New tour date

Westlife have announced another new date for their Back Home tour.
They are very excited to be performing another show at Sheffield Arena on 25th May. Tickets are on sale now, and you can book online HERE.
While this is very exciting news for UK fans, Westlife understand that their European fans are very disappointed that they have had to cancel their tour dates in Germany, Holland, Denmark and Norway. This was due to complicated production reasons, and the band are very sorry that they won't get to visit these countries on this tour, but they hope to return very soon. If you've already bought tickets for any of these cancelled shows, please contact your ticket provider for details of a refund.

'Us Against The World' Out Today In Ireland!

Yaay! The day is here for all the Irish fans!! 'Us Against The World' is released as physical single today in Ireland so make sure you will buy your copies.
GOOD LUCK WESTLIFE!
There are two CD Single versions available: CD1:
01. Us Against The World
02. Get Away
CD2:
01. Us Against The World
02. Us Against The World Ashanti Boyz remix
03. Us Against The World Wideboys remix

MILAONI'S TOUR PICTURES FROM BELFAST

*The following links contain tour spoilers*
Lovely Milaoni is sharing with us her gorgeous *breath-taking* pictures from Westlife's concert in Belfast on 25 February! Thank you so much Milaoni!!
CLICK HERE TO SEE MILAONI'S PICTURES
We have also added 10 TOUR VIDEOS

Tour Update

'westwifeluvskian' saved this from the official Westlife site before it was taken off.
Westlife's Back Home Tour has got off to a sensational start in Belfast, and they were delighted to announce at their show on Tuesday night that they would be returning to Belfast for a fourth date in May!
They will be appearing at the Odyssey Arena once again on 27th May, and tickets go on sale on Saturday 1st March, at 9am. We'll be bringing you the booking details very soon.
The band are also very sad to announce that they have had to cancel their European tour dates this May. Westlife were very keen to perform this tour in Europe, but due to complicated production reasons beyond their control, they have been forced to cancel dates in Germany and Norway. They hope to return to Europe very soon, and thank you for your kind understanding.
Contact your ticket outlet for details of a refund

Pre-order Live Version Of 'Us Against The World'!

Westlife's beautiful new single ‘Us Against The World' is in stores on Monday 3rd March, and you can now pre-order a live version of it!
Text ‘Westlife' to 82822 to pre-order the track for just £1.50 plus your standard network rate. The track is redeemable from Monday, and is the perfect accompaniment to the official single.
Please note: this is a UK only service, and not available on Virgin Mobile Networks. Downloads are PC only.

Warning: Westlife Tickets Selling Fast! (New Zealand)

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http://www.westlife.com/
Warning: Westlife Tickets Selling Fast!
After a huge response to this week's exclusive Visa pre-sale, good seats remain available at all prices for the Public On Sale this Saturday (1st March) at 9am.
Within three hours of tickets being offered on the Visa Entertainment's pre-sale website, Westlife had already outsold some of the biggest artists to come to NZ this year.
'The thirst for Westlife has been phenomenal' says the promoter, 'but not unexpected for a band with such a track record and calibre. We are thrilled by the response for tickets and would urge anybody wanting to see Westlife in concert to book their tickets as soon as tickets go on sale at 9am this Saturday morning.'
WHERE, WHEN & HOW
WEDNESDAY 7
MAYCHRISTCHURCH – WESTPAC ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
FRIDAY 9 MAYWELLINGTON – TSB ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538
SATURDAY 10 MAYAUCKLAND – VECTOR ARENA
TICKETS FROM TICKETMASTER: (09) 970 9700 www.ticketmaster.co.nz
TUESDAY 13 MAYNEW PLYMOUTH – TSB STADIUM
TICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538

Toria's Pictures + Videos from Belfast

The following links contain tour spoilers
Lovely Lush-Bunnie-88 at the Mark & Kevin Lovers Forum has already shared her CONCERT REVIEW with us all but, don't think it was everything she had for us Now we have all her pictures and TOUR VIDEOS for you all to enjoy, click below for pictures.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TORIA'S PICTURES
We also edited the tour dates.

Extra Sheffield date added

Sheffield arena show added
Continuing to triumphantly sell-out arenas across the country, Westlife have announced that they will be playing a third and final Sheffield Arena show on Sunday 25th May.
Tickets go on sale this Friday.

Denmark, Germany And Holland Concerts Cancelled

It's very sad, all the European Westlife concerts outside the UK and Ireland have been cancelled...
I'm very sorry for all the fans in Denmark, Germany, Holland and Norway.
Westlife Will Not Play Oberhausen
Cancellation of the European wing of the Westlife tour 2008
Oberhausen - Bad news for all Westlife fans: The band cancelled all European dates of their tour, including the one in Oberhausen on May 28th in the Kφnig-Pilsener-Arena. The declared reasons...
...for the cancellation are "of complicated productory nature", announces the host of the concert, Dirk Becker Entertainment. Tickets that have been purchased already can be returned to the ticket agencies.

Kian Set For Wet Life

Westlife hunk Kian Egan hopes everyone will be BOARD at his stag party.
The blonde haired crooner is planning to spend his last week of freedom as a single man SURFING.
The pinup is set to marry fiancee Jodi Albert, at the end of the year. But instead of a boozy blowout, Kian, 27 ,is opting for a more sensible send off.
He told The Irish Sun, "I think it will be surfing party ,I think.
"I’m not interested in a big mad session."A lot of my friends are into surfing and the rest of Westlife would give it a shot."It would be nice to do something different rather than the usual clubs and bars.
"The wedding will be at the end of the year. We haven’t set a date yet but it will be abroad.
"Jodi is delighted and I think everyone in our families is excited for us.
"Westlife kick off their European tour tonight at the Belfast Odyssey Arena. But it is coming home to Dublin and their biggest concert ever at Croke Park this summer that has the lads really excited.
Nicky Byrne said: "We can’t believe we are going to be doing that. Every time I drive past I get I get shivers up my spine. It is such massive achievement.
"It will be the biggest night of our professional careers. Croke Park is such a big part of Irish heritage.
"I went to see U2 there and a host of other bands and great team.
"As a kid you dream of playing there and now we get to as a band. The whole tour is going to be a build up to Croke Park.
"And for Kian he is amazed they will be playing to a sell out crowd. He said: "I didn’t think it would sell out. It was hard to believe that 80.000 people would come to see us. We have done 10 point gigs but that’s still 20.000 short.
"It is going to be totally incredible.”

More Tour Fan Pictures From Belfast

The following links contain tour spoilers
We have updated the BACK HOME TOUR 2008 MINISITE with the lovely tour fan pictures that Tracey is sharing with us from Westlife's concert in Belfast on 25 February! Thank you very much Tracey.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TRACEY'S CONCERT PICTURES
Note: Tracey kindly asks everyone not to remove her tags from the pictures, thank you.
*EDIT*
We added 5 new TOUR VIDEOS too.

Ourlife In A Westbook

OUR LIFE
Boyband write biography of their ten years as top of the pop pin-ups.
Westlife are planning a tell-all biography of their years at the top of the charts, the Irish Sun can reveal.
And the four lads have just signed a six-figure book deal to write the “warts-and-all” look at their lives as Ireland’s most successful pop act.
The boys spoke exclusively to the Irish Sun as they kicked off their sell-out European tour with a show at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena last night.
A delighted Nicky Byrne said: “We are just about to sign off on a deal to do a book. It is a tell-all autobiography – all our stories over the past ten years.
"It will be a warts and all book – there isn’t really all that sleaze or behind-the-scenes rowing that we have to write about.
"But it is an honest review of everything we have done over the past decade, all the highs and lows.
"The highs are No1s all over the world, playing sell-out tours, getting married and meeting the Popes.“As for the lows, some of us have lost grandparents in the band and Brian leaving.“It is the real Westlife and I think our fans have been loyal enough to deserve a truthful account of our lives.”
Shane Filan hopes the book will give a different view of the guys.
Funny
He said: “There are a lot of stories that we haven’t actually told before and I think it is going to be a very funny book.
"A lot of people think that we are four boring lads with seats stuck to our arses. Our real fans know this isn’t true. But I think the average punter who isn’t into us has a different view.
"They know the faces but just think that we are just another boy-band.”
The crooners also laughed off claims from Sinead O’Connor that they can’t sing live.
The bald one created a stir before the recent Meteor Awards by saying Boyzone and Westlife wouldn’t sing live on the night.
Sinead said: “Myself and the Republic Of Loose will be performing live at the Meteor Awards – unlike Westlife and Boyzone who’ll mime. All our vocals will be 100 per cent live.
But after last night’s exhilarating live show, Mark Feehily hit back.
He said: “I have always respected Sinead through the years as someone who speaks her mind. Yet lately she always seems to be slagging someone off.
"These days you just associate the name Sinead O’Connor with negative comments. She is always complaining or giving out. Maybe she just needs to take a really long holiday and get a suntan or something.
Luck
"Best of luck to her. If that is what she wants to be remembered for, then I hope she has a very happy successful life.”
Westlife are on the verge of bagging a staggering 15th No1 hit.
And Nicky believes their next release could go straight to the top. He said: “We all agreed the single Us Against The World was going to be one of the standout songs of the album.
"We are delighted to finally have it released now.
"The problem we have had with this album is that even though 90 per cent of it was original, we launched it with a cover.
"When we go on to the general public about our great original pop album, they see a Michael Buble cover. It didn’t do bad for us but it was just predictable Westlife. We were never predictable in the past with the likes of Flying Without Wings and that – so we just want great songs now."
This album is a stepping stone for where we want to be after our break.”
Kian Egan has made a personal guarantee to Westlife fans: “Things will only get better.”
He said: “We don’t have a release date when we come back.
"We’re just going to sit down and make a record – and hopefully it will be what we want.
"When you do nine albums in nine years, the quality of the songs will slip.
"If we continued to come back with the same approach we would run out of steam. In the past we wanted to release something no matter what. Not any more. We need the right people out searching for incredible songs – no matter how long it takes.
"When we have 12 or 13 great songs we can then go on and make an amazing album.
Love
"Our record company will think of a themed album if we don’t have an amazing song like The Love Album.
"And because they always do well, they are happy with that. But for us it felt like we were running ourselves into the ground and becoming a sort of covers band.
"We never wanted that image and it’s not what we are. Westlife do need a bit of a break-away from the music business and it has come at the right time for us.”
Mark added: “It was becoming more difficult to be proud of what we were doing with the types of album we were making.
"The record company are happy as long as we are selling records. But to us it matters a great deal.
"We want to give our fans quality and that is another reason why we want to take time and go back to basics.
"I think when Home went to No.3 in the charts the record company finally realised that you don’t automatically get a No1 when Westlife release a song.
"And that could end up being the best thing to come from that track.”
Shane thinks it is up to the record company to find the best original material for the band.
And he warned that fans won’t put up with another cover album.
He said: “Home was a nice version but we don’t want to do that any more. We didn’t get famous for singing covers.
"And over the past few years we have done a lot of them – purely because there wasn’t a lot of great original music out there.
"Maybe the record company weren’t looking hard enough.
"This time around those songs will have to be found because we want to make a fantastic album.”
WESTLIFE’s new single Us Against The World hits the shelves this Saturday.
e.murphy@the-sun.ie

You're Nicked!

COP a look at this friendly-faced garda – it’s Nicky Byrne on patrol in Dublin.

The Westlife singer went under-cover to live out his dream and pound the beat in the capital.

And he made an arresting sight when he caught up with shifty-looking character – comic and TV presenter Jason Byrne.

Out went Nicky’s leather trousers and coiffed blond locks, in came short dark hair and the full guard’s uniform as he became Garda Mick Byrne for TV series Anonymous.

Stupid

"I actually did the aptitude test for the guards before I got into Westlife, so this show was a dream come true for one day.”

But it was a nightmare for unsuspected members of the public as he set out to clean up the streets of Swords and arrest people for walking too fast.

"I can’t believe the respect people had for me and the way they did all of the stupid things I told them,” he laughed.

Garda Mick also caused havoc in the Jervis Street Shopping Center with his motorized shopping trolley. And he managed to completely fool his parents as well as best mate, soccer star Gary Kelly and Rugby ace, Brian O’Driscoll.

A Garda spokesman said they had no problem with Nicky posing as a guard for a day,

"Under section 61 of the Garda Siochana Act 2005, it’s fine for a person to wear any Garda uniform for TV, film or theatre," he said.

Nicky had actually been waiting for the results of the police aptitude test when he was encouraged to audition for a new boyband called IOU.

Since shooting to fame and fortune with the renamed Westlife, and marrying Taoiseach’s daughter Georgina, he’s more at home with screaming fans that screeching sirens, but he took it all in his stride.

The show kicks off the third series of Anonymous which also includes an eagerly-anticipated episode in which model Glenda Gilson disguises herself as eco warrior Mairead Ni Bauchalli and launches her ‘Ugg Boots For Africa’ campaign.

Anonymous begins a new season on RTE Two at 9:30pm on Monday March 3.

j.obrien@the-sun.ie

Norway Concert Cancelled

I just read that Westlife's concert in Norway was cancelled... I'm very sorry for the Norwegian fans and everyone who was going.
Apparently they cancelled it because of the time, and that they can`t get all the things over in Norway in time for the concert.
You can read an article about it in Norwegian HERE.

Tour Videos, Review And Fan Pictures

Woohoo! More tour updates from last night's concert in Belfast for today!!

*Tour Spoiler Links*

We added:

6 TOUR VIDEOS, a CONCERT REVIEW that Lush-Bunnie-88 posted at the forum of Mark & Kevin Lovers and concert fan pictures that Kylie is sharing with us.
CLICK HERE TO SEE KYLIE'S PICTURES

Shane's Filan Mashed After The Meteors...

Shane 'housing developer' Filan sure hit the sauce hard when he and the rest of the Westlife bunch partied at the Meteor Awards recently. In fact he was pisshhed! When the pop four-piece turned up at the Krystle after party, Shane looked like he was about ready to go find kebabs and curry chips on Dame Street... We've ALL been there folks. Hic.
Apparently Westlife's Shane 'the one who sings' Filan has only recently discovered a taste for Guinness. But from the looks of our post-Meteor Awards pictures we'd say he's developed a taste for Gunniess, Harp, Heineken, Smithwicks, Bud, Coors, Babysham, Snowballs, Buckfast and eh Scrumpy Jack. A true connoisseur of alcoholic beverages.
Shane Filan
It seems that our Shane is what we like to call, a 'pointy-drunk' person. You know the ones who are always pointing the finger all over the gaff when they've had one-too-many? One of those types. Think of your Da on Christmas night after skin-full. Got it? Yeah, that's it.
Shane Filan, Gillian Filan
Luckily Mr. Filan had his sexy new wife Gillian by his side to lead the way into the club and probably say things like: "wait till I get you home Mister" and "no, he's alright. He just needs air".
Kian Egan, Jodi Albert
Kian 'the brains of the operation' Egan was also at the VIP club with his fiancee Jodi Albert. It seems Kian likes to protect his partner's posterior from the prying paparazzi. Either that, or he was just giving the prospective wife an aul pat on the arse.
Nicky Byrne, Georgina Byrne
The rest of the Westlifers seemed far more reserved at the celeb-tastic afterparty. Nicky 'little Bertie' Byrne turned up with his wife Georgina looking like he spent the night on soft-drinks. Well, they have new born twins on the go, so it's responsible parenthood from here on out. Scary.
Kevin McDaid, Mark Feehily
Finally, Mark 'I miss my Saffie' Feehily and his fella Kevin McDaid marched proudly through the crowd of snappers linking-arms to get access to the club. Is it just us or do Mark & Kev look a bit like mannequins from the window of Next? A bit too perfectly groomed... The Stepford husbands.

Westlife to return to Belfast in May

Westlife, who performed the first of three sold-out dates in Ulster last night, have announced they will return to Northern Ireland in May.
The Irish boy band, who are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, have always been a favourite with audiences in the Province.
With 14 number one singles and nine albums, the four-piece are one of the most successful pop bands ever.
And, with a decade in the music business, their longevity in the often fickle world of pop has made them a musical phenomenon.
They have made Belfast's Odyssey Arena their own in recent years with a string of sell-out shows at the venue.
The band will return to the Odyssey on May 27 for a show which comes days before a mammoth tenth birthday celebration in Dublin's Croke Park on June 1.
But the band have made no secret of their love for Northern Ireland audiences, and said on numerous occasions that the Province is one of their favourite places to perform.
Westlife perform at the Odyssey Arena on May 27. Tickets for the show will go on sale from usual outlets on March 1 at 9am.

MORE OFFICIAL TOUR PICTURES

Yay! We have more Official Tour Pictures from last night's concert in Belfast:
*SPOILER*
CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM

New in the forum

Westlife's incredible new tour kicked off last night in Belfast - we hope you're excited; we sure are!
Once you've seen the show, why not post your review in our brand new Tour 2008 Forum? We'll be highlighting our favourite quotes at the end of every week in the News area - so get writing HERE.
And while you're in the Forum, you can have a giggle with our ‘Us Against The World' challenge thread. To celebrate the single's release next Monday, 3rd March, we want you to pit things against each other in our new thread - eg: chocolate versus crisps, Paris versus New York - whatever springs to mind! Get involved HERE.

Back Home Tour Review And Picture

*the links contain Tour SPOILERS*

Check the BACK HOME TOUR 2008 MINISITE as a concert review and one official tour picture have been added from last night's Back Home Tour opening show in Belfast!

Interview with Kian Egan

Marsya translated an interview of Kian from an Indonesian magazine. They interviewed Kian through phone. Thanx very much for translating it Marsya!
Hi Kian! Tell us about Westlife's new album Back Home!
-"There are a lot of special things in this album. There is a lot of variety, a lot of tempo, and different style in this album. We're gonna give surprises cos it's the best thing we've ever recorded. The songs are much stronger than the ones in previous albums. I'm sure our fans will love it."
Did you try to write your own songs?
Well, no. We know we're just singers not songwriters. And we trust the professional songwriters who write those songs for us."
Who wrote the songs in this album?
"There are many of em! Wait, wait, I'll try to remember..hmm...there's Steve Mac. He was the one who wrote singles like Swear It Again. Hmm...who else...there are too many or em! They often write songs for Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, and N Sync."
Your music seems to have developed into more "adult". Is it because your fans are getting older as well?
"Yeah. Becoming mature is what we're facing. We can't be young forever."
I see. I heard the new single is "Home", Michael Buble's song. Why do Westlife like to do covers?
"Well...there are a lot of great songs like Home that has never been a big hit. Michael Buble fans are different to ours so we're trying to sing that song for our fans and introducing the song to the world."
Why did you name this album "Back Home"?
"Because our first single is Home so we named the album with the words that have the same meaning. Back Home also reflects us; we're back doing what we're doing best: singing pop songs."
Do you still keep in touch with Brian McFadden?
"Yes. We often meet, although he's in Australia with his girlfriend Delta Goodrem now. We're still good friends with Brian. We have a great relationship."
Is there a possibility that Brian might come back to Westlife?
"No."
What are you guys trying to prove in this album?
"We're not trying to prove anything. We're just trying to make a great pop album, great pop songs for our fans. We just wanna be a great pop band and create great music. That's the most important thing for us."
What is the key to still remain together after 10 years?
"Maybe it's because we're very good friends. Our key is honesty. So if there's something that's bothering us we talk about it straight away. And that makes us love to perform together rather than going solo."
If Westlife splits up, what are you gonna do? Do you guys have plans?
"We never had other plans. We're just going this through. But if Westlife split up, I'd love to go around the world for a year. Then after that I'd think what I'm gonna do next."
Kian, Shane was married to your cousin right? Does that change your relationship with Shane?
"No. Not at all! Things are good for us. We have a very good relationship."
So when will you come back to Indonesia to promote the new album?
"Oh, I love Indonesia. I hope soon. Cos it will be great."

Back Home Tour Minisite

Westlife.GR and Mark & Kevin Lovers have teamed up and made one minisite which will incude all the SPOILERS for the Back Home Tour.
VISIT THE BACK HOME TOUR 2008 MINISITE
*SPOILER*
The site will include tour pictures, videos, reviews, the setlist and more so if you don't want to know anything about the tour before you see it yourself don't visit it as it contains tour spoilers.
Please make sure that when you post comments on here they will not include tour spoilers, thank you.
ENJOY The Back Home Tour 2008 everyone! I hope everyone who went to see the lads tonight in Belfast had a great time!!
xxx Villy

TOUR SETLIST UPDATES

Westlife are now on stage!! CLICK HERE for the setlist updates. *Spoiler*
*Edit*
The concert finished and the full Set List is now up.

Westlife On TVNZ (New Zealand)

What were you doing back in 1998? Well for five Irish lads it was the year they formed Westlife and helped boost the whole boy band phenomenon. Westlife are tied with Cliff Richard and only just behind Elvis, and that boy-band from the sixties, the Beatles, when it comes to number one hits in Britain. Westlife's had 14 number one singles and have sold a whopping 36 million records worldwide. But as Europe correspondent Mark Crysell asks, after 10 years at the top - and now minus Bryan McFadden - are Westlife too grown up to now seriously call themselves a boy band.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_windows_skin/1600307

Kerstin's Picture With Nicky From Today

Kerstin met Nicky in Dublin today, just before he left for Belfast for Westlife's concert and got a beautiful picture with him. Thanx for sharing hun!

Presale Opens Today

The presale for Westlife's New Zealand tour dates begins today!
Head for www.visaentertainment.co.nz to ensure your tickets for the following dates:
Wed 7th May - Christchurch Westpac Arena
Fri 9th May - Wellington TSB Arena
Sat 10th May - Auckland Vector Arena
Tue 13th May - New Plymouth Stadium
Tickets go on general sale on Saturday 1st March.

The Westlife Back Home Tour 2008 Starts Tonight!

Woohoo!! *screeeeams* The day we've been waiting for is finally here! The Back Home Tour 2008 kicks off today in Belfast!
I want to say 'HAVE A GREEEEAT TIME!!' to everyone who's going and of course make sure you will share your reviews and pictures with us all. You can always email them to me at westlife.gr@hotmail.com
The tour setlist, pictures, reviews, videos and any SPOILERS of the tour will NOT be added on the main page - as there are many people who don't want to know anything about the tour until they see it themselves - but on a surprise 'Spoilers' page about which I will let you know more later today hihi
Last but definitely not least, GOOD LUCK Westlife tonight!!
xxx Villy

Westlife On New Zealand TV

Westlife were on a New Zealand TV channel giving an interview and Jess made a transcript of what was said. Thank you Jess!

Voice over: Hunky, spunky, not all that funky; clean, keen and certainly not mean. That’s the public image of Westlife but the reality can be a bit different.

Cut to Shane: Jeez, I’ve such a bad hangover; *beep* it’s not even funny. My liver is just saying, don’t do that ever again to me.

Clip of winning Meteor award for best pop act the previous night.

How are you all feeling today:

Shane: Great actually, I didn’t drink last night; I went to bed early.

Kian: Not really, no.

Nicky: That’s a lie.Shane: *nods* I’m lying right now, straight through my teeth. A bit of a hangover today, but we’re not too bad. We were celebrating our win.

They celebrated as only Irishmen can

Shane: Mixing champagne and Guinness (look of pleasure comes across his face).

Introduction time… noted that each of the boys said his full name EXCEPT Kian!

How big? Well, they’ve topped the British charts 14 times. That puts them in third place for the most number ones behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley, and tied with Cliff Richard.

When are you going to take out Cliff?

Shane: We need to take out Cliff soon.

Nicky: And we need to beat him as well! It’d be good. There’s a new single out in a week’s time in the UK and Ireland.

Are you competitive in that way?

Kian: Yeah, we’re quite competitive. It’s not … I wouldn’t say competitive, as such. We’re ambitious.

Westlife holds the record for the most consecutive number ones … until this (clip of Bob the Builder).

You had seven singles debuted at number one, and then … Bob the Builder.

What do you think when you see ‘can we fix it?’

Mark: Can we break it?!

The lads were signed by Simon Cowell who’s gone on to make millions by being rude to people on American Idol.

Is Simon Cowell a bastard in real life?

Nicky: He’s not a bastard. He’s a *beep* bastard *laughs*

Shane: He’s a rich bastard! *laughs* A very rich bastard!

While they’re pop and proud, it doesn’t stop Westlife acting like rock stars and throwing the furniture out of a hotel room.

Mark: Well, it wasn’t very rock and roll cause I looked out the window first to make sure there was nobody there.

Kian: He was drunk and …

Mark: You know, it was just a silly, kind of hyper, giddy night out.

The incident came just before Mark admitted publicly that he was gay.

Did it affect the band in any way when you came out?

Shane: We got more fans!

Nicky: To be honest with ya, I wasn’t very happy with that at all *laughs with Mark*

Mark: Obviously, every boy band, there’s that thing with the fans where they fancy them, or dream about marrying them some day. I think that people like us for our songs and our voices. It's not like I shattered loads of girls’ dreams because they thought they were actually going to marry me and now I’m gay, you know?

Ten years later, Westlife are still pumping out the chart toppers. Surprising when you realise that most boy bands fizzle and die after a couple of numbers ones, rehab and a supermodel girlfriend.

Ten years on, are you still a boy band?

Shane: I think we’ll always be called a boy band, you know. Even if we’re together when we’re fifty. We’re a pop group, in our eyes. We just make pop music.

You’re not going to be a man band?

Shane: We’re a man band. We’re a young man band! But we feel young. I suppose with Take That - we were kind of the granddads of pop, and now Take That and Boyzone are back; now we feel like obviously kids again cause they’re older than us spring chickens!

But all those records and the sell-out tours don’t mean diddly to the critics. Westlife have grown to accept that they’ll never be quite cool and they don’t care.

Kian: Look, at the end of the day, the people who are buying them albums, are the people who we care about. The people who come to our concerts are the people who we care about. And it’s our aim to continue to make the best music that we can for them, and they’re our real critics!

Mark Sainsbury (anchor) summing up: And you might just see Kian at a beach near you. Kian’s a keen surfer and hoping to hit the waves when Westlife tour New Zealand in May.

UK Charts

'Us Against The World' is at No.58 this week in the UK Singles chart. This is just from Official Downloads of the song that count towards the chart.In the albums chart.

'Back Home' is down to No.48 from last week's No.42.

In the UK Airplay chart, 'US Against The World' is up at No.24 from last week's No.28.

Remember that 'Us Against The World' is released on physical cd single, next Monday, 3 March 2008.

To The Belfast Fans From Westlife

SHANE FILAN: “To all the Belfast fans, thanks for all your support all the time in Northern Ireland.
"This is going to be our 10th anniversary tour and it’s a very special tour with a very good set list.
"This is the best set list we have ever done, without a doubt. The show is about 20 minutes longer than it usually is.
“Don’t leave before the encore, the encore is worth waiting for."
AND NICKY BYRNE WARNS: To the fans: “Don’t book your taxi too early. Don’t leave before the end.”
To the parents: “Don’t be trying to pick them up early - make sure they see the best bit. Don’t worry about the traffic.”

Jodi At The Liverpool Fashion Week Launch Party

Jodi Albert at the Liverpool Fashion Week launch party held at the Kingdom Nightclub in Liverpool - 21 February 2008.

Birthday Book For Kevin - Mark's Partner

Carro, Nat and me at MARK & KEVIN LOVERS are making a birthday book for Kevin's 24th birthday which is on 7 March!If you like Kevin you can send email at markevinlovers@hotmail.com with anything you want to be added in the book (messages, poems, pictures, drawings, graphics, even fan videos or voice messages which will be added on a CD) which we will give or send to Kevin.Check the page below to see all the details on what you can send and more information about the birthday book.
BIRTHDAY BOOK PROJECT FOR KEVIN
You can send your emails until Kevin's 24th birthday - 7 March 2008.

Irish Charts

Hiya everyone! Aaaah *screams* the Back Home Tour starts tomorrow!!! Bring it ooon, I'm so excited!
More good news for Westlife, in the Irish Albums Chart 'Back Home' is at No.26 up from last week's No.34 while 'Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Vol.1' is at No.16 up from last week's No.17.
In the Irish Singles Chart 'Us Against The World' has charted already due to Official Download Sales of the song at No.36.
Remember that the physical release date of the single is 3 March so if you want to download it better wait until then so that the sales will count towards their first week sales of the official release date and that will secure them a higher position in the charts (hopefully a No.1 hihi!).'
Us Against The World' is also in the Top70 of the UK Midweek singles chart due to Official Downloads of the song.

New blog

Westlife have written a brand new blog about how the final stages of rehearsals are going for the tour, and what ‘Us Against The World' means to them."
SEE YOU ON MONDAY!
Hi everyone
Right, we've got a quick tea break from production rehearsals and we wanted to say hello before the tour kicks off on Monday.We're rehearsing like mad in a secret location... a very, very cold location! And we can't wait for you to see the show: when we walked in on Monday and saw the stage set, we were blown away, it's just amazing. We're really pleased with the set list, and are hard at work perfecting the new routines.Tomorrow is our first full run of the show, which should be interesting...! No, seriously, it'll be great to see how it all comes together. We think this is a really special tour, and we hope you like it. After all, we're celebrating ten years of Westlife!Speaking of which, we hope you like our new single, ‘Us Against The World' (out 3rd March). As you can see from the video, this song is a reflection of all that we've been through over the past decade: us, our families, and you the fans. It's been a great ride so far, and thank you for joining us... Here's to ten more years!!Right, better get back. We finish rehearsals here on Saturday before flying back to Ireland ready for our first show in Belfast on Monday. We can't wait to get on the road and say hi to some familiar faces, and a few new ones!
See you soon,
Love Shane, Kian, Nicky & Mark x"

Vote For Westlife On South African Radio Stations

'Something Right' and 'Us Against The World' are high in the charts of three South African radio stations. Make sure you will VOOOTE for them:

Something Right OFM 94-97

Something Right Take40SA

Us Against The World Beat 102-103

It Could Be You! - Hit40UK Competition

We've been given the chance to interview Westlife on Friday 29th February in Liverpool and we thought maybe one or two of you might be interested in doing it? Perhaps?Westlife release their new single 'Us Against The World' on March 3 and to celebrate they're currently on tour around the UK.We want to take you and a friend to meet the boys and interview them for us at their Liverpool gig. Not only will you meet them, but then you'll also enjoy what's sure to be a spectacular performance.If you want to be our superfan, then email lucio@hit40uk.com with your name, address, and phone number. Plus we want you to tell us what the ultimate question you'd ask Westlife is.Please only enter if you can make your own way to and from the gig as transport and travel aren't included!

Westlife Against the World

Westlife have announced plans to release a new single.(Includes Mark and Shane speaking)
http://video.msn.com/dw.aspx?mkt=en-gb&from=truveo&vid=5491f719-40bd-45e1-9c59-55df7ebc526d

Brand new tour dates!

Westlife are thrilled to announce a string of tour dates in New Zealand.Here's where they'll be:Wed 7th May - Christchurch Westpac ArenaFri 9th May - Wellington TSB ArenaSat 10th May - Auckland Vector ArenaTue 13th May - New Plymouth StadiumThere will be a presale for these dates starting on Monday 25th February. You won't need a password for the presale, but you will need the web address, which we'll be sending out to the mailing list this weekend. (So if you're not already signed up, do it HERE!) We'll also be posting the website details on this site on Monday morning.Tickets go on general sale on Saturday 1st March.

Westlife Announce Four New Zealand Tour Dates!

Pacific Entertainment by Arrangement With Solo Proudly PresentsWestlife http://www.westlife.com/ After fourteen UK No.1 singles and more than 36 million records sold worldwide, the biggest selling pop act of the last 10 years, WESTLIFE, triumphantly announce they will perform in concert in New Zealand for the very first time.The all-boy band, who has dominated the charts since 1999 when they released Flying Without Wings, will appear in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and New Plymouth in May.Westlife is a cultural phenomenon and after a decade of hits, they are still at the top of their game and continue to surprise and astound in equal measure. No modern band can compare to Westlife’s extraordinary success. In their 10 years aboard the pop express they have sold over 36 million records globally and been awarded 28 platinum discs. In the UK alone they have scored eight multi-platinum albums and a record breaking 14 number one hits (behind only Elvis and The Beatles). The band has also picked up innumerable awards and appeared on hundreds of magazine covers around the world. They are the only recording artists to win the prestigious ‘Record Of The Year’ a staggering four times (other top awards include two BRITS and an MTV Europe Award). As well as all their hits including Seasons in the Sun and Swear It again, they will feature songs from their latest album "Back Home" when they perform in four fabulous New Zealand venues. As a special gift to their New Zealand fans in celebration of their debut tour, Westlife will be releasing a NZ only edition of their "best of" album featuring all their greatest hits."We are ecstatic to have such an amazing band coming here," says the promoter. "We advise people to get in quick as this is THE hot ticket for 2008."Tickets will go on sale on the following dates: Visa Presale: 25th, 26th & 27th February 2008 www.visaentertainment.co.nz General on sale date: Saturday 1st March 2008WHERE, WHEN & HOWWEDNESDAY 7 MAYCHRISTCHURCH - WESTPAC ARENATICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538FRIDAY 9 MAYWELLINGTON - TSB ARENATICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538SATURDAY 10 MAYAUCKLAND - VECTOR ARENATICKETS FROM TICKETMASTER: (09) 970 9700 www.ticketmaster.co.nzTUESDAY 13 MAYNEW PLYMOUTH - TSB STADIUMTICKETS FROM TICKETEK: 0800TICKETEK www.ticketek.co.nz 0800-842538 http://www.westlife.com/ NEW ALBUM ‘BACK HOME’ OUT NOW - GREATEST HITS CD/DVD INSTORES MARCH

Westlife announce NZ tour dates

Get ready to scream, ladies - Irish boy band Westlife have announced they will perform four New Zealand tour dates in May.The band, which has sold more than 36 million albums, will perform in Christchurch's Westpac Arena on May 7, Wellington's TSB Arena on May 9, Auckland's Vector Arena on May 10 and New Plymouth's TSB Stadium on May 13.It will be their first time in New Zealand.The band formed in 1998 with five members, but Brian McFadden left in 2004 to embark on a mildly successful solo career. The band tours as a four-piece.Their hits include Swear It Again, Flying Without Wings, If I Let You Go and Uptown Girl.Tickets for the shows go on sale on March 1.

Nicky On The Once A Week Show On Saturday

THIS WEEK'S SHOW IS BEING GUEST CO-HOSTED BY FORMER MISS WORLD AND IT-GIRL, ROSANNA DAVISON!When: 23 FebruaryTime: 11amChannel: RTE2Nicky Byrne from Westlife and Killian O' Sullivan join Dustin and guest co-host Rosanna Davison for The Once A Week Show, Saturday February 23rd at 11am.Nicky Byrne from Westlife: We have one quarter of the most famous pop band in the world with us this week - the one and only Nicky from Westlife!! He's got the straightest and shiniest teeth in the pop world and he's an old friend of Dustin's so he's popping in to tell us what it's like being really really really famous. Maybe he'll give us a bit of a song too.

Kian And Jodi Picture

Kat found a picture of Kian and Jodi at Club 195 in Essex.

Watch Westlife ask Delia How To Make Yorkshire Puddings

Westlife asked Delia SMith a quesiton on The One SHow about how to make yorkshire puddings. you can see this short video by cliking below.

Bahama Drama

>KIAN REVEALS WEDDING LOCATIONEXCLUSIVE By Paul MartinThe secret it out - Westlife star Kian Egan and his fiancee Jodi Albert will tie the knot in the Bahamas.The couple will fly to the tropical paradise next month to book a venue for next year's ceremony.Last month we exclusively revealed the millionaire Sligo singer would stage the ceremony outside Ireland.And he told the Irish Daily Mirror last night: "It's going to be the Bahamas - we are both really excited. There will be around 150 guests and it's all going to be close friends and family."Kian, 27, and 24-year-old Jodi are planning to visit a number of plush resorts in their search for the perfect venue.Among them are the stunning E2.000-a-night One & Only Ocean club and the sprawling Atlantis Resort which includes six swimming pools.The One & Only club boasts private villas, a spa and private beach and is a popular spot for stars.Actress Jodi said: "Kian is letting me have the final say but I think the Bahamas is the perfect place."It won't be this year because Kian will be really busy with Westlife but April or May 2009 seems to be the perfect time."

Nicky And Georgina With The Twins In Hello! Magazine

Nicky Byrne and his wife Georgina Ahern, daughter of Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern, last week were getting set to spend their first 14 February as a foursome, taking a pre-valentines day stroll in London with their ten month old twins Rocco and jay. The tiny tots not only looked exactly alike, sporting spiky blonde hairdos just like dad, they were also kitted out in matching adidas track suits. However, Nicky has said that they have very different personalities. “Jay is the loudest - he has a good set of lungs,” he said of his new babies last spring. “Rocco’s a bit quieter, but he’s feistier!” The twins have come a long way since their birth last April, when they arrived six weeks prematurely by caesarean section. Weighing it at just three pounds each, the boys required a lengthy hospital stay, coming home to their delighted and certainly relieved mum and dad in late may. Georgina and Nicky are famously family oriented - Rocco’s middle name Bertie, is in honour of the taoiseach, while Jay Nicky was named after Nicky’s dad - and when they married, they were already dreaming of the patter of tiny feet. “Having a stable family home with children is really important to us,” Georgina told hello! As exclusively covered their spectacular French wedding in 2003. “Nicky wants five children, but I’d be happy with three. He’ll make a brilliant dad.” The couple christened the twins last July in the village of Malahide, a seaside suburb of Dublin. Nicky’s westlife bandmates were among the guests and Mark Feehily remarked on how much they members’ lives have changed. “Looking back, to think when we were 18 it was going to be like this, having kids and still being together… it’s great,” he said. With over a dozen of number one hits under their belts and around 40 million albums sold, westlife are certainly still going strong. The band will kick off their ten-year anniversary tour this month in Belfast, and their new single, Us Against The World, will be out in March. But this time round, Nicky will be taking it all in from the perspective of a young dad. “It’s just fantastic,” he has said of fatherhood. “They grow up so quickly, it’s amazing.”

Nicky's Message About 'Us Against The World'

The Official site has added a message from Nicky about 'Us Against The World' before the player starts playing the 'US Against The World' video.

Click Here To Watch

Text of Nicky's message:"How're you doing folks, it's Nicky here!I just wanted to talk about our brand new single 'Us Against The World'. I think you all know that it was our favourite song on this album and really made this album special for us and after ten years and a lot of singles this could possibly be our 15th No.1. And it's down to you guys to help us out there, so if you get a minute check it out, it's one of our best pop songs ever. It's out on Monday the 3rd of March.Enjoy!"

Videos, Pictures & Article From The Meteors

Newminutenews.com added two videos from the Meteor Ireland Music Awards, the one is a short interview of Mark and Kevin and the other shows Shane, Gillian, Nicky, Mark and Kevin.

One of the most anticipated dates on the music industry calendar was held on Friday night, for the 8th year running, orange carpet and all! The Meteor Awards were hosted at the RDS. where all of Irelands elite musicians gathered. Bands and Singers who attended were: The Blizzards, Republic of Loose, The Coronas, Aslan, Future Kings Of Spain, Duke Special, Westlife, Damien Rice, The Saw Doctors, Shayne Ward, Boyzone, to name but a few!Also in attendance were Glenda Gleeson, Sarah Morrissey, Pippa O’Connor, Keith Barry, Brian Dowling as well as Hollywood Actors Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron With performances from Boyzone, Westlife, Shayne Ward, A duet from Sinead O’Connor and Republic Of Loose...First to take an award home on the night was Westlife winning ‘Best Irish Pop Act’. A lively Shane Filan said of the win “This is our 8th Meteor award in the 10 years of Westlife” When asked will they be recording another album anytime soon, Shane replied “When we finish this tour, coming up we will be taking a break for 6 - 7 months, and then we will be going back into the studio”. When Kian was asked when will his big day be, Shane said that Kian and Jodi Albert will be getting married during Westlife’s 6 - 7 month break. Shane said “They wont be getting married at home or Europe, ‘It will be somewhere tropical!” You could tell that the guys were very excited to win there 8th consecutive award, later back at the Press Conference the guys decided to play rock, paper,scissors!… Nicky was asked by a journalist for the Metro Newspaper, “Would You Buy Bertie a Digger?” and Nicky replied “Of course I would buy my father in law a digger.…What kind of f*****g question is that?!”

Unbreakable

Sligo’s pride, Westlife, have been in the business for ten years. Proof [if ever proof was needed] that the boys are ‘Unbreakable’!To date, they’ve had 14 UK number one singles. They’ve sold over 40 million records worldwide. Only the legendary Elvis Presley and The Beatles have had more chart-topping hits. But the lads, three of whom hail from Sligo, haven’t always been ‘Flying Without Wings’. In 2004, they had to battle against ‘Against All Odds’ when band member Brian McFadden walked out.But in the face of adversity, the remaining four really showed ‘What Makes A Man’! They will celebrate their anniversary with a sell-out gig at Dublin’s Croke Park in June.So from all at the Sligo Post: Well done lads! But we should hardly be surprised. In fact, you could say their ten years at the top was ‘Written In The Stars’!

Jodi juices up Meteor Awards

THE CREAM of Ireland's musical talent, and WESTLIFE, turned up to the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin last Friday. The crooners managed to scoop a gong, Best Pop Act, but their appearance was overshadowed by JODI ALBERT's plummeting neckline. BOYZONE didn't need one of their spouses to take the limelight off their presence, their clothes did that for them. Special mention must go to SHANE LYNCH, who took time away from his burger van outside to pose for photos while still in uniform. In the international categories, AMY WINEHOUSE bagged another award, for Best Female, while RADIOHEAD won Best Band. ARCADE FIRE claimed Best Album for Neon Bible and Muse won Best International Live Performance.

Mark - LIFE AS I KNOW IT

Mark, 27, is part of chart-topping band Westlife. His partner is former boyband singer Kevin McDaid Words by Simon Button .If I could change anything about myself I'd… have a six-pack. I do go to the gym and I'm trying to get myself in shape, but I'm nowhere near there yet. The most romantic thing anyone's ever done for me… was when my partner, Kevin, got me a massive chocolate chip cookie with "Happy birthday" engraved on it. We were in California and he popped out to the local mall to get it made for me. Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at… tennis. When I was at school I played tournaments, but singing gave me even more of a buzz so I gave up sport for rock'n'roll. To wake myself up I… finish my shower with a blast of cold water. That always does the trick. Last thing at night I always… wet my hair to get rid of all the products in it. When I have time to myself I… write songs, but they're for myself rather than for the band. When I'm feeling down I… have to get out and about. I'll go for a walk and head for somewhere busy, like the West End, to take my mind off things. My best friend is… Kevin, and also a lad back home in Ireland who I've known since I was at school. My "happy place" is… when I'm in a room full of friends having a few drinks, chatting and catching up.The best thing my parents taught me is… to have manners. One thing I can't stand is when people don't have the common courtesy to be nice to you. If I can I always try to avoid… confrontation. I've become better at it when I need to stand up for myself, but I'm usually laid back and don't get into arguments. It's not good for my image but I like… crepes with Nutella on them. They're not good for my image because they give me a big fat belly.If I could pass any law I'd… stop certain taxes, like when you want to give your parents money and the taxman wants a big chunk of it. The song I can never get out of my head is… Mercy by Duffy. It's so catchy and she has a great voice. I drive… a Mini Cooper and also an Audi Q7 jeep. If I could be anyone else I'd be… Jim Carrey, just to see how he comes up with all those crazy comedy ideas. My favourite love song is… Nothing Compares 2 U, but the original Prince version. His vocals are amazing on it. When I was a child I wanted to be… either Jan-Michael Vincent from Airwolf or Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man. My biggest regret is… I honestly don't have any. I've been very lucky in life and nothing bad has happened so far, touch wood. My proudest moment was… when I heard we'd sold out Croke Park in Dublin. We're playing there in June and the only bands who have sold out the place before us are huge acts like U2 and Bon Jovi. The shop I can't walk past without buying something is… the Vans in Covent Garden. The trainers are so cheap you can buy loads of them.' It's silly how many pairs I have around the house. The most expensive thing I've ever splashed out on is… two portraits of the performance artist Leigh Bowery. They cost me a lot of money but I know they'll be worth even more in the future. I always laugh at… South Park and Shameless, although the latter was better when it first started. I know I'm having a bad hair day when… I've let it grow a bit. Hairdressers say I have the weirdest hair - it goes all over the place and is very unmanageable - so I try to keep it short. The best day of my life… is impossible to say, I've had so many great days, but I remember having a barbecue in Ireland last summer, with all my friends and family around me, and that felt pretty wonderful. My favourite restaurant is… anywhere where they serve Japanese food, like Wagamama and Itsu. The last film I saw was... The Simpsons Movie. I liked it even better than the IV show. On my last holiday… Kevin and I went to Amsterdam for a weekend recently. It was cold and crisp and it's such a beautiful city to walk around. My last meal would be… my mum's full-on Sunday roast, followed by the biggest lump of chocolate fudge cake imaginable.

'Something Right' Westlife's New Single In Europe/Asia

According to SONY BMG, Westlife's second single from 'Back Home' in Europe (Apart from the UK and Ireland as the second single there is 'Us Against The World') and Asia will be 'Something Right'.Here are 4 captures from the 'Something Right' video which will be shown soon.

New Pictures Of Westlife Arriving At The Tubridy Show

CAPTION: Westlife members Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily arrive at RTE Studios to be guests on The Tubridy Tonight Show, Dublin, Ireland - 16.02.08.

Watch Westlife At The Meteor Ireland Music Awards

Hiya everyone! woohoo it's snowing so much here in Greece today! I love snow Katrin recorded the videos of Westlife appearing at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards which were briadcasted last night! Thanx so much Katrin You can download the videos below.

'Us Against The World' Climbing At The UK Airplay Chart

Westlife's new single 'Us Against The World' climbed again this week at the UK Airplay chart (the chart with the songs that are played mostly on UK's radio stations) and is at No.28 this week up from last week's No.36.Westlife's album 'Back Home' moved up in the UK albums chart too and is at No.42 this week up from last week's 57.Remember that the CD single release of 'Us Against The World' is on 3 March 2008.

Nicky’s Fury At Bertie Jibe

Star's anger when quizzed over dig-out Nicky fumes over 'dig-out' Bertie'WESTLIFE star Nicky Byrne blew his top after being asked about father-in-law Bertie Ahern's tribunal affairs, during the Meteor Awards. He lost his cool after he was asked by a reporter if he would 'give Bertie a dig-out'. The question - a reference to the Taoiseah receiving money from friends for his financial troubles during his marriage split during the 1990's - angered Nicky who was at the bash with wife Georgina. "Of course I would give me father-in-law a dig-out, wouldn't you give your father-in-law a dig-out? What kind of question is that?!" fumed the Dubliner.Nicky, 29, demanded to know where the reporter who asked the question was from. When he was told, the singer replied sarcastically, "Yeah well, that’s good for you". Presenter Nikky Hayes from 2FM quickly moved to another question before the band finished the press conference and left quickly. The source added: "Westlife has nothing to do with the Taoiseach's private affairs and Nicky was raging to be asked about it." "The band had just won Best Irish Pop Act and they were delighted about it and wanted to talk about that and their plans." "But this really put a damper on it things, especially for Nicky. The other lads were also raging about it." "Nicky and the Taoiseach have a really good father-in-law relationship & son-in-law relationship and they get on really, really well." "The Taoiseach has been very supportive of Westlife over the years and vice versa. But first and foremost he is Nicky's father-in-law and grandfather of Nicky and Georgina's twin boys, Rocco and Jay." A SENIOR member of the PDs broke ranks yesterday and attacked Bertie Ahern. Former Junior Minister, Tim O'Malley said he was 'not happy' with what he was hearing from the Mahon Tribunal.

Sleeping Beauties

Westlife's NIcky Byrne and wife Gerorgina certaily dont have to deal with twin terror - if this pictures is anything to go by.The happy couple had a leisurely stroll in London yesterday, as their good as gold boys Jay, right, and Roccoleft, snoozed away.And its also plain to see Bertie Ahernes daughter Georgina is back to her stunning best just ten months adter she gave birth to her bundels of joy.Nicky was taking a break from rehearsals for Westlife ten year anniversary tour,starting in Belfast on 25th February.And it seem the time together has the family flying without wings.

Pictures Of The Westlife Couples At The Meteor Ireland Music Awards

Yaay we have new pictures of the Westlife couples from last nights Meteor Ireland Music Awards!CAPTION: Kian Egan and Jodi Albert, Mark Feehily and Kevin McDaid, Nicky and Georgina Byrne and Shane and Gillian Filan attend the 2008 Meteor Ireland Music Awards at RDS in Dublin - 15 February 2008.

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Westlife unveil new single

Westlife have announced plans to release a new single.Us Against The World sees the four-piece singing about each other.Since being signed by Simon Cowell in 1998, Westlife have released nine studio albums and had 14 number one singles in the UK - a feat bettered only by Elvis and The Beatles.No plans to release a new album are scheduled but the band are planning a huge concert in Croke Park on June 1.Us Against The World is out on March 3.© Independent Television News Limited 2008. All rights reserved.

Westlife are still number oneWestlife

scooped the Best Irish Pop Act for the eight consecutive years at the Meteor Irish Music Awards in Dublin.Singer Cathy Davey won Best Irish Female while Best Irish Male went to Duke Special at Friday's glitzy ceremony at the RDS. Folk veterans the Saw Doctors, who are celebrating 20 years in the music business, walked away with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The family of the late Jim Aiken were presented with the Meteor Industry Award while this year's Humanitarian Award went to Rose Donohoe, founder and chairperson of the Rose Foundation.

Message From Westlife About 'Us Against The World'

Eight awards in a row for Westlife

Westlife walked away with the Best Irish Pop Act for the eighth year in a row at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin.A total of 19 gongs were presented and host Dara O'Briain introduced performances from Westlife, Boyzone, Shayne Ward, Cathy Davey, The Coronas and a duet from Sinead O'Connor and Republic of Loose.The Meteor Industry Award was presented to the family of the late Jim Aiken, one of Ireland's most successful music promoters. Mr Aiken, who died last year, attracted international acts to Ireland including Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan, Shania Twain, The Eagles, Elton John, Rod Stewart and Justin Timberlake.Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody performed a duet with Lisa Hannigan on the Some Surprise track taken from the Oxfam Ireland charity album The Cake Sale.After a daily campaign for votes Today FM DJ Ray Foley received the award for Best National DJ beating his colleague Ray Darcy, who has won the award for three consecutive years.Cathy Davey was voted Best Irish Female by the Irish public and Duke Special was named Best Irish Male. Damien Dempsey was presented with the award for Best Folk/Traditional.Singer Paddy Casey's Addicted to Company won Best Irish Album, with Aslan crowned Best Irish Band. Ham Sandwich were presented with the Hope for 2008 Meteor Award by 2FM DJ Rick O'Shea. The award was voted for by RTE 2FM listeners.Folk veterans the Saw Doctors were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award coupled with an outstanding performance at the awards. The group are this year celebrating more than 20 years in the music business, having achieved international acclaim across the globe.The Saw Doctors hold the record for the country's biggest-selling single of all time, I Useta Lover, which topped the Irish charts for nine weeks in 1990.Previous winners of the gong include Christy Moore, Paul Brady, Bob Geldof, The Dubliners, The Pogues and last year's recipients, Clannad.

Westlife make it eight in a row

Westlife walked away with the Best Irish Pop Act for the eighth year in a row at tonight’s Meteor Irish Music Awards in Dublin.A total of 19 gongs were presented and host Dara O’Briain introduced performances from Westlife, Boyzone, Shayne Ward, Cathy Davey, The Coronas and a duet from Sinead O’Connor and Republic of Loose.The Meteor Industry Award was presented to the family of the late Jim Aiken, one of Ireland’s most successful music promoters.Mr Aiken, who died last year, brought international acts to Ireland such as Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan, Shania Twain, The Eagles, Elton John, Rod Stewart and Justin Timberlake.Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody dueted with Lisa Hannigan on the 'Some Surprise' track taken from the Oxfam Ireland charity album, Cake Sale CD.After a daily campaign for votes Today FM DJ Ray Foley received the award for Best National DJ beating his colleague Ray Darcy who has won the award for three consecutive years.Cathy Davey was voted Best Irish Female by the Irish public and Duke Special was named Best Irish Male.Damien Dempsey was presented with the award for Best Folk/Traditional. For the eighth consecutive year Westlife walked away with the Best Irish Pop Act accolade.Singer Paddy Casey’s Addicted to Company won Best Irish Album, with Aslan crowned Best Irish Band. Ham Sandwich were presented with the Hope for 2008 Meteor Award by 2FM DJ Rick O’Shea. The award was voted for by RTE 2FM listeners.Folk veterans the Saw Doctors were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award coupled with an outstanding performance at the awards.The group are this year celebrating over 20 years in the music business, having achieved international acclaim across the globe.The Blizzards won Best Irish Live Performance for their gig at Oxegen last year with Muse picking up the award for Best International Live Performance (Oxegen 2007). The Most Downloaded Song went to Mundy and Sharon Shannon for Galway Girl.This year the Humanitarian Award was presented to Rose Donohoe, founder and chairperson of the Rose Foundation, along with a cheque for 100,000 euro for the charity.The Saw Doctors hold the record for the country’s biggest-selling single of all time, I Useta Lover, which topped the Irish charts for nine weeks in 1990.Previous winners of the gong include Christy Moore, Paul Brady, Bob Geldof, The Dubliners, The Pogues and last year’s recipients, Clannad.The show will be broadcast on RTE television tomorrow evening.

Westlife Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Celebrating 10 years of being together, Westlife have released "Us Against the World.? Currently Westlife are the most-charted boyband of all-time in the UK. Entertainment Correspondent, Steve Hargrave, caught up with the lads over a pint.

Westlife Won Best Irish Pop Act At The Meteor Ireland Music Awards

Woohoo! Westlife won the award of the Best Irish Pop Act category at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards 2008 for an 8th year running!! Well done Westlife, we are so proud of you!Remember that the awards will be broadcasted on RTE2 today (16 February) at 9pm.