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A country album for Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson to make country album
Sunday, December 30 2007, 12:10 GMT
By Nick Levine, Entertainment Reporter
Popstar Jessica Simpson has journeyed to Nashville to record a country album.
The singer is currently writing songs for her follow up to 2006's A Public Affair LP - due to be released at some point in 2008 - with a team of Nashville songwriters.
She told Billboard: "I am a country girl. I grew up in Texas, and country music was what I listened to. I always wanted to make a country album, but I wanted to wait until the time was right.
"Nashville is a very warm city. The people are friendly and kind. There is a sense of community, which thrives on music. There is no animosity... only respect for one another's talent."
Simpson scored her biggest UK hit to date with a country-influenced version of Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin', which reached number four in September
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DigitalSpy
Sunday, December 30 2007, 12:10 GMT
By Nick Levine, Entertainment Reporter
Popstar Jessica Simpson has journeyed to Nashville to record a country album.
The singer is currently writing songs for her follow up to 2006's A Public Affair LP - due to be released at some point in 2008 - with a team of Nashville songwriters.
She told Billboard: "I am a country girl. I grew up in Texas, and country music was what I listened to. I always wanted to make a country album, but I wanted to wait until the time was right.
"Nashville is a very warm city. The people are friendly and kind. There is a sense of community, which thrives on music. There is no animosity... only respect for one another's talent."
Simpson scored her biggest UK hit to date with a country-influenced version of Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin', which reached number four in September
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DigitalSpy
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue received awards from Queen Elizabeth II in her annual New Year Honors list.
Kylie Minogue
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Australian pop star Kylie Minogue and the professor who created Dolly the sheep are among the prominent figures who have received awards from Queen Elizabeth II in her annual New Year Honors list.
Kylie Minogue battled back to health after suffering from breast cancer.
Minogue, 39 , and Prof. Ian Wilmut were appointed to the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the list, which is chosen by the queen on the advise of the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Other award winners included Stuart Rose, the head of the British retailer Marks and Spencer, who was handed a knighthood and "Lord of the Rings" star Ian McKellen.
The award of a Companion of Honour for the 68-year-old British actor, who already has a knighthood and has been a longtime campaigner for gay rights, recognized his efforts to promote "equality."
The New Year's list recognizes a wide range of people who are thought to have made a positive contribution to British life.
The queen hands out a range of honors including knighthoods, life peerages and gallantry awards for those serving in the armed forces and civilians.
The list is published in the official newspaper of the British monarchy, the London Gazette.
The honor's list usually attracts attention for the high-profile figures honored; previous recipients of knighthoods include the pop stars Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger but anyone can be nominated for an award.
This year's list, for example, includes some of the people who took part in the rescue operations following the flooding that affected large parts of England this summer.
Capt. Tracy Palmer, from the Salvation Army in the northern English town of Workshop, was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) after she provided shelter for children caught up in the floods.
Wilmut, 63, created headlines around the world after he led the team of scientists that created the first mammal produced through genetic cloning in 1996.
Kylie Minogue has sold more than 60 million records worldwide in a music career lasting 20 years.
The Australian pop diva battled back to health after she was forced to cancel a world tour when she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.
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So what if Paris HO loses her inheriatnce?
Paris losing out on big chunk of Hilton riches
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's potential inheritance dramatically diminished after her grandfather Barron Hilton announced plans on Wednesday to donate 97 percent of his $2.3 billion fortune to charity.
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Monday, December 24, 2007
Kylie Minogue
Saturday December 22,2007
By Elisa Roche, Showbusiness Editor
ALL eyes were on Kylie Minogue in her skin-tight dress and gold stilettos.
And the fans knocked out by sparkling Kylie included Sir Paul McCartney and Jools Holland.
The pop star was a guest on Holland’s annual Hootenanny, which will air on December 31 but which was recorded last week.
In the BBC2 show Kylie duets with Sir Paul, reveals her New Year’s resolutions, and then finishes with a seductive rendition of I Should Be So Lucky.
“I want a growth spurt,” she tells Holland, in one of his trademark chats by the piano. “I’ll be 40 next year and I’d like to be longer please.”
The pop star then treats celebrity guests Dawn French and David Tennant to a duet with music legend Sir Paul.
The pair sing Dance Tonight, one of the more upbeat singles from the former Beatle’s new album Memory Almost Full.
The song will be played minutes before the midnight gongs to see in the New Year.
“The Hootenanny is going to be one of the best ever,” said a studio guest. “The set was very open and Kylie, Macca and all the VIPs were mingling with everyone else.
“Kylie sat next to Sir Paul for most of the night and he was being a real gent, making sure her glass was full and pulling out her chair for her.”
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DailyExpress
By Elisa Roche, Showbusiness Editor
ALL eyes were on Kylie Minogue in her skin-tight dress and gold stilettos.
And the fans knocked out by sparkling Kylie included Sir Paul McCartney and Jools Holland.
The pop star was a guest on Holland’s annual Hootenanny, which will air on December 31 but which was recorded last week.
In the BBC2 show Kylie duets with Sir Paul, reveals her New Year’s resolutions, and then finishes with a seductive rendition of I Should Be So Lucky.
“I want a growth spurt,” she tells Holland, in one of his trademark chats by the piano. “I’ll be 40 next year and I’d like to be longer please.”
The pop star then treats celebrity guests Dawn French and David Tennant to a duet with music legend Sir Paul.
The pair sing Dance Tonight, one of the more upbeat singles from the former Beatle’s new album Memory Almost Full.
The song will be played minutes before the midnight gongs to see in the New Year.
“The Hootenanny is going to be one of the best ever,” said a studio guest. “The set was very open and Kylie, Macca and all the VIPs were mingling with everyone else.
“Kylie sat next to Sir Paul for most of the night and he was being a real gent, making sure her glass was full and pulling out her chair for her.”
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DailyExpress
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