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Royal Mike Tindall - tipped to appear on this year’s I’m a Celebrity - reportedly blew £12,000 on booze as he celebrated his stag do.The former England rugby ace was spotted downing cans of beers and gulping wine from a carafe during the alcohol-fuelled celebrations in Florida. He was joined by ten friends on the wild holiday - which culminated with the heavy drinking session at LIV nightclub at the fashionable Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach. The five hour booze marathon came before Mike, 43, married Zara Phillips - the late Queen’s granddaughter.

Boy George has recalled sending “tirades of love and worship” to David Bowie via email.During the first episode of The Lulu Podcast: Turning Points, the soloist and former Culture Club frontman looked back on being a huge fan of the late icon in his younger years. This came after Lulu said that “people looked at [her] differently” after she worked with Bowie.“Because I think Bowie was one of those people that if he liked you, it was like, ‘Oh I’m absolutely cool, don’t even try to consider that I’m not’,” George responded.The singer then remembered “bunking off school to go and see Bowie coming back from Berlin” to London in 1976.George said: “There’s a photo of me at Victoria station when I was 14 that I found recently […] He arrived at Victoria station in the big sort of Cadillac, and I remember being photographed and I remember thinking, ‘I might get in trouble because I’m being photographed.

Eminem, Janet Jackson and more.Last night (January 22), the Songwriters Hall of Fame unveiled the inductees for its Class of 2025 after announcing the nominees in November. Being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year are George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney Jerkins, Mike Love and Tony Macaulay.Among the artists who were nominated back in November but did not make the cut are Eminem, Janet Jackson, Boy George, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, N.W.A., Bryan Adams and more.

The Lottery Winners were joined by a Boy George tribute act, Bez, and Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers on stage in Manchester – watch fan-captured footage below.The Mancunian group had a three-show residency at Manchester Academy back in December called The Burning House Party, with the setlist including hits such as ‘Letter To Myself’ and ‘Superpower’. They also performed a host of tracks from their 2023 LP ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’.Fans were treated to some special appearances across The Lottery Winners’ Manchester dates – notably Bez, Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure, and a Boy George tribute act.McClure came on for ‘You Again’, a track from the band’s 2024 LP ‘KOKO’ that features the Reverend and the Makers musician.Katie Lloyd – The Lottery Winners’ bassist and vocalist – described McClure as “the best storyteller you could ever meet”.

Ranvir Singh has been filling in for Lorraine Kelly on her eponymous morning show, as Lorraine enjoys a festive break. In a recent segment, Ranvir managed to scoop some juicy details from an ex-I'm A Celeb contestant.

Bob Geldof — the mastermind behind the all-star charity single — realized that one A-lister was MIA: Culture Club frontman Boy George.“I called him [and] I said, ‘Where are you, man?’” Geldof, 73, told The Post. “And he said, ‘Oh, I’m in bed.

new mix of the song, produced by Trevor Horn, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original song being shared and brings together all of the voices from three versions of the track, recorded in 1984, 2004 and 2014.Voices included in the anniversary edition include Sting, Boy George, Sam Smith, Harry Styles, Chris Martin, Elbow‘s Guy Garvey, Sugababes, Bananarama, Seal, Sinéad O’Connor, Rita Ora, Robbie Williams, Kool and the Gang, Underworld and more.The idea for the charity single was masterminded by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, and sought to raise money for the Ethiopian famine. It sold a million copies in its first week and, at the time, was the fastest-selling single in UK chart history.

Boy George has said he regrets his “not very nice” comments made about Liam Payne shortly before his death.The Culture Club singer spoke about the incident to the High Performance podcast, where he had speculated the singer might be “off his nut”.“In the case of Liam Payne, I’d watched him a few days before it happened,” he told the podcast. “I remember watching online and I’d actually put a message under a post saying ‘He’s off his nut’, which wasn’t very nice, but I felt it.

Eminem, Janet Jackson, Boy George and more – see the full list below.Last night (November 12), the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its list of nominees for the class of 2025. The nominees have been split into two categories: performing and non-performing songwriters.

Bauhaus‘ Peter Murphy and Boy George have joined forces on an enchanting new single ‘Let The Flowers Grow’.Produced and co-written by Killing Joke‘s Youth, the duet – a grand orchestral pop piece – sees the two musicians sing “I’ve been changing / and mama don’t know / let her tears fall / and make the flowers grow,” serving as a message of hope and tolerance.According to a press release, ‘Let The Flowers Grow’ was originally written by the Culture Club frontman with its initial message being “one of personal acceptance about being gay.” As the song developed, it “took on a more expansive and universal scope with its lyrics extending beyond sexuality and embracing race, gender, creed and religion.”Speaking about the creation of the track, Murphy said: “I was recording my new album in Spain with Youth and, while listening to a playback of a song, I heard another piece of music coming from his mobile phone. It caught my ear for its melodic beauty as well as a Roy Orbison-like voice that was singing it.”After learning that the song was actually an unfinished demo written by Boy George, Murphy asked Youth if he could work on the partial song.

The Cure played their new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ at a special launch gig at The Troxy in London last night (Friday November 1), where they also celebrated 45 years of their seminal second album ‘Seventeen Seconds’ alongside a run of hits and favourites. See footage, photos and the setlist below.With a guest list of famous fans including Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong, Radiohead‘s Ed O’Brien, Boy George, Mogwai‘s Stuart Braithwaite, members of Duran Duran, actor Mathew Horne and comedian Stewart Lee, Pale Waves, Just Mustard, Dr Brian Cox, Chris Packham, My Bloody Valentine icon Kevin Shields and a soon-to-be-viral Pedro Pascal, the band continued the celebrations of the release of their first album in 16 years with a sold-out, intimate show in East London.Following Robert Smith and co’s two gigs at the BBC Radio Theatre recorded and broadcast for Radio 2 and 6 Music earlier this week, last night’s Troxy gig was livestreamed on Youtube, and captured Pascal in full flow.A post shared by Billie Joe (@billiejoearmstrong)Pedro Pascal spotted at The Cure Live at Troxy show in London pic.twitter.com/sj0fl0qPBd— Pedro Pascal Daily (@pascalarchive) November 1, 2024With no support band, the band were beckoned on to their early stage time by the ominous sound of thunder, rain and lightning before Smith, bassist Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper, Roger O’Donnell on keys, guitarist Reeves Gabrels and guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte walked out to rapturous applause.

Alison Hammond beamed as she graced the red carpet alongside her beau David Putnam and her son Aiden at The Candy Kittens Candy Day Summer Bash in London.The trio looked in high spirits and posed together for the cameras. This Morning favourite Alison looked lovely in a blue floral dress, sunglasses and sandals, showcasing her weight loss journey, and she couldn't stop smiling throughout the event. After much speculation about her love life, Alison finally opened up about her relationship with David.

Culture Club have announced details of a 2024 tour across the UK and Ireland, set to celebrate their first two studio albums. Find ticket details below.The upcoming gigs will take place across December, and see Boy George and co.

Camden landed on Disney+ this week, but which songs from the area’s history are included on the show?The show, which is executive produced by Dua Lipa, goes behind the scenes with some of the world’s biggest artists, revealing untold stories of how Camden in London shaped their lives and careers.Per a description, the four-part series explores “Camden’s rich history” through “archive footage, observational filming and interviews” with the likes of Chris Martin, The Libertines, Yungblud, Little Simz and Nile Rodgers.“Hearing from world-renowned musicians as they relive their Camden experiences; from their very first gigs to sell-out concerts, the highs and lows of nights out and a youth spent discovering music,” it adds.In a statement, Lipa said: “Executive producing the new original documentary series that celebrates the very place I started all of this is such a major full circle moment for me!“Camden will always have a special place in my heart and I’m humbled to share that with some absolute icons.”Asif Kapadia (Amy) is the series director, while the individual episodes are directed by Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and Sarah Lambert.In a three-star review of the series, NME wrote: “With Chris Martin noting that Coldplay’s early days revolved around six pubs in the area (“If you could guarantee you’d bring ten people, they’d let you play”), and Little Simz highlighting the importance of free artist development schemes at The Roundhouse, Camden implicitly feels like a love-letter to endangered independent venues.”“The question is: with Disney+ memorialising it in a documentary, does authentic “non-conformist” Camden risk becoming an ersatz rock ‘n’ roll theme park?”The show’s four (roughly) four hour episodes include a

With the next series of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! on the horizon - ITV bosses have apparently ditched their plans to cast a politician.The show will come very close to the General Election later this year and due to TV rules it would make it near impossible for a politician to appear at that time. I’m A Celebrity has previously cast two politicians and had been hit with big backlash by the public, despite them both finishing in third place.

Christmas has come early this year for Danny Dyer, who is already in festive mode to film an upcoming film in London.The former EastEnders star was spotted shooting new movie Christmas Karma with The Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar on Thursday. Danny is set to play a London black cabbie in the festive flick, which has been written, directed and produced by Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha.The film is modern Bollywood musical based on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. In new pictures, Danny - who's sporting a Christmas jumper, fetching cap and a gilet - can be seen chuckling along with Gurinder.

Boy George is leaving Broadway and returning to the road.The ’80s icon, who ends his three-month run as bold club owner Harold Zidler in the Tony Award-winning musical “Moulin Rouge!” on May 12, announced he’s embarking on a co-headlining tour with Squeeze this August and September.Near the end of their 20-concert nationwide run, the duo will drop into Atlantic City’s Tropicana Showroom on Saturday, Sept. 14 and New York City’s Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage on Tuesday, Sept.

Disney+ has revealed new images for the upcoming documentary series Camden, which will feature the likes of Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Mark Ronson, Boy George and more.Premiering on Disney+ exclusively in May, the docuseries, which is executive produced by Dua Lipa, will go behind the scenes with some of the world’s biggest music stars, revealing untold stories of how their lives and careers were shaped by Camden.The new images released today (April 26) feature Dua Lipa, Coldplay‘s Chris Martin, Little Simz, Nile Rodgers, Boy George and Yungblud. Also confirmed to feature in the series are Pete Doherty and Carl Barat of The Libertines, Mark Ronson, Questlove, Black Eyed Peas, Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B, Chuck D and Sister Bliss from Faithless.The upcoming series is produced by Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy-Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn in association with Day One Pictures, the production company co-founded by Amy Winehouse’s original manager Nick Shymansky and Radical22.Asif Kapadia is the series director, while the individual episodes will be directed by Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and Sarah Lambert.Check out the first-look images of ‘Camden’ below.Camden is a four-part series and will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in May 2024.

David Bowie, Boy George and more. News of his death broke last night (March 10).“The Blitz Club may have lasted only a short time, but the Blitz Kids, as we were then, had friends and careers that have lasted a lifetime.

Boy George has explained why the artwork for his new single is so similar to one that Kylie Minogue shared last year.The Culture Club frontman first stirred controversy with the cover earlier this week, when he dropped his new single ‘Religion’ on Monday (February 19).The track was one of two new songs that Boy George announced in the audiobook for his new memoir Karma last autumn, and upon its release, it was the artwork for the single that turned heads – namely for its close resemblance to that of Minogue’s 2023 album ‘Tension’.In the artwork, Boy George is seen with a sunset-hued background, and his name and the track’s title are written in the same fonts used on the ‘Padam Padam’ singer’s album artwork.Following its release, fans were quick to take to social media to comment on the decision, and question whether or not the cover was real or intended as a joke.I know that every masterpiece has its cheap copy but what the hell is this… pic.twitter.com/mPSh6XZUc4— Editor-In-Chief of Reality Von Tease (@confideinm3) February 19, 2024“I know that every masterpiece has its cheap copy but what the hell is this,” one person wrote on X/Twitter, while another shared their surprise that it was in fact the finished cover, originally thinking “it was satire”.Now, the ‘Karma Chameleon’ singer has defended the decision to use the cover and explained why he opted for something so similar to that used by Kylie Minogue. “I’m recycling everything.

Boy George has been accused of “ripping off” Kylie Minogue on the artwork of his latest single ‘Religion’.The Culture Club star released the track yesterday (February 19) and fans began to notice how similar the single’s artwork was to Minogue’s cover for her 2023 LP ‘Tension‘. Boy George’s art sees him posed with a sunset-hued background with his name and the track’s title in the same fonts used on the ‘Padam Padam’ singer’s album artwork.Fans immediately took to social media to point out the resemblance and call out the ‘Karma Chameleon’ singer for his choice in art direction.

Boy George has been accused of “ripping off” Kylie Minogue in his latest single. The British singer, 62, released his new track “Religion,” where the artwork has the singer with his signature hat and beard, standing against a backdrop that looks like a sunset, with the name and title of the single written across the image.