Outkast's Big Boi back in the studio

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Kimberly Wyatt wants her new musical project to be a 'postmodern pop fairytale'

The former Pussycat Dolls star is now a member of pop duo Her Majesty And The Wolves with producer Spencer Nezey, and has revealed she has very specific and ambitious ideas about what their sound and live shows should be like.

She said: ' don't want to give too much of it up, but I have ideas for costumes, I'm meeting with costumes designers. I want to make a new world, I want to create an experience which is very theatrical. It will be a postmodern fairytale of pop. We are the lead characters in the fairytale, it's along the lines of Tim Burton's 'A Nightmare Before Christmas'.'

Although Her Majesty And The Wolves are comprised of Kimberly and Spencer, the 28-year-old blonde ' who quit the Pussycat Dolls in February ' says they will be joined by backing dancers on stage.

In an exclusive interview with BANG Showbiz, Kimberly explained: 'There will be dancers at some point. It will come together organically.

'We're creating a platform for everything to come, right now I'm focused on the look of things, everything I'm telling you is what I see in my head, what it will actually be, you'll have to wait and see.'

Her Majesty And The Wolves' debut single, 'Stars In your Eyes' is released on January 3.

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Charlotte Church would love to have more children

The singer has two children, Ruby, three, and 20-month-old Dexter with her former fiance Gavin Henson, and although she hasn't found it easy to move on she would like to get pregnant again in the future.

Charlotte ' who is dating musician Jonathan Powell - said: 't's weird to think that they won't be entirely related to my two children now. I'd also hate to think that Ruby and Dexter are the last time I'm ever pregnant. Because I loved the whole thing. I love it all, I loved being pregnant, breastfeeding, having young children.

'The tiredness and the hard work of it all is tough but it's amazing. It's the best thing in the whole world and I think sometimes you hear so much of the negatives but it is ridiculously rewarding.'

The 24-year-old star - who relaunched her pop career in 2010 with new album 'Back to Scratch' ' accepts the responsibilities of parenthood are huge but is adamant her children are the most important thing in her life.

She explained to BANG Showbiz: 'They're amazing and to shape these two little individual people who will eventually be completely separate from you. To bring them up and try to make sure you're doing the right thing is just amazing.'

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R&B singer Teena Marie has died at the age of 54

Teena Marie has died at the age of 54.

The R&B singer - best known for her 80s hits 'I Need Your Lovin'' and 'Lovergirl' - was found dead in her sleep by her daughter at her home in Pasadena, California, yesterday (26.12.10), her publicist has confirmed.

Teena - born Mary Christine Brockert, and also known as Lady T - was one of very few Caucasian artists on the Motown record label in the 1970s and fear of a backlash among fans led to her image being omitted from her first album 'Wild and Peaceful'.

However, her career with Motown ended badly and she launched a legal battle which led to the 'Teena Marie Law', meaning a label cannot keep an artist under contract without releasing new material for them.

Commenting on her involvement in the law, Teena confessed she never"set out"to make it.

She said:"It wasn't something I set out to do. I just wanted to get away from Motown and have a good life. But it helped a lot of people, like Luther Vandross and the Mary Jane Girls and a lot of different artists, to be able to get out of their contracts."

She was largely out of the public eye for much of the 1990s following the birth of her daughter Alia, but put out the album 'La Dona' in 2004, which earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Singer Mary J. Blige tweeted her feelings on Teena'a death, saying she loved her.

She wrote:"In my heart she's Tina, So rest in peace Tina, i love u. Every girl that grew up in the hood , with her blasting through the windows, Cars and radio waves can Feel me.

"Rest in peace Teena Mari. My Love love for u is forever (sic)"

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Ting Tings star Katie White worried she is 'addicted to playing live shows'

The Ting Tings singer Katie White is worried she has become 'addicted to playing live shows'.

The pop star was surprised at how 'emotional' and difficult she found it to adjust to normal life after she and her bandmate Jules De Martino completed their tour commitments in 2009 and moved to Berlin, Germany, to record their upcoming second album.

She told BANG Showbiz: 'We've discovered from being in Berlin that we hate normal life, and that making dinner and doing normal work stuff is really hard for us now.

'For about a month after touring it's so weird because your life has just been sat on a tour bus and planes for two years.

'Then it stops and you find real life, just kind of watching a film and eating dinner, really boring, and you have this huge panic, it's like, 'Oh my god, am I addicted to playing shows every night?' And you kind of get really emotional.

'We've turned into a touring band where you can only function when you're on the road.'

Multi-instrumentalist Jules also revealed recording in Berlin ' famous for its techno music scene and as the place where David Bowie recorded some of his darkest material ' gave their sound a more serious edge.

He explained: 't was hard for us to judge this LP because we're always wrong, we say we have made a more serious record and then people will think it's really uplifting, but I think this album has a dark side to it, more so than the first one.'

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Justin Bieber is releasing his own trading cards

The 16-year-old pop star is thrilled that fans will be able to collect 150 unique cards and 50 stickers in the way he used to get excited about his collect likenesses of his favourite hockey stars.

He said:"It's awesome; it makes me feel great.

"I always dreamed of being a hockey player and having my own trading card. I remember collecting hockey cards, so the idea that kids are going to enjoy my cards like I enjoyed my hockey cards is amazing!"

The collection of official trading cards, which also features four nine-card puzzles that can be arranged to create mini posters, will hit shelves around the US this week.

Among the packs produced by Panini America will be 500 randomly inserted autographed cards.

The card and sticker packs will be just one more item in the teenager's vast collection of merchandise, which so far includes three CDs, a fragrance, a line of nail polish, T-shirts, mugs, aluminium water bottles, lunch boxes, headphones, dolls, Christmas tree ornaments, a Halloween wig and boxer shorts.

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Katy Perry California Dreams Tour second leg

Katy Perry only recently announced her 'California Dreams Tour'. Demand has been so overwhelming that the tour has swiftly sold out. As a result, Katy has scheduled a second leg for the latter half of 2011. This Live tour will be a 12 date Arena tour:

Wed 12-Oct Sheffield Motorpoint Arena

Fri 14-Oct London 02 Arena

Tue 18-Oct Liverpool Echo Arena

Wed 19-Oct Cardiff International Arena

Mon 24-Oct Belfast Odyssey Arena

Wed 26-Oct Birmingham NIA Arena

Thu 27-Oct Newcastle Metro Arena

Sat 29-Oct Aberdeen AECC

Mon 31-Oct Manchester MEN Arena

Thu 03-Nov Glasgow SECC Hall 3

Sat 05-Nov Nottingham Trent FM Arena

Mon 07-Nov Dublin O2

Tickets for all shows will be available as an exclusive pre-sale with O2 at 9:00am Wednesday December 8th . They will go on general sale from 9:00am Friday December 10th.

Ticket Prices (All tickets are subject to booking fees):

Mainland UK£27.50

London£30.00

Belfast£30.00 /£32.00

Dublin€35.00 / €40.00

The popularity of Katy Perry continues its stratospheric rise. She has now had three UK Top Ten hits to her name this year in the shape of her smashes 'California Gurls', 'Teenage Dream' and latest single 'Firework. Combined sales of the three singles are close to 1.4 million in the UK alone. Whilst her new album 'Teenage Dream' has shot past Platinum.

Katy's success has led her to become one of the most talked-about new artists of the past two years. Since exploding onto the scene in 2008 she has sold out her own 50-city world headlining tour plus hosted and performed ' twice - at the MTVs European Music Awards where she also won Best New Act in 2008. As well as several Grammy nominations Katy won a Brit Award in 2009 for Best International Female. For more about pop's multi-dimensional, multi-coloured girl on the move, please visit:

www.katyperry.com

www.twitter.com/katyperry

www.myspace.com/katyperry

www.facebook.com/katyperry

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Justin Bieber in London this week

The global superstar visits the UK to promote his album, book and arena tour.

The world's biggest pop star is in the UK this week to promote his new album 'My Worlds ' The Collection' and to launch his book 'First Step 2 Forever: My Story'. With a storming X Factor performance under his belt, Justin rounds of the week with a book signing on Sunday before heading back to the US to complete his 6 month tour.

One very important cause Justin supported when he was in town was the Great Ormond Street Hospital charity. He teamed up with the hospital to host an exclusive eBay auction to raise money for their charity. He took time in his schedule to visit the children in hospital yesterday, a selection of shots are attached. If you would like to run a story and need an exclusive shot let me know.

As part of the auction you can bid for a chance to meet Justin and see him live in concert as well as bid for items of Justin's clothing. All items were donated by Justin himself to raise money for this great cause. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity raises money to enable the hospital to provide world-class care for young patients and their families, and to pioneer new treatments and cures for childhood illnesses. For more information about Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity please visit http://www.gosh.org/.

The auction kicked off on Ebay yesterday and finishes on Sunday 12th December. Items available to buy include pairs of Justin's trainers, tee shirts, jackets and jeans as well as some special gig tickets with a backstage meet and greet with Justin! Proceeds from this auction go to supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity so get bidding here http://members.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=goshcc now .

UK ARENA TOUR DATES

4th&5th ' Birmingham, NIA

11th ' Liverpool, Echo Arena

12th ' Newcastle ' Metro Arena

14th 16th&17th ' London 02 Arena

20th&21st ' Manchester 'MEN Arena

23rd ' Sheffield ' Motorpoint Arena

24th ' Nottingham, Trent FM Arena

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Mark Ronson says his house could have been decorated by a '90-year-old woman'

The 'Bang Bang Bang' hitmaker loves shopping at flea markets and jumble sales and has amassed a collection of weird artefacts which he keeps in his home.

Mark, 35, said: ' love flea market finds. It looks like a 90-year-old woman lives in my house. There's a cage of fake birds hanging from the ceiling and weird dolls everywhere.'

Mark - who splits his time between New York and London ' may find his house getting a clean out at some point though, as he is considering marrying his French actress girlfriend Josephine De La Baume and wants to"share"everything with her.

He added:"It's just the idea of marrying someone you really, really love that you just want to share that with."

The producer likes antique items so much he recently got rid of his Blackberry device so his life isn't taken over by email.

He told Marie Claire magazine: 'Empires were governed where it would take five days to send a letter to the generals at war.

"The world does not end if you don't answer an email in three minutes about whether you're going to wear a plaid shirt on a TV show."

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Andrea Bocelli joins TNT's Christmas In Washington

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Jessica Simpson 'definitely' wants to have children with Eric Johnson

The singer-and-actress ' who got engaged to the NFL player last month after just six months of dating ' recently denied she is pregnant but admits she would love to raise a family with her new fiance.

She said:"I definitely see myself having a family with Eric, so that's exciting to think about.'

Jessica is not the only person who wants her to have children with Eric.

Her mother Tina Simpson is hopeful the couple will follow in the footsteps of her other daughter Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, who has two-year-old son Bronx with her husband Pete Wentz.

Tina told Life&Style magazine:"Obviously I'm looking forward to having more grandkids. Bronx is the love of my life."

Asked if she would prefer boys or girls, she added: ''ll take anything I get. I'm not picky!"

Jessica and Eric celebrated their engagement with their friends and families at New York's Coppola restaurant, where they dined on a feast of lobster, meatballs, sausage and ribs and the couple couldn't fail to hide their affection for one another.

A source said: 'Jessica and Eric were very loving - hugging, kissing and whispering in each other's ears. She also showed off her engagement ring. She even took it off at one point and handed it to Eric's parents to look at."

The couple haven't yet set a date, but friends are predicting a short engagement.

One pal said:"It won't be before Christmas, but it'll definitely be before spring. January or February at the latest. They don't want to waste any time."

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Mariah Carey is craving fruit

The singer is currently expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon and has found her body has changed a lot and is particularly amazed by how her food tastes have altered.

She said:"My fingers obviously swelled a little bit. I can't even get this ring off if I tried. My taste bud situation is unparalleled... I don't know what it is, but I'm just about fruit for some reason. It has to be really good for me to like it."

The 'Hero' hitmaker also revealed she is unsure how she and Nick will spend Christmas this year as doctors have recommended the couple skip their annual festive trip to Colorado ski resort Aspen.

She explained to US TV show 'Extra':"I can't go there this year because of the altitude. We're figuring it out. Looking at different options."

Though Mariah is craving fruit, she enjoyed a feast of vegetables when she cooked for herself and Nick on last week's Thanksgiving holiday, which they spent quietly at home.

Mariah said:"I didn't feel like doing much of anything. I did cook... what I cooked was the best thing of the holiday. I'm sorry but it was. I cooked mashed potatoes and corn."

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