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Story by Klam Meraffe
10-8-2005
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F-f-f-fashion
Madonna, David Bowie, Scissor Sisters, Mary J Blige
Madonna teams up with OutKast star
Madonna was rumoured to be collaborating with Sir Paul McCartney but the 'Material Mum' has decided to enlist someone more hip. And with more contemporary talent - Andre 3000.
The man will be on her new album, after she met the OutKast star on the set of her husband Guy Ritchie's forthcoming movie 'Revolver'.
Andre says, "Madonna showed up on the set of 'Revolver' and made me really nervous. She walked around the corner and I forgot all my lines."
"She asked me what I thought about music and where it was going. Then we talked about something on her new album."
The album will contain a collaborative track that she has been working on with Andre 3000, real name Andre Benjamin. Mrs Madonna Ritchie is set to unleash her latest disc, 'Confessions On A Dancefloor' in November (2005).
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David Bowie returns for a fashion date
David Bowie, Destiny's Child, Duran Duran, Gwen Stefani, Joss Stone and Tim McGraw will perform at the Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall on 08 September to kick off New York Fashion Week.
Alicia Keys, Nelly, Rob Thomas, Shakira, Billy Idol and The Arcade Fire are also set to appear, the Conde Nast Media Group has announced.
US television network CBS will air a two-hour Fashion Rocks special on 09 September.
The announcement said it will be the last televised appearance of Destiny's Child, who have announced plans to disband after their tour ends.
New York Fashion Week will run from September 9-16.
Stefani will close the week with her LAMB designer show.
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Scissor Sisters play Charity gig in London
Scissor Sisters will be playing a very special one-off charity show at the Kentish Town Forum in London later this month. In addition to their V Festival appearances, Xfm Radio and 21st Century Leaders are presenting the Scissor Sisters at a special charity concert at the Kentish Town Forum in North London on Thursday 18 August.
Tickets this event for will be going on-sale priced £25 at 9am on Thursday 11 August. A limited number will be available through the box office at London Astoria at face value. They will be limited to two per person and ticket purchasers should note that they will be required to present photo ID on the door on the day of the show that matches the name printed on the tickets.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to charity, with 20% going to Strummerville - The Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music - and 80% to the Elton John Aids Foundation.
In addition, Ana Matronic, Jake Shears and Paddy Boom have also specially designed exclusive wristbands which all contain a message and symbol of hope for the future. Fans will also have the opportunity to buy a piece of the band at the special show. At least £1 from each wristband will be donated to charities chosen by the band including WaterAid, LifeLine, DreamsCanBe and Children of the Andes.
This will be the public’s first chance to get a preview of the new Scissors album (and a glimpse of their new stage production), so we expect these tickets to sell out very, very quickly, so I’d be pretty swift about it.
For more information go to www.whateverittakes.org and www.scissorsisters.com.
Scissor Sisters full live dates are:
18 August - Kentish Town Forum, London
20 August - V Festival, Weston Park, Staffordshire
21 August - V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford
23 August - Vital 2005 Festival, Botanic Gds, Belfast
24 August - Bud Rising Festival, Landsdowne Road, Dublin
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Mary J Blige's arguments
Mary J Blige promised there'd be 'No More Drama' in her life but she has had to do more soul searching for her forthcoming album, 'Breakthrough'.
This time the R&B singer's tackling her own inner demons and hopes to inspire other people into doing the same.
"I'm one of my biggest obstacles," Blige told Essence magazine. "The way I would define success is just really getting to the point where you deal with you. Where you get to the point where you're mad, or you're upset, or you're insecure, or you're prideful, but you're not pointing at your husband or whoever. Your husband and kids might have problems, but the bottom line is that you have to deal with you if you want them to change. People are not going to change unless they see you change."
An example Blige uses is for those people trying to diet and lose weight.
"You walk up to the cookies, you walk up to the cake, you walk up to the burger and you start the arguments."
Mary's new album featuring the likes of Swizz Beatz, Dr. Dre, KanYe West, Rodney Jerkins, the Neptunes, Raphael Saadiq and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis is due in November.
Klam Meraffe
10-8-2005
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