Paul Oakenfold, the DJ who is supporting Madonna on her ?Sticky and Sweet? tour recently stated that the star is not too hard to get in the proper mood. Paul Oakenfold said: “Planning my set for a Madonna show is tough because she covers the whole spectrum. It’s a white, black, gay, straight crowd, aged between 15 and 60. It’s no good making it too underground. Despite the big venues it’ll still be clubby and I’ll get the crowd going. And it doesn’t take much to get Madonna in the mood.” This is all fine and dandy, but still, get Madonna in the mood for what, more exactly? To get her in the mood for performing? I wasn?t aware that such a thing is a requirement for her live shows.
He?s still got an assault charge against him but Chris Brown is already being sued by someone else. A photographer claims that the R&B singer was involved in a violent incident on a Los Angeles basketball court back in March. According to the lawsuit, the photographer claims it all went down just weeks after the Rihanna incident when he shot a photo of Chris playing ball with his friends. He then claimed that Chris? bodyguards yelled at him so he tried to leave the gym but an LA Fitness employee blocked his escape. The photographer then fell down a stairwell which allowed the bodyguards to catch up with him where they ?picked him up by his shorts and physically assaulted him.? He is suing Chris and LA Fitness for assault and battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and premises liability.
It seems that ticket sales for Beyonce?s ?I Am?? tour aren?t so great. The singer?s camp has announced that there will be 1,000 tickets priced at only $20 a pop for each date on the North American leg of her tour. Fans of Beyonce can purchase the cheap tickets via Ticketmaster beginning today. Be careful with those clicks. We all know how Ticketmaster has been doing some shady business. I wonder if Beyonce is gifting her fans with affordable tickets because she?s feeling generous or because they weren?t selling otherwise. I don?t really care much either way. I?m not a big fan of hers to begin with.
In a recent interview, Kanye West revealed that he doesn?t like to read. The rapper said ?I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life.? For someone who doesn?t like to read, it sounds kind of foolish that he now tells everyone to go out and buy a book that he just co-wrote. ?Thank You and You?re Welcome? isn?t a long read though. It only features 52 pages, some of which are blank and others just have a few words on them. Kanye says that ?This is a collection of thoughts and theories.?
Demi Lovato has announced the title of her new album via her Twitter account! Her sophomore release will be called “Here We Go Again,” and it is due out in July. Catch Demi on tour this summer with special guests David Archuleta, Jordan Pruitt and KSM where she promises to play some songs from the new record.
Dave Matthews Band will release Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, the highly anticipated album following the death of band member Leroi Moore, on June 2. The album, a tribute to Leroi Moore, will be the band’s first studio album in 4 years and will include the newly released single “Funny the Way It Is”. Rolling Stone’s four star review states that Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King producer Rob Cavallo, “has brought some of the classic-rock edge of his hit records with Green Day and My Chemical Romance to Matthews arena-size spin on early-Seventies Traffic.” Those who are awaiting the album’s release on June 2 can now stream the complete album at Pandora.com.
Watch Dave Matthews Band Live on Hulu.com June 1 as they stream the band’s live in concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre. For more information on Dave Matthews Band, including tour dates, visit DaveMatthewsBand.com.
Lady Gaga is on the cover of this summer’s Hot Issue of Rolling Stone! Check out RollingStone.com for a behind the scenes look at her special feature, and pick up your copy of this issue on stands today!
The Rise of Lady Gaga: Behind the Scenes:
Check out Soulja Boy’s ‘I Got Mojo’ street video shot by DJ Whoo Kidd’s RadioPlanet TV in Times Square, NYC.
‘I Got Mojo’ is off of Soulja Boy’s Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Coming Soon!
I Got Mojo, Video:
Check out Pussycat Dolls’ brand new video for their single “Hush Hush; Hush Hush.” The 70s themed clip is one big dance party featuring amazing costumes, PCD’s trademark moves and a cameo by Perez Hilton!
YouTube Video: Pussycat Dolls, Hush Hush; Hush Hush
White Stripes drummer Meg White recently got married to guitarist Jackson Smith, son of rock icons Patti and Fred Smith, in front of a small group of friends and family in Nashville. The couple?s wedding was actually part of a double wedding held in the backyard of band mate and ex-husband Jack White, who lives in an old Southern home about 5 miles out of Nashville. Forget the weirdness it may bring, it?s so cool of Jack to do that for Meg. The other couple who got married was Racounters and Dead Weather bass player Jack Lawrence and his girlfriend Jo McCaughney. I bet that reception was amazing. Congratulations to both happy couples!
Susan Boyle really wants to win ?Britain?s Got Talent? because she keeps practicing nonstop. The finale takes place this Saturday and the singer has been practicing all day and night while staying at the Wembley Plaza Hotel in London where guest have complained about her constant singing until 2AM. All that practicing may have caused her a cold which we can all blame for her lacklustre semi-final performance of ?Memory? from Andrew Lloyd Webber?s ?Cats? this past Sunday. After winning the public vote, Susan said ?It was totally unexpected ? but I?m feeling pretty good about the result. It was a pretty rocky start because to begin with I sort of had a croaky note. That?s because I had a cold. But I said to myself, ?Pick yourself up, keep going.??
