OHMYGOSSIP — Noel Gallagher would “love” to work with Pharrell Williams.
The 50-year-old rocker is gearing up to release his third High Flying Birds album ‘Who Built The Moon?’ later this month, and has admitted that for his next venture, he’d be willing to get in touch with the ‘Get Lucky’ hitmaker.
He said: “I’ll tell you who I think is a f***ing genius and I’d work with him in an instant. Pharrell. He had that run of songs, ‘Get Lucky’ and ‘Happy’ and ‘Freedom’. F***ing hell. And he writes it all himself.”
Noel admits he was previously approached by the musician and producer, 44, as he was a “huge fan” of Oasis, which Noel was a member of until their split in 2009.
And after Pharrell told him to “give him a call” to work on music together, the ‘Holy Mountain’ hitmaker has said he’s keen to take him up on the offer.
He added to Stereogum: “He came to me once, at the height of ‘Get Lucky’. He was a huge Oasis fan. I met him at an awards ceremony during ‘Get Lucky’, the biggest f***ing song of the last 20 years, and he said, ‘When you’re ready, give me a call, we’ll do something.’ Of course my wife’s going ‘F***ing call him!’ But I’d work with him for-f***ing-sure. We’ve got a lot of mutual friends and I’ve met him a couple times. He’s a dude, man. I f***ing love him.”
It comes after Noel previously revealed he can’t wait to head out on tour in support of his upcoming record, which hits shelves on November 24.
He said: “I feel good about it. I feel good about every record that I put out at the point that it comes out, but we’ll see what it feels like next year when we’re mid-way through the tour. You only really get to know the songs when you play them in front of an audience, because then you’ll see which ones are the most popular. So I’m excited for that to happen, although it’s not happening until next year. But yeah I feel good about it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sam Smith had never heard of Disclosure before he collaborated with them on ‘Latch’.
The 2012 track was one of the first songs the ‘Stay With Me’ hitmaker worked with other people on, but he has admitted to having never listened to dance music or the EDM duo – comprised of brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence – until he was invited to their studio with his renowned producer Jimmy Napes.
Speaking to Amazon Music Unlimited as part of their Side by Side playlist series, Sam confessed: “I’d never heard of Disclosure. I’d actually never really listened to dance music before I met them.
“Me and producer Jimmy [Napes] went to their studio in the countryside. It was this tiny tiny studio and we all sat in there and they started playing a beat. I just didn’t know what to think.
“I was used to listening to jazz music, musical theatre and Britney Spears.
“So when they started playing this beat I really didn’t know what to think.
“In my head I just thought I need to sing has hard as I possibly can.”
The 24-year-old pop star – who recently returned with his chart-topping second studio album ‘The Thrill Of It All’ – previously admitted he had a “panic” about the musical direction he should take on his first record, 2014’s ‘In The Lonely Hour’, due to the popularity of ‘Latch’.
He said previously: “As soon as ‘Latch’ had a lot of success in the UK, my label and me had a little bit of a panic.
“We were like, ‘Maybe we should be doing dance?’ And that’s what I can hear on [my first] album — there’s two or three songs where I can hear the little wobble, but the rest of the album is what I set out to make from the beginning.
“But I still love my album, but I’m loving my new one more.”
However, without working with Disclosure, he might not have teamed up with producer Naughty Boy a year later on ‘La La La’, which reached number one in 26 countries.
Listen to the Sam’s full Side by Side playlist by following the below link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Side-Sam-Smith/dp/B077DNPQDR
To celebrate the first anniversary, Amazon Music Unlimited announced their Black Friday deal where you can now get three months of Amazon Music Unlimited for just 99 pence.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Barbra Streisand is releasing new concert album ‘The Music …The Mem’ries … the Magic!’ on December 8.
The 75-year-old singer and actress will take fans behind-the-scenes of the forthcoming compilation, which was filmed on the last stop of the iconic superstar’s 13-city 2016 tour, and is comprised of a career-crowning array of legendary songs, with a one-off special Netflix show entitled ‘Barbra: The Music…The Mem’ries…the Magic!’, which will air on November 22.
Fans can either purchase a single disc, 19-song album of memorable concert highlights or Deluxe two-disc set featuring the entire concert performance.
Streisand also gives an inside look of 2016’s ‘Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway’, her 35th studio album.
Streisand was joined on the record by a host of actors, such as Jamie Foxx, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin and Daisy Ridley, and previously admitted it was a joy to recreate so many great songs from musicals.
She said: “I love getting performances out of actors and telling a story. I love Broadway, why not act and sing?”
Despite enjoying a career on screen and stage that has spanned six decades and earned her two Academy Awards, 10 Grammys and five Emmys among many other accolades, Streisand doesn’t think of herself as a huge star.
In actual fact, the ‘Funny Girl’ actress finds many aspects of fame very unappealing.
She explained previously: “There’s part of me that just doesn’t know who I am. I remember once there was a woman staring at me as I was was waiting for an elevator and kept thinking, ‘Why is she staring at me?’ Then I realised, ‘Oh, I’m whatshername.’ I don’t understand stardom, I never will and I didn’t expect it to be like it was. It’s like when you’re a child and you want attention and you want to be loved and that’s all well and good. But then you get that fame and what comes with it is not so pleasant. I’m only interested in the work – that’s what I’ve realised about myself.”
The track-listings for both editions are as follows:
STANDARD CD PACKAGE
1. People Overture (Entrance)
2. The Way We Were
3. Everything
4. Being At War With Each Other
5. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
6. Evergreen
7. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
8. Being Alive
9. Papa, Can You Hear Me?
10. Pure Imagination
11. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) with Anthony Newley
12. Losing My Mind
13. Isn’t This Better
14. How Lucky Can You Get
15. Don’t Rain On My Parade
16. People
17. Climb Ev’ry Mountain with Jamie Foxx
18. Happy Days Are Here Again
19. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
TRACK LISTING
DELUXE CD PACKAGE
DISC 1:
ACT I
1. People Overture (Entrance)
2. The Way We Were
3. Introductory Remarks
4. Everything
5. Being At War With Each Other
6. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
7. Evergreen
8. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
9. Being Alive
10. Directing Movies
11. Papa, Can You Hear Me?
DISC 2:
ACT II
1. Pure Imagination
2. Making Encore (with Seth MacFarlane, Alec Baldwin, Chris Pine, Jamie Foxx, Antonio Banderas, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Daisy Ridley)
3. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) with Anthony Newley
4. Losing My Mind
5. Isn’t This Better
6. How Lucky Can You Get
7. Don’t Rain On My Parade
8. People
9. Climb Ev’ry Mountain with Jamie Foxx
10. Happy Days Are Here Again
11. Jingle Bells?
12. With One More Look At You
13. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
BONUS TRACKS
14. By The Way
15. Children Will Listen
16. Everything Must Change

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OHMYGOSSIP — Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s ‘Despacito’ won the most awards at the 2017 Latin GRAMMYs.
The pair’s remix featuring Justin Bieber picked up Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Urban Fusion Performance and Short Form Music Video at the ceremony held at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday night (16.11.17).
Speaking to ‘Entertainment Tonight’ about his nominations before the ceremony, Luis – who was joined at the star-studded bash with his wife Agueda Lopez – said: “The Latin GRAMMYs to me are the most important music award for Latin music and to have four nominations is certainly an honour.
“To have Record of the Year and Song of the Year nominations are two huge categories, those two have a lot of weight.
“But, you can’t control whether you win or lose and all the artists that are nominated are amazing, so I’m really just truly blessed to be among a great group of artists that I admire.”
Shakira – who was recently forced to axe the European leg of her ‘El Dorado World Tour’ due to a vocal haemorrhage – picked up Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for ‘El Dorado’.
Whilst Lin-Manuel Miranda was the recipient of the President’s Merit Award for his contribution to Latin music and helping with the relief teams in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
The American composer – the creator of the ‘Hamilton’ musical – dedicated the accolade to his wife Vanessa Nadal.
Speaking on stage, he said: “My people! Thank you, it’s an honour to be here.
“No one gets here alone.
“I know I’m a weird theatre kid here, with a weird accent.
“But let’s keep collaborating and show the world that Latinos can change the world when we collaborate.”
The 2017 Latin Grammy winners list is as follows:
Album Of The Year:
Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Record Of The Year:
‘Despacito’ — Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee
Song Of The Year (A Songwriter’s Award):
‘Despacito’ — Daddy Yankee, Erika Ender and Luis Fonsi, songwriters (Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee) songwriters (Ricky Martin featuring Maluma)
Best New Artist:
Vicente García
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
‘El Dorado’ — Shakira
Best Urban Fusion / Performance:
‘Despacito’ (Remix) — Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Salón, Lágrimas y Deso–Lila Downs
Best Urban Album:
Residente–Residente
Best Urban Song:
“Somos Anormales”–Rafael Arcaute, Igor Koshkendey & Residente, Songwriters (Residente)
Best Alternative Music Album:
Jei Beibi — Café Tacvba
Best Alternative Song:
‘Amárrame’ –Mon Laferte, Songwriter (Mon Laferte feat. Juanes)
Best Rock Album:
La Gran Oscilación–Diamante Eléctrico
Best Pop/Rock Album:
Mis Planes son Amarte–Juanes
Best Rock Song: (TIE)
‘Déjala Rodar’ –Diamante Eléctrico, Songwriters (Diamante Eléctrico)
‘La Noche’ –Andrés Calamaro, Songwriter (Andrés Calamaro)
Best Regional Song (A Songwriter’s Award):
‘Siempre Es Así’ — Juan Treviño, songwriter (Juan Treviño featuring AJ Castillo)
Best Salsa Album:
Salsa Big Band–Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Best Cumbia/Vallenato:
Ni Un Paso Atrás–Jorge Celedón Y Sergio Luis Rodríguez
Best Contemporary Tropical Album:
Bidimensional–Guaco
Best MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) Album:
Dos Navegantes — Edu Lobo, Romero Lubambo, and Mauro Senise

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OHMYGOSSIP — Noel Gallagher says social media has scuppered the chances of an Oasis reunion.
The Britpop band’s former guitarist says he will “never walk on stage” again with his brother and now bitter rival Liam Gallagher, because of the amount of grief he and his family has received online.
The ‘Fort Knox’ singer says Liam’s recent Twitter jibes, which saw him brand his sibling a “stalker potato”, blast him for supporting U2 and criticise his response to the terrorist attack that took place outside the Manchester Arena in the pair’s hometown in May – following his no-show at the One Love Manchester benefit concert held in June – have “legitimised” his decision not to reform the group.
The 50-year-old rocker says he has a “distaste” for apps like Twitter and Instagram in general because his wife Sara MacDonald and his children – 17-year-old daughter Anais, whom he has with ex-wife Meg Matthews, and sons Sonny, seven, and 10-year-old Donovan with Sara – are constantly subjected to “not very nice” comments about the ‘Some Might Say’ band.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Front Row: “I think probably the nation as a whole, particularly the media, would love for me to get a Twitter account.
“[I find social media] exhausting – it shines a light on things that I find quite distasteful.
“My wife is on social media and my kids are on social media and people come after them on social media and it’s not very nice. It is ugly.
“My wife has shown me things that people have written about her and it’s disgraceful. My daughter has shown me things people have written about her in regards to Oasis. That’s disgraceful.
“It only heightens my resolve that I’ll never walk the stage with that band again. [used to not want to reform the band for] professional reasons, but now it’s personal.
“People are coming after my family, and one particular person [Liam] has legitimised it.
“And for that reason you’ve seen the last of Oasis.”
And it seems Liam, 45 – who released his number one solo LP ‘As You Were’ last month – won’t be backing down on his insults anytime soon.
He said previously: “I’ve still got the hump. I certainly don’t want to settle down and become like some f***ing people who think they’ve got their s**t all sorted. There’s a lot of graft to do. You just don’t want to turn into a lot of these other people who are out there, ie our kid, who just seem very smug in their f***ing little lives.
“What’s there to let go? I just like having a pop at him.’ I don’t want to let him go, I’ve got him right on the ropes … Noel would love it if I just shut up shop and gave him an easy life to go and do his thing. It’s not happening … For the record, I don’t hate him … He’d love it if I just shut up shop, and didn’t say anything, and gave him an easy life to go and do his thing. It’s not happening. He’s had four years of [peace] now. And now I’m back doing what I do, I’m going to make it very f***ing hard for him to get back in the ring, man.”
Oasis ended in August 2009 when Noel and Liam had a furious bust-up backstage before a headline festival in Paris, which ended with the younger Gallagher swinging a guitar at his family member’s head.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Manic Street Preachers are set to release new album ‘Resistance is Futile’ in April 2018.
The Welsh rock trio – Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore – surprised fans with the announcement of their first full record in four years – the follow-up to 2014’s acclaimed LP ‘Futurology’ – and a 2018 UK arena tour on Friday morning (17.11.17).
The ‘Design For Life’ hitmakers teased that their 13th effort will be a return to the band’s “obsessively melodic” roots, apparent on records such as 1996’s ‘Everything Must Go’ and 1992’s ‘Generation Terrorists’.
The group say they experienced a “surge of creativity” in recent months, which enabled them to finish the songs off after struggling to find a new studio.
A statement by the band reads: “The main themes of ‘Resistance is Futile’ are memory and loss; forgotten history; confused reality and art as a hiding place and inspiration.
“It’s obsessively melodic – in many ways referencing both the naive energy of ‘Generation Terrorists’ and the orchestral sweep of ‘Everything Must Go’.
“After delay and difficulties getting started, the record has come together really quickly over the last few months through a surge of creativity and some old school hard work.”
The record – which they made at their Newport recording space Door to the River – comes as a surprise as bassist and lyricist Nicky recently admitted he was unsure if they’d release another full album.
Speaking about how they had lost their music-making mojo, he said: “It sapped us of our creative juices. It’s really frightening actually because I just don’t know [if we’ll have another record]. It’s hard to see one coming out at the moment.”
However, hope was not all lost as the 48-year-old musician teased that new music could still be on the way should they feel inspired to complete it.
He added: “We might have a surge over the next few weeks and chuck something out. You never know.”
‘Resistance in Futile’ will be released on April 6, and the band will kick off their tour in Newcastle on April 23, before wrapping up near to home in Cardiff, South Wales on May 5.
Manic Street Preachers 2018 tour dates are as follows:
23 April NEWCASTLE, Metro Radio Arena
25 April GLASGOW, The SSE Hydro Arena
27 April BIRMINGHAM, Arena
28 April MANCHESTER, Arena
1 May LLANDUDNO, Venue Cymru Arena
2 May LEEDS, First Direct Arena
4 May LONDON, The SSE Arena Wembley
5 May CARDIFF, Motorpoint Arena

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michael Stipe’s 10-year fear of HIV inspired the themes on R.E.M.’s 1992 album ‘Automatic for the People’.
The 57-year-old singer – who is now out and proud – had lived each day anxious that he was living with the virus due to the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS, which was incorrectly linked to homosexual men in the 80s, and it wasn’t until the early 90s that Stipe started to express those dark feelings in his music.
In an interview with The Sun newspaper to mark the 25th anniversary of the record, he admitted: “I had lived with fear of HIV for almost 10 years.
“The first New York cases were being reported in ’83 and in the neighbourhoods where I spent most of my time.
“Then I had to cope with not knowing if I was positive until I was able to get tested anonymously, only to find out I was healthy. People thought I was sick but I wasn’t.”
Though, the ‘Losing My Religion’ hitmaker turned out not to have HIV once tested, everyone was concerned by how skinny Stipe was because body and weight change is one of the signs of the virus.
His bandmates knew he didn’t have HIV, but Stipe says Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry had no idea how “scared” it made him because of how many people have died from the disease.
He said: “When I got my ­status, they were certainly aware of it but I don’t think they knew how scared I was. I lost, we lost, a lot of people.”
Meanwhile, Stipe previously said he’s proud to have “saved” lives with his music.
He said hearing how the group’s song ‘Everybody Hurts’ from the record has touched their fans’ lives is as good as winning an Oscar for him.
The singer said: “It saved a few lives. People have told me. And I love hearing that. That for me, that’s my Oscar, that’s my gold on a shelf right there … that something we did impacted someone’s life in a such a profound way. That’s a beautiful thing.”
R.E.M. split up in 2011, but recently admitted “nothing on this Earth” would make them reform.
Asked if they’ll get back together, Mike said: “No, there is really nothing on this Earth that would make us want to get back together.
“There’s such a luxury in being able to quit on your own terms, when it’s your decision, for all the right reasons.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rita Ora and Liam Payne have been in the studio working on a collaboration.
The ‘Anywhere’ hitmaker and the 24-year-old hunk got straight to work on Monday (13.11.17), just a day after the MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) – which Rita hosted – with the news surfacing after songwriter Andrew Watt shared a selfie of the pair on his Instagram account.
Little else is known about the music they are making, however, Rita has her follow-up to 2012 debut ‘Ora’ set for release next year, whilst Liam is also working towards his debut solo LP.
Liam’s girlfriend Cheryl Tweedy – with whom he has seven-month-old son Bear – will be envying the ‘Bedroom Floor’ hitmaker working with the ‘Lonely Together’ singer as in 2015, when they were both judges on ‘The X Factor’, the former Girls Aloud star said she’d love to jump into the studio with Rita.
At the time, she said: “I miss working with the girls in the band, so would love to work with Rita now on something. I know it’d be great. She’s so funny.”
Meanwhile, Rita recently revealed her new record has been inspired by her ex-boyfriends.
The 26-year-old star has dated the likes of Calvin Harris, Rob Kardashian and James Arthur over the years, and admitted some of the lyrics for her second studio album were thought up based on conversations with former flames.
She said: “The album is inspired by a few. There are little spurts of inspiration from conversations I’ve had with exes or boyfriends at the time.
“It’s like a new chapter because, to be honest, everything with my music was way more impactful for me than any relationship.
“There was that pure frustration and passion that’s really the core of this record.”
Rita has given a sneak preview to her pal Ed Sheeran, who wrote one of the tunes on the record, ‘You Song’, and he is said to be a big fan of the album.
She added:”I have a huge girl anthem with some incredible females on there.
“I haven’t told anybody what yet but this rap feature is so exciting for me because I love this person.
“This song that I’m really excited about, Ed Sheeran loves as well. I’ve played loads to Ed. I really trust his opinion.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fleetwood Mac are to reissue their self-titled 1975 album featuring unreleased material.
The rockers – made up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks – will drop the record in January, and it will include early recordings of the likes of ‘Say You Love Me’, ‘Rhiannon’, and ‘Landslide’.
The reissued album will be available in three formats, a single-CD, a 2xCD collection complete with unreleased studio and live recordings, and a 3xCD/LP/DVD deluxe edition with other live material.
The live recordings are formed from Fleetwood Mac shows in 1976.
What’s more, the original 1975 album, ‘Fleetwood Mac’, was the band’s 10th studio album and the first to feature Stevie as vocalist, and Lindsey on the guitar.
The record spawned singles ‘Warm Ways’, ‘Over My Head’, ‘Rhiannon’, and ‘Say You Love Me’.
In August, Mick insisted the group have no plans to retire and admitted next year’s run of gigs will not be the end of the group’s time on the stage.
When asked if it will be their final tour, the 70-year-old star said: “No. I don’t know where that is coming from.
“In my mind, it’s not, and everyone in the band has decided that it’s not.
“But we thought we were finished 30 years ago. And so it’s a Rolling Stones model.
“I don’t know if morbid is the correct word here, but when everyone is in their 70s and you think about five years from now … You know, at some point I wish I’d seen Frank Sinatra. And I didn’t. And lo and behold, one day Frank’s dead.
“Phil Collins is calling his tour ‘Not Dead Yet’. Well, we’re not dead yet, but god forbid, we might be, so you could be like, ‘I better go and see them!’ But you will not see a poster saying this is our farewell tour that I could dream of.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir Elton John will “never” stop performing, according to husband David Furnish.
The ‘Rocket Man’ hitmaker’s 55-year-old partner – who have sons Zachary, six, and Elijah, four, together – has insisted the 70-year-old music legend will never quit the music business because retirement would feel like “purgatory” to the icon.
Speaking about his lover and his career, the filmmaker – who is also Elton’s manager and CEO of Rocket Entertainment – said: “Without question, Elton must never stop performing. We all have things that kind of keep us alive in life. Some people relish the idea of a retirement where they do nothing [but] for Elton that would be purgatory. Playing to live audiences is going to be something he always needs to do.”
And David has revealed Elton is “very proud” of his legacy, and his “passion” for penning new tracks “keeps him alive”.
He continued: “He takes his legacy very seriously and he’s very proud of it, but the most important thing for Elton is that he continues to look forward, he’s never going to stop. I think the passion the keeps him alive is that he needs to continue to create and write, he needs to collaborate.
“The most important thing with Elton is that he stays connected, both in terms of people being able to discover his music and to keep his music alive and also in terms of being able to discover new artists.”
And the ‘It’s A Boy Girl Thing’ producer has hailed the ‘Tiny Dancer’ hitmaker for his knowledge of the music business, as he believes Elton knows “more” about the industry than any “average record company executive”.
He said: “I actually think Elton knows more about the music business than the average record company executive. He gets all the charts and the new releases for most of the major markets every week. He still gets them by fax which is going to be a problem in about a year’s time when we’re not going to be able to put faxes down digital phone lines any more. He follows and tracks and charts everything, he knows exactly when a record’s going to break, why it’s going to break, where it’s not getting enough push, play or promotion, he’s a real anorak when it comes to stats, sales figures, numbers and he’s able to retain them and process an enormous amount of data. That structure in his life helps to keep him grounded and keep him connected with the greatest passion in his life, which is music. So yeah, he’s very plugged into what’s going on — it’s kind of spooky!”
And Elton has no plan to slow down as a “live action musical fantasy” production of his life, which will be titled ‘Rocket Man’, is in the works and slated for release in 2018.
David told Music Week magazine: “He’s going to wind down his residency in Las Vegas, so he’s got another run in February and then another run in May. We’re going to be shooting a live action musical fantasy version of Elton’s life story called ‘Rocket Man’, that’s going to go into production next year.
“He’s also working on his memoirs and then we have a few surprises up our sleeve.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fuse ODG, Sigma and Mike Skinner have been added to the line-up for We Are FSTVL 2018.
The 28-year-old singer – who is releasing a song with Ed Sheeran called ‘Boa Me’ – and the drum and bass production duo join a whole host of acts at the annual dance festival held May 25 to 27 in Upminster, London.
Following on from headliners Andy C, Carl Cox, DJ EZ
Eric Prydz and Marco Carola, the likes of Skinner [DJ set] – who recently announced the surprise The Streets reunion tour -Gorgon City, Jax Jones and Roger Sanchez are set to perform.
Continuing with the strong Grime element of the festival, ‘Man’s Not Hot’ star Big Shaq aka comedian Michael Dapaah, whose sketches have made him a viral hit, will be in attendance, along with Lethal Bizzle, Fuse, P Money, Rude Kid and NOT3S on the Bass Jam stage, with the latter fresh from his hit track ‘Addison Lee’ which has so far amassed over 16 million Spotify streams.
Taking place over a sprawling 122 acre former WW1 airfield in Greater London, custom built structures give each arena its own distinctive identity to create a series of parallel worlds.
From the groundbreaking 450ft long Terminal 1 arena through to the mighty LED walls of The Aerodrome, We Are FSTVL 2018 will be focused around an airport theme with festival tickets to be printed like boarding passes, and maps to look like passports, delivering a fully immersive experience to the ‘We Are’ ravers.
Are FTSVL will again host camping across the weekender The festival promises the greatest techno line-up of all-time coming in Phase 3 of the line-up announcements with more arenas and talent than ever before.
We are FSTVL 2018 will play host to over 300 acts across 30 arenas.
Tickets on sale now and start from £54.50.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nicki Minaj wants to collaborate with Beyoncé on an album.
The 34-year-old rapper has worked with the 36-year-old megastar on tracks including 2013’s ‘Feeling Myself’ and ‘***Flawless’ in the past, but would be “open” to joining forces with the ‘Crazy in Love’ hitmaker again in the future to release a joint LP to rival Jay-Z and Kanye West’s ‘Watch The Throne’ compilation.
Speaking to Paper magazine, the ‘The Other Woman’ actress – whose full name is Onika Tanya Maraj – said: “I would be open to doing [that] if the time was right. I haven’t thought too much about that, though. The only person that I’ve seen a lot of people speak on, when talking about an album of that caliber, is Beyoncé ’cause we did ‘***Flawless’ [remix] and ‘Feeling Myself’ and we’ve actually performed together.”
The ‘Anaconda’ star says the project is unlikely to get up and running because of their busy schedules, though she knows their fans would love to see it happen.
She concluded: “I always see a lot of people saying, ‘Oh my gosh, a joint album with you guys would be really dope,’ but, you know, those are the kinds of things that are just wishful thinking from fans. They’re far-fetched because usually artists are in such different places in their personal lives and career lives that it’s hard to make that work.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gwen Stefani will switch on Westfield London’s Christmas Lights on November 30.
The ‘Hollaback Girl’ hitmaker – who features in the shopping complex’s festive advertising campaign – will make a rare trip to the UK to sing songs from her new holiday album ‘You Make It Feel Like Christmas’ in front of just 7,000 people, with 100 lucky fans getting the chance to meet their idol on the night.
Of her festive gig, Gwen said: “I’m excited to be a part of Westfield’s Christmas campaign this year. The holidays are one of my favourite times of the year and Westfield’s holiday ‘Lights Switch On Event’ is the perfect backdrop to perform for my London fans and share my new Holiday album, ‘You Make It Feel Like Christmas’.”
Myf Ryan, Westfield UK & Europe’s Chief Marketing Officer said: “We are delighted to have the iconic Gwen Stefani perform live at Westfield London switching on the Christmas lights to help sprinkle some holiday magic across the centre. Westfield creates unforgettable festive moments to bring family and friends together and share truly unique experiences, and Gwen’s performance will be a really special moment for our customers.”
Following the release of the No Doubt singer’s album, the 48-year-old star is getting her own NBC show named after the record, which will air on December 12 at 9pm.
It’s said to be a “modern take on traditional Christmas specials”, and will feature an hour filled with sketches and performances.
Gwen – who has sons Kingston, 11, Zuma, nine, and three-year-old Apollo with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale – will be joined on stage by her country musician boyfriend Blake Shelton for a duet of ‘You Make It Feel Like Christmas’.
Those who want to enter the prize draw to win tickets to Westfield London’s Christmas Light Switch On can do so by visiting ww.uk.westfield.com/London

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OHMYGOSSIP — Miguel says Prince’s death reminded musicians how important it is to make their own mark.
The 31-year-old singer is often compared to the late music legend – who passed away in April 2016 at the age of 57 – but says if there is one thing Prince’s legacy has left behind, is the importance of standing out from the crowd and doing things your own way.
Speaking to the latest issue of Something About magazine, Miguel – who releases new LP ‘War & Leisure’ on December 1 – said of the ‘Purple Rain’ hitmaker’s legacy: “I think his death had an impact on everything – songwriting, the culture of music, the responsibility that we have to realise that our heroes made their mark.
“I mean that in every sense of the term ‘heroes’ – all of the thinkers, all of the great musicians, poets, scientists, politicians … Their moment came and it’s our time now, for all of us … He sets the bar for what an artist – the ultimate artist – really can be and, if anything, death is a reminder to keep writing your own story and paving your own path, as corny as that sounds.”
The ‘Coffee’ hitmaker recently admitted that although it’s a “huge compliment” to be likened to the ‘Kiss’ singer, he doesn’t want to simply be a “reminder” of the music icon.
He said: “I think it’s obvious he’s a major influence but I think there’s also things about me that are uniquely mine that aren’t coming from his vibe. Being a reminder of Prince is a huge compliment. But no one will ever be that I don’t want to be that. It’s a bit of both, being flattered but like, ‘Hey, there’s more.’ Hopefully that’s enough to get you to listen more and go, ‘OK I see where he’s different.'”
‘Something About’ will be stocked internationally from November 24.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Noel Gallagher was initially reluctant to listen to French jazz whilst making his new album – and he has no idea what the musician Charlotte Marionneau is saying on his new album.
The former Oasis star is getting ready to release his third solo LP ‘Who Built The Moon?’ and some of the songs are influenced by French jazz after producer David Holmes played him some of the best examples of the genre.
On ‘It’s A Beautiful World’ Noel and David got Charlotte – the singer of band Le Volume Courbe – into the studio to record a French spoken word segment on the song but the guitarist never bothered to ask her what her words translate to in English.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the ‘Holy Mountain’ singer said: “She’s doing her thing in French. None of us in the studio can speak French so we don’t know what the f**k she’s going on about.
“The people who were blown away the most was my French record label who were like, ‘You know you’re going to be really famous in France.’ Fantastique!”
The ‘Wonderwall’ songwriter initially had wanted to use a 1950s French jazz sample of a woman telling everyone to stay in their seats at a show but he couldn’t get the rights cleared.
Noel, 50, was initially unimpressed by some of the more obscure records in 48-year-old David’s collection but he soon realised he was being challenged to put his past with Oasis and first two High Flying Birds LPs behind him.
He explained: “The whole thing was born out of conversation and playing records. Him saying, ‘I think that you should do stuff like this’ and he’d play some obscure f***ing French jazz s**t. And I’d be going, ‘Wha? Really? Ooh la la.'”
Revealing how David would critique the guitar riffs he was creating, Noel added: “He’d go, ‘That sounds a bit like Oasis.’ I’d be like, ‘F***ing good, though, right?’ ‘Well, yeah, but try something different.’ I’d f**k around for another hour-and-a-half and he’d say, ‘Starting to sound like High Flying Birds now.’ And I’d say, ‘Equally as f***ing good, right?’ ‘No, but try something different.’ And eventually, something different would come.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Liam Gallagher has announced a huge homecoming show in Manchester next August.
The former Oasis frontman will return to the Northern city’s Emirates Lancashire Cricket Club for the second time as a solo artist after he performed at the venue for the One Love Manchester benefit concert in June, for the victims of the terror attack at Ariana Grande’s concert at the nearby Manchester Arena in May.
The ‘Wall of Glass’ hitmaker will be joined by special guests at ‘RIZE Presents Liam Gallagher’ on August 18, which will follow his Finsbury Park festival in London in June.
The 45-year-old rocker’s show at the venue comes after he criticised his brother and former bandmate Noel – who he has barley spoken to since he quit the Britpop group in 2009, resulting in the end of the band – for his response to the terrorist attack that took place in their hometown, following his no-show at One Love Manchester.
The 50-year-old guitarist – who insists he wasn’t asked to perform at the star-studded-concert – found himself under attack by Liam again when he headlined the reopening of Manchester Arena in June and appeared emotional while singing ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’.
At the time, Noel refused to criticise Liam for his decision to play his own comeback single, ‘Wall of Glass’, at the Manchester tribute concert.
He simply said: “Well, my instinct, were I young, high and drunk, would be to go on a rant. But I’m dignified now.”
It’s anyone’s guess who will be joining Liam at the concert in August, but he recently said he’d like to get grime star Skepta to perform at Finsbury Park.
The ‘For What It’s Worth’ singer last performed at the London landmark with Oasis back in 2002, and said he’s hoping it will be just as “dangerous”.
He said: “I loved that gig, man. It was really f**king dangerous and I liked it. So hopefully we’ll have a bit of the same.”
And letting slip who he’s looking to book for the gig, he said: “It can’t all be 90s stuff, man.
“We’ve got to mix it up a bit. I’d like to get Skepta playing, have something a bit different.”
Tickets will go on sale at 9am Friday November 24 via Ticketmaster.

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