Jennifer Hudson’s 20-month-old son recognises her music

The singer-and-actress loves playing her new album ‘I Remember Me’ to baby David because he is already showing signs of musical ability, which she thinks comes from her performing live during her pregnancy.

She said: “I love to share it with my baby, he’s so musical himself. It makes it that much more worthwhile to know that when he hears it he knows it’s me. It makes it that much more precious to share it with someone.

“When I was on tour I was pregnant with him and I guess he could hear me singing then, so he knows when he hears his mummy’s voice. I sing to him at night, that’s one way to calm him down or entertain him through music. He sings back to me too.”

Jennifer – who is engaged to David’s father, wrestler David Otunga – recently revealed she flew back to the US from South Africa for just one day when she was filming ‘Winnie’ because she missed her son so much.

She said: “You know what? My momma would do it for me, so I needed to go and see about my child, and I hopped on that plane. That’s things my mother would have done. Everything I do, I do from example, like, ‘What she would have done for us.’ “

Jennifer’s single ‘I Remember Me’ is out now, and her album will be released in the UK on April 25.

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Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake are giving up twitter

The stars are signing off from all social media platforms, and will not return until an AIDS charity – Keep a Child Alive, which is spearheaded by Alicia – has raised $1 million.

For the campaign, the stars have filmed “last tweet and testament” videos and will appear in adverts showing them lying in coffins to represent their ‘digital deaths’.

Alicia will also be joined by her husband Swizz Beatz, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Seacrest, Elijah Wood, Serena Williams in the campaign, which will start on Wednesday (01.12.10), which is World AIDS Day.

Alicia said no one she has approached had turned her down, explaining: “Once I got people on the phone and I was able to paint the concept for them, everybody was in.”

Leigh Blake, who is president and co-founder of the charity, added: “We’re trying to sort of make the remark: Why do we care so much about the death of one celebrity as opposed to millions and millions of people dying in the place that we’re all from?”

Almost all the stars involved have over a million followers on micro-blogging site twitter, with Gaga alone having 7.2 million.

Leigh added: “I have a feeling that Gaga is going to raise it all by herself.”

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Victoria Beckham is glad she has had to “prove” herself.

The singer-turned-designer was delighted to see a number of famous names – including Demi Moore and Cameron Diaz – wearing her dresses at pre- and post-Oscar parties earlier this month and thinks she has finally been accepted by the fashion world.

She said: “I have had to prove myself. But that’s a good thing: everybody has to prove themselves, not just me… I want to grow as a designer, I want to learn the techniques and do more and more.

“I feel more confident in myself because I feel fulfilled, creatively and professionally. I’ve still got a long way to go, but I feel very happy. I’m in a good place in my life. And I don’t feel I have to prove myself as much as I used to have to.”

Victoria – who has been widely criticised for her slender frame – is particularly happy that her creations have been endorsed by so many stars of different physiques.

She added: “The support has been fantastic. And it’s been great that it’s been on lots of different body shapes as well. There have been tiny people wearing the dresses, such as Madonna, and then Jennifer Hudson wore one at the Golden Globes. The way the dresses have been constructed means that they are really flattering.”

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The 44-year-old actress was astounded by how tall the ‘Hannah Montana’ star was when she filmed her cameo for the next ‘Sex and the City’ movie.

Sarah said: “I was astounded by her height. Did you know that she’s tall? She’s like a Viking. I had no idea!”

The actress – who reprises her role as writer Carrie Bradshaw in the big screen version of the US TV show – enjoyed working with 17-year-old Miley, even though their time together was brief.

She told Us Weekly magazine: “Miley’s a beautiful young lady and very self-possessed. I literally was not in the scene with her. I was in the scene, but we were not on screen together. But she was lovely and on time and prompt and professional, very sweet.”

Sarah also confirmed Jennifer Hudson – who played Carrie’s assistant in the first movie – will not be returning for the sequel.

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The singer-and-actress is to perform for the president, his wife Michelle and 320 guests at a state dinner at the White House. It is not known what she will sing.

It will not be the first time Jennifer has performed for the Obamas.

In 2008, she sang the American national anthem at the Democratic National Convention where the then-Senator Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for president.

She is not the first soul act to play at the White House, in Washington.

At the Governor’s Dinner in February, funk band Earth, Wind and Fire – whose most famous hits include ‘Boogie Wonderland’ and ‘Let’s Groove’ – performed for guests.

Jennifer suffered personal tragedy last year when her mother Darnell Donnerson was murdered along with her brother and nephew.

The 28-year-old star recently claimed she believes she is protected by her mother’s spirit and feels inspired by her when parenting her three-month-old son David.

Asked if she feels her mom is with her all the time, Jennifer – who is in a long-term relationship with David Otunga – said: “Oh my God, yeah. Definitely. Every day I’m like, ‘Wow! I didn’t realise I was so like my mother until now, you know?

“My mother was the strongest person I’ve ever seen.”

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The singer-and-actress will receive the coveted honour at the Californian event in January in recognition for her portrayal of a dowdy social worker in ‘Precious’.

Festival chairman Harold Matzner said: “We’re delighted to be able to present the Breakthrough Performance Award to the extraordinary, very beautiful and versatile Mariah Carey, who, in a critically acclaimed role, completely transformed herself from a glamorous music icon to a forthright social worker for the role of Ms. Weiss in Precious.”

Previous winners of the prize include Jennifer Hudson, Marion Cotillard and Freida Pinto, who all went on to win an Oscar for their performances.

Meanwhile, it has been claimed Mariah insisted on bringing her own toilet paper to a TV appearance.

The ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ singer amazed presenters of UK TV show ‘GMTV’ with her diva-like antics, which also included being lowered onto a sofa by two people, with more members of her entourage being placed in the studio to check camera angles.

‘GMTV’ host Kate Garraway revealed in her column in New! Magazine: “I’ve heard a lot of rumours about Mariah being a diva over the years and it turns out it’s all true!

“While Mariah was very nice, the amount of people she had in her entourage was hilarious. They outnumbered the entire ‘GMTV’ crew! She had two people to lower her on to the sofa, in case her dress got crushed, one person to walk in front of her backwards at all times in case she fell over and several people behind the camera making sure she was going to be filmed from the right angle.

“Have you ever heard anything like it? Oh, and she brought her own toilet roll as well.”

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The ‘Dreamgirls’ star – whose mom Darnell Donnerson was murdered along with her brother and nephew in October 2008 – believes she is protected by her mother’s spirit and feels inspired by her when parenting her three-month-old son David.

Asked if she feels her mom is with her all the time, Jennifer said: ““Oh my God, yeah. Definitely. Wherever. Every day I’m like, ‘Wow! I didn’t realise I was so like my mother until now, you know?

“My mother was the strongest person I’ve ever seen.”

Jennifer said motherhood had completely changed her life and is thankful for fiance David Otunga’s support.

She told US TV show ‘Access Hollywood’: “Being a mom is the most amazing thing ever.

“But it’s hard to put into words because it’s something you have to experience to understand. I love every minute of it.”

When asked if David changes nappies – the Oscar-winning star replied: “He just changed one sitting here a few minutes ago.”

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