Fighter star AMY ADAMS is pondering wearing a MARKS AND SPENCER dress to the Oscars.
When questioned about the store's Per Una range, she said: "I'm gonna check that out.
"It could be what I need."
CLARE MAGUIRE has revealed she wrote a whopping 600 songs for debut album Light After Dark.
The Brummie newcomer said she is a workoholic and keen to hone her song-writing talents.
She said: "I practice and write a lot.
"I wrote more than 600 songs."
Light After Dark is out on Monday.
RONNIE WOOD spent most of the night outside the NME awards, smoking and talking about playing live again.
He said: "I'm doing some stuff with my son JESSIE and I'm excited about it. I'm looking forward to getting back on stage again. We've got a couple of gigs then we'll see how it goes."
Awards host ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU said of DAVE "GROLSCH": "I told him I'd hand him his guitar and he said, 'Don't drop it.' I said, 'Never mind your guitar - if you make me drop my bag I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks.' He understood where I was coming from."
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Rock veterans DEF LEPPARD will Pour Some Sugar over this summer's Download Festival.
The Sheffield band join SYSTEM OF A DOWN and LINKIN PARK as the third headliner at the event, taking place from June 10 to 12 at Donington Park near Derby. Get weekend tickets by visiting downloadfestival.co.uk.
GLASVEGAS, MAGNETIC MAN, KATY B, MARK RONSON and EXAMPLE are confirmed for Rockness Festival. THE CRIBS, WE ARE SCIENTISTS, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB and SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO have also been added.
It's in the Scottish Highlands on June 10 to 12, with KASABIAN headlining. Take wellies.
The Brits and Grammys triumphs of ARCADE FIRE sparked miffed comments on music fans' blogs, including "How much did they pay to beat GaGa?" But Arcade Fire singer WIN BUTLER doesn't mind. He said: "We won Album Of The Year and people have no idea who we are. I thought it was funny."
NICKI MINAJ would be useless on the Tube - the US rapper refuses to travel on escalators.
She kicked up a fuss at a basketball players' bash in LA because she didn't want to use them.
Other stars have phobias - JOHNNY DEPP has a fear of clowns, while NICOLE KIDMAN doesn't like butterflies.
Whoah. Bodyform are searching for the voice of their next ad. The power ballad is being revived and the makers are asking punters to send in clips of their sultry tones belting out the jingle.
They'll donate a quid for every entry to cancer charity The Eve Appeal. Find out more at Facebook.com/bodyform.
Rapper KANYE WEST has been accused of ripping off the idea for his new video for the song All Of The Lights.
Some who have seen it have pointed out that the promo is similar to the opening credits of the cult French film Enter The Void and videos by French dance music duo JUSTICE.
DION DUBLIN and his Dube percussion device supported OCEAN COLOUR SCENE last night at East Anglia university in Norwich.
The ex-Man United striker was performing with his Notts-based band THE ESTABLISHMENT.
Hopefully the students didn't nick his instrument to hoard with roadwork signs in their digs.
DOUBLE Brits winner TINIE TEMPAH has been reminiscing about his days working as a double glazing telesales rep.
He told Q mag: "Any time you ring anybody on a Sunday they would be rude. Elderly people would always be very polite. Guys were always rude, cocky as well."
THE EAGLES are set to land at this summer's Hop Farm Music Festival.
The Hotel California rockers will share the Kent weekender with BRYAN FERRY, BRANDON FLOWERS, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE and 10CC.
More headliners are yet to announced for the two day event in July.
JUSTIN BIEBER is looking to buy a house back home in Canada because he wants a quieter life.
The teen scamp, who picked up the International Breakthrough gong at the Brits, is fed up of the attention in the States. Perhaps he should ditch his Bieber nail polish and other money-spinning nonsense.
RHOD GILBERT regretted getting his nipple pierced while working in a tattoo parlour on BBC1's Work Experience.
The comic said: "I couldn't get the bar out and had it in when I started filming the next Work Experience as a fireman.
Firefighters were trying to pull it out with a pair of pliers."
HURTS' THEO HUTCHCRAFT has been Tweeting for the Bizarre app this week while they are on their European tour.
He needs no help getting into trouble with women, but yesterday wrote: "A night off in Bologna. Anyone know if BERLUSCONI is having a house party?" That would be a messy night...
GERARD WAY from MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE has admitted rock music is in a slump.
The goth frontman says he is more into pop these days.
He told Absolute Radio: "Stuff like GAGA and KANYE has done the job of being art and being smart now, whereas rock used to do that." He's got a point.
MUMFORD & SONS are already profiting from their surprise Brits win.
The folk band, who won Best Album for Sigh No More, have seen sales at HMV rocket by 600 per cent.
Nine albums in the iTunes chart Top Ten are by artists featured on the show.
Best Female winner LAURA MARLING and her ex MARCUS MUMFORD were kept apart at the awards.
They split up in December after he allegedly cheated while on tour. Expect an album of break-up songs from MUMFORD & SONS soon.
MATT CARDLE sacked off brown-nosing famous people and label bosses at the Sony party - by spending the night snogging his dancer girlfriend SARAH ROBINSON.
He's currently hard at work on his debut album and writing songs "all day long".
STUNNING DAISY LOWE has donated her wallet - albeit an empty one - to charity.
The 22-year-old underwear model - daughter of designer PEARL LOWE - has joined celebrities such as radio presenter EDITH BOWMAN and THE HOOSIERS in a new campaign to raise money for Oxfam.
Daisy - who gave away a Lulu Guinness sequined purse - said: "I'm thrilled to be supporting Oxfam's 100 per cent giving campaign as it's something I feel is very important."
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Alton Towers are putting on their first music festival this summer.
JLS headline, with THE SATURDAYS, ELIZA DOOLITTLE and McFLY all playing at the Staffs venue on June 19.
ASTON better not throw up on the Nemesis ride. Tickets go on sale this Friday and include entrance to the theme park.
FOO FIGHTERS premiered their video for White Limo yesterday as a Valentine's gift to fans. DAVE GROHL's missus JORDYN guest stars in the home movie-style clip and they got LEMMY from MOTORHEAD to appear as the band's driver. You can bet a few Jack and Cokes were sunk on the shoot.
Don't worry, I didn't go to my barber and ask for a RIHANNA.
My hair's tinted for today's DVD/Blu-ray release of the film Red. Starring BRUCE WILLIS and HELEN MIRREN, it was adapted from a comic book, which explains why I'm drawn like this... and in a pink shirt.
THEO HUTCHCRAFT of HURTS will prove just why he's up for an NME Twitter award as he takes over the role of guest tweeter in the Live Gossip section on the Bizarre app this week. And you can see Hurts perform new single Sunday in a Biz session online.
It's da ting dat's got everyone talkin'. And now kids' TV hero RASTAMOUSE is releasing his debut single, Ice Popp featuring his mates Da Easy Crew. The tune's cheesy but should go down a storm with fans of ASWAD - see the exclusive video on my website.
AMY WINEHOUSE was booed at a big-money gig in Dubai.
She wandered off during a few songs and backing singers had to take over. The show was in front of 4,000 people for motorbike event Gulf Bike Week.
At least she could make a quick exit...
SIMON PEGG fancies resurrecting pop gimps STEPS. He wants some practice before he and NICK FROST try to direct a film.
Simon joked: "I might start with a pop video or something - see what Steps are up to. Perhaps I could do a Pringles ad or Confused.com."
A "new" single from MICHAEL JACKSON is set for release next month and fans are already crazy for it.
Hollywood Tonight has been added to the Radio 2 playlist and Jacko nuts keep phoning DJs to request it. They've probably cried down the phone too.
MARVIN HUMES better have a romantic plan up his sleeve.
Missus ROCHELLE WISEMAN told Capital FM North East: "THE SATURDAYS are on tour. By the time we get back, our boyfriends will have forgotten about Valentine's Day. I'll tweet if I'm not very pleased."
CHRIS MARTIN has already given out the Brit gong for Best Producer ahead of the show next Tuesday - to MARKUS DRAVS, the man behind MUMFORD & SONS' debut and ARCADE FIRE's The Suburbs.
DRAVS is also working on the new COLDPLAY album.
JESSIE J is a fan of EMMA'S IMAGINATION, aka EMMA GILLESPIE, who won Sky1's Must Be The Music.
Jess said: "I loved her on the show. I voted for her. She's amazing."
Emma posted on Facebook: "Very chuft that Jessie is a fan. Who'da thunk it."
THE YOUNG KNIVES were in sarcastic spirits at a gig at London's Relentless Garage on Wednesday night.
The Leicestershire band were playing HMV's Next Big Things event despite being around for years.
And their jokes lifted the mood as they played a set heavily filled with Tracks unfamiliar with a crowd, which included ELBOW star CRAIG POTTER.
Introducing the band's new single I Love My Name, frontman HENRY DARTHALL humorously said: "This track is going to get loads of airplay on the radio, I can feel it."
The band's new album Ornaments From the Silver Arcade is out in April.
DIAGRAM OF THE HEART have got the royal seal of approval from billionaire Brunei playboy PRINCE AZIM, who is angling for a VIP ticket to their next gig.
First we had PRINCE HARRY and MAGNETIC MAN, now this. Next up it'll be PRINCE WILLIAM at SLIPKNOT.
HURTS plan their travelling schedule around women.
THEO HUTCHCRAFT admits the video to new single Sunday was shot in Romania because the girls there are "amazing". He added: "I always think, 'Who do I want to hang out with?' I love Eastern European women."
THE STROKES are releasing new single Under Cover Of Darkness today for free on their website. Fans can download it from 9.35pm but it will only be available for 48 hours. It's the first taster of their next album Angles - and it sounds like they've never been away.
ARCTIC MONKEYS have announced two huge homecoming shows in Sheffield this summer. They will play the gigs on June 10 and 11 in a specially designed giant tent at the city's Don Valley Bowl. They're also lined up to headline V Festival in August.
Inbetweeners star GREG DAVIES - Mr Gilbert in the E4 comedy - wants the show to return for a fourth series. He said: "There's a huge demand but it's the writers' baby."
Greg's still recovering after LOUIE SPENCE helped fit 92 pencils into his mouth for a TV stunt.
SIMON COWELL has been impressed with the age range of wannabes entering his X Factor show.
He says: "N-SYNC, JUSTIN BIEBER, the SPICE GIRLS, THE JACKSON 5 - they're all in there."
I'm not sure which one of those WAGNER was meant to be.
A girlband representing Rimmel London is like me being the face of Irn-Bru and deep-fried Mars bars, yet PARADE's debut Louder features on Rimmel's new TV ad. The single's video has clocked up 150,000 views on YouTube - about 149,000 of them from footballers.
Rapper DEVLIN hangs out with the likes of TINIE TEMPAH, PROFESSOR GREEN and EXAMPLE - but says of his pals: "The lads can't drink for s***. They don't do pints and, after a couple JD and Cokes, they're p*****." At least it must mean cheap nights out.
SKEPTA and CHIPMUNK thought they'd go unnoticed on a shopping trip on Saturday. But the Brrrap Pack stars were mobbed by hundreds of fans, causing mayhem at London's massive Westfield centre. It was so bad they got a police escort out of the building.
JLS will visit Bizarre HQ on Wednesday for an exclusive webchat. The lads - ASTON, MARVIN, JONATHAN and ORITSE - will be fresh from a US trip, so should be a bit more lively than DIDDY was two weeks ago. All I need now are YOUR questions. See my website for details.
NICKI MINAJ is glad rapper LIL WAYNE has kicked booze and drugs - because he's "nicer" sober. The hip-hop mogul spent eight months in jail last year but is now clean. Rapper Minaj said: "He's nicer and calmer - a joy to be around. I think he likes his reality now."
WRETCH 32's luck has turned. Only a day after taking a pasting from JEREMY KYLE for having "issues", the MC is in the studio recording a track with MARK RONSON, PROFESSOR GREEN and PHARRELL. The lads are recording a remix of Mark's tune Record Collection.
JUSTIN BIEBER has scooped the award for most irritating comment of the week. When the pint-sized pop star was asked what question he has put to him the most, he responded: "Why are you so perfect?" I expect that DAVID HASSELHOFF suffers the same problem.
KIMBERLEY WALSH wants a joint engagement party for GIRLS ALOUD pals SARAH HARDING and NADINE COYLE to fix the rift between Nadine and the rest of the group. She said: "Lovely news like that always brings you closer together." Good luck with that.
ROBBIE WILLIAMS, who is currently unsigned, may re-sign with EMI despite their cash woes. The firm was taken over by US bank Citigroup this week, and Rob's manager, Tim Clark, said: "We're not discounting a new deal. There is now real hope for the company."
In the most unlikely musical partnership since ELTON JOHN and EMINEM, CEE LO GREEN and GWYNETH PALTROW will perform together at the Grammys next weekend.
It's not confirmed what they will sing but after Gwyn's performance on Glee, it's a safe bet they'll do Forget You.
Spurs winger AARON LENNON summed up the modern day footballer while commenting on Chelsea's £71million deadline day swoops for FERNANDO TORRES and DAVID LUIZ.
He said: "Chelsea are now gonna be crazy on FIFA or Pro Evo." I'd still fancy taking them on with Hibs.
HERE'S some good news.
BON JOVI have revealed they are taking a two-year hiatus when their world tour wraps up at the end of July.
The New Jersey rockers insist a break is vital to keep the fans hungry for more. I'll take their word for that.
Universal's new way of releasing music is working a treat. Early figures show JESSIE J's single Price Tag will make the Top Five on Sunday after being put on sale at the same time it first hit radio and TV.
In the album chart, CHASE AND STATUS's No More Idols is just behind ADELE's 21.
HURTS get recognised more in Europe than here on their home turf.
ADAM ANDERSON from the band said: "In Europe success and fame feels very close. But back here, particularly in Manchester, none of it counts for anything. I've just been buying bread - you quickly crash back down to Earth."
The 2011 show will be U2's first time ever performing at Glastonbury
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