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16-10-2004 23:00

SEAN PAUL'S HURRICANE IVAN AID

Reggae star SEAN PAUL has donated a staggering $85,000 (£47,000) to victims of Hurricane Ivan, which ravaged the Caribbean and parts of Florida last month SEP04

The BABY GIRL singer has given the cash to seven Jamaican charities and hopes his contribution will be used to provide houses for those left homeless by the storm.

He says, "I really feel proud that I am able to do this. I know a lot of people were affected by Ivan and I'm pleased to be able to contribute towards rebuilding."

FOXY SPENDS ADVANCE ON CAR

Rapper FOXY BROWN celebrated the $500,000 (£278,000) advance she got for her comeback album, by spending half of it on a new car.

The ILL NA NA hitmaker reportedly asked for $250,000 (£139,000) in cash from her record company, JAY-Z's S CARTER label, reports PAGESIX.COM.

She then drove to a BENTLEY showroom on Long Island, New York, and bought a brand new silver Bentley GT car.

GRAMMY GONGS INCREASE GRAMMY AWARDS organisers have decided to increase the number of trophies given out at next year's (05) ceremony to 107.Four new trophies have been added for surround-sound album, electronic/dance album, gospel performance and Hawaiian music album.The 47th annual awards ceremony takes place on 13 February (05) at Los Angeles' Staples Center