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PThis is the soundtrack for the movie "Nine", but the title song "Nine" was actually cut from the movie and you won't find it on this album either.
Instead, you will hear from many others, many you did not know could sing. Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren and Nicole Kidman are just some of the people who sing on this album. Shan Wee reviews this movie soundtrack.
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Perhaps there is some justice in what has happened, Cheryl Cole seems to be doing quite well despite or inspite of the break up she is going through with her cheating husband Ashley Cole.
She's rumoured to be courted by several designer labels to be the face of their Autumn/Winter ad campaigns, a deal that could be worth about £2 million for the Girls Aloud lass. And all this happened soon after she released a new album titled "3 Words". Shan Wee has the review.
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Mary J Blige is an American recording artist, songwriter, singer, and actress. She has sold over 49 million records, received 9 grammy awards and also received the world music legends award.
With that many accolades, one cannot help but expect great things from every album she produces. How does she fare this time around? Yasminne Cheng has the review of her latest album "Stronger with Each Tear". |
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Irish band Westlife's first seven singles went straight to number one and sold some 45 million records worldwide. But how does their new album "Where We Are" measure up? Music reviewer Yasmine Cheng finds out. |
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They started as a rock band in 1992 called Tragic Love Company, a name they came up with by combining the names of their favourite bands The Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company.
Today, they took the name of a record player manufacturer and are better known as Stereophonics. Rosalyn Lee has the review of their latest album "Keep Calm and Carry On". |
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Snow Patrol is an Ulster-Scots (part Irish, part Scottish) band. And if you are wondering - Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland.
Just recently at "The Meteors" - that's the Meteor Ireland Music Awards, they were named the best Irish band. Rosalyn Lee has the review of their compilation album "Up to Now". |
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Pearl Jam is a rock band that has been around since 1990 and have sold over 60 million records worldwide. And they have consistently released albums since then, about one album every two years. Quite impressive in this age of one hit wonders.
The funny thing is, they are also known as a band that does not like making music videos as
they did not want people to remember them for the videos. But we did get a video for this review.
Shan Wee tells us what he thinks of their latest album "Backspacer". |
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Alison Iraheta is 17 years old and has been described as a teenager who "at times seems blissfully clueless of the power her voice possesses".
Alison was the fourth place winner on the eighth season of American Idol and she's out with an album titled "Just Like You". Shan Wee has the review. |
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Chris Brown is a name that caught the world's attention for all the wrong reasons. Today, he is best known for his assault on his then girlfriend Rihanna and it continues to overshadow his music.
Yasminne Cheng has the review of his latest album "I Can Transform You". |
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Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist.
Best known for her hit song "Hips Don't Lie", she sings not just English-language pop songs, but also sings in classical arabic. Shakira has returned with a new album "She Wolf" and Yasminne Cheng has the review. |
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His real name is Curtis James Jackson III but the rapper is best known by the stage name 50 cent.
He had a tough childhood and was raised largely by his grandparents. He also frequently had brushes with the law and it finally caught up with him. He was sentenced to three years in prison.
The name 50 cent came from his time in prison and he says it's a mark of him changing for the better. He's out with a new album "Before I Self Destruct" and Mister Young has the review. |
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She is an American recording artiste and her breakthrough came last year when she appeared on Flo Rida's number one single "Right Round".
Her name is Kesha and she's got a dollar sign in her stage name. She says she was being ironic - kind of a poke at her Flo Rida collaboration where it achieved success worldwide but she did not get any money for it.
She's on her own now and her debut album "Animal" is quickly climbing up the charts. Here's Mister Young with the review. |
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John Mayer has dated Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston - and yes, it is in that order. And while his music continues to win hearts, it seems he can't. In fact, he recently told the media that he's never really gotten over his relationship with Jennifer Aniston.
So as you might have guessed, this is another album about heartbreak. Philip Chew has the review of his latest album "Battle Studies". |
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It's music time and let me throw this name at you - Timothy Zachery Mosley. Can you guess who that is?
It's Timbaland - a producer who is best known for his work with artists like Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, 50 cent, Missy Elliot, Pussycat Dolls, Mariah Carey, Shakira and the list goes on.
So what is his own music like? Philip Chew has the review of his album - "Shock Value 2". |
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Lady Gaga is one of those artists that you don't understand, she once even wore a Kermit the Frog outfit. And either you are a fan or you're just blase about it all.
Well, she's out with a new album "The Fame Monster" and Rosalyn Lee has the review. |
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Rihanna has sold over 12 million records worldwide and has received several accolades, including the 2007 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist and Female Entertainer of the Year over the course of her career.
But recently, she is largely remembered as the victim of a domestic violence case involving her then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown.
It's been almost a year since all that happened and she's released an album titled "rated R". Rosalyn Lee has the review. |
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Alicia Keys is 28 years old and has established herself as one of the best selling artists of her time, having sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
In fact, she was the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. Her debut album won her five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year.
She is out with a new album - "The Element of Freedom". And Rosalyn Lee has the review. |
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Jamie Cullum is out with his 5th album titled "The Pursuit". And it seems, he recorded this in a whole bunch of places. Some were in his kitchen, others in a studio in L.A and also in Jamie's own studio.
Now, it is a little known fact that Jamie released his first album in 1999 with a limited run of only 500 copies. Today, due to his popularity, the original copies of his first album have been sold for as much as ￡600. How is his music today? Philip Chew has the review. |
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She has only had four albums to date but is already regarded as one of the best jazz artistes of our time. She is famous and popular simply because her music is good!
Norah Jones is the artiste we are talking about and even though she is the daughter of sitarist Ravi Shankar, she never relied on that to get her to where she is. Philip Chew has the review of her latest album "The Fall". |
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She has her own perfume and is set to launch her own line of accessories through Topshop.
Yes, you guessed it, she's another singer turned entrepreneur. Leona Lewis rose to fame in 2006 as the winner of the third series of the British television series "The X Factor" and her debut single "A Moment Like This" became the fastest selling UK single after being downloaded over 50,000 times within 30 minutes of its release.
In November last year, she released her second album "Echo", and here's Yasminne Cheng with the review. |
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One Republic have been around since 2002, but it was only in 2007 when they had that one song which brough them fame. If you recall, it was something called "Apologize".
It's been awhile since we heard from them, so let's see what Shan Wee has to say about their latest album "Waking Up". |
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