LOS ANGELES - TELEVISION'S Simon Cowell said on Friday he was embarrassed at his initial reaction to British singing sensation Susan Boyle, but warned that just because she is a hit with fans, she is not a winner yet.

Cowell, the creator and a judge on 'Britain's Got Talent', said he was fed up with stories about the hair, eyebrows and cats of the never-married 47-year-old Boyle, and he urged her to focus now on winning the television talent competition.

LOS ANGELES - ALTHOUGH he's been removed from the running, Anoop Desai plans to continue his musical career said reports on Friday.

The former American Idol contestant said on Thursday he was leaving behind his graduate school studies to pursue a career in the music industry.

NEW YORK - GRAMMY Award winning singer and actress Beyonce Knowles has a plan to settle down in a couple of years reports said on Friday.

The star said she wants to have some children with her husband, hip hop mogul Jay-Z, do less touring and - debut on Broadway.