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R+B star R. KELLY is to be questioned over his alleged role in a tour scam in South Africa.

The singer has been accused of profiting $130,000 (GBP70,200) from a tour despite failing to appear, according to reports.

Local woman Busiswe Zakwe has been arrested for allegedly swindling thousands from investors by promising them they would benefit from ticket sales if they brought an R. Kelly tour to the country in 2005.

Kelly never appeared in the country, but Zakwe claims she deposited the money into his account.

Local police have confirmed the bank account information that Zakwe claims to be Kelly’s is authentic, however the whereabouts of the money is unknown.

Police are reportedly now seeking to question Kelly about the cash.

Zakwe has been charged with fraud and is due to appear in a local court on 10 September (08).

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‘Veronica Mars’ and ‘Heroes’ star Kristen Bell is to voice the lead female character in a new animated movie called ‘Astro Boy’.

Variety reports that Bell joins a vocal cast which includes Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy and Freddie Highmore.

‘Astro Boy’ tells the story of a young robot with fantastic powers who embarks on a life journey.

The film is due in cinemas next year.

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London (ANI): ‘Star Wars’ has topped a new list of ‘Britain’s Favourite Soundtrack’. Composed by John Williams, Star Wars has beaten ‘The Mission’ to earn the top spot in a joint poll run by Classic FM and Radio Times, reports the Telegraph.

“Lawrence of Arabia” came third, followed by “Chariots of Fire” at fourth position and “Dr Zhivago” at fifth. More than 30,000 people took part in the poll.

Britain’s Favourite Soundtrack are:

1. Star Wars (John Williams)
2. The Mission (Ennio Morricone)

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Barbadian singer Rihanna will perform her latest hit Disturbia at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo Credit: Def Jam Records

August 21, 2008 () - Barbadian singer Rihanna will perform her latest hit Disturbia at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. A new list of performers announced Thursday, August 21, also includes rapper TI, rock band Paramore and Pink.

Disturbia, which has now been No 1 on Top 100 for two consecutive weeks, is also competing for the Moonman for Best Female Video.

TI will perform a track from his forthcoming LP Paper Trail; Paramore, who have been nominated in the Best Art Direction in a Video and Best Rock Video categories, will perform their hit Misery Business; and Pink her new single So What.

Lil Wayne, Jonas Brothers and Kid Rock were announced as performers earlier.

This year’s awards show, which airs live September 7 at 9 p.m. from Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood, will be hosted by British comic and Forgetting Sarah Marshall co-star Russell Brand.

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Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song “Strong Enough” to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion.

“Are you strong enough to be my man, or my president?” Crow sang to her party’s nominee and his newly announced running mate.

Dave Matthews and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles also sang at the kickoff concert Sunday night at Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Denver. The national convention begins Monday at the Pepsi Center following Obama’s weekend announcement of Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate.

“What I’m hearing from Sen. Obama is a lot like what we heard from Robert Kennedy,” Crow told the crowd between tunes. “No matter what campaign ad we see or how it’s spun, hope is important. It’s what this country was based on.”

She told the Associated Press beforehand that she hadn’t been swayed from speaking out for Obama by the candidate’s “celebrity.”

“That tag that Sen. Obama’s been given is a campaign ploy, obviously, by the Republican party,” Crow said. “I don’t see him hanging out. I have yet to see him at any celebrity events.”

Matthews, playing with Tim Reynolds, was less pointed with his commentary, while Nettles played up the night’s theme of environmentalism. Denver’s mayor has worked with hotels, restaurants and organizers to make the convention a green event.

“This is the first time that a political convention of any sort has been surrounded with the awareness of environmental issues,” Nettles said before playing. “So that feels like it’s on the cutting edge.”

Her bandmate Kristian Bush added, “Yeah, and regardless of what political affiliation you want to align yourself with, this is an issue. It’s real, no matter which side you decide to attack it from.”

Aside from Dixie Chicks, it’s rare for a country group to play a high-profile Democratic Party-sponsored event. So are Nettles and Bush Democrats?

“We don’t say. We stay away,” Nettles replied, laughing. “It’s like, ‘Honey, what do you want to be, a pariah? What do you want to be, crucified?’ It’s a good thing in this country. We don’t have to tell anybody. It’s no one’s business who we vote for.”

Among those who showed up at the event organized by well-connected environmental activist Laurie David were Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Robert Kennedy Jr.

Fans hoping to see Foo Fighters play a surprise gig at the Reading Festival this weekend, were met with a performance from an unsigned band - who were subsequently bottled by an unhappy audience.

The group named The FF’ers appeared on the BBC Introducing Stage on Sunday (August 24) to play live to around 3,000 fans.

As many members of the audience believed it was a pseudonym for the Foos, they proceeded to boo and bottle the British punk band.

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