Leona Lewis snubbed by Brit awards

April 30th, 2009 LONDON - Leona Lewis has been smashed in the face by her stallion - a birthday present from her friends. The 'X Factor' singer had gone for a pleasant early-morning trot in LA when the horse suddenly turned on her.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - Leona Lewis' friends gave her a rather 'galloping' surprise present for her birthday- a sponsored horse. The 'Bleeding Love' hit-maker's parents, mates and boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa travelled all the way to LA to give her a surprise on her big day.

April 1st, 2009 LONDON - Telly star Kelly Brook has been named the 'Top Natural Beauty in the UK'. The TV presenter and model was the overall winner in a survey of 2,050 Brits conducted by Bionsen deodorant, asking who was their favourite natural beauty.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - Jenson Button shared steamy minutes with his lingerie model-girlfriend after winning the Australian Grand Prix. The Brit racer rushed to his private room with lover Jessica Michibata after his Formula One victory in Melbourne.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is reportedly eyeing a duet with Leona Lewis to lend her voice to the part previously sung by his sister Janet in 1995 hit 'Scream'. The King of Pop was said to have been highly impressed with the vocals of the 23-year-old and was allegedly eager to take her on his side as he performs 50 'This Is It' concerts at the O2 arena in London.

March 28th, 2009 LONDON - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted that his F1 world title defence was already in trouble. The Brit, who finished 16th and 18th in early qualifying for tomorrow's opener in Australia, said: "We're clearly not in the place where we would love to be.

March 20th, 2009 LONDON - Two of the remaining Three Tenors, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, will grace the Classical Brit Awards in London. Though the duo is not expected to perform at the event, Domingo may present his fellow Tenor with a lifetime achievement award.

March 19th, 2009 LONDON - British pop singer Leona Lewis gave a dazzling performance at tycoon John Caudwell's daughter's birthday party, for which she was paid a whopping 1 million pounds. Leona enthralled 200 people at the birthday party with 7 hit songs, and a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' for the birthday girl Libby Caudwell.

February 21st, 2009 LONDON - US rock band Kings of Leon was involved in a backstage brawl after the Brit awards. Lead singer Caleb Followill and his cousin Matthew Followill ended up fighting, thesun.co.uk reports.

February 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan have been bestowed with first FICCI-IIFA's 'Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade' awards here. The two were among the 10 stars who have been felicitated with the 'Most Powerful Entertainers of the decade' award at the ongoing annual FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry)-Frames exposition on media and entertainment industry.

January 26th, 2009 LONDON - British singer Leona Lewis has carved a niche as a singer, but she failed to impress with her acting skills. Thesun.co.uk reports that Lewis appears in the video 'I Will Be' with TV star Chace Crawford and she failed to impress with her acting bit in it.

January 22nd, 2009 LONDON - British singer Leona Lewis is now about to launch a celebrity fragrance. People.co.uk reports that Lewis confirmed that she is working in partnership with a German beauty brand LR to develop a signature scent.

January 18th, 2009 LONDON - Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress Kylie Minogue is to co-host the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards, also known as Brit Awards. Minogue will take to the stage alongside English actors James Corden and Mathew Horne at London's Earl's Court Feb 18, reports contactmusic.com.

December 31st, 2008 LONDON - British singer Leona Lewis had a scare when she was approached by police after her mother's car was doubled-parked near her home here. But the cops only wanted an autograph.

December 28th, 2008 LONDON - British singer Leona Lewis wants to work with the band Coldplay on her next album to make it sound rockier. According to thesun.co.uk, Lewis now wants more rock songs on her next album.