06:18 PM EDT 05/26/2012
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Beyoncé Is 'Nervous' About Performing Post-Motherhood
Originally posted 05/25/2012 12:35PM
Jay-Z has decided to put his career on hold a bit for daughter Blue Ivy Carter, but for new mom Beyoncé, the show must go on.
"I'm back to work," the pop diva, 30, says in a video showing the process leading up to her return to the stage Memorial Day weekend at Revel resort in Atlantic City, N.J. "I'm back to business."
But the brief hiatus from her career that she's taken since giving birth does make her feel mixed emotions about returning to the stage.
Little Big Town Premieres Summer-Themed Music Video, 'Pontoon'
Originally posted 05/25/2012 08:30AM
A lake, a boat and a beverage – that's all that Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild needs when she's planning the perfect summer day.
The musician and her band are debuting their latest music video for new single "Pontoon" on PEOPLE.com, and a closer look reveals Fairchild and bandmate Kimberly Roads Schlapman perusing PEOPLE Country's hottest guys issue (featuring Blake Shelton) while lounging on the pontoon boat.
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Grammy-Nominated Artist Nadia Ali Selects the Perfect Party Playlist for Memorial Day
Originally posted 05/23/2012 04:00PM
With Memorial Day on Monday, who better to help plan the best bash than a world class DJ-singer who has been relevant in the business for more than a decade?
Nadia Ali, who started out as ½ of the group iiO in 2001, went solo in 2005. The Libya-born songstress, famous for such hits as "Call My Name," "Pressure" and her debut, "Rapture," has worked with many other big names in electronica, including Armin van Buuren and Avicii.
"I have four back-to-back shows this weekend," the Grammy nominated tells PEOPLE. "I'll be enjoying the beaches during the day and singing my heart out to my fans at night. Whether it's Memorial Day or any other holiday, music has the power to set any mood and build long-lasting memories."
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Justin Timberlake to Record New Music for Jessica Biel Movie: Report
Originally posted 05/23/2012 12:30PM
As they prepare to tie the knot, Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake have also announced plans to work on a professional project together.
Biel, 30, will produce and star in the upcoming film The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea, and her fiancé, Timberlake, 31, will compose tracks for the soundtrack, according to TheWrap.com.
It's a rare foray behind the scenes for Timberlake, who has been focused on his acting career in recent years.
Heidi Klum Debuts Racy Music Video
Originally posted 05/23/2012 11:20AM
If Heidi Klum is trying to make Seal jealous in the wake of their split, she's doing a bang-up job.
First, she posed nude in Allure's May issue. Now, the newly single supermodel has debuted a rather risqué music video for Hunger Magazine in which she also leaves little to the imagination.
Klum, 38, gyrates on a pole while wearing a leather harness in the video for "Turn Up The Night." (Klum's foray into music videos is a one-off, reports the U.K.'s Telegraph.)
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Kelly Clarkson: My Boyfriend Is Ruining My Creativity
Originally posted 05/22/2012 01:00PM
Kelly Clarkson is known for empowering breakup songs like "Since U Been Gone," but now that she's happily in a relationship, the pop star is struggling to find her edge.
"It is killing me," Clarkson told PEOPLE while doing press for ABC's upcoming singing competition show Duets. "I'm trying to write a tough song and it is coming out like butterflies and rainbows."
Clarkson, 30, says she has been dating Nashville-based talent manager Brandon Blackstock, 35, since late 2011.
"It is ruining my creativity," she joked of the relationship that she publicly announced in early March. "I'm writing all this happy [stuff]."
Whitney Houston's Final Recording Unveiled
Originally posted 05/22/2012 06:20AM
Her movie Sparkle does not open until Aug. 17, but this week brought the debut of Whitney Houston's final song, "Celebrate," a duet from the movie with her costar, Jordin Sparks.
Ryan Seacrest unveiled the pulsating number on his radio show Monday. "Celebrate," which was produced by R. Kelly, will be available on iTunes June 5.
A remake of a 1976 movie that originally starred Lonette McKee and Irene Cara, this new Sparkle, which finished filming last Thanksgiving, also stars Derek Luke, Mike Epps and Cee Lo Green, and chronicles the challenges faced by a group of singing sisters once they hit it big. Houston plays Sparks's mother.
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Sings at Mark Zuckerberg's Wedding
Originally posted 05/21/2012 03:10PM
Mark Zuckerberg may have had an intimate, backyard wedding, but there was at least one famous name on the modest guest list.
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performed at Zuckerberg's Palo Alto, Calif., nuptials on Saturday, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.
"They've been friends for some time," a source close to the artist tells PEOPLE of Zuckerberg and Armstrong. "He wasn't paid. It was a total impromptu wedding present for a friend."
But it wasn't the only surprise of the day.
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Toby Keith and Kristen Bell to Host CMT Awards
Originally posted 05/21/2012 09:00AM
Who says you have to be a country singer to emcee the CMT awards?
Kristen Bell will be joining nominee Toby Keith for hosting duties at the 11th annual awards on June 6, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.
"It's an honor to get that call," says seven-time CMT winner Keith, 50, about being asked back to host to show. He and Pamela Anderson co-hosted in 2003.
Bell, who will be escorted to Nashville by fiancé Dax Shepherd (sans sloth), is already eager to make her first trip to Music City.
"Country music makes me happy," the actress, 31, tells PEOPLE. And she's most excited about meeting her co-host – and the possibility of coming face to face with her country crush, Miranda Lambert.
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Katy Perry to Sing About Russell Brand at Billboard Awards?
Originally posted 05/20/2012 12:00PM
Is Katy Perry trying to send a message to Russell Brand?
The singer, whose divorce from Brand is supposed to be finalized next month, is set to sing a revealing breakup song, "Wide Awake" off her latest album, this Sunday at The Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, PEOPLE has learned.
"It's obviously about Russell," a source said, though Perry has not publicly confirmed it.
The song speaks about being blinded by love, including the lyrics, "I wish I knew then what I know now – wouldn't dive in, wouldn't bow down."
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