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RIHANNA has notched up a fourth successive week at the top of the European singles chart with her JAY-Z collaboration UMBRELLA.
Enrique Iglesias is at number two with Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song), while Christophe Willem’s Double Je is at three.
Mika’s Relax, Take It Easy is at four, while Nelly Furtado’s Say It Right drops three places to five.
Meanwhile, rockers Bon Jovi’s Lost Highway is enjoying a second week as the continent’s number one album.
Linkin Park remain in second place with Minutes To Midnight, while Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad is also a non-mover at three.
The White Stripes’s Icky Thump and Kelly Clarkson’s My December round out the top five at numbers four and five respectively.

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ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has made music history in Syria after becoming the first Western pop star to perform a concert in the Middle Eastern country in over 30 years.
The 32-year-old singer took the stage in front of 10,000 fans at an open-air stadium, built specially for the event, near the 11th century Damascus citadel on Wednesday (04Jul07) night.
Iglesias wowed the audience both inside and outside the stadium, where a crowd watched on two giant TV screens, with hits including Hero, Escape and Love To See You Cry.

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HAIRSPRAY star ELIJAH KELLEY was overwhelmed by co-star JOHN TRAVOLTA’s ability to transform himself into a super-sized woman.
Kelley, who plays Seaweed J. Stubbs in the latest adaptation of the cult John Waters musical, admits he was star-struck on meeting Travolta for the first time - but even more impressed when he stepped into the character of Edna Turnblad.
He says, "John is amazing - dressed as a woman, he’s even more amazing. When you meet John, he’s such a star and you’re like ‘Oh my God there’s John Travolta’.
"The next day, you’re not even over the fact it’s John Travolta - now he’s a woman. It’s just like a double punch all at the same time."

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Hollywood pals BEN AFFLECK and MATT DAMON teamed up with a host of celebrities for a charity poker game in Las Vegas.
The Good Will Hunting pair and celebrities including Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Kevin James, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Montel Williams, Martin Sheen and Shannon Elizabeth tried their hands at the poker charity event Up For Africa at the Rio Hotel in Sin City on Thursday (05Jul07).
The event raised money for Enough Project and the International Rescue Committee, which aids survivors form the Dafur crisis.
But despite Damon being credited for the rise of poker in the mainstream after starring in 1998 movie Rounders, he was knocked out five minutes into a tournament.
He joked, "I’m responsible for all these degenerates. It was much more of a subculture when I researched the movie. We had to get buzzed into places and go in these secret doors. It was much less mainstream." His pal Affleck fared the best out of the celebrities, but still only managed half the contest before he was knocked out - and he admits he no longer plays the game as much as he used to.
He says, "I have hardly any time now. Poker takes a lot of time if you want to stay good. I don’t want to suck. I was good. I’m still good. Family is better though."

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AFROMAN is making his first foray into the movie world - by releasing a spoof movie of the 1997 comedy WAITING TO EXHALE.
The rapper - who shot to fame with his 2001 chart hit Because I Got High - is confident the move will help boost his musical career.
Afroman is preparing to begin filming Waiting To Inhale - along with a new album sharing the same name.
He says, "I am supplying the key ingredients… It is hard to string two successful albums together these days for anybody much less somebody that had their one big hit six years ago.
"One thing I like about being Afroman is that nobody really cares… I’m not Paris Hilton or nobody. The benefits of being nobody."

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THE SIMPSONS iconic score was almost never written - after composer DANNY ELFMAN realised the cartoon’s creator MATT GROENING once gave his music band a bad review.
Groening was a rock critic in his youth, and on one occasion had to review Danny Elfman’s former band Oingo Boingo - but his review didn’t go down well with the celebrated film composer.
Groening says, "I used to be a rock critic many years ago. I once saw Oingo Boingo and I gave them a bad review. I outraged Danny Elfman so much that he actually wrote a letter to the editor of the paper.
"But when I did The Simpsons I wanted Elfman to do the score. And I thought ‘He will never remember’ - and he remembered. He has forgiven me now."

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J.K. ROWLING broke down in tears after she finally completed the final HARRY POTTER book.
The author’s last book in the boy wizard series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is released later this month (21Jul07) - and she admits the realisation it was the final tale was difficult to deal with.
She tells British chat show host Jonathan Ross, "I was sobbing my heart out I downed half a bottle of champagne from the mini bar in one and went home with mascara all over my face. That was really tough." The six Potter books have sold over 325 million copies worldwide.

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E.R. star GORAN VISNJIC is at the centre of a paternity lawsuit with a Croatian woman who claims he is the father of her child.
Thirty-six-year-old Mirela Rupic insists her four-month-old daughter was fathered by the star, who has been married to sculptor Ivana Vrdoljak since 1999, and has demanded the actor undergo a DNA test to determine whether the tot is his.
Her lawyer, Nenad Skare, alleges the star has failed to respond to Rupic’s attempts to get in contact, despite claims Visnjic "knew about (Rupic’s) pregnancy from the start".
Visnijc and Vrdoljak adopted son Tin in April this year (07).

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R&B crooner BOBBY VALENTINO has blasted his record label’s bosses for favouring music rival NE-YO.
The singer has accused Def Jam records of unfairly putting the interests of the So Sick hitmaker before his.
He says, "I think Ne-Yo’s the face of the label and, of course, by him being the face of the label, he gets a little bit more. I see he gets a lot of extra support, a lot of bells and whistles. Sometimes, people need those things to put them over the top.
"My album, you know what it is. When you see me at the shows, you know what it’s about. There’s nothing sugar-coated about me. Not saying that there’s something sugar-coated about Ne-Yo, but, it’s all good."

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Scottish rockers THE VIEW have vowed a recent gig in Falkirk, Scotland is their last in the city - after an unruly audience behaved badly during their set.
The Same Jeans stars were heckled halfway through performance in the city on Wednesday (04Jul07), with the crowd throwing bottles at the band - one of which hit a soundman, slicing his lip.
Frontman Kyle Falconer narrowly avoided getting injured by the flying glass, and told the crowd, "This is the last time we’re playing Falkirk. It’s because of that d**k there we won’t be coming back." Bassist Kieran Webster then climbed atop a speaker and threw himself at the offending heckler.

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THE WHITE STRIPES have performed another in a series of unusual gigs on their North American tour, this time in a Canadian bowling alley.
The Hotel Yorba duo thrilled locals by playing a handful of songs including Let’s Build A Home at Eastview Bowling Alley in Saskatoon last Sunday (01Jul07).
As previously reported, the band played on a city bus in Winnipeg, Canada the following day (02Jul07) and last month (Jun06) performed to 20 stunned teenagers in a classroom in Creekside Youth Centre in Burnaby, Canada.

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Singer JOHN LEGEND is taking his Live Earth appearance on Saturday (07Jul07) seriously - he’s learning how to tour in a more environmental friendly way.
The crooner is playing at the U.K. leg of Al Gore’s Live Earth concerts - and he has vowed to change his touring ways.
He says, "Flying across the world and driving across America in a bus is not good for the environment.
"I’m totally aware of that and am looking into a better way of doing things.
"We still want to bring the music to people but there has got to be a solution which doesn’t harm the Earth so much." The 24-hour Live Earth concert begins in Sydney, Australia and continue across the world with events in Japan, China, South Africa, Germany, London and Brazil, before concluding in New York.

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THE BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE has rubbished reports she is to use her songs to promote a clothing line.
The singer, real name Stacey Ferguson, signed a $4 million (£2 million) deal with U.S. clothing firm Candie’s earlier this month (Jul07), and it was claimed she would namecheck the brand in tunes written for her second album.
But Ferguson insists the agreement is "unconnected" to her musical career.
A spokesperson for the star says, "There is absolutely no truth in the media reports that Fergie has agreed to product placement in her songs.
"She does have a commercial deal with the clothing brand Candie’s, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with the creation of her music." A representative for Candie’s adds, "Contrary to recent false reports in the media, the Company does not have any arrangement with Fergie whereby she will incorporate the Candie’s brand into her lyrics."

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Latina singer SHAKIRA has cancelled her summer concert in Lebanon over security fears.
The Beautiful Liar hitmaker - who is part Lebanese - ruled out performing in the country after heightened security and political tensions, according to MTV.
Wafa Saab, a spokeswoman for the Beiteddine Festival, says international performers and tourists had refused to travel to Lebanon.

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MICHAEL JACKSON has blasted claims he was too busy to appear at the Black Entertainment Television (B.E.T) awards, branding the allegations "false and defamatory".
The singer was asked to appear at the B.E.T ceremony in Los Angeles on 26 June (07) to perform a special Thriller album tribute and to present his mentor Diana Ross with a Lifetime Achievement Award - but American news agencies claimed Jackson was "too incapacitated to appear." Jackson’s spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain says the information "being disseminated in the media with regards to Mr. Jackson’s invitation …is false.
We cannot understand why anyone affiliated with the program would deliberately misrepresent the facts or attempt to defame Mr. Jackson.
"Mr. Jackson spoke personally to B.E.T C.E.O Debra Lee regarding his invitation to attend the ceremony. Mr. Jackson respects B.E.T and was one of the first recording artists to demand that his record company cooperate with, at the time, a newly established network."

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY paid tribute to a deceased crewmember by dedicating a rendition of BEATLES hit LET IT BE to him.
The Beatle was perforing an intimate set at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts on Thursday (05Jul07) when he made the dedication to the late John Roden.
He said, "This next song I want to dedicate to a crew member John Roden, who just passed away last week. This is for you Johnny."

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HARRY POTTER actress KATIE LEUNG can handle being envied by DANIEL RADCLIFFE fans following their onscreen clinch - because she enjoyed every minute of it.
The Scottish actress, whose character Cho Chang shares a kissing scene with the 17-year-old in Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix, says she is expecting young fans to "punch her lights out".
But she wouldn’t’ blame them for being envious because she loved kissing Radcliffe.
She says, "You know, I haven’t had anyone come up to me and say, you know, ‘I wanna punch your lights out’, not that I’d mind! But they’ve all been really cool; they’ve all been really accepting, and I hope they all enjoy the kissing scene.
"It was so nerve-racking because just before I did the scene, just because it kept getting postponed, and you know they changed it, it was meant to be in a different scene and then and Dan felt ill at one point, but no, once we did it, it was very relaxed atmosphere.
"(Director) David Yates made it very intimate, he closed the set, it was very peaceful, and it went very well. Daniel was very sweet, a real gentleman."

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EVA LONGORIA and TONY PARKER’s have officially tied the knot at a civil ceremony on Friday (06Jul07).
The Desperate Housewives star turned up at a city hall in Paris, France, in a limousine wearing a short pink Chanel dress with striped black and white straps - while her new husband arrived in a mini van wearing a dark grey suit.
Couples who marry in France must take their vows at a city hall - even if they are planning to have a church wedding as well. The ceremony was officiated by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe.
The newly-married pair are planning a second wedding on Saturday (07Jul07) with the Saint-Germain-l’Auxerroix Church in Paris the likely location.

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