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Celestially renown and loved, superstar Brooke Shields is about to release her

brand-new book, “There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me,” on November 18. The book is universally appealing to all of those who have ever had “a mother.” Professionally, Shields began her astounding career at only 11 months old, with the guidelines and control of her mom, Teri. She went on to become a runway model, appearing on covers of hundreds of magazines as well. At age 9 she launched her film career and appeared in movies such as “Pretty Baby,” “Blue Lagoon” and “Endless Love,” and as an adult she graced the stages of Broadway in Grease, Chicago, Wonderful Town and Cabaret, to name a few. Aside from graduating with honors from Princeton University, Shields survived the perils of being a Studio 54 kid and actually stayed alive, became a best-selling author and gave birth to two beautiful daughters. In the midst of her busy life and with her new book about to set the world on fire, I was honored to be able to have an overwhelmingly candid conversation with her. I was more than impressed by her intelligence, humor and warmth. I can’t say that I’ve

ever experienced the comfort level I felt while interviewing Shields with anyone else. As a matter of fact, if you’re seeking a best friend, you may want to try to find someone just like Brooke Shields. “There Was a Little Girl,” your brand-new book, comes out on November 18, correct? Yes, it does. What is the essence of your book? The essence really is about the complexities that are really evident in the relationship between a mother and a child. They go through many stages. Sometimes we’re aware of them, sometimes we’re not.

Some of us do a lot of work on ourselves to reconcile or understand them, but no matter what, my situation played out seemingly differently in the public eye. It was actually much more universal. The dynamic was much more universal than people would believe. Anybody who’s ever worried about their mother, anybody who’s ever felt frustrated by their mother

or who’s had an alcoholic mother…we spend our lives running away from or running towards our mothers. There’s something within the context of your life – everything sort of reverts back. You know, there’s that “if it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.” So I think that that’s the start of it, but my mom was a very complex person. Our relationship was complex, and people really just wanted

to see one side of it, or what they thought. This is my turn to just show how complicated it was. Mother issues can be interesting. It’s a very touchy subject sometimes. It is, and no one’s exempt really. The moms aren’t exempt, the kids aren’t exempt. I always found it fascinating in Disney movies: They killed off the mothers in every single one, or the mother kept the kid in the tower. There’s a symbol here, you know. I think it’s interesting. So where do you think you’d be if your mom didn’t push the way she did? You know, I’ve thought that. I’ve asked that question to myself, and honestly, I have no idea. I can’t imagine not doing what I do if I wasn’t forced to become, by virtue of my own choice, become such a survivor, because of being in this crazy business and having a mother that was so needy. I don’t know if I would have been able to endure the same or want to fight. I’m not so sure of what I would have done. I just refused to be made a victim, and that has a lot to do with the way she was as a person. How old were you when you finally said, I’m done, I’m not doing this anymore? Oh, I was old. I was like 28. I didn’t…it never occurred to me. Like, I joke, but we were on our way to filming “Grey Gardens.” I would have moved back to New Jersey, the house would have started to fall apart, we would have adopted more animals. I would have gone back into that co-dependent relationship, because it was familiar to me. It took until I realized that there was really no other option. It didn’t matter that I got an education, and it didn’t matter that I had therapy, and it didn’t matter that I had good friends. It was just – she was a primary concern of mine.

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO

BROOKE SHIELDS

Brooke, how do you think that your relationship with your mom inspired or motivated you in the manner in which you are raising your own two beautiful daughters? Well, it has made me focus on them becoming more independent than I ever was. The problem with that is, there’s also a double standard that I unwillingly set when they fight me. I think, “How come you didn’t look at me like I looked at my mother?” Meanwhile, it’s a good thing that they question me, that they push me, that they

challenge me. It would be a lot easier if they were like I was. You think? Yeah, I didn’t question, I didn’t challenge her. I thought she was God. I had no reason to balk, I had no reason to rebel, ‘cause I thought, “She knows better, she knows better.” Although my ego would feel a lot better – my kids don’t do a great deal for my ego – it’s hard to deal with daily. They don’t affirm me dailyl; they kinda negate me daily. It’s sort of, I guess, what they’re supposed to do. They’ve gotta

learn. I just didn’t learn it until I was much older. Do you recall any funny adventures that you and your mom had while you were growing up? Every possible time we left the house it was an adventure, whether we were in the city or whether we were going to a dude ranch. We were this little mini Thelma & Louise. Sometimes we found ourselves in less than stellar situations, and then found ourselves in unbelievable situations. And they ran the

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gamut. I had this belief that as long as we were together we were invincible. Amazing! In a way that kind of saved me, because there was no fear. I had very little fear. All of that was ‘cause she was such a “larger than life” figure. You have done everything: You’ve survived Studio 54, you’ve modeled, you’re an actress, you’ve done television, Broadway, you’re an author, a mom. You have played with Andy Warhol, Michael Jackson and so forth. Is there anything you haven’t accomplished yet that you still want to achieve? There’s so much creativity. I want to design. I love interior design. I love being a part of that creative process, and I’d love to do it on a fuller scale, but recently, just in certain areas, I’ve been trying to go into homes because I love it; it’s fun. The way my mother and I grew up, she collected, and I just learned it and enjoyed it. I also think that the reason that I bounced around so much is basically, I went to work where there was an opportunity for me. It wasn’t as if it were a part of a big plan, where I said, “I’m gonna cover all my bases and make sure I was going to go into different mediums.” The mediums became cooled off to me. I could pine and sit and do nothing, or I could find an open window somewhere where I could be creative. If that meant going to Broadway and shifting a focus to that or not doing movies, but doing television work, or write a book… It was because people were not inviting me to do the things that I wanted to do, so I had to create my own opportunity. But easier said than done. You gotta go to people, and when they want me, OK, that’s where I’m going to go. So I think that it’s a matter of not getting lost in what you think the plan should be. Ask yourself what makes you the happiest: performing, creating, working, whatever it is. Whether you’re selling a character on stage…my goal is to make people laugh as much as I could doing “Suddenly Susan.” I knew what I wanted to be, and then I tried to find who was offering it to me in any capacity. I feel as an actress I’ve just begun. Now I’ve had to sort of change my paths so many times, and now I’m thinking, OK, another

television show. I don’t know what it’s gonna be. I’m excited! Do you have a favorite role that you’ve done? “Wonderful Town” is the best thing I’ve ever done. I felt it was absolutely written for me, my humor, my ability. I feel like I’m one of the performers, especially on Broadway who can do all categories well enough. The package itself is what I’m proud of. I find my comedy is most enjoyable for me. Being on television and being an actress just gives me such joy. If you could pick two celebrities to be your parents, who would you pick? I don’t know. See again, I go back into the big picture of sort of as a parent kind of thing, because if I had any other self-actualized healthy person as a parent, I think I would have faded away a little bit more. I loved my mom and my dad so much. I would definitely pick educated, like school-educated parents who had the ability to delve into discussion, just sort of worldly. My mom never – she read the news and the post – she never would discuss anything political. She shied away from all of it. She had opinions, but I think I would have chosen to have more cognizance of world affairs and politics. Do you spend a lot of time with your children? I do, actually – more than I’d like sometimes. They drive you crazy. It’s unbelievable what they’re capable of. I really do, and I’m watching them grow, and it’s really nice. Sometimes I forget what a luxury it is until I start working again. As much as they can make me crazy, it’s the little tiny things that I revel in. Our bus trips in the morning are just – always something gets revealed, and I really haven’t had that kind of luxury with time in my life. But, you know, I spent a lot of time with my mother. It’s funny for me to have kids who are comfortable sleeping over at other people’s houses, and they want to. I just didn’t ever want to be anywhere but glued to my mother. That created its own anxiety for me. And this is the reverse. My older one doesn’t want me to walk her in anymore. I know that feeling; I have three kids. Brooke, where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Hmm, I used to think that this is the age that I looked for, but I feel that I’m hopefully hitting a different place career wise. I think in the next few years I’ll probably write another book. I have a memoir in me in my life, but I need to live another era first. I need to kind of be a little bit older. I think you need to write a play. Oh, that’s lovely, that’s a huge compliment. Thank you! I know I need to write a one-woman show. I mean, I wrote a one-woman show that I produced, and that was a very tough process. But I think there is a one-woman Broadway show in me. I said, “I need to get this book out first, and then to tell some of the stories,” and tell them through a presentation I think would be…I can see it, I can see it happen. So what motivated you to write this book? One, there was a New York Times obituary. The way it all happened was a very shocking event, and that was the first event that made me want to speak up somehow, and then the next thing that solidified it that made me go pitch the book was a situation that I endured with my 10 year old; she’s now 11. When she was 10 she wanted to get her ears pierced. Basically I was shocked at how different we were with regard to how we dealt with our mothers. The way she dealt with me was so straightforward, and I thought, “How dare you! How self reliant and confident you think you are!” And I thought, OMG, the amount of work that I had thought I had done, and I feel like it’s just the beginning. She’s a little person, and I resent when she doesn’t reflect me. I resent when she doesn’t look at me like I was God, and yet I spent the past 10 years ensuring that. It’s an interesting double standard. I realize, like, wow that double standard combined with the fact that this woman who died still ill is its demons from people for whatever their own reason is. Whatever they’re projecting, that was the reason for me to write the book. I thought, you know what, there’s something in this relationship, and I would like to share my views with it in its entirety. And you haven’t even reached the teenage years yet.

No, I can’t even imagine. You’re right, you can’t. But I said to my husband when they were younger… He said, “Why are you so hard on them? Why do you badger them into saying please and thank you?” I said, ‘cause if they’re not listening to me now, when they’re 16 and I’m saying, “Oh, by the way, don’t smoke crack,” you gotta instill that, like I do with my puppies. It’s a weird fate but it’s actually kind of valid. It’s important. It’s gonna be hard enough when they’re 16, so if I don’t have any leverage, if I have no respect from them… I know people who have daughters who are horrible to their moms because they never corrected them and never told them that it was not OK. Do you find yourself saying things sometimes that your mom would have said? I find myself saying things that I swore would never come out of my mouth. I say, “You know what, you don’t need to know a reason why. You live in my house, I say do it, do it!” You get so exasperated trying to get them to understand, and then you realize, they’re kids. My mom never had to

discipline me like that. She ducked her head a certain way and I’d jump. And it wasn’t because I was afraid of her; she always seemed that she needed me more than I did. When she passed, did you have any feelings of like, maybe I shouldn’t have done that, or if I could do it over again? I to this day will always do that, cause you just, you play it over and over in your head. What would she have done if I just had the conversation earlier? I don’t know why I didn’t. I don’t know why I couldn’t. It’s almost if it couldn’t have been any other way than it was. That’s the part you have to accept, because I did try, but I never got the movie moment, and I don’t know if you ever get the movie moment. If your life was a “soundtrack” what songs would be on it? “Count to Ten,” for sure it would be “I’m Still Standing,” “What Would Be Beautiful in My Eyes,” some Carole King in there, “You’ve Got A Friend.” There would be “My Funny Valentine.” There’s the soundtrack for your movie.

I’d probably throw in “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Do you have anything else besides your amazing book coming up? I’m a little premature, but I’m developing a series, hopefully soon. It’s a little early to say it, but now I’m promoting the book. One last question, do you have a favorite color? Yellow – not to wear, but to look at. Anything else you would like to say? I think that the book is geared to appeal to not just daughters and mothers, but anyone who’s had a mother. It pertains to a lot of different people, and it’s a pretty funny book. I want people to be aware that there’s humor and situations where people are gonna shake their heads. My girlfriends call me and say “one moment I was crying and then I was laughing again.” I say, “Oh, good!” Twitter: @BrookeShields facebook.com/TheRealBrookeShields

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BY: DAWN DANIELS PHONE: (845) 548-8570EMAIL: DDPSYCHICK@GMAIL.COM

Aries - You are making all the right moves to secure your future success. The money will come in all at once. Use some for yourself; you deserve it. Treat a special someone. The holidays are approaching. Don’t go over-

board – you’ll be able to treat everyone in the near future. Stay positive and life will be grand. 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 44

Taurus - Do not worry about the money: It will flow this month in your sign. A surprise will come your way in the mail for the holidays; use it to have a special season. Work is busy, but don’t lose your temper at other work-ers—they don’t catch on as fast. Smile a lot and it will be returned in many ways. 4, 17, 23, 35, 45, 51

Gemini - Your love life gets a spark. Rekindle an old love or start a new one: It will be great. A man-ager at work takes notice of your management style and is impressed. The holidays will be won-

derful, not because of the gifts but the happiness from sharing it with family and friends. 5, 19, 24, 33, 45, 50

Cancer - The holidays can be stressful, but just relax and it all will flow well. You will enjoy yourself. Challenges at work will end in you being the shining star. Don’t worry about gifts, but worry about enjoying the laughter and fun. Romance heats up, and a new level is achieved be-tween an old or new love. 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 52

Leo - A work project will end in a big bonus that will make your life take a whole new direction. There may be anger directed at you from workmates, but it is time for you to make your future secure. You’ve done an amazing job of always doing for yourself

last; however, it’s time to put yourself as #1. Your future romance is bright, and a long-term commitment is in the works. 18, 27, 34, 44, 49, 50

Virgo - Work improves dramatically when you are no-ticed for your hard work, and your boss considers you for a promotion. Enjoy the holidays with whomever you spend them with, and realize the party is in the people. Your positive attitude shines through all areas of your life. 7, 11, 21, 30, 41, 50

Libra - You worry about the holidays. Just enjoy the time with your loved ones that are around you. An old debt is paid; use it wisely. You have been stressed at work, overlooked for a promotion. That all is about to change when they come to you to solve an issue. The

higher-ups start to reconsider their selection. Your time for a pro-motion is around the corner. 5, 14, 24, 34, 41, 51

Scorpio - As soon as Venus joins the moon in your work sector, you will receive good news, likely involving finances. Your lunar forces will bring you good luck. It is time to make different plans for your future work situa-tion; it’s about to change for the better. A romantic night will bring you closer to a loved one. A family member makes the holidays special. Just enjoy. 4, 22, 36, 44, 52, 53

Sagittarius - Your luck zone is active in your favor. A savvy decision you made will bring you a financial gain. Enjoy the holidays, especially the company of

your loved ones. Romance has been on the back burner, but the heat gets turned up. Work is busy but very productive. 6, 13, 26, 36, 44, 53

Capricorn - Your concerns about finances grow with the holidays. Remember the holidays are about family and friends and that the time you spend together is the gift. A gift is left for you from an unknown person. Enjoy it, but be careful, and use it wisely. Romance and work become very busy! 6, 18, 27, 35, 41, 44

Pisces - The moon in your house of desires inspires you to go for your dreams. A friend brings you un-expected news. Enjoy the holidays; loved ones and friends are what the time is about. Celebrate the sea-son by throwing a party and get all your loved ones together. 3, 9, 17, 22, 41, 49

Aquarius - The holidays are busy, but enjoy your loved ones. An evaluation at work will put a smile on your face. Buy a lottery ticket, and take a chance. Stop worrying about gifts and money—it all will come to-gether and be a special time. Romance is very active

during this season. 9, 19, 21, 33, 45, 50

Horoscopes

TONY BENNETT & LADY GAGAREALLY? I THOUGHT AS I GLANCED AT

THE CATCHY COVER OF “CHEEK TO CHEEK,” THE NEW CD RELEASED BY NONE OTHER THAN LADY GAGA AND

TONY BENNETT. “SOMEONE’S GOT TO BE KIDDING” WAS MY FIRST REACTION TO THIS UNUSUAL COLLABORATION OF TALENT, THE TWO A UNIVERSE APART MUSICALLY. OK, THIS CURIOUSLY DESERVES A LISTEN! SO I LOADED THE CD INTO MY VEHICLE’S SOUND SYSTEM AND WAS INSTANTLY FLAWED BY THE SOUNDS THAT EMINATED FROM THE SPEAKERS. At age 88, Tony Bennett still has it. Whereas most people his age can barely speak, his ageless voice belts out the songs on the album as clear and sexy as he did ages ago. Gaga seemed a natural fit as she lustfully and seductively illustrates

the genre of jazz. The sensual clarity in her voice adds lust and animation to the songs our parents and grandparents enjoyed in the past. I believe the intention of “Cheek to Cheek” was so that the younger generation might learn to appreciate the jazz appeal.

I was surprised to learn that “Cheek to Cheek” was not the first time the vivacious Lady Gaga and the iconic Tony Bennett has teamed up. In 2011, Gaga and Bennett did a track on his “Duets” album. All of the songs on the album are familiar covers that have been passed down through time. Gaga’s vocals in “Nature Boy” are hauntingly incredible, while “I Can’t Give Anything But Love” is a bluesy, upbeat rendition of the song. “It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” is cute and sassy. “Anything Goes” and “Cheek to Cheek” are also upbeat tunes. The album itself is romantic and quite reminiscent of songs you might be familiar with or heard as a small child. The entire album is clearly a romantic voyage through time itself. My one request is that I would love to hear Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga sing “Telephone” together on their next endeavor!

A REVIEW BY EILEEN SHAPIRO

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JENNIFER HUDSON ‘My Personality Is Coming Through...Through My Music’

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO

AWARD-WINNING STAR JENNIFER HUDSON’S HEARTFELT, EMOTIONALLY FIERCE ALBUM “JHUD” CONTAINS A MAGIC

CREDITED NOT ONLY TO HER AMAZING VOCAL ABILITY AND SELF-WRITTEN SONGS, BUT ALSO TO SEVERAL TOP-NOTCH FEATURED ARTISTS SUCH AS PHARRELL WILLIAMS, TIMBALAND AND R. KELLY, WHO ALSO WROTE AND PRODUCED SEVERAL OF THE TRACKS. THE DESIGN OF THE ALBUM COVER IS STRONG YET SEDUCTIVE, JUST AS THE R&B SONGS INSIDE. Hudson, an American Idol finalist, is known worldwide for her role as Effie in the film “Dream Girls,” where she won an Oscar for best supporting actress. Other films to her credit include “Sex and the City,” “The Secret Life of Bees,” “Winnie Mandela” and “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.” Her first, self-titled album, released in 2008, went platinum and entered the Billboard top 200 at number two, making it the largest first week sales for an R&B female. Hudson also includes many television appearances to her resume,

including “Oprah.”

It was an honor to be able to speak with her as she was coming off

“The Today Show,” sporting a new street-wise look and

rushing home to enjoy her small son David’s first day

of school. I found her to be a very candid, positive

and sweet person with an adorable sense of humor, and I enjoyed her conversation very much. I love that new look of yours! Oh, thank you! I’m having fun with it.

Tell us about your new

album “JHUD,” released from RCA Records on

September 23. Well, we actually have

three [singles] at the moment. There is “I Can’t

Describe” written and produced by Pharrell. We have “Walk It

Out” done by Timbaland, and “It’s Your World,” which is produced by

R. Kelly. It’s kind of like a disco-like, Chicago-like dance track.

You have all those amazing artists on the album. That had to be a good time working with them. It was a lot of fun. When you have heavy hitters like Timbaland, Pharrell, R. Kelly, RedOne, it’s like ... it’s such a good feeling, and they’re so obviously strong on their own, with their different styles. It was a fun process, and I feel that music brought us all together. Pharrell brought Timbaland in to see what we had done,

and then got in on it, and then he said the only other person that needs to get in is R. Kelly, and then R. Kelly came into it! And then the music brought it all together. Do you have a personal favorite, maybe one that has a special meaning to you? That’s a tough question. Well, one of the songs on the album that’s most special to me is called “Moan”. I actually wrote it. It’s a song that I wrote maybe about four years ago. My mother used to tell us, “If it hurts, moan, and it will make you feel better,” and a song came from that. So it’s very personal and dear. And then there’s “Bring Back the Music,” and it’s reminding everyone what music means to us all. We all have our definition of what music is, so “Bring Back the Music” is a statement. My favorite is “Walk It Out.” Thank you! I wrote that, by the way. You know, I just saw a picture of your little boy. How cute is he! Aww, thank you. He’s five. How do you juggle your schedule and motherhood? Actually, I’m just getting in from working. I just finished “The Today Show,” and just had to get home. My baby starts school tomorrow. When he’s out of school he travels with us, but while he’s in school I want him to have a normal childhood, a good balance. It’s OK for him to travel with us, but I still want him to have a normalness about his life. I make sure that he stays at home, goes to school like a kid should. So we’re getting ready for school now, and it starts tomorrow. Is he going into kindergarten? Yes, he’s going into kindergarten. He just turned five on the 10th of August. Does he realize he has a world-famous mommy? He’s understanding now. Before he didn’t understand , but now he’s understanding. “Mommy, how come every time we go out someone wants to take a picture?” When people say, “Hello, little David,” he’ll be like, “I don’t know these people,” so he’s at an age where he can understand what that means and what it is. He says, “Mommy, you stay at home and I’ll go.” Do you plan to go on tour with this album? I do. I really want to connect with the fans. I can’t wait to do that. So a tour is in the near future? Probably, yes. Oh, yes! The album cover is very strong. How’d you get the album name? I feel like when people meet me they say, “Wow, she’s nothing like the persona, the Jennifer Hudson persona, the seriousness.” You know, people think I’m uneasy, uncomfortable and tense, and I’m not like that. Everywhere I go I hear, “That’s J Hud, that’s J Hud!” My

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personality is coming through, through the music, so I want people to feel that and feel my energy. Do you have any plans to do a film in the near future? I’m looking, but right now for me, this year is solely about the music. I don’t like to do them both at the same time. So right now it’s about the music, and then I’m searching for a role, and after the music is done I’ll roll into whatever the project may be. What brought about that amazing new look you have? It’s me. I’m just very random. Like the haircut: That was on the airplane, and out of the blue I thought, I’m gonna cut my hair. You know, I wanted something different. I’ve been in this industry for 10 years now. So, OK, it’s time to switch things up, let’s do something else, and I do think that part of it came with the weightloss. OK, let’s experiment with different things. It’s just something that just happened. It wasn’t even planned. With the haircut, it kind of changed my whole style, like how I dress to complement the hair. I just let the hair lead me into whatever style of dress. How did your weightloss affect your life, your roles and your career? I know people can treat you differently from it. It’s a transition to everyone. But, you’re the same person. I think that could be the most changing thing of it all. That’s something that comes along with the weightloss that people don’t realize, when you’re going through a weightloss journey like that. I see people that I’ve known for my whole life or the last 10 years, and they act completely different toward me. I’m like, “My God, I’m the same person.” Whether it’s friendlier or not, comfortable or uncomfortable, it’s a change. It takes a while. That’s the way it is. Because I look different now. I’m still the same person. In real life, especially for roles, I did a movie called “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.” I played a heroin addict. Or I did “Winnie Mandela.” It opens [me] up for more roles that maybe people didn’t have me in mind [for], but now they might think, “Maybe we can use her.” So it’s very effective, both good and bad across the board. Do you have a favorite role that you’ve played? I would have to say “Winnie Mandela.” That’s

the one I would pick. It was the biggest challenge thus far. When I was asked to do the role, I didn’t know if I could do it. I was terrified, you know what I mean? But to be able to do it and accomplish something I was intimidated by... I would have to say that role, and obviously “Effie,” of course! Jennifer, is there anything else you would like to promote or tell the readers about? My sister and I have a foundation, the Julian D King Gift Foundation. We help back-to-school kids with their school needs, unfortunate children. We also have a toy drive where we acknowledge positivity. We want everyone to come help out, to either volunteer or donate.

jenniferhudson.com twitter.com/IAMJHUD instagram.com/iamjhud

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LEANN RIMES ‘Dance Like You Don’t Give A...’

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO

LEANN RIMES NEEDS VERY LITTLE INTRODUCTION. SHE HAS BEEN SINGING

ALL OF HER LIFE, ON THE COUNTRY AND POP CHARTS SINCE SHE WAS 13 YEARS OLD, HAS HAD 42 HIT RECORDS AND HAS SOLD OVER 42 MILLION RECORDS. HER FANS ARE ELATED ABOUT HER LATEST ALBUM, “DANCE LIKE YOU DON’T GIVE A...”.

I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with her. LeAnn is funny, extremely intelligent, sensitive and unmistakably honest. So you’ve come out with this extremely powerful and explosive remix. It’s really poppin’! You’ve done country and pop for a minute, so the obvious question is why EDM? What motivated you to decide to do this amazing remix? Well, actually, all of my fans have been wanting this for a really long time. I mean, everybody seems to have remixes as singles, but never actually the album. It was time, it was time! We had a couple new tracks that were remixed, that we’ve played with and had been laying around. So it was actually perfect timing and a perfect mix of songs, obviously all the way back to when I was 14 years old. There’s amazing DJs on the album, and I’m proud of it. Which song did you enjoy transforming the most? Oh my gosh, that’s hard. There’s a song “Strong,” which is interesting cause it’s just the word strong through the whole thing. I love the choice of that. I think it’s really beautiful. It’s one of my favorite remixes on the record. Do you plan a club tour? Yeah! We’ve been dabbling with it and playing around with it, and it’s quite fun. We’re going to start doing more of that in the near future.

I feel that you’re very brave and courageous, being famous so young and all that you’ve gone through. So could it be possible that we’ll see a book with your story in the future, followed by a movie, of course? Oh, I don’t know. It’s funny cause I think a lot of people think they know my story or know me. I think that the show, as far as Eddie and myself are concerned, as far as our story and our relationship, it’s been one sided, so “wrong.” And as always, the story is told by the tabloid magazines, and people kind of make up whatever sells the magazine that week. I mean, I’m flattered that we sell magazines. It gives us the opportunity to sit back and laugh at it. I mean, that’s the way we do it. So, I don’t know what I’d write about. I don’t know if I’m quite there yet. Hopefully I’ll have enough material when I’m older to write a really long book. Where would you like to be in 10 years? Gosh, you know, I’m starting to see myself in 10 years. You know that I’m out of the label deal and trying to regroup. This is very much a reverse for me. What I wanna do, obviously music, that’s the basis for everything. I would like to design clothes maybe. I hope to see myself in a very peaceful place and kind of settled and feel it really. Is your life very different than you’ve imagined it to be? I don’t think I’ve ever imagined my life to be in one specific way. I’ve always kind of gone with the changes. I don’t like change at all. I never thought I’d be in a relationship like this. Actually, I did. I told my godmother that I was gonna have two boys that weren’t mine. I had a premonition, I guess.Most things in your life [are] like, wow, I never thought that this was gonna happen. But I [have] really learned and grown so much. I’m stronger for it, and a lot of rough moments have really been a

real blessing. If you were trapped inside a cyclone cellar, who would you hope to have for company, excluding family? Excluding family... Well, they could be there as well. I would want - you know I’m a big food person - I would want a chef so that he could whip up whatever we had. Is there anything else you would like to tell our readers or promote? I have a Christmas EP that will be out this year, and there will be EPs in the next three years.

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Hailing from Sweden, Tove Lo is a creative, young and beautiful recording

artist whose electropop and alternative rock is internationally appreciated. Her hit “Habits” is burning up the airwaves in the U.S., while it has already reached the top 10 on the charts in Europe and countries all over the world. She has just released her debut album, “Queen of the Clouds,” an electrifying confession of sex, love and pain, with each of its tracks brilliantly divided into sections reflecting the songs themes. Each song is emotionally sincere and inspiring, all heartfelt as though she’d gone through each experience one by one herself.

Tove Lo’s voice is magical and enchanting and presents itself with a unique clarity. The lyrics to all of the songs on the album are catchy and creative and grasp your attention as you listen to them. My own favorite, “I’m Not on Drugs,” captures the intoxication and joy of falling in love, while “This Time Around” is tainted with a sadness that disguises itself with a beat that makes the pain feel better. “Love Ballad” is a fun track with a cute rhythm that makes one insist on getting up to dance. Although electropop holds the theme of the album, it is still relaxing to listen to while driving in the car. The separation of the different categories of stories contained within the album is an intriguing and poetic approach to the new release.

Tove Lo is destined to have a huge hit with her release, and I’m sure several singles will arise from it. tove-lo.com facebook.com/tovelo twitter.com/iamtovelo

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO

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TAYLOR DAYNET

AYLOR DAYNE, POP AND FREESTYLE SINGER, ACTRESS AND SONGWRITER KNOWN FOR “TELL IT TO MY HEART,” IS AN INSPIRING, SPONTANEOUS AND CREATIVE SOUL. I FOUND HER TO BE MOTIVATIONAL DURING THE INTERVIEW AS HER PHILOSOPHIES SPARKLED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND

INSIGHT. HER FANS ARE ABOUT TO BECOME ELATED AS THEY DISCOVER THAT THEY HAVE MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO. DAYNE HAS MANY NEW PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON THAT ARE SURE TO SURPRISE AND DELIGHT EVERYONE.

Just want to say first, I’m glad you’re a Long Island girl! Yay, Long Island! Yeah, Long Island. I was just there. I just got back. So you’re going on tour right now. Yeah, I mean, I do gigs around the year but primarily in the summer. Obviously it’s a busy time, so that’s great. I noticed dates set for you until December. Yes. I’m also attached to doing The Christmas Story Tour, which I’ve not been a part of yet, but it’s been an ongoing tour that’s gone on for many years with some pretty wonderful singers. It’s my first year going out with them to performing arts centers. It’s a great production, and I look forward to it with Peabo Bryson, Jennifer Holliday, myself and Ruben Studdard. That’s a nice lineup. Yes, it is. So will you be performing Christmas songs? Oh yeah, classic holiday material. It’s just a really fun and a really well-known tour that’s gone out to performing arts centers for a number of years. During that time of year I’ve seen numerous shows, and it’s just a really nice feeling. I’ve always wanted to record a holiday record, being a nice Jewish girl from Long Island! But we do our Christmas songs better than anybody, so it’s a great time

of year. Yeah, I love Christmas. I love the holiday time of year.And you have some children, correct? I do, I have twins, a boy and a girl, and they’re 12. What are your children’s names? Levi and Astaria. How do you juggle your career and raising your children? Well, I did it very unconventionally. Having these beautiful kids is a blessing, and a lot goes into it. I mean, I’m glad I’m home now to spend some quality time with them. I’ve always had help, I’ve always had live-ins. I’ve done it as a single mother, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. But as they’re getting older, the demands to really make sure they’re cared for, and their interests are met, and they’re not bored, meaning they don’t get into things that aren’t what [they] should be. It’s more demanding because they look at me and they want to have real conversations about real things. I want to make sure that what I’m discussing with them ... I want to make sure that I’m setting them up for life, a well-adjusted, great life. Do they like having a famous mommy? I don’t know; we’d have to ask them! I’m sure they’ll give you a very convoluted answer. You never know what comes

out of their mouths, let me tell you! Well, 12 is a rough age. Just wait! Just wait? Did you imagine your life to be different than it is while you were growing up? Oh, wow. I don’t know what I imagined. I just imagined the bigness. I had a dream. I don’t know if you ever say, “I want this house,” “I want this car.” I certainly had big aspirations and big dreams, and I just said, “I want to be a rock star. I want to be a star.” I was singing at a very young age, because I knew this was going to be my vehicle, and I’d be damned if anything got in my way. That’s for sure. Well you have a big, powerful and beautiful voice. Thank you. I heard somewhere that you were chosen by Elton John to do the Nile Rodgers We Are Family Foundation tribute to Elton John. I think we’re going back. You know I starred on Broadway with Elton John and Tim Rice, who were the creators of an incredibly wonderful Disney production. I starred in that for a good year. I had a wonderful, successful run on Broadway, and he was honored one year by the Nile Rodgers foundation, and I did perform at that. So who inspires you?

BY EILEEN SHAPIRO

You know, I was asked a very funny question yesterday at a barbecue when I finished my show in Boston. I was there with some friends. The next day I was asked, “What’s your favorite song of all time?” And I’m like, wow, you know there’s a lot of expectations. And I just said, “Let’s go around the bonfire.” Because everybody has a different “favorite song” for different reasons. What inspires me, what I draw on, is experiences from my childhood. However, you are inspired, as an artist, if you can look outside yourself and everything in front of you. I think it’s just stillness and how you take in what’s around you to be inspired, and usually the more still you are the more open to it you are to get inspired. For me, I listen to new music, people inspire me, they talk to me, and I think when you’re open you can be inspired by anything. Was there anyone you looked up to as a child? You bet. I mean, I was given a radio, and that’s what turned me on. I grew up in the ‘70s. The first thing I heard, and I always say that, was Stevie Wonder. It was “My Cherie Amour.” It changed my world: that voice, that melody, the bells, the strings. I just heard … I saw colors. It changed my world, and I said, “I’m gonna sing like that, I’m gonna sound like that. If I can’t sound like that, I’m gonna practice until I sound like that.” And that’s just how it went, how ingrained [in] my ear, and I said one day I’m gonna be so good people aren’t gonna be able to turn their back on me. People are gonna wanna hear me; they’re gonna wanna hear what I have to say. That’s how you find your voice. That’s it. Whether you find it in that sense physically or spiritually, you find your way. You find a way to speak and to have a voice in this world. Do you have a favorite memory? Yeah, sometimes people ask me, “What’s your favorite spot? What’s your safe spot?”

… It tends to be walking through the woods to a place where it’s kinda quiet. Maybe I saw the sun, it was coming through the trees. In a place upstate we used to go by Bear Mountain. It was a little quiet place by the lake, and I could just hear the water hit the rocks, then maybe there was this little … meadow, if you like, where the sun would dabble down through the trees, and maybe the deer would be there, and I just felt peace. What’s your worst quality? Impatience. And your best? My quality of staying grounded and being truthful and real. Where are you going to be in 10 years? Really smiling at my kids, being on stage performing for maybe 5,000 to 10,000 fans, when I choose to and how I choose to. Never forgetting and always forever knowing my purpose gives me the greatest amount of joy. Making sure I have the ability to continue on that process. Being a very healthy and beautiful woman, and sharing it with my friends and family and the person I love. That’s very important. I could be on my yacht, baby, or I could be … looking at my kids and maybe

enjoying the view,

babe.

So what’s happening for the near future? I’m ... in the process of doing mixes for my re-records, my greatest hits. Everything is kind of in the now. How exciting! Yeah, so I’m pretty excited about it. What else are you working on? I’m gonna start filming for a series I’m in the middle of. It’s a reality series, and we’ll start getting into that. We’re gonna launch before 2015. Can you tell us about the show? Let’s just say it’s a follow … it’s a series. Anything else you would like to promote? I wanna make sure the fans know everything’s gonna be posted up on the social media. … They’ll be certain to see when the new music is dropped and where to stream it and listen to it. And thank you for all the support my fans have been there for. taylordayne.com Instagram: Taylordayne7 Twitter: taylordayne Facebook: Taylor Dayne

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LIKE A BRAND-NEW REVELATION, NICK JONAS WILL BE RELEASING HIS

NEWEST SELF-TITLED ALBUM VIA ISLAND RECORDS ON NOVEMBER 10. HIS CURRENT SINGLE OFF THE ALBUM TITLED “JEALOUS” HAS ALREADY SLAMMED THE TOP 15 AT TOP 40 RADIO AND HAS RECEIVED GRAND REVIEWS FROM THE PRESS. Although known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a group he created along with his brothers Kevin and Joe, he actually began his career at age six. He appeared on Broadway in shows such as The Christmas Carol, Annie Get Your Gun and more recently Les Miserables.

Jonas has shown the world that he is a talented actor as well as a multi-musical recording artist. In addition to his new recordings, he currently has a starring role in DirectTV’s new series “Kingdom.” Jonas will be also hosting this year’s iHeart Radio Jingle Ball Concert Tour in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Miami, Chicago, as well as New York City in Madison Square Garden this December 12. The deluxe version of the album comprises 14 tracks, each displaying the gentle, tender tones of Nick’s soft, clear, masculine voice. Each song on the album is essential. “Push” is a beautiful ballad

where the artist uses his amazing falsetto throughout the song, while “Take Over” has a touch of electronic pop, making the song fun and danceable. “Chains” is a hauntingly sexy and seductive song, while “Jealous” hints a touch of an R&B style. All of the velvet tracks on the album are extremely relatable and reflect romance and love throughout, even if the lyrics aren’t always happy. The record’s music and lyrics are all heartfelt and soulfully performed. Twitter: @nickjonas nickjonas.com

REVIEW BY EILEEN SHAPIRO

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