Natalie Mejia from the Pussycat Dolls reality show and so-called band Girlicious has pled not guilty to one felony count of drug possession, following her cocaine bust in Glendale, California last month. The singer was arrested on March 10 after cops say she had over a dozen bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse. How does she explain having that in her bag then? Natalie had been a passenger in a car that was pulled over for speeding when cops noticed the alleged stash of drugs. Unless the bag doesn’t actually belong to her or it got switched, I doubt she’ll get out of this one. She is due back in court on April 28.
The Pussycat Dolls as we once knew them are now over and done for as several members have left the band, leaving lead singer Nicole Scherzinger and group found Robin Antin to take the next step. During a recent interview, Nicole said that she will be recording in the studio working on the next PCD alum with all new band mates. A new cast of dolls is already being considered to replace the old ones. Nicole also said that she hopes that the new album can be released by the end of this year. Hopefully, the new set of girls will be extremely talented and grateful that someone gave them a shot.
Or maybe not, but that does not change the fact that one of the pussycats has decided to part ways with the band. This is what Ashley Roberts, the deserting feline, wrote on her blog: “Yes I have left the Pussycat Dolls. I am so grateful to have the love and support of all of you. It was an amazing ride and I learned so much. I currently have got the acting bug and am falling in love with it. I shot a pilot for MTV as a host… and had a blast w my girl Aubrey Oday, Marques Houston and Record producer Ghost.” Right… why doesn’t Ashley Roberts just admit that acting pays better than music? But if being a host on MTV is her idea of acting, she’s still got a long way to go.
Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger has joined a modeling agency, according to reports.
The 31-year-old pop star has reportedly just landed an impressive contract with the famous modelling agency Wilhelmina International, which also has Fergie and Alexandra Richards on its books.
Since splitting from her Formula One racing driver boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, Scherzinger has had more time to concentrate on her career and recently celebrated her new contract at a Hollywood party attended by stars including Pénelope Cruz.
Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and the LA Lakers are getting sued by a company that claims that they all used knockoffs of their big screen in concert. Large Audience Display Systems says in a federal lawsuit filed in Texas that the concerts in question used a large audience display screen that was identical to their patented gigantic monitors. Britney uses the screen on her Circus tour. Justin used the monitors on his FutureSex/LoveShow tour and the Lakers use them for the games. The Pussycat Dolls were also involved in the lawsuit. The company wants an injunction prohibiting the defendants from using the knockoffs in the future as well as unspecified damages.
We all know that the Pussycat Dolls are done and over with and it looks like the girls are ready to admit to it. Kimberly Wyatt recently explained to Chris Younie on The Hits Radio that the group has zero plans for another album. However, she gave some hope that it wouldn’t be the last that we’ve heard of the band, it just might not be the same girls. Kimberly said “Here’s the thing. I think the Pussycat Dolls was always created as a brand, and it will always be that way. No matter what happens, the Pussycat Dolls will always be around.”
The Pussycat Dolls are going on a break and member Kimberly Wyatt has opened the floodgates for the rest of the girls to follow by telling reporters how she really feels about band mate Nicole Scherzinger. Kimberly said “I get on with most of the band but not everyone. Look, at the end of the day it’s a job – we all have our own lives to lead and our own projects going on…I think of Nicole as just a business associate not as a friend. You cannot simply group girls together and just expect them to get on, can you? Life doesn’t work like that.” Kim isn’t concerned in Nicole leaves the group saying “If Nicole left tomorrow, we could still carry on. I can see this band going on forever.”
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!
Pussycat Dolls’ brand new single “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” is available now! The Dolls put a new spin on a track from their album Doll Domination – adding a sample from Gloria Gaynor’s 70s classic “I Will Survive.” Listen to the track below, and head over to iTunes to grab it today.
Pussycat Dolls have just premiered the video for their version of A R Rahman’s Oscar winning “Jai Ho!” “It was such a great honor to be able to re-write my own version of the lyrics,” said PCD’s Nicole Scherzinger who worked with producer Ron Fair on the new interpretation of the track. The Dolls shot the video for “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)” at an abandoned train station museum in snowy Vienna with director Thomas Kloss (Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus).
Check out a behind the scenes look of Pussycat Dolls on the set of their new Thomas Kloss (Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus) directed video for “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny).” The Dolls headed to snowy Vienna to shoot the video for their interpretation of the Oscar-winning track from Slumdog Millionaire. Nicole talks about how she felt when they were first asked to do the song and shares the amazing experience of shooting the video.
It looks like everything is not so peachy keen between the Pussycat Dolls and the head of their record label, Jimmy Iovine. Basically, the Dolls want to take their backup dancers on the road with them for their opening gig for Britney Spears’ ‘Circus’ tour. Unfortunately, Iovine gave the girls a harsh lesson in reality and economics. When the girls pleaded for the dancers to come along, Iovine responded with “We can’t afford it. I’m sorry its hard enough right now with the album not selling that’s why we did jai ho and re releasing the album. And we want to be able to keep the whole thing going at this level its not a choice its a reality.”
In honor of the new Pussycat Dolls’ remix of the Academy Award Winning Song “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny),” PCD are offering a Puzzle Challenge to all their fans. Send a screenshot of the completed puzzle to jaiho@interscope.com and you will be entered to win a PCD Slumdog Millionaire prize pack. Check out their official site for more details on the prize pack and be sure to listen to the song playing in the PCD puzzle widget.
Also, head over to WSJ.com to read an in-depth piece about the track including more on how producer Ron Fair adapted A R Rahman’s song and the process they went through to achieve the final product that is taking over pop airwaves in the US.
The Pussycat Dolls have teamed up with two time Oscar winner A.R. Rahman for an English interpretation of the song “Jai Ho!”, the spectacular finale to the Oscar winner for Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire. Listen here for a preview of A.R. Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger “Jai Ho!” (You Are My Destiny).
Super-producer Ron Fair (Fergie, Christina Aguilera) produced the lead vocals for Nicole, whose voice blends with that of composer A.R. Rahman. Visit People.com for more info on the story.
Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger checks in from a stop on their Doll Domination tour in Bournemouth, England. Nicole speaks to fans from the chilly beach which she describes as her favorite place. She explains how PCD’s show that night will be a much more intimate setting than the night before in Nottingham and that she is excited to see all their fans.
Head over to PCDMusic.com to see the Dolls’ complete tour schedule.
In addition to their new smash single “I Hate This Part,” a dazzling American Music Awards performance, and wildly successful European ticket sales, the Pussycat Dolls are now celebrating the launch of the new PCD Lingerie line available at Bebe stores in the U.S. and the opening of the PCD Lounge at the famed Viper Room in LA. The Dolls have also just been announced as the special guests on Britney Spears’ upcoming tour! Check out dates below and head over to PCDMusic.com for more info.
Pussycat Dolls European Headlining Tour:
1/18 Aberdeen Scotland AECC
1/19 Glasgow Scotland SECC
1/21 Newcastle England Newcastle Arenabecaus
1/22 Birmingham England NIA
1/24 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena
1/25 Bournemouth England BIC
1/27 London England O2 Arena
1/28 London England O2 Arena
1/29 Manchester England MEN Arena
1/30 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Arena
2/1 Dublin Ireland O2 Dublin
2/3 Belfast Ireland Kings Hall
2/5 Sheffield England Sheffield Arena
2/6 Liverpool England Liverpool Arena
2/8 Paris France Zenith
2/9 Amsterdam Holland HMH
2/10 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
2/12 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion Zurich
2/13 Brussels Belgium Forest National
2/14 Munich Germany Zenith
2/17 Monte Carlo Monaco Grimaldi Forum
2/18 Dusseldorf Germany Philipshalle
2/19 Berlin Germany MSH
2/21 Prague Czech Republic T-Mobile Arena
2/24 Bratislava Slovakia NTC Arena
2/25 Belgrade Serbia Belgrade Arena
Pussycat Dolls On Tour with Britney Spears:
3/3 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
3/5 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
3/7 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
3/8 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
3/11 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
3/13 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
3/16 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
3/18 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
3/20 Montreal, QUE Bell Centre
3/24 Washington, DC Verizon Center
3/26 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
3/27 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
3/30 Houston, TX Toyota Center
3/31 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
4/2 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
4/3 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
4/6 Edmonton, ALB Rexall Place
4/8 Vancouver, BC GM Place
4/9 Tacoma, WA Tacomadome
4/11 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
4/12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
4/14 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
4/16 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
4/19 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
4/24 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
4/25 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden
4/28 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Interscope Records has teamed up with EpicTilt to provide a party on your iPhone and iPod Touch with the official Pussycat Dolls Party Pack of games. Test your skills on Match2 (just like Concentration but with PCD cards), Copy Cat (Simon Says with PCD Dolls), and three more awesome games called Freefall, Three and Bouncy. Best of all, in every game you can compete against the world in the high scores boards. The Pussycat Dolls Party Pack features photos and graphics from the latest PCD album, Doll Domination, available now.
Check out this week’s episode of PCD TV straight from Melbourne, Australia. The Dolls, who represent and encourage female empowerment, send a very important message from their performance at a breast cancer awareness event. Watch them take the stage to help raise money for the cause and spread the message.
Kick off 2009 with the Pussycat Doll World Domination Tour, which begins in the U.K. on January 18th and hits the U.S. in the spring. Tickets are on sale now for the U.K. leg, which has proven to be one of the best selling overseas tours! Check out Nicole?s video message about the tour here. ?Doll Domination? is in full effect, with Nicole, Jessica, Melody, Ashley and Kimberly ready to help fans get in touch with their inner doll.
Be sure to tune in to see the Pussycat Dolls perform on the American Music Awards with Nicole Scherzinger hosting the pre-show on ABC on November 23rd. ?Project Runway? season 4 winner Christian Siriano will dress the Dolls in fierce, fabulous fashion for the red carpet!
U.K. tour dates:
January 18, 2009 – Aberdeen, Scotland – Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
January 19, 2009 – Glasgow, Scotland – Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
January 21, 2009 – Newcastle, UK – Newcastle Arena
January 22, 2009 – Birmingham, UK – NIA
January 24, 2009 – Nottingham, UK – Nottingham Arena
January 25, 2009 – Bournemouth, UK – Bournemouth International Centre
January 27, 2009 – London, UK – O2 Arena
January 28, 2009 – London, UK – O2 Arena
January 29, 2009 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Evening News Arena
January 30, 2009 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff International Arena
February 1, 2009 – Dublin, Ireland – O2 Dublin
February 3, 2009 – Belfast, Ireland – Kings Hall
February 6, 2009 – Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Echo Arena
February 7, 2009 – Sheffield, UK – Sheffield Arena
February 8, 2009 – Paris, France – Zenith
Check out the Pussycat Dolls? just released video for ?I Hate This Part.? The Joseph Kahn (Britney Spears, Chris Brown) directed video features Nicole at the piano in one of the more emotional tracks off of Doll Domination. Watch the always fashionable Dolls show their softer side in the desert.
The Pussycat Dolls? highly-anticipated Doll Domination is finally here! The album features hit singles “When I Grow Up” and “Whatcha Think About That? ft. Missy Elliott as well as collaborations with Timbaland, Sean Garrett, among others. The deluxe edition offers 5 additional tracks featuring each of The Dolls on never-before-heard solo tracks and can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon.
PCD the video:
Ever wonder what the guys of New Kids on the Block call their favorite music videos? Head over to VH1.com to check out their personal playlist that includes everything from Pussycat Dolls and Rihanna to George Michael and Aerosmith. The group also sat down to go through some of the submissions for their ultimate fan photo contest on the VH1 blog.
Pussycat Dolls are gearing up for the September release of Doll Domination and have just made their new single, ?Whatcha Think About That,? available on iTunes and Amazon. The track featuring hip hop heavyweight Missy Elliott is the follow up to the Dolls? summer smash ?When I Grow Up.?
PCD are giving fans a behind the scenes look at the video shoot for the new jam. The footage will also be streaming from PCD?s Kyte Player.
Nicole Scherzinger and the rest of the Pussycat Dolls continued to shoot a video for the group?s latest song ?When I Grow Up? on a Hollywood street on Wednesday. The lead Pussycat talked about the shoot and their new album saying ?This is a big deal for us. We just want to kill it. It?s all about the Dolls right now, and we?re coming strong. We feel really good about this new album, we feel really good as a group, and we feel like this new album is really the next level for us. If you liked the first one, you?re going to love this one.?
The UK media is reporting that Victoria Beckham is in negotiations to be the next celebrity Pussycat Doll ? and there?s a good chance that she will be. The Pussycat Dolls spokesperson Alisa Boushey said that ?Victoria’s been in talks with the Dolls for some time and will be joining them onstage. She would have done it sooner, but it’s a question of her busy schedule. But it will be happening very soon.? If a deal does get inked, Victoria will join the likes of Christina Aguilera, Charlize Theron, Eva Longoria, Pam Anderson, Christina Applegate and Paris Hilton as celebrity Dolls.
The Pussycat Dolls recently got back front woman Nicole Scherzinger but then lost the redhead? Carmit something. Who would have thought that the first time that the new lineup would perform would be at the 30th birthday bash of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton? And when you have such a gossip around, you can tend to get some details out. Nicole says that her album has been put on hold indefinitely but that the new PCD record will come out before her solo album does. Considering that Nicole has been featured in not-so-flattering articles on PH, I?m surprised that she actually agreed to perform. What do you know? She?s not a complete diva after all.
