Rock of Love star Angelique 'Frenchy' Morgan hasn't exactly been a favourite with all her fellow cohabitants... until now.
Oil be damned! Celebrity Big Brother star Frenchy gives her pal White Dee a back massage
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Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight is flying to see the newlyweds after being kept in dark
Mr Voight, 75, only found out that his daughter had tied the knot with her partner of nine years this morning.
Mr Voight, 75, only found out that his daughter had tied the knot with her partner of nine years this morning.
'Please pray': Joan Rivers' daughter asks for prayers as mother, 81, is rushed to hospital
The 81-year-old was having surgery on her vocal chords at a clinic in Manhattan when she suddenly stopped breathing during the procedure.
- Here's Johnny! Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight is flying to see the newlyweds after being kept in dark - as couple won't celebrate with a break as 'their lives are one long happy honeymoon'
- PICTURED: Brad Pitt shows off his wedding ring for the first time after marrying Angelina Jolie in a secret French ceremony
- MailOnline looks back at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's nine-year Hollywood romance after they tie the knot in secret French ceremony
- PICTURED: The lavish French estate where Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally said 'I do'
- Oil be damned! Celebrity Big Brother star Frenchy gives her pal White Dee a relaxing back massage
- Joan Rivers performed stand up less than 12 hours before being placed in medically induced coma after 81-year-old stopped breathing during routine surgery
- Sisterly bonding! Billie Faiers looks incredible in leather trousers and striped T-shirt during outing with Sam
- Doting dad David Beckham takes Harper, Cruz and Romeo to dinner before heading to Ed Sheeran concert
- 'A gentleman should never speak about a woman's age or weight': Cheryl Fernandez-Versini hits back at Simon Cowell
- Just days away! Lovebirds Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg planning to marry 'this weekend'
- Inside Brangelina's secret French wedding: How Brad Pitt 'gasped when he saw his bride in white dress and veil as sons walked her down the aisle and younger daughters scattered petals'
- That backfired! BET producer 'SUSPENDED' after Karrueche Tran jokes about Beyonce and Jay Z's two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy
- Jennifer Aniston dazzles in low-cut shimmering dress at the Los Angeles premiere of new film Life Of Crime
- It's just Kendall! Miss Jenner steps out in tiny Daisy Dukes after dropping her famous last name
- Did Jen know? Jennifer Aniston sipped cocktails with fiance Justin Theroux at new Hollywood hotspot... hours before news breaks of ex-husband Brad Pitt's secret marriage to Angelina Jolie
- He likes what he sees! Ice-T checks out Coco Austin's curves in blue bikini on Caribbean holiday
- She's heaven-sent! Kim Kardashian is angelic in white at Hollywood studio before enjoying romantic dinner with husband Kanye West
- Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki splits from Pan-Am actress Kelli Garner following a two-year romance
- It's baby Becks! Brooklyn Beckham dresses just like his dad David for Ed Sheeran concert
- She's dedicated! Make-up free Kim Kardashian heads to the gym as she keeps up her fitness regime following 7-pound weight loss
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THE BIG PICTURES
Sisterly bonding! Billie Faiers looks incredible in leather trousers and striped T-shirt during outing with Sam
She might be a loving new mother to her adorable newborn daughter Nelly Samantha, who she welcomed with fiancé Greg Shepherd in July.
Doting dad David Beckham takes Harper, Cruz and Romeo to dinner before heading to Ed Sheeran concert
Brooklyn wasn't the only Beckham watching Ed Sheeran at LA's Staples Center, Wednesday night.
Simon Cowell left a little bit of a stink in the air when he recently revealed that prior to him firing Cheryl Fernandez-Versini from the X Factor USA he felt she had put on some weight.
Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg are reportedly getting married this weekend. The couple, who got engaged in April, are set to tie the knot on Saturday in a glamorous ceremony in New York in front of their close friends and family.
Victoria's Secret angel Alessandra Ambrosio looks heavenly as she flutters around at Venice Film Festival
The 33-year-old supermodel wowed onlookers at the premiere of La Rancon De La Gloire on the second day of the film extravaganza.
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Shaping up to be a pretty stellar year
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Could have gone horribly wrong
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Outspoken
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No doubt her pal was thrilled to bits
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Awkward!
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There's no stopping him! A suited and booted Tom Cruise films stunt scenes in Vienna for Mission Impossible 5
He's not scared to try new things
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Flirty femme
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Mind you don't fall in: Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield hold hands as they climb into a boat at Venice Film Festival
So close
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Erin McNaught shows off blossoming baby bump in fuchsia floor-length gown as she accompanies husband Example to charity ball
Setting a fine example
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That's shoe-business! George Clooney models bright orange flip-flops with his smart grey suit as he films coffee ad in Italy
Mixing it up
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'A gentleman should never speak about a woman's age or weight': Cheryl Fernandez-Versini hits back at Simon Cowell
Hitting back
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That's one for the album: Proud sportsman Mo Farah and his wife Tania take selfie as they arrive at his star-studded charity ball
Say cheese!
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Oil be damned! Celebrity Big Brother star Frenchy gives her pal White Dee a relaxing back massage
They are becoming firm friends
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Feeling peckish? Gary Lineker gets up close and personal with his virtual self as he introduces the world's first Twitter vending machine for crisps
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Sisterly bonding! Billie Faiers looks incredible in leather trousers and striped T-shirt during outing with Sam
They clearly have a strong bond
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Lena Dunham corrects Emmys error as she poses alongside Kate Mara and Kirsten Dunst at Miu Miu premiere
She finally gets the look right
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Bird of paradise! Emma Stone cuts a flawless figure in black blouse and grey tailored trousers at the Venice Film Festival
Working it
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'I thought it was never going to happen': Pregnant Claire Sweeney convinced herself she wouldn't become a mum after two miscarriages
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Heidi Klum displays her slender frame in retro flared jeans as she steps out with boyfriend Vito Schnabel
Heidi Klum decided to take a day off
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Jessie Ware steps out in novel shoes as she ties the knot with childhood sweetheart Sam Burrows on the Greek island where he proposed
WORLD TO BROWSE AT A GLANCE!
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FIRST LOOK: Jennifer Lawrence surveys her empire on horseback as timber magnate in new depression-era movie Serena
Has a regal air
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MailOnline looks back at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's nine-year Hollywood romance after they tie the knot in secret French ceremony
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EXCLUSIVE: 'I don't think of mine in the same zone': Kylie Minogue says her famous rear doesn't compare to the likes of Nicki Minaj
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SPOILER ALERT! Coronation Street's Kylie Platt desperately picks up drugs after meeting local dealer in pub car park
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Sir Philip Green gets an eyeful as Lionel Richie's girlfriend suffers an embarrassing nip slip wardrobe malfunction
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Pregnant Kimberly Wyatt showcases her growing baby bump in a floaty white minidress and nude platform wedges
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PICTURED: Brad Pitt shows off his wedding ring for the first time after marrying Angelina Jolie in a secret French ceremony
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How Brad Pitt 'gasped when he saw his bride in white dress and veil as sons sons walked her down the aisle and younger daughters scattered petals'
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Shirtless football ace Robert Pirès shows off six-pack as he kisses bikini-clad wife Jessica Lemarie on the beach during romantic getaway in Mykonos
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Katie Price launches into yet another expletive-filled tirade against love rival Jane Pountney... but husband Kieran Hayler appears to go unscathed
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Smiling LeAnn Rimes enjoys romantic stroll with Eddie Cibrian... after being slammed on Twitter for controversial rape joke
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Mary-Kate Olsen is hot to trot as she shows-off her impressive equestrian skills at Hamptons horse show
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Ray J gets plea deal in sexual battery case avoiding almost all charges after being accused of groping a woman at top Beverly Hills hotel
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Jennifer Aniston reveals she has tasted Jimmy Kimmel's wife's breast milk
Talk show host's wife Molly McNearney
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Boys will be boys! Prince Jackson gets a playful hold on his blonde girlfriend during trip to the park
Knows how to get a grip on the girls
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'I was being shot by dozens of tiny invisible darts': Blake Lively attacked by swarms of bees ahead of 27th birthday
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She's a trustafarian! Rich kid Kylie Jenner slings Louis Vuitton bag over her Rasta jacket as she jets out of LAX
Taking flight
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Furry provocative! Miley Cyrus poses in fluffy bathing suit surrounded by stuffed toys for cover of V magazine
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Coco Austin displays her famous derriere in flimsy G-string as husband Ice-T dutifully applies her sunscreen during Barbados getaway
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Just days away! Lovebirds Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg planning to marry 'this weekend'
Ceremony in New York on Saturday
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Bellissima! Victoria's Secret angel Alessandra Ambrosio looks heavenly as she flutters around at Venice Film Festival
Day two of film festival
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Put it away! Gary Busey's naked strolls anger his fellow housemates on Celebrity Big Brother UK
Nude wanderings are not going down well
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American Horror Story: Freak Show offers glimpse at three-legged lady on a trapeze and other cagey creatures in new teasers
UNITED STATES SHOWBIZ
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She's dedicated! Kim Kardashian heads to the gym as she keeps up her fitness regime following 7-pound weight loss
Looked booty-ful
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It's just Kendall! Miss Jenner steps out in tiny Daisy Dukes after dropping her famous last name
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PICTURED: The lavish French estate where Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally said 'I do'
After nine years together, the pair are no hitched
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Designer Betsey Johnson, Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson and YouTube star Bethany Mota set to join new season of Dancing With The Stars
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What a great week! Aaron Paul wears dapper blue suit and bow tie for birthday dinner with stunning wife two nights after Emmy win
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Decked out Dakota Fanning legs it to Venice Film Festival in embellished Miu Miu mini dress
Put her best foot forward
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Bobbi Kristina Brown's husband Nick Gordon arrested for DUI after dramatic car crash
In jail after a horror crash in Georgia on Thursday morning
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Sopranos creator David Chase claims his 'Tony is not dead' quote was 'misconstrued' and says searching for answer is 'fruitless'
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It's baby Becks! Brooklyn Beckham dresses just like his dad David for Ed Sheeran concert
At Los Angeles' Staples Center on Wednesday
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Where's the glam squad? Make-up free Madonna shuffles through JFK airport in slippers with children in tow
On flight from Spain
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Lovely in leather! Barefaced Gisele Bundchen is effortlessly chic as she jets into JFK after long haul flight from Brazil
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Did Jen know? Jennifer Aniston sipped cocktails with fiance Justin Theroux at new hotspot... hours before news breaks of ex Brad Pitt's marriage
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Coolest mom ever! Courteney Cox gussies up in black camisole and trousers to treat her daughter Coco to Ed Sheeran concert
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Gerard Butler watches surfers take on 30ft waves in Malibu before witnessing famed surfer Laird Hamilton rescue a man's life
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'There might be a tour': Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles hints at Destiny's Child reunion
He managed the group so would know...
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It's a boy! Shakira confirms she's pregnant with baby No. 2 with Gerard Piqué
Confirmed news following pregnancy rumours
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Jon Voight 'didn't know' that daughter Angelina Jolie tied the knot with Brad Pitt... responding 'that's nice' when learning the news
Formerly estranged
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'How great is that?' George Clooney gushes that he is 'really happy' close friend Brad Pitt has married Angelina Jolie
Happy for his pals
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'Please pray': Joan Rivers, 81, rushed to hospital after she stopped breathing during surgery as her daughter asks for prayers
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Scott Disick shocked after Kourtney Kardashian reveals she is pregnant with their third child in KUWTK sneak peek
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No need for a last name
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Had ups and downs
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Cinched in the garment at her tiny waist
SOAP BOX
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- Welcome to Walford! EastEnders newcomer Khoroush Kazemi will ruffle a few feathers when he takes on feisty Kat Moon
- SPOILER ALERT! Is this how Emmerdale's corrupt copper Donna Windsor meets her tragic end? Dramatic scenes will 'shock' viewers
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Yes, it can get muddy, but Wilderness is a festival for rather more sophisticated folk.
I can reveal that Ms Scherzinger is in early discussions about playing Grizabella The Glamour Cat in the revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats.
Violinist Lettice Rowbotham burst on to our screens in February in her memorable audition for Britain's Got Talent.
Writers Neil Purvis and Robert Wade answered a fire-alarm call from James Bond actor Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes to �rescue’ the screenplay for Bond 24.
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From girls of their own age to their friends' mothers, these four men have no respect whatsoever for the opposite gender, seeing every female merely as ripe for sex, writes BRIAN VINER.
Any superhero film that finds room for Rupert Holmes’s 1979 hit Escape, better known as The Pina Colada song, clearly doesn’t take itself too seriously.
The dance sequences, of course, are terrific, but everything else will drive you further up the wall than Donald O’Connor in Singin’ In The Rain.
Fruitvale Station is based on real events and is rather more convincingly than Grace Of Monaco, writes BRIAN VINER.
Like The Grand Budapest Hotel, A Promise is based on a Stefan Zweig novella, but there is certainly nothing zany about it, nor irresistible.
Since it was unveiled at Cannes, I have been asked repeatedly whether Grace Of Monaco is �as bad as they say’, writes BRIAN VINER.
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Shakespeare's gents are upstaged by a pooch in this version of the Two Gentleman Of Verona, writes QUENTIN LETTS
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Thespians 1, soccer yobs 0: No wonder the West End pulls in more punters than football, says QUENTIN LETTS. It's now Britain's greatest entertainment
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LATEST ALBUM RELEASES
Scroll through for the latest new album releases
ROYAL BLOOD
Royal Blood (Warner Bros.)
Striking a balance between the garage-rock of The White Stripes and the heavier styles of young British groups like You Me At Six, Worthing duo Royal Blood have built a thunderous wall of sound for a simple, two-piece band. Singer Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher race through these ten tracks in 32 minutes, echoing the rocking drawl of MuseÂ’s Matt Bellamy on Out Of The Black, but adding bluesy light and shade on You Can Be So Cruel.
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Royal Blood (Warner Bros.)
Striking a balance between the garage-rock of The White Stripes and the heavier styles of young British groups like You Me At Six, Worthing duo Royal Blood have built a thunderous wall of sound for a simple, two-piece band. Singer Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher race through these ten tracks in 32 minutes, echoing the rocking drawl of MuseÂ’s Matt Bellamy on Out Of The Black, but adding bluesy light and shade on You Can Be So Cruel.
***
BASEMENT JAXX
Junto (Atlantic Jaxx)
So, this is what happens when the rave rulers of yesteryear grow up. Five years after their last album, South London duo Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe return with a hugely enjoyable dance record that sticks to traditional strengths — pumping house and disco rhythms, steel drums and samba-style trumpets — while adding impressive maturity: Power To The People is celebratory; Love Is At Your Side a heart-warming hymn to Simon’s young daughter.
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Junto (Atlantic Jaxx)
So, this is what happens when the rave rulers of yesteryear grow up. Five years after their last album, South London duo Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe return with a hugely enjoyable dance record that sticks to traditional strengths — pumping house and disco rhythms, steel drums and samba-style trumpets — while adding impressive maturity: Power To The People is celebratory; Love Is At Your Side a heart-warming hymn to Simon’s young daughter.
****
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Hollywood Records)
In the summer blockbuster Guardians Of The Galaxy, a battered cassette of hit singles from the 1970s and 1980s provides displaced earthling Peter Quill with an emotional connection to his old life after he is abducted by aliens. Away from the big screen, the same songs make up one of those soundtracks that also works brilliantly as a compilation – and in racing towards the upper reaches of the compilation albums chart, the record is also proving one of the cult hits of the summer.
****
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Hollywood Records)
In the summer blockbuster Guardians Of The Galaxy, a battered cassette of hit singles from the 1970s and 1980s provides displaced earthling Peter Quill with an emotional connection to his old life after he is abducted by aliens. Away from the big screen, the same songs make up one of those soundtracks that also works brilliantly as a compilation – and in racing towards the upper reaches of the compilation albums chart, the record is also proving one of the cult hits of the summer.
****
ARIANA GRANDE
My Everything (Republic)
With her recent single Problem one of the hits of the summer, pop princess Ariana Grande now has the clout to attract A-List collaborators. The former Broadway starlet’s second album features rappers Iggy Azalea and The Weeknd [correct] and a romantic ballad penned by Harry Styles. With such a potent supporting cast, Grande often plays second fiddle, but she does display the breathy soulfulness — if not the power and range — of her idol Mariah Carey.
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My Everything (Republic)
With her recent single Problem one of the hits of the summer, pop princess Ariana Grande now has the clout to attract A-List collaborators. The former Broadway starlet’s second album features rappers Iggy Azalea and The Weeknd [correct] and a romantic ballad penned by Harry Styles. With such a potent supporting cast, Grande often plays second fiddle, but she does display the breathy soulfulness — if not the power and range — of her idol Mariah Carey.
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JENNY LEWIS
The Voyager (Warner Bros.)
THE former Rilo Kiley singer returns as a fully mature talent on her third solo album. These candid songs were written as Lewis coped with the death of her father and battled severe insomnia, but her simple pop is burnished with a lush, golden glow. With rock buddies Mickey Madden, of Maroon 5, and Ryan Adams helping out, her approach nods to Blondie and Fleetwood Mac. Late Bloomer, a rueful story-song about a youthful ménage à trois, is a high point.
*****
The Voyager (Warner Bros.)
THE former Rilo Kiley singer returns as a fully mature talent on her third solo album. These candid songs were written as Lewis coped with the death of her father and battled severe insomnia, but her simple pop is burnished with a lush, golden glow. With rock buddies Mickey Madden, of Maroon 5, and Ryan Adams helping out, her approach nods to Blondie and Fleetwood Mac. Late Bloomer, a rueful story-song about a youthful ménage à trois, is a high point.
*****
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Hypnotic Eye (Reprise)
TONING down the blues influences of recent years, the Heartbreakers get back to the tuneful Sixties rock and Seventies crunch of their early albums. Fault Lines is lean and funky, Full Grown Boy taut and jazzy. Petty paints a bleak picture of his US homeland — ‘where even my best friends are turning into crooks’ — and its gun culture. But, with Benmont Tench adding keyboards and synths to their blue-collar tales, the band avoid heartland-rock cliché.
****
Hypnotic Eye (Reprise)
TONING down the blues influences of recent years, the Heartbreakers get back to the tuneful Sixties rock and Seventies crunch of their early albums. Fault Lines is lean and funky, Full Grown Boy taut and jazzy. Petty paints a bleak picture of his US homeland — ‘where even my best friends are turning into crooks’ — and its gun culture. But, with Benmont Tench adding keyboards and synths to their blue-collar tales, the band avoid heartland-rock cliché.
****
CHER LOYD
Sorry IÂ’m Late (Syco)
AMID disagreements with mentor Simon Cowell, Lloyd’s second album has been delayed for a year — hence the title. But her problems have done little to diminish the former X Factor singer’s insouciant swagger. Cher can still play the pop super-brat, with Just Be Mine one of several energetic bubblegum numbers. But there is growth and vulnerability too, especially on Sweet Despair, co-written with The Gossip’s Beth Ditto, and the soft ballad Goodnight.
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Sorry IÂ’m Late (Syco)
AMID disagreements with mentor Simon Cowell, Lloyd’s second album has been delayed for a year — hence the title. But her problems have done little to diminish the former X Factor singer’s insouciant swagger. Cher can still play the pop super-brat, with Just Be Mine one of several energetic bubblegum numbers. But there is growth and vulnerability too, especially on Sweet Despair, co-written with The Gossip’s Beth Ditto, and the soft ballad Goodnight.
***
LA ROUX
Trouble In Paradise (Polydor)
Elly Jackson took her gravity-defying red quiff and sharply-tailored suits into the mainstream in 2009 as she topped the singles chart with Bulletproof. A Laptop Madonna from South London who emerged around the same time as Lady GaGa, she was laughably dubbed ‘the falsetto from the ghetto’, but her music was unashamedly bright and poppy. Five years on, she has parted company with her original collaborator Ben Langmaid, softened that androgynous image and re-launched La Roux as a solo project. But some things remain unchanged, and this belated second album relies on the same quirky outlook and 1980s electro-pop references as her self-titled debut.
Trouble In Paradise (Polydor)
Elly Jackson took her gravity-defying red quiff and sharply-tailored suits into the mainstream in 2009 as she topped the singles chart with Bulletproof. A Laptop Madonna from South London who emerged around the same time as Lady GaGa, she was laughably dubbed ‘the falsetto from the ghetto’, but her music was unashamedly bright and poppy. Five years on, she has parted company with her original collaborator Ben Langmaid, softened that androgynous image and re-launched La Roux as a solo project. But some things remain unchanged, and this belated second album relies on the same quirky outlook and 1980s electro-pop references as her self-titled debut.
