Tag archive for ‘britney spears’
Music News You Can Use: Copycats and “Best of ‘08″ Lists
Coldplay Are Copycats? Gasp… Guitarist Joe Satriani said so last week and he is suing the quartet for allegedly plagiarizing off of his 2004 song “If I Could Fly.” The song in question, “Viva La Vida,” is the second single from their latest album and is nominated for a Grammy. Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin responded [...]
Daily News Roundup: Oops, We Did It Again
Nobody said it would be smooth sailing … The New York Times reports that Eric Holder, Barack Obama’s pick to be attorney general, was much more involved in Marc Rich’s pardon than has previously been acknowledged. The most meaty paragraph:
Mr. Holder had more than a half-dozen contacts with Mr. Rich’s lawyers over 15 months, including [...]
The Week in Gossip: Guess Who Got Hitched!
Brace yourself. Or better yet, pop a bottle—of Pepto. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag reportedly tied the knot in Mexico last week. And get this: They didn’t even call to prep the paparazzi beforehand. Those posers actually kept the ceremony a secret—probably to keep “the fans” from hurling spitballs at them during their oh [...]
Music News You Can Use: New Music for the New Prez
BarackStar he is, and the DJs say so. If you’re still partying over the new Prez-Elect, you might want to check here for some Baracked-out cuts to jam to: Q-Tip, Nas, and Daft Punk, to name a few.
Deftones bassist is in a coma. Chi Cheng of the longtime metal band Deftones was involved in a [...]
The Week in Gossip: Multiple Personality Alert!
Is the artist formerly known as Beyoncé trying to screw with us? The diva’s new album “I am…Sasha Fierce” is scheduled to drop on November 18. And, as the title suggests, it’s the debut of Beyoncé’s “fun, more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken…and more glamorous” alter ego—Sasha. (Because the real Beyoncé just wasn’t cutting it. [...]
Daily News Roundup: Economy & Election Dominate Headlines
Is it a recession? The stock market went south this morning after Wachovia reported its big quarterly loss. The global markets have also tumbled down. Mortgage rates are at an 8-year low. And 41 states reported job losses in September. Plus, the U.S. had the highest level of mass layoffs, when employers let go of [...]
The Week in Gossip: Politics, Pistols, and a Bunch of B.S.
Tempting Timberlake directs his fans to “Vote in the Box.” All of Hollywood is partaking in this movement to sway young peeps to exercise their democratic right to vote; most celebs just cross their fingers and cuss a lot to get the point across. But when JT croons, all the girls swoon, so he rocked [...]
The Week in Gossip: Hip, Hip, Hooray for Out-of-the-Closet Clay!
Missed your dose of gossip last week? Tara Graham rounds up all of the juicy tidbits. (Spoiler: Clay Aiken is gay)
VMAs 2008: A “Resurrected” Britney, Electric Kanye Return
MTV’s done it again. Or should we say (oops) Britney did it again? Redeeming herself from last year’s embarrassing opening act, pop veteran Spears shocked this year’s MTV Video Music Awards as the stunning singer swept all three of her nominated categories, including Video of the Year.
Beyond Spears’ shocking cleanup, the VMAs lived up to [...]
Daily News Roundup: The Cutest Lil’ Republican You Ever Did See!
Mom may have given the big speech, but little Piper stole the show. Is it just me, or does this six-year-old make the Republican party a little more tolerable?
Prosperity was the RNC’s official theme on Wednesday. And the unofficial theme? Better get down on those knees and start begging for forgiveness, you sick, sorry, good-for-nothing, [...]
Amuse Bouche: Russell Brand and the Elephant in the Room
Britney, Russell Brand, and the elephant in the room.
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