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CARRIE UNDERWOOD MAKES FIRST POST-WEDDING APPEARANCE

Carrie Underwood sang at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Tuesday (July 27th) night. It was her first performance since marrying Mike Fisher in Greensboro, Georgia on July 10th, a fact that she made sure the audience knew. Carrie said, "It's the first time I've sung anything since I became a married lady!" She added, "It's so weird saying, 'My husband,'" people.com reports.

Carrie's 30-minute set featured a medley of her hits, including "Jesus Take The Wheel" and "Undo It."

Yesterday (Wednesday, July 28th), Carrie posted a message to fans on her website saying, "I'm a married lady now! Married life is pretty much like dating life. My husband is back in Canada...story of my life!"

Mike is back in Toronto for practice with his NHL team, the Ottawa Senators. Their first regular season home game is on October 8th.

Carrie will begin the fall leg of her Play On tour on September 25th in Portland, Oregon.

She will perform on NBC's Today show on Friday (July 30th) as part of their Summer Concert Series.

DIDDY REGRETS CONTROVERSIAL NIGHTLINE INTERVIEW

Diddy has admitted that he regrets doing the controversial Nightline interview with Martin Bashir last month. According to Vibe Magazine, the music mogul questioned why the journalist asked him about buying his son a Maybach luxury car for his 16th birthday. Diddy said, "The whole thing about giving a Maybach to my son, that's really like a racist question. You don't ask White people what they buy their kids. And they buy 'em Porsches and convertible Bentleys and it ain't no question. It's really a racist question and put things back in perspective with money and the way that people still look at you."

Diddy continued, "And I'm not saying that consciously he's a racist. But he probably don't even realize that he would not ask Steve Jobs that. He would be like Steve Jobs has that money and that's the gift his kid is supposed to get."

Diddy also commented on Lil Kim's recent jabs at him for working with raptress Nicki Minaj. He said, "When I heard her say what she said, it didn't really affect me. I didn't get mad at her or anything like that. I knew how she felt. I ain't agree with it. But also I know the motivation."

He added, "I know that people say, 'Oh, he's trying to get a new Lil' Kim.' I guess people will see in time. Yeah, Nicki had flavored wigs on, but besides that it ain't even the same approach to the writing."

The Vibe magazine with Diddy-Dirty Money, Rick Ross, Cassie, Janelle Monae and Red Cafe on the cover hits newsstands August 16th.

JESSICA SIMPSON IN TALKS TO BE 'AMERICAN IDOL' JUDGE?

Jessica Simpson joins the growing list of rumored potential candidates to fill Simon Cowell's shoes on American Idol. GossipCop.com reports that the singer has met with American Idol producers about becoming a judge. She's spoken with executives about the gig, and according to her rep, "she likes them and they like her." Insiders say "they are not at the negotiating stage yet."

Other names that have been tossed around lately include Justin Timberlake and Elton John, but those rumors have since been put to rest.

There's talk that Simpson's VH1 series, The Price Of Beauty, will return next year.

In other news, UsMagazine reports that Simpson was spotted making out with her new guy, Eric Johnson, in front of mom while eating dinner at a restaurant in New York this week.

MIA TAKES ON LADY GAGA AGAIN

M.I.A. launches a fresh new batch of insults on Lady Gaga in a new interview with Time Out magazine. Known for her expletive-filled rants, M.I.A. once again attacks the pop star -- this time after she was praised by Oprah Winfrey.

M.I.A. said, "Winfrey made this huge speech at the ball praising Lady GaGa about how she is helping Americans to be the best of themselves," MIA explained. "There's millions of other Americans who represent that for me."

M.I.A. then criticized Gaga for being brought up in New York City, saying, "Is it about numbers? About how much you're selling? Is it truly about the journey? Because Lady GaGa's journey isn't that difficult: to go from the f****** Upper East Side to a f****** performing arts school and onto a stage at the museum of f****** wherever. That journey's about four miles."

M.I.A. is out with a new album.

QUICKIES

PINK IS OFF THE ROAD -- TIME TO GROW A GARDEN: Pink recently got off the road and is looking forward to some down time, which includes growing a garden. She tweeted, "Just touched down in hazy crazy LA. What a whirlwind tour! 2 years went by in a lightning flash. time to plant a garden. Need dirt and stuff." Pink pointed out that she's struggling to find things to do now that she doesn't have to stick to a touring schedule.

LADY GAGA GETS COZY WITH HER MAN: Things seem to be going well for Lady Gaga with regards to her rekindled romance with her ex, musician Luc Carl. They were spotted kissing at a pool party at the St. Regis Hotel in Houston, Texas. Check out the photo: http://tinyurl.com/2ez3f4q

JUSTIN BIEBER TALKS ALBUM PLANS: Earsucker.com posted an interview Justin Bieber did with a radio station in which he reveals that he hopes to put another album out next year. He also says he'd consider recording a Christmas compilation.

In other Bieber news, during a concert rehearsal in Phoenix, Shaquille O'Neal showed up and joined Bieber for a duet. He serenades the teen pop star, singing, "Justin Bieber . . . I love you." Shaq is a big fan of Bieber, who will be a guest on the second season of his Shaq vs. Shaquille O'Neal. Check out the clip: http://tinyurl.com/2ceeouz

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE GETS OFFERED ANOTHER MAJOR FILM ROLE

Justin Timberlake has packed his schedule with big Hollywood movies lately, and another one might be in the works. According to DeadlineHollywood.com, he's reportedly been offered a role opposite Amanda Seyfried in the upcoming sci-fi action thriller, I'm.mortal.

The film takes place during a time when people stop aging at 25. If he takes the part, it's likely that Timberlake would play man accused of murdering a member of society's elite. He ends up on the run with a beautiful rich girl, portrayed by Seyfried, as his hostage.

Timberlake has placed his attention on movies. Come October, he'll star as Sean Parke, co-founder of Facebook in the film, The Social Network.

He's also starring in Bad Teacher with Cameron Diaz, as well as Friends With Benefits with Mila Kunis.

KANYE WEST JOINS TWITTER

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Rap star Kanye West has joined Twitter. The hit maker, who once said that he'd never join the social networking site joined yesterday (July 28th) -- and gained over 40,000 followers within hours of his first tweet. The first thing Ye tweeted was, "Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley" and a quick correction, "Lol I spelled Silicon wrong ( I guess I was still thinking about the other type of silicone ITS A PROCESS!! : )."

Ye also tweeted that he is changing the title of his upcoming album. He wrote, "The album is no longer called Good A** Job. I'm bouncing a couple of titles around now."

Kanye also visited the headquarters of Twitter on and Facebook headquarters this week, where he debuted new material from his highly-anticipated fifth album.

KATY PERRY SAYS RUSSELL BRAND WILL BE A PERFECT BABY DADDY

Katy Perry and her funnyman fiance, Russell Brand, are expected to tie the knot later this year, and by the sound of it, Perry can't wait. In a recent video chat, she said, "We are excited to get married, of course. And I think, in marriage, when you're picking a partner, one of the things to keep in mind is 'Will he be a good baby daddy?' And he'll be perfect."

Perry was caught smooching another guy recently -- but it wasn't for real; it was part of her "Teenage Dream" video. She admits that it was a little weird to kiss another guy, saying, "I had to make out with a boy which was very traumatizing, I was kind of mean to him. I would be the one to call cut because I was like, 'oh I cant do this! I feel so horrible. But I know it's a job. We understand what our work is."

Perry's new album, Teenage Dream, is due out August 24th.

MATT KEMP TO POP THE QUESTION TO RIHANNA?

Rumor has it that Matt Kemp is set to propose to pop star girlfriend Rihanna. Mediatakeout.com reported that a "rock solid source" said that the baseball star has hired jewelry company Rafaello & Company to create a one million dollar masterpiece. The site reported that the ring is in the process of being designed.

Rihanna and Matt have reportedly been dating since the beginning of the year.

MIKE POSNER PREPS '31 MINUTES TO TAKE OFF'

Newcomer Mike Posner will release his debut album, 31 Minutes To Takeoff, on August 10th. But the set has already garnered a lot of buzz and praise thanks to the success of his hit single "Cooler Than Me."

On top of that, the Detroit native has been gaining fans along the way with his live performances at Bonnaroo and on the Warped Tour. He tells us he's glad it started as more of a grassroots effort: "This was all kind of by design. That's the difference between an artist that has a hit and disappears and an artist that people grow with. So, I wanted people to discover me. I wanted to be people's secret for a while before this record came out. It makes it more special because when they see me doing what I'm doing right now and what I've done in the last few months, they're proud because they are a part of it."

Posner tells us he's looking forward to getting his album out to fans: "I couldn't be more excited. I think I made a great album and I can't wait for people to hear it on August 10th. It's weird having to wait this long for them to hear it but I'm super excited."

Posner will be on tour this summer and into the fall.