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Beloved British singer SADE has scored her first number one album in Amer= ica since 1986.
As expected, her new release Soldier of Love has debuted at the top of = the Billboard 200 with a staggering first week of 502,000 sales.
The last time the Smooth Operator singer was on top of the charts was 2= 4 years ago with Promise.
Sade’s last release, 2001’s Lovers Rock, debuted at three.
Last week’s number one, Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now, drops to two on= the new chart, while R&B singer Jaheim debuts at three with Another Roun= d.
Lil Wayne’s Rebirth and country star Josh Turner’s Haywire round out th= e new top five.

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Rolling Stone magazine editors have landed guitar greats ERIC CLAPTON and= JEFF BECK’s first joint interview.
The two Brits agreed to chat to the publication’s David Fricke on the e= ve of their first-ever co-headlining tour, and Clapton reveals the collab= oration between the pair could not have come sooner - because they used t= o hate each other.
The Layla hitmaker, who was replaced by Beck in the Yardbirds in the 19= 60s, confesses, "We were enemies, basically." Clapton tells Rolling Stone he expected the Yardbirds to fall apart aft= er he left the band - and he was "hurt" when Beck signed on as his replac= ement.
He explains, "I wanted to be as critical of him as I could. It hurt me = bad because I could see they (Yardbirds) were getting, with Jeff, at some= thing beyond what I was capable of."

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Australian pop star-turned-reality TV king PETER ANDRE is set to revive R= ICHARD GERE and JOHN TRAVOLTA’s misunderstood bad boy DANNY ZUKO in Londo= n’s West End, according to reports.
The Mysterious Girl hitmaker has been approached to take on the role Ge= re made famous in the West End in the early 1970s and Travolta took to th= e big screen in 1978 movie Grease.
And Andre, himself, told the cast of the musical last week he’d love to= join the show.
Grease bosses are currently in talks with Andre’s management to conclud= e a deal, according to British tabloid The Sun.
A source tells the publication, "Pete has had lots of offers from music= als but Grease is one of his favourites. He loves the character of Danny = and he’s confident that he will be able to play him - even if only for a = short stint.
"It wouldn’t be until next year." Former Hear’Say singer Noel Sullivan is currently portraying Danny in G= rease at London’s Piccadilly Theatre.
There have been a string of big name stage Zukos over the years with Br= itish thespian Paul Nicholas, Barry Bostwick, Treat Williams, Patrick Swa= yze, David Hasselhoff, Craig McLachlan and Jon Secada among the notables = to play the leader of the Burger Palace Boys (aka the T-Birds) onstage. (=

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Punk band ALEXISONFIRE were forced to scrap a show at the Vancouver Olymp= ics Cultural Olympiad in Canada on Tuesday (16Feb10) following a stage in= vasion which left 20 fans injured.
Seconds into the group’s raucous set, the crowd surged forward, breakin= g through a barricade.
The concert was immediately stopped and 7,000 people were evacuated fro= m the area as medics rushed to treat the injured.
One fan reportedly broke her leg.
Alexisonfire have since apologised to fans and promised to return to Va= ncouver.
A statement on the band’s MySpace.com page reads, "We always take great= care in the safety of our fans and are saddened that this happened. We a= re sincerely sorry that people were injured.
"We want to thank the security team, paramedics and police for their qu= ick reaction. We especially want to thank our fans for co-operating and n= ot making a bad situation worse."

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Designer VERA WANG has turned her back on New York Fashion Week to cheer = on U.S. figure skater EVAN LYSACEK at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Wang jetted off to Canada on Tuesday (16Feb10) to catch Lysacek on ice.
A former figure skater herself, Wang has created the winter sports star= ’s wardrobe for the Olympics.
It’s not the first she has designed outfits for competing skaters - she= previously crafted dresses for Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan - but it= ’s the first time she has styled an ice man.
Lysacek goes for gold on Thursday (18Feb10).

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LOVE STORY star ALI MACGRAW has signed on to front a hard-hitting new PET= A video about China’s fur trade.
In the new public service clip, which will debut on TV across North Ame= rica later this month (Feb10), the actress asks, "What is the true cost o= f a little bit of fur trim?" before explaining all about the cruelty that= goes on behind closed doors to give the fashion-conscious what they desi= re.
The PETA PSA follows fur-wearing defiance from hip-hop stars Kelis and = Kanye West and Olympic ice skater Johnny Weir, who each took aim at the a= nimal rights group for attacking their fashion choices.
Weir has since ditched his fur-lined garments for fake-fur as he skates= in Vancouver at the Winter Games.
The new MacGraw-fronted film features footage from an undercover invest= igation in China, which left the actress stunned and compelled to help sp= read the word.
MacGraw explains, "In China, animals used for fur spend their entire li= ves in cramped, filthy cages… Raccoon dogs, who are members of the cani= ne family, are bludgeoned, beaten, and stomped to death in the name of fa= shion. The injured animals watch helplessly and in terror as workers cont= inue to mutilate and abuse them.
"Often, raccoon dogs and other animals are still alive and struggling a= s the skin is ripped from their bodies. They may remain conscious, in ago= ny, for several minutes after they have been completely skinned." MacGraw admits the footage brought her to tears and left her enraged: "= I’ve had dogs and cats for most of my life, and every time I hear about t= he atrocities of the fur trade in China, all I can think of is my dog dra= ped around my neck on the collar of a cardigan, my cat as cuffs on a thro= w-away fashion statement coat, and it makes me crazy."

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Shamed golfer TIGER WOODS is set to break his silence and apologise for t= he sex scandal that tainted his clean-cut image and threatened his marria= ge in a press conference on Friday (19Feb10).
The sportsman announced a hiatus from golf and went into hiding shortly= after news of his many flings and infidelities hit the headlines in Nove= mber (09).
Before his disappearance, he told the media he was keen to repair his f= ractured relationship with wife Elin Nordegren, and declared he needed to= "be a better husband, father and person".
Two months later, and following a reported spell at a Mississippi sex a= ddiction clinic, Woods is preparing to make a comeback - and he is expect= ed to reveal his inclusion in the upcoming PGA Tour at Friday’s press con= ference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
According to his agent, Mark Steinberg, Woods will also use the opportu= nity to publicly apologise for his recent behaviour.
Steinberg tells TMZ.com, "This is all about the next step. He’s looking= forward to it." A statement posted on Woods’ website on Wednesday (17Feb10) reads, "Whi= le Tiger feels that what happened is fundamentally a matter between him a= nd his wife, he also recognizes that he has hurt and let down a lot of ot= her people who were close to him. He also let down his fans. He wants to = begin the process of making amends, and that’s what he’s going to discuss= .."

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Scottish movie star EWAN MCGREGOR has explained the delay of his new movi= e, I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS - Disney bosses didn’t want young film fans = thinking their EBENEZER SCROOGE was gay.
The film, in which McGregor and Jim Carrey play lovers, was initially s= lated for release last year (09), but movie bosses behind the A Christmas= Carol blockbuster feared Carrey’s portrayal of a gay man would confuse t= heir audience, according to the Scot.
McGregor tells the new issue of Out magazine, "There was talk that Disn= ey fended off the release until after A Christmas Carol came out. They di= dn=E2=80=99t want kids thinking Ebenezer Scrooge was a bender." I Love You Phillip Morris, which was a sensation at last year’s (Jan09)= Sundance Film Festival in Utah, will finally hit cinemas at the end of M= arch (10).

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CAREY MULLIGAN is desperate to meet SIR PAUL McCARTNEY because the young = actress shares a family bond with the BEATLES legend.
The An Education star, 24, reveals her father was born in McCartney’s n= ative city of Liverpool, England where the rocker’s mother, Mary, worked = as a nurse.
She says, "His mum was a midwife and she delivered my dad so that’s why= (she wants to meet him)."

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AC/DC fans from around the world are gathering in Perth, Australia for a = planned tribute to former lead singer BON SCOTT 30 years after his death.
Scott died of acute alcohol poisoning on 19 February 1980 after he pass= ed out following a night of heavy drinking in a London nightclub. He was = aged 33.
The group considered disbanding but signed current frontman Brian Johns= on as Scott’s replacement - and Johnson has been adamant a music tribute = will be in place to mark the memory of his predecessor.
Last month (Jan10), he told New Zealand rock radio station Voxy, "We’re= trying to think of something to do that’s not morbid. We hate it when pe= ople try to use the anniversary as a sensation-seeking thing, so we want = it to be respectful. His two nephews and his brother will be in Perth, an= d we’ll see his mum. I’m sure the fans will be out in force with Bon para= phernalia and we welcome that because he’s still a part of the band, he’s= still a part of us." Australia’s WAtoday.com.au reports fans are now flocking to the city to= pay their respects to Scott at his grave in Fremantle, near Perth, to ma= rk the anniversary of the former frontman’s death.
Fans will reportedly be allowed to have pictures taken with Scott’s sta= tue in Fishing Boat Harbour on Friday (19Feb10).

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Legendary LED ZEPPELIN guitarist JIMMY PAGE is documenting his history wi= th the band in a series of pictures for a limited-edition autobiography.
Page has signed a deal with Genesis Publications to put together a 500-= page book titled Zoso, his first officially published work.
The tome will have a limited run of 2,500 copies worldwide, although a = release date has yet to be announced, according to The Pulse of Radio.
Meanwhile Page, 66, insists plans for a written memoir have been put on= hold - and may only be released after his death.
He tells Mojo magazine, "I considered doing a posthumous book. And I’m = not joking. I genuinely thought about doing one. As usual it seems like a= silly idea, but it wouldn’t have been a silly idea if John Lennon had do= ne one, would it?"

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Country star TAYLOR SWIFT has been tipped for big success in Hollywood af= ter impressing director GARRY MARSHALL with her acting role in VALENTINE’= S DAY.
The singer plays a cheerleader in the new romantic comedy, starring alo= ngside a host of top actors including Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, Anne H= athaway, Ashton Kutcher and Bradley Cooper.
Swift has already cemented her place in the pop world after taking home= a clutch of Grammy Awards last month (10), but she could also make a nam= e for herself in Hollywood too, according to the Pretty Woman filmmaker.
Marshall says, "She may win something as an actress very soon. I think = she’s got a career and if things go well…"

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AKON is considering an early retirement thanks to LADY GAGA - because sig= ning the pop sensation to his record label has set him up financially for= life.
Akon signed the Poker Face hitmaker to his KonLive label at Interscope = Records in 2007 after she was dropped by another of the company’s imprint= s.
GaGa’s Grammy-winning hits have gone on to dominate music charts across= the globe, and Akon admits he could quit his own career for good and con= tinue to live in luxury thanks to the lucrative deal.
Recalling his agreement with Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine, Akon tel= ls the Associated Press, "I was like, ‘Yo, I want to sign that right ther= e. She needs to be under my umbrella. Jimmy was like, ‘Yeah, whatever you= want. Take her. Let’s get it done.’ And she just blossomed into a super = megastar, man.
"She’s pretty much retired me. She was definitely a blessing. She came = at the right moment. I’m glad I believed in her, boy. That goes to show y= ou, if you believe in something strong enough, it will pay off." (JMA/WNW=

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Sony Music bosses are fighting legal action from underwear manufacturer T= riumph amid accusations BEYONCE’s lingerie in her VIDEO PHONE promo is a = direct copy of one of their designs.
The R&B superstar dons a black and white two-piece in one scene in the = music video, which also features Lady GaGa, complete with matching bracel= ets and sunglasses.
Triumph executives took issue with the outfit, alleging it bared striki= ng similarities to their creation by Bulgarian designer Iskren Lozanov, a= nd filed suit against Sony for copyright infringement earlier this year (= 10).
Lawyers for Sony argued Beyonce’s underwear had been inspired by Spanis= h artist Pablo Picasso, but a judge recently dismissed their claim, rulin= g in Triumph’s favour because Lozanov’s design was so unique.
Bosses at the record label have consulted with the Halo hitmaker and ar= e now preparing to file legal papers to appeal the decision.

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CORY MONTEITH relishes playing a student on hit U.S. show GLEE - because = he dropped out of high school when he was a teenager.
The 27-year-old Canadian actor plays heart-throb Finn Hudson in the hit= U.S. musical comedy based in a fictional Ohio school.
And Monteith, who dropped out of high school in the ninth grade, admits= being on set feels like the education he never had.
He tells Britain’s OK! magazine, "I didn’t really go to high school. I = started working when I was 16. I had a million jobs from the time I was 1= 5 or 16 until I was 20 or so. I was really poor as a kid and I worked at = a car lot - the first job I had was washing cars.
"We’re such a tight unit (on the show), that Glee club of ours - what y= ou see on screen is real life in a lot of ways."

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Moviemaker GARRY MARSHALL was so worried extras would be starstruck on th= e set of VALENTINE’S DAY, he asked his family to appear in the movie.
The director landed a stellar cast, including Ashton Kutcher, Julia Rob= erts, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Garner, for the romantic= comedy which topped the U.S. box office over the weekend (12-14Feb10).
He was wary of employing actors for crowd scenes who might have been ov= erwhelmed by the starry cast - so he hit upon a novel solution.
Marshall says, "I’ve had a lot of relatives who were involved. Part of = my thing is when you work with these stars, you have to make them comfort= able. You surround them with people you can rely on.
"Bradley and Julia sat on that plane and seated next to them was my gra= ndchild who won’t say a word. She won’t grab Julia and say, ‘Give me an a= utograph.’ She’ll sit quietly. So we put family members, besides Diane, w= ho is my assistant, and her husband sat behind them and didn’t say a word= .. And with Ashton, my daughter was the other clerk with him, so he’s comf= ortable."

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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star MARCIA CROSS has teamed up with a U.S. children= ’s charity to help build new playgrounds for kids.
The actress became mum to twins Eden and Savannah in 2007 and regularly= visits Los Angeles play areas with the pair, who turn three on Saturday = (20Feb10).
Now Cross has joined forces with charity KaBoom!, which aims to encoura= ge kids to spend more time outdoors - and the actress is urging mums to f= eel the benefit of a visit to a playground.
She says, "I just open up the gates and let (Eden and Savannah) go." (C=

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MARTIN SCORSESE has given fashion house Chanel a Hollywood boost by direc= ting an ad for the brand’s new men’s fragrance.
The Gangs of New York filmmaker joins the ranks of fellow directors Baz= Luhrmann and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who have previously taken charge of Cha= nel’s TV campaigns for their signature women’s perfume, Chanel No.5.
The ads, which feature French actor Gaspard Ulliel, were shot in Brookl= yn, New York and will debut worldwide in September (10).

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