Scissor Sisters stars Jake Shears and Babydaddy will take on six million people in an online video game contest next week. The New York rockers will join an estimated six million Xbox users in the Halo 3 multi-player Game With Fame event on May 30th.

Shears and Babydaddy will play on their Xbox in a hotel room in France on their European tour.

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Scissor Sisters star Ana Matronic was amazed when she approached Paul McCartney for an autograph, only for the former Beatle to request hers first. Matronic spotted McCartney backstage at the London leg of Live 8 in 2005, and seized the opportunity to meet her hero.

She says, "I saw Sir Paul McCartney walk by and thought, 'Now's my chance,' and said, 'Excuse me, Sir Paul, could I...?' But before I could ask, he asked me for my autograph. He was collecting them on his program for his grandson, I think. It was mind-blowing for a Beatle to be asking me for my autograph."

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Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher has ended his feud with Scissor Sisters, after a friendly meeting with the band's front woman Ana Matronic. Matronic was unhappy when she heard Gallagher complain about the camp band's music, declaring it was "for squares".

When Matronic saw the English rocker at a recent showbiz bash, she took the opportunity to be super nice to him. She says, "After I heard that, the next time I saw him I marched up to Noel, pinched him on the cheek and gave him a big hug. If someone says an ill word about Scissor Sisters, my goal is to kill them with kindness. Noel calle...

Madonna and Elton John have two nominations each for this year's Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards. The Queen of Pop's track Sorry, which appeared on her album Confessions on a Dance Floor, is up for International Hit Of The Year and Most Performed Work.

The Scissor Sisters hit I Don't Feel Like Dancing, written by John, has also been nominated in the same categories.

Other nominees include Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse, and Robbie Williams.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at London's Grosvenor House on May 24.

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Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos will pay homage to its distinctive music heritage with the launch of a limited-edition CD series, Mark Ronson Presents Hard Rock, curated by DJ/producer Mark Ronson. The debut CD, featuring 14 rock songs hand selected by Ronson, will be available for purchase beginning May 22 at all Hard Rock Hotel and Casino locations, select Hard Rock Cafe Rock Shops and online at www.hardrock.com. Hard Rock partnered with Allido Records and music executive and producer Rich Kleiman, to release the series exclusively for the brand.

Hard Rock has enlisted Ronson to curat...

The Gossip singer Beth Ditto has dismissed reports she hit out at supermodel Kate Moss and pop group the Scissor Sisters, blaming the media for twisting her words into a "hateful context". The American was reportedly angry at Moss for winning the Sexiest Female accolade at the NME Awards earlier this month, and she has previously described supporting the hit makers on tour as a "soul-sucking” experience.

However Ditto claims she never meant for her comments to be hurtful and accused the press of creating friction between the stars. She says, "I'm just a hippy punk and don't like the w...

Pop sensation Mika hopes critics will stop comparing him to British music legends Queen - because he doesn't want to be associated with Freddie Mercury's dress sense. Mika, who yesterday dubbed Scissor Sisters "mediocre", admits he finds it tough when the press liken his music to that released by the group's late flamboyant frontman.

He tells the New York Daily News, "I get tired of talking about it.

"I would be willing to more if that's where I was coming from. Just so long as they don't compare our dress sense."

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Scissor Sisters are to reward fans that sign up to their campaign to stop global warming by sending them "cool" text messages. The band, which is backing charity Global Cool Foundation in its climate change fight, will deliver SMS information to those who sign up to the organization’s 'green' text alerts.

Subscribers will receive two energy-saving SMS alerts every month, encouraging them to join the fight against global warming.

Hollywood actors Sienna Miller, Josh Hartnett and Rosario Dawson are also involved in the environmental campaign, which is the brainchild of music produce...

Kelly Osbourne broke down in tears at a benefit gig in London last night when she revealed a family member was HIV positive. The 22-year-old was addressing an audience at Koko in aid of HIV support charity Body & Soul when she shared the devastating news.

Refusing to specify which relative she was referring to, Osbourne said only that the diagnosis had made the cause close to her heart.

She held back tears as she introduced a performance by the Scissor Sisters but photographers at the concert report Osbourne sobbed before leaving the stage.

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Furious BRIT Awards bosses have taken drastic action after discovering hundreds of tickets for the event are being touted on the internet. After discovering the online trade in tickets, organizers have now written to everyone who purchased seats to inform them tickets can only be collected by the person named on the credit card used for purchase.

Event director Maggie Crowe said: "All of the artists who perform at the BRIT Awards do so for free because the show is a charity fundraiser. The terms and conditions for the ticket offer explicitly point out that tickets are non-transferable....

Rockers Snow Patrol swept the boards at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin last night, taking home four prizes.

The Northern Irish band won the Best Irish Band, Best Live Performance, Best Irish Album and Most Downloaded Irish Song awards.

Elsewhere there were wins for boyband Westlife, who were named Best Irish Pop Act, and Scissor Sisters in the Best International Pop Act category.

Arctic Monkeys won Best International Album and Justin Timberlake and Lily Allen were named Best International Male and Female.

The homegrown prizes were awarded to Best Irish Mal...

Scissor Sisters and Coldplay have stepped up the fight against global warming by lending their support to a new scheme which allows people to buy carbon credits.

The scheme, which is also being backed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, plans to use the money raised to invest in alternative energy resources and raise awareness.

Global Cool Foundation is the brainchild of music promoter Dan Morrell, who

claims: "Global Cool is about buying time and allowing new energy solutions to swing it."

For every $39 donated, $5.9 will go to putting on star studded Live 8 style concerts.

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Muse, Lily Allen and Gnarls Barkley lead the nominations at this year's BRIT Awards. The trio of acts are up for three accolades each. Muse have been named in the British Group, MasterCard British Album, for Blackholes and Revelations, and British Live Act categories.

Gnarls Barkley are up for International Group, International Breakthrough

Act and International Album, for stunning debut St. Elsewhere. Lily Allen - who took the music scene by storm in 2006 - has been put forward for British Female Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act and will also compete with Muse for MasterCard Br...

...During July, co-founder and original Pink Floyd guitarist/singer Syd Barrett, who had spent the better part of the last 35 years as a hermit, died at age 60 from diabetic complications... Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo pretty much confirms rumors that the band is done, "unless," he says, "it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one."

New albums from: Muse, Johnny Cash, Thom Yorke, Peachez, Sufjan Stevens, Cheyenne Kimball, Phish, Soul Asylum, Seether, Moloko, Alien Ant Farm, Black Stone Cherry, Eighteen Visions, Helmet, Third Eye Blind, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, New York Dolls...

Noel Gallagher has continued his one-man mission to alienate himself from the music industry by insisting Scissor Sisters music is for uncool people.

In recent weeks the Oasis guitarist/singer has lashed out at The Beatles, Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams and even British soldiers injured in Iraq, prompting backlashes.

But the Wonderwall hitmaker is unrepentant and intends to continue venting his grievances.

He says, "I particularly loathe Scissor Sisters. I like Laura from the first record, but it's music for squares, man. They're huge in England, but there's no accountin...

U2 and Green Day are celebrating the news their collaboration "The Saints Are Coming" is the number-one single in Europe. The song is a tribute to New Orleans, Louisiana, and attacks President George W. Bush's handling of last year's Hurricane Katrina disaster.

At number two in the European singles chart is Scissor Sisters' "I Don't Feel Like Dancing," followed by Justin Timberlake featuring TI's "My Love." Westlife are at number four with "The Rose," while Cascada's "Everytime We Touch" is at number five.

In the European albums chart, Robbie Williams is at number one with Rudeb...

"Baby number two...which means the wiener still works. The magic wand. Abracadabra - you're pregnant!" Comedian Will Ferrell jokes about the conception of his second child.

"I got an ulcer from that." Sofia Coppola reveals making Marie Antoinette made her ill.

"It was me figuring out that I needed attention. And what better way of achieving that than taking my clothes off in front of people under the influence of alcohol and who knows what else?" Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears on his male go-go dancing past.

"I have a little bit of an addiction to work. So I'm always hi...

Scissor Sisters refuse to think of themselves as a gay band, despite three of the five-piece being homosexual. Singer Jake Shears claims their sexuality is the "least interesting" aspect of the group's music. He says, "The fact that three of us is gay is the least interesting thing about us."

However, the band accepts that the homosexual experience is bound to be reflected in their songs. Bassist Babydaddy adds, "When we think about sex, we think about sex with other men. We've never tried to hide that, and it's bound to find its way into our music."

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Camp rockers the Scissor Sisters are convinced there is an industry conspiracy to prevent their music from being heard in America. The eccentric band are enjoying huge success in the UK, where both their single "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" and album Ta-Dah are at number one in the charts.

And the five-piece, three of whom are gay, are convinced they could enjoy the same success in America if the "powers that be" would give them a chance.

Frontman Jake Shears says, "American music fans are just as musically open-minded as their British counterparts. But the powers that be in the U...

Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" and "Family Guy" actress Mila Kunis (1983), Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic (1974), "JAG" actress Catherine Bell (1968), "Monster's Ball" actress Halle Berry (1966), screenwriter Brannon Braga (1964), "The Brady Bunch" actress Susan Olsen (1961), British Broadway singing sensation Sarah Brightman (1960), basketball legend Magic Johnson (1959), "Mystic River" actress Marcia Gay Harden (1959), film composer James Horner (1953), "The Far Side" creator Gary Larson (1950), novelist Danielle Steel (1947), actress Susan Saint James (1946), actor Antonio Fargas...

Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears claims the United States is "screwed" under President George W. Bush and wishes the premier's former rival Al Gore was head of state. The gay singer, 28, was devastated when Democrat candidate Gore conceded to Bush in the controversial 2000 election and urges Gore to stand for president in 2008, rather than New York Senator Hillary Clinton.

Shears says, "I respect Al Gore for taking things he believes in, such as the environment and global warming, and making films about them. I'd feel more comfortable with him than Hillary Clinton. We're just scre...

Elton John is calling on rock's new stars to smarten up their image because he's sick of seeing tattoos and rags. The singer fears style is being ignored by the current crop of rockers and he urges new acts to look at how he and his peers dressed back in the 1960s and 1970s for inspiration.

Elton, who will curate and perform at the third "Fashion Rocks" concert in New York next month, says, "It's been a thing the British have always been very good at, with (David) Bowie, myself, T.Rex, The Who, Queen. We all embraced that (fashion) side of it. I think it's good that some American band...

The Beatles' first album Please Please Me is a shock entry in a new poll of the top 50 gay albums of all time. The 1963 album, which included the hits “Twist And Shout” and “I Saw Her Standing There,” featured in the chart compiled by British gay magazine Attitude, alongside records by ABBA, Elton John and Boy George.

Simon Napier-Bell former manager of George Michael's ex-band Wham! says, "That summer it was the gay album. Every party, every club, everywhere you went, Please Please Me blasted out. George and Paul singing into one microphone, their cheeks touching, was the gayest thin...

Fashion Rocks, an entertainment special celebrating the best in fashion will kick off New York's Fall Fashion Week at Radio City Music Hall and will be broadcast, Friday, Sept. 8, on CBS. The third annual "Fashion Rocks" is a star-studded concert that honors the extraordinary relationship between fashion and music and features a host of music's most glamorous trendsetters.

The concert will include performances by Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Bon Jovi, The Black Eyed Peas, Daddy Yankee, Jamie Foxx, Nelly Furtado, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, The Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna, Scissor Sisters and...

Sir Elton John has ordered pop-rockers Scissor Sisters to 'take their suitcases' directly to his house whenever they are in London.

The New York City musicians, who are close friends of John, arrived in England last week to play a secret gig in the British capital.

The gay singer doesn't want the band to pay for pricey hotels and insists they stay at the luxury Windsor home he shares with partner David Furnish so they can all party together.

A source tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "Elton features on the new Scissor Sisters album and has been a long-time admirer an...

Pop princess Kylie Minogue is planning a flamboyant return to the UK charts - by recording a collaboration with New York pop stars Scissor Sisters.

The Spinning Around singer, who is close to making a full recovery after being diagnosed with breast cancer last May, is desperate to amaze her fans with a stunning comeback song.

Minogue visited New York City earlier this week to watch the Filthy/Gorgeous hitmakers perform, and has since been spotted enjoying lunch dates with frontman Jake Shears.

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The official line up for the 2006 Coachella music festival has been announced! Tool, Depeche Mode, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Blunt and dozens of other bands & artists will converge April 29th and 30th in Indio, California. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 4th at Noon (PST). The complete line-up is below...

Saturday, April 29th

Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Common, Atmosphere, Carl Cox, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, Ladytron, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tosca, Cat Power, Animal Collective, HARD-Fi, De...

A host of gay icons flocked to Elton John and David Funish's pre-wedding bash at London's Too2Much club last night December 19.

Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears, Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant, Ian McKellan and Eric McCormack all attended the star-studded bash.

McCormack, who plays Will Turman in hit US TV series Will & Grace, studied at the same Toronto, Canada, school as movie producer Furnish, and wowed the pair with a special reading and song.

Recently reformed boyband Take That also performed, re-teaming with sixties icon Lulu for a rendition of their 1993 hit Relight My ...