Shania Twain To Have New Album Out This Fall

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It sure has been quite awhile, hasn’t it, since we last heard from the lovely Miss India-pretty Shania Twain? She’s back in the news and looks like we’ll soon be hearing a whole load from her.

Three years on from her hugely successful ‘Come On Over’ album, Shania Twain has told the press that she has started doing studio time working on her next LP.

The country-pop songstress has joined her producer husband Mutt Lange in their Swiss studio. A spokesperson for the country star said “Shania’s album is currently in the works and is tentatively scheduled for release later this fall with a single released to radio prior to the album. No official release dates have been set at this time”.

Holly Valance Wants To Be Herself And Not Kylie

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Don’t call Holly Valance the next Kylie Minogue. In an interview with Q magazine, Holly refuses to be called a pop star or manufactured.

“I don’t want to be the new anyone. I want to be me. And besides, I’m not so fussed about becoming a pop star. ‘Pop star’ doesn’t sound very credible, now does it? I want to be branded as a singer,” she stressed.

She went to say that there are many sensations who don’t write their own materials and there is honestly nothing wrong with that.

“That’s nothing to be ashamed of, really. It’s all about interpretation. Look at Kylie’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.’ She didn’t write that, and yet it’s her song completely. Can you imagine Alanis Morisette having the same success with it? I think not.”

Noel Disses Kylie and Other Pop Crooners

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Depending on when you read this write-up, with ‘Heathen Chemistry’ soon to out in shops, Noel is up to his old tricks again and has this time set pop superstar Kylie Minogue firmly in his sights!

Speaking to OK! magazine, the ageing Beatles’ fanatic stormed “Kylie Minogue is just a demonic little idiot as far I’m concerned. She’s been looked after big time. She gets cool dance producers to work with her for some bizarre reason. I don’t know why. She doesn’t even have a good name. It’s a stupid name. Kylie, I just don’t get it.”

Noel has also saved some venom for fellow pop crooners such as Britney Spears, N’Sync, and of course Robbie as well.

“My daughter, Anais started tapping her foot along to Britney,” he says. “Okay, ‘Baby One More Time’ is a classic tune, but she didn’t write it, she just mimed it on telly a few times. I don’t get the full Britney thing. I certainly don’t get the N’Sync thing, the Robbie Williams or the Gorillaz thing. Looks like there’s a lot of things I don’t get.”

Mis-Teeq Slam UK Music Bigwigs

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Mis-Teeq have lashed out at music industry bigwigs who they claim are standing in the way of developing an urban scene in the UK because they are ignorant of what’s going on out on the street.

“I think Britain is way back in time compared to all the other countries whether it’s Europe, South East Asia or Japan,” Sabrina told a webpage. “They’re so much more advanced because over here we’re great for what we do and we do pop. But in other countries they’re versatile and they do everything. They do hip hop and rap and reggae. People are ignorant and they don’t realise that there’s a bigger world out there besides their office. Because half of those people sitting in their office aren’t listening to the radio and picking up on what people are listening to.”

Despite the likes of Glamma Kid, Shola Ama, Honeyz, Damage and MOBO Unsigned winner, Cherise, having been dumped by their record labels after poor sales, Sabrina added that Mis-Teeq proves that UK R&B is worth taking a risk on.

“Over here people don’t have faith in UK urban music,” she observed. “But now that the likes of us and other groups have shown that we can sell platinum and are going on to sell double platinum. So hopefully the British will pick up on it. We’re playing on big shows like the Brits.”

Well said. Mis-Teeq are brilliant, aren’t they?

Christina Milian Gives Fashion Advice To Christina Aguilera

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It doesn’t look like Christina Aguilera’s got much friends, huh. Not only have Westlife, H & Claire, and even her granny dissed the minx, so too has the squeaky-clean Christina Milian.

Speaking to a popular teenage magazine, the petite vocalistress took a swipe at her make-up-addicted pop rival, suggesting that the ‘Genie In A Bottle’ crooner must tone down her style and look.

“I’ve seen a few outfits where she’s gone too far. It’s just drama,” she said. “That’s the word, drama! The make-up, the clothing – I’m like, ‘What is she wearing?'”

Of course, as Ms Milian is possibly the nicest girl in pop, she does admit that Christina Aguilera has recently improved her look. “Lately, she’s looked better. I’d dress the girl in no-make-up, jeans and a regular top. She’d look so much better. Like she did when she first came out onto the scenes. You know, she likes to have her stuff custom-made and whoever does it, simply overdoes it. She’s got a beautiful face so she can just keep it simple if she wants.”

Christina Milian is enjoying a Top 5 hit with ‘When You Look At Me’.

Natalie Imbrulia Back With Lenny Kravitz Once More?

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Are Natalie Imbruglia and Lenny Kravitz an item again?

According to The Daily Mirror, they are more than just good friends. The ex-couple could not hide their closeness of their previous relationship when they hugged in the foyer of the Metropolitan Hotel in London. Their spokespeople insist that there is nothing going on and both are faithful to their current loves.

But a source told the tabloids “Lenny and Natalie are very close. Although they split up some time ago there’s always been a spark between them. They’d love to get back together.”

A source close to Lenny added that the couple spent lots of time together since the rocker arrived in London for the European leg of his tour. And they’ve been going to great lengths to keep their relationship under wraps. This will come as a shock to Natalie’s musician boyfriend Daniel Johns and Kravitz’s 20 year old fiancee model Adriana Lima.

Jessica Simpson Heads Herself Towards A New Musical Direction

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Pop hitmaker Jessica Simpson has revealed that she’s bored being a teen star and wants to head her music in a new direction.

Speaking to launch.com, the Britney look-a-like, who released her ‘Irresistible’ album in the UK last year, revealed that she was busy writing material herself “My new record that I’m working on right now, it’s going to be called ‘In This Skin’ and it’s just about my life. I get to write it, which is the first time I’ve been able to write my own music, and it’s going to be very inspirational.”

Jessica also explained that the sound of the material will be majorly way different to the pop tracks fans have been used to “My album’s going to be very musical, all live instruments, no programmed stuff. I want my voice to be able to shine for the first time.”

‘In This Skin’ will be freed and found in music shops later on in the year.

Rik Waller Going Garage

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Pop Idol runner-up Rik Waller has revealed that he’s planning to record a garage track.

Speaking to a webzine on the 24th of June the day his Labi Siffre cover, ‘Something So Strong’, is released as a single, Rik revealed that he’s in talks with a couple of DJs about recording a song that would be released to the clubs later in the year “The song hasn’t been written yet, but I’ve been talking to a couple of DJs. We’re going to get together and do something.”

Rik also explained his desire to avoid being musically pigeonholed. “You can’t specialise too much otherwise people will start thinking of you as one particular sort of person,” he explained. “I’ve never been someone who’d go for just one kind of music and neglecting all the others. There’s so many wonderful types of music out there you can’t afford to stick to just one. That’s why my album, ‘From Now’, is a complete mixture of absolutely everything.”

Despite reports earlier this year, claiming he’d teamed-up with former Take That star Gary Barlow, Rik says his erstwhile pal’s contribution hasn’t been included this time round. “For this album, we couldn’t arrange for Gary Barlow to join in, but he’ll be on the second one,” he revealed. “That’s going to be pretty much something that we’re going to be working on for the next year. It’s all lined-up and ready to start.”

‘From Now’, which features ‘Something So Strong and Rik’s debut single, ‘I Will Always Love You’, is set to be released on the 8th of July.

Ginger Spice To Spy Spice

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Geri Halliwell is scheduling to play a secret agent in a film about life in Britain’s secret service. The ex-Spice Girl will play the lead in ‘Semper Occultus’, named after MI6’s motto, “Always Secret”.

“There’s quite a buzz about this project and Geri is the person the producers want as the lead.” This, is in accordance to what Geri’s friend said to the press.

Ex-Bros singer-turned-actor Luke Goss and Nick Moran were cited as possible villains while ex-Bond men Sean Connery and Roger Moore have been approached to act as the head of MI6.

It’s said that Geri apparently lost out to Oscar-winner, Halle Berry, when she auditioned to play a Bond girl in ‘Die Another Day’.

Robbie’s Having A Wonderful Time In The States

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Still having a ball in America with his foxy lady, Rachel Hunter, and pictured prancing away at clubs with Christina Aguilera is Robbie Williams who took part in a star-studded karaoke in an Los Angeles restaurant alongside Moby, Slash from Guns N’ Roses, The Cult’s Billy Duffy and dotty ’60s folkie Donovan Leitch!

According to sources, Britain’s favorite pop sugar stole the show from the Americans that eventually left Moby relatively impressed.

Moby wrote on his website “I did ‘Whole Lotta Love’ and ‘Gimme Shelter.’ But the highlight was Robbie Williams singing ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and Slash playing guitar.”

I’m thinking this is Robbie’s unique but positively fun way of making Americans stop and take some notice of him.