Estelle - Estelles Us Sales Suffer After Itunes Removal

British singer/rapper ESTELLE has suffered a massive tout to the U.S. sales of her hit single AMERICAN BOY, after track record label executives removed her album SHINE from digital download servicing iTunes.

The move by the star's bosses at Warner Music Group was aimed at forcing fans into record stores to purchase a CD version of the album - released in the first place this year (08) - instead of individual songs.

But American Boy has nowadays slipped depressed the U.S. Billboard singles chart, falling from 11 to numeral 37 afterwards her LP was made unavailable on the iTunes website.

The Kanye West-featured track, which topped the charts in both the U.S. and U.K. when it was released, has also taken a blow on the Billboard download chart, plummeting from number half a dozen to 59 in a matter of days.

A Warner spokesman tells the Wall Street Journal the move was made as part of a broad range of strategies "uniquely tailored to each artist and their fanbase in an effort to optimise revenues and promote long-term artist development".

Estelle's congresswoman has in time to comment on the reports.

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O'Neal Keeps Her Job

Troubled actress Tatum O'Neal has kept her job on TV show Rescue Me, despite her recent drug arrest. The star was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after cops caught her exchanging money with a dealer three blocks from her New York home. She claimed the incident was her first lapse in sobriety after a longterm battle with drug addition. And bosses on the FX network program are keen to give her the chance to prove herself. O'Neal had already filmed two episodes for the fifth season - and co-creator Peter Tolan expects her character Maggie to return. He tells BuddyTV.com, "We want to bring her back, and I haven't heard anything about why she wouldn't be available to us. It's a misdemeanour, so she's not going to do time, and nobody has said to us we can't insure her or anything like that. So I'm assuming she's available to us and it's 'business as usual.'"


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‘Umbrella’ Watch 2008: Is Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ the Song of the Summer?

From now until something displaces last year's "Umbrella" from the top of our iTunes most-played list, Vulture will be judging the contenders for this year's Song of the Summer.

Were the universe governed by logic and reason, the title track from Coldplay's just-leaked fourth album wouldn't stand a chance of being this year's big summer hit. It's catchy, sure, but there are barely any drums, meaning it's hard to dance to, and its lyrics are about a rich world leader being reduced to a street sweeper (or some such nonsense), making it an awkward fit on a beach-party playlist. Also, as Idolator points out today, it's a no-show on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart, mostly because radio stations are still pushing the album's first, equally dour single "Violet Hill." Obviously none of this matters, though, because it's in an Apple commercial, which — since the record labels can no longer afford payola — is probably the last remaining surefire way to turn a gloomy half-ballad by a bunch of self-important British miserabilists into a chart hit. Predictably, it's currently the most-downloaded track on iTunes, at least until commercials for the new iPhone arrive next week.

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"I am not getting married again. I don't think I am very good at it. That's something SAMANTHA and I have in common". Three-times married actress KIM CATTRALL reveals she won't be walking down the aisle a fourth time. The 51-year-old is currently dating Canadian chef Alan Wyse.

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The OC's Barton faces four charges

'The OC' star Mischa Barton is facing four misdemeanour charges following her drink-driving arrest last year.
The Associated Press reports that, according to court papers, Barton was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving while having a 0.08% or higher blood alcohol level, driving without a valid licence and possession of 28.5g or less of marijuana.
Barton's attorney Anthony V Salerno said he was pleased his client was only charged with misdemeanours.
He said: "The DA's office is to be commended for treating this case the same as it would any other matter; Ms. Barton has received no special treatment."
Barton was arrested in West Hollywood on 27 December after officers saw her car in two lanes of traffic and failing to indicate for a turn.
The actress is due to be arraigned on Thursday in the Beverly Hills Superior Court.