Consider Gwen Stefani, a bottle-blonde sprite whose videogenic persona blends wide-eyed shtick, bombshell glamour, and tough-chick rocker. It's a wacky combo - one that would seem to indicate a greater share of novelty appeal than artistic credibility.

If anyone has taken up the "Valley Girl" torch lit by Moon Unit Zappa 20 years ago, it is No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, an irrepressible bundle of bleached-blonde energy who never shies from letting her Southern California roots show through.

Pop starlets come and go but Gwen's eclectic choices are keeping her at the top.

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Gwen Stefani on body odour, the trouble with hip hop and being a “glamazon”.

Gwen’s still in love. Adrian’s having a baby. And the hip-hop world is on the phone. The long and surprisingly happy life of No Doubt.

This marks the third year running that Gwen Stefani has snagged a VH1/Vogue Fashion Award. Not bad, particularly considering that this is only the third year the awards have been given out.

It seems that two of pops most visible divas are related, albeit distantly. No Doubt's Gwen Stefani tells LAUNCH that she shares the same gene pool as Madonna.

Singer Gwen Stefani, all smiles talking about her band's fifth album during the video shoot for the all-star "What's Going On" remake, explained how her band of brothers returned from Saturn with an urge to do something different.

Speaking to dotmusic as they put the finishing touches to the album in London, the band were visibly excited at the prospect of unleashing such an eclectic album that fuses their trademark sound while drawing on strong reggae, dancehall, ska and hip-hop influences.

"I want to look like a cartoon character--very animated," says Stefani. "That's what I do with my clothes."

Musicians are cut a lot of slack when it comes to fashion - outrageous (and often X-rated) style is part of their hard-living image.

Don’t get her wrong, Gwen Stefani’s flattered to be named one of the 50 sexiest artists of all time by Blender. It’s just that she thinks someone else should be on the cover.

No Doubt are writing songs at a fever pitch for their next CD. The album, which the band hopes to release in October, will feature collaborations with Prince, Dr. Dre, the Neptunes, Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart, and Sly and Robbie.

“I told a guy at my record company," says Gwen Stefani, ‘if Dr. Dre ever needs anybody, I’ll be his slave.”

Anyone who says being a rock star is a boys-only deal can kiss Gwen’s butt. After wowing crowds for 14 years, No Doubt’s outrageous star answers ym readers’ burning questions.