Aretha Franklin and Jewel made headlines this week when responding to concerns over their health. Franklin, who recently revealed she has lost about 85 pounds, and has undergone surgery for an unspecified ailment, discussed the matter with “Access Hollywood.” Franklin’s rapid weight loss has contributed to speculation that the Queen Of Soul may have had […]
Famed fashion photographer David LaChapelle is suing Rihanna. According to Reuters, LaChapelle claims that the pop star based her controversial video “S&M” on eight of his photos. In the lawsuit made public Monday, LaChapelle says, “The music video is directly derived from and substantially similar to the LaChapelle works.” Days after the video was released, LaChapelle accused […]
Whitney Houston was a surprise guest on BET’s annual “Celebration Of Gospel” event which aired Sunday. The “I Will Always Love You” singer joined her friend, Christian vocalist Kim Burrell on stage for a moving inspirational rendition of Houston’s “I Look To You,” the title track from her 2009 come back album. Burrell opened the song […]
Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote music for a dozen James Bond films, including “You Only Live Twice” and “Goldfinger” and developed the twanging guitar riff in the suave spy’s theme music, has died. He was 77. Barry died in New York, where he had lived for some time, on Sunday, his family said. […]
Forbes’ list of 2010’s top-earning Hollywood players is led, unsurprisingly, by Oprah. Slightly more surprising is the rundown of musicians who made the Top 20, with their respective rankings: Beyoncé (Nine), Britney Spears (13), Lady Gaga (14), Madonna (15), Miley Cyrus (18), and Taylor Swift (19). That’s six women, all in their teens or twenties […]
Since Cee Lo Green dropped his amazingly catchy — and amazingly obscenely titled — summer jam “F— You,” everyone from radio hosts to journalists have had a tricky time figuring out what to call the song in front of the kids and the FCC. Now the Grammys are getting in on the fun: “F— You” […]
    Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga take charity work seriously, and they’re going offline to prove it. Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher and other celebrities have joined a new campaign called Digital Life Sacrifice on behalf of Keys’ charity, Keep a Child Alive. The entertainers plan to sign off of social media platforms […]
     Michael Jackson and Akon Get Hootie-esque and Hold Hands On New Single Posted Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:23am PST by Chris Willman in Stop The Presses! Share http://l.yimg.com/p/social_buttons/facebook-share-iframe.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnew.music.yahoo.com%2Fblogs%2Fstopthepresses%2F324067%2Fmichael-jackson-and-akon-get-hootie-esque-and-hold-hands-on-new-single%2F&t=MichaelJacksonandAkonGetHootie-esqueandHoldHandsOnNewSingle-StopThePresses!&l=Share retweethttp://pro.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnew.music.yahoo.com%2Fblogs%2Fstopthepresses%2F324067%2Fmichael-jackson-and-akon-get-hootie-esque-and-hold-hands-on-new-single%2F&style=compact&service=bit.ly Should Michael Jackson’s “latest” posthumous song, “Hold My Hand,” be credited to Michael & the Blowfish? The newly released song, which […]
    Gregory Isaacs — one of the most popular and versatile reggae singers of the late-1970s, and the smooth-voiced dancehall crooner behind the genre’s landmark 1982 LP Night Nurse — passed away this morning at his London home following a year-long battle with lung cancer, the BBC reports. Isaacs was 59. “Gregory […]
    This week, Beyoncé sparked yet another dance craze with a line number called “The Wobble.” A viral video of the “Single Ladies” singer partying in the middle of the street with a group of women and girls has been streamed one million times since it hit the Web Monday. According to […]
    The folks over at “American Idol” officially announced their new Season 10 judging panel Wednesday, surprising the precisely seven people in the country who hadn’t already read the rumors that it would consist of Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler. However, despite the utter lack of shock or awe here, […]
    One of John Legend‘s nephews owes Twitter — big time — for getting him out of trouble. During a recent visit to Uncle John’s apartment, the boy broke one of his elder’s prized possessions: a Grammy award. Legend made light of the situation when he posted a picture of the damaged […]
