IT’S a gem of a deal for this young Irish jewellery designer.

Lady Gaga has been nominated for six awards for the upcoming MTV Europe Music Awards, which will be held at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Sunday, November 6.

SATURDAY

IT’S that time of year again. Clean out the tent, grab your shades, pack some essentials and jump into the wellies (just in case).

R 'n' B star Beyonce will headline the final day of the Oxegen festival in Punchestown, Co Kildare in July.

Cheryl Cole is set to sign a €7m US record deal.

The Black Eyed Peas are set to achieve the first ever million-selling download in the UK with their hit single 'I Gotta Feeling', figures suggested today.

NELSON MANDELA pulled out of the opening ceremony of the World Cup following the death of his great-granddaughter in a car crash.

Cheryl Cole scored a new number one today – after topping a chart of online celebrity searches.

SINGER Cheryl Cole scored a new number one — after topping a chart of online celebrity searches.

Cheryl Cole wants to date a man with a “pot belly”.

Rapper Eminem is set to headline this year's Oxegen festival.

IMELDA MAY performed live to a TV audience of 25.8 million Americans at the 52nd annual Grammy awards.

Beyonce became the most decorated female on a Grammy night as she collected six trophies, including song of the year for her anthem 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)', but it was another diva – Taylor Swift – who nabbed the top honour, album of the year, for her best-selling 'Fearless'.

The Black Eyed Peas are to play at Dublin's O2 Arena on May 2 next year.

The Black Eyed Peas have announce that they will play the O2 in Dublin on Saturday May 1, 2010, as part of their 'THE E.N.D' world tour.

The Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie - who is married to Hollywood hunk Josh Duhamel - tries to eat healthily to maintain her slim and toned figure but often finds herself tucking into bread and butter while away on tour with her band.

Fergie wants to get pregnant next year.

Michael Jackson made history by winning four American Music Awards, but he couldn’t beat Taylor Swift as the year’s favourite artist and the evening’s top winner.

HEIDI KLUM and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.

Whitney Houston is to perform at the American Music Awards (AMAs) as a special honouree.

Leona Lewis will return to the show that catapulted to her international stardom.

Fergie spent "more money in two weeks" than she had in two years on clothes.

Guinness has today launched a competition as part of its 250-year anniversary celebrations that would see one winner enjoy zero-gravity in space.

Crowds began pouring into Wembley Stadium for the London leg of the seven-continent Live Earth concerts today.

PRINCES William and Harry paid tribute to their “beloved mother” yesterday in a poignant message in the Concert for Diana programme.

Justin Timberlake was forced to miss out on music mogul Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards party in Los Angeles on Saturday night to battle a severe cold.

R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles leads the nominations for the UK's Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards with mentions in four categories.

The Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie may have a sexy image and sing provocative lyrics, but she insists she is conservative in her real life.

The Black Eyed Peas have put two shows in India on hold over fears of further terrorism in the country, according to reports.

The Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie turned to a hypnotherapist to get her life back on track, after becoming addicted to crystal meth.

The Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am is keen to distance his band from hip-hop, because the genre's music is "angry" and "negative".

The Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has slammed reports she is engaged to actor Josh Duhamel, and insists there is too much media attention on the couple to even think about marriage.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has slammed U2 and The Black Eyed Peas for allowing their music to be used on television advertisements.

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have signed The Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie to star in their new film Grind House.

Kaiser Chiefs were shocked by their fellow performers at the US leg of the Live 8 charity gigs last summer, because they say so many of the artists didn't care about poverty.

X Factor winner Shayne Ward’s exceptional start to his music career continued today with his debut single topping the charts for a third week.

The American Music Awards spread things around, with country star Tim McGraw, alternative rockers Green Day, soul stars Destiny’s Child and hip-hop chart toppers Black Eyed Peas each winning two awards.

Punk trio Green Day and British rockers Coldplay were the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) in Lisbon, Portugal last night, taking home two gongs each.

British bands Coldplay and Gorillaz look set to be the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards after securing five nominations each for the annual music event.

More than a million people are expected to crowd the streets of Philadelphia today to witness their own piece of the Live 8 extravaganza.

More than a million people are expected to crowd the streets of Philadelphia tomorrow to witness their own piece of the Live 8 extravaganza.

THE Grammy’s finally got soul this year, honouring Ray Charles with five posthumous awards and handing Dublin rock superstars U2 three gongs.

The late music legend Ray Charles was the star of the show today at the Grammy award ceremony in Los Angeles while U2 scooped three awards.