BRITNEY'S TELEPHONE???

Did I pass on that song? What was I thinking? A few days ago, the internet was abuzz with a recording of Britney Spears singing Lady Gaga's Telephone. The demo was reportedly leaked online. At first there was confusion because no one was sure if it was really Brit or a hoax. But producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins has come out to address the matter. "Just listened and yes its the demo, not a mixed version. I will not leak a mixed version. I am respecting Britney and Jive wishes. I love all of u and I love working with Britney. God bless!" Darkchild said. The story goes like this; Lady Gaga wrote Telephone for Britney who tried the song and wasn't happy with the result and passed it back to Gaga who later recorded it with Beyonce and the song went on to become an international hit. Oops! Listen to Britney's version of Telephone here.

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JB UP 4 AWARD!

OK, the last time we checked, the Black Entertainment Television Awards was held annually to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in the entertainment field. It doesn't matter if you're black or white So, how did Justin Bieber get a nomination here when he is clearly not African American? And no, this is not a joke people. He is nominated for Best New Artist. Other artistes nominated for the 2010 BET Awards are Rihanna, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Drake. But back to the question of why he is among those nominated, this is what Stephen Hill, BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials said: “Justin has crossed the colour boundaries the same way hip-hop has crossed the boundaries the other way for a number of years. He’s had rhythm in his music. He makes the type of music our audience (African-Americans) likes.” Hmmm... Oh and while we’re on the subject of Justin, Beliebers should tune in for the American Idol results show this week (tonight on Star World and tomorrow on 8TV) as the baby-faced star performs two songs, You Smile and Baby and shows off his drumming skills.

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KITES GOES UP,UP..N AWAY!!!!

When I watched Bollywood production Kites recently, I didn’t really know if I was watching a Hindi film, a Spanish film or an English film. This is because it was rolled all in one. Flying high The film stars Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan who plays Jay, an opportunistic dance instructor in Las Vegas who falls in love with Natasha, played by Mexican actress Barbara Mori, only she is engaged to be married to a rich gangster. Their forbidden love threatened, the couple go on the run in this romance/action/adventure movie, chased by the gangster and cops. The stunts made me feel like it is an English flick, while Hrithik and his song-and-dance routines were definitely Indian. When Barbara ranted off in Spanish, it was like a Mexican telenovela. While the film had some interesting moments here and there, it didn’t do it for me ‘cos it was trying to please everybody and ended up pleasing only a small group. The response in India is not good so far as the film had very little Hindi dialogue. And for English film audience, it doesn’t meet the standard. The international version has been cut to 90 mins from the original 130 mins film. But Kites does have a very commercial appeal. Two very goodlooking stars, a little bit of humour, some pretty good action scenes (incl the two leads locking lips) and a number of song-and dance sequences ought to keep most Malaysian Bollywood fans happy. Especially since we haven’t seen Hrithik in two years. And when he gets footloose, it’s murder on the dance floor! And I love the soundtrack. Check out this international trailer edited by Hollywood director Brett Ratner.

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