The Saturdays 3rd album title - Headlines

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The Saturdays' new album title has been revealed as Headlines.

Universal's official website reports that the group's third studio LP will arrive on August 16, ten months after the release of their last record Wordshaker.

A 30-second clip of the album's first single 'Missing You' and its accompanying video has been released on YouTube, with the promo and song receiving their full premiere on Saturday.

The band filmed the video for the track earlier this month in Malaga.

The Saturdays recently revealed that they were working with Taio Cruz on their new album.

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the new single sounds like it might be good

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Their songs are always very catchy

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The Saturdays have fired their manager because they fear being dropped from their label, according to one report.

The group are said to have parted ways with long-time manager Jayne Collins, who has worked with them since they formed in 2007.

The girls made the decision amid fears of being dropped by their label following disappointing sales of second album 'Wordshaker', according to a report in The Sun.

A source said: "If the new album doesn't perform well, the girls know they could be heading for the dole queue.

"They bear Jayne no ill will but thought a new perspective might help them this time round."

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Girlband The Saturdays have been given their own documentary series on ITV2.

Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman will be followed around by a camera crew as they tour the country promoting their music.

According to The Sun, the show will be similar to The Monkees' TV series in the 1960s and the girls will "burst into song" at various points in the show.

ITV2 confirmed that the programme will follow the girls "in their dressing rooms, at home and on the red carpets. And in each episode the girls will burst into song to perform their latest hits."

Titled Just Can't Get Enough, the series will air on Thursday nights at 9pm in the autumn.

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The Saturdays star Rochelle Wiseman has hit back at comments about her weight.

The 'Missing You' singer, who is currently dating JLS star Marvin Humes, vented her anger in a series of messages on Twitter.

"I'm really getting annoyed reading that people are calling me fat!" she wrote.

"I'm a size 10 not 100! I'm human and curvy get over it! It's boring! I'm just starting to get sick of it!!! No wonder people get a complex!! I think it's a disgrace!! (sic)"

The 21-year-old also said that she and her bandmates are proud that they are looked up to by young girls.

She added: "As a band we take pride in being role models to children and other young girls and I think that the best role model is someone who is comfortable in their own skin! And I am x.

"Sorry for the fuss just had to get that off of my chest x."

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The Saturdays star Rochelle Wiseman has hit back at comments about her weight.

The 'Missing You' singer, who is currently dating JLS star Marvin Humes, vented her anger in a series of messages on Twitter.

"I'm really getting annoyed reading that people are calling me fat!" she wrote.

"I'm a size 10 not 100! I'm human and curvy get over it! It's boring! I'm just starting to get sick of it!!! No wonder people get a complex!! I think it's a disgrace!! (sic)"

The 21-year-old also said that she and her bandmates are proud that they are looked up to by young girls.

She added: "As a band we take pride in being role models to children and other young girls and I think that the best role model is someone who is comfortable in their own skin! And I am x.

"Sorry for the fuss just had to get that off of my chest x."

I wish I looked like her she looks great

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We'll be honest with you - we were a little concerned when everything went quiet in the Saturdays camp post-'Ego', but with Girls Aloud on shaky ground and Sugababes M.I.A., we're pleased to see Frankie, Mollie, Rochelle, Una and Vanessa picking up the slack. Back with the stomping electropop ballad 'Missing You' and mini-album Headlines!, the girls are firmly positioning themselves to pinch the crown for 'Britain's Top Girlband'. But first, can they score that elusive No.1 hit? We gave Mollie a call to find out if they're feeling confident.

Are you enjoying performing the new single?
"I love this single and I love the dance routine! You know what we're like - even though it's a ballad we still wanted to have a dance. Thankfully it's got a trancey beat which lends itself to a bit of a routine. We actually performed the track's club remix on Alan Carr's show the other day."

Does that mean you have to do the routine faster?
"It does! It's already quite complicated so that was... interesting! So much fun though."

What's the response to the single been like?
"We're really pleased with the response it's had. Whenever we put a single out, we get a sense in the first couple of weeks how people are responding to it, and this seems to be the best yet. The radio stations are loving it and the fans seem to be as well. It's sort of a new direction for us, but not so much as to alienate our fans. I can't wait for everyone to hear the album."

Are you hoping for a number one with this single?
"Honestly? Yes I am, but only for my parents and grandparents because it would be nice to tell them we have a number one. We've done other stuff that's absolutely amazing, but it doesn't seem to mean anything to your granny unless you can tell her you've had a number one. A number one is something she can understand."

We hear you've worked with Taio Cruz - did he produce anything on the new album?
"We have worked with him but those tracks are probably going on the next album. On this album we've worked with some of the same producers from Wordshaker as well as a couple of new ones. We worked with Steve Mac again and also Ina Wroldsen, who's written lots of our other stuff like 'Ego' and 'Up'."

Whose idea was it to release a mini-album?
"It was a mixture of us and the label. We didn't want to wait another cycle to put out an album because we were given all these great songs and they just sounded so current. There's a song called 'Higher' that sounds like 'Up' and one called 'Karma' that we think sounds like a new 'Ego'. We're seeing this as a package for the fans - something to keep them going between the last album and the next one."

How would you describe the sound of the new songs?
"They're really poppy. There are only two ballads - 'Missing You' and 'Died In Their Eyes' - and the rest are really upbeat. It's very feelgood and very 'Saturdays'. They're going to be great tracks to perform on tour because they're all quite 'big'-sounding. It's like we've looked at the last two albums, seen what everyone likes the most and then made similar songs to those."

'Higher' has had already a great response from fans. Is it the next single?
"I can't confirm as we're still in talks. We're definitely having another single from the album after 'Missing You' and probably another after that if all goes well. We've already got two singles on there, but you never know, we could end up doing a Beyoncé and releasing all the songs on it!"

How far along are you with your next full album?
"Well, we've been in the studio quite a lot over the last few months writing and recording for the next one. It won't be coming out for a while, but we like to keep ourselves busy! We've written tracks with Taio Cruz and quite a few with Alphabeat too, which is really exciting. We actually wrote the 'Missing You' B-side too. It's a song called 'Ready To Rise' and it's quite a cheesy one, but we all love a bit of that sometimes!"

Will you all have a bigger hand in writing the next album then?
"Hopefully, but we don't feel pressured to do so. We don't have the attitude that we have to write all the songs - if a really good song comes in, of course we're going to take it, but we all love to write and as time goes on we're getting better."

There aren't really any other girlbands out there at the moment, so are you hoping to take over while there's a lull?
"Definitely! Everyone keeps asking if we want to see some new girlbands come on the scene and we're like, 'No?!' We're enjoying it and basically want to make the most of it while we can."

There are reports that Girls Aloud might get back together without Nadine. Do you think they'd work as a four-piece?
"I think all the girls are amazing. They have such a strong fan-base that anything they release will be successful. Personally though, I think it would be a shame if they carried on without Nadine because her voice is unreal."

Finally, are there any plans for The Saturdays to take on America?
"It's always been our dream. We spent some time in Asia recently and next year we're hopefully going to Germany, but at the moment we're focusing on the UK. We've got a book coming out soon and our own documentary series so as you can imagine we're up to our eyeballs in it!"

Are they filming you right now?
"Not right this second, but they were when I woke up at 8 o'clock this morning after a heavy night out! That was not enjoyable. They're literally with us all the time for three months and they're getting four episodes out of it. It seems like a lot of filming to me! I've got so used to them being around now that I forget they're filming and suddenly I worry I'm sitting around looking gormless. We don't have anything to hide though - we get on so well and I think that will come across."

'Missing You' is released on August 9. Headlines! follows a week later.

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The Saturdays are set to feature on Roll Deep's next single.

The girl group, whose latest single 'Higher' features Flo Rida, will provide vocals on the chorus for the unnamed track, due out later this year.

"Roll Deep went with the two number ones, we've just put the vocals on the third," frontman MC Wiley told RWD.

"Our producer Danny Weed made it again and I think we're getting The Saturdays to sing the chorus - so we want to try and get that one hitting the top five in the charts again. Then we'll get ready for the album."

Wiley, who is often labelled as the 'Godfather of Grime', admits the title is a "big weight" on his shoulders.

He continued: "I've got to live and die for it. It's so sad because I don't even want to be that, but it's too late and I've been given it.

"People label me 'The Godfather' and they label James Brown what he is; it's a big weight on your shoulders. I do love it, but I do envy how some things happen, like how someone else who is not godfather can just sail through to the top of the scene, like MC Chipmunk."

Roll Deep's third studio album, Winner Stays On, is slated for release before the end of the year.