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Britney Spears set for November wedding |
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Britney Spears is reported to have chosen the famous Beverly Hills Hotel for her wedding to dancer Kevin Federline.
"The Sun" says she's planning to marry on November 20 and decided the old fashioned Hollywood hotel would provide the perfect romantic setting.
The paper says the wedding is expected to cost in the region of £1 M, with more than £100,000 being spent bringing white tulips in from Amsterdam.
An insider who works for the Beverly Hills wedding planner who Spears has hired, said: "She loves the tulips and wants the whole place decked out with them. She has also specified that she wants 300 bottles of expensive Cristal champagne.
"She hasn't decided on a wedding breakfast menu yet but has said she isn't skimping on anything. She said she wants a massive affair that is nothing like the Las Vegas cheap wedding she had before, which was annulled after just 55 hours.
"Britney is already having her white wedding dress designed and says it will be very traditional. She is having five bridesmaids including her sister Jamie and one of her oldest friends from school. She has been scouring wedding magazines for ideas but her mum Lynne has a lot of input too."
Spears' mother Lynne has said plans for the wedding were "well ahead" and added: "All I want for her is something really nice, something really beautiful".
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George Michael Shutters Website |
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George Michael has announced plans to shut down the chatroom on his
Website (GeorgeMichael.com) because it has turned into a forum for
"negative comments".
Some lousy fans are calling him old, fat and lazy, among other things.
In an online letter to his forum readers, Michael says that the site
was intended to get fan feedback on his recent album, Patience, and not
into a virtual bitch-fest.
Michael will keep the forums open for the next two weeks so that "those
of you who have made friendships can decide which other sites to meet
at, and then the rooms will close."
Earlier this year, Michael, announced that he was quitting the
corporate recording biz and would only release his music via his Website. While
a chart-topping success in his native U.K., Patience has barely
registered in the States, debuting at 29 in May.
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Bowie had a Heart Surgery |
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David Bowie cancelled his 11 dates left from his European tour after a
pinched nerve in the shoulder during a show in Scheessel, Germany.
Bowie was taken to a Hamburg hospital immediately following the concert.
At some point while being examined, doctors discovered the artery
blockage.
A statement from Bowie's rep said the 57-year-old was back home in New
York and doing well. Bowie had faced harsh reality throughout his
Reality tour. In Miami, a concert was canceled after a stagehand was killed
in a preshow accident. In Norway, the "Space Oddity" himself took a
lollipop in the eye.
Until his recent maladies, Bowie had been one of the more durable
veteran rock acts around.
A 1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Bowie's career dates back
to the 1960s when he broke through with the influential hit "Space
Oddity." Other key songs in his genre- and gender-bending canon include
"Young Americans," "Let's Dance", "China Girl" and "Fame."
Bowie has been married to the supermodel Iman since 1992. They have one
daughter, three-year-old Alexandria.
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Comeback: Wet Wet Wet |
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Singer Marti Pellow and the rest of the band have decided to reform.
After 7 years of absence, the Wet Wet Wet have launched their comeback.
They last performed together in 1997 and split two years later
following revelations of Pellow's heroine addiction. The break-up was so bitter
that the band did not speak for five years until they were reunited at
the funeral of Pellow's mother.
They marked their comeback with a tiny gig in a London club where they
played hits including "Goodnight Girl", "Love Is All Around" and went on to
sell more than 15 million records. The band are releasing a new single
and greatest hits album in November.
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Trust Junior Jack |
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Junior Jack released his debut artist album, "Trust It" on July 13th!
The album includes hit single “Da Hype” featuring the vocals of The
Cure’s Robert Smith, the new single “Stupidisco” and the follow up single
“E-Samba”. The album is a wide diversity of styles and influences, such
as energetic house rhythms and throbbing bass lines as well as latin
influences on 'E-Samba'. But 'Trust It's also shows different sides of
Junior Jack as an artist with tracks like “Alone” and the minimal
electronic "Depression".
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Parenthood for Simpson and Lachey |
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Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey plan to start a family in the
not-too-distant future. The couple is considering adopting a teenage child from
an underdeveloped country. As a teen, Simpson and her family regularly
visited an orphanage in Mexico. However, cameras likely won't be
invited into family life. The couple says this may be the last season for
their MTV show.
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U2: HELP We lost our CD! |
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During a photo session in Nice, U2 have lost a CD containing songs from
their forthcoming album. The band have been working on the follow-up to
’All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ for much of the year. The album isn’t
due until the autumn at the earliest. Lucian Grainge, chairman and CEO
of Universal Music Group UK said : "This matter is of great concern to
us. As the missing CD is our property we are very keen to find it as
soon as possible. The French police are being extremely helpful in this
regard." It is currently unknown if any of the new songs have leaked
onto the Internet. If you know who has the CD, help out your favorite band
to recuperate it.
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Latin Grammy Nominations 2005 |
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The Latin Grammy nominations were announced on July 14th. The Brazilian
jazz singer Maria Rita and Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes collected four
nominations each while producer Tom Capone had five. The Spanish crooner
Alejandro Sanz had four nominations, but superstars like Marc Anthony,
Carlos Vives, Thalia and Shakira were largely passed over. Capone's
mentions included producer of the year; two for record of the year (Rita's
"A Festa" and Skank's "Dois Rios"); album of the year and best
engineered album for Rita's eponymous CD. Caf De Tacuba, Diego El Cigala, Mick
Guzauski, Kevin Johansen, Javier Lim Don, Pepe Loeches, Robi Draco
Rosa, Rafa Sardina, and Julieta Venegas earned three nominations each.
The fifth annual Latin Grammy Awards is on September 1 at the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Here is some of the categories:
Record Of The Year
A Festa, Maria Rita
Mas y Mas, Robi Draco Rosa
No Es Lo Mismo, Alejandro Sanz
Dois Rios, Skank
Lágrimas Negras, Bebo Valdés y Diego El Cigala
Andar Conmigo, Julieta Venegas
Album Of The Year
Cuatro Caminos, Café Tacuba
Sur O No Sur, Kevin Johansen
Maria Rita, Maria Rita
No Es Lo Mismo, Alejandro Sanz
Lágrimas Negras, Bebo Valdés y Diego El Cigala
Song Of The Year
Andar Conmigo, Julieta Venegas
Eres, Café Tacuba
La Procesión,Kevin Johansen
Más y Más, Robi Draco Rosa
No Es Lo Mismo, Alejandro Sanz
Best New Artist
Akwid
Obie Bermúdez
Mauricio & Palodeagua
Maria Rita
Superlitio
Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Caramelito, Rocio Durcal
Por Tí, Ednita Nazario
De Mil Colores, Rosario
Pau-Latina, Paulina Rubio
Milagro, Jaci Velasquez
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Confesiones, Obie Bermúdez
Bulería, David Bisbal
Almas Del Silencio, Ricky Martin
33, Luis Miguel
No Es Lo Mismo, Alejandro Sanz
www.grammy.com
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NEWS [Round-Up]
Busta Rhymes, Christina Aguilera, Willie Nelson, Janet Jackson, Juvenile, Maroon 5, Jadakiss...
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* Busta Rhymes' DVD "Everything Remains Raw" gives fans an all access
pass with special behind the scenes footage of live on the road with the
Flipmode Squad. Directed by Devin DeHaven and Busta Rhymes himself, the
DVD special features include a discography, photo gallery, a profile on
the Flipmode Squad, Flipmode Garage, the Flipmode Fortress, and more.
Featuring tracks from his well-storied career, Busta's first ever live
DVD shows him at the height of his game. The DVD features live
performances of "Pass the Courvosier," "Ass on Fire," "Dangerous," and more.
* Christina Aguilera is currently working on 2 new albums. Aguilera has
been writing and recording for the next album and she is also working
on her next Spanish album. The singer released the Spanish-language
album "Mi Reflejo" in September 2000, that featured translated versions of
songs from her October 1999 debut album "Christina Aguilera".
* Rapper Jadakiss released his solo album "Kiss Of Death".
* Willie Nelson will release in October a new studio album, titled "It Will Always
Be". The album will feature Nelson singing with Lucinda Williams and Norah Jones.
* Kiss have another compilation set for release. "Best Of Volume 2" will
feature their music from the 80's. The 80's for Kiss featured only Paul
Stanley and Gene Simmons as original members. "Best of Volume 2" has
been released as the companion album to last years "Best Of Kiss".
* Janet Jackson has been approached to star in the Broadway production of
the Indian musical "Bombay Dreams". What began as discussions to
contribute songs for the musical escalated to producers asking Jackson to
take on a starring role.
* Atlantic Records has signed multi-platinum hip-hop artist Juvenile to a
long-term, exclusive worldwide recording contract.
* Maroon 5 will only start recording their sophomore album in 2005, but
they're already thinking about the future. They will be keeping fans
happy with the recent release of 1.22.02, a live acoustic EP recorded last
year. Maroon5 are also on the road with John Mayer. Once Maroon 5 wrap
up the Mayer tour on August 29 in Atlanta, they will play a couple of
state fairs, followed by a headlining tour overseas, beginning in Tokyo,
Japan on September 29.
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