Saturday, March 15, 2008

Snoop Dogg to remix ABC soap opera theme

Snoop Dogg is bringing some street cred to "One Life to Live." The 36-year-old rapper will make an extended cameo on the ABC soap opera to perform two songs from his new album, "Ego Trippin'," at the Ultra Violet club in the town of Llanview, the network said Thursday.
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Snoop's episodes will air May 8 and May 9, and feature his re-mixed version of the show's theme song. He will also act in scenes.
"I've been a fan of `One Life to Live' since I was a baby," said Snoop, who's set to perform "Sensual Seduction" and "Life of Da Party."
"My momma always had it on the tube in tha crib growing up. The opportunity to change up the theme song and give it some of my flavor will make the show the Life of The Party."
Mary J. Blige, Nelly Furtado, Chris Botti, Erykah Badu, Timbaland and Keri Hilson have also performed on the show.
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Spears 'having a blast' on CBS' 'Mother'

Britney Spears is relishing her new role on "How I Met Your Mother." Spears has been taping her much-hyped cameo on the CBS sitcom for the March 24 episode, in which she portrays a receptionist in a dermatologist's office named Abby who crushes on Ted (Josh Radnor).
more stories like this"Working at `How I Met Your Mother' has been so terrific," Spears said in a statement Thursday. "Everyone, including the cast, the crew and the producers, has been wonderful and Abby is such a fun girl to play. I'm having a blast!"
CBS spokesman Kelli Raftery said Spears attended a table reading with the cast on Monday, did a "run-through" on Tuesday and filmed scenes Wednesday. Raftery confirmed reports that Spears' divorced parents -- James and Lynne -- dropped by the "Mother" set on Wednesday.
Spears was scheduled to shoot scenes Thursday.
Radnor told People.com that "on the first day of the shoot, Britney knew her lines better than I knew mine. She's been great to work with."
Spears has previous TV sitcom experience playing a character on a 2006 episode of "Will and Grace." She was also the host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" in 2000.
"How I Met Your Mother," returning Monday with all-new episodes following the writers strike, co-stars Radnor, Jason Segal, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders and Neil Patrick Harris as twentysomethings living in New York City.
Spears has been under the conservatorship of her father, James, following bizarre behavior and two hospitalizations. She is also locked in a custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline over the former couple's sons, Jayden James, 1, and Sean Preston, 2.
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Friday, March 14, 2008

Britney Spears Doesn’t Need Kim Kardashian’s Help!

Hollywood socialite and sex tape superstar Kim Kardashian has decided to lend Britney Spears a hand of support by offering to give the pop tart a makeover. Kardashian, who owns a boutique in Hollywood, says she "would love, love, love to give Britney Spears a makeover."
Kim Kardashian: Photo Credit: Rachel Worth/ WENN"I think that she is so cute and sweet and has a great style," adds the reality star.
"But it's all fallen apart and it's a mess now. I would love to bring her back to where she used to be."
Newsflash Kim: Britney doesn't need your help.
And I bet the American pop icon would appreciate it if you didn't use her name to gain publicity for own good.
Kim Kardashian is a bigger attention whore than Paris Hilton. The only reason she even mentioned Britney's name is because she knows she'll make news headlines if she does.
Britney may be a mess right now but the last thing she needs is help from a trashy wannabe superstar.
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P.Diddy Plays Daddy to Drunken Celebs!

After teaming up with Ciroc vodka, music mogul P.Diddy is taking it upon himself to make sure A-list celebs don't get behind the wheel after pounding back a few cocktails.
Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie and the hundreds of other Hollywood stars who've been busted drinking and driving can find relief in knowing there's a "cool" way of getting home safely when you're plastered off your you-know-what.
"After partnering with Ciroc vodka, he wants to make sure everyone's partying responsibly," says Diddy's rep.
And while the Making the Band host appears to have a good point, it seems rather unlikely that intoxicated celebs will call Diddy's service when they can't seem to call a cab/limo to take them home in the first place.
The most interesting part of the former rapper's new business adventure is premise of driving "famous celebrities" home.
What if Kim Kardashian or Heidi Montag call for a lift?
They're not "A-list celebrities" but they seem to think they are.
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Britney Spears Performing One Song for $4 Million?

Is Britney Spears a $4 million slave?
America's former pop icon may be one of the most troubled singers on the planet but that doesn't mean she's not in high demand.
The 26-year-old diva has reportedly been offered a whopping $4 million to perform one song to a group of wealthy sheikhs in Dubai.
The pop tart's trip would be all inclusive, complete with her very own private island so she can enjoy some privacy before her private performance.
So who's behind the big plan?
Britain's Daily Star claims that Brit-Brit was approached by Pakistani Sheeraz Hasan, who conveniently founded the website Hollywood.tv.
And which song do the prosperous fans want to hear?
I'm a Slave for You is their top pick, reports the website.
The only two questions remaining are whether Britney will accept the generous offer and whether her performance will actually be worth $4 million.
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Jessica Simpson gets into combat

Actress-singer Jessica Simpson believes in her work, and as of now, she is on a mission to entertain soldiers who await their deployment in Iraq. But it has been reported that the 27 year star has been leading a life of full comfort and luxury during her visit to Middle East. To her defense, Simpson has denied all the reports stating that she is just doing her work and nothing else.
Cindi Berger, the star's representative also confirms to the website, People.com saying, "She flew commercially; she is staying in the barracks. She's been with the troops all day. She's had her meals with them... She has significantly scaled back her entourage".
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Rihanna World Premiere, Take a Bow!

Rihanna has become one of the most popular singers in the world - and she's destined to top the charts with her new song, Take a Bow. The world premiere of her new single hit radio airwaves this morning when Ryan Seacrest debuted the track for the first time on his morning show on 102.7 KIIS FM Los Angeles.
sensual track shows off the 20-year-old's vocal range and unveils a softer side of the "good girl gone bad."
Rihanna recently made headlines when she raised awareness for a Leukemia patient looking for a bone marrow donor.
"There are no words to express how happy I am for Lisa [Gershowitz-Flynn] and her family," says the singer.
"I am so thankful she found a donor and I feel honored to be a part of such an amazing miracle."
Rihanna continues to shine on and off the music scene. We can't wait to see this track hit No. 1.
To listen to Rihanna's Take a Bow, go to http://ryan.kiisfm.com/pages/takeabow.html.
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Flo Rida mines the familiar in 'Mail on Sunday'

rapper Flo Rida has repeatedly articulated that his chief artistic goal is to approach things from the "left side," even tattooing his left biceps with a massive picture of Jimi Hendrix to honor the late lefty guitarist's iconoclasm. But rather than plumb uncharted creative terrain, "Mail on Sunday," Flo Rida's Atlantic Records debut, seems obsessed with familiarity.
Nearly every song has big-name help, with guest appearances from Lil Wayne, will.I.am, Sean Kingston, T-Pain and Rick Ross, displaying Atlantic's high commercial hopes for the Miami MC, whose "Low" has had a virtual stranglehold atop the singles charts since emerging last fall. Sonically, an all-star team of Jazze Pha, the Runners, J.R. Rotem and Timbaland contributes beats that strive for a dizzied futurism but feel suspiciously boilerplate in their bombastic, synth-heavy, would-be club bangers.
As for Flo Rida, he's capable and occasionally good, blessed with a nimble husky flow that wanders somewhere between Nelly and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Yet other than the album's highlight, the resonant break-up song "Still Missin'," "Mail on Sunday" rarely delivers, instead hawking the emergence of yet another major-label rapper with billion-dollar beats and an obsession with money, Patrón, the club and, of course, girls in "apple bottom jeans and boots with the fur."
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Beckham out to impress Capello's spy

David Beckham's hopes of earning his 100th England cap could improve this weekend when Franco Baldini watches him play in a charity match for Los Angeles Galaxy.
Baldini, general manager for England boss Fabio Capello, is scheduled to monitor Beckham and report back on the form and fitness of the 32-year-old midfielder.
Beckham is expected to face FC Dallas in the pre-season friendly at Pizza Hut Park, with the proceeds of the match going to UNICEF, ahead of England's friendly against France in Paris on March 26, just before the MLS season starts.
The former Real Madrid star earned his 99th cap in the defeat to Croatia last year that ended England's hopes of playing at the European Championships this summer.
It also marked Steve McClaren's departure as England boss, with Capello appointed and Beckham left out of his first squad for the 2-1 victory over Switzerland at Wembley.
Blackburn winger David Bentley started against the Swiss in Beckham's favoured right-midfield role, then Shaun Wright-Phillips came on and scored the winner.
While out of the squad - and with Galaxy not in action - Beckham trained with Arsenal at London Colney to maintain his fitness levels. He then went on Galaxy's pre-season tour of China and South Korea.
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Kanye West in Love, but Still Not Married

Kanye West says reports that he and Alexis Phifer secretly wed in Europe earlier this month are false.
True, the couple was in Paris, but that was just so Kanye could spend some time with his first love: fashion. That man loves clothes so much, he'll probably marry them.
Sorry, Alexis, in Kanye’s heart you’ll never be able to compete with pleats.
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Leona Lewis Getting Much "Love" On Billboard Charts

Leona Lewis is one step closer to becoming the first Brit since Amy Winehouse to break the states: her U.S. debut single, "Bleeding Love," has entered the top 40 of the Billboard charts, zooming up 20 places to No. 21. She's just five spots below her idol, Mariah Carey, who lands at No. 16 with "Touch My Body."
Amy Winehouse has signed on to play the T in the Park, a year after she pulled out of the festival. (BBC)
Amy's father talks about the effect of his ten-year-long affair on his young daughter. He wound up leaving Amy's mother and marrying his mistress in 1996. (The Sun)
Is it fair for the UN to call Winehouse "the poster girl for drug abuse"? The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick says, "Winehouse's story is a tragedy unfolding and has largely been reported as such. Like Billie Holiday or Janis Joplin, exceptional singers who struggled with addiction in less media-saturated times, Winehouse is a poignant figure, whose intensity of expression and tendency towards self-destruction seem psychologically linked. I suspect you would have to be particularly ill-tuned to popular culture to think she is an aspirational figure."
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Carrie Underwood brings latest country-pop hits to NH

Carrie Underwood, with opening act Josh Turner, will bring her Carnival Ride Tour to the Verizon Wireless Arena for a 7:30 p.m. concert Wednesday, March 19, in Manchester.
Underwood, who won the fourth season of TV’s popular singing competition “American Idol,” soared to the top of the charts with her debut album, “Some Hearts,” which recently was certified seven-times platinum.
Released in 2005, that album included a handful of top tunes, including “Inside Your Heaven,” “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” “Don’t Forget to Remember Me,” “Wasted,” and her biggest hit to date, “Before He Cheats,” for which she recently earned her latest Grammy Award.
Her follow-up CD, 2007’s “Carnival Ride,” features the singles “So Small” and “All-American Girl” and already has been certified double platinum. Underwood helped TV’s “Saturday Night Live” show celebrate an end to the Hollywood writer’s strike by hosting the popular weekly sketch comedy show last month.
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Is Paris Giving Nicole the Boot?

MTV sent out an email today inviting the media to a “very special press conference” with the hotel heiress tomorrow at a Hollywood Hills mansion.
And that’s all MTV and Hilton’s reps would reveal. However, I’m told Ms. Hilton will officially announce the launch of her new reality show in which she searches for a new best friend.
The mansion tomorrow will be a pink mansion. "Imagine if Paris had her own sorority house," a source said. Hilton fans have also been invited to the mansion, where they will be able to apply to be on the show.
Last month, Hilton said she was developing a show in which a group of girls would live together while competing to be her new Nicole Richie.
Well, not exactly a new Richie. Hilton was quick to point out that Richie will always be her number one, but she needed someone else to hang out with now that Richie is busy being a mom.
Again, nothing official from MTV or Hilton’s rep.
“Maybe she’ll announce she’s pregnant,” one source familiar with the plans joked. “Or maybe she and Nicole have decided to raise Harlow together.”
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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Amy Winehouse confirmed for T In The Park

Amy Winehouse has confirmed she is to play T In The Park 2008, after cancelling her appearance at last year's festival.
The singer will perform on the Main Stage on July 13 prior to sets by Kings of Leon and REM.
Festival organiser Geoff Ellis said: "It's always been the intention to have Amy come to play T In The Park after what happened last year."
Speaking to the Daily Record, he said: "We didn't want to put pressure on Amy but she felt really bad about pulling out and, if ever she needed reassurance about how the Scottish public felt about her, playing those two nights at the [Glasgow] Barrowlands really slammed it home."
Winehouse joins acts including Kings of Leon, REM, Rage Against The Machine, The Verve, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives and Primal Scream.
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Amy Winehouse enters biggest sellers list

Amy Winehouse's second album 'Back To Black' has moved into the UK's Top Ten best-selling albums of the 21st century for the first time.
Since its release in October 2006, the album has sold 2,467,575 copies, 318,350 of those having been sold in the last 10 weeks alone.
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Jackson gets hip


THIS is Janet Jackson’s 10th studio album in her very long career as a singer. It is also her first album that does not feature her long-time producers and partners, Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam. Instead, Discipline sees a string of newer, hipper producers like the young Ne-Yo, Tricky Stewart, as well as current must-have hit makers Darkchild and Stargate. Of course, Jackson’s boyfriend Jermaine Dupri is also on the list.
However, all that slick producing and clever marketing mean nothing if the music fails to spark, and in the case of Discipline, the end result is a mixed bag. While younger listeners might revere this album and enjoy every single tune on it, older fans who have seen the singer’s many ups and downs in her musical career, might just file this under “Sorry, Ms Jackson. Try again.” Noteworthy tracks are few, and they include the first single Feedback, Rock With U (not to be mistaken for older brother Michael’s hit), 2Nite and Luv.
ON THIS album, Lupe Fiasco gets furious and urgent, rhyming about serious issues like poverty, family, glamour, and the not-so-wonderful state of the world in general. Outside the hard-hitting lyrical turns, The Cool is also an interesting album, filled with entertaining hooks, smart rhymes and beats that can’t be beat. From the hits Superstar (featuring Matthew Santos) and Dumb it Down (featuring Gemstones and Graham Durris), to the more challenging Little Weapon, Paris, Tokyo and Hello/Goodbye (featuring Unkle), this album is a good listen throughout, confirming Lupe Fiasco as a name on the up.
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Mariah Carey to replace Janet Jackson on "SNL"

Janet Jackson will be replaced by Mariah Carey on the program of Saturday Night Live this weekend due to Jackson's illness, according to media reports Thursday.
Jackson's representative Patti Webster stated on Tuesday that Jackson is currently suffering from the flu. Her illness was so severe she checked into a Los Angeles hospital, suffering from shortness of breath.
Jackson had been scheduled to perform in support of her most recent album "Discipline," which debuted atop the charts last week.
The "All For You" songstress plans to tour later this year, and also is co-writing a dieting book, expected to hit shelves by the end of the year.
"SNL" bosses have now confirmed Carey, 37, will serve as the musical guest on Saturday's show, which will be guest hosted by "Superbad" star Jonah Hill.
It's Carey's first appearance on the sketch comedy series in over 10 years. Her last appearance came on Nov. 15, 1997.
The singer's latest album, "E=MC2," is due for release on April 15.
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Rapper Akon signs publishing deal

R&B star Akon has signed a deal to write a book based on his life.
Thug Politics will be released by TRU Publishing, which is owned by fellow rapper C-Murder.
It is expected to hit shelves in April or May.
A movie version of Akon's life story entitled Illegal Alien is also rumoured to be in the works, with ER star Mekhi Phifer the favourite to play the lead.
Akon, real name Alioune Badara Thiam, rose to fame in 2004 with hit single 'Locked Up' from his debut album Trouble. He was born in Senegal and made a permanent move to the US at the age of 15.
The 35-year-old was caught up in controversy last month after fans started a riot in a shopping centre.
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50 Cent to perform at Australian MTV awards

US RAPPER 50 Cent has been confirmed as a performer and special guest presenter at this year's Australian MTV Awards.
MTV Networks Australia today announced they had secured the Grammy winner for the awards event on April 26.
50 Cent will join already-announced presenters/performers including actress and musician Juliette Lewis and fellow rapper Eve.
The head of MTV's Australia and New Zealand operations Dave Sibley said it was a huge coup.
"50 Cent is an incredibly popular artist with MTV viewers," Mr Sibley said.
"We're committed to delivering high calibre artists to fans in Australia and will continue to work very hard to make 50 Cent's trip a roaring success."
The 2008 awards ceremony will feature eight performances and 10 awards and will be held at a new "gritty" location at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney.
50 Cent's appearance will coincide with his Australian tour with his G-Unit crew.
Concerts will be held in Sydney on April 23, Auckland on April 25 and Melbourne on April 27.
50 Cent's last visited Australia in 2006.
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