Easy come, easy go… it seems that Taylor Swift won’t be able to make it to the recordings for Quincy Adams’ “We are the world” as she will be flying directly to Australia after the Grammys. So Kanye West won’t get the chance to congratulate her on her success after all? Well, in this case, there’s no point in even remaking the damned song, they might as well just postpone the whole thing. And to think that Taylor Swift and Kanye West were this close to sharing their sentiments towards each other once more. The world is just not a fair place!
And what would a lawsuit against the Black Eyed Peas be if it weren’t for plagiarism. Pheonix Phenom and Manfred Mohr have filled a lawsuit against the band because of the song “Boom Boom Pow” which is dubiously similar to their own “Boom Dynamite”. Their lawyer said the following about the endeavor: “My clients submitted their copyrighted song “Boom Dynamite” to Interscope Records after Interscope had shown interest in some of their music, and the Black Eyed Peas later copied the song when they wrote “Boom Boom Pow.” A simple listening of the two songs will tell you that the songs are substantially similar, and that the hooks of the two songs are virtually identical in rhythm and lyrics.” Well… when you’re too lazy to change the lyrics or the title significantly there’s no choice but to pay up. Oh woe unto the Black Eyed Peas, whatever shall they do now will all of this money going out of their so empty pockets?
LeAnn Rimes seems to have taken to music to write about her former relationship with estranged hubby Dean Sheremet. The 27-year old singer recently performed at the ASCAP Music Café at the Sundance Film Festival with many believing that one of her songs was about Dean. The lyrics go “What have I done? I broke the heart of the sweetest man. What have I done? I broke the heart of the only man who’s ever loved me. Who have I become? I hope you find someone new, someone who deserves you.” However, one source claims that it wasn’t about Dean and that it “was written several years ago before the situation with Dean and the cheating. I can understand how it can be interpreted to be about what happened.” Sure.
It seems the band’s opinion of themselves has grown very much recently as they have actually went as far as to liken themselves to The Beatles. And they also claim that they have good reason to, as Kasabian front man Tom Meighan said: “I think I get the eccentric fans because we are like The Beatles. Everyone has a favorite. I’m the cocky, honest, Tasmanian Devil one.” Interesting description Tom Meighan makes of himself, but what about the other guys from Kasabian. What other twisted characters populate this Beatle-like band world? They should put in their info as well… after all, the poor fans have to know who they’re worshiping, don’t they?
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has been spotted out with another mystery beauty.
The 62-year-old recently split with 21-year-old Katia Ivanova, who he left his wife Jo for in 2008 after 23 years of marriage.
He was seen buying red roses with the new woman at a supermarket near his home in Esher, Surrey.
An onlooker said to UK newspaper Daily Mirror: “She stepped out of Ronnie’s chauffeur-driven car with a scarf around her face. When she unveiled herself she was stunning.
“She was leading Ronnie to the fresh fish counter. They then got 12 bottles of mineral water and Ronnie was even looking at Nicorette patches.”
It looks like the singer really enjoyed his participation at the telethon and it made quite an impression on him. Justin Timberlake had this to say about the glorious event: “When George Clooney kind of came into the room and said, ‘OK you guys, that was amazing,’ everybody kind of got up and applauded. We were hugging and everybody kind of stood there and talked to each other for a while and so it was a feeling of unity. It was really cool.” Aw, isn’t it nice how fundraisers can bring people together? Looks like Justin Timberlake really likes doing his share. Nothing like a bit of pro-bono work to make you feel like a real human being, is there?
It seems the band is really getting into the swing of things these days. Arctic Monkeys are apparently nominated for seven awards at this year’s Shockwave New Musical Experts. The band’s front man, Alex Turner, is himself up for two additional awards. He had this to say about the Arctic Monkeys’ recent success: “It’s a good thing knowing we’re still up for these awards. Kasabian have said that there aren’t any other proper rock bands apart from us and them. I don’t necessarily agree completely but I know what they’re saying. I think we’re just co-existing very nicely.” It must be a reciprocal back-scratching thing between Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian, but just wait until the award ceremonies start running short. Then we shall see who has the real punk attitude.
The guitarist from The Rolling Stones is apparently going to give up drinking for good. This is what a source close to Keith Richards said on the matter: “There’s no guarantees that he’ll stay off it – but he’s doing really well so far. He has always quite enjoyed the fact that he seemed to be able to carry on drinking as much as he liked with no real negative impact on his health.” It probably wasn’t a health-related thing, Keith Richards probably just got scared when Courtney Love wanted to compare livers. The thought of getting into that particular cauldron might have given him a bit to think about and the end result is this: no more drinking, maybe he’ll even go through with it.
It seems the band have recently come across a very unique deal with their new record label, Warner Brothers. Kings of Leon will now be paying half of the recording costs, but this means that they’ll also be getting more of the profits. A source related the following about the band’s new record deal: “Kings of Leon are one of the few bands on the planet who have enough heft to negotiate such a favorable deal. It is virtually unheard of but it shows how keen Warner Brothers were to have them on their books.” Oh, there will surely be a fine print somewhere, a minor technicality that Kings of Leon might miss and that will probably screw them over eventually. After all, Warner Brothers is no small name.
It looks like the infamous Kanye West will not be attending Goerge Clooney’s Haiti fundraiser because of his not so nice reputation. This is what one of the event’s producers said about the idea of having Kanye West on the telethon: “After what he said on the Katrina telethon and the way he behaved at the MTV Video Music Awards, everyone agrees it’s just best that he does not participate. Kanye has to make everything about himself. He will do anything to steal the spotlight and, well, this night it’s just not about him.” Indeed… we wouldn’t want Kanye West taking any of the attention from George Clooney otherwise how is this fundraiser going to work, anyway? But it probably won’t be too much of a stretch for Kanye West… he’s just going to do his own fundraiser and everyone wins.
The singer apparently couldn’t take the awesomeness of the moment in which she got to meet her idol, Mariah Carey… so she broke down. This is what Pixie Lott related about the epic moment: “When I was little I listened to my mom’s music. I sang all the big ballads by Mariah Carey. I met Mariah – she had a party in London and I got to meet her. I thought I’d be fine as I’ve met so many people but I shook her hand and started welling up.” Well, it would’ve been really entertaining if Pixie Lott had done something a bit more extreme than just that… maybe engage in a protein spill. Maybe then Mariah Carey would’ve shown her true face… the one that really made her famous.
This might come as a shock, but even though 50 Cent’s fortune seems to amass to a total of about four hundred million dollars, the singer thinks that it might not be enough. This is what 50 Cent had to say on the matter: “$400 million? I’m not sure how much I have, but that sounds great. I don’t really think it’ll ever be enough. I used to equate success with my finances because I didn’t have anything, and when you don’t have any money, it seems money is the answer to all your problems. Then you get money, and you realize that you’ve got a whole new set of problems.” What a remarkable discovery 50 Cent has made… no doubt unique as well. Since he has all this money and this new set of problems, why not just get rid of it? Or is that what he means by not enough? He wants to donate it, but he fears it’s not enough to truly make a difference.
It seems that everybody likes playing for the opposite team now and then these days. Kylie Minogue recently admitted that she too had an attraction for girls at some point. This is what she said on the matter: “I have been attracted to some women. I am a sexual exhibitionist and part of me is a natural flirt. But although I am attracted to women, I have never done anything with them.” Well, what Kylie Minogue is probably trying to say is she has never done anything with them yet. Come on, don’t be shy, it’s a free country and the flesh-eaters are just waiting for a story.
Courtney Love has decided to resurrect her band Hole but apparently didn’t ask former bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur to join. The singer formerly had a dispute with Eric Erlandson but said that it had ended and it better have because Courtney signed a contract that she couldn’t use the band’s name unless it included him. But Melissa recently discovered that dates have been booked in North America and Europe without her. She said “I want to make it clear that I have nothing to do with this series of concerts. Honestly, I’m a little surprised by this turn of events. I am disappointed that they are going to jeopardize a real Hole reunion, which I think would be great for fans and fun for us, the band. (Love is) really is jeopardizing the Hole reunion, which is not impossible, but it will be if this continues.”
The Jackson brothers, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon and Tito, have yet to announce whether they are going to take A&E’s offer for another season of their reality show even though the network seems to be very excited about it. Sources have yet to find out a reason for being hesitant but I think that they might be planning on moving to bigger and better things – like developing a conscience that’s uncorrupted by greed and wanting fame and fortune. One season of their show was enough. None of us, neither Jacksons nor TV viewers, want another one. Thanks, but no thanks A&E.
It seems that since Katie Price has been laying off his back with all of the wonderful things she used to do, Peter Andre feels the need to try some other extreme sports. So he’s got it in his head that he wants to work with Amy Winehouse. This is what he said on the matter: “I think Amy is an absolutely incredible singer, and I would be thrilled to work with her at some point. I know she’s had her fair share of troubles, but I think she’s a lovely girl who just needs a cuddle. I have bumped into her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield at a few things over the last year. Dionne always tells me how much Amy likes me, and how every time I’m on TV, she points at the TV and says, ‘There’s my Pete!’” Peter Andre sure is in for a world of surprise… but well, he probably has it coming for him since he’s asking for it.
Most might not consider it so unique as it is something that has probably been done before countless times, but considering the kinds of circles Kid Rock probably rolls in, it certainly is something new. It seems that Kid Rock celebrated his birthday yesterday in Las Vegas and he showed up really fancy-like for it: jeans, a cigar in one hand and a bottle of Jim Beam in the other. The true face of America… Kid Rock probably wanted to make a point, but it might have gotten drowned in the whisky along the way. Oh well, at least he hopefully had a night to remember, but given how much he might have drunk, that is highly unlikely.
This is what the general assumption seems to be. After Susan Boyle had another rather unusual episode at Heathrow airport recently, it seems the singer also lost it with her personal assistant over there. Apparently the PA told Susan Boyle that she should go on a diet and this is what the singer did, as related by someone present at the airport at the time: “…She grabbed a Mars bar and said, “I’ll show her” and then scoffed it.” Aren’t the personal assistants supposed to be submissive? It takes real guts to tell your boss she needs to go on a diet, doesn’t it? But Susan Boyle really did show her… she won’t be mouthing off again any time soon.
The show will take place on Tuesday 16 February at London’s Earls Court Arena
List of Nominees for 2010 BRIT Awards
British Female Solo Artist
Bat for Lashes
Florence & the Machine
Leona Lewis
Lily Allen
Pixie Lott
British Male Solo Artist
Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal
Mika
Paolo Nutini
Robbie Williams
British Breakthrough Act
Florence & the Machine
Friendly Fires
JLS
La Roux
Pixie Lott
British Group
Doves
Friendly Fires
JLS
Kasabian
Muse
MasterCard British Album
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n’Cheek
Florence & the Machine – Lungs
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
British Single
Alesha Dixon – Breathe Slow
Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida – Bad Boys
Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love
Joe McElderry – The Climb
JLS – Beat Again
La Roux – In For The Kill
Lily Allen – The Fear
Pixie Lott – Mama Do
Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart
Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz – Number 1
Critics’ Choice
Ellie Goulding
Delphic
Marina and the Diamonds
BRITs Album of 30 Years
Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
Dido – No Angel
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
Duffy – Rockferry
Keane – Hopes & Fears
Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
Phil Collins – No Jacket Required
Sade – Diamond Life
The Verve – Urban Hymns
Travis – The Man Who
International Female Solo Artist
Lady Gaga
Ladyhawke
Norah Jones
Rihanna
Shakira
International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
Jay-Z
Michael Buble
Seasick Steve
International Album
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Black Eyed Peas – The End
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
Lady Gaga – The Fame
International Breakthrough Act
Animal Collective
Daniel Merriweather
Empire of the Sun
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
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