Britney Spears marriage - leading mag says it's a hoax
Ahh it can only be Britney that something like this comes about. As with the surprise of her marriage to fiance Kevin Federline last week, comes another surprise, this time from a leading US publication.
According to US Weekly magazine, they claim that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline faked their wedding. The magazine said it had obtained legal papers, signed by the couple, stating that they planned a "faux" wedding on September 18th and that Spears herself has admitted no marriage licence had yet been submitted.Britney herself told People magazine (who apparently had exclusive pictures and interviews from the wedding itself) that they were married in "a real sense, a spiritual sense". They got "married" at a friend's home in the Studio City district, with the "bride" wearing a white strapless gown and the groom in a tuxedo.
As Us Weekly claims, they have the four-page legal document and it said Spears and Federline "intend to participate in a 'faux' wedding on September 18, 2004" but it supposely stipulates "However, they do not intend to and shall not validly marry one another on said date".
What's next remains to be seen about one but I'm sure whatever it is we'll all know about it come press time - Stay tuned.
- - Source: news.bbc.co.uk
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MOBO Awards to take centre stage in London this week
As the year draws to a close, the awards circuit is getting in full gear to close out with a bang. Several award shows head our way in the coming months not to mention The American Music Awards and the Oscars that comes calling early next year but for this year and this week in particular, it's the 9th Annual MOBO Awards that will take centre stage in London.
The venue for the event will be at the same as last year's ceremony to be held at London's Royal Albert Hall and will boast an array of stars from the UKs urban, soul scene and the US. Making appearances on the night will be double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes, in-form producer turn rapper Kanye West, singers Brandy, Lemar and Jamelia to name a few, with performances from both Brandy, Jamelia British hip hopstress Estelle and the queen of Hip Hop and Soul herself Mary J. Also in attendance will be Janet Jackson who will be presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Anita Baker
The MOBO (which stands for Music Of Black Origin) always have some prizes and surprises on hand and this year promises to be more of the same as the odds on favourites to win are Kanye West, Jamelia and Usher. Who'll win, we'll just have to wait and see.
- Source: mobo.com
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Raphael Saadiq's 'Ray Ray' to hit stores next month
The last studio recording from Grammy award winner Raphael Saadiq gave us a glimpse into the musical imagination of the man with 'Instant Vintage'. That was 2002, two years later and the former member of Tony, Toni, Tone returns with his latest stint his alter ego nemesis amply entitled 'Ray Ray'.
The new set brings his new termed 'Gospeldelic' flair to the modern R&B and neo soul arena. The album sees the long and eagerly awaited reunion of Saadiq collaborating with Dwayne Wiggins from Tony Toni Tone as well as Dawn Robinson formally from Lucy Pearl, (I guess they are on speaking terms) both of whos vocals can be found on the song "Rifle Love' (you can listen to it here).
The first official single is the funky, infectious and sexy 'A Chic Like You' with a video in tow in thw upcoming weeks. One to get if you're a fan I think.
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The stars will come out to pay tribute to the late Ray Charles. Stevie Wonder, Usher and Norah Jones are among the artists who will celebrate Ray Charles at an October tribute concert that will be taped for later broadcast on CBS. The tribute called "Genius: A Night for Ray Charles" will take on place Oct. 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. At the time of this report, an airdate had not yet been confirmed for the planned one-hour special.
Other performers that have comfirmed include Sir Elton John, B.B. King, Rev. Al Green, Reba McEntire, Mary J. Blige, and Billy Preston. The presenters on the evening will be Quincy Jones, Mos Def and Bruce Willis with Jamie Foxx serving as host, Fox stars as Charles in biopic "Ray," due Oct. 29 in theaters around the US.
Tickets to the event range from $45 to $75 and are on sale via Ticketmaster.
- Source: billboard.com