It seems it really is third time lucky for Candace Glover.
For after being rejected in two previous series auditions, she has been tipped as the new American Idol in waiting by the show's judges.
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Painfully thin Kate Bosworth displays her bony back
Kate revealed her bony back in a skimpy top and extremely skinny legs as she attended the preview of her upcoming horror film Black Rock.
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Kate revealed her bony back in a skimpy top and extremely skinny legs as she attended the preview of her upcoming horror film Black Rock.
ALL THE HOTTEST
- Painfully thin Kate Bosworth displays her bony back at screening of her new horror flick Her weight is much remarked upon
- Save that for the after party! Lake Bell shows off her silly dance moves after polished arrival at Black Rock screening All dressed up
- Showing Chris what he's missing! Rihanna flaunts her assets in unbuttoned shirt and TINY skirt as she exits New York hotel Posed with fans
- Her birthday boy! Doting mother Alessandra Ambrosio is fit in neon as she carries little Noah on her hip He turned one year old on Tuesday
- So that's where she gets her good looks! Model Amber Valletta and her grandmother show off matching high cheekbones at Mother's Day lunch
- January Jones helps son Xander try out her sunglasses during a fun grocery trip January stars in the upcoming western Sweetwater
- Kelsey Grammer sells his Beverly Hills mansion for $6.7 million... (making a $200K profit in just one year!) Latest show Boss axed
- Queen Latifah pours her curves into figure-hugging number as she joins fashion elite at New York City Ballet gala Annual spring event
- Fruity little number! Stacy Keibler is ravishing in a tight wine-coloured leather peplum dress What does George Clooney see in her?
- 'We think it's a boy!' Gossip Girl star Kaylee Defer expecting first child with Fitz And The Tantrums singer Michael Fitzpatrick Baby was a surprise
- Let's hope this doesn't happen to Jake! Gyllenhaal's 'new love' Emily DiDonato throws her boyfriend's clothes off a fire escape as she films make-up advert
UNITED STATES SHOWBIZ
- American Idol judges label Candace Glover champion in waiting after mind blowing performance on homecoming week Third time lucky
- His lucky charm! Maria Sharapova embraces rising tennis star Grigor Dimitrov as they celebrate his biggest win yet Defeated Djokovic
- She bangs! Jordin Sparks debuts fresh fringe and shows off her ever-slim figure at world's biggest Words With Friends game New cut for spring
- Got the X factor! Kerry Washington displays hr toned limbs in floor-length dress at Peeples premiere Looked her very best
- We are family! Kelly Rutherford keeps it classic in black jumpsuit as she takes her mother to fashion event Her own children live with their father abroad
- Anna Chlumsky glows as she shows off her bump in a shiny drop-waist dress at the Words Of War event She has that enviable pregnant glow.
- Rose McGowan adds a few extra inches to her petite frame as she pins her hair in a voluminous updo Hair flop
- The Cosby Show's Lisa Bonet sues driver for damages after car smash that left her young children injured The lawsuit did not list specific injuries.
- Something for grandma? Gwen Stefani gets creative with sons Kingston and Zuma as they paint pottery for Mothers' Day gifts Something to treasure
- A teenage scream! The Office's John Krasinski channels Katy Perry in hilarious 'lip sync off' with Jimmy Fallon Let go of his inhibitions
- Alyson Hannigan enjoys being a working mom as she treats her daughters to a day in New York... then dresses up for TV interview Perk of the job
GOSSIP - DIRECT FROM LA
- She's got youth on her side! Zendaya is raring to go as she hits the rehearsal studio for week eight of Dancing With The Stars Had an amazing week
- War of the waists! Mel B holds her own against a leather-clad Heidi Klum at America's Got Talent gala Standing next to Heidi is incentive to hit the gym!
- Holly Madison reveals how she lost her 30lbs baby weight in just SIX WEEKS... wearing corsets and eating 1100 calories a day Just 10lbs to go
- Tragic Kris Kross star Chris Kelly gets an emotional send off as mourners listen to Jump at his wake He died of suspected overdose of cocaine
- 'I was scared of everything': Pete Wentz reveals how divorce from Ashlee Simpson left him paranoid and abusing prescription drugs
- 'Demi's an amazing woman!' Pearl diver Will Hanigan, 30, reveals he's 'become close' to Ms Moore He's her new toyboy
- Jurassic Park 4 is put on hold by Universal so 'best film possible' can be made Move will not be met with raptorous applause from fans
- We get the message! Zac Efron shows off his hard-earned abs as he lifts his sweater on set of Townies Zac Efron couldn't resist giving his shirt a peel
- Hilary Duff adds a pop of colour to her all-black outfit in studded yellow ballet flats on day out with son Luca Sometimes easy does it
- Denise Richards treats daughters Sam and Lola to lunch after retaining temporary custody of Brooke Mueller's twins Mueller's drug use 'unsafe' for sons
- She'll always be an angel! Miranda Kerr poses in just her bra in Twitter snap after parting ways with Victoria's Secret Her job for six years
ALL THE LATEST SHOWBUSINESS
- Another stop, another blonde: One Direction's Harry Styles 'pulls 18-year-old student on party bus in Oslo' Lothario never sleeps
- So long Tulisa! Sharon Osbourne 'will return to X Factor after signing £1.5million deal' which sees N-Dubz star axed Forget the rumours - she's back!
- Someone could do with a belt! Geri Halliwell nearly exposes too much as her baggy jeans fall down Not a good look
- Paws for thought! Jessica Lowndes looks simply gorgeous in thigh skimming Grecian-style gown at Blue Cross charity event It's a dogs life
- 'You couldn't organise a p*** up in a brewery': Tim Stillwell is the second contestant to be fired from The Apprentice 2013 after failing to win beer task
- That was a close call! Sophie Anderton nearly takes a tumble as she steps outside for cigarette break at art show Whoops!
- No streaks here! Kate Moss smoulders in naked photoshoot for fake tan giant St Tropez She is the ultimate English rose known for having flawless skin
- The Saturdays rapping? Girls transform into MEN for their new single (recorded pre-baby bumps) Not letting pregnancy or babies stand in the way
- Still carrying on with the exercise: Barbara Windsor, 75, goes for a power walk with her personal trainer Still got the exercise bug
- Where are all your celebrity pals now, Lauren? Reality star Goodger's beauty launch shunned by A-listers... but at least Rylan Clark turned up
- Well, she is a Bond girl! Bérénice Marlohe heads out for lunch with a mystery man who can't keep his hands off her Found her leading man?
WORLD TO BROWSE AT A GLANCE!
- Not so mellow yellow! Carol Vorderman displays her famous curves in an eye-wateringly tight mustard pencil dress Not an inch to pinch
- No chance of tripping in that! Emma Watson opts for cropped trousers as she dresses for comfort following her struggle with long train at Met Ball
- You look like a right Pollock! Kelly Brook steps out in arty print dress as she heads to film Celebrity Juice Showed off her famous curves in peplum frock
- A trip she'll never forget: Miley Cyrus recalls terrifying experience when she stayed at a 'haunted apartment' opposite Harrods
- 'We're stranded!': Little Mix are left by the side of the road as a wheel comes off their car on the motorway Hard at work since winning X Factor in 2011
- Olga Kurylenko dispels a common myth as she proves horizontal stripes do NOT make you look bigger Looked flawless as she posed with Tom Cruise
- Quite the action man! Rob Lowe shows off his surfing skills and toned body as he hits the waves in Hawaii Shot to fame in the 80s as member of Brat Pack
- They've got the moves like NSync, Take That, Backstreet Boys... The Wanted premiere new video for Walks Like Rihanna Series of iconic videos
- Even supermodels have dressed down days: Alessandra Ambrosio steps out in tracksuit... after being spotted in her nightie Feeling sleepy?
- Workout Barbie! Roxanne Pallett looks more suited to a Fame-themed night out as she's put through her paces at boot camp session
- Just the two of us! Orlando Bloom and son Flynn take a casual daytime stroll... while Miranda Kerr parties in New York Father-son bonding
NEWS AND GOSSIP AROUND THE
- Taking a summery style to the maxi: Myleene Klass sports bright floor-length dress as she heads to TV studios
- 'We're going to get there if it kills us': Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are reunited on the big screen for pub crawl in new trailer for The World's End
- Back to work with a bang! After a booze-filled Bank Holiday Alex Gerrard keeps her sunglasses on for a day of meetings
- She's rear-ly curvy: Holly 'Willoughbotty' shows off her figure in tight jeans She's known for her enviable chest...
- Wayne Rooney leads the way as forlorn looking Manchester United stars arrive at Chester Races hours after Alex Ferguson's resignation
- Back on track: Denise Van Outen and Lee Mead silence marriage split rumours as they enjoy a family day out with daughter Betsy Putting on united front
- Worth Waiting for! Ella Henderson unveils new demo... and instantly wins praise from 'proud' X Factor winner James Arthur Talented teenager
- Harry Styles is rescued by his bodyguards as fan sneaks through security to LAUNCH herself on the unsuspecting singer Seemed in shock
- She's a wee bit happy: Caroline Flack giggles with glee as she throws 'bottled urine' at Harry Styles mask on new TV show
- Forget Beatles... now he's all about the grasshoppers! Paul McCartney's stage is invaded by insects during Brazilian show Sticky situation
- Back to work! Simon Pegg starts filming new role in Hector And The Search For Happiness alongside Rosamund Pike Promotional trail
REVIEWS
MUSIC REVIEWS AND FEATURES
How the Eagles tore each other to shreds: Fights, drugs and girls - the '70s rockers never did take it easy
In London to promote their DVD, the current Eagles line-up (bottom right) - Henley, Frey, guitarist Joe Walsh and bassist Timothy B. Schmit - present a united face.
THEATRE
- Flying high with the kites of Kabul: Play adaptation is worthy of Hosseini's bestseller Virtual brothers divided by envy and war in Kabul
- QUENTIN LETTS: Tempest? More like a chilly breeze... intrusion of city life becomes a fatal distraction to Shakespeare
- QUENTIN LETTS: The Pajamas are all right on the nightie Adler and Ross’s The Pajama Game is, plotwise, full of political hokum
- As You Like It: Stratford does the hippy hippy Shakespeare Maria Aberg's production of Shakespeare's forest romcom
- The Weir: Lets drink to this brilliant bunch of boozers! Set when too much of the Irish countryside was being wrecked by housebuilders
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TODAY'S POLL
- No streaks here! Kate Moss smoulders in naked photoshoot for fake tan giant St Tropez
- Is that you Gwyneth? 'Most Beautiful' actress barely recognisable with wet hair and no makeup as she leaves her apartment
- Where are all your celebrity pals now, Lauren? Reality star Goodger's beauty launch shunned by A-listers... but at least Rylan Clark turned up
- Not so mellow yellow! Carol Vorderman displays her famous curves in an eye-wateringly tight mustard pencil dress
- The Saturdays rapping? Girls transform into MEN for their new single (recorded pre-baby bumps)
- She'll always be an angel! Miranda Kerr poses in just her bra in Twitter snap after parting ways with Victoria's Secret
- Taking a summery style to the maxi: Myleene Klass sports bright floor-length dress as she heads to TV studios
- Another stop, another blonde: One Direction's Harry Styles 'pulls 18-year-old student on party bus in Oslo'
- That was a close call! Sophie Anderton nearly takes a tumble as she steps outside for cigarette break at art show
- Sharing the limelight! Jennifer Lopez listens while sister Lynda promotes her Global Mom Relay at New York event
- So long Tulisa! Sharon Osbourne 'will return to X Factor after signing £1.5million deal' which sees N-Dubz star axed
- Someone could do with a belt! Geri Halliwell nearly exposes too much as her baggy jeans fall down
- Paws for thought! Jessica Lowndes looks simply gorgeous in thigh skimming Grecian-style gown at Blue Cross charity event
- 'You couldn't organise a p*** up in a brewery': Tim Stillwell is the second contestant to be fired from The Apprentice 2013 after failing to win beer task
- No streaks here! Kate Moss smoulders in naked photoshoot for fake tan giant St Tropez
- 'They want him to end the romance for good': Liam Hemsworth's brothers Chris and Luke 'stage intervention to convince actor to split with Miley Cyrus'
- The Saturdays rapping? Girls transform into MEN for their new single (recorded pre-baby bumps)
- Pregnant and proud! Kim Kardashian shows off her blossoming baby bump in a bikini as she proves fat critics wrong
- Where are all your celebrity pals now, Lauren? Reality star Goodger's beauty launch shunned by A-listers... but at least Rylan Clark turned up
- 'Porn star was paid to have sex with me': Farrah Abraham admits to hiring James Deen and claims she sold sex tape 'to gain control' of video
- So long Tulisa! Sharon Osbourne 'will return to X Factor after signing £1.5million deal' which sees N-Dubz star axed
- She's rear-ly curvy: Holly 'Willoughbotty' shows off her figure in tight jeans
- Someone could do with a belt! Geri Halliwell nearly exposes too much as her baggy jeans fall down
- Not so mellow yellow! Carol Vorderman displays her famous curves in an eye-wateringly tight mustard pencil dress
- Another stop, another blonde: One Direction's Harry Styles 'pulls 18-year-old student on party bus in Oslo'
- She'll always be an angel! Miranda Kerr poses in just her bra in Twitter snap after parting ways with Victoria's Secret
- Is that you Gwyneth? 'Most Beautiful' actress barely recognizable with wet hair and no makeup as she leaves her apartment
- Wayne Rooney and his forlorn looking Manchester United pals arrive at the races just hours after Alex Ferguson's resignation
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LATEST ALBUM RELEASES
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NOAH AND THE WHALE
Heart Of Nowhere (Mercury)
Once part of the new folk scene with Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons, the ever prolific Noah And The Whale are maturing beautifully. With Charlie Fink’s tuneful rasp prominent, their fourth album in five years builds on the FM guitar-rock of 2011’s Last Night On Earth. Not Too Late is a poignant coming-of-age anthem, while the string-driven title track benefits from a powerful vocal cameo from guest Anna Calvi.
★★✩✩✩
Heart Of Nowhere (Mercury)
Once part of the new folk scene with Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons, the ever prolific Noah And The Whale are maturing beautifully. With Charlie Fink’s tuneful rasp prominent, their fourth album in five years builds on the FM guitar-rock of 2011’s Last Night On Earth. Not Too Late is a poignant coming-of-age anthem, while the string-driven title track benefits from a powerful vocal cameo from guest Anna Calvi.
★★✩✩✩
VAMPIRE WEEKEND
Modern Vampires Of The City (XL)
Most indie-rock bands are good for one or two albums, but this third effort suggests a long career. The New Yorkers once sang of bus routes in Manhattan, but the themes are deeper and darker here. Worship You revisits Sixties psychedelia, and the thumping Diane Young recalls Simon & Garfunkel’s Cecilia. A refreshingly adventurous affair.
★★✩✩✩
Modern Vampires Of The City (XL)
Most indie-rock bands are good for one or two albums, but this third effort suggests a long career. The New Yorkers once sang of bus routes in Manhattan, but the themes are deeper and darker here. Worship You revisits Sixties psychedelia, and the thumping Diane Young recalls Simon & Garfunkel’s Cecilia. A refreshingly adventurous affair.
★★✩✩✩
NATALIE MAINES
Mother (Sony Music)
One-third of Texan country rebels The Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines returns from a seven-year sabbatical in fiery fashion. Maines has voiced her disenchantment with the Nashville way, and she lets her anger burn on a set of rock-based songs. Mixing originals and covers, she rocks out on Trained, though the highlights are her ballads — the swirling Pink Floyd title track and Jeff Buckley’s languid Lover You Should Have Come Over.
★★✩✩✩
Mother (Sony Music)
One-third of Texan country rebels The Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines returns from a seven-year sabbatical in fiery fashion. Maines has voiced her disenchantment with the Nashville way, and she lets her anger burn on a set of rock-based songs. Mixing originals and covers, she rocks out on Trained, though the highlights are her ballads — the swirling Pink Floyd title track and Jeff Buckley’s languid Lover You Should Have Come Over.
★★✩✩✩
BRAHMS
Violin Concerto etc
THIS is an outstanding performance of one of the most challenging concertos in the violin repertoire. Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili adopts decent tempi, instead of the sluggish speeds so many of her rivals favour. The work glows as a result. The only downside is the CD is 47:31 long.
★★★✩✩
Violin Concerto etc
THIS is an outstanding performance of one of the most challenging concertos in the violin repertoire. Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili adopts decent tempi, instead of the sluggish speeds so many of her rivals favour. The work glows as a result. The only downside is the CD is 47:31 long.
★★★✩✩
OMD
English Electric (100%)
As Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, they were among the leading lights of Eighties synth-pop, and this second album since a 2007 reunion finds the Merseyside duo on familiar ground. Their tuneful computer-pop nods to New Order and Kraftwerk. And, while electronic sounds dominate, their strength remains a bittersweet, human touch.
★★★★✩
English Electric (100%)
As Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, they were among the leading lights of Eighties synth-pop, and this second album since a 2007 reunion finds the Merseyside duo on familiar ground. Their tuneful computer-pop nods to New Order and Kraftwerk. And, while electronic sounds dominate, their strength remains a bittersweet, human touch.
★★★★✩
SARAH BLASKO
I Awake (Dramatico)
Australian torch singer Blasko’s fourth solo album is a dark, yet compelling affair. From the Portishead-like blues of God Fearing to the rolling kettle drums of the jazzy title track, it’s a record of deceptively simple songs that are high on raw emotion. The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra adds colour to Blasko’s smoky vocals.
★★★✩✩
I Awake (Dramatico)
Australian torch singer Blasko’s fourth solo album is a dark, yet compelling affair. From the Portishead-like blues of God Fearing to the rolling kettle drums of the jazzy title track, it’s a record of deceptively simple songs that are high on raw emotion. The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra adds colour to Blasko’s smoky vocals.
★★★✩✩
DEPECHE MODE
Delta Machine (Columbia)
Depeche Mode return to their bluesy synth-rock sound after 2009’s surprisingly upbeat album. Singer Dave Gahan and co-writer Martin Gore harmonise brilliantly on Welcome To My World while My Little Universe is a lo-fi techno stomp.
★★★★✩
Delta Machine (Columbia)
Depeche Mode return to their bluesy synth-rock sound after 2009’s surprisingly upbeat album. Singer Dave Gahan and co-writer Martin Gore harmonise brilliantly on Welcome To My World while My Little Universe is a lo-fi techno stomp.
★★★★✩