I apologize for interrupting you while you listen to Adele’s “Someone Like You” for the millionth time to bring this bummer announcement. Due to vocal issues, emerging British superstar soul singer Adele has been forced to cancel her entire U.S. tour. Remember, do not kill the messenger peeps! Read on for Adele’s heart felt explanation and apology.
Watch Adele’s latest music video for her song “Someone Like You,” which she sang at the MTV Video Music Awards and stole the show with her performance! The video features Adele singing the song while walking the streets of Paris – all in grainy black and white. In other words… more classy awesome!
Celeb Twitterholic LeAnn Rimes is a busy young woman. She’s released a killer new record that is arguably the best of her career, she’s blogged about her role as step-mom to her husband Eddie Cibrian and his ex-wife Brandi Glanville’s two sons, she chatted with Ellen about the press claiming she has eating disorders and she’s posted photos of herself sitting on a urinal and using her new album as pasties. Catch up on it all here!
I’ve never heard of the Irish boy band One Direction but there was something irresistible about the twit-pic that singer Zayn Malik posted from the studio. What that irresistible something is would be the fact that a boy band member’s bum apparently has the ability to hypnotize as a young fellow in the pic seems absolutely lost in the glowing beauty of that backside. Unintentionally, they have created a new internet meme “The Photobum.” Check it out!
You know you have a pretty trashy image when wearing fish nets, black satin, and roller skates is “cleaning up!” But that’s exactly the case with dumpster hipster Ke$ha who toned down her Sleaza Minelli persona in some promotional photos for her new line of limited edition Baby-G watches. Keep reading for the no quarantine necessary pics and info on her new “TiK ToK” accessories!
Madame Tussauds unveiled a wax sculpture of The Black-Eyed Peas singer Fergie Thursday. The actual Fergie was in attendance for the event and in what can only be described as the faux pinnacle of #twinning, she got real intimate with her waxwork doppelganger for the photographers in attendance. See some of the rare waxturbation images as well as a video of the entire unveiling!
Anyone who’s been following the story of now 17-year-old bride Courtney Stodden and her, shall we say, much older actor-husband Doug Hutchison knew that this news was coming. The two have been hitting the interview scene hard and have landed themselves a production deal for a TV reality show.
Only being able to use one leg hasn’t cramped the flamboyant style of singer Jessie J! The hobbled fashion basher was photographed Tuesday night after a performance at Sketch nightclub in London still wearing her purple and black cosmos body suit, complete with matching purple hair and her now infamous cast. Keep reading to see the entire Jessie J universe and read her reaction to the disappointing news that she will not be able to perform during the upcoming Katy Perry California Dreams Tour.
While most golden girls are kicking back and watching a little Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek one Mitzi Robbins took it upon herself to hire some pros and film a music video. See Marvelous Mitzi perform “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore” from the famous musical Gigi.
Today, Wednesday September 14, 2011 is what would have been Amy Winehouse’s 28th birthday. In honor of that, Tony Bennett is dropping his “Body & Soul” duet with her from of his upcoming album Duets II.
See an amazing live video of what happens if you try to bum rush Lil Wayne when he’s performing. As the man himself stated:
“You don’t want that to happen to you.”
Rapper Soulja Boy, real name DeAndre Cortez Way, has been under serious fire for a lyric from a just leaked track called “Let’s Be Real.” In the controversial song Soulja states the following:
“F*** the FBI and f*** all the Army troops.”
The backlash against DeAndre has been fast and furious and he’s made a lengthy mea culpa via Global Grind. See the controversial video, a retired Army sergeant’s diss reply rap and read Soulja Boy Tell Em’s apology all here.
Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong was kicked off of a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Burbank Thursday night for wearing his pants too low. (No joke!) Keep reading for a video report, an eyewitness account, Billie Joe’s shocked reaction, and Southwest Airlines’ quick apology!
Listen to Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga performing the standard “The Lady Is A Tramp” off of Tony Bennett’s upcoming Duets II album due out September 20. Also, see Gaga wishing Tony a happy 85th birthday and find out which celebrity from the past he compared her to!
Justin Bieber has confirmed that he is close to finishing work on a Christmas album comprised of all new songs and set to be released sometime this year. My sympathies to all the parents out there who have lost the one time of year they were able to convince their daughters to listen to something – anything – else. Keep reading for the Yuletide tidings including the most amazing Justin Bieber Christmas photo ever! Oh, and did I mention Bieber and Taylor Swift have co-written a song together? (The pretty people are taking over!)
Who says chivalry is dead? Watch a video clip of Lady Gaga being the true gentleman as her masculine alter ego Jo Calderone gives a cigarette to Adele and then lights it for her as the two sit in the audience during a break at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
In a song by the late rap legend Tupac Shakur called “Black Jesuz” he said, “Last wishes n**gas, smoke my ashes.” Well the members of The Outlawz, a band that Tupac formed took that request to heart by smoking his ashes and, “some of that great-granddaddy California kush” in a beach side ceremony attended by Tupac’s family. See the video of The Outlawz as they reminisce about that day.
MTV’s annual Video Music Awards pulled in 12.4 million viewers last night, which was up 9% from last year and registers as the most watched VMA show ever. But, it wasn’t just the most-watched VMAs, it was the most watched show in MTV history! Despite the great numbers, most of the reviews of the telecast suggest it was a rather lackluster affair. Keep reading for what I thought were the best and worst moments and share your own thoughts on the blockbuster shindig!
Katy Perry arrived at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in yet another of her sugary sweet outfits – this one complete with a parasol! The Teenage Dream singer had a form-fitting frilly little light blue dress, floral umbrella and purple hair. Keep reading for the full-length Perry and another photo of Katy with non-sugary sweet looking husband Russell Brand.
On the same day that the east coast was rattled by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake the ground was also shaking on the west coast as pop music superstars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift collided on stage for a performance of “Baby” during her concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Tuesday! Keep reading for two nice video clips of the performance captured by the only two audience members not screaming and convulsing uncontrollably!
Country music powerhouse couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are about to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. It’s an amazing accomplishment for two stars in the spotlight to stay together and in love as these two have but now they’re taking it next level as the two will be featured as their own Barbie dolls set! See a huge image of their likenesses as Barbie and Ken and discover just how much they were involved in the design process.
Here’s your first look at Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley getting his brood on as singer Jeff Buckley in the film Greetings from Tim Buckley, currently shooting in Brooklyn. Keep reading for the pics as well as a side-by-side of Penn and Jeff, details of the other two Jeff Buckley films currently in the works, and a photo of Penn on set with his co-star Imogen Poots!
Machine Gun Kelly is Diddy’s latest protegé and the up and coming artist is making a name for himself in the hip-hop scene. His latest stunt reflects not only his burgeoning popularity but also his bent for being on the wrong side of the law. Check out a great clip of MGK inciting a wild flash mob riot at a hometown Cleveland mall, he eventually gets hauled away in cuffs.
Rapper Kanye West has joined the list of musician’s paying tribute to the late Amy Winehouse by recording a revamped version of the title track from Amy’s smash album Back To Black. According to a source the track is “emotive” and “with synthesizers.” Kanye plans to debut the song next month in London.
Only two albums in the history of Billboard’s charts have had five number one singles, Michael Jackson’s Bad and now Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream. Let that sink in for a minute like I did and then read my post which puts this into somewhat of a historical context. Katy’s album now has to be considered a landmark release in pop music. Also read Katy’s thanks to her fans via Twitter and acknowledgment of this astounding accomplishment.
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong debuted a sentimental tribute song to Amy Winehouse that accurately conveys the nagging, wistful feelings most Amy fans have experienced with news of her death last month.
Billy Joe sang these pleading lines at a “secret” show in Costa Mesa, CA Thursday night: “Amy don’t you go/I want you around/Singin’ woah, please don’t go/Do you wanna be a friend of mine?”
KISS bassist Gene Simmons and his lady Shannon Tweed were asked by paparazzi to show them the infamous engagement ring from their show Gene Simmons Family Jewels. “The Demon” instead showed the photogs and the town of Bel Air his backside in broad daylight. And I thought it was bad when KISS first went sans makeup, yikes!!!
In very sad news from the world of music, the stage for the duo country group Sugarland collapsed during a sudden storm at the Indiana State Fair Saturday night. Five lives were tragically lost, dozens more were injured and a memorial service is being held today as the fair reopens to the public. We have video footage from a fan who was filming the threatening skies and caught the terrible and sudden moment in which the stage collapsed.
It’s becoming such that being cast on one of Bravo’s Housewives shows is just a stepping stone to launching a pretty unsuccessful music career. The latest drama mama to test her pipes in the studio is The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Melissa Gorga who shared her new single “On Display” during an appearance on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show this morning. Keep reading to hear Lady Gorga lamenting the fame monster she must now face after being thrust into the media spotlight as a Bravolebrity.
Teen Mom Kailyn Lowry’s baby-daddy Jonathan “Jo” Rivera is still working hard at pursuing his dream of breaking into the rap game. His first official music video “Unthinkable Remix” got good reviews from our discerning TM fans and kid’s been busy laying down tracks and moving it forward. See a video interview in which he reveals what N.I.C.K. b stands for and hear an emotional and great track in which Jo confronts his failed relationship with Kailyn and their son Isaac called “Teen Father.”
In this week’s must-see, soon-to-be-viral video 55-year-old casino executive Allen Samuels throws down his rap game on “Livin De Life.” Video, choice screen caps and full lyrics including:
“I spit lyrics for the brothers
that got paper that got cash
For the poor with religion
no paper no stash
Chess players, rooks,
pawns, kings and queens
Yeah we all must die
but live your life in between”
After disembarking from a cruise down in Miami Big Boi, half of the game-changing duo Outkast, got sniffed up and down by some well-trained dogs and was then arrested for alleged possession of ecstasy, Viagra and MDMA. Find out what Boi, real name Antwan Patton, had to tweet, what his lawyer had to say, why it mattered that there was Viagra and even a photo of Boi from the cruise chillaxin.
There’s been some talk about a rivalry between the two teen sensations, but Selena put those rumors to rest this March when she called Demi her best and oldest friend. They first met when they were 6 years old on Barney together, and their bond has been impenetrable ever since:
Fresh off of Rebecca Black’s appearance in Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night” music video, the 14-year-old internet sensation was invited to join Katy on stage Friday night during her concert at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles for a duet of Rebecca’s infamous viral smash single “Friday.”
Lady Gaga’s cover art for her “You and I” single is creating quite a buzz because it features Gaga dressed in drag, smoking a cigarette. It’s a surprise for some, but in fact many Gaga fans have seen her like this before.
Back in 1996 alternative country pioneer Robbie Fulks released one of the most interesting, diverse and exciting debut albums for a country music artist. Come along for a honky tonk ride as I look back at a hell of a record and one that still comes across as revolutionary and entirely new to this day.
MTV has announced the 2011 Video Music Awards will feature a brand new category called “Best Video With A Message” highlighting “artists who created music videos that made us think about the world around us.” Keep reading for a complete description of the new award, a list of the nominees, and my curmudgeonly take on it all.
Instead of ascending like a bat out of hell the venerable Meat Loaf tumbled down during a performance in Pittsburgh, PA last night. Medics rushed to his aid and for a while it looked pretty scary and tense. See the clip, find out what happened and learn why you just can’t keep stiff Meat down.
We write about TV all the time and it’s a challenge to remain grounded and not consider yourself “above it all.” Sometimes a performance does that for me which was the case when dancer Marko Germar dedicated a flowing and beautiful piece choreographed to the tune of “I Know It’s Over” by the late Jeff Buckley to his mother that brought guest judge Lady Gaga and the house to tears. This is a must see.
The Smurfs movie had its world premiere tonight at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City and singer Katy Perry, who voices Smurfette in the film, brought her character to life on the red blue carpet in a sexy little Smurfette dress bound to make most any man want to Smurf her! (Smurf = ogle on your computer screen) Keep reading for all the Smurfy Perry glory!
UPDATED with a back view of the dress and a photo of Katy’s Smurf nails!
Watch a rare video clip of Adele singing an acoustic version of her Grammy-Award-winning single “Chasing Pavementa” from 2008. The performance was recorded for Billboard magazine and although all of her vocal talents are there, she seems to lack the wonderfully energizing self-confidence she performs with now.
Rumor has it that Ciara has recently parted from baller Amar’e Stoudamire. That means you have a chance (not really) to hook up with the multi-talented singer who recently destroyed Miami Beach in a tiny little pink bikini. See the “Get Up” star melting faces and causing the ocean to boil in some just not fair photos.
It’s Monday, Monday, Monday… and that means it’s time for the world to be treated to the premiere of viral internet sensation Rebecca Black’s music video for her brand new single “My Moment!” Keep reading to watch the video and see if you think Rebecca has a future in the music biz.
It’s still hard to believe that Clarence Clemons is gone. As for the Big Man’s sidekick Scooter he got back to doing what comes naturally as Bruce Springsteen dropped into Asbury Park’s Wonder Bar for a surprise 45-minute set. Catch three killer quality videos from the night and two professional photos of Springsteen laying it down in memory of Clarence.
The internet has been holding its breath for the follow-up single to internet sensation Rebecca Blacks viral phenomenon “Friday” and although the song itself hasn’t been released (it’s due out July 18), thanks to Rebecca we do get a sneak peek at what the cover art will look like!
Multi-platinum selling rapper Bow Wow has penned a heartfelt letter to his fans in which he fesses up to being a dad while stating that his life lost so much meaning that he even contemplated suicide till his little baby girl came along. Read the letter, rediscover my post about his sexy baby-momma Miss Joie and see a clip of what life is like for Bow Wow on the road.
Dwight Yoakam is returning home to Warner Brothers record for his first new album of original material in over five years. He has reportedly already recorded some songs with Beck and will be working alongside producer Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins, The Strokes) on the record, which is due out in early 2012. Keep reading for more info and quotes from the official press release as well as a couple hand-selected videos from an official dyed-in-the wool Dwight Yoakam fan boy who now can’t wait for 2012 to get here!
Check out Lenny Kravitz with an awesome retro handset for his cellphone and find out where you can get your own for under 30 bucks. This is just too cool!
Remember back when we all thought Van Halen was wacky and pretentious for demanding the removal of all brown M&Ms from their dressing room buffet? That all seems mundane now that we’re privy to the latest tour rider provided by the Foo Fighters. But the 52-page tome isn’t merely for readin‘…it’s also chock full of…
Numerous news outlets are reporting that founding E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons died earlier today from complications from a stroke. Clarence suffered the stroke on June 12th and was reportedly making a “miraculous” recovery prior to the sad news being announced today. The Big Man was 69.
Keep reading for my tribute to Clarence in words and song with various video clips from throughout his 40+ year career. I love you Big Man – you will be missed.
Nobody has had it rougher with the press and, yes blogs, than Britney Spears. She took to the stage in Sacramento last night for the tour opener of Femme Fatale and the reviews are in. She absolutely nailed it – take that h8rs! Read a rave from Rolling Stone, Britney’s enthusiastic post-show tweet and two amazing shots of Brit-Brit mounting a giant guitar stage prop.
This could be the worst thing to happen to Friday since the stock market crash of 1929, called “Black Friday” over in Europe. Actually this is our 100-year “Black Friday” as YouTube phenom Rebecca Black has pulled her mega-million viewed mega-hit “Friday” from YouTube because of a legal fight with Ark Music Factory. This is not fun fun fun fun folks. But we have some relief as I present to you five “Friday” song alternatives that you can still catch via the video service!
How can you make a pimped out, glass lined pool in Vegas look even cooler? Add one heavy dose of Cee Lo Green chillaxing, that’s how! Now my unhealthy man crush is all wet and so pronounced that I had to make up a word just to describe it (now ain’t that some sh_t).
UNCEELIEVABLE!
Lady Gaga used her considerable influence via Twitter and requested that her Little Monsters make videos of support for her friend Clarence Clemons who played on the Born This Way track “The Edge of Glory.” Read her tweet, Springsteen’s comments about the Big Man and my personal thanks to Lady Gaga for the wonderful act of kindness.
Usually when Courtney Love attends an event the hot mess award is locked down but wait one minute all you fashionistas. The new contender to C-Love’s throne, the up-and-comer Hot Topic discount rack representin’ Ke$ha was on hand and she just might have out oh nooooooo’d Courtney. See 3 side-by-side comparisons and decide for yourself who was the hottest mess of all at the amfAR Inspiration Gala!
Just a few days after being rushed to the hospital with nausea and severe headaches, Selena Gomez was back on the stage! The 18-year-old singer looked better than just “well” as she performed at Santa Monica Place Mall in Santa Monica, California – an appearance she was originally scheduled to perform on Friday night but was forced to postpone due to her illness.
Not long ago rumors surfaced that Britney Spears would be performing a cover of Madonna’s “Burning Up” on her upcoming Femme Fatale Tour and now those rumors have all but been confirmed as a leaked studio version of Britney performing the song has hit the internet! Keep reading to give it a listen. (Includes Madonna’s version as well for comparison.)
Ke$ha has been open about her desire for, “fat bearded boyfriends” and has stated that comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis would be her ideal man. In fact she went as far to email him in hopes of hooking up. Sadly Zach did not share the same affections for the “Tik Tok” singer, after reading recent comments you could say he felt the complete opposite. Read his candid and borderline brutal quote in regards to Ke$ha from an upcoming Rolling Stone interview.
Shania Twain is coming back with a vengeance! In addition to getting a new husband and a new reality show the Canadian singer has just signed on for a new job as singer-in-residence for Caesars Palace in Las Vegas! Keep reading for all the details including a heads up on tickets that go on sale as early as tonight.
There’s been a culture shift in music over the last year or so. It’s now kind of a surprise if a major pop artist doesn’t have his or her song and or video leaked. When you combine the forces of two singers at the top of their games like say Justin Bieber and Chris Brown, it’s almost a certainty that the listening and viewing public will be getting an unintended sneak peek. Check out the 8 minute leaked music video that’s more like a short film for the song “Next 2 U.”
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