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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK NEWS: SUGAR MAGAZINE TO CLOSE

January 19, 2011

Another print publication bites the dust! Via The Guardian Teenage girls’ magazine Sugar is to close after a 75% fall in circulation over the past decade, with publisher Hachette Filipacchi blaming young readers’ appetite for free content. The 17-year-old magazine, which at its peak in the first half of 2000 had an average monthly sale of 422,179, sold just 113,320 a month during the first half of last year. Hachette said it had taken the decision “with regret” and would concentrate its […]

UK EVENT: MEET P.DIDDY AT HMV OXFORD STREET (LONDON)

January 19, 2011

WHAT: Signing session   WHERE: HMV London, 150 Oxford Street W1   WHEN: Thursday 20th January 2011 at 6.00 pm   Fans of the hugely successful P Diddy, get the rare chance to meet the megastar himself, in person, with his group Dirty Money, when they visit HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store in London’s West End on Thursday 20th January 2011. The in-store is in celebration of the release of new Diddy-Dirty Money single, ‘Coming Home’, the forthcoming album ‘Last Train to […]

UK EVENT: EARLY BIRD TICKETS UP FOR GRABS FOR INDUSTRY TAKEOVER ALL-DAYER

January 18, 2011

Industry Takeover All-Day Seminar & Showcase is back and bigger than ever for it’s third season. Following the unprecedented achievements of urban music acts such as Tinie Tempah and Labrinth in the charts, and the popularity of the Industry Takeover monthlies at the Rich Mix; it’s now time to join Urban Development in association with Rich Mix as they ‘take over’ the entire multi-media arts venue in Shoreditch to equip you with the essentials for music industry success. Taking place on Saturday […]

UK NEWS: HOUSING PROJECT IN HACKNEY NAMED AFTER ACTOR IDRIS ELBA

January 18, 2011

East London boy turned mega successful Hollywood/TV star Idris Elba returned to Hackney to open a new affordable housing project (Elba House), named in recognition of his achievements.  Click HERE to read more…. …………………………………………………………………………………….. I hope that one day Lewisham Borough Council recognises my achievements and names an affordable housing project (council estate) after me. Spence House has a nice ring to it don’t you think? Anyway congratulations goes out to Idris and those lucky Hackney residents. ……………………………………………………….. Your thoughts please….

ELTON JOHN REVEALS NEW BABY SON ZACHARY

January 18, 2011

Elton John and his husband David Furnish grace the front cover of OK Magazine, along with their new baby son Zachary. Source OK Magazine Elton? Really? I bet they have hired a full-time nanny to take care of the child. I’m sorry but I cannot see either of these two being hands on parents, especially Elton. But congratulations to the both of them.

VIDEO: RICKY GERVAIS HOSTS THE 2011 GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS

January 17, 2011

The Golden Globes Awards took place last night in Los Angeles and British comedian Ricky Gervais once again hosted the show. Even when Ricky tones down his humour he still manages to destroy. Check out footage of Ricky’s opening monologue below. I hear that Ricky upset a few people. Hahaha! Whatever! I wonder if they will ask him to host next year’s event… I hope so. Click HERE to view full list of winners.

UK NEWS: POLICE HUNT MAN SUSPECTED OF INFECTING LOVERS WITH HIV

January 16, 2011

Via The Daily Mirror POLICE are hunting a man suspected of knowingly infecting his lover with HIV. Jermaine Scott, 27, is wanted after a mum-of-two told officers he had given her the virus. She says the pair had ­unprotected sex even though he knew that he was infected. She fears other women could also be at risk. Scott is originally from Jamaica but is believed to have been living in the UK for up to 10 years. He has links to Merseyside, […]

VIDEO -UK “URBAN” CELEBRITY FEATURE: MODEL/ARTIST NONI ZONDI

January 16, 2011

Friend to Mad News and fellow blogger Brown Eyez has once again left me questioning the world we live in, and the mindset of certain individual’s in this country (within the world of entertainment) with her latest blog post. Meet Noni Zondi who some are hailing as being the UK’s answer to Nicki Minaj *looks away and shakes head.* According to Brown Eyez, She is part-model, part-video vixen, part rap-stress, part singer, part hostess, professional dancer, part glamour model, and 100% full-time […]

UK TV: CBEEBIES – RASTAMOUSE

January 16, 2011

The BBC has turned children’s book series Rastamouse in to a cartoon series. Rastamouse is a children’s book series, written by Genevieve Webster (an author and illustrator) and Michael De Souza (a Rastafarian swimming instructor). Rastamouse books are written in rhyme with a Jamaican accent. Rastamouse is the main character. Other characters that play a big part in the books are Scratchy and Zoomer. There are three Rastamouse books available. These are Rastamouse and the Crucial Plan, Rastamouse Da Bag-a Bling and […]