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Keira Knightley has been unveiled as the new face of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle perfume. She follows the likes of Kate Moss and Nicole Kidman in fronting campaigns for the major scent company. Chanel said Keira was chosen for her "elegance, beauty and modernity". Good choice there. It makes more sense for someone like KK to be selected rather than La Lohan who does not fit in the big time fashion world.

Watch out kids! For those who are just plain lazy to get in shape.. Uncle Fiddy is coming at ya with some tips on healthy living. What? Oh it's just 50 Cent doing another business deal with a TV Show as a guest star discussing on kids' nutrition. He's obviously hoping to get them all In Da gym Club... 50, who has bared his washboard stomach on album covers, is spokesman and judge for a cooking competition aimed at improving high school students' eating habits. Student chefs in cities across the nation will compete to win a university scholarship by creating the most "nutrient-rich" cafeteria lunch recipe. Not too sure whether the winner gets any of the G-Unit bling2 medal but once again another good way to show what a dedicated man he is to the public. That is..until the release of his next album with a big "warning: expletives inside" logo.

The peeps at the upcoming Austrian music festival can expect some expensive handbags at dawn when arch-enemies Paris Hilton and Pink come face-to-face. By now, everyone would have seen the 'Stupid Girls" video which made fun of the high class blondes including Ms Hilton. The interesting thing will be when Paris, who is hosting the Top Of The Mountain festival in Ischgl, will introduce Pink. "It could all kick off", said a source. "Pink is known for her outspoken ways and Paris isn't one to shy away from confrontation." Bet Paris is sharpening her pencil right now...

Paris Hilton promoting new soda in Austria

























Alicia Keys, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans on the set of The Nanny Diaries























So it's going to be Arsenal facing the spanish boys from Barca in the CL finals this year. Both of them didn't show the normal flair and skill in the second leg of the semis; rather adopting a more disciplined approach. Two major events decided the contest for each game. At the El Madrigal, Villareal was awarded with a penalty in the 88th minute when Gael Clichy barely touched Jose Mari who went down like being hit by a shotgun. Jens Lehmann became Super-mann when he guessed correctly to his left with low, sharp dive and denied Riquelme the goal that would have tied the aggregate to 1-1 at FT. The Argentinian looked shell shocked for the remaining minutes and the london boys celebrated their big European final after some bloody decades. Still in Spain, AC Milan needed a goal to take the game to extra time. A very odd decision by German ref Markus Merk who whistled for a foul by Shevchenko on Puyol before he headed in a goal where Valdes allowed it to go in. But replays showed that there was no pushing or shoving by Sheva. Puyol just lost his balance and slipped on his own. Funny thing is, the assistant ref also didn't see that as the case. That ref Markus is also a dentist and he has definitely kicked the teeth of AC Milan. So it's the Gooners vs Barca who will compete for the CL title. Should be a glorious game of flowing attacking football. Don't really care who wins it.

--Once in a lifetime--
Think about this one... Next month, (on Thursday, 4th of May ) at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 AM in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04.05.06
This won't ever happen again in our lifetime...

*WATCH AND ENJOY THIS BRILLIANT MUSIC VIDEO*
Lily Allen - LDN


Jet are well on the way to finishing an as yet untitled second album. In a post on the official website, they say "We've tracked 20 cracking songs. We are now happy to tell you that that not only do we have drums and bass finished but that we are well into guitar overdubs. That means we are inundated with a cache of beautiful vintage guitars and amps. Cameron and Nic are currently working with [producer Dave] Sardy and the studio boffins on guitars for a raucous rocker that is going to destroy your constitution (but shall remain nameless for the time being). As you can surely understand we are so excited to hear our songs come together right before our eyes. Well ears, I should say." Will be looking forward to this. Vintage guitars should make them still relevant. Unlike some supersoft rock band Maroooo...

There is a new mobile phone TV advert starring Robbie Williams. Or is Robbie Williamssss? The ad features several fake Robbies, created with masks that took two hours to apply to the actors. Viewers see a woman bump into the singer himself after receiving a text message linked to a gossip website that announces he is in town. The ad was filmed over four days at The Lot Studio in LA in March. Williams supplied his own music for the shoot for T-Mobile's Internet access service. Wonder if they check the belly size of those blokes too. Hey, it must look realistic, right?


Gary Barlow would love Charlotte Church to appear with Take That on their comeback tour during their performance of "Relight My Fire" in Cardiff. He is excited about getting Charl on board: "I love her. She is so grounded and has such a lovely spirit about her," he said recently. "How great would it be to get her to sing Lulu's bit when we play Cardiff? She's got a fantastic voice and it would be perfect venue for her. I'm definitely going to ask her." Soul singer Beverley Knight has been filling in for Lulu on the track...god knows what she will say about being replaced by Ms Church..

By the way, there is good/bad news for the UK music industry. Charlotte is taking a career break until 2008 to deal with personal and family problems. After completing her UK tour on Friday, Crazy Chick has requested a two-year break before the release of her next album. A source says: "This is the last we'll be seeing Charlotte on stage for a while. She has decided there are more important things than touring in her life at the moment and she won't carry on if she's not happy. The best thing for her to do is to take a break and comeback when she's ready. She will bring one more single out and then that will be it. It will be more than a year until she is on the road again so don't expect her next album until 2008." There'll be more shopping trips with Gav for sure. And kicking anyone who tries to flirt with him. Or maybe a marriage proposal to come...

Welsh quartet The Automatic have announced the details of their debut album due this summer. The band will release 'Not Accepted Anywhere' on June 12 and precede it with the single 'Monsters' on June 5. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have confirmed details of their next single. 'Turn Into', the second single from 'Show Your Bones' will hit the shelves on June 19.

The Paddington's have written and demoed 30 new songs for their second album. The band have apparently been hard at work in their Hull base working on the tracks, some of which such as 'Broken Man' and 'You And I' were debuted live in February. They are expected to enter the studio shortly to record the first material for the as yet untitled long player. It will be released via Mercury later this year.



Johnny Depp is in the running to play Michael Hutchence in a movie biopic about the late INXS frontman. Apparently producers are eager for Depp to land the starring role in a project which has reportedly received some strong opposition from Hutchence's family. Oh yes. If anyone is suited for that role, it has to be Johnny.


Charlize Theron is currently in talks to play the role of Marilyn Monroe. Theron is the favourite to play the screen siren in Tom Hank's film adaptation of Anthony Summer's biographical novel, 'Goddess'. Hank's production company, Playtone films, are hoping to bring the legend of Monroe to a new audience. Theron who is a huge Monroe fan once considered purchasing Monroe's Beverley Hills home.. but didn't. Will Theron be able to pull off this role? I would think so.


US Weekly's Hot Hollywood Awards (April 26 2006)




Making an entrance: [ Paris / Maria / Avril / Brittany ]


Kylie Minogue has confirmed she is recording new music. She promises fans won't have to wait long for her musical return, saying: "I'm working with a few people, just kicking some ideas around. It's fun to be working again and sitting down and making music. I'm taking it slowly. You know, baby steps. We're taking one baby step at a time. It's early days and I'm not sure what shape things are going to take yet. Really, what we're doing is messing around in the studio with different people and seeing what comes up. I don't know yet what songs I'm going to sing, or how I'm going to sing them, or what they're going to be about." Kylie is planning a flamboyant return - by recording a collaboration with Scissor Sisters. She wants to amaze her fans with a stunning comeback song. She visited New York City earlier this week to watch the hitmakers perform, and has since been spotted enjoying lunch dates with frontman Jake Shears. A new Kylie single is always good for the body and soul. If "I Believe In You", which was co-written by SS, is any indication of what's to come in the future, then believe you me and other straight/gay disco lovers we will all soon 'feel the fever'.