Harry Styles secretly recording ‘mystery’ new album in Berlin after being inspired by Brit pop legend
HARRY STYLES appears to be taking inspiration from David Bowie on his fourth studio album – by heading to Berlin.
David famously recorded three records in the German city and now Harry has been spotted spending time there with Brit producer Kid Harpoon, who worked with him on his last No1 project, Harry’s House.
Helpfully, Sony Music’s new European HQ is also in the city . . . so it more than makes sense.
An insider said: “Harry wanted to take some time out following Harry’s House and his massive world tour.
“Now, he is busy finishing up his next record and, like Bowie, Berlin seems to be the city which is inspiring him.
“Harry loves having a bit of mystery around what he does.
“It’s exactly what Bowie used to be like, and he is one of the greatest artists in the world.
“There is a huge amount of interest in what Harry is going to do next, and his team are really excited about releasing it to the world.”
In recent days, fans spotted Harry in the capital and stopped for a chat with the star as he wandered around the streets almost unrecognised.
One posted a TikTok video online and said Harry had kindly stepped in to cover their taxi fare after they ran out of euros to pay for the trip.
The woman then claimed she had offered Harry some dollars in return, to which she says he replied: “No thank you, I’m not going to America.”
Well, as the country is now being run by a permatanned eejit, I’m not surprised about that.
MILEY ALL SMILEY AT DAD’S LIZ FLING
IT has been her dad hitting the headlines instead of her, for a change, this weekend.
But Miley Cyrus still had a smile on her face while out in New York, after it was revealed Billy Ray Cyrus has struck up an unlikely romance with Elizabeth Hurley.
The Wrecking Ball singer wore shades and revealed a choppy fringe as she greeted fans outside the Electric Lady Studios in New York on Monday evening.
She is gearing up to release her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, on May 30.
And earlier this month she scored her 26th Top 40 hit with the first single from it, End Of The World.
Billy has been publicly supporting Miley’s new music on Instagram in recent weeks, after they grew estranged due to a family feud.
With Liz trying to help mend the father-daughter relationship, I hope that smile on Miley’s face is there to stay.
MARIAH SLIDERS INTO EASTER
SHE is the Queen of Christmas, but Mariah Carey had a very hoppy Easter too – by getting glammed up in a pink minidress for an egg hunt with her kids.
She shared photos on Instagram of her get-up, including fluffy pink sliders and an Easter basket.
The We Belong Together singer wrote: “The greatest gift of being a mom is getting your teenage kids to participate in your Easter hijinks!”
Her twins Moroccan and Monroe are now 13, but it was good to see they were just like any other teenagers mortified by their mum’s behaviour.
After Mariah posted the snaps, which included the kids with her and a bloke dressed as a giant Easter bunny, Monroe commented: “OMG! DELETE IT.”
BAD BOYS 5 IS MUSIC TO WILL’S EARS
WILL SMITH could be about to get a career lifeline after his music comeback flopped, with his new album shifting just 268 copies here in its first week.
Sony Pictures are currently planning a fifth Bad Boys film – and they want Will and Martin Lawrence to reprise their roles as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett.
Martin said of the move: “Me and him haven’t talked about the idea or nothing, but the studio is.
“As long as the audience wants to see them, we will be able to put them out.
“I think we have got to give you five.”
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, the fourth film which came out last June, boosted the franchise’s earnings to almost £1billion.
Martin said of their success: “That means a great deal to me because that was me and Will’s baby.
“That is what we started and to get four strong successful films out of them, we couldn’t ask for much more.”
Before his idiotic Oscars slap in 2022, where Will struck host Chris Rock around the chops for a joke he made about then-wife Jada Pinkett Smith, his showbiz career was flying high.
Hopefully Will can get back to his best and, given Bad Boys is a brilliant franchise, this could be exactly what he needs right now.
FANS’ PRAYERS ANSWERED WITH JOVI GIG
JON BON JOVI is making a return to live music this summer after he took a break following surgery on his vocal cords.
There was uncertainty about whether he would be well enough to belt out his hits again, but the Livin’ On A Prayer singer is scheduled to play an “intimate performance” at a “secret location” in the US as part of an exclusive weekend travel package.
Fans must pay for a weekend of activities around the concert, which is happening in June.
But they’ll all have to be minted to be able to afford to go, with a single ticket, including a hotel room, costing £1,760.
Fans have been warned their phones will be taken away to stop them recording any part of the performance, but they will receive a signed photograph of the band.
They will also be invited to an exclusive party at Jon’s restaurant, JBJ’s Nashville.
I love a bit of Bon Jovi, but at that price, I think I’ll stick to a few spins of their Greatest Hits vinyl.
SCOTT A JACK OF ALL TRADES
HE is up at the crack of dawn every morning since bagging the hosting job on Radio 2’s Breakfast Show in January.
But Scott Mills will be burning the candle at both ends come December, as he has been snapped up to return as Mayor Mills in a pantomime of Jack & The Beanstalk.
He posed in this regal photo, left, to announce he will be on stage at the Wycombe Swan theatre in High Wycombe, Bucks, from December 12 to January 4 – a year after his Radio 2 pal Vernon Kay starred in Aladdin at the same playhouse.
Scott, who previously trod the boards in Swansea and Leicester, said: “This will be my third time doing panto and stepping into the mayor’s shoes, I just can’t say no.
“Once you’ve done it once, it grabs you and won’t let go.
“I’ve definitely got the panto bug.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be bringing Jack & The Beanstalk to the Wycombe Swan and following in Vernon’s footsteps – it’s a brilliant theatre and I can’t wait to get started.”
I just hope that stage make-up is strong enough to hide the bags under his eyes from a lack of sleep . . .
TAYLOR SWIFT’s The Tortured Poets Department could leap back to No1 this Friday after she released signed CDs to celebrate the album’s one-year anniversary.
It spent ten weeks at the top last year and had the biggest opening week for a record in the UK for seven years, after her pal Ed Sheeran caused a splash with his album Divide in 2017.
Another of her mates, Sabrina Carpenter, is on track to go to No2 this week, while Davido is expected to have the highest new entry with his fifth studio release 5ive, which is currently at No4.