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MTV News Round-Up 28/10/2004

MTV News Round-Up 28/10/2004

*** Jamelia, Chris Martin and Bono have agreed to appear covered in chocolate, butter and blood - for a new Oxfam campaign. The series of posters will be unveiled next month, showing the Coldplay frontman photographed under a mountain of rice, Stipe covered in milk, and Jamelia wearing nothing more than a few feathers.
*** Westlife have added a second concert in Nottingham to their 2005 UK and Irish Arena tour. The band begin their 20-date in Belfast on February 1, then continue to Dublin, London, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle and Sheffield. The new date is Nottingham Arena on March 23, and tickets go on sale tomorrow.
*** Glastonbury Festival will honour the life of John Peel by renaming The New Stage after him. Festival boss Michael Eavis said the stage will be named 'The John Peel Stage' from 2005. Meanwhile, John Peel's favourite song, 'Teenage Kicks' by the Undertones, is now one of the favourites to be the Christmas No. 1.
*** Britney Spears has denied reports she is pregnant. US Weekly Magazine reports that hubby Kevin Federline had told one of their sources that him and Brit are about to become parents, insisting "Kevin himself called with the good news." However, Britney's people are denying there's a baby on the way. "She is not pregnant," said her publicist.
*** Bon Jovi have announced they will release a new album early next year. Guitarist Richie Sambora said the album will be a "loud guitar, big rock record." Sambora added the band will embark on a world tour in the late spring. "We're very excited about it," he said, "and I'm very confident it's going to be a big record for us."
*** Kylie and Dannii Minogue are allegedly buying a house together. According to reports, Kylie, who is dating actor Olivier Martinez, and Dannii, who is seeing millionaire businessman Jeremy Garamond, want to live closer to their French lovers. Dannii says her and sis Kylie have been discussing the idea of buying a flat in Paris for months.
TRL NEWS:
*** Nas says he enjoyed getting his dad, legendary jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, into the studio. Shortly before performing on today's TRL, the rapper revealed what working on his new single, 'Bridging The Gap', with his dad was like: "He sang the Blues, he played Harmoinca and trumpet, all I had to do is rap!," he said. "He was trying to run the show, but I'm grown up now."
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