Speaking to the Daily Mail, Green said:

"When I caught my first groper fish on 'Extreme Fishing', it reminded me of Simon. With all the cosmetic surgery he’s had, he is looking more like a groper fish. He looks as if he’s been shot out of a cannon."

Robson Green joined forces with his 'Soldier Soldier' acting pal, Jerome Flynn, on a cover version of 'Unchained Melody' which Green didn't want to sing. He said:

"I didn’t want to sing. I was already being paid a fortune for what I was doing but Simon wouldn’t let it go. He was pestering my mother all the time, wanting me to sing that bloody song with Jerome.

"I got a lawyer to stop him ringing her, then I called him myself and told him, “If you do it again I will take this to court. This is harassment.

"Then Simon said, 'Can I just say, I will give you THIS amount of money if you record the song.' The amount was in seven figures .  .  . of course I said 'yes'."

Watch the official video to Robson and Jerome's 'Unchained Melody' below:

]]> Pressparty http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/EmeliSande/view/76144/ Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:45 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/EmeliSande/view/76144/ Emeli Sandé told USA Today that she would like to become a music therapist in the future.

Sandé originally studied neuroscience before embarking on her music career, and sees joining both interests as a nautral progression. She said:

"One day, I can see myself doing music therapy. That would be a nice medium.''

The Ivor Novello Award winner also revealed that she is 'overwhelmed' by the support Elton John has given her, and that her musical idol is Nina Simone:

"The way she held the tone, caressed a lyric. (When I write), I imagine how she'd sing a lyric."

Sandé has written songs for Susan Boyle and Rihanna, and won two Ivors this week (May 16) for 'Next to Me'.

Watch Emeli Sandé perform 'Read All About It' with Professor Green on 'Later Live ... with Jools Holland' in 2011 below:

]]> Pressparty http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/McFly/view/76124/ Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:25 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/McFly/view/76124/ McFly's Tom Fletcher and his wife role play with "invisible servants" when they are at home.

The 27-year-old singer wed Giovanna Falcone in May of last year.

The pair recently celebrated their first wedding anniversary, and now Fletcher has revealed the unusual way they like to spice things up at home.

He told British newspaper The Daily Star: “We watch back-to-back episodes of Downton in bed, and then do some role play. We even have invisible servants! It’s very fun.”

The star melted the hearts of women across the country after posting a video late last year of himself singing his wedding speech.

In an interview earlier this year Fletcher said the idea came about after failing to read out aloud his speech without succumbing to embarrassment.

"I couldn't even read it out to myself without cringing. We were on tour and I had a piano in my hotel room, to help me write, so I thought, 'I wonder if I could sing it?'."

The international songstress took to the stage during Thursday's final to perform a medley of her greatest hits.

A number of people weighed in on the star's performance, claiming her vocals weren't live.

However, Carey's representative has now slammed the rumours, announcing in a statement: "She ABSOLUTELY DID NOT lip-sync. She performed LIVE in front of several thousands of people!!!! (and did it 3 times!!).

"No LIP-SYNCING whatsoever! She did 3 takes and thrilled the crowd with singing little songs in between that we're NOT part of her medley."

Carey's representative confirmed that she did sing to a pre-recorded track which is common practice in the industry.

Meanwhile, a host of people took to Twitter to slam the star's performance.

On user tweeted: "Mariah Carey….worst lip syncer ever! @americanidol ha," while another wrote: "How is Mariah Carey going to lip-synch on a show about singing live? That's like the host of Intervention doing heroin during the show (sic)."

The X Factor 2009 winner was in the crowd at the singer's Manchester show last night (May 8), with his seat next to the stage.

During the intro to 'Love On Top', Beyoncé picked out McElderry from the crowd to sing along.

However, it seems she was so impressed by his vocals that she knelt down next to him to give him the microphone once more.

Speaking about the incident on Twitter, McElderry gushed:

"SO I HAVE ACTUALLY JUST SANG WITH BEYONCE!! she kept passing the mic back to me!!!!!! i can die a happy man now!!!!!!! she bent down and past the mic during love on top and we had a little sing!!! i am buzzing!!!!"

The Canadian star does often evoke an otherworldly aura but it seems the young singer is most definitely keen on performing outside of the planet Earth.

Taking to Twitter recently, the 'Boyfriend' superstar said matter-of-factly:

"I wanna do a concert in space."

The tweet seems to have tickled NASA, who responded with:

"Maybe we can help you with that. 'All Around the World,' next off it?"

Bieber meanwhile is currently in the UK as he takes his 'Believe' tour across the world - but it hasn't always been quite the most successful of times for the singer.

Heads were turned after the global icon was denied entry to Manchester club Sankeys - who later tweeted about the incident with pride.

In an interview with The Jewish Chronicle, the 'Take Care' hitmaker explained that his sound is different to that of any of his contemporaries, and he's set himself apart with his ability to both "rap and sing":

"There were people who incorporated melody before me, but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing. Yes, there are aspects of it that are new in the rap world. But it's not a gimmick. I just sort of exist and people embrace it."

He also added that he never plays up to a stereotype and has remained true to himself throughout his phenomenal career, making no compromises:

"I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day. It doesn't take me six hours to get ready and I don't have to wake up in the morning and remember to act like this or talk like this. I just have to be me."

Watch Drake's video for 'The Motto' below:

The Sun reports that the famed composer is penning music with Barlow for Take That's next album release.

Lloyd Webber told the newspaper that he has been coming up with music for Barlow, who he worked with on the Diamond Jubilee track 'Sing'. He said:

"I am writing with Gary Barlow again. I've come up with the tune this time and he's already emailed me with lyrics this morning. It hasn't got a title yet."

He continued: "Gary's going to be down in Majorca this summer and so will I, so we'll get together and something will come out of it."

The seven-track release, recorded to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, denied Amy Macdonald a second number one, narrowly pipping her third album, 'Life In A Beautiful Light,' to pole position.  

Usher's seventh studio effort, 'Looking 4 Myself,' entered at No.3, just ahead of Coldplay’s ‘Mylo Xyloto’ and Paloma Faith's 'Fall To Grace,' whilst there were also new entries in the Top 20 for Fleetwood Mac's '25 Years The Chain' (No.9), Maximo Park’s ‘The National Health' (No.13) and Hot Chip’s ‘In Our Heads' (No.14). 

Further down the chart, there were debuts for Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs’ ‘Trouble' (No.35) and Milos Karadaglic's 'Latino' (No.38) and compilations from Johnny Cash, The Stone Roses and Neil Young. 

The Take That star, who organised the recent Diamond Jubilee concert and co-wrote the official Jubilee anthem, 'Sing,' revealed in a press statement that he was overjoyed at receiving the recognition:

"I'm absolutely thrilled and feel very privileged to be in the company of so many brilliant people who I know have received an OBE.

"Growing up I never dreamt that one day I'd be getting one myself.

"I enjoy every minute of the work I do, with a lot of it being a reward in itself, so for somebody to decide I should get recognised for that is just amazing. My family are very proud."

Choirmaster Gareth Malone, who worked on the current number one single with Barlow, was also awarded the same honour, actor/director Kenneth Branagh was knighted whilst Kate Winslet was given a CBE.

‘A joyous experience... both laugh-out-loud funny and properly uplifting.’ - Radio Times
 
Stunning, funny and moving. It's TV Gold’ - Boyd Hilton, Heat Magazine

‘Funny, touching and entertaining. Like Michael Palin but with music’ - Victoria White, Company Magazine

‘An emotional documentary that will put a smile on the face of viewers’ - Mark Jefferies, Daily Mirror

Includes unseen footage and deleted scenes
 
Polydor Records is proud to announce the release the triumph that is ‘Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty’s Service’ exec-produced and directed by Ben Winston for Fulwell 73 Productions, on DVD on June 25th. This immensely enjoyable documentary, that had critics across the board laying bountiful praise, see’s Gary Barlow embark on a journey around the Commonwealth to find the musicians and singers that would feature on the official Diamond Jubilee song, ‘Sing’.
 
Interest in the official Diamond Jubilee Song ‘Sing’ has mushroomed since it topped both the singles and albums charts - making it the fastest selling record of the year - not least because of the interest in its being the culmination of a journey which took Gary Barlow through the Queen’s realm to make a truly unique recording.
 
When it initially aired on BBC1 earlier this month ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ was a huge ratings success, with an incredible 7.1 million viewers tuning in to see how Gary Barlow set about bringing together such an incredibly diverse collection of some of the most talented musicians from across The Commonwealth. Christmas chart-toppers Gareth Malone and The Military Wives then went on to lead The Commonwealth Band who delivered such a stunning debut live performance at the Diamond Jubilee Concert; again organised by Gary Barlow to such critical acclaim on that memorable weekend.
 
Now you can experience first-hand Gary Barlow’s mission of extensive preparation and journey to put together this truly unique DVD and official Diamond Jubilee Song, as well as revel in his many incredible experiences along the way, as he takes us across The Commonwealth to make ‘Sing’ happen.
 
The DVD features never-before-seen deleted scenes from the expedition which enabled Gary Barlow to discover the African Children’s Choir with soloist Lydia, who opens and closes the track, Aboriginal guitarist Gurrumul, Slum Drummers from Kenya’s Kibera slum, the Jolly boys from Jamaica and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Band. Even HRH Prince Harry was able to make his musical debut on the single and DVD when Gary Barlow met up with him in Jamaica.
 
Gary Barlow says, “We went on a journey with this record, meeting and recording with some beautifully talented singers and musicians. I can't believe we've managed to get the amount of people we got featured on this song, from all corners of The Commonwealth, but we did! I'm very proud of the result and hope people enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.”

And then, of course, crucial to the track’s realisation was Gary Barlow’s collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber on its production, who adds, “It has been a great joy to collaborate with Gary on a song for this extraordinary occasion. I hope it will become a song that is sung in celebration for many years to come.”

Exec-producer Ben Winston sums up with "This has been a wonderful film to be part of. The response to it has been overwhelming. I don't think when Gary and I first talked about this project we could have ever imagined the impact it would have had. A number one single and album, the live performance at Buckingham Palace, and the reaction to the amazing characters we found all over the world. Working with Gary has been fantastic, he is such a talent, but it's his warmth and humour that really come out in this film. I feel like this is the film where he truly shows who he is."

Pre-order links:
HMV: http://smarturl.it/GaryMajestyHMV
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/GaryMajestyAmazon
Play: http://smarturl.it/GaryMajestyPlay

The Take That star curated the Diamond Jubilee Concert on June 4, to much acclaim.

Barlow's Jubilee song 'Sing' meanwhile has hit the top of the UK singles chart, with its accompanying EP also reigning supreme in the albums chart.

And now he's landed the coveted Celebrity Dad of the Year award, collecting the gong from previous holder Peter Andre. Speaking about the award, Barlow said:

"I've been waiting for it for a long time. My kids are really excited and I don't think they can quite believe it. Being a dad is a really important part of my life and it means a lot to have won this award."

Today's midweek update (June 13) has left Barlow sitting pretty at No.1, but the Official Charts Company revealed that there are less than 1,400 separating the top 3 albums. Usher's 'Looking 4 Myself' has debuted at No.2 and Amy Macdonald's 'Life In A Beautiful Light' is close behind at 3.

Maximo Park have also entered the Top 10 at No.6 with their new offering, 'The National Health', Hot Chip are at No.9 with 'In Our Heads', and Fleetwood Mac's '25 Years The Chain' has made an appearance at 12.

Barlow took to social networking site Twitter this afternoon and told his 1.6 million followers that he had enjoyed his downtime earlier today: "Cracking yoga sesh this morning, now time for a cuppa."

Speaking to BBC Radio 1, Barlow told fans that the pop group are planning on hitting the country's stadiums in 2013.

And he said that he "hopes" they bring out an album too. Speaking about a stadium tour, Barlow said:

"Absolutely, definitely yeah. Oh yes. I can promise you that."

Barlow meanwhile spoke about his chart topping Diamond Jubilee track 'Sing', stating that he thinks it will be hard to beat it in the future. He said:

"Well you know what, I always get to this point and go 'well nothing's going to top that', and then something else comes along. But I've gotta say, it's going to take something very special to top that one."