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Anne Hathaway wants to be in Taylor Swift's crew.

The Bad Blood singer has become known for her harem of famous female friends and it seems like Oscar-winner Anne, 32, wouldn't mind being part of her squad too.

'She just seems to be following her heart. I met her - I hope it's OK to say this - when she and Jake [Gyllenhaal] were together,' she told the British edition of Glamour. 'She was 20 at the time, and we hung out one night. I was like, 'You are a magnificent creature.' She was on fire and I've watched her become this force of nature.'

Anne has starred alongside Jake, 34, twice in her career. First in 2005 classic Brokeback Mountain and again in 2010 romantic drama Love & Other Drugs. The actor dated Taylor, 25, briefly before suddenly calling time on their relationship in 2011. She is now happily dating DJ Calvin Harris while Jake is believed to be single.

Anne has a good relationship with her former co-star, but Jake isn't the only colleague she stays in touch with. The actress is also good friends with her Devil Wears Prada co-star Emily Blunt, and she admitted to the outlet that she is trying to set up a hobby group with her and fellow A-lister Jessica Chastain.

'I'm trying right now to start a book club with Em and Jessica, because they're working on a movie together. I said, 'Let's all read this book!' But I'm not working and they are, so it's not going very well,' she laughed.

Anne's most recent movie was Interstellar, which also starred Jessica. While she still gets good roles, she admits she has missed out on parts because they've gone to younger actresses.

'I can't complain about it because I benefitted from it. When I was in my early twenties, parts would be written for women in their fifties and I would get them,' she said. 'And now I'm in my early thirties and I'm like, 'Why did that 24-year-old get that part?' I was that 24-year-old once, I can't be upset about it, it's the way things are.'

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Scouting For Girls have unveiled the brilliant new video for their single Life's Too Short, watch on YouTube here. Life's Too Short - available to download and stream now - has a joyous, optimistic bounce that is classic Scouting For Girls.

'People have said it's like old Scouting For Girls, or the best bits of our old songs rolled into one. The best of everything we've done before,' says the band's frontman Roy Stride. 'I love that!'

Life's Too Short is the first to be take from the million-selling trios new album Still Thinking About You, released October 16th on East West Records and available to pre-order from iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Amazon (signed). A return to the immaculate indie pop of their triple-platinum debut album but with a more natural, fresher sound, Still Thinking About You is the west London band's first album of new material since 2012 and their first for new label East West Records.

The band wrote, recorded and produced Still Thinking About You themselves, on their terms, on their own expense, at their own pace. 'It was a really unforced, natural process,' reflects Ellard. 'It was just done how it should have been done. Good songs, simple production, really good fun. And we rediscovered that buzz between the three of us.'

Only once they had a bunch of songs with which they were happy ' and that includes Christmas In The Air (Tonight), a seasonal smash-in-waiting ' did they think about which record label might release it. Presented with an album that was completely done and dusted, right down to the artwork, East West jumped at the chance to partner with the band.

'On Still Thinking About You, we've embraced what people love about this band,' concludes Stride, 'and we've made the ultimate Scouting For Girls record.'

Scouting For Girls Still Thinking About You tracklisting:

Life's Too Short

Still Thinking About You

Castles

Home

My Vow

Black & Blue

Three Words Eight Letters

Bad Superman

Best Laid Plans

Thank You & Goodnight

Christmas In The Air (Tonight)

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Nov 27 Manchester Academy

Nov 28 Sheffield O2 Academy

Nov 30 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

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Janet Jackson's Unbreakable album cover and track listing has been unveiled.

The 49-year-old superstar hasn't released a new album for seven years, but after nearly a decade of waiting fans will be pleased to know her forthcoming LP Unbreakable hits shelves on October 2.

According to a press release published on her website, Janet reteamed with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis while writing tracks for the offering.

'It's wonderful to be creating again with Janet,' Jimmy and Terry gushed in the statement. 'From songwriting, producing, arranging, singing, dancing, acting, she deftly does it all and truly personifies the word artist. 

'Unbreakable is a gift to all of her fans who have steadfastly stood by her. It is a subject for conversation, a plea for compassion, and a call for action from someone whos come a long way, but's got a long way to go, and has much to say about it. In other words, if you want to know what's on her mind you only have to listen.' 

The press release noted Janet will be reflecting on late brother Michael Jackson and her youth in the album.

The Unbreakable tracklisting was also revealed. The LP has 17 songs in total which are entitled Unbreakable, Burnitup! featuring Missy Elliott, Dammn Baby, The Great Forever, Shoulda Known Better, After You Fall, Broken Hearts Heal, Night, No Sleeep featuring J Cole, Dream Maker/ Euphoria, 2 B Loved, Take Me Away, Promise, Lessons Learned, Black Eagle, Well Traveled, Gon B Alright.

Janet has been sharing personal information about her Unbreakable writing process with fans via Twitter and she also unveiled the album cover on the micro-blogging site.

The Unbreakable World Tour is already underway, with the initial concert having kicked off in Vancouver, Canada earlier this week. The international series of performances boasts 68 concerts in total and it will end March 9, 2016 in Sunrise, Florida.

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Pink supposedly felt the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards were just plain 'gross'.

The 35-year-old Just Give Me a Reason singer watched the raunchy awards show on television this year.

But the 2015 MTV VMAs, hosted by Miley Cyrus, turned out to be a huge disappointment for Pink, as she felt many of the event's outtakes were staged.

'I felt embarrassed and sad,' she allegedly wrote on her private @bethwsh Instagram account. 'And old. We're getting old. 

But in all seriousness; I felt sad because music is supposed to inspire. It saved my life. This trash won't save any kids life. In a world that is even scarier and with lives still worth saving, who will stand up and have soul? Disenfranchised to say the least. Let down by my industry peers. Beside Macklemore and phar. and bieber (pre-sob fest) and the weekend, Tori Kelly was dope too. The rest was gross and embarrassing and hard for this aging pop star to believe. (sic)'

The 2015 MTV VMAs received some of the lowest viewership ratings in broadcast history. Many critics have panned last Sunday's show as inauthentic. Controversial moments include when Nicki Minaj verbally attacked Miley live on air, calling the Wrecking Ball pop star a 'b***h'. Justin Bieber also cried after performing his new track What Do You Mean, while Kanye West announced his future plans to run for political office as the President of the United States of America. Demi Lovato put on a super sexy performance with Iggy Azalea and Miley also wore next to nothing onstage.

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Avril Lavigne never found Chad Kroeger attractive, according to reports.

The pair announced their split on Wednesday after just two years of marriage and now details have emerged about just what caused the pair's union to break down.

An insider told Radar Online Avril always struggled with the romance side of her relationship with Nickleback frontman Chad, and the lack of intimacy in their marriage is said to have been one of the main factors in their split.

'Avril fell in love with Chad for his artistic self and because he treated her like a princess, but the romance was almost non-existent from the beginning,' the source explained.

'Everyone advised her that you have to have passion to make a marriage work, but she didn't want to listen because she was very intent on becoming this music industry power couple.'

The pair have been surrounded by rumours about the state of their marriage for months. But now Avril has made her single status official, the Complicated singer is said to be extremely relieved.

'She is more than okay right now, though, especially now that she is no longer in a bitter and sexless marriage with a man that she did not find attractive to begin with,' the insider added.

'All that the two of them did in the past couple of months was fight because his career is basically over and he has been trying to stop her from reinventing herself like she is trying to do.'

It was something of a different story in the statement Avril released announcing the end of the marriage.

Alongside a picture from their wedding day, Avril wrote on Instagram: 'It is with a heavy heart that Chad and I announce our separation today.

'Through not only the marriage, but the music as well, we've created many unforgettable moments. We are still and forever will be, the best of friends, and will always care deeply for each other. To all our family, friends and fans, thank you sincerely for the support. (sic)"

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Ozzy Osbourne's groundbreaking band Black Sabbath have announced a farewell tour.

The heavy metal group has been active since 1986 and are responsible for classics like Paranoid and Never Say Die!

However, Black Sabbath is putting touring to rest, as they are planning to bid the road goodbye forever with one final concert series.

'It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard,' a statement on the band's website reads. 'In that moment Heavy Metal was born, created by a young band from Birmingham, England barely out of their teens. Now it ENDS, the final tour by the greatest Metal Band of all time, BLACK SABBATH.'

The release also assured fans the upcoming shows will 'surpass all previous tours with their most mesmerising production ever'.

Lead singer Ozzy, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler will be hitting the road together for the farewell concert series, entitled The End.

It's unclear who will tour in original drummer Bill Ward's place, as he is not involved in The End. The drummer had a falling out with Black Sabbath and revealed in an interview with the Rolling Stone earlier this year he wasn't even sure if he is still a member of the band.

"I wish them well, and I have no further comment," Bill told the Rolling Stone when asked about the forthcoming concerts.

The End tour kicks off in Omaha, Nebraska on January 20, 2016. So far there are shows lined up across North and South America, New Zealand and Australia. More concert dates will be announced next month.

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Prince was blown away by his 25-year-old HitNRun co-producer Joshua Welton's talent.

The 57-year-old musical legend is famous for working alone on his records. But for the first time in 40 years he decided to enlist somebody else's help on the upcoming HitNRun and that person is Joshua Welton, the husband of Prince band 3rdEyeGirl's drummer Hannah.

'I just met him as a person first. I didn't know what he could do until we got in the studio,' Prince told USA Today. 'This is the first time I've let someone make a record for me. Josh hears music like I do.'

While Joshua was somewhat daunted to be working with such a legendary singer, he quickly learned that Prince is not like many other musicians in the industry.

His lack of ego was something Joshua found particularly refreshing.

'He's not a dude who says, 'I have to play something' on every song,' Joshua said.

Since teaming up with Prince, Joshua has been educated in various aspects of musical history.

And the young musician admits he has seen certain things in a new light since working with the Purple Rain star.

'My opinion of cool has definitely changed,' Joshua said. 'When you've got somebody who can hear the flowers bloom, you listen to music in a different way. I gotta at least tell him what kind of flower it is!'

HitNRun will be released on Jay Z's streaming service Tidal September 7 and fans can purchase a hard copy of the offering in CD form starting September 15.

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5 Seconds of Summer have learnt a lot from One Direction.

The two bands are good friends, and 5 Seconds of Summer have toured with the Brit group on three occasions.

As One D fans prepare to say goodbye to the boys, 5SOS will no doubt be able to fill the gap they leave when they take a break next March. Luckily the Australian band have picked up plenty of tips from them.

"Their story is very different to ours. Their type of music is very different to ours as well. It's a different type of journey, but to see how they've done it and the way they treat their touring crew is something we've learnt from. We just want everyone that works for us to be happy, and we wouldn't have known how to do that unless we'd toured with One Direction," they praised to Notion magazine.

5SOS have been making waves in the industry since 2013, dropping their debut self-titled album last year.

Made up of Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin, the boys no longer worry about what their fans and press label them as.

"It's all about not caring what people think and say. It's like a f**k you to people who say you can't be what you are. And to represent that, I don't think we should carry on asking people not to call us a boy band. We learnt our instruments, we learnt how to write songs from scratch, we love performing live and we love f**king rocking out - that's what we do, so at this stage, people can call us whatever they want," they insisted.