Kingsfall, the Dallas-based rockers who were named the 2009 Famecast Fenoms and the Bandwars winners earlier this year have added another notch to their belts. After a mini-tour of the south west, they appeared at The World Famous Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Blvd., where they played to a packed house of Musexpo delegates from around the world. One of only 28 artists to attend this prestigious event, Kingsfall impressed fans and industry execs alike:

“Kingsfall is a great band and yes they were hot at the Whiskey!” (Bill Davidow – Virlouise Records)

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The music of Sara Tavares is full of ‘sunshine soul’ and “Xinti” (“Feel It”), her new album, is suffused with it. Brimming with Cape Verdean guitar licks, Angolese rhythms and warm Portuguese vocals, Sara never sounded more intense. This is a startling collection, packed with surprises that display how progressively richer and more expansive Sara Tavares’s vocal repertoire has become since her previous album “Balancê”. Her songs are lyrical, sensual and more textured. They are intimate but also wrapped in irresistibly funky rhythms drawn from the Cape Verdean / African diaspora. Themes of love – spiritual and human – embrace philosophical reflections that describe, says Tavares, “the soul taking flight.”
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Madonna has reportedly split from her toyboy model lover Jesus Luz just days after reports that she’d moved him into her luxury New York apartment.

According to The Mirror, The Material Girl sent Jesus packing after the couple argued over Madonna’s refusal to meet the 22-year-old model’s family in his home country of Brazil.

“It was a huge wakeup call for Madonna that Jesus really isn’t the man for her,” says a source. “Things were moving too fast and they were practically living in each other’s pockets.”

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The Australian singer reportedly impressed Indian directors with her Bollywood moves after only three days of rehearsals for the film Blue.

The pop singer said she was thrilled to work with India’s double Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, after recording one of his songs for the move. She met Rahman at the Baftas in London last month where she presented him with an award for Slumdog Millionaire.

The movie is about a sunken treasure ship and is said to have been inspired by the Hollywood production “The Deep”.

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Take inspiration from stars who have succeeded. They prove you can be cool without lighting up. Here are some of the ways they kicked the habit..

As President Obama prepares for the political battles that lie ahead he is also waging a personal battle – to quit smoking. The new world leader – now officially non-smoking – has publicly admitted falling off the wagon during the race for the presidency. Often spotted chewing nicorette gum, he claims to have made himself “much healthier” but has struggled to kick the habit for good.

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