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London Rioters Rob Amy Winehouse Valuables

andPOP Staff — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:36:26 +0000

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The London riots have spread to the Winehouse residence. Rioters broke into Amy’s house and stole some of her personal belongings.

Amy’s father, understandably upset, said the thieves stole unreleased music, lyric books and letters belonging to Winehouse.

The Sun reports only two lyric books were reported stolen to the police. But other items are missing including guitars and lyrics penned for her third album.

Hopefully the thieves who stole these items are dumb enough to place it on Craigslist. At least that will make them easy to catch.

Adele Back on Tour After Laryngitis Battle

andPOP Staff — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:26:09 +0000

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Adele is back on tour after battling laryngitis for three months. She picked up her tour last night in Vancouver.

She opened up the show by playing “Hometown Glory,” which was dedicated to her hometown Tottenham. The town is under attack by rioters, along with the rest of London.

She told the crowd, “I have to sing this one for my hometown. London is under attack by a bunch of idiots.”

Celebrities Tweet About London Chaos

andPOP Staff — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:41:20 +0000

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Celebrities took to Twitter to share their concern and support for London as riots continue throughout the city. The Huffington Post complied an extensive list of Tweets, from Justin Bieber to Jamie Oliver. Here are some of the reactions:

@piersmorgan - What is going on in Britain tonight is a form of terrorism and should be treated as such. #Riots

@MissKellyO- spent the last 3 hours trying to get hold of all my friends in london finally the last one texted me back & is home safe. i need a nap!

@jessiejofficial - Am I in a film or real life?! Wtf is this going to achieve? I cant understand it…

@jamieoliver - sadly my restaurant in Birmingham got smashed up windows all gone whole area closed, cant open, staff and customers all safe!!thankfully jox

@justinbieber - WHOAH…been out of the loop all day. to all the people of the UK I hope you are ok. my prayers go out to you and the amazing people there.

@_M_I_A - a five year old is walking round looting my cousin’s shop

James McAvoy ‘To Take Lead’ in Danny Boyle’s Trance

Samantha Lui — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:33:46 +0000

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James McAvoy, who plays Dr. X in X-Men: First Class, has replaced fellow X-Men actor Michael Fassbender in the lead role of Danny Boyle’s next film Trance, according to a report in Variety magazine.

Trance, is a remake of a 2001 British TV drama written and directed by Joe Ahearne, who is best known for his work in Doctor Who. The film will be about an auction house employee who helps steal a painting, but then suffers amnesia and can’t remember where it is hidden.

I am a big fan of McAvoy so I am really happy about the news. Just having caught X-Men: First Class recently, I do have to say that the film was spectacular!

So hopefully…there won’t be any hard feelings between the two co-stars!!

But in other news, Boyle, who won the Academy Award for best director in 2008 for Slumdog Millionaire, is due to direct the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games!

Knowing that the task will be a big one, Boyle plans to shoot Trance before the event gets under way.

John Mayer Mentors Up and Coming Canadian Singer

andPOP Staff — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:29:16 +0000

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When you get recognition from John Mayer, you are doing something right. London, Ontario native Ken Yates is a student at Berklee College in Boston where he is studying music, who has received that recognition.

Within his program at Berklee, Yates had the opportunity to spend time with Mayer and get some one on one mentoring, reports OurLondon.ca.

“John Mayer went to Berklee for a year,” Yates explains. “In March he came back again for a day and I was lucky enough to be picked…to do a private Master’s class with John, which was amazing, and we got to play a song for John.”

Since then, John Mayer has promoted the song Yates played for him, “I Don’t Wanna Fall in Love.” He recently posted about the song on his website.

That’s a pretty awesome accomplishment for a guy from small town London, Ontario.

Lily Allen Launches Her Own Fashion Line

andPOP Staff — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:02:42 +0000

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Lily Allen is moving into the fashion business and partnering with her sister Sarah Owen. The new line will focus on vintage-inspired garments, according to a report this week in Women’s Wear Daily.

The line will be called Lucy in Disguise, which is also the name of the sisters’ vintage shop located in London’s Covent Garden district. The new collection was reportedly designed with a fictional clotheshorse, named Lucy, in mind.

“(Lucy’s) a time-traveling fashionista, who’s inviting you to explore her wardrobe,” Allen explained at a press conference. “It’s a great opportunity to play with the character.”

You can see a slideshow of the line here. What are your thoughts? Is it anything you would buy?

There’s A New Justin Bieber in Town!

Elisheva Baer — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:37:15 +0000

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Oh my Bieber, it’s Justin times two! 2x cuteness + 2x angel voice = sigh…

Justin Bieber’s wax double was unveiled yesterday in the London Madame Tussauds Wax Museum – and the 17-year-old couldn’t have been happier about it!

The Biebs took to Twitter during the event, embarking on a major tweet-spree expressing his excitement over the event. He tweeted:

“arrived at @tussaudslondon to see my WAX figure!! the 1st time i saw a wax figure was in nyc and all we could do was look thru the glass”

“now we are here in London and they r about to show my figure here and in amsterdam and in nyc at the one we looked thru the glass. #DREAMBIG”

“look right over there. they think we know eachother…http://plixi.com/p/84220549”

“TWINS! lolhttp://plixi.com/p/84220955”

“knew @studiomama had more kids! me and my mom and lil brohttp://plixi.com/p/84221484”

And as always, he ended with a lovely thank you to his fans:

“thanks to the fans and @TussaudsLondon for today. from staring thru the glass to being made in wax inside… #neversaynever”

Madame Tussaud clearly didn’t get the memo that Bieber cut his hair, TWICE, after the hairdo this wax-Justin is sporting. Nonetheless, the new Bieber is an almost identical double, and better brace himself for the hordes of screaming girls that will be coming to visit him over the next few months! At least he’s a little less breakable than the real one.

This wasn’t the only Bieber unveiling to go down recently. Around 275 kids filled the Bata Shoe Museum viewing room in Toronto, Ontario, on Monday, to get a glimpse of the newly-added purple high-top Supras (size seven and a half, for you crazy Beliebers who were curious) worn by none other than Bieber himself. The museum bought the sneakers at a Clothes off Our Back Charity Auction, the proceeds of which go to children’s charities.

“Only a little glass keeps me from his DNA,” 14-year-old Montana Cannon told the Toronto Star on Monday. If that’s what they say about his shoes, I wonder what girls would do if it was his hair behind that glass…

Amy Winehouse Teenage Diaries Found in Trash

andPOP Staff — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:53:54 +0000

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They say one person’s trash is another one’s treasure, and that is kind of the case with Amy Winehouse. Winehouse’s teenage diary was found in a London trash can which reveals an interesting side to the singer. The diary was written in 2001 when Winehouse was 17.

On a list that includes handwritten reminders to get a “treadmill” and “buy car,” the singer also wrote, “get teeth fixed.” It also says that she dreams of buying a flat in London.

Winehouse’s rep tells PEOPLE she wants them back. “Yes, they are hers,” her rep confirms. “They got thrown out by mistake and she’s in the process of getting them back now.”

She also gets a tad more personal saying “live like the bombshell I really am” and revealing feelings for a guy named Felix, by writing, “There’s too much sexual tension.”

So, do we like this vulnerable and sensitive side of Winehouse?

George Michael Sentenced to Eight Weeks in Jail

andPOP Staff — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:30:15 +0000

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George Michael has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail for driving under the influence of drugs on July 4, reports TMZ. He was sentenced in a London courtroom.

The singer admitted to being high on weed and crashing his Range Rover into a photo shop.

TMZ reports the singer looked very dapper heading into the courtroom. There is no word when Michael begins his sentencing.

Interview: CJ Young Pushes the Boundaries of Sound

Sara Harowitz — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:35:31 +0000

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Crashing plates, falling rain, honking horns, chirping birds. To the average person, these are just everyday sounds. But to CJ Young, they are inspiration.

The 27-year-old musician from London, England is using his fascination with the sounds of daily life to take music in a whole new direction.

“The way I work basically is I get really hungry for new sounds,” Young told andPOP over the phone from New York, where he is currently supporting his EP, Buds. “One thing that’s really exciting me [right now] is I was in my flat a few months back and I just heard this almighty, gigantic [crashing plates] noise and it was a rich sound … I’ve got this place with a concrete floor to start smashing plates on the floor for my next project.”

From sticking objects like pieces of plastic and paper clips in between his guitar strings, to stomping on cigar boxes, to banging large objects against wardrobes, Young is continuously experimenting with the boundaries of music and sound. On Buds, Young redefines how you listen to music, with each track specially designed to be listened to with headphones in.

“I think people now listen to music in a much more personal way, and the second you’ve got [headphones] in your ears there’s so much more you can do with space and movement in your music about capturing the sound,” he said, explaining that songs are usually mixed standing in front of speakers, where you can only hear what is right in front of you. “I think you can hear details with more things than you would hear otherwise.”

All of the six self-produced songs on Buds really do sound different with headphones in. Each sound seems to be carefully placed in one ear piece or the other, allowing the music to really surround you and dig itself into your ears.

“I’d say it is creative exploration into what interests me and what fascinates me, but it’s also a balance between [that] exploration and stories and communication and melody,” Young said when asked to describe his music. “On the one hand there’s this grabbing-you-by-the-wrist pop element, and then there’s this kind of bizarre clash with the world outside, taking music out of the studio and into all sorts of things that pass you by and blending those together.”

For Young, music has always been a creative outlet and a means of exploring the world.

“I always had quite a thirst when it came to learning instruments,” he said, adding that he can play all sorts of instruments, from the harmonica to the didgeridoo, to, of course, the guitar. “I’ve always had this hunger. I don’t know where it really came from.”

From a young age, he was creating sculptures with cardboard and sticky tape. And that hunger for creativity has not gone away; if anything, it grows more intense every time he delves deeper into his craft.

“It becomes a way of experiencing the world and the deeper it gets and the more I get into it, the more it’s just a part of experiencing everything,” he said. “It got to the stage where when I’m performing, I’m being myself in a way that I otherwise wouldn’t be, so I can’t ignore that part of who I am anymore. It’s something that I’ll always be doing.”

Whether he is singing or speaking, Young strings words together in a rich and effective way. His images are vivid both through his words and his sounds, and he isn’t afraid to admit that he would probably be lost without music.

“I don’t know what I’d be doing if I wasn’t doing music,” Young said. “Probably creating some bizarre mess somewhere.”

‘Iron Man 2′ Premiere Cancelled Due to Volcanic Ash

Sara Harowitz — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:04:35 +0000

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The world premiere of the highly anticipated Iron Man 2, which was supposed to take place in the UK, has been cancelled and moved to Los Angeles due to the ongoing air travel issues, reports NME.com.

Big-named actors from the action sequel such as Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L Jackson were all due to fly to London for the event, which was supposed to be held yesterday (Monday, April 19).

Unfortunately, because of the restricted air travel due to ash clouds from the eruption of Iceland’s volcano Eyjafjallajökull, that was no longer possible.

“Due to the continuing air travel uncertainty, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment have taken the decision to move the Iron Man 2 world premiere and junket to Los Angeles,” said Paramount in a statement.

Miley Cyrus’ film The Last Song, also due to have a London premiere, also faced problems due to the volcanic ash.

Lady Gaga’s Lethal Dress

Angelina Irinici — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:27:34 +0000

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Lady Gaga is known for her outlandish fashion sense, but her travelling getup is a hazard – literally. According The Sun, Gaga’s dress made out of black and yellow tape, was so tight that it brought on early stages of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) – a potentially deadly blood clot in a deep vein.

While on a flight from London to New York, the experienced flight crew told the star that if she did not remove the outfit fast, she would risk long-term damage. A DVT can occur without symptoms, but may be painful, swollen, red, and warm and the superficial veins may become engorged.

An airline source said: “GaGa was a high-risk DVT case so she was advised to change out of her clothes. But the outfit was so cumbersome she needed help changing out of it. She was particularly miffed about ditching her heels. She was wearing them in memory of her friend Alexander [McQueen].”

Akon Quits Radio Show

Vanessa Baker — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:36:52 +0000

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After only one show, Akon has quit his gig hosting a radio show at a London radio station, reports Perez Hilton. He was supposed to host a two-hour slot every Saturday, but following the February 13 premiere, a previous host took over.

“Due to Akon’s commitments, including working on a brand new album, we won’t be broadcasting a regular show on 95.8 Capital FM for the time being,” said a spokesperson for the station. “Our conversations about future shows are ongoing as we explore other opportunities that may work for both of us.”

Fashion Guru Alexander McQueen Found Dead

andPOP Staff — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:43:11 +0000

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Fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead this morning in his London home.

“At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated and are sharing a sense of shock and grief with Lee’s family,” said a statement released by his office, referring to him by his real name.

E! news reports that rumors are speculating that Mcqueen’s death could have been a suicide. Additionally Scotland Yard is not treating the death as suspicious.

The designer’s mother recently passed away and McQueen turned to Twitter to share his emotions.

“I’m letting my followers know the my mother passed away yesterday if it she had not me nor would you RIP mumxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,” the designer wrote on his since shuttered Twitter account last Wednesday.

“But life must go on!!!!!!!!!!!!”

A few days later, he spoke of his life’s stresses.

“Sunday evening been a f–king awful week but my friends have been great but now I have to some how pull myself together and finish,” he wrote of his forthcoming show at Paris Fashion Week.

Bob Dylan’s Art to Premiere in London

Graham Slaughter — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:55:10 +0000

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It looks like the times are a-changin’ for Bob Dylan.

The timeless musician, known for his five decades of influence in the music industry, will showcase his visual art for the first time in London starting this Saturday, Febraury 13.

Even though Dylan has been making art since his early music tour in 1989, this will be the first time that his works go on display for the public.

When it comes to his art, Dylan is simple, “I just draw what’s interesting to me, and then I paint it.”

The collection, which includes landscape painting and personal sketches, will run in the Halycon Gallery of London until April 10.

La Roux’s Elly Jackson, The Music Industry’s Dose Of Reality

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:56:52 +0000

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Elly Jackson of La Roux sits way in the back of her tour bus. Quiet. Secluded. Curled up. On first glance, seemingly trying to shut out the blistering cold Toronto November day outside, and maybe even the world along with it.

But can you blame her?

As one of the United Kingdom’s most popular new artists in 2009, Jackson finds it hard to trust people these days. Her tendency to be honest and opinionated have often been taken advantage of by media haters. But the singer can’t help it, she’s always been an individual with real thoughts and feelings- a leader rather than a follower. Even back in Elementary school, the 21-year-old London-born says she was a tomboy, and always had a bit of an assertive and free-spirited tendency.

But that ability to not succumb to peer-pressure is one of the main reasons for the raving success of her debut self-titled album last June, her flooding international fan-base, and why she will keep pushing strong past the negative hurdles in her career.

“You really have to be careful in this industry,” Jackson tells andPOP in her tour bus. “Obviously it’s impossible for us to like everything. So when you can get asked your thoughts about something, and say we don’t like or agree with something, it’s like a total shock to the world.”

Maybe the reason for the constant badgering is that people always try to find the worst in the clean-slated successful. Or maybe people just try to find the worst in Jackson’s unorthodox “organic” style of music- like how she chose to decline using a big-shot producer and studio for her debut album La Roux, and instead opted to use the basement of her house in South London.

“I couldn’t see it work any other way,” recalls Jackson, “I can’t understand how people go with big-shot guys and studios who always have to have their input and at the end of the day, their decision. It just fucks it all up.

“We had everything we needed in my house, and we just made it happen. And the only reason I can think of why people would go with big studios, is because they can’t do it themselves.”

Jackson’s Yin to her Yang is 29-year-old producer Ben Langmaid -the other half of La Roux, who the singer has been working with since 2006. Together, the duo have dominated the music scene back home in the U.K. since their album’s release- bringing back eighties Synth-Pop, taking the No. 2 spot on the Albums Chart, and having girls look up to Jackson as a role model, mimicking her iconic ginger hair-do.

“I love having the opportunity to affect people like that,” says Jackson. “I think sometimes musicians just forget that they have a responsibility to everyone who looks up to them. I hate it when you idolize somebody, and then find out something terrible- which then diminishes your view of them.

“As a fan, you just don’t wanna hear stuff like that. We all know that when we pursue this profession, one of the strings attached is that you will be looked up to by thousands.”

With that spotlight though comes the inevitability, according to Jackson, to always be stripped of privacy and be classified in a group or trend. It’s not a surprise then that she’s not a fan of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace- instead praises the days when there was a mysterious separation between the artist and the audience.

“Now its come to a point,” says Jackson, “where someone can find virtually almost anything about artists, actors and celebrities. But it’s not alright, when it comes to a point where fans feel like they have a right to your personal information.”

Later on tonight, Jackson is performing at Toronto’s Club Guvernment, where she would attract a packed house- while on tour to further promote her Platinum-status album in Canadian territories.

Despite it only being her second time here, Jackson enjoys the Canadian scene. Her first time here was actually this past summer for five days- one of which she spent performing at the Montreal Osheaga Music and Arts Festival. On the down-side Jackson says she became a bit homesick -considering it was the furthest she’d ever been away from home on tour- but on the up-side the experience introduced the singer to her growing North American fan-base.

“I was a bit surprised by the outcome at that festival,” says Jackson, “didn’t really expect that. It was a shock because I thought it was going to be like we come all the way to Canada to play in front of nobody- but it was the complete opposite.”

Although the festival’s 30-thousand-person outcome were mostly there too see the headliner Coldplay, Jackson still gathered an impressive crowd turn out.

After her show though, Jackson was told that there was one guy who missed her performance that really wanted to meet her in person.

That guy was none other than Coldplay front-man Chris Martin.

“We we’re so excited,” says Jackson, “but we had to leave immediately to catch a plane.”

“Fortunately we were playing the next day at the same festival as him in New York, so he asked us to meet him there. So the next day, we all went behind the stage to this huge village that he had to himself, and we waited at his cabin, and finally got to meet him. He was just coming back from Yoga, and he was saying how he really liked us and wished he could have seen us perform.

“He’s such a brilliant songwriter and performer,” she adds.

According to Jackson, the sole problem with that first trip to North America, was the act of traveling city-to-city by airplane- it didn’t mesh well with her fear of flying.

But when the singer found out that she would be touring all across the country this fall by tour-bus, she was immediately ecstatic. Not too mention that the set of wheels would also happen to be Barack Obama’s former 2008 Presidency election-campaign bus.

“I was definitely looking forward to it more,” she says with a wide smile, giving a quick look all around the inside of the bus.

Jackson turns beside her. Leaning against the window is Langmaid with big headphones over his ears, busy listening and configuring new beats for the band on his laptop. The duo is scheduled to begin writing material for the second album in their manager’s house, but they haven’t actually sat down to brainstorm anything yet- too much being out n’ about performing around the world.

They do have a small break in January to wind-down though, only to then hit the road again on their 34-show 2010 spring tour. In order to give some more face-time back home, the band decided to include a slew of 11 shows within the main circuit that will be played in the U.K, and dubbed The Gold Tour.

“For all we know it won’t live up to it’s name,” Jackson says laughing about the U.K. tour title. “It sounds like something Prince would use for his final tour. I kind of wanted to save it for when I’m like 50-years-old, but I can’t, I just want to pull it off now.”

The band will begin the spring tour on February 1 with seven North-American shows (three of them Canadian), trek all across Europe starting on February 20, kick off the exclusive U.K. Gold Tour from April 25-May 11, and then finish off the overall circuit on May 13 in Paris, FR.

But despite the epic sounding spring tour, and despite the probability that the band’s eventual follow-up album will cling onto music charts across the globe- someone, somewhere, will still try to bring Elly Jackson down for her choice to find her own way to success, rather than follow industry instructions.

But she’s begun to accept it. She admits that it can’t be avoided, “no matter how hard you try,” Jackson says with a smirk on her face.

The singer takes a peek again outside at the grey skies and blustery winds. At first glance, she’s the girl who’s trying to shut out the world, but look a bit closer and you’ll see that she’s just embracing life to its fullest.

Free-thinking, writing successful music, and rising high above the haters.

Jay-Z Joined By Mr. Hudson at London Show

Sara Harowitz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:32 +0000

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Rapper Jay-Z was joined onstage by rising pop phenomenon Mr. Hudson at his London show yesterday, reports nme.com.

Jay-Z is currently on tour in support of his new album, The Blueprint III, which took him to London’s Alexandra Palace last night. For the encore, Jay-Z sang a song off The Blueprint III, called “Young Forever,” which features Mr. Hudson. The singer joined Jay-Z onstage for the song.

Mr. Hudson’s appearance wasn’t the only surprise that the London audience got last night: they also found out they were going to be in a music video for the song. Jay-Z and Mr. Hudson used the crowd to film the video.

The crowd, once informed by Mr. Hudson that they were being filmed for the forthcoming promo, responded by holding lighters in the air and singing along while the artists and Jay-Z’s live band carried the song. ”Young Forever” closed off Jay-Z’s sold-out performance at the UK capital, which saw him play other hits including “Empire State of Mind,” “DOA (Death of Autotune)”, and “Izzo (H.O.V.A.).”

The rapper showed his love for the British crowd by projecting the Union Jack flag on a huge screen behind his band at various points throughout the show. He also made light of his success and his rather well-known self-confidence.

“I want to thank anyone who bought my ‘Blueprint III’,” he said to the crowd. “My 11th Number One album, surpassing Elvis Presley. I can officially say Elvis has left the building… That’s a joke.”

Later on Jay-Z rapped to a medley that included part of his wife Beyonce’s “Crazy In Love.” He also stopped in the middle of “Big Pimpin,’” making the crowd earn a restart by cheering loudly.

Before the “Young Forever” encore, the rapper picked out members of the crowd and thanked them, pointing out the clothing they were wearing or the flags they were waving to identify them individually.

His stop in Toronto on Halloween night also had surprise guests, including rising rap star and Toronto native Drake.

Next, Jay-Z will play Fresno, California’s Save Mart Center on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Amy Winehouse Pleads Not Guilty In Assault Case

Eva Lam — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:51:36 +0000

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Amy Winehouse appeared at a London court Tuesday to plead not guilty to assaulting a fan at a party last fall.

The 25-year-old soul singer was accompanied by her dad Mitch as she arrived at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court for a brief hearing.

She was charged with common assault in early March over allegations she attacked a fan who tried to take her picture at a charity ball in London on Sept. 26.

Winehouse, who recently returned from an extended break on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, was ordered at the hearing to stand trial in July and released on unconditional bail.

The singer’s latest run-in with the law is believed to be the reason behind her pulling out of next month’s Coachella festival in California. Her spokesperson has said that “current legal issues” prompted the cancellation.

Christian Bale Accused of Attacking Own Mother, Sister

andPOP Staff — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:02:02 +0000

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Christian Bale had huge success at the box office this weekend – but his personal life may be falling apart.

The “Dark Knight” star is being sued for assault by his mother and sister, reports the UK Sun. Bale is said to have lashed out at his family members on Sunday at Park Lane’s Dorchester Hotel in London.

Bale faces questioning, but police are giving him the benefit of the doubt; they even held off their investigation to allow Bale to attend the huge premier of the new Batman flick.

A source told The Sun, “It was a very difficult situation but it would have been wrong to have wrecked the premiere over a complaint which we don’t yet know is founded in truth. But Mr Bale will be contacted at the earliest opportunity and be asked to provide an account of anything that happened.”

A Met Police spokesperson confirmed they had receive the allegations from Bale’s family.

M.I.A. Moving To Montreal?

andPOP Staff — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:25:41 +0000

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Rapper M.I.A. may be moving to Montreal when her American visa expires in June.

Because her father was once a soldier in the Sri Lankan terrorist organization Tamil Tigers, she doesn’t expect her visa to be renewed.

“Basically at the moment I can choose between Montreal and London,” she told Baby Baby Baby magzine. “My mum’s like, ‘I want you here!’ I haven’t seen her in, like, forever, so I have to choose between my mum and Montreal.”

She said that she’s been making the most of her final U.S. concerts, and that Kanye West has offered to marry her to keep her in the country.

She was previously barred entrance to the States in 2006.