"I've got fat ankles under these boots." --Kylie Minogue

In a recent interview, the Aussie star said she's happy with her new, fuller figure adding, "[I was] too thin. That doesn't look good."




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"I'd go gay for [Tallulah Bankhead]. I can't get a man so maybe I should cross over." --Kylie Minogue

After ending a rocky relationship with actor Olivier Martinez and suffering a subsequent dry spell, she jokes that she might be ready to switch teams.

Once upon a time, Coldplay teamed with Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue for a little tune called 'Luna.' Sadly, that nugget was left off of Chris Martin and Co.'s new album, 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,' due June 17. Why? We'll let Martin tell it.

"It's just too sexy," Martin told Q Radio, explaining why it didn't make it onto 'Viva'. "At this point we cannot be that sexy. Also, we haven't quite finished it."

"Kylie is particularly brilliant on it," Martin added. "It will 100% see the light of day."

'Luna' is expected to be released as a single in late 2009.

In related news, Coldplay announced plans today broadcast their June 16 live show at London's Brixton Academy live on BBC Radio 1. Fans throughout the globe can stream the show live on the BBC Radio 1 site.

'We're All in This Together,' by Ben Lee

Pretty girls in flowing dresses, along with beaches, butterflies and kites: No, it's not puppy heaven. It's Kohl's latest commercial boasting its line of spring clothing. Wind-blown images of printed dresses and men's suiting dance along the screen as Ben Lee's breezy tune swoops in to assure us that these well-dressed folks, whether chillin' in the field or makin' it in the big city, are 'All in This Together' -- a funny message when one considers the stunningly stylish condition in which these people find themselves. But we'll move on.

One unfamiliar with the musical stylings of Lee before the Kohl's commercial might mistake him for a perpetually sunny pop artist. But it hasn't always been this way. His previous releases have been known to experiment with electro beats and drum machines, and he has lamented on love in more than a few songs. 'Together' was a late single off his fifth album, 2005's 'Awake Is the New Sleep' -- an album that marked a mood shift for the 27-year-old Australian. Perhaps it had something to do with the end of his five-year relationship with actress Claire Danes (she was pretty gloomy in 'My So Called Life'). Or perhaps it had something to do with wooing Ione Skye -- yep, the brainy chick from 'Say Anything' (and daughter of '60s folk rocker Donovan) -- who he is now engaged to marry. "Find your place," the advertisement suggests, "in the rhythm of life." For whatever reason, it seems like Lee has. Firmly planted in the light and lovely.

• Sean Lennon is writing the music for the forthcoming comedic vampire flick 'Rozencratz and Guildenstern are Undead.' The film, directed by Jordan Galland, will star Jake Hoffman, son of Dustin Hoffman.

• Aretha Franklin was listed among PETA's worst-dressed celebrity list for 2008, thanks to the fur attire the Queen of Soul wore to the Grammys. Aussie pop diva Kylie Minogue and Marilyn Manson were also called out by the animal rights organization.
  

• A fan who stalked Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington was sentenced to two years in prison for using her work computer to track and harass the singer and his wife.
  

• Shakira has teamed with Puig Beauty and Fashion Group to create her own cosmetics line, which will include a new fragrance and various beauty products. "I'm very excited to be able to express myself through another creative medium," the singer said in a statement. "My feeling is that personal care and beauty should be effortless and accessible for everyone." (Courtesy of WENN)

It's only early days, but the Scissor Sisters are back in their studio, working on the follow up to 2006's 'Ta-Dah!' "Just started," frontman Jake Shears tells Spinner. "We took a month or two [off] -- kind of getting back into the city, moved into a new place. And now, we're kind of going on this Scissor stuff."

The flashy New York City five-piece are currently forcing themselves to hit the studio on a daily basis, to pen a host of new tunes. So far, Shears said they've come up with a handful of new "really dancy" pop numbers and at least one sparkling rendition of someone else's song.

"We've started out with a really cool cover, which I'm not even gonna say what it is," Shears says coyly. "I mean, no one would know anyway. It's a pretty obscure song."

One song Shears was willing to hint at was a track he and guitarist Baby Daddy wrote with Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue. Originally written for Minogue's album, Shears said the Sisters might take it back for their own effort. "There's a great song that we wrote together that is definitely in the experimental vein," he says. "It's a song that I love and I think Scissors might record it."

Artist: Sally Shapiro
Song: 'Anorak Christmas' (Piano mix)
Sounds Like: Annie, Kylie Minogue

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