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 Mariah's Latest Diva Demands 

Carey's latest appearance marked by more ridiculous requests

11 hours, 22 minutes ago
(Newser) - Famous for her diva behavior, Mariah Carey kept thousands of London fans waiting for nearly an hour before she finally arrived at a holiday lighting ceremony. The Daily Mail runs down her demands for the appearance, all but one of which she got:
  • One hundred white doves and 20
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entertainment • London • celebrity • singer • Rolls-Royce • Mariah Carey • diva • Angel champagne

 Pre-Lady Gaga Wowed NYU 

She used to be Stefani Germanotta, student

19 hours, 46 minutes ago
(Newser) - Before she was an over-the-top star dogged by rumors that she's intersex, Lady Gaga was babelicious Stefani Germanotta, a New York University student with a killer voice who wowed her classmates at a 2005 talent show. Gaga strutted her new stuff for fictional students of her near-alma-mater (she never graduated... More »

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transgender • New York University • singer • Gossip Girl • Lady Gaga • Tisch School of the Arts

 Arab Singer's 'Monkey' Lyric Enrages Nubians

Black Egyptians demand song be banned

Nov 18, 09 1:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Egypt's 2 million-strong black community has been outraged by a Lebanese pop song that refers to them as monkeys. The song by Haifa Wehbe, one of the Arab's world's biggest stars, includes a child singing: "Where is my teddy bear and the Nubian monkey?" Nubian lawyers have filed an... More »

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Egypt • racism • singer • lyrics • Haifa Wehbe

 Boyle to Sing on 
 Dancing With the Stars 

Scottish sensation flying to LA next week

Nov 7, 09 12:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Susan Boyle will make an appearance on Dancing With the Stars, but as a singer not a dancer. It's not clear which episode she'll be on, but the 48-year-old Scottish singer will fly to LA next week to tape it. "She loves America," her brother tells People , adding... More »

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reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • Scotland • singer • Susan Boyle

Singer Wouldn't Have Wanted Coyotes Killed: Mom

Taylor Mitchell was huge nature lover

Oct 30, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taylor Mitchell, the 19-year-old Canadian singer killed by coyotes on a hike Tuesday, was such a nature lover that she would have wanted to spare the coyotes, her mom says. “When the decision had been made to kill the pack of coyotes, I clearly heard Taylor's voice say, 'Please... More »

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Canada • animal attack • coyote • singer • Nova Scotia • folk music • Taylor Mitchell

 Jacko Tape: Hitler Was 
 a Great Showman 



Singer told rabbi friend that he could have helped turn Hitler away from evil

Sep 25, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson knew the power to move crowds when he saw it. "Hitler was a genius orator," the star told his rabbi buddy Shmuley Boteach in the course of many hours of taped conversations obtained by the Sun. "To make that many people turn and change... More »

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Adolf Hitler • singer • Michael Jackson

(Newser) - For the demanding bride-to-be who thinks a DJ just doesn't cut it, top-notch live entertainment can be had—for a few million dollars. The New Zealand Herald runs down the best paid wedding singers:
  1. Rolling Stones: These aging rockers garner upwards of $8 million for a private audience,
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entertainment • Paul McCartney • Elton John • Rolling Stones • list • Amy Winehouse • singer • Jennifer Lopez • Christina Aguilera • Kylie Minogue • George Michael • Leona Lewis • weddings • private concert

(Newser) - A biopic of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle just got some added star power, the UK tabloid Daily Star reports. Robin Williams, no stranger to cross-dressing, has been approached to play the dowdy Britain’s Got Talent songstress. “I’ve been asked if I want to play... More »

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entertainment • singer • actor • Robin Williams • biopic • cross-dresser • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

NJ Cops Treat Dylan Like a Complete Unknown

Officers pick up rock legend out on walk

Aug 15, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New Jersey police officer in her 20s didn't recognize Bob Dylan when she responded to a call about a suspicious, shabbily dressed man staring into a vacant house, the Asbury Park Press reports. "What is your name, sir?" she asked. "Bob Dylan," he replied. "OK,... More »

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New Jersey • Bob Dylan • police • singer

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's estate is bigger and healthier than it's ever been, the New York Times reports. A little over six weeks after his death, the late singer has raked in $100 million through merchandising and movie deals, and will likely earn another $100 million more before the end of the... More »

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Elvis Presley • singer • Michael Jackson • estate • Neverland Ranch • celebrity death

Interview

 Boyle: I Did It for My Mom  

Fame hasn't gone to singing sensation's head

Aug 6, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring to stardom was “too big for anyone to handle,” says Susan Boyle. But in her first major magazine interview, the singer doesn't pause when asked whether she’s glad she went on Britain’s Got Talent: “Come on! It goes without saying,” she tells... More »

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music • celebrity • singer • interview • fame • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Asperger's Man Could Be Next Susan Boyle

Briton who can barely leave the house wows X Factor judges

Aug 5, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A young singer with Asperger’s syndrome who once spent 7 years without leaving his home is poised to take the British reality TV world by storm, the Independent reports. 21-year-old Scott James’ yet-to-be broadcast audition on the show X Factor features a rave review from Simon Cowell,... More »

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entertainment • music • reality TV • autism • Simon Cowell • England • singer • Asperger's Syndrome • X Factor • Scott James

(Newser) - Shakira’s new song “She Wolf” is “either the most insanely brilliant (or brilliantly insane) song you'll hear in 2009,” James Montgomery writes for MTV.com. It sounds like 1970s Italian disco and features the word “lycanthropy,” but the song’s true strangeness can’t... More »

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music • song • singer • music videos • Shakira

 Idol Hit-and-Run 
 Suspect Was 
 Fleeing Cops 

Was running from previous collision when he allegedly hit Cohen

Jul 28, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The driver suspected of killing outspoken American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen was fleeing police at the time of the hit-and-run, People reports. Authorities say Daniel J. Bark, 23, hit a parked car, refused to stop for a bicycle cop, and was pulled over minutes later—allegedly after fatally... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • New Jersey • drunk driving • death • accident • singer • hit-and-run • Alexis Cohen

(Newser) - A suspect has been arrested in the hit-and-run death of sassy former American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen, TMZ reports. Her body was found by a New Jersey roadway over the weekend, 350 yards from her parked car. The 23-year-old driver faces charges of reckless driving causing death and leaving the... More »

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American Idol • accident • singer • hit-and-run • Alexis Cohen • Daniel Bark

(Newser) - A feisty former American Idol contestant who boldly lashed out at Simon Cowell has been killed in a hit-and-run accident in a Jersey seaside resort, reports the New York Daily News. Alexis Cohen, known to TV viewers as "Glitter Girl" because of the glitter she wore during an Idol ... More »

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American Idol • New Jersey • Simon Cowell • accident • song • singer • hit-and-run • Glitter Girl • Alexis Cohen

(Newser) - Court records filed today identify Michael Jackson's personal physician as the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death, the Los Angeles Times reports. The development isn't exactly a shocker, given that authorities executed a search warrant yesterday at an office and public storage unit owned by the physician,... More »

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physician • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • Conrad Murray • Los Angeles Police Department

Die-Hard Fans:
'Britney Spears
Saved My Life' 

Troubled teens tell documentary of
singer's impact

Jul 23, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears may not be the most obvious role model for the troubled, but hardcore fans credit her with changing their lives in a new BBC documentary, Newsweek reports. In Britney Spears Saved My Life, the superfans testify that Britney and her music guided them through the darkest times of... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • depression • celebrity • documentary • singer • role model

(Newser) - Robert Burck, the “Naked Cowboy” who strolls New York’s Times Square, is planning a run for mayor there, WABC-TV reports. The guitar slinger in underpants will challenge Mayor Michael Bloomberg by “bringing transparency to a whole new level.” Burck says he’ll also run on his... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • guitar • singer • Times Square • Naked Cowboy • political campaign

(Newser) - Troubled diva Amy Winehouse and her even more troubled husband officially divorced today after months of not speaking, reports the Daily Mail. It's believed that Blake Fielder-Civil cited adultery when filing for divorce, which he began while serving time for assault, and will seek part of her $15 million fortune.... More »

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divorce • adultery • Amy Winehouse • singer • Blake Fielder Civil • celebrity divorces

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