http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPlLcRM8jDcendofvid [starttext] By Daily Mail Reporter
Miley, how you've grown! Miss Cyrus performed at the Rock in Rio music festival in Portugal today
Miley Cyrus is desperate to shed her wholesome Disney image - and she's certainly going about it the right way.
The Hannah Montana actress took to the stage at the Rock in Rio music festival in Lisbon, Portugal, today in a very daring outfit.
The 17-year-old put on a series of raunchy moves as she strutted around in a corset-style costume.
She topped off the revealling outfit with a studded leather jacket and towering peep-toe shoe boots.
All grown up: The teen strutted around in a raunchy costume
The star is promoting her new single, Can't Be Tamed, and is clearly eager to keep up with the likes of sexy pop stars including Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Britney Spears.
It comes just weeks after a video of her 'dirty dancing' with 45-year-old film producer Adam Shankman surfaced on the internet.
The clip, which was filmed when Miley was just 16, was originally posted by celebrity website TMZ.com before hitting YouTube. But it has now been removed.
Keeping up with the pop stars: The singer appears to be mimicking the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna
However, it didn't worry her father, singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who spent last week in Mexico with Miley and the rest of his family.
He said Miley was merely 'having fun' and 'doing what people her age do'.
Meanwhile, Miley has decided that she plans to put her education on hold while she focuses on acting and singing.
She said: 'I am a firm believer that you can go back at any age you want, because my grandma went back to college at 62 years old.'
New sound: The Disney star is promoting her new single, Can't Be Tamed [endtext]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfHGX23dWJIendofvid [starttext] By Mail Online Showbiz Reporter
Emotional: Dance group A3 were tearful after performing but the trio went sailing through to the semi-final
The final round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent were as bizarre as ever tonight with a miming pig, a pole dancer and a Madonna drag act all performing for judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan.
There were tantrums and tears, but the most emotional moment of the night came when brothers Amukheani, Arnold and Anthony, otherwise known as A3, broke down after their performance.
'It just means so much and we've practised so hard as a family. It's all we want to do.' said Arnold.
Band of brothers: The trio from Swansea wowed the judges with their talent and commitment
The sensitive trio, from Swansea, even brought a tear to the eye of host Ant McPartlin, who was watching from backstage.
'He's got me going now,' he said. But the judges were full of praise for the youngsters who danced to Prodigy hit Firestarter, before switching to a Michael Jackson medley.
'I like the fact that you’re three brothers and you worked really hard to be here,' said Piers.
And while Simon told the boys that their routine 'ran out of steam' towards the end, he said he was impressed by them.
'Exceptionally talented, love your enthusiasm, love your commitment and love the fact that you're brothers as well.'
Unimpressed: Judges Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell look on in horror as AliBaba perform
Time of their life? AliBaba perform a move from Dirty Dancing, but the Turk almost drops his partner
The most bizarre performance came at the start of the show when a woman named Christine brought her pet pig to mime to the Michael Jackson hit Beat It.
‘I didn’t believe you when you said he was going to mime to the record,’ remarked Simon.
‘Does he do other songs? I don’t think it was quite the Michael Jackson tribute everyone was expecting,’ he added before putting them through to the next round.
Meanwhile pole dancer Alesia Vazmitel impressed the judges with her flexibility.
‘That was mesmerising,’ said Piers while Simon quipped, ‘I’ve never seen anyone do that with a pole before.’
Dance group Peridot had the audience on their feet with an energetic routine.
Splash of colour: Dance Flavourz were put through to the next round, even though Simon said he didn't know what to do with them
Crowd pleasers: Dance group Peridot had the audience up in the seats, but Simon told them they had a long way to go
However Simon warned the boys that there were stronger dance acts in the competition and told them they’d have to work twice as hard if they were to make it through.
Next up were Ali Baba, a double act consisting of friends Memit and Kelsey, whose strange dance routine which included steps from Michael Jackson and Dirty Dancing, fell flat with the judges.
Memit stunned the crowd when he walked off stage after hearing two buzzers go off, but was convinced to return by hosts Ant and Dec.
‘It just seemed desperate,’ remarked Amanda before sending them home.
Meanwhile ventriloquist Stephen Florence launched an attack on the audience after they booed him during his routine with dummy Wellington.
'I could do some decent ventriloquism if you’d all shut up! You are rude people,’ he ranted before being asked to leave the stage.
Bewitched: Dance troupe with a twist: Fusion performed dressed as witches
On for a song: Father and son act Graham and James
Dance Flavourz, a troupe made up of 11 women and one man, performed for the judges next.
'That was really, really special and you are utterly compelling to watch,' Piers told them.
However Simon was less enthusiastic. 'If I'm being honest this is total, utter madness. I don't know what to do with you,' he said.
Dance troupe with a twist, Fusion performed dressed as witches and divided the judges.
'The costumes were very inventive,'said Piers. 'The choreography was fantastic. It was really quite sinister, you are a scary bunch.
Poledancer Alesia impressed the judges with her flexibility
Stars of the future? Eyebrow raising act Nathan (left) and Madonna tribute Phillip Grimmer
Singer Kev Orkian performed Elton John's I'm Still Standing - the scratched CD version - to the amazement of the judges.
Madonna tribute act Phillip Grimmer returned to the show two years after performing as Kylie Minogue.
'You have definitely improved,' Piers told him. But Simon disagreed.
'The problem was the dancing,' he said. 'The dancing was horrific.'
However Amanda said she enjoyed his performance. 'People underestimate just how much courage it takes for people to stand on that stage... I'm going to say yes.' she said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdBLCT7bVCsendofvid [starttext] By Liz Thomas
Intrusion: An unidentified man invades the stage as Daniel Diges from Spain performs his song Algo Pequenito (Something Tiny)
Germany were crowned the winners of the Eurovision song contest tonight after an eventful evening which saw Spain perform twice after their first attempt was interrupted by a stage invader.
The second ever German winner, Lena Mayer-Landrut, 19, took home the prize with her British-styled song Satellite.
And it may not have been the dreaded ‘nul points’ at last night’s Eurovision Song Contest – but the UK lived up to its pitiful record by finishing last for the third time in less than ten years.
Unwelcome guest: Diges was later allowed to perform again
Josh Dubovie, 19, was awarded a feeble ten points at the contest in Oslo, as Germany chalked up a clear victory.
There was a typically eccentric array of acts among the 25 entrants but the Essex teenager’s song, That Sounds Good To Me, obviously didn’t sound good to judges from the other countries.
The show had earlier got off to a bizarre when a man, who was wearing a T-Shirt which read Jimmy Jump.com, raced up to singer Daniel Diges while he performed Algo Pequenito (Something Tiny).
He then began to dance around the stage before being chased off by security guards.
Last place: Britain's entrant Josh Dubovie performs That Sounds Good To Me, but will he failed to impress the judges
First place: Singer Lena became the second ever German winner with her song Satellite
Germany’s Lena scored 246 points for her platinum-selling single, already a No 1 hit across mainland Europe.
Afterwards she said: ‘This is so great. I never thought something like this could ever happen to me.’
Ahead of last night’s show, Josh Dubovie's song had already been dubbed our worst ever Eurovision entry. Bookmakers Ladbrokes offered odds of 175-1 against Josh winning the competition, while the odds of him achieving the infamous ‘nul points’ were as low as 5-1.
Even the song’s composer Pete Waterman had admitted it was ‘highly unlikely’ the UK would win the 55th hosting of the event.
Taking flight: Belarus perform their song Butterflies during the contest in Oslo, Norway
Vision in red: Georgia's entrant Sofia Nizharadze performs the song Shine
He raced up to singer Daniel Diges while he performed Algo Pequenito (A Little Something) – and danced around before being chased off by security guards. Spain was allowed to perform again before voting closed.
This year’s contest also featured Welshman Jon Lilygreen representing Cyprus.
Jon, from Newport, performed with The Islanders, but they finished in the bottom half with Life Looks Better In Spring.
BBC host Graham Norton said after the results were announced: 'Poor old Josh. He gave a very credible performance tonight and he should be proud of himself but it wasn't to be.'
Norton hosted the show, his second time presenting the contest – after taking over from Sir Terry Wogan who stood down in 2008.
In full blossom: Eva Rivas from Armenia performs the song Apricot Stone
Danish treat: Chanee & N'evergreen from Denmark perform the song In A Moment Like This The rules were changed last year after heavy criticism that political block voting by Eastern European nations skewed the competition.
For the first time, voting in the final was split between tele-voting and panels of musical experts.
Jade Ewen, who now sings in pop band Sugababes, was the UK’s 2009 entry and finished in fifth place after singing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s It’s My Time.
The musical impresario heavily promoted the song across Europe – helping to boost its profile.
In 2008 bin man Andy Abraham finished joint last prompting many – including Sir Terry – to question if there was any point in Britain taking part.
The last time the UK enjoyed victory in the competition was in 1997 when Katrina And The Waves won in Dublin with Love Shine A Light.
Winners: The last time the UK enjoyed victory in the competition was in 1997 when Katrina And The Waves won in Dublin with Love Shine A Light
Watched by an audience of around 125 million across the continent, the Eurovision Song Contest was a more muted affair than usual as the economic crisis begins to bite.
Norway slashed the budget by a quarter and fewer countries are competing than usual because of financial reasons.
'Of course the economic crisis is affecting us, we have fewer countries competing this year and they all withdrew for the same reason - budget cuts,' said Svante Stockselius, executive supervisor of the contest.
The Czech Republic, Montenegro and Andorra dropped out of the competition altogether, while Hungary decided not to enter a contestant but will still air the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbfinw2uNp0endofvid [starttext] On this week’s Music Core, f(x) shows off their strong stage presence with their latest comeback track NU ABO!
After receiving a lot of love from their debut track Lachata, the f(x) girls have returned with even more love from fans and celebrities alike! If you don’t remember, earlier this week, Wonder Girls‘ Sohee even admitted that f(x)’s Sulli is cute!
Now if the fact that even celebrities adore this maknae group doesn’t interest you into checking out f(x), I don’t know what will. But I can promise you that they truly are unique to the K-pop music industry. As their song title suggests, they really have brought NU ABO to the industry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0qERRXSAhsendofvid [starttext] The vocal killers are back on Music Core once again for their final live performance of the weekend as Davichi performs Time, Please Stop on stage!
This lovely yet feisty duo are back again promoting their latest Innocence album. This is their comeback as Davichi in over a year since their dance ballad hit 8282. And with their return they spiced things up a bit and brought a little more spunk into their music as they add in the “punk rock” feel to their original ballad roots.
Because Inkigayo will not be airing as usual to make way for the Dream Concert, this will be Davichi’s last show for the weekend. So watch below as this spectacular duo belts out their ever so amazing vocals that are so powerful it’ll make time stop on stage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id1iM5RZarMendofvid [starttext] After kicking off the week with their first win on M! Countdown for their comeback single 2 Different Tears, the Wonder Girls were feeling the love even though they’re already saying goodbye after just two weeks of promotions.
Time sure flew these past few weeks and for many of us, it’s a bittersweet feeling watching the girls dance on the kpop stage once again.
However, although the girls are already saying their farewells to Korean fans, American fans can look forward to cheering their hearts out for the girls once they come to America for their tour. Who else is ready for the girls to return stateside? [endtext]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z-SYu0VvJQendofvid [starttext] Rain, one of Korea’s top original megastars, is finally taking a bow and making his leave as he says goodbye on stage at Music Core with Hip Song and Love Song!
When Rain finally made his comeback this year, he had fan girls getting hot and bothered but it seems the good times are coming to an end. Rain is graciously stepping out of the limelight after a successful promotion.
This will be his last performance due to Inkigayo not airing tomorrow, as it will be replaced by the Dream Concert. So watch below as Rain says goodbye and puts on one last spectacular performance with a hip love song.
Miley, how you've grown! Miss Cyrus performed at the Rock in Rio music festival in Portugal today
All grown up: The teen strutted around in a raunchy costume
Keeping up with the pop stars: The singer appears to be mimicking the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna
New sound: The Disney star is promoting her new single, Can't Be Tamed 
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