She enjoyed a number five hit in the UK with her track Girl On Fire.

But Alicia Keys is now being sued over the single, with songwriter Earl Shuman claiming the singer’s latest track bears similarities to his and Leon Carr’s 1962 composition Lonely Boy.

Best known for being recorded in 1972 by Eddie Holman under the title Hey There Lonely Girl, the part of the song Shuman is concerned with is in the middle section. Alicia sings: “Nobody knows that she’s a lonely girl/ And it’s a lonely world/But she’s gonna let it burn, baby, burn, baby, burn.”

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Shuman alleges the particular way in which Alicia sings the words ‘lonely girl’ are reminiscent of his hit. He was initially alerted to the similarities between the two tracks by blogger Roger Friedman, who wrote: “In the middle of the song, Alicia sings a couplet or so from Eddie Holman’s 1970 classic Hey There Lonely Girl. Keys only uses two seconds of the original, but it helps make her record.”

He also called the use of the words an ‘uncredited sample’. Although Shuman has filed a complaint of copyright infringement, his lawsuit has little further evidence to back up his claims. If a court rules a sample or section of Lonely Boy has been used without permission, Alicia could face losing royalties from both the track and the Girl on Fire album it appears on.

— Daily Mail

Barrymore on her ex dating her best friend

There aren’t many people who would be happy to see their friend begin a romance with their ex-boyfriend.

But for Drew Barrymore, the fact that Kristin Wiig is dating her ex, The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, simply isn’t an issue.

In fact, knowing them both so well, she says it is ‘fitting’.

“It all seems so wacky and incestuous, but that’s kind of how life works,” Drew tells Allure magazine.

“It seems fitting that they would find each other. I was like, ‘Right, of course, that makes perfect sense.'”

Of course Drew has no reason to feel bitter – she is happily married with a new baby, daughter Olive.

She tells the magazine that her art dealer husband Will Koppelman is her perfect match.

“We have opposite experiences, but we’re not opposites,” says Drew.

“We’re both very particular and detail-oriented. We love art and music and adventures, and we laugh our asses off together.”

And she has embraced married life, after the two said their vows earlier this year while she was pregnant.

— Daily Mail

Simpson unveils svelte frame

It was no easy feat, but Jessica Simpson stuck to her promise and dropped 60 lb with the help of Weight Watchers.

And now a sneak peek of the singer-turned-fashion designer showing off the results of all that hard work in an advert for the weight loss programme has been released. The star’s new Expect Amazing campaign will officially hit the air on December 25.

And the 32-year-old certainly looks amazing in an image from the ad shoot, which took place in mid-November.

Jessica reveals her post-baby body as she stands against a stunning backdrop in the California desert.

The star is dressed in tight-fitting clothing in the form of a black tank top and skinny jeans. She also sports an unbuttoned plaid shirt and black cowboy boots. Jessica has gushed about the success of the programme, which, combined with regular exercise, has helped her get back into shape since giving birth on May 1. The southern belle gained 70 pounds while pregnant with daughter Maxwell Drew. However, everything could be about to change following reports that Jessica and fiancé Eric Johnson are expecting their second child – which Jessica is yet to confirm or deny.

— Daily Mail