Monday, November 23, 2009

Lochte ends Phelps's reign as swimmer of year


LOS ANGELES (AFP) � Ryan Lochte beat out superstar Michael Phelps and veteran Aaron Peirsol for male swimmer of the year Sunday at USA Swimming's Golden Goggles awards.

Rebecca Soni nabbed female swimmer of the year honors, while Phelps, who earned a leading six nominations, was honored for delivering the men's race of the year and for a world championship relay performance.

Lochte ended Phelps' two-year reign as male swimmer of the year, thanks to world record-setting triumphs in the 200m individual medley and 4x200m freestyle relay at the world championships in Rome.

He earned five medals, including four golds in Rome.

"I just want to say thank you to my parents. They've been 100 percent with me my entire swimming career," Lochte said. "Aaron Peirsol and Michael Phelps, you guys have pushed me to limits I didn't even know, and I wouldn't be here without you."

Lochte also shared the relay performance of the year award, for the 4x100m free relay in Rome in which he, Phelps, Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian defeated Russia as favorites France flopped.

Phelps was honored for his scintillating 100m butterfly triumph in Rome. He smashed the 50-second barrier with a time of 49.82sec and handed Milorad Cavic a bigger defeat than the one the Serbian suffered by a fingertip at the Beijing Olympics.

Soni set a world record and won gold in the 100m breaststroke in Rome.

The award-winners were decided by fans in online votin

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Vanessa Hudgen�s Birthday Surprise


�High School Musical� star Vanessa Hudgens has hinted she wants boyfriend Zac Efron to organise a party for her 21st birthday in December.

Vanessa Hudgens wants Zac Efron to throw her a surprise birthday party.

The �High School Musical� star has been �dropping hints� about what she expects from her co-star and boyfriend Zac when she turns 21 in December.

The young beauty said: �I�m hoping someone will throw me a big party. I�m just like, �Someone throw me a party� because I haven�t had a birthday party since I was like nine years old so I think it�s about time.

�It�s a great excuse. I was like, �At 16 I�ll have a party� and it never happened. Then I was like, �18, get a party!� Never happened. And so it better happen this year. I�m getting a party this year. I know it!�

When it comes to birthday presents, Vanessa isn�t fussy - as long as it�s not an engagement ring.

Even though the star has been dating Zac for around three years, she recently revealed she isn�t ready to settle down.

She said: �I think marriage and starting a family is great, but I�m so focused on my career right now that it doesn�t really cross my mind.�

Jennifer Lopez titles album, premieres new single live Sunday


By Examiner.com

The wait is nearly over for Jennifer Lopez�s first single to be released from an album dubbed �Love ?�.

Titled �Louboutins,� Lopez�s new single will make its debut not on radio or online but at Sunday�s American Music Awards.

Joining a line up that includes Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys and more, Lopez will perform the new single before a live audience.

Speaking with 102.7 FM�s DJ Skee earlier this week, Lopez discussed the single and forthcoming performance.

�It�s basically about when you get to that point in a bad relationship and you�re like: �I really have to leave. It�s just not good for me�, � said Lopez. �This song is actually about when you�ve made the decision-I�m out.�

While Lopez dismissed claims that the song was related to her current life and marriage (Marc Anthony), she did tell DJ Skee that she�s had to put on her Louboutins on and walk in the past.

�I�ve had to do it� sometimes you just gotta do it. You gotta put on your Louboutins and be like, �This is what you�re missing..�

Earlier this year, Lopez released a record titled �Fresh Out The Oven� featuring Pitbull under her nickname Lola. Contrary to reports calling the record a single, Lopez says it may not make the album but could be released as a bonus track.

Lopez�s forthcoming album, her first in nearly three years, is due for release early 2010.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Rihanna Makes Surprise MTV

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Rihanna joined Jay-Z onstage Sunday night in Los Angeles to sing "Run This Town" and her Young Jeezy-assisted track "Hard." While it wasn't her first performance since she was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February, it did mark the first time she's performed any new material from the upcoming Rated R album.

Rihanna told MTV News on Monday that she was ushering in a "new era" at the concert.

Rihanna will preview Rated R on Monday in a worldwide telecast from a performance taking place at an undisclosed location in London.

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Shakira At Her Rolling Stone's Cover Launch Party



Shakira laced up her dancing shoes to party for two reasons last night: the release of her brand new album, She Wolf, and landing the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

The sexy Colombian pop star posed with a giant mock-up of the cover at her party at the Bowery Hotel in New York City. She also accepted a plaque commemorating 1 million copies sold of her album�s sultry title-track.

Shakira @ Her Rolling Stone's Cover Launch Party in NYC
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Shakira At Her Rolling Stone's Cover Launch Party



Shakira laced up her dancing shoes to party for two reasons last night: the release of her brand new album, She Wolf, and landing the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

The sexy Colombian pop star posed with a giant mock-up of the cover at her party at the Bowery Hotel in New York City. She also accepted a plaque commemorating 1 million copies sold of her album�s sultry title-track.

Shakira @ Her Rolling Stone's Cover Launch Party in NYC
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