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M.I.A. is considering bringing up her son IKHYD in China - because she wa nts him to be fluent in Chinese.
The hitmaker became a first-time mum last year (09) and she’s already s plitting her time between her mum’s modest home in England and her husban d Ben Bronfman’s family estate in America.
And she hopes her son will be a real, bi-lingual jet-setter.
The Paper Planes singer tells Complex magazine, "I always say I’m gonna send him off to China and I want him to learn Chinese, because the next hundred years is about China being a superpower and he should know how to speak it. So maybe he’ll go there."

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M.I.A. is considering bringing up her son IKHYD in China - because she wa nts him to be fluent in Chinese.
The hitmaker became a first-time mum last year (09) and she’s already s plitting her time between her mum’s modest home in England and her husban d Ben Bronfman’s family estate in America.
And she hopes her son will be a real, bi-lingual jet-setter.
The Paper Planes singer tells Complex magazine, "I always say I’m gonna send him off to China and I want him to learn Chinese, because the next hundred years is about China being a superpower and he should know how to speak it. So maybe he’ll go there."

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Funk group THE TIME’s reunion is complete - the original line-up of the b and is heading out on tour this summer (10).
The group - one-time proteges of Prince and the villains of his Purple Rain movie - briefly reformed last year (09) for a string of shows in Las Vegas and now the Jungle Love hitmakers are hitting the road.
Shows begin this weekend (29-30May10) in Las Vegas and continue in Chic ago, Detroit and Washington, D.C.
Guitarist Jesse Johnson has confirmed the reunited group is also workin g on a new album.
He tells Spinner.com, "We’ve been completing (it) over the last couple of months. It’s hard to get excited about playing songs that we’ve alread y played before, but I’m excited about the new stuff."

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Funk group THE TIME’s reunion is complete - the original line-up of the b and is heading out on tour this summer (10).
The group - one-time proteges of Prince and the villains of his Purple Rain movie - briefly reformed last year (09) for a string of shows in Las Vegas and now the Jungle Love hitmakers are hitting the road.
Shows begin this weekend (29-30May10) in Las Vegas and continue in Chic ago, Detroit and Washington, D.C.
Guitarist Jesse Johnson has confirmed the reunited group is also workin g on a new album.
He tells Spinner.com, "We’ve been completing (it) over the last couple of months. It’s hard to get excited about playing songs that we’ve alread y played before, but I’m excited about the new stuff."

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Former EURYTHMICS star DAVE STEWART has teamed up with JOSS STONE to reco rd a new cancer fight song.
Stewart penned Stand Up To Cancer to mark the second anniversary of the charity of the same name, and he has asked Stone to join him in the stud io for the anthem.
Violin virtuoso Ann Marie Calhoun also appears on the track.
Movie mogul Laura Ziskin, who co-founded the charity, says, "Dave has g iven us a powerful anthem which is a testament to all 12 million cancer s urvivors as well as a moving elegy to the millions we have lost from the disease." The rocker adds, "This song is something I hope will inspire conviction while also acknowledging the loss caused by this merciless disease. I en courage everyone who has been touched by cancer to listen to this anthem.
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Former EURYTHMICS star DAVE STEWART has teamed up with JOSS STONE to reco rd a new cancer fight song.
Stewart penned Stand Up To Cancer to mark the second anniversary of the charity of the same name, and he has asked Stone to join him in the stud io for the anthem.
Violin virtuoso Ann Marie Calhoun also appears on the track.
Movie mogul Laura Ziskin, who co-founded the charity, says, "Dave has g iven us a powerful anthem which is a testament to all 12 million cancer s urvivors as well as a moving elegy to the millions we have lost from the disease." The rocker adds, "This song is something I hope will inspire conviction while also acknowledging the loss caused by this merciless disease. I en courage everyone who has been touched by cancer to listen to this anthem.
"

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BRET MICHAELS has emerged as the new favourite to replace SIMON COWELL as an AMERICAN IDOL judge after his triumphant performance on the live fina le of the talent show on Wednesday night (26May10).
The Poison singer ignored his doctors’ advice and took to the Idol stag e for a duet with finalist Casey James.
The ailing rocker, who is still recovering from a near-fatal brain haem orrhage and a recent stroke, was an instant hit with fans, who gave him a standing ovation as he walked out to sing a rendition of Poison’s Every Rose Has Its Thorn.
And Cowell was left so impressed he’s considering handing him his judgi ng seat now that the Brit has quit the show after nine years on the panel ..
He says, "Actually, he’d be good. He’s funny. He’s got experience. He’d be a good choice - and you saw the audience reaction to him. They love h im." And Michaels is hopeful he will be handed the job: "I’m sorry he (Cowel l) has to go but sometimes things happen. Provided my health holds up, I think I’m taking that chair next year!" Other celebrities who have been linked to the role include Quincy Jones , DJ Howard Stern, Madonna’s partner and record boss Guy Oseary, Idol hos t Ryan Seacrest, Harry Connick, Jr. and the show’s former judge Paula Abd ul.

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JULIA ROBERTS’ actress niece EMMA has joined the cast of the fourth SCREA M movie.
The 19 year old will join Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbe ll in the sequel.
Roberts says, "I=E2=80=99m so excited to be part of this ground-breakin g franchise. It=E2=80=99s the perfect opportunity for me to do something completely different than I=E2=80=99ve ever done before." The new horror movie will start shooting in Michigan next month (Jun10) ..

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ASHTON KUTCHER has taken aim at his pop idol PRINCE for replacing his hit s with improvised jazz sessions at his concerts - because he just wants t o hear the hitmaker perform PURPLE RAIN.
The actor was thrilled when he heard Prince would be performing at the recent Time magazine Most Influential People gala - but was disappointed when the superstar hit the stage.
He says, "Prince makes me so mad. I like Prince but he does this thing, like, he doesn’t wanna play any of his hits and so he does, like, these two-hour jazz interludes, where it’s just the band and he, like, goes off to the side.
"I wanna see Prince, I want you to sing Purple Rain, I want you to do, like, the songs that I know and like.
"John Mayer plays My Body is a Wonderland when you go to his concerts a nd I feel like he’s singing to me… Play the good songs."

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Actor LEONARDO DiCAPRIO has launched an organisation to help protect enda ngered tigers.
The Titanic star has joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund to crea te Save Tigers Now, with the aim of raising $20 million (=C2=A313 million ) for the cause.
DiCaprio, who is currently in Asia learning about the declining number of the species, also hopes to double the population of the big cats by 20 22.
He says, "Tigers are endangered and critical to some of the world’s mos t important ecosystems. Key conservation efforts can save the tiger speci es from extinction, protect some of the planet’s last wild habitats and h elp sustain the local communities surrounding them."

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Actress KATHERINE HEIGL is considering joining NICOLE KIDMAN in Nashville , Tennessee to help her husband JOSH KELLEY launch a career as a country singer.
The former Grey’s Anatomy star has shot to fame since her breakthrough movie role in 2007 hit Knocked Up, landing parts in romantic comedies inc luding The Ugly Truth, 27 Dresses and new film Killers.
But she’s looking to scale back her work schedule after becoming a mum to adopted daughter Naleigh, and is contemplating a new life in Tennessee so pop/rock star Kelley can focus on rebranding himself as a country mus ic artist.
Heigl admits she has her worries about moving states but insists it’s a ll part of becoming a mature adult.
She tells Harper’s Bazaar magazine, "It’s time to reevaluate and grow u p.
"I hope by my mid-30s, I get to the point where I don’t doubt myself. I ‘m going to make mistakes and say stupid things, but I won’t have to sit in a room in the dark and wonder, ‘Am I a bad person?’ It will be, ‘OK Ka tie, enough with the drama.’" Kelley, whose brother Charles is one third of hit country band Lady Ant ebellum, signed a new record deal with Universal Music Nashville in Novem ber (09).

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British actress EMMA WATSON is so devastated the HARRY POTTER franchise i s ending, she feels like a friend is dying.
The star, who has played Hermione Granger in all the wizard films since 2001, is currently shooting the franchise’s final scenes, and Watson adm its she’ll feel lost when filming wraps.
She says, "None of us could say that we predicted this kind of love and recognition. It=E2=80=99s just incredible. I=E2=80=99m just so unbelieva bly proud to have been part of this. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world." The savvy star has decided to take a long break when the last film, Har ry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, wraps, so she can mourn the loss of the boy wizard and her own character.
She adds, "I feel like someone=E2=80=99s dying, I know that sounds like an exaggeration but I really do. I=E2=80=99m not planning to do anything this summer - I=E2=80=99m going to need time to collect myself and get m yself back together a bit. So I=E2=80=99ll take a bit of a break." And co-star Daniel Radcliffe will also find it difficult to say goodbye to Potter - but he admits he’s excited about the new prospects heading h is way: "It=E2=80=99s going to be bizarre. I=E2=80=99m going to be devast ated. It=E2=80=99s going to be very, very sad because it=E2=80=99s been s uch an important part of my life.
"There will never be one scene in any of the Harry Potters that, when I watch it, won=E2=80=99t trigger a series of memories about what that day was about and what I was doing. So everything is so linked to my life an d growing up.
"But, at the same time, it will be exciting. It puts a pretty nice punc tuation mark on my adolescence. I feel grown-up now."

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Soul star MAXWELL has been forced to delay the release of his new album - because last year’s (09) BLACKSUMMERS’NIGHT is still a big hit with fans ..
The singer’s last release - his first in eight years - was critically a cclaimed and was named Best R&B Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards.
The CD was the first in a trilogy and Maxwell had planned to deliver th e second installment of the series this summer (10) - but he has decided to push back its release for fear of "inundating" his devotees.
He tells the Associated Press, "These are good problems, I guess. I had a plan - every year something new, and I thought that that would be a go od enough time to sort of give people space to feel like they weren’t bei ng inundated by what I was doing." But Maxwell admits he’s a little annoyed by the delay because he’s eage r for everyone to hear what he’s been working on for the past few years.
He says, "I’ve had this entire trilogy with me for years, for four or f ive years, so I can wait. I just want people to get it when they want it.
… At this point, it’s in their hands." The second of the BLACKsummers’night albums has yet to be given an offi cial release date.

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A lost low-budget horror movie the members of Irish rockers ASH made on t he road in America in 2002 has been posted on the band’s website.
The film, Slashed, features the bandmates, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland and Dave Grohl.
The quirky film revolves around a series of murders and features Martin and Buckland as FBI agents Sherbet Bones and Datsun Ford.

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Singer/songwriter RANDY NEWMAN is to be honoured with a star on the Holly wood Walk of Fame.
The Oscar winner will unveil the 2,411th star next week (02Jun10).
Animator John Lasseter and funnyman Eric Idle will be among the guest s peakers who will pay tribute to the Short People singer.

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ELTON JOHN’s festival show in Morocco went off without a hitch on Wednesd ay night (26May10), despite fierce opposition from hostile Muslims.
The British rocker received a warm welcome from thousands of fans as he took the stage at the week-long Mawazine World Rhythms festival in Rabat after defying members of the popular Islamist PJD party, who urged him t o scrap his plans.
The Islamists insisted the gay star was not welcome in Morocco, but fes tival organisers refused to pull his headlining slot on the bill.
Security was tight as Elton stepped out onstage - and his concert was a big hit with no hint of protest.
The relieved rocker was respectful throughout, toning down his famous f lamboyant stage gear and thanking his fans for their applause.
Closing his three-hour all-hits concert, Elton declared, "God bless Mor occo," before leaving the stage.
Festival bosses claim 40,000 fans attended the show.

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Spiteful singer/songwriter M.I.A. has posted a journalist’s telephone num ber on her Twitter.com account after the writer penned an unflattering pr ofile about the PAPER PLANES hitmaker.
The star was so appalled when New York Times Magazine writer Lynn Hirsc hberg took aim at her in a lengthy critique she decided to get her own ba ck.
M.I.A. took to her Twitter.com blog on Thursday (27May10) and posted Hi rschberg’s personal phone number, writing, "CALL ME IF YOU WANNA TALK TO ME ABOUT THE N Y T TRUTH ISSUE, ill b taking calls all day b**ches." Hirschberg laughed off the feud, stating, "It’s a fairly unethical thin g to do, but I don’t think it’s surprising… The messages (I’ve received ) have mostly been from people trying to hook up with M.I.A." (KL/WNWC/MT

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The night rapper/actor NICK CANNON lost his virginity is one he’d rather forget - because it was one of the most embarrassing experiences of his l ife.
The star, who is now married to Mariah Carey, admits he felt so humilia ted by his poor performance he vowed to perfect his lovemaking.
Cannon recalls, "We was (sic) in this sleeping bag and I thought I was doing what they were doing on Cinemax (soft porn films), (but) I was usin g all the wrong terms and everything.
"I was like, ‘We should change position,’ and she was like, ‘Just get o ff me!’ "She ran into the bathroom with all her friends and they was (sic) in t here laughing and I just felt like I’d disappointed God, I’d disappointed my family, our family name. But I vowed from that day forward, no woman would ever laugh at me in the sack again. And that’s when the Cannon was born, baby."

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