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Technology giants Apple are said to be suing Samsung for their Galaxy line with Apple claiming that Samsung have “slavishly copied” their designs, infringing copyrights on both the iPhone and the iPad.

Simon Cowell, the man behind the hit talent television show the X Factor, has spoken on US radio to confirm that singing diva Mariah Carey will be taking part in the new US version to hit the small screen in the autumn.

During an interview with Jackie Brown on US radio Simon Cowell revealed that he had been in talks with Mariah Carey although her exact role on the show is yet to be determined.

It may be very early days on the Britain's Got Talent show but already one singing sensation has caught the eye of the media and the public alike.

Michael Collings, who is 19 years old and lives in a caravan park in Plymouth, stunned the judges and the audience with his performance of Fast Car by Tracey Chapman.

Lady Gaga has long been a favourite with editors to grace the covers of magazines and papers and now it is the turn of the long running New Musical Express (NME) to have their Lady Gaga moment.

It has been revealed in The Sun newspaper that former X Factor winner Shayne Ward, has become the latest star to be dropped by Syco Music, the record label owned by Simon Cowell.

Jemma Pixie Hixon has become the latest young singer to shoot to stardom through YouTube, however despite her huge success she has said that she has not left the house in the past two years due to her agoraphobia.

According to the Daily Mail newspaper Jemma Pixie Hixon has been using her recordings of songs as a means of connecting with the outside world as she is unable to leave the house herself.

The 20 year old singer from Malvern in Worcestershire has become a huge hit in China and Japan where she has received more than two million hits on her recordings through the video sharing site YouTube while last month one of her videos achieved the most viewed status in China.

Jemma Pixie Hixon told the Daily Mail: “For the past two years I have been struggling with agoraphobia. I used to perform all the time and I really wanted a way I could continue. I decided to put my songs up on YouTube so I could share them with lots of people, even though I am still housebound.”

She has been no stranger to singing success in the past as when she was 13 years old she won a competition to perform on The Saturday Show with the Sugababes, however more recently she has found herself unable to leave her parents home.

“It's a strange thing because I know logically I have nothing to worry about walking out of the house but it's a completely different thing when I actually try to do it,” she said.

She added: “It is weird to think that there are people in China and Japan with my poster on their wall and songs on their iPods while I haven't left the house for two years.”

Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle has now been immortalised in wax and the Britain's Got Talent star came face to face with her wax lookalike at the new Blackpool Madame Tussauds.

Producers of a never aired reality television show are now suing contestants who appeared in the programme for revealing secrets from the show.

Producers for the Ultimate Women's Challenge show have filed a complaint about contestants claiming that they have “destroyed the commercial value” of the series by speaking about what went on before it was aired on television.

Rapper Nicki Minaj has been confirmed as taking part in the upcoming North American tour by Britney Spears after weeks of speculations and confusion surrounding just who would be taking to the road on this latest tour by Britney.

The international hit Born This Way by Lady Gaga was not actually written by the singer she claims, instead it was written by the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen who chanelled her from beyond the grave to write the hit song which is fast becoming a Gay anthem.

American Idiot by Green Day has already reached cult status as an album and as a Broadway musical of the same name and now it looks like it could be hitting the big screen too as a new deal from Universal has been revealed.

Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry is to be dropped by his record label only 18 months after winning the coveted competition.

A source told the Daily Mail: “Joe is devastated. His mum has been comforting him.”

Online retailers Amazon have sent out an email to members of the music industry to state that their new Cloud Drive music locker facility and Cloud Player will not be detrimental to the music industry.

Justin Bieber has been announced as one of the nominees up for an award at the upcoming Webby Awards.

The Webby Awards celebrate the best of web content and the winners of the awards will be announced on May 3 with a celebration gala to be held on June 13 in New York.

YouTube teen singing star Rebecca Black has been thrust into superstardom after her song Friday went viral and her popularity continues to grow.

It has been revealed that more people have viewed her song Friday than the new releases from both Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.

The latest song from Dre, I need a Doctor has been rising through the UK charts throughout the past few weeks. It seems, the more people listen to this tune the better it gets.

A shake up in the format of the Grammy Awards has seen a number of categories being cut while others have been consolidated however, not everyone has been a loser in the new Grammy Awards with the video game industry now being able to be honored at the event.

Last year the file sharing site Lime Wire was shut down as it was found to be infringing copy right laws but the case surrounding the site continues with the Judge responsible now saying that damages that Lime Wire will have to pay will be limited.

Troubled retailers HMV have asked the music industry to help them out of their current crisis by cutting the upfront charges made by suppliers according to reports.

It is alleged that the four major music groups of Sony, Universal, Warner Music and EMI, are currently considering the possibility of allowing HMV to buy CD stock on a sale or return basis.

Brit Award winner Jessie J has taken to Twitter to speak about her shock at the number of drunk members in the audience at her concert at the Trinity College ball in Dublin.

British award winning singer Adele, continues her reign at the top of the UK album chart this week while notching up another record in the process.

Adele has already stolen Madonna's crown for most weeks spent at number one for a female solo artist, previously held by Madonna with her greatest hits album the Immaculate Collection back in 1990.