Jack Osbourne Dating British Aspiring Pop Star, Catalina Guirado

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People are pretty puzzled over this pair-up since he’s a roly-poly, spotty, spectacled geek and he has managed to bag himself a British beauty.

Ozzy Osbourne’s son, Jack, star of my favourite MTV fly-on-the-wall show, ‘The Osbournes’ has been seen publicly romancing attractive British model Catalina Guirado.

It’s been reported that Jack has been helping her launch a pop career in LA and the pair have been seen on dates. He’s writing songs for the girl and friends say that they’re pratically inseparable.

Just about everyone knows who Jack is. But just who is Catalina? Well, she started out in showbiz on Chris Evan’s ‘TFI Friday’. She was the looker who threw herself at ugly blokes on the Friday night series, only to end up being given the knock-back.

She says “Jack is a sweet guy and really knows his stuff. He’s very talented. I’m taking him out and showing him a good time. Yes, we’re dating, but in an American sense. Make of that what you will.”

It’s said that it’s not the first time eye-catching Catalina has gone for someone with specs appeal. She went out with her boss, TFI’s host Chris Evans, when they worked together and has also dated Prodigy’s Liam Howlett and actor Rufus Sewell.

Madonna’s Not Up For Grabs And To Play A Lesbian

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Bad news for Madonna who was hoping to star in the movie version of her current play Up For Grabs. The pop queen may have to fend off Nicole Kidman who is being considered for the role.

Madge is in the final week of her West End run in the play where she plays a scrupulous art dealer called Loren. She’s been hoping to play the part on the big screen but the play’s author, David Williamson, wants to rope in Nicole Kidman as the star.

Meanwhile, Madonna is to set yet another precedent in her latest role as Bond girl in the new action flick ‘Die Another Day’. The sultry singer has demanded that her character, a feisty fencer, be a lesbian simply because she doesn’t want to kiss star Pierce Brosnan in the script.

She insisted that her character must, therefore, be gay and apparently it seems that the Queen of Pop has got her way.

An insider told the Star “She is practically the only female in the film who doesn’t canoodle with Bond, although it wasn’t because she isn’t considered sexy enough to be classic Bond girl material. Madonna likes to be controversial. She’s getting a real kick out of the idea that she is the first lesbian Bond girl.”

Anastacia’s Busy Work Schedule

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To promote Tuesday’s US release of her second album for Epic Records, ‘Freak Of Nature’ which has already sold several million copies in Europe, Anastacia will do 10 days of TV appearances.

Commenting on the hectic pop star schedule, Anastacia, whose fans include Elton John, said “People always say being a pop star is all about glamour. Well, come with me for one week, and you’ll see. Seriously, there’s nothing glamorous about it. We’re in a different country, a different hotel, a different bed, every day, and you’re working at least, a minimum of 15 hours a day, every day.”

“See, a typical day in Europe would be, like, we’d do a TV show in England at 6 in the morning, another show at noon in Scotland, press conference in Paris at 4 pm, and then back to London for a show that very night. And that’s just one day.”

“Come to think of it, my new home is the inside of a plane. I haven’t had a vacation, even a weekend off, in 2 1/2 years” the pretty singer who was named Best Pop Artist at last year’s MTV Europe Awards said.

Craig David Duets With Sting

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Craig and Sting? Now, it may seem an unlikely coupling but even then, apparently, the duet’s said to be a spectacular one. Studio executives who have heard the track reckon it could be the worldwide hit that cements Craig’s growing popularity in America.

The pair secretly recorded ‘Rise And Fall’ in a North London studio two weeks ago. The track, which sees the pair singing about the perils of stardom, features the guitar riff from Sting’s hit ‘Shape Of My Heart’.

Craig loved the original and tried to pen a tune around it a year ago. He sent an early version to Sting who jumped at the chance to team up.

“Craig wrote the track about the dangers of fame and how people blow their chances. It’s an unusual coupling but Sting is a big fan of Craig’s and sees him as a real young talent. The track is a classic and will appeal across the generations. It’ll bring a lot of Sting’s fans to Craig and vice versa. Their voices sound fantastic together.” That came from Craig’s spokesperson.

The song is likely to be released as a single next year and will obviously be found in Craig’s untitled sophomore album which sources say might be out in November.

Gareth And His Label Cheated To Be At The Top Of The UK Singles Chart

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Pop Idol’s jovial judge Dr Fox has condemned Gareth Gates and his record company for scrubbing JXL’s Elvis Presley remix off so that the gappy-toothed star can get to the top slot of the UK singles chart.

The be-spectacled muso thinks that the move is a mocking effort to ‘fix’ the charts by guaranteeing no big competition for Gareth.

The King’s song ‘A Little Less Conversation’ has been one of the top hits of the year, but BMG stopped stocking stores last Friday. The DJ told the newspapers “People are always saying the charts are not exciting because they are fixed. It is not true always but in this particular case, yes, I would say there has been a fix. It’s so obvious.”You know, if it was indeed a move by his record label, then I’m pretty sure Gareth’s no angel then since he must have known about it.

Meanwhile, Gareth’s decision to cover an Elvis song could defuse controversy over the move to delete JXL’s remix of ‘A Little Less Conversation’.

He plans to release ‘Suspicious Minds’ as part of a double A-side with ‘Pop Idol’ victor Will Young. The other main track will be their duet on the Beatles’ song ‘Long And Winding Road’.

Will and Gareth’s joint effort will be out in September.

Whitney Houston And Her New Material

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Whitney Houston recently got her brand new song ‘Whatcha Lookin’ At’ released. It may or may not be a Whitney’s single but whatever it is, the song will obviously be a taste of things to come from the diva and will most likely be part of the untitled album, that’s due out in mid September.

The song was leaked over New York radio, on the 10th of July. Nobody knows who leaked it.

Whitney has been the subject of gossip and rumors as her career slid. Her rocky marriage to Bobby Brown has been fodder for tabloids, and there are persistent rumors of drug abuse. Besides that, the press has been hounding her over her massive loss of weight.

A while back, Whitney told Yahoo that she doesn’t feel a need to top herself with her new material. She says she just thinks about doing quality work.

Toni Braxton’s Got No More Love For Irv Gotti

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According to a website, Toni Braxton is extremely upset at R&B/Hip Hop producer Irv Gotti.

Purportedly a day after Ja Rule spilled to BET that Irv Gotti would be producing Toni’s first single, Irv, apparently delivered a rough draft to a New York radio station, coming in as an on-air personality.

Toni’s ‘No More Love’ was played during the afternoon show and the problem is Toni nor anyone at her label, Arista Records, agreed to the servicing of the single.

This was pretty much a hush-hush affair since many Arista representatives had absolutely no idea that the song had been produced.

To make matters worse, Irv Gotti rhymes on the track, which is being shipped out as the dirty version. According to sources within Arista, the ‘Unbreak My Heart’ crooner did not approve the version, the rhyming or the vocals at all.

Toni’s new material is said to be dropping into record stores in the coming few months.

Pink Doesn’t Like Negativity

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In an interview conducted by Blender magazine, Pink revealed she’s not into bitching about other women.

“A friend came to my house a month or two ago, and was telling me that Gwen Stefani doesn’t like me because I wore Fruit of the Looms in my video, and she thought I was biting her style” explained Pink.

“Do you know what I told my friend?” she continues. “‘You need to leave, because I don’t want negativity in my house. That’s what I said, you Know. I also told him that I’m going to have to sage my house.”

“See, I like Gwen, and he was not going to ruin that for me” revealed the ‘Most Girls’ singer. “People love to put women against each other. I’m just not into that.”

Ricky Martin Not Defending Michael Jackson

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The ‘Livin La Vida Loca’ hitmaker, Ricky Martin is exactly happy over Michael Jackson’s supposedly wild charges against Sony boss, Tommy Mottola, branding him a racist and what not.

Ricky was, a while back, in the news that claimed he was planning to engineer a fake retirement to get himself out of his contract with the label because of his own disagreements with Tommy. Those disagreements must have been settled, if not he would be on Michael’s side.

Defending Sony, Ricky said “They’ve done an amazing, outstanding job for me all over the world. Tommy has always been my friend. He’s been there unconditionally for me, 24/7.”

From his home in Miami, Ricky scoffed at Micheal Jackson’s claims that Tommy is a racist. “Really I don’t think it has any foundation” he said. “I’ve met Michael a few times and I wish him the best. But I have no idea why he said that, though.”

In the meantime, fans of Ricky can look forward to new material. Ricky, who is slated to release both an English and a Spanish album before the end of October, says he has no intention of leaving Sony.

Vote To Create New Girl Group, Isyss’ Video With Ford

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Isyss is an urban/pop female vocal group from Los Angeles. The members are Quierra Davis Martin, the 19 years old singer, Lamyia Good, 19, Ardena Clark, 18, and LeTecia Harrison, 17.

Apparently, it’s said that Arista Records President/CEO, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, signed the girls immediately when he first heard them. If you’re wondering what they’re like, well, critics have compared them to other R&B groups such as Destiny’s Child, Total and Xscape.

Anyway, in an elite partnership with major record label, Arista Records, Ford will showcase both production and tricked out Focus models in an online promotion that’ll featuring the girls from Isyss.

This is the first time that Ford has utilized an on-line video promotion to target the urban and African American markets. Ford, a leader in multicultural marketing efforts, worked with UniWorld Group Inc./Urban Force {Ford’s African American agency of record>, to develop this unique and innovative promotion.Officially titled “Focus on the Video.com”, the promotion will run from the 9th of July till the 29th and it invites participants to go to http://www.focusonthevideo.com
and select cast, clothes and car — Ford Focus ZX3, a Saleen modified ZX3, ZX5 or ZTS Mach Audio — to use in Isyss’ video for their next song ‘Single For The Rest Of My Life’ which you’ll be able to hear among others at their authorized cyberhome http://www.isyss-online.com

So what’s this “Focus on the Video” all about? Well, it’ll be an online promotion and sweepstakes inviting consumers to assist in the creation of a music video by vote. The promotion involves audiences going to the website, a colorful and youth-oriented site, to select cast, styling and a Ford Focus for Isyss’ new music video. Participants are given four choices from each category with the final tally to be determined on the last day of the promotion, the 29th of July. Choices with the most votes will be used in the production of Isyss’ new music video ‘Single For The Rest Of My Life’. The new video will be shown this summer while the group’s debut album, ‘The Way We Do’ will be released in September.

The sweepstakes component invites registered participants to enter to win a Ford Focus ZX3 or a $14,000 coupon towards a Ford Division vehicle.