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Archive for December, 2007

KT Tunstall to write for the deaf

If anyone knows anything about the deaf community you will realise that they too can appreciate music; just in perhaps a different way to those with able hearing. The movie “It’s all gone Pete Tong” demonstrates just this.KT Tunstall appreciates this more than many musicians; having a profoundly deaf brother. She has now revealed she [...]

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

KD Lang is the Grinch

Many people know KD Lang as one of the most gifted female singers of the era. Some people know her as the grinch. The singer was spotted doing some last minute Christmas shopping at The Grove in Los Angeles on Sunday looking like a big old scoop of bah humbug.
Kathryn Dawn Lang wore some form [...]

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Joss Stone: All she wants for Christmas…

All that the gorgeous soul singer Joss Stone really wants for Christmas…is her pooches. The 20-year-old, primarily based in the USA, has sweetly flown into Kent to celebrate her Nan’s 80th birthday, but misses her beloved pet dogs so much she has arranged for them to be flown in too.It seems to be a case [...]

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Cat Deeley who got the Cream

Sexy TV presenter Cat Deeley seems to have hit the jackpot with her latest date the other night. Spotted over some spicy Italian grub the gorgeous blonde was in the yummy company of Craig Logan – former bassist of eighties band bros.
Since being in the band Craig is not only quids in as a major [...]

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

R Kelly’s Bus Gets Stopped

I can now tell you just why R Kelly did not show for a court date in Chicago earlier this week. And no, it’s because he was sick like Britney Spears. He was actually left of the side of a Utah highway without a ride after his tour bus got stopped by the police.Police sources [...]

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Party Like an Idol Reject - Chris Sligh

If you can’t make it to Las Vegas or Miami to party on New Year’s with all the real celebrities, perhaps I can interest you in a fun-filled night in Westerly, Rhode Island where you can party like a not star with one of your favorite American Idol cast offs.
Season 6’s 29-year old Chris Sligh [...]

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Lily Allen is Smoking

Lily Allen has confirmed her pregnancy. Look at the little baby bump! I just hope now that she’s found out and confirmed that happy news that she would give up her nasty habits. And yes, I am referring to her smoking.
The British pop star has gone on the record before that she’s managed to stick [...]

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Ashley Tisdale Cancels

Just because she went and got herself a nose job doesn’t mean that she can break many hearts whenever she wants to. But Ashley Tisdale did just that in South Florida on Saturday night.
The Disney star was scheduled to take part at the Y100 Jingle Ball as a performer but she cancelled at the last [...]

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Nelly Furtado Secret Wedding?

Ok from surprise nuptials to secret ones. Nelly Furtado was spotted partying at Miami’s Y100 Jingle Ball on Saturday wearing a gold band on her wedding finger.
The engagement between her and Cuban sound engineer Demacio “Demo” Castellon was revealed in July.
A source is quoted as saying: “Nelly was partying backstage with Natasha Bedingfield and Timbaland. [...]

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Avril Lavigne and Alicia Keys at Z100 Jingle Ball

Z100’s Jingle Ball was held on Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was attended by some of the hottest stars and featured some great performances from them as well.Avril Lavigne and Alicia Keys are only two artists who performed at the event. Both of them did great. I have no question [...]

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Tina Turner Comments on Death

The death of Ike Turner has got the music industry talking about the loss of another legend. But they also happen to talk about the late music legend’s ex-wife who, incidentally, is a music legend in her own right.Tina Turner’s rep issued a statement regarding the death of her former husband some time after his [...]

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Tori Amos blows her top

It was a bit of a shock to the room full of fans when Tori Amos launched a verbal attack on two gig-goers at her show in San Diego on Wednesday. Personally I don’t blame her. As a fan myself; if I had front row tickets I would be glued to my seat.
But the two [...]

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Lindsay Lohan at the Studio

Lindsay Lohan has been out of rehab for a while already and I guess she found it the right time to get back to work. Sources are saying that the troubled redhead is hard at work on another album. And you’ll never guess who she’s working with – JR Rotem!
Yup. Lindsay is working with the [...]

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Rihanna Mystery Illness

Poor Rihanna is poorly. No one really knows what is wrong with her but it seems her UK tour could be in jeopardy after she pulled three of the gigs on doctors orders.
So far, the US R&B superstar cancelled gigs in Nottingham on Saturday and Birmingham on Monday. She has also postponed the gig in [...]

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Chris Brown Does Elvis

The 2007 Movies Rock: A Celebration of Music in Film show was aired last Friday where the hottest stars of today sing some very memorable songs from movies of yesterday. Everyone got to see R&B sensation Chris Brown give another kick ass performance when he shook his hips to the Elvis Presley song ‘Jailhouse Rock’. [...]

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Yes to Brandy, No to Ray J

The people of Jackson, Mississippi want R&B singer Brandy to be the Grand Marshal of their parade but want no part of her brother Ray J. Vehicular manslaughter charges versus semi-pro pornographer – yeah, I see which one weighs heavier. Apparently, they don’t.
The Clarion-Ledger reports that the City of Jackson officially had to ditch Ray [...]

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Mel C Performs at the Staples Center

How do you go from performing for a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans at the Staples Center on Wednesday night to performing for a crowd of less than 200 the following evening? Well, ask Mel C aka Sporty Spice that.
Mel C did an acoustic show at The Mint in Los Angeles on Thursday night were [...]

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Lily’s Next Album

Lily Allen has begun working on the follow-up to her debut album but this time around, the Brit singer is doing some things a little bit differently. I guess when you get a new body, everything else has to be new too.
Despite getting a lot of help from DJ/producer Mark Ronson on her first album, [...]

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Baby Spice Tries to Remember the Words

After being on a hiatus, it’s no surprise that it takes some time for a megastar to get back in the swing of things. So it is with Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton.She writes on the group’s blog, “I’m getting more confident singing live, but during ‘Mama’ I got so carried away looking at the [...]

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Jennifer Hudson Does James Bond

After several misses on the red carpet, starting when she wore a gold vest at the Academy Awards, Jennifer Hudson and her stylist did something right when the singer/actress wore a black Michael Kors dress on the carpet and went white on stage at ‘Movies Rock: A Celebration of Music in Film’ which was held [...]

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Pete Wentz Says No Feud

So did you hear the song “So Many People” by Neurosonic? Yeah, neither did we.
Well, supposedly it makes fun of Ashlee Simpson because of her lipsynching episode of Saturday Night Live in 2004, and boyfriend Pete Wentz of Fallout Boy is none too happy. Neurosonic’s frontman Jason Darr introduced the song at a [...]

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

Rihanna lives up to the name of her album; as it was revealed this week she is a big clown at heart. The 19 year old said “I really like playing pranks on people. I do that a lot. Every day is a new one. Actually, every hour! It’s almost second nature to me.
“I play [...]

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

R Kelly’s Perverted

A couple of weeks ago, R. Kelly’s publicist of 14 years released a cryptic statement regarding her release saying “Though I have a great appreciation for Mr. Kelly as an artist, there are some lines that should never be crossed professionally or personally. Mr. Kelly crossed a line that forever altered the scope of our [...]

Monday, December 3rd, 2007