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Lily Allen Thinking Of Ending Her Non-Retirement?

Posted 7/27/11 3:45 pm EST by in Lily-Allen


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By Zachary Swickey

Surprise, surprise! It appears Lily Allen may have spoke too soon about enjoying a life of retirement, as the Brit pop songstress is hinting at an eventual return to the stage.

Talking with BBC’s Test Match Special, Allen casually mentioned, “When I do go to gigs I get a slight pang of envy and think, ‘Oh, I do miss being up on that stage.’ But I have other priorities at the moment.”

Those other priorities currently include a new marriage, pregnancy, designing clothing and writing the songs for the musical adaptation of “Bridget Jones’ Diary,” which is set to debut sometime this year in London’s West End. It’s the phrase “at the moment” that has us hoping for more.

The singer echoed a similar statement to Elle recently, admitting that she misses the fans and stage: “I can’t commit to going on tour for seven months and leaving Sam [Cooper, her new husband]. I really miss singing my songs to people and seeing the reactions on their faces. It’s one of the most special things you can do, or it was for me.”

Allen has been discussing her retirement at length for a very long time, and repeatedly delayed it when she kept adding new dates to her summer tour last year. It all began in September 2009 when she posted an anti-downloading rant on her website and mentioned leaving the music industry altogether. Read More...

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Our Top 5 Paparazzi Beatdowns -- How Does Lily Allen's Rate?

Posted 3/13/09 1:14 pm EST by in bjork, Britney Spears, Coldplay, Kanye West, Lily-Allen


Lily AllenLook, Lily, we like you. I mean, we really like you. But if you're trying to impress us by pounding on British paparazzo, even ones that bump into your car, well, it's not going to work. See, we've been around the block a few times, and we know a good pap punch-out when we see one.

In fact, your latest "incident" doesn't even crack our list of the Best Paparazzi Beatdowns — yes, we keep lists about things like this — if only because, based on the photo we saw, your right cross didn't actually connect with the photographer's face. (Nice form, though.) So, if you're looking to win your way into our hearts — and make our next list — well, then perhaps you should read on, and take notes.

Remember, practice makes make perfect, and since those paparazzi aren't going anywhere, we figure that with a little coaching, you'll make our list in no time. So for future reference, Lily, here's our list of the five greatest celeb-on-pap beatdowns in history. Read More...

Lily Allen, You Should Date Our Producer

Posted 2/12/09 3:02 pm EST by in Lily-Allen


Lily AllenBy Nick Neofitidis

Lily Allen is looking for love. Lucky for her, so am I! OK, more like lucky for me. Truth is, I've always had a little crush on Lily, but it wasn't until she showed up yesterday for an interview did I realize that this girl is freaking awesome. Down to earth, cute as a button and just overall a really cool, honest woman. How refreshing!

Anyway, James did the interview, and I did the boyish giggling in the corner, managing to man up only at the end to ask for a photo. I have to admit we look pretty good next to each other!

But let's not go by looks alone. After all, Valentine's Day is coming up. And though Lily isn't husband-hunting, as so many tabloids claim, she is looking for L-O-V-E, dammit! So, Lily, I'll break it down for yah!

· I'm 6'1. OK, fine, I'm 5'10. Read More...

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Lily Allen's Got Her Eye On Katy Perry — No, Not That Way

Posted 1/7/09 4:32 pm EST by in Lily-Allen


Lily AllenLily, oh Lily. I guess an apology just isn't good enough, is it? You know I love you and all your childish antics. You're like a not mentally ill Pete Doherty, or a slightly less disheveled Courtney Love. And yeah, I get that it stuck in your craw that Katy Perry once referred to herself as the "fatter version of Amy Winehouse and the skinnier version of Lily Allen." Who wouldn't be pissed about that? But c'mon, Katy apologized and said she "didn't mean anything by it."

But since you insist on picking public fights (watch your back, Elton) — not to mention refusing to wear a top at the beach — there you've gone and done it again: You claim on your Facebook page that you "have Katy Perry's number" and that you're just "waiting for her to open her mouth one more time then it hits Facebook," according to England's tabloid of record, The Sun. The paper also claimed you've joined the "I hate Katy Perry and her dumb-ass song 'I Kissed a Girl' " Facebook group, as well as the "Katy Perry? Who in the hell does she think she is" clique.
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Lily Allen's Cover Of Britney Spears' 'Womanizer': Boring Or Brilliant?

Posted 12/15/08 2:59 pm EST by in Britney Spears, Lily-Allen


Lily AllenMy colleague James Montgomery and I have a somewhat friendly difference of opinion about many things musical. James, it appears, favors writing hard-hitting stories about female pop stars "jumping" and "screaming," while I tend to prefer grittier exposés about the perils of the mosh pit and uplifting tales of fallen Idols reaching for redemption.

But there's one thing we always agree on: Neither of us will give an inch when it comes to Lily Allen. James, for instance, thinks the British popwreck is simply brilliant, witty and entertaining as she barrel rolls, seemingly with no shame gene, from one outrageous act to the next, frequently with one of her naughty bits hanging out.

Me? Not so much. Though initially charmed by her devil-may-care attitude, I now find her more tiresome than an Amy Winehouse health scare. So it was no surprise that we disagreed about Allen's recently unwrapped cover of Britney's "Womanizer." Producer-of-the-moment Mark Ronson debuted the song on Friday during his "Authentic Sh--" show on East Village Radio, though it's unclear whether he actually produced it.

Changing up the beat from a relentless electro hammer to the forehead into a kind of 1960s smoky girl-group trifle backed mostly by a two-note repetitive jazzy piano riff and some spare drums, Allen has set the table for her upcoming album, It's Not Me, It's You, by showing her relevance in the pop world. Read More...

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For The Record: Beck, Motley Crue, Michael Jackson & More

Posted 6/12/08 6:29 pm EST by in Beck, For The Record, Lily-Allen, Michael Jackson, motley-crue


Sway· Beck has finally confirmed the release date for his upcoming Danger Mouse-produced album, Modern Guilt. The 10-track LP — featuring the trippy first single, "Chemtrails" — will drop July 8. A release announcing the disc describes it as vacillating between "economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse's shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration." What, no space-age polkas? No drum-machine-assisted cumbias?

· Mötley Crüe shout at ... their former manager. The band has filed a suit against Burt Stein and his companies, alleging that Stein screwed them out of lots of cash.

· It's the battle of the century! Perez Hilton has been saying mean things about Lily Allen, and she's pissed! Go, Lily go!

· Michael Jackson might be coming out with his own clothing line. Blah, blah, blah, designer surgical mask joke.

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