CDS: OUR PICK. THE BEST. THE WORST AND THE TURKEYS OF THE MONTH...P.38

DONNA BYRNE: A WORLD CLASS JAZZ DIVA. AMERICA'S PERFECT SINGER-ENTERTAINER. DONNA BYRNE, is unquestionably a signature of perfection and a monument of excellence to contemporary Jazz. Do you want to hear the best in the business? Go see Donna Byrne on stage! Or just get her CDs if you live behind the horizon. P.49

CHAT WITH DONNA BYRNE. P.49

Frank Dain is making a big buzz! Frank Dain's latest accomplishment is the recognition he received from the Federation of American Musicians, Singers and Performing Artists (FAMSPA) as America's best Editor-in-Chief of a cabaret publication. P.52

Randa Ghossoub in the news. Jazz singer and composer Randa Ghossoub who appeared on the cover of Volume II of the World Who's Who in Jazz Cabaret Music and Entertainment is making a big buzz. Some folks who bought the book wrote to Showbiz Time magazine asking to see more photos of this exotic singer. P.52

Ricky Martin defends Bush gesture. Pop star Ricky Martin, who sang at George W Bush's 2001 inauguration ball, has defended making an obscene gesture while singing about the US president. P.52

Madonna wants to be like Gandhi. The 48-year-old made the statement on US radio station Sirius - but added she wanted to "stay alive". "For me, the best thing in the world is to see something or hear something and go...P.52

SANDRA REAVES PHILLIPS....P.53  JANE IRA BLOOM...P.54 MAESTRO DAVID AMRAM...P.55  DUANE ANDREWS...P.56

ANTOINE BLECK...P.57  BENNETT BRANDEIS...P.58

WORLD WHO’S WHO OF ALL TIME BESTSELLERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. This, possibly the most important record, is held by Elvis Presley. He has had 21 chart-toppers, 18 of them different songs (three titles have topped the chart on two distinctly separate chart runs as part of the series of re-issues to commemorate what would have been Elvis' 70th birthday in 2005). The Beatles are the top group with 17 number 1s. Madonna is the top woman with 12 (as of March 2006). P.59-64

Nichaud Fitzgibbon...P.65  Judy Barnett...P.66  Katie Bull..P.67 Trudy Pitts...P.68

WHY SINGERS, CELEBRITIES, MOVIE STARS AND  DOWN TO EARTH WOMEN POSE NAKED? WHY SOME WOMEN STRIP IN PUBLIC AND WHY STARS AND SINGERS POSE NAKED? For  one million reasons. And it has nothing to do with money, as many ingenious minds and rednecks believe or imagine. P.69-78

PARIS- "The cover is SEXY! We look like Maxi’s Angels. Great placement. " said Soul Diva, Antoinette Montague, commenting on the layout of the cover of the recently published enormous book SHOWBIZ, PIONEERS, BEST SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND ENTERTAINERS FROM 1606 TO THE PRESENT; Volume IV of the very impressive series World Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment, published by Times Square Press and the Federation of American Musicians, singers and performing artists (FAMSPA). But who is Maxi? Not a hard task to find out.P.79-81

Amanda McBroom. Amanda McBroom has been called “…the greatest cabaret performer of her generation, an urban poet who writes like an angel and has a voice to match.”  P.82

Alison England. P.85

Gloria Loring. P.87-90

Brazil to honor Carmen Miranda. Long before supermodel Gisele Bundchen exploded onto the fashion world, the original Brazilian bombshell had already detonated : Carmen Miranda. Now, on the 50th anniversary of her death, the Modern Art Museum is hosting Carmen Miranda Forever, an exhibition honoring the Hollywood star...P.91

Arab-American comedians find the funny in time of fear. Four years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a cadre of Arab-American actors and comedians is finding growing success mining personal experiences for material. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in New York, where the third annual Arab-American Comedy Festival began. P.92

Rapper 'sorry' over dance footage. US rap artist Akon has apologised after footage of him dancing provocatively on stage with a teenage girl was posted on the internet. It led to telecommunications company Verizon pulling out as a sponsor of his US tour with Gwen Stefani. P.92

Winehouse leads Mojo award race. Jazz singer Amy Winehouse is leading the field for the Mojo awards with three nominations including song and album of the year. Winehouse, who was named best British female artist at the Brit Awards earlier this year, is followed by the Arctic Monkeys with two nods. P.93

Hazzard car $10m offer is 'hoax' .A Dukes of Hazzard car owned by one of the US TV show's stars is going back on sale after an eBay bid of more than $9.9m (£5m) was revealed as a hoax.  John Schneider, who played Bo Duke, now plans to sell his 1969 Dodge Charger with another auction company that strictly screens buyers. Allen Stockman, who runs the actor's Agoura Hills estate, said Schneider may also attempt to sue the bidder. P.93

Sir Tom joins Diana concert bill. Sir Tom Jones and rapper P Diddy are among the artists who have joined the bill for the Princess Diana memorial concert at Wembley Stadium on 1 July. Singer Will Young and Canadian star Nelly Furtado have also been added to the line-up at the event which will celebrate the Princess's life. Roger Hodgson of the band Supertramp - said to have been one of Diana's favorites - will also perform...P.93

JUDY BARNETT'S "TOO DARN HOT" IS A TRIUMPH!! Rating: 5 stars.  Cole Porter's Too Darn Hot is the first song on the track. In this song, Barnett displayed a captivating innovation characterized by a joyful tempo, a vivacious mood of musical virtuosity...a splendid splash of musical lights and sensual cadence bursted out of the magnificent brass section, the elegance of Ted Kooshian on the piano like drops of diamonds over the face of a lake splashing unrestrained rings of beauty...P.94

Dance and ballet in America: The dream dancers, best choreographers and pioneers. P.95-104