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Queen - May To Buy Beleaguered Radio Station

QUEEN star BRIAN MAY is in talks to buy a British radio station to save it from closure.

Digital station Planet Rock is facing being shut down unless its parent company GCap Media finds a suitable buyer by the end of May (08).

And the legendary guitarist was so saddened by the prospect of seeing the rock music station disappear, he is launching his own bid to keep it open.

He says, "(I am) mounting a rescue operation to save the station. I can't tell you who I am 'in league' with, but I am part of a small group of people who have great hopes that we will succeed in taking over the station, and putting it on a firm footing, for the benefit of its growing audience.

"DAB (digital) radio has had a brave start, and can provide freedom from domination by commercially minded programming, but it might, at this point, slip between the cracks.

"I believe this cause is worth supporting... and will be doing my best to put my money and expertise where my mouth is! We hope to be able to make an announcement soon."

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Baldwin & wife celebrate baby's birth

Actor Daniel Baldwin and his wife Joanne are celebrating the birth of a baby daughter.
According to People magazine, the baby girl was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles and weighed 7lbs 10oz. The couple plan to call the baby Avis Ann Baldwin.
Baldwin told the magazine: "Thank God she looks like her mother."
His wife said: "I'm ecstatically happy. Daniel wasn't as nervous as me. He's a little used to this sort of thing. I'm glad he's got some experience in this area."
This is Baldwin's fourth child, his first with model and chef Joanne Smith-Baldwin, whom he married in July 2007.

Fergie's mother denies pregnancy reports

Singer Fergie's mother has denied media speculation that her daughter is pregnant.
Speaking on Ryan Seacrest's radio show on KIIS FM, Terri Ferguson responded to the baby rumours by saying: "Nope, not at all."
Fergie's mother then added: "Did you see her at the Grammys?", describing her 32-year-old daughter as "skinny, skinny, skinny".
Recent media reports suggested that the singer, real name Stacy Ferguson, had decided to change her wedding date.
However, Terri Ferguson dismissed these reports, saying: "We are not moving up the wedding."
"I think people can't believe people do get married just because they love each other, not because they are pregnant," she said.

Paltrow admitted to hospital briefly?

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was reportedly admitted to a hospital in New York for a brief spell earlier this week.
According to Us magazine, the actress was spotted slumped over in a wheelchair, which was being pushed by her singer husband Chris Martin, at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday.
A spokesperson for the actress was not available to confirm the hospital stay or give any further details about the star's health.

The Cribs to play one-off B-sides show

The Cribs are set to play a one-off gig comprising of B-sides when they support Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks at the London Shepherd's Bush Empire on June 5.

The Jarmans are appearing at the request of Malkmus, with whom they are friends.

Wild Beasts will also be playing a support slot on the night. Tickets for the gig are still available.

To check the availability of Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

Jun 7, 2008 at Empire, Middlesbrough -
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Kia Shine

Artist: Kia Shine

   Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop

Discography:

Due Season

Year: 2007
Tracks: 15

Southern producer and rapper Kia Shine, aka Kinfolk Kia Shine, relied on his passion and knack for making tricky beat generation and maulers to pull up himself out of frightening situations. Born and elevated in Memphis, TN, Shine left the troubled Frazer section of Memphis for greener pastures, working in the collective offices of a major gambling casino empire. When he was presented with the opportunity to submit a promotional material and an $80,000 earnings at the company's Las Vegas headquarters, he turned it down to pursue music. With his well-educated business expertness, he decided to fund and bring forth his small brother's hip-hop mathematical group, L.I., around 1998. Going by Nakia Shine at the time, he besides tested to shop L.I.'s material around to different labels in New York, merely alternatively wound up marketing the beat generation. After acquiring a production deal with Ruff Ryders and a publication undertake with Universal, he returned to Memphis, collected up all the producers he could bump, and founded Rap Hustlaz, a production squad and record mark co-owned with pardner Jack Frost. He and so acquired distribution through TVT in the early 2000s and signed many of Memphis' local heavy-hitters, wish Yo Gotti and Gangsta Blac. Things were on the up and up for Shine. His label sold hundreds of thousands of units, asset he was landing beat generation for major Southern rappers, including Juvenile, 8Ball, and Ludacris. Nevertheless, his dealings with TVT had gone lopsided, which caused his artists to defect from the Rap Hustlaz label, going Shine homeless and living out of his railroad car. He and so decided that he would have to step into the mic kiosk and make solo corporeal in rules of order to recoil. His first base single, "Respect My Fresh," was a local nail reach in Memphis in 2006, earning him another deal with Universal Motown. A few more than infectious club hits, namely "Stunt Glasses at Night" and "Krispy," followed and made their way onto national airwaves. Shine's debut record album, Due Season, arrived in summer 2007.

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Schwarzenegger Backs Fired Ugly Betty Crew

LATEST: California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER has offered his support to angry crewmembers on U.S. series UGLY BETTY, who will lose their jobs when the show moves from Los Angeles to New York.

Producers last week (6May08) made the decision to relocate the set to make the most of new tax incentives on offer in New York.

But the move will leave 300 people out of work, including dry cleaners, caterers and construction firms.

The disgruntled employees grouped together to take out an ad in Hollywood trade paper Variety, appealing to Schwarzenegger to help stop the loss of more business.

Addressing the letter, the governor insists tax incentives have been drawn up - but have yet to be approved by the California legislature.

He insists they are a necessity, if the state wants to keep its status as the home of movies and TV.

He says, "What happened was productions that shifted to other states, didn't come back to California; they went to Louisiana, they went to Florida, they went to New Mexico because they give great tax incentives."