Alice in Chains rocks Yahoo with special acoustic performance
Nov 27, 2009 Alice in Chains, Music, Singers, Song, Video
Alice in Chains are currently being featured on Yahoo Music’s Maximum Performance! The band stopped by the Yahoo studios to perform an acoustic set featuring songs off the new record Black Gives Way To Blue. The band rocked through amazing acoustic renditions of their new hit single “Check My Brain”, “Black Gives Way To Blue”, and “Your Decision”. The band also sat down with Yahoo for an exclusive video interview, where the band talks about life after Layne, and their amazing re-birth with new singer William DuVall.
“Check My Brain” Yahoo video embed:
“Black Gives Way To Blue” Yahoo video embed:
“Your Decision” Yahoo video embed:
Tags: Alice in Chains, Band, Live, Music, Performance, Video, Yahoo
Reality star Kim Kardashian thinks Eminem’s reference to her in his track We Made You is “hilarious”
Jun 9, 2009 Eminem, Kim Kardashian, Singers, Song
Reality star Kim Kardashian thinks Eminem’s reference to her in his track We Made You is “hilarious”.
The 28-year-old beauty said she isn’t annoyed by the mention of her bottom in the new track.
In the single We Made You, Eminem makes a reference to Kim’s “massive gluteus maximus”.
She said: “Eminem will be Eminem. I’ve never met him, but he mentions me in quite a few of his songs.
“He didn’t call me up before to ask if I’d be OK with it.
“But I think it’s hilarious.”
Source: Splash News
Tags: bottom, Eminem, hilarious, Kim Kardashian, reference, Single, we made you
Brandy Settles with Crash Victim’s Family
Brandy has finally reached a settlement with the children of the woman she killed in the fatal car crash back in 2006. The singer had crashed her Range Rover into the woman’s car at the intersection of the 101 and 405 freeways in Los Angeles. According to court documents filed in LA County Superior Court, the victim’s to children will receive a total of $600,000. However, their father has yet to settle with Brandy, after rejecting a sum of $1.2 million back in February. It doesn’t matter how much she settles. No amount of money is going to bring a life back.
Tags: Brandy, Car Crash, Los Angeles, Settlement, Singer
KFC Frees Ciara
If you’re hungry and looking for somewhat of a bargain, head on over to your nearest KFC. If you decide to buy a large Original Recipe Sandwich Combo from the fast food chain, you get a free copy of Ciara’s album ‘Fantasy Ride’. Is this a joke? Why would a sexy singer like Ciara want to be associated with greasy fast food? And we also know how KFC is in pretty deep with PETA. I know times are tough but this is just so wrong in so many ways. She could have just partnered up with Wal-Mart and I wouldn’t have cared.
Idol Stalker Sent to Jail
Jun 2, 2009 American Idol, MySpace, Singers
A 23-year old woman from Australia was just sentenced to two years in prison for cyber-stalking American Idol alum Diana DeGarmo. Tanya Maree Quattrocch has pleaded guilty to hacking into the singer’s MySpace account as well as intercepting emails from her friends and family. Why someone would decide to stalk a has-been, I don’t really know. What makes this even worse, or maybe more pathetic depending on how you look at it, is that this woman is a repeat offender. She has already served time for doing the exact same thing in 2006. Old habits die hard. Stupid ones should just stop though.
Tags: American Idol, Australia, Diana DeGarmo, MySpace, Singer, Stalking
Chris Brown’s Victim is Dumb
Jun 1, 2009 Chris Brown, Singers
The photographer who is suing Chris Brown for assault, Robert Rosen, talked to paparazzi outside the place of his supposed attack, LA Fitness. In what may be one of the dumbest moves of an alleged victim, Robert actually talked highly of the R&B singer saying “Chris is a good guy … it’s no big deal.” The photographer even accepted full responsibility for his broken leg and even praised Chris’ bodyguards for doing their job. So why the lawsuit then? If you’re dumb enough to file a frivolous lawsuit, the least you can do is shut up about it. Chris may end up getting off on this issue.
Tags: Chris Brown, LA Fitness, Lawsuit, Photographer, R&B, Singer
Chris Brown Ain’t a Monster
May 29, 2009 Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Music Artists, Music Videos, Singers
After three months of laying low, Chris Brown has finally come out to speak. In a video shot by Bow Wow at Shaquille O’Neal’s house, the R&B singer said “I just wanna say ‘what’s up?’ because I ain’t been out there in a minute. But the new album is gonna be coming soon. We working on it right now. It’s called ‘Graffiti’. It’s got everything on it, so y’all be ready for that… Everybody that’s haters, they just been haters. All my real fans, I love you all. I ain’t a monster.” I wonder what he was doing at Shaq’s house.
Tags: Bow Wow, Chris Brown, R&B, Shaquille O’Neal, Singer, Video
Leona Lewis Has a Stalker
May 7, 2009 Leona Lewis, Singers
Having a stalker seems to be the creepiest thing to be in these days as Leona Lewis has acquired a stalker of her own, causing the British songstress to flee her new Los Angeles home. According to reports, the singer went out to run some errands when she noticed that she was followed home by a strange man. When she got home, she looked out her window to find the man still there and staring at her. Instead of calling the police, Leona left the mansion she’d been living in for just 6 days to go be with her boyfriend in England. A source says “She’s had new electronic gates put in and CCTV installed which links directly to the local police, station. Hopefully that’ll put her mind at ease slightly. She’s also asked Simon Cowell if he can find Lou [her boyfriend who works for a label under Sony] a placement over in the US.”
Tags: British, England, Leona Lewis, Los Angeles, Police, Simon Cowell, Singer, Sony, Stalker
Rihanna Gets Bling Back
Over a million dollars worth in borrowed jewellery which was held by the LAPD as evidence in the case against Chris Brown will finally be returned to Rihanna. The Barbadian babe’s attorney, Donald Etra, made a request last week for the immediate return of the precious bling that were worn by Rihanna on the night of the alleged attack. The jewellers that loaned Rihanna the jewels wanted the singer to fork over $1.4 million if the court failed to hand over the bling. Thankfully, a deal has been drawn up and prosecutors have agreed that photographs of the said jewellery would suffice as evidence in place of the actual stuff.
Tags: Chris Brown, Jewellery, LAPD, Rihanna, Singer
Ne-Yo Does Lindsay Lohan
Mar 4, 2009 Lindsay Lohan, Ne-Yo, Singers, Song
I have something to get off of my chest. Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Bossy’ is one of my guilty pleasures. While I’m not a big fan of Lindsay – actually, I’m really not a fan – the song has grown on me. Unfortunately for her, the song and her singing career went nowhere despite being released on iTunes. However, the song’s writer, Ne-Yo, has decided to release his own version of the song. If I thought that Lindsay’s version was good, Ne-Yo just blew off the roof with his version. And since he’s a likeable personality than Lindsay, you can bet that the song will likely take off too.
Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Ne-Yo
Prince Sues his Devotees
Jun 30, 2008 Album Release, Prince, Singers
50 artists recently recorded Prince covers in honor of his 50th birthday this past June 7th. Unfortunately for them, their attempt at an honor has gotten them lawsuits. The irony of it all is that it’s Prince who’s suing them. The purple one’s lawyers are demanding that all copies of the tribute album be destroyed immediately. One single has made it into the top 10 in Norway and the Norwegian press has given popular reviews on the album, so what’s the problem? By law, it’s legal to cover songs of someone else’s material so long as you pay about a 10 cent licensing fee per song. Apparently, that hasn’t been done and no one has made any money from the project.
Jill Scott Takes a Walk
Jun 28, 2008 Jill Scott, News, Singers
It has recently been confirmed that soul diva Jill Scott is engaged to drummer Lil Jon Roberts. The singer made the announcement on June 20th while celebrating her Carnegie Hall debut. She got the sold out crowd cheering at the news. Jill was just divorced last year from ex-hubby Lyzel Williams. Here’s to hoping that this marriage turns out better. In a recent interview, Jill said “I’d get married because I want to share all of this with someone. I just mean who I am and the blessings that I have, I want to share it. That’s why I would get married again.”
Warren G Gets Lucky
Jun 12, 2008 Singers, Warren G
Warren G was pulled over early Sunday morning after running a red light. After which, he was charged with possession with intent to sell after police found a large amount of marijuana in the car. The rapper denied that the pot was his. Whether it was or it wasn’t, it doesn’t matter anymore. Just a day after the incident, an LA County District Attorney threw out the drug charges against the rapper. Apparently, there is insufficient evidence to connect Warren and the person with him in the car to the weed found in the car as the vehicle was not registered to either of them.
More Free Radiohead
Jun 7, 2008 Music Bands, Radiohead, Singers, Songs Download, iTunes
Radiohead was a revolutionary band by giving away its latest album for pretty much nothing. Now, we can all get our hands on all of the band’s stuff before ‘In Rainbows’ on iTunes. The band previously only allowed its record label to sell its albums digitally on music services in album form. That means that you can’t just buy singles. Apple refused to do it so Radiohead declined to sell their music on iTunes – that is until the album ‘In Rainbows’ for songs a la carte sale following its pricing-optional debut. I just want them to admit it – money almost always wins over artistry.
Assault Allegations Fired at Sex Pistol
Jun 7, 2008 Scandal, Sex Pistols, Singers
According to a lawsuit filed earlier this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten allegedly beat the crap out of a female assistant and cussed her out after the taping of a television show in 2007. In the lawsuit Roxane Davis claimed that Rotten “cocked back his fist … and punched her in the face” when the rocker ended up in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel that didn’t share a door with his other assistant named Rambo. She claims that both Rotten and Rambo went on a verbal tirade against her. Davis was an employee of the show that Rotten was working on. She says she reported the incident to her supervisor but that no one paid any mind to her.
Amy Winehouse may have to quit singing
Jun 6, 2008 Amy Winehouse, Rumor, Singers, Soul Music
Amy Winehouse must stop singing if it means she wins her drugs battle, says the man who discovered her.
Nick Godwyn signed the singer when she was just 16 – and claims her ambition back then was to be a waitress.
Nick dismissed claims that the troubled singer is throwing away her talent, but says he is saddened by what has happened to her since she shot to fame. He said: “What is happening now is not very pleasant for anybody to watch. I feel she seems to be sad. People talk about wasted talent, but I don’t look at it like that. If Amy never made another record again it would be sad, but it’s less about the music for me and more about ‘this is a human being that maybe isn’t very happy’.”
Nick also revealed he discovered Amy – who has allegedly battled alcohol, drugs and a eating disorder since becoming famous – after one of the ‘Rehab’ singer’s friends played him a tape of her singing. He explained: “I was at the house of one of my other artists when he put on a tape. I asked who it was and he said just a friend. I couldn’t believe how good she sounded so I asked her to meet me. I asked Amy what she wanted to do with her life and she said she wanted to be a waitress.”
Nick admits her early lyrics provided an indicator that Amy, now 24, wasn’t happy even back then. He added: “There were signs, even back then, that she wasn’t happy. You can listen to the words of her songs and there aren’t many happy, upbeat love songs. And I think that’s a reflection of where she is. She only writes songs from personal experience. There are some beautiful songs which, lyrically, are fascinating. But some of them are quite sad.”
Jam with Alicia Keys
Jun 5, 2008 Alicia Keys, Performance, Singers, Soul Music
Alicia Keys performed on stage during the HOT 97 Summer Jam presented at Giants Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The singer recently spoke to Free Press about her latest album ‘As I Am’ and what it was like to make it. She said “Every time is a learning process. Honestly, I mean, I bet you can ask the Rolling Stones and they would say every time is a learning process. You definitely get more confident and more clear as time goes on. For me, at least, I always try something different and that’s just part of who I am and what I like to do, not only musically but as a performer as well.”
Pete Doherty is Free
May 9, 2008 Pete Doherty, Rocker, Singers
Pete Doherty walked out of Wormwood Scrubs prison in West London early Tuesday morning waving a certificate in the faces of reporters outside prison gates that claimed that he was drug free. Try not to laugh out loud. When asked if he got high in jail, he said “Well, I knew it was going to be a bit rough to start with, with the overcrowding and the medical facilities although they do their best – they are good, they can’t really cater for the average junkie…” So that’s a yes then. He also said he was buzzing to be free saying “I feel great — I’ve walked out and I don’t feel like I want to score. I want to go for a nice walk in the park instead.” This makes my eyes roll.
Avril’s Apology
May 4, 2008 Avril Lavigne, Concert Tour, Singers
Avril Lavigne hasn’t been known to be very caring of her fans but she still bothered to talk about her recent performance cancellation on her official blog. The singer and so-called songwriter said “I am at home right now taking it easy. I have been sick this whole tour, and now I have lost my voice. I have never canceled a show in my whole career and just had to for the first time ever. I am so sorry! I have been on the road for 60 days straight. I have had the flu 3 times and I never get sick, it just keeps going around. I think I am just run down.” She also talked about canceling other appearances like Jay Leno and Ryan Seacrest’s shows. Trust us Avril, whatever you have, whether the flu or a massive hangover, we would much rather you just stay home.
Snoop in the UK
Apr 25, 2008 Concert Gig, Rapper, Singers, Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg may soon be allowed to head into the UK. The British government’s decision to ban the legally troubled rapper has just been overturned by an immigration appeals judge. How much trouble does a guy doing soap operas these days pose anyway? The overturning of the decision was due to the fact that it may not be Snoop who’s to blame for the trouble that led to his ban from the country. After reviewing tapes of the brawl that Snoop allegedly sparked at Heathrow airport, the judge ruled that the brawl was “precipitated by decisions made by British Airways staff and police.” The footage even shows that Snoop was pushed twice by an officer but never retaliated. The government agency trying to keep Snoop out of the country has until Wednesday to decide whether to appeal.