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Scottish rockers GLASVEGAS have promised fans they will remain a group despite no longer having a record label.
The band has revealed that they were dropped by Columbia earlier this year (11) after originally signing to the imprint in 2008.
Despite having no backing from the major label, guitarist Rab Allan insists Glasvegas will carry on and sign a new deal in due course.
He tells NME.com, "We’re definitely not breaking up. We’re thinking about what we want to do, which is probably why people think we’re breaking up. People have come in about signing us, but there’s no need for us to have a label right now, (lead singer) James (Allan) is writing the third album and when its ready we’ll probably sign. The people who want to sign us will still be there in four months time." It’s been a bad few weeks for the rockers - they were forced to scrap their slot at Britain’s V Festival at the weekend (20-21Aug11) after revellers pelted them with bottles.

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Rapper SCARFACE has been released from jail after almost a year behind bars.
The hip-hop star, real name Brad Jordan, was taken into custody by Texas police last October (10) for failing to keep up with multiple child support payments.
The 40 year old was jailed in Montgomery County in connection to four separate cases - three in Texas and one in Missouri.
He was released earlier this month (Aug11) and has gone straight back to the studio to focus on work.
A rep tells HipHopWeekly.com, "Face was released from Harris County Jail where he remained incarcerated for failing to pay child support. Face is home and he’s already busy working on releasing new material. It’s not going to take him long to fall right back into the swing of things."

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Legendary songwriter NICKOLAS ASHFORD has passed away. He was 70.
Ashford, who along with wife Valerie Simpson wrote some of Motown’s biggest hits, died in a New York hospital on Monday (22Aug11) after a battle with throat cancer.
Ashford & Simpson, the duo’s professional songwriting name, were behind classic soul songs including Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Reach Out And Touch Somebody’s Hand and You’re All I Need To Get By, and were sung by the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
They also penned Chaka Khan’s anthem I’m Every Woman.
The pair also performed themselves, with their most famous track Solid hitting the U.S. and U.K. charts in 1985.
Ashford is survived by Simpson and their two daughters.

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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN’s daughter CHLOE LATTANZI has called off her impending wedding after learning her fiance is already married, according to Australian reports.
The Grease star’s only child was preparing to walk down the aisle with martial arts expert James Driskill later this year (11), but has scrapped the nuptials after discovering his secret past.
According to Australian magazine New Idea, Lattanzi learned through a pal that Driskill was married to a Swedish woman called Nina in 2005 - and the pair never divorced.
A source tells the publication, "Chloe is devastated and so is her mum. She’s had to deal with so much emotional turmoil already in her life, and everyone was thrilled that she finally seemed to find happiness.
"Olivia is very protective of her daughter and wants to make sure she does not get hurt than she already is."

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JENNIFER GARNER and BEN AFFLECK are expanding their brood - the celebrity couple is expecting a third child.
They already have two daughters - five-year-old Violet and Serephina, two.
The happy news comes after the Garner’s publicist denied the actress was expecting again earlier this year (11) when she was spotted sporting what looked like a baby bump.
Garner and Affleck wed in 2005.

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Songwriting legend JERRY LEIBER has died in Los Angeles at the age of 78.
He suffered a cardiopulmonary failure and passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday (22Aug11).
With songwriting partner Mike Stoller, Leiber created a songbook full of some of the 20th century’s most beloved tunes, including Elvis Presley hits Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock and King Creole, and rock ‘n’ roll standards Searchin’, Yakety Yak, Poison Ivy and Love Potion No. 9.
As well as Elvis, their hits were recorded by Buddy Holly, the Clovers, the Coasters, the Drifters, Barbra Streisand, the Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis and the Beatles, among others.
Leiber and Stoller were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two years later (87).

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DEMI MOORE and PATRICK SWAYZE’s hit film GHOST is heading to Broadway.
The show, which originally debuted in London in June (11), will begin previews in New York in March (12).
Writer Bruce Joel Rubin, who took home an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Ghost a decade ago, penned the script and British Tony Award-winner Matthew Warchus will direct.
In the 1990 supernatural movie, the late actor played a ghost trying to communicate with his girlfriend through the help of a psychic.

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Actress KATE WINSLET was forced to flee pal RICHARD BRANSON’s luxury home on Necker Island on Sunday (21Aug11) after a fire broke out on the property.
The Titanic actress and 20 other guests staying at the private Caribbean retreat in the British Virgin Islands escaped unharmed after lightening hit the mansion and set it ablaze.
Branson, who was staying at another property nearby with his wife and son, has told the British media the house has been "completely destroyed" by the fire.
Other guests who were forced to flee the burning building included Branson’s 90-year-old mother, Eve, and his daughter Holly.
Branson built the Great House a year after buying Necker Island in 1981. It has become a retreat for a host of celebrities over the years - Robert De Niro and Steven Spielberg have both vacationed there.
The Virgin boss is planning to rebuild the property "as soon as we can".
He tells Britain’s Daily Telegraph, "There’s a lot of damage and we won’t be able to stick it back together again right away. It was a beautiful house… My office was based in the house and I have lost thousands of photographs, which is very sad." Branson was hoping to stage his daughter Holly’s wedding to fiance Freddie Andrews at the property later this year (11).

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PETER GABRIEL is giving fans the chance to see his new concert movie in 3D on the big screen days before the film is released on DVD and Blu-Ray.
The rocker’s Peter Gabriel: New Blood Live in London film will grace select cinemas around the globe from 26 August (11) to the middle of September (11).
The select screenings will take place in Germany, Spain, South Africa, Lithuania, the U.S. and the U.K., with Australia getting the first showings on 26 and 27 August.
The 3D movie was filmed at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on 23 March (11) as Gabriel performed orchestral reinterpretations of classic tunes, including many of his own.

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Soul great BOBBY WOMACK and his brothers are to be inducted into the West Virginia All Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall of Fame this weekend (26Aug11) as part of the class of 2011.
The singer and siblings Friendly and Cecil will join opera soprano Cecilia Tucker among the local sporting heroes and academics at a ceremony on Friday night.
The Womacks lived in West Virginia before they were discovered by late soul icon Sam Cooke, who helped them create family group The Valentinos.
Hall of Fame spokeswoman Helen Jackson-Gillison admits she’s particularly excited to meet Bobby Womack, explaining, "He exemplifies an age when music really was king. We’re hoping he will perform at the induction ceremony."

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Rapper LIL WAYNE will release his new album digitally immediately following his performance at the MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS on Sunday (28Aug11).
Tha Carter IV will be available on iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital outlets at midnight. The physical album will hit stores 24 hours later.
Lil Wayne says, "I am extremely excited to be the first artist to utilise such an amazing idea. I hope that I can open the door for others." The rapper’s Grammy Award-winning Tha Carter III was the bestselling album of 2008.
Sunday could be a huge night for Wayne - he’s also up for two VMA awards.

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A cheerleading coach from Ohio is clinging to life after reports on Monday (22Aug11) suggested she had become the seventh victim of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse tragedy.
Indiana State Police officials were forced to retract a statement concerning the death of 24 year old Meagan Toothman.
New reports suggest the music fan had been placed on life support after sustaining life-threatening injuries at the fair on 13 August (11).
Five fans died when a sudden storm brought the event’s stage crashing down just before a Sugarland show; a sixth person died on Friday (19Aug11).

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Country couple FAITH HILL and TIM MCGRAW are set to commemorate their 15th wedding anniversary with personalised Barbie dolls.
The blonde beauty and the Everywhere hitmaker wed in 1996 and this autumn (11) they’ll celebrate the milestone by releasing the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Doll Gift Set, created by toymaker Mattel.
Doll designer Linda Kyaw tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, "Tim and Faith sent us photos of every detail, including Tim’s complete suit, piece-by-piece, and Faith’s dress, make-up, and clear shots of her hair preference. The couple knew exactly what they wanted to see in doll form, and they helped us achieve the best possible results.
"With real celebrity likenesses, it is definitely more challenging because there are a lot of factors to consider. Our vision is to capture the true essence of the celebrity - and I think we did just that with Tim and Faith!" The couple’s gift set will be available at BarbieCollector.com in September (11).

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DAME EILEEN ATKINS has quit her role on UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS, the hit British period drama she helped create in the early 1970s.
The actress played the part of Maud, Lady Holland in the revival of the show, which launched last year (10), but she has decided to step down before filming begins on the second season.
A statement from the BBC reads, "It’s with much sadness that we say goodbye to her wonderful character, the straight speaking mother-in-law Lady Holland. However, we respect her decision and we will be announcing new star casting soon." Filming for the second season is due to start in October (11).
Atkins co-created the drama with fellow actress Jean Marsh, who has played housekeeper Rose Buck in both the 1970s series and the revival.

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Veteran actor ED ASNER is set to reteam with the animated mastermind behind his hit film UP to make a new movie set in prehistoric times.
Asner will add his voice skills to Pixar’s new dinosaur movie.
The casting was announced at the Disney D23 Expo 2011 in Anaheim, California on Saturday (20Aug11).
Bob Peterson, who co-directed and voiced Dug the dog in Up, will direct the new 2013 movie, which will explore the notion that dinosaurs were wiped out when a giant asteroid hit the earth.
Peterson told fans, "In this film, the asteroid missed the earth and dinosaurs continued to live." It is not clear which character Asner, who played grumpy adventurer Carl Fredricksen in Up, will voice.

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Pregnant HILARY DUFF is out of THE STORY OF BONNIE & CLYDE movie again three months after assuring fans the news of her departure was incorrect.
The actress/singer was reportedly dumped from the project in May (11) but she appeared on TV and insisted the story was bogus.
Duff told Access Hollywood Live she called director Tonya Holly for clarification when the report broke and was told she had not been fired and was still expected to play bank robber Bonnie Parker, opposite Kevin Zegers, in the film.
But now it looks like both Duff, who announced her pregnancy earlier this month (Aug11), and Zegers will both be replaced - the actor reportedly has a scheduling conflict.
A source close to the production tells WENN Amanda Seyfried and James McAvoy have been offered roles in the film - a remake of the cult 1967 film, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
The source insists the split between Holly and Duff was amicable, telling TMZ.com, "Hilary won’t be available until next June." Shooting is scheduled for later this year (11).

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Frightened KATIE HOLMES was so spooked reading a script for new horror movie DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, she had to turn on all the lights in her house.
The former Dawson’s Creek beauty stars in Guillermo del Toro’s latest grisly offering, in which a property is invaded by creepy monsters.
And the story is so terrifying, Holmes became convinced she could hear eerie noises in the home she shares with husband Tom Cruise while reading her lines.
The actress tells the New York Daily News, "When I read this script, I was scared and I had to turn on all the lights in my house. I thought I heard noises. And I held my child (Suri) really close."

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Actor JIM STURGESS is temporarily turning his back on Hollywood blockbusters to make a bizarre album of "electro-cockney-gypsy-circus" music.
The British actor, who stars in romantic drama One Day, is planning the unusual album with his long-term girlfriend, La Roux keyboard player Mickey O’Brien - cousin of Radiohead star Ed O’Brien.
He tells The New Review, "We got really into broken circus music and Tom Waits’ influence. That’s what started it all off and it goes all over the place. I’ve enjoyed doing it - just because we never intended to do anything other than make music.
"I can’t really say what it is. It’s not indie music, or guitar music, or rock music, or hip-hop. It has its own personality, I guess. Or I hope."

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