July 21, 2008 9:56

Joss Stone goes on secret dates with Nelly – Daily Gossip

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Welcome to the Daily Gossip: your daily stop-off to find out who in the world of music has been up to what.

Today’s top gossip:

Joss Stone and Nelly have been going on secret dates together. "It's early days but we haven't seen Joss this happy in quite a long time," said an "insider" (Daily Mirror).

From the papers:

The Strokes' Albert Hammond, Jr. surprised his new girlfriend Agyness Deyn by turning up to Weston-Super-Mare to giver her advice on performing with Five O'Clock Heroes (Daily Mirror).

Amy Winehouse went boozing in Camden, going for a lock-in at a pub near her home then heading home with a load of hangers-on in the early hours (Daily Mirror).

Duffy was given Adele's wardrobe at the T4 On The Beach bash by mistake (The Sun).

Also at the bash, Kelly Rowland stuck paper plates to her heels to stop her sinking in the sand (Daily Mirror).

Black Kids have said that the UK is "better than Disneyworld" (Daily Record).

Jay-Z treated his 40-strong entourage to a £12,000 Japanese meal at Ithaca in Manchester (Daily Mirror).

Madonna walked around New York wearing shades, a cap and carrying an orange bag (Daily Mirror).

E-mailed in from NME.COM users:

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and Matt Helders posed for pictures with fans at the Latitude festival (from Dan). See Uncut.co.uk for more Latitude action.

Tricky got on an Easyjet plane in Valencia airport with someone carrying wellies for him (from Marian).

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