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Beyonce and Jay Z want to bring their 'On The Run' tour to the UK.
The superstar and her rapper husband - who kicked off their tour at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens last month - are said to be planning to add a final UK date to their schedule which is currently set to end with a two-night stint at the Stade de France in Paris, this September.
It is believed the performance will take place in London in Autumn with tickets for the surprise show becoming available just weeks before the event.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Jay Z and Beyonce will play a stadium in Britain, probably in London, before the autumn.
"It needs to be a stadium because of the scale of the production.
"It could be the case that there will be just weeks between tickets going on sale and the event."
News of the additional tour date follows on from weeks of speculation that the couple's marriage is in crisis.
Beyonce, 32 and Jay Z, 44 - who have a two-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, together - were previously said to be only seeing one another on stage by travelling separately and staying in different hotel rooms.
A source said: "They might be sharing a stage, but while on tour they'll live practically separate lives.
"Tensions between them are worse than ever, meaning they will be travelling between venues independently, staying in different hotel suites and even having separate entourages.
"They'll also have individual dressing rooms, so the only times they'll be together will be while they're performing."
Beyonce and Jay Z to bring ‘On The Run’ tour to UK
Beyonce and Jay Z want to bring their 'On The Run' tour to the UK.
The superstar and her rapper husband - who kicked off their tour at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens last month - are said to be planning to add a final UK date to their schedule which is currently set to end with a two-night stint at the Stade de France in Paris, this September.
It is believed the performance will take place in London in Autumn with tickets for the surprise show becoming available just weeks before the event.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Jay Z and Beyonce will play a stadium in Britain, probably in London, before the autumn.
"It needs to be a stadium because of the scale of the production.
"It could be the case that there will be just weeks between tickets going on sale and the event."
News of the additional tour date follows on from weeks of speculation that the couple's marriage is in crisis.
Beyonce, 32 and Jay Z, 44 - who have a two-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, together - were previously said to be only seeing one another on stage by travelling separately and staying in different hotel rooms.
A source said: "They might be sharing a stage, but while on tour they'll live practically separate lives.
"Tensions between them are worse than ever, meaning they will be travelling between venues independently, staying in different hotel suites and even having separate entourages.
"They'll also have individual dressing rooms, so the only times they'll be together will be while they're performing."
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5 Seconds of Summer plan to write with One Direction.
The 'She Looks So Perfect' hitmakers are currently touring with the British band for the second time, and though they get on well, they won't be recording a duet with their pals.
Asked if they would team up with One Direction, Calum Hood said: "We are two completely different bands."
Luke Hemmings added: "We might write with them at some point. If we were going to do a song it'd be with someone that's cool and up-and-coming."
The group's career has escalated since they first toured with the 'Little Things' singers last year and they admit being on the road this time around has been a different experience.
Ashton Irwin said on 'Live from MTV': "I think it's been different in a few ways, we got to go to Europe for the first time and without them [One Direction], we would have never gotten to meet some of the fans, so that was incredible.
"There's a few more people singing along to our songs, which is nice. That's just a beautiful thing."
Another thing that has changed this tour is there is less "nudity", after 1D star Harry Styles pranked the support act by invading their dressing room to throw fruit at them while nude last year.
Ashton said: "No, naked Harry Styles, which is a bit disappointing. It's a decrease of nudity on the tour this year."
5SOS to write with One Direction
5 Seconds of Summer plan to write with One Direction.
The 'She Looks So Perfect' hitmakers are currently touring with the British band for the second time, and though they get on well, they won't be recording a duet with their pals.
Asked if they would team up with One Direction, Calum Hood said: "We are two completely different bands."
Luke Hemmings added: "We might write with them at some point. If we were going to do a song it'd be with someone that's cool and up-and-coming."
The group's career has escalated since they first toured with the 'Little Things' singers last year and they admit being on the road this time around has been a different experience.
Ashton Irwin said on 'Live from MTV': "I think it's been different in a few ways, we got to go to Europe for the first time and without them [One Direction], we would have never gotten to meet some of the fans, so that was incredible.
"There's a few more people singing along to our songs, which is nice. That's just a beautiful thing."
Another thing that has changed this tour is there is less "nudity", after 1D star Harry Styles pranked the support act by invading their dressing room to throw fruit at them while nude last year.
Ashton said: "No, naked Harry Styles, which is a bit disappointing. It's a decrease of nudity on the tour this year."
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Avicii will be joined by Chris Martin, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jon Bon Jovi and a string of other stars on his new album.
The 'Hey Brother' star - whose real name is Tim Bergling- has also recorded a reggae duet with Wyclef Jean and Matisyahu and another track with System of a Down's Serj Tankian for the forthcoming follow-up to his debut record 'True'.
He said: "It's going to be a lot more song-oriented. 'True' was an attempt at that, getting electronic music in a song format."
While the 24-year-old producer is thrilled with the reggae track, he admits he "doesn't know" whether to use it yet.
He told Rolling Stone magazine: "I love it, but I don't know what to do with it yet."
The 'Wake Me Up' hitmaker grew close to Coldplay frontman Chris when he co-produced the group's track 'A Sky Full of Stars', and though they have a strong bond, they take different approaches to working.
He explained: "Chris has been like a brother. He needs every part to be perfect. I'm not like that. Which is why I've got 70 songs."
The as-yet untitled album is expected to be released later this year.
Avicii announces album guests
Avicii will be joined by Chris Martin, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jon Bon Jovi and a string of other stars on his new album.
The 'Hey Brother' star - whose real name is Tim Bergling- has also recorded a reggae duet with Wyclef Jean and Matisyahu and another track with System of a Down's Serj Tankian for the forthcoming follow-up to his debut record 'True'.
He said: "It's going to be a lot more song-oriented. 'True' was an attempt at that, getting electronic music in a song format."
While the 24-year-old producer is thrilled with the reggae track, he admits he "doesn't know" whether to use it yet.
He told Rolling Stone magazine: "I love it, but I don't know what to do with it yet."
The 'Wake Me Up' hitmaker grew close to Coldplay frontman Chris when he co-produced the group's track 'A Sky Full of Stars', and though they have a strong bond, they take different approaches to working.
He explained: "Chris has been like a brother. He needs every part to be perfect. I'm not like that. Which is why I've got 70 songs."
The as-yet untitled album is expected to be released later this year.
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Ben Langmaid has appeared to slam his former La Roux bandmate.
The songwriter parted ways with Elly Jackson during the recording of new album 'Trouble in Paradise' and after she criticised Kanye West in an interview at the weekend, he seems to have taken the rapper's side.
He first tweeted the 'Bound 2' star to say "Love you man".
He then retweeted a number of posts from Kanye and also comments from other people about La Roux, including one which read: "F**k La Roux, nobody knows her."
He then gave a withering response when asked what instruments Elly had played on the album, as she is credited with many on the sleeve notes.
He replied: "er, triangle I think. (sic)"
Ben later claimed Ian Sherwin, who wrote three tracks on 'Trouble in Paradise' and has become Elly's closest working partner, was the reason he left La Roux.
He slammed: "The guy's an idiot. He's the reason I left.
"The dude's a poacher. He couldn't write a nursery rhyme."
Elly recently claimed she and Ben went their separate ways because she became a "different person" after touring their debut album in America.
She said recently: "It was always going to be difficult because we'd had a long time away from each other when I was on tour.
"We weren't really that connected and I'd realised what kind of performer I wanted to be onstage, which led to me finding my first record restricting. I came back home and I felt like a different person."
La Roux blasted by ex-bandmate
Ben Langmaid has appeared to slam his former La Roux bandmate.
The songwriter parted ways with Elly Jackson during the recording of new album 'Trouble in Paradise' and after she criticised Kanye West in an interview at the weekend, he seems to have taken the rapper's side.
He first tweeted the 'Bound 2' star to say "Love you man".
He then retweeted a number of posts from Kanye and also comments from other people about La Roux, including one which read: "F**k La Roux, nobody knows her."
He then gave a withering response when asked what instruments Elly had played on the album, as she is credited with many on the sleeve notes.
He replied: "er, triangle I think. (sic)"
Ben later claimed Ian Sherwin, who wrote three tracks on 'Trouble in Paradise' and has become Elly's closest working partner, was the reason he left La Roux.
He slammed: "The guy's an idiot. He's the reason I left.
"The dude's a poacher. He couldn't write a nursery rhyme."
Elly recently claimed she and Ben went their separate ways because she became a "different person" after touring their debut album in America.
She said recently: "It was always going to be difficult because we'd had a long time away from each other when I was on tour.
"We weren't really that connected and I'd realised what kind of performer I wanted to be onstage, which led to me finding my first record restricting. I came back home and I felt like a different person."
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One Direction are to release what is expected to be the "biggest concert movie ever".
The 'Little Things' hitmakers - who released a film about their lives on the road, 'This is Us', last August - will bring out 'Where We Are: The Concert Film' in over 50 countries on October 11 and 12, promising a huge global audience for the screenings.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "This could become the biggest concert movie ever -- there's going to be more than 10,000 screenings internationally.
"So many 1D fans didn't get the chance to buy tickets to the band's show because the stadium tour sold out - but this means no one will have to miss out."
The concert was filmed in Milan's San Siro Stadium on June 28 and 29 as part of the Italian leg of their current world tour, and will also include behind-the-scenes footage captured by the group's friend Ben Winston and a previously unseen interview with band members Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.
The film is executive produced by Simon Cowell and has been made by Fulwell 73, the same company behind 'This Is Us'.
The group's last film drew in over £40 million at the UK and US box office.
One Direction to release new film
One Direction are to release what is expected to be the "biggest concert movie ever".
The 'Little Things' hitmakers - who released a film about their lives on the road, 'This is Us', last August - will bring out 'Where We Are: The Concert Film' in over 50 countries on October 11 and 12, promising a huge global audience for the screenings.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "This could become the biggest concert movie ever -- there's going to be more than 10,000 screenings internationally.
"So many 1D fans didn't get the chance to buy tickets to the band's show because the stadium tour sold out - but this means no one will have to miss out."
The concert was filmed in Milan's San Siro Stadium on June 28 and 29 as part of the Italian leg of their current world tour, and will also include behind-the-scenes footage captured by the group's friend Ben Winston and a previously unseen interview with band members Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.
The film is executive produced by Simon Cowell and has been made by Fulwell 73, the same company behind 'This Is Us'.
The group's last film drew in over £40 million at the UK and US box office.
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The Libertines wants to do something "more special" than a new album.
The reunited 'I Get Along' group have been writing new material together, but they want to do something different to a regular release.
Drummer Gary Powell told XFM: "I think that would [be] the plan to maybe do a new album. But hopefully we're gonna maybe try something that might be a little bit different. Everybody does an album, everyone does an EP...
"We wanna do something that might be a little more special than just release another album. Everything we do has to be about the connectivity between us and our friends and family, being the fans. And we want to do something special for them."
Meanwhile, co-frontman Pete Doherty - who is joined in the band by Gary, Carl Barat and John Hassall - promised fans will get their first listen of new tracks when the group perform three shows at London's Alexandra Palace in September.
He said: "We're gonna be doing some new songs at Ally Pally. We were just working on one right now, before you came in. I can tell you that one of them has got this in it [makes a noise on a vintage typewriter]."
Gary previously admitted he and his bandmates would only record new material if their current run of European shows, including a performance in London's Hyde Park earlier this month, went well.
He said: "We're pretty much using this whole period of time as a lightness test for how we can move forward. It would be very easy to say 'yeah we'll do some new material', but, for instance, if we went and played Hyde Park and it wasn't well received and everybody hated it then it would be very difficult for the band to actually move forward."
The Libertines promise ‘special’ release
The Libertines wants to do something "more special" than a new album.
The reunited 'I Get Along' group have been writing new material together, but they want to do something different to a regular release.
Drummer Gary Powell told XFM: "I think that would [be] the plan to maybe do a new album. But hopefully we're gonna maybe try something that might be a little bit different. Everybody does an album, everyone does an EP...
"We wanna do something that might be a little more special than just release another album. Everything we do has to be about the connectivity between us and our friends and family, being the fans. And we want to do something special for them."
Meanwhile, co-frontman Pete Doherty - who is joined in the band by Gary, Carl Barat and John Hassall - promised fans will get their first listen of new tracks when the group perform three shows at London's Alexandra Palace in September.
He said: "We're gonna be doing some new songs at Ally Pally. We were just working on one right now, before you came in. I can tell you that one of them has got this in it [makes a noise on a vintage typewriter]."
Gary previously admitted he and his bandmates would only record new material if their current run of European shows, including a performance in London's Hyde Park earlier this month, went well.
He said: "We're pretty much using this whole period of time as a lightness test for how we can move forward. It would be very easy to say 'yeah we'll do some new material', but, for instance, if we went and played Hyde Park and it wasn't well received and everybody hated it then it would be very difficult for the band to actually move forward."
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U2 will release their new album later this year.
The four-piece rock band - made up of lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. - are said to be planning to release their currently unnamed thirteenth studio album, this November.
It is believed the band - who are set to play at one of the iTunes Festival gigs at the Roundhouse in Camden, North London, in September - could even have their new material ready to debut at the performance.
The album is the first to be released by the group in five years and will follow-up the their 2009 work 'No Line On The Horizon'.
However, it has been a difficult time for singer-songwriter Bono, 54, who is believed to have suffered from writers block throughout the production process.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "The U2 comeback is very much on for this year. This album has been a real struggle for them to make.
"It's taken a long time and Bono didn't find it easy.
"But they feel very confident now and are convinced the wait has been worth it."
U2 to release new album later this year
U2 will release their new album later this year.
The four-piece rock band - made up of lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. - are said to be planning to release their currently unnamed thirteenth studio album, this November.
It is believed the band - who are set to play at one of the iTunes Festival gigs at the Roundhouse in Camden, North London, in September - could even have their new material ready to debut at the performance.
The album is the first to be released by the group in five years and will follow-up the their 2009 work 'No Line On The Horizon'.
However, it has been a difficult time for singer-songwriter Bono, 54, who is believed to have suffered from writers block throughout the production process.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "The U2 comeback is very much on for this year. This album has been a real struggle for them to make.
"It's taken a long time and Bono didn't find it easy.
"But they feel very confident now and are convinced the wait has been worth it."
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German DJ Paul van Dyk has slammed artists who all "sound the same".
As a pioneer of the electronic dance genre, the musician has spoken out against DJs who copy each other and thinks they all sound indistinguishable from one another.
Talking to Radio.com, the Grammy Award-nominated DJ vented about the situation, explaining: "The problem I see, let's call it 'EDM soup', it's all sounding the same. It's like, I'm pretty sure even fans of this music can't say, 'This is the new track by this person' or, 'That new track by that person', because they all sound the same.
"I don't want electronic music to die once the EDM hype is over. This music is there to stay forever, therefore we need to focus on artists who made music that lasts longer than three minutes on the radio."
The 42-year-old DJ also expressed his frustration with DJs who are too reliant on technology to do their job for them, although Paul does admit that he currently has a large amount of kit to assist him when doing a gig.
He said: "When I'm playing now, I pretty much have a recording studio with me onstage. I have keyboards, computers, custom made mixers, a lot of controllers that enable me to be really interactive and actually play things,
"I prefer maybe me pressing the wrong key at some point and still be able to be live than everything being programmed and you just put the USB stick in the CD player, press play and then [wave your hands]. That has nothing to do with what electronic music means to me and the real followers of electronic music."
Paul van Dyk slams artists who ‘sound the same’
German DJ Paul van Dyk has slammed artists who all "sound the same".
As a pioneer of the electronic dance genre, the musician has spoken out against DJs who copy each other and thinks they all sound indistinguishable from one another.
Talking to Radio.com, the Grammy Award-nominated DJ vented about the situation, explaining: "The problem I see, let's call it 'EDM soup', it's all sounding the same. It's like, I'm pretty sure even fans of this music can't say, 'This is the new track by this person' or, 'That new track by that person', because they all sound the same.
"I don't want electronic music to die once the EDM hype is over. This music is there to stay forever, therefore we need to focus on artists who made music that lasts longer than three minutes on the radio."
The 42-year-old DJ also expressed his frustration with DJs who are too reliant on technology to do their job for them, although Paul does admit that he currently has a large amount of kit to assist him when doing a gig.
He said: "When I'm playing now, I pretty much have a recording studio with me onstage. I have keyboards, computers, custom made mixers, a lot of controllers that enable me to be really interactive and actually play things,
"I prefer maybe me pressing the wrong key at some point and still be able to be live than everything being programmed and you just put the USB stick in the CD player, press play and then [wave your hands]. That has nothing to do with what electronic music means to me and the real followers of electronic music."
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Beyonce has hinted that she will perform on the 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' soundtrack.
The 32-year-old singer posted a teaser trailer for the raunchy movie on her Instagram account along with her crooning a sensual version of 'Crazy In Love'.
'Fifty Shades Of Grey' stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson - who play bondage loving billionaire Christian Grey and virginal Ana Steele - can be seen writhing around naked in the teaser, with the full trailer to follow on Thursday (24.07.14).
Beyonce simply captioned the video #fiftyshades, leaving fans guessing as to her involvement.
It is unclear how Beyonce got involved in the project - which has been directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson - but her husband Jay Z's protege Rita Ora has a small part in the movie.
The 23-year-old singer tries her hand at acting in the new blockbuster adaptation of E.L. James' best-selling erotic novel and she admitted she was so nervous about her role - playing Christian's sister Mia - she worried she would mess up.
Speaking in May, she said: "I've just shot the movie, 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. That took up a lot of my time as I didn't wanna embarrass anybody, so I made sure I knew exactly what I was doing.
"It was an incredible experience. I went from not knowing what it's like being on a movie set, to feeling like I knew them all for years, and I wasn't even there for that long."
Beyonce remixes Crazy In Love for Fifty Shades Of Grey
Beyonce has hinted that she will perform on the 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' soundtrack.
The 32-year-old singer posted a teaser trailer for the raunchy movie on her Instagram account along with her crooning a sensual version of 'Crazy In Love'.
'Fifty Shades Of Grey' stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson - who play bondage loving billionaire Christian Grey and virginal Ana Steele - can be seen writhing around naked in the teaser, with the full trailer to follow on Thursday (24.07.14).
Beyonce simply captioned the video #fiftyshades, leaving fans guessing as to her involvement.
It is unclear how Beyonce got involved in the project - which has been directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson - but her husband Jay Z's protege Rita Ora has a small part in the movie.
The 23-year-old singer tries her hand at acting in the new blockbuster adaptation of E.L. James' best-selling erotic novel and she admitted she was so nervous about her role - playing Christian's sister Mia - she worried she would mess up.
Speaking in May, she said: "I've just shot the movie, 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. That took up a lot of my time as I didn't wanna embarrass anybody, so I made sure I knew exactly what I was doing.
"It was an incredible experience. I went from not knowing what it's like being on a movie set, to feeling like I knew them all for years, and I wasn't even there for that long."