African-American/Latino MC Ak'Sent has had a tough upbringing - her father, an aspiring rapper himself, was killed in a shooting when she was very young.
Amy Winehouse said she wants to move to the Caribbean.
The 'Rehab' singer - who is currently enjoying a festive break in St. Lucia - prefers spending time in the sun to her London lifestyle and is considering relocating to the idyllic island.
Kanye West said he thinks avoiding ghosts would improve his singing.
The 'Stronger' star was left bemused after asking Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos for vocal tips backstage at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in California.
The Take That singer and his dancer wife Dawn - who already have two children, eight-year-old Daniel and six-year-old Emily - announced the sex of the baby to family and friends this week.
Joss Stone is dating a builder, it was announced this week.
The 21-year-old millionaire has been secretly romancing Danny Radford - a "down-to-earth party boy" who still lives with his parents - for several months.
Pink spent New Year's Eve with her ex-husband Carey Hart.
The 29-year-old singer rang in the start of 2009 at Las Vegas' Wasted Space club, which is part of the Hard Rock Hotel and is owned by the motocross racer.
