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Kylie Minogue, who went from soap actress to become one of the world’s most famous female recording artists, wowed fans on Monday at her first performance in Chinese capital Beijing with an electric show. A beaming Minogue, who recently overcame breast cancer , belted out a series of her biggest hits, including “Can’t get you out of my head,” “Better the devil you know” and “I should be so lucky.” “It’s my first time ever here in Beijing and you’ve made me feel so welcome,” she told the crowd of some 6,000 who had gathered to see her at the… Read more »

Britney Spears' new single "Womanizer" made a record-breaking leap to top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart on Wednesday, underscoring her musical comeback after making headlines with her personal woes. Billboard said the song, the first from a new Spears album due for release in December, jumped from No.96 to No.1 in the past week and returned Spears to the top of the list for the first time since her 1999 debut single "Baby One More Time." "Womanizer" is also No. 1 on iTunes charts in Canada, France, Spain and Sweden, Spears' record company Jive said. Billboard said the… Read more »

Shannon Halligan checks JuicyCampus.com quite a lot — but not because she’s obsessed with gossip. She wants to make sure her name doesn’t pop up when her classmates dish the dirt in online posts. “That’s what I’m scared of,” Halligan, a junior at Syracuse University, said recently. “Some of the ones just say peoples’ names and then they’ll say, ‘Discuss.’ And then they’ll just bash them.” She’s in Delta Delta Delta, one of the many sororities at SU whose members said they have been targets on what is becoming one of the most popular — and most controversial — Web… Read more »

He’s photographed Princess Diana in diamonds, Madonna in lingerie and top model Gisele Bundchen in the buff. But celebrated French photographer Patrick Demarchelier says none of the hundreds of pop culture icons he’s immortalized in his more than 30 years behind the lens can compare with his dog, whom he calls “the perfect model.” An exhibition at Paris’ Petit Palais museum brings together more than 400 of Demarchelier’s renowned portraits, including, of course, a ravishing shot of Puffy the long-haired dachshund. Looking sprightly in his uniform of sneakers and a polo shirt, with his trademark shock of salt and pepper… Read more »

For a band that makes such edgy, experimental music, TV on the Radio is almost quaint when it comes to its business strategy. “We haven’t put our music in ads so far, and we have a clause in our contract that states our songs won’t be associated with cigarettes, alcohol brands or the military,” singer Tunde Adebimpe says. “We don’t want to see corporate banners at our shows, either. I want the live experience to remain unmarred.” The same uncompromising ethic runs through the songs on the band’s latest record, “Dear Science,” due September 23 via Interscope. Previously signed to… Read more »

Quiet time is a rarity for the Jonas Brothers these days. Following a special performance for more than 500 screaming tween and teen girls at Apple’s downtown Manhattan store on Tuesday night, the brothers – Kevin, 20, Joe, 18, and Nick, 15 – huddled in a stairwell, trying to find a quiet space to conduct an interview with The Associated Press. Good luck with that. Even as they spoke, their words were almost drowned out by deafening, doglike shrieks from girls still trying to find a way to get at their idols, who have set off a boy-band pop craze… Read more »

Robert Knox, an 18-year-old actor set to appear in the next Harry Potter film, was fatally stabbed outside a London pub on Saturday. According to British media reports, the actor was part of a brawl that sent five males to the hospital, including a 21-year-old who was arrested on suspicion of murder after being treated for facial injuries. Knox, who appeared in the 2004 film King Arthur, plays Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the penultimate film in the series. The film is scheduled for release later this year. He had also been signed for… Read more »

It’s 4 a.m. on the last night of the South by Southwest music conference, and Jim James is belting out Rod Stewart’s “You’re in My Heart.” A few hours earlier, the My Morning Jacket frontman dazzled an intimate crowd at an Austin church with a mostly solo acoustic set, and the full band’s three other performances during the week were some of the most acclaimed of the industry event. But of all the places James could be right now, it’s a cozy terrace suite at Austin’s famed Driskill Hotel, surrounded by a few close friends, a bucket of Miller Lites… Read more »

Heather Mills was a less than candid court witness whose $250 million divorce claim was exorbitant, a judge said in his ruling on her divorce from Paul McCartney. The judgment by Hugh Bennett was released Tuesday, after a court rejected Mills’ attempt to block publication. On Monday, Bennett awarded Mills a $48.6 million divorce settlement after her four-year marriage to the former Beatle. Mills had sought almost $250 million, while McCartney had offered $31.6 million, including Mills’ own assets. In his ruling, the judge said Mills’ claim “is and was unreasonable, indeed exorbitant.” He also said Mills’ evidence was “not… Read more »

Pink’s marriage was apparently not a feel-good time. The pop-punk princess and her husband of just two years, the motocross-racing, Surreal Life-starring Carey Hart, have separated. And by the sounds of things, rather amicably. “This decision was made by best friends with a huge amount of love and respect for one another,” said the singer’s publicist, Michele Schweitzer. “While the marriage is over, their friendship has never been stronger.” Indeed, in a post on her official site (pinkspage.com), Pink blames dueling careers for torpedoing the union. “The most important thing for you all to know, is that Carey and I… Read more »