Monica's fifth solo album, Still Standing, has reportedly been pushed back.
The set was initially set for release this fall, but according to Singersroom, the album will be hitting shelves on early 2009.
Still Standing will feature appearances and production from Ne-Yo, Ludacris, Missy Elliott, Stargate and Bryan Michael Cox.
US rapper Jay-Z, who will headline the Glastonbury festival on Saturday (June 28th), is considering a share deal in the New York Yankees baseball team.
The rapper is understood to have made details of the deal public in an interview with Time Out.
Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, already owns the New Jersey Nets basketball team and was recently linked to a financial deal that involved Arsenal Football Club.
Speaking to Time Out, he said: "I had invested in the Nets, and they (Arsenal bosses) asked me if I was interested in investing. But I get that from time to time.
"Someone told me yesterday that someone else had a piece of the New York Yankees - 'We wanna talk to you, yadda yadda yadda.'
"I mean, I love the Yankees so I'm in the middle of following that through, but sometimes it comes to be nothing," he said.
"That (Arsenal) was one of the times it came to nothing."
Carter's business empire also includes his own clothing range, record label - Roc-A-Fella – and perfume line.
Ellen DeGeneres has set a date for her wedding to Portia de Rossi.
The couple - who have been together since December 2004 - revealed their intention to marry when same sex ceremonies were legalised in California last month.
Talk show host Ellen revealed she gave her lover a pink diamond engagement ring, adding: "We have set a wedding date."
The 50-year-old star refused to reveal when it will take place, but did tell fans the ceremony will be broadcast on her show.
Ellen says plans for "the dream wedding" to Portia, 35, are well underway.
She added to People magazine: "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It is crazy. My gardener is now invited.
"I can't wait to be married. I feel like it is long overdue. And I think someday people will look back on this like women not having the right to vote and segregation and anything else that seems ridiculous like we all don't have the same rights."
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Actor MARK WAHLBERG is relieved he turned down the opportunity to star in GEORGE CLOONEY's OCEAN'S movie franchise, because the films all "sucked".
The Boogie Nights star was initially approached to play the part of Linus Caldwell - a role that eventually went to Matt Damon - in Ocean's Eleven, but he decided against joining Clooney and pal Brad Pitt for the casino heist movie.
And, even though two of his own projects turned out to be flops, he insists anything would have been better than having to pretend he enjoyed making Ocean's Eleven.
He says, "It was well worth it! The second one sucked! People tell George Clooney it's great, but we all know it sucked.
"I made two bad movies instead - Planet of the Apes and The Truth About Charlie - but doing that was better than sitting with Brad and George, telling the press how great everybody is: 'We were in Europe, George was funny, then we had some wine...' - that's not for me. I do love those guys, but I had to step out on my own."
