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Mariah Carey sets song deadline

ariah Carey doesn’t like to “rush” their #JusticeFor Glitter campaign. She told it came out, it was a whole thing, a drama I M having to perform ‘All I Want For Jimmy Fallon: “The fact that ‘Glitter’ even came don’t want to get into because it will change Christmas Is You’. The 48-year-old back is a thing. Whoever thought it was going the mood.” Mariah - who recently revealed she singer knows she’ll spend most of to get to number one all these years later? But suffers from bipolar disorder - checked into December singing her 1994 festive classic so it is a good and the fans made it happen. hospital for medical and psychiatric care short- she made a “rule” not to play or listen to holi- “I had nothing to do with it. The Lambily got ly after the album’s release, following a bizarre day songs until after the Thanksgiving celebra- behind it. ... it’s a movement, it’s bigger than promotional appearance on MTV’s ‘Total tions. She said: “I have this rule where I try to me.” Mariah admitted she doesn’t like perform- Request Live’ that saw her launch into a get through Thanksgiving, I don’t like when ing songs from the record because it repre- lengthy monologue about therapy, take off her people rush it because once I start I don’t stop sents a “tough” time for her that almost t-shirt to reveal a skimpy halter top and push until after New Year’s.” The ‘Distance’ singer “ruined” her life. She said: “Actually an ice cream cart. also admitted she’s amazed that fans managed #JusticeForGlitter was directed at me because to get her 2001 soundtrack album ‘Glitter’ back I never do songs from that soundtrack. “It to number one in the iTunes chart thanks to almost ruined my life. It was a tough time when

Paul Weller wants Tweedy would reunite to work with with for £10m heryl Tweedy says Girls Aloud would Robert Plant only reunite for £10 million. The 35- C year-old singer insisted that she has no plans to reunite with her former girlband - comprised of , , and - but admit- ted that £10 million for her charity The Prince’s Trust Cheryl’s Trust Centre could change her mind. Cheryl told : “It’s not going to happen. It wouldn’t take anything, it’s just not going to hap- pen.” However, when the interviewer said: “[Hypothetically] I’ve got 10 million quid and I’d like to give it to The Prince’s Trust Cheryl’s Trust Centre in exchange for one Girls Aloud reunion,” Cheryl couldn’t resist. She said: “Well, for 10 million pounds...” However, she then clarified: “You do know I meant 10 million for each of us, right?” Cheryl calls Girls Aloud’s legacy as “having good pop songs, for a good chunk of time” and revealed she, Nicola and Kimberley had to fight for their hit ’s awards guilt single ‘The Promise’ to be released. She said: “As we left, some guy said to us: ‘We’ll do it your way, but you’re committing career suicide.’” ‘The olf Alice felt “guilty” about winning the magazine: “People were angry. They thought we were the Promise’ went on to become 2008’s fastest-selling W . The ‘Beautifully safe option.” Ellie - who was on the 2016 judging panel - single. Although Cheryl insisted she no longer Unconventional’ hitmakers - comprised of added: “But the safe option is always the left-field choice, aul Weller wants to duet with Robert Plant. cares about having number one singles, she admit- , Joff Oddie, Joel Amey and Theo because nobody can be angry. They go, ‘Oh, it’s nice to P The ‘Changingman’ hitmaker is thinking ahead ted that if her comeback flops she would walkaway Ellis - were awarded the prestigious accolade for their give them a boost!’ “ But Joff mused: “I don’t know. The to his new album and has been in talks with from her pop career as it would not be worth being second LP, ‘’, in September and though award was in a position of losing public interest had they the Led Zeppelin rocker to appear on a track, away from her son Bear, whose father is her former they were “proud” to be recognized, they were quickly done that again.” Ellie admitted: “We were the middle but his friend will only do so if the song is “out there”. boyfriend Liam Payne. The ‘Love Made Me Do It’ “deflated” following a backlash that accused the panel of thing. So, basically, we didn’t win because we were good. Asked if there’ll be any guests on his next album, he said: hitmaker said: “Is it bad, if I say that if I get another making a “safe” choice. Ellie said: “It’s hard. Because But critics were more annoyed with the prize than with “It’s too early to say. I’d love to do a track with Robert No 1 that’s great, and if I don’t that’s fine? If it goes winning was great-we celebrated. I felt proud. Then you us. Wolf Alice - whose debut album ‘My Love is Cool’ Plant though. We’ve spoken about it. He says it would in at 80, it’s time for me to move on with my life. I’m read all these things and you deflate. I felt guilty. ‘I’m sor- was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Prize - beat off the have to be pretty out there and I agree with him.” The not going to around working hard and spend- ry I won this, please give it to someone else.’ And I don’t likes of ’s High Flying Birds, Arctic former Jam frontman hopes his next album will be ing time away from my son for that. Is the juice want to do that.” And the quartet don’t understand why Monkeys, Florence and the Machine, , and Jorja “groundbreaking” but he’s unsure who he’ll enlist to worth the squeeze?” they were seen as the “safe” choice and think they were Smith to be crowned the winners of the iconic award. appear on it as yet. In an interview with the new issue of actually chosen because they represented a middle Uncut magazine, he explained “As you’re working on a ground that wasn’t too mainstream to be obvious or so song, it suggests someone’s voice or instrument or what- leftfield that the vote would alienate the public. Joff ever. The song decides those things, much as they decide recalled in an interview with the Sunday Times Culture how the album is going to go. I want to do something really groundbreaking - but I don’t know if it’s possible any more. Maybe we’ve all learned too much.” The 60- year-old musician - who has grown-up kids Natt and Leah from his marriage to Dee C. Lee, daughter Dylan Taron Egerton with make-up artist Lucy Halperin, Jesamine, 17, and Stevie Mac, 13, with ex-girlfriend Samantha Stock and twins Bowie and John-Paul, , and 16-month-old Nova doesn’t want Bond with his wife Hannah Andrews - would like to get into the aron Egerton doesn’t want to play James recording studio now but has put his plans on hold Bond. The 29-year-old actor shot to fame as because of his family commitments. Weller - who T trainee spy Gary ‘Eggsy Unwin’ in ‘Kingsman’ released his 14th studio album ‘True Meanings’ in - a role he reprised in sequel ‘Kingsman: The September - said: “I’m at the demo stage. I’ve got eight Golden Circle’ - and admitted that’s made the iconic role pieces on the go - whether they’ll all make it or not, I “less appealing” to him, though he would still be “hon- don’t know. But I can’t stop writing ... I’d be quite happy if ored” to be approached for the franchise. He said of the I was going into the studio next week to start working on possibility of playing Bond: “Because I made my name in a new album but I can’t, for family reasons. So it’s about a spy-thriller franchise, it holds less appeal. Of course if finding a balance. Trying to stay on the creative tip but at Barbara Broccoli or whoever might be replacing her the same time, doing my family duties as well. It’s plate called, I would be honored, but...” But Taron is a big fan spinning.” of the Bond films and looked to them for his research on ‘Kingsman’. He said: “Moore is my favorite Bond. I think we borrowed more from him than any other.” The ‘Robin Hood’ actor admitted having to diet for his role in Florence Pugh: All Danny Trejo wants to ‘Kingsman’ was “hell” and he doesn’t think he could have the discipline to be a full-time action star like ‘Logan’ actor Hugh Jackman’ or ‘Captain America’s Chris Evans. actresses have been He told the Sunday Telegraph magazine: “The bit I find be in Breaking Bad film horrific is not being able to eat. The training I love, always have, always will. Cardio just makes me feel great asked to lose weight afterwards. I’ve already been today. “But it’s hell when anny Trejo wants to appear in the ‘Breaking Robert Rodriguez on his ‘Machete Kills’ sequel, ‘Machete I’m doing Kingsman because I love food for comfort, and lorence Pugh thinks it’s “virtually impos- D Bad’ spin-off movie. The 74-year-old actor Kills in Space’ and promised the finished film will be beer for socializing and I can’t do that at all. “Those guys F sible” to find an actress who hasn’t been portrayed drug runner and DEA informant “amazing”. He teased: “Robert is cooking up some unbe- like Hugh Jackman and Chris Evans, who do it profes- asked to lose weight for a role. The Tortuga - who was infamously killed when his lievable stuff right now. “It’s amazing. We have to be sionally year-round, they don’t eat. “They have days ‘Little Drummer Girl’ star was told to duplicity was uncovered and his severed head attached holding on to somebody’s guts, jumping out of a win- when they’re just on chicken and veg.” Taron has made a shed the pounds when she first tried to find work in to a tortoise - in the second season of the show and dow.” Bryan Cranston, who played the AMC series’ anti- number of movies with his ‘Kingsman’ director Matthew Hollywood and she admitted she finds the movie returned for a flashback in the seventh that explained the hero, cancer-stricken chemistry teacher-turned-drug Vaughn - who produced his upcoming Sir Elton John industry “scary” because of the ways “lines can get events leading up to his death, and while his alter ego baron Walter White, recently insisted he had no idea biopic ‘Rocketman’ - and admitted he feels he owes his crossed”. She said: “It would be virtually impossi- was killed off, he thinks it would “be fun” to get involved what the upcoming movie is about - but admitted he’d be career to the filmmaker. He said: “Matthew, he does my ble to find someone who hasn’t been asked to [lose in creator Vince Gilligan’s new big screen project. He told on board if he was asked. He said: “Yes, there appears to head in!. “Yes, I will reluctantly say I love him with every weight]. Part of what’s so scary is that in this indus- ‘ET Live’: “That would be fun. That was a great [experi- be a movie version of ‘Breaking Bad’. “But I, honestly fibre of me. He and I have spent the best part of the last try you are expected to play dress up and so many ence], the whole thing. “We did the Tortuga part and it have not even read the script. So I couldn’t tell you.” five years together and I will never escape the feeling lines can get crossed if you’re in the wrong hands.” was accepted so well, they called me back and we did the Though the ‘Why Him?’ star isn’t involved as of yet, that I owe him everything, because I do.” But despite her demoralizing experience, Florence back story.” Danny has also been working with director Gilligan did make him aware of the film, which has the learned a lot from her stint in the US. She tentative title, Greenbrier’, and will follow “the escape of explained: “I came away knowing exactly what a kidnapped man and his quest for freedom”. He added: work I did and didn’t want to do and that was a big, “I have not gotten the script. I had not read the script, so grown-up realization.” The 22-year-old actress has there’s a question of whether we’d even see Walter no interest in poorly-written female roles of little White in this movie! Think about that one.” And the 62- substance She said: “I can’t stand characters who year-old star admitted he would jump at the chance to don’t know what they’re doing or why they’re there reprise his role should the screenwriter ask him. He said: - if they’re just on their husband’s arm, it kills me.” “I would, absolutely [be in it]. “It’s Vince Gilligan. If Florence also found working on ‘King Lear’ along- Vince Gilligan asked me to do it, sure, absolutely. He’s a side Dame Emma Thompson and Emily Watson genius.” Though not much is known about the movie, “empowering”. She recalled: “During the Me Too Cranston teased that it will allow some of the other char- breakthrough, I was hanging out with Emma acters’ journey’s to be completed. Praising Gilligan, he Thompson and Emily Watson - two people I’ve added: “It’s a great story, and there’s a lot of people who looked up to my entire life. Talking to those women felt that they wanted to see some sort of completion to was so empowering.” When it comes to her work, some of these storylines that were left open. “This idea, Florence looks for something familiar in the charac- from what I was told, gets into at least a couple of the ters she plays. She explained: “I always try to find characters who were not completed as far as their jour- something of my family or friends in a character ney. “I can’t wait to see all those people again ... even if I because that’s how I get to know her.” just come by to visit!”— Bang Showbiz