1001 Facts About Singers

1. Lady Gaga forced to evacuate home due to wildfires, documents it all on Instagram.

2. Sir Elton John performed the show at Caesars for the next three years.

3. Selena Gomez is back in front of the camera for the Coach holiday campaign, having given everything to get the part.

4. Stevie Wonder wants to raise money through his benefit concert for California fire victims impacted by the catastrophic wildfires.

5. In 1994 Christina Aguilera moved to Japan, recording a duet, "All I Wanna Do", with Japanese pop star Keizo Nakanishi.

6. Usher Raymond IV is a stronger, more assured singer than he was a decade ago, though the melismas in his lower range sometimes meander off pitch.

7. Barbra Streisand appeared on the covers of major magazines in anticipation of what Time magazine named "The Music Event of the Century".

8. Dolly Parton was with him the day he passed: "I held his hand, and we prayed", Parton told Knoxville'sNews Sentinel.

9. Kelly Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series American Idol in 2002.

10. Christina Aguilera has achieved many great accomplishments from being a five-time Grammy winner to a star on.

11. Taylor Swift will be playing Bombalurina in the movie, while Corden is costarring as Bustopher Jones.

12. Lea Michele won a number of awards for portraying Rachel, including the 2009 Satellite Award for Best Actress—Television Series Musical or Comedy.

13. In September 2012, Troye Sivan began creating video blogs on the video sharing site YouTube, after having only sung on the site since 2007.

14. Justin Bieber gets his face tattooed as he gets matching inking with wife Hailey Baldwin.

15. Elvis Presley frequented record stores that provided jukeboxes and listening booths to customers.

16. Elton John donated all of the profits to the charity established in Diana's name.

17. Stephen Colbert joked that billionaire Richard Branson should build a camp for billionaires thinking of running for president.

18. Danny John-Jules is among the dancers in the restaurant where Kermit and Miss Piggy are dancing.

19. Sunidhi Chauhan's was involved with fundraising events for charities involved in the disaster clean-up operation.

20. Lionel Richie was against the war, but says he could see a day when he would come and perform in Baghdad.

21. Mariah Carey is the first international female artist to perform in Saudi Arabia since restrictions were lifted on gender segregation and entertainment last year.

22. Janet Jackson is the only Jackson child to step out from her older brother, Michael Jackson's shadow.

23. Dolly Parton's was brought up in the Church of God, the church her grandfather, Jake Robert Owens, pastored.

24. Tim McGraw came to the attention of Curb Records in 1990.

25. Luke Bryan wrapped his touring year on Friday night delivering his thirteenth stadium show of 2018 playing to a sold-out crowd in Detroit's Ford Field.

26. Carol Burnett was born in 1933 in Texas, San Antonio.

27. Barbra Streisand is an outspoken Democrat, and has used her talents and fame to support multiple candidates and causes, including Al Gore, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

28. Daryle Singletary died at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee on the morning of February 12, 2018.

29. Avril Lavigne is famous for having quite a few tattoos including ink of the F word on her ribs.

30. In 1994 Christina Aguilera moved to Japan, recording a duet, "All I Wanna Do", with Japanese pop star Keizo Nakanishi.

31. Kamal Haasan is tied with Mammootty for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three.

32. Stephen Colbert describes his parenting style as "Go watch the TV", something he picked up from his mom, who had 11 kids to deal with, so her time was sparse.

33. In September 1993, Barbra Streisand announced her first public concert appearances in 27 years.

34. Luke Bryan appeared on the April 18, 2010, episode of Celebrity Apprentice alongside fellow country star Emily West.

35. In 2005, Tom Waits appeared in the Tony Scott film Domino as a soothsayer.

36. In 2007, Demi Lovato began working with the Disney Channel.

37. Janet Jackson donated a portion of the tour's sales to America's Promise, an organization founded by Colin Powell to assist disenfranchised youth.

38. Carol Burnett stayed with the show throughout its entire run, even though the simultaneous work for the Garry Moore Show brought her to the point of exhaustion.

39. Sir Elton John wrote about his friendship with Freddie in a moving, deeply personal letter.

40. Barbara Streisand's was seen during an April 1961 episode on which Orson Bean substituted for Paar.

41. Kylie Minogue was forced to call the police in 2003 when more than 700 letters were sent to her home and London offices.

42. Blake Shelton singing George Jones is something you need to hear.

43. Luke Bryan has a height of 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 92 kg.

44. Mark Ronson collaborated with Kaiser Chiefs on their third album.

45. Tom Waits is working on a new stage musical with director and long-time collaborator Robert Wilson and playwright Martin McDonagh.

46. Louis Tomlinson failed his first year of A levels at the Hayfield School and ended up going back to Hall Cross and starting A levels again.

47. Stevie Wonder was keeping the door open for a collaboration with Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones concerning a rumored jazz album.

48. Shawn Mendes has apologised for liking a transphobic tweet in error.

49. In 2004, Lea Michele began portraying Shprintze in the Broadway revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof, and understudied the role of Chava.

50. Stephen Colbert gained attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet.

51. Bruno Mars will be sharing the spoils of a 24k plated career with those in his home state of Hawaii this holiday season.

52. Justin Bieber is finally making it possible to dress just like him, because that's the world needs—more Bieber.

53. In 2009, Priyanka Chopra began writing an opinion column, "The Priyanka Chopra Column", for the Hindustan Times.

54. Taylor Swift has shared some photos of her posing on the set of her new movie, Cats, in which she plays the part of Bombalurina.

55. Bonnie Tyler revealed that the secret to her young and flawless skin is Botox.

56. Elton John worked with lyricist Gary Osborne for his 1978 release A Single Man, and in 1977 he realized his dream of recording with legendary Philadelphia soul producer Thom Bell.

57. Lily Allen has posted a video apology to fans after cancelling two US shows due to illness and after receiving "devastating news".

58. Lenny Kravitz moved back to New York City where The Cosby Show was produced in 1987, moving in with Bonet.

59. On May 6, 1982, Diana Ross was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

60. Usher Raymond IV, always grateful to his mother for all her support, gave her a Mercedes 420 automobile and a Cartier watch.

61. Lady Gaga chose a custom high-neck Louis Vuitton gown with statement sleeves for the occasion.

62. Taylor Swift says people shouldn't underestimate young voters, urges fans to vote.

63. Bruno Mars was raised on his father's doo-wop collection—"simple four-chord songs that got straight to the point" and on Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis,and Frankie Lymon.

64. Neil Diamond took to Twitter to announce the good news that he was tying the knot again and was engaged to Katie McNeil.

65. In 2015, Louis Tomlinson created his own record label, Triple Strings Ltd, as an imprint of his current label Syco.

66. Elton John is known as a recipient of five Brit Awards and five Grammy Awards.

67. Barbara Streisand's attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn in 1955 where she became an honor student in modern history, English, and Spanish.

68. Billie Holiday wanted to sing at his funeral, but her request was denied.

69. In November 2017, Lea Michele partnered with eBay to design a pin to benefit Feeding America; she auctioned off a set visit to one of her projects in 2018.

70. Meghan Trainor loves blowing away the stereotype of the super thin pop star.

71. Nicole Scherzinger jumped back onto the small screen in 2010, performing as a contestant and eventual series winner on the ABC program Dancing with the Stars.

72. Kamal Haasan was criticised by Nayakan producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in The Hindu taking unnecessary credit for that film.

73. Blake Shelton appeared on the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010 where he performed "All About Tonight" and won Male Vocalist of the Year.

74. In 1955, Judy Garland appeared in the first of many TV specials, including Ford Star Jubilee, which was the first full-color show on CBS.

75. Lenny Kravitz often went to see New York theater, where his mother worked.

76. Pete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.

77. Blake Shelton has won the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award at American Music Awards in 2011 and 2016.

78. Christina Aguilera has denied Pink's claim that she tried to punch her in a nightclub.

79. Janet Jackson has 4 dogs: a Rottweiler, a Boxer, a miniature Schnauzer, and an Australian shepherd-cross.

80. Lily Allen earned initial recognition through her recording uploaded on Myspace after which she was signed by a record label and released her major first single, "Smile" in 2006.

81. Channing Tatum has confirmed reports that he and Jessie J are dating by posting a photo of her performing during a concert.

82. Stephen Colbert hosted the show in-character as a blustery right-wing pundit, generally considered to be an extension of his character on The Daily Show.

83. At the age of four, Bruno Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Notes, and became known on the island for his impersonation of Presley.

84. Tim McGraw always loved to play competitive sports since he was a child.

85. Christina Aguilera is a soprano, possessing a four-octave vocal range spanning from C3 to C♯7.

86. In 1986, Barbra Streisand founded The Barbra Streisand Foundation, and since the year it was founded, she has helped donate more than $18 million.

87. Ricky Martin delivered a speech at the United Nations Homophobia Conference on November 12, 2012.

88. Lil Wayne is suing his former lawyer for over $20 million.

89. In 2011, Taylor Swift used a dress rehearsal of her Speak Now tour as a benefit concert for victims of recent tornadoes in the United States, raising more than $750,000.

90. Taylor Swift wants you to get out and vote! Hours after polls opened around the country on Tuesday, the "Look What You Made Me Do" singer took to Instagram Stories to urge her fans to hit the polls and engage in their civic duty by voting in.

91. On 23 May 2000, Paulina Rubio released her fifth album, Paulina, her first release under Universal Music Latino; she was given complete control over the album.

92. Dolly Parton has worked with charitable organizations in support of numerous causes over the years and established her own Dollywood Foundation in 1996.

93. Gary Barlow dedicated the band's song "Rule the World" to "everyone who's lost someone—Dad, this is for you".

94. At the Essence Music Festival in July 2006, Jill Scott spoke out about how women of color are portrayed in hip-hop songs and music videos.

95. On September 22, 2016, Ricky Martin released a new song "Vente Pa' Ca" with Colombian singer, Maluma.

96. Priyanka Chopra was the first Bollywood star signed by Creative Artists Agency, and broke into the music scene in 2012 with her song "In My City" with will.

97. Avril Lavigne began singing in church in church at a young age, and signed with Arista Records in 2000.

98. In late 2007, Lady Gaga met with songwriter and producer RedOne.

99. Lady Gaga is rumored to be wanted by Disney to join their planned live-action Little Mermaid movie.

100. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, a close friend of Lenny Kravitz's would appear at The Orpheum Theater in Boston.

101. Sam Smith infamously claimed while accepting his award that he was the first openly gay man to win an Oscar—referencing a previous quote by Sir Ian McKellen that was actually about the best actor award.

102. Carol Burnett worked on a lot of creations for stage, movies, videos and the television.

103. Gary Barlow is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.

104. Kamal Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are Charuhasan, Chandrahasan and Nalini.

105. Troye Sivan regularly makes YouTube videos, and as of 26 September 2015, has over 3.6 million subscribers and over 203 million total views.

106. Sir Elton John was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995.

107. Lady Gaga is Honored at Patron of the Artists Awards 2018!.

108. Ricky Martin was accepted into New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, but months before classes began, Martin dropped out and moved to Mexico City to perform in the play Mama Ama el Rock.

109. Lionel Richie will perform at the Grandstand the night before Carlile.

110. Elton John performed "Believe" at the 1995 Brit Awards, and picked up the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

111. Stevie Wonder is an internationally renowned singer, song writer and musician.

112. Mark Ronson has twin sisters who are two years younger: Charlotte Ronson, a fashion designer; and Samantha Ronson, a singer and DJ.

113. Billie Holiday could not sing as often during Shaw's shows as she could in Basie's; the repertoire was more instrumental, with fewer vocals.

114. Nancy Ajram is anti-Israel and controversial in her region for being a female pop singer, but generally uninterested in politics.

115. Barbara Streisand's set the second-place record at MGM Grand Garden Arena with her December 31, 1999, show being the house record and highest-grossing concert of all time.

116. Nina Simone got "Nina Simone" from a nickname given to her by a boyfriend, and "Simone" from a French actress called Simone Signoret.

117. Avril Lavigne began dating fellow Canadian musician Chad Kroeger, frontman of the band Nickelback, in July 2012.

118. Sam Smith will start at small forward in Wednesday's game against the Thunder, Fred McLeod of Fox Sports Ohio reports.

119. Gwen Stefani and boyfriend Blake Shelton were adorable as usual at the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards on Sunday.

120. Kylie Minogue's signing with Deconstruction Records in 1993 marked a new phase in her career.

121. Christina Aguilera said in an interview in 2011 that opts not to drive, at least in Los Angeles, due to a concern that she'll accidentally hit one of the paparazzi.

122. Lil Wayne had the same lawyer for over 13 years up until September 2018.

123. Christina Aguilera performed the song "Reflection" for Disney's animated film Mulan.

124. Channing Tatum wants Mondays and Tuesdays with Everly, while Jenna would have her on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

125. Selena Gomez officially signed a recording contract with Interscope Records in December 2014.

126. Lea Michele was born on August 29, 1986, in the Bronx, New York.

127. Stevie Wonder was introduced to Transcendental Meditation through his marriage to Syreeta Wright.

128. Demi Lovato has received two Grammy Award nominations, four Billboard Music Awards nominations and three Brit Award nominations.

129. Usher Raymond IV received another Grammy Award nomination in 2006 through a cover of Luther Vandross's "Superstar" he performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005.

130. Stevie Wonder was slammed in the forehead by the truck bed and knocked unconscious.

131. In July 2017, the media reported that Lea Michele had begun dating the president of clothing brand AYR, Zandy Reich.

132. Apart from public appearances, Sunidhi Chauhan began to use social media to respond directly to her fans.

133. Tom Waits continued pursuing his musical interests, taking piano lessons.

134. Mark Ronson has twin sisters who are two years younger: Charlotte Ronson, a fashion designer, and Samantha Ronson, a singer and DJ.

135. In November 2015 it was announced that Blake Shelton had started dating his colleague from The Voice, Gwen Stefani.

136. Kelly Clarkson started things off on a nostalgic note at her "Meaning of Life" Utah tour stop Wednesday night.

137. Diana Ross would introduce the group during several public events, including The Hollywood Palace.

138. Dolores O'Riordan was an icon in the rock and roll scene as well as in fashion.

139. Barbara Streisand's was awarded Filmmaker of the Year Award for "lifetime achievement in filmmaking" by ShowEast and Peabody Award in 1996, Christopher Award in 1998.

140. Gary Barlow will embark on a solo tour of the UK kicking off in April 2018, playing 33 dates in 24 intimate venues.

141. Nicole Scherzinger is all smiles as she makes her way out of Tape nightclub on Saturday night in London, England.

142. Priyanka Chopra had a flight to catch, but she stayed for a few minutes to talk to Jonas.

143. Steven Tyler retweeted the photo of Will and the hapless girl after she tagged him in her post.

144. Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter and dancer.

145. In February 1961, Elvis Presley performed two shows for a benefit event in Memphis, on behalf of 24 local charities.

146. Ricky Martin recorded a duet with Eros Ramazzotti, "Non siamo soli" which topped the Italian chart for eleven consecutive weeks.

147. In 2018, Mariah Carey signed a worldwide deal with Live Nation Entertainment.

148. Shruti Haasan took to Twitter to thank all the members, who came for the gig.

149. Dannii Minogue returned during the judges' houses stage, selecting Nicolo Festa, Matt Cardle and Aiden Grimshaw as her final three, with Paije Richardson as her wildcard act.

150. Pete Shelley deleted the offending passage and the work was published as The Revolt of Islam.

151. Christina Aguilera made it through the audition with a rendition of "The Greatest Love of All", which she performed on the show.

152. In 2006, Dolores O'Riordan was listed among the 10 richest women in Ireland.

153. Stevie Wonder were married from 1970 to 1972 and did not have any children together.

154. Dolly Parton's was on The Love Boat in 1977, a short cameo in episode 13 as the boat captain's silent wife.

155. Lea Michele got into a car accident on the way to her Glee audition when she collided with a car while turning into the FOX studio lot.

156. Cheryl Cole returned for the sixth series in 2009 and was given the boys category.

157. Lady Gaga is walking the walk when it comes to helping California's wildfire victims and she's doing it with arms full of pizza.

158. Jill Scott has established the Blues Babe Foundation, a program founded to help young minority students pay for university expenses.

159. Christina Aguilera tells fans she tried singing at New Orleans bar and was denied.

160. In 1975, Steven Tyler persuaded the parents of 16-year-old groupie Julia Holcomb to sign over guardianship to him so that she could live with him in Boston.

161. In 2010, Louis Tomlinson auditioned for the seventh series of the singing competition The X Factor.

162. Stephen Colbert has had a plethora of success over the years.

163. Priyanka Chopra is an actress, film producer, philanthropist, and singer.

164. Kamal Haasan started acting at the age of four and has an experience over six decades in the Indian film industry.

165. Mariah Carey won the award for being the "Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium" and will go down in history as being one of the most successful musicians of all time.

166. In 1985 Lionel Richie wrote "We Are the World" with pop icon Michael Jackson to raise money for African famine relief; the song generated some $50 million in donations and received a Grammy for song of the year.

167. In 2011, Shakira got her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

168. Lea Michele won a number of awards for portraying Rachel, including the 2009 Satellite Award for Best Actress—Television Series Musical or Comedy.

169. Christina Aguilera was in New Orleans Thursday ahead of her Friday show as part of her Liberation Tour and stopped by a popular bar, but when she wanted to hop on stage with the band, she was turned down.

170. Anthony Kiedis met future bandmate Slovak after seeing him perform with his band Anthym.

171. Lionel Richie performed on the 2009 season finale for American Idol with Danny Gokey.

172. Usher Raymond IV cancelled his performance at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy Gala in order to fly to Brazil to be with Foster.

173. Priyanka Chopra having zodiac sign Cancer, recently her age is 34 years.

174. Kamal Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980s Tamil-language Varumayin Niram Sivappu, in which he played an unemployed youth; he made a cameo appearance in Rajinikanth's 1981 Thillu Mullu.

175. Shawn Mendes partnered with BlendApp with the goal of raising up to $25,000, where $1 was raised for every signup and positive message shared on the application.

176. Luke Bryan began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Idol—before signing with Capitol Nashville with his cousin, Chad Christopher Boyd in 2007.

177. Usher Raymond IV rereleased it with four new tracks, including a duet with Alicia Keys that became a hit.

178. In early 2012, Bonnie Tyler began working on her latest album, Rocks and Honey.

179. In 1988, Diana Ross was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the Supremes, alongside Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard.

180. Lady Gaga fans weren't far from the "Shallow" on Saturday night.

181. Thom Yorke is red haired with a noticing blue eyes.

182. Justin Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.

183. Christina Aguilera is a soprano, having a vocal range spanning four octaves.

184. Lionel Richie found himself in the spotlight in 2003 and 2004 when his daughter, Nicole, starred in the reality television show Simple Life with hotel heiress Paris Hilton.

185. Anthony Kiedis organized the New American Music Union, a two-day summer music festival set for August 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

186. Stephen Colbert voiced the characters of Reducto and Phil Ken Sebben in the Adult Swim's Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, but left the show in 2005 to work on The Colbert Report.

187. Bruno Mars impersonated Michael Jackson and Little Richard, both of whom are major inspirations of his.

188. Luke Bryan looked on with a margarita while Luke Bryan hit the waves.

189. Justin Bieber posts intimate photo of himself with Hailey Baldwin.

190. In 2011, Joe Jonas released his debut solo studio album, Fastlife, which achieved remarkable success.

191. On March 8, 2010, Lil Wayne was given a one-year sentence, which he served in Rikers Island.

192. Lady Gaga has already given us a "Million Reasons" to love her, but on Sunday she gave us more.

193. In May 2018, it was announced that Janet Jackson would received the Billboard Icon Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.

194. In 2003, Sir Elton John sold the contents of his Holland Park home—expected to fetch £800,000 at Sotheby's—to modernise the decoration and to display some of his contemporary art collection.

195. Lily Allen confirmed in an interview with BBC Radio 1 on 19 November 2013 that she was to perform at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival.

196. Blake Shelton pulls girlfriend Gwen Stefani onstage after People's Choice win.

197. Joe Jonas dated yet another super-famous lady when he coupled up with Gigi Hadid in June 2015.

198. Judy Garland was a frequent guest on Kraft Music Hall, hosted by her friend Bing Crosby.

199. Nancy Ajram has celebrated the total number of 35 birthdays till date.

200. Bruno Mars was raised on his father's doo-wop collection—"simple four-chord songs that got straight to the point" and on Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis,and Frankie Lymon.

201. Priyanka Chopra's played an NRI girl in the Apoorva Lakhia's bilingual action drama Zanjeer, a remake of the 1973 Hindi film of the same name, which met with poor reactions from critics and was unsuccessful at the box office.

202. Lady Gaga provides pizza, mental health support to wildfire evacuees.

203. Priyanka Chopra was the first Bollywood star signed by Creative Artists Agency, and broke into the music scene in 2012 with her song "In My City" with will.

204. In 1975, Elton John received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

205. Dolly Parton is recognized as a businesswoman, actress, humanitarian and author.

206. Sir Elton John formed his own label named The Rocket Record Company and signed acts to it—notably Neil Sedaka (John sang background vocals on Sedaka's "Bad Blood") and Kiki Dee, in whom he took a personal interest.

207. Kelly Clarkson released a powerful cover of "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman.

208. Channing Tatum has starred in the acclaimed drama Foxcatcher and provided voice work for animated fare like The Lego Movie.

209. Priyanka Chopra was the fifth Indian contestant to win Miss World, and the fourth to do so in seven years.

210. In early 2017, Taylor Swift began dating English actor Joe Alwyn.

211. Kelly Clarkson is more interested in her "Heartbeat Song" than working on getting her heart rate up! The 36-year-old singer managed to become even more relatable when she took to Twitter on Thursday to complain about her fitness routine.

212. Pete Shelley is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks, one of the first generation UK punk rock groups.

213. Pete Shelley was the front man for the band who are best known for their hit, Ever Fallen In Love.

214. Priyanka Chopra is rather open about her Hindu beliefs, and even travels with a mandir shrine for her morning prayers.

215. Anthony Kiedis was developing a series for HBO based on his unconventional upbringing in Los Angeles.

216. Bonnie Tyler became the first and only representative of the United Kingdom to receive a Eurovision Song Contest Radio award in 2013.

217. In February 2010, Paulina Rubio participated in a charity song for the people of Haiti, a cover of "We Are The World" in Spanish, titled "Somos El Mundo".

218. On 15 June 2017, Lilly Lily Allen appeared on Channel 4 News to discuss the Grenfell Tower fire.

219. Danny John-Jules is an avid motorcyclist and regularly participates in charity rides.

220. In February 2013, Sir Elton John performed a duet with singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.

221. Nancy Ajram appeared in famous television commercials and had released two albums for children.

222. Tom Waits modelled some of his early vocal mannerisms after Richard Buckley.

223. Christina Aguilera made it through the audition with a rendition of "The Greatest Love of All", which she performed on the show.

224. Avril Lavigne was noticed by Arista Records during a trip to New York.

225. Pete Shelley moved to Tallinn, Estonia in 2012 with his wife Greta, an Estonian-born Canadian, preferring the less hectic pace there to London.

226. Sir Elton John detailed the period in 1990 when he was struggling with drug and alcohol abuse, and he proudly proclaimed the success of battling the spread of HIV with his Foundation.

227. Stephen Colbert has some advice for Americans braving the extremely cold temperatures in the Midwest, especially in Chicago.

228. In 2009, Priyanka Chopra began writing an opinion column, "The Priyanka Chopra Column", for the Hindustan Times.

229. Mariah Carey came to town as the final stop on her Asian tour, playing the near-capacity crowd at a hall in Bitec Bangna after the supposedly more dramatic setting of Borobudur.

230. In September 1941, Elvis Presley entered first grade at East Tupelo Consolidated, where his teachers regarded him as "average".

231. Troye Sivan signed to EMI Australia in 2013 but kept it secret for a year.

232. Sam Smith infamously claimed while accepting his award that he was the first openly gay man to win an Oscar—referencing a previous quote by Sir Ian McKellen that was actually about the best actor award.

233. Gary Barlow is a lead singer of the British pop band named, "Take That".

234. Joe Jonas recently showed off a new tattoo on social media.

235. Dolly Parton's has had 26 songs reach No 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist.

236. Bruno Mars made the announcement that he was making a donation to the Salvation Army.

237. In November 2003, Michael Buble released a Christmas EP Let it Snow, containing five previously unreleased tracks, that peaked at 56 on the Billboard 200.

238. Christina Aguilera shared the news during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

239. Justin Bieber has won numerous awards throughout his career, including the American Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2012, a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song "Where Are U Now", and a Latin Grammy Award.

240. Sir Elton John formed his own label named The Rocket Record Company and signed acts to it—notably Neil Sedaka (John sang background vocals on Sedaka's "Bad Blood") and Kiki Dee, in whom he took a personal interest.

241. In 2013, Nancy Ajram performed the theme song for Worth 100 Men—a radio fiction series produced by The Womanity Foundation, which focuses on women's education, training and development.

242. Channing Tatum confirms Jessie J romance with sweet Instagram post.

243. Kelly Clarkson is one of the most successful recording artists to emerge from the world of American Idol, releasing hit after hit since her debut single, "A Moment Like This", rose to No 1 in 2002.

244. Since 2007, Dannii Minogue has established herself as a talent show judge and television personality.

245. Lionel Richie started to write songs for other artists, like Kenny Rogers.

246. Lenny Kravitz talks to Man About Town about still feeling excited about music after all these years.

247. Lea Michele went partially nude for her role on Broadway's Spring Awakening.

248. In October 2008, Stephen Colbert made an extended 8-page appearance webslinging with Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man issue No 573.

249. Sam Smith urged to take big chance at Oxford United this week.

250. Danny John-Jules has appeared, uncredited, in the 1979 British film Scum, playing a look-out during a fight scene.

251. Kelly Clarkson leaving The Voice is a real concern for viewers of the popular reality show.

252. Avril Lavigne invited her to contribute vocals on his song, "Touch the Sky", for his 1999 album, Quinte Spirit.

253. Nancy Ajram is one of the most influential personalities in the Middle East and a chart-topping internet phenomenon.

254. Tom Waits thought that Waits was, along with the painter Edward Hopper, "one of the two great depicters of American isolation".

255. Kelly Clarkson's reinvented her musical direction by developing a more rock-oriented sound with her second studio album, Breakaway.

256. Kelly Rowland played the role of Margot Scotts in the television film Love By the 10th Date, which premiered on Lifetime on January 28, 2017.

257. Dolores O'Riordan is telling me about the life-changing skiing accident she had at the age of 22.

258. On November 10, 1956, Billie Holiday performed two concerts before packed audiences at Carnegie Hall.

259. In 2013, Paulina Rubio became a coach on La Voz Kids, and became a judge on the American version of The X Factor.

260. From May 17 to June 28, 2014, Steven Tyler performed 15 shows with Aerosmith on the European leg of the Global Warming Tour.

261. Dannii Minogue was born on 20 October 1971, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

262. Barbra Streisand's set the third-place record for her show of October 9, 2006 at Madison Square Garden, the first—and second-place records, of which are held by her two shows in September 2000.

263. Channing Tatum takes daughter to new girlfriend Jessie J's concert.

264. Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton have been friends for years, but it seems Bryan forgot to update Shelton on one important change to his life recently, joking to Entertainment Tonight that he neglected to give Shelton his new phone number.

265. Christina Aguilera makes a sad face, like that's the end of it.

266. In 2011, Justin Bieber was honoured with a star in front of Avon Theater in Ontario, Canada, where he used to busk when he was younger.

267. Kylie Minogue began appearing in more avant-garde British monthlies like l-D and The Face, rather than the teen pop magazines that had boosted her career in its initial years.

268. Blake Shelton is known for his role as a judge on the televised singing competitions Nashville Star, Clash of the Choirs, and The Voice.

269. Lily Allen produced two mixtapes—My First Mixtape and My Second Mixtape—to promote her work.

270. Stephen Colbert realized he was the recipient of an extremely rare honor when astronaut Suni Williams came on The Colbert Report to announce that NASA had named the treadmill after him.

271. Lenny Kravitz became so popular that he won every single Grammy award for his category for three consecutive years till 2002.

272. Judy Garland married her fifth husband, nightclub manager Mickey Deans, on March 15, 1969.

273. Priyanka Chopra was the first Bollywood star signed by Creative Artists Agency, and broke into the music scene in 2012 with her song "In My City" with will.

274. Jessie J is an English singer and songwriter who rose to prominence with her debut single "Do It Like a Dude".

275. Rajesh Khanna watched a  lot of Kamal Haasan's films for remake rights.

276. Kamal Haasan had his basic education in Paramakudi and then moved to Chennai along with his family.

277. Lionel Richie headlined the 2000 Fourth of July concert at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

278. Lionel Richie was having dinner with his friend and physician Lloyd Greig when he had an epiphany about the song.

279. Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter who is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 280 million records worldwide.

280. Janet Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.

281. Judy Garland's appreciated the results so much that Ponedel was written into her contract for all her remaining pictures at MGM.

282. In 2013, Luke Bryan received the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards "Entertainer of the Year" award—and has sold over seven million albums and 27 million singles worldwide.

283. Justin Bieber released his first full-length studio album, "My World 2.0", in 2010.

284. Tom Waits wanted to move away from using Howe as his producer, although the two parted on good terms.

285. Bruno Mars is linking up with the Salvation Army's 48th annual Thanksgiving Dinner meal program to bring some magic to those in need.

286. Kamal Haasan received in 1990 the Padma Shri and in 2014 the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema.

287. Kelly Rowland transitioned into acting in 2002, playing the recurring role of Carly in the fourth season of UPN sitcom The Hughleys.

288. Christina Aguilera performed the song "Reflection" for Disney's animated film Mulan.

289. In 2013, Christina Aguilera was one of Times 100 Most Influential People in the World.

290. Justin Bieber has won twenty one MTV Europe Music Awards, which is the most awards received by a single artist to date.

291. Stephen Colbert claimed on his show Thursday night that life is so bad under the presidency of Donald Trump, he finds himself praying every single day.

292. Janet Jackson attended public school in Encino, California for some time before switching to Valley Professional School, from which she graduated in 1984.

293. Kelly Clarkson is one of the most successful recording artists to emerge from the world of American Idol, releasing hit after hit since her debut single, "A Moment Like This", rose to No 1 in 2002.

294. Dolly Parton was interested until Presley's wily manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song recorded by Presley.

295. On Wednesday, Lady Gaga dropped by a shelter at Pacific Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles to cheer up those who'd been affected by fires.

296. Sir Elton John married his close friend and sound engineer, Renate Blauel, on Valentine's Day 1984—the marriage lasted three years.

297. Lil Wayne is an American hip hop recording artist and author from New Orleans, Louisiana.

298. Jessie J has taken those lookalike comments down like a domino.

299. Sunidhi Chauhan's has appeared four times in Forbes' Celebrity 100 of India.

300. Lil Wayne made his debut on ESPN's daily sports round table show Around The Horn on February 10, 2009.

301. In spite of being under the legal age, Nancy Ajram was exceptionally accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon.

302. In 2011, Janet Jackson released the book True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself, which dealt candidly with ideas around body image and her struggles with weight.

303. Elton John became famous for his oversize glasses and outrageous outfits.

304. Jessie J is an English singer and songwriter who rose to prominence with her debut single "Do It Like a Dude".

305. Brad Paisley eventually secured a regular spot on Jamboree USA, a popular country music radio show.

306. In late July 2011, it was announced that Dannii Minogue would serve as the ambassador for 2011's Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, a role that will see Minogue participate in a series of appearances in September.

307. Michael Buble is the latest celebrity to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

308. In 2002, Bonnie Tyler began working on her thirteenth studio album, Heart Strings.

309. Najwa Karam is the Lebanese singer and has sold more than 60 million records in all over the world and has great contribution in the spread of Lebanese tongue in the Arabic pop.

310. In late 2011, Justin Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled Believe.

311. Gary Barlow had a brief cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi as a soldier in the Crait trenches.

312. In 1973, Diana Ross had her second number-one hit with the ballad "Touch Me in the Morning".

313. Luke Bryan began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Idol—before signing with Capitol Nashville with his cousin, Chad Christopher Boyd in 2007.

314. Lil Wayne released his seventh studio album, the rock-influenced Rebirth, in February 2010.

315. Bruno Mars is the first male artist to place two titles as a lead act in the Hot 100's top 10 simultaneously.

316. Priyanka Chopra was the first Bollywood star signed by Creative Artists Agency, and broke into the music scene in 2012 with her song "In My City" with will.

317. Dolores O'Riordan had the opportunity to perform Ave Maria along with Luciano Pavarotti in 1995.

318. In March 2015, Justin Bieber made an appearance in the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen's single "I Really Like You".

319. Nina Simone stayed in Barbados for quite some time, and had a lengthy affair with the Prime Minister, Errol Barrow.

320. Ricky Martin is dad to three beautiful kids with partner Jwan Yosef.

321. Dolly Parton is famous for her good-natured, compassionate ways and in that vein, it comes as no surprise that she is a whole-hearted LGBT supporter.

322. Brad Paisley will be joined by special guests Chris Lane and Riley Green.

323. Mariah Carey has announced she will take up residency at London's Royal Albert Hall.

324. On March 26, 2012, Lionel Richie released his tenth studio album, Tuskegee.

325. In 2002 Tim McGraw broke with Nashville convention by recording with his touring band, the Dancehall Doctors, and by releasing the controversial single "Red Ragtop"; a few country radio stations refused to play the song because its story line involved an abortion.

326. In 1994, Kamal Haasan became the first actor to charge 1.5 crore per film.

327. Justin Bieber is finally making it possible to dress just like him, because that's the world needs—more Bieber.

328. Usher Raymond IV is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team.

329. At the Minnesota State Fair in August, Demi Lovato announced that after a pre-show performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards she would release a single by December.

330. Taylor Swift will be playing the role of Bombalurina in Cats, and will perform showstopper Macavity the Mysterious Cat when the movie is released.