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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Queen wins 60,000 fans on Facebook debut

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has joined Facebook, adding a presence on the world's most popular social network to the royal family's accounts on Twitter, photo-sharing site Flickr and YouTube.The British monarchy's Facebook page does not allow users to "friend" the Queen or to send her messages, but offers updates on royal news and diary events.By midday Monday, a few hours after the page went live, 60,000 people had clicked to signal they liked it, meaning they will receive updates on the royal family's activities in their Facebook news feeds.The page does not display personal details such as the Queen's relationship status, interests or political views.Britain's royal family prides itself on keeping up to date with new technologies.In 2008, the Queen uploaded a video to YouTube during a visit...

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Obama backs India's UN seat bid

US President Barack Obama endorsed India's long-held demand for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, a reflection of the Asian country's growing global weight and its challenge to rival China.India says a seat on the council would reflect the importance of the G20 nation as its trillion dollar economy helps spur global growth and its government exerts more and more influence over issues from Doha trade to climate change talks."In the years ahead, I look forward to a reformed United Nations Security Council that includes India as a permanent member," Obama said in a speech to India's parliament on his first official visit to the world's...

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Ghoulish Facebook vandals mock Australian laws

The Facebook tribute pages of the Melbourne teenager who died yesterday after being punched in the head and the family who were killed in South Australia have been defaced with vulgar messages and sickening photographs.It's the latest in a series of incidents of vandalism of tribute pages of people who have died around the world.An organised online group appears to be co-ordinating attacks on tribute pages, with police and other authorities doing little to stop it.Facebook, which has been consistently criticised for failing to stamp out the practice and act quickly enough to remove the offensive messages, did not respond to a request for comment.Calls have been placed with the local PR firm and Facebook's spokesmen in the US.Cameron Lowe, 17, wrote a series of haunting messages on the social...

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Melbourne teen made tragic Facebook farewell

A Melbourne teenager who died yesterday after being punched in the head posted his final thoughts on Facebook, just hours before he lapsed into unconsciousness.Cameron Lowe, 17, wrote a series of haunting messages on the social networking site about his soreness and confusion following the confrontation with up to 20 youths near the Hungry Jack’s store in Pakenham at midnight on Saturday.An argument had broken out before Cameron was punched in the head, causing him to hit his head on the road when he fell.An hour after the attack, Cameron updated his Facebook status, asking friends for a hug with the message: "I'm sore :("Minutes later he wrote:...

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US soldier 'killed for sport'

The soldiers who reported to Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs paint a monstrous picture: He killed Afghan civilians for sport, they say, and encouraged others to do the same.He collected fingers of the dead, plotted against his own men and found it amusing to slaughter animals with his assault rifle.Gibbs will get a chance to contest that portrait Tuesday during a military hearing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord south of Seattle on charges that include murder, dereliction of duty and trying to impede an investigation.The Article 32 hearing is similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding, with a military judge looking into charges to see if there is enough evidence to send the case to a court martial.Gibbs insists all of the deaths were appropriate engagements, according to his lawyer, Phillip Stackhouse,...

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Resurgent Liverpool down Chelsea in EPL

English champions and Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the season as Fernando Torres scored twice to guide resurgent Liverpool to a deserved 2-0 victory at Anfield.The Spaniard was back to his predatory best with two well-taken goals in the first half, inspiring Liverpool to their third successive league win following their dismal start to the season.Arsenal failed to take advantage of the leaders' slip, however, as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Newcastle United courtesy of Andy Carroll's header late in the first half.Manchester City did gain ground with Italian striker Mario Balotelli scoring both goals in a comfortable...

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Fifa gives $127,000 to injured Togo keeper Obilale

Togo goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale will receive a donation of NZ$127,000 from Fifa after being seriously injured during an armed attack on his team's bus before the start of the African Nations Cup in January.Fifa said in a statement on its website (www.Fifa.com) today (NZ time) that president Sepp Blatter had told Obilale in September that a payment of NZ$32,000 would be made from the governing body's humanitarian fund but it had now decided to raise that sum.The 25-year-old keeper, formerly with French side Pontivy, needed surgery for gunshot wounds to his back and abdomen following the attack in the Angolan province of Cabinda which killed two...

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LiLo and dad’s ‘emotional’ reunion

Lindsay Lohan and her dad were finally reunited at California's Betty Ford clinic seven months after she cut him out of her life.The 'Mean Girls' actress, who had refused to speak to him for telling tales about her, cave in and asked him to visit."It was an emotional reunion - there were hugs, kisses and even a few tears when Michael and Lindsay first saw each other," the Sun quoted a source as saying."I have pledged not to comment about anything relating to my daughter. However, I will say I am an incredibly proud father tonight," Michael said.Meanwhile Lindsay's mum Dina believes rehab is changing the wayward star."She's happy and relaxed....

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I'd like to have my own kids:Sheryl Crow

Singer Sheryl Crow, who recently adopted two boys, says she would love to have her own children naturally to experience pregnancy."I would have loved to have gone through the whole experience of pregnancy myself and it's not impossible that it couldn't happen still, but I didn't feel like I needed to bring another kid into the world just to satisfy my own needs to become a mother when there were already so many kids in the world that needed one," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Crow as saying.She did, however, request the process to be a closed one, where the natural parents would receive no information about her having adopted their child."I said I...

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Big B to copyright his voice!

You're not an aspiring actor unless you've tried your hand at an Amitabh Bachchan imitation. From radio to ads to comedy shows, good/bad/downright criminal copies of his voice and mannerisms are everywhere, and he's not alone. Many actors and celebrities are spoofed or have their voices copied pretty much everyday – in fact, so often that we barely notice any more.But recently, Big B took deep umbrage at a gutka company copying his voice for their advertisement, especially "for someone who does not smoke or propagate smoking or any kind of intoxicant, by keeping away from endorsing such products, it is most disgusting to find someone conflagrating...

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