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See the Celebs Sing to Help Haiti in the "Everybody Hurts" Vid
In the days following the Haiti disaster, celebs gathered to try and use their influence to encourage people to donate. George Clooney put together his Hope for Haiti Now telethon, while in the UK Simon Cowell contacted his celeb friends and colleagues including Mariah Carey, Susan Boyle, Take That, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole, James Blunt, Westlife, and James Morrison to put together a charity single. We heard it at the beginning of last week, and now the video has debuted.
James Franco Giving His Right Arm For Danny Boyle
The latest news coming out of the casting rumor mill is that James Franco has signed on for Danny Boyle's 127 Hours. Based on a true story, the film follows Aron Ralston, a mountaineer who got pinned under a rock for days during an excursion in Utah. In order to survive, Ralston cut off his own arm (that scene's going to be hard to stomach, but hopefully Franco's good looks will at least help a little).
PopUK's Best of 2009 Sugar Awards!
Happy Bank Holiday Monday! You spent December voting for your favourite Brits of 2009, so now it's time to roundup all the winners! From the best reality TV show, to your favourite British stars — shock, horror: not including Robert Pattinson — and the most scandalous celeb, check out who took home PopUK's Sugar Award titles!
Susan Boyle's Album Is No. 1 — For the Year!
This is a head-scratcher. After grabbing our attention on Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle debuted I Dreamed a Dream last week — and it's already smashing records. The album banked 701,000 copies, which puts Boyle not only at No.
Best of 2009: Favourite British Singer
When December began I asked you all to vote for your favourites of 2009, and at the beginning of the week I started to announce the winners!
There are some amazing Brit singers who are incredibly successful both at home and internationally, so I asked you who your favourite British singer is. Britain's Got Talent winner Susan Boyle won the category with a massive 72% of the total votes, thanks to her rise to international success after the show, and making a name for herself in the USA with her inspiring story!
Danny Boyle's Next Project Will Climb to 127 Hours
After the slums of Mumbai, where will Danny Boyle go next? To the mountains: the Oscar recipient for Best Director for Slumdog Millionaire has signed on for his next project, 127 Hours. The film centers on the real-life plight of climber Aron Ralston, who got pinned under a boulder during an excursion in 2003 and saved himself by cutting off his own arm with a dull knife.
Diversity Win Britain's Got Talent 2009!
After a week of the most bizarre and brilliant acts performing in the live semi-finals, Britain's Got Talent finally came to a close tonight with a spectacular final show. The acts performing in the final were Aiden Davis, Hollie Steele, 2 Grand, Julian Smith, Stavros Flatley, Shaheen Jafargholi, Shaun Smith, Flawless, Susan Boyle and Diversity. The top three were dance act Diversity, singer Susan Boyle and saxophonist Julian Smith, with Diversity winning the prize of £100,000 and to perform at the Royal Variety Performance this year in front of Her Majesty the Queen.
Would Catherine Zeta-Jones Make a Good Susan Boyle?
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has expressed interest in buying the film rights to singing phenomenon Susan Boyle's life story.
I can see why Susan Boyle's story would appeal to the Welsh beauty, who can also sing and dance. The dowdy underdog who ended up wowing the judges on Britain's Got Talent has a story with built-in buzz and drama.
The Setup of Susan Boyle
Yesterday the New York Times rounded up sociologists, anthropologists, and other -gist types to explain the science behind our love affair with singing sensation Susan Boyle. Why did we fall so hard? Because we didn't expect it.
All The Winners From The 2009 Oscars!
The 2009 Oscars took place in LA last night with our fellow Brits taking home a huge number of awards! Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner with eight gold statues including Best Picture and Best Director for Danny Boyle, while Kate Winslet won Best Actress for her role in The Reader — here's what she had to say in the press room following her win! Sean Penn won Best Actor for his role in Milk, beating out Mickey Rourke to the gong, while Penelope Cruz and Heath Ledger won the Best Supporting trophies, with Heath's award being picked up by his family.
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