Less than a week after Britney Spears' bodyguard Cesar Julio Camera was charged with battery after beating up a photographer, now there's a new complaint over the incident but this time against the singer herself.
Andrew Deetz and Kyle Henderson claim in a statement released by their lawyers Tuesday (July 31) that Brit threatened them after they took pictures of her at a spa in Las Vegas, The Associated Press reports.
According to the statement, Camera allegedly pushed Henderson against a wall until security asked the photographer to leave, after which the bodyguard allegedly attacked Deetz. After that, Spears is said to have thrown a baby bottle at Henderson and threatened Deetz, saying, "I am going to kill you!" and telling him to get a restraining order against her, because she was going to kill him or hire someone who would.
Spears' lawyer Gary Stiffelman did not comment to AP about the statement. Deetz and Henderson said in the statement that they are preparing to sue.
Malaysia should pull the plug on the Kuala Lumpur leg of U.S. singer Gwen Stefani's upcoming Asian tour because of her indecent dressing and obscenity, a Muslim students' group said on Tuesday.
The 10,000-strong National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students said Gwen's August 21 concert, which is part of her 'Sweet Escape' tour, would clash with local Asian and Islamic values.
"Her video clips promoting the event are too obscene," Mohamad Hilmi Ramli, the group's president, told Reuters. "We want the organizers to cancel the concert, failing which we will ask the authorities to intervene."
Hilmi also criticized Malaysian mobile phone firm Maxis Communications for promoting the concert.
"Maxis has been staging a series of foreign acts ... to make a profit and to expose our young generation to things such as moral decay," he said.
Kelly Osbourne is joining the cast of "Chicago" at the Cambridge Theatre in London's West End for a seven-week run. She'll play Mama Morton, the matron of Cook County Jail.
Janet Jackson's boyfriend Jermaine Dupri says fans will have to wait a while longer for new Janet music because she's not going to be featured on the "Rush Hour 3" soundtrack.
The producer posted a message on his MySpace page saying, "To answer all questions about [the] 'Rush Hour 3' soundtrack, I ended up not doing it 'cause the movie takes place in Paris and a lot of the music didn't fit. So all of you looking for that Janet record, you gotta wait till she's finished with the new album. Sorry."
Christina Aguilera was forced to cancel two shows in Australia scheduled for Saturday and Monday due to the flu — more specifically, a viral upper-respiratory tract infection.
"I want to personally apologize to all of my fans for having to cancel my last two shows here in Melbourne," the singer said in a statement. "Thank you for all of the continued love and support and I hope to perform for you all again next time."
In the statement, the singer didn't address ongoing pregnancy rumors.
Usher cancelled his wedding this weekend just hours before it was scheduled to take place, it has been confirmed.
The US R&B superstar was scheduled to walk up the aisle with Tameka Foster on Saturday afternoon in New York.
However, the wedding didn't take place because of a series of disagreements between the singer and his pregnant fiancé, according to reports.
Apparently the nuptials, due to take place at the Long Island home of Antonio 'L.A.' Reid, were pulled by Usher, amid claims that Foster and his mother did not get along.
His spokeswoman, Patti Webster, issued a statement on Saturday, confirming the wedding was off but neglected to reveal if the couple are still together.
She said: "No additional information will be given regarding the circumstances of the cancellation, but we hope the privacy of this matter will be respected."
There are unsubstantiated claims that the pair had fallen out over the food at the ceremony, with Foster wanting a barbeque and Usher demanding a famous chef.
The couple confirmed news of their engagement in June, following news that Foster was pregnant in January.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's brief marriage is officially over.
The couple's divorce was granted on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Judge Scott Gordon signed the decree hours after Spears and Federline's lawyers appeared in court to settle the ongoing divorce battle.
Brit's attorney Laura Wasser made a motion to keep the custody and child support provisions secret, on grounds that making it public would be harmful to the couple's sons Sean Preston and Jayden James. Judge Gordon granted that request, pending a hearing on August 14.
Tmz.com claims the divorce settlement will net Federline $35,000-a-month.
Could this 17-second snippet of a song called "Candy Shop" be a leak from Madonna's upcoming album?
Rumour is that it's a track Madonna was working on with either Timbaland or Pharrell — but reps for none of the three camps would confirm.
"I have no comment about the song 'Candy Shop,' " Madonna's longtime rep Liz Rosenberg told MTV News.
"Madonna has studio time booked and is continuing to work on her new CD. The songs are not mixed, and until that time, we can't finalize the track list."
So it was a year ago that I decided to let the world know who I really am… and I swear it has been the most amazing experience. Scary at times , but in the end the best thing I have ever done. I want to thank everyone that has been so supportive and showing that this world has and will continue to change in the right direction. With the election coming up, it is even more important that we stand up for what we believe in and be heard. Enviroment, war, civil rights, education…. the list goes on and on. I encourage everyone to learn more this year about ALL the issues that need attention. Some of you will actively be heard and support some issues, and others will just be educated— in the end all that matters is we all are going to have a hand in changing this world for the better!
Also as an Anniversary gift for me …think about doing this….
If you are having trouble being yourself , and are scared to tell someone you are gay— find that loyal friend, family member, or even hotline and tell someone. All it takes is to tell one person and the ball starts rolling. You will get great advice and and be so much happier. Or, if you have always wanted to ask that family member or friend if they were gay.. do it now…. in a very positive and private way , tell them it is ok and you will always be there no matter what. Sometimes its easier for someone to just flat out ask you. To bulid the courage to say it sometimes takes years.
It’s 2007 people , there is no reason we should not be exactly who we want to be- sexual preference, profession, religion, etc. Just respect the fact that everyone is different and live your own lives the way you want! It’s good to be alive and we can do and achieve anything we want!
So go do something positive, nice, fun, or just laugh… it doesnt affect just you .. it catches on!
There was no bucking the system, and no going against Clive Davis. Sources say that Kelly has agreed, through her wise new manager Narvel Blackstock, to make a pop album for release in 2008 with songs selected by Davis and his team.
Clarkson's change of artistic direction comes at the end of a long melodrama concerning her current latest album "My December".
Davis didn't like the album, considering it was the follow up to Kelly's multimillion selling "Breakaway." But he released it, and she responded by dissing him and then apologizing earlier this week.
In the meantime, "My December" is sort of free-floating away now, and will probably sell a respectable 850,000 copies in the U.S. and maybe the same worldwide. [source]
In a statement regarding this, the band said: "In true Girl Power tradition we are taking over the world...again."
"We have just found out that we've had over 3 million ticket requests on the website. As our own VB (Victoria Beckham) would say, that is MAJOR!!"
The band have added dates in Canada, China and San Jose. They have also launched the Spice City campaign, which gives the fans the chance to vote on which town the band should play.They said:
"If we haven't announced a date near you, you can still vote for your city to become 'Spice City'... For one night only, exactly where we perform is down to you and your votes...we are literally in your hands."
The full dates are:
Canada, Vancouver (December 2) USA, San Jose (4) USA, Los Angeles (7) USA, Las Vegas (8) USA, New York City (11) UK, London (15) Germany, Koln (20) Spain, Madrid (23) China, Beijing (January 8) China, Shanghai (10) China, Hong Kong (12) Australia, Sydney (17) South Africa, Cape Town (20) Argentina, Buenos Aires (24)
British rock group Coldplay has revealed its new album will have an "Hispanic" theme.
A handwritten message on the band's website says recording sessions in Spain, and a tour of Latin America ealier this year, have influenced the new album's sound.
"The sights, sounds and flavors of Latin America and Spain have definitely been infused into this album. The band visited Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Mexico earlier this year. Chris [Martin] then came up with the idea of recording in Spain," the post reads. "The music and lyrics have begun to reflect the strengthening Hispanic theme. No maracas or castanets, but a vibrancy and colorfulness that owes much to the atmospheres of Buenos Aires [Argentina] and Barcelona. The effect is subtle but important."[Source]
In the August/September issue of Vibe Vixen, Rihannatold the magazine about resolving her own split-personality issues, one being her crafted stage persona, Rihanna (her actual middle name), and the other being her given namesake and usual self, Robyn.
"It wasn't that [my management or the label] told me what to do," she explained. "It was more of what I couldn't do. I couldn't wear red lipstick. I couldn't wear my hair in a ponytail; all kinds of stupid things. Being 'Rihanna' wasn't natural. So I rebelled. I'm doing me. Now, Robyn and Rihanna are much more similar."
In the issue, hitting newsstands August 7, she also addressed the Jay-Z rumors once more, revealing at one point she couldn't even look him in the eye she was so embarrassed by all the gossip. But, according to Rihanna, Jay approached her and told her to just ignore the lies. " 'It is what it is,' " she quoted him as saying.
Maroon 5 have been tapped to join previously announced performers Alicia Keys, Usher, Avril Lavigne and Fall Out Boy at this year's Fashion Rocks event, taking place September 6 at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
The event will be hosted by "Entourage" star Jeremy Piven and air the following day on CBS at 9 p.m. ET.
On a side note, head on over to Maroon 5' s official website to watch clips of their upcoming music video for "Wake Up Call".
Amy Winehouse has announced a series of UK tour dates.
Following a spate of recent festival no-shows at T In The Park and Oxegen, and a critically-panned appearance at the Eden Project, the singer will kick off her winter tour in Manchester on November 12th.
Just before that Amy will be getting together with Paolo Nutinifor a September American tour. The 10 date tour will start in New York's Central Park Summer Stage, taking in major cities on both coasts before coming to a close in Chicago.
12-Sep-07 New York NY Central Park Summerstage 13-Sep-07 Upper Darby, Philadelphia PA Tower Theatre 18-Sep-07 Los Angeles CA The Wiltern LG 19-Sep-07 Los Angeles CA The Wiltern LG 21-Sep-07 San Francisco CA Warfield Theatre 22-Sep-07 San Francisco CA Warfield Theatre 24-Sep-07 Vancouver BC Orpheum Theatre 25-Sep-07 Seattle WA Paramount Theatre 28-Sep-07 Minneapolis MN State Theater 29-Sep-07 Chicago IL Aragon Ballroom
Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears - who worked with Kylie on her 2004 song 'I Believe In You' - says the band have been putting in the hours with the Aussie star.
He says, "We definitely work her really hard in the studio, from midday to midnight - although sometimes we pepper it with a shopping trip in between."
After hearing the leaked tracks "Excuse My French" and "Fall For You" I'm very excited for the new album and I'm looking forward to it.
In a surprising move, OK! Magazine says they're going to show Britney as she really was on the day of her disastrous photo shoot -- the good, the bad and the unbelievably ugly!
In an exclusive statement to TMZ.com, OK! Editor-in-Chief Sarah Ivens said, "OK! Magazine spent a heartbreaking day with Britney Spears and witnessed first-hand an emotional cry for help that will leave you shocked and sad. This week, on newsstands Friday, the truth will be told."
Apparently, Britney had a complete and total meltdown during the interview and photo shoot. And then OK! was faced with a huge decision. They had the choice to either publish the horrifying photos as they are and risk ruining their relationship with Brit (and potentially her career), or run a sanitized, and untrue, article.
How bad was it?
She wiped her greasy hands on a $274 designer gown during lunch.
Let her puppy poop on a $6,700 Zac Posen gown.
Took frequent bathroom breaks - with the door open! - and even brought her assistant in with her.
Insisted that her “friends” do her hair and makeup instead of the hired professionals because she complained that the wardrobe provided by the mag’s stylists wasn’t “sexy,” “short” or “tight” enough.
Fled the shoot and interview before it was over - still wearing $14,526 worth of OK!’s borrowed clothing.
*UPDATE*
A publicist for OK! said on Tuesday that the magazine wouldn’t publish photos of Spears from the photo shoot they did with her last week due to “legal reasons.”
**UPDATE #2** So what are the "legal reasons" why OK! won't be running Brit's pictures from their recent interview? Well, apparently OK! was supposed to pay Britney a whopping $1 million for the photo shoot and interview. But because Britney walked out during the photo shoot and acted like such a bitch, the magazine is not going to pay her anything. I guess they needed the money to pay back for the stuff she walked off with.
Watch 1,500 Philippine prisoners dance to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) in Cebu, Philippines.
"Actress" and "singer" Linday Lohan was arrested for drunk driving in Santa Monica early this morning. This would be her second bust in less than three months.
L.L. was popped for possession of cocaine, driving under the influence, transporting a narcotic into a custodial facility and driving on a suspended license. Sources say her blood alcohol level was between .12 and .13, well over the .08 legal limit.
Apparently Lindz was chasing her assistant's mother's car just hours after her assistant handed in her resignation. The assistant's mother made a frantic call to 911 telling them that she was being chased on the road. If convicted Lindsay will face jail time.
Somewhere in the world LL's frenemy Paris Hilton must be laughing her ass off!
*UPDATE*
Lindsay may or may not currently be back in rehab based on Dina's recent statement. Momager Dina said, "I am sick over this. My children, my family, we are like prisoners in our own home because paparazzi [are stalking us] outside [our] home. Lindsay is in a safe place. And we are trying to strategically work out our next step. We are doing everything in our power in support of Lindsay and I won't give up -- this is my daughter and we love her. We are waiting for the press frenzy to die down and leave her alone. And please respect our privacy."
Lindsay's father is also talking to anyone and everyone. Tonight he will appear on Larry King Live to dish on his daughters arrest.
Producers of her next project, Poor Things, are still hoping to make the movie, and rearranging scheduling with court dates and who knows what else now.
Rihanna has launched her own range of umbrellas, following the success of her song 'Umbrella'. She has teamed up with clothes company Totes to bring out a collection of umbrellas. The five brollies come in different colours and can be brought from here.
Kelly Clarkson 's been pissing off a lot her people lately including music mogul Clive Davis but it seems her words have caught up with her. Read this message she posted on her website this past Monday.
“There has been quite a bit of controversy surrounding the release of My December, much of which has focused on a supposed feud with my record label, in particular, Clive Davis. I want to set the record straight on this by saying that I want my band, my advisors, those close to me and my record label to be one big, tightly knit family. Like any family we will disagree and argue sometimes but, in the end, it’s respect and admiration that will keep us together. A lot has been made in the press about my relationship with Clive. Much of this has been blown way out of proportion and taken out of context. Contrary to recent characterizations in the press, I’m well aware that Clive is one of the great record men of all time. He has been a key advisor and has been an important force in my success to date. He has also given me respect by releasing my new album when he was not obligated to do so. I really regret how this has turned out and I apologize to those whom I have done disservice. I would never intentionally hurt anyone. I love music, and I love the people I am blessed to work with. I am happy that my team is behind me and I look forward to the future.”
"I'm already working on my new record," Hilton tells E! Online. "I've been in meetings with Scott [Storch] and we've been working on it."
Storch produced Paris' first album. He's also known for his chart topping work with Beyoncé Knowles, Christina Aguilera, R. Kelly, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre.
"I've been working on it with Scott for a few weeks," adds Paris, whose most recent musical endeavor was as cover girl on the U.K. version of the new Smashing Pumpkins single, "Tarantula"—a favor for friend Billy Corgan.
Personally I was quite impressed by her first album, it was full of potential dance hits but unfortunately girl needs to work on her image a bit more.
I'm still looking forward to the follow up though.
Forget about Beyonce, it’s all about the beauty from Barbados these days. The singer has set a new record in the U.K. with her massive song, Umbrella".
The song has now garnered a truly impressive 10th week at #1 on the British singles charts. That’s the longest a tune has claimed the top slot since 1994, when Wet Wet Wet’s Love Is All Around spent 10 weeks at #1.
Brand NEW music video by Rihanna for "Don't Stop The Music", this is one of my favourite tracks from her latest album 'Good Girl Gone Bad'. The video's really hard to find right now, I'll post a better version as soon as one becomes available.
The Spice Girls are set to extend their forthcoming world tour to add another 25 dates to their schedule, according to reports.
The Girls have already announced 11 gigs across the world, starting in Los Angeles on 7 December and ending in Buenos Aires on 24 January.
Plans for an additional 14 concerts are currently being finalised, but their manager Simon Fuller is keen for the girls to make the most of their official farewell tour and has suggested they play a 50-date world tour instead - if they can juggle family commitments.
James Blunt's smash hit debut ' Back To Bedlam ' has become the biggest-selling U.K. album of the millennium. The British singer's record has sold 3,020,490 copies - overtaking Dido's No Angel album which had 3,015,703 sales. 2004s Back To Bedlam sold 11 million copies internationally.
In related news James Blunt is suing music producer Lukas Burton, who claims he co-wrote six songs on the crooner's debut album Back To Bedlam. Burton alleges that he co-wrote Goodbye My Lover, No Bravery, Cry, I Don't Believe, I Really Want You and Don't Lose Yourself with Blunt and is now seeking royalties from the tracks.
But Blunt insists he wrote the songs while still serving in the British army and is asking London's High Court to rule that he and EMI Publishing own the copyright to the disputed tracks. [Source]
Gwen Stefani has filed a lawsuit against Forever 21 claiming that the fast fashion chain has illegally ripped off Harajuku Lovers' designs.
The complaint cites Harajuku's trademark red, white, and black hearts and heart-box designs have begun to appear in nearly identical red, white, and black prints on Forever 21 clothing, handbags, and accessories.
The only difference is the wording that accompanies the hearts and Japanese characters: Gwen's line says "Harajuku Lovers" while Forever 21's designs say "Forever Love." Sounds suspicious...[source]
Check out the latest video by Scottish electro/pop artist Calvin Harris for "Merrymaking At My Place", the third single from his debut album 'I Created Disco'.
Scissor Sisters’ star Jake Shears has revealed he found it rather difficult to come out to his mom and dad - because they weren’t listening. Jake told Q magazine that he decided to make the announcement when “I was 16 on vacation in Las Vegas”: “My mom told me to be quiet as my father was trying to watch the news.”
Jessica Simpson said that she won’t be following in her sister Ashlee Simpson’s footsteps by having any cosmetic surgery on her face - but that she would consider a boob job as she ages.
Ashlee has work done to “shave down” her nose last year but Jessica insists that her looks are all her own.
She told Harper’s Bazaar recently: “I love the bump in my nose. People have said that I’ve had things like a jaw replacement or implant or something. I’m photographed everyday of my life and have never worn any bandages or anything, so how could that be right?”
“But maybe after having kids, if my boobs dropped down to my belly button, I would get them lifted…Maintenance. But you know, my boobs are real."
She added though that unlike Ashlee’s insistence of surgery being a personal choice, Jessica understands it’s not just for her benefit: “I dress for men. I dress for men and myself. If I’m dressing for men, then I know it’s good for myself!”
Lily Allen has denied rumours that she has a big entourage to do her every bidding while on tour - and she doesn’t stay in fancy hotels either.
In a new documentary about her recent pop sucecss titled "Lily Allen: Still Alright?", she says she only has two members of staff - an assistant who shares her hotel rooms and a guitar teacher: “Do you think they’d pay for me to have a make up artist to go round the world with me?"
“[And] I stay in Holiday Inns - they’re really flash.”
She also reiterates her plans to get out of the music business in a few years: “It’s about being happy and living in the day. It’s not going to last forever and in three years or five years time I’m going to be living in London looking for another job."
“Most people who want to be a pop star really want to be a pop star, but it’s not something I want to be doing for the next 15 years.”
“I want to get married and have children and live in the countryside. It has never been about being a product for me, it is about being a singer and a songwriter. I don’t want to be a pop star.”
The documentary aired this weekend on Britain's Chanel 4. I'll try to post it as soon as I find it.
Avril Lavigne insists that her change of style over the last couple of years wasn’t a calculated shift in image, she just grew up a bit.
She told the Daily Mail recently: “I’ve changed a lot over the past five years. When people first got to know my name, I was just a kid.”
“I was a very young 17-year-old and I came from a small town. I had different clothes and a different hairstyle. I’ve gone from being a tomboy kid to being a woman.”
Avril shocked fans with her new image in 2005 when she seemed to have a Hollywood make-over to launch her acting and modelling careers but she’s still the same Avril underneath
“Everyone can see the changes in me. But underneath I’m the same. I’m not sitting here in a Chanel dress. I wear heels and a dress once in a while, but I still have my rock sensibility.” [sourcel]
Checkout the video for "Song 4 Mutya" by Groove Armada featuring Mutya Buena. Not impressed with this video but I really liked her last song so I'll give her a chance to redeem herself.
Yes, I know I have a problem but I can't help but obsess over VBaka Victoria Beckham. Been doing some research and found this video of hers for "Let Your Head Go" the fourth single by VB which was the one salvaged song from her withdrawn 2003 pop album, "Open Your Eyes". The song has a great dance beat to it and the video is all camp, I like that she doesn't take herself too seriously.
Check out this wickedly sexy video for Paul Van Dyk's "White Lies" featuring PCD member Jessica Sutta. The song is the first single from Paul Van Dyk's new album 'In Between', due to be released on August 2007.
Watch the video for "Beautiful Girls" a song by reggae-influenced musician Sean Kingston from his self titled debut album.
The song heavily samples Ben E. King's classic "Stand By Me". The song is about women and how they can make a man (especially an American man, because of their unique culture) suicidal when they decide a relationship is over. Certain radio stations play the censored version of the song, which replaces the word "suicidal" with "in denial". This censor was done to prevent the unintentional promotion of teenage suicide. On MTV the word suicidal is completely removed with no replacement.
Lil' Mama, Lil' JJ, Marlon Wayans and Brandon T. Jackson make cameo appearances.
It seems that everyone's taking to the internet, just like Britney and her “roll”, Avril Lavigne is speaking her “piece.” Avril posted the following message on her official website recently in response to all the allegations being made against her.
To my dear media, friends, and fans,
You may have heard some news that two guys who wrote for some band from the 1970s I have never in my life heard of called the "Rubinoos" are trying to sue me. They have a song called "I Want To Be Your Boyfriend" that has no musical similarities to the song "Girlfriend" that Luke Gottwald and I wrote together. They claim that a small part of the lyrics are the same and are saying that I took these from them. I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on 5 words! All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language.
Off the top of my head, two other songs that I can immediately think of with this type of lyric are "Hey, hey, you, you get off of my cloud" by the Rolling Stones and "Hey little girl I want to be your boyfriend" by the Ramones. Simply put, I have been falsely accused of ripping their song off. Luke and I have done nothing wrong and there is no merit to their claim.
And slap in the face #2
I was going to be the bigger person and not reply when I read Chantal Kreviazuk's article in Performing Songwriter magazine. Now that all the media have caught on to her little interview, I need to speak. Chantal's comments are damaging to my reputation and a clear defamation of my character and I am considering taking legal action. Chantal has accused me of taking a song idea from her because I happen to have a song on my new record with the same title.
For the record, I wrote a song with Evan Taubenfeld which coincidentally has the same title as a song Chantal had sent me a few years ago. Our songs have no similarities and opposite meanings, i.e. different lyrics, different melody, different genres. In Chantal's own words "the only similarity is in the title." I originally wrote this with Evan for his record and I ended up with it. Funny enough when I decided to put "Contagious" on my album we had to change the words from "she" to "he" in order for it to work on my record. There are hundreds of songs out there with the title "Contagious," 75+ on iTunes alone.
Chantal has also made false accusations about my writing skills. I am so over this topic. This letter is not about this. I am not going to sit here and defend my writing skills. I don't have to prove anything to anyone. I know who I am and what I have done and accomplished and no one can take that away from me.
My decision to discontinue working with Chantal after co-writing together on my second record was simply based on the fact that we had no hits together. That is why her name is not on this record, despite her numerous attempts to be included, which were always denied. From my perspective this is a clear case of bitterness. Chantal is upset that she didn't get to be a part of my record. She did email me after the article came out apologizing and I forgive her but I have to put the truth out there so my fans are not confused by these false accusations.
Let it be crystal clear that I have not ripped anyone off or done anything wrong. I have never had to deal with anything publicly like this and surely never wanted to. I do not deserve this negative press and attention. I take pride in the songs that I write and appreciate the opportunities to work with some great writers and musicians.
My fans have been so dedicated to my music and it is because of them that I have this amazing career. Thank you again to my fans for continuing to be so supportive. This is a very positive time for me in my life. I have a very successful career and I feel very lucky to have accomplished all that I have. I am so thankful every day.
I would like to say more but my lawyers have advised me not to. Why is it when you get to a certain level people want to attack you?.... and now I have said my piece.
Remember that this weekend the Live Earth concerts are happening all around the world!
I am super excited to see the show with its already incredible line-up and possible surprise appearances.
NBC will be broadcasting a 3 hour special featuring highlights from all the concerts around the world, while Bravo will air 18 hours of live coverage from the huge event.
Nelly Furtado is reportedly engaged to her boyfriend Demo Castellon.
According to a source in Miami, the 28-year-old “Promiscuous” singer has been sporting a diamond ring from boyfriend Demacio Castellon since he popped the question at the end of her tour last month.
Castellon, a native of Cuba, is a recording engineer and mixer who has worked closely with renowned producer Tim “Timbaland” Mosley for the past five years. The romance between Castellon and Nelly began while all three were working on her hit album "Loose" at Miami’s Sound Factory studio last year.
She explains that her act was part of a "stunt" while preparing her "character" for a "roll" (sic) in a movie. "I take all my rolls (sic) very seriously and got a little carried away." "Unfortunately, I didn't get the part."
In the poem, Britney lamented “that she didn’t have a mom anymore and she couldn’t imagine a mother doing what she did to her child,” a source told the tab. Britney delivered the verse, along with legal papers, to her mother on June 28 on the set of kid sister, Jamie Lynn’s television show, “Zoey 101.” The two are reportedly also battling over the affections of Jamie Lynn.
“Britney said, ‘Here Momma, I just wanted to see your face,’” a source told Star. “Then she got into her car and drove off. Lynne went into the trailer and broke down in tears.” The CD reportedly contained recordings of phone conversations between Lynne Spears and Britney's estranged husband, Kevin Federline, in which the two are apparently working in cahoots.
Britney is forbidding her mother from seeing her two sons, and in one conversation, Lynne is said to be arranging to meet K-Fed and the boys, and says, “I have to be careful that Britney doesn’t find out!” The recordings were made by a private investigator, according to the tab.
In another call, Federline assured Britney's mother that his court battle with the singer was going well.
“Kevin told Lynne that he had everything under control,” adds the source. “He was just going to let Britney hang herself in court.” [source]
Canadian punk princess Avril Lavigne is being sued by U.S. songwriters for allegedly copying her “hit” song Girlfriend which aparently sounds a lot like a track they took up the charts in the 1970s.
News of the lawsuit comes a day after Canadian artist Chantal Kreviazuk took a swipe at Lavigne's songwriting skills.
"Avril doesn't really sit and write songs by herself or anything,'' Kreviazuk told the American music magazine, "Performing Songwriter.''
Kreviazuk also told the magazine she sent a song called "Contagious" to Lavigne. A song with the same title appears on Lavigne's latest CD, with a credit to Lavigne and songwriter Evan Taubenfeld.
"Avril will also cross the ethical line, and no one says anything," says Kreviazuk. "That's why I'll never work with her again''
Lavigne's camp maintains the material is original and that any similarities to Kreviazuk's tune end with the title.
In other pregnancy news Christina Aguilera’s estranged father has confirmed that he’s going to be a granddad.
Christina has yet to confirm her much rumoured pregnancy but Fausto Aguilera told Life & Style magazine that the singer is definitely pregnant with her first child.
He added: “I’m so excited. I want Christina to achieve all her goals. I wish her all the happiness in the world.”
Another source told the magazine that the baby had been planned “for a while”. E! News has also confirmed the pregnancy this week.
Check out the video for "Hey There Delilah" the third single released from Plain White T's's 2005 album 'All That We Needed'. The song became the band's first mainstream hit in the United States in June of 2007, over two years after the song's initial release.
Check out the latest video by Monrose their third single "Hot Summer". Don't they sound like Girls Aloud would sound if they were they produced by Timbaland?
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Just in time for their move to the U.S.A. this week, 
