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Cowell launches search for DJs Thursday, 26 January 2012 13:38 Simon Cowell is set to launch a new talent show which will search for "the world's greatest DJs". Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment say they've been working on the TV format for more than a year. The show will be produced by Syco, Sony Pictures Television and Overbrook Entertainment - the company owned by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith. The programme "will capture the incredible rise of the DJ phenomena", the companies said in a statement. Simon Cowell said: "DJs are the new rock stars, it feels like the right time to make this show." A number of DJs have had chart success over the last year with David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, DJ Fresh and Avicii all reaching the top 10 in the UK singles chart. Jada Pinkett-Smith commented: "This show will comb the world to find a new breed of talent." Simon Cowell is due to rejoin the judging panel on Britain's Got Talent this year alongside Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon. The 52-year-old had mixed success last year, after his game show Red Or Black? received a lukewarm response from critics and viewers. The X Factor also suffered a fall in viewing figures after Cowell left the show to concentrate on launching an American version of the series. Rihanna to UK fashion newbies: Dress me up LONDON (AP) Jan 26, 2012— Rihanna has found a unique way of getting some new stage outfits. The musical superstar from Barbados will be hunting for undiscovered design talent in Britain on a new TV show — as yet unnamed — in which she will be the executive producer and the star. Sky Living HD announced Thursday it has commissioned media company Twenty Twenty to make the series and say Rihanna will be working mainly behind the scenes. Hosting duties will go to another pop name, Nicola Roberts from the U.K. group Girls Aloud. Together they will challenge fashion newcomers to create stage gear for musicians and celebrities — with the final task to dress Rihanna for her July 8 performance at the Wireless music festival in London's Hyde Park. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rihanna was named Favourite R&B artist on Wed Jan 11, at 2012 People’s Choice Awards. The live telecast took place from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and featured appearances by some of Tinseltown’s biggest celebs. Hosted by The Big Bang Theory, Kaley Cuoco, the two hour event boasted a record-breaking 230 plus million votes and recognized fan favorites in 43 categories from film, television and music. Rihanna didn’t appear at the ceremony Rihanna has overthrown Lady Gaga for the title of “Queen of You Tube“. She has obtained a total of 2 033 848 822 video views, which is over two million more than the former leader’s total and growing exponentially. This comes on the heels of Rihanna’s recent crowning of “Queen of Facebook” late last year, where coincidentally she also replaced Gaga. Rihanna is also the “Queen of Digital Downloads“. (Rihanna Daily) |