Evanescence will finally be releasing a new record after four years. However, don’t expect the same band that you once knew. Only one person remains from the Grammy wining band – singer Amy Lee. The original guys parted ways with her some time ago to form a new group called Fallen with new lead singer, American Idol alum Carly Smithson. Amy recently spoke about the new sound of her band saying “It’s not an organic record. Our idea is to take synthetic and atmospheric sounds and find a way to blur the line between organic and synthetic… There is something really cool happening in music right now. There are bands that sound like they’re from another time — it’s like ’80s throwback music with analogue synthesizers and Moogs. I love it. I’ve been listening to a lot of La Roux.” That’s nice and all but I wonder how fans of the band’s old style would react to the new music.
Despite all of the bad things he said, despite all of the hardship he’s caused her and even despite making her father hate him, it seems that Jessica Simpson still has a soft spot for John Mayer. This is what she said about the matter: : “I will always care about him. I think he’s a great person, a great musician, but I was very disappointed by the article.” So there is still talk about John Mayer’s infamous article, but it looks like Jessica Simpson is willing to overlook that for now. This is probably because her make-believe relationship with Billy Corgan isn’t going so well… better John Mayer than a fragment of her imagination.
Last November, it was reported that Sting had lashed out at Simon Cowell and his shows American Idol and X Factor, calling them televised karaoke and preposterous. The famed judge and music mogul must have let those comments sit for a while because he just bit back at the singer. Simon said “First of all, anybody who at the age of 60 calls himself Sting is an idiot. I find those kind of people… who come from quite humble beginnings and they’re (now) living in these stately homes, professing to know everything about everything in the world, and what the contestants may or may not feel… They can say that because they’ve got everything they want in their lives, but what they’re really saying is anybody else who needs a shot shouldn’t be allowed to do it.” I’m on Team Simon on this one. If the shows are just what Sting calls they are, we wouldn’t have the likes of Carrie Underwood and Leona Lewis around.
Even though the two don’t yet refer to themselves as an item, it sure does seem that way. Rihanna apparently took a little trip to a charity for autism organized by Matt Kemp where she got the chance to spend a bit of time with his friends and family. This is what a source related about the event: “Matt was happy she came. It was an awesome show of support. Rihanna fit right in as if they all knew each other. It was comfortable.” Matt Kemp is always happy when Rihanna shows up… after all, she’s such a good friend. It looks like a perfect match for the two… especially since Justin Timberlake has yet to be seen around Rihanna lately.
Goldfrapp is coming out with a new album this year and from the songs that I’ve heard so far, her music is definitely the most anticipated to come out from its genre. Her latest song is called ‘Believer’ and it is rumored that it’s all about Alison Goldfrapp’s new relationship. The singer recently came out as a lesbian. She must have gotten a lot of inspiration from her new love because the new music is absolutely amazing. I can’t wait until it finally gets released. I’m just about ready to get everyone hooked on Goldfrapp. I honestly believe she’s one of the best out there.
Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz has said her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake will be fantastic in their new movie.
Timberlake, 29, recently signed up to star opposite Diaz, 37, in new comedy Bad Teacher.
Diaz said to Access Hollywood: “We’re thrilled to have him. He’s the best person for the job. He’s going to be hilarious. He’s clearly a very talented comedian, look at his Saturday Night Live [skits]. He’s fantastic, he’s going to be so great.”
The pair dated for just under four years after meeting at the Kids’ Choice Awards in 2003. They announced their split in a statement in January 2007.
Diaz added that she is looking forward to seeing the movie once it is finished. She said: “We just had our first day of shooting yesterday with Jason. And we just laughed all day. It’s so wonderful, I’m so excited.”
Cheryl Cole has apparently agreed to meet with her cheating douche bag of a husband Ashley Cole in the south of France where he is recuperating after an ankle injury to hear what he has to say for himself. A source said “Cheryl wants to be tough with Ashley and believes that it will be easier on neutral territory. She’ll listen — but not for very long.” It’s even being said that he is sending the Girls Aloud singer text messages with lyrics from her own songs. Cheryl is so much better off without him. I wish she would just file for divorce.
Simon Cowell might be the star of the hottest musical entertainment vehicle,The American Idol and The X-Factor, but he can’t operate the hottest musical accessory on the planet.
Cowell in his tell-all to Piers Morgan admitted he is flustered by the i-Pod. He suggested the i-Pod was too much of an isolating tool – and that there was no shortage of i-Pods crossing his path.
He said: “I keep getting given them and I don’t know how to use them. I can’t bear somebody who sits with an iPod on and you can kind of half hear it. That’s boring. I like to listen to music in a more social type of thing. I’m not somebody who would put a record on on my own and get into the lyrics. I’m an old soul so I like anything from Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, kind of classic R’n'B, or I love the whole big band era.”
It looks like the infamous singer has recently been invited to read to the students of a New York school for the annual “Family Read Night”. This is what the school’s principal said about inviting Chris Brown to her school: “I extended an invitation to all celebrities and politicians, and we had an acceptance by him. He can come even though he was arrested. He’s coming to read to the children. He apologized on TV. Sometimes in real life we make mistakes.” So Chris Brown really isn’t a totally lost cause… if the principal can trust that he really did just make a mistake, then the parents can probably trust him to read to the children. But the question is: what exactly will Chris Brown be reading to the little tikes? Hopefully it is not something with domestic violence in it.
The American Idol contestant seems to have stumbled and fallen… and from the looks of things, broken some limbs and ribs in the process as well. Haeley Vaughn’s song choice for last night was Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb”… which doesn’t do her well at all. Randy Jackson’s opinion is pretty clear: “It didn’t work for me, man. …It was so pitchy and so just not right for you. You had no connection to the song, at all.” Simon Cowell doesn’t want Randy to get ahead of him with the blunt comments so he just lets it out: “It was a complete and utter mess.” It looks like Haeley Vaugh will be on the first plane back home… unless the public really wants to piss a certain judge off and they will disregard his blunt opinion.
Former Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher isn’t a fan of indie music and has ranted about the music genre.
Gallagher, 37, used to be a member of Britpop band Oasis before his brother Noel walked out last year. He is now working on new material with the remaining members of the band.
Talking about indie music, he said: “I really despise this new f***ing disease of indie f***ing s**t, f***ing student music, the likes of Bloc Party and all that f***ing nonsense.
“They don’t keep me awake at night, but it’s just s**te, and they can f***ing have it, mate.”
However, it’s not just the music that he hates – he isn’t a fan of indie style either.
He said: “The thing is, man, you can make your clothes look like they’ve been worn in and look as if they’ve had a bit of character, but underneath you’ve got to have a f***ing wash.
“Those f***ers wear the clothes all the f***ing time and they don’t wash, so it’s like: ‘Where’s the f***ing bench?’”
Country singer Sara Evans filed a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband Craig Schelske last week, prohibiting him from making any derogatory statements about her to the media or to make allegations about what led to their divorce back in the fall of 2007. That pretty much makes it sound like she was the one having an affair. If you don’t recall, at the time of their split, rumors circulated around that both of them had been unfaithful. The court date has been set for March 15th. I have a feeling we’re about to witness a showdown. You have to love the drama.
Courtney Love has decided to take a break from hating on Lily Allen and turn her focus on ex-boyfriend Ed Norton. The Twitter messages from the lead singer of the band Hole are pretty hard to decipher. The best I can do is guess that she thinks that her actor ex owes her $300,000 and she has every intention of getting the FBI involved if he doesn’t give her the money. There’s also something in her tweets about Brad Pitt, Enron and “Thirsday”. They should really put some spell checks in these types of services. It should make our heads hurt less.
The man of many bands, Jack White, will be lending his musical expertise to help his wife, mode Karen Elson, launch his music career. The singer/producer will be producing her first album and directing the studio sessions near their home in Nashville. Apparently, Karen has been looking to make it as a singer for a while. She has already performed with Robert Plant and recorded a song with Cat Power for a Serge Gainsbourg album. Karen’s album will be released through Jack’s label, Third Man Records, some time this summer. Karen’s a lucky girl. Jack does lots of wonders. Just look at what he did with Loretta Lynn.
The notoriously famous pop star has recently declared that celibacy is not such a bad thing and that girls should hold out for something special… even if she herself once stated that sex is art. This is what Lady GaGa had to say on the matter: “If you can’t get to know them, you shouldn’t have sex with them. It’s OK at this point, in this day and age, we have to grow up and we now know that we can’t be that free with love. I’m single because I don’t have the time. You know what? It’s OK. Even Lady Gaga can be celibate, you don’t have to have sex to be loved.” But Lady GaGa is not celibate? Is that what she’s trying to say? Hopefully not, otherwise her ideology for art is pretty much shot to hell.
Gennaro Castaldo of HMV stores in the UK is of the belief that sales for Cheryl Cole’s next album will skyrocket after her split from cheating husband, football player Ashley Cole. I could have told you that. Some people are even saying that the album could even go straight to the top if people rally enough to support the Girls Aloud singer. It’s a good possibility and something to look forward to for Cheryl. However, if the music isn’t really that good, all those hopes of getting a number one would just go down the drain so I still wish her some good luck.
Sharon Osbourne launched into The X Factor, calling it a “rotating door for tarts”.
Osbourne, 57, according to the Sun newspaper, targeted X Factor judge Dannii Minogue with whom she previously warred.
She said: “They’re queuing up now to get on – what’s that show called – We’ve Got No F***ing Talent At All. It’s like a revolving door for t**ts.”
Minogue, who is popular and pregnant, recently signed on for Australia’s Got Talent. Her future on The X Factor has become uncertain in light of her mid-year due date and plans to return to Australia.
Osbourne, previously on the show, said: “Listen, I actually walked from X Factor because I couldn’t stand the bulls**t anymore. I was getting well paid – very well paid – so it was hard to leave, but I did because they didn’t like me speaking the truth. They’d rather have some doll like Dannii Minogue as judge, endorsing this bulls**t. Dannii – I couldn’t stand her. She wasn’t so much a dim bulb as a bulb in a power cut. F***ing useless.”
The blasting comes as a shock after Osbourne’s dignified writing on the subject of fame and celebrity in the Daily Mail.
Who would have known that the keyboardist/guitarist for Vampire Weekend is gay? Rostam Batmanglij recently talked with OUT magazine and informed the gay magazine that he hoped the band’s song ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’ would have been a gay anthem. The musician said “With that song I was having fun, but at the same time it was honest — those lyrics are meaningful to me, they come from my heart. I was disappointed when it didn’t become a gay anthem, but, you know, it’s not too late.” With lyrics like “I want to dress you in the morning in last night’s clothes, I want to be your boyfriend but I don’t want anyone to know”, the song is pretty catchy enough. I hope it does become a gay anthem.
Singer Chynna Phillips has checked out of the facility where she was being treated for anxiety, her manager has revealed.
Manager Lizzie Grubman told People.com: “After successfully completing her in-patient treatment for anxiety, Chynna Phillips has happily returned home to celebrate her daughter’s birthday with her family and close friends.”
Phillips is the half-sister of Mackenzie Phillips, whose bomsbshell claims last year about a sexual relationship with their father put the family into crisis.
While Chynna was shaken by those claims, a source revealed at the time that her decision to seek treatment was based on “a combination of things”.
Phillips, who sings with the pop group Wilson Phillips, checked into an undisclosed treatment facility for anxiety on February 12, her 42nd birthday, and she left on Friday.
Grubman said Chynna’s daughter Jamieson was celebrating her 10th birthday with a slumber party.
She added: “She’s happy to be home with her family. She is in great spirits.”
Phillips is married to Gossip Girl star Billy Baldwin and they have three children.
The American Idol contestant who finished on sixth place in the shows fourth season recently put his opinion about its future to words. This is what Constantine Maroulis said about the future of American Idol, especially considering Simon Cowell won’t be around after the current season: “It’s unfortunate. He’s a mogul and going to go on to greater and greater things … but the show is really going to miss him. I hope they just end it after this year.” Spoken like a true disciple… or a mindless servant-drone, whichever view Constantine Maroulis embraces. It probably won’t be long until he expresses his support of Simon Cowell’s upcoming American version of The X Factor.
