NEW YORK – Attila the Hun invaded the stage of the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday night, and he brought with him a welcome accomplice: Riccardo Muti, making his long-overdue conducting debut.

Welcome as well were the terrific cast of singers the company assembled for its first staging of Giuseppe Verdi's 10th opera, "Attila." Led by Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role and Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana as his nemesis,

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Ke$ha stunned revellers at a New York City club - after indulging in a steamy make-out session with openly gay singer Adam Lambert.

The pop stars were partying at gay nightclub Providence in the Big Apple when they decided to get a little more intimate - by sharing a number of passionate kisses.

He says, "She tasted like Goldschlager and maple syrup... It's an energy thing. She's really pretty, we were laughing and we just started kissing. She's a great (kisser)."
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The stripper who confessed to allegedly bedding Fergie's husband Josh Duhamel has blasted reports she is pregnant with the actor's baby. Duhamel's marriage to the pop star was rocked last year when Nicole Forrester sold her story to tabloid the National Enquirer, claiming she had enjoyed a steamy one-night stand with the Transformers star after meeting him in the Atlanta, Georgia club where she works.

The famous couple denied the accusations but their marriage hit the headlines more...

Rihanna's rumored lover Matt Kemp has opened up about the pair's relationship - insisting they are "just good friends." The Umbrella hit-maker was first linked to the baseball player at the end of last year, and rumors of a new romance flourished when the pair was spotted frolicking in Mexico.

They were subsequently seen watching a basketball game together in Los Angeles, fueling reports they are dating.

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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Most singers are satisfied with one album to work on at a time. Aaron Neville has three, which means that "2010 is going to be a stellar year," the New Orleans native says.

The first one out is likely to be Neville's third gospel album, which he's working on with producer Joe Henry. "We're doing a lot of traditional-type stuff and some old stuff," Neville says. "We might stick a couple of

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Bruce Willis is offering up tips on how to kill a wolf with your bare hands in a new survival article. The action man tells the new issue of "Men's Journal" magazine how to impress women, what not to drink on a heavy night out and the vital information every father should pass onto his children - but it's his precise wolf-killing skills that will impress most.

He suggests the first thing to do when attacked in the wild is to "give the wolf your arm."

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LONDON (AP) -- Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. He was 82.

Jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine — who married Dankworth in 1958 after meeting during an audition for a spot with his band — announced her husband's death before the finale of an anniversary concert at The Stables, the theater they founded together.

Monica Ferguson, the theater's chief executive

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