For all the 100 million-plus album sales and for the affection in which she's held, Janet Jackson began almost an hour late and the longest feature of her 90-minute set was an unannounced interval... more
She's the new Dusty Springfield and the latest in an astonishing line of young female British singing talent. But what the fans who've made Duffy No 1 for five consecutive weeks - and the biggest-selling artist of 2008 so far - don't know is the harrowing story of the dark and dangerous world she escaped... more
Michael Jackson took centre stage for the last time at a funeral service at which friends and family were given the opportunity to grieve in private... more
Debbie Rowe had chosen an anonymous bungalow on the edge of the Mojave Desert to escape her former life - and had pretty much succeeded until her ex-husband Michael Jackson took one painkiller too many a week ago... more
Sir Philip Green and Sol Kerzner, his friend and fellow boy made good, both hosted extravagant launch parties last night — albeit on opposite sides of the world... more
Xavier Le Roy sits on a boggo chair at a boggo desk and contorts and inverts himself into shapes and patterns that could be something or nothing.
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L'Oreal denies lightening Beyonce's skin tone, but she's not the first black or ethnic model to appear in a make-up advert looking bleached out. Here, TV presenter Mica Paris, 39, argues that the campaign is a betrayal of black women. ... more
The director of the Victoria and Albert Museum has defended accusations of dumbing down as he announced an exhibition on the Sixties girl group the Supremes.... more
French release Cousin Cousine sparkles next to some overhyped razzle (Dreamgirls) and
pretentious twaddle about the meaning of life (The Fountain).... more
If Boy George had illusions about just how far he has slipped, Koko's closed top tier and a hardly heaving dancefloor would have soon dispelled them, says John Aizlewood.... more
Dreamgirls is based on the Supremes story and Jennifer Hudson steals the show as the one who's dropped from the band. Nick Curtis meets the ex-American Idol contestant.... more
Amp Fiddler's variety and smooth production are let down by his songwriting skills but his album still may be worth a look. Plus reviews of CDs from Kasabian and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.... more
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