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X Factor: Did Moorhouse bend the rules?
The X Factor’s claim to fame is discovering fresh talent, but some contestants are fresher than others. Christchurch boy band Moorhouse met with a talent scout from Sony last year but makers of the television talent show deny the meeting contradicts its rules.
Wee Waa gears up for Daft Punk
It could possibly be the biggest event to ever hit Wee Waa and as the countdown continues until Daft Punk’s world album launch on Friday, the tiny town of 2000 is preparing to party. The NSW town has chosen to mark the Random Access Memories album launch with a series of YouTube videos to welcome the 4000-plus Daft Punk fans from around the country.
Taylor Swift announces NZ show
After wowing crowds over three nights in Auckland in March 2012, Taylor Swift is set to return this spring.
1D set for ‘massive payday’
One Direction are reportedly set for a $90 million windfall. The English-Irish boyband are preparing for the release of their third album and according to UK newspaper The Sun royalties are going to jettison their individual bank accounts into the eight-figures.
Getting dirty in Australia
Mike Rowe knows the question everyone wants to ask about his show Dirty Jobs Down Under.
UltraViolet tech expands Hobbit experience
Warner Brothers will launch a new technology in New Zealand when it releases the first part of The Hobbit on DVD and Blu-ray on May 1. The technology, called UltraViolet, will allow buyers to log in on a computer and watch the film from the cloud via an internet portal such as Flixster.com.
Dark mini-series exposure of town is good
Queenstown’s national and international marketing body has no worries about being represented negatively by the dark material of Jane Campion’s mini-series Top Of The Lake, which is currently airing worldwide.
1D rehearse to fans’ shrieks
One Direction are reportedly rehearsing for their Take Me Home world tour to the sound of screaming girls. The English-Irish boyband, comprised of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, kicked off the world trek in London on February 23 but apparently their fans’ shrieks have become distracting
Cyrus trying to humiliate Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus is reportedly putting her rumoured ex-fianc