Notebook
September 30th, 2007 by Hannah

Kanye West finally got dethroned but not by 50 Cent. He got booted off the top by none other than country singer Reba McEntire.
Reba’s new duets album ‘Reba Duet’s is the number one album in America this week. The country crooner’s new album sold more than 300,000 units in the first week of its release. […]

September 29th, 2007 by Hannah

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has scrapped plans for a full-scale reunion of the rock band beyond their one-off tribute gig in November. In the days of his youth, he was told what it means to be a man. Now he’s reached that age and should do all the things the best he can. Yes […]

September 28th, 2007 by Hannah

Reunited punk rock icons the Sex Pistols will warm up for their English tour with a private club show in Los Angeles on October 25, a gig that will mark their first public performance in four years.
The quartet will play the Roxy Theatre, a Sunset Strip venue with room for about 500 people. After that, […]

September 28th, 2007 by Hannah

Blondie singer Deborah Harry has condemned the popularity of reality TV shows, insisting music moguls are giving youngsters false hope. The 63-year-old star accuses show producers, like American Idol judge Simon Cowell, of encouraging talentless youngsters and wrongly promising them a career in the music industry. I know this is wrong and it is like […]

September 27th, 2007 by Hannah

James Brown may be long gone but that doesn’t mean that he’s safe from all the tabloids.
The deceased singer’s kids are all grief-stricken not because their dad is dead but that a large amount of his money has been deemed missing.
An investigation looked into the handling of Brown’s estate and told a judge that […]

September 27th, 2007 by Hannah

Some of the biggest names in music pay homage to Fats Domino on a new album, hoping it will help drive the recovery of the city’s music soul.
Elton John, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Paul McCartney, Lenny Kravitz and other big-name artists joined dozens of New Orleans musicians in recent months to record some of Domino’s […]

September 26th, 2007 by Hannah

Britney schmitney, give me Whitney instead.
The original whacked out diva is the comeback artist that I’m really looking forward to. And under the guidance of music mogul Clive Davis, Whitney is in much better shape at gaining massive comeback success than Britney Spears. That is, as long as she stays drug-free.
A radiant and healthy Whitney […]

September 25th, 2007 by Hannah

A former drummer for the pioneers of punk-rock, the Ramones, is taking Apple, Wal-Mart and Johnny Ramone’s estate to court for allegedly selling his songs without permission.
Richard Reinhardt, who took Richie Ramone’s place in the band from 1983-1987, is after $900,000 in damages and a permanent injunction which bars the defendants from selling six songs […]

September 25th, 2007 by Hannah

Bon Jovi’s right-hand man, Richie Sambora, checked himself into rehab on Monday. He went to the same rehab center, Cirque Lodge in Utah, where Lindsay Lohan is currently receiving treatment.
This is the second time in a year that he’s been in rehab. The first was in June, after his divorce from Heather Locklear, breakup with […]

September 24th, 2007 by Hannah

What is it with fans and wanting to get way too close with their idols? And what is it with the artists with wanting to scold their fans in front of thousands? But then again, when you disrespect legendary diva Patti LaBelle, there’s a lot you have to answer for.
Patti did a Faith Hill when […]

September 23rd, 2007 by Hannah

Rap icon Dr. Dre’s long-awaited new album will be his last. The revered hitmaker/producer plans to release “Detox” - his first album in seven years - in 2008. Hopefully it’s going to be another classic by dre. Its too bad he’s getting out because its a young mans game, he might be the only one […]

September 23rd, 2007 by Hannah

No, they’re not going to be part of the reality show. They’re just subjecting themselves to a bunch of criticism.
Seal is reportedly working on a new album. While that is all good and dandy, a source has revealed that a song on his album is a duet, featuring none other than his model wife, Heidi […]

September 23rd, 2007 by Hannah

Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten has ridiculed Sting’s decision to reform his band The Police, branding them “soggy old dead carcasses”. Rotten, who this week announced his punk band would perform a one-off reunion gig in London later this year, likened the band’s music to “letting air out of a balloon.” Such mean words […]

September 21st, 2007 by Hannah

Now watch as another dirt bag celebrity walks away form a murder. Has anyone besides me noticed that in each case it’s a woman that has been murdered? the freaking piece of trash walks away and the victim and her family receive no justice even if they win a wrongful death suit against him people […]

September 20th, 2007 by Hannah

When a famous person dies, expect people to scramble for the money they left behind. Luciano Pavarotti may arguably be the world’s best tenor but even he can’t escape that harsh reality.
The famed tenor apparently had his legal documents changed weeks before his death and left a lot more money to his second wife as […]

September 19th, 2007 by Hannah

Tracy Morgan found the wrong way to beat the summer heat last month. In court for a progress report Tuesday, the 30 Rock star admitted to drinking alcohol on Aug. 4, a violation of his probation on a DUI charge that will net him another 80 days in the company of his SCRAM ankle bracelet. […]

September 18th, 2007 by Hannah

Superstar Barbra Streisand is set to snub an Australian tour in favor of neighboring New Zealand - because she is still upset by the country’s criticism of a concert seven years ago. The diva was criticized by Australian fans for using an autocue to remember the stage banter in between singing tracks during her Timeless […]

September 17th, 2007 by Hannah

Rap star Kanye West has beaten rival 50 Cent in their head-to-head battle to claim the UK’s best-selling album. The rappers entered the chart at numbers one and two respectively, while West’s single Stronger stayed ahead of 50 Cent’s song Ayo Technology. 50 Cent vowed that he would retire from making solo albums if outsold […]

September 17th, 2007 by Hannah

The Black Eyed Peas were short one pea for their performance in Stockholm last week when Taboo was a no show. Right as the band took the stage, Fergie immediately got on the mic and announced that Taboo had been taken to the emergency room due to stomach pain. “We believe he has food poisoning.”
Spy […]

September 16th, 2007 by Hannah

Venezuelan pianist and composer Aldemaro Romero, whose music was interpreted by artists from Tito Puente to Dean Martin, died Saturday. He was 79.
Romero had been hospitalized for nearly a month due to a digestive illness, and his death was caused by complications from an intestinal blockage, said Lila Lapeloso, a spokeswoman for the family.
Romero, who […]