British singer Sarah Brightman is to travel into outer space.

The classical singer, who was once married to theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber, will become the eighth civilian to visit the International Space Station after she undertakes a six-month training program in Moscow, Russia next year.

Brightman is even hoping to achieve her dream of performing a song while orbiting Earth.

She told a press conference on Wednesday, "I am planning to become a space flight participant... My journey is about realizing aims and dreams. (I would like to) sing a song from space."

From the producers of the Saw franchise and director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV), based on a screenplay by Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich from their original stage play, comes the new cult classic Repo! The Genetic Opera. A futuristic tale of horror that modernizes the "rock opera" genre with original music and rich, dark production design, the film features an eclectic cast that includes Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Brightman, Alexa Vega, Bill Moseley and Paris Hilton. The blend of Moulin Rouge style with The Rocky Horror Picture Show theatrics results in a unique vi...

Each week the editors at Starpulse will be highlighting the best responses and remarks to news stories and celebrity topics that we've come across.

News Highlights = This week's most stirring and humorous remarks were made on the latest stories on Paris Hilton’s unfilled Love life as well as her musical prowess, the hottest of Alyssa Milano and the Golden Globes’ Fashion.

Topic Highlights = There were some friendly and pleasant commentary made about Mary Louise Parker, John Lithgow and singer Sarah Brightman however, there was no love or affection for the movies “The Ninth Gate” ...

Some old, some new, there's no other way to spice up the holidays with a little music. Check out a few of our December favorites below, and let us know some of your season picks!

Faith Hill - Joy To The World

Given the longevity of her career, Joy To The World is Faith Hill's debut holiday release. Hill covers holiday standards with a very disciplined approach. Her vocal talent, orchestral backdrops, and singing choir are highlights.

Keith Sweat - A Christmas Of Love

Keith Sweat provides a groovilicious holiday with the funky smooth sounds of...

It continues to be a stellar year for soprano Sarah Brightman, who recently captivated the world with her stunning performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 World Olympics. Brightman was chosen as the sole international performer to perform at the Olympic opening ceremony and was given the honor of singing the Olympic theme song, "You and Me," with Chinese star Liu Huan. The song was a highlight of the spectacular opening ceremony, which was broadcast to over five billion viewers. In only 26 hours after the ceremony, "You and Me" was downloaded a staggering 5.7 million times. ...

Music icon Anne Murray has sold more than 50 million albums in a distinguished career that spans four decades. On January 15th, Manhattan/EMI will release Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends, an exceptional 17-track collection of her top hits and favorites, newly recorded as duets with some of the world's top female recording artists.

Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends showcases a wide variety of Anne's favorite female vocalists. Among the album's tracks and collaborating artists are "Snowbird" with Sarah Brightman, "You Needed Me" with Shania Twain, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do"...

Country icon Anne Murray has gathered her favorite females for a new duets album.

The singer will re-record her hits with the likes of Emmylou Harris, Sarah Brightman and fellow Canadians Shania Twain, Celine Dion and Nelly Furtado.

The new album will be released in 2008.

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Ayo "Live from Monte-Carlo" will be presented on U.S. Public Television as both a one hour special and as a 90-minute fund raising special nationwide. Like The three tenors, Andrea Bocelli, Sara Brightman, Michael Bubble, Josh Groban and many others, Ayo will be introduced to the American market on television through more than 300 PBS affiliates covering 99% of total U.S. households.

Public Television is known for having an audience that is the most educated in the United States as well as having a high level of acquisitive power. Beginning in December of 2007, The Ayo fund raising s...

Paris Hilton is set to shock fans by appearing as a black leather-clad, brunette dominatrix in the first trailer released online to promote her new film Repo! The Genetic Opera!

The socialite, who plays the daughter of a ruthless crime boss in the movie musical, is almost unrecognizable in the teaser for the film.

Hilton also sings in the trailer, which features co-stars Sarah Brightman, Anthony Head and Paul Sorvino as well.

-Paris Hilton Pictures

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Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" and "Family Guy" actress Mila Kunis (1983), Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic (1974), "JAG" actress Catherine Bell (1968), "Monster's Ball" actress Halle Berry (1966), screenwriter Brannon Braga (1964), "The Brady Bunch" actress Susan Olsen (1961), British Broadway singing sensation Sarah Brightman (1960), basketball legend Magic Johnson (1959), "Mystic River" actress Marcia Gay Harden (1959), film composer James Horner (1953), "The Far Side" creator Gary Larson (1950), novelist Danielle Steel (1947), actress Susan Saint James (1946), actor Antonio Fargas...

SHANGHAI (June 19, 2007) – Organizers today announced details of the Live Earth concert which will be held in Shanghai on July 7, 2007. The much-anticipated Live Earth Shanghai show will feature top mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and international artists live on stage. The Shanghai leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour concert will be held on the on the steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower.

Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, CEO of Control Room, the company producing the concerts globally. Live Earth will bring together more than 100 of the world's top music acts to educate people about the cl...

Linkin Park are to headline Tokyo, Japan's Live Earth concert, according to Internet reports. The rockers will reportedly join the ranks of Madonna, Crowded House, Robert Plant, Sarah Brightman and The Police as the headliners of the global awareness concerts on July 7.

Meanwhile, Joss Stone and UB40 have confirmed they'll headline the Johannesburg concert in South Africa.

Lenny Kravitz and Pharrell Williams have been added to the line-up at Live Earth Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, while Shakira will join Chris Cornell and Snoop Dogg for the Hamburg, Germany show.

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Snoop Dogg has joined the list of Live Earth headliners - he'll perform in Germany with former Audioslave star Chris Cornell for the global awareness concert. Snoop will headline the July 7th show at Hamburg's HSH Nordbank Arena.

The Live Earth shows, which aim to raise awareness about global warming issues, will also be headlined by Madonna, Crowded House, The Police, Robert Plant and Sarah Brightman in countries as varied as England, America, Australia, China, Bulgaria and Brazil.

-More Snoop Dogg Pictures

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Singer Sarah Brightman has joined the global Live Earth line-up and will headline the Shanghai leg of the environmental awareness super gig on July 7th. The operatic singer will join the ranks of Madonna, The Police, Robert Plant and Crowded House among the stars who will headline shows all over the world on the same day.

The event will be held in London, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg and Istanbul. Over two billion people are expected to watch the concerts live, on TV, radio and on the internet.

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Theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber threatened to sue ex-wife Sarah Brightman after she revealed to the media he was well-endowed. The soprano, who was married to Lloyd-Webber for six years, reveals she faced legal action when she commented on the musical legend's manhood on British talk show So Graham Norton.

She says, "Well endowed? I was put in a difficult position when I said it.

"There are many great things about him, that was what popped out. I had Andrew's lawyers on the phone to me the next day, but a week later he changed his tune.

"He has the most beautiful eyes....

Enter this contest for a chance to win one of two copies of Sarah Brightman's new DVD: "Diva: The Video Collection," the companion to her latest album, "Diva: The Singles Collection."

Diva: The Singles Collection, Sarah Brightman's seventh Angel/EMI album, arrived in stores October 3, twenty years after her stage and recording debut in the original British production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, the most successful and longest running musical production in history, where she created the role of Christine.

Diva: The Singles Collection is the most comprehensive rel...

Diva: The Singles Collection, Sarah Brightman's seventh Angel/EMI album, arrived in stores October 3, twenty years after her stage and recording debut in the original British production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, the most successful and longest running musical production in history, where she created the role of Christine.

Diva: The Singles Collection is the most comprehensive release of Ms. Brightman's career, charting her musical accomplishments through 14 stellar tracks ranging from Phantom of the Opera (1986) to her worldwide smash hit "Time to Say Goodbye" (due...

The name Andrew Lloyd Webber is synonymous with Broadway magic. He is the brilliant composer behind some of the most successful musicals such as Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard to name a few. Now available for the first time anywhere, Divas is a collection of some of his best songs performed some of the biggest names in music including Sarah Brightman, Betty Buckley, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, Patti Lupone, Madonna and Barbra Streisand among others. The compilation hit stores September 26 on Decca Broadway Records.

Andrew Lloyd Webbe...

Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" and "Family Guy" actress Mila Kunis (1983), Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic (1974), "JAG" actress Catherine Bell (1968), "Monster's Ball" actress Halle Berry (1966), screenwriter Brannon Braga (1964), "The Brady Bunch" actress Susan Olsen (1961), British Broadway singing sensation Sarah Brightman (1960), basketball legend Magic Johnson (1959), "Mystic River" actress Marcia Gay Harden (1959), film composer James Horner (1953), "The Far Side" creator Gary Larson (1950), novelist Danielle Steel (1947), actress Susan Saint James (1946), actor Antonio Fargas...

Sarah Brightman is one of the all time best selling recording artists. Her albums continually dominate the Billboard Charts and her CD sales have exploded into the millions. With sold-out concerts and the media consistently covering her every move, Brightman's profile remains as hot as ever.

The Sarah Brightman/Andrew Lloyd Webber collaboration is one of the most successful in music history. All of the songs on this album are by musical theater legend Andrew Lloyd Webber and bear his unmistakable high quality stamp. Brightman performs them with an ease and perfection of few other...

A number of notable new releases this week including greatest hits collections from Destiny's Child and Angie Stone, a live one from Aerosmith, Christmas songs from Faith Evans and Il Divo, and new albums from Jin, Children of Bodom, They Might Be Giants, Joe Nichols, Bette Midler and many more. Check out this list of noteworthy albums in stores today...

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