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A Newsdump for 23 August 2011: From Leona finding it too bright to Will Young's deep insight

  • August 23, 2011
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» Here's a picture of Leona on a beach shielding her eyes from the sun using her right hand. (Official site)

» Popstars can't really take breaks in between albums anymore due to people's low attention spans. ARE YOU LISTENING MADONNA? (The Vancouver Sun)

» Nicki Minaj and Rihanna's video for 'Fly', filmed in January, will be previewed at the MTV Video Music Awards. That's right, not premiered, previewed. (Examiner)

» Footage of Beyonce per­form­ing a Jackson 5 song will be shown at the Michael Forever Tribute concert in Wales. (Facebook) 'That sounds good.'

» Justin Bieber is the first 'man' to break the 12 million followers milestone on Twitter. (The Independent)

» Olly Murs thinks he's the new Mika. (The Sun)

» Jessie J will be DJing at this year's VMAs. Perhaps she'll play 'Party In The USA'. She doesn't like to talk about it, but appar­ently she co-wrote it. (Capital FM)

» Keri Hilson worries that people think she's a "super-conceited bitch" because of 'Pretty Girl Rock'. (Winnipeg Free Press)

» WARNING: Example is wearing women's deodorant. (Twitter)

» And finally, Will Young thinks TV talent shows might be a bit manip­u­lat­ive. (Press Association)

And THAT WAS some of THE NEWS.

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