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Jay Sean could teach the X Factor contestants a thing or two

16.11.09
A Hounslow boy, trained as a doctor, he dreamed of R&B stardom. Now Jay Sean’s US No 1 hit has sold two million copies. X Factor wannabes take note.... more

Is Britney Spears aiming to become President?

19.08.09
Britney Spears has launched a bid to become President of the United States — but Barack Obama has nothing to worry about... more

Off the record: Out of tune and proud

24.04.09
Cher pioneered it, Britney can’t do without it — now British newcomer Mr Hudson is using Auto-Tune to do more than correct bum notes.... more

The dancer who has Britney weak at the knees

14.04.09
It's easy to see how Britney Spears could fall for one of her backing dancers.... more

Roll up, roll up for the Britney comeback tour

04.03.09
Britney Spears kicked off her Circus tour at the New Orleans Arena - in a bid to reclaim her former title as Princess of Pop.... more

Off the record: For @*#%'s sake, Lily!

30.01.09
The F-word looms large in Lily Allen's latest songs, unveiled this week. Britney's at it, too — but is anyone actually counting?.... more

If my sis is pregnant I'll eat my hat

09.10.08
The puzzled look on Britney Spears's hat-wearing bonce could well be over the hoo-hah in the US about rumours her little sis is pregnant.... more

Russell Brand's 'retarded cowboy' jibe at George Bush shocks MTV audience

08.09.08
Having urged the U.S. public to vote for Barack Obama 'on behalf of the world', Brand drew gasps at the MTV Video Music Awards by calling Bush a 'retarded cowboy'. ... more

Here comes trouble: Russell Brand prepares to break America at MTV Video Awards

08.09.08
In America he is mostly unknown, apart from a small part in Hollywood romcom Forgetting Sarah Marshall.... more

Britney Spears looks pretty in pink as she gears up for MTV Video Music Awards

05.09.08
Britney Spears has polished herself up ahead of her highly anticipated appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards.... more

In your dreams, Russell Brand! Lothario tries his luck with Christina Aguilera

05.09.08
It seems Russell Brand is a man on a mission - to conquer Hollywood - and their leading ladies.... more

'Britney started drinking at 13, lost her virginity at 14 and took drugs at 15,' says her mother in shocking new book

04.09.08
Britney Spears' mother Lynne is set to lift the lid on the troubled singer's life - with revelations that she was drinking at 13 and lost her virginity soon after.... more

Beckham gets his necklaces in a twist with New Age 'chanting' beads

31.08.08
When he moved to Los Angeles, David Beckham vowed he would never ‘go Hollywood’.... more

Meet the transsexual Britney Spears impersonator taking America by storm

27.08.08
The male impersonator, who has performed as Britney for five years, made it through auditions for America's Got Talent earlier this year with rendition of the singer's hit Toxic.... more

Britney Spears and Justin back together... to record a song for her new album

21.08.08
She's been looking back to her best of late,and now she's ready to relaunch her career with a duet with an old friend. Britney is planning to record a duet with Justin Timberlake, according to US sources.... more

Britney set to star as lesbian killer in new Quentin Tarantino movie

06.08.08
Britney Spears is gearing up to play a killer lesbian in Quentin Tarantino’s remake of the cult classic Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!... more

So is Paul McKenna a genius or a snake-oil salesman?

04.08.08
Flashy, ambitious and a little prone to psychobabble, it is no wonder celebrities have taken DJ turned hypnotist turned self-help guru Paul McKenna to their hearts. ... more

I'm Kylie's bottom, Britney's boobs and Christina's tummy ... but I still don't like my body

02.08.08
As a TV show prepares to tell all, Rachael 'The Body' Carr reveals the inside story of life as a body double .. . ... more

Sharon Osbourne's shock as a Britney Spears impersonator turns out to be a MAN

19.06.08
Britain may have dancing dogs and quick footed kids, but when it comes to cross-dressing Britney Spears lookalikes, America's got it covered.... more

Troubled star Britney Spears 'attempted suicide on two occasions'

18.06.08
Troubled pop star Britney Spears tried to kill herself on two separate occasions, according to a new unauthorised biography.... more

Rock's on a stroll

27.05.08
US comedy legend Chris Rock's record-breaking stand-up gig at the O2 Arena was very much a show of two halves, says Bruce Dessau.... more

In bed with Britney: Miss Spears bags a man in sitcom return

13.05.08
Britney Spears has revealed she's in the throes of a new romance - on screen, that is. The troubled star appeared in bedroom scenes with Neil Patrick Harris in her return appearance in the US sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which aired in the US last night. In the episode Britney reprised her role as ditzy Abby, who dates serial womaniser Barney (Harris) but she still seems to be longing for her other crush, Ted ... more

Britney Spears clocks up eight costume changes in less than four minutes for TV return

26.03.08
She was on screen for less than four minutes, but Britney Spears managed an impressive eight costume changes during her highly anticipated television return. The troubled pop star polished up her act for her guest spot on sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which aired in the US last night. The show's stylists banished her personal wardrobe of scuffed knee-high boots, ripped fishnet stockings, cut-off denim hotpants and see-though tops, in favour of a more demure, feminine look... more

Sneak peek: Britney Spears cleans up her act for racy TV comeback

19.03.08
Britney Spears had just one thing on her mind during her upcoming guest appearance on US sitcom How I Met Your Mother ... more

Bloated Britney Spears fuels pregnancy rumours with a visit to a medical centre

04.03.08
Britney Spears has again ignited pregnancy rumours after she was spotted leaving a medical centre with her father Jamie in LA yesterday... more

Get set to Rock as US comic hits town

09.01.08
Chris Rock kicks off the London leg of his world tour tonight, enjoying unprecedented advance sales for a comedian.... more

2007's best albums

17.12.07
Paul Connolly takes a look at this year's best albums in pop, indie, rock and urban.... more

'Uncomfortable truth' about slavery on display

20.02.07
A new contemporary art exhibition marking the bicentenary of the outlawing of the British slave trade opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum.... more

Super Bowl bins no knicks Britney

17.01.07
Britney Spears has lost out on a lucrative Super Bowl deal - for flashing her nether regions at the paparazzi.... more

Madonna is music's No.1 earner

29.09.06
Madonna is the highest-earning female singer in the world, figures have revealed. The mother-of-two, who turned 48 last month, is making some £26.6million a year.... more

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