2010 BRIT AWARDS NOMINEES

January 18, 2010

Check out the full list of nominees for this year’s Brit Awards, to be held at London’s Earls Court on February 21. The Brit Awards launch party took place earlier this evening and ONCE AGAIN Mad News was left out of the loop! But I’m not bitter….. British Male Solo Artist Calvin Harris Dizzee Rascal Mika Paolo Nutini Robbie Williams British Female Solo Artist Bat For Lashes Florence And The Machine Leona Lewis Lily Allen Pixie Lott British Breakthrough Act Florence And The Machine […]

UK NEWS: FORMER X-FACTOR FINALIST DANYL JOHNSON SET TO PERFORM LIVE AT BUTLINS

January 18, 2010

Last month he was performing live each week in front of MILLIONS on the biggest show in Britain, The X-Factor. Now he is going to be performing live at Butlins family holiday camp…. Via Get Reading Butlins have announced that for the first time at a UK holiday centre stars of both X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent will be appearing in the same live shows at the three beachside resorts, Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness. Many of the stars are from the most recent shows […]

JAMAICA JOINS HAITI RELIEF EFFORTS

January 18, 2010

Via The Jamaica Gleaner The Jamaican Government is helping it’s Caribbean neighbour, by freeing up its ports and shores to humanitarian assistance heading to Haiti and fleeing Haitians. Daryl Vaz, minister with responsibility for information, said on Saturday that Prime Minister Bruce Golding had made it clear that no Haitians found in Jamaican waters should be turned away. The Government, on Friday, announced that Jamaica would waive all landing fees and invite aircraft parked in Haiti to come to Jamaica in a bid to free […]

UK MUSIC: CADET – ‘REALISE’

January 17, 2010

Rapper Cadet is a new artist….well I’d never heard of him up until now, so he is news to me. The track ‘Realise’ in my opinion has good ‘mainstream’ potential. It might actually make the BBC Radio 1 playlist. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

RUSSELL SIMMONS APOLOGISES FOR PREMATURE TIGER WOODS HAITI TWEET

January 16, 2010

Several days ago the ultra annoying Russell Simmons EXCITEDLY tweeted to the world that “disgraced” golfer Tiger Woods was planning on donating aid to Haiti.  Click HERE to read all about it if you missed it. Well it now appears that Mr Know It All Simmons got it oh so wrong! Via TMZ Tiger’s people say they are still evaluating the best way to help, but that didn’t stop Russell from committing Tiger to something he hasn’t committed to yet.Tiger’s camp says they plan to be a part […]

UK NEWS: SHOPWORKER THINKS SHE LOOKS LIKE LEONA LEWIS, SAYS IT’S RUINING HER LIFE

January 16, 2010

Delusional shopworker Sasha Gordon is currently having a tough time of it, because she believes she looks like singer Leona Lewis and says “It’s ruining me”.   A “distressed” Sasha has now decided to tell her story to The Mail Online. Via The Mail Online When Leona Lewis won the X Factor, it meant that life would never be the same again. Not just for her, but for Sasha Gordon too. Sasha, who bears a remarkable resemblance to the chart-topping star, finds herself mobbed and pestered for autographs whenever […]

UK NEWS: N-DUBZ STAR DROPPED FROM ANTI-BULLYING CHARITY

January 15, 2010

Via Gigwise Charity Beatbullying have confirmed to the BBC that they will no longer be working with N-Dubz star Dappy after he sent a death threat text message to a Radio 1 listener. Dappy became involved with the government backed campaign, Beatbullying, in 2009 and even made a speech protesting against cyber bullying. N-Dubz themselves even wrote the song called ‘R U Cyber Safe?’ for the cause. Yet despite this, he still took the time to send a death threat to a […]

UPDATE – UK NEWS: THE DESLANDES FAMILY ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ABOUT FATAL THORNTON HEATH (LONDON) SHOOTING – THE TRUTH!

January 15, 2010

UPDATE: Mad News originally reported that Junior Deslandes had also succumbed to his injuries.  However I have now been informed (via a flurry of angry emails) that younger brother James has posted on his Facebook page that Junior is thankfully still with us.  I should have followed my initial instincts, waited for the family to release an official statement and ignored the words of  sources, along with the statement that was later forwarded to me via email and to other recipients  that claimed he had passed away.   I therefore apologise for the distress the original post may of […]