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Fantasia Shocks Simon
Posted in American Idol, Fantasia, TV Show on the May 15, 2008
American Idol season three champion Fantasia Barrino performed her new single ‘Bore Me’ during Wednesday’s elimination show of American Idol. The former champ shocked viewers with her bright red hair and a black bejeweled jumpsuit. It’s one of those things that you replay in your head (or your TiVo) just to check if it really happened. The best reaction may have come from Simon Cowell who was at the judges table looking aghast with his mouth hanging open. I guess he never expected his sweet little Fantasia of seasons past to turn out like that. Oh how the times have changed.
No Prison Wedding for Remy Ma
Posted in News, Rapper, Remy Ma on the May 14, 2008
Remy Ma, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, is sitting tight in jail serving 8 out of the possible 25 years she was facing for shooting her friend, Makeda-Barnes Joseph, in the stomach. Oddly enough, the rapper was set to get married in jail over the last weekend to her fiancé Papoose (real name Shamele Mackie). However, the wedding was called off after a visitor was found with a handcuff key which could have easily opened handcuffs most law enforcement officials use. A corrections officer said that “The visitor was sanctioned by not being able to visit Rikers Island again for six months. He was asked to leave.” Luckily, the visitor wasn’t charged after he voluntarily surrendered the key to the authorities.
David Archuleta’s dad Banned from Show
Posted in David Archuleta, Singers, TV Show on the May 13, 2008
It is being reported that American Idol contestant David Archuleta’s dad Jeff has officially been banned from the show. Sources say that Jeff has been a complete pain interfering with the entire production. From badgering producers, the band, vocal coaches and even the other contestants, someone has finally had enough. The final straw came when Jeff wanted to change the lyrics to David’s song ‘Stand by Me’ by adding Sean Kingston’s lyrics from ‘Beautiful Girls’. Producers were reportedly beyond pissed when David sang it on the show. Changing the lyrics caused problems with the song’s publisher and cost the show a lot of money. Jeff was ordered to sit with AI lawyers last week who told him he was “banned from being in the rooms where David was learning or rehearsing his songs.” He can sit in the audience during the live shows but he’s banned backstage.
Foxy Brown Pleads Out
Posted in Foxy Brown, Rapper, Scandal on the May 11, 2008
Foxy Brown is trying to avoid going back in jail at all costs. It seems that the rapper, whose real name is Inga Marchand, has gotten a very lucky break as she plead out of her Blackberry assault case on Thursday. Oddly enough, she might not even have to go back to court for it. Foxy plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of menacing and the prosecution threw out the felony assault charge. She got off real easy to as she doesn’t have to serve time but just submit a letter of apology. Foxy has also plead out of her Florida case, where she’s accused of assault in a beauty salon.
Amy Winehouse Bails Out
Posted in Amy Winehouse, Singers, Soul Singer on the May 10, 2008
Amy Winehouse got out of jail on bail on Wednesday night after being arrested on suspicion of drug violations. The 24-year old singer was arrested earlier that day and was questioned by police in East London in relation to the leaked video of her doing drugs. The Grammy-winner sat down for questioning voluntarily and has since been released on bail until later this month pending further inquiries. Her husband Blake Fielder-Civil is due to stand trial in June as he was charged with trying to pervert the course of justice and inflicting bodily harm during a brawl. Wino might not be able to support him if she’s in jail herself.
Madonna World Tour starts in August
Posted in Madonna, World Tour on the May 9, 2008
Madonna World Tour starts in August in Wales. The tour—which is called the Sticky and Sweet Tour—is Madonna’s first under her 10-year, multimillion-dollar deal with Live Nation. Ticket prices are going to be between $55 and $300,
Madonna world tour dates:
23-Aug - Cardiff, Millennium Stadium
26-Aug - Nice, Stade Charles Ehrmann
28-Aug - Berlin, Olympic Stadium
02-Sept - Amsterdam, Arena
04-Sept - Dusseldorf, LTU Arena
06-Sept - Rome, Olympic Stadium
09-Sept - Frankfurt, Commerzbank Arena
11-Sept - London, Wembley Stadium
20-Sept - Paris, Stade de France
03-Oct - E. Rutherford, Izod Center
06-Oct - New York City, Madison Square Garden
07-Oct - New York City, Madison Square Garden
15-Oct - Boston, TD BankNorth Garden
18-Oct - Toronto, Air Canada Centre
22-Oct - Montreal, Bell Centre
26-Oct - Chicago, United Center
30-Oct - Vancouver, BC Place Stadium
01-Nov - Oakland, Oracle Arena
04-Nov - San Diego, Petco Park
06-Nov - Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium
08-Nov - Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena
11-Nov - Denver, Pepsi Center
16-Nov - Houston, Minute Maid Park
19-Nov - Philadelphia, Wachovia Center
22-Nov - Atlantic City, Boardwalk Hall
24-Nov - Atlanta, Philips Arena
26-Nov - Miami, Dolphin Stadium
Publicity Didn’t Help Mariah Carey
Posted in Album Release, LOVE, Lyrics, Madonna, Mariah Carey, New Single on the May 8, 2008
Despite the massive amount of media attention that she received after her surprise wedding to Nick Cannon last week, Mariah’s new single ‘Bye Bye’ has dropped from #22 to #41 on this week’s Soundscan singles chart in America. People may be interested in her wedding but it seems like no one gives a crap about her single. It sucks for her. But congratulations goes out to Madonna whose single ‘4 Minutes’ is at #3 this week with her second single ‘Give It 2 Me’ debuting at #21. I wonder if anything good will happen to Mariah’s career if she suddenly announces that she was pregnant.
American Idol Top 4
Posted in American Idol, Live Music, Music, Music People, TV Show on the May 8, 2008
The American Idol top 4 took to the stage this week singing songs by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. David Archuleta got the thumbs up from all three judges on his two songs ‘Stand By Me’ and ‘Love Me Tender’. The judges were split on Syesha Mercado’s songs ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘A Change is Gonna Come’. David Cook struck out with ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ but came back strong with ‘Baba O’Reilly’. Jason Castro, however, just couldn’t catch a break by being too predictable with ‘I Shot the Sheriff’ and forgot the lyrics to ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’. At this point, that’s a big mistake for the dreadlocked Idol.
Kylie Minogue kicks off
Posted in Concert, Kylie Minogue, World Tour on the May 8, 2008
Kylie Minogue kicked off her long-awaited tour last night with ex-boyfriend Olivier Martinez in the audience.
The French actor – who split from the singer in February 2007 – joined 10,000 fans at Paris’ Bercy Stadium, in France, at the opening night of ‘KylieX2008′.
An onlooker said: ‘Olivier looked on very proudly as Kylie wowed fans with the show, which was spectacular.’
Kylie – who recently denied claims she had rekindled her romance with Olivier, insisting they were just friends - opened the show above the stage in a full-length purple gown amid green wires in a gold hoop as she performed ‘Speakerphone’ from her latest album ‘X’. As well as singing a host of her classic hits including ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ and ‘Step Back In Time’, the Australian beauty thrilled the crowd with her own version of Barry Manilow’s ‘Copacabana’.
The tour has cost over $20 million to stage and includes 53 dates across Europe, concluding with a six-night residency at London’s O2 arena ending in August.
It is her first full tour since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. Kylie – who on Monday was pronounced a Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters in France – recently revealed she was counting down the days until the tour started.
The ‘Wow’ singer said: “The countdown has begun!! Not long now before opening night for ‘KylieX2008′!!!! My cast, crew and I have been working hard to really make this show ’spectacular’ for you. Full production rehearsals are coming up and we are very excited to merge all the various elements of the show.”
Alanis Morissette’s Live Performance is now featured on Yahoo! Music
Posted in Alanis Morissette, Album Release, Performance, Song, Video on the May 7, 2008
Alanis Morissette’s Nissan Live Sets performance is now featured on Yahoo! Music. This intimate performance of past hits and new material gave die-hard Alanis fans the chance to participate in a special Q&A. Check out the performance, Q&A and exclusive photos at HERE
Flavors of Entanglement is available in the US on 6/10.
Alanis’ live performance of her new single “Underneath:”
Pete Doherty has been released from jail
Posted in Babyshambles, News, Pete Doherty, Rocker, Singers on the May 6, 2008
Pete Doherty has been released from prison.
The Babyshambles singer was released from London’s Wormwood Scrubs at 7.10am this morning (06.05.08). He had served 29 days of a 14-week sentence for breaching his probation. Dressed in a suit and tie, he revealed outside the prison that he was pleased to be out and looking forward to having a rum and coke and spending time with his pet cats.
When asked if he had taken drugs in prison, the singer replied: “Well, I knew it was going to be a bit rough to start with, with the overcrowding and the medical facilities. Although they do their best - they are good, they can’t really cater for the average junkie.”
Pete also showed off a certificate stating he had passed a drugs test while in prison. The singer was jailed after breaching probation terms which required him to take part in a drug rehabilitation programme and make regular visits to court for progress reports.
He was jailed by District Judge Davinder Lachhar after it was revealed the rocker had regularly been late or missed probation appointments and had used various drugs.
Brits Choose Madonna
Posted in Album Release, Hit Song, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Music Chart, Music Review, Top List on the May 6, 2008
The British have made up their mind and the numbers definitely show that they prefer their adopted child Madonna over Mariah Carey. The chart results have recently been announced and the Queen of Pop’s new album ‘Hard Candy’ has topped the UK charts by coming in at the #1 spot. Mariah’s ‘E=MC2’ only managed to debut at #3 on the album charts. Additionally, Madonna’s ‘4 Minutes (To Save the World)’ is at #1 for a 3rd week on the UK singles chart. She doesn’t stop there as ‘Hard Candy’ also takes the top spot in more than 25 countries as more numbers roll in. Congratulations!
Amy Winehouse Still Sick
Posted in Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Music, Music Award on the May 6, 2008
Amy Winehouse is still a mess and everyone around her knows it. The British pop wreck’s collaborator on ‘Back to Black’, Mark Ronson, was set to work with her for the theme song to the new James Bond flick but it didn’t pan out. Mark said “We did work on it but we never finished it. I don’t think it will happen unless by some miracle it gets recorded and someone sings on it. I’m not sure Amy is ready to work on music yet.” Wino’s rep released a politically correct statement about Mark’s comment saying “Mark presented a track to Amy, but she had other ideas about the direction it should take. We’re sure they will continue to make great music together.” I’m sure they will unless Wino ends up dead soon.
Ashlee Simpson’s new album Bittersweet World
Posted in Ashlee Simpson, Debut Album, Plain White Ts on the May 5, 2008
Want to hear Ashlee Simpson’s new album Bittersweet World? Head over to her imeem page to listen to the album in its entirety! Bittersweet World is in stores everywhere which includes the single “Little Miss Obsessive” featuring Tom Higgenson of Plain White Ts.
Bittersweet World on iTunes:
Mike Jones performing “Drop and Give Me 50″
Posted in Mike Jones, Performance, Video, YouTube on the May 4, 2008
Here is a video of Mike performing “Drop and Give Me 50″ at the official ESPN NFL Draft Party @ Club Touch in NYC
Lil Kim’s Repossessed Car
Posted in Lil Kim, News, Rapper on the May 4, 2008
Lil Kim’s silver Bentley got repossessed earlier this week and it was filmed by New York’s CW11 for a report they have on repossessions. When the rapper was confronted by the reporters and cameras, she responded with “Oh please, get the fuck out of here. You are so fucking ridiculous.” She has some sort of a point there. It turns out that the car they got wasn’t even bought by Kim but was actually a gift to her. Now who the heck would give a way a Bentley? Enter Scott Storch. The car was supposedly given to Kim 4 years ago by the music producer as they allegedly had a very friendly relationship, if you know what I mean. It wasn’t just Kim that suffered in this repo deal. Scott also had his yacht repossessed recently. Ouch!
Madonna to Perform Live
Posted in Album Release, Concert, Live Music, Madonna, Music Review, Myspace, Performance on the May 3, 2008
Madonna to Perform Live at New York’s Roseland Ballroom April 30th
Watch the Show Live on MSN!
In celebration of the release of Madonna’s upcoming album HARD CANDY, Control Room, MSN and Verizon Wireless will present the one and only Madonna live in New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday, April 30th. The show will be available live on MSN Music In Concert at http://music.msn.com/inconcert and will also be available for viewing post-show.
Now fans can Madonna-fy their online world with promo banners, Myspace codes, and desktop backgrounds:
Alanis Morissette new album, Flavors of Entanglement
Posted in Alanis Morissette, Album Release, Audio Stream, New Single on the May 3, 2008
Be sure to tune in, set your TiVos, DVRs, VCRs or whathaveyous! Alanis Morissette is set to appear on the following programs to promote her new album, Flavors of Entanglement, due out in the US on June 10.
May 20 – Ellen
May 23 - The Today Show
June 9 - The Today Show
June 10 - Late Show With David Letterman
June 12 - Howard Stern (radio)
July 18 - Jimmy Kimmel Live!
June 11 - The View
Listen to Alanis’ new single, “Underneath,” below.
Ashlee Simpson’s Album
Posted in Album Release, Ashlee Simpson, New Single, Timbaland, iTunes on the May 3, 2008
Ashlee Simpson’s album, Bittersweet World, is in stores today! Timbaland, Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, and Kenna are among the talented contributors that helped craft Ashlee’s third album. Ashlee wrote or cowrote every track on the album and the final product is a mix of ballads, radio-friendly anthems and dance floor ditties that will get your booty shaking.
Head over to iTunes to get the party started and buy Bittersweet World now.
Tokio Hotel will play LIVE on MTV’s TRL on Tuesday May 6th!
Posted in Tokio Hotel, Tracks Listing, Video on the May 3, 2008
Tokio Hotel may be looking to make MTV their permanent home with consecutive days on TRL’s countdown (reaching the #2 spot), a free download on Discover & Download, a tour diary on Buzzworthy and now a LIVE performance in TRL’s studio. The band will perform “Ready, Set, Go!” from Scream, their first U.S. album, which will hit stores May 6th, the day of the TRL performance.
For those who can’t wait until May 6th, today you can catch part 3 of Tokio Hotel’s tour diary right here on MTV’s Buzzworthy. http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/04/18/tokio-hotel-tour-diary-part-3/
Tokio Hotel have just announced the track listing for their May 6th U.S. release of Scream. What promises to be the biggest release to date, Tokio Hotel have added a U.S. exclusive of “Live Every Second” as well as a bonus track titled “1000 Oceans.”
Scream in stores May 6th
CD Track Listing:
01. Scream
02. Ready, Set, Go!
03. Monsoon
04. Love is Dead
05. Don’t Jump
06. Live Every Second (U.S. EXCLUSIVE)
07. On the Edge
08. Sacred
09. Break away
10. Rescue Me
11. Final Day
12. Forgotten Children
13. By Your Side
14. 1000 Oceans (Bonus Song)
15. Durch den Monsun
Tokio Hotel tour diary part 3 embed: