For the last week or two there have been a flurry of rumors surviving the woman formerly known as Britney Spears? love rival. The latest entertainment reports have been stating that she is once again pregnant with the baby of Kevin Federline. The reports have obviously bothered Jackson so much that she teamed up with In Touch magazine to take a pregnancy test to prove to America once and for all that she is not expecting another child. Two tests both came out negative and Jackson is experiencing an ?in your face? moment. Though it?s no small wonder to me why the world cares about Kevin Federline and what or who he is doing. The only concern to me is that he probably shouldn?t be fathering anymore children considering the job he?s doing with the ones he already has. I mean, isn?t there five now? He needs to focus on getting real job and stop the wannabe white rapper gimmick. It rarely works out and I don?t see it happening for him. My congratulations go out to Shar for not having another of his babies. I?m sure it?s better this way.
The band scored hits with Say You’ll Be There and Spice Up Your Life
The Spice Girls are widely expected to announce they are reforming at a press conference in London on Thursday.
It will be the first official public appearance by all five members since Geri Halliwell quit in May 1998.
By that point, the band had notched up six UK number one singles, and were in the midst of a 102-date world tour.
Earlier this month Mel C, better known as Sporty Spice, told that any reunion would be for “a very short space of time… a final goodbye”.
The singer added that she had resisted reforming the band in the past because “it was amazing, it was magical. We could never recreate it”.
The girl group are due to address the press at the O2 arena in south-east London at 1200BST (1100GMT).
A notice announcing the event said the band would “make an official announcement to the world regarding future plans”.
It is rumored the group are planning six live shows around the world with gigs in London, Tokyo and Las Vegas, to support a greatest hits album which comes out later this year.
The band’s management company, 19 Entertainment, has already registered the internet domains spicegirlsofficial.com and spicegirlsofficial.net.
19 is run by Simon Fuller, who masterminded the group’s global success more than a decade ago.
Substance abuse? Check. Passionate, tempestuous romance? Check. Now singer Amy Winehouse is following in Sid Vicious’s footsteps in another way ? by cutting her beloved’s name into body. In a video on Spin.com, Winehouse, 23, is seen posing for photographer Terry Richardson while scratching on her exposed midriff with a shard of a broken mirror. In another clip, her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, whom she wed in May, asks her, “How do you think the shoot’s going, Baby?” “Really well, Baby,” she replies sarcastically. These people just leave their brains on the toilet seat every morning before they do all these shit things. Getting a tattoo is cool but engraving or cutting someone?s name on your body that too with a broken mirror could be suicidal. Her husband better get her in a rehab or then make sure there?s an ambulance that moving with her all the time.
Kelly Clarkson has no plans to settle down anytime soon because she thinks she’d make a terrible wife and mother. The Since U Been Gone singer admits her perfect guy is the rough-and-ready type who is not fixed on starting a family with her. It?s just the right thing that the singer is saying. For a woman it?s taxing to be a wife and mother and then having to handle a successful music career as well. What all responsibilities should she take charge of. Life has more to it than starting a family and having kids, although it is fun seeing your child grow up but then it comes with a load of responsibilities and that can certainly be the end to a pro career. And kids are a complete no-no for Clarkson: ?My point of view is that I shouldn’t be a mother at all, because I’d be horrible. I’m not willing to be that selfless.?
The late George Harrison will join his former band mate John Lennon on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The ex-Beatle was among the list of inductees announced for 2008’s ceremony. Other figures from the world of music include Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The pavement stars have been a feature of Hollywood Boulevard since 1960 and are awarded to entertainers in film, television, theater, and music.
According to Hollywood’s honorary mayor, Johnny Grant, 2008’s artists were chosen “for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement.”
He added: “I am happy to announce an array of celebrities who have earned this recognition for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement.”
Sir Elton John was crowned karaoke king at a charity auction event held at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club last night (June 21) in England.
Singing before guests including Kate Moss and Elle MacPherson, Sir Elton raised $200,000 for the Hoping Foundation with his rendition of Elvis Presley’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
With winning bidders serenaded by the singer of their choice or allowed to perform a duet, a total of $700,000 was raised for the charity that supports Palestinian children.
The next highest bid was for Nick Cave, who sang a version of Destiny’s Child’s “Bootylicious” for $150,000. He beat Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan’s $60,000 interpretation of Billy Joel’s
You give them a bowl and they demand for a platter, what you give them they just can?t stop asking for more. It could be non other than the pop diva?s of the music world, coz they are pampered and yet feel they wanna have more. British soul singer Joss Stone is reportedly becoming something of a musical diva, the star has issued an 11-page list of demands ahead of her appearance at a music festival. Fame just makes them feel as if on could 9 where as they actually belong to road side street corner flithy pub where there ain?t any electricity. They yank and yank for stuff they might have in their bedrooms but are intent on troubling the organizers just to show that they like attention and must have it on their terms. Joss go do something better, flush the toilet seat for a change or may be you have a list of 11 demands that should be made before u think of doin that to appear in a festival. Perhaps the fact that Stone is to appear at the festival alongside The Who’s legendary performers Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey has gone to her head.
According to one of the latest gossip rumors going around, the British quintet known as the Spice Girls will be announcing their reunion next week. Even the first girl to leave, Geri Halliwell also known as Ginger Spice is said to be on board for the groups multi-million dollar return. The deal has been in the making for many years and no expense is to be spared to make their reunion one of the biggest and most welcome in history. The girls have turned down offers in the past so the amount of money they are being given for this reunion must be pretty huge. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out considering most of the ladies are now mothers and wives. Baby Spice herself is set to give birth any day now. That will most likely add to the time fans will have to wait to see the Spice Girls together again live and on tour. But if the deal really goes through then a slew of fans may be overjoyed. That is, if they have not already long forgotten about the Spice Girls. With newer and bigger fish in the Hollywood Sea, only time will tell.
Mexican mariachi singer and actor Antonio Aguilar, who recorded more than 150 albums and began his acting career during Mexico’s “Golden Era” of cinema, has died in Mexico City. He was 88.
Aguilar died late Tuesday after a long fight with pneumonia. He was born in the northern state of Zacatecas, Aguilar recorded with his traditional mariachi group for 50 years and sold more than 25 million records. His hit songs include “Triste Recuerdo,” “Albur de Amor,” “Gabino Barrera” and “Puno de Tierra.”
He began his movie career as an extra and eventually appeared in 167 films, acting alongside such greats as Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete. He also appeared in American Westerns, including “The Undefeated,” starring John Wayne.
Aguilar’s son, singer Pepe Aguilar, is also one of Mexico’s best-known performers and has been nominated for a Latin Grammy six times.
The elder Aguilar was the first Mexican artist to mix concerts with rodeos in shows that featured his actress-singer wife, Flor Silvestre, his two children and dancing horses. In the 1970s, he took his show to major cities in the United States and Latin America.
“Antonio was the one to open doors for us in the United States and in Latin America with his great show,” said ranchera singer Vicente Fernandez.
Singer Johnny Rodriguez,? has been charged with three felony drug counts.
Blanchard police stopped Johnny Rodriguez Friday at U.S. Highway 62 and Rockwell west of Oklahoma City on a complaint of speeding, according to a court affidavit filed with the charges.
Rodriguez had six No. 1 hits on the country charts in the 1970s, including “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Love Put a Song in My Heart” and “That’s the Way Love Goes.”
Officers then found? bags of marijuana, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and an open container of beer in his pickup truck,.
Rodriguez was charged with felony counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana and driving under the influence of drugs.
The 55-year-old Laredo, Texas, resident also was charged with possession of paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.
He was released from the McClain County jail Saturday on $6,500 bail.
According to his tour schedule, Rodriguez was supposed to sing at the Old West Fest in Sperry on Friday night, but event organizers said he didn’t make it.
He is due back in McClain County court July 18 for a preliminary hearing conference.
We love are stars and then we also love to hate them. When they do well the adore them and any hint of negative news and the back slashes start. Even after selling millions of records and winning grammy awards being two of the most recognizable names in the music business, Mariah Carey and Sean “Diddy” Combs has something else in common; they are considered some of the “worst” of the worst. Like Mariah Carey had a dip in fortunes at the start of 2000-2001 but has since then has deleviered hits to reposition herself as one of the all time leading artist. Meanwhile, Diddy made Retrocrush’s list for “100 Worst Cover Songs of All Time.” His reworking of Led Zeppelin’s classic ‘Kashmir,’ which he used for his single titled ‘Come With Me’ drew ire from the popular pop culture website. Sometimes they really come up with such shit work that it puts us to think as what toilet inspiration led them to create the song and at times the whole ablum. In a world where the shelf life of an artist is only at best your last successful album, such miss calculated moves are a real turn off from the artists.
Motley Crue is suing one of its managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the band and forced the band to cancel dozens of concerts due to the absence of Lee.
The complaint was filled Monday in Superior Court claiming fraud and breach of fiduciary duties against Carl Stubner and a company called Sanctuary Group.
A call to Stubner who works for Sanctuary on Tuesday was not immediately returned.
Stubner is one of the three managers of Motley Crue. He is also manager of Tommy Lee fraud and breach of fiduciary duties against Carl Stubner and a company called Sanctuary Group.
The suit claimed that beginning in 2005 Stubner and Sanctuary got Lee involved in ?bad career moves? including the short-lived reality TV show ?Tommy Lee Goes to College.?
The show was a real rating disaster for Tommy and his manager and it showed the drummer as ?incoherent, lazy and incompetent?, disruptive in classes and unable to keep a beat in a school marching band.
Another failure was ?Rock Star: Supernova?, the suit said.
This according to the suit aimed to show Lee?s personal work at the expense of the group because Stubner got a higher commission for solo projects.
Stubner didn’t make Lee available for a 2006 European tour, forcing Motley Crue to cancel 40 concerts at an estimated $8 million loss in ticket and merchandising sales, the suit said.
The suit also contends that Stubner also demanded 100 free tickets for Motley Crue shows that he resold at ?scalper? prices, according to the suit.
Radio stations billboard that showed Britney Spears unflattering photos on which she looked bald and scowling have been taken down after the pop star?s attorneys threatened legal action.
Britney Spear?s attorneys sent a letter to Clear Channel Communications Inc. dated Thursday
In which they accused the company of ?offensive, unauthorized commercial exploitation? of the 25-year-old singer. Their demand is that the billboards in the Tampa area be removed. The letter was posted on The Smoking Gun Web site.
The billboards, advertisements for WFLZ FM?s ?The MJ Morning Show?, depicted a bald Spears and show host Todd Schnitt along with the slogans ?Total Nut Jobs?, ?Shock Therapy? and ?Certifiable.?
?We have confirmed that the billboards are down?, Clear Channel spokeswoman Michele Clarke said Tuesday. She referred other questions to the Clear Channel offices in Tampa, whose representatives didn?t immediately return a call seeking comment.
?Clear Channel has removed the billboards, and I?m not happy with that?, Schnitt told the St. Petersburg Times.
A call to Britney?s attorney who sent the letter to Clear Channel Inc wasn?t immediately returned.
The singer spent a month in the Malibu?s California rehabilitation center after she attracted people?s attention with her wild parties and unusual behavior. The singer even shaved her head at a stop at a San Fernando Valley hair salon
Attorneys for Michael Jackson have settled a lawsuit brought by a finance company that claimed the singer cheated it out of $48 million.
The New Jersey-based firm, owned by rap mogul Damon Dash?s cousin Darien Dash, accused the Thriller star of owing them $48 million in fees after they allegedly brokered a deal to save the singer from defaulting on $270 million worth of loans, meaning he could continue to hold on to the publishing rights for over 200 Beatles songs.
Jackson lawyer Londell McMillan said he delivered news of the settlement to the King of Pop, who told him, ?I?m very grateful that this is behind me.?
A lawyer for Prescient owner Darien Dash said the businessman was owed the money for helping Jackson refinance a bank loan and secure millions in financing to buy Sony?s half of the Beatles? song catalogue that Sony co-owned with Jackson. Jackson had said he never heard of Dash.
After the settlement, Dash?s lawyer, Steven Altman, said: ?We brought the lawsuit to collect money for services Mr. Dash provided to Mr. Jackson. We?re very pleased with the settlement, although the terms of it we?ve agreed to keep confidential at Mr. Jackson?s request.?
The ex-couple reunited for the premiere of Shrek the Third?s on green carpet in London.
They greeted each other with a hug and after that each went his separate way to work the crowd that had gathered to celebrate the film?s U.K. premiere.
When asked about her work with her ex-boyfriend Justin Cameron said: ?He?s been great and we?ve been working so hard together to promote this film?.
This wasn?t the first time the two appeared together. In L.A. at the premiere of Shrek last month they were shot sharing a friendly kiss. Last week they promoted the film together in Berlin.
There were many rumors about the ex-couple and their reunion and everybody is expecting them to get back together. They look happy together and are getting on very well and maybe pretty soon we will see them together holding hands like before.
The day before the London premiere, Diaz visited the famous Great Ormond Street Children?s Hospital. ?The kids are all so brave?, she said. ?They really make you thankful for your own health. They were wonderful.?
On the premiere of Shrek in London Cameron, who plays Princess Fiona and Justin- young prince Artie were joined by their cast mates including Rupert Everett (Prince Charming) and Antonio Banderas (Puss-in-Boots).
Talking about his character that turned into sex symbol the actor explained that it wasn?t so dificiult to turn the cat into such a symbol:? It was remarkably easy actually, once you understand the method that is.?
It?s rare that two kings from the urban-music world are seen in music video together ? scheduling conflicts and egos usually keep them apart. But a couple of weeks ago in Atlanta, R. Kelly and Usher pulled it off by filming a clip for their duet ?Same Girl?.
?There was no ego when they got together?, said Lil? X, the video?s director. ?They were playing basketball on lunch breaks, it was all good. No egos. No gangs. It?s all straight, it?s all good. Just the chemistry and good vibes. You?ll feel it off the screen.?
The song is the second single from Kelly?s recently released ?Double Up?. In it, the two find out that they?ve both been messing with a cutie from Usher?s Atlanta hometown.
?It?s been a while since we had the resources to do it big, with the music industry how it is … but fans can look forward to the song really coming to life with a little extra something?, Lil? X said. ?We didn?t go too dancey in this. We do definitely get a nice performance part in this, but for the most part it?s really the story. A little movie and I give people a little moment.?
X, who?s still editing the video in L.A., would not give away the ending, but it;s safe to say we won?t get a soundless black screen and then closing credits.
And if you?re wondering who could pull both Kells and Usher, the woman in the video isn?t actually a known actress ? she was picked from the regular casting.
?Just like the lyrics, ?Coca-Cola red bone? from the ATL?, X, said describing what she looks like. ?We put the word out, it?s so many people representing girls with all the magazines and agents, and it?s not like back in the day when we had to find our own models. Now people send us pics. There?s people out there hunting.?
Kelly Clarkson?s new album, ?My December? might end up as a flop if she continues what she is doing. She recently gave up the services of her manager and now she cancelled her summer tour because of disappointing ticket sales. The official statement said:
?In the craziness of the music business, performing is what I look forward to doing the most, so it really is disappointing for me to have to tell you that I won’t be coming out to tour this summer. The fact is that touring is just too much too soon. But I promise you that we’re going to get back out there as soon as is humanly possible to give you a show that will be even better.?
There sure are problems in paradise for Kelly Clarkson. Her career is not doing very well and although time still needs to pass till she will be able to play in sold out concerts she still does not understand that. Maybe this is the problem or just the tension with her former manager. Time will tell!
Scottish rock band The Fratellis has been given a chance to record an official song for soccer superstar David Beckham?s first game for his new team LA Galaxy. The offer was refused. They were supposed to re-record a classic Beatles hit, ?Hello Goodbye?. The Fratellis turned it down because in their mind it will make them ?lose credibility?. Who can blame them? I would have the same reaction! Front man Jon Fratelli declared:
?We were like, ‘No f**king way’. It would have got us noticed, of course, but we’d have lost our self-respect. We’ve turned down a huge list of ridiculous things like that. We’re not a bunch of traveling salesmen. If we don’t get successful on our own terms then we won’t do it at all.?
The whole idea of recording a song for such an event is strange and many consider stupid so there is no doubt in my mind why the Fratellis turned down the offer.
Madonna almost had sex with John F. Kennedy Jr. but they stopped because they did not have a condom, it has been claimed.
The singer and John, whose father was assassinated US president John F. Kennedy, had checked-in to a cheap Chicago motel behind their partners? backs in 1988, but their steamy rendezvous was cut short due to a lack of protection.
Rob Littell – who was a close friend of John?s when they were both students at Brown University – revealed the incident to C. David Heymann, the author of new book ?American Legacy?.
Rob claims: ?They were working their way around the bases, and as they rounded third and headed for home, she asked him if he had any protection. He didn?t, so now they began discussing how they were going to get a hold of a prophylactic.
?She was still legally married to Sean Penn, and he had a steady girlfriend- They were afraid of being busted. They couldn?t very well just meander into a pharmacy and ask for a pack of Trojans. They were too well known? To John?s great chagrin, the relationship was never completed.?
Madonna separated from Sean at the end of 1988. The couple divorced the following year.
John married Carolyn Bessette in September 1996, but the pair died in a tragic plane crash in July 1999.
Madonna, 48, is now married to British film director Guy Ritchie.
Kylie Minogue is to be honoured with this year’s Music Industry Trusts’ Award.
She will become the first woman recipient in the event’s 16-year history. The award recognises the contribution an individual has made to the music industry. Previous recipients include Sir Elton John and Beatles producer George Martin. Minogue said: “It is an incredible honour to be the recipient of this year’s award and I am truly thrilled to be recognised in this way.” The Music Industry Trusts said the Australian pop princess “has a unique place in this country’s heart”. “The award is being presented to Kylie in recognition of her universally-acclaimed status as an icon of pop and style achieved over a 20-year career which has seen her re-invent, experiment and inspire.” Its always nice to be honored with any awards as it is recognition of one contribution, but there are other female artist who have unparrelled contribution to the music industry as well and to choose Kylie ahead of some of the other artist is a bit striking. This is no way to say that her contributions should be igroned but the rightful people should be honored first.
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