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Music Industry Mourns Icon Houston
 Music Industry 
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APPRECIATION

Music Industry Mourns Icon Houston

Singers, critics, pros all call her one of greatest ever

(Newser) - Tributes are pouring in for the career of the late Whitney Houston, after her shocking death yesterday, focusing on her uniquely powerful voice and incredible catalogue of hits. A sampling:
  • "At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music industry," praised Billboard . "She wowed audiences
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Elton's Hubby Slams 'Narcissistic' Madonna

Globes win sets David Furnish off

(Newser) - The longstanding Elton John-Madonna feud showed no signs of cooling down last night, when John's husband David Furnish took to Facebook to slam Madonna after she beat out John in the best song category. "Madonna. Best song???? F**k off!!!" he wrote, according to TMZ . Furnish continued, "...

Lady Gaga Tops the Forbes List of Most Powerful Celebrities, Ahead of Oprah and Justin Bieber
 100 Most 
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100 Most Powerful Celebrities

Forbes puts Lady Gaga ahead of Oprah this year

(Newser) - Sorry, Oprah, the lady has you beat. Gaga has ousted Winfrey from the No. 1 spot in the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful celebrities. (Her 32 million Facebook followers and 10 million Twitter fans helped.) Justin Bieber debuts at an impressive No. 3. Other notables: Britney...

Lady Gaga, Elton John, and More Famous Godparents

Really, just imagine having Gaga as a godmother

(Newser) - What with her meat dresses and egg chariots, Lady Gaga has all the makings of a kooky godmother. Gaga, who is exactly that to Elton John's son, is just one of the celebrity godparents rounded up in a Daily Beast slideshow:
  • Elton John: In a tight-knit circle o' godparents,
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Elton John: Billy Joel Needs Rehab

Former touring partner needs to get help, tough love

(Newser) - Today’s out-of-left-field celebrity comment: Elton John says his former touring partner Billy Joel needs to “do something better” with his life. Specifically, John tells Rolling Stone that Joel’s "alcoholism" caused them to cancel many tours, and that the Piano Man needs to take rehab more seriously....

Elton John: In US, I'm '2nd-Class Citizen'

Singer's getting angry about gay-marriage ban

(Newser) - In Britain, they call him "Sir," but the United States makes him feel like a "second-class citizen," complains Elton John. Speaking in California, the AP reports that the new dad/singer swiped at the state's gay-marriage ban, saying that "as I get older, I get more...

Elton John, Hubby Welcome Baby Son
Elton John, Hubby
Welcome Baby Boy

Elton John, Hubby Welcome Baby Boy

Child born to surrogate thrills couple, who give him quite the long name

(Newser) - Piano man Elton John and husband David Furnish have welcomed a baby boy into their lives. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born Christmas Day to a surrogate mom in California whose identity has not been released, reports Us . "We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy," said John, 62,...

Rolling Stone's 30 Best Albums of 2010: Kanye's on Top

Eminem enjoys a comeback, too

(Newser) - Kanye West's comeback must be complete: Rolling Stone awarded him the top slot in its list of 2010's 30 best albums. The top 10:
  1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: "Music as sprawlingly messy as his life," these songs are "hip-hop epics ... full of the kind
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Places Some Celebs Aren't Allowed to Go

Lil Wayne can't party at the Wynn Hotel

(Newser) - Lil Wayne may no longer be behind bars, but he found himself barred all the same while in Vegas. The rapper had planned to party (sober, we're assuming, since he's prohibited from drinking for three years) at the Wynn after a performance with Drake, only to find out he wasn't...

14 Famous Wedding Singers

 14 Famous 
 Wedding 
 Singers 
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14 Famous Wedding Singers

None of them are in your budget...

(Newser) - Why in the world would Elton John want to be at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding —and vice versa? It may remain a mystery for the ages, but as you ponder it, the Daily Beast offers up 13 more celebrity wedding singers:
  • Paula Abdul and more: The erstwhile American Idol
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Elton John Sings at Limbaugh's 4th Wedding

Talking head, 59, takes 33-year-old bride

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh was married last night in Palm Beach—to his fourth wife—and gay marriage advocate Elton John pulled down a cool $1 million for performing at the reception. The conservative talking head, 59, and 33-year-old Kathryn Rogers wed at The Breakers with 400 of their nearest and dearest...

Elton John to Ryan White: 'I Miss You So Very Much'

Singers pens posthumous letter to AIDS victim

(Newser) - Elton John addresses a posthumous letter to AIDS victim Ryan White in Sunday's Washington Post , a tribute to "the friend who changed my life as well as the lives of millions living with HIV" on the 20th anniversary of his death. "A young boy with a terrible disease,...

Elton John Lost Lover to Suicide

Former beau couldn't reconcile Christianity, homosexuality

(Newser) - Saying it’s “the right timing,” Elton John and husband David Furnish have revealed that one of the singer’s past lovers committed suicide because he could not reconcile his strong Christian faith with his homosexuality. "I had absolutely no idea in the world he was going...

Elton John: Jesus Was Gay
 Elton John: Jesus Was Gay 

Elton John: Jesus Was Gay

Catholic League: No he wasn't

(Newser) - Elton John talks about love, drugs, and fame in a new interview but it's his take on a "gay Jesus" that's cranking up the Christian right to a frothing frenzy. "I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems," the singer tells Parade...

Elton John Helping Eminem Fight Drug Habit

'He's doing brilliantly,' says Elton

(Newser) - Eminem's been getting help kicking his drug habit from a man who knows first-hand how hard that can be. "I've been helping Eminem over the last 18 months and he's doing brilliantly," Elton John tells BBC Radio. Eminem, 37, has previously acknowledged an addiction to Vicodin, Valium, and...

Elton John Can't Adopt: Ukraine
 Elton John Can't Adopt: Ukraine 

Elton John Can't Adopt: Ukraine

Singer too old, and country doesn't recognize his civil union

(Newser) - Elton John will not be able to adopt a 14-month-old Ukrainian child because the pop star is too old and isn't traditionally married, Ukraine's minister for family affairs says. The pop singer toured a hospital for HIV-infected children in eastern Ukraine on Saturday as part of a charity project and...

Elton Aims to Adopt 'Heart-Stealing' Ukraine Orphan

Singer changes his mind about starting a family

(Newser) - Pop king Elton John has fallen in love with a 14-month-old orphan and wants to adopt the little Ukrainian boy, reports BBC.The music man's partner, David Furnish, has long wanted a family, but John, 62, feared his age and their rock-'n-roll lifestyle would be unfair to a child. But...

World's Priciest Wedding Singers

(Newser) - For the demanding bride-to-be who thinks a DJ just doesn't cut it, top-notch live entertainment can be had—for a few million dollars. The New Zealand Herald runs down the best paid wedding singers:
  1. Rolling Stones: These aging rockers garner upwards of $8 million for a private audience, but will
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Phelps Crashed in 'Tranny Hooker District'
 Phelps 
 Crashed 
 in 'Tranny 
 Hooker District' 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Phelps Crashed in 'Tranny Hooker District'

Plus, Edwards might finally cop to love child

(Newser) - After analyzing the location of Michael Phelps’ car accident, a Gawker tipster reveals that the Olympic legend “may have been leaving the tranny hooker district” of Baltimore at the time, leading blogger the Cajun Boy to wonder, “Was Michael Phelps trolling for a tranny? It's highly doubtful, but...

Rimes' Marriage Hits Skids, Too
 Rimes' Marriage Hits Skids, Too 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Rimes' Marriage Hits Skids, Too

Plus, Mr. Winehouse gets his own headline

(Newser) - Days after Eddie Cibrian’s wife announced their separation, Cibrian’s Northern Lights co-star—and rumored lover—LeAnn Rimes’ hubby is addressing reports their marriage is also over, the New York Daily News reports. Dean Sheremet recently Twittered, “Thanks to everyone for all the support through a very difficult...

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