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Alicia Keys says music saved her
Posted in Alicia Keys, Music, Music People, News on the July 17, 2008
Alicia Keys says music saved her from a troubled youth. The ‘No One’ singer grew up in the tough Hell’s Kitchen district of New York and revealed her single mother Terri Augello sent her to dance and music lessons to keep her off the streets.
She said: “It was the best thing she ever did for me. I’d go and hang out with my friends, but would only do it for 45 minutes as I had to get to my next class. My extracurricular lessons gave me a real sense of focus and drive and they helped to keep me out of trouble.”
The 27-year-old singer has also spoken openly again about carrying a knife for protection when she was a teenager.
She added: “Gang culture was everywhere and there were altercations all the time. You’d often find yourself in situations where you wished you had something more than just your hands. So I would carry around a little shank, a home made knife. When my mother found it she was so upset and couldn’t understand why I had it. I needed a knife, just in case. I definitely understand that feeling of wanting to protect yourself.”
Jay-Z Lawsuit
Posted in JAY-Z, Lyrics, Music People, Rapper on the June 19, 2008
In another crazy lawsuit, a guy wants $88 million out of Jay-Z for his rap – not for a lyric he copied or a sample he stole but for stealing the ultra-exclusive technique of rapping in a low whisper. What the heck? I wish I was kidding. Mitchell Rose, a boxer/lawyer/rapper, has filed suit alleging that he created the technique of whisper rapping. Rose says that Jay-Z adopted the technique without properly crediting him so now he wants to get paid. If his name is familiar to you, he’s the same Mitchell Rose who once wrote a book called ‘Mike Tyson Tried to Kill My Daddy’. Go figure.
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.
The Veronicas will begin their U.S. tour in May
Posted in Concert, Music People, Music Review, Natasha Bedingfield, Veronicas on the May 3, 2008
The Veronicas will begin their U.S. tour in May with Natasha Bedingfield and Kate Voegele. Tickets go on sale TODAY, so get yours before they sell out! Head over to TheVeronicas.com for more info and updates.
Verizon VIP Tour starring Natasha Bedingfield with special guests The Veronicas and Kate Voegele
Concert Tour List:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Myrtle Beach, SC
House of Blues
Friday, May 23, 2008
Orlando, FL
House of Blues
Saturday, May 24, 2008*
Clearwater, FL
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sunday, May 25, 2008*
Greenville, SC
Heritage Park
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Atlanta, GA
Variety Playhouse
Wednesday, May 28, 2008*
Charlotte, NC
Whisky River
Friday, May 30, 2008*
Savannah, GA
Forsyth Park
Saturday, May 31, 2008*
Norfolk, VA
The Norva
Monday, June 2, 2008
Cleveland, OH
House of Blues
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Indianapolis, IN
Egyptian Room at the Murat
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Detroit, MI
St. Andrews Hall
Friday, June 6, 2008
Cincinnati, OH
Bogarts
Sunday, June 8, 2008
St. Louis, MO
The Pageant
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Dallas, TX
House of Blues
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Houston, TX
Verizon Theater - Club V
Thursday, June 12, 2008*
New Orleans, LA
House of Blues
Monday, June 16, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
The Fillmore at the TLA
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Baltimore, MD
Rams Head Live
Friday, June 20, 2008
Atlantic City, NJ
Borgata Music Box
Sunday, June 22, 2008*
Hampton Beach, NH
Club Casino
Tuesday, June 24, 2008*
Boston, MA
Paradise
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
New York, NY
Irving Plaza
Monday, June 30, 2008
Denver, CO
Gothic Theater
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
House of Blues
Ticket onsale TBA
Saturday, July 5, 2008
San Diego, CA
House of Blues
Monday, July 7, 2008
Anaheim, CA
House of Blues
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Hollywood, CA
House of Blues
Thursday, July 10, 2008
San Francisco, CA
Fillmore Theater
Rihanna’s NRJ Awards Performance
Posted in Hit Song, Music Award, Music Festivals, Music People, Rihanna on the January 29, 2008
Rihanna performed her latest hit song ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards where she also picked up the award for International Song of the Year. The Barbados babe worked her magic in fluorescent tank tops and plaid skinny jeans. There’s also some amazing choreography from a bunch of break dancers. Now that is how you bring down the house and bring it down rocking. Everyone knows that 2007 was Rihanna’s year but it looks like 2008 is still going to be going to her. There’s absolutely no beating her – not even by Janet Jackson. Rihanna is queen!
Joss Stone “not bothered”
Posted in Joss Stone, Music People, News, Performance on the January 28, 2008
Critics and fans alike panned singer Joss Stone, following an infamous display at the Brits in 2007, as she unveiled a new haircut and an American accent. However, although she now admits to being shocked at the response, Stone says in a new interview that she’s not really bothered.
At the end of the day, I don’t give a f**k if people have a problem with my accent. That’s all I can say about it. The words I say do not change”, she explained. “If the way that it sounds is skew-whiff and you don’t like it, don’t listen. I’m not being a cruel person by sounding a different way.”
The singer has seen her pop profile and album sales plummet in the UK since being relaunched for last year’s “Introducing Joss Stone” album. However, her fan base in the USA, where the record was made, remains steady.
Speaking about the backlash, she continued: “I made my album with a bunch of Americans. When people go to Australia for two weeks they come back sounding Australian - but the whole world doesn’t turn round and say, ‘Well, f**k you.’ Which is basically what England had done. Obviously not everybody in England. But the big press people. They were just like, ‘You know what? We’ve decided we don’t like you anymore.’
I always though Joss was such a polite and innocent type of girl. Oh well, fair enough.
50 Cent Goes to Sundance
Posted in 50 Cent, Hollywood, Movies, Music People, Performance on the January 26, 2008
The Sundance Film Festival is supposed to be all about independent films. But recently, it’s all gone Hollywood. Apparently, going indie is the new black. A recent sign of the times that the film fest is going Hollywood is that 50 Cent was spotted giving a performance for Sundance fans. Who knew that you could bring gangta to Utah? Apparently, the rapper knew that it could be done. All that’s missing from that party were the bottles of bubbly. But if they really wanted to go all Hollywood for Sundance, they could have gotten Diddy… or Kanye West! Bring back the rivalry!
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.
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.