By Paul V.

Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer and had to cancel her entire Australian tour, as well as the headlining spot at the Glastonbury Festival. She's getting immediate treatment, and released a statement saying she's "sorry to disappoint her fans and hopefully all will work out fine." We wish Kylie all the best and a full and speedy recovery.

Beck took a page -- literally -- out his youth for his next video "Girl." The singer told MTV, "The whole thing is a tribute to Al Jaffee, the artist famous for creating the last page "fold-ins" from MAD magazine." The Motion Theory team helped Beck create the clip, which finds numerous animated wall murals and giant paintings that utilize the concept.

At last year's MTV Europe awards, host Xzibit was overheard casting doubts on Usher's heterosexuality. Usher (last linked with Naomi Campbell) met a girl at that very event, with whom he's been romantically linked. The girl? Eisha Brightwell -- now the ex-fiancée of Alvin Joyner aka Xzibit. Ooh snap!.

Basement Jaxx have a new album coming, and new single "U Don't Know Me" has caused a stir overseas. The dynamic dance duo created a music video for it that's been relegated to late-night-only airings, as the clip shows a woman impersonating Queen Elizabeth II, who is seen groping a lap dancer, brawling, drinking, and running from the police.

Coldplay is the next super group to participate in the VH1 Storytellers series. Singer Chris Martin settled into the show's format of detailing each track, but admitted, "It's quite strange to owe your entire life to four-and-a-half minutes of music." This was prior to playing "Yellow," which he said was named after the book nearest to him as it was being written -- The Yellow Pages.

Gwen Stefani has enjoyed massive success with her first solo record, and she hopes to do it all again. She's working on another release that should be out by the holidays. "Pharrell and me are going in the studio again, and we just started talking about doing a whole 'nother album with the tracks that never made it on this record," said the singer. Among the finished tracks are "Fine By You" (penned with Linda Perry) and "Wonderful Life For Him" (which features Depeche Mode's Martin Gore on guitar). In related news, Stefani has designed an HP Photosmart digital camera with the Harajuku Lovers moniker (it's the camera featured in her "Hollaback Girl" video) and only 30,000 will be made.

Garbage has tapped "Sex Is Not The Enemy" as their next single, and feisty singer Shirley Manson said the song may appear fun on the surface, but is has a deeper inspiration. "This song actually deals with my amazement at how the Bush administration is really reactionary and clamping down on gay rights and women's reproductive rights and civil liberties in general," she told London's NME.

And finally, in the gossip department: Which U.S. female pop star is tickled pink with her secret lesbian lover in London? Whenever she's abroad, the star likes to get the party started with her record company lover. Apparently they both have a thing about bikers -- the pop star dates them, while the SonyBMG girl has a copy of "Hard Dykes On Bykes" stored on her laptop. Vroom vroom!