The TV star-and-fashion designer – who is engaged to Joel Madden – is free of work commitments and is focused on getting everything in place for her big day.

Nicole – who recently completed a tour of Europe to promote her new fashion range Winter Kate and her House of Harlow jewellery collection – told US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres: 'I've been on the road. I just got home, and so it's really going to be now that's the time for me to sit down and think about what I want.'

Although the 28-year-old beauty is ready to start organising her nuptials she and Joel – who raise two children together, daughter Harlow, two, and six-month-old son Sparrow – are yet to pick a date.

When asked by Ellen if she had a day in mind, she replied: "Not yet, but soon."

Earlier this week, Nicole claimed Joel has no say in their forthcoming nuptials.

The Good Charlotte rocker admitted Nicole is the one in charge of the plans, saying: 'It's the same thing as our engagement, we're kind of doing it at our own pace. We have no idea right now."

Nicole – who revealed their engagement last month - then quipped: "Like he has any say."

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Hilary Duff has signed a deal with book publisher Simon and Schuster to write a series of young adult-fiction books.

The first Duff novel is titled Elixir and will be released in October, 2010.

According to the publisher 'Duff's Elixir combines the overpowering allure of a dangerous love triangle with thrilling international adventure. Clea Raymond is a talented young photojournalist who has spent her entire life in the spotlight as the daughter of a Washington politician and a renowned surgeon. Haunted by the strange appearance of a mysterious young man in her photographs, Clea travels the globe with her best friends, Rayna and Ben, in a race against time to unravel a centuries-old mystery that could unlock the key to her soulmate's true identity and the secret of her father's disappearance?and ultimately save all their lives'.

Of her new career Duff says, "I've always loved the escape of a great book, especially one that features a strong, inspiring female character you feel you really understand, someone who could be you, but living a more fascinating life. I'm hoping Elixir will be that kind of book?a novel that will transport readers and open new worlds for them."

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AC/DC's concert at Perth's Subaico Oval in Australia was a big headache for local police over the weekend, on March 6 - 8 - one fan glassed another outside the gig and a motorbike gang member was caught allegedly dealing methamphetamine. Police arrested the unnamed 29-year-old after they found drugs during a search of his backpack on Saturday night, March 6.

Meanwhile, a 39-year-old is recovering from surgery after he was attacked in a fight outside the venue, which hosted AC/DC's final Australian show on Monday, March 8. The man was stabbed in the neck with a broken glass, and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for surgery. His injuries were described as serious.

The eight men believed to be involved in the fight are to undergo questioning by police, reports BrisbaneTimes. The incidents follow a freak accident at AC/DC's gig on February 27, which left a disabled fan with serious injuries - after his friend accidentally threw him from his wheelchair by knocking the vehicle's joystick, causing him to embed his eye on a metal pole.

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Just as fellow rapper Lil Wayne headed up to jail on March 8, T.I. announces his comeback by releasing a post-prison single "I'm Back". The new material becomes his first release since leaving the facility and moving to a halfway house in December last year.

"I appreciate the support and how hard I was going in during the brief hiatus," T.I. said in a conference call. "I don't take it lightly. This marks a special day for us, because we putting out the first song off the album--not an official first single, just something to keep the streets warm."

"It's properly entitled 'I'm Back'. It's a lot of things that needed to be spoken on. In my absence, it was a lot of things that went down, a lot of matters that needed to be addressed. This was the greatest platform for me to do it. It was the first song I did when I came home. You get me fresh out the box going in. I'm sure you guys will enjoy it."

The album which working title is still under wraps is planned to come out on August 24, several months after T.I. is released from the halfway house. Around the same time, movie "Takers" in which the rapper plays one of the lead characters and serves as producer will also be released.

For the album, some renowned names such as Danja, The Runners, The-Dream and Trey Songz reportedly have been recruited. New music talents are also involved in the making of the record.

Soul Control will be on the road this spring. Dates are still being finalized, but here's the latest:

3/5 Providence, RI @ The 201 w/ Hollows
3/12 Wallingford, CT @ American Legion w/ The Effort, Outrage
3/13 Providence, RI @ As220 w/ The_Network, Outrage
3/19 Worcester, MA @ 3G's Bar w/ The_Network
3/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Bushwick Music Studios w/ The_Network
3/21 Fall River, MA @ Yeti Room w/The_Network, Outrage, MA @
4/15 Lowell, MA @ Umass Lowell Fox Common w/ Transit, Daybreaker
4/16 TBA w/ Daybreaker, Make Do And Mend
4/17 Long Island, NY @ Vibe Lounge w/ Daybreaker, Make Do And Mend
4/18 Philadelphia, PA @ TBA w/ Daybreaker, Make Do And Mend
4/23 Amherst MA @ Amherst College/Marsh House w/ Wasteland, Mountain Man
4/24 Worcester, MA @ Palladium (New England Metal and Hardcore Festival)
4/24 Schenectady, NY @ 1555 w/ Mountain Man
4/25 Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Community Center w/ Mountain Man
5/1 Providence, RI @ Club Hell w/ Set Your Goals, Comeback Kid, more
5/14 Boston, MA @ The Unit w/ Ruiner
5/15 Providence, RI @ As220 w/ Ruiner
5/28 Tacoma, WA @ The Viaduct (Rainfest)