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Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's sister, is pregnant, the 16-year-old told OK! magazine. The father is her longtime boyfriend, Casey Aldridge, she said. "It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected," Jamie Lynn Spears, who is 12 weeks along in her pregnancy, told the magazine for its new issue, which hits stands this week."I was in complete and total shock, and so was he," she said. "As soon as I found out for sure from the doctor, I took two weeks to myself where I didn't tell anybody. Only one of my friends knew because I needed to work out what I would do for myself before I let anyone's opinion affect my decision. Then I told my parents and my friends. I was scared, but I had to do what was right for me."According to the interview, Jamie Lynn confirmed the pregnancy through a home test. She later paid a visit to the doctor, who corroborated the news. She said she revealed the news to her parents shortly before Thanksgiving.Jamie Lynn said that her mother, Lynne Spears, "was very upset because it wasn't what she expected at all. A week after, she had time to cope with it and became very supportive." Lynne Spears also commented on the news, saying, "I didn't believe it because Jamie Lynn's always been so conscientious. She's never late for her curfew. I was in shock. I mean, this is my 16-year-old baby."Jamie Lynn, a high school junior, reportedly plans to raise the baby in Louisiana, her home state, "so it can have a normal family life." In regards to the third season of her Nickelodeon show, "Zoey 101," which wraps January 4, Jamie Lynn said: "I haven't spoken to [Nickelodeon] personally, but they have always been so great to me over the past years and have given me so many opportunities." The show is slated to start back up again in February, and fourth-season filming is already done.

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   If you are feeling low, down the dumps or missing your college days its time to swing with the music of THE GREATEST COLEGE CLASSICS which is a cool breeze for the people who want to remember those days when they were young, carefree and naughty go in your past while driving a car or sitting alone in your study. Sometimes more than just the songs, it is the CD cover that catches your attention. THE GREATEST COLLEGE CLASSICS is one of them. A cover which could go down as one of the most innovative ever to have arrived in Indian music scene, it is designed as a diary of a college student with space for 2 CDs as one flips the pages. The pages themselves have been imaginatively designed as one can sense a teenager using it as a scrapbook for penning his/her thoughts. Some of these thoughts take shape as lyrics of 28 chartbuster tracks, mostly from the 70s, which form a part of this compilation. A romantic album, it could well have arrived around Valentines! When first song in the compilation is as intoxicating as 'Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas' [Blackmail], you know that there is something special on your way. Kishore Kumar goes on to revive the nostalgia with songs like 'Chalte Chalte' [Chalte Chalte], 'Chhu Kar Mere Mann Ko' [Yaarana], 'Pyaar Maanga Hai' [College Girl], 'Dilbar Mere' [Satte Pe Satta], 'Saagar Jaisi Aankhon Waali' [Saagar], 'Kitne Bhi Tu Kar Le Sitam' [Sanam Teri Kasam] and 'Koi Roko Na' [Priyatma]- none of which need any introduction. Apart from these sugar coated melodious romantic numbers, Kishore Kumar is also heard in his full-on 'masti' mood as he goes ballistic along with R.D.Burman, Bhupinder, Sapan Chakravorty and Gulshan Bawra in 'Pyaar Hamein Kis Mod Pe Le Aaya' [Satte Pe Satta], a song which till date is a picnic favorite. Kishore da's naughty streak is revisited when 'Ye Jawani Hai Deewani' & 'Saamne Ye Kaun Aaya' (both from [Jawani Deewani]), 'Pal Bhar Ke Liye Koyi Hamein Pyaar Kar Le' [Johney Mera Naam], 'Choori Nahi Ye Mera Dil Hai' [Gambler], 'Janu Meri Jaan' [Shaan], 'Jahan Teri Ye Nazar Hai' [Kaalia], 'Koi Haseena' [Sholay] and 'Sara  Zamaana' [Yaarana] come one after another. But the real kick comes when the ever-so-loved 'masala' track 'Ek Aankh Maroon To' from 'Tohfa' makes a special appearance of sorts. Oh, how much we loved the cinema of 80s! With Kishore Kumar dominating the album, the few remaining tracks are required to be special to make their presence felt in THE GREATEST COLLEGE CLASSICS. They do justify their presence, especially songs like 'Hum Tumhen Chahte Hai Aise' [Qurbani], 'Kya Dekhte Ho' and 'Laila O Laila [all from Qurbani].  'Hothon Se Chu Lo Tum' [Prem Geet] is special as it brings to fore Jagjit Singh while Pancham da sung 'Dil Lena Khel Hai Dildar Ka' and Shailendra Singh's 'Hoga Tumse Pyaara Kaun' [both from 'Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai'] are worthy inclusions. Asha Bhonsle and Preeti Sagar come up with a solo each in the form of 'Pyaar Karne Waale' [Shaan] and 'My Heart Is Beating' [Julie], hence making it a complete youth album. Good part about this 2 CD compilation is that each of them deserves to be termed as a college classic. It doesn't seem like a gimmicky experiment at all and justifies the effort that has gone into making this compilation the way it is. Gift it to your loved one!

                         A young Indian has made a dazzling debut in the international music market, whizzing to the top ten of Britain's popular TV Airplay Music Chart even before his album is officially launched. Hyderabad-born Shayan Italia's 'Reflection' is fourth on the list, next only to Foo Fighters (The Pretender), Mark Ronson Feat. Amy Winehouse (Valerie) and Kanye West (Stronger), according to the latest Music Week. The 28-year-old musician held an exclusive live performance for a select gathering at the famous Mint Leaf Restaurant in London last night where Lord Karan Bilimoria described him as a budding music superstar.  "He will be the third greatest Zoroastrian musician after Zuben Mehta and Freddie Mercury," Lord Bilimoria said.  A superb vocalist, Shayan also writes his own songs. Many music experts interpret his album as mixture of light rock, funk, soft jazz, disco, pop and anything in between. Shayan told a news agency his music "incorporates the three best elements of Indian music into his work - poetic lyrics, simple yet powerful music arrangements and crystal clear vocals."  Asked whether he planned to perform in India, Shayan said he would do so after holding performances in the UK, Europe and Japan in the next two years.  Born and brought up in Hyderabad, the baby-faced musician came to London in 1999 after tragically losing both his parents at a young age. Shayan with the little savings he had, got on a plane and came to London in an attempt to crack the hardest music market in the world. Upon entering the UK, Shayan sought loans from various banks and educated himself over two years, attaining two well recognized post graduate degrees in the process - a Bachelor's Degree in Audio Engineering and a Master's Degree in Music Business Management. During that time, Shayan became the first person in history to auction a portion of his life's earnings in music on Ebay. He raised 9,000 pounds in seven days. If that wasn't enough, he then went on to raise one million dollars through private investors to fund his debut album. He has even got the biggest major - Universal - on board to distribute the record nationally through the UK. He has also signed a worldwide digital distribution deal to have the album distributed online in over 25 countries. Drawing inspiration from real life scenarios, Shayan has effortlessly created a catalogue of over 150 songs since 1998 and his second and third albums have already been written. He will have the distinction of being the first Zoroastrian to ever release a mainstream music album on international waters since Freddie Mercury did over 25 years ago. I guess determination and dedication leads one to success no matter what and this Zorastrian boy has proved his worth by sweeping people off their feet.

Jennifer Lopez appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, but the normally outspoken talk show host didn’t breathe a word to Lopez about the pregnancy rumors that surround her.Lopez ‘confirmed’ the pregnancy after a slip up at a Connecticut concert. The actress and singer wore a flowing top that accidentally blew upward, revealing a definite belly bump. Lopez has refused to confirm she and husband Marc Anthony are expecting their first child together. Letterman didn’t grill Lopez on being pregnant, but did hint around by asking her if she would be tough with her own kids as her mother was with her. “If I can be as great a mom as she is, then everything will be all right,” answered Lopez. He continued by asking if she found the idea of motherhood terrifying to which she replied, “Yeah, it is.”

                       Mohd Rafi:
Was one of the India’s greatest play back singers during his nearly 5-decade long career he performed an estimated 26,000 songs and was heard in 76 films singing in all of India’s national languages, Rafi was effective whether he was performing ghazal’s, qawwali’s or bhajans in 1965 he received the prestigious Padma Sri Award from the Indian Government. Mohd Rafi was born on 24th September 1924 in Kotlasultanpur, India a small village in Punjab. Rafi sang since earliest memory in the late 50s Rafi was convinced that singing was a sin moving to London he stayed away from music until his sons persuaded him to return to the recording studio. Rafi’s peak came during the 1960s when he provided the voice for such influential Indian actors such as Dilip Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Kishore Kumar, Rajender Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kumar. Although an argument with India’s leading playback singer Lata Mangeshkar in the late 60s resulted in a 6 year period during which there were no duets, but eventually they settled their differences and renewed their collaboration. Rafi remained active for the remainder of his life and on 31st July 1980 he died due to a massive heart attack.
 

                                      The Phantom of the Opera:
The Phantom of the Opera became the prize possession of Gaston Leroux’s who was born in 1868 in Paris, France on the 6th May he wrote the novel about a disfigured man who dresses in masks, and capes and terrorizes the opera house, while falling in love with the leading lady phantom was much based upon Leroux’s own experiences during his early years as a journalist and the late 1800’s Leroux spent time visiting the Paris opera house and watching performances and was influenced by Charles Gounod’s Opera-“Faust”. An opera about a man who sells his soul to the devil, on one occasion the chandelier which featured in the opera house fell upon the audience on accident combing the singers, Faust and the chandelier together Gaston created the Phantom of The Opera. In 1923 Carl Lemmale  head of the new Universal Pictures in Hollywood made the silent film version of the Phantom of The Opera with Lon Chaney in the lead, since then phantom of the opera has become so popular that it has inspired 5 feature remakes, one in 1943, then in 1962, and again in 1989. A television version in 1990 was also made and then recently remade in 1999. Now phantom of the opera is the longest running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of The Opera” has played to over 100 million people in 22 countries, 113 cities around the world since its first performance. The New York production alone has enchanted over 10 million audience members in its over19years run. While Gaston died on the 15th April of acute urinary infection.          

Latino beauty Jennifer Lopez has announced she will be embarking on her first ever tour with husband Marc Anthony.The couple will hold concerts in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, starting on September 29th in Atlantic City.They plan to perform together and separately in both English and Spanish.Last time the pair publicly sang together was at the 2005 Grammy Awards.It was revealed proceeds from some of the ticket sales will go towards an initiative, which is aimed at reducing childhood obesity in schools with a large Latino population.

Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Lyricist: Maya Puri
Singers: Jojo, Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Antara Mitra, DJ Sachin
Pritam Chakraborty's assortment of songs in "Speed" is quite forgettable. After belting out hits like "Dhoom" and "Life In A Metro", one is quite surprised that a composer of his calibre would have "Speed" among his list of works.
Already doing the rounds of the small screen is "Hello" from the album, which hasn't really gained much popularity. With ordinary lyrics by Mayur Puri, the track has been sung by Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan.One expects such established singers to render better tracks. But knowing the audiences' tastes, the track is likely to last for a short period and then disappear. Until then, you can expect the music to hit the clubs in the form of remixes.Starting with 'Hello', every track in "Speed" seems to have some whacky title or the other."Wanna Wanna", again rendered by Shaan and Sunidhi, is an average number that doesn't interest you to the extent that a Pritam number usually does.The instrumentals are nice, with mixed arrangements and tempo that gets attention when played. But, sadly, that is all the song delivers. Nothing to make you hum the track even in the bathroom!"Loving You", a romantic track with good tempo and rhythm is still better than the previous two. It brings some relief after the 'what-was-that' kind of tracks one got to listen to.

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                                       Sir Elton John:
Is one of pop music survivors he was born on March 25th 1947 Pinner, Greater London, UK. His birth name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight and nick name is Sharon (given by Rod Stewart) Elton started to play the piano at the early age of 4, at the age of 11 he won the scholarship to the Royal Academy Of Music while his first band was called “Bluesology” Dwight teamed up with lyricist Bernie Taupin and changed his name to Elton John, merging the names of saxophonist Elton Dean and Long John Baldry. He became the most successful pop artist of the 1970s and is one of Britain’s most internationally acclaimed musicians. Elton John announced in 1976 that he is Bisexual and in 1984 he married Renate Blaud the marriage lasted for 4 years then he discovered he is homosexual, in 1970s and 1980s he suffered from drug and alcohol addiction and bulimia but came through it. John was the first Western Rock star to perform in Israel and the USSR in 1979, he was also knighted by Queen Elizabeth ii for contribution to music and fund raising for AIDS charities 1998, while being the 49th Greatest Rock and Roll Artist of all times by Rolling Stone, he has epilepsy also it was estimated in 2006 that Elton John’s 250 million albums were sold since his career.

Wow, isnt that great. Jordin Sparks the 17 year old new American Idol, is reaching the skies already just a month since she won the title.

Her This is my now song album is featuring on number 3 and Blake Lewis is on nuber four with the bad name album.

 American Idol this was surely a good decision!