Adele notches up two Ivor Novello songwriting awards

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele won two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting on Thursday, adding to a lengthening list of musical accolades, but she lost out in the best album and song categories. The 24-year-old chart queen picked up two coveted Ivor Novello prizes for the most performed song of 2011 ("Rolling in the Deep") and songwriter of the year. ...

Britney Spears denies storming off set of "X Factor"

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Britney Spears found herself in the middle of some silly drama almost as soon as she debuted as an "X Factor" judge. TMZ.com reported that Spears walked off the show's set during auditions in Austin when a contestant performed a not-so-great version of her song "Hold It Against Me." Spears tweeted in response: "#Britneywalksoff??? LOL was just taking a little break people. I am having the BEST time!!!" The pop star debuted as a season two "X Factor" judge alongside fellow newbie Demi Lovato and returning judges L.A. Reid and Simon Cowell. ...

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John Lydon boosts his Public Image with new album

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As bad boy lead singer of the anarchic, trail-blazing and short-lived 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, John Lydon (then Johnny Rotten) snarled and spat his way across a shocked society and music scene still pleasantly half-high from the mellow 1960s. Never one to let the grass grow under his feet, Lydon left the Pistols in 1978 to form the more experimental - if less commercially successful - Public Image Ltd., and for the next 15 years the band's shifting lineup released a dozen albums and toured the world. ...