After the death of his girlfriend of 13 years Mike Jagger has released a loving tribute to her on his Facebook page. L’Wren died yesterday at the young age of 49. She will be much missed in the fashion community and beyond.
I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way.
We spent many wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves.
She had great presence and her talent was much admired, not least by me.
I have been touched by the tributes that people have paid to her, and also the personal messages of support that I have received.
Michael Donald has been selected by Ronnie Wood to do new portraits of The Rolling Stones, the only series of contemporary portraits of the whole band to ever be released, to be displayed at Castle Fine Art from 7th Feb – 2nd March.
Half of the series was shot in Stagroves, the house Mick owned in 1971 where the band started to record Exile on Main Street. Ronnie was shot in London and Keith in New York. There are some fascinating stories to be told from the shoot.
14 On Fire #StonesOnFire tour to kick off on 21 February 2014 on Yas Island
Ladies and gentlemen they are back! FLASH Entertainment have announced today that the Rolling Stones will kick off their 14 ON FIRE tour presented by Eastspring Investments (#StonesOnFire) with a very special one-off show at Abu Dhabi’s du Arena (Yas Island) on Friday 21 February (#StonesAbuDhabi).
Tickets go on sale to the general public at midday on Thursday 12 December at Ticketmaster UK. Exclusive pre-sale starts from midday Monday 9 December and closes at midday Wednesday 11 December 2013. A limited number of General Admission Early Bird tickets start from £65.
Mick Jagger commented: “Can’t wait to be back on stage especially in Abu Dhabi, I am really looking forward to playing all your favourite songs and seeing you all very soon.”
Keith Richards added: “The best place in the world for me is out on that stage. Standby everyone…its back to where we belong, Me, Mick, Charlie and Ronnie and some friends all rocking out together. The wheels are in motion and we’re on our way…see you very soon!”
The 14 ON FIRE tour produced by AEG Live will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood head back out on the road after a mammoth run of concerts in the U.S and the U.K in 2013, an exhilarating and critically acclaimed celebration of five decades of the Rolling Stones bringing their iconic music and groundbreaking stage shows to audiences around the globe.
Mick Taylor, who was a member of the Rolling Stones from 1969 – 1974, will be a special guest for this tour.
The stage design for the outdoor concerts is based on the band’s ubiquitous tongue and lips logo, which extends out into the audience. The exclusive ‘Tongue Pit’ area inside the stage will give fans in this area an incomparable 360 degree concert experience. Known for their ground-breaking sets and use of cutting-edge technology, the Stones’ set design will feature video screens and special effects that will enhance the high-octane experience of attending a live Stones’ show.
The band will treat their generations of fans to a set packed full of classic Stones hits such as “Gimme Shelter”, “Paint It Black”, “Jumping Jack Flash”, “Tumbling Dice” and “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll”, curated with lesser known gems, plus a couple of unexpected cover versions.
The Rolling Stones were recently crowned the ‘Best Live Band” at the NME Awards in London, and over the past 12 months have thrilled fans with the release of a ground-breaking new documentary, ‘Crossfire Hurricane’, a greatest hits collection, ‘GRRR!’, a massive US tour and a ground-breaking, back to back, sold out set of two historic Hyde Park concerts in the UK in front of 120,000, which are chronicled in a new concert film ‘Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live’.
Mike Jagger has revealed that he is addicted to social networking.
In an interview with USA Today, the legendary singer admitted that he spends too much time on Facebook and not enough time making music.
“I spend way too much time on the computer and not enough time playing the guitar. There’s an underlying problem of this screen life taking over all of your life,” he said.
“It’s easy to keep in touch with people, some of whom I wish I’d never kept in touch with. But there they are on Facebook! You can spend a lot of time on that when you should be doing something else.”
The Rolling Stone star is also on Twitter, but admitted that he doesn’t update the account himself, adding: “But, really, who does?”
Jagger said that a rumoured 2012 tour by the Rolling Stones is “not on the table”. He is focusing on Superheavy, the group he started with Dave Stewart, Damien Marley and Joss Stone.
SIMON COWELL JOINS RICH LIST
MUSIC TOP 10 WITH £200m FORTUNE
KATHERINE JENKINS WITH £13m FORTUNE PIPS CHERYL COLE, WITH £12m, TO HEAD YOUNG MUSIC MILLIONAIRES TOP 20
ADELE AT £6m, FLORENCE WELCH £5m, TAIO CRUZ £5m, ARE NEW ENTRIES IN YOUNG TOP 20
U2 HEAD IRISH MUSIC CHART WITH £455m
X-Factor judge Simon Cowell has amassed a personal fortune of £200m to place him at number six in the annual Music Millionaires Top 50, published in The Sunday Times Rich List 2011 this weekend.
The 23rdannual Sunday Times Rich List – the definitive guide to wealth in Britain and Ireland – is published as an extra 104-page magazine, free with the paper on Sunday.
The Music Millionaires Top 50 is headed by Clive Calder, with a £1,300m fortune made from the sale of Zomba Records in 2002. New entries include AC/DC’s lead singer Brian Johnson, born in Gateshead, who is worth £50m, and Moya Doherty and John McColgan, worth £70m, who own the Irish dance show Riverdance.
Katherine Jenkins, worth £13m – up £2m on 2010, tops the young music millionaires chart of people aged 30 and under ahead of Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis and Katie Melua, who all have £12m fortunes. The top new entry in the young music millionaires chart is Adele at ninth equal with a £6m fortune. Two more new entries are Taio Cruz and Florence Welch, each worth £5m.
U2 with a combined fortune of £455m, up by £26m from last year – see table below, head the list of Irish music millionaires who appear among Ireland’s Richest 250 in The Sunday Times Rich List 2011.
THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2011
TOP 50 MUSIC MILLIONAIRES
Music rank 2011
Music rank 2010
Name
2011 wealth
2010 wealth
Difference
(+/-)
Clive Calder
£1,300m
£1,300m
No change
Lord Lloyd-Webber
£680m
£700m
-£20m
Sir Cameron Mackintosh
£675m
£635m
+ £40m
Sir Paul McCartney
£495m
£475m
+ £20m
Simon Fuller
£375m
£350m
+ £25m
Simon Cowell
£200m
£165m
+ £35m
Sir Elton John
£195m
£185m
+ £10m
Sir Mick Jagger
£190m
£190m
No change
Sting
£180m
£180m
No change
Keith Richards
£175m
£175m
No change
Olivia and Dhani Harrison
£170m
£160m
+ £10m
David and Victoria Beckham
£165m
£145m
+ £20m
13=
Jamie Palumbo
£150m
£150m
No change
13=
15=
Ringo Starr
£150m
£140m
+ £10m
15
15=
Sir Tim Rice
£143m
£140m
+ £3m
Sir Tom Jones
£140m
£135m
+ £5m
Eric Clapton
£125m
£125m
No change
Roger Ames
£120m
£120m
No change
19=
Phil Colins
£115m
£108m
+ £7m
19=
Rod Stewart
£115m
£105m
+ £10m
Barry and Robin Gibb
£110m
£110m
No change
26=
Roger Waters
£105m
£85m
+ £20m
David Bowie
£100m
£100m
No change
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne
£95m
£95m
No change
25=
George Michael
£90m
£90m
No change
25=
26=
Robbie Williams
£90m
£85m
+ £5m
27=
David Gilmour
£85m
£78m
+ £7m
27=
33=
Brian May
£85m
£75m
+ £10m
27=
26=
Charlie Watts
£85m
£85m
No change
30=
29=
Chris Blackwell
£80m
£80m
No change
30=
29=
Robert Plant
£80m
£80m
No change
30=
Roger Taylor
£80m
£70m
+£10m
33=
Jimmy Page
£75m
£75m
No change
34=
–
Moya Doherty and John McGolgan
£70m
_
_
34=
36
Chris Wright
£70m
£64m
+ £6m
38=
John Deacon
£65m
£60m
+ £5m
Noel and Liam Gallagher
£63m
£55m
+ £8m
38=
29=
Judy Craymer
£62m
£80m
– £18m
38=
Mark Knopfler
£62m
£62m
No change
38=
Engelbert Humperdinck
£60m
£60m
No change
41=
Nick Mason
£50m
£50m
No change
42=
–
Brian Johnson
£50m
–
–
42=
41=
Van Morrison
£50m
£50m
No change
42=
41=
Sir Cliff Richard
£50m
£50m
No change
44=
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
£48m
£45m
+ £3m
44=
John Paul Jones
£45m
£45m
No change
47=
50=
Mick Hucknall
£40m
£35m
+ £5m
47=
50=
Kylie Minogue
£40m
£35m
+ £5m
47=
46=
Bernie Taupin
£40m
£40m
No change
47=
46=
Pete Townshend
£40m
£40m
No change
THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2011
TOP 20 YOUNG MUSIC MILLIONAIRES (aged 30 and under)
Young
Music rank
2011
YoungMusic
rank
2010
Name
2011 wealth
2010 wealth
Difference
(+/-)
1=
Katherine Jenkins
£13m
£11m
+£2m
Cheryl Cole
£12m
£10m
+£2m
2=
1=
Leona Lewis
£12m
£11m
+£1m
2=
4=
Katie Melua
£12m
£10m
+£2m
Joss Stone
£9m
£9m
No change
6=
1=
Charlotte Church
£8m
£11m
-£3m
6=
Craig David
£8m
£8m
No change
9=
Paolo Nutini
£7m
£5m
+£2m
9=
New entry
Adele
£6m
_
9=
9=
Lily Allen
£6m
£5m
+£1m
9=
Natasha Bedingfield
£6m
£6m
No change
9=
9=
Duffy
£6m
£5m
+£1m
9=
9=
Amy Winehouse
£6m
£5m
+£1m
14=
9=
Nadine Coyle
£5m
£5m
No change
14=
New entry
Taio Cruz
£5m
_
14=
9=
Sarah Harding
£5m
£5m
No change
14=
9=
James Morrison
£5m
£5m
No change
14=
9=
Nicola Roberts
£5m
£5m
No change
14=
9=
Kimberley Walsh
£5m
£5m
No change
14=
New entry
Florence Welch
£5m
THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2011
THE MUSIC MILLIONAIRES IN IRELAND’S RICHEST 250
Irish
Music rank
2011
Irish
Music
rank
2010
Name
2011 wealth
2010 wealth
Difference
(+/-)
U2
£455m
£429m
+£26m
Michael Flatley
£214m
£241m
-£27m
Denis and Caroline Desmond
£185m
£186m
-£1m
Enya
£85m
£85m
No change
Moya Doherty and John McColgan (Riverdance)
£70m
£72m
-£2m
Van Morrison
£350m
£50m
No change
7=
7=
Chris de Burgh
£32m
£31m
£1m
7=
New entry
Bob Geldof
£32m
_
7=
7=
Westlife
£32m
£31m
+£1
The 23rd annual Sunday Times Rich List – the definitive guide to wealth in Britain and Ireland – is published in a special 104-page supplement, which profiles the 1,000 richest people and families in the UK and the 250 richest across Ireland. The list is based on identifiable wealth (land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies), and excludes bank accounts (to which the paper has no access).
The Sunday Times Rich List 2011 is compiled by Philip Beresford, the leading authority on British wealth, and edited by Ian Coxon. Ireland’s richest 250 is compiled by Colm Murphy.
Frost and MUZU’s music video experts have been busy researching William and Kate facts and debating song choices in order to come up with the ultimate street party playlist for the royal wedding on Friday.
We have selected songs that will most resonate with William and Kate, and which may even be among special requests given to Guy Pelly, Prince Harry’s close friend, who will be DJ-ing at the reception.
http://www.muzu.tv/wedding/. There is also a competition to win a £100 gig voucher. We’re inviting people to watch our first dance playlist and vote for the song they think will be Will and Kate’s first dance http://www.muzu.tv/wedding/1st-dance?channelId=818636).
Here’s our MUZU.TV royal wedding street party playlist:
1. Adele – Make You Feel My Love
This song was originally written by Bob Dylan, who has an honorary degree from St Andrews University, where William and Kate met – at breakfast. Adele made the song famous again with her debut album ‘19’.
2. Paul McCartney – Dance Tonight [Video ID 215641]
It’s widely reported that William and Kate have asked Macca to sing some Beatles classics at their wedding. Sir Paul does have a tradition of performing for royalty and was a highlight of the televised concert to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. There’s another connection: cakes. Fiona Cairns, who is making the royal wedding cake, also supplies Paul McCartney with a Christmas cake every year.
The team wanted to include at least one Abba song for Kate who loves the 80s Swedish band. She also looks a little bit like the young Frida Lyngstad (one of the two girls that made up the band).
4. Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling [Video ID 482065]
The Black Eyed Peas performed at the 2007 Diana Tribute Concert and it’s rumoured that they’re invited on Friday. Looking at their schedule they certainly don’t have any live performances booked…
5. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life [Video ID 54057]
…as featured in the classic 1987s films, Dirty Dancing, starring Patrick Swayze. William loves 80s dance music and the couple have been snapped smooching on dance floors in the past… perhaps he plans to surprise his bride-to-be with his own version of ‘the lift’ on Friday?
6. Dancing in the Street – David Bowie / Mick Jagger [Video ID 34355]
The British public voted this as their number on street party song for the Royal Wedding, according to a PRS for MUSIC. Also Mick Jagger serenaded William and Kate and a crowd of people at a party to celebrate the famous Basil’s Bar on the privately owned island of Mustique in 2008. Flamboyant owner Charles Basil is said to have been invited to the wedding.
The band met Harry backstage when they played London’s O2 last December and drummer Nathan Followhill thrashed him at table tennis that same night. Nathan has since said he’d be delighted to play for either brother’s weddings. We’re not sure he made it onto the guest list for Friday though.
8. Elton John – Candle in the Wind [Video ID 236869]
Three reasons for picking this song. First, Sir Elton John is a solid friend of the princes, and has been invited the wedding. Second, the song is closely associated with Princess Diana after he sung it at her funeral in 1997, also in Westminster Abbey (the single went on to sell more 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in history…) And third, it was voted top choice for the couple’s first dance by the British public according to PRS for MUSIC.
George was a close friend or Princess Diana’s but we’re told he didn’t get an invitation to the wedding. He has however recorded a cover of Stevie Wonder’s romantic 1972 track ‘You And I’ for the couple as a wedding gift! It has reportedly been given the royal seal approval from the Palace. The team chose the 80s classic Faith, in tribute to Williams love of 80s music – we’re sorry we didn’t have more space for Spandau Ballet, Culture Club, Wham…
A great celebration track. Katy Perry says she plans to gatecrash the wedding, with Russell Brand dressed up as the Queen. We’re not sure they have our blessing…
11. Marili Harwood – Billy William & Kate’s Royal Wedding
The 36-year old singer made history this month when she became the first woman to secure a maternity clause in her contract with a record label – in her case, Island records. She won’t work more than 20 hours a week in the second trimester of her pregnancy and can stop work on 1 July (her baby is due in August).
James Blunt is taking a day off from his North American tour to be at Westminster Abbey April 29. Blunt and Will both served in the British army’s Household Cavalry, though not at the same time. Instead of the obvious ‘You’re Beautiful’ we chose one of Blunt’s new songs. The lyrics are pretty appropriate for the end of reception: “I hope you stay the night, the morning on its way, our friends all say good bye there’s no where else to go, I hope you stay the night…” We reckon she probably will, Will.
