Real Music People

If there have been legions of others that came before you, is it still considered selling out when you partner up for something that completely commercializes you? I guess there’s no such thing as selling out anymore as Erykah Badu is the latest celebrity to cash in on her fame by becoming the spokesperson for a beauty brand. The neo-soul singer has been named the face of Tom Ford’s new fragrance which is yet to be named. I wonder what it would smell like. Would it smell like the scents that Erykah likes – incense and weed? If so, should it have to be legalized?

At her sold out Wembley gig last night, Rihanna proved she can hold her own against any of the strong female legends of pop as she rocked the stage in some very hot outfits.

The performance certainly drove away any ‘teen-pop’ image she may have been carrying. With awesome stage presence, powerhouse vocals and moves that would have Beyonce shaking in her boots; the fans went nuts.

I doubt the many changes of PVC bondage outfits harmed the effect either.

If you hear the words fashion week, you’d immediately think of super models and a lot of great designers who sometimes do some completely outrageous outfits. Then you’d think about the fashionable stars who’d be there to see the shows.

But did you ever think that Kanye West would be the King of Paris Fashion Week? I didn’t. The rapper hit up all the shows. He was even spotted attending the Stella McCartney Spring/Summer ’08 collection on Thursday. He even met up with Lily Allen (what the heck happened to her?) there.

To be honest, I wouldn’t be surprised if Kanye announced that he’s coming out with his own line of clothing.

How many times has Michael Jackson made a comeback? Maybe Britney should take notes. But then again, maybe not.

The king of pop is on the cover of the October 2007 issue of L’UOMO Vogue magazine. His photo shoot was headed by photographer Bruce Weber.

The magazine shoot is reportedly part of a deal Michael struck with designer Roberto Cavalli. Details of the deal says that Michael would do the photo shoot for Cavalli and in return, the famous designer would make clothing for Michael for his new look to support the release of his new album.

How picky of him.