Two days ago DJ Tiesto was victim of a bad joke on Twitter. According to the rumors circulating on Twitter, Tiesto died in a car accident on the Interstate 80 in the USA. While the internet users tried to figure out what happened, Tiesto was posting on his Twitter account: “It is so nice to see that people care about me. Thank you for all your support. I’m happy to be alive and getting so much attention from you all”. In another message sent to a friend on Twitter, Tiesto said, amusing himself :”Jesus invited me to dine with Him, and to watch the Spain – Germany game. You want to come?”.
It sure looks like the Poison singer really isn’t having one of his better years. After only a short while ago being released from the hospital after suffering a very serious brain hemorrhage, now Bret Michaels has heart problems as his doctor relates: “There is no doubt that the positive Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is devastating news to Bret and his family. The good news is that it is operable and treatable and we think we may have diagnosed the problem that caused the Transient Ischemic Attach (TIA) or warning stroke; however we feel it is highly unlikely this is connected to the brain hemorrhage he suffered just a few weeks earlier.” Strike two for Bret Michaels’ managers, they’re probably the ones that are going to have serious heart problems if this keeps happening.
Why is it that Lindsay Lohan’s best tunes are coming out while she’s being such a disaster? There’s another song done by the actress/singer, ironically called ‘Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop’. I noticed that all her song titles have some sort of double meanings. While I didn’t even report on any of her previous leaks, I decided to talk about this one because, surprisingly enough, this one isn’t that bad. To be honest, I actually like it. Her vocals actually sound good. If only she had this type of music when she was still somewhat human instead of a walking disaster, I would actually call myself a fan.
It sure didn’t take her too long to make an acting career for herself. It seems the Scottish singing sensation is currently lined-up for the 25th anniversary production of “Les Miserables”. This is what a source said about Susan Boyle’s new career opportunity: The tenth anniversary of the show was released as a video and CD. They are keen to do the same for the quarter century.” Well, well, it sure seems like Susan Boyle has her work cut out for her. What’s next: TV show, judge on a “talent show”… oh, the sheer number of possibilities and fortunes that may befall her.
Mexican singer Luis Miguel has been hospitalized in Los Angeles at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital. His reps have managed to keep the news on the down low and have not released much information about how he is doing. According to new reports, an inside source is saying that Luis is in critical condition. The insider reveals that the singer was actually getting some cosmetic work done and something went wrong during his procedure. During some routine liposuction work around his abdomen, the singer ended up getting a bacterial infection through his blood which has spread to his organs and lungs. I hope he gets better soon.
Mariah Carey is planning to make her life into a stage musical. The only good news about all this is that she has the good sense to not play herself. The curvaceous singer does have someone absolutely fabulous in mind to play her though – Leona Lewis. An insider said “Mariah secretly likes the idea of Leona Lewis playing her. Not only is she exotic, she’s the only one who they reckon would be able to tackle Mariah’s eight-octave vocal range.” I wonder if the score will feature just Mariah’s music. If that’s the case, I’m pretty sure this won’t push through.
Alexis Jordan is the newest artist on Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation. The 17-year old singer was born in Columbia, South Carolina and she has Puerto Rican, African American, Native American and European ancestry. Her first single is called ‘Happiness’ and in it, Alexis belts out a dance song about self-joy and empowerment. She said of her music “I want to be really positive, no cussing, none of that. I’m a young artist and I want to be a role model. A lot of songs are upbeat, and some are ballads. There’s a little bit of that country vibe in it, and a little bit of that reggae vibe. My album really has everything.”
It looks like JLS are really feeling the not so nice perks of being such a popular boy band, and Aston Merrygold is here to tell how this can happen. The singer from JLS is here to tell us how this can be: “We might get a bottle of champagne between us, and some girls feel that because they’re pretty they can just walk over, pick up the bottle, and pour themselves a glass! Many a time I’ll say seriously, ‘Put the bottle down!’ Then they’ll tell me that I’m rude.” These boy band fans are really getting more and more unruly, aren’t they? Maybe Aston Merrygold shoul propose to JLS that they punish them somehow… stop selling albums or something. That will teach them!
When the White Stripes threatened legal action for what they assumed was an illegal re-recording of their song used in a recruitment commercial for the Air Force, the military did something they’re definitely not used to – they backed down. The director of public affairs for the Air Force Reserve Command said “The Air Force Reserve commissioned an original piece of music for its one-time, 30-second Super Bowl regional advertisement As soon as we realized there was a question about our ad, we immediately pulled it and have no plan to re-use it. Our goal was only to attract the best and brightest Americans to become Citizen Airmen. We had no intention to use existing music from the White Stripes or any other performer. Any similarity to them or other artists was certainly not intentional.”
Georgi Dochi, a young Bulgarian model who was present the night that Boyzone singer Stephen Gately tragically died, is now coming forward with some shocking new information. According to him, he, Stephen and the late singer’s partner Andy Cowles were in a two year relationship with one another. Georgi told a Bulgarian radio station that the three mean met regularly and that he had sexual relations with both of them. He also revealed that the night before Stephen’s death, the men had a threesome on the sofa – the same sofa Stephen was found lying dead in the following morning. I wonder what Andy has to say about this.
Adrian Grenier and his band, The Honey Brothers, celebrate the new year together last week at the Maestro Dobel Tequila party in Boston. After the actor turned musician and his bandmates led the countdown to the new year, the 33-year old ‘Entourage’ star palyed drums and guitar on a post-midnight jam. The band’s lead singer Andrew Vladeck told the Boston Globe “We’re still kind of getting out there. Of course, Adrian’s exposure is just massive. But the gigs, in the end, they speak for themselves.” That’s definitely one of his less douche bag-like moves by not shamelessly plugging the band for all it’s worth.
Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan, the 28-year old drummer for Avenged Sevenfold, was found unresponsive in his Huntington Beach home this past Monday. The authorities are saying “It appeared to be natural causes. It’s a coroner’s case.” An autopsy is currently pending to discover the cause of the musician’s sudden death. As for his band, Avenged Sevenfold issued a statement on their website saying “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy `The Rev’ Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world’s best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy’s family and we hope you will respect their privacy during this difficult time.” My thoughts go out to his family and friends at this tough time.
Local news stations in St. Louis, Missouri reported that Nelly’s home was almost invaded last week. According to St. Louis County police, there were some people inside the rapper’s home at the time of the incident. They called the cops reporting that someone was breaking in and as soon as the police arrived, the suspect took off. The burglar is being described as a black male in his 20s or 30s, with a mustache and glasses and was wearing a black coat at the time of the incident. There’s really not much to go on. Thankfully, nothing was stolen and more importantly, no one got hurt.
Disney Channel will present the world premiere of Selena Gomez and The Scene’s second music video, “Naturally,” from her debut album, “Kiss & Tell,” today, December 11 (8:40 p.m., ET/PT) following the premiere of “Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation.” The single will go into rotation on Radio Disney today.
“Naturally” was directed by Chris Dooley (music video credits include: Scissor Sisters, Marié Digby and David Bowie) who also directed Gomez’s first music video, “Falling Down” and was written by Antonina Armato, Tim James and Devrim Karaoglu.
“Kiss & Tell” from Hollywood Records debuted in the Billboard Top 10. “Naturally” is available as a digital single on iTunes and Gomez is scheduled to perform the song on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010.”
Australian pop singer Sia recently collaborated with Christina Aguilera on some new tracks and had nothing but good things to say about her fellow performer. Sia said “[Christina's] like a porcelain doll. She has the most amazing manicures, the most amazing dressing room — all of my gay friends would f—ing die to go and spend an hour in her dressing room, with her wall of shoes. She’s just a big talent.” I just wish she could have talked more
Tokio Hotel took home the award for Best Group earlier this month at MTV’s European Music Awards where they also gave an electrifying performance of “World Behind My Wall.” This guitar-charged ballad is their new, official focus track in the US and follows “Automatic” as the second single off of Humanoid. Listen to “World Behind My Wall” here.
It’s a busy week for the band as their song “Human Connect To Human” is now featured in the brand new Verizon Droid commercial. Check out the sci-fi themed spot to see Tokio Hotel’s very fitting integration into the campaign.
Alice in Chains are currently being featured on Yahoo Music’s Maximum Performance! The band stopped by the Yahoo studios to perform an acoustic set featuring songs off the new record Black Gives Way To Blue. The band rocked through amazing acoustic renditions of their new hit single “Check My Brain”, “Black Gives Way To Blue”, and “Your Decision”. The band also sat down with Yahoo for an exclusive video interview, where the band talks about life after Layne, and their amazing re-birth with new singer William DuVall.
Well, only figuratively speaking… the singer is apparently very keen on being part of Meat Loaf’s musical that bears the name “Bat out of Hell”. This is what Pixie Lott said on the matter: “That would be wicked, it would be so much fun. I really want to do ‘Chicago.’ My managers told me that the Meat Loaf musical “Bat Out Of Hell” is coming to London and he said that would be good to consider and would suit my voice.” Well, maybe the musical might suit Pixie Lott’s voice, but there’s a wee problem with her name. Seriously, how many pixies can you picture involved in a musical called “Bat out of Hell”? Pixie Lott might consider getting a new alias for this one.
DJ AM’s estate is suing for wrongful death against Clay Lacy Aviation, the company that chartered the plane that crashed in South Carolina which carried both DJ AM and Travis Barker. Additionally, they are suing Goodyear Tire, Learjet and the estates of both pilots who were killed in the crash. According to the lawsuit, they’re claiming wrongful death because the crash was the ultimate cause of the entertainer’s death. It also makes note that the DJ was forced to take drugs as a result of not only the burns he suffered from the crash but also to deal with emotional distress. I’m not so sure about all of this.