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  • The Beat: News & Reviews


  • Apr 21, 2008 2:15 pm US/Pacific
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    Aaron shares some interesting news going on in the entertainment industry

    by Aaron Fields | KSTW.com





    Glendale, Ariz. native Jordin Sparks sung the national anthem before Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3, 2008.
    It's vocal rest for American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. "Jordin Sparks is on vocal rest and is expected to make a full and complete recovery. Sparks has been going nonstop over the past two years and now she's going through the normal course of learning how to manage and care for her voice," says her label. Sparks was scheduled to be on tour with superstar Alicia Keys but had to cancel all remaining dates in April. However, the tour continues and Jordin well rejoin the tour in May. [Source]


    Please say it ain't so! Why are Ray J and Whitney Houston hanging out so much? Whitney is old enough to be his mom, what are these two doing together? Check out these pictures of the two. Pic 1 Pic 2 [Source]


    Guns N' Roses
    has announced that they are "in negotiations" for the release of a new album Chinese Democracy. Their guitarist Robin Finck has left the band to return to Nine Inch Nails. [Source]


    Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles County Superior courthouse Jan. 14, 2008, for a hearing regarding visitation rights for her two sons that she has with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
    Britney is back. After her much successful debut on the show "How I Met Your Mother", sources say Britney Spears will be back for one more episode.
    "The show is ecstatic and so is Britney, She had so much fun the first time around she really wanted to come back. It was a mutual decision to work together more," said the source. I smell a comeback happening. This is just the beginning of Britney's monster comeback. You just wait and see. [Source]

    Oh and if that wasn't enough, now there are reports that Kevin and Britney were caught kissing! A family member told STAR, "They were discussing the boys and how they're doing when she suddenly got in close and kissed Kevin. She did it because she felt so close to him at that moment." See it's all starting to make sense now. She all of a sudden isn't viewed as crazy anymore, she starts landing roles on tv and is starting to rekindle her relationship with her sons' father. [Source]


    Ashlee Simpson
    made an attempt to sing her new single "Little Miss Obsessive" on the Today show. Someone please tell Ashlee never to do this again. Check out the video here.




    Aaron Fields writes for KSTW-TV in Seattle. All opinions expressed in this column are his.