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36 TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014 LIFESTYLE Gossip Spandau Ballet plan world tour pandau Ballet are planning a world tour next year. The 80s pop stars - fronted by STony Hadley - are set to hit the road in support of their new LP which they are cur- rently recording, their full album for 25 years. Gary Kemp told The Sun: “Everything is back on track. We want to go back on tour. We didn’t patch things up for money but because we had a deep history with each other.” The band - which includes brothers Gary and Martin Kemp, Steve Norman, Tony Hadley and John Keeble - reunited in 2009 after a bitter split for a run of shows and could make £20 million collectively from their proposed 2015 tour. The five band members - who between them produced hits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’ - split up in 1990 and had not spoken for 20 years after disagreements over royalties. The band have been busy releasing a movie about their musical life titled ‘Soul Boys of The Western World’ which will be available in October. Janet Jackson to release new album this year? anet Jackson is expected to release a new album later this year. The ‘All For JYou’ singer has reportedly been working on an upcoming project and it is said she will pay tribute to her late brother Michael, with plans to cover one of his tracks for the record. A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “The label are really pushing Janet and have made her a priority act for the year, which means a big budget.”It’s the first album she’s released since Michael died in 2009 so she felt it was fitting to include a nod to him. “If it sells well she will look at doing a world tour in 2015.” Meanwhile, songwriter Jamie McGrone has hinted at his involvement in the “project” - which would be her first album since ‘Discipline’ in 2008. He took to Instagram and revealed his “team” would be work- ing on the record, but refused to go into any more detail on what exactly they would be working on. He wrote: “Guess whose team is Martin wants to going to New York to work on the new Janet Jackson project.” write for Rihanna hris Martin wants to write songs for Rihanna. The Coldplay frontman person- Cally approached the ‘Rude Boy’ hitmaker to ask if he can submit some tracks for her next album because he is such a big fan of her. He told Fresh 102.7 New York radio station: “I don’t even think she asked. I just said, ‘Please can I try something?’” Despite his impressive back catalogue, the singer/songwriter - who previously collaborated with Rihanna on the Coldplay track ‘Princess of China’ - is still worried his songs won’t make the final cut. He said: “She has so many amazing people writing for her. It’s like trying to win ‘American Idol’, getting a song on Rihanna’s album.” Chris - who split from his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, earlier this year - confirmed him and Rihanna have been working in the studio together. The 37-year- old musician - whose hits with Coldplay include ‘The Scientist’ and ‘Fix You’ - said: “I love being in the studio with Rihanna. It wasn’t necessarily with ... I was working for her.” Chris also revealed he wants the 26-year-old pop superstar to appear on Coldplay’s next album. When asked if she would be making an appearance, Chris said: “I hope so, yeah. I have a really nice song which ... maybe, I hope so.” Nathan Followill breaks ribs athan Followill has been hospitalized after a road accident. The Kings Nof Leon drummer suffered broken ribs when the group’s tour bus was forced to make an emergency stop when a pedestrian jumped in front of the vehicle. The ‘Sex on Fire’ rockers announced the news on their Facebook page, writing: “The band was en route to their hotel after their show in Boston when a pedestrian jumped in front of their tour bus, caus- ing the bus to stop short, injuring Nathan Followill. “Nathan is being treated for broken ribs, but is doing well.” Following the news, Nathan was inundat- ed with messages of support from fans and has promised to be back “better than ever”. He tweeted: “Thank you for all of the get well soons. I’m a little banged up but will be back better than ever. (sic)” As a result of the 35-year- old musician’s injury, the group were forced to postpone a show in New York last night (10.08.14). Fans have been offered refunds. Guitarist Jared Followill - Nathan’s brother - admitted he felt “so sad” about the accident, especially because the band are enjoying the tour so much. He tweeted: “So sad this a.m.. Bus accident last night. Nathan has broken ribs. This was the most fun tour in a while. We’ll be back ASAP. #GetWellNate (sic)” Theroux kept his tattoos on show in ‘The Leftovers’ Cyrus gets a new pet piglet ustin Theroux kept his tattoos on show in ‘The Leftovers’ because he didn’t want lengthy make-up sessions. The 43-year-old iley Cyrus has got a new pet piglet named Bubba Sue. The Jactor shocked fans by displaying a number of inkings in his many shirtless appearances on the program and admitted he M‘Wrecking Ball’ hitmaker, who is well-known for her love of dogs, was happy to have them worked into his character, police chief Kevin Garvey, rather than undergo a long and boring cover- took to Instagram to reveal the latest member of the Cyrus house- up process every day. He said: “Those are my tattoos, correct. I’ve been concealing them for years. “But it was really more a hold to the world. Miley, 21, said: “newest member to the fam #bubbasue.” question of, ‘Hey, you’re doing a TV show-do you really want to get to the makeup chair four hours before everybody else at In one of the pictures of herself and Bubba Sue, Miley is seen giving her five in the morning and go to the trouble of removing them all with make-up?’ “Let’s just say that this guy has some tattoos newest pet a smooch while wearing a Bob Marley T-shirt and some and leave it at that. Which actually worked out, because the kid playing my son is has tattoos, too, so thematically, it kind of sparkling eyeshadow. Another snap shows Miley flashing a huge smile as works.”Justin - who is engaged to Jennifer Aniston - is enjoying watching the show unfold because he made a decision early she holds her cute new pet to her chest, with the former ‘Hannah Montana’ on not to find out what would happen to his character throughout the season and as a result he understands fans are still left star taking the photo with one hand and holding Bubba Sue in the other. with unanswered questions more than halfway through the series. Asked if he understands why fans are asking what is going The final photo shows the ‘Party In The USA’ star - with her famous blonde on, he told Vulture: “I get that. It’s exactly the same question that I had when I would get scripts. “I was getting scripts one at a hair pulled into a little knot and wearing a stylish denim jacket - sat down time and at the beginning of the season [showrunner] Damon [Lindelof] asked me, ‘Do you want to know the super-arc of cradling her new pet in a soft white towel. The maternal side Miley displays your character?’ You know, there’s the arc of each episode and then there’s the super-arc of the season. “And I think smartly, I in the photos represents a marked diversion from her typically outlandish said, ‘No, I’d probably rather find out in real time, in my own way.’ “That paid dividends in that, as we filmed it, I was able to watch behavior, which last week included letting a fan grope her for $900. The the show [unfold] in sort of the same way everyone else is now watching it. “ singer encouraged lucky fan David to put his hands over her breasts and pretend to kiss her during a photo opportunity after a gig in New York. Kelly Cutrone: Kanye is nothing in fashion merica’s Next Top Model’ judge Kelly Cutrone claims Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian West “have no influence in the fashion world whatsoever”. Kelly has ‘A scoffed at Kanye’s past claims when he stated he was as important to fashion as Steve Jobs, the late founder of Apple, was to technology and insists he is a nobody in the industry despite having his DW Kanye West line. Speaking to the New York Daily News newspaper’s Confidenti@l column, she said: “I don’t think there’s one person who really works in the fashion industry who gives a flying f**k about Kanye West.” Speaking about Kim, she added: “The truth of the matter is that Kim Kardashian is not doing anything fresh in fashion, either. “She’s not getting into the nitty-gritty, super avant-garde players. She’s not even wearing [Vivienne] Westwood yet.” Kelly also doesn’t think the clothes that the ‘Stronger’ hitmaker and Kim wear have any influence on the public’s style because most people cannot afford to buy designer labels. Kelly explained: “I think they have no influence in the fashion world whatsoever.