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Beyonce wins big at MTV European Music Awards

B.J. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:49 +0000

The singer was at the MTV European Music Awards where she really scored big time in prizes. It seems Beyonce got the Best Song Award, the Best Video Award and the Best Female Singer Award. Well, nobody can doubt Beyonce’s artistic value now… it seems Robbie Williams missed out on a prize or two. You have to wonder though if the way Beyonce was dressed had anything to do with her wins. Apparently, she was wearing a red corset and suspenders. It should also be noted that the corset had a very generous cleavage… actually, it looked more like it was cut in two with a very sharp knife. Could that have influenced anything?

Nas Doesn’t Want to Pay Spousal Support

B.J. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:37 +0000

Kelis better find some way to make money fast and hire herself a good lawyer because the singer is in trouble! Nas filed a bid earlier this week requesting that he not have to pay spousal support to his estranged wife, who also happens to be the mother of their newborn child. Back in July, a New York judge ordered the rapper to pay Kelis $55,000 a month in both spousal and child support. Now, Nas wants to cut the number down to only include funds for his son. Now that is cold. He knows she doesn’t have a career anymore. Why does he have to stoop so low to hurt her like that?

Chris Brown’s sales not so hot

B.J. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:30 +0000

It seems that the rapper’s recently planned “small shows for the fans”, with up to 2500 seats available, mind you, aren’t really attracting many of those fans Chris Brown claims to have. It seems that all of his upcoming shows for which tickets have been selling since last week are not filling up at all, not even those that have only 1000 seats. Things aren’t looking too good for Chris Brown right now… maybe he should try some new stunt with somebody else, get his publicity up and running a bit, see if he can in any way boost his popularity. It’s a pity for all those wonderful tickets to go to waste…

New Jay-Z and Alicia Keys Video

B.J. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:16:21 +0000

The music video for Jay-Z’s ‘Empire State of Mind’ featuring Alicia Keys recently premiered. The video was shot in New York City’s Harlem, Times Square and around Ground Zero on October 1. The song, which is an ode to the rapper’s and singer’s native New York City, features a sampling of ‘Love on a Two-Way Street’ by The Moments. The video was directed by Hype Williams. Just the names of the two entertainers and the directors are enough proof to say that the video is hot but watching the video itself is an even greater experience. I absolutely love it!

Rihanna Continues to Disappoint

B.J. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:29:18 +0000

Rihanna’s second single ‘Wait Your Turn’ has recently hit the internet and it is even worse than her first single ‘Russian Roulette’. I love the Barbadian singer to death but I am hating her new music. The two songs that I’ve heard thus far just give me the indication that her upcoming album may end up being a dud. Seriously, what was she thinking? The second single sounds like it was poorly produced, annoying and lackluster. I didn’t think that she can do any wrong considering her monster of an album ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ but I guess I was wrong if this is what she has to offer off of ‘Rated R’.

Jamelia is getting un-hitched

B.J. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:35:31 +0000

It seems the singer and football player Darren Byfield are no longer in the “happy couple” zone as Jamelia has decided to move out of the home they’ve lived together in. A friend said the following about Jamelia’s decision: “Their relationship has been through lots of ups and downs. Jamelia took him back after he was accused of straying but the last year has been tough. Jamelia decided to leave this week and there is no going back this time. They are both devastated, but have vowed to remain on civil terms for Tiani.” That’s right, do it for the kids! Whatever happened to that “till death do us part” stuff… or doesn’t anybody even say that anymore?

Rap star Nas in court bid to block alimony payments to Kelis

B.J. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:03:58 +0000

US rapper Nas has asked the judge in his divorce case to block his estranged wife Kelis from getting spousal support.

In papers, filed by his lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan, Nas also requests joint custody of their two-month-old son Knight.

Kelis has asked for $72,728 a month in spousal support.

The singer, 30, married Nas, 36, in 2005. But she filed for divorce five months ago, citing irreconcilable differences.

Their son Knight was born in July and the hip-hop star proudly announced the birth in an online video.

Source: Splash News

Lil Wayne gets sued

B.J. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:58:38 +0000

No rest for the weary lawyers of Lil Wayne, it seems they just keep getting a new assignment every once in a while… just to keep the spice in their lives. This time, a man by the name of Thomas Marasciullo is suing Lil Wayne and Birdman because he claims they have used some recordings of his voice dating back to 2006 on their albums. What’s more interesting is that Thomas Marasciullo recently lost his job as a recording engineer with Cash Money Records whom he is also suing for the infringement. Well, when the well runs dry, suck the marrow from the rappers… Lil Wayne is probably going to get it all back eventually and as for Birdman… they probably have each other’s backs.

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Michael Jackson to Dominate Charts

B.J. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:56:46 +0000

Industry projections have come in recently and they are saying that Michael Jackson’s ‘This is It’ album is expected to sell around 300,000 copies in its first week, which is sure to be more than enough to clinch the number 1 spot on the charts. And depending on how the pieces fall together, the King of Pop may end up moving higher on the Forbes list next year. If that were to be the case, the late singer’s posthumous career might end up catching up to the success of his earlier years in the music industry. We all know that it’s going to top the last couple of years.

This Is It director Kenny Ortega said Michael Jackson was “excited”

B.J. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:48:12 +0000

This Is It director Kenny Ortega said Michael Jackson was “excited” to share his 50 London shows with his children.

The 50-year-old was just weeks away from starting a residency at the O2 Arena in London when he died suddenly at his LA home.

Ortega, who was working with Jackson on the shows, said that he was in great health and was excited for the shows.

Ortega revealed when Jackson first asked him to do the shows, he said to Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM: “In March, just before he made the announcement in London at the O2 [Arena] that he was, in fact, going to be doing the shows. He called me at home.”

Ortega, who directed the new This Is It movie showing Jackson preparing for the shows, also said that Jackson was “building himself” up physically for the residency.

Asked if he was in good health, he said: “Oh yeah, he was building himself up. You know, he’d come from being in less than great shape, you know. The world hadn’t been the kindest to him.

“But, you know, I think that he was excited about sharing this… sharing the concerts with his children who were now grown up and curious and old enough to appreciate what their dad did.

“He had so many reasons, you know, behind wanting to go out at this time of his life.”

Jay-Z was a pro at video games

B.J. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:03:55 +0000

The extremely successful rapper recently brought to light that he would in the past utterly crush his nephews at video games. Sadly, Jay-Z has lost this wonderful talent, as the singer himself admits: “My nephews didn’t beat me their entire lives, until now. They can destroy me now. I would never let them win because that meant they controlled the household, so I would just beat them mercilessly.” Right, control the house, beat them mercilessly? Is Jay-Z trying to transmit something more here… is he trying to get rid of some excess guilt because a few interesting ideas certainly come to mind.

Fight Breaks Out at Akon Gig

B.J. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:51:57 +0000

While performing a concert in Melbourne, Australia earlier this week, Akon decided to leap into the crowd to stop a brawl that had broken out between rival gangs. The singer’s promoter talked about his heroic act, saying “One of the things people should take note on is an artist didn’t have too much concern for his own safety to go down and try and make things better. The thing that I saw, and I was standing right next to him … He walked to a girl (involved in a fight) and walked to her and held her face and said, ‘You’re better than that’.” 9 people were taken to the hospital following the fight and 6 have reported being assaulted.

Alicia Keys Album Pushed Back

B.J. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:19:01 +0000

Alicia Keys recently took to her Twitter to announce that her upcoming album ‘The Element of Freedom’ is being delayed. The singer tweeted “Luv having the freedom to create beautiful music, so I’m pushing the album back to DEC 15th. So many more amazing songs!!! Pls RT.” Who is she trying to kid? Getting an album pushed back doesn’t exactly scream good news to any music fan or artist for that matter. I guess we will get some hastily put together music two weeks later because we all know what getting pushed back really means – it’s code for your album absolutely sucks!

X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has said Simon Cowell is “annoying”

B.J. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:05:25 +0000

X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has said Simon Cowell is “annoying” and can be “so rude sometimes”.

The 26-year-old is a judge on the hit ITV show along with Simon, 50, and she said that there is tension between the two of them on the live Saturday night shows.

Asked about the friction, she said to BBC News: “There is on the actual Saturday night, when he starts getting annoying and saying nasty things. It gets quite heated backstage, and quite competitive.

“I don’t feel like I’m a competitive person. I feel like the best person should win The X Factor, whether they’re in my category or not.

“But he’s so competitive and so rude sometimes that I find myself getting caught up in it.”

Lady GaGa spoke about working with Beyonce

B.J. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:41:56 +0000

Among many other interesting details she shared with the rest of the world about her fabulous life as a star, Lady GaGa also said a few words about working with Beyonce. This is what she said: “When we were doing the video, I said I want to do you. I wanna do my version of Beyonce. I called myself GEYonce.” Well, apart from the fact that “GEYonce” would probably sound so utterly insulting, especially for Beyonce, that “I said I want to do you” really sounds dubious. Does Lady GaGa really want to? Jay-Z probably wouldn’t mind… there’s a good formula for a new “3” video clip right there.

Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty

B.J. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:04:05 +0000

Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession last week and is expected to be sentenced to a year in jail. The rapper admitted to having a .40 calibre semi-automatic loaded gun on board his tour bus back in 2007. Sentencing isn’t until February so he remains free on bail until then. However, he’ll be busy tending to his other run-ins with the law as he has a trial scheduled in Arizona for felony drug possession and weapon charges from an arrest back in January 2008 at the US Border Patrol. He pleaded not guilty for that one. Either way, he will be getting some jail time in.

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50 Cent and a Destiny’s Child

B.J. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:55:20 +0000

Sources are saying that while 50 Cent was filming his new music video for ‘Baby By Me’, the rapper was getting a little too friendly with former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland. It’s being said that things got pretty steamy on the set of the video and that it may have led to a bit of a fling. I don’t think either of them could do better than the other anyway. At the very least, they haven’t stooped to anything lower. It shows that the entertainers still have some sort of dignity left in them – however little it may be.

Foxy Brown Makes Officers Quit

B.J. — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:02:37 +0000

Apparently, Foxy Brown was getting some preferential treatment in the slammer as three prison officials at Rikers Island jail have stepped down from their positions after reportedly allowing a promotional photo shoot for the rapper’s new album while she was in jail. Two other workers have already previously left their jobs because of the so-called scandal. Foxy has denied the claims though, saying “It was incarceration, not vacation. I only wore the designer clothing I was allowed to have. There were certain gang colors my sneakers couldn’t be… I didn’t have any special visitation rights.” That can’t even be counted as denial!

Nas Faces Tax Lien

B.J. — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:49:59 +0000

Kelis isn’t the only person trying to get her hands inside Nas’ wallet as it turns out that Uncle Sam is after the rapper too! A federal tax lien was filed last month against Nas for a whopping $2,584,206.31! It looks like he failed to pay his taxes from way back in 2006 and 2007. The rapper is still currently involved in a bitter divorce battle with his estranged wife, singer Kelis. But with that tax lien, it looks like she is going to have to wait in line to get her money. At the rate he’s going, Nas will be broke before we get to ring in 2010.

U2 Concert to Stream Live on YouTube

B.J. — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:33:57 +0000

U2 have confirmed via video blog that their sold-out concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California, Sunday 25th October 2009 will be streamed free, in full and live on YouTube. It’s the first time a show of this size will be streamed live.

The Rose Bowl show is the penultimate U2 show this year – with more to come in 2010 – and already is set to host the venue’s biggest ever audience of over 96, 000 fans. The 360˚ Tour, which has been critically acclaimed and “re-invents rock’n’roll”*, will now boast unique access for fans worldwide – as fans in territories yet to be visited by the tour, or not at all, will be able to enjoy the whole show online. Managed in partnership with Live Nation, this sell-out tour has broken attendance records in most venues it has visited – its success due in part to increased capacity coupled with a lower ticket price and great sight lines afforded by the stunning in-the-round stage set. Visit U2.com or youtube.com/u2official for details of how to join in this ground-breaking on-line event.

U2 manager Paul McGuinness said – “The band has wanted to do something like this for a long time. As we’re filming the LA show, it’s the perfect opportunity to extend the party beyond the stadium. Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2 – this time U2 can go to them, globally.”

YouTube will be streaming live across five continents. The show will be available in the usual You Tube way, as video-on-demand, following two full replays – after the live stream – on both U2.com and You Tube.

“YouTube is thrilled to be able to provide our global audience with a live streaming performance from one of the world’s greatest bands” – Chris Maxcy, Director of YouTube Partner Development. “We are always looking for new ways to connect fans around the world with their favourite artists, and this is the perfect opportunity to do just that.”