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Say hello to AILBHE MALONE's gay male alter ego Álvaro

Say hello to AILBHE MALONE'sgay male alter ego Álvaro

TRACK OF THE WEEK

Give Me All Your Love(Demo) by Madonna (pictured). The demo version of Madonna's new single (due out in February, apparently) has leaked. The finished version is due to have guest spots from M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj. The raw version sounds very like Nicola Roberts' Beat of My Drum– including the spelt out "l-u-v" intro – mixed with the Dandy Warhols. It's also wonderfully self-referential, as Madonna sings about "lucky stars" and how she's a "different kind of girl". At the moment, it lacks sheen, but as William Orbit is on board to produce, we presume by February it'll be sparkly as they come.

Speaking ofMinaj, it looks like she'll be releasing new music of her own in the coming weeks. She wrote on her blog that one of her alter egos – gay male Roman Zolanski – would be making some solo tracks. "Roman will be in rare form this time. When he lands, he will address the nation in the form of music. He will also announce the date," she wrote. Roman last cropped up on the alarming Roman's Revengeon Minaj's album Pink Friday. We'd advise anyone of a sensitive disposition to give this one a miss.

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Una Saturdayshas announced the sex of her baby bump – it's a girl! In an interview with Hello!magazine, the Tipperary lass explained that "I come from a family of girls, I went to an all-girls school and I'm in a girl band, so I guess it's fitting that I'm having a daughter." Don't worry, though, she's not planning to take a step back from her promotional duties any time soon, and will still be on tour with the rest of the group. "Naturally I'll be careful and I'd never do anything that would put our baby at risk. But I'm pregnant, not ill," she reasoned. "Loads of women continue to work through their pregnancies and this is my job, so why wouldn't I carry on doing what I love – especially when I feel so well."