Brit Bedingfield embraces U.S.

The Fourth of July keeps convincing Brits to liberate to America.

"It's the day I started dating my (American) husband" in 2006, says British pop star Natasha Bedingfield, singer of "Pocketful of Sunshine" and "I Bruise Easily."

Now every day, husband-businessman Matthew Robinson injects her with more of his America.

"You rub off on each other," she says. "He's teaching me golf. We've been sailing together. I smoke cigars sometimes. I even watch UFC."

She once told People magazine, "Romance is female Viagra." She still feels that way and gets "turned on by little things," from flowers to movies.

Another man in her life is Jamie Foxx but not romantically. He sings on her new single, "Weightless." They met during a performance for the Obamas.

"It was right in the Obamas' living room, with them 3 feet away!" she says. "It was absolutely mind-blowing."

If you see her Sunday at House of Blues expect real singing, not Auto-Tuned fakiness.

The show can't be as liberated as her Palm Springs gig for a lesbian festival, where she considered competing in an oil-wrestling contest but chickened out.

"I was too afraid of getting the oil out of my hair," she says. "It was the sexiest show I've ever done. ... I feel very free around women."

CLUBS, DAYCLUBS

1. Dev DJs tonight at Jet. 2. Rihanna appears Saturday at Club Nikki after singing at Mandalay Bay. 3. Wyclef performs Saturday at Haze. 4. B.o.B. hosts Saturday at Pure. 5. Sasha Grey hosts Saturday at Moon then Sunday at Palms Place's Scene pool. 6. Fatboy Slim DJs Sunday at Marquee Dayclub. 7. DJ Paul van Dyk is Sunday at Haze. 8. Backstreet Boys appear Sunday at Gallery after an MGM concert with New Kids on the Block, who then appear at Chateau. 9. Donald Glaude DJs Monday at topless-optional Bare. 10. Afrojack DJs Monday at Encore Beach Club. Check out my blog for more, from Nick Lachey to Avicii and Gary Busey.

Also on my blog: Joe Rogan names the most underrated UFC fighter. He does UFC 132 commentary Saturday at MGM. His stand-up gig is tonight at Mandalay Bay.

QUOTE-UNQUOTE

"I'd like to see our audience rumble with the Backstreet audience. That would be a great throwdown, sponsored by Lipitor." -- Dave Attell, performing Sunday at the Palms with Jim Norton, Bill Burr and Jim Breuer. He chats with me in today's Neon section.

Doug Elfman's column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Contact him at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.