July 31st, 2009 by Evan
Razorlight star Johnny Borrell has reportedly “turned down” the chance to duet with Led Zeppelin rocker Robert Plant.
The band were reportedly asked by organisers of a charity gig to be held at the O2 Arena in London if they would like to duet with the star.
It would have been the climactic finale to the Nordoff-Robbins’ [...]
July 30th, 2009 by Evan
Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas has recorded a song with the remaining members of INXS – and has admitted “completely ripping off” another of the band’s songs.
Rob, who is in Australia promoting his new album Cradlesong, has just recorded vocals for the classic 1987 song, Never Tear Us Apart.
INXS, who shot to fame in the [...]
July 29th, 2009 by Evan
Jane’s Addiction has cancelled the Australian leg of their first world tour in 17 years due to the ailing drummer, Stephen Perkins. The musician has been admitted to the Infectious Disease Ward at LA’s Cedar-Sinai Hospital for treatment of an infected elbow. The band’s front man Perry Farrell said “I know how excited we were [...]
July 28th, 2009 by Evan
Federal agents have raided the Las Vegas home of Dr Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician, in their ongoing investigation into the singer’s death.
The raid comes a week after the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) searched Murray’s offices in Houston.
According to reports on radaronline.com, the police had allegedly placed the doctor’s house under covert surveillance in [...]
July 27th, 2009 by Evan
Supermodel Kate Moss is set to be a judge on a new reality show.
The British star has been chosen by TV mogul Simon Cowell to be part of a panel on a new Battle of the Bands-style TV show.
The 35-year-old mum of one will be one of the experts who will help discover a new [...]
July 24th, 2009 by Evan
Sony Pictures is in talks to make a feature film using the 80 hours of Michael Jackson’s rehearsal footage prepping for his London O2 Arena residency. The studio is expected to shell out over $50 million for global rights to AEG Entertainment, the owners of the footage. The film will feature at least 3 videos [...]
July 23rd, 2009 by Evan
After bailing out of two performances in the UK, Ne-Yo is speaking out in an effort to sort things out. The R&B singer burst into tears after abruptly walking out of a performance in Manchester last week. It turns out that his tears were the result of a broken heart and a sinus infection. Ne-Yo [...]
July 22nd, 2009 by Evan
The stage for Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet concert tour at the Stade Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France collapsed last week. The Queen of Pop was supposed to perform this past Sunday but she cancelled her performance after the accident. The accident claimed the lives of two people with 5 others that are injured after the [...]
July 21st, 2009 by Evan
Michael Jackson’s albums are still continuing to run over the competition! According to SoundScan, 1.1 million of the King of Pop’s albums were sold in the US in the past sales week. Interestingly enough, the sales actually had a boost of 37% from the week prior. Here’s another fun fact: in the two and a [...]
July 21st, 2009 by Evan
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch is battling cancer, it was announced last night (Mon).
The musician and filmmaker has revealed he has a ‘very treatable’ cancerous tumour in his salivary gland.
The news has forced the band to cancel its summer tour dates and put back the release of an album.
Yauch, 43, will require surgery and other treatments [...]
July 17th, 2009 by Evan
Days after it was announced that Panic at the Disco members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker were leaving the band, a scandalous photo featuring Ryan began making its rounds on the internet. In the picture, Ryan is seen reclining on a couch surrounded by three young girls. On the coffee table in front of them [...]
July 16th, 2009 by Evan
Amy Winehouse’s estranged husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, 25, will divorce her in two days’ time.
The singer returned to Britain this week ahead of the divorce, only to raise the ire of Sadie Frost over her inclusion in a party for Frost’s ex-boyfriend.
The couple, who have not spoken in months, are set to have a decree nisi [...]
July 15th, 2009 by Evan
There might be a lot of disagreement surrounding the financial and property holdings of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson but something that everyone seems to agree on is that his children need to be kept away from their grandfather Joe Jackson. In a reported secret agreement between the two eldest children’s mother and [...]
July 14th, 2009 by Evan
Panic at the Disco has sort of broken up. Members Ryan Ross, credited to be the creative mastermind, and Jon Walker are leaving the band to pursue other musical endeavors. According to their official website, “Though the four of us have made music together in the past, we’ve creatively evolved in different directions which has [...]
July 14th, 2009 by Evan
Moves are already afoot to sell merchandise from Michael Jackson’s ill-fated concert tour.
The late king of pop helped to design a T-shirt and other paraphernalia to drive the This Is It concert tour promotion.
Vendors across the US will make the items available both at outlets and on the Web.
Peter LoFrumento, a spokesman for merchandiser Bravado, [...]
July 13th, 2009 by Evan
According to the mayor’s office, the public memorial service for the King of Pop Michael Jackson cost Los Angeles a cool $1.4 million! Expenses for last week’s event included having extra police on the streets, trash pickup, sanitation and traffic control. It took 3,000 police officers and about a third of the LA force to [...]
July 13th, 2009 by Evan
John Mayer felt immensely honored to be a part of the memorial service for Michael Jackson last week. Along with other great performances, John performed an instrumental version of the King of Pop’s hit ‘Human Nature’. When asked why he chose to not sing along with the song, John said that what was “best” for [...]
July 10th, 2009 by Evan
The band is apparently not letting down on the staff they take with them on tour and they take their personal trainers with them. Toni Kanal, the band’s bassist, said: “We travel with two personal trainers. We’re getting older and we can’t party like we used to.” Gwen Stefani also added her own little personal [...]
July 10th, 2009 by Evan
There are some very odd coincidences when you look at Michael Jackson’s life through the numbers. The late King of Pop signed his will on 7/7/02. His memorial was on 7/7/09, exactly 7 years after the will was signed. The singer’s 2 biggest hits, ‘Black & White’ and ‘Billie Jean’, were each at the number [...]
July 9th, 2009 by Evan
Oasis star Noel Gallagher has beefed up the band’s security following an on-stage attack last year.
Gallagher, 42, was assaulted at a gig in Canada and he cracked several ribs after falling and landing on top of a monitor speaker.
So the rocker took special measures and hired ex-SAS men to protect them during their gigs at [...]
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