Sore Sparks Struggling To Enjoy New Number One

November 21st, 2009 Singer JORDIN SPARKS is recovering after emergency surgery to have her appendix removed. The 19-year-old American Idol winner was slated to perform in Australia, with Australian Idol Guy Sebastian on Sunday (22Nov09), but was forced to scrap her appearance she was hospitalised with acute appendicitis on Wednesday night (18Nov09).

November 13th, 2009 A contestant on U.S. TV gameshow WIPEOUT has died after suffering a stroke while recovering from an on-set injury.

November 12th, 2009 'Wipeout' TV show player with rare condition diesLOS ANGELES — A contestant who was hospitalized after competing briefly on the game show "Wipeout" died two weeks later of a stroke apparently caused by a rare condition, his father said. Tom Sparks, 33, was participating in the first segment of an obstacle course Oct.

October 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Polish-American model Joanna Krupa has revealed that her training sessions on 'Dancing With the Stars' has left her feeling sore in places she has never been before. Krupa, 30, who is already a favourite on the show, says the pain at times is so intense she has to get massages.

October 2nd, 2009 PARAMORE star HAYLEY WILLIAMS has joined MILEY CYRUS on the sick list after pulling out of a series of shows with a sore throat. The singer struggled through the first gig on the band's U.S.

October 1st, 2009 MILEY CYRUS has scrapped her Friday night (02Oct09) concert in Omaha, Nebraska after struggling through recent shows with a sore throat. The Disney superstar hit the road with her Wonder World Tour last month (Sep09) and the dates have started taking their toll on her health and voice.

September 30th, 2009 MILEY CYRUS' U.S. tour is already becoming a pain in the neck - the teen sensation has been struck down with a sore throat.

September 21st, 2009 DREW BARRYMORE infuriated organisers at the Toronto International Film Festival after failing to show at a press event for her directorial debut WHIP IT. The star skipped the scheduled press junket for the upcoming roller derby movie at the Canadian festival at the weekend (begs19Sep09), aggravating event chiefs and waiting reporters.

September 9th, 2009 New mum JENNIFER HUDSON will make one of her first post-baby performances at the VH1 Divas concert in Brooklyn, New York on 17 September (09). The Dreamgirls star has joined fellow late additions Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper and Melissa Etheridge at the Academy of Music gala.

September 3rd, 2009 New novel, new movies in works for writer SparksRALEIGH, N.C. — So many projects, so much success.

August 7th, 2009 AMY ADAMS once seriously considered quitting acting because she was struggling to enjoy herself. The Enchanted star, who appears alongside Meryl Streep in new movie Julie & Julia, went through a period of reassessing her life when she was a hard-up newcomer to Hollywood.

July 22nd, 2009 Sparks talks about sophomore disc 'Battlefield'CHICAGO — Jordin Sparks is living a high-decibel life. She's traveling across the country as a special guest on the Jonas Brothers tour, performing at arenas packed with girls who, as Sparks puts it, "scream way up here, and they just hold it for four-hours straight." And even away from the stage, resting in her downtown hotel room on a weekend afternoon, the 2007 American Idol winner is met with the shrill yelps of yet another fan.

July 20th, 2009 Music Review: Jordin Sparks' 'Battlefield' is lostJordin Sparks, "Battlefield" (Jive Records) "Battlefield" may be the perfect title for Jordin Sparks' sophomore CD, simply because you'll struggle to get through her warchest of songs. The 12-track set is overloaded with too many songwriters and producers — Ryan Tedder, StarGate and T-Pain help out, among others.

July 18th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor checked out of a Los Angeles hospital and said that she is sore, but intact. Taylor, 77, posted on her Twitter account that she was home, just as she did last week to announce she would go into a hospital to complete a test she was in the middle of, reported cnn.com.

May 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Farhan Akhar's song for Tony D'Souza's underwater thriller 'Blue' that composer A.R. Rahman has decided to record at the last minute might get stalled a bit as the director-actor-singer is suffering from a sore throat.