It seems that the legendary pop singer was very keen with the idea of creating a small version of himself, especially after he attended a conference on cloning with psychic Uri Geller. Michael Jacksons driver, Al Bowman, who took the two at the conference related the following: “Jackson was very excited. He bounced out of that conference like a small child. He was smiling and on a high. I heard him and Uri talking in the back of the limo. He was talking about the prospect of being cloned. He grabbed Uri by both arms and told him, ‘I really want to do it Uri and I don’t care how much it costs.’ Right, this must be why Michael Jacksons brain will be staying out of the ground. This might even bring up a few ideas as to the origins of Blanket.
Madonna’s 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records “HARD CANDY” is scheduled to have a global release on April 28th and a US release on April 29th, it was confirmed by her label. “HARD CANDY” (the follow up to Madonna’s “CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR” which debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries and sold over 8 million copies), has been described as a brilliant up-tempo collection of 12 songs in which Madonna remains ensconced in club mode but this time adds an urban hip hop beat in collaboration with musical partners Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes and Nate “Danja” Hills. The debut single, the pulsating “4 Minutes” will be released at the end of March. “The title is a juxtaposition of tough and sweetness?kind of like I’m gonna kick your ass but it’s going to make you feel good. And of course, I love candy” laughed the material girl. Madonna, a multi-Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, cultural icon, world renowned stage performer, video visionary, children’s book author, director and documentary film maker has sold 200 million albums in the course of her unprecedented two decade plus career and is slated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10th.
It?s the era of reunions and all you former teenyboppers can now go back to those wonder years. The wait is over! According to People, the boy band that spawned all boy bands is reportedly reuniting and going to hit the stage one more time. The New Kids on the Block website has been down for years but was recently redesigned and is up and running once again. A source said that an official tour announcement should be made in a few days.
In the early 90s, the band melted hearts of teen girls all over the world and sold 50 million albums before disbanding in 1994. Now, the thirty-something men have the chance to do it all over again ? they hope.
If you?re a Spice Girls fan, I have some good news and I have some bad news to share to all of you. Good news first. The British girl power group is adding several more concerts in America. But the bad news is that there?s now word on whether or not they will be adding shows elsewhere in the world.
I think they should. It just means more money to be earned anyway. Last I heard, Australia is offering nearly $5 million to each girl just to do 3 concerts in 3 Australian cities. You can?t tell me that the offer isn?t appealing. It?s $5 million!
Madonna has revealed that whilst on a recent holiday in the Rajasthan desert she sang karaoke for an Indian Maharaja after a royal feast at his desert fort.
The pop queen, accompanied by her kids Lourdes, ten, and Rocco, seven, put on an impromptu show to thank Maharaja Gaj Singhji II for his hospitality
She said: ?It was great to be in royal company. Lourdes and Rocco were in awe of him – they kept hugging him. It was fabulous, we sang karaoke for him.?
The holiday with Guy Ritchie was taken to relieve them of the stress caused during their battle to adopt two-year-old David Banda.
Even the big stars still have a good old sing-along on the karaoke it seems.
Miley Cyrus is a Disney star who is all of 15 years old. When it comes to the material she chooses to sing, you would expect something that would highly appeal to the teenyboppers all over the world and not a fun, sleek and sexy pop song.
But that?s exactly how you would describe the song ?See You Again?. Sure, it?s a total rip off of ?I Wear My Sunglasses at Night? but the tweens like, it appeals to an older audience and even radio is catching on to the song. Maybe it?s because most of Miley?s fans never even heard the original song in the 80s.
Dannii Minogue, Kylie Minogue?s little sister, may not have the massive chart-topping appeal has her big sister but it?s not going to stop her from doing what she wants ? making music. You just have to give her props for perseverance as I?m sure she really hates only being known as Kylie?s little sister. I should probably stop saying that.
Dannii has actually released a new digital only album called ?Club Disco? and she does a chill-out cover of the Olivia Newton John classic ?Xanadu?. And with that, you can?t deny that talent really runs in the family. If only commercial success did so too.
Ashley Tisdale has had an extremely busy year promoting her album and her hit song ?He Said, She Said? which is currently climbing the charts. What better way to wish your friends a happy holiday than with a message or song clip from Ashley! The new Audio Gifts Facebook application enables users to send a special holiday gift from Ashley: facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2534336806&b&ref=pd.
Here’s Britney’s new video and single titled “Piece of Me”. The video was shot in late November at the nightclub, it was directed by Wayne Isham.
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Idol fans, this is your time for sweet revenge. He may not have won the competition, but he won the hearts of album buyers this year. Billboard named Chris Daughtry the most popular album of 2007. They sold about 3.2 million copies.
Just half a million shy of that, in second place, is Akon’s album “Konvicted”, followed by the Hannah Montana soundtrack (2.5 million), Fergie’s “The Dutchess” (2.4 million), and Carrie Underwood’s “Some Hearts” (2.3 million).
Number one song of the year was “Irreplaceable” by Beyonce, with Rihanna coming in just behind with “Umbrella”. Top tour of the year was The Police’s reunion tour, bringing in $212 million at last estimate.
John Mayer was spotted as he was shooting a secret music video just off Mulholland Drive with a Los Angeles backdrop late Sunday afternoon.
John?s latest song ?Say? from the soundtrack off ?The Bucket List? has sold over 39,700 downloads to date. The song is about saying out loud what you feel in your heart. On his official blog, John says that the video is a ?Sunset live performance for the upcoming DVD.?
John also had his solo acoustic First Annual Holiday Charity Revue on Saturday. He was pretty funny when he began the acoustic set saying ?It?s a real honor to be opening for myself. I ran into myself backstage and I was very nice ? and, I mean, I?m huge!?
It seems to be happening all over the place at the moment; celebs cancelling gigs due to illnesses etc?
But it has been revealed that The White Stripes may never tour again. Oh the travesty! The band cancelled their 2007 tour earlier this year after drummer Meg White was diagnosed with acute anxiety.
Jack White has now suggested the band may follow the lead of The Beatles in the ’60s and stop playing live, depending on how it affects Meg.
Oh no! I guess if it happens then we will have to pacify ourselves with TV appearances and DVDs. Not the same though?
Taylor Swift was thrilled to be asked to help announce Grammy nominees on Thursday. She became ecstatic when she heard her own name called by the Foo Fighters. She is nominated for best new artist.
As soon as she heard that, she ran over to the Foo Fighters (Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins). She grabbed them and repeatedly hugged the two. George Lopez, another announcer, leaned over and hugged her as well. He encouraged her by saying, “You got it in the bag.”
Taylor has seen immense success with her self-titled album. She has already sold more than 1 million copies since its release last year.
Mika is making his final trek across the US and Canada in January and February. His North American tour is going to be called the ?Dodgy Holiday Tour?. Funny since the holiday season would be over before his tour even kicks off.
The ?Grace Kelly? singer?s tour has twelve dates listed. It will kick off on January 28 in Montreal at the Bell Centre and ends on February 15 in Vancouver at the Orpheum. There?s almost no break in between dates having only the 7th, 9th and 10th of February being free. Tickets for the first two dates go on sale on December 7.
Sorry girls, for all those that would swoon at the sight of Gary, Howard, Mark and Jason; if you have the boys up on the pedestal and like to whisper ?my hero? at the posters on your walls, the boys would like to correct you. They say they are far from being heroes.
It came in a recent interview where the boys realized how hard their families took it when they were away for just five days; and made them think about our real heroes ? the boys fighting for our country on the front line.
Ah that makes a bit more sense. The guys are getting sentimental in their old age; despite still looking fab in their thirties.
Gary says ?We?ve done 28 dates in Europe and being away from home for a long time is tough. You miss your family a lot. Christmas is just around the corner, it?s not easy for the lads fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. It makes you realize how lucky we are.?
Well its not life changing events boys but I am sure all your fans appreciate the sacrifice you all make to perform for them, get famous, very rich, and meet beautiful people. It must be so hard.
The Jonas Brothers are really proving that they?re a hardworking group. The musical family trio took some time for a quick photo shoot backstage at Good Morning America on Friday. The three teen hunks performed their smash single ?S.O.S.? for the throng of screaming fan girls.
The brothers didn?t travel alone though. Their dad Kevin Sr., mom Denise and younger brother Frankie were also with them. If Frankie was only old enough, he?d be in the group too. Maybe they could make like Menudo and exchange an older member for a younger one someday. It could be like a Jonas family right of passage.
Alicia Keys hit the top of the charts this week with her new album ?As I Am?. The gorgeous and talented singer has hit Number one with her album in the Billboard 200 charts, after it sold over 700,000 copies in the US. Blimey girl that?s a lot of albums!
Keys has had 3 previous albums hit number one in the first week of their release; hinting that this little lady is not just a pretty face. She seems to have the ?key? to our hearts, or at least our ears, as fans sweep in to buy her music as fast as it can hit the shelves.
And what a perfect name for the album. We?ll definitely take you as you are Alicia?it seems to be working so far. Keep your ears peeled folks ? if you haven?t heard it yet, get buying it; before it?s sold out!
People have been saying that John Mayer is a douche, he?s too into himself, he is mighty ugly especially when he goes on stage and whatnot but no one can deny that he makes some really pretty songs. And you have to love pretty songs.John recently wrote a tune for the upcoming Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman flick ?The Bucket List? and it?s called ?Say?. It?s a great love song to add to his collection and it even features a full string section.
He may come off as a wannabe rocker but John also happens to be a sensitive musician.
The Victoria?s Secret Fashion Show, apart from jiggling body parts and feathers, saw a lot of musical performances on Thursday. Too bad we have to wait for about two weeks to see it all.
Will.I.Am. opened the show by singing/rapping live. He did two songs including his current single ?Got It From Your Momma?. Seal also performed a couple of songs on the show. One even featured his model wife Heidi Klum. And she sang live too!
But we all want to hear about the Spice Girls right? The show was their first performance in nearly ten years. I say, they could have done better. The girls performed ?Stop? and their current single ?Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)?. Imagine, Heidi sang live but the girls lipsynched!
New pals Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson are hitting the road together for a winter tour early next year. The flame-haired country queen and the first American Idol winner became friends when McEntire recorded Clarkson’s Because Of You hit with the pop star for her recent Reba Duets album. Clarkson has since signed McEntire’s husband, Narvel Blackstock, as her manager and the pair teamed up to record a Crossroads TV concert special for CMT.The odd couple have now lined up 15 dates for their 2 Worlds 2 Voices tour, which will begin in Ohio on January 17.The tour will include a Valentine’s Day date in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Timberlake is a rarity in the sphere of boy band alumni: he has pop cultural significance on a mass scale, and credibility with hard-to-please music fans. Amid an eye-popping stage setting, the US popstar ticked all the musical boxes. His exceptional dancing was not unexpected. Yet his vocal performance, as well as his competence on a range of instruments – guitar, electric piano, synth, and, to the crowd’s delight, keytar – was surprising and impressive.
Then there were the songs – Like I Love You came early, while Senorita was given an elongated treatment. The musical cues of Prince and Michael Jackson were palpable without being overwhelming. There were cheesy moments, but not too many. Cry Me a River, for example, the song reportedly written in response to his break-up from Britney Spears, was presented as a sublime pop song. Time was taken for a diatribe on magpies on the golf course, and for a round of tequila shots with the band. Then, finally, there was SexyBack.
Timberlake has achieved excellence by combining pop music, dance and spectacle. And with a show of this caliber, there is little room for spontaneity. Regardless, it will take something extraordinary to top it.
Get ready all you OneRepublic fans. Their album ?Dreaming Out Loud? will be hitting stores November 20.
Their current single ?Apologize? has been saturating the radio stations all across America. The band can thank Timbaland for the great remix he did with the single. ?It gave me goose bumps the first time I heard it,? the 28-year-old artist says.
Timbaland, who apparently saw Tedder, one of the band members, at an MTV contest, offered him a deal. He then spend the next two years hoping he’d record and release a solo album, but Timbaland kept telling him that he’s a producer and not an artist. ?Apologize? was written in 2003, but wasn’t touched until 2007.
I guess it takes awhile for a great song to hit the radio. And this song truly does give me the goose bumps.
Blake Lewis is the popular runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol. Born in Redmond, Washington, Lewis started singing at age five and competed in statewide talent contests while in high school. He became a beat-boxer at 17, inspired by the then Seattle-based a cappella group M-Pact. Lewis was a member of the Pacific Northwest a cappella group Kickshaw for four years. He also recorded several music videos and wrote a number of original songs.
After “American Idol,” Lewis signed to 19 Recordings / ARISTA Records and started working on his debut album with a stellar line-up of producers and songwriters. Among the producers were Jonathan “JR” Rotem, who has worked with Rihanna (on her No. 1 single “SOS”) and Sean Kingston; Ryan “Alias” Tedder, who has worked with Timbaland; and S*A*M & Sluggo, who have worked with two of the year’s biggest new artists, Gym Class Heroes and Boys Like Girls.
Lewis’ debut album, Audio Day Dream (A.D.D), will be released on December 4. “Break Anotha” is the first single off the album.
Nelly Furtado looked glamorous when she arrived for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 which was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany on Thursday. The 28-year old ?Promiscuous? singer looked mighty fantastic in her long blond tresses and brown gown. She looked gorgeous!
Apart from being a winner by looking gorgeous, Nelly also picked up the first award of the night for Album of the Year. When she accepted the award, she said ?I know I always cry but this actually means so much to me. Thank you so much, I love you.?
I find it amazing that some people that can otherwise be considered child stars can still remain clean cut when they?ve become older. Those Hanson boys are proof of that. They?re such do-gooders. And no, it?s not a bad thing.
Isaac, Taylor and Zach were on a special mission to fight poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa by walking a mile in West Hollywood. The walk was to help raise awareness. It was then followed by a performance by the band of brothers.
After the whole thing, Isaac talked about his recent pulmonary embolism. He was in high spirits and said that he?s ?feeling really, really good?.
Maybe having some of her girls around last week gave her some good luck. Spice Girl Melanie Brown, aka Scary Spice, and her partner Maksim Chmerkovkiy danced the Rumba on the performance show of ?Dancing With The Stars? and garnered the first perfect score of the season.
The judges also gave massive props to the dancing duo. Bruno Tonioli said ?That wasn?t a dance, it was a cliffhanger.? Carrie Ann Inaba said that she was mesmerized while Len Goodman said ?That routine was perfected, inspected, dissected, and as far as I?m concerned it won?t be rejected.?
Finally we get some news about Michael Jackson that wouldn?t cause us to cringe or shrug! FOX News is reporting that the King of Pop is putting together a 25th anniversary edition of ?Thriller? and that four of the tracks from the original album are being redone for the new version.
And proving that Jacko still has a lot of pull in the industry, the songs are being redone by the likes of Kanye West, Akon and will.i.am. The songs being redone are ?Billie Jean?, ?The Girl is Mine?, ?Wanna be Starting Something? and ?PYT?.
I wonder if it?s going to be a remix or a duet or what.
The exact numbers aren?t officially in yet but it?s pretty clear that Jennifer Lopez?s new album ?Brave? is shaping up to be a big disappointment.
Even after a huge media blitz, music insiders are all saying that the Latina singer got beat by debuts from Kid Rock and LeAnn Rimes. She got beat by a wannabe country rapper and a country singer who?s been on the outs.
Maybe JLo needs to announce her pregnancy already. Or, people actually boycotted her for not announcing it. Eh, whatever the reason, JLo?s album is already a flop. Did she take notes from Kelly Clarkson?
Here’s something Madonna can really celebrate: a nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Madge joins heartland rocker John Mellencamp, the puckish rappers Beastie Boys and premier dance acts Donna Summer and Chic among the nine nominees for the hall. LOL, Madfonna is POP not rock & Roll, that’s hilarious! I think the people at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are just trying to fill in the numbers for the nominations and are then leaving it up to the people to decide as to which avatar they would like to see Madonna don. John Mellencamp of those listed in the title is the only one worthy of being nominated. There are so many others who are much more deserving than Madonna and Beastie Boys, ewwww! They are even more funnier things happening in the entertainment world besides these nominations, so let?s leave it up to the people to decide if she fits the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame or not.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony kicked off their ING Presents concert tour on Friday at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. This is the first time the husband and wife have toured together, though they have performed together in the past. She is a star and there is no doubt in my mind about that, she does her acts so gracefully and with such exemplified brilliance that I think she is one of the best performers out there in the world today along side Justin Timberlake. She opened with her new single “Do It Well,” and showed off some low-key hip-hop dance moves. So guys and all you admires of J Lo, all will agree with me that she has it in her to make the world dance to her footsteps. Even during her performance recently during the announcement of the New 7 wonders of the world her performance was splendid and rocking.
