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Kylie Releases Two Brand New EP's For "Put Your Hands Up"!
EP1 features the album version, a live version recorded at the O2 Arena in London, veteran studio maven Pete Hammond's Remix, Basto's Major Mayhem Edit and a huge treat for the Kylie faithful, a brand new unreleased track, "Silence," which was co-written with producer Stuart Price.
EP2 consists of five different remixes including the NERVO Hands Up Extended Club Mix, remixed by Australian twin sisters NERVO, the DJ/producer duo who co-wrote the song for Kylie.
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Jennifer Hudson Inks Deal To Write Weight Loss Memoir
Hudson has had her share of weight ups and downs. Dubbed "the big girl" as a contestant on season 3 of "American Idol," she transformed her body for her Oscar-winning turn as Effie in "Dreamgirls" by gaining more than 20 lbs. She signed on as a Weight Watchers spokeswoman last year and has since gone from a size 16 to a svelte size 6.
"I'm in the best shape of my life!" she recently gushed to People. Still, she admitted, "In my head, I am still the same weight I was before, It takes a while to get used to it." But one thing is certain. Said Hudson, "This is the way I want to be and the way I want to stay!"
Hudson released her sophomore album, "I Remember Me," in March. The set has sold 338,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Beyonce's "Party" Featuring Andre 3000 Leaks Onto Internet
"Party," featuring Andre 3000, differs from previous "4" tracks ("Run the World (Girls)," "1 +1," "Best Thing I Never Had,") with its late 80's New Jack Swing inspired soundscapes by Kanye West and Consequence. ' The feel good track samples Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh's classic, "La Di Da Di," according to 'Rap-Up.'
Kanye kicks off the slinky synthesized track with a quoteable line, "You a bad girl and your friend's bad too/ You got the swag sauce, you drippin' swaggu."
Beyonce follows, singing of partying and going off the love she's feeling, "I might be young, but I'm ready/To give you all my love/I told my girls you can get it/Don't slow it down, just let it go."
Before closing, Outkast's Andre 3000 delivers as he's known to do, "Kiddo says he looks up to me/This just makes me feel old/ Never thought that we could become someone else's hero/Man, we were just in the food court, eating our gyros."
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Lady Gaga Honored As Style Icon at CFDA Awards
"All of you made me feel like a star before I was," she told the audience at Lincoln Center that boasted bold-faced names such as Marc Jacobs, Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, Donna Karan and Michael Kors.
She talked about how important fashion was in her life as a pathway to self-discovery, artistry and confidence. As a teenager, she'd save her money to buy vintage Thierry Mugler from a neighborhood thrift shop, checking in with the salesman regularly to make sure her favorite pieces hadn't sold while she was raising the cash.
She planned her outfits for Friday night parties as if she was going to the Oscars, she said.
"As much as this award means to me personally ... I just want you to know how much this means to young Americans," Gaga said.
Gwen Stefani: "My Solo Career Is Over"
“That was a moment in time,” Stefani said of her solo career. “It went on a little longer than we all thought it would, because it was inspired and you have to go with wherever you’re at in that time in your life… [But] everything works out how it should.”
Thought the singer has been on hiatus for almost four years, her comment will no doubt come as a surprise to many.
Particularly, as it was widely speculated she took time off to rear her children, as well as work on another No Doubt record, before returning with an album of her own.
The world won’t be without its share of Stefani’s voice though, a No Doubt LP is expected by the end of the year.
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The Voice Judges To Sing Queen Songs On First Live Show
The four coaches will perform “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions.” Their last collaboration came on the breakout show’s premiere episode, when they performed “Crazy.”
“Kicking off the debut of the live episode of The Voice with these high energy renditions of classic Queen hits will set the tone for our live shows,” said NBC and Universal Media Studios executive vice president of alternative programming Paul Telegdy.
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Will.i.am And Simon Cowell Get Into Heated Argument Over Cheryl Cole
The 51-year-old claimed he thought she would be happy to move back to the UK version of The X Factor but admitted he bottled out of telling her.
Instead, he sent X Factor’s executive producer Richard Holloway to deliver the bad news.
Cowell said: “The hardest thing to accept is that everyone has painted me as a monster because I embarrassed her, but the truth was I was protecting her. I just want people to be in the best place at the right time.”
Earlier, bosses confirmed that after failing to respond to their offer to come back, she had been officially replaced on the US panel by ex-Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger – who arrived for an interview in London for the Graham Norton Show.
Cheryl filmed just four episodes of the U.S. version of 'X Factor' last month.
Beyonce To Release Exclusive '4' Deluxe Album For Target
At press time, it was unclear just how many additional tracks will be included; one source said four, but another said the contents of the exclusive package had not been finalized.
Several online reports provide an unconfirmed tracklisting for a European deluxe edition that includes six extra tracks: "Lay Up Under Me," "Schoolin' Life," "Dance for You" and three remixes of "Run the World (Girls)."
Sources said that currently Sony Music Entertainment will be shipping about 1 million units of the CD version of the album. Spokespeople for Target and Sony had not granted Billboard's requests for comment at press time.
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Whitney Houston Extends Her 30 Day Rehab Stay
The "Million Dollar Bill" singer had been set to complete her 30 day rehab program, after checking herself into an out-patient facility last month.
However, sources claim Houston is more determined than ever to deal with her issues – and wants to prove it. As one source put it, "She really wants it this time." So far, no word from Whitney's rep.
It was recently confirmed that Houston will reunite with the cast of ‘Waiting to Exhale’ for its sequel ‘Getting to Happy’. The movie is set to commence filming this Summer, and will hit theaters next year.
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Lauryn Hill Is Pregnant With Sixth Child!
Lauryn Hill told the crowd that she'd be "taking time off to give birth," Ashley Trybula of Detroit radio station Hot 102.7 told Radar Online
Rumors circled the 'net after The Fugees member performed on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' in honor the show's Bob Marley Week, last month.
This will be Hill's sixth child with Bob Marley's son, Rohan Marley. She is a mother of three boys and two girls. Her oldest son, Zion, who she crafted a song of, "To Zion," will turn 14 in August.
Don't forget to check out Lauryn Hill and her tummy perform at Rock the Bells 2011 this summer.
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Britney Spears Announces UK ‘Femme Fatale’ Tour Dates
The 29-year-old and her UK publicist Shoshanna Stone has just announced a series of UK dates earlier today. Those dates include venues in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
In an official statement, she says: “I can’t wait to come back to the UK and perform for my fans there, it’s been too long!”
Here are the official UK tour dates below:
Belfast Odyssey Arena, (25 October)
London O2 Arena (28 October)
Birmingham LG Arena (30 and 31 October)
London O2 Arena (2 and 3 November)
Manchester MEN Arena (6 November)
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Cheryl Cole Offically Out As 'X Factor' Judge, Fox Confirms
Reports from Britain over the weekend had said that Cowell was fighting to keep Cole on the show.
The official announcement ended almost two weeks of rumor and speculation about problems with the line-up of the much-anticipated TV show, due to debut in the fall of 2011.
Cole, who had been Cowell's personal choice for the panel, will be replaced by singer Nicole Scherzinger, who was previously announced as the co-host of the show.
Monday's brief statement by Fox and Syco, was the first official comment on reports that Cole had been replaced following the filming of two audition episodes of "The X Factor" last month.
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Beyoncé's Official “4″ Deluxe Edition Tracklist
01. 1+1
02. I Care
03. I Miss You
04. Best Thing I Never Had
05. Party ft. Andre 3000
06. Rather Die Young
07. Start Over
08. Love On Top
09. Countdown
10. End Of Time
11. I Was Here
12. Run The World (Girls)
Disc 2
01. Lay Up Under Me
02. Schoolin’ Life
03. Dance For You
04. Run The World (Girls) [Kaskade Club Remix]
05. Run The World (Girls) [RedTop Club Remix]
06. Run The World (Girls) [Jochen Simms Club Remix]
Preview: ‘Braxton Family Values’ Finale (Episode 9)
Check out some preview clips of Toni Braxton and her sisters in the finale of their hit reality series ‘Braxton Family Values’. More after the jump!
Patti LaBelle Sued Over Bodyguard Beating!
Richard King, who was visiting his family while on spring break from The Point, was waiting to be picked up when three of LaBelle's bodyguards attacked him. According to the cadet's lawsuit:
"Apparently, defendant LaBelle believed King was standing too close to her (no doubt expensive) luggage, even though he was oblivious to her presence and the danger he was in. LaBelle lowered the window of her limousine and gave a command to her bodyguards. They sprang into action."
Cadet King further alleges that the assault resulted in a "concussion and lingering dizziness and headaches." He is asking for unspecified damages.
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Lady Gaga & Adele Go Head To Head On U.K. Charts
Gaga's "Born This Way" rules the album chart with second-week sales of 67,000, ahead of Adele's current and previous sets "21" and "19", which stayed at Nos. 2 and 3 with respective sales of 49,000 and 26,000.
Lady Gaga is still in the singles top 40 with three declining titles, "Judas" (down 9-15), the title track (17-19) and "The Edge of Glory" (18-23).
Adele, meanwhile, moved back 21-20 with "Someone Like You" and fell 26-31 with "Rolling In The Deep," as one of the singles from her first album, "Make You Feel My Love," rebounded yet again, re-entering the singles top 75 at No. 34.
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Cheryl Cole Seeking U.S. Visa, May Return to 'X Factor'?
According to The Hollywood Reporter's industry source, Cole, who was dropped from the U.S. version of the show after four days for reasons that remain unclear, was willing to return to the U.K. version of the show, as Fremantle producers had wished.
But TMZ reports that she was owed $1.5 million in her contract for the U.S. season regardless of whether she appeared on the show, and she wanted to be paid the agreed-upon amount as well as a separate fee for performing in the British show.
The industry source tells THR that Fremantle bristled at this point and the two sides are in a stand off.
To avoid breaching her contract for the U.S. show, Cole will have to seek a visa in the days ahead, return to the U.S. and turn up for "X Factor" tapings.
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Chaka Khan Collaborating With Steven Tyler & Akon
"We literally just clicked," Khan tells Billboard.com of Tyler. "We were at Elton John's party and we got to talk and we both wanted to sing together. We said, 'Let's do a mutual song, by you know, a neutral band -- a band that we both love,' and we both love Zeppelin."
The "I'm Every Woman" singer will record the duet of a yet-to-be-decided Zepplin tune with Tyler soon, which she has plans to release on a forthcoming double album of duets.
And as if that superstar meeting of the musical minds wasn't enough, Khan's got some other tricks up her sleeve -- a potential collaboration with Akon and a jazz-tinged tribute concert dedicated to another superstar, the incomparable Joni Mitchell.
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Adele Cancels Remaining U.S. Tour Dates Due To Laryngitis
She already had postponed five shows under doctor's orders following her recent diagnosis.
While resting in Los Angeles, she met with an Otolaryngology specialist who determined it was imperative that she take the next few weeks to recover.
"I'm really frustrated. I was hoping with a weeks rest I'd be better to sing again straight away," she said in a statement Friday. "However there is absolutely nothing I can do but take the doctor's advice and rest some more. I'm so sorry. See you soon, love Adele."
She hopes to reschedule the canceled dates, but no firm plans have been set. Guess we'll just have too keep singing "Don't You Remember" to ourselves in the shower for another few months.
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Pink And Carey Hart Welcome A Baby Girl!
"We are ecstatic to welcome our new beautiful healthy happy baby girl, Willow Sage Hart," Pink wrote. "She's gorgeous, just like her daddy [Carey Hart]. #beyondblessed"
Just a day prior, the singer sounded ready to meet her baby, Tweeting a cryptic message on Wednesday night about it being a good time for new beginnings under an auspicious astrological sky.
"New Moon in Gemini today :) a good time to start something new.... Also called the Honey Moon. #intoit," she wrote.
Pink, whose real name is Alecia Moore, and Hart, a motocross racer, were married in 2006.
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Porn Studios Really Want That "J. Lo Video"
Even though Jennifer's legal team had originally won a battle to keep the videos from being release, Ojani found a loophole to win in the end.
Now, porn studios have begun a bidding war for the J.Lo tape, and there are currently bids in the vicinity of $40,000 from YouPorn.com, PornHub.com, and Red Light District.
The bids would be even higher, but apparently there's no actual sex on the tape, which makes them a bit less valuable.
Still must be some steamy footage there, if it's worth $40K. Guess we'll find out more soon.
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Rihanna Defends "Man Down" Video
"Man Down," which premiered Tuesday on BET, is a song about a girl who shoots her abuser in public. The video also portrays sexual assault.
On Tuesday, the Parents Television Council called the clip "disturbing" and asked BET to stop airing it.
Rihanna said the video is "art with a message." She added, "We just wanted to hone in on a very serious matter that people are afraid to address, especially if you've been victimized in this scenario."
BET says it will continue to play the video, explaining that the network "has a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines that are applied to all of our content" and that Rihanna's video "complied with these guidelines and was approved for air."
Beyonce Sits Down With Billboard And Talks About Her "New Edgy" Sound
Billboard has included another featured article on Beyonce in the new issue:
On creative input: “I’ve always edited my own videos, I’ve always written my own video treatments.”
On vocals: “I really wanted to focus on my vocal performances. I gave myself a lot more freedom to really belt out some of the songs. You can really focus on just my vocal performance and lyrics. Just bringing soul singing back. I used a lot of my brassiness and grittiness.”
On power: “Power means hard work, and sacrifice. To me, setting a good example. And not abusing your power.”
Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' To Remain At No. 1 Next Week
While it's too early to gauge exactly how many copies "Born This Way" will move in week number two, estimates suggest it could do around 200,000 by week's end on Sunday, June 5.
While that would represent a staggering drop from her No. 1 debut, it's not unusual to see albums that are heavily front-loaded in terms of first-week sales fall off a cliff in their second week.
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New Artist: Rochelle Jordan - "Take Time"
After debuting on the net with her song “How To Feel,” Canadian songstress Rochelle Jordan and producer Klash are back with another hot track. Currently an unsigned artist, Rochelle is making a name for herself and just might be better off going at it on her own.
Did Pink Tweet Clues That She Had Her Baby?
"New Moon in Gemini today :) a good time to start something new.... Also called the Honey Moon. #intoit," she wrote.
Her followers were quick to take a hint. "Maybe a good time to have a baby?" wrote one. Another suggested Honey Moon Hart might be a great baby name, if Pink and husband Carey Hart end up having a girl.
Of course, it could just be wishful thinking from a full-term mom-to-be, who looked very pregnant in photos taken over Memorial Day weekend.
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Jennifer Hudson Cast As A Nun In 'Three Stooges' Movie
She'll play one of the nuns in the orphanage where the Stooges spend time.
Hudson joins a cast led by Chris Diamontopoulos, Sean Hayes and Will Sasso as the three leads. Larry David, Stephen Collins and Jane Lynch, who plays the Mother Superior, also star.
The Farrellys are producing "Three Stooges," currently in production, with Conundrum's Bradley Thomas and Charles B. Wessler.
Hudson's most recent film project is Winnie Mandela biopic "Winnie," which is in post production.
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Has Cheryl Cole Cuts Ties With Simon Cowell?
"She was terrified Simon had become her puppet master and she was being turned into his new Sinitta - Simon's little pet. She is determined to carve out a career without him. He'll have to come up with something special for them to even speak again."
Cole, who has been confirmed to not return to the judging panel of the UK version of the competition, is ignoring Cowell's attempts at contacting her.
We're sure she's probably not too happy with the way things have gone, but we would never suggest burning bridges with him all-together.
Cowell was apparently booed by 'Britain's Got Talent' audience members on Monday night over Cole's still-unconfirmed sacking from 'The X Factor' USA.
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