(Webster) Just months after announcing her departure from the Pussycat Dolls, Ashley Roberts releases her solo single on the new B-Sharp Records/SRR Labels.

A thumping, dance floor redux of "Theme From A Summer Place," the track is already invading clubs throughout the world and stirring her fans into a BPM frenzy. "

A member of The Pussycat Dolls since 2001, Roberts left the group earlier this year to embark on a solo career after 6 Top 10 singles and two Top 10 albums with the group.

She soon began working with longtime music manager and producer Qadree El-Amin (Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Vanessa Williams, Deborah Cox) on a Beautiful Vision Project and ended up with a club version of "Theme From A Summer Place," a number one smash and Grammy-winning Record of the Year when it was originally released by Percy Faith and His Orchestra. The song's lush and timeless melody inspired producer Qadree El-Amin to collaborate with Roberts on a beat-driven remake and brought in B-Sharp founder Bruce Walker to Produce the track and Executive Produce the project. A successful music executive and producer (formerly Senior Vice President of A&R at Motown and General Manager at DreamWorks Records), Walker helmed the recording along with Jacques Richmond, mixing clips from the original song with bass heavy club beats. The intoxicating track immediately caught the ear of club DJ's spinning on the international circuit and is quickly becoming a worldwide phenomenon.

"I loved the idea of recording the "Theme From A Summer Place" from the moment I first heard it, said Ashley. It's so beautiful and to be able to take such an incredible song and introduce it to a whole new audience through a completely different style of music is an amazing feeling." "Ashley is the perfect artist for this; her voice matches the sweeping beauty of the original track and her personality brings it right into the clubs," adds Bruce Walker. "We're thrilled to launch B-Sharp Records/SRR Records with Ashley and 'Summer Place.' The music business is faster paced and more competitive than ever as single download sales continue to increase and appear to be the consumer favorite. The vision behind this singles label is to provide an immediate avenue to get music from incredible new artists out of the studio and into your iPod."

The new label will focus on releasing digital singles worldwide, specifically in the R&B and Pop formats. B-Sharp/SRR will serve as a launching pad for releases from both established and new artists, with full scale marketing, promotion and artist development efforts behind every track. Notes SRR Senior Vice President Mike Jason: "We believe in great music and this new singles-driven approach gives us the opportunity to present amazing artists like Ashley online and on the radio quickly, without having to wait for a full studio album to be recorded. We can get music to the fans who love it in a matter of days instead of months." Added Time Life/SRR Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, Michael Mitchell, "When Bruce Walker brought us the idea of the singles label we immediately recognized the opportunity to respond to the market quickly by being able to release hot new music digitally and at radio. We were also excited about the opportunity to work with Ashley and Qadree El Amin." SRR Records is a division of Saguaro Road Records, a record label launched by Time Life in 2008.

- Anti Music

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NICOLE Scherzinger and her former Pussycat Doll bandmate Kimberly Wyatt continue to squabble like alley cats.

Getting her claws out, Kim - who now sings in Her Majesty and the Wolves - reckons she's prouder of her other old bandmate, Melody Thornton. At the Range Rover pre-Wimbledon party, Kimberly told me: "I haven't spoken to Nicole at all, so I've no idea what is going on with her and X Factor.

"But I have been seeing a lot of Melody lately. I've been going to sit in the audience and watch her on Popstar to Operastar and she is doing incredible."

"I'm in this week's show because I went to see her in rehearsals and give her some support. Will I go and see Nicole? I doubt it." Ouch.

- Mirror

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It was all eyes on Carmen Electra as she performed a striptease to celebrate the official opening of Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon at Gallery Nightclub in Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on Saturday night (June 4).

Founder and choreographer Robin Antin has once again dazzled with her six dancers who send temperatures sky-high the moment they appear in the bejeweled club - even before they take to the stripper poles, ride a carnival horse or splash in the sequined bathtub.

Says Robin, "It's unbelievable. I'm so happy with how it's all turned out. We've managed to step it up a million notches. It was amazing when we had the lounge at Pure in Caesars Palace, but this is everything I'd ever dreamed of it becoming. These girls really know how to dance. It's the hottest entertainment you'll ever see in Las Vegas. It has turned into such hot, nonstop action, people will go away talking about it forever."

Next up for Miss Electra? She's slated to join a slew of star's at night's MTV Movie Awards. Stay tuned for FYB's red carpet coverage!

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So You Think You Can Dance took its auditions to Salt Lake City and New York City last night, as Robin Antin joined Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe in Utah, while choreographer Jason Gilkinson was in Brooklyn. Robin's face actually looked less plastic then I remembered, but the commentary she provided was as fake as her face.

We always have a string of contemporary dancers do well during the auditions, so it was nice to see the show try to focus on several different genres, including krump and waackin'. The break dancers and ballroom dancers also delivered a good amount of talent.

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Devon and Micha: The two steppers were good, but if you've ever been to a college campus, there are a high number of teams that are at the same caliber. Mary pointed out that they would probably struggle outside of their genre and it proved true. Micha couldn't hack the choreography, but Devon showed that he could get some air in his leaps.

Chyna Smith: The self-proclaimed "superfan" and energy-filled fireball surprised me a bit. I was expecting her to be a lemon, but she has the right amount of sensuality and decent technique. She was so excited to go to Vegas that she forgot to hug her family.

Annie Gratton: After we were given a montage of blonde hopefuls, redhead Annie had a spark from the beginning and showed flexibility and great floor work. The show is definitely looking for atypical contemporary dancers. As an added bonus, we got to watch Papa Gratton dance amazingly in a pair of jeans.

Talented Girl Montage: Apparently Robin was casting for more Vegas Pussycat Dolls, or her only compliment she could give to women was "You could be a Pussycat Doll." Now that the pop band of the same name has disbanded, I wouldn't be shocked if Robin tried a second time to catch lightning in a bottle.

Tadd Gadduang: Tadd had some amazing arm strength and this great cheeky quality to his performance. Extra points for his music selection, choosing something more suited for a tango and making it work for him.

Montage of Fail: Ah, it's always great to watch a montage of people falling. But this was extra fun due to Cat's hysterical laughter at the phrase "Bruised Balls," especially when the contestant meant his feet and she continued to laugh.

Samantha Hiller: Samantha had mono and suffered from amnesia for three weeks. I find it a bit funny that all her friends and family pushed her to do something she doesn't remember that she loved; maybe they hope that dance would motivate her to gain memories. I thought her routine was physical, but she fell out of some of her lines. The choreography round proved that she needed more polishing and didn't make it through.

Chase Thomas: Chase wowed with his choice of outfit for his audition. It's a shame that he's married. The funny thing is that without the clothes, he actually looked better because it showed off how much his muscles were working in each of the steps. Chase's real challenge is if he could shine with clothes on.

Brittany Morgan Starr: Brittany tried to convince America that Ringo Starr was her father and she was a lesbian. I'm not sure if I believe the story, but it's funny that she believed her twin was Lady GaGa. Her dancing was interesting and her movements made me want chicken wings and soft shell crab. The camera crew arrived at the Starr residence and basically proved that the whole Starr family was crazy.

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Princess Lockerooo: The princess of "Waackin" was amazing because she was brought a good character with good influences. She claimed that her influence came from spinning objects and martial arts. She's very good at what she does and her spins were on point. She also showed some decent vogue and popping motions which proves that she had some potential in learning other genres. She easily made it through to Vegas.

Brandon Jones: Brandon had a huge audience and it was justified by how easily he would go into moves and look effortless doing it. His technique was great and obviously went straight to Vegas after unleashing a sob story.

Brian Henry: Brian had the hard hitting spirit that I expect in a good krump performance. When he said he was bringing krump back to its roots, he wasn't joking. He lost me when he tried to equate krump with religion; which contradicted his tone of offending previous dancers. In the choreography round, he managed to squeak by. I would be shocked if he got past any Latin/Ballroom rounds in the Vegas section.

Mary Kate Sheehan: The Irish Step Dancer provided an interesting explanation of why Irish Dancing was very bottom heavy, though the asterisk that SYTYCD producers used made me question her validity. Her dancing was good and she covered a lot of ground. After the choreography, she made it to Vegas in a 2-1 vote.

Virgil Gadson: Virgil mixed a bit of krump with some good break movements. When you have to audition for a show like SYTYCD, you need to prove that you are versatile. It you're too one dimensional, you'll go to choreography. I think the pop and lock and the final spin was part of Lil O's attempts.

Jess LeProtto: The singer/actor/dancer had all the technique, though it really picked up in the middle with his spin sequence and his high leaps. Nigel and Mary both pointed out that Jess didn't look like he wasn't enjoying dancing. I'm surprised that he went to choreography, but he easily made it past. I think he just needs some more time to mature as a dancer.

Kristen Dobson: One of the only Ballroom/Latin dancers that was focused, Kristen was decent, but I wished that the Flamenco dancer or some of the other montage dancers would have been focused on. The only reason why Kristen was focused on was because she was paired with Jess in choreography. I liked her movement, her splits, and her personality came off really well. There was no connection with her partner Travis. When we learned that she had three years of experience, it explained the Pussycat Doll style split that didn't fit.

Robert "The Woo-man" Taylor Jr.: Although he could "woo" with the best of them, his dancing technique for me would work better in a dance crew than individually. He had the right physicality and comedic value to gain votes. Apparently having the audience screaming "Vegas" to Nigel was enough to give anyone tickets and the woo-man made it through without choreography.

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Robin Antin, the choreographer who originally put together hit girl band The Pussycat Dolls, has told Extra that Simon Cowell "really wanted" Nicole Scherzinger on X Factor USA.

Antin made her remarks in response to questions about why she thought Cheryl Cole had been axed from the show.

Robin spoke to Extra while attending the finale of this year's American Idol, and she suggested that Nicole was an obvious choice for judge over Cheryl, even though Cheryl has been with the show for its first auditions.

Antin added, "I know that there was a lot of going back and forth, and I know that Simon really wanted Nicole to be on the show, no matter what."

"So finding her the position of host made sense..."

"I don't know the exact details of how everything went down, but it sounds like a good thing."

"Nicole should be judging. She knows what she's doing."

- Unreality TV

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Close on the heels of Lady Gaga who is incorporating a desi flavour in one of her albums. Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger is putting more than just an Indian touch to her next music album. The international pop singer, who collaborated with AR Rahman to lend her vocals for the Oscar winning song Jai Ho, is pretty excited to release another album which has dollops of desi flavour in it.

Nicole says that she feels proud if anybody thinks that she has Indian roots. "If people think I am Indian I am honoured," says Nicole, who is often mistaken for a Bollywood star because of her long dark tresses, eyes and skin colour.

According to Nicole, she does pick up a DVD of Bollywood film when she is in a mood to unwind and loves to watch those movies. She also says that the favourite among all the Bollywood movies that she has seen is Dostana. Her most favourite actor? Well, predictably, it's Priyanka Chopra. "What's up Priyanka Chopra? You're looking good girl!" she shouts as a greeting to the Bollywood actor. Nicole also confesses she loves decking up in Indian clothes, something she learnt while shooting for the Jai Ho music video. Nicole says that she "had the most fun dressing up for the Jai Ho music video, embracing the make-up, jewellery and clothes."

Talking about the album, musician DJ Loyd says that he had added 'Bollywood beats' along with her vocals to her album to lend that unique flavour to it. Nicole has created multiple Indian versions for in her new track Right There where she has worked with DJ Loyd and another popular desi band Culture Shock, who are originally from Canada.

"I added sounds of santoor, flute and table, while maintaining the originality of the track. I still felt that it was incomplete without using a singer to create a traditional Sufi sound combines with some Bollywood beats, so that's exactly what I did," says DJ Loyd.

- DNA

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Sex symbol Carmen Electra will be the guest striptease star to open the exotic and erotic Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon at Planet Hollywood on June 4. PCD producer and choreographer Robin Antin invited me to watch a dress rehearsal after the premiere of The Hangover, Part II on Saturday ahead of Wednesday's soft opening of PCD Burlesque Saloon.

Wow! This is going to be one super-sensual lounge at the new Gallery Nightclub complete with stripper poles, a bejeweled fairground carnival horse, a seductive swing and a diamond-studded bathtub. Even the Pussycat Dolls name is emblazoned in rhinestones at the bar for the dancers to cavort their curves. (Robin first revealed some of these details to VegasDeLuxe.com in March.)

- Las Vegas Weekly

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Nicole Scherzinger claims the Pussycat Dolls were 'excellent role models' for young girls.

The singer said despite their sexy lyrics and raunchy dance performances they had good morals and wore more clothes than most artists today.

'I watch videos [of Pussycat Dolls] today and every artist is wearing fewer clothes than we were!," she told Glamour magazine.

'I think we were excellent role models. We kept it sassy and clean.

'We were well-behaved girls with no crazy stuff going on, really down to earth with good morals.'

Nicole is set to appear at Capital's Summertime Ball on Sunday, June 12 alongside Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, JLS, The Wanted, Cee Lo Green and Katy B.

- Capital FM

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