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Carrie Underwood shows off her sexy side as the country singer is featured on the cover of the March 2010 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The 26-year old American Idol alum talked about her fiancé Mike Fisher, his influence on her album ‘Play On’, meeting him for the first time, and balancing work and life. Carrie said that her hockey player beau gave her a lot of inspiration saying “He provided a lot of inspiration for songs, whether it was something he said or just by being supportive.” On having that balance between work and her life, she said “I didn’t want to be one of those people who has an amazing career but ends up alone and unhappy. I want to be happy. I want it all.”
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Jason Mraz has spoken up about his support of gay marriage. The singer said at the Grammys red carpet “I’m in the fight for marriage equality. That’s why I’m wearing this pin tonight. I’ve just been doing a couple of different activities and events speaking out as a straight man about civil rights.” Now, Jason is also calling out other famous straight musicians like John Mayer and Kanye West for not doing the same. He said “The more straight people, the better, so big names that cause a stir in the media, like Kanye West and John Mayer. [Mayer's] recently been very transparent in what he’s been saying or tweeting and I would love to see some more empowering transparency rather than material or self-loathing. Same as with Kanye — I feel like he’s such a huge presence that if he really promotes it and says, ‘Listen, you need to do this,’ more people would rally for the cause. The more straight heavy-hitters [that] speak up could really benefit the cause.”

It seems the rapper will finally be going on a holiday of sorts Tuesday, but it won’t be in some far-off, exotic location. No, Lil Wayne has been called to jail as scheduled for his illegal possession of firepower deal. But he seems pretty optimistic about the whole thing. This is what Lil’ Wayne said on the matter: “I don’t like to stop. I believe you stop when you die. This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that’s like. I just say I’m looking forward to it.” Of course he also believes that this is all part of some grand master design by God and he needs not worry about the whole thing. Great optimism for Lil Wayne, he’ll definitely wow them down at the pad. Oh the fun times that are to follow!

Not only did Guns N Roses dedicate their Toronto show last week to the ‘Catcher in the Rye’ author JD Salinger, but their lead singer also paid homage to another legendary rock band, before even getting the show started. That night, the audience ended up waiting an extra two hours for the show to begin. When the band finally hit the stage, Axl Rose was being wheeled out in a wheelchair, looking awful. But before the audience even had any time to get concerned about the rock star, Axl leapt from the chair and went into the title track off the band’s new album. Kurt Kobain of Nirvana pulled a similar stunt back in 1992 at Britain’s Reading Festival.

It seems that John Mayer’s heart is as big as his lust in concerts when it comes to donations. Not only has the singer given up the royalties from his song “The Heart of Life” over to the American Red Cross, but an extra half-million dollars to go with it, all the help the victims of the dreaded Haiti earthquake. This is what the president of the American Red Cross had to say about John Mayer’s valiant efforts: “We thank John Mayer for his generosity – he’s lent his time, talent and money. With his help and that of so many others, we’ll do everything we can to help the people of Haiti cope and recover.” He really managed to score some extra points with this one… and that’s probably not all the scoring there is as far as John Mayer’s concerned.

New mum Kourtney Kardashian has said she still hasn’t lost her baby weight but isn’t in any rush to do so.

The 30-year-old reality star gave birth to her first child, son Mason, in December and she said she isn’t too bothered about losing the 40 pounds she put on during pregnancy.

She said: “It’s been hard to find time to work out. All I want to do is spend time with Mason.”

She added: “Losing the weight has been a lot harder than I thought. I’ve lost 25 pounds so far. I still have 15 more to go.”

It looks like the two once more have something in common. Neither Rihanna’s comeback album nor Chris Brown’s are doing as well as they might have expected. At least Rihanna’s still on top as her album sales are twice those of Chris Brown’s, but the figures are around the five hundred thousand limit. That just won’t do, will it? Especially since Rihanna was so confident about how much she had grown and evolved with her new music. What more is there to do than blame it on the immature fans? They just can’t grow up and get over things can they?

Pink is pretty much the most hardcore person on the planet and she proved just that when she put on an amazing acrobatic performance at the Grammy Awards this past Sunday while singing completely live. I can’t believe that she had the guts to do it once, let alone every night on tour! However, the stunts were almost too much for the singer. Pink said “When I do it [on tour], I don’t have lights above me. Tonight, there were lights above me, so it almost went into a strobe thing, and I actually did get a little turned around. I thought … I was going to fall on my nude butt. But I worked it out. I would say that no one ever has another excuse to lip sync.”

Twilight star Xavier Samuel has told how he copes with fame by “wearing sunglasses” – and that he gets mistaken for Weeds star Hunter Parrish.

Xavier, 26, who will appear in the third Twilight movie, Eclipse, said he felt “really fortunate” to be chosen for the role of Riley.

Speaking to Australia’s NW magazine about coping with fame, he said: “Is there some kind of course you can take? It seems like wearing sunglasses works quite well.”

Talking about being compared to Hunter, he said: “I do get mistaken for Hunter.

“I’m surprised I don’t get compared to Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords.”

So far though, no famous woman has hit on him.

“I haven’t been hit on by another celebrity,” he said. “Well, not that I’m aware – maybe I’m oblivious to those things.”

It seems that Madonna is in no shortage of ideas regarding what to do with her money. The singer has recently invested 1.5 million dollars in a New York company called Vita Coco that distributes coconut water which Madonna seems to love unconditionally. She also convinced a few other people to put some money in it, people like Demi Moore, Anthony Kiedis and her manager. Well, well… and how much did Madonna donate to Haiti? Fifty thousand was it? But hey, coconut water is much more important that tragedy-struck islands, isn’t it? Especially if Madonna likes it and her investment will pay back big time.

Michael Jackson’s children spoke publicly for the first time since his memorial concert to pay him an emotional tribute at the Grammy Awards ceremony.

In the show’s most eagerly-awaited moment, Michael Jackson’s two oldest children – Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11 – took to the stage to a standing ovation from a crowd packed with the world’s most famous artists to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of their dad.

Looking visibly nervous and fidgeting as he held the gong, Prince Michael, in a black suit and tie, led the acceptance speech.

“We are proud to be here to accept this award on behalf of our father Michael Jackson,” he said, occasionally stuttering and breathing nervously.

“First of all we would like to thank God for watching over us for these past seven months and our grandpa and grandma for their love and support.

“Also we would like to thank you the fans. Our father loved you so much because you were always there for him.

“Our father was always concerned with the planet and humanity. Through all his hard work and dedication he has helped many charities and donated to all of them.

“Through all his songs, his message was simple: love. We will continue to spread his message and help the world. Thank you, we love you.”

His sister Paris, wearing a black suit with a Michael Jackson-esque flamboyant shirt, then took the microphone with a simple message.

“Daddy was supposed to be here,” she said. “Daddy was going to perform this year but couldn’t … Thank you, we love you daddy.”

Ke$ha attended the NRJ Awards which was held at Palais des Festivals last weekend in Cannes, France. The 22-year old singer presented the award for Best International Group/Duo of the Year to Tokio Hotel at the ceremony. Mind you, this was the same award that got mixed up as Ke$ha’s fellow presenter initially announced that the Black Eyed Peas won and then came back a few minutes later to clear it up. Ke$ha went on her Twitter after the event saying “Cannes. Was a pleasure. Rihanna is my new crush. Jeeez she’s perfect.” I’m pretty sure that Ke$ha’s not alone in thinking that.

The Hope for Haiti Now telethon which took place last week has raised $58 million toward the relief for Haiti disaster victims. The star-studded event brought together Hollywood’s biggest and brightest stars to support the worthy cause and aired on more than 25 networks. The Hope for Haiti Now album, comprised of the telethon’s performances, including that of Rihanna, Bono, Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera and others, is also #1 on the iTunes charts in more than 18 countries over the weekend. Sales from iTunes and corporate/large private donations have yet to be added to the $58 million total. Good job for everyone that gave what they can to the cause.

Lady Gaga has said that she felt like a “freak” at her posh all-girls’ school.

The Poker Face star – real name Stefani Germanotta – revealed that she was singled out by her classmates because she didn’t fit in at the private Roman Catholic school in Manhattan.

Gaga, 23, said: “I was a bit insecure in high-school. I used to get made fun of for being too provocative or too eccentric.

“I didn’t fit in, and I felt like a freak.”

She added: “I was always an entertainer.

“I was a ham as a little girl and I’m a ham today.

“I’m a songwriter, performance artist, daughter and sister, but I’m also an Italian girl from New York.”

After holding the first place on all the imaginable and unimaginable tops of pop, it seems that Lady GaGa has finally been dethroned… and by Ke$ha of all people. It seems that pop fans have suddenly taken a greater liking to Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” rather than Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance”. But it probably is no surprise because Lady GaGa’s lyrical content is somewhat decent, whereas Ke$ha’s is totally mind dumbing… erm, blowing. Congratulations are probably in order in the form of a big bottle of good old Jack and a few shots of tequila to go with them… and then the “partying” can start.

John Mayer was recently spotted in Taylor Swift’s hometown of Nashville as the singer is in town doing CMT Crossroads with Keith Urban. Sources reveal that John and the country singer were seen at the local watering hole Cabana this past weekend having dinner with a small group of people but seated next to each other. This is the latest in a series of dinner dates that the two musicians have been spotted at recently. Could there be any truth to the rumors that they are actually dating? He needs to stay away from her. And Taylor should know better!

And who says she doesn’t have any work to look forward to? Despite not having a judge’s seat to sit on anymore, Paula Abdul is not short of job offers as ABC has recently offered her no less than a million dollars just to appear on Dancing With the Stars. In addition to that, Paula Abdul will also be allowed to go on The X Factor when it finally shows up on the American market. Well, well… guess whose career is going places? Paula Abdul sure must be making Simon Cowell proud these days… it’s either that or a bit of latent jealousy, but hey, the big man has other concerns now.

Actor Josh Duhamel has said it was a “great day” when he renewed his wedding vows with wife Fergie.

The couple tied the knot on January 10, 2009, but renewed their vows in a ceremony on January 6 this year in Santa Barbara as they couldn’t be together on the anniversary.

Talking about the recent renewal, he said to UsMagazine.com: “It was a great day.”

Duhamel then revealed when he will next see his wife. He said: “I’ll see her in a couple of days in New York. She’s going with me to Utah for Sundance and then we are going to fly back for the premiere of When In Rome next week.”

Laura Bell Bundy got her big break in Broadway musicals playing Elle Woods in ‘Legally Blonde’, Glinda in ‘Wicked’ and Amber Von Tussle in ‘Hairspray’. Now, the Kentucky-born performer is now taking on the country music scene. Her upcoming album ‘Achin’ and Shakin’’ isn’t coming out for a couple of months but the video for her fun first single ‘Giddy on Up’ was recently released. You can already buy the song on iTunes. Mind you, Laura Bell wrote all of the songs except for one on her album which is essentially two separate albums – ‘Achin’’, a collection of slow and sultry country songs and ‘Shakin’’, sassy songs of equal parts humor, confidence and attitude.

Shakira recently announced her initiative to have a new school built in Haiti through her Barefoot Foundation. The Latin singer’s foundation will partner with Architecture for Humanity to build the school and as well as work with NGO partners to provide education, school feeding, clean water and sanitation services. Shakira said “There is a great need for immediate aid in Haiti, but also for longer-term reconstruction. For that reason, we are doing our small part to help Haiti rebuild and give the children affected by this disaster the chance to learn and thrive. I hope we can use some of what we’ve learned working in Colombia to help Haiti’s children recover. When we educate children we empower societies, and right now Haiti needs all of our help.”