Archive for February, 2010

Leona Lewis Skinny Dipping

Leona Lewis has been noted to admit that she went skinny dipping in Portugal purely to cheer up one of her friends. She was trying to cheer up a friend who was going through a break up and said she found skinny dipping to be liberating. Leona has also stated she would like to follow in Madonna footsteps with the song sex book.

Lewis has always loved Madonna and found her to be a great inspiration in her life. However another nameless star that she looked up to had given shook her confidence for a while due to them being rude and in Leona’s words a ‘monster’

Cheryl and Ashley Cole have officially parted

An official PR statement has been released stating that ‘Cheryl Cole is separating from her husband Ashley Cole’. This comes after weeks of speculation and rumours that Ashley Cole has cheated on his wife with a string of affairs. Cheryl has asked the media to respect her privacy at this difficult time.

The couple had been together since 2004 and married in July 2006. In 2008 Ashley was under suspicion of having an affair with a hair dresser and the couple had split for while then aswell. Recently Cheryl has been seen on dates with Derek Hough a dancer. Cheryl Cole is well known for the hit single ‘Fight for this Love’.

Mid Week Music Charts

BBC Radio One is to launch an official mid week chart update. Beginning on 10th March the half an hour mid week show will provide the latest chart update which up until now was only issued to members of the industry and never broadcast live.

This will provide so much of better picture for the race for the number one spot. Fans will have so much more of an insight when it comes to the music charts. The show will air every Wednesday from 3:30pm to 4pm. This is a strange time to air the considering the number of listeners they would get at these times. A number of artists have commented negatively regarding this as they believe it takes the element of surprise away.

Beyonce winner of six prizes at the grammy awards

With 10 nominations in the bag already Beyonce was having a great day already but winning six prizes topped it off. She was awarded prizes for song of the year and best R&B song. Other winners included:

• Taylor Swift 4 prizes
• Jay-z 3 prizes
• Kings of Leon 3 prizes
• Black Eyed Peas 3 prizes
• Lady Gaga 2 prizes
• Eminem 2 prizes

In her speech Beyonce said she has had an amazing night and thanked her parents and husband JayZ for helping her in her successful careers. Beyonce has one of the biggest fan bases around and is recognised worldwide. She also has her own brand of clothing and perfume. Starting in group Destiny’s Child Beyonce has flourished in her career.

Haiti quake bring together musicians

P Diddy, Pharrell Williams and Queen Latifah hosted a two hour concert in aid of the Haiti quake. The concert titled SOS (Saving Ourselves) was broadcast from live from Miami. Guest stars will include Mary J Blige, Justin Bieber and Monica. This will be broadcast on the likes MTV and EH1.

The stars hope to raise considerable amounts of money for the people of Haiti via organisations like Children’s safe drinking water and Yele Haiti. Similar events have been organised by major American stars. George Clooney hosted The Hope for Haiti now telethon and gig. The event raised over £40 million.