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Her Name's Deborah, Not Blondie

Not only is Deborah Harry a music legend, but she's 63 and looks pretty damn good. Harry's music--Blondie and solo stuff--also appears as the soundtrack to the new London musical Desperately Seeking Susan, based on that little movie starring some chick named Madonna. Anyway, Harry will allegedly appear at Cameo Friday for the after party of her Fillmore show.

Menudo? Not Me, But Maybe You?

As you may or may not know, the relaunch of Menudo is in full throttle. The show, Making Menudo, premieres on MTV, October 25 at 10:30pm. Five out of the fifteen finalists are from Miami: Antony, 15, Carlos Pena, 17, Hansel, 18, JG, 18, and Jorge, 15. Watch the show and root for our homeboys, and check out a demo song, straight from the studio, here for English, and here en Espanol.

Before........and...After

T-Pain @ Sobe Live Friday

T-Pain fans are reveling in the notion that their man is performing live this Friday at Sobe Live, 1203 Washington Ave. DJ Khaled spins. For info, call 305-725-3353.

Lil Wayne Not So Lil Anymore

Rapper Lil Wayne is celebrating his 25th birthday on Friday night on boat for hire The Biscayne Lady, which departs from the Hard Rock Cafe at Bayside . Among the invited guests: Shaq, Dwyane Wade, Saudi Arabian Prince Essam Zahid Al Saud, Solange Knowles, Fall Out Boy, Beyonce, Akon, Justin Timberlake, TI, T-Pain, Maroon Five, Wyclef, Usher, Nelly and 300 more of Wayne's closest friends. Media has been invited to cover the red carpet but not the actual sailing, whose official name incidentally, is the Black and White Ballers' Bash.

Beyonce 'n' Jay-Z: In the Thicke of the Night

Beyonce, her sister Solange Knowles, her boyfriend Jay-Z and her tour's opening act Robin Thicke all showed up at the concert afterparty at Mansion Sunday night. According to spies, Beyonce and Jay-Z "sat close and cuddly all night, and he looked at her lovingly as she danced in front of Mansion’s stage, grooving with her to songs by Kanye West, vintage Jackson Five and the pair’s duet, ’03 Bonnie and Clyde (Me & My Girlfriend)."  The couple sipped on Evian, no alcohol, holding hands and dancing together, and stayed on for more than two hours, calling it a night at 3:30am. Solange and Thicke stayed on even later, dancing together with local buddy Scott Storch, and left  around  4:30am.

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Everlast at Mansion Next Friday

Redeeming themselves after Britney Spears brought her lip synching road show circus to the place a few months ago, Mansion presents Grammy Award winning Everlast and DJ Muggs, who will host a "hybrid, 45-minute vocal, guitar and turntable show."on Friday, July 27.

Rockstar Supernova Winner Plays Cameo Friday

Look, it could be worse. Joey Fatone could be hosting an episode of The Singing Bee at Cameo on Friday. Instead you've got actual talent in the form of Lukas Rossi, who won Rockstar Supernova at some point before reality singing shows were shoved down our throat like meds in the mental ward. Rossi will give an acoustic performance Friday night in what Cameo's billing as an "intimate" evening, meaning you and just two thousand of your closest fans instead of, say, three thousand.

Miami to Get Stung by Police Unplugged

The Herald's Jordan Levin reports that The Police are performing an MTV Unplugged concert on July 13 at an undisclosed location in Miami! MTV won't say where the taping will take place, but they did admit that "We only have room for two photographers." Apparently the band was scouting locations in South Beach. Hopefully they will open up with the unofficial clubland theme song, Spirits in the Material World.

We're not sure why, but the plug was pulled from The Police Unplugged. 

Janet Jackson Team in Place in Miami

Janet's raring for a major comeback and she's got some literal heavyweights in place to ensure the success of her new album. Currently shacked up at the Chesterfield Hotel and Suites is none other than producer Jazze Pha, who is producing Janet's new album. Thankfully Pha checked in after Kevin Federline checked out.

Pharrell Takes It to the Sky

Pharrell Williams clearly doesn't need Britney Spears and isn't sitting around waiting for her to put on some underwear, dump her ditzy celebutard friends and get her booty down here in the recording studio. Instead, Williams was seen last night at Cielo Garden and Supperclub in the Grove, where Ocean Drive Espanol hosted an opening party where a real professional, Jorge Moreno, performed. What, Brit, you're on your way down? Sorry, babe, take a number. Pharrell's busy.