The famous singer is going to go on a tour of the United Kingdom soon, a place she has not been to on tour for about a decade now. Whitney Houston said the following about her upcoming tour: “This is my first full tour since the ‘My Love Is Your Love’ tour in 1999 and I am so excited to be performing for my fans around the world after all this time. I am putting together a great show and cannot wait to perform the songs from my new album ‘I Look to You’ along with some of your favorites.” This statement really sounds a lot like one of those old “Uncle Sam wants you!” recruiting posters. Well, Whitney Houston will probably get her wish in regards to the UK… people there are always hungry for another fresh American act every once in a while.

Vanessa Hudgen’s is on the cover of the May 2009 issue of Self Magazine. She also has a starring role in a new film named, Bandslam.

Here’s just five of the 25 things in the May 2009 issue of Self Magazine that she shares with her fans.

On one of her fave celebs: “I’m in love with Angelina Jolie. Everything she does, I adore.”

On her favorite animal: “I love snakes. I think they’re sexy. Not in the wild, of course, but pet snakes.”

On where she wants to take her acting career: “I’d like to do an action film where I could kick someone’s ass. I want to be strong and empowered. I want to shock everybody.”

On the craziest she’s ever eaten: “A fruit bat — specialty in the Seychelles islands. They cooked it in red wine. It was really, really dark, grainy meat. It was quite frightening.”

On what her dad passed down to her: “I have really strong legs. I inherited them from my dad, who has tree stumps for legs, basically. I’ve got big calves that look good. When I wear heels, it looks like I’ve worked out my legs a lot, which is why I love them. I also have a big, big big toe. I call it my goat toe. I can climb anything.”

It’s not profound stuff, then again, what can a 20 year old from California that’s grown up doing Disney movies have to say? She’s young, and I don’t think she has any profound political views yet, though as she matures, it will be interesting to read more of what she has to say. I’m looking forward to her doing action film, I think that would be a great direction for her to go in, especially with her big ‘goat toe’ enabling her to climb anything !!

Vanessa’s on-and-off-screen boyfriend, Zac Efron, is on the May 2009 cover of GQ.

Kelly Rowland was apparently kicked from her label Columbia Records (acording to many rumors). I guess her music just isn’t good enough to warrant being apart of the major label and no longer is ‘commercially viable’.

Kelly however tells a different story “Because Columbia Records has been my home base as an artist for more than a decade, the decision to move out on my own required a lot of soul-searching. As a solo artist, I felt the need to explore new directions, new challenges, and new freedoms outside my comfort zone and my friends and family at Columbia have been incredibly understanding about my evolution. I want to thank everyone at Columbia for the love and support they’ve shown and I will never forget how many good times we’ve had over the years.”

Talk about trying to cover up

Madonna arrived in Malawi earlier this week with all of her children — David, 3, Lourdes 12, and Rocco, 8. She created quite an impression with her arrival when she flew in on her private jet and debarked from the plane wearing a 2000K Channel track suit.

Liz Rosenberg, Madonna’s rep has now confirmed that she is trying to adopt a 4 year old girl named Chifundo “Mercy” James.

According to the AP release, the girl’s birth mom was 18, unmarried young teenager who died soon after she gave birth. The child’s birth father is thought to be alive but has little contact with his daughter as she has been living in an orphanage.

Madonna spent time visiting the child care center her charity founded as well as took her adopted son David to meet his biological father for the first time since he left Malawi with her back in 2006.

“Madonna is committed to maintaining an ongoing relationship with David’s Malawian roots,” Madonna’s statement added.

The judge in the case has delayed the hearing due to the negative publicity surrounding Madonna’s wishes to fast-track the adoption of another child from the country.

Fergie celebrated her 34th birthday at the Fontainebleau Resort’s Liv nightclub in Miami Beach on Friday night as a part of ROCK Fashion week, a four-day event that celebrates the fusion of music and fashion.

She looked quite stylish in her sexy silver dress and had this to say about her hubby Josh:

“Now that the wedding is over, we are so chill and comfortable together – the feeling I have about Josh is like coming home. There is that small and intimate feeling I have all of the time that tells me things are so right!”

On Saturday Fergie performed with the Black Eyed Peas at the Ultra Music Festival in Florida.

Fergie is seen here wearing her own shoe design as she launches her two fashion shoe lines at Nordstroms at The Grove on Saturday (March 21) in Los Angeles.

“The Fergie brand consumer admires ‘Fergie the Fashionista’ and wants trend-right shoes that move easily from day to evening. The woman who wears Fergalicious by Fergie relates to ‘Fergie the Pop Culture Icon,’ and seeks shoes with an edgy look,” said Brown Shoe Wholesale President Gary Rich.

Fergie was quoted saying:

“After months of working with the designers and watching ideas and sketches come to life, it’s time for the fun part – wearing the shoes! Both lines capture the essence of my style, and I’m looking forward to the reactions as women begin seeing the shoes on the shelves and deciding which ones to add to their closets. I know I have quite a few pairs in mine!”

Madonna has supposedly kicked Jesus Luz’s a** to the curb.

I wonder if it’s because she read the scandalous Daily Star report on what lingerie model Luciana Costa had to say about her and Jesus spending a romantic weekend together in Brazil?

Or could it be because Madonna didn’t want her relationship with a cheatin’ toy boy affecting her chances of adopting another child from Malawi? Madonna recently was quoted saying:

“Many people, especially our Malawian friends, say that David should have a Malawian brother or sister. It’s something I have been considering, but would only do if I had the support of the Malawian people and government.”

Some inside source close to Madonna told the Daily Star:

“She was drawn to Jesus. But it was just a bit of fun and she’s enjoyed herself, but she is growing bored of the relationship and her family comes first. He would ruin her chances of adopting again. And the pictures of him with Luciana made her realize that he’ll be better suited to somebody his own age.”

Rihanna’s car was pulled over early Thursday morning in Hollywood after leaving the nightclub, Les Deux!

After being swarmed by paparazzi, the vehicle she was riding in was stopped by police for missing a front license plate and window tinting.

Rihanna has been out and about a lot lately trying to be seen without Chris Brown even though they reconciled and were together both in Miami and L.A. AFTER he was charged with assaulting her. A source says Rihanna, and Chris are now spending time apart:

“They are taking some time off; they haven’t broken up but they are taking a break.”

Everyone knows she took him back, she’s just waiting for the right time to go public … thing is… how long will she keep her distance from him? Going out with her girlfriends and hanging out in VIP booths isn’t fooling any of us.

It’s just been a little over a week since MJ made an unmasked appearance in London to announce his new tour, yet here he is again wearing a surgical mask on his way into a Beverly Hills medical center.

He’s been wearing surgical masks for years and still has us ALL fascinated. That’s why he’s still one of the biggest money-makers out there even with the negativity that surrounds him.

Michael is scheduled to perform 36 concerts starting in July. The 100.000 tickets sold out this morning, in just 2 hours. It’s amazing how he still rocks at 50 but will he have the physical strength to perform?

Here is Britney poolside at the Mandarin Oriental pool getting a pedicure. She is currently in the midst of her Circus tour but has a few days off relaxing with her children, visiting sick kids in the hospital, and going shopping at the Spanish Mediterranean-styled mall, Merrick Park in Coral Gables.

“Britney looked so fresh and was so nice,” a source at high-end shoe store, Jimmy Choo told PEOPLE:

“She bought shoes, sunglasses and bags and thoroughly enjoyed the shopping experience.”

Another mall retailer said: “Britney looked really relaxed and happy.”

Her tour resumes again tonight where she’ll be performing at Nassau Coliseum in New York before doing two nights in Newark, N.J.