Rick Astley opens up on hearing loss, records ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ with wrong lyrics for awareness campaign

The King is celebrating his landmark 75th birthday today (November 14) after a first busy full year as monarch. King Charles Philip Arthur George was born on November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh - later Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Taylor Swift made sure to make her latest concert show worth Travis Kelce’s while!

A thick fog hung over Torun, Poland, this evening as the 31st edition of the city’s EnergaCamerimage Film Festival cruised into gear with a lengthy opening ceremony at the stylish Jordanki Culture Centre. 

Singer Rick Astley will host the BBC’s New Year’s Eve show this year.

Rick Astley is set to perform on the BBC’s New Year’s Eve celebration event, ‘New Year’s Eve Rocks’ this year.Broadcast to viewers live from Camden’s Roundhouse, the event will see Astley “joined on stage by some very special guests”, according to a statement from the BBC today (November 11). Tickets for the event go on general sale at at 9am on November 14 and can be purchased here.It added: “Performing his global hits and some surprise numbers, Rick and his all-star guests will party right into 2024.

Black Sabbath’s original manager has said that the use of the band’s ‘War Pigs’ in the new trailer for Napoleon was a “perfect” use of the song.The upcoming film from director Ridley Scott stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte in the film. It follows the French leader’s rise to power and his relationship with Empress Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby).

The Osbournes podcast – which sees Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne discuss a multitude of topics with his wife Sharon and children Kelly and Jack.In the latest instalment, Kelly and Jack revealed that they had uncovered a lesser-known disco track that their mother had recorded back in 1978, and proceeded to play a snippet of it on the episode.“You are not the only singer in this family,” Jack told his father in the discussion (via Consequence). “Who knew Kelly and I came from such greatness when it comes to music?”From there, he played a brief section from the song, titled ‘You Can Strike Oil In Hollywood’, from his phone which started with the “snake charmer song”, before breaking into a stereotypical disco beat.In the podcast, Sharon went on to shed light on her previous time in a music group and revealed the song’s source of inspiration.According to her, her group was called The Sheikettes and they consisted of Carol Connors – who co-wrote the Rocky theme song ‘Gonna Fly Now’ – and another musician by the name of Avril Giacobbi.“There is a house on Sunset Boulevard, and it’s an ugly white house now [but] It used to be a beautiful white classic home,” she recalled, sharing what inspired the song.

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Ozzy Osbourne has been unveiled in the rock legend’s hometown of Birmingham – made entirely of cake.The extravagant gateau depicts the Black Sabbath singer sitting upon his throne, eyes wide in a satanic grin, his finger outstretched at passers-by.The sculpture is part of this year’s Cake International show at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre, with Jane Lashbrook the cake artist that has brought the Prince of Darkness to life in sweet form.A lifesize cake figure of King Charles III was unveiled at the Cake International show at the NEC in Birmingham., with Ozzy Osbourne and Stranger Things also on show pic.twitter.com/eUQTRuWqNW— PA Media (@PA) November 3, 2023Other famous figures that have been modelled at the exhibition include King Charles and the cast of Netflix show Stranger Things.It continues an unusual period of time in Ozzy Osbourne news, after it was recently revealed that he once attempted to recruit a backing band for ‘80s pop maestro Rick Astley at the height of his fame. The offer was quickly given short shrift by Ozzy’s wife Sharon, however.Sharon and Ozzy have recently been reflecting on the end of Ozzfest, the annual heavy metal festival that they founded.

Due to Glastonbury postponing its ticket sales, festival-goers will have to wait a little bit longer before getting their hands on tickets.

Blossoms’ lead singer Tom Ogden revealed that music legend Rick Astley spent the night at his house in Stockport. The Never Gonna Give You Up was visiting the band and ended up staying in Tom’s spare room.

Celine Dion has made her first public appearance in years. The legendary singer was spotted Monday in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the Montreal Canadiens took on the Vegas Golden Knights. The Canadiens shared a clip on their Instagram, where the 55-year-old singer appeared in good spirits.A post shared by Canadiens de Montréal (@canadiensmtl)Dion met the team head coach, Martin St. Louis, who said he watched her sing “Une Colombe,” in front of the Pope when she was 14.

Sharon Osbourne and her husband Ozzy Osbourne may have officially won the Best Celebrity Couple Halloween costume contest. The vibrant and iconic couple dressed up as this year‘s most controversial couple, Kanye West, and Bianca Censori. The couple channeled one of their many viral paparazzi moments in Italy when Censori was spotted holding a purple pillow.

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Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber are sharing their condolences after learning drummer Aaron Spears has died. The musician had worked with both artists in the past and news of his loss was shared by Spears’s wife on social media.

Strictly’s Vito Coppola has opened up on the shock incident which led to him being injured by partner Ellie Leach at the weekend.

When Chanel debuted its Shiny Calfskin Coat, £11,610 here, in its autumn/winter 23 catwalk, it was one of the stand out pieces that we knew would be the perfect addition to any wardrobe. However, coming in at almost £12k means the vinyl-look trench coat was firmly on our fashion inspo boards rather than in our baskets, and we’ve been on the lookout for an affordable alternative ever since.

Rick Astley has claimed that Ozzy Osbourne once attempted to recruit a backing band for him.The ‘80s star told Classic Rock magazine that the former Black Sabbath singer was chatting to him during the height of his success, and made the impromptu offer.“He said, ‘Are you over here playing?’, and I said, ‘No, we’re just doing promo,’” Astley recalled. “And then went, ‘If you want to put a band together, let me know.