Calum Best to get his own TV show & other: July 2008

Leona Lewis replaces Amy Winehouse for Bond - Tabloid Hell

Leona Lewis is reportedly set to replace Amy Winehouse as the singer of the theme of the new James Bond movie.

Lewis, who is already a huge star in the US, is said to be in talks with the movie�s producers to sing the theme for the 22nd Bond flick �Quantum Of Solace�.

�She is seen as one of the few candidates who has the right profile both sides of the pond to do it.,� a source told The Sun. �Amy was their original choice but she just can�t get her act together and hasn�t got the right image.

As previously reported, Amy Winehouse did some work on the track with producer Mark Ronson, but the sessions led to nothing and Ronson commented: �I�m not sure Amy is ready to work on music yet.�

Winehouse then reportedly tried to work with producer Salaam Remi but again, a suitable recording did not come to fruition.

The movie is due to be released in October.

--By our New York staff.
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Urban Dance Squad

Artist: Urban Dance Squad

   Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
   Electronic
   Rock

Discography:

Planet Ultra

Year: 1999
Tracks: 18

Persona Non Grata

Year: 1999
Tracks: 12

Artantica

Year: 1999
Tracks: 14

Beograd Live

Year: 1996
Tracks: 21

Life 'n Perspectives of a Genuine Crossover

Year: 1991
Tracks: 17

Mental Floss for the Globe

Year: 1990
Tracks: 12

The Singles Collection

Year:
Tracks: 19

The Amsterdam-based rock/rap collective Urban Dance Squad began in 1986, playing and electronic jamming together on an loose ground. They played a gig at the Utrecht Festival and, surprised by the raves their performance drew, became a more serious project. The mathematical group gigged for two long time, and with the takings released 1990's Mental Floss for the Globe. Urban Dance Squad's mix of rock candy, rap, blue funk, ska, folk, hip-hop, and person signaled the trend toward genre-bending that prevailed in '90s music. Mental Floss featured the individual "Deeper Shade of Soul" which charted at identification number 21 in the U.S. on Billboard's Hot hundred.

The group exhausted some other year touring constantly, and released their second album Life 'n Perspective of a Genuine Crossover in 1991. Unfortunately, it failed to fit Mental Floss' decisive or commercial success, as did 1994's Image Non Grata. 1999 sawing machine Urban Dance Squad vent their fourth album, Major planet Ultra, as comfortably as re-release their earlier releases on the Triple X label.

Purple Penguin

Artist: Purple Penguin

   Genre(s):
Electronic
   Trip-Hop

Discography:

Questions

Year: 1998
Tracks: 13

Question

Year: 1998
Tracks: 15

De-Tuned

Year: 1997
Tracks: 13

Eric Chang

Final Fantasy

Artist: Final Fantasy

   Genre(s):
Soundtrack
   Dance

Discography:

Piano Collections 7

Year: 2003
Tracks: 13

Dancing music mix

Year:
Tracks: 7

Labelle reunites at Essence for "Lady Marmalade" and more

Since intergalactic funk-soul trio Labelle disbanded in the mid-1970s, principals Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash have made only a handful of brief appearances. Their reunion tonight at the Superdome during the Essence Festival's tribute to Patti Labelle is...

Crudup joins Depp in gangster film

Billy Crudup has finished filming 'Watchmen' and has begun shooting his new role in 'Public Enemies'.
According to Empire, the gangster film will be directed by 'Miami Vice's' Michael Mann and co-stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale.
Depp will play legendary outlaw John Dillinger, Bale will play FBI agent Melvin Purvis and Crudup will portray FBI Director J Edgar Hoover.
Stephen Lang, who is currently working on 'Avatar' and previously worked for Michael Mann on 'Manhunter', will also star as the head of the Texas Rangers in search of Dillinger's gang.
Shooting is currently underway in Wisconsin and both 'Public Enemies' and 'Watchmen' are due for release next year.

Jessica Simpson Has The Best Breasts In Hollywood

Jessica Simpson has beat off competition from the Jennifer Aniston and Lindsay Lohan to come out on top in a poll to find Hollywood's best breasts.

The generously-proportioned star was awarded the prestigious title by readers of In Touch mag.

Their marvelous mammaries countdown looked like this:

1. Jessica Simpson
2. Tyra Banks
3. Scarlett Johansson
4. Carmen Electra
5. Lindsay Lohan
6. Katherine Heigl
7. Audrina Patridge
8. Jennifer Aniston
9. Megan Fox
10. Beyonce Knowles

Jessica recently denied rumours that her father Joe's management of her career extended to fitting her for her first bra.

"There have been stories that are ridiculous," she told K-FROG 95.1.

"Like my father really fit me for a training bra. Like, who believes that kind of thing!?"

Jess's 'best breasts' take a night off
Still, there's no doubting that Papa Joe is proud of his daughter's assets.

He once told a reporter, “She's got double-Ds! You can't cover those suckers up."