Leona Readies US Debut

British pop star Leona Lewis is readying her debut album for the United States by recording two news tracks, one of which with Akon. Lewis's debut album Spirit was one of the top selling albums in the UK in 2007. That album is slated to hit the US on April 8th with her a reworking of her first single Bleeding Love hitting airwaves soon.

50 Cent Added To VMA Line-Up

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MTV has announced that 50 Cent will perform at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Akon and Soulja Boy will also take to the stage. In addition to the performers, MTV announced that Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Nicole Scherzinger, Shia Labeouf, and Rosario Dawson will all present at the September 9th ceremony in Las Vegas.