The Backstreet Boys Want To Help Lady Gaga Balance Her Checkbook

The Backstreet Boys know a thing or two about depleted finances. That’s why the ’90s boy band wants to mentor singing sensation Lady Gaga on the business of budgeting her millions so she doesn’t make the same mistakes they did when they first made it big.


The boy band was touring in New Zealand at the same time as the “Paparazzi” singer when they learned that the star often uses her personal cash to finance the elaborate sets and head-turning costumes that have become her calling card.

Bad move, says BSB.

Taylor Swift Remains Awesome, Plans New Album

Taylor Swift enjoyed a ridiculously successful 2009. Her achievement on the music charts and in various award categories earned the artist the number-seven ranking in our Celebrity of the Year rundown.


But Swift has remained quiet for the first quarter of 2010, hanging out with friends and possibly dating Glee star Cory Monteith.

Featured in the latest issue of Vogue, though, Taylor reveals plans to release a new album this fall.

Similar her previous CD, this one will focus on the singer's personal life, which has has changed a lot since she was 16.

Insider: Kate Hudson Got a Boob Job

"I have small breasts, obviously," Kate Hudson proudly proclaimed at the 2002 Golden Globes. "It's nice to be able to wear a plunging neckline and have it be elegant."

Looks like Hudson had a change of heart. An insider says in the new issue of Us Weekly that a plastic surgeon performed a small breast augmentation on the actress, 31, in late March. And the mom to son Ryder, 6, looked noticeably fuller on top while poolside in Miami on April 9.

Explains another source, "Kate makes jokes about her boobs, but her chest has always been one of her biggest insecurities."

Hudson's rep did not return requests for comment.

Meet 'Pirates of the Caribbean's' newest ingenue: Astrid Berges-Frisbey

Disney has cast one of France’s most in-demand young stars, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, in the key role of Syrena for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Syrena, according to Pirates’ press notes, is a “beautiful and alluring young mermaid” who will play opposite Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. Few plot details have been given for this latest movie, though we know that Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom’s characters Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner will not be back for the new iteration directed by Chicago helmer Rob Marshall.

Berges-Frisbey, 23, is a French model and actress, who has appeared in French films La Premiere Etoile and Un Barrage Contre le Pacifique and the French stage production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus. The movie is set to begin filming in June on location in Hawaii, Great Britain and Los Angeles. It’s slated to open on May 20, 2011.

Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible to cost $599 at Best Buy

We know everything there is to know about Verizon’s Droid Incredible by HTC, save for its price.


Well, a couple of Best Buy inventory screenshots appeared at Phandroid suggest that the Incredible will retail for $599 – which means Verizon could sell it for not more than $200 on contract.

Said inventory screenshots mention that the Droid Incredible should be available at Best Buy starting April 25, but this must be a mistake, since Verizon itself will not offer the smartphone before April 29.

Over one million Opera Mini downloads already

Apple approving Opera Mini for iPhone was perhaps the most surprising event of the week, and it comes as little surprise that owners of the smartphone have been downloading it in their droves. After leaping to the number one download spot in the 22 featured Apple Stores on the company’s site, Opera have just announced that the browser was downloaded more than one million times in its first day of availability in each market.


In fact, Opera reckon the browser has been downloaded to 1,024,380 Apple devices – likely including not only the iPhone but the iPod touch and iPad too – though of course there’s no way of telling how many people continue to use it in preference to the native Safari browser. A brief scan through the App Store reviews suggests that, while people appreciate the extra turn of speed Opera Mini delivers – thanks to the company’s intermediary servers – there are ongoing issues with how some sites actually render.

Meizu M9 will run Android 2.1

Meizu, the Chinese company known for making one of the best iPhone clones out there, will adopt Android for one of its future handsets.

The handset is Meizu M9 and, according to Meizu’s CEO, it will be launched with a customized version of Android 2.1 on board. The features of M9 have not been announced, but it’s said that the phone will have 3 different types of virtual keyboards.

No word yet on when the Meizu M9 will be available, but here’s a render of what it might look like:


Meizu’s CEO also said that an Android 2.1 firmware update for the already-launched Meizu M8 will be launched soon with the purpose of testing the OS for the upcoming M9.

Vicki Zhao gives birth to daughter in Singapore

Chinese actress Vicki Zhao has given birth to a baby last Sunday at Singapore's Gleneagles Hospital and is now a blissful mother of a baby girl.

The actress-singer recently made headlines when she was spotted heavily-pregnant by the paparazzi while grocery shopping trip in Singapore last month. News of her pregnancy was first leaked out by the press in November last year. Zhao's subsequent absence in the movie promotions of 14 Blades set tongues wagging and confirmed her pregnancy rumours.

According to a netizen who was at Gleneagles Hospital undergoing a body checkup, Zhao reportedly underwent a caesarean operation on Sunday night at 11pm and gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The 34-year-old was accompanied by her Chinese property tycoon husband, Huang Youlong, all night.

Vicki's tight-lipped manager, Chen Rong, broke the news yesterday and announced, "Everything is well, blissful and happy! Zhao Wei (Vicki's Chinese name) and her family members thank everyone for their blessings."

GDragon at the first screening of ‘Shine A Light’ concert movie


GDragon appeared for the first screening of his concert movie ‘Shine A Light’ on 15th April at Seoul YeongDeungPo CGV.

GDragon had directly met up with the 550 audience at the first screening and express his gratitude. It is known that the movie made use of HD camera technology for its filming, and the experience from the movie is as though standing in the first standing line at the concert which mobilised 24K fans last December.

More photos under the cut.

Arashi Rewrote Sales Record and Won No.1 on DVD Chart


Arashi (嵐)'s new released live DVD "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10" has sold 477,000 copies in the first week and ranked the 1st on Oricon DVD weekly chart of April 19. It is the highest initial first week sales in history, comparing to the 428,000 of last time. And Arashi's total music DVDs have sold out 2,732,000, which makes them the highest selling artist for Music DVD.

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