If you are a fan of Madonna, this is an interesting tone - the controversial pop queen giving a lesson in how to be a good person.

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Her warbling feral pop vocals have already drawn comparisons with Gwen Stefani, who she often covers in her set, and the queen of theatrical pop Kate Bush.

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After 10 hours, 21 acts and a crowd of 63, 000, London's leg of Live Earth drew to a close with a tremendous performance by the Queen of pop herself, Madonna.

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Tabloid queen and sometime pop singer Simpson starred in the redneck roadrunning comedy The Dukes of Hazzard, made in the Bayou State in 2005.

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Mr Blair said celebrations will climax with local street parties as well as pop and classical music concerts in the Queen's garden at Buckingham Palace during the Bank Holiday weekend of 1-4 June.

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As fireworks pop in the white skies, and amid concerts and parties, the Danish Queen will attend a ceremony at the parliament in Nuuk, the Greenlandic capital, on Sunday June 21st, where she will observe the beginning of self-governance in the territory.

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She could not be present to personally receive the honour at YouTube's Live event in San Francisco, but her pop-culture-savvy pre-recorded acceptance speech showed her to be possibly the coolest queen alive.

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