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Rapper Eve has been told she must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet for 45 days after she pleaded no contest to drink driving in a Los Angeles court.
Eve - real name Eve Jihan Jeffers - was arrested in April after she crashed her car on Hollywood Boulevard.
The star had faced a maximum sentence of six […]

American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis was a guest on the Johnjay and Rich radio show in Arizona on Wednesday.
On the morning radio show, Blake was asked about a pressing subject of speculation – his sexuality. ‘I’m definitely not gay,’ he told the hosts. ‘I’m straight. I’ll scream it out loud.’
Jeez. If it’s not a rumored […]

In a sea of faces, how do you get the attention of the great Gwen Stefani? Stand up and say you’re her mini-me!
A few lucky girls got a very special treat at her concert in Santa Barbara on Tuesday night. One of the kids’ mothers’ wrote to fellow blogger Perez Hilton and gave an account […]

Jay-Z’s got more than 99 problems. The 40/40 Club, which is co-owned by the rapper and 2 other partners, was sued yesterday by Broadcast Music Inc., who filed in Manhattan District Court. The suit was on behalf of Michael Jackson and Kanye West, 2 of the 12 artists who are claiming that their songs are […]

Rapper Busta Rhymes flipped out when a camerawoman for TMZ ended up focusing on him when he was spotted outside a big star-studded party at the Republic nightclub in Hollywood.
As soon as he noticed the photographer, Busta called her over and practically demanded that she erase whatever shot of him in the midst of a […]

Feast your eyes on the recent queen of parody Alanis Morissette. Yes, that’s really her. Paparazzi caught her hanging out in Malibu with perennially shirtless Matthew McConaughey.
You just have to wonder what these two have in common. Apart from suspicions of being high due to several of their actions (like Alanis remaking the Black Eyed […]

Arctic Monkeys covered none other than Dame Shirley Bassey during their headline performance on The Pyramid Stage last night.
The band was three songs from the end of their set when Alex Turner introduced ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ in honor of the legend that is playing Glastonbury on Sunday afternoon.
In a set full of surprises, earlier on […]

Ten years after the general public stopped listening to , the boys who are really more like men now are trying desperately to get back into our lives. How? With a super-fun Internet contest. Can you tell how excited I am? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Isaac, Taylor and Zach will write a personalized song about you if you take […]

A DNA test has confirmed that Hollywood actor is the father of new born daughter of the former spice girl’s singer Melanie Brown. Brown gave birth to Angel Iris Murphy Brown in April of this year and then stated that Murphy as the father of the daughter on the birth certificate, the actor-comedian never accepted […]

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake’s mom Lynn Harless were spotted greeting each other on the streets of Stockholm. We all know that Jess is hanging out with JT during his European tour. Apart from getting some TrouserSnake love, she apparently also got some bonding time in with momma.
Things seem to be going from hot and […]

If you spend an entire day in a Hollywood salon like Paves Salon in West Hollywood, you would think that you’d come out looking hotter than some of the stars you idolize. But in the case of lip-synching phenomenon Ashlee Simpson, she proves to be the exception.
A swarm of paparazzi grew in number throughout the […]

Bootylicious Beyonce and longtime boyfriend Jay-Z took a stroll on a beach fully clothed. It doesn’t sound like a big deal when a lot of people walk down the beach with clothes on but when it’s a nude beach, you stick out like a sore thumb.
Beyonce seemed a little uncomfortable and just looked straight ahead […]

The pop group is considering their comeback with the launch of a song called “Woman”.
The song was written when Gerri Halliwel left the group in 1999 but has been updated in time for a Christmas release.
A source told Britain’s The People newspaper: “It is a very catchy pop tune so they thought it would be […]

In a TV broadcast Thursday as the Rolling Stones prepared a new tour of Spain, Jagger told fans, “We are very sorry we canceled our concert last year, but now we are ready.”
The apology lasted a few seconds and was prolonged by laughter and clowning from drummer Charlie Watts and guitarist Keith Richards. Mick Jagger […]

Griffin is nominated for album of the year for “Children Running Through,” song of the year for “Heavenly Day” and artist of the year. Nominations were announced Tuesday. Ex-Nashvillian Lucinda Williams, Texan Patty Griffin and North Carolina-based rustic pop trio the Avett Brothers lead the nominees for the sixth annual Americana Honors and Awards. Williams, […]

Britney Spears is threatening legal action against Clear Channel’s WFLZ/Tampa over billboards for the MJ Morning Show that features a picture of Spears with a shaved head. The MJ Morning Show airs on several stations across Florida, and the billboards, which first appeared in May, advertised the program in Tampa, Jacksonville and Clearwater.
Spears’ lawyers demanded […]

Old school is getting into new school. Ringo Starr joined Paul McCartney in embracing digital downloads. He announced on Monday that his early solo albums released under Capitol/EMI can be downloaded online by this summer.
By August 28, his post-Beatles albums will be available via iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Zune Marketplace and other major music services. EMI […]

Rock legends Motley Crue recently filed a $20 million lawsuit against one of their managers, citing ‘greed’, ‘extortionist tactics’ and terrible career advice caused the band to lose millions of dollars in profits and tainted the band’s stellar reputation.
The four founding members of the band (Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee) through Motley […]

A coalition of singers, music companies and industry groups stated that they will want from radios compensation of performers, whose music is played on the radio.
The music FIRST coalition that includes artists such as Christina Aguilera, Wyclef Jean, Don Henley and Celine Dion intends to lobby Congress to create new laws organizing payments by broadcasters.
The […]

After opposing the reunion of the band Mel C has finally changed her mind and she would join the group.
“For the first time ever, there is some truth in the rumors. We’ve been discussing it and it could possibly happen”, the 33-year-old singer, known as Sporty Spice, told British Broadcasting Corp. radio. “I’ve always said, […]

London based band Rushmore have recently announced support dates for James Morrison. The events will take place in June and July and will also promote their debut single “River of Gold” on July 2nd. Rushmore appears on the stage as being different. They can be compared with Magic Numbers or Everly Brothers and their music […]

The entire upcoming UK Boy George tour was cancelled. It should have begun on October 2 in Clyde’s Auditorium but fans will not care about this for sure. The official statement was:
“It is with regret that Boy George’s October live dates will be cancelled until further notice. This is due to various other “last minute” […]

The winner of the 2007 Shortlist Music Prize has been announced. Cat Power’s album (“The Greatest”) is the one chosen this year. The band defeated a high competition including Regina Spektor, Joanna Newsom, Hot Chip, Girl Talk, Tom Waits, Spank Rock, Bonnie Prince Billy, Band of Horses and Beirut.
Last year “The Greatest” debuted as No. […]

Success is a word that best characterizes Kenny Chesney’s career and it looks like he plans for things to remain the same. His next studio album will be called “Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates” and it will be released at a date that is still not known. Kenny is currently touring, working hard […]

Isaac Slade, frontman for The Fray, says he hasn’t decided whether he wants to inherit a $15 million English mansion from Sir Benjamin Slade, a 60-year-old aristocrat who may be a distant relative.
Slade, who has no children, is looking for an heir for the 150-acre estate, Maunsel House, located 140 miles west of London. The […]