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Everyone tends to reflect at the end of the year on the state of our lives and it seems that Morrissey isn’t any different. The singer, who is currently without a label, has addressed his fans on his website with a message, apologizing for his latest album ‘Swords’. He said “I am sorry that Swords was such a meek disaster. It was proposed and accepted as a budget-priced CD, yet emerged everywhere as the most expensive CD in the racks. It was poorly distributed and didn’t stand a chance, and ranks as the lowest chart position I’ve ever encountered… Record label interest is zero, but the sun will creep back into the room one way or another. It always does.” I’m sure a music legend like him can figure it out.

Morrissey, Record Label

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Justin Timberlake has reached the top spot for a list of celebrity charity earners with his work for the Shriners Hospital for Children. The singer netted over $9 million for the charity, blowing both Madonna with Raising Malawi and Pamela Anderson with PETA out of the water at $5.5 million and $4.8 million respectively. Oprah’s contribution to her personal charity Oprah Angel Network reached almost $4 million and U2’s Bono for the ONE Foundation contributed $3.6 million. Rounding out the top 10 charity earners are Angelina Jolie, Rihanna, George Clooney, Salma Hayek and Shakira. What a refreshing list to see during the holidays!

Justin Timberlake

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The BBC apologised for swearing by the American band Rage Against the Machine on its Radio Five channel.

The profanity occurred before a live performance of the song Killing In The Name. The band was on a live link-up from the US. The song, in turn, is hot contest for the Number One spot on the charts against Joe McElderry, winner of the X-Factor. The race has sparked a near culture war.

A BBC spokesman said: “We had spoken to the band repeatedly beforehand and they had agreed not to swear. When they did, we faded the band out and said sorry immediately. We apologise again to anyone who was offended.”

In the incident, the lead singer, Zack de la Rocha, was heard swearing four times on the station’s breakfast show.

Music Artists, Music Charts

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British band The Rolling Stones are reportedly considering a replacement for guitarist Ronnie Wood.

Mick Jagger, 66, is looking for somebody else to play guitar in the band instead of Wood, 61.

Wood recently split with his girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova, 21, after 18 months and their split came just days after he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting her.

A pal of the band said: “It’s one thing to say ‘let’s have the Stones frightening the grannies, let’s all be debauched and wild,’ but it’s just not acceptable to have one seen choking his girlfriend.

“There are two things you can’t be seen to do, which is hit women and get involved with under-age girls. Thanks to Ronnie and Billy Wyman [who seduced 13-year-old Mandy Smith whom he later married], Mick has had a full house now.”

The pal added: “Mick tried to intervene right at the start of the relationship with Katya.

“There was a plan to set up Katya [Ekaterina's nickname] in a flat in Tottenham Court Road, get Ronnie to rehab and then lead him back to Jo.

“Mick has always relied on Jo to be his conduit through to Ronnie – he has relied on her to get Ronnie to work, to keep him well enough to pass a medical for the tour.

“Without Jo, Ronnie would never have managed to go on tour; you can’t do it unless you have insurance, and you won’t get insurance without the medical. It’s always been up to Jo to get him through all that.

“All communication has gone through Jo for years, so now Mick has really washed his hands of Ronnie. The feeling is that he can’t come back after this one. Ronnie’s always been a bit lost and, without Jo, nobody can reach him.”

Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones

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Susan Boyle is owning the charts! Industry insiders are already projecting that the singer will be bringing in another 500,000 in albums sales next week, which will likely move her to double platinum in just a month’s time. Coming in at the possible number two spot will most likely be Andrea Bocelli with his ‘My Christmas’ album. Alicia Key’s album ‘The Element of Freedom’ is expected to bring in around 350,000 copies sold. Following behind is Robin Thicke with an estimated 100,000 projected in sales for his album ‘Sex Therapy’. Congratulations to Susan for once again beating the odds! You are truly amazing!

Susan Boyle

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It seems the famous judge of American Idol might be leaving the show for good. Simon Cowell’s contract with American Idol expires next May and he is apparently very keen on bringing The X Factor to the USA… so much so that the show is already set to start for 2011. So it looks like Simon Cowell might not be joining the judging team on American Idol next season. But he doesn’t really leave… not really, Simon Cowell never leaves, he only expands his empire and if The X Factor is getting into the USA, it only means everything is going according to the master plan.

American Idol, Simon Cowell

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The rapper just couldn’t resist the urge to try and get involved in the whole Tiger Woods bit. So he decided to share a little of his expertise and give Tiger Woods a bit of advice on how to control his affairs. This is what 50 Cent said on the matter: “Tiger . . . It’s interesting. Fear factor – you need a little fear there, a woman need to feel that maybe he’s going to snap. They be like,’ He left a message on my phone, he say he love me. He was going to leave her.’ And he says, ‘Hey it’s Tiger baby I was trying to get my freak on a little later – if you could call me back.’ Damn – he’s been tried and convicted when his wife hears that.” 50 Cent probably didn’t really understand the problem properly. Despite all appearances, Tiger Woods was just screwing around, not pimping. 50 Cent’s professional experience isn’t really of too much value here.

50 cent, Tiger Woods

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<p>Model Kate Moss is reportedly trying to set her ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty up with The Kills star Alison Mosshart.

The 35-year-old has been dating The Kills star Jamie Hince, 39, since she split with Doherty, 30, in 2007 and it is claimed she thinks he would be perfect for Hince’s 31-year-old bandmate.

A pal said: “Kate still has deep feelings for Pete and really wants him to be happy and to enjoy life. Since falling head over heels in love with Jamie, she wants to help Pete achieve the same.

“Pete and Alison have met, she thinks he has a lovely soul and he really fancies her. They’re a good match as they’re into the same things – music, painting and quirky fashion.

“She thinks Alison would be a calming influence, but she’s tough and won’t take any rubbish. Kate wants them all together for a weekend in her Cotswolds country house.”

Kills, Pete Doherty

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It looks like Colin Farrell is gearing up to add country singer to his resume. The actor co-stars in the indie flick ‘Crazy Hearts’, starring Jeff Bridges as a “washed-up, alcoholic country singer who gets his life back on track thanks to a reporter” and love interest in the movie, Maggie Gyllenhaal. The movie’s producer Judy Cairo talked about Colin, saying “No one had heard him sing until he recorded with [composer and producer] T-Bone, but we assumed if he took the role that he probably could pull it off or he wouldn’t have accepted the role. His agent didn’t even know he could sing.”

Actors, Movies

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Well, everybody has to do something with their time. But this is not a new occupation for Beyonce, no! She’s already done it and now she’s here to tell everybody that she’s damn proud of it too! This is what Beyonce said regarding her music: “I am most proud of having written songs that became anthems for young women. I realize that in these songs I am saying so much of what young women want to say.” Yeah, but that must mean that some of the young women who Beyonce inspired so much might be getting on in years… and they might not be so into her music as before. After all, you have to stay in tune with the times!

Beyonce

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After his September incident, not much has been heard for or from Kanye West. And now that Entertainment Weekly has declared his debut the album of the decade, Kanye West couldn’t help but comment on the matter on his blog… in a very surprising manner: “WOW… THIS IS REALLY FLATTERING… I’VE HAD SOME UPS AND DOWNS THIS YEAR, WELL ACTUALLY THIS DECADE. JUST SEEING THIS COVER TAKES ME BACK TO THAT TIME OF MY LIFE. I REMEMBER HOW MUCH PAIN AND LOVE WENT INTO THIS ALBUM. NO ONE SAW IT COMING.” Well, writing in caps probably helped Kanye West release some of that amazingly large ego of his without using too many “big words”. But hey, maybe he’s really changed.

Album, Kanye West

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And not just sad, but a little angry too as it seems that stores aren’t really selling his new album, or so Chris Brown thinks. This is what he wrote on twitter: “im tired of this shit. major stores r blackballing my cd. not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. What the fuck do i gotta do…WTF… yeah i said it and i aint retracting shit im not biting my tongue about shit else… the industry can kiss my ass” Actually, Chris Brown probably wants the industry to kiss his ass more than anything since that would probably solve his current issues. He just doesn’t know how to ask nicely.

Chris Brown, Records Sale

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Disney Channel will present the world premiere of Selena Gomez and The Scene’s second music video, “Naturally,” from her debut album, “Kiss & Tell,” today, December 11 (8:40 p.m., ET/PT) following the premiere of “Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation.” The single will go into rotation on Radio Disney today.

“Naturally” was directed by Chris Dooley (music video credits include: Scissor Sisters, Marié Digby and David Bowie) who also directed Gomez’s first music video, “Falling Down” and was written by Antonina Armato, Tim James and Devrim Karaoglu.

“Kiss & Tell” from Hollywood Records debuted in the Billboard Top 10. “Naturally” is available as a digital single on iTunes and Gomez is scheduled to perform the song on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010.”

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Naturally audio stream
Naturally audio stream 2

Audio, Audio Stream, Disney, Music, New Album, Selena Gomez, Video

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It seems that Miley Cyrus’ admiration for Lady GaGa is not something to be taken lightly. After her rather disturbing post about how excited she was to have met Lady GaGa, a recent video surfaced showing Miley Cyrus doing the choreography to her new idol’s song, “Bad Romance”. She seems quite into it. This is probably what happens when you let an under-aged teenager spend the night in a club… the booze probably doesn’t wear off that fast. But Lady GaGa must be so proud of Miley Cyrus for this one… maybe now she’ll actually start noticing the little prodigy.

Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus

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Apparently the death of the famous pop legend Michael Jackson has sparked much unity and fellowship among the Jackson brothers who are apparently reuniting for a world tour next year as the Jackson 4. It’s either that or the fact that Michael Jackson’s estate could really use a few extra funds right about now. This is what Jackie Jackson said on the matter: “For 40 years, we’ve had great support from our fans around the world. And we should give them a great tour.” It’s a little bit too late for that, isn’t it? But hey, as long as they can keep their brother’s estate from collapsing, you could say the Jackson 4 have quite the noble quest before them.

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Seeing as how she wants to take her music up a notch she might as well start with her own experiences. And as Miley Cyrus is too young to get into the clubs in the US, she thought she’d fly over to London and do a round in Groucho club in Soho where apparently fruit-cakes, erm, artists such as Lily Allen hang-out. Of course, Miley Cyrus’ sources insist that she didn’t drink anything while over there, she just had dinner. She probably was to exhausted and dizzy from that British cuisine to actually say it herself, it really got to her didn’t it?

Miley Cyrus

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OneRepublic recently performed an exclusive show at The Palms in Las Vegas for Walmart Soundcheck. The band rocked songs from their new album Waking Up, including their current single, “All The Right Moves.” The Colorado quintet also sat down for an intimate interview where they weigh in on critics, Coldplay and the story behind their sophomore release. Check out a preview of the footage and come back to Soundcheck on December 15th to see the full performance.

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Literally speaking… it seems that the rap duo didn’t get to have their fun. A recent concert of LMFAO’s got halted by a pesky fire alarm that also triggered the sprinkler systems at the Irving Plaza where the band was performing. Talk about a bad shower day… LMFAO were probably forced to do some refunds too. Hopefully their booking agent was prepared for a situation such as this. Oh well, at least they probably had something good to laugh about. This will probably be a neat story to tell their grandchildren. LMFAO’s adventures in the Irving Plaza and the great shower… would probably make a good autobiography too.

Concert Gig

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It seems the rocker has spread his label’s patience a bit too far this time. After Marilyn Manson kept complaining about how Interscope Records is holding him back from fulfilling his true potential, they decided to release him upon the world. Even though his latest album sold 121000 copies, apparently Marilyn Manson is a bit optimistic about the split. Maybe he’ll make his own record label, who knows, a mind like his deserves freedom to prance about the whole degenerate field of the music industry. Either way, at that level of sales, it really is certain that something was holding Marilyn Manson back.

Marilyn Manson, Record Label

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He’s taking his session musicians with him too. It seems that the “all new” Guns’n’Roses is setting up for a tour in South America in order to promote their “Chinese Democracy” album. Out of the old crew, Axl Rose is the last man standing, but he apparently thinks he can still run the show all by himself. Maybe he will… who knows, perhaps the old band wasn’t as popular in South America as in other parts of the world. However doubtful it might be, maybe they’ll actually manage to build a new and even stronger fan base. And then a flock of pigs will descend into the air in full battle formation and take over the skies!

AXL ROSE, Guns ‘N Roses, concert

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