Duffy and V Festival and UK and Global Female Celebrity News 17 August 08

Posted by fjgirls in August 17th, 2008

Main Headline: Duffy and V Festival

Live Music in the form of Duffy and others at the V Destival is our main headline today outside of the avalanche of remarkable news headlines from the Beijing Olympics which follows this post. The V Festival is being held today at Stafford and yesterday at Chelmsford, Essex, not quite as big as Glastonbury but an impressive quality live event with a top list of performers all the same.

V Festival Latest News:

Rain holds off for V festival goers - The Press Association
The V Festival kicked off with crowd-rousing performances from a diverse line-up of rock, pop and urban acts. Music lovers enjoyed artists ranging from electronic pioneers The Chemical Brothers to Pop Idol winner Will Young at the event’s two sites at …

Duffy admits she can’t dance at V Festival
NME.com, UK
Duffy admitted to fans that she can’t dance while performing at the southern leg of V Festival today (August 16). The singer, who took to the 4Music Stage …

Duffy - Mercy (Live at V Festival 2008) at You Tube

Amy Winehouse plays V Festival - just!
NME.com, UK
Amy Winehouse performed what is expected to be her third last gig before she takes an extended break from playing live at V Festival this evening (August …

An indie songbird with substance
Boston Globe, United States
… one young British songbird after another on our shores, a Scottish musician named Amy MacDonald made her debut US appearance at Great Scott in Allston. …

Amy Macdonald ‘This Is The Life’ at V Festival 2008 at You Tube

Girls Aloud cover Robyn at V Festival
NME.com, UK -
Known for their cover-packed festival sets, the five-piece followed it a cheeky version of Salt n’ Pepa’s hit ‘Push It’. Appearing in black dresses, …

Duffy live You Tube video photo by bubblegummedia

Birthdays Today: Tammy Townsend

Tammy Townsend (born Tamara Townsend; August 17, 1970) is an American television actress.

Townsend was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Anorene, an White (English and Yugolslavian) interior designer, and Thomas Townsend, an African American judge. Tammy is a graduate of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. She has starring roles in numerous television sitcoms. She was also the 1987 “Miss Talented Teen California.”

Tammy Townsend photo by chismtony

More Tammy Townsend Biography at Wikipedia

Global Female Celebrity News

10M Viewers tune into the X Factor, the first show…..is it the Cheryl Cole effect. Read on!

Cheryl Cole photo by exposay.com/tanisha_GA

X Factor 2008 new series 1st episode-JLS with Cheryl Cole NEW judge! at You Tube

10m viewers watch X Factor show
BBC News, UK
The start of the new series of The X Factor pulled in an average of 10.2 million viewers on Saturday night. At its peak, the show was watched by more than …

Bookies backing Cheryl Cole in battle of X Factor judges
Glasgow Daily Record, UK
THE X Factor is back - and fans are already piling their money on new judge Cheryl Cole to come out on top. The Girls Aloud star is second favourite with …

X Factor?s Alexandra has Simon singing her praises - WalesOnline
MILLIONS last night saw wannabe singing star Alexandra Davies celebrating getting through to the next round of the X Factor when the judges said yes, yes, yes, yes!

Pop queen Madonna has 50th birthday
The Press Association
The singer has the knack of constant reinvention, from cone corsets, her Sex book and kissing Britney Spears, to becoming a children’s author and raising …

Scarlett Johansson’s acting struggle
Scarlett Johansson thinks acting is “harder for women”. The ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ actress - who stars alongside Penelope Cruz in Woody Allen’s new film - believes succeeding in the “vain” movie industry is more difficult if you are female. Source Boston.com

Ellen and Portia Get Married
DeGeneres and de Rossi exchange wedding vows in an intimate L.A. ceremony. Source People.com

Kim Kardashian on Reggie Bush: We Talk Marriage
“I think I finally made the right choice,” the reality star says of her football beau. Source People.com

Kerri Walsh photo by Tyron_clark

Kerri Walsh’s B-Day Wish: A Gold Medal!
The beach volleyball champ celebrates her 30th birthday with the hope of Olympic gold. Source People.com

General Hospital’s Julie Berman Gets Married
The actress, who plays Luke and Laura’s daughter Lulu on the daytime soap, weds real estate broker Michael Grady in L.A. Source People.com

Lindsay Lohan On Phelps: ‘Tell Him He’s… Amazing, And I Want To Meet Him’
BEIJING, China — Hollywood is certainly paying attention to Olympic superhero Michael Phelps - his story likely will stretch wide swaths through the entertainment industry. And now, even Lindsay Lohan is chiming in.Back in Athens in 2004, Access Hollywood asked Michael which Hollywood celebrity he’d most like to meet. “Lindsay Lohan,” he told us then. “She’s pretty hot.”So what did Lindsay tell Billy to say to Michael today? And what was Michael’s reaction.Click inside to find out! Source OMG-Yahoo

New bridge for music festival fans
A new bridge has been built over the River Thames to take thousands of fans to one of the country’s biggest music festivals, using part of the stage used in Madonna’s last world tour. Source Metro.co.uk

Advertisers to pump £50m into 007’s Quantum of Solace - Times Online
JAMES BOND?s next outing, in Quantum of Solace, will be backed by a £50m advertising campaign from the companies whose products will appear in the movie.