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One Direction’s Harry Styles Is Dating Victoria’s Secret Model Nadine Leopold: Morning Mix

Jan 12th, 2015 // Comment

Did You Hear?

:: One Direction‘s Harry Styles is now dating Victoria’s Secret model Nadine Leopold, according to multiple sources. The two aren’t exclusive, but Styles did take Leopold out to eat, twice, for her birthday last week. [Us Weekly]

:: Sam Smith kicked off his debut theater and arena tour on January 9 in Atlanta, by covering the 1937 show tune-turned-jazz standard “My Funny Valentine.” Until live footage surfaces online, revisit the studio version of his rendition. [Billboard]

:: Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee accuses Jay Z of being a “pimp” exploiting Beyonce as a “sex object” during their 2014 Grammy Awards performance in his new book, God, Guns, Grits and Gravy. Perhaps he didn’t realize that the couple performed “Drunk in Love” — a Beyonce song. [US News & World Report]

:: MTV will bring back America’s Best Dance Crew, which ran for seven seasons and wrapped in 2012. Randy Jackson, former American Idol judge, is one of the show’s four executive producers. [Los Angeles Times]

:: Azealia Banks and Lupe Fiasco picked on each other on Twitter over the weekend. Why? We’re not sure. [Billboard]

:: Taylor Swift‘s dad has joined HAIM. Sort of. [Instagram]

Find out below what music you can catch on TV today. More »

Posted Under: Azealia Banks, Beyonce, Harry Styles, Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, Morning Mix, One Direction, Randy Jackson, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift

One Direction Perform “Night Changes” & “What Makes You Beautiful” During Their Hour-Long ‘TV Special’: Watch

Robbie Daw

Dec 24th, 2014 // Comment

One Direction THe TV Special Night Changes

1D Hit The Small Screen

The gents of One Direction offered up their one-hour NBC TV Special last night, which found the fab five belting out hits from their recent chart-topping album Four as well as their very first single, “What Makes You Beautiful.” (Is that one considered an oldie at this point, Directioners?)

The live segments were recorded in Orlando at the Universal Studios theme park, and the televised shebang also included behind-the-scenes clips of 1D on the road, plus an interview with the guys on a roller coaster.

My god, how much boy-band excitement can possibly be packed into 60 minutes? More »

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Beyonce And Jay Z Outbid By Minecraft Creator For $70 Million Mansion: Morning Mix

Christina Lee

Dec 22nd, 2014 // Comment

Did You Hear?

:: Markus “Notch” Persson, the creator of Minecraft, outbid Beyonce and Jay Z on a Beverly Hills mansion featuring a 16-car garage, home gym, candy room and a replica of actor James Dean‘s motorcycle. The hip-hop royal couple had visited the house six times, but then Persson closed a deal for $70 million in just six days. [Curbed LA]

:: will.i.am reveals that the Black Eyed Peas have reunited to create new music, though as he stresses, not an album. “I don’t know anyone who was like — unless I was cleaning the house or going on a long drive — not even when they’re working out, do they listen to albums. They listen to a whole bunch of songs at once,” he says. So, there’s that! [Ryan Seacrest]

:: Elton John married his longtime partner David Furnish in England on December 21. The couple has two sons, Zachary and Elijah. [Billboard]

:: Nicki Minaj accused ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels on Twitter for “selling vids” and taking advantage of her overall. Samuels fired back to dispute her claims and condemn her for airing them out online: “i jus got off the phone with your mother and come off to this..pls stop.” [Just Jared]

:: Laverne Cox, star of Orange Is the New Black and transgender activist, “literally fell to the floor” when she received a holiday card signed “Love, Beyonce.” Remember, Cox is also an active and vocal member of the Beyhive. [MTV]

:: Have you ever wanted to see One Direction‘s Harry Styles and actress Kristen Wiig lead a sing-along to “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life”? Of course you have. [Instagram]

“I’m really proud of how he’s coming out of that stage and the music he’s working on is really, really fresh right now,” Will teased. “Bieber is awesome!” – See more at: http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/12/18/will-i-am-talks-i-ampuls-smartwatch-taylor-swift-and-new-justin-bieber-music/#sthash.Ya9I64kU.dpuf

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Posted Under: *NSYNC, Beyonce, Elton John, Jay-Z, Lance Bass, Laverne Cox, Morning Mix, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, The Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am.

One Direction Are Swoon-Worthy Cheerleaders On ‘Saturday Night Live’: Watch

Christina Lee

Dec 21st, 2014 // Comment

1D's Got Moves

Before One Direction took the stage on Saturday Night Live as its musical guests last night (December 20), the winning boy band posed as a swoon-worthy high school dance squad in its “Girlfriends” skit.

Here’s the premise: During a talk show called Girlfriends, Morgan (Aidy Bryant) claims that she’s on the squad, without knowing that her co-host Kyra (Cecily Strong) has invited the team captain (Amy Adams) — or the guy dancers, played by 1D – to the show. Of course, One Direction are convincing as high school heartthrobs — matching track suits, robotic dance moves, “‘Sup Morgan?”‘s and all.

“How’s your guinea pig?” Zayn Malik asks, as Morgan stutters. The best part, of course, is when Niall Horan and Harry Styles try desperately to stifle their laughter.

One Direction, the biggest-selling touring act of 2014 (so far), will embark its UK and Ireland On the Road Again tour in 2015, starting June 6 in Cardiff. Until then, watch the SNL skit up top.

Posted Under: One Direction, Saturday Night Live

One Direction Performs “Night Changes” And “Ready To Run” On ‘Saturday Night Live’: Watch

Christina Lee

Dec 21st, 2014 // Comment

1D Returns To 'SNL'

One Direction performed for the third time on Saturday Night Live for its December 20 holiday episode. As the preview showed, there are still jokes to be made of the winning boy band’s appeal — guest host Amy Adams planting mistletoe on set, for instance. And to be fair, each member’s starry-eyed gazes toward the (at times squealing) crowd aren’t likely to help, either.

Yet as the English-Irish ensemble sang “Night Changes” and “Ready to Run,” off its new album FOUR, One Direction also sounded convincing as adults — grown men, even. Music by boy bands has long featured expertly arranged harmonies, though as noted a few times before, One Direction recalls the Beach Boys, as opposed to Backstreet Boys, with its new and more mature sound.

Watch One Direction perform “Night Changes” on SNL up top, then see its live rendition of “Ready to Run” below. More »

Posted Under: One Direction, Saturday Night Live

Amy Adams Tries To Woo One Direction In ‘Saturday Night Live’ Promo Clip: Watch

Bianca Gracie

Dec 19th, 2014 // Comment

Not Having It

In the new promo clip for Saturday Night Live, Amy Adams seems to have quite a thing for One Direction! The Big Eyes actress tries to seduce the British/Irish lads, but hilariously doesn’t succeed! Adams has many attempts — jumping into the guys’ arms, blackmailing them into kissing her underneath mistletoe. But, the boy band is not having any of it!

Catch One Direction’s appearance on SNL tomorrow (December 20) at 11:30 p.m. EST! Their latest LP FOUR (released on November 17) features tracks like “18,” “Ready To Run,” “Night Changes” and “Steal My Girl.” The band also plan to embark on a North American and European stadium tour in 2015, beginning on June 10 in Vienna, Austria. More »

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One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay & Calvin Harris Rock The BBC Music Awards 2014: Watch All The Performances

Mike Wass

Dec 11th, 2014 // Comment

1D In Action

One Direction stole the show at the BBC Music Awards 2014 tonight (December 11) with a show-stopping performance of “Steal My Girl.” Zayn Malik looked dead inside and Liam Payne sang off-key, but who really cares when their hair and outfits were on-point? The boy band drew the biggest applause, which was quite an honor given that the line-up of performers included Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Coldplay and multiple-Grammy nominee Ed Sheeran.

Coldplay delivered the goods with Ghost Stories hit “A Sky Full Of Stars,” while Ed belted out x lead single “Sing.” They both sounded great and confirmed their standing as consummate live performers. Also on the bill were Labrinth and Ella Henderson. They joined forces for a surprisingly good mash-up of their recent hits “Jealous” and “Ghost.” Check out all of the BBC Music Awards 2014 performances after the jump. More »

Posted Under: Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Ella Henderson, Labrinth, One Direction

Justin Bieber, Katy Perry And One Direction Were The Most Popular Acts On Twitter In 2014

Bradley Stern

Dec 10th, 2014 // Comment

With 2014 coming to an end, social media networks are taking a look back at the biggest moments in pop culture over the past year, including Spotify and YouTube. (Did you watch the YouTube Rewind yet?)

And today, Twitter’s giving us the lowdown on the highest numbers.

According to new data released by the social network, it’s a great, big Belieber world: Justin Bieber was the most tweeted-about artist of 2014, followed by One Direction‘s Niall, Harry and Liam. (Sorry, Zayn!)

And it’s probably a wise move on the NFL’s part to have Prism princess Katy Perry as their Super Bowl half time show act, because she had the highest growth in followers (13 million!) this year, followed closely by the Biebs and Miss Taylor Swift.

To no one’s surprise, when it comes to stans, Bieber’s wildly loyal fanbase (the Beliebers) also took the crown as the most talked about fan base on Twitter, followed by 1D’s Directioners and, somewhat more surprisingly, Kesha‘s Animals.

Were you one of the ones tweeting or following Katy, 1D and Justin this year? Check out the full lists below via Variety, and sound off about the stats in the comments below. More »

Posted Under: Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, One Direction

One Direction, Demi Lovato & Sam Smith To Perform At ‘X Factor UK’ Finale

Bianca Gracie

Dec 8th, 2014 // Comment

The X Factor UK has announced some major guest acts for their upcoming grand finale! The singing competition invited One Direction, “All About That Bass” diva Meghan Trainor, Ed Sheeran and soulful crooner Sam Smith to perform for the big night. Demi Lovato and Olly Murs will also sing their duet, “Up.”

The show will crown a winner between the three remaining finalists: Fleur East, Ben Haenow, and Andrea Faustini. Look out for the episode when it airs on ITV on December 13 at 8.30 p.m. GMT.

View The X Factor UK‘s tweet after the jump! More »

Posted Under: Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, Olly Murs, One Direction, Sam Smith

Best Music 2014 Readers’ Poll: Vote For The Year’s Top Albums (Part 2) — July Through December Releases

Robbie Daw

Dec 4th, 2014 // Comment

2014 Idolator Poll Best Albums 2014 part II

Vote For 2014's Best!

Wait…what? It’s December already? Guess we should get the rest of this thing going, then.

Last month we presented you with the first part of Idolator’s reader’s poll on the best albums of 2014 — one where we had you vote on your favorite releases from January through June. Let’s just say that Michael Jackson‘s fans were present and counted for with that one, as were the members of Mariah Carey‘s Lambily.

Now it’s time for part two, where you have free reign to help determine which LPs released between July and December are the best. There are plenty to choose from, so let’s just get to it below, shall we? As usual, when all is said and done, we’ll tally up the results from both polls and sort out what Idolator readers deem to be their 10 favorite records from 2014.

Note: As this is a two-part poll, it’s also a two-part process. Once you vote, we also want you to leave your thoughts in the comments box below on why you chose that particular album. We’ll be reading all of your feedback and including some of it when we post the Best Albums Of 2014 Readers’ Poll results.

So get to voting below, then remember to write out why your fave deserves to be in our year-end roundup of 2014’s best albums! More »

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