Beyonce, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga Rocket up Rich List
Over half of the Forbes list of the Richest Women in Entertainment come from the pop world – with Beyonce putting in a particularly good performance while Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga have confirmed their positions as some of the most powerful people in music. The one person pop will never beat though…Oprah. She’s still...
1 + 1 = 3
Good morning children, as many late night watering holes have found out the drunker a party of people get the more in depth and detailed the conversations go. In the world of Internet enabled mobile phones it is easy to check and double check points while making them and many the chin stroking comments can...
William Shatner Sings Cee Lo Like a Grandad at Xmas
Oh my word…William Shatner’s been singing again. If you aint heard him before his albums are on Spotify (that’s not a joke). He’s got a great speaking voice – and this is the approach he takes to singing. All he has to do is talk the words over the music. But he gets that wrong...
Premier League: Which Fans Have the Best Songs?
“Steve Gerrard, Gerrard, he’ll pass the ball 40 yards, he’s big and he’s f**king hard, Steve Gerrard, Gerrard.” I chucked to myself when Liverpool were singing this, to the tune of Que Sera Sera, as they played Napoli midweek. My red flatmate turned to me with a big smile – “Yeah liverpool fans have the...
Kylie Minogue Blows Paris Away – Video Here
Kylie Minogue has been singing her heart at Starfloor 2010 in Paris, giving quite an amazing performance. She has previously sung with Taio Cruz, performing their song “Higher”…and had a couple of mic issues. Apparently the producers of the show forgot to switch on her’s on – but she looked amazing anyway. She later tweeted...
Elton John Bows Out of Pop
Elton John has given a fairly pessimistic analysis of his current impact on pop music and has vowed not to release any more pop music. At the age of 63 the pop legend commented he wasn’t going to be competing with “JLS or Lady Gaga”. “I can’t sit down and do a proper rock song....
Lady Gaga Beats Rihanna in Global Downloads Chart
Nokia Ovi has ranked Lady Gaga as the most downloaded female artist, with Rihanna coming a distant second. She also managed to rack up two of the Top 5 most downloaded songs. Interestingly the service looked at the seven female acts nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards. Lady Gaga – 40% Rihanna – 24% Ke$ha...
Will.i.am and Nicki Minaj “Check It Out”
Will.i.am has given rising star Nicki Minaj even more kudos by teaming up with her for her new video “Check It Out” – a Japanese manga type affair with the song sampling Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star”. Her 1.5 million twitter fans (yes…she already racked up a quite a following) has been expected to...
X Factor Rival Song for 2010 Comes From Family Guy
After the success of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name”, we’ve all been a waiting for the next David to take on Goliath – and it’s come from a different area this year with a Family Guy song starting to gain momentum. The song is “Surfin Bird” and here’s the bit of the...
Taylor Momsen Flashes and Fails
Taylor Momsen has one again failed to come across as attention seeking when attempting to be controversial. The 17 year old singer flashed a crowd last night, while she was dressed in her customary fake goth outfit. The video is below…but it’s all covered…we’re not promoting jail bait here. What is most shocking about the...
Joe McElderry Becomes Most Successful Male X Factor Winner
Joe McElderry looks set to become the most successful male X Factor winner ahead of the release of his new album on Monday. The pre sale orders for “Wide Awake” have beaten Shayne Ward’s first album by almost 50%. This is about two and a half times what Leon Jackson got…and a staggering four times...
Politics Vs Rock & Roll
At the start of the week the world (NME.com) was shocked to see Velvet Underground drummer Maureen (Moe) Tucker being interviewed on TV, and not because the 66 year old mother of 5 confirmed catholic was looking to start a revolution or promote heroin use to the nation mind but simply because of who she...
