‘Gossip Girl’ actress Leighton Meester is determined to make a name for herself in the music industry. The aspiring singer’s official debut single ‘Somebody to Love’ is already out and it features R&B singer Robin Thicke. I like the Blondie vibe that the song is giving off but it’s far from great. It’s good but it could be loads better. And why would she want to do another collaboration after her summer hit with Cobra Starship on ‘Good Girls Go Bad’? Leighton should have done her own thing and showcased more of herself as a solo artist. Big names could just overshadow her.
For several weeks, Michael Jackson’s tomb at Forest Lawn Memorial Park was under maximum round the clock security. It’s now being said that the extra protection has been scaled back. Sources say that the mausoleum that house’s the late singer’s body was being monitored by a private security firm hired specifically to protect the King of Pop’s grave. As of last week, the extra protection was nowhere to be seen. Sources at Forest Lawn confirm the security change but insist that Michael’s resting place will still be under constant watch of the guards under their employment, 24-hour cameras and alarms.
Sooner or later, someone’s going to have a hospital wing named after Amy Winehouse as the British singer has once again visited the hospital for the third time in three months last week. The doctors of St. Lucia knew the drill so well that Wino was even released the same night that she was admitted. Wino’s friends are worried that her latest trip will mean that she is still not ready to go back to the full swing of things regarding her career. Wino is scheduled to make a comeback performance in London at the end of this month and they are saying that she might not make it.
The Jonas Brothers have a new album about to come out called ‘Lines, Vines and Trying Times’. The first single off of the album is called ‘Paranoid’ and some people are saying that the lyrics may be referring to Joe’s ex-girlfriend, country singing cutie Taylor Swift. However, Nick says “This is really funny because people think this is about something particular but the truth to that is it’s one of the only songs of the record that’s not about a direct personal experience.” Kevin added “It’s, like, the most general song.” How do you write a general song about a scorned ex?
The singer has apparently written a song called “Silly Boy” which is most likely aimed at her former boyfriend Chris Brown. Some Rihanna’s lyrics for the song are as follows: “I said I’m not coming back / You fooled me once but you can’t have that ego turning. Just too bad for you, that when you had me / Didn’t know what to do, she’s over you. Cause you had a good girl, good girl / Girl that’s a keeper / You had a good girl, good girl but didn’t know how to treat her. So silly boy get out my face / Why do you like the way regrets taste?” Well, that’s one way to get over the whole assault thing. But still you have to wonder how much Rihanna can actually get to Chris Brown with a song like that… especially since the man is still facing jail time.
In a new interview with Popeater, Katy Perry talks about the odd facial expressions that John Mayer makes when he’s performing. The ‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer revealed “John Mayer said he’s trying to get rid of his “O” face. Oh, I think it’s sexy. Why would he try to get rid of something that’s just so cool?” If John’s so-called O face is what Katy thinks to be sexy, then I’m highly turned on by overweight plumbers who show their butt cracks as their fixing the leak under the kitchen sink. John’s facial expressions have been the center of some of my nightmares.
Even rock star’s have a need to settle down one day and it looks like Trent Reznor has found his match in Mariqueen Maandig, the vocalist for the band West Indian Girl. The Nine Inch Nails singer and his fiancé went public at the ‘Star Trek’ premiere in Los Angeles last week and announced their engagement over the weekend. In a prior interview, Trent has said “I had neglected [my love life], but I’ve been paying more attention to it. It feels like I’m more equipped to function in that situation. I can actually be honest with myself and another human being.” Congratulations to the happy couple!
Amy Winehouse was taken to the hospital in St. Lucia this past weekend. The singer’s spokesperson said that the reason behind the hospitalization was dehydration. Wino’s publicist said “She fainted at home (in St Lucia) and they took her in for observation, mainly to do with her medication to check everything was OK. They told her that she was dehydrated and needed to drink more water.” Her publicist further claims that Wino was running around with a group of children before she passed out. She’s expected to perform at a jazz festival in St. Lucia later this week so I hope she feels better.
British songstress Leona Lewis has suffered a horse-riding incident when her own horse delivered a nasty headbutt. The horse, which was a birthday present from her friends, turned on Leona after an early morning ride and hit her in the face so hard that it split her lip open and knocked her to the floor. According to sources “Leona has been riding since she was a child and has never had a fear of horses. So she was really shaken up when the horse turned on her. Something startled the horse and it flicked its head back and smacked Leona full in the face. She was knocked flying by the force of it. Thankfully she didn’t need any surgery, but she was told to stay at home and rest just in case she passed out with concussion.” Unlike Madonna, Leona isn’t blaming anyone or anything for the incident.
Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson and Katy Perry were spotted together in Barbados last week. 24-year old Katy and 27-year old Kelly were among the stars that were in town to perform at Chum FM’s 24th anniversary celebration at Harbour Lights on Bay Street. 21-year old Barbadian native Rihanna was seen cheering for the two singers in the audience. Rihanna and Katy were also seen hanging out on the beach. I wonder what it would be like to have these three very talented singers collaborate on a song. I bet that it would be wonderful. Having them on a collaboration would be like a dream for me.
Green Day have just released a behind-the-scenes look at their new video for “Know Your Enemy.” The clip, while short, gives a glimpse into what’s in store for fans in the forthcoming video. The Matthew Cullen (Weezer) directed video was shot in Los Angeles and will make its premiere on April 24th via 250+ MTV on-air and online outlets worldwide.
For fans that can’t wait for the video, Green Day have released the lyrics to the entire album on their official site GreenDay.com. 21st Century Breakdown hits stores May 15th.
21st Century Breakdown Tracklisting
ACT I HEROES AND CONS
Song of the Century
21st Century Breakdown
Know Your Enemy
¡Viva La Gloria!
Before The Lobotomy
Christian’s Inferno
Last Night On Earth
ACT II CHARLATANS AND SAINTS
East Jesus Nowhere
Peacemaker
Last Of The American Girls
Murder City
?Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)
Restless Heart Syndrome
ACT III HORSESHOES AND AND HANDGRENADES
Horseshoes and Handgrenades
The Static Age
21 Guns
American Eulogy
a) Mass Hysteria
b) Modern World
See The Light
Britney Spears has released her new music video for her single ‘If U Seek Amy’. The controversial song is the third single to be released from her album ‘Circus’. The track was co-written and produced by famed producer Max Martin, who also provided the classic Britney hits ‘…Baby One More Time’ and ‘Oops!… I Did It Again’. Just like her videos for ‘Womanizer’ and ‘Circus’, Britney is still the hot mama that she is in her new video. I wonder if the video will be received with the same amount of controversy as the single itself. I hope not. It’s too hot of a video to just get censored or aired only when the kids are asleep.
The new Kelly Clarkson album has just leaked on the internet in its entirety. While that may come off as bad news, that’s where it ends. Everything else is good news after that. The great news is that the album is really good. I love it a whole lot even after just listening through it one full time. The whole thing is great! Almost every song has the potential to be a massive single for the original American Idol. That makes it official. Kelly Clarkson is back and she’s back with a vengeance! Congrats! I bet that the leak will even help her sell more albums rather than make her lose money.
What do you do when you join American idol and lose?
You join a MUSICAL!
Like the many other Idol alums such as Clay Aiken, another American Idol contestant is set to hit the Great White Way (although, I?d like to think that this is the last option for most of them)
The long-haired rocker Ace Young will be part of the cast of Grease on September 9th.
According to reports, Ace is set to take on the role of Kenickie.
It may not be the career they wanted, but at least there’s somewhere for the former idols to go to!
Being an emo kid in Russia could be deemed illegal some time soon as the government is trying to pass laws that would heavily regulate emo websites and ban emo and goth dress style in schools and government buildings. The new laws are apparently being driven by fears that emo encourages depression and suicide. Of course, the emo kids of Russia aren?t keen on this. There were mass protests by Russian emo kids just last weekend. Dmitry Gilevich of Russian emo band MAIO said at a protest ?Expressing psychological emotions is not forbidden by law.? More and more countries are beginning to fight against emo ? England, Mexico and now Russia.
John Mayer was spotted leaving the Hazelton Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to head to his scheduled concert earlier this week. The 30-year old musician performed at The Molson Amphitheatre as part of his summer tour. John?s new 2 CD set ?Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles? features 5 acoustic songs, 8 songs with the John Mayer Trio and 9 songs with a full 8-member band. The album has a total of 22 songs and was released last week. The next stop for John?s tour is at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York with Colbie Caillat as his opening act.
Tynisha has just released a new song on her MySpace and I now have streams available for posting. The song is called “Its Over”. Get ready to see a lot of great stuff from Tynisha including a possible surprise collaboration on an upcoming release from one of the biggest names in R&B today. More on that later!
Also, Here is a new video from Tynisha as she prepared for her photo shoot with Dr. Jays.com. Tynisha is currently being featured on Dr. Jays as part of their summer sensations promotions where some of the best new talent in the country is being showcased in the hottest gear for this summer.
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The adorable Tynisha Keli shot her part of DrJays.com?s current Summer Sensations campaign separately in our San Diego studio (we gathered the other artists in New York).
Check her YouTube video account of the day and while you?re at it, make sure you drop past her bio page here in the blog featuring her music, videos and more!
Tynisha?s debut album, The Chronicles of TK, drops sometime later this year through Warner Bros Records.
Alanis Morissette is set to release her highly anticipated album, Flavors of Entanglement, in the US on June 10th. Morissette has expressed that this is a very emotional record for her as it reflects upon many aspects of her personal life over the past few years. If you can?t wait until next week to hear the album, then head over to vh1.com where it can be previewed in its entirety!
Also, be sure to head over to Alanis.com to find out about the multiple editions being offered for this album. In addition to the original and deluxe retail versions, there will be a deluxe fan edition which is only available on her official site. This special edition has five bonus tracks as wells as special art, and the first thousand are autographed.
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda is also an artist, it turns out.
Shinoda will present his works at the Japanese American Museum in Los Angeles from July 11.
The exhibition follows “a central character through various facets of celebrity life, the exhibition explores the motivations behind contemporary society’s fascination with fame, excess and instant gratification: from the unique perspective of an outsider on the inside of rock superstardom”.
Shinoda will be at the opening night of the exhibition of July 11 between 8 and 10pm. Fans who attend can have their program signed.
Mike will follow-up the ‘Glorious Excess (Born) exhibition with ‘Glorious Excess (Dies) in January 2009.
Michael Jackson has been staying in Las Vegas for a while now and he?s already thrusting his face into the Sin City spotlight ? two inches of forehead at a time. Michael Jackson was spotted at the Ultimate Fighting Championship match at the MGM Grand on Saturday night, clad in his finest burka ensemble. Who knew that the fallen King of Pop was into cage fighting? Jacko showed up at the event in a wheelchair, just in time to watch Tito Ortiz get the beat down, though I?m not sure if he actually saw it behind those ridiculously blacked out shades of his. I doubt if he can even see his own hand if he put it right up to his face.
