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John Park’s big plans for this week

Sam — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:07 +0000

It’s a real shame that the American Idol contestant got voted off, it seems John Park had some really interesting ideas for the continuation of the contest. For instance, he was planning on singing Britney Spears this week… a bold choice no doubt. Plus a whole bunch of other songs just lined up for the audience. Apparently, the idea of being criticized was what threw John Park off his game. He did however admit that Simon Cowell congratulated him backstage for making it as far as he did… he might have misinterpreted the Earl of Exigency’s message on that one, but hey, as long as John Park goes home content, why bother with it?

Ke$ha Talks Britney Spears

Sam — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:34:21 +0000

In an attempt to appear like a genuine artist, Ke$ha has decided to run her mouth off and attack Britney Spears for not singing live at her concerts. Ke$ha said “I don’t think that’s fair at all for people who are going to see the show. I think if you are going to be a singer, you should sing. If you are going to be a dancer, you should dance. If you are going to do a combination of the two, you should make it very clear when you are singing and very clear when you are dancing… I have been up at three in the morning for a television show with jet lag but I refuse to mime. It’s treating people as if they are too stupid to realize you are not actually singing. Sometimes it is hard to sing and dance at the same time but I would rather be off and be real and genuine about it to my fans. I don’t want to treat my fans like they are stupid.”

Britney Spears has a new accent

Sam — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:12:35 +0000

So this is what she does in her free time now that she’s off Bible camp. It seems Britney Spears has gone into a bit of a “Family Guy” craze and this has resulted in her wandering around an LA hotel imitating Stewie from the show and his British accent. This is what a source said about Britney Spears’ newfound occupation: “Britney has developed a real fascination for ‘Family Guy.’ She’s been staying in the hotel’s penthouse suite and has been watching box sets.” Oh damn those commercial DVD collections! How much more must they continue to rot the minds and time of our most beloved artists? Britney Spears’ fans are probably crying in agony right about now that they can’t get to see her lip-synch on the stage because she has to stay at a hotel and watch “Family Guy”.

Britney Spears may soon be released from father’s clutches

Sam — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:16:47 +0000

At least from a personal standpoint… it seems that Jamie Spears has called lawyers for discussions and a judge to evaluate whether or not the conservatorship of Britney Spears will continue. The following report about Britney Spears’ matter can be found on TMZ: “There are actually two conservatorships – one over Britney, the person, and the other over Britney’s business affairs. We’re told the business conservatorship will likely continue. The issue on the table is whether to end the conservatorship over Britney, the person. Again, no decisions have been made, but it’s all moving in that direction.” Does this mean no more Bible camp for Britney Spears? No more daddy issues and curfews… Britney Spears must be jumping up and down with excitement.

Britney Spears helps propel Jayden to top of name charts

Sam — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:09:46 +0000

Call it the “Britney effect”.

Jayden – the name of Britney Spears’ youngest son – was the most popular boy’s name in New York city last year. And baby experts credit her with propelling the moniker to the top of the charts.

“Her choice of that name definitely catapulted it from one of many similar names to the top of the pack,” said Pamela Redmond Satran, co-author of the Baby Name Bible.

Sophia was the most popular name for girls in 2008, according to city health department statistics released yesterday.

Britney named her three-year-old son with ex-husband Kevin Federline, Jayden James.

The previous year’s top names were Isabella for girls and Daniel for boys.

Other popular celeb inspired names included Angelina, Keira, Mariah and Rihanna.

Across the United States Jacob and Emma were the most common names followed by Michael and Isabella.

2010 grammy awards nominees

Sam — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:59:22 +0000

2010 Grammy Awards Nominees Full List:

RECORD OF THE YEAR

“Halo,” Beyonce

“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas

“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce

“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas

“The Fame,” Lady Gaga

“Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band

“Fearless,” Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne

“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart

“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Hometown Glory,” Adele

“Halo,” Beyonce

“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry

“Sober,” Pink

“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“This Time,” John Legend

“Love You,” Maxwell

“Make It Mine,” Jason Mraz

“If You Don’t Know Me by Now,” Seal

“All About the Love Again,” Stevie Wonder

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas

“We Weren’t Born to Follow,” Bon Jovi

“Never Say Never,” The Fray

“Sara Smile,” Daryl Hall & John Oates

“Kids,” MGMT

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

“Sea of Heartbreak,” Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen

“Love Sex Magic,” Ciara & Justin Timberlake

“Lucky,” Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” Willie Nelson & Norah Jones

“Breathe,” Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Besame Mucho,” Herb Alpert

“Throw Down Your Heart,” Bela Fleck

“The Fire,” Imogen Heap

“Phoenix Rise,” Maxwell

“Funk Joint,” Marcus Miller

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

“In Boston,” Chris Botti

“Legacy,” Hiroshima

“Potato Hole,” Booker T. Jones

“Modern Art,” The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman

“Down The Wire,” Spyro Gyra

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas

“Breakthrough,” Colbie Caillat

“All I Ever Wanted,” Kelly Clarkson

“The Fray,” The Fray

“Funhouse,” Pink

BEST DANCE RECORDING

“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas

“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

“Celebration,” Madonna

“Womanizer,” Britney Spears

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM

“Divided By Night,” The Crystal Method

“One Love,” David Guetta

“The Fame,” Lady Gaga

“Party Rock,” LMFAO

“Yes,” Pet Shop Boys

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

“A Swingin’ Christmas,” Tony Bennett

“Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden,” Michael Buble

“Your Songs,” Harry Connick, Jr.

“Liza’s At the Palace,” Liza Minnelli

“American Classic,” Willie Nelson

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Beyond Here Lies Nothin’,” Bob Dylan

“Change In the Weather,” John Fogerty

“Dreamer,” Prince

“Working On a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen

“Fork in the Road,” Neil Young

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Can’t Find My Way Home,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

“Life In Technicolor II,” Coldplay

“21 Guns,” Green Day

“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” U2

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

“War Machine,” AC/DC

“Check My Brain,” Alice In Chains

“When I’ve Done,” Linkin Park

“The Unforgiven III,” Metallica

“Burn It To The Ground,” Nickelback

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

“Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest

“Set To Fail,” Lamb of God

“Head Crusher,” Megadeth

“Senor Peligro,” Ministry

“Hate Worldwide,” Slayer

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“A Day In The Life,” Jeff Beck

“Warped Sister,” Booker T. Jones

“Playing With Fire,” Brad Paisley

“Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’,” Brian Setzer Orchestra

“Now We Run,” Steve Vai

BEST ROCK SONG

“The Fixer,” Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)

“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)

“21 Guns,” Billi Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tre Cool (Green Day)

“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

“Working On A Dream,” Bruce Springsteen

BEST ROCK ALBUM

“Black Ice,” AC/DC

“Live From Madison Square Garden,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

“21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day

“Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthew Band

“No Line On The Horizon,” U2

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,” David Byrne & Brian Eno

“The Open Door,” Death Cab For Cutie

“Sounds of the Universe,” Depeche Mode

“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” Phoenix

“It’s Blitz!,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Beyonce

“It Kills Me,” Melanie Fiona

“That Was Then,” Lalah Hathaway

“Goin’ Thru Changes,” Ledisi

“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton

“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell

“Sobeautiful,” Musiq Soulchild

“Under,” Pleasure P

“There Goes My Baby,” Charlie Wilson

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Blame It,” Jamie Foxx & T-Pain

“Chocolate High,” India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild

“Ifuleave,” Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige

“Higher Ground,” Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters

“Love Has Finally Come At Last,” Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“At Last,” Beyonce

“Soul Music,” Anthony Hamilton

“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” Boney James & Quinn

“Sow Love,” Ann Nesby

“Woman Gotta Have It,” Calvin Richardson

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

“Daykeeper,” The Foreign Exchange

“All Matter,” Robert Glasper & Bilal

“Pearls,” India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore

“A Tale of Two,” Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson

“Blend,” Tonex

BEST R&B SONG

“Blame It,” James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melachon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)

“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Salaam Remi & Jazzmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan)

“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze (Maxwell)

“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (Beyonce)

“Under,” D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens (Pleasure P)

BEST R&B ALBUM

“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton

“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics,” India.Arie

“Turn Me Loose,” Ledisi

“Blacksummers’ Night,” Maxwell

“Uncle Charlie,” Charlie Wilson

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM

“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce

“Intuition,” Jamie Foxx

“The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper,” Pleasure P

“Ready,” Trey Songs

“Thr33 Rings,” T-Pain

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

“Best I Ever Had,” Drake

“Beautiful,” Eminem

“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z

“Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi

“Casa Bey,” Mos Def

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

“Too Many Rappers,” Beastie Boys & Nas

“Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

“Money Goes, Honey Stay,” Fabolous & Jay-Z

“Make Her Say,” Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common

“Amazing,” Kanye West & Young Jeezy

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

“Ego,” Beyonce & Kanye West

“Know You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo

“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

“I’m On A Boat,” The Lonely Island & T-Pain

“Dead And Gone,” T.I. & Justin Timberlake

BEST RAP SONG

“Best I Ever Had,” Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels (Drake)

“Day ‘N’ Nite,” S. Mescudi, O. Omishore (Kid Cudi)

“Dead And Gone,” C. Harris, R. Tadross, J. Timberlake (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)

“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson (Jay-Z)

“Run This Town,” Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)

BEST RAP ALBUM

“Universal Mind Control,” Common

“Relapse,” Eminem

“R.O.O.T.S.,” Flo Rida

“The Ecstatic,” Mos Def

“The Renaissance,” Q-Tip

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Dead Flowers,” Miranda Lambert

“I Just Call You Mine,” Martina McBride

“White Horse,” Taylor Swift

“Just A Dream,” Carrie Underwood

“Solitary Thinkin’,” Lee Ann Womack

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“All I Ask For Anymore,” Trace Adkins

“People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington

“High Cost Of Living,” Jamey Johnson

“Living For The Night,” George Strait

“Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” Brooks & Dunn

“Chicken Fried,” Zac Brown Band

“I Run To You,” Lady Antebellum

“Here Comes Goodbye,” Racal Flatts

“It Happens,” Sugarland

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

“Beautiful World,” Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin

“Down The Road,” Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally

“Start A Band,” Brad Paisley & Keith Urban

“I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis

“Everything But Quits,” Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Under the (Five) Wire,” Alison Brown

“The Crystal Merchant,” The Greencards

“Mansinneedof,” Sarah Jarosz

“Producer’s Medley,” Steve Wariner

BEST COUNTRY SONG

“All I Ask For Anymore,” Casey Beathard & Tim James (Trace Adkins)

“High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson & James Slater (Jamey Johnson)

“I Run To You,” Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)

“People Are Crazy,” Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones (Billy Currington)

“White Horse,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band

“Twang,” George Strait

“Fearless,” Taylor Swift

“Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban

Britney Spears’ Twitter Gets Hacked

Sam — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:24:02 +0000

If you are part of the Twitter world, I’m sure you would have noticed something a little off with Britney Spears’ page. Obviously, someone was able to hack into the pop star’s page. I have to give some props to whoever did it because it is pretty funny, albeit sick too. The hacker not only has the singer offer herself up to Satan but also has her warn us of the new world order. I wonder how Britney reacted when she saw her page when she woke up. I’m pretty sure she would have worn a face that I would have paid to see.

Joel and Benji Madden storm out of Oz radio station after Spears’ underwear gag

Sam — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:58:24 +0000

Good Charlotte rockers Joel and Benji Madden stormed out of a Melbourne radio station after being shown a photo of Britney Spears without her underwear.

According to reports, Joel was shown the image of Spears alighting from a car sans underwear that earlier made headlines around the world during a game put on by two radio hosts on the Fox 101.9 breakfast show.

But the musician twins said they were under the weather from a night out and Joel later told a producer he was offended at being shown the image because he was a father.

“I think I’m a pretty laid back dude but you guys are getting on my nerves,” Joel, who has two children with partner Nicole Richie, told the hosts.

Vicky Heath of Fox 101.9 later said radio producers were forced to use the dump button to prevent the Maddens’ expletives going to air.

Joel left before Benji but his brother was quick to follow him.

He later tweeted: “Just walked out of a FOXfm interview in Melbourne not in the mood to be a clown.

“Most of the time I can put up with idiot morning show hosts but not today. I guess I have finally found some Aussies I don’t get on with.”

Britney Spears gets law idea for Australia

Sam — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:03:31 +0000

Well, the singer didn’t actually come up with the idea for the law, per say, but she really did give the Australians something to think about. It seems there is a new project of a law in Australia that will require all performers to declare beforehand if they are going to be lip-synching on a concert or not. This new idea comes after Britney Spears is asking for 1500 dollars for a ticket and everybody knows dear Britney Spears can’t be bothered to really sing live anymore. So, it seems Australia is taking the arts one step further… good for them! No pop artist is ever going to go to Australia anymore under these circumstances… aces!

OneRepublic To Perform on Ellen DeGeneres

Sam — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:34:48 +0000

Tune in to The Ellen DeGeneres Show on October 20th to catch a performance from OneRepublic. The band will play their current single “All The Right Moves” which appears on their forthcoming album Waking Up due out on November 17th.

OneRepublic recently premiered the Wayne Isham (Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Metallica) directed video for the track which can be seen here.

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Britney Spears Tour Comes to a Close

Sam — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:30:52 +0000

Nobody thought that she could do it, but after 83 shows, Britney Spears had her two final concerts on North American Circus tour in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay this past weekend. The pop star has done it and she didn’t cancel any performances! It’s being said that the singer won’t be performing again for a very long time. After Vegas, Britney is heading down under for 6 shows in Australia and then the tour is over. It’s said to see the end but with her next single ‘3’ already out, every Britney fan can get their fix of the pop star.

2009 MTV VMA winners

Sam — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:31:15 +0000

MTV Video Music Awards 2009 winners:

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyonce, Best Video of the Year

BEST NEW ARTIST
Lady Gaga

BEST MALE VIDEO
T.I. featuring Rihanna, “Live Your Life”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”

BEST POP VIDEO
Britney Spears, “Womanizer”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Eminem, “We Made You”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Green Day, “21 Guns”

BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”

BEST BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Matt and Kim, “Lessons Learned”

Mariah Carey on America’s Got Talent

Sam — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:25:12 +0000

As a favor to her husband, Nick Cannon, who just happens to be the host of America’s Got Talent, Mariah Carey performed on the show last week. The curvaceous singer sang her latest single ‘Obsessed’. There was something mighty off about her performance though. Mariah’s performance was very reminiscent on Britney Spears’ VMA 2007 performance – dull, disappointing and all sorts of awful. I can’t say that I’m not surprised. The song she sang is mediocre at best so I can’t really appreciate it if she performs it and I can tell that she’s singing to a backing track. I almost fell asleep watching her.

Britney Spears seeking Australian model twins’ songs

Sam — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:33:17 +0000

Britney Spears is tapping into some Australian model talent – but for her songs, not her look.

Spears has been in touch with songwriting twins and models Olivia and Miriam Nervo, who are billed as an emerging international pop act.

Spears has asked the Nervo Sisters to write some new material for her following the success of their work overseas. The pair have written a song that topped the British charts last month, the catchy When Love Takes Over. The song was performed by David Guetta and former Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland.

Spears considered the Nervo Sisters’ work in the past, but did not include the track she eyed

on her album. Olivia Nervo has had a local hit titled Boob Job.

Britney Spears Definitely Dating Her Agent

Sam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:03:40 +0000

People magazine is confirming that Britney Spears is dating her agent Jason Trawick. And apparently, the family of the recovered pop star approves! A source revealed “They are totally and definitely dating. Her dad [Jamie] loves him. He’s the best thing that happened to her. They’re very sweet together. [Britney] always had a crush [on Jason]. He makes Britney really happy, and he’s great with [her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James].” Jason is apparently one of her older brother Bryan’s best friends. It’s good to see that all things in Britney’s life seem to be going smoothly. She really just needed good people around her.