By Michael MacLeod

BLUBBING Scots telly babe Lorraine Kelly was in floods of tears yesterday as celebrities from across the globe wished her a happy 50th birthday.

Stars including film hunk Gerry Butler, The Bee Gees, Peter Andre and Ricky Gervais sent surprise messages while she presented yesterday morning’s GMTV.

Looking wholesome as ever in revealing tartan dress, the big-hearted Dundee mum couldn’t hold back the tears as youngsters from the Black Watch Army Cadets also passed on their best wishes.

In a morning packed full of surprises, Lorraine was relieved from her usual presenting duties by another TV queen, Paul O’Grady, with the set adorned with balloons.

The camp star leapt onto the GMTV set and whipped off his bowtie, treating Lorraine to an impromptu birthday strip-show.

He told her: “You’ve been on telly almost half your life Lorraine, so there’s no way we could let your fiftieth go by without embarrassing you.”

A host of famous faces

Fellow Scot turned Hollywood hero Gerard Butler said: “Lorraine is 50? I can’t believe it.

“If it’s true, happy birthday.”

Hit boyband JLS joined them on the GMTV sofa to get Lorraine’s pulse racing.

Other well-wishers on the show included Doctor Who star David Tennant, singers Will Young and Leona Lewis and rockers Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.

Even the footballers from Lorraine’s beloved Dundee United sent a special message from their changing room.

Producers then showed a an impressive montage of celebs Lorraine has interviewed, including Elton John, Kylie Minogue, George Clooney, Joan Collins and Hugh Grant.

She was in Dundee at the weekend where husband Steve – also 50 – put on a big birthday bash along with Lorraine’s friends and relatives.

While she commutes to London every Sunday night to present the morning show, Lorraine said home is firmly where her heart is.

“A brilliant start to being 50″

She jets home to Dundee to be with Steve and their daughter Rosie every weekend.

Lorraine credited her own mum, Anne, for her youthful looks.

She said: “It’s all thanks to my mum that I have my legs and my cheekbones.”

But O’Grady said her “best assets” were neither her legs nor her cheekbones.

He said: “You’re most famous for your amazing bosom Lorraine, it goes before you.

“But it’s great you’ve done so much to raise awareness of breast cancer.”

Closing the show with a personalised cake featuring her famous bust and pink champagne, she said: “I’ve been welling up all morning.

“I had a fantastic night on Saturday and I’ve been totally spoiled today.

“It’s been a brilliant start to being 50.”

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So it’s official, 50 Cent has sold 161,ooo copies (retail & digital) in the first week for “Before I Self Destruct“. An album that was constantly pushed back and was suppose to be released in 2008. Regardless of the setbacks, the amount of marketing done by 50 Cent himself for the album was strong. Yet, it failed to leave a dent in Soundscan. The amount sold is only 3,000 copies more than what Rick Ross sold in the first week for “Deeper Than Rap”.

The former platinum artist 50 Cent may even be hard-pressed to touch gold. Toping the charts for the week “Before I Self Destruct” dropped. John Mayer sold 286k, Justin Bieber (teen sensation) did 137k, and Leona Lewis did a dismal 67k.

At the end of the day. This begs to question, is music still a business anymore? Luckily for 50 Cent, he pretty much could care less about music since he has been so successful elsewhere (ex: Vitamin Water, Movie career, etc). But for others, music doesn’t seem to be a good career choice anymore. Maybe a vessel to get you elsewhere, but definitely not a final destination.

La cantante británica, quien se dio a conocer gracias a un reality musical, se dio el lujo de rechazar una jugosa oferta de la revista del conejito, la cual ascendía al millón de libras esterlinas La intérprete londinense Leona Lewis, 24 años, quien se dio a conocer en el Reino Unido en el 2006 gracias a su participación en el reality musical X Factor, rechazó una jugosa oferta realizada por la versión británica de la revista Playboy, la cual ascendía al millón de libras esterlinas (23 millones de pesos), al asegurarse que su carácter no le permite exhibirse al desnudo ante millones de desconocidos: “No hay forma de que Leona se desnude, no importa cuánto ofrezcan, ella es muy tímida”, señaló un amigo de la artista. Aunque la bella mujer que se dio a conocer en el mundo en el 2008 gracias a su canción Bleeding Love rechazó mostrarse al desnudo, el día de ayer dio la noticia del mes, al lanzar Echo, su nuevo material discográfico, el cual ya está disponible en Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido y que promete ser todo un éxito en ventas, no por algo, ya en algunas partes del mundo la consideran la nueva reina del pop.

“Run” é uma canção originalmente da banda Snow Patrol, de seu terceiro álbum de estúdio, Final Straw.

Poche novità significative nella settimana di vendita dei dischi. Spunta il secondo album di Leona Lewis “Echo“, fresco di uscita in Gran Bretagna e subito schizzato in vetta sia in patria che in Irlanda. E mentre in Belgio impazza clamorosamente la piccola Laura Omloop, addirittura terza in classifica dopo la sua partecipazione allo Junior Eurofestival dove è giuntan “solo” quarta, Spagna e Portogallo ci regalano sorprese.

In terra lusitana unione in vetta di fado e dance, strana accoppiata, mentre i portoghesi Buraka Som Sistema, dai suoni decisamente africani comandano la classifica dei singoli spagnoli. In Spagna subito trionfo per il nuovo album del cantautore e poeta Joaquin Sabina. Primati di gran classe in Svizzera con Norah Jones e Melanie Fiona. Da noi finalmente si rivedono in testa artisti italiani. Per chi non la conoscesse riascoltiamo la travolgente “Zo verliefd” di Laura Omloop. Sotto, i numeri uno.

Here are all 20 songs from the Precious soundtrack with downloads and videos for them. The soundtrack to Precious ranges from gospel to soul, jazz to show tunes, with hip hop and Christmas music thrown in the mix. There’s Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Labelle, crossed with Lenny Kravitz and The Platters, with a little bit of Da Brat and Bobby Brown to boot.

My favorite song from the movie is System by Labelle. Here they are live from the Beacon Theater earlier this year:

Talk about live. Here’s a little throw back to Queen Latifah before she started making movies:

And Mary J. Blige talking about her song “I Can See in Color” featured in the movie and why she wanted her music included in the movie:

The complete list of songs from Precious is below, with links to the downloads for 16 out of the 20. I could not find music from 227 online. I also couldn’t track down the Lenny Kravitz song. Enjoy!

• He Is the Joy – Donna Allen
• Come Into My House – Queen Latifah
• 227 End Credits (No Place Like Home) From the Television Series 227 – Marla Gibbs
• I Can See In Color – Mary J. Blige
• Was That All It Was – Jean Carn [scene: dancing in leotard in front of the TV]
• Just a Closer Walk With Thee – Mahalia Jackson
• Did You Ever See a Dream Walking - Sunny Gale
• No. 7 Librera Me – Leonard Bernstein
• Do It – Lenny Kravitz
• System – Labelle
• Teacher of Love – Ray Barretto
• Somethin’s Comin’ My Way – Grace Hightower
• Soul Holidays – Sounds of Blackness
• My Good Lovin – Da Brat and Lil Mo
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas – The Platters
• Love Is the Message – MFSB
• Humpin’ Around – Bobby Brown
• It Took a Long Time – Labelle
• Now That I Know Who I Am – Nona Hendryx
• Columbia Pictures Television Logo Music from the Television Series 227 – Timothy Thompson

Original music for Precious – Mario Grigorov

Song from the commercial for Precious – Happy by Leona Lewis

{ taking chances = happiness }

video uploaded by Nefarious Desperado

The star, who’s known as a great animals lover, said that her clothing pieces will be 100% organic. Moreover, the singer said that her products will be affordable for anyone.

“I am very pleased. We have a collection of clothes made of organic materials, which will have a price that allows everyone to wear them. I always wanted to have my own clothing line,” said Leona.

Primeiro single da cantora Leona Lewis de seu recente álbum lançado “Echo” + um remix feito por Jason Nevins que já trabalhou com a cantora anteriormente.

• DL: Happy
• DL: Happy [Jason Nevins Radio Edit]

Clipe da Música

Here is Leona’s latest pop export and here is her performing “Happy” and “Outta My Head”. “Outta My Head” is quite a delicious slice of pop pie so enjoy.

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leona has a new song called ‘outta my head’ which i think i quite like.. nice that she is doing something a little less ballad-y.. see what you think-

A cantora de R&B Leona Lewis desfilou sua Melissa Lady Dragon Heart em uma festa em Hollywood.

Leona Lewis de Lady Dragon Heart

Ela arrasou nesse look, heim??

Fonte: US Magazine

Vote ‘em! Yay or Nay to Leona Lewis’ black outfit by Vivienne Westwood worn to the American Music Awards?

Yay or Nay: Leona Lewis wears Vivienne Westwood

This song sticks out like a sour thumb on the album Echo. In a good way.

Leona Lewis "Echo" Album Art

So sadly Leona Lewis’ album is not selling very well. So sad cause it’s a really good album. Buy the album if you can.

Anyway I’ve been meaning to post this song for a while since the album leaked but kept forgetting. When I heard it I was surprised by the track because it’s a complete pop track and it’s a very different direction for Leona Lewis. Now this track is gonna be her next single, which I think it’s a good choice. Check it out!

Remember to support the artist, if you like the song BUY IT.

Support Leona

You must be outta your head!

A comment or thanks is always appreciated

This article is a bit dated but when it initially came out I didn’t really feel like reading past the headline. Now that I have time to kill, I’ll quickly go through it:

X Factor winner Leona Lewis was ordered from a shop because of her race.

She was told to leave the unnamed London store along with her Guyana-born father Joe. Bleeding Love star Leona, 24, who was buying photo frames, said: “This woman told us, ‘get out of my store right now’. I asked her ‘are you joking?’

“She said, ‘No, I want both of you to remove yourselves from my store’. I asked why – and pointing at my dad she said, ‘I don’t like the look of him. I want him to go now’.

“I said: “What do you mean? She said, ‘I know why you’re coming in here’. She was implying we were trying to steal stuff.”

The woman shouted at Leona in front of other customers, but despite being in tears the singer refused to leave. “I was so angry my dad had to drag me out of the shop. I’d never experienced anything like that. Being judged by the colour of your skin is horrible.”

Source

I’m under the impression that this happened after she became famous. I could be wrong.

SOOOOO you and your dad are racially profiled. Check.  You are angry and distraught-brought to tears by the incident. Check. You NEVER experienced anything like that until AFTER you became globally recognizable by name and face. Check. You are a world famous singer, and you have a global platform with which you can use to publicly shun this woman and her business. Check. You decide to go public with the story, but you DO NOT name the store and you DO NOT identify the racist?????? Did they pay you off???

My conclusion: Classic example of complacency towards White racism.

If the story isn’t a complete fabrication, this might be an attempt at some urban credibility LOL. I sense an R&B album on the horizon. It’s been done before…

Hello its bethoSTYLISTA,
I would love to review every month, the battle of cover art. Album cover art is sooo important, in regards of persuading the consumer to buy the album. Now, I would like your input in regards of Rihanna’s ‘Rated R’ and Leona Lewis’s ‘Echo’. Rihanna is going for an even edgier and dark look. While Leona is going for an even sexier look with her wet hair. Devoted fashionistas may have sussed out Leona is wearing an one off Vivienne Westwood gown.
Could we say, they both want to go for an ‘iconic’ cover. Their are divas in their own rights, so if you didn’t know anything about these artists, what cover would you buy?
Pop a comment.

By Cara Sulieman

SUSAN Boyle shrugged off claims that she had a break down during her visit to America earlier this week as she signed autographs for fans outside her home in Blackburn.

The star has been pictured in tears as she was surrounded by fans in New York’s Rockefeller Centre, where she was doing a live performance for NBC’s Today show.

But she said that her trip had been “absolutely brilliant” as she proudly posed with her debut album.

Casually dressed in a cream jumper and sporting a black beret adorned with jewels to keep away the cold, the 48-year-old waved to passers-by on the narrow street where she lives.

Bridget Boyle

Looking happy, she said that she hoped people would like her album.

I Dreamed a Dream is set to be number one in the album charts this weekend, after setting the highest first-day sales of the year with a whopping 130,000 copies flying off shelves.

And it is on track to beat the highest first-week sales of 375,872 for a debut album, which was set by Leona Lewis two years ago.

The CD is dedicated to the singer’s mother – Bridget Boyle who died in 2007 – and each song was chosen by SuBo because it had a special meaning.

Her management strongly denied that the Britain’s Got Talent performer had a breakdown whilst in the States, saying that she was overcome by emotion after receiving a quilt from fans.

A spokesman for Susan said: “She was just overjoyed and extremely touched with the reception she has had from everyone in America.”

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 Foto: Chetna Paul