Nicole Scherzinger has reportedly left the Pussycat Dolls.

The lead singer of the raunchy girl group wants to become a huge solo star and plans to announce the split after the promotion of their latest album, ‘Doll Domination.’

The proposed split became apparant after the group’s version of ‘Jai Ho’ was released under the name, Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger.

Currently on their European Tour, Nicole performs their latest song ‘Hush Hush’ on her own while the other girls are off stage.

US blogger Perez Hilton told his reasons for the name of the releases, “The big reason most people believe is the Nicole has actually now LEFT the Pussycat Dolls but is still remaining with them until the ‘Doll Domination’ era is over.”

So far the bands record label, Interscope, has refused to comment on the proposed split.

Nicole has already gone solo once, releasing hit, ‘Baby Love’ as well as collaborations with singers, P Diddy and Timbaland.

The 30-year-old star has been working on her solo album for almost three years now, titled ‘Her Name Is Nicole.’ She plans to get back to the album when the tour is over.

Speaking about the delay of the album, Nicole, in September 2008, said, “Despite what other people might write, it was my decision, ultimately. I actually put some of my solo songs on the Pussycat Dolls’ new album, ‘Doll Domination.’ Everthing is all about timing. I believe it will come out next year (2009) and it will be able to coexist wonderfully with the Dolls’ album.

“It is completely separate from what you have heard with ‘Baby Love’ and ‘Whatever You Like’  and I am still working on it-that happens when you are perfectionist.”

Speaking recently to Billboard Magazine, Nicole said, “the current incarnation of the album is just in talks and in the writing process. I haven’t started recording yet.”

There has even been talks about Nicole recording a song with her current boyfriend, Formula One drive Lewis Hamilton. She said, “He thinks he can sing,  I think that is my fault! We will probably end up in the studio together. That will be great.

“He knows the words to ‘Don’t Cha’ and is a big Pussycat Dolls fan so singing together wil be so much fun.”

While most of us worry about the credit crunch and panic about where our next meal is coming from, many hip-hop stars are not feeling the bite on their bling. With many now owning their own record labels, luxury houses and apartments, night clubs, and some rather expensive jewelry, the multimillion dollar stars are set through this groveling recession.

So set, in fact that their spending habits are going through the roof. Take a look at these extravagant celeb spends and prepare to feel the tug on the purse strings even more. 

50 cent and more

50 cent is known as the priciest rapper on the planet and worth over £60 million.

The stars collection boasts of a Ferrari Enzo worth £1 million, as well as three other Ferraris’, two Jags, three Bentleys, six Lamborghinis and two Jets. 

At his 48,000-square-foot mansion, the star has his own lake, waterfall and in-house club, complete with 52-rooms, servants’ quarters and a boat house, all costing a staggering £2.5million.

Jay-Z liked it enough he put two rings on it

Multimillion dollar rapper, Jay Z, proves his babe Beyonce is more than enough by splashing most of his cash on the R&B star.

Beyonce’s engagement ring cost a whopping £3.5million, which she believes is too expensive to wear out so she had a cheaper version made to wear instead. 

Kanye believe it?

A shoe fetish is generally deemed as a female trait, but rapper Kanye boasts a collection of 450 pairs of designer shoes, with a resident ‘shoe keeper’ to specifically look after his shoes.

With a keen appetite for UK takeaways, the ‘Golddigger’ star ordered an Indian takeaway from a restaurant in Wales, to be delivered to his pad in New York, costing a mega £2,775.

P DIDDY

Sean Combs, as his real name goes, is worth a mega £25 million and owns two luxury homes costing a combined £22 million.

Pretty reasonable for a hip hop star, but his demands on tour is what gives him the diva bling factor. Travelling with a personal entourage of 30, P Diddy takes his own barber, the only man allowed to touch his hair, alongside a team to lay out all of his 80 black and white suits for him to choose every morning. On standby is a barman to mix his favourite cocktail and a guy to carry his gem encrusted iPod. Nice!

Akon

Akon doesn’t waste any time on measly one off diamonds, instead he just buys a whole mine instead. 

The ‘Right Now’ star bought a whole South African diamond mine all for himself in 2007.