After facing harsh criticism from the likes of television presenter Philip Schofield and fellow singers The Wanted, the 'All Rise' stars have admitted they are feeling the pressure as the infamous contest gets nearer. Lee Ryan explained their stresses to BANG Showbiz:

"I think nerves play a big part in being a performer." 

"Everyone needs the nerves, if you don't have the nerves then you don't have the edge."

The apprehension is partly made up of excitement, though, as Duncan James added:

"We've apparently got the highest odds in the UK for years so that's an achievement in itself, so we're just going to go out there and put on a great performance and hopefully won't look too bad."

The 2011 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Germany on May 14 and you can watch Blue perform their entry, 'I Can', here:

When asked if she believes the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, was murdered she exclaimed:

"Absolutely. Absolutely. I don't doubt that any second."

Looking into the camera, La Toya asked:

"Tell us the truth Dr. Murray, what happened?"

When quizzed by the show's host over what happened on the evening of June 25, 2009 that inevitably led to the 'Beat It' star's death, she simply asserted:

"I really can't go into detail of what happened just yet, but you will hear my opinion on it of course."

Watch the full clip, in which she also goes into detail about the forthcoming trial, here:

The star went to watch the recording of Dancing With The Stars in Los Angeles and after the show was finished, took her husband Stephen Belafonte to Mr. Chow's restaurant. She wrote to fans on her official website, March 28:

"Hey guys! Yes, well… a night out watching DWTS could only end in one way: Mr. Chow, baby!!! Yummy yummy yummy food! From the chicken sataye, to the lettuce wraps, to the duck, dumplings wow… I could go on and on!!!"

"Well, not only did I eat my way to heaven, we had a lot of fun doing it. But boo hoo, I couldn’t eat the shell food. Not with my baby in my tummy. But my hubby did, and he had a drink (or four) for me too… hahahaha!!"

She also tweeted tonight, March 29, that she's trying to make an exciting and important decision:

"Omg just met with "little crown interior" to get started on the baby nursery!! Yipeee just need to figure out if I wanna no the sex???"

Watch a recent interview with her here:

The previous record holder with over 1 million dislikes was Justin Bieber with his video for 'Baby', but Black crept up on and overtaken the figure and now has 1,175,036 (March 29 at 8.30pm GST) thumbs down votes whilst the Canadian heartthrob has 1,160,245. 

This news comes after London newspaper Metro published a story earlier today that explained how close Black's 'Friday' was to toppling Bieber's unfavourable title. 

Watch a recent interview with the overnight internet sensation that is Rebecca Black here:

The string of live shows, which will take place across July, will see exciting performances from Beady Eye, BRIT award-winner Ellie Goulding and Blondie. In addition to the great names that are on board, the gigs will be set in the atmospheric outside courtyard of London's beautiful Somerset House, which also hosts alfresco film screenings. 

The full dates and line up are as follows:

• July 7 - Eels
• July 8 - Professor Green
• July 9 - Stornoway
• July 10 - Aloe Blacc
• July 11 - Imelda May
• July 12 - Beady Eye
• July 13 - Blondie
• July 14 - Hurts
• July 15 - Ellie Goulding
• July 16 - Lamb
• July 17 - My Morning Jacket

Tickets for the shows will be availble from 9am on Friday, April 1 and you can watch Ellie Goulding critique her own sense of style in a recent interview here:

He revealed that the track was written about a girl he dated but his career and the industry forced it to be cut short:

"Sometimes in my line of work relationships that I wish could last for years and years, maybe even just a couple of months, are only allowed to last one night! And that's not always a good thing, or easy thing for me."

The 'Cooler Than Me' star also revealed his eclectic musical tastes by explaining that he really wants to collaborate with Paul Simon, André 3000 from OutKast and Brandon Flowers. Watch the interview here:

The much celebrated day falls on April 16 and will honour the industry of music. A press release from the organisation reads:

"This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances."

Some of the releases on April 16 will include limited runs of Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep', which will be available on 10" vinyl, Foo Fighters' covers album called 'Medium Rare' and Kate Bush's 'Hounds Of Love', which will be sold as a 10" hot pink vinyl. 

There are several rock releases making an appearance this year too, with special editions coming from A Day To Remember, Deftones and Jimmy Eat World. 

Watch recent footage from a Foo Fighters concert in Auckland here:

Many figures in the industry, musicians or otherwise, have been quick to condemn the show for exploiting some of the world's best songs, but music mogul Cowell thinks it's been nothing but a blessing and helps support the ethos of his own talent contest 'X Factor':

"It kind of goes against record company thinking… because they like to think in terms of everything's gotta be perfection. But Glee changed the rules and that's part of the reason we are making this show. To prove that actually you shouldn't have rules for talent…It should be, if you're talented or if you're different, you should have a chance to succeed along with anyone else."

Star of 'Glee', Lea Michele, also took ten minutes out of her filming schedule to answer fan questions and revealed that her favourite Adele song is 'Hometown Glory', that she "landed the role in Spring Awakening singing a broadway song and a song by Jessica Simpson" and she's just finished shooting her first feature film called 'New Year's Eve'. 

Watch a recent flash interview with Simon Cowell, in which he gives his opinions on the new series of American Idol and whether he'd consider Christina Aguilera for a judging position, here:

The actress recently explained that her role in the new movie 'Country Strong', in which she portrays alcoholic singer-songwriter Kelly Canter, left her physically worn down after damaging unusual muscles:

"I had bleeding fingers and cramps and I had shoulder problems, and I thought I had something seriously wrong with me but I had just pulled a muscle in my armpit. It was a disaster."

"I thought, 'My god, I must have all these atrophied muscles in my fingers, 'cause they are not working!'"

Despite the initial pain, Paltrow took to her new calling well as she most recently starred in a few episodes of hit U.S musical comedy 'Glee' and is set to return as substitute teacher Holly Holliday soon. 

Watch her talk about gaining a new fan base with her role in 'Glee' here:

Nicks revealed that her BF, Robin Synder, spoke to her from beyond the grave, to tell her that the marriage was doomed and should end. 

The Fleetwood Mac frontwoman said: 

"One day it (the cradle) wasn't rocking and it was very dark and the baby was very quiet. And I said, 'Robin wants this to end – now.' I felt it as strongly as if she'd put her hand on my shoulder."

The couple divorced within three months. 

The 'Go Your Own Way' singer, who lost eight years to a prescription tranquilliser addiction, also recalls visiting her best friend in hospital when she was receiving cancer treatment: "I was so high on coke. I'd drink half a bottle of brandy on the way there, 'cause I couldn't stand it. She was so sick. And she said to me, 'Don't come back until you're not high.'"

The 62-year-old is back with a new album, Secret Love'.  The track 'Everybody Loves You' was co-written by ex-Eurythmics' Dave Stewart who based it on one of 40 poems in Nicks' journal that she concedes is about Fleetwood Mac's guitarist and ex-lover, Lindsey Buckingham.

Nicks said: "And the reason Dave wrote the chorus the way he did was because of his relationship with Annie Lennox. So we had two duos. Dave understood. He's the same way with Annie – 'Everybody loves you... no one really knows you, I'm the only one' – I'm the only one that knew you before you were famous. So I let the song go ahead and be about Lindsey, and he let the song be about Annie."

'In Your Dreams' is scheduled for release on Warner Music on June 27 and Steve Nicks will be performing at London's Hard Rock Calling on June 26. 

Watch the official promo for 'In Your Dreams' below:

The star, whose work for charity has been second to none over the years, explained to BBC's 6 Music that he expects his new record to do well everywhere except his native area. Geldof said of the album, entitled 'How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell':

"Bizarrely enough, people do buy my stuff, so I get to play great theatres all over the world,"

"Except in the UK, where they don't give a crap."

Watch his new video for 'Silly Pretty Thing' here:

It was the star's 69th birthday and she threw an impressive bash that included guests such as Smokey Robinson, Bette Midler and Gayle King. The 'Respect' singer gave a rousing performance of 'The Way We Were' with Dennis Edwards before exclaiming to her guests:

"I will be in a horizontal position tomorrow, all day!"

Watch the coverage of Franklin's party, including part of her performance, here:

She revealed that despite eating healthily during the week she does indulge once the weekend arrives:

"I try to eat healthily apart from the weekends when I'll pig out and have pizza or go to the cinema and have hotdogs and popcorn or a bit of chocolate."

"My husband's a great cook, so during the week we eat the best salads, chicken and fish. It's good to give yourself a treat at the weekend - then your body doesn't want to overindulge all week."

Writing to fans on Twitter on March 24, she explained that her pregnancy is making her ravenous:

"what can i eat tonight,hahaha my life revolves round food food and more food,this baby is always hungry or is that just my excuse????"

She added:

"waiting for the sushi place to open,no no no i'm not eating anything raw since i'm pregnant,all cooked baby!!"

Watch Mel B work out with some lucky fans here:

The NME reported that Liam walked out in front of the audience and quipped:

"This is Beady Eye, this is not a Noel Gallagher concert."

Throughout the concert, the 'Bring The Light' front man also joked:

"We were going to sit down to sing the next song," 

"But apparently someone who played here last year stole all the stools. Apparently he's got a nice little collection going on and all."

Watch a clip from last night's show, where Liam makes another comment aimed at his ex-Oasis band member and brother, here:

The singer-turned-presenter welcomed a baby girl into her growing family yesterday, she is already a mother to 3-year-old Ava, on March 25 and the couple named the new arrival Hero. She was born at 5.02pm GMT and according to Metro, weighed in at 6lb 2oz. 

On March 22, Klass wrote to her followers on social networking site Twitter and explained that she was literally ready to pop:

"To everyone that says 'I'm blooming', thank you, how very 'polite'. To those that say I look ready to burst, in short, I AM."

Watch Klass discuss the new Per Una spring collection for Marks and Spencer here: