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The Newsdump, Feb 19 08: from Heidi Montag's money to Justin's specs that are funny

  • February 19, 2008
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What has been going on in the world of news while we've all been asleep?

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Heidi Montag is relying on her boyfriend's enormous wealth to get her album recorded. ('Bitch Please' — Dlisted)

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Adele is planning to celebrate winning the Brit Award she has already won by getting very drunk. ('I'm Going To Go A Brit Wild' — Daily Star)

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Songs sung by American Idol finalists will be available on US iTunes. (''Idol' Performances Find A Home At iTunes' — Billboard)

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Portishead have let everyone know what their new songs are going to be called. ('Portishead Go 'Third' — Yahoo)

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In case you have had your head under a rock of some sort, a select group of people have been nominated for just about every Brit Award on offer. ('Brit Awards: Runners And Riders' — BBC)

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Justin Timberlake is the star of the new Gnarls Barkley video. ('Nerdy Justin Is Such A Glass Act' — The Sun)

Blimey.

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