10:17 PM EDT 05/11/2008
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Alanis Opens Up About Hitting 'Rock Bottom'
Originally posted 05/09/2008 06:20PM
Alanis Morissette says she's naturally optimistic – but battled hard times over the last few years when she hit "rock bottom."
"I took a break over the past two and half years. I was tending to my personal life," says the singer, who called off her engagement to longtime boyfriend Ryan Reynolds in 2007.
During that time, she says she hit "rock bottom" due to "a personal unraveling of significant relationships in my life." (Morissette did not comment about Reynolds's recent engagement to Scarlett Johansson.)
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Whitney Houston 'Fantastic' at London Show
Originally posted 05/09/2008 04:25PM
Whitney Houston has taken another step in her comeback. The diva wowed the crowd when she performed Thursday at the Caudwell Children Legends Ball, at Battersea Park in London.
During her hour-long set, Houston "both looked and sounded amazing," a guest tells PEOPLE. "She was fantastic."
Houston, who is working on a new album with her old friend Clive Davis, sang hits, including, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "I Will Always Love You," "The Greatest Love of All," and "Saving All My Love for You."
"It was like her greatest hits, only live," adds the guest.
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Joaquin Phoenix Working on Music Career
Originally posted 05/09/2008 11:40AM
Joaquin Phoenix walked away with more than an Oscar nod for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in 2005's Walk The Line – the actor, who learned to play guitar for the role, also realized he loved to make music.
Three years later, the actor is now cutting an album with U.K. band The Charlatans. "Once he learned guitar he found that he had quite a lot of demons inside himself that he wanted to expel through music," the band's frontman, Tim Burgess, told Billboard.
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Madonna World Tour Kicks Off in August
Originally posted 05/08/2008 10:30AM
Madonna will kick off her "Sticky and Sweet" world tour on Aug. 23 in Cardiff, Wales, the 49-year-old pop star announced Wednesday. The aptly-titled tour follows the release of her latest chart-topping album Hard Candy.
After Cardiff, the tour will continue through Europe, making stops in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, as well as elsewhere in the U.K., including a Sept. 11 performance at London's Wembley Stadium.
The tour's North American leg kicks off Oct. 3 in East Rutherford, N.J., followed by 17 performances in the U.S. and Canada, including N.Y.C.'s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7, and L.A.'s Dodger Stadium on Nov. 6. The final U.S. date is on Nov. 26 at Miami's Dolphin Stadium.
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Listen to Lindsay Lohan's New Song 'Bossy'
Originally posted 05/07/2008 04:55PM
In her first new tune from her upcoming album, Lindsay Lohan sings about her assertive personality – and she's giving PEOPLE an early listen to the track, "Bossy."
Listen to it here:
Ne-Yo wrote the synth-heavy dance track with the actress in mind, he tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"I wrote it for her because when she's on her game, you can see these traits in her. When she's focused, she exudes the aura of a boss with ease," Ne-Yo explains. "When [producer] Stargate and I were approached with the task, we viewed it as a challenge. 'Can we make a song for Lindsay Lohan that people were gonna take seriously?' I think we did it."
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Scarlett Sings Like 'Tinkerbell on Cough Syrup'
Originally posted 05/07/2008 02:20PM
May is shaping up to be a busy month for Scarlett Johansson.
Last week she announced her engagement to actor Ryan Reynolds. And in less than two weeks, the 23-year-old will release her debut album.
Johansson and her music producer, TV on the Radio's David Andrew Sitek, call her sound "Tinkerbell on cough syrup."
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Jay-Z Toasts A-Rod & Beyoncé Boogies in N.Y.C.
Originally posted 05/07/2008 01:20PM
Newlyweds Jay-Z and Beyoncé partied with New York Yankee and new dad Alex Rodriguez in New York Tuesday night, where they playfully continued to dodge questions about their April 4 wedding.
After Jay-Z's Madison Square Garden concert, the couple – dressed to match in black and white – separately walked the red carpet leading into the rap mogul's 40/40 club.
Jay-Z jokingly cat-called to his wife as she strutted her stuff in front of cameras and ignored wedding queries, instead telling PEOPLE his fans can expect "more great things" from him: "I've got a couple more albums to give you."
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Kellie Pickler Salutes Grandparents at D.C. Rally
Originally posted 05/07/2008 10:50AM
Kellie Pickler will sing on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon to help honor grandparents who raise their grandchildren.
It's a deeply personal issue to Pickler, who was raised by her grandparents in North Carolina after her parents separated and her mother left when the country star was only 2-years-old.
The Idol alum will perform her song "My Angel," written for her grandparents, Faye and Clyde Pickler, at the AARP's third National GrandRally. The event hopes to raise awareness of and support for "grandfamilies" like the Picklers.
"I know the struggles they face," said the singer, who has donated nearly $50,000 to the AARP's Grandparent Foundation.
–Eileen Finan
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Mariah & Nick's Music Video Debuts
Originally posted 05/06/2008 12:05PM
Is Mariah Carey's new video a case of art imitating life? Possibly. Since her surprise marriage to Nick Cannon, 27, last week, the singer, 39, has been keeping a low profile in Caribbean, but her video for her new single "Bye Bye," which costars Cannon, emerged Tuesday. The singer cozies up to her leading man (watch for the pool scene!), while cameras follow Carey on photo shoots, autograph signings, and celebrations with friends in this montage tribute to loved ones who have passed away. Carey even honors late singers Luther Vandross and Luciano Pavarotti.
–Christina Tapper
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Ashlee Simpson Talks Engagement – and Ninja Dancing
Originally posted 05/06/2008 03:10PM
Ashlee Simpson is still mum about her reported pregnancy. But she's happy to reveal her engagement ring and talk about her band's pre-show ritual – ninja dancing.
As a guest on the Paul O'Grady British chat show Thursday, the singer happily showed off her engagement ring, a non-conflict diamond, purchased by her fiancé Pete Wentz.
Beaming, she held her left hand out to the audience: "He did a great job, it's pretty exciting." Of her husband-to-be, she simply giggled and said, "I got a good one," as the audience applauded.
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