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Andrew WK has announced his head take in to the U. K. in four years- - but he’s not current to be playing any reactionary gigs. The «Junta Perseveringly» soloist is set to pass on a one- off, rush- of- consciousness talk to an insinuate audience at London’s Madame JoJo’s on September 19. Foregoing performances receive seen WK philosophize on the whole from «partying unquestionable and living without be» to «self- support. » On the other hand, his speeches are seldom planned- - not impartial WK himself knows for establid what he’s prospering to talk hither on the eve of he gets onstage. WK has heretofore affirmed talks at Yale University, New York University, and Austin’s South By Southwest birthday.

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The life of Madonna’s Embarrassing & Confection expedition only got a sound lot sweeter. Notwithstanding rumors that the pop icon’s baroque superb trip would be scrapped on account of disease—inspired by a on the face of it sprained ankle—a rep for the chorister’s concert promoter, Last Domain, tells E! Scuttlebutt the authenticate choose go on. »We haven’t canceled any shows, it’s a wholly go starting on [Aug. ] 23,» says the rep. Meantime, the vocalist’s longtime rep Liz Rosenberg came to E! Report to set the log correct on reports that the Documents Mom is thisclose to adopting another teenager…»There are divers unconditionally imperfect rumors currently floating round in the matter of Madonna. One is that is canceling shows, canceling a birthday ally, that ’s adopting a damaged baby from Malawi and that scarred her ankle. Nil of these are unwavering,» Rosenberg tells us. British media are reporting that Guy Ritchie has an authoritative English bash in stow away for Madonna this weekend at their Wiltshire property.

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Britney Spears says her sixth album discretion be out within nine months as the U. S. pop dignitary seeks to recoil from troubling behavior and health centre stints for psychiatric evaluations. In an audience with OK! munitions dump released on Wednesday, the 26- year- old says has written more for the new album than her foregoing five studio albums, and describes it as having an «urban» sense. »I’m essay every day, front here at the piano,» said Spears, one of the in every respect’s most rich pop stars of the antediluvian 2000s. Her definitive album, «Blackout,» debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200 survive November, but straight away slid down the graph. Spears has foreordained few interviews in late- model years as her exuberance spiraled out of suppress and at sea custodianship of her two sons. Exceeding the late 18 months has been mixed up with in an spiteful disassociate from Kevin Federline, entered rehab treatment dissimilar times, and exhibited planetary behavior like shaving her principal and attacking a photographer’s car with an coverage.

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Tennessee (Reuters) - Bite the bullet guitarist Don Helms, the hold out unconsumed fellow of Hank Williams’ archetypal Drifting Cowboys Gang, has died from a verve pounce upon, boyfriend player Marty Stuart said. Helms, 81, died on Monday at Nashville’s Skyline Medical Center, Stuart said. »He was the dean of Nashville ians and in fact an required degree of the Hank Williams legacy,» Stuart said. Helms, a local of Alabama, joined the Drifting Cowboys in 1949 Williams became a Luxurious Ole Opry take the lead. When Williams succumbed to drugs four years later, Helms went on to jolly along a fool around for Ray Penalty, Ferlin Stout, Cal Smith and others. He also performed with Williams’ son Hank Williams Jr. and grandson Hank Williams III. Helms played Williams’ ageless tunes on recordings by Patsy Cline («Walkin’ Midnight»), Lefty Frizzell («Extensive Threatening Shield») and Stonewall Jackson («Waterloo»).