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Lady GaGa Hits 20 Million Followers On Twitter

The Bad Romance star remains the most followed person on the site...

Lady GaGa Downloadhas set a new worldwide record, becoming the first person to hit 20 million followers on Twitter.

The Judas singer, who previously smashed the record back in January after scoring 18 million followers, has now gained millions more in the last two months.

GaGa has now edged way in front of her nearest rival Justin Bieber Downloadwho has 18m followers, while Katy PerryDownload is behind the Baby hitmaker with 15.7m fans.

Shakira Downloadand Rihanna Downloadare the next most followed people on the social-networking site with 14m supporters each.

Lady G became the Queen of Twitter in August 2010, when she overtook pop princessBritney Spears Downloadas the most followed person on the website.

Blur

Blur'sDownload Alex James has claimed that the band didn't know that Adele'sDownload speech at this year's Brit Awards was cut short. 

The '21' songstress flicked her middle finger after she was interrupted by host James Corden during her acceptance speech for the Mastercard British Album Of The Year gong. The comedian was forced to usher her from the stage so that Blur, who picked up the Outstanding Contribution To Music Award, could begin their live set.

Both ITV and the Brit Awards have since apologised for the controversy, but in an interview with BBC Breakfast, James insisted that he and his bandmates had not been aware of the incident, and also said that the subsequent furore hadn't taken the spotlight away from Adele.

Speaking about the issue, he said:That's live telly. I don't think it overshadowed anything. We were up there backstage and didn't know what was happening until afterwards. I think Adele is amazing and has a fantastic career in front of her.Earlier this week (March 4), James revealed that Blur will play a brand new songduring their headlining slot at the Olympic Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert in London later this year. The bassist said that the unnamed track was "like a hymn, a real tear-jerker", but also claimed that the Britpop legends would not be recording a new album. 

Speaking to NME recently, Blur confirmed they had been working on new material since reuniting, but were cagey about whether they'd record a new album, which would be their first since 2003's 'Think Tank'.

Pressed on whether any of their new songs would make the Hyde Park set, Coxon said he'd be "interested in playing new things" during the gig, adding: "We always used to play underdeveloped things and kick them into shape during the shows, but it isn't the occasion for that. Obviously we're not gonna play the same set we played in 2009, but there things that people always, always wanna hear."

Earlier this year, producer William Orbit hinted he was working on new material with Blur in a series of tweets, while Stephen Street, who helmed a number of the band's albums in the mid-to-late-'90s, has also expressed an interest in recording with them again.

Along with playing at Hyde Park, Blur are also scheduled to headline Sweden's Way Out West festival in August. 

The Seahorses

The Seahorses Downloadwere an English rock band, formed in 1996 by guitarist John Squire, following his departure from The Stone RosesDownload.

The band released one album, Do It Yourself (1997), and began work on a follow up, before splitting up due to musical differences during recording sessions in January 1999.Read more

Kylie Minogue

Pop superstar Kylie Minogue Downloadhas announced the first concert dates of her upcoming intimate Anti tour, celebrating the diva's 25th year in the business.

She'll play the Palace Theater in Melbourne, Australia on March 18 and then the Big Top at Luna Park in Sydney on March 20. Both venues have a capacity of about 2,000. It's expected that further dates of the tour will be announced soon, which may include a visit to the U.S. later this year.Billboard

The trek is aimed squarely at Minogue's very devoted fans, as the show will focus on rarities, b-sides and demo recordings.

"(The) Anti tour is something I'm very keen on. I think it's an interesting concept," she told Sky News in Sydney last weekend. "That's something that's really just for super fans. There's not going to be hit songs in that show, but it's a good balance to something like (the) Aphrodite (tour)."

The 2011 Aphrodite trek was an eye-popping, hits-filled global tour that played 77 shows on five continents. The bulk of the shows included 200 costumes, 30 water fountains, 10 dancers and eight acrobats.

Minogue also told Sky News that she's "already started work on the new album," which should be released later this year. The set will follow 2010's "Aphrodite," which debuted and peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 chart and reached No. 1 in the U.K.

The pop star's first single, "The Locomotion," was released in her native homeland of Australia, 25 years ago in 1987. In her quarter-century career, she has issued 11 studio albums and more than 50 singles.

Dappy

Dappy "Lonely" Without N-Dubz Stars Tulisa & Fazer

The Rockstar hitmaker has confessed he misses his bandmates...MTV

Dappy Downloadhas revealed that he hasn't seen or spoken to N-Dubz Downloadco-stars Fazer and Tulisa Contostavlos "for months."

Last month, the No Regrets singer admitted that he no longer talks to cousin and N-Dubz leading lady Tulisa, with Dappy now telling The Sun that he feels "lonely" withoutThe X Factor judge and Fazer by his side.

The 24-year old stated: "I'm not gonna lie. I haven't seen or spoke to T or Fazer for months and it's tough. It's not the same. We were together for so long and now it does get lonely."

Despite drifting apart from his N-Dubz bandmates, Dappy - whose new single Rockstar was kept off the top spot by Gotye yesterday (4th March) - has claimed he wanted to cover the Belgian singer's Someone I Used To Know.

The hat-wearing rapper stated: "I've been beaten by Gotye's Someone That I Used To Know but it's funny cos months back I begged my label to let me cover the song with a girl likeJessie J and release it here."

Dappy added: "But my label boss had just signed the song. He said I should be an A&R man."

Skrillex

Skrillex Downloadhas revealed that he started dating Ellie Goulding Downloadafter they sparked up an internet romance.

The dubstep DJ and producer, who was first rumoured to be romantically involved with Goudling last month (February 16), told Rolling Stone that their relationship had blossomed after he sent her an unsolicited email. NME

When asked about how he met the 'Starry Eyed' singer, he replied: "I sent her an e-mail, like, 'I'm Skrillex. I don't know if you know who I am, but I love your shit. We started texting and talking on the phone."

He went on to add:

   I love her. She's my fucking girl.

Last month (February 29), Skrillex was announced as the second headliner of this summer's South West Four Weekender. The DJ, who released his new EP 'Bangarang' in February, will headline the festival's closing night, with Chase and Status confirmed to close the show on the opening night. SW4 will be Skrillex's only festival appearance in London of 2012.

Ellie Goulding released her debut album, 'Lights', in 2010 and is thought to be currently working on its follow-up. In October last year, she said that she didn't want to talk about the recording sessions in case it "jinxed" her, but did reveal that the new LP would "definitely be different" to its predecessor.

Meat Loaf

If we are to assume that Meat Loaf, Download who doesn't author his own material, has some influence over the conceptual weave of his albums, then we must also assume that his writers were commissioned to write songs reflecting not only his personal malaise, but also his anger at the madness of the modern world.
However, this being Loaf – a born entertainer if ever there was one – any ostensibly serious intent is compromised by his unwillingness to nail his colours to the mast. You don't want to alienate your fans, after all. So all he's prepared to communicate is a sort of non-specific rage couched in generic metaphors about rainstorms, making him sound less like an apocalyptic preacher and more like a weatherman having a mental breakdown.
"These are my emotions," he thunders on All of Me, as if daring us to believe otherwise. While it's silly to get hung up on notions of integrity when dealing with Loaf – he is, after all, a distinctive interpreter who treats every song as though it's an epic mini-movie – it's simply not good enough to splutter "I cannot believe this stuff!" without bothering to explain what said stuff actually is.
Since his musical evolution, such as it is, stopped circa 1989, when fist-clenching stadium rock ruled supreme, perhaps he's still hacked off about the Iran/Contra crisis. It's impossible to tell. Even a cameo from Chuck D – yes, really – fails to elucidate.
Sonically, Loaf's latest largely ignores the faux-operatic power ballads for which he's best known in favour of bombastic rockers with ready-made choruses. But aside from the inherently – albeit fleetingly – amusing nature of its trademark excess, overall it lacks that knowing sense of humour which characterises his best work. Maybe the continuing absence of his erstwhile mentor, Jim Steinman, is to blame.BBC
Unconvincing and overbearing, it's like being ambushed by the cast of a Broadway rock musical. A Broadway rock musical with a sort of, y'know, political message. And stuff.