The 'Teenage Dream' star and the British comic were married from 2010 until 2012, when their divorce was finalised.

The Sun, however, quotes the singer as saying that her mother, who is known for her religious beliefs, was pleased that they got divorced. She said:

"I thank God every day for having made us all the same way and I pray for anyone who fights for freedom of speech."

Perry is then said to have added: "I'm pro-gay marriage and want equality between genders. My mom thanks God every day for my divorce."

The US star meanwhile recently performed live with The Rolling Stones in Las Vegas, with the singer afterwards revealing her joy at "gyrating" with Mick Jagger.

The stunning songstress joined the legendary band during a show for their '50 & Counting' anniversary tour at Las Vegas venue MGM Grand.

Perry was the group's special guest at the gig, and joined them on stage to perform a rendition of 'Beast of Burden'.

Perry took to Twitter after her stage appearance to gush about the guest slot, writing: " Yes, I just did gyrated on Mick Jagger. WHAT?! #Stones50 (sic)."

When a fan criticised her "appalling grammar" in the sentence, Perry fired back with a funny apology.

She added: "I noticed that. I guess I was too excited.  Sorry mom (sic)."

Perry follows in the footsteps of a range of stars who have joined Jagger and co. for their stage comeback, including No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani and country star Keith Urban.

Organisers of a Hurricane Sandy concert on December 12 last year at Madison Square Garden have revealed that they went to some length to convince 70s rockers Zeppelin to reform once more.

However, the quartet - who played a one-off show in London in 2007 in tribute to late Atlantic Records man Ahmet Ertegun - flatly turned down the offer.

Robin Hood Foundation executive director David Saltzman told CBS News: "There were two bands that we were trying desperately to recruit, one was Rolling Stones, the other was Led Zeppelin. [Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein] had this great idea that we could enlist Bill Clinton to convince Led Zeppelin to reunite to perform at the 12-12-12 concert."

He continued: "So, Harvey and I got on a plane to fly down to Washington to meet with President Clinton who was going to be seeing the members of Led Zeppelin, who were being honoured at the Kennedy Center. And, you know, the president was terrific. He goes, 'I really want to do this. This would be a fantastic thing. I love Led Zeppelin'. And Bill Clinton himself asked Led Zeppelin to reunite. And they wouldn't do it."

Acts that did play the event included the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi.

The ‘Hollaback Girl’ singer joined the Rolling Stones live on stage during the band’s first show of their ‘50 and Counting’ world tour at the LA Staples Center.

Without an introduction, Stefani strutted onto the stage to perform the Stones’ 1971 ballad ‘Wild Horses’. Gwen wore a sparkly Rolling Stones t-shirt for the occasion.

At the end of the song Gwen shared a hug with Mick Jagger before he shouted, “Thanks, Gwen” as she left the stage.

Another guest appearance during the show came from country star and American Idol judge Keith Urban who played guitar and sang during the song ‘Respectable.’

Prior to the performance Mick Jagger took to Twitter to tell his followers about the band’s special guests. Jagger tweeted: “Opening night soundcheck went great. Can't wait to play with @gwenstefani and @keithurban later! #Stones50”.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘50 and Counting’ tour continues tonight with a show at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. 

Watch Gwen Stefani perform 'Wild Horses' with the Rolling Stones below:

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/administrator/view/21131/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:26:47 +0000 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/administrator/view/21131/ HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 -- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce the latest in a series of reissues of their classic albums. Let Love In (1994), Murder Ballads (1996), The Boatman's Call (1997) and No More Shall We Part (2001) -- their eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh studio albums, respectively -- will be released on May 17, each as a separate deluxe double-disc Collectors Edition.

These latest releases are the third set of reissues from a series that will ultimately see Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' entire album catalogue digitally re-mastered and remixed for 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time since their original release.

Each deluxe double-disc Collectors Edition contains the re-mastered stereo album, the new surround mix, a specially commissioned short film made by UK artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, plus b-sides from the singles, videos and exclusive sleeve notes.

The first three consecutive albums in the re-mastered deluxe edition series -- From Her to Eternity, The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against the Pricks -- were released in 2009. The next four in the series -- Your Funeral…My Trial, Tender Prey, The Good Son and Henry's Dream – were released last year. All were received with unanimous critical welcome.

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Let Love In [CD/DVD; digital audio] CD

1. Do You Love Me?
2. Nobody's Baby Now
3. Loverman
4. Jangling Jack
5. Red Right Hand
6. I Let Love In
7. Thirsty Dog
8. Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore
9. Lay Me Low
10. Do You Love Me? (Part 2)

DVD

Let Love In (re-mastered album in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo)

Additional Audio Tracks (in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo)

1. Cassiel's Song
2. Sail Away
3. (I'll Love You) Till The End Of The World
4. That's What Jazz Is To Me
5. Where The Action Is

Videos

1. Do You Love Me?
2. Loverman
3. Red Right Hand

Short Film

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 8: Let Love In)

The Bad Seeds are: Blixa Bargeld, Martyn P Casey, Mick Harvey, Conway Savage, Thomas Wydler

Murder Ballads [CD/DVD; digital audio] CD

1. Song Of Joy
2. Stagger Lee
3. Henry Lee
4. Lovely Creature
5. Where The Wild Roses Grow
6. The Curse Of Millhaven
7. The Kindness Of Strangers
8. Crow Jane
9. O'Malley's Bar
10. Death Is Not The End

DVD

Murder Ballads (re-mastered album in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo) 

Additional Audio Tracks (in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo)

1. The Ballad Of Robert Moore And Betty Coltrane
2. The Willow Garden
3. King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O
4. Knoxville Girl

Videos

1. Stagger Lee
2. Where The Wild Roses Grow
3. Henry Lee

Short Film

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 9: Murder Ballads)

The Bad Seeds are: Blixa Bargeld, Martyn P Casey, Mick Harvey, Conway Savage, James Sclavunos, Thomas Wydler

The Boatman's Call [CD/DVD; digital audio] CD

1. Into My Arms
2. Lime Tree Arbour
3. People Ain't No Good
4. Brompton Oratory
5. There Is A Kingdom
6. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?
7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?
8. West Country Girl
9. Black Hair
10. Idiot Prayer
11. Far From Me
12. Green Eyes

DVD

The Boatman's Call (re-mastered album in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo)

Additional Audio Tracks (in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo)

1. Little Empty Boat
2. Right Now I'm A-Roaming
3. Black Hair (Band version)
4. Come Into My Sleep
5. Babe, I Got You Bad

Videos

1. Into My Arms
2. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?

Short Film

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 10: The Boatman's Call)

The Bad Seeds are: Blixa Bargeld, Martyn P Casey, Warren Ellis, Mick Harvey, Conway Savage, James Sclavunos,Thomas Wydler

No More Shall We Part [CD/DVD; digital audio] CD

1. As I Sat Sadly By Her Side
2. And No More Shall We Part
3. Hallelujah
4. Love Letter
5. Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow
6. God Is In The House
7. Oh My Lord
8. Sweetheart Come
9. The Sorrowful Wife 
10. We Came Along This Road
11. Gates To The Garden
12. Darker With The Day

DVD

No More Shall We Part (re-mastered album in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo)

Additional Audio Tracks (in DTS Surround Sound 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and stereo)

1. Good Good Day
2. Little Janey's Gone
3. Grief Came Riding
4. Bless His Ever Loving Heart
5. Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow (Westside Session)
6. We Came Along This Road (Westside Session)
7. God Is In The House (Westside Session)
8. And No More Shall We Part (Westside Session)

Videos

1. As I Sat Sadly By Her Side
2. Love Letter
3. Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow

Short Film

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 11: No More Shall We Part)

The Bad Seeds are: Blixa Bargeld, Martyn P Casey, Warren Ellis, Mick Harvey, Conway Savage, James Sclavunos,Thomas Wydler

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