Posts Tagged “iTunes”
- Colbie Caillat reveals that she twice auditioned for American Idol–once performing her huge hit Bubbly–but was rejected both times. She found another place for her music with a pretty big audience–MySpace, where record execs found her and the rest, as they say, is music history…
- Britney Spears’ appearance on How I Met Your Mother got her a job offer–from the head of PETA, who wants her to be their receiptionist for just an hour in return for a thousand dollar donation to a children’s charity. They’d like Brit to talk about animal cruelty–in other words, ex Kevin Federline…
- The video for Madonna’s new hit 4 Minutes will debut Thursday on iTunes, featuring her with both Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. With all the buzz surrounding it, it’ll probably take 4 minutes to break a sales record…
- Kathie Lee Gifford returns to daytime television starting Monday as co-host of The Today Show’s fourth hour. Husband Frank is escatic–he can go back to playing dress-up…
- ABC’s General Hospital celebrates its 45th anniversary on TV today. It’s hard to believe that this show has been on for almost a half-century, and the lives of the characters have advanced just about six months…
- The rumors about American Idol finalist David Archuleta’s father Jeff being a pushy "stage dad" are true according to an exec from Star Search, who says David was a junior contestant and his dad’s time on the set was restricted because of how he tried to intimidate other children. This jerk needs to be taught a lesson–have Paula Addul date him…
Tags: American Idol, Britney Spears, Colbie Caillat, iTunes, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, MySpace, The Today Show, Timbaland
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- OneRepublic’s huge hit Apologize is only the second song ever to sell 3 million downloads, and lead singer Ryan Tedder–who wrote the song–thinks its popularity is partly because the song keeps getting discovered by older generations…
- Jon Eardly, the attorney who claims he represents Britney Spears, says he won’t give up his effort to her conservatorship case to federal court–despite the court’s ruling that he is not her attorney. This guy needs to convince a judge that Britney isn’t too out of it to hire him to represent her–only every time he opens his mouth, he convinces anyone still listening of the opposite…
- Jessica Simpson is off to Kuwait soon to again perform for US troops stationed there. I’m sure she’ll sing her lungs off–exactly what every one of those guys there is praying for…
- A study has found that nearly half of American teenagers didn’t buy a CD last year–not a surprise when you learn that iTunes has passed Best Buy to become the #2 US music retailer. There’s probably kids who would look at one and wonder if it’s Blu-Ray…
- Whoopi Goldberg said she accepted the apology of Oscars show producer Gil Cates for leaving Whoopi out of a montage of past show hosts. I hear she was very gracious–didn’t call him "honkey" or "cracker" once…
- Jay Leno will be a very in-demand dude once he exits The Tonight Show as planned in 2009, with reports that ABC and Fox would like him to join their networks and Sony offering a nationally syndicated series to him. Why not–he’s very funny, incredibly popular, and apparently could care less about the feelings of his writers…
Tags: ABC, Britney Spears, Fox, iTunes, Jay Leno, Jessica Simpson, OneRepublic, Oscars, Whoopi Goldberg
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- Starting this week, American Idol fans anxious to collect performances of their favorite semifinalists will be able to download their songs from iTunes for 99 cents each the day after their performance. Additionally, videos fromt the top 12 will be available for $1.99 begininng March 11…
- The Spice Girls may delay the end of their reunion tour to honor a request from former South Aftrican president Nelson Mandela to perform at a concert to mark his 90th birthday. I certainly hope Mr. Mandela hasn’t confused them with another group called "Nice Girls"…
- TV’s IFC released results of a survey to find out who has the biggest pair of cojones in showbiz, and Britney Spears and Simon Cowell were both in the Top 5, with Clay Aiken, Ryan Seacrest, and Celine Dion among those needing some stones. In Britney’s case, some folks may have mistaken some major marbles for a major meltdown…
- Celebrity contestants for the upcoming Dancing With The Stars season include Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller, American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth, figure skater Kristie Yamaguchi, tennis great Monica Seles, Steve Guttenberg of Police Academy fame, and Elvis’ ex Priscilla Presley. I’m a little disappointed that they couldn’t get any real stars–you know, like from the WWE…
- I guess you could say that Lindsay Lohan has emerged from rehab in New York Magazine, recreating one of Marilyn Monroe’s most famous photo shoots–completed just weeks before her death–with LiLo in a blonde wig and almost nothing else. While the body is almost certainly a favorable comparison, the hair and everything under it is still a long way from Miss Norma Jean…
- An autism group is demanding an apology from CBS for comments made by a Big Brother contestant claiming to work for an auatism foundation who said he would spend his winnings on a salon for the developmentally disabled so, quote, "retards can get it together and get their hair done". It’s just another reason that viewers faced with a choice of this show or color bars have to struggle…
Tags: American Idol, Big Brother, Britney Spears, CBS, Celine Dion, Clay Aiken, Dancing With The Stars, iTunes, Lindsay Lohan, Marilyn Monroe, New York Magazine, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Spice Girls
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- Amy Winehouse in rehab? Yes, yes, yes–her record company announced in a statement that "she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction and prepare for her planned appearance at the Grammy Awards." She’s got about as much a chance of showing up as the writers do…
- Portfolio magazine reports that Britney Spears could be her own economic stimulus package–I guess her various antics that get photographed and published, along with money she makes for record companies, tour promoters and products she markets adds up to $110-120 million. Who knew that behaving like a skank could save America from a recession?
- Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz claims that the new hit horror movie Cloverfield was based on an album by the band called Infinity On High. I’m inclined to believe that it’s Pete who’s high on infinity–or something else…
- Billboard magazine reports that Rihanna has scored seven Top 10 hits the past two years–more than Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, or anyone. She recently commented on fans sobbing with joy when they meet her–it’s now just as likely to be execs from her record company…
- Wal-Mart and iTunes are teaming up to release a series of CD’s featuring American Idol washouts, with an album including three songs each from Jon Peter Lewis, Ryan Starr, AJ Tabaldo and Stevie Scott out February 5, and another with Alaina Alexander, Rudy Cardenas, Patrick Hall and Gedeon McKinney coming March 4. How ironic is it that either one of these CD’s will probably outsell Taylor Hicks?
- The SAG Awards Sunday night on TNT and TBS will turn out to be the first awards show traditionally broadcast this year, since the writer’s union will permit their members to work on it and actors will be able to attend without crossing a picket line. And since there will also be a red carpet, Joan Rivers can get off unemployment…
Tags: American Idol, Beyonce, Billboard, Britney Spears, economic stimulus, Fall Out Boy, iTunes, Joan Rivers, Justin Timberlake, recession, Rihanna, Taylor Hicks, Wal-Mart, Writer's Guild
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