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- Robbie Williams takes UK pop charts' crown
- Bieber, Swift big winners at MTV Europe Music Awards (Updated)
- Reports: Australian rockers INXS call it quits
| Robbie Williams takes UK pop charts' crown Posted: 12 Nov 2012 03:08 AM PST LONDON - Robbie Williams was the king of the British pop charts on Sunday after he secured both the UK single and album number ones, the Official Charts Company said. Williams's album "Take The Crown" beat a swathe of other new releases for the top spot, giving him his 10th number one album in 15 years as a solo artist. Violinist Andre Rieu debuted in second place with "Magic Of The Movies", with boy band JLS another new entry in third with "Evolution". Last week's chart-topper, "18 Months" by Scottish producer and singer Calvin Harris dropped to fourth, with Military Wives, a choir made up of the partners of British military personnel, new in fifth with "Stronger Together". In the singles chart, Williams enjoyed his second week at the top with "Candy", written with Take That band mate Gary Barlow. Labrinth and Emeli Sande stayed second with "Beneath Your Beautiful", with boy band The Wanted new in third with "I Found You". - Reuters |
| Bieber, Swift big winners at MTV Europe Music Awards (Updated) Posted: 11 Nov 2012 08:34 PM PST FRANKFURT: Pop superstars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift dominated the 19th annual MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, but South Korean Internet phenomenon Psy clinched the coveted Best Video prize. Canadian heart-throb Bieber, fresh from breaking up with his girlfriend of two years, Selena Gomez, scooped Best Male Artist for the third year in a row, with millions of fans voting to name the winners. Bieber, 18, who did not attend the ceremony in the western German city of Frankfurt, also bagged Best Pop Act and Best World Stage Performance. Swift of the US claimed the gong for Best Female Artist from presenter Lana Del Rey as the show got underway and went on to pick up honours for Best Live Act and Best Look. "This is my very first EMA - I'm so excited," said the 22-year-old blonde, who later dressed up as a circus ringleader to perform her hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" in the show's finale. "This was our first European tour - thank you for giving me one more amazing reason to come back and see you." Psy, whose single "Gangnam Style" has more than 700 million views on YouTube and spawned countless videos copying his signature horse-riding dance, paid tribute to his wife of six years and loved ones back home when he picked up his award. "I'd like to thank all my family who's got to live with a selfish job, with a selfish guy," the 34-year-old quipped. Han Geng of China beat out Rihanna for Best Worldwide Act, awarded for only the second time. The 24-year-old Barbadian beauty, who had led with six nominations, went home empty-handed, as did flamboyant US trailblazer Lady Gaga, who was up for three awards. Del Ray claimed Best Alternative Act and Nicki Minaj won for Best Hip Hop. The Best Song prize went to Canada's Carly Rae Jepsen for the catchy "Call Me Maybe", which she collected from US reality show star Kim Kardashian. "All I can say is I was not expecting this," she said as she hoisted the statuette, a globe topped with a wobbling MTV logo on a spring. Jepsen, 26, thanked Bieber, who set her song on its trajectory by promoting it online. German-born supermodel Heidi Klum, 39, hosted the show, and made her entrance at the century-old Festhalle, decorated for a circus tent theme, in a sexy bridal gown and jaunty black top hat. She sat perched on a trapeze as the prize handout began. Kardashian had a minor wardrobe malfunction when she came on stage as a spike heel got caught in the train of her low-cut black Stephane Rolland gown, leading her to stumble. "I'm clumsy," she later joked backstage. US soul singer Alicia Keys led a tribute to Whitney Houston, as Beyonce lent a voice-over to a video in honour of the late US singer. A further shout-out went to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, who died of cancer in May. The MTV Europe Awards are held each year in a different European city, with past hosts including Belfast in 2011, Madrid in 2010 and Berlin in 2009. The show featured a few innovations this time, with "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch" star David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff serving as the show's "social media correspondent" and offering live commentary on Twitter and joining Psy for a cameo during his live performance. British newcomer Rita Ora opened the show with a spectacular pyrotechnic-studded performance of her hit "R.I.P", followed by acts including US indie band fun, No Doubt, Jepsen, Keys and Las Vegas rockers The Killers. - AFP List of winners at the MTV Europe Awards FRANKFURT, Nov 11, 2012 (AFP) - From pop superstars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift to South Korean sensation Psy and the late US singer Whitney Houston, here is a list of the main winners at the MTV Europe Awards handed out in Frankfurt on Sunday:
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| Reports: Australian rockers INXS call it quits Posted: 11 Nov 2012 06:01 PM PST SYDNEY: Australian rock band INXS have called it quits, reports said Monday, 15 years after the suicide of original frontman Michael Hutchence. The band, which formed in 1977 and has sold more than 30 million records, made the announcement to fans at a concert in Perth on Sunday evening where they were supporting American rockers Matchbox 20, the city's newspapers said. Drummer Jon Farriss broke the news and admitted "I'm getting teary" before they launched into one of their biggest hits, "Need You Tonight", the Perth Now website reported. INXS management was not available for confirmation but Twitter was abuzz with the news and Matchbox 20 singer Rob Thomas tweeted "gonna miss the @inxs guys." JD Fortune, one of the vocalists who tried to take on the Hutchence role, also tweeted, saying: "So this is how it ends now, for them, xo." He followed it with: "They are my friends and I feel very sad for them. It was an honour to have been a part of the bands history. Love and Mayhem." The band was fronted by Hutchence for 20 years, becoming one of the world's biggest rock groups in the 1980s and into the 1990s, fuelled by his charismatic performances. But he was found dead in a Sydney hotel room in 1997, leaving behind a daughter, Tiger Lily, from a relationship with British TV presenter Paula Yates, who died of a heroin overdose in 2000. Tiger Lily now lives with her legal guardian, Yates's former husband Bob Geldof. Since Hutchence's death INXS has hired several other singers, and performed with the likes of Terence Trent D'Arby and Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes, but they were never able to revisit their early success. - AFP |
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