No doubt, one of the most sensational stories was that pop superstar Justin Bieber had fathered a child at only 17! Biebs denied the deed, but his alleged baby momma Mariah Yeater became infamous overnight. She later withdrew her paternity suit, dropping her only claim to fame.

In similarly shocking (although sadly true) news, some Hollywood power couples jumped off the diving board of love and landed in separate swimming pools. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher split, as did Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. 

But romance prevailed as Prince William married Kate Middleton in the most-watched television event of the year! 

We’ve gathered all the juicy ingredients and are serving them up in a delish dish we call The Biggest Stories of 2011! Feast your eyes on the gallery to review the year in celebrity news. 

The first track, “Our Day Will Come” is a reggae cover of the classic ’60s song by Ruby & The Romantics, recorded back in May 2002.

The second, “Like Smoke”, is a collaboration with rapper Nas, who Amy name-dropped in Back to Black‘s “Me & Mr. Jones.”

Amy’s soulful voice opens the jazzy, retro-soul song, with Nas rapping over the second verse. Despite being recorded in May 2008, the song is highly relevant today, with lyrics mentioning “protesting at Wall Street” and the “bourgeoisie”. 

Listen HERE for the Nas track, and HERE for the “Our Day Will Come” song. 

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Do you plan on buying Amy’s Lioness: Hidden Treasures in December? Sound off in the comments below!

Winehouse died on July 23 after consuming massive amounts of alcohol, according to the coroner, and TMZ reports that Winehouse had more than 4 times the legal driving limit of alcohol in her system when her body was discovered in her London home. Thanks to her reputation for excess and multiple trips to rehab, many had suspected that drugs or alcohol were at least partially to blame for Winehouse’s untimely passing.

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Amy’s family released a statement regarding the announcement, saying:

“It is some relief to finally find out what happened to Amy.  We understand there was alcohol in her system when she passed away, it is likely a build up of alcohol in her system over a number of days …  The court heard that Amy was battling hard to conquer her problems with alcohol and it is a source of great pain to us that she could not win in time. She had started drinking again that week after a period of abstinence.”

In the days following her death, thousands of fans poured into the streets near her home, leaving makeshift memorials and other items to remember the fallen star.

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It may be hard to believe, but Halloween is almost here! Still need a costume? Here are some ideas that are fun, unique, and easy. From Katy Perry‘s “California Dreamin” getup to Nicki Minaj‘s pom-pom dress, click the pics for your costume tutorial! What will you be dressing up as this year? Let us know...Read more»

]]> It may be hard to believe, but Halloween is almost here! Still need a costume? Here are some ideas that are fun, unique, and easy. From Katy Perry‘s “California Dreamin” getup to Nicki Minaj‘s pom-pom dress, click the pics for your costume tutorial!

What will you be dressing up as this year? Let us know in the comments and check out a few costume how-to videos below!

Katy Perry ‘California’ Cupcakes

Katy Perry is one of the sexiest women alive right now but she really pulled off some super cute looks in her California Girls music video. For a sexy but sweet costume idea, try making her cupcake bra. Everyone will be so impressed with your hard work, but it is actually easier than it looks!

For the outfit, all you need is a light blue sports bra, a bright blue wig, and jean shorts—and to accessorize, wear a blinged-out ring, lime green and turquoise eye shadow, and a headband with a bow. The only part that requires a little work are the two cupcakes which will be attached using Velcro, but this video shows you exactly how to do it in under an hour!

Amy Winehouse Zombie

Pay tribute to the gone-too-soon pop singer this Halloween.  Layer on the liquid eye liner, fishnets, and tattoos, buy a huge beehive wig, and you are good to go! Use white powder and black around the eyes to create the zombie effect. Check out this how-to video on how to get the perfect bee-hive hair!

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Over the past few years, Lisabeth Salander from Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has become a hugely popular literary character. Like Jo Calderone, the key to this costume is the attitude, so while simple to put together, it is really fun if you are not usually the punk rocker type. Get a long, spiked dog collar, leather jacket, combat boots, and pixie-cut black wig—and don’t forget the piercings and the tats! You can buy clip-on piercings and real-looking tattoos at many costume stores so don’t worry. This will not be a lasting commitment. Unless you want it to be…
 

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The band’s former bassist, Mikey Welsh, passed away at the age of 40 on October 8 in a Chicago hotel room. While the loss of Mikey is sad in and of it’s self, the circumstances around his death are down right eery.

On September 26, he tweeted:

“dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today.”

Not too much is known around what may have been the cause for his death, although The Daily Mail is reporting that it was a possible drug overdose.

Mikey isn’t the first celeb who has been lost before their time. Check out other celebs who were just simply gone too soon.

All proceeds from the release of the Grammy winner’s song will go directly to The Amy Winehouse Foundation. Both Tony and Amy’s record labels also will be donating royalty fees to the foundation which will benefit special projects and charities. 

On the day of the recording, Amy sat down for an interview about her experiences working with Tony.

Both Amy and her father, Mitch Winehouse, have idolized Tony and Amy explained,  ”My dad personally himself, he was like, ‘Oh, it’s only my favorite song in the world you’re going to sing. Oh my God. Do you even know it?’ I’m like, of course I know it, Mitchell, I’m your daughter. Of course I know it.”
Amy seemed to be overjoyed with the final product of the duet explaining, “The ending just worked out, like, perfect…it couldn’t have been better.”

What do you think of the final video? Was it done tastefully? Sound off in the comments below!

Be sure to click on the gallery and view pics of Amy throughout the years.

Amy first burst onto the music scene with her debut album Frank in 2003, but it was her sophomore effort that made her an international superstar. Backed by singer-songwriter-producer Mark Ronson and her smash single “Rehab”, which chronicled her own addiction problems, Back to Black skyrocketed Amy into superstardom in 2006.

Unfortunately for the beyond talented vocalist, her life continued to imitate her art. Battling several addictions, Amy bounced in and out of rehab while somehow maintaining a rocky relationship with longtime love Blake Fielder-Civil. Amy sadly passed away on July 23, 2011.

After the shocking news, an outpour of love came from the entertainment world as some of Amy’s closest friends and colleagues paid their respects to the fallen star.

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More recently at the 2011 VMAs on August 28, Russell Brand, Tony Bennett and Bruno Mars all honored Amy Winehouse, the artist and friend.

Prior to her tragic death this past summer, Amy had gone into the recording studio with music icon Tony Bennett (who she calls Ton) to record a duet, and even granted an interview following the collaboration. Her quips and quotes are both endearing and sad. 

“First time I met Ton, I took my dad and stepmother and boyfriend to see him at Royal Rabbit Hole. We saw him both nights.”

Amy and Tony recorded the song “Body & Soul,” which the “Rehab” singer’s dad was excited to hear. She joked about her father’s reaction, saying, “He said, ‘Oh, it’s only my favorite song in the world you’re gonna sing. Oh my God. … Do you even know it?’ … And I was like ‘Of course I know it, Mitchell. I’m your daughter.’” 

Amy would have turned 28 on Sept. 14. She passed away at age 27 in her London home. 

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A video of Tony and Amy’s duet of “Body & Soul” will be released on her birthday. 

From Beyonce Knowles revealing her baby bump onstage to Adele‘s heart-wrenching performance of “Someone Like You” to the amazing light show when rapper Pitbull hit the stage, this was a VMAs night to remember. 

Celebuzz has put together our picks of the best performances of the evening so you can relive the musical moments.

The Queen B performed “Love On Top” and topped it off by revealing that she is in fact pregnant. 

Adele showed up onstage in a simple LBD and only a piano, but brought down the house with her emotional song “Someone Like You.”

Meanwhile, it was Pitbull and Ne-Yo‘s performance that had a lazar light show to remember!

Britney Spears was given a special tribute at the VMAs and though she wasn’t apart of it, it was reminiscent of the years of “Hit Me Baby One More Time” and “Slave 4 U.”

But it was the tribute to the late Amy Winehouse that had Adele in tears. Following Russell Brand‘s touching speech, Bruno Mars and friends performed Amy’s hit “Valerie.”

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Although the 27-year-old “Rehab” singer publicly struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, only alcohol was in her system at the time of her death.

Radar Online reports:

“Toxicology results returned to the Winehouse family by authorities have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy’s system at the time of her death,” her family said Tuesday. “Results indicate that alcohol was present, but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death.”

In a statement, the family of the late singer said:

“The family would like to thank the police and coroner for their continuing thorough investigations and for keeping them informed throughout the process. They await the outcome of the inquest in October.”

Winehouse was found dead in her London home on July 23, and original autopsy results to find a cause of death were ruled inconclusive. Also, the formal inquest into her death will resume on October 26.

 Upon hearing the news of her friend’s death, Kelly tweeted this past Saturday, writing: 

“I can’t even breath right my now. I’m crying so hard. I just lost one of my best friends. I love you forever Amy and will never forget the real you!”

Amy’s funeral was held Tuesday and in addition to Kelly and family attending, her Back to Black producer Mark Ronson also showed up.

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After paying his respects to the late soul singer, Mark took the stage this week at Greenwich Summer Sessions in England, and performed “Valerie.” Check out the performance below.

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Celebuzz talked to Don Grant, the Executive Director at recovery house Harmony Place to get answers about addiction and the dangers of withdrawal. 

While uncommon, Don says it is in fact possible to die from going off alcohol.

“Alcohol detox, if not done properly, is very dangerous,” he says. You can have a seizure. Can you die from it? They say you can.”

According to him, alcohol detox should be monitored very carefully. “The best is a medically supervised detox, and put on medicine that will not let you have a seizure,” he says. This is all monitored very carefully.”

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Given reports that Amy’s doctor saw her the night before she died, Don says it is highly unlikely she would have been advised to detox on her own. “If he new about this or recommended it, his situation could be in jeopardy,” he added. “No physician would say stop cold turkey,” he adds. “When people have a long history of drinking, they normally try to stop and start manifesting symptoms.”

Mark attended his friend’s funeral on Tuesday and spoke to the crowd about saying goodbye to Amy. “I went to her service yesterday and there was a rabbi that spoke and he said that somebody’s life is measured in deeds and not years and that’s the best thing I heard yesterday,” he recalled. “The genius in that woman and what she shared with us is pretty special. I’m not going to get all morbid on you. It’s just nice to be playing music to people who like good music. She is my sister, wherever she is.”

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In addition to Mark’s tribute, the cast of Glee did a Winehouse cover.  The group chose to also sing “Valerie” at their live show. Check out the video below. 

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Kelly, 26, reportedly wore a beehive hairstyle to the funeral in honor of her late friend. On Saturday, Kelly tweeted following the news of Amy’s passing, writing: 

“I can’t even breath right my now. I’m crying so hard. I just lost one of my best friends. I love you forever Amy and will never forget the real you!”

The ceremony was held at Edgwarebury Cemetery, and a few fans and photographers lined the streets to also pay their respects. According to The Associated Press, “the service was expected to be followed by cremation and a family gathering at a local synagogue.”

Another artist to pay his respects this week was Banksy. 

The anonymous street artist’s artwork showed up in Camden, the black and white image was of Amy (complete with her tattoos) with angel wings.

Amy’s autopsy was conducted on Monday but police say they are waiting for the toxicology report to come back in a few weeks to determine her cause of death. On Saturday, July 23, news broke that the 27-year-old Grammy award-winning singer died of an apparent drug overdose. The singer has battled addiction to drugs and alcohol for years, most recently checking into another rehab facility in May.

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However, the Metropolitan Police said that further toxicology tests will need to be conducted and those results are not expected to be in for two to four weeks, The Associated Press reports. As of late, no cause of death has been established. 

On Saturday, July 23, news broke that the 27-year-old Grammy award-winning singer died of an apparent drug overdose. The singer has battled addiction to drugs and alcohol for years, most recently checking into another rehab facility in May. Be sure to follow Celebuzz on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr for more breaking celebrity news.

On Monday, Amy’s UK rep Chris Goodman offered more insight to MTV News about the singer’s passing, saying it was her bodyguard that found her. ”She was in her bedroom after saying she wanted to sleep, and when he went to wake her he found she wasn’t breathing,” Chris said. “He called the emergency services straight away. He was very shocked. At this stage no one knows how she died. She died alone in bed.”

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In an interview with Good Morning America on Monday, Katy admitted that her “heart felt really sad” upon hearing the news of the “Rehab” singer’s death. The pop star told GMA she hopes Amy “finds peace.” Katy added that this only makes her more grateful that her husband overcame his addiction at age 27. A proud wife, the singer said of Russell: 

“My husband, who’s been clean and sober for almost nine years, you know, I see him working a program and working on himself every single day. And I see how much work it takes to be clean and sober when you have, you know, addiction on your hands. So it gave me a real gratefulness for my husband, who got clean when he was 27.”

As for Russell’s tribute to the Amy, Katy commented: 

“It’s a really poignant and interesting piece about how when you know somebody is dealing with addiction, you dread that phone call. Sometimes that phone call is that person calling up saying, ‘I’ve had enough, I want recovery’, sometimes it’s that unfortunate phone call, but there will always be a phone call.”

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