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Kylie Minogue in BlackBook (June/July 2010)

Kylie Minogue 'Turns up the heat' in the June/July 2010 issue of BlackBook Magazine. Included with the cover and interview are 9 sultry, sexy shots and an exclusive, behind-the-scenes video of the covershoot. [ MORE PHOTOS next page ]

For as long as she can remember, her every smash success, personal failure and public tragedy has been devoured and documented by international tabloids. As she readies the release of her eleventh album, pop icon, fashion goddess and cancer survivor Kylie Minogue finds solace away from the media glare in (of all places) a Brooklyn coffee shop. Nick Haramis spends a few days getting to know the woman responsible for all those headlines. [ GET TO KNOW KYLIE ]

Kylie Minogue Talks U.S. Tour with BlackBook Mag

Gads! It's almost unimaginable that Kylie's never toured the U.S. In fact, I'd find it hard to believe had I, myself, not been waiting for her for...let's see...for FOREVER!?!? But, like every other fan in the U.S., I've been patient and will be seeing her soon when Kylie finally brings her show this side of the pond. In a recent interview with BlackBookMag.com, Kylie had this to say about "Taking North America":

"The fans in America aren’t great in number, but they’re great in spirit. And they’ve been so patient. I think I really shocked them when I said I was touring, because they’ve become accepting of the fact that it was never going to happen. But I meant it, all the years I spent saying I would love to tour the States."

And because American audiences haven't seen her live shows for the most part, Kylie says she's decided not to go somewhere she's never been before. "We decided — and I guess it works well in these financial times — to bring with us a “best of” my different tours."

I'll see you at the 9/30 show in Oak-town (get your tickets here)! Read the interview in full at BlackBookMag.com.

EMILY BLUNT WEARS BLUE VELVET FOR BLACKBOOK

Emily Blunt, best known for her comedic roles - like her star-making breakthrough performance in The Devil Wears Prada - channels Isabella Rossellini for BlackBook in the role of Dorothy Vallens from cult auteur David Lynch’s 1986 opus Blue Velvet.

Blunt had no problem channeling Rossellini’s smoky, knife-edge carnality. At the same time, the 25-year-old London native put her own wicked spin on the sexy transformation. A week later, she’s still buzzing about the results.  Says Blunt, “Blue Velvet is so dark and ethereal." “It’s brooding yet artistic—I love it.”

The stunning images shot by photographer Patrick Fraser appear in Blackbook’s Hollywood / Spring Fashion issue on stands today and online at BlackBook.com.  There's also one more on the NEXT PAGE.

AMY ADAMS IS RED HOT FOR BBOOK.COM

I'm simply Enchanted with Amy Adams and her exclusive interview and “red hot” images on BBook.com. The Academy Award nominee, captured in a series of stunning images entitled “The Real Thing” by renowned photographer Matthias Vriens, gives us the inside scoop on her favorite LA restaurants (Cheebo) and bars (El Compadre and Barney’s Beanery), and reflects on her career, speaking candidly about her good girl public image and behaving badly.

“I misbehave. I just do it in private,” says the actress. Junebug costar Embeth Daviditz attests to the two sides to Adams saying, “Amy’s much naughtier than anyone I know. I can’t give you examples because they’re beyond X-rated.”

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