James Blunt: I feel naked when I sing

James Blunt feels naked when he takes to the stage as his lyrics are so personal.The British singer is famed for ballads such as You’re Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover. He doesn’t like to talk about his personal life or discuss the meaning behind his songs, explaining he thinks people can work things out for themselves if they study the lyrics. He pours everything he has into his tunes, which sometimes makes him feel strange when he sings them to strangers.“Often they are very personal and private songs, the lyrics behind them... to get on stage is a naked moment,” he admitted.The star is currently promoting his new album Some Kind of Trouble,...

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Rihanna tops singles chart

Rihanna sits on top of the singles chart for a fourth time with her new single Only Girl (In The World).Cheryl Cole's Promise This, which was number one last week, dropped to number two, while Alexis Jordan's new single, Happiness, debuted at number three in the Official Charts Company's top 10 singles list.Entering the charts just one week ago, a massive 126,000 copies of Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) were sold in its first week.The success follows three other number one singles she has had in the UK - Run This Town, which was released in 2009, Take A Bow, released in 2008, and Umbrella, which was recorded in 2007.In total the Barbadian-born...

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Nicole Scherzinger: I pretended to be Whitney

Nicole Scherzinger pretended to be Whitney Houston when she was growing up.The star has revealed she was a huge fan of the legendary singer as a child, and would spend hours singing along to her most famous tracks. Nicole admits she lacked confidence when she was younger, and always felt happiest when she was behind a microphone.“I was really shy as a kid, but I’d always sing at family get-togethers and pretend I was Whitney Houston!” Nicole said in an interview with British magazine Star.The 32-year-old beauty also confirmed her band, the Pussycat Dolls, are currently on “hiatus” and she is focusing on her solo career. Even though she isn’t...

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Kanye West's mile high show

Kanye West surprised passengers on a US flight by giving them an impromptu concert.The ‘Runaway’ singer reportedly took to the in-flight loudspeaker in the cockpit of the Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis to New York, where he rapped versions of his hits ‘The Good Life’ and ‘Gold Digger’.The famously outspoken rapper reportedly serenaded passengers 30 minutes into the flight, giving edited versions of his tracks, omitting profane language.A passenger on the flight told website HollywoodLife.com: “I had to pass through First Class to get my seat in Economy, and I saw Kanye sitting there with a little drink in his hand.“I wouldn’t have even...

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Robbie Williams wanted to crush Barlow

Robbie Williams wanted to “crush” Gary Barlow.The ‘Angels’ singer has admitted he found it hard to forgive the Take That songwriter when he left the band in 1995 and even after seeing his former friend struggle to establish a solo career following the demise of the group, he couldn’t let go of his bitter feelings.Robbie – who has now ended his feud with Gary and rejoined the group for a new LP and tour – said: “My problem has always been with Gary. It was always with Gary. I wanted to crush him. I wanted to crush the memory of the band – and I didn’t let go.“You know, even when he was down, I didn’t let go. And for that I sincerely apologise.”Meanwhile,...

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Kesha celebrates new album with gold tooth

Ke$ha celebrated the launch of her new album Cannibal by investing in a gold tooth.But the 23-year-old singer revealed that the flashy fang also holds a darker purpose."I got it because I like to dig into people's flesh," the Tik Tok singer reportedly told the Daily Star. "It reflects my cannibalistic side, hence the album name."And she assured fans that she plans to be on the scene for a good while yet.She added, "I can't stop writing songs, actually, so I think there'll be more from me next year."Source: musicrooms....

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Violence follows Myanmar election

Clashes between rebels and Myanmar government troops raged in a key border town a day after the country's first election in two decades - polling that critics say will cement the military-run government's power.Gunfire and clashes broke out along Myanmar's border with Thailand Sunday in the first sign of post-election violence. At least 10 people were wounded and hundreds of panicked refugees fled into Thailand. Sporadic gunshots and mortar fire in the border town of Myawaddy continued into Monday afternoon.Groups from Myanmar's ethnic minorities who make up some 40 percent of the population had warned in recent days that civil war could erupt...

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