Posts Tagged “MySpace”
- 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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- Fall Out Boy was forced to officially abandon their quest to set a world’s record by performing on all 7 continents within a year when bad weather in Antarctica made it impossible for them to fly there for a concert. So it’s true–Pete Wentz is truly not all-powerful…
- Taylor Swift may be a big star, but she still has time for her MySpace friends, saying she personally uploads pictures, checks comments, and writes the content on her page. I personally think it’s just the way to stay a big star…
- Madonna told a radio interview that she doesn’t think she can ever sing her early hits like Holiday or Like A Virgin again unless, as she said, "somebody paid me, like, 30 million dollars or something". She may have found religion and turned into a real mom, but she’s still our Material Girl…
- The fallout continues over a Los Angeles Times article that falsely suggested Sean "Diddy" Combs had advance knowledge of the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, as the apology by the paper for basing the piece on what turned out to be fake FBI documents has not satisfied Diddy’s attorney. He wants one of two things–a fat check or an even fatter spread in their weekend edition…
- Forbes has ranked the hottest new recording stars based on what the financial magazine is known for–money, with Sean Kingston, Colbie Caillat, Jordin Sparks and OneRepublic in their Top Ten for huge CD and download sales. Idol winner Taylor Hicks not only didn’t make the list, he couldn’t even get editors to return his calls…
- Plans for an X-Files movie sequel are in the works, featuring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in their original roles of agents Mulder and Scully. The truth may be out there, but if the show’s "black helicopter" fan base isn’t, this thing won’t make it past the first popcorn refill at the multiplex…
Tags: Antarctica, Colbie Caillat, Diddy, Fall Out Boy, Forbes, Jordin Sparks, Los Angeles Times, Madonna, MySpace, OneRepublic, Pete Wentz, Sean Kingston, Taylor Swift
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- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have both invoked the name of Martin Luther King as the Democratic presidential campaign moves to South Carolina. Hillary may be able to remember him a little better than Obama, but he definitely has the edge on relatability..
- Congress returns from recess today facing a sinking economy, a lingering war, the looming 2008 elections, and for Democrats, President Bush’s increased interest in his veto power. Their plan–pretty much blame it all on Mike Huckabee…
- MySpace has reached an agreement with 49 states to change its hugely popular social networking site to help prevent sexual predators from misusing it. Texas was the only state who didn’t join in–maybe they intend to use the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as a distraction…
- Prescription drug Zetia failed to show in clinical tests that it has any medical benefits at all other than a mild reduction in cholesterol, a result heart doctors are calling "shocking". Since it’s a key ingredient in the hugely popular Vytorin, it could mean trouble for Uncle Guy and his apple pie…
- A new and growing problem of ATM thefts is plaguing banks–unfinished transactions that are exploited by thieves known as "shoulder-surfers" because of how they lurk near those using ATM’s in busy locations. Experts advise to be sure you leave no prompts on-screen, be more cautious in entering your PIN number, and to smash the toes of anyone within 3 feet of you…
- TV’s Judge Alex is getting a real courtroom experience, as his dispute with an agent over their contract is being heard by the Supreme Court. He was awed by the historic courthouse, impressed with the intellect of the justices, and surprised by the lack of makeup and commercial breaks…
Tags: ATM, Barack Obama, campaign, cholesterol, Congress, Dallas Cowboys, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Martin Luther King, Mike Huckabee, MySpace, President Bush, South Carolina, Supreme Court, Texas, Vytorin, Zetia
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- The Justice Department’s inquiry into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes will be escalated into a criminal investigation headed up by a special prosecutor. Their efforts have been frustrated by agency personnel who not only deny existence of the videotapes, but deny they ever tortured or interrogated anyone, that there is even a war in Iraq, or that they themselves actually exist…
- A winter storm that has seen temperatures in the South drop into the 20’s has farmers there struggling to protect their crops from the cold. That means anyone talking about their grapefruits shriveling up is not discussing female anatomy…
- New York City public school officials say the number of high school students who smoke has declined to its lowest level ever, to about a third of what it was 10 years ago. Unfortunately, this corresponds with a dramatic increase in addiction to narcotics like iPod, PS3 and MySpace…
- An international watchdog group says there were fewer airline crashes worldwide in 2007 than anytime the past 44 years. Could that be because half of those flights are still waiting to take off?
- A federal agency gave approval to oil and natural gas development off Alaska’s coast over environmentalist objections about the effect on marine mammals there. I think that agency is called Who Gives A Crap About Whales…
- An Arizona beauty pageant winner and law school student clerking for a federal judge was charged with kidnapping and torturing an ex-boyfriend. I’m guessing she was not a finalist for Miss Congeniality…
Tags: airline, Alaska, Arizona, CIA, Justice Department, MySpace, New York, whales
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