The multi award winning producer, singer, and songwriter is heading to Dubai to kickstart his world tour on December 9 and fans can expect a souped up and drama filled show as he’s teamed up with creative director, Amy Tinkham (2) for the event, which promises to bring the theatrics in spades, along with huge dance and acrobatic numbers, whilst staying true to Rahman’s (3) Indian heritage.

“I’m looking forward to the yodel of E Le Lo from Roja, to the new rocking numbers from Rockstar and of course the magic of the evergreen Dil Se,” said the Oscar-winner (4) about the show.

Having sold out some of the most iconic venues around the world, including the Hollywood Bowl and London’s O2 Arena, Rahman has also regularly entertained crowds of 120,000 in his home country of India.

Set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival and currently busy composing for Hollywood flick, Welcome to People, starring Olivia Wilde and Chris Pine, AR will be joined in Dubai by percussionist Sivamani; singers Suresh Peters, Neeti Muhan and Shweta Pandit; and Canadian internet sensation, Natalie Di Luccio.

Tickets start from just Dh100, rising to VVIP packages at Dh1,000. Available from Virgin Megastores outlets across the UAE.

Actress, singer, and entrepreneur Selena Gomez, who is now focusing on a music career, has launched her new album, When The Sun Goes Down, and says that in the long run she will take acting as a full fledged career. It's been two and a half to three years that I have been acting and singing. However, I feel most likely in terms of a longer career span, it would be acting, Gomez said. She began her acting career at the age of seven, with I Barney & Friends and recently featured in movies like Ramona and Beezus and Monte Carlo.

Best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, Gomez is the lead singer and founder of the pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which has released Kiss & Tell and A Year Without Rain. Quizzed about her much publicised relationship with teen pop icon Justin Bieber, Gomez told that she would say it's nice to have someone who knows what you're going through.

Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. Her career has expanded into the music industry; Gomez is the lead singer and founder of the pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which has released two RIAA Gold certified studio albums, Kiss & Tell and A Year Without Rain and spawned two RIAA Platinum certified singles, Naturally and Who Says.

Selena Gomez gets lots of interesting gifts from her fans, but the ones that stand out the most are scrapbooks. It's not known if the actress, singer and girlfriend of Justin Bieber actually likes to create her own scrapbooks, but she certainly does love receiving them. The Monte Carlo star explained during an interview in London on Thursday how the scrapbooks are her favorites. I got a bunch of scrapbooks. There were tons. Fans from around the world will send stuff in and then other fans will put it in a book. I love those.

Wouldn't you love to see the kinds of things that fans put inside the scrapbooks they create for Selena Gomez? Maybe they include pictures from her concerts or chance meetings with her. Could it be that fans theme their scrapbooks on things Gomez is into by maybe including photos of Justin Bieber, too?

It's hard to tell what comprises the scrapbooks that has Gomez so enthused. It's certainly a wonderful gesture on behalf of her fans for them to put the time and effort into making her scrapbooks. Scrapbooks are very detailed projects that can be tedious and creative at the same time. They typically aren't put together quickly and require a number of special embellishments in order to make them really nice. It says something about the character of Selena Gomez that she truly appreciates these gifts from fans. 

When someone puts a bit of themself into something they've created, it's always nice to know that it means something to the recipient.

Raven Symone, the 25 year old singer and actress who played Oliva in The Cosby Show, Raven Symone have been in the mouths of several who have questioned how it is exactly that they got down to their newfound frame. Symone, who also goes by just Raven, also admitted that the amount of attention and praise that her new slender figure attracts is quite humorous.

“I find it funny that people now come up to me and say, ‘Wow, you are absolutely gorgeous. I’m like, ‘I was beautiful before I lost weight. Egotistically speaking, I thought I was amazing.’”

All of this brings me to my question of the day for you guys. Do you think that if one opted to have weight loss surgery as opposed to regular diet and exercise that they’re taking the “easy” way out? Why or why not? I once overheard someone say that they “didn’t care” about gaining weight because they knew that they could be approved for weight loss surgery and drop the weight fairly quickly. I couldn’t do a thing but shake my head. When talk show host Wendy Williams asked Symone for her figure slimming secret, the former That’s So Raven star replied “less stress.”

 “I stopped stressing. You have to realize at 15, there was a whole entire show I had on my shoulders. It was a very big cast and crew and if you’re sick for a day, people lose money and that’s a problem,” she said at the time.
“It wasn't just over eating because I’ve actually been eating the same. I keep a little bit more smaller portions because I learned that your body has to get rid of that stress some way. Some people break out, some people lose their hair, some lose weight, some people gain weight, my body just reacted a certain kind of way.” So now that Symone has lost a reported 35 pounds.

English singer-songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse cancelled part of her European tour on Sunday, a day after the British singer was heavily booed for being late and displaying erratic behaviour on stage during a concert in Serbia.The concert late on Saturday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade kicked off what was to be a 12-date tour of Europe. But Winehouse decided to cancel appearances in Istanbul yesterday and in Athens tomorrow, according to a statement.Her representatives said it would be "worked out as soon as possible" whether she would attend the rest of her European tour. The next scheduled concert date after Athens is on July 8 in Bilbao, Spain. The tour was to end in Bucharest, Romania, on August 15.Winehouse would like to say sorry to fans expecting to see her in Turkey and Greece, but "feels that this is the right thing to do", the statement said.

American actress, singer and fashion designer Amanda Laura Bynes. Bynes appeared in several successful television series, such as All That and The Amanda Show, on Nickelodeon in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, and in 2002, she starred in the TV series, What I Like About You.

Bynes was born and raised in California, USA.The daughter of Lynn, a dental assistant and office manager, and Rick Bynes, a dentist who also practiced stand-up comedy.Bynes has two older siblings, Tommy and Jillian,who has a B.A. in History from UCLA and has also acted.Bynes' maternal grandparents are from Toronto and her ancestors immigrated from Ireland, Poland, Russia, and Romania.Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish.Bynes has described herself as Jewish,and has also stated "I haven't decided yet.I don't know yet exactly what I believe".

Bynes started out at University Elementary, and later graduated from Thousand Oaks High School's independent study program.She briefly moved into an apartment in Hollywood, California, but has since returned to her family home in Thousand Oaks.In 2007, Bynes spoke out against becoming another wild Hollywood star: "I think I’ll go out as much as I’ve ever gone out.which is not a lot. I like to dance and stuff, but drinking isn’t good for you in every way. It’s not good for your skin,it makes you feel horrible. So, drinking-wise, no.She restated these ideas in interviews through out the summer of 2007, telling Access Hollywood: "I like being with my family and friends, and I don't need to be out at the clubs.

The mother of two, Jennifer Lopez, also known as “J Lo” is a singer, actress, dancer, song writer, record producer, entrepreneur, fashion designer and television producer. Though her one season stint on American Idol put Jennifer Lopez back into the spotlight, the singer says she's not sure if she'll be returning for the show's 11th season.Jennifer Lopez is quite content singing and dancing especially around the issue of whether she'll return to "American Idol."

The actress and singer is promoting her album "Love?" abroad, performing and making the interview rounds. Fter her successful season on "Idol," the wife and mom says she's not under the gun to renew her contract and she's loving every second of it. "I haven't been forced to make a decision and I'm glad about that," Lopez told bbc Radio. "I'm very kind of on the fence about it, we're not really at the breaking point of 'You have to make a decision right now.' So I'm not."

Lopez said that with her busy schedule she can only take it day by day and needs to ponder what she wants to do with her upcoming year. In addition to her music, she's up for a movie that films in September and has endorsement deals for L'Oreal hair products and Gucci's kids line.

American Singer,Actress Selena Gomez, who was rushed to hospital after complaining of nausea and a severe headache, admits that she was malnourished and exhausted. But she says she is fine now."I was just very malnourished... low on iron and exhausted,".The 18 year old was supposed to hit the stage with her band The Scene for a concert to promote her new film Monte Carlo in Santa Monica, California, on Friday.but her hospitalisation forced the promoters to postpone the gig.The show was rescheduled for Monday afternoon and a healthy Gomez thanked her fans for turning up.I'm so sorry that I couldn't be here.I love you guys very much," she said.

American actor, singer, and magician Neil Patrick Harris, host of the 2011 Tony Awards, was joined on stage by Hugh Jackman, host of the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Tony Awards, for a “host-off,” in which the two performers went head-to-head on who is the better man for the job.When Jackman arrived, Harris claimed that Jackman must be jealous. The former host responded by saying that he only plays to “big rooms,” referring to the intimate setting of the Beacon Theatre. When the argument became heated, the two fight the only way theatre folk can in song.

American musician, record producer and occasional actor Jack White and his wife, model,singer Karen Elson, have announced their divorce, but it doesn't seem like there are hard feelings between them. They plan to commemorate the ending of their six-year marriage with a divorce party this weekend."Karen Elson and Jack White announce today that they are getting divorced," a statement about their divorce reads. "We remain dear and trusted friends and co-parents to our wonderful children Scarlett and Henry Lee. We feel so fortunate for the time we have shared and the time we will continue to spend both separately and together watching our children grow.

"In honor of that time shared, we are throwing a divorce party," the statement continues. "An evening together in Nashville to reaffirm our friendship and celebrate the past and future with close friends and family."This is the second split for White this year. Earlier this year, Jack and Meg White officially dissolved the White Stripes. The musical partners had also been previously married to one another. White married Elson  in 2005 in Brazil, quickly expanding their family with a son and daughter. They reside in Nashville where the party is expected to take place on Friday night .An invitation says that the unusual party will have "dancing, photos, memories and drinks with alcohol in them. ... Please help us celebrate together this anniversary of the making and breaking of the sacred union of marriage with our best friends and animals.

American actress, singer, and entrepreneur Selena Gomez has been admitted to a hospital following an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.Gomez "wasn't feeling well and was taken to the hospital" and is undergoing "routine tests." The 18-year-old singer-actress was promoting the upcoming film Monte Carlo on the talk show. Gomez's appearance to promote the film at a Santa Monica, California, mall on Friday was canceled.The hospitalisation was first reported by TMZ, which said Gomez suffered from nausea and a headache before going to a Los Angeles-area hospital.

American actress, pop singer and model Lindsay Lohan, who is under house arrest, has become addicted to ice pops.She has stocked her fridge at her Venice, California, home with ice pops. Not only that, she keeps her fridge full of vegetables and chicken. She is also ordering out a lot. Her favourite is the grilled squid from Gjelina and just about anything from Star of Siam, a local Thai joint.The actress was last month ordered to undertake three years probation, serve 120 days in jail and complete 480 hours of community service for jewellery theft and breaching the terms of her 2007 probation.Lohan, who pleaded no contest to stealing a necklace, had until June 17 to report to the prison but it is thought she wanted to do it sooner rather than later so that she can begin shooting for her new movie, Gotti: Three Generations.She cannot leave the house until June 29.

Jennifer Lopez's future as a judge on "American Idol" looked uncertain Thursday as the singer refused to confirm whether she would sign up for the 10th season of the show.

The 41 year-old, who has boosted ratings and attracted rave reviews since joining eight months ago, has earned significantly less money from the show than fellow judge Steven Tyler,who is tied into a multi-year contract that ensures he will return through the 11th season alongside original judge Randy Jackson, reportedly raked in $18 million for the first season alone.Lopez signed a single-year contract for a rumored $12 million -- and now has to decide whether she wants to remain as a judge on the show next year or relaunch her pop career."It's too early to tell," said Lopez, who is believed to be in contract negotiations with FOX."Everyone has multiple-year contracts. Jennifer had [a] single-year contract. We loved having her -- the hope and expectation is she'll return," FOX chief Peter Rice said earlier this week.A source also overheard the Aerosmith rocker happily confirm Wednesday that he’ll be back for another round. (Based on the rumors that he earned  $18 million for the first season alone, it’s no wonder he’s enthusiastic.)But Lopez, who signed for significantly less money (a reported $12 million), isn’t so sure of her future.