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Rocker CHRIS CORNELL has defended his decision to let TIMBALAND produce his latest album - after the record was widely panned by critics.
The former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman teamed up with the R&B superproducer for a different sound on new solo record Scream.
But the album has not been well received by critics, fans and fellow musicians - with Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor even describing it as "embarrassing".
But Cornell is adamant he is happy with the final outcome.
He tells Alternativeaddiction.com, "Older American fans don’t like it because they are typically my core fans that really supported me in Soundgarden and really loved that band. To them that’s kind of who I am, I’m that guy in that band, and I’m that guy who wrote those songs.
"I’m thrilled with the album that I made. I think it’s really exciting, I have listened to it as much or more than any album I have ever made. As a song writer and creative person, I have to do what makes me happy. That changes, it goes into different worlds."

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COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN is desperate to score a ticket to one of MICHAEL JACKSON’s comeback concerts - after missing out when the shows went on sale earlier this month (Mar09).
The rocker is a huge fan of the King Of Pop and was thrilled when Jackson announced his upcoming This Is It run at London’s O2 arena.
But he was devastated after the Thriller legend’s 50-date residency sold out within hours of going on general sale, leaving Martin without a ticket to much-hyped shows.
He says, "I was looking at it on the Internet and thought, ‘I’d better buy some for myself’ and I couldn’t. They were totally sold out.
"To sell out like that is a testament to talent. It is just amazing to sell out 50 shows in one city in a big arena. It’s the biggest comeback since Lazarus. It’s good news - but not for me." Jackson’s gigs kick off on 8 July (09) and will run into February 2010.

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY’s ex-wife HEATHER MILLS has denied reports she is set to promote vegetarian food for Burger King - but insists it’s her dream to front such a campaign.
Reports surfaced earlier this week (begs23Mar09) alleging the animal rights activist, who is working on launching a vegan eatery in the U.K., would be promoting a new meat-free burger for the fast food chain.
But while the former model admits there is no truth to the speculation, she is adamant she would love to team up with Burger King to help people change their eating habits.
Her manager tells WENN, "The Burger King story isn’t true.
"Heather hasn’t been paid three million but she would love to get vegan burgers or any vegan food out there via any avenue possible and Burger King would be a great place to begin."

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LADY GAGA would have loved to have been a hippie in the 1960s - so she could have been a groupie chasing after JOHN LENNON.
The 23-year-old singer is convinced she was born in the wrong era, insisting she would have fit right in when The Beatles were at the height of their fame.
And she would have wasted no time in going after Lennon - even if it meant fighting off his partner Yoko Ono.
She says, "I’m quite sure that if it were 1968 I may not be the Lady GaGa that I am today.
"I might be arguing with Yoko Ono and trying to win John Lennon’s heart and chasing The Beatles in a bus on LSD, hoping that one of them hands me a microphone one day."

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British singer-turned-reality star KERRY KATONA has threatened legal action against a U.K. tabloid after the publication printed a story accusing her of using drugs.
Katona has admitted battling illegal substance abuse in the past, but insists she is now free of her addictions.
And the star was rocked by allegations printed in Britain’s News of the World newspaper on Sunday (22Mar09) that she has fallen back into bad habits in a bid to deal with her financial and personal woes.
Katona’s publicist has released a statement announcing the star is now taking legal advice and wants to pursue the matter through the courts.
The statement reads, "A News of the World article has made several extremely defamatory allegations today about Kerry Katona and drug abuse.
"These allegations are completely untrue and we will be speaking to our solicitors today about taking legal action against this story." Katona has faced a turbulent year - she was reportedly made bankrupt last year (08) and recently announced she plans to divorce her husband Mark Croft, although the pair has since thought to have reconciled.

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AMERICAN IDOL champion DAVID COOK has warned overzealous fans he will be forced to take "preventative measures" if they continue to harass him while he’s on tour.
The singer, who walked away the winner’s title last year’s (08), hit the road with his The Declaration Tour in February (09), and sold out seats for his April (09) homecoming gig in Missouri in a matter of minutes.
But Cook admits he is concerned with the "disturbing" behaviour of some eager fans - condemning the way they hound him after gigs.
He writes on on his MySpace.com blog, "First off, I want to say thank you to everyone who has been coming out to the shows since my last post. The vibe at these shows has been amazing.
"Secondly, I have to address some behaviour that has become disturbing. We pride ourselves on being accessible to you as fans, but in contrast, we do enjoy what little privacy we can muster.
"To that end, the efforts by some fans to find our hotel rooms, call our hotel rooms, attach things to our bus, etc., is something I have to condemn. This relationship only works when it remains healthy for both parties, and should this behaviour continue, the only thing we can do is take more preventative measures to maintain our privacy, which in turn makes us less accessible to you."

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Former EURYTHMICS star ANNIE LENNOX finds it difficult to trust people in the music industry - after experiencing how "vile" executives in the business can be.
Lennox has found worldwide success as a singer, selling more than 80 million records during her career - but she has found herself repulsed by many elements of the industry after witnessing widespread corruption firsthand.
She says, "The music industry is a bloody nightmare. The eggs, the slightly criminal elements, the betrayers, the ones who want to screw you, the ones who were in it for this, that or the other.
"Sometimes I’ve been so shocked at how vile somebody has been. But you just have to let it go, otherwise it could drive you mad."

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LARS ULRICH has no plans for METALLICA to follow in the footsteps of U2 by signing a deal with concert promoters Live Nation - insisting the group will never "sell out".
U2 were one of the first high profile bands to sign a contract with Live Nation last year (08), in a $100 million (£70 million) deal.
The company will act as a record label for artists on its roster, including Madonna, Jay-Z and Shakira, and deal with the promotion of concerts, merchandising and sponsorship.
But Ulrich isn’t keen on handing over control of his band’s image to Live Nation like many of his contemporaries, insisting the company is not offering anything the rockers need.
He says, "We haven’t sold out to Live Nation, and we are certainly not planning on it. And we are very, very fortunate that we do not need what they offer to continue to be who we are." And the drummer also insists Metallica don’t need the backing of a label record giant to get their records released.
He adds, "Let’s cut to the chase. . . . The primary, not the only, but the primary - function of a record label is to act as a bank.
"When you’re fortunate enough to be successful and so on, you don’t need to rely on record companies as the banks." Live Nation announced last month (Feb09) that company executives had kicked-started merger talks with ticketing giant Ticketmaster to create an industry superforce.

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Music mogul DAMON DASH has been dealt another legal blow - his wife has handed him divorce papers, according to reports.
Rachel Roy filed a divorce suit in New York’s Manhattan Supreme Court earlier this month (Mar09), signalling the end of her marriage to the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder, who she married in Mexico in January 2005.
And it seems Roy, who launched her own women’s fashion line with her husband’s backing, is aware of the hip-hop executive’s financial woes as the divorce is for "nonmonetary relief", according to an electronic record of the case obtained by the New York Daily News.
The publication reports that Dash is facing foreclosure on his two Tribeca, New York properties and owes $2 million (£1.4 million) in state taxes.
A judge also ordered Manhattan officials to seize his car last year (08) after he failed to make his monthly payments.
And Dash’s troubles don’t end there - he is also being sued by various law firms and landlords over allegedly unpaid bills.

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A prosecutor in the PHIL SPECTOR murder retrial has closed her argument by branding the music mogul a "demonic maniac" with a "conscious disregard for human life".
Spector is accused of shooting actress Lana Clarkson in the foyer of his Alhambra, California mansion in 2003. His defence team maintains Clarkson shot herself.
However, Deputy District Attorney Truc Do painted a dark picture of the producer in her last attempt to convince the jury of his guilt - urging them to convict a man who "grabs a gun" when in a drunken rage.
She told the Los Angeles courtroom on Monday (23Mar09), "When he’s ignited, he always does the same thing - he grabs a gun.
"In every single one of these incidents, Mr. Spector demonstrates conscious disregard for human life… Her death was a death waiting to happen in his world.
"This case is about a man who has had a history of playing Russian roulette with the lives of women." In Spector’s first trial, the jury was deadlocked with the majority favouring a conviction. The second trial began in October (08).

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DITA VON TEESE is grateful to her tattoo artist for rejecting a design she once dreamed up - because it would have disfigured her porcelain face.
The burlesque dancer was once obsessed with having a star tattooed on her left cheek - but the parlour employees refused and instead agreed to give her a beauty spot in its place.
She explains, "You have to understand I was pretty eccentric. I was always drawing hearts and stars in that spot. I went in thinking I wanted a star there, but they wouldn’t do it.
"They were the voice of reason. They were so right." And Von Teese, who was once married to shock rocker Marilyn Manson, once had another idea she now realises she would have lived to regret.
She adds: "In the early nineties I almost got seams (tattooed) up the back of my legs but I’m so glad I didn’t. Can you imagine how hard it would be to match up the seams with real stockings? It would have been a nightmare.
"At that time I was researching everything about the forties, about how during World War II women would draw seams on. I thought, ‘Wouldn’t that be cool?’ I had them henna tattooed on, but I never went all the way."

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KENNETH BRANAGH is hoping for victory at this year’s (09) British Academy Television Awards after receiving his first nomination as a producer for his series WALLANDER.
Branagh, who also stars as the eponymous police inspector in the TV show, will compete as an executive producer as the programme goes head-to-head in the Best Drama category against previous winners Spooks, Shameless and Doctor Who.
The nomination is Branagh’s sixth BAFTA nod across both the TV and film awards.
Gosford Park actor Stephen Fry has also received two nominations and will battle it out for the Best Specialist Factual programme for his Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press: The Machine That Made Us.
His documentary will face competition from Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery, Lost Land of the Jaguar and Life In Cold Blood.
Fry’s quiz show QI has also been recognised in the Entertainment Performance category.
Cult hit The Wire has been picked to compete in the International TV category, going up against fellow U.S. programmes Dexter, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Mad Men.
The ceremony, to be hosted by comedian Graham Norton, will be held at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 26 April (09).

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PATRICK SWAYZE has paid tribute to his former co-star NATASHA RICHARDSON - insisting "the world will be a different place" without the actress.
The actor - who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year (08) - worked with the tragic star on 2002’s Waking Up in Reno.
And Swayze has been left devastated by the loss of Richardson - who died on Wednesday (18Mar09) after a fall while skiing on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal, Canada two days previously (16Mar09) had left her with a serious brain injury.
He says, "It is such a great loss to this community to lose an actress and person such as Natasha. Gifts like her don’t come along very often. It’s a rare thing in this industry to have someone with so much talent, beauty, and dedication and yet is imbued with such humility.
"I know for me and many other people, the world will be a different place without her. My heart goes out to Liam and his two boys, but I’m sure that Natasha’s light is shining down on them."

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REESE WITHERSPOON will show off her softball skills in an upcoming movie when she plays a professional sportswoman.
The Oscar winner has revealed she has been secretly planning the untitled Jim Brooks film for the past two years - and it’s great fun.
She tells WENN, "It’s a movie with Jim Brooks and Paul Rudd and Bill Murray. I don’t know what the title is. I really have been making a movie with Jim Brooks for about two years now and one day we’ll start filming and it will be fantastic! "We haven’t shot the movie yet. I play a professional softball player."

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MICHAEL JACKSON is planning to make a spectacular entrance to each of his upcoming shows in London - the pop superstar wants to travel to the O2 Arena by boat.
The Thriller hitmaker is making a return to the stage in July (09) - when he will start his 50-date This Is It comeback run.
And Jackson will travel to the venue, which sits on the banks of the city’s River Thames, in style - he has requested a river boat company to transport him to the arena, according to British newspaper the Daily Mirror.
A source tells the publication, "He loves the idea of turning up by boat - he thinks its much more glamorous and very James Bond."

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Pop superstar MADONNA’s toyboy beau JESUS LUZ has denied cheating on the singer with a lingerie model.
Luz was pictured dancing intimately with Brazilian beauty Luciano Costa at a party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, earlier this month (Mar09).
But the 22-year-old - who is rumoured to have been dating Madonna since early this year (09) - insists Costa is just a friend.
He says, "I danced with her, but I danced with everyone at the party. My mum was at my side (at the party) and never would I become intimate with a woman if my mum was nearby - even if I was interested in that person. I have nothing with Luciana. The next day I met her on the beach and greeted her normally. The press created this story.� And Luz also refuses to comment on his reported romance with the 50-year-old Material Girl hitmaker, who split from moviemaker Guy Ritchie last year (08).
He adds, "Even if it is true that I am with her, I would never reveal these details. I was never one to comment on my personal life and that won�t change now. This is a characteristic of my personality.�

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COLDPLAY star CHRIS MARTIN fulfilled a lifetime ambition for his elderly father - by introducing him to GREASE star OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN.
The Yellow hitmaker’s dad Anthony joined the band on their recent tour Down Under in the hope of seeing Aussie singer Newton-John.
And Martin was delighted to make his dad’s dream come true by arranging a meeting between the pair.
He says, "When I was a kid my dad would make me listen to Olivia Newton-John in the car all the time. He�s always been a massive fan and the main reason he comes on tour with us to Australia is on the off chance she might be there and he�d get to meet her.
�And for the first time, on this trip, she was and I set up a breakfast for them. My dad said to me afterwards, �Son, you made a lifelong dream come true for me�. That was so cool to hear from him. It may have taken 32 years but I felt so happy and proud.�

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Rapper 50 CENT has reportedly been dropped from the cast of [SYLVESTER STALLONE}’s forthcoming movie THE EXPENDABLES - just days after the [RAMBO] star defended his decision to cast the rapper.
The Candy Shop hitmaker was slated to take on the role of Agent Will Sands, after Forest Whitaker was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
Stallone has since come under fire from film fans who suggest 50, real name Curtis Jackson, isn’t a credible actor.
He quickly dismissed fans worries, promising he would guide the acting newcomer throughout the project.
However, according to various internet reports, Stallone has taken on board the fans’ grievances, and has decided to ditch Jackson in favour of former American football star Terry Crews.

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