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Archive for December, 2007
Yung Joc Gets Charged
Posted in Photography, Rap Music, Rumor, Scandal, T.I., Yung Joc on the December 28, 2007
Another rapper has joined the ranks of T.I. as Yung Joc has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon after cops say they found a loaded semi-automatic gun in his carry-on bag at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Who the heck carries a guy through the airport?
Joc, whose real name is Jasiel Robinson, was arrested early Sunday morning just before he was to board a Delta flight. He was attempting to go through a regular security checkpoint when police found the gun and ammo. Cops say that Joc told them he didn’t know that the gun was there. Right. And he didn’t check just why his bag was heavy?
Adam Levine’s Christmas Shopping
Posted in Adam Levine, Fashion, LOVE, Maroon 5, Rock, Rumor on the December 27, 2007
Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine and his girlfriend Rebecca Ginos were spotted spending some major dough on some last minute holiday shopping in Beverly Hills last Saturday. The 28-year old Adam and the 21-year old cocktail waitress from Teddy’s Rebecca spent that afternoon picking up some designer duds at Yves Saint Laurent and Prada and were seen waiting for the valet to bring his Mercedes out front.
If you haven’t heard of how the couple met, Adam shared it on the Howard Stern Show earlier this year. They apparently met on Rebecca’s 21st birthday and boy was she given a birthday gift. Adam gladly admitted that “We had sex the first night we met”. Classy.
R&B Divas in Fur - Mary J. Blige and Patti LaBelle
Posted in Divas, Duet, Mary J. Blige, Music Review, Patti LaBelle, Performance, R&B, Rumor on the December 26, 2007
Mary J. Blige and ‘Clash of the Choirs’ star Patti LaBelle won’t let PETA, the threat of red paint or the horrors of slaughtering animals get in the way of their seemingly real-looking fur outfits. I bet that PETA is having a field day writing some letters to these two when they saw this picture.
The diva duo was snapped at Mary’s record release party which was hosted by Target in Soho on Tuesday. Don’t they just look like the best pair of Siberian huskies you’ve seen this side of the fur protesters? I would hate to be them when I know that cans of red paint are steadily being produced still.
Eminem’s Mom is Dying
Posted in Book, Eminem, News, Rap Music on the December 22, 2007
Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s mother, is writing a book about her relationship with her son. Personally, I think it’s a few years late for it but she has her reasons. Sources close to the rapper’s mom have revealed that Debbie is writing a book about her famous son because she needs some cash to pay the medical bills.
An insider leaks out that Debbie is about to die of stage 4 breast cancer. “She needs the money to pay medical bills and he won’t talk to her so that’s her open letter to him.” The source also adds that “Em agreed to try to help her pay some medical bills and try to get her insurance but couldn’t because of the pre-existing medical condition.”
Ashlee’s New Video
Posted in Ashlee Simpson, MTV, Music, Music People, Music Review, New Single, News, Pete Wentz, Pop Music, Singers, Song, Video on the December 21, 2007
Ashlee Simpson is still a singer everyone! The younger Simpson has actually filmed a new music video for her song ‘Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya). The video was directed by Alan Ferguson earlier this month. It shows Ashlee seeking counseling after an opinion overload from the voices of her family, record executives, fans, haters and the media.
Pete Wentz told MTV news what he thought about the video saying “It’s probably the weirdest video I’ve seen of hers. It’s like a Salvador Dalí painting meets ‘Being John Malkovich’. She just went to this weird place for it. It has this kind of multiple personality, like the song does.”
The video will premiere on TRL on December 20.
Blunt says Sad Songs due to coldness
Posted in FUNNY, James Blunt, Music, Music People, Music Review, Rock, Singers, Song on the December 18, 2007
Have you listened to James Blunt’s recent album? All The Lost Souls. I have it, along with his first, and despite liking it I don’t listen to it very often. The reason being is it depresses the hell out of me.
But the singer says it’s no wonder being as he was freezing cold when he wrote it. James took himself off to Ibiza for three months expecting some peace and quiet in warmer climates. Mistakenly so.
He explains, “I wrote some more miserable songs. It was freezing. Some Spaniard stole my boiler. I was sitting there in a hat, coat and fingerless gloves. If the songs sound sad, you can understand why.”
Any volunteers to keep him warm on the next journey girls? Or perhaps James, you just need to research the expected weather before taking yourself off for three months at a time…
Music of 2007 - Review
Posted in Akon, American Idol, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Fergie, Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana, Music, Music Chart, Music People, Music Review, New LP, News, Records Sale on the December 17, 2007
The Idols and the Disney stars are rulers of the 2007 music scene. The music industry may be dying but they were still able to make something of it.Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood are the most notable Idols of 2007. Daughtry is the biggest selling artist in the US for 2007 as his album sold 3.2 million copies this year while Carrie Underwood’s ‘Some Hearts’ sold 2.3 million copies.
Disney star Miley Cyrus is the biggest selling female artist of the year, selling 2.5 million copies of the ‘Hannah Montana’ soundtrack. Akon sold 2.7 million albums while Fergie sold 2.4 million copies of her debut album which was released in 06.
Pimp C Laid to Rest
Posted in JAY-Z, Music, Music People, News, Photography, Pimp C, Rap Music, Singers, Snoop Dogg on the December 15, 2007
Rapper Pimp C, real name Chad Butler, has been laid to rest. He was found dead last week in his room at Hollywood’s Mondrian Hotel. His funeral took place in Port Arthur, Texas where KFDM-TV cameras caught the hearse pulling up to the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center in the rapper’s hometown.
According to KFDM, fellow rappers Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg planned on attending but did not show up. His one time collaborator C-Murder wasn’t able to show up either as he is currently on house arrest awaiting a murder retrial.
Mariah Carey Effortless
Posted in Josh Groban, Mariah Carey, Music, Music Chart, Music Review, New LP, Pop Music, Records Sale, Rock, Singers, Song, Top List on the December 14, 2007
Here’s some proof that Mariah Carey is pretty much a household name. She doesn’t have a new album out yet she has a Top Ten single without even exerting any effort. She better thank the people who said that digital downloads count for something towards chart success. Her ‘All I Want for Christmas’ is #8 this week in the US according to Soundscan.It looks like people are really into the holiday spirit as Josh Groban’s Christmas album actually took the top spot by selling over 500,000 records this past week and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. Who knew Santa can be a big capitalist ploy?
John Mayer is Gangsta
Posted in John Mayer, Music, Music People, Performance, Rap Music, Rock, Rumor, Singers, Snoop Dogg, Song on the December 13, 2007
Who knew that John Mayer has it in him to be a gangsta? He’s a closet Snoop Dogg fan!
Paparazzi caught up with the ever-eccentric crooner as he left a party at the Chateau Marmont on Monday. He was pimpin’ in the passenger seat of a black Mercedes as a Snoop rhyme was blasting from the speakers.
In a poor attempt to avoid answering any pap questions, John actually pulled a Paris Hilton by talking on a cell phone. But he actually one-ups the blonde socialite by having a phone at each ear! How would it even be possible to carry a conversation on two phones with people screaming questions at you?
Dancing Her Way to a Record Deal
Posted in Album Release, Country Music, Dance, Dancing With the Stars, Julianne Hough, Music, Music People, Music Review, Photography, Records Deal, Singers, iTunes on the December 12, 2007
It seems as if Julianne Hough is determined to make sure people know her name. Not only has she twice won Dancing With the Stars….now she’s going to release a country song in early 2008 with Universal Music Group.
Julianne is only 19 and seems to have things going her way. She plans to begin recording next month on the group’s Mercury Records label. She’s already released one country single on iTunes back this past summer.
What is it with people who wanna do it all? I mean, sheesh, leave some room for the rest of us. Nah, really, if you got it, you got it, right? Good luck, Julianne.
Leona Lewis is Still on Top
Posted in Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Debut Album, Girls Aloud, Hip-Hop, Jodie Aysha, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Music Bands, Music Chart, Music People, Music Review, New Single, R&B, Rap Music, Rock, Shayne Ward, Singers, Soulja Boy, Take That, Timbaland on the December 11, 2007
Leona Lewis’ ‘Bleeding Love’ continues to reign over the UK singles’ charts. The list was announced on Sunday and it marks the seventh week that Leona has been on top. The X-Factor winner’s debut CD ‘Spirit’ is also at the top spot of the albums’ chart and it’s been there for the last four weeks.
But ‘Bleeding Love’ is facing some stiff competition this holiday season. The rest of the singles chart, in order, is made up of T2 featuring Jodie Aysha with ‘Heartbroken’, Girls Aloud with ‘Call the Shots’, Timbaland with ‘Apologize’, Take That with ‘Rule the World’, Alicia Keys with ‘No One’, Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse with ‘Valerie’, Mariah Carey with ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’, Shayne Ward with ‘Breathless’ and Soulja Boy with ‘Crank That (Soulja Boy)’.
Hospital Visit for Bow Wow
Posted in Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Concert, Music, Music People, News, Performance, Rap Music, Sean Kingston, Singers, Soulja Boy on the December 10, 2007
He’s all grown up now, and he’s a little stressed out.After a Thursday night concert, Bow Wow was rushed to a local hospital. His label says he was suffering from “stress and exhaustion”. He’s been on tour with Chris Brown, Sean Kingston, and Soulja Boy.
The rest of the acts were headed to Chicago, but Bow Wow wasn’t planning to hit the stage with them Friday night. His rep says he’s making plans to come back to Chicago soon.
Madonna’s New Album ‘Licorice’
Posted in Album Release, Billboard's Top Music, Madonna, Music, Music People, Music Review, New LP, Pop Music, Singers on the December 8, 2007
Earlier in the week, it has been reported that Madonna previewed her album for Warner Bros. staff members in New York. Now, we have a date for the release of Madonna’s new and last album for Warner Bros. Billboard is reporting that ‘Licorice’ is set for a late April 2008 release.
The Queen of Pop’s husband, Guy Ritchie, pimped out her album at the ‘Revolver’ premiere saying “It’s her best CD. And I’m not just saying that. Well, I am just saying it, but I also mean it.”
After the release of ‘Licorice’ and a greatest hits album, Madonna’s $120 million deal with Artist Nation and Live Nation will start.
Jay-Z at 38
Posted in Beyonce Knowles, JAY-Z, Music, Music People, News, Party, Photography, R&B, Rap Music, Singers on the December 7, 2007
Rap mogul Jay-Z celebrated his 38th birthday in Paris on Tuesday with his longtime girlfriend Beyonce.
People is reporting that “The two spent a leisurely day inside their hotel suite (which overlooks the famed Tuileries garden) and, at one point, Knowles hit the hotel’s luxurious spa. As evening fell, the couple took a Maybach limo for a romantic drive around the City of Light before settling down to an intimate dinner upstairs at popular restaurant L’Avenue. Afterward, they pulled up for the late show at the Crazy Horse cabaret, where they sipped champagne and watched the cast run through the club’s new ‘Forever Crazy’ revue.”
Lily still bitchy
Posted in Album Release, Celebs, Debut Album, Lily Allen, Music, Music People, Photography, Pop Music on the December 5, 2007
Only yesterday did I write about how Lily Allen’s bitchiness ought to be cured due to a sudden gain in self confidence. Well I take it all back, because now the singer has gone one step further and has snubbed the very man who helped make her a popstar in the first place. Oh. My. God.
The word idiot comes to mind.
Mark Ronson was one of the producers behind Lily’s smash hit debut album Alright, Still. But he has since revealed Lily has been ignoring him, saying “Lily has been working on her new album, but I’m probably not going to be on it as she hasn’t been returning any of my calls.
It has been 18 months since Lily’s last release so it is about time we heard from her again. But snubbing her friends and the people who made her is not going to help. And she thinks she’s not a bitch…
Nicole Kills the Pussycat Dolls
Posted in Album Release, Music, Music Bands, Music People, Music Review, Nicole Scherzinger, Pussycat Dolls, Singers, Solo on the December 5, 2007
Nicole Scherzinger is about to come out with her solo album. Actually, it was supposed to come out long ago but it just wasn’t cutting it so they had to push back the release.
Either way, the other girls in the Pussycat Dolls must hate her right now. It’s not so much about her going solo but more because of what she said in an interview about working on a new PCD album. She sounded less than enthusiastic when she said “For me, I’m excited to do my stuff, because sometimes less is more. Right now I’m going to focus strictly on ‘Her Name Is Nicole’, but when the time is right, we have some PCD fans out there so we’ll maybe do another Pussycat Dolls album.”Kill!
Brandy Almost Clear
Posted in Brandy, Celebs, Life Style, Music People, News, Performance, Photography, R&B, Singers on the December 3, 2007
December 30 will mark the anniversary of R&B singer Brandy being involved in a multiply car crash that killed Awatef Aboudihaj yet the LA City Attorney’s Office is yet to file any criminal charges against the singer. The clock is ticking.
Sources are saying that the City Attorney’s Office plans to make the decision at the very last moment. However, if charges aren’t filed, the case would quietly go away. It’s something that Bill Sayed, the lawyer for the victim’s husband, Marouane Hdidou. Sayed questions the delay and speaks of how Brandy continues to live her life without any negative effects unlike his client who’s been forced to spend his holidays and the rest of his life alone.
Stingy Spice
Posted in Blog, Concert, Music, Music Bands, Music People, Scandal, Singers, Spice Girls, Tickets Sale on the December 3, 2007
Well it seems that the genius behind the Spice Girls; multi millionaire Simon Fuller, is a penny pinching scrooge; despite his millions. He has told the girls that there will be absolutely NO freebies, not for friends or anyone else; meaning the girls’ A-list chums such as Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will have to pay if they want to support them in their forthcoming comeback tour.
However, I don’t know about anyone else but I don’t really sympathise. Tom and Katie are loaded; and if you have money then you should pay just like everyone else. That’s why Simon is a huge success and has more money than all five spices put together. And I doubt the girls will complain about the extra cash from ticket sales.
Sorry guys no free ticket giveaways. Though you can win Mel B’s eyelashes through a weird competition on the girls’ website…
Kylie Minogue on Tour
Posted in Concert, Kylie Minogue, Life Style, Live Music, Music, Music People, Music Review, News, Pop Music, Singers on the December 3, 2007
Some British media falsely reported that Kylie Minogue cancelled all her plans of going on the road in support for her album. But the singer announced on Wednesday that she will be making her way across Europe in 2008. Kylie X 2008 will start on May 6 in Paris and end with two shows at London’s O2 Arena on July 26 and 27.
A statement was released about the tour saying “Minogue and her creative team have devised a new show that she describes herself as ‘fresh, exhilarating and innovative.’ The new show will be a totally different concept to previous Minogue spectaculars, which have seen her fuse her remarkable creativity with groundbreaking technology to become one of the most respected live performers of our time.”