Conor Maynard To Release New Book. POP BITS.
POP BITS. Conor Maynard is about to join the likes of Justin Bieber, Cheryl Cole and Union J in the elite group of Pop Stars turned authors. The ‘Turn Around’ singer has revealed that he will be releasing his very own page turner in October and it’s going to be called ‘Take Off’. If you look to your right you can get an extra special sneak peek at the book cover. The book will catalogue the British Bieber’s journey to pop stardom and will be written in his own words with hundreds of unseen photographs of Conor. If you fancy getting your mug in ‘Take Off’ and are one of the few who were lucky enough to get papped with Mr. Maynard, you can submit your pictures with a chance to be featured in the actual, real life book. We’re hoping the book answers a few questions: Is Ne-Yo as nice as he makes out? Has Conor ever said no? And the question on everyone’s lips: What does Conor have for cereal? POP BITS OUT.
Popstar Harlem Shakes: Cody Simpson, Jedward, District 3 and Conor Maynard take on the latest internet craze.
Harlem Shake is the latest craze sweeping the world of the internet. We’re sure you’ve all seen one of the many videos flooding YouTube. It’s been doing the rounds for about three weeks and has already become an meteorically silly success. Some popstars have already tried their hand at their own Harlem Shake videos. Here’s the ones we’ve found…
JEDWARD
The Harlem Shake is silly but its also entertaining. As professional purveyors of the silly and entertaining it was only a matter of time before Jedward got involved.
As always, we appreciate Jedward’s enthusiasm but any Harlem Shake connoisseurs will notice Jedward are clearly floating a number of rules in their ‘Shake’. They gain extra points for getting so many people involved
5/10
CODY SIMPSON
It must be pretty boring being sat in a tour-bus for weeks on end. Cody came up with a unique way of keeping himself entertained.
This is a very strong Harlem Shake with many of the ‘rules’ of the Harlem Shake being observed. Cody is the lone dancer. There is a semi-naked gentleman in the background and the rest of the dancers are uninterested until after the drop. We also think this is the one time where a tracksuit actually gets you plus-points.
8/10
DISTRICT 3
This was filmed at the District 3 showcase on Sunday. Eagle-eyed viewers will spot MP!TV’s Luke Franks dancing with the boys.
Of course, you’ll only spot Luke if you’re not completely distracted by shirtless Dan. We understand, we struggled to see past that too. Before the drop this is perfect and it gets points for shirtlessness. We love the amount of 3eeks involved though we do doubt the validity of that upside down dancer and it loses points for the bad quality of the camera.
12/10 (a 7/10 with an extra 5 points for shirtless Dan)
CONOR MAYNARD
The final word on Harlem Shakes comes from popstar-in-hiding Conor Maynard.
20/10
Winner of the best Popstar Harlem Shake video: Conor Maynard.
Here’s hoping we see some more Harlem Shake silliness from bored touring popstars soon. Your move Bieber.
MP!’s Fit Awards – Best Hat in Pop
The Brit Awards 2013 contains far too many dull popstars, and far too many dull categories, so we at MP! have decided to create our own awards. Rather than rewarding dullness, we’re rewarding the things that really matter – brilliant hair, odd trousers, fanatical instagramming and omnipresent nipples. We’ll be announcing the categories and the nominees over the next few days and will announce the results alongside the (now largely irrelevant) Brit Awards results on Wednesday.
BEST HAT IN POP
Popstars love accessories. It what makes them popstars and us mere mortals. The greatest accessory of all-time is the hat. That’s a fact. They hide all that amazing popstar hair and help keep all the pop magic in their brains. Here are some popstars wearing hats. But whose hat is the best?
- JESY NELSON – This is an amazing hat. In this picture Jesy has seven eyes. How many do you have? And that's why Jesy is better than you…
- CONOR MAYNARD – No-one is a more dedicated wearer of hats in pop than Conor. We think that's where he keeps his magic pop brain. But Conor doesn't mix it up sticking with the same style which could lose him points in this hat-off
- MISHA B – Controversial second appearance for the eyeball hat. Was Misha B fabulous enough to pull it off better than Jesy? Let's find out…
- ORITSE JLS – Who wants to be a milliner? Oritse does. He wears hats a lot. It's normally just a trilby or a cap. But here he is teasing some of his next hats. We think the fluffy white one would really set off his eyes.
- NATHAN SYKES – Nathan triples up on hats here in a blatant attempt to triple up on votes. But lack of originality might cost him dearly.
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Conor Maynard: everything you need to know
Panty dropping, tune singing, hat loving, Brighton pop star Conor Maynard. Everything you need to know about the chap. Get swotting…
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Dappy, Will Young, Conor Maynard, JLS and more. Friday’s Pop Diary round-up
The web’s most comprehensive guide to the day in pop. Signings, TV appearances, radio plays, gigs, interviews, video premieres and concerts. You’ll never miss a thing. Welcome to the maximumpop.co.uk daily Pop Diary round-up.
Will Young will be talking about his new book ‘Funny Peculiar’ in London. [save £10, just £8.99 delivered from the MP! shop]
Conor Maynard‘s UK tour reaches Leicester.
Ryan O’Shaughnessy heads to Leeds on his intimate UK tour.
Labrinth reaches Sheffield on his UK tour.
Dappy will be on TV show Loose Women.
JLS will be on Chatty Man.
‘Alice in Zombieland’ by Gena Showalter is published today.
‘Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares’ by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan also hits bookshelves today!
[For dates, times, locations, and to plan ahead visit the maximumpop.co.uk Pop Diary]Lawson, Conor Maynard, Labrinth, The Wanted and more. Thursday’s Pop Diary round-up
The web’s most comprehensive guide to the day in pop. Signings, TV appearances, radio plays, gigs, interviews, video premieres and concerts. You’ll never miss a thing. Welcome to the maximumpop.co.uk daily Pop Diary round-up.
Lawson will be signing copies of their new album ‘Chapman Square’ in Southampton. [save almost £7, just £8 delivered from the MP! shop]
Conor Maynard‘s UK tour reaches Norwich.
Labrinth heads to Manchester on his UK tour.
Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Pink Friday Reloaded’ tour reaches Newcastle.
The Wanted will be on TV show Celebrity Juice.
[For dates, times, locations, and to plan ahead visit the maximumpop.co.uk Pop Diary]
Etham Basden covers Conor Maynard’s ‘Turn Around’ – Cover Corner
Welcome to Cover Corner where MP! champions people with massive talent, without massive fame. It’s a bit like the X Factor but without the million-pound budget, millions of viewers or Cowell’s chest hair.
*Talented, good looking, guitar playing soon-to-be-superstar alert* Covering massive songs from Conor Maynard, The Script, Alex Clare and Maroon 5 and doing them justice isn’t easy – but nobody told 15-year old Etham Basden that. Take a listen to his spot-on acoustic version of Conor’s ‘Turn Around’, add him to your YouTube favourites and start making room on your bedroom wall for Etham posters. You’re going to need it.
Conor Maynard reads his own fan fiction. Awkwardness begins…
“I reached my hand up and stroked his cheek. He closed his eyes as he tilted his head into my hand… like a cat”
“Suddenly… I felt lust”
Story time with Conor Maynard. Evidence 5,413,511 that Brighton boy Conor has a great sense of humour. Here he is reading some rather worrying (but still family friendly) fan fiction – stories written by his Mayniacs about him. Obviously slightly uncomfortable at first, Conor soon gets a bit more experimental – delivering his second story in what we assume is some sort of failed deep South accent. Oh, Conor.
The winners are… a pair of tickets to any Conor Maynard tour date!
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A massive give away EVERY SINGLE DAY on maximumpop.co.uk or someone gets fired – welcome to Comp of the Day.
3 top 10 singles, a number one album and some super-dapper hats. Life is pretty good for Brighton teenager turned pop superstar Conor Maynard. And if you want to celebrate with him at his upcoming UK tour – starting in LESS THAN A WEEK – then keep reading.
Congratulations to the lucky 22 winners of a pair of Conor Maynard tour tickets below. Everyone else, here’s Conor Maynard’s fanmail address, and here’s a fact directory with *everything* you need to know about the guy. Check back tomorrow first thing for another Comp of the Day.
- Brighton – Vicky & Sarah
- Norwich – Katherine & iwantbiebskiss
- Leicester – Kelly & Siobhan
- Bristol – Amy & Shan
- London – Skillza & Sophie
- Leeds – Nathan & Lauren
- Bournemouth – Gaily(!) & Jess
- Glasgow – Charlotte & Bryant
- Newcastle - Katie & Beth
- Manchester – Jess & Conormaynardsex
- Birmingham – Heather & Lucy
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED
Cheryl, McFly, Olly Murs, Conor Maynard, Will Young and more. Thursday’s Pop Diary round-up
The web’s most comprehensive guide to the day in pop. Signings, TV appearances, radio plays, gigs, interviews, video premieres and concerts. You’ll never miss a thing. Welcome to the maximumpop.co.uk daily Pop Diary round-up.
Cheryl Cole releases her autobiography ‘My Story’. Her ‘A Million Lights’ tour reaches Liverpool. [save £13, just £7 delivered from the MP! shop]
McFly release their autobiography ‘Unsaid Things… Our Story’ and will be signing copies in London. [save £8, just £10.99 delivered from the MP! shop]
Olly Murs releases his autobiography ‘Happy Days’ and will be signing copies at Lakeside. [save almost £10, just £7.45 delivered from the MP! shop]
Will Young releases his autobiography ‘Funny Peculiar’ and will be signing copies in London. [save almost £8, just £11.39 delivered from the MP! shop]
Plan B will be signing copies of his film ‘Ill Manors’ in London. [save £8.99, just a tenner in the MP! shop]
Conor Maynard will be on TV show Celebrity Juice.
Ryan O’Shaughnessy‘s intimate tour reaches Leicester.
