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Quote of the Day: Jay-Z Didn’t Want We Are the World Remake
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Collaborations, Gossip, Covers,
“I know everybody is gonna take this wrong: We Are the World, I love it, and I understand the point and think it’s great. But I think ‘We Are the World’ is like [Michael Jackson’s] ‘Thriller’ to me. I don’t ever wanna see it touched. I’m a fan of music. I know the plight and everything that’s going on in Haiti. I applaud the efforts: [Millions have been raised] through text [donations] to Haiti. So I appreciate the efforts and everything, but ‘We are the World’ is [musically] untouchable like ‘Thriller’ is untouchable. Some things are just untouchable. It was a valiant effort, but for me, it’s gonna be untouchable.”
-Rapper Jay-Z offering his opinion on the remake that recently debuted during the Winter Olympics.
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Ke$ha says a poor upbringing helps her keep her feet on the ground now that she has an international hit single.
“I can’t stand pretentious people. I think growing up without money has taught me not to take myself seriously,” she explained. “I’m the same person I when I was selling clothes to buy a taco for dinner, I just have a few extra bucks.”
The “Tik Tok” singer also said that when she got her first paycheck after becoming famous, she didn’t splash out on any lavish or expensive gifts for herself.
“I bought a 1998 Honda car, which I needed. I don’t believe in wasting money when there are people in the world who can’t eat. If I earn a lot of money, I’ll treat myself, but I’m not going to be ridiculous. I think it’s kind of gross,” she said. “I don’t like spending money on stuff. I may buy some instruments though.”
Ting Tings Not Needing Jay-Z’s Help
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Rumors, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Pop,
The Ting Tings aren’t desperate for Jay-Z to collaborate with them on their second album, Kunst.
The “That’s Not My Name” hitmakers have been working on the album in Berlin, and say they’re happy developing their new material by themselves, rather than with other sources.
Speculation has been rife Jay-Z would appear on the album since the duo signed to same management company as the rapper, Roc Nation, last year.
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Quote of the Day: Roger Daltry Rates The Who’s Super Bowl Number
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Performances, Videos, Rock,
“I thought it went OK. I understand. It’s a TV show. Cameras were everywhere. I was so blinded that I couldn’t see… And I really wished the crowd would have gotten into singing the songs with us more. That’s how it is in Europe for our soccer matches. I wanted more banter.”
-The Who‘s Roger Daltry offering his opinion of his band’s performance at yesterday’s Super Bowl.
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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr says religion has had a huge influence on his life.
“I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself,” the 69-year-old said. “For me, God is in my life. I don’t hide from that. I think the search has been on since the 1960s.”
Ringo - whose late bandmate John Lennon controversially proclaimed The Beatles were bigger than Jesus at the height of the band’s fame - credits his faith with helping him turn his life around following his battles with drugs and alcohol in the ‘70s.
Speaking at an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, Starr explained: “I stepped off the path there for many years and found my way back onto it, thank God.”
Ringo - real name Richard Starkey Jr. - also revealed he isn’t concerned about turning 70 later this year. “I don’t think 70 is as big as 40 was. That was like, ‘Oh God, 40!’” he said. “There’s that damn song, ‘Life Begins At 40’. No, it’s not so big any more. I am nearly 70 and I’d love to be nearly 40 but that’s never going to happen.”
Simon Cowell organizes Everybody Hurts charity single
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Upcoming Releases, Covers,
Simon Cowell‘s Helping Haiti single will soon be released globally.
The song - a star-studded cover of R.E.M’s “Everybody Hurts” - will be available to download worldwide starting Sunday to help boost sales and raise relief funds for the earthquake-stricken nation.
The track - which features 21 artists, including Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi and Susan Boyle - debuted on British radio stations earlier this week and is already poised to be one of the biggest-selling songs in recent years.
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VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Finds New Use for Pink’s Grammys Act
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Videos,
Can’t stop thinking about Pink’s wet trapeze stunt from last weekend’s Grammys? Well, now, thanks to Jimmy Kimmel, you can have a miniaturized - and handy - version of the act in your own home.
If you act fast, you can a “Taylor Swiffer” with every purchase of “The Pinkler.”
Read More | Entertainment Weekly
Has Fall Out Boy Fallen Apart?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Rumors, Alternative,
Based on individual comments made over the past 24 hours, it appears Fall Out Boy may be over…for good.
Late last year, the “Dance, Dance” singers opted to take a hiatus from performing through at least 2010. Now it’s unclear whether the band members will ever reunite again.
During a recent interview with Spin magazine, lead singer Patrick Stump declared: “I’m not in in Fall Out Boy right now… Whether we play again or not, I don’t know.” His comments were then followed up by statements from the other FOB musicians.
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Mark Ronson Planning Originals for The Business
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Upcoming Releases,
Mark Ronson banned all cover songs on his new album The Business.
The music producer - whose 2007 album Version featured successful covers of songs by Kaiser Chiefs and Coldplay, among others - said this time around he had got artists to collaborate with him on original songs, which had been a fun and “interesting” process.
“There’s no covers, and no horns. It’s written with some of the people that actually wrote the songs I covered on the last album and that I didn’t actually even know at the time,” the 34-year-old told NME.com. “It’s quite interesting to write songs from scratch with those people, like Dave McCabe of The Zutons who wrote ‘Valerie’, and Nick Hodgson, of Kaiser Chiefs.”
Mark also revealed he had collaborated with Santigold, Scissor Sisters, Cathy Dennis, rapper Pill and Mike Snow for his forthcoming album, The Business.
Speaking on when it was likely to be released, he said: “Probably May, June depends how quick I can get it done.”
VIDEO: Why Pink Feared She Would Fall at Grammys
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Performances, Videos, Pop,
As breathtaking as Pink‘s “Glitter in the Air” performance was at last night’s Grammys, the number could have easily been more memorable.
Although the trapeze-esque act was something she had performed numerous times during her Funhouse tour, the awards show version incorporated a new element: lights.
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