Drake talks Kanye West "No beef"

Drake has opened up about his long-term feud with Kanye West and says that he even hopes to collaborate with the Yeezus rapper one day.

Drizzy originally ignited their feud after saying he saw Kanye as a “competitor” after his highly successful 2010 album Thank Me Later thrust the Canadian-born artist into superstardom.
Speaking to Billboard magazine, Drake expressed that the so-called beef built up over time and was not helped by silence between the two:
"Me and 'Ye just fell into this thing where we hadn't actually talked to each other in so long that all this stuff got built up."
Despite any earlier feuds, the October’s Very Own star expressed his admiration for Kanye and is even set on collaborating with the rapper:
"I know me and 'Ye could do some crazy sh*t together," he added. "Sometimes you just have to find the opportunity to tell someone that you really like and respect them. After that, everything can move forward."
In the same interview, Drizzy also addressed Kendrick Lamar’s controversial Kendrick Lamar verse on Big Sean’s record Control, where he stated that K. Dot is “not murdering me at all.”
Elsewhere, Drake’s eagerly anticipated new album, Nothing Was The Same, will be released later this month, with the Young Money star admitting he’s content with his success.
He told the publication: “People come up to me now and they're like, 'Man, you look good! You look like you're happy.'"
“I feel incredible about how I'm able to support my family and friends and how supportive my family and friends have been of me.”
Nothing Was The Same is set for release in the UK on September 23.

Tamera Foster responds to drug reports

The X Factor contestant Tamera Foster has responded to tabloid revelations that she boasted about taking drugs on the internet.

The 16-year-old, who is one of the early favourites for this year's show after her audition was shown at the weekend, told The Mirror: "I'm upset and ashamed by my actions and realise how stupid I was.

"I never meant to encourage or endorse the use of drugs. It's no excuse, but this was several months ago and I've done a lot of growing up since then."

Tamera had mentioned smoking marijuana and hinted at the use of another substance on Twitter.

She continued: "I really want to move on from this and focus on my passion, music, and doing well in the competition.

"The support I've had since my audition went out has been brilliant and I'm really overwhelmed. I don't want anything to get in the way of me achieving my dream."

Tamera wowed the judges with her performance of Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing, with Gary Barlow telling her she had "potential beyond belief" and Louis Walsh saying she could be better than previous winners Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke.

A spokesperson for the show said: "X Factor does not condone the use of drugs in any way, and appropriate action will be taken against anyone found to be taking drugs while under our care."

Give the girl a chance guys everyone makes mistakes right? The girls a really talented young lady and she's in the show to do one thing and that's to sing.   

Tamera is currently 9/1 second favourite to win the series, behind Sam Bailey on 8/1.

Justin Timberlake talks One Direction

Justin Timberlake has laughed off recent comments he made about NSYNC being better than One Direction.

Speaking to US radio show The Breakfast Club last week, the Mirrors singer said of the Brit boy band: "I'll be willing to say that we're better than them but I'm not laying down any gauntlet."

He added: "I've seen them a couple of times and I like those guys. It's interesting to see that whole wave come around."

However, when NME tweeted a link to their story covering Justin's comments, the 32-year-old singer retweeted the message and joked that he was actually referring to a pie eating contest.

Justin wrote: "@NME: Justin Timberlake: N Sync are better than One Direction... I thought the question was about a pie eating contest. My bad. #newsworthy"

One Direction were in the audience watching when Justin and his NSYNC bandmates reunited on stage at the MTV VMAs.

Ellie Goulding holds on to the no1 spot for a third week

Ellie Goulding has hung on to the top spot in the Official UK Singles Chart for a third consecutive week with Burn.

Avicii stays at No 2 with Wake Me Up and Klangkarussell's Sonnentanz is another non-mover at No 3.

Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais with Summertime Sadness edged up one spot to No 4, while Miley Cyrus rounded out the top five with We Can’t Stop.

Meanwhile over in the Official UK Albums Chart, new entry Avenged Sevenfold has gone straight to No 1 with Hail To The King.

Another new entry, Naughty Boy with Hotel Cabana, is this week’s No 2 while the No 3 spot is taken by Ellie Goulding with Halcyon.

Richard & Adam’s The Impossible Dream dropped from the top spot to take fourth place and at No 5 is a new entry for Bob Dylan with Another Self Portrait.

The official UK top 10...

1 (1) Ellie Goulding - Burn

2 (2) Avicii - Wake Me Up

3 (-) Klangkarussell - Sonnentanz (The Sun Don't Shine) (ft. Will Heard)

4 (5) Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness (remix)

5 (6) Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop

6 (-) Rizzle Kicks – Lost Generation

7 (9) Lady GaGa – Applause

8 (4) DJ Fresh vs Diplo - Earthquake (ft. Dominique Young Unique)

9 (11) Drake – Hold On We’re Going Home (ft. Majid Jordan)

10 (7) Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (ft. T.I. & Pharrell)

Hannah Barrett overwhelms X Factor judges

Hannah Barrett from south London  touched our hearts last night as she sang her heart out to the X Factor judges' the 17 year old Gregges worker talked about how her late father encouraged her to take up music.

She also became teary when Sharon Osbourne spoke to her about her relationship with her mum.

"We don't get along," said Barrett, who revealed that she had been kicked out of home and that she is now living in accommodation for young teenagers.

Watch Hannah Barrett's audition:



Her version of Emeli Sandé's 'Read All About It' was described as "stunning" by Gary Barlow.

Nicole Scherzinger told her that she was going "all the way", while Osbourne told the singer that she would have made her father proud with the "soulful" performance.

Osbourne warned Barrett that she needed to improve her performance skills at the second audition stage, joking: "I'll kick your ass if you don't get through."

Meanwhile, Gary Barlow seemed happy to have a Greggs worker among the contestants, commenting: "They do good sausage rolls!"

The X Factor continues on Sunday (September 1) at 8pm on ITV.

Photo gallery - The X Factor series 10, episode one:

Nicole Scherzinger: Lewis And I Are Not Together

Nicole Scherzinger has opened up about her failed romance with Lewis Hamilton ahead of this year's The X Factor.

The F1 champ has made several emotional gestures – leading some to speculate there might be a reunion on the cards – but the former Pussycat Doll has set the record straight.

Speaking to The Sun, Nicole said that there would be no reunion.

“The truth is we’re no longer together. It is over," she told the paper.

“I know he’s been very public about trying to get me back, but we’re still not together.”

The couple ended their five-year relationship in June, with Lewis tweeting an emotional plea, saying: “If you’ve found that special someone, don’t EVER let them go no matter what!! Nothing in this world is more important.”

The F1 champ later dedicated his Hungarian Grand Prix win to her.

Nicole, who often travelled around the world to support Lewis during race events, described the gesture as "sweet of him."

"I don’t like to take credit for things. I like to stay in the background but it’s nice to be acknowledged and to know that someone realises the support that they had.”

But she added: “I don’t know what the future holds to be honest, but as it stands we’re not together.”

Despite feeling lonely after the break up, the talent show judge remains optimistic for the future and is looking forward to this year's new series, even if it means putting her music career on hold.

She said: “I’m having a blast this year. I love it when I get on that stage and I’m doing stuff.

“You can’t do anything halfway. I definitely think the show takes away from my music. People saw the work I put in last year. I worked with my acts seven days a week, so obviously my career is going to take a back seat. But we won, so the work spoke for itself.”

 It has been reported  that Nicole is mentoring the girls group in this series.

One Direction Win MTV’s Hottest Summer Superstar

One Direction have been crowned MTV’s Hottest Summer Superstar!

With over 64 MILLION votes Harry, Zayn, Niall, Liam and Louis kept Justin Bieber at bay after the two acts battled it out for weeks as Beliebers and Directioners voted in their droves. JB put up a valiant fight but then again it was one versus five, so don't feel too bad Beliebers!

Last week the fivesome’s Best Song Ever won the fan-voted MTV VMA for Best Song Of The Summer proving Directions are a true force to be reckoned with!

Congratulations lads! Your award is winging it's way in the post to you now!

In third place was the mighty Lady Gaga followed by Demi Lovato in fourth and Nicki Minaj rounding off the Top 5.

In MTV UK’s biggest online vote EVER you guys tweeted like there was no tomorrow with over 166 MILLION votes being cast in total during the voting period!

#MTVHottest became one of the most popular hashtags of 2013 trending on Twitter around globe with Tweets Per Minute (TPM) peaking at nearly 60,000! In comparison, the TPM around the #RoyalBaby excitement reached 17,000. Be proud people!

Here’s the final #MTVHottest Top 20 in full:

(List below taken from MTV News uk)

1. One Direction

2. Justin Bieber

3. Lady Gaga

4. Demi Lovato

5. Nicki Minaj

6. Rihanna

7. Eminem

8. Ke$ha

9. The Wanted

10. Taylor Swift

11. Selena Gomez

12. Katy Perry

13. The Script

14. Little Mix

15. Paramore

16. Beyonce

17. Union J

18. Chris Brown

19. Ed Sheeran

20. Nicole Scherzinger