Stars pay tribute to Motorhead's Lemmy

Music stars and celebrities have paid tribute to Motorhead frontman Lemmy, who has died at the age of 70.

Lemmy died at home in Los Angeles on Monday, two days after learning he had cancer.

He formed Motorhead in 1975 and recorded 22 albums, including the classic Ace of Spades.

The band said on its Facebook page: "Our mighty, noble friend Lemmy has passed away after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer."

The band added: "We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren't words."

They urged fans to play Lemmy's music loud and "have a drink or few", saying: "Celebrate the life this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself.

"He would want exactly that."

Lemmy, who was the only constant member of Motorhead, had been diagnosed with cancer on Saturday - two days after his 70th birthday.

'Warrior and legend'

Todd Singerman, Motorhead's manager, told the BBC News channel that Lemmy had had cancer "in his brain and neck" and that his sudden death had come as "a massive shock".

He said the singer died while sitting in front of his favourite video game with his family.

Singerman described Lemmy as "the pinnacle, he's up there with one of his idols, Elvis".

"He was was one of the last true rock stars left, this guy lived it every day."

While Lemmy was known for his hard-living lifestyle and his penchant for Jack Daniels, Singerman joked that in recent years, the frontman had "switched to vodka and orange - he thought it was healthier!"

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One Direction named Artist of the Year at American Music Awards

One Direction picked up the top award at the American Music Awards winning the Artist of the Year award for the second year in a row.

They also won best group even though they're due to take a break next year.

"Wow, this is incredible, to win two years in a row. It's a testament to how incredible our fans are so thank you, thank you, thank you," said Louis Tomlinson.

Liam Payne added: "We can't believe we get to win awards like this."

One Direction performing "Perfect"

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One Direction's Harry Styles corrects fan's grammar

There might be an easy way to get Harry Styles to spot you when you're at a One Direction gig...

Make a mistake on your homemade banner!

A 1D fan had made a sign saying: "Hi Harry, your so nice".

Harry noticed the grammar mistake and corrected it himself!

It happened at the band's gig in Philadelphia.

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The poster with the words written in thick black pen, complete with Harry's autograph, is now hanging on the fan's bedroom wall. 

Mexican band plays with instruments made out of rubbish

A group of musicians in Mexico have made their own instruments using rubbish.

We could say this is a kind of recycled band. Certainly this is a good way of producing musical instruments without causing any harm to nature. Quite the contrary this is a big help in reducing rubbish and creating useful items like these 

Well done guys!

They're called the Garbage Orchestra and have made three albums.

The band couldn't afford to buy their own instruments and so decided to make their own.

Using rubbish and recycled materials such as bits of wood, vinyl and plastics bricks, they've made 25 instruments such as guitars and banjos.

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One Direction sing about letter U on Sesame Street

The members of One Direction have made an appearance on the children's TV show Sesame Street singing a special song all about the letter U.

Together with a muppet version of the letter, Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry, and Louis performed a revised version of their hit, What Makes You Beautiful.Their song for the show was called What Makes U So Useful.The group have been busy promoting their latest album, Four, which was released in the United States on Monday.

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One Direction announce new single Steal My Girl

One Direction news has come thick and fast in the past seven days.

First, they announced their fourth album, yes they called it Four, then the boys released Fireproof as a free download and now they've named the lead single from their new album.

Steal My Girl, which Louis "absolutely cannot wait for you guys to hear" will have its first play on 29 September.

It will be officially released to buy on 12 October and the boys hope it will become their fourth UK number 1 single.

One Direction were recently given a Guinness World Record for the first UK band to debut at number one with three albums in the US

One Direction have reached the top of the UK charts already with One Way Or Another, Little Things and their 2011 debut What Makes You Beautiful.

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UK's top selling singles of 2013 revealed

Pharrell Williams had three number ones in 2013

Well done to Pharrell Williams, who has scored 2013's top two biggest selling singles!

The American star features on Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke, as well as Daft Punk's Get Lucky.

Blurred Lines was the UK's most popular single of 2013, selling more than 1.47 million copies and spending five weeks at number one.

Pharrell also grabbed a third chart-topper with Happy in 2013, which is currently sitting at number one.

UK music fans bought 182.2 million singles last year - the second biggest year-end total in British music history (after 2012).

The UK's top 10 selling singles of 2013

1. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and               Pharrell Williams

2. Get Lucky - Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams

3. Wake Me Up - Avicii

4. Let Her Go - Passenger

5. La La La - Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith

6. Roar - Katy Perry

7. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

8. Just Give Me A Reason - Pink featuring Nate Ruess

9. Counting Stars - OneRepublic

10. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake

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ONE DIRECTION to star in The Beano comic

One Direction have been made into cartoons in The Beano comic to raise money for Comic Relief.

In the story, the boyband help Beano characters Dennis The Menace and Minnie The Minx put on a charity show.

Other familiar faces also making an appearance are Jessie J, Olly Murs and former Doctor Who, David Tennant.

The One Direction boys said "We've grown up with the magazine so now to actually appear in it with Dennis and Gnasher themselves is incredible."

The boy band will be in the monthly spin-off magazine BeanoMAX and goes on sale 6 March.

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One Direction sing charity single for Comic Relief

Boy band One Direction have recorded a charity song for Comic Relief.

The single is called 'One Way or Another' and it's a cover of an old song by a band called Blondie.

The boys visited Ghana in Africa to see how millions of pounds worth of donations help families in desperate need of food, water and shelter.

The Comic Relief single will be released in mid February.

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One Direction get puppy love for magazine cover shoot

The One Direction boys could be kept Pup All Night with this lot!

It's a close call, but who do you think is cuter - boy band One Direction or this bunch of adorable labrador pups?

Well, now you can have both.

The 1D boys have been getting cosy with trainee guide dogs for the cover of Wonderland magazine, in one of the cutest photo shoots ever.

The puppies were brought in by Guide Dogs, a charity that breeds and trains puppies to become guide dogs for blind and partially sighted people.

'Stupid, immature and quirky'

In an interview for the magazine, the band were asked what they think about their global success.

Harry Styles would to take this little fella home if he could

"The main thing is that we've just kind of been ourselves," says Liam Payne, "that's what people like."

His bandmate Louis Tomlinson agreed: "With previous boy bands, I think they felt they had to meet a stereotype."

"We're just ourselves: stupid, immature and quirky."

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One Direction fastest-selling US hit by non-US act

The Americans just can't get enough of One Direction - the boys have scored the fastest-selling song ever by a non-US act!

Live While We're Young sold a whopping 341,000 downloads in its first week.

Niall said: "We're so happy with the success of the single in the USA. We can't wait for everyone to hear our new album."

It's gone straight to number one in the digital charts there, and number three in the main Billboard Hot 100 chart.

That also gives them the highest ever first week debut on the Hot 100 chart by a British group!

The Hot 100 chart combines sales, radio play and streaming. Singles generally enter low and climb, instead of going straight in near the top!