, the 19-year-old played a relaxing round of golf at the National Golf Club of Canada in Toronto.
Read more: Daily Mail
Little Mix Are Headed in the Right Direction
Just two years ago, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall were auditioning as solo candidates on the British talent competition show The X-Factor. A judge suggested that they might work better as a group, et voilà: U.K. pop sensation Little Mix was born, winning the show’s 2011 season. If all this sounds familiar, it should: U.K. boy-wonders One Direction, whose careers were also launched by The X-Factor, share a record label with Little Mix — Simon Cowell’s Syco records. Edwards is even dating 1D’s Zayn Malik — a pop romance that has reached Britney-and-Justin levels of breathless tabloid coverage overseas.
Read more: PaperMag
High rollers! Little Mix have ‘earned more than £1 million’ between them in the last year as they reap the rewards of their hard work
Back in 2011 they were just four teenage wannabes with dreams of becoming famous singers.
And less than two years and an X Factor win later it seems that Little Mix have not only achieved global recognition, but they also have bank balances to match their star status.
According to reports, the British four-piece have already earned more than £1 million pounds between them, after banking £1.2 million in the last financial year.
Read more: Daily Mail
The thigh’s the limit! Jesy Nelson shows who wears the trousers in daring cut-out leggings as she performs with Little Mix at Yahoo! Wireless Festival
They have developed somewhat of a trademark style since they burst onto the music scene in 2011- which usually involves crop tops and baggy trousers.
But on Friday Jesy Nelson decided to mix things up a little bit as she took to the stage with the rest of Little Mix at Yahoo! Wireless Festival.
Showing she’s certainly not afraid to experiment with her style the 22-year-old slipped into an eye-catching pair of striped leggings featuring a cut-out suspender style detail around her thighs.
Read more: Daily Mail
Tatt’s the way to show them off: Cher Lloyd reveals her inked body on magazine cover
Cher Lloyd not only has “The X Factor,” but she’s also got a ton of tattoos!
The UK singer covers the August issue of Inked Magazine, where she shows off her massive collection of body ink.
Posing on the beach and on the hoods of a few classic cars, the 19-year-old puts both her body and the art covering it on display — and opens up about her first tattoo.
Read more: Daily Mail
Leona Lewis shows off twerking skills – video
Leona Lewis is the latest celebrity to post a ‘twerking’ video on YouTube.
The ‘Run’ singer shows off her skills in a short video while Jay-Z’s new track ‘Tom Ford’ plays in the background.
Read more: Digital Spy
Leona Lewis covers Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’ – listen
Leona Lewis covered Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’ at a gig last night.
The former X Factor winner gave her rendition of the track during a show at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Friday evening (July 12), with footage uploaded to YouTube by an audience member.
Lewis performed the track as part of her setlist for one of two special live outdoor performances as part of her ‘Glassheart’ tour.
The 28-year-old singer revealed last year that she had recorded Rihanna’s smash hit ‘We Found Love’ first, with Calvin Harris revealing that Lewis’s version was an “X Factor ballad”.
Read more: Digital Spy
Rylan Clark: ‘I wanted to kill myself after first X Factor live show’
Rylan Clark has revealed that the lowest moment of his life was after the first X Factor live show last year.
The TV presenter was saved from elimination in the first live show over Gary Barlow’s act Carolynne Poole, and went on to finish fifth overall.
When asked what his worst moment was, he told Star magazine: “Week one of the live X Factor shows, when I was saved, because I was the most hated man in Britain.”
He continued: “I wanted to f**king kill myself. I was like: ‘This isn’t worth it’. I tried to leave the show and at one point I did walk. Then I thought: ‘I’ve worked so hard for this. I’ve got to prove why I should be here’.
“There are still people out there who are going to hate me – it’s easier to hate someone than love someone.”
Read more: Digital Spy
He’s not back for good! Gary Barlow won’t be returning to The X Factor so he can ‘focus on Take That’s new album’
Gary Barlow is reportedly leaving The X Factor so he can focus on Take That and the release of their new album.
The head judge – currently filming the latest series of the ITV singing competition – has apparently told the producers of the show that he will be far too busy to be able to commit again next year.
With not just an album to produce but a tour scheduled too, Gary, 42, will be leaving the way for a Simon Cowell comeback.
Read more: Daily Mail
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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Avicii – Wake Me Up
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15 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
Albums
1 Kodaline – In A Perfect World
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15 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
20 One Direction – Take Me Home
28 One Direction – Up All Night
56 Little Mix – DNA
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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)
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16 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
77 Leona Lewis – Run
88 Olly Murs – Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
Albums
1 Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail
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11 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
45 One Direction – Take Me Home
57 One Direction – Up All Night
