The Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue has announced dates for her 2011 Aphrodite – Les Folies Tour, that has said to be a landmark in her career. The tour is based on Kylie’s eleventh studio album, ‘Aphrodite’, her first in three years since the release of ‘X’. This incredible album is special in many ways as thanks to this album Minogue is the only female artist in the UK to have a number one album in four successive decades. ‘Aphrodite’ has also reached just over ten top 5’s in the album charts in a number of countries around the world. Kylie aims to exceed all of her own

Teenage comedy drama Skins has returned to our screens for its fourth series. The latest cast of the hit E4 show talk about why the show has been such a success, what's in store for their last series and how they feel about leaving. WORDS: LISA WILLIAMS You can hear the Skins fans from around the block. Teenagers from across the UK have gathered outside the British Film Theatre in London for the programme's Series Four premiere. Some have even travelled from as far as Spain, France or Canada and they wait – patiently but excitedly – to drape their arms around the st

Indie duo The Ting Tings have already played on Later... with Jools Holland, and are currently travelling the UK on the NME Awards Tour. Yet as vocalist Katie White explains, this isn’t their first taste of fame... It’s all go, go, go for The Ting Tings at the moment. Life for the indie pop duo – Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drum) and Jules De Martino (drums and vocals) – is a blur of gigs, meetings, interviews and travel. But Katie’s very happy indeed. “The NME tour is brilliant, yeah!” she says when we ask how it’s going. “Quite hectic, because obviously

Leonardo DiCaprio is back on the big screen in recently released terrorist thriller flick, Body Of Lies. The Oscar-nominated actor explains what appealed to him about the role of the Middle East-based CIA agent and his thoughts on the new US president. Leonardo DiCaprio has come a long way from being the 23-year-old heart throb who sparked teenage mania in the blockbusting tear-jerker Titanic. Ten years on, he still has the same youthful good looks, which today are partially covered with a little beard, and he still draws a screaming crowd to his premieres, but he’s a far mo

Duffy the Chart Slayer Duffy’s hotly anticipated debut album Rockferry stormed the UK charts to huge critical acclaim. The Welsh songstress talks about her new-found fame, and what it was like working with ex-Suede man Bernard Butler. Name: Aimee Anne Duffy Age: 23 Significant other: Duffy’s single Career high: Debut single Mercy going to No 1 Career low: Working in a fishery while planning her singing career Famous for: Her retro-styled music Words of wisdom: “Being compared to Dusty Springfield doesn’t annoy me, not at all, but I genuinely don’t feel I

Her debut album was the fastest selling debut in UK history and went on to sell more than eight million copies. So how has fame changed Leona Lewis? "I'm still the same girl that went to that first X-Factor audition," she says, “I've matured, which just comes with getting older and growing up, but still I'm very much the same. A bit wiser and that's about it.” Part of this is probably down to the steadying influence of her devoted family: "I still have my family very close to me, they're the people I trust," she adds. Naturally, everyone’s keen to find out what her views a

Have you played here before? It’s going to be great! I love Glasgow. I’ve played in the O2 ABC with Ronson last year. It was great, I love playing in Scotland, I just did T in the Park and the crowd was incredible. How did you first get into music? When I was four my mum had this old violin with no strings on it and I was fascinated by it. Someone mentioned to her that you could teach a kid to play by ear. Then when I was ten I started singing, but it was the cheesiest stuff, like early 90’s r ‘n’ b! So Boyz to Men – their first album taught me how to sing, e

Gerard Butler is the Scot whose six-pack grossed over $450 million at the box office in the mega-movie 300. The actor talks about pitching into debates on dialogue, tabloid rumours and relaxing in the Scottish hills. "There's one thing I've learnt as an actor, as well as producer, and that's to trust my own instincts," he says. "When I first started acting, I would have an idea about certain things, whether it was a scene or some dialogue and often it wouldn't be followed through but I was never in a position to have the power to press the matter. When the movie came out, my a

Kasabian have recently been awarded the Q Award for album the year for 2009 for ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ and are part way through a UK tour. Abbie Bunton had a quick chat with bassist Chris Edwards as he and the band prepared to wow an expectant Glasgow crowd. How’s you? I’m a big fan. Thanks for taking the time to chat.... No worries... How did you all meet? Basically we were all at school. We were all eleven years old. We were board and decided to make up a band. You all just got into music. What are your influences? Who are you listening to jus

End of Term catches up with Scotland’s hottest new band, Glasvegas, and chats with drummer Caroline McKay about their new found fame, being in a band with three boys... oh, and Scotland’s other national drink. SO, HOW’S THE TOUR GOING? Great, magic. I mean, we’ve only got one more day down here in Nottingham and then we’re back home for a day and a half and then we’re off to New York, which will be absolutely amazing. GLASVEGAS IS A FANTASTIC NAME. WHO THOUGHT IT UP? It was James. He just kind of came up with it. I think it’s because he’s not ashamed of the fact