TAYLOR SWIFT's Twitter and Instagram.com accounts were briefly taken over by hackers, who threatened to release nude photos of the pop superstar, on Tuesday (27Jan15).   READ MORE...

  TAYLOR SWIFT's Twitter and Instagram.com accounts were briefly taken over by hackers, who threatened to release nude photos of the pop superstar, on Tuesday (27Jan15).
  The Blank Space hitmaker, who has been on vacation in Hawaii, awoke on Tuesday morning to discover her Twitter profile had been infiltrated by cyber criminals calling themselves the 'Lizard Squad', who called on her 71 million fans to follow the hackers' accounts.
  They then gained access to Swift's Instagram account too, and posted similar messages online, claiming to be in possession of naked snaps of the singer, which they would release for a small fee.
  Swift used her Tumblr.com blog to alert devotees to the cyber attack, revealing, "This is going to be a long day", but social networking officials managed to move quickly and shut down the illegal access, in addition to the hackers' Twitter accounts.
  Returning to Twitter, the star made light of the situation by amending the lyrics of her hit song Shake It Off, writing, "Cause the hackers gonna hack, hack, hack, hack, hack..."
  She also gave a special shout out to Paramore's Hayley Williams, who alerted her pal to the strange messages, adding, "I'd like to acknowledge the MVP (most valuable player) of the day, @yelyahwilliams, for being the first to text me about the hack this morning. #FriendshipGoals".
  And Swift made it clear the alleged nude photos don't exist, tweeting, "PS any hackers saying they have 'nudes'? Psssh you'd love that wouldn't you! Have fun photoshopping cause you got NOTHING (sic)."
  The Lizard Squad members claim they are the same group behind the Sony PlayStation and Xbox Live gaming hacks last year (14), while they also allege to have caused Facebook and Instagram to go down briefly on Monday (26Jan15). (MT/WNWCZM&WNTWT/KL) HIDE STORY

Toronto hitmakers MAGIC! will lead the way at Canada's Juno Awards in March (15) after snagging five nominations.   READ MORE...

  Toronto hitmakers MAGIC! will lead the way at Canada's Juno Awards in March (15) after snagging five nominations.
  The Rude group has picked up nods for Juno Fan Choice, Best Single, Best Breakthrough Group, Best Songwriter and Best Pop Album.
  Meanwhile, Kiesza has landed four nominations, including Best Single and Best Video of the Year.
  Competing with MAGIC! for the coveted Best Pop Album prize will be Avril Lavigne, Down With Webster!, Lights and Nikki Yanofsky, while Bryan Adams, Deadmau5, Leonard Cohen, Sarah McLachlan and The Weeknd will battle for Best Artist.
  Katy Perry, Lorde, One Direction, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift will compete for the Best International Album award.
  The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' Juno Awards will be presented at a ceremony in Hamilton, Ontario on 15 March (15). (KL/WN/MT) HIDE STORY

Sixties singer RONNIE SPECTOR has credited BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and his guitarist STEVEN VAN ZANDT with saving her from total destruction after she walked out on her husband PHIL SPECTOR.   READ MORE...

  Sixties singer RONNIE SPECTOR has credited BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and his guitarist STEVEN VAN ZANDT with saving her from total destruction after she walked out on her husband PHIL SPECTOR.
  The Ronettes star left the legendary music producer in 1974 after years of abusive and controlling behaviour, but she found it impossible to re-ignite her career and suspected her estranged husband was using his power in the industry to hinder her comeback.
  Eventually she got her life back on track in 1976 by teaming up with Van Zandt and rocker Southside Johnny to record a duet written for her by Springsteen, and the song's success gave her the strength to finally move on from her past.
  Spector tells Mojo magazine, "What Bruce and Steven did - along with Johnny - was give me an opportunity to get out and sing on the road with a rock band and that was important to me then. My ex-husband was trying to break me and working with those guys saved me. They looked out for me, they wanted me to know I meant something to them and to music." (ZN/AUS/LR) HIDE STORY

  
  "What do I think of him? F**kin' great actor. Sometimes it's fun hobnobbing with these big names because it makes you think you're powerful. I'm sure Jay Z thinks he's King S**t because he's buddies with him." KID ROCK is convinced U.S. President Barack Obama is a phoney.
  
  "I'll take a break and move to Paris and live another couple of years there and learn to speak French and go out with some really old guys from Paris that are 102." STEVIE NICKS on her plans to live in Europe after Fleetwood Mac call it quits.
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