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Bieber launching LA clothing brand

TEEN sensation Justin Bieber plans to open his own clothing store a Los Angeles shopping centre.

Aussie rock loses two icons on weekend

Harvey James Steve Prestwich

COLD CHISEL loses band member behind hits, as Sherbet also says goodbye to a friend.

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George returns fan's album after 10 years

Boy George

THE Culture Club star surprised a fan by returning an album cover he asked to be signed -- more than 10 years after he sent it.

'Out of control' Backstreet Boy in rehab

AJ McLean

BACKSTREET Boys band member A.J. McLean has entered rehab for substance abuse.

Gaga's $100m payday

gaga

POP singer, eccentric fashionista and entrepreneur Lady Gaga is estimated to earn $100 million in 2011.

New Britney single rockets to No. 1

Britney Spears

THE erratic pop star is back on top of the charts after a turbulent few years

Winehouse finds love in Brazil

Brazil Winehouse

SERIAL rehab goer, Amy Winehouse, is now dating a British barman she met in Brazil.

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Perry's Brand new hit smashes airwaves

Katy Perry

KATY Perry still has two hit singles on the ARIA charts but radio couldn't wait until her record label were ready to play her next release E.T.

Jackson doctor distracted on call - court

Dr Conrad Murray

A FORMER girlfriend of the doctor charged in relation to the death of singer Michael Jackson has testified he was distracted when he called her that morning and that she heard commotion in the background.

Gaga shocks jazz club with surprise gig

Lady Gaga

LADY Gaga shocks audience at a NY jazz club to belt out classic songs in surprise show

Where have all our rock stars gone?

Daniel Johns

AUSTRALIA'S musical pride was built on its bands but 2010 was the year rock 'n' roll faded away.

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Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty is dead

Gerry Rafferty

GERRY Rafferty inspired thousands to take up the horn with his Seventies hit Baker Street.

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Jackson doctor accused of a cover-up

Michael Jackson

CONRAD Murray waited 21mins after star stopped breathing before raising alarm, court told.

First look at Gaga's racy new album cover

Lady Gaga twitpic

LADY Gaga promised her fans that she would reveal some "primo" news on New Year's Eve and she didn't disappoint.

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Mamma Mia! ABBA's new tune on reunion

ABBA

MORE than 30 years after Super Trouper gave them their last No. 1 hit, the chances of ABBA reuniting look likely.

Katy Perry's no make-up shocker

Russell Brand's pic of Katy Perry without make-up

RUSSELL Brand posted a photo of his beloved wife Katy Perry on his Twitter account, without any make-up.

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Stonefield sisters score Glastonbury coup

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THEY are four sisters who live on a cattle farm but they have sparked a stampede in the music game.

Biber hoax ensnares mosque opponents

Justin Bieber at Barnes & Noble

HOW did Justin Bieber get caught up in the controversy over the Ground Zero mosque?

Sweet dreams are made of OBEs for Annie

Ladies who rock

EURYTHMICS singer, Poirot star and British Airways chief on the Queen's New Year's honours list.

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Jay-Z's 50 rooms for NYE gig

Jay-Z

JAY-Z is taking up a whopping 50 rooms for the lavish opening of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the New York Post reports.

Angus and Julia hit the big time in France

Stone

WE'RE aware of the popularity enjoyed by Angus and Julia Stone in Australia, but it appears the soulful siblings are also big in France.

Disco's Daddy Cool dies on tour aged 61

Bobby Farrell

BONEY M's energetic star Bobby Farrell topped the charts with Rivers of Babylon and Rasputin.

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Lily Allen's beau pops question for Xmas

Lily Allen

SURPRISE proposal during Bali
holiday comes weeks after the
singer suffered a miscarriage.

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D'oh! Usher accused of robbing Homer

Usher

R&B king may have sold over 45m albums but not even he can escape plagiarism allegations.

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Billionaire hires Black Eyed Peas for NYE

RUSSIAN billionaire Roman Abramovich is flying out the Black Eyed Peas to perform at his New Year's Eve party at his private St. Barts estate, the New York Post reported yesterday.

Coulter frock snub angers Myer bosses

Ricki-Lee Coulter

MYER has broken their silence and come out swinging over Ricki-Lee Coulter's Carols by Candlelight frock choice.

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Christina Hendricks and more...

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks causes a stir at the Golden Globes when she loses her $850k diamond bracelet!

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Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter's back home, but looking a little less like "Her Royal Highness"