One Direction take a week off — they are still everywhere! More details about season 10 revealed!
Hilarious Photos of Bewildered Dads at One Direction Concert Take Internet by Storm
What’s it like to be a dad squiring a child to a One Direction show? See Vice West Coast editor-photographer Jamie Taete’s amazing photos, which are burning up the Internet.
Read more: The Daily Beast
Harry Styles causes Twitter meltdown as he stands up and twerks at the Teen Choice Awards
Harry Styles sent Twitter into meltdown on Sunday night after livening up the Teen Choice Awards with a spot of twerking.
The One Direction star was encouraged by the hosts of the ceremony, Lucy Hale and Darren Criss, to take a second in the spotlight.
And given the opportunity to show off his moves, Harry decided to break out the twerk – a dance move which involves moving the hips up and down.
Read more: Daily Mail
The 14 Most Amazing Parts Of One Direction’s Fabulous Magazine Cover
One Direction graces a special set of Fabulous Magazine covers this week. And I can’t handle any of it.
Read more: BuzzFeed
‘I got braces because One Direction’s Niall got them!’: Inside the minds of the obsessive 1D superfans known as ‘Directioners’
‘The whole reason I got braces was because Niall [Horan] got braces,’ says Natasha. ‘I didn’t really need braces but I wanted them because they look good and because Niall had them.’
Natasha, a sweet-faced girl of 17 from London, is a ‘Directioner’, which means like millions of other teenagers, she lives and breathes boyband One Direction.
But while teenage fandom is nothing new, the Directioners’ love for Zayn Malik, 20, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan, all 19, and Louis Tomlinson, 21, goes beyond anything previously seen.
Read more: Daily Mail
‘We love you guys and know how dedicated you are’: Liam Payne defends ‘Directioners’ on Twitter after One Direction documentary upsets loyal fans
Liam Payne has slammed Channel 4’s One Direction documentary, saying he doesn’t ‘give a f**k’ about it.
The Kiss You hitmaker was far from impressed with Crazy About One Direction, which aired on Thursday night, and took to Twitter to express his anger and defend the group’s loyal fans.
The programme gave viewers a glimpse into the lives of One Direction superfans, known as Directioners, and the extreme measures they take to honour the boy band heartthrobs.
Read more: Daily Mail
One Direction disarm Super Size director Spurlock
They are the world’s biggest pop band, who became famous because of a reality TV show, and are signed to the record label of a media mogul with a reputation for control. He is a maverick film director famous for thumbing his nose at big corporations. So why have One Direction and Morgan Spurlock teamed up together?
The 42-year-old documentarian, who was nominated for an Oscar for his 2004 film, Super Size Me, is responsible for a new fly-on-the-wall 3D documentary called One Direction: This Is Us, which follows the band for six months, including on their current world tour.
Billed as “more” than just a concert movie, it is supposed to give fans intimate access to the personal lives of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, who have sold approximately 30 million records for Simon Cowell’s Syco label.
Read more: BBC
He’s gone back to his roots! Liam Payne romances school-friend Sophia Smith…and jets her 5,000 miles to watch him perform with One Direction in Los Angeles
It’s fair to say he’s spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting a girlfriend, but Liam Payne has gone back to his roots by developing a romance with an old school-friend.
The 19-year-old One Direction heartthrob is said to be dating pretty Sophia Smith, with whom he attended St. Peter’s Collegiate in Wolverhampton before finding fame with his bandmates on talent show The X Factor.
But while the relationship is being kept under wraps, lovesick Liam jetted his new girlfriend across the Atlantic so he could spend time with her while One Direction performed in Los Angeles last week.
Read more: Daily Mail
World’s weirdest super group? Johnny Depp, Ed Sheeran and One Direction’s Zayn Malik head to the studio
Beware – there may be a new music super group on its way.
In a move that will no doubt excite One Direction and Ed Sheeran fans (and terrify Johnny Depp fans) there was an unusual musical meeting at a recording studio in Los Angeles, California on Monday.
British singer Ed and Johnny were seen arriving at the studio and looking ready to rock.
Read more: Daily Mail
Top of the chops! Cher Lloyd comes over all sophisticated as she debuts a brand new voluminous bob at the Teen Choice Awards
She shot to fame on The X Factor when she was still growing into her style at the tender age of 17.
But Cher Lloyd proved just how far she has come since her teenage years as she showed off a sophisticated new bob at the 2013 Teen Choice at Los Angeles’ Gibson Ampitheatre on Sunday night.
Ditching her usual flowing hair extensions in favour of the voluminous new style, the 20-year-old singer chose the red carpet at the perfect place to debut her striking new ‘do.
Read more: Daily Mail
VERY Little Mix: Jesy Nelson displays her shrinking figure following gym session after ‘losing two stone in weight’
She was always adamant she was happy with being her shapely size and insisted she wouldn’t ever change.
But it seems Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson is now adamant on getting trim and in shape.
So much so the singer displayed a particularly slim frame last week as she took a picture after a work out session.
Read more: Daily Mail
That’s one way to celebrate! Alexandra Burke marks her 25th birthday at V Festival with multi-coloured five-tier cake
What’s a girl to do when she celebrates her birthday at a festival… well get a bigger cake of course.
Alexandra Burke was presented with a colourful five-tiered cake in front of family and friends while spending the weekend at Virgin Media’s V Festival.
Her nearest and dearest gathered in the Virgin Media Louder Lounge to sing happy birthday to her on Saturday to mark her 25th.
Read more: Daily Mail
Marvin Humes Talks X Factor Tenth Anniversary, Simon Cowell And Becoming A Dad
It’s been a busy few months for Marvin Humes. Not only has he become dad to Alaia Mai with wife Saturday’s star Rochelle, he’s also announced the end of JLS as well as starting a new career as a DJ.
So when we caught up with Marvin as he promoted Sky Sports on Sky Go he admitted his life had gone through quite the transformation in 2013.
Read more: Entertainment Wise
‘You have to have common sense at our age’: OAP choir QUIT The X Factor after deciding they are too old to manage bootcamp
An OAP choir have quit The X Factor, after deciding they were ‘too old’ to manage the boot camp stage of the competition.
The 14-piece group, called The Nostalgics, had been put through following their audition for the judges in Birmingham, after they had been hand-picked by producers to try out for the show.
But when The Nostalgics, who have an average age of 80, realised how much was involved in the four-day bootcamp stage of the competition, they made a group decision to pull out of the programme.
Read more: Daily Mail
Feeling emotional? Nicole Scherzinger can’t hold back the tears at X Factor auditions as Lewis Hamilton tries to win her back
She’s going through a lot of drama in her love life and it looks like Nicole Scherzinger’s emotions have got the best of her as she films scenes for the X Factor.
Eyewitnesses report that the former Pussycat Doll recently broke down in tears during filming for the ITV show’s boot camp stage.
Nicole’s display of emotion comes amid rumours that her ex boyfriend Lewis Hamilton is trying to win her back.
Read more: Daily Mail
Come back Cowell! ITV beg Simon to return to X Factor UK… as it’s revealed their willingness to renew show depends on it
He vacated his seat on the X Factor panel back in 2010 to make his mark on the US version of the show.
But it seems ITV are desperate for the media mogul to return to his role as a judge in the UK and their decision to renew the show’s contract – which expires at the end of this year – depends on it.
According to the Guardian, the channel is pushing Cowell to re-join the panel and help boost the ratings, as the complicated £50m negotiations to renew the contracts with his production company get underway.
Read more: Daily Mail
X Factor Airways! Hopefuls will head to the US, Caribbean and Mediterranean for Judges’ houses
Time for the X Factor hopefuls to make sure their passports are up-to-date as the locations for Judges’ Houses have been revealed.
And this year the wannabe popstars will be heading to the US, Caribbean and Mediterranean for their chance to wow Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh or Sharon Osbourne, according to The Sun.
So with each judges location spread out across the world, at least each singer and band will get a taste of the sun while on their journey towards the live shows.
Read more: Daily Mail
X Factor’s “sing by the pool” round:
Girls: Antigua; Nicole Scherzinger & Mary J Blige
Groups: New York, USA; Gary Barlow & Olly Murs
Boys: south of France; Louis Walsh & Shane Filan (Westlife) & Kelly Osbourne
Overs: Los Angeles, USA; Sharon Osbourne & TBA
‘X Factor’ launch goes super-size for series 10: Launch date revealed
The X Factor is being super-sized for its 10th series, airing on both Saturdays and Sundays throughout the run.
Simon Cowell’s ever-popular reality series returns on Saturday, August 31. The show will also air the following night (September 1) as ITV’s coverage will be expanded to cover the whole weekend this year to cater for an extra round of auditions.
The show has brought back ‘closed’ audition rooms for the first round of the competition, which haven’t been seen on the show since series five.
However, successful acts will still have to impress the judges at a second round of arena auditions before they make it to Boot Camp.
This extra layer of auditions means that this year’s series will be the show’s biggest yet.
Read more: Digital Spy
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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Avicii – Wake Me Up (feat. Aloe Blacc)
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6 One Direction – Best Song Ever
32 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
41 Lucy Spraggan – Lighthouse
78 One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
Albums
1 Kodaline – In a Perfect World
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5 One Direction – Up All Night
8 One Direction – Take Me Home
31 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
46 Little Mix – DNA
54 Jahmene Douglas – Love Never Fails
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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Ellie Goulding – Burn
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14 One Direction – Best Song Ever
29 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
71 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
Albums
1 Richard & Adam – The Impossible Dream
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16 Jahmene Douglas – Love Never Fails
18 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
27 One Direction – Take Me Home
38 One Direction – Up All Night
72 Olly Murs – In Case You Didn’t Know