Lilly Allen hurt back in fall before Finland performance

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Lily Allen has made a record of sorts by retiring for the shortest time in the history of pop music, for she has announced a co-headline tour with Dizzee Rascal just four days after declaring to hang up her mic. The duo is slated to perform on March 5, 2010, at Manchester MEN Arena and on March 7, 2010, at London's O2, reports the Sun.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Lily Allen has decided to step back from the ongoing debate over illegal downloads following angry response from her fans. The singer has decided to close down her blog, which aimed at stopping illicit file sharing, as followers have been hurling abuses at the singer.

September 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Lilly Allen has admitted that she loves taking drugs. "I found them and find them fun and I don't think I'm a bad person because of it.

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - Lily Allen has revealed that she is grateful to have her friend back after a "terrifying" kidnap plot. Three men were held guilty of demanding 90,000 pounds ransom in return for the return of two shopworkers, one of them a friend of the star.

September 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit singer Lily Allen has revealed that after she fell on her coccyx (tailbone), she feared that she would have to get her legs amputated. Allen, 24, who describes the fall as "the most painful thing ever", thought the injury would leave her paralysed, and she kept on crying throughout a concert in Helsinki, Finland, last month, because she was in so much pain after tripping over during an evening out.

August 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - British pop star Lily Allen has gone public with her romance and confirmed that she's going out with contractor Sam Cooper. The couple were spotted getting cosy publicly at the final Ashes cricket test at the Kennington Oval in London.

August 18th, 2009 LILY ALLEN broke down in tears at a concert in Finland on Sunday night (16Aug09) as she struggled to sing through the pain of a back injury. The Smile hitmaker fell and hurt herself over the weekend (15-16Aug) but refused to let the accident stop her ongoing European tour.

August 14th, 2009 LONDON - British singer Lily Allen has put her new watch up for sale on social networking site Twitter for $5,300. The 24-year-old bought the Breitling for $6,300 while in Europe, but then decided she did not like it, reported thesun.co.uk.

July 27th, 2009 Earnings Preview: Viacom 2Q seen downNEW YORK — Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone and which owns Paramount Pictures and the "Rock Band" video-game franchise, reports its second-quarter earnings before the market opens on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Peter Andre's pop comeback hit the dirt with a thud after he reportedly took a tumble off the stage. The 'Mysterious Girl' singer was trying to impress fans with his new material when he fell off the stage, mid-song, at a very soggy T4 On The Beach in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, reports the Sun.

July 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Singer Lily Allen has confessed that she easily falls in love. The 'Fear' singer, who has been single since splitting from art dealer Jay Jopling in January, says that she adores the early stages of relationships and enjoys going on dates.

June 5th, 2009 'Idol' winner Kris Allen to perform at NBA finalsNEW YORK — "American Idol" winner Kris Allen is taking part in a fiercely contested competition watched by millions, but this time, he'll have nothing to do with the outcome. Allen is scheduled to sing the national anthem Sunday before Game 2 of the National Basketball Association finals on ABC.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer Lily Allen was pictured exposing more than was expected during a Diet Coke and cigarette break she took while shooting a video for her new single, 22. Allen, 24, was wearing a full-length chocolate dress that left her sides exposed, and part of her boob showing.

May 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop star Lily Allen has rubbished reports that she is dating musician Daniel Merriweather, insisting she hasn't met him in almost a year. Allen was said to have fallen for Merriweather after they were introduced by mutual friend Mark Ronson.

May 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Freida Pinto and Evangeline Lilly are the latest beauties to join the list of celebrities to endorse products by cosmetic giant L'Oreal. While there have been persistent Internet rumours that the 'Slumdog Millionaire' star would be the face of Estee Lauder, Pinto has said that she is excited to be the face of L'Oreal.