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Amy Winehouse with a bloody nose and a tit out singing "Happy Birthday" in her best Marilyn Monroe—what 90-year-old man wouldn't be flattered by that? Winehouse and/or Leona Lewis will hopefully turn a former political prisoner's dream into reality when they perform at Nelson Mandela's birthday jam on June 27. Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, and Sun City entertainers Queen will also perform, but there's still no confirmation of Eminem's rumored performance. Allegedly the organizers "want to take both Mandela and the audience by surprise." Ooh, think Shady will jump out of a cake? More »

P.W. Botha will get the gas face when Eminem headlines a concert at London's Hyde Park celebrating the 90th birthday of former South African president Nelson Mandela. Shady's planned warm-up acts include Stevie Wonder, Queen and a bunch of white British songbirds ranging from Annie Lennox to Keane, with more superstars invited but not yet confirmed. It will be Eminem's first public performance since 2005. As odes to matricide and songs crudely mocking Tom Green and Moby seem inappropriate, I'm assuming the setlist will consist of "Lose Yourself" and maudlin valentines to Hailie. [NME]