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In celebration of the release of Madonna’s upcoming album HARD CANDY, Control Room, MSN and Verizon Wireless will present the one and only Madonna live in New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday, April 30th. The show will be available live on MSN Music In Concert at music.msn.com/inconcert and will also be available for viewing post-show.

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Mariah Carey has recently released a remix of her new single ‘Bye Bye’ featuring the iconic rapper Jay-Z. When I first heard the song when she performed it on American Idol, I thought of how incredibly cheesy and overall sucky the song was. But after hearing the remix with Hova on it – man! I can’t believe I actually like it now. Just the remix though, not the original. Maybe it’s because that Jay-Z’s rap cuts out the really cheesy verses of the song and Mariah was mostly just back up on the first half of the song. The less I hear of her, the more I like the song.

Born in Elva, Estonia, a tiny, then-Soviet occupied town of 5,000 people in the forest, Kerli grew up with a dream to escape from her surroundings. “Little creepy girl/Oh she loves to sing/She has a little gift-an amazing thing,” Kerli declares on the autobiographical, world music beat of “Walking on Air.” The Estonian pop princess showcases the haunting yet ethereal qualities of her voice on the track off of her debut album, Love is Dead, which is now due out this June through Island Records. Stay tuned for the video for “Walking on Air.”

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Madonna is featured on the cover of Vanity Fair’s third annual May 2008 Green Issue. It’s not even April yet but the Queen of Pop is looking mighty fierce as usual. Unbowed, uncowed and still taking on the world! I couldn’t have said it better myself. Madonna’s on one really big promotional move for her new album ‘Hard Candy’ which will be out on April 29. She may not be doing any shows performing her single featuring Justin Timberlake ‘4 Minutes (To Save the World) but how many covers has she done? Is there any magazine left that she hasn’t been on this year?

Madonna’s rep Liz Rosenberg recently went on the record to say that the Queen of Pop and her hubby Guy Ritchie are still happily married. Everyone knows not to believe anything until they see proof and Madonna is more than happy to give us that. She and her director husband arrived arm-in-arm at upscale Italian restaurant Harry’s in Mayfair, London on Tuesday. It looks like they’re still spending time together. But again, I need some hard proof first. They could just be doing this for publicity’s sake. There were a lot of momentous events that Guy could have showed up with Madonna but he didn’t yet he chooses to go out to dinner with her on some random night after a lot of rumors came out about the 2 splitting up. Suspicious.

If the 17-second leak of the song Madonna and Justin Timberlake did was any indication, then the Queen of Pop is going hip hop on her new album which will be out in April. The singer has changed her style numerous times over the span of her career – a few hits and misses but not so much problems. While many are anxious about this turn in her musical direction, there are also a lot who like the songs that have been leaked thus far. Just hope that she doesn’t rap on anything, otherwise, that’s a whole other story. But if it’s any indication, Rolling Stones magazine heard 5 songs from Madonna’s new album and their in-depth review of it is quite promising!

Celine Dion is pictured holding hands with her 7-year old son Rene Charles as they visit one of the centers of the African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS) in Soweto, South Africa. The ACFS is an organization that provides meals for poor orphaned and abandoned kids. Now this is the right way to do some charity and not adopting a kid suddenly. The 39-year old Canadian singer was in Africa as she kicked off her world tour in Johannesburg, South Africa last week. Celine in the highest-selling female artist in South Africa of all time so it’s great to see that she’s using her name to do some good for the country.

The 2008 Grammy® Nominees CD has debuted at # 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week! This is the 15th edition of the compilation, and this year it features the likes of Plain White T’s, Justin Timberlake, and Foo Fighters, to name a few. Be sure to tune in to the 50th Grammy® Awards live this Sunday, February 10th at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.

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Word is that Britney Spears is being placed in a detoxification program to eliminate any drugs from her system. Doctors are currently trying to figure out what meds she might have been taking and then see which ones might best help her with what they believe is bipolar disorder.
Detox is a common practice before trying to find a possible medication regime for such a disorder.

Amy Winehouse’s husband, who is locked away in Pentonville prison on GBH charges, has reportedly turned to God in his hour of need.

Blake Fielder-Civil has reportedly been receiving daily visits from the prison chaplain and also has a bible in his cell, which sources say he finds really therapeutic.

Perhaps God will help him channel his anger at Amy’s recent behaviour. Blake was said to be furious after the newly blonde singer stayed the night in a hotel with producer Mark Ronson. Apparently he feels threatened and worries Amy will choose Mark over him.

When one party ends, you just move to another one that’s still hopping. Two out of three Jonas Brothers, Kevin and Nick, were spotted entering their tour bus after leaving the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Albany, New York. The band of brothers has played their final sold out show at the Times Union Centre as part of the Hannah Montana tour. But that doesn’t mean you won’t be seeing them at a place near you any time soon.

The brothers are soon to start doing their own thing after signing a deal with Live Nation. If you remember how much Madonna is set to make off of Live Nation, you can just imagine what the boys would wind up with.

18-year old Joe Jonas from the Jonas Brothers was reportedly rushed to the emergency room on Saturday. Thankfully, it was nothing too serious and he’s doing fine right now.

The teen heartthrob was reportedly horsing around backstage at a concert in Atlantic City when he tripped and hit his head. A source says that the singer ran into a wall. Joe was taken to a nearby hospital where he received a few stitches and was released shortly after. Be a little more careful next time Joe. Tween hearts would break into million pieces if anything really bad happens to you.

A lot of celebrities chose to party the night away in celebration of 2008 but Madonna chose to celebrate it differently. The singer has been enjoying a low-key holiday since she and her family arrived in India from the Maldives on a chartered jet on December 31.

On Thursday, Madonna and family went on a two-hour horse ride in the Rajasthani desert. “Madonna spent New Year’s Eve with her family at a wilderness camp in the desert,” said Siddarth Singh, whose family owns the nearby Rohetgarh Fort and helped organized the entertainment which included traditional Rajasthani dance, folk music and even a dancing horse show.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was the first to report that Timbaland leaked Madonna’s rumored new single ‘4 Minutes to Save the World’ and also even posted the track on the website. But it seems that the move has infuriated Madonna’s current record label Warner Bros. because Perez was told to take down the recording. They obliged of course. What’s one simple click of a mouse compared to millions due to a lawsuit?

Timbaland played the song in concert on Sunday night and now, audio and video recordings of the song are all over the internet. Someone may just get a stern talking to.

Britney Spears “Piece Of Me” Lyrics

Britney Spears Lyrics
Piece Of Me Lyrics

Scream America!, the limited edition EP from Tokio Hotel, is in stores everywhere today! The latest from the international superstars features “Scream” and “Ready Set Go!” remixed by Jade Puget of AFI and Blaqk Audio. The EP can be purchased at HereMore info Here

Early Thursday morning, Black Eyed Peas front woman Fergie was on hand to announce the nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Despite being a big favorite to score a lot of nods, the ‘Fergalicious’ singer only got one nomination for herself in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal.Despite the disappointing number, Fergie still helped kick off the Grammy’s celebration with a People party at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub on Thursday in Hollywood. I bet she’s saying that she already has 3 Grammy’s anyway so she still has reason to party. And let’s not forget that her album has 5 hit singles off of it. That’s something!

Meet sexy Kerli, the Estonian pop/rock princess with a gothic twist. At just 20 years old, Kerli already has a firm grasp of what matters to her most—and that is her music. Kerli feels that it is her mission to deliver genuine music to her audience. For Kerli making music has never been about fame or money but a hope that her music might help someone in their time of need or even just bring a smile to someone’s face.The debut album, Love is Dead, showcases Kerli’s unique sound and effortlessly ethereal voice. Listeners will be intrigued as they are taken on a journey from the whimsical “Walking on Air” to the haunting “Love is Dead.”

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You have heard and read about international superstars Tokio Hotel, but now you can now meet the band in exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from their new EPK (electronic press kit). Please check out the video links below.

Also, join hundreds of thousands of fans by watching “Tokio Hotel TV” every Wednesday at 5pm PST on tokiohotel-us.com. Each episode features a different aspect of a day in the life of the band. For past episodes, please visit Tokio Hotel’s official Youtube channel youtube.com/tokiohotelchannel.

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Fergie isn’t one to hide her gorgeous body and being at the ‘Movies Rock: A Celebration of Music in Film’ event held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday was not the place to start hiding it. She took to the carpet and the stage is hip-hugging outfits.

Fergie and Jennifer Hudson got to make like Bond girls when they performed rousing renditions of ‘Live and Let Die’ and ‘Goldfinger’ from the James Bond films. Fergie’s also known for her accessories so it’s clear why she went with the Bond theme by having a bejeweled gun decoration on her microphone stand.