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While Queen has expressed their consideration of Adam Lambert to become their permanent front man, the American Idol runner up has high hopes for his solo album. He recently shared his plans to record, saying “Labels tend to try to put one box around every artist and keep them in one genre, but I think [my album] can be a collection of different styles. I don’t want to do one specific genre. I’m more about fusion. There are a lot of pop artists that are using the ‘glam’ kind of vibe in their music currently so I think I’m actually part of a wave. There just happens to not be many guys doing it right now.”

Britney Spears is being sued by her former bodyguard. Kerry Vine has decided to file a lawsuit against the recovered pop star, claiming to have sustained physical injuries while working for the singer. Court documents filed recently state that Britney “negligently operated her home and business thereby causing injuries to” the bodyguard. He also claims that the security firm he used to work for was responsible for forcing him to “perform duties that put him in harm’s way.” I smell something fishy about this suit. If you really thought you were going to get hurt, you can quit – or at the very least speak out about it and ask for things to change.

The Killers front man Brandon Flowers recently had an interview with Entertainment Weekly talking about the difference between their fans in Britain and in America. He said “We’ve been embraced in Britain in a way that I’ll never understand, and it’s such a wonderful thing. But over here [in America], people are still so obsessed with Led Zeppelin and Nirvana, those sorts of bands, that nobody else is allowed [to grow]. It’s not just us; there are a lot of great bands that have been held down or confined by the influence of these people that we’ve put up on pedestals. I’m tired of it, you know? I just want to knock them all off! And people don’t like that attitude. It’s almost like they don’t believe that it’s possible that anybody else can be the real deal.”

Lady Gaga recently had an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald where she talked about being who she is both on stage and off. The ‘Poker Face’ singer said “The biggest misconception about me is I’m a character or a persona. That when the lights and cameras turn off, I turn into a pumpkin. It’s simply not true. I make music and art and design all day long. Yes, I wash my face and go to sleep but when I wake up, I am always Lady Gaga.” There’s nothing fake about this one folks. What you see is always going to be what you get.

Christina Aguilera is stretching her acting chops as the powerhouse singer has landed herself her first movie role. The 27-year old former Mouseketeer has signed on to star in the upcoming Fosse-style musical ‘Burlesque’. Her character is describe to be an “ambitious small town girl with a big voice who finds love, family and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club.” Whoever is producing or casting or doing whatever on this movie should really consider having Dita Von Teese show Christina the ropes and have her do a cameo at the very least. That would make it a hot movie.

Rihanna lost more than just her dignity the night that she was allegedly beat up by Chris Brown. She apparently also lost $1.4 million in jewellery. The Barbadian babe is asking the cops to hand back a pair of earrings and three rings that they logged as evidence on the night in question. The bling isn’t even hers as they belong to four companies which loaned it to her for the pre-Grammy party she attended with Chris the night of the altercation. Rihanna’s attorney claims that he has asked for them back and submitted written requests for it. Chris’ attorney is also said to have no problems with having the jewellery released.

For $40,000, you can hear a wasted John Lennon sing about sucking nipples. There was a recent auction at the auction house Bonham’s which sold Lennon’s outtake of the 1973 song ‘Just Because’ to the highest bidder. According to the NY Post, on the track, you hear the former Beatle slue “I wanna take all them new singers, Carol and the other one with the nipples, I wanna take ‘em and hold ‘em tight, all them people that James Taylor had… I wanna suck your nipples, baby!” I’m guessing that Carol is Carole King and the so called other one with the nipples is Carly Simon.

Paul McCartney says that he has with him in a collection, old Beatles songs that have never been released or heard before. He says the reason why they weren’t release earlier is that other members of the band thought that the experimental track ‘Carnival of Light’ was way to adventurous.

But he know considers that the public will appreciate that track and is planning to seek the permission of Ringo, the only other surviving Beatle, George’s widow Olivia & John’s widow Yoko Ono to release the 1967 record.

Paul told BBC Radio 4 “I said to the guys, this is a bit indulgent, but would you mind giving me 10 minutes? All I want you to do is just wander round all the stuff and bang it, shout, play it. Then we put a bit of echo on it. It’s very free.”

Well certainly the public would love to hear something that the Beatles as a band found indulgent. But these things come in installments, like every few years there is a noise of some unreleased, unheard Beatles composition waiting to be heard after so many years.

What was Mariah Carey up to this past weekend? The curvaceous diva kicked it with her hubby Nick Carey, I mean Cannon, at the Aura nightclub in the Bahamas. Nick was hired to DJ at the club which was located in the Atlantis resort. Who knew that he can still book gigs? Even if it’s just to be a DJ, that’s still more than what he really does. I bet Mariah was really happy that her young hubby is making some money of his own to treat himself with instead of just mooching off of her the whole time. His money is his money and her money is their money.

Meet Lesley Roy – a 21 year old singer/ songwriter/ guitarist hailing from Balbriggan, Ireland. The Irish rocker discovered her passion for music at a young age, learning to play trumpet, saxophone and guitar all by age ten. Further inspired by her mother’s musical background, she began writing songs at fourteen and was well on the way to developing her advanced songwriting abilities.

Roy left the small suburb of Dublin after getting discovered by Jive Records and headed to New York City to begin crafting her album. She worked with plenty of industry heavyweights on the debut effort including Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Sugababes) and Desmond Child (Bon Jovi, Aerosmith). Her first single, “I’m Gone, I’m Going” was produced by Max Martin (Britney Spears, NSYNC) who also exec produced the album. With an array of supercharged guitar hooks and irresistible vocal melodies, “I’m Gone, I’m Going” will appeal to fans of Paramore, Kelly Clarkson, and more.

About her debut album, Roy says, “there are a couple of themes that run through the album, evolving around the many different aspects in relationships, whether it is loss of love, not wanting to be in love, trying to help a friend through their own issues…unrequited love and the happiness and excitement of being in love.” The self-proclaimed shy girl who sites Melissa Etheridge and U2 among her influences strives to connect with her fans through her painfully honest lyrics and cannot wait to rock out with her new material on stage.

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Track List

1. Last Night
2. Identified
3. First Bad Habit
4. Hook It Up
5. Don’t Ask Why
6. Sneakernight
7. Amazed
8. Don’t Leave
9. Paper Cut
10. Party On The Moon
11. Did It Ever Cross Your Mind
12. Gone With The Wind

Oasis changed the title of their new album after realising it shared its name with a Geri Halliwell song. The rockers’ forthcoming seventh studio LP was originally due to be called ‘Bag It Up’ until Noel Gallagher’s long-term girlfriend realized she had heard the title before.

The guitarist revealed: “My girlfriend said, ‘Bag It Up’, isn’t that a song by Geri Halliwell?’ I was like, ‘You’ve ruined my entire f***ing year.’”

Noel also revealed the band can’t remember some of the songs they recorded in the sessions for the album, which is now titled ‘Dig Out Your Soul’.

He explained: “I was doing the Electric Proms with The Coral, who had recorded at my studio. They’d had a sneaky listen to our new stuff so singer James Skelly asks me, ‘Are you going to do ‘Soldier On’? I don’t remember it. Turns out Andy Bell recorded it with Liam – but Liam still doesn’t remember it.”

The band recently recruited Robbie Williams’ former drummer Chris Sharrock – and Noel admits he couldn’t resist the chance to hire his rival’s former employee. Noel said: “It was too much of a temptation to p**s Robbie and Liam off in one phone call.”

Beyonce was spotted as she flew out of Heathrow airport in London on Thursday. She was on her way to see her hubby Jay-Z play a gig in Cork, Ireland. The 26-year old curvaceous singer is currently working on her third album. Super producer Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins recently spoke with Rap-Up TV about the release saying that Beyonce’s album is tentatively scheduled for a November release. He also says that he’s working with her on some mid-tempo songs but the album will also have up-tempo cuts. It’s a new direction for Beyonce as he says “It’s gonna be big, big pop songs.”

Toni Braxton went to the hospital in early April due to some health issues which put a then temporary damper on her string of shows in Vegas. Now, the singer’s chest pains have put a definite end to it. Toni has decided to not continue with her Vegas show so she can focus on getting back to 100% health. The show ‘Toni Braxton: Revealed’ has been playing at the Flamingo for two years and was only put on hold during her hospitalization. I hope Toni gets better soon and it’s not like the pericarditis, a viral inflammation of the heart, that she was treated for in the past.

Carrie Underwood sparkled in a Badgley Mischka mini at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards which was held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on Sunday. The 25-year old American Idol champ took home the Top Female Vocalist award for the second year in a row. In her acceptance speech, Carrie said “Wow! God is good! God is good! I would like to thank the most wonderful family in the world. I have great parents, great sisters, great family. … There are so many people who have done so many wonderful things for me, and I know I don’t deserve it. But I’ll take it! Oh, fans! Thank you fans! Duh! Fans got me everything that I have and I owe everything to you, so thank you fans.”

Once the title of American Idol has lost its luster on you because someone hotter has come along, there’s always musical theater to run to. Just like fellow Idol alums Fantasia Barrino, Clay Aiken, Diana DeGarmo, Frenchie Davis and Constantine Maroulis, ex-American Idol champ Taylor Hicks is heading to the Great White Way. The fallen idol is set to join the cast of ‘Grease’ as Teen Angel starting on June 6. He says he plans to add ‘soulful flavor’ to his performance of ‘Beauty School Dropout’. He also said that the flashy role is “a classic fit for a classic performer”. Did he just call himself a classic performer? I think he meant has-been.

The Veronicas’ Hook Me Up is now #6 on the iTunes pop chart and #19 overall! This album is a departure from The Veronicas’ trademark sound and ventures into a more electro-dance territory. Lisa and Jess took a minute to write a special message to their fans for all of their recent support:

Hey guys!!

Our album HOOK ME UP is out on iTunes America!!!!! Please everyone support us, and go buy 10 copies of it hahaha!!! We need all your support…so go check out the new music!!! We had rehearsal today for the tour… and its rockin…we can’t wait to get on the road and visit all you guys!! Our album is already in the top 20 albums on i-tunes… so please keep supporting, and telling everyone you know to check out our music.. LETS GET IT TO #1!!!

We can’t thank you enough for the support and love!! mmmwaa….xxxx

Lots of love…xxxxxxxxxx
Lisieee and Jessiee

Download Hook Me Up on iTunes here.

While we’re still not sure exactly what her purpose is, Rumer Willis is trying her hand at all possible showbiz career ventures. According to music insiders, the celebrity spawn has drummed up a lot of interest from music execs with her “deep, husky” voice. Fox News reports that the 19-year old’s unique voice for someone her age is in talks for some projects. A music insider said “She can definitely hold a good tune — keep in mind her mother, Demi, has a sultry, raspy voice, and father, Bruce, likens himself as being a blues artist. With the right production and material, she could put out something solid and already people are talking.” I’ll believe it when I hear it.

The R Kelly kiddie-porn trial has already begun on Friday with jury selection but a new bombshell has dropped. It is being reported that an aide for the singer may have paid off a woman for the return of a potentially incriminating tape. The problem: the woman in question is going to testify against him. Kelly’s lawyers have already filed a motion for the delay of the trial, most likely because of the woman set to testify. Unfortunately, the judge scrapped the motion and the trial will go on. It’s about time! Over 5 years is enough of a delay!

Reports have come out that Amy Winehouse is planning to make a trip to the US for a tour this summer. I wonder if immigration officials have any idea of these plans. Ticketmaster posted a concert listing for Wino on Monday saying that there’s a show at the Greek Theater in San Francisco in August. There’s no mistake about it as tickets go on sale on Sunday, May 4th. The ‘Rehab’ singer is supposed to play large venues across the US and is even listed to be playing the massive Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It’s expected to be a big payday for the singer – if she gets her act together in the next couple of months.