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It is reported that Justin Hawkins, formerly of The Darkness, is to star alongside former Buffy the Vampire Slayer regular Charisma Carpenter in the psychological movie thriller Vivid.
Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers perform for the new U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama, and her daughters at the Kids' Inaugural Concert in Washington D.C., USA.
Laura Marling headlines Celtic Connections with The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.At the Virgin Media Music Awards 2008 Leona Lewis wins the Best U.K. Act award, while girl band The Saturdays win Best New Act. For the second consecutive year Amy Winehouse gets Loser of the Year.
It is announced that R+B star Rihanna is the UK's best-selling singles artist of 2008, selling almost 1.3 million copies of her singles Take a Bow, Disturbia and Rehab.
Blues guitar virtuoso Jeff Healey, who died in March 2008, wins seven posthumous prizes at the Maple Blues Awards in Toronto, Canada. At the same event, Taj Mahal is honoured with the "B.B. King International Artist of the Year" award.