Archive for January 11th, 2011
Chely Wright Deals With Audience Backlash After Coming Out
January 11th, 2011
Chely Wright — the country singer who came out as a lesbian in an issue of People Magazine last May — told the lesbian entertainment site Audiostraddlecom that her sales have dropped dramatically since coming out and that of her peers only Mary Chapin Carpenter has offered a public statement...
Gorillaz Introduce New Member of Animated Band
January 11th, 2011
The Gorillaz have embraced one of the unique advantages of being a cartoon band — by making up a brand new band member with the help of their fans Photos Gorillaz Bring Mick Jones Paul Simonon and Bobby Womack On Stage With Damon Albarn in BostonIn November Gorillaz masterminds Damon Albarn...
Jewel Announces Pregnancy on Twitter
January 11th, 2011
Jewel's got a brand new reason to pick up her guitar and sing a happy song She's going to be a mom After trying to conceive for two years the singer and co-host of Bravo's Going Platinum is expecting her first child with husband Ty Murray her rep confirms to UsMagazinecom PHOTOS...
Digest: M.I.A. Puts Out Surprise EP; Strokes Release Date Revealed
January 11th, 2011
MIA Puts Out Surprise EPMIA has put out a new remix EP Hot on the heels of her Vicki Leekx mixtape the rapper has quietly released a new EP of remixes for her song "Internet Connection" The set is now available on Amazon and iTunes [Pitchfork]The Strokes Album Release Date...
Michael Jackson Threatened to Cancel London Concerts If He Wasn’t Given Sedatives
January 11th, 2011
The preliminary hearings in the trial of Dr Conrad Murray the man charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson have yielded yet more damaging testimony from the prosecution Photos Michael Jackson Remembered Orlando Martinez the detective who had questioned Murray two days after Jackson's death testified yesterday that the...
Video: Green Day’s Trailer For ‘Awesome As F**k’
January 11th, 2011
Green Day have released a trailer for Awesome As F**k a forthcoming DVD/CD combo release documenting their most recent stadium tour in support of the album 21st Century Breakdown Though the trailer says the discs are due in March a specific release date has yet to be announced Green Day...
Kanye West and Lil Wayne Work on Mystery Project
January 11th, 2011
According to tweets by Young Money house engineer Mike Banger and rapper Short Dawg Lil Wayne and Kanye West were in the studio together on Sunday night It's unknown what the two were working on but it is possible that it could be a track for Wayne's forthcoming Tha Carter...
Digest: Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson Honor Teena Marie; Major Labels’ Price-Fixing Lawsuit Turned Down
January 11th, 2011
Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson Attend Teena Marie MemorialTeena Marie was honored by Stevie Wonder Smokey Robinson Queen Latifah and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr at a private memorial service in Los Angeles yesterday Gordy and Wonder spoke at the service and Robinson sang [Billboard] Major Labels Fail To Appeal...
Shakira Splits With Boyfriend After 11 Years
January 11th, 2011
Shakira's hips don't lie and neither does her heart The Colombian singer 33 revealed on her blog Monday that she and beau Antonio de la Rue called it quits last summer after 11 years of dating PHOTOS See what other stars have recently called it quits "Since August 2010 we made a mutual...
‘Spider-Man’ Musical Now the Top Show on Broadway
January 11th, 2011
Despite a seemingly never-ending run of bad publicity Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark became the highest-grossing show on Broadway last week The production which features music by U2's Bono and the Edge outgrossed the blockbuster musical Wicked by a tiny margin $58 Photos U2 Three Decades of the World's Biggest Band...