Christina Aguilera is determined to lose her baby weight.
The 'Dirrty’ singer – who gave birth to son Max, her first child with husband Jordan Bratman, in January – admits she is finding it tough to shift her last few post-pregnancy pounds.

 

The Sugababes are threatening to boycott next year's BRIT Awards.
The British pop trio are furious they have been continually snubbed by the ceremony - which celebrates the best of UK music - despite having six UK number one singles, selling 5.5 million albums in 10 years and breaking two Guinness world records.
Singer Amelle Berrabah said: "I'm telling you, if they don't nominate us this year, that's it, I'm done. I'm not going. They should sack all those old men on the board and leave it to the fans to decide. They don't know what they are talking about.

The new 50 Cent album `Before I Self Destruct` will not be available until 2009 now.
"Times are hard," stated 50 Cent. "Everyone is trying to make the most of what they have. I want to give my fans something extra for their hard earned dollars. They'll get a free bonus when they pick up the album."
The 2009 release will now feature the bonus DVD 'Two Turntables and a Microphone: The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay’.

Beyonce Knowles says her wedding to Jay-Z was really 'beautiful inside'.
The former Destiny’s Child singer – who has previously refused to reveal details about her April nuptials – admits despite the 'madness' outside, the interior was very different.
She said: 'It was very private, and I can say outside it was paparazzi and it was madness, and inside it was really beautiful.'
Beyonce also said she has always vowed never to reveal intimate details of her personal life. She added to US TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey: 'I had to really learn how to have boundaries and how to have balance.

P. Diddy says he was "not black enough" to star in 'Tropic Thunder'.
The rapper admits he auditioned for the role of an African-American actor - famously played by Caucasian star Robert Downey Jr., who used make-up to change the colour of his skin for the role - in Ben Stiller's movie, but was turned down.
He joked: "I have not been in any of Ben Stiller's movies. I guess I wasn't black enough to be in 'Tropic Thunder'. Robert Downey Jr. was a little bit blacker. I tried out for the role but I came up short. I put Ben in the video for my single 'Bad Boy for Life' and I thought he would return the favour."

Kanye West has slammed Justin Timberlake and proclaimed himself the 'voice of this generation'.
The US rapper says the pop heartthrob missed the opportunity to be the decade’s biggest star, allowing him to steal the limelight.
Kanye, 31, said: 'There were people who had the potential to do it but they went on vacation, so when Justin went on vacation I made albums. And it just came out to be that. 'I realise my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice

Mariah Carey was in 'the loo' when she was inspired to write 'Hero’.
The singer has revealed the idea for her hit track came to her while she was using the bathroom.
Mariah, 38, said: 'Sometimes I wake up and in the middle of the night and have an idea and have to get up and record it straight away before I forget it.

Jennifer Lopez is 'trying to make one more baby' with husband Marc Anthony.
The 39-year-old actress – who welcomed her first children, twins Max and Emme, into the world in February – is said to be desperately trying to conceive again.
A source close to the couple told In Touch Weekly magazine: 'They were advised to wait six months after she gave birth. They listened to their doctor’s advice, but now they’re trying to make one more baby.

Paris Hilton is to host an internet party on New Year's Eve (31.12.08).
The hotel heiress and her Good Charlotte rocker boyfriend Benji Madden will be the star guests at the launch of new online social networking system Bongo Virus in Sydney, Australia.

Kanye West claims the MTV awards are fixed.
The US rapper thinks he only won the Ultimate Urban award at the MTV Europe Music Awards because he attended the show in Liverpool, England, last week.
The 'Love Lockdown’ singer also blasted winners at the show’s US counterpart, the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), at the launch of his new album '808s and Heartbreak’.