In an interview with The Daily Star the X Factor judge revealed a number of details about his tenure as manager of the British girl band.  

Walsh said: “I didn’t enjoy working with Nadine, Kimberly, Nicola, Sarah or Cheryl either.”

According to Walsh it seems that no one enjoyed their working relationship as he stated: “They didn’t get along with each other and hated me.”

The entertainment manager also went on to detail what made the girl band tricky to deal with: “I found their rivalry difficult to cope with. It’s hard to get them to get on well.”

He went on to remark: “They all pretend to get on well in public, but underneath, all they want is to be the skinniest and go out with the most famous footballer and be in the middle of pictures and all that.”

Louis Walsh managed Girls Aloud following the formation of the group on talent TV show 'Popstars: The Rivals', but the band parted ways with him in 2005. 

Watch Girls Aloud perform 'Something New' below:

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/madonna/view/76335/ Tue, 21 May 2013 10:32:14 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/madonna/view/76335/ Madonna has been confirmed as one of the hosts of the upcoming Sound of Change concert.

The Chime For Change event is taking place at London's Twickenham Stadium on June 1 and it will feature sets from the likes of Beyoncé and Florence + The Machine as stars raise awareness of women's rights and issues.

It was announced today (May 20) that a number of top names from entertainment and politics will help host the Gucci organised event, with Madonna leading the list.

Other names due to host include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Gordon and Sarah Brown, Jessica Chastain, Gloria Steinem and Freida Pinto.

Speaking about the issues surrounding the event, Madonna said:

"60 percent of the children in the world NOT in school are girls! 2/3 of the world's illiterate are WOMEN! I Do NOT accept this. We need to change this and we WILL CHANGE THIS!"

Beyonce meanwhile said in a statement: "I am really happy that so many amazing artists and presenters have come together to support CHIME FOR CHANGE on 1 June. Our goal is to have a great time together while we unite and strengthen the voices of girls and women around the world."

Tickets for the event, which will also see the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Ellie Goulding perform, are on sale now.

letlive. announce first full UK headline tour for October, 2013

New album set for release this summer  

“See them now. You owe it to yourself to be part of this.” – Rock Sound 

“The most exciting band in the world.” – Kerrang! 

“Jason makes a case for the world’s most captivating frontman” – NME “

The live show is simply put from another planet.” – Metal Hammer 

Wednesday 15th May - Having enthralled rock fans across the UK with their various live performances, from their frenetic debut headline show at the Old Blue Last in early 2011, through their infamous Download Festival slot the same year, to supporting Enter Shikari, playing on the Kerrang! Tour 2012 and finally, winning over Deftones fans on the latter’s recent UK dates, letlive. are finally set to headline their very own 12 date tour of the UK and Ireland. And it’s sure to be worth the wait. The trek ends with a show at legendary rock venue The Underworld, the scene at which the band first played in London town as openers for Your Demise back in 2011.  

As vocalist Jason Aalon Butler enthuses “We have always admired Europe for its music appreciation. Now we are being told that we are appreciated enough by Europeans to be a headlining act in our own right throughout the continent. Cheers, danke,dekuji, merci  x googolplex. That's ll.ove.”

letlive. will be releasing their hotly anticipated new album through Epitaph Records this summer. It follows the band’s much-lauded ‘Fake History’ and will herald a new letlive. era.  

letlive. tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 17th May  

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The hitmaker recently unveiled her plans to release a debut solo album and confessed that she's been working on her own original material for the past three years:

"Before the farewell tour I started putting things into place to make sure I'd be kept busy after we finished. I'm the only Girls Aloud member who hasn't had a real shot at going solo so I want to give that a try. I've been recording and writing material for three years now."

Harding also opened up to OK! magazine about the group's split, adding that Nadine Coyle found it the hardest: "When any band splits it's scary, it feels like you're going through a break up with someone you love. All of a sudden it's like, 'OK, what do I do now?'"

"I think Nadine took it the worst. We had no idea what she was feeling, that's the difference with her."