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Pre-orders of the new Band Aid single have been “manic” since its unveiling, organiser Bob Geldof has revealed. The musician and campaigner admitted he had been “a bit nervous” but said the response had been “extraordinary”. “From what we’ve seen from iTunes it’s gone bonkers,” he told Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday. “Within four or five minutes we had ...

The BBC apologised after Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman swore during Saturday’s live show. The head judge appeared to mutter a curse word while praising the performance of Blue star Simon Webbe and his partner Kristina Rihanoff. Strictly presenter Zoe Ball said: “Len got a little bit carried away with the excitement of the dance and I’m very sorry ...

Stars including One Direction, Emeli Sande, Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran have recorded a new version of the Band Aid charity single in a studio in London. Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith, Chris Martin and Bono also sang on the reworked Do They Know It’s Christmas? Sande said the participants “sounded like a really powerful choir” when they sang the chorus ...

Mick Jagger says he is “deeply upset” that confidential medical information was revealed during a court battle over a contested insurance claim. On Friday, the Rolling Stones settled a dispute with insurers over a $12.7m (£7.9m) claim for concerts postponed when Jagger’s girlfriend died. But the band expressed concern about private information being made public. Documents revealed Jagger was suffering ...

JUSTIN Bieber faces fresh legal problems over an alleged assault by his bodyguards. The 20-year-old has been called to return to Argentine capital Buenos Aires to be quizzed about an attack on a photographer last November. Martin Lopez has asked a judge to issue an international arrest warrant so that the singer can return to the South American country to find ...

Rihanna is on the cover of the June/July issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia fully covered. The star known for publicly flashing her nipples at the CFDA awards recently shows she’s stylish even when she is covered from head to toe. The cover of the magazine reads “The New Modesty: Cover up in Style”. In Arabian culture, modesty in the way ...

KATE Middleton showed off the tiniest baby bump earlier today as she made yet another solo royal appointment. The Duchess, who is currently 16 weeks pregnant with her second child, looked radiant as she arrived in Brentford, West London, dressed in a stylish Goat Iris Vreeland belted number that skimmed over her blossoming bump a treat. Keeping her at the top ...

NICKI Minaj has easily come away with the most controversial title from this year’s MTV Video Music Awards 2014. In what has to be one of the most public wardrobe malfunctions ever, the Anaconda singer displayed much more than she hoped to in a little black dress. Taking to the stage with Jessie J and Ariana Grande to perform their single, ...

Nicki Minaj has apologised for her most recent music video. The singer was criticised for using Nazi imagery in the video for her new song only. The animated video shows Nicki as a dictator alongside an army of soldiers wearing red armbands. Chris Brown also appears in the video as a military leader while rapper Drake appears as the Pope. ...

One Direction were the big winners at the 20th annual MTV Europe Music Awards taking the awards for Best Pop, Best Live and Biggest Fans. The band were not at the ceremony to collect the award in person but thanked their fans in video clips. Other stars winning multiple awards included US hit maker Ariana Grande, 5 Seconds of Summer ...