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Kelly Rowland Slams Pregnancy Rumours.
R&B singer KELLY ROWLAND has slammed reports she is putting her career on hold following her ’shock pregnancy’.
The former DESTINY’S CHILD star, 25, was at the centre of internet reports last week (24JUL06) claiming she was pregnant and was delaying the launch of her second solo album.
Reports quoted an interview with KEITH SLOGAN of AMGMusic, which quoted Rowland as saying, “My pregnancy was definitely a surprise! Its kind of a bitter-sweet feeling because I was planning to release an album next year” However, the Stole hitmaker insists she is not set to become a mother and is looking forward to the next stage in her career.
A statement from the singer’s record label Sony BMG reads, “Contrary to rumours appearing online and in the tabloids, Kelly Rowland, of Destiny’s Child, is not pregnant.
“Statements attributed to Kelly regarding her alleged pregnancy were never made by the artist and a purported interview with the AMG never took place.”
Rowland is currently single since splitting from ex-fiance, American football player Roy Williams, last year (05).
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And the nominees are in! The list of nominees for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards includes a familiar mix of hip-shakers, funky Californians, ambitious blondes ” and one group of tight-trousered gatecrashers.
Hip-shaker Shakira and the rejuvenated Red Hot Chili Peppers lead the field with seven noms each, followed closely by the majestic Madonna and upstart Las Vegas rockers Panic! at the Disco, both with five nods. Christina Aguilera is next with four.
Videos from all five artists ” Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie,” the Chili Peppers’ “Dani California,” Madonna’s “Hung Up,” Panic’s “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” and Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man” ” will go head-to-head for the coveted Video of the Year Moonman at the 2006 VMAs, which will air live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on August 31.
Panic! are also one of the first artists confirmed to perform on the show, joining an all-star cast that also includes Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, T.I., Ludacris and the Killers.
Shakira’s “Hips” scored nominations for Best Female Video (where it also faces off against Aguilera and Madonna, as well as Kelly Clarkson’s “Because of You” and Nelly Furtado’s “Promiscuous”), Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video and the Viewer’s Choice Award, plus a pair of technical nods ” for Choreography and Art Direction ” along with its Video of the Year nom.
In addition to their Video of the Year nom, the Chili Peppers’ “Dani California” is up for Best Group Video and Best Rock Video (it also landed a host of technical nominations, for Direction, Editing, Cinematography and Art Direction).
VMA vet Madonna is up for Best Female Video, Dance Video, Pop Video and Choreography, while Panic! at the Disco ” who less than two years ago weren’t even a band ” saw their “Sins” clip nominated for Best Rock Video, Best Group Video and Best New Artist (going up against Angels & Airwaves’ “The Adventure,” Avenged Sevenfold’s “Bat Country,” Rihanna’s “S.O.S.,” Chris Brown’s “Run It!” and James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful”), plus an Art Direction nom.
Aguilera’s four nominations include nods for Video of the Year and Best Female Video, while a gaggle of artists ” including AFI, Chris Brown and Gnarls Barkley ” locked up three nominations a piece. Fall Out Boy, Kanye West, Rihanna and the Pussycat Dolls each scored two noms.
For the first time in VMA history, viewers will be able to vote for their favorites in all categories (not just Viewer’s Choice).
In addition, this year there will be two new categories for the online gaming community to vote on, through Gametrailers.com and Xfire: Best Video Game Soundtrack and Best Video Game Score. Winners will be announced live on vma.mtv.com on August 31 during the MTV Overdrive broadcast.
Catch all the star-packed VMA action direct from New York on August 31. MTV News’ preshow kicks things off at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the big show at 8 p.m.
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Finally after all the speculation Lance Bass, the former ‘N Sync heartthrob, reveals that he is gay, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
“I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys’ careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said (that I was gay), it would overpower everything,” says Bass, referring to bandmates Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake.
“I didnt know: Could that be the end of N Sync? So I had that weight on me of like, ˜Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it’s bad.’ So I just never did,” he says speaking about his sexual orientation for the first time with PEOPLE.
Now, after years of keeping his personal life private, the Mississippi-bred, Southern Baptist-reared Bass, 27, is publicly revealing what he first shared with his friends, then his shocked family.
“He took years to really think about how he was going to tell everyone,” says his close buddy Fatone, 29, who was the first ‘N Sync bandmate to find out Bass is gay. “I back him up 100 percent.” Adds Basss longtime pal, actress Christina Applegate: “I’ve always accepted him as who he is. It’s about his own serenity at this point.”
Having pursued acting, producing and “ most memorably “ space flight after N Sync went on hiatus in 2002, Bass now is looking ahead to new beginnings. He is in a “very stable” relationship with model-actor-Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, 32, and is developing an Odd Couple-inspired sitcom pilot with Fatone in which his character will be gay.
Mostly, though, hes just enjoying the relief that comes with the culmination of a long, at times emotionally fraught journey.
“The thing is, Im not ashamed “ thats the one thing I want to say,” he explains of his decision to come out. “I don’t think it’s wrong, I’m not devastated going through this. I’m more liberated and happy than Ive been my whole life. I’m just happy.”
Timberlake, Kirkpatrick, Fatone, Bass and Chasez of N’Sync in 1997
As for why he’s talking about this now Bass says, “The main reason I wanted to speak my mind was that (the rumors) really were starting to affect my daily life. Now it feels like it’s on my terms. I’m at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there’s really nothing else that I worry about.”
Wow Im surprised at this. India.Arie earns her first No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with Universal Motowns Testimony: Vo. 1, Life & Relationship. The set sold 161,000 copies in its first week in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the singers best sales week yet. Her last album, 2002s Voyage To India, debuted at No. 6 with 109,000.
Sales may have been aided in part by the artists appearance at the BET Awards last Tuesday (June 27) during a tribute to Chaka Khan.
Dashboard Confessional also scores its biggest sales week as it bows at No. 2 with Dusk and Summer. The Vagrant release moved 134,000 units, besting the debut week of 2004s A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar by 12,000 (though it also entered at No. 2).
Nelly Furtados Mosley Music/Geffen release Loose falls to No. 3 after crowning the chart last week, moving 99,000 (a sales dip of 55%). The Dixie Chicks Taking the Long Way (Columbia), which has also spent time at the top, slips 3-4 with 78,000 (-10%). Rihannas A Girl Like Me (SRP/Def Jam) re-enters the top tier by moving 12-5 and selling 62,000, a 14% increase.
Gnarls Barkleys Downtown/Atlantic set St. Elsewhere climbs 8-6 (59,000; 3%) while Rascal Flatts Lyric Street album Me and My Gang sells just a small percentage fewer, ascending 11-7 (59,000; 6%). Busta Rhymes Aftermath release The Big Bang continues to taper off 5-8 with 58,000, a 16% sales hit.
The soundtracks to two Disney films round out the top 10 this week: High School Musical stumbles 6-9 with 58,000 (only a few copies short of The Big Bang) and Cars is stopped at No. 10 for a second week with 50,000 (-10%).
Disturbing Tha Peace rapper Shawnna scales new heights this week as Block Music debuts at No. 13 (47,000), her highest position yet. Hank Williams Jr.s greatest hits compilation, Thats How They Do It In Dixie: The Essential Collection bows with 39,000 at No. 16. Other big debuts this week include Julie Roberts Men & Mascara (Curb, No. 25, 31,000) and Tha Dogg Pounds Cali Iz Active (Koch, No. 28, 30,000).
At 9.6 million units, overall CD sales were up 2% from the previous week and down 12% compared to the same week a year ago. Sales for 2006 are down 4% compared to 2005 at 270.6 million units.
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