Taylor Swift has been named Billboard's Woman of the Year. The 'Shake It Off' singer is being honored by the magazine for having "shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation over the past 12 months". Swift will be celebrated at the Billboard Women in Music Awards in New York City on December 12. Janice Min - of Billboard's parent company Guggenheim Media - announced the award: "Over the course of her career, she's charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100...

Ed Sheeran has revealed that before becoming famous, he was homeless for two-and-a-half years. The 'Sing' musician also admitted to sleeping rough outside London's Buckingham Palace. Sheeran opened up in his new book A Visual Journey about spending years living rough before making it in the music industry. He wrote in an excerpt published by the Daily Mail: "There was an arch outside Buckingham Palace that has a heating duct and I spent a couple of nights there... I didn't have anywhere to live...

Sam Smith has made Lady Gaga cry with an emotional email he sent to the star. After the 'Born This Way' singer read Smith's fan message, she took to Twitter to thank him, and described him as "so special" and "perfect".  GAGA TWEETED: You're so special my baby. Your email made me cry @samsmithworld With the voice of an angel, u need no permission or advice. You're perfect. Smith told the back story to the tweet, and explained why he decided to send Gaga a fan email. "Someone had...

Amber Rose has reportedly filed for divorce, a year after marrying Wiz Khalifa.  The pair are said to have split on Monday (September 22). According to court documents, Rose has acknowledged that the pair last year signed a prenuptial agreement which provides spousal support.  The model is also said to be seeking full custody of their child, with Khalifa given visitation rights. Khalifa and Rose were married in July 2013. Prior to that, they had their first child together...

Rihanna could be set for a role in Bond 24.  The 'Umbrella' singer has been approached by producers to star in the upcoming James Bond film alongside Daniel Craig. Bond 24 is expected to begin filming on December 6, and is due for a November 2015 release. Director Sam Mendes' follow-up to Skyfall, which will see Daniel Craig return for his fourth film as the spy, has recently been in the process of a rewrite by long-time franchise writers Neal Purvis and Robert...

After breakup reports initially started doing the rounds on Thursday morning, the 25-year-old singer confirmed the news during a radio interview with KDWB in Minneapolis that afternoon. And while he admitted that the long-time couple have indeed parted ways, he insisted there is no bad blood between them.  'Everything is cool man. It's not a bad situation, it's not one of those kinds of things,' he said. The couple ended their relationship after spending the past few weeks apart. Jordin...

Keyshia Cole was arrested yesterday after she reportedly assaulted another female inside a condo owned by Birdman. Over the last few months, Keyshia Cole and Birdman have been rumored to be dating. This has been the best evidence yet that the two are involved. According to TMZ, Keyshia Cole turned up at Birdman’s condo in West L.A at approximately 5 AM to see the Cash Money honcho. Security let her through and upon arrival at Birdman’s ultra...

Kanye West demanded that disabled fans stand up during a concert on Friday (September 12). The embarrassing incident took place during a show in Sydney, as part of his Yeezus tour. The rapper said: "I decided I can't do this song, I can't do the rest of the show until everybody stands up." West then singled out two crowd members who remained sitting down, and refused to perform until they stood up. The rapper didn't realize, however, that the fans in question were wheelchair users. "This is the...

Ja Rule has signed up for a new reality show on MTV. The Grammy-nominated rapper, known for his collaborations with Jennifer Lopez and Ashanti, will star in MTV's Follow The Rules - a comedic series that will document his hectic household. The show's half-hour episodes will see Ja Rule and his wife 'attempt to keep control' of the rapper's extended family, including his two teenage sons, mother and mother-in-law - who all live under the same roof.  In a statement, president...

GRL singer Simone Battle took her own life, a coroner has ruled. Los Angeles County Coroner's Lieutenant Fred Corral said yesterday (September 7) that the cause of death was suicide by hanging. Battle was found dead at her West Hollywood home on Friday. She was 25. The singer acted in a variety of small TV roles before making it to the live shows of The X Factor US in 2011. A year later she was selected to be part of a new Pussycat Dolls lineup, which was eventually...