X-Men star James Marsden is the cabaret crooner featured in the background of the TV commercial for actress Sarah Jessica Parker's new fragrance Lovely.

Kelly Clarkson wrote new song Chivas, an ode to her favourite whisky, Chivas Regal, in the backroom of a Los Angeles Irish pub before the pop star famously took to the stage "inebriated" to join cult tribute group Metal Skool last year.

Rapper/producer Pharrell Williams has picked Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and National Lampoon's Vacation as the films he'll screen at the Los Angeles Film Festival, which starts today - where's he's the Artist in Residence.

Clive Owen is reteaming with Sin City director Frank Miller for an upcoming adaptation of Raymond Chandler novella Trouble Is My Business.

Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser is recovering at home after catching dengue fever from a mosquito bite. The Brazilian rocker was hospitalised until the painful virus - also known as break-bone fever - passed. Kisser says, "It attacks the muscles and brings you down. I was in a lot of pain but I'm getting better now."

Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall has become a dad for the first time. The 47-year-old star's girlfriend Gabriella Wesberry gave birth to a baby girl, Romy True, at London's prestigious Portland Hospital on Monday. An announcement on the band's website reads, "Mother and baby are doing fine and Mick is on cloud 9!"

Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher has dismissed claims he is set to buy his beloved soccer team Manchester City. The British guitarist rebuffed allegations he would splash out on the sporting side, insisting he doesn't have enough money for such a large purchase. He tells MTV, "That was a joke - if I had 90 odd million quid ($180 million) I wouldn't buy a football club. I think I'd get a ship, that would be the first thing I'd buy."

Paul McCartney celebrated his 65th birthday last night with a Great Gatsby-themed bash thrown by his two daughters Mary, 37, and Stella, 35, at his London home. Guests, including Elton John and artist Tracey Emin, celebrated with extravagant costumes from the 1920s. McCartney's estranged wife Heather Mills was not in attendance.

Veteran crooner Andy Williams wears a peanut around his neck. The unusual shaped gold pendant was a gift from a friend.

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