Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Fergie, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Mary J Blige, Beyonce, Natasha Bedingfield, Ashanti, among others (Excuse the billing!) perform for a charitable cause for cancer research in Just Stand Up to Cancer, a telethon aired over major American networks ABC, CBS, NBC and E!, Conde Nast Media Group’s Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall on September 5, 2008 in New York City.

American Idol Season 7 is over and the winners had been chosen. On The American Idol Finale, surprisingly it was David Cook who won and as it turned out, David Cook won by a big margin. American Idol’s Season 7 was one of the most memorable editions of the hit reality show. Who can forget that Filipina Ramiele Malubay made it on the Top 10 from the hundreds of thousands who auditioned including the hilarious Renaldo Lapuz. Also, there were the great artists who performed and mentored the Idol contestants such as Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton, Leona Lewis, among others.

Memorable highlights was that performance by David Archuleta of the John Lennon original, “Imagine” and David Cook’s take on “Always Be My Baby” by Mariah Carey. Or how Syesha Mercado played it smart by reinventing herself every step of the way. Not to mention how Kristy Lee Cook managed to stay on by singing “God Bless The USA.”

Currently the American Idol Season 7 Top 10 contestants are on tour. Here’s your chance to see your favorite idols again. Brooke White, Carly Smithson, Chikezie, David Archuleta, David Cook, Jason Castro, Kristy Lee Cook, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay and Syesha Mercado will not only be a fixture on TV, not anymore, you will see them all in person by watching them on tour in a concert venue near you.

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Meanwhile, American Idol is gearing up for Season 8 in 2009! American Idol Season 8 auditions will begin on July 17, 2008 in San Francisco, CA at Cow Palace. Other dates are on:

July 21 - Louisville, KY @ Freedom Hall
July 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
July 29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ EnergySolutions Arena
Aug. 2 - San Juan, Puerto Rico @ Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Aug. 8 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Aug. 13 - Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena
Aug. 19 - East Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center Meadowlands Sports Complex

Filipino celebrities Alicia Mayer, Chin-Chin Gutierrez, Geneva Cruz, Isabel Roces, Yasmien Kurdi and Raymond Bagatsing made it in this year’s list of PETA’s Worldwide online poll of the Sexiest Vegetarians of 2008. Faye Wong was crowned as Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarian woman for 2008, while securing the title as Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarian man was Indian actor-director Amitabh Bachchan. PETA, which stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has been very active in pushing vegetarianism and animal care, at the same time tapping popular celebrities to gain attention for their advocacy.

British pop star Leona Lewis and Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis were named the Sexiest Vegetarians of 2008 by tens of thousands of votes on PETA.org. Hollywood stars Kristen Bell, Emily Deschanel, Milo Ventimiglia, Casey Affleck, Abbie Cornish, Hayden Panettiere and Jason Schwartzman, among others also made it on the list.

Previous winners of PETA’s World’s Sexiest Vegetarians contest include Carrie Underwood, Prince, Kevin Eubanks, Natalie Portman, Shania Twain, Chris Martin, Andre 3000, Tobey Maguire, Josh Hartnett, Alicia Silverstone and Lauren Bush.

Vegetarianism has steadily grown in popularity and public awareness over the past couple of years. Advocates acknowledge the significance of having vegetarian celebrities as ambassadors to promote the cause on a worldwide scale. Here in the Philippines, the call to consume only vegetables and fruits instead of meat has drawn support from some popular personalities.

Jesse McCartney bared his “gay” side in a recent interview with AXM magazine. Jesse was asked if he has to have a Brokeback Mountain style co-star who is close his age, who would it be? Jesse answered Emile Hirsch and Shia LaBeouf. I recently came across this photo of someone resembling Jesse McCartney nude. I hope it’s him..lol..

Jesse McCartney is not really taken seriously, much less in Music. But recently, he surprised the music world when he co-wrote with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder the #1 hit single “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis, the biggest selling UK single of 2007, and a #1 in most countries in the world. “Bleeding Love” is a critically-acclaimed pop song. In his recent AXM magazine interview, he was asked about it:

We have to ask about the Leona Lewis’ track Bleeding Love which you co-wrote. That’s pretty amazing…
Well I’ll tell ya, it certainly took Ryan and I by surprise. (Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic). We never expected it to do what it did. It couldn’t of happened to a better person too. I met Leona at a bar, we had a few drinks and hung out.

Most songs these days have 12 co-writers. This was just two…
It was a fun record to write. We were in a mood that day that we just had to get it down on paper, we knew it felt like a really good song.

Wasn’t it a shame to let it go?
Er… no. I think we both kind of decided it did need a female vocalist. I recorded it, it’s actually on a European version of the album. I cut it because it didn’t fit with the other material. And we decided it would sound better with a diva, a big pop diva.

Jesse McCartney recently shifted to R&B with his new album, “Departure” with the hit carrier single, “Leavin.”

New pop sensation Leona Lewis has triumphantly appeared on American Idol April 24. Leona Lewis was discovered by American Idol judge Simon Cowell technically because Simon Cowell created X Factor where Leona Lewis won. X Factor is like the American Idol of the UK, or should i say the UK Idol..

Leona Lewis on American Idol will be on the heels of Mariah Carey mentoring the American Idol 7 contestants on April 16. And of course Leona Lewis singing style is being compared to Mariah Carey. Some say Leona Lewis at her best now is just a watered down Mariah Carey at her best in the 90’s.

Here’s Leona Lewis live on Good Morning America singing her no. 1 single, “Bleeding Love” from the no. 1 album Spirit.

and here’s Leona Lewis in American Idol: