After splitting up from young sensation Taylor Lautner and being linked to various other names in showbiz including “Glee” actor Cory Monteith, Taylor Swift recently spoke about the characteristics of her ideal date. This is what she said: “The bad thing about being tall is the majority of people are at a different eye level than you, and so you feel like you’re looking down to talk to people, which is kind of unnatural – looking down to talk to people, and they have to look way up to talk to you.” She also added: “Somebody who has a compatible sense of humor with me, that would be the most important thing.” Right… well, you can’t say Taylor Swift doesn’t make it easy for them. She’s practically feeding the information right on the plate. The question that remains is who will bite?
Taylor Swift is featured on the cover of the August 2009 issue of Glamour which will hit stands on July 7. In the accompanying interview, the country singing cutie talks about being grounded, using her real life to inspire her songs and having a boyfriend. She talked about maintaining who she is saying “I’ve never felt like I needed to tone down being seen as a regular person. When I first started doing MySpace, I wrote my bio in the first person. I didn’t want [it] to look like a publicity promo site, so I was the one doing all the commenting, and I was the one putting up the pictures and videos. I’ve approached my whole career like that—I don’t see that ever changing.”
LeAnn Rimes has been the topic of controversy lately which involves her Lifetime movie co-star Eddie Cibrian and his wife Brandi Glanville. The country singer recently said “You know what, I’m a classy woman, I’m never ever going to battle anything out in the press. I have respect for everyone that is involved and everyone’s family, including my own. I would never want to hurt my husband or anyone else with more lies dragged out in the press. It is what it is. I can’t control other people but I can control what I say and what I don’t. I refuse to get down on any one else’s level and I’m going to take the high road on everything.” Since when was having an affair deemed classy?
With a plethora of failed careers, who knew that Jessica Simpson still has a large amount of money to her name? She hasn’t had a hit record in years, but somehow the blonde failed country singer was able to purchase a speedboat for boyfriend Tony Romo’s 29th birthday. The boat, a custom 25-foot Malibu Wakesetter was priced at $100,000. According to a source “Jessica knows that Tony has always wanted a boat.” Apparently, Jessica Simpson is hoping that the gift will lead to a marriage proposal “and by this time next year she’ll be walking down the aisle with him.” Maybe she should just buy her own ring and pays for the wedding too.
American Idol champ Carrie Underwood closed out the final performance show of American Idol season 8 on Tuesday night which pitted the acoustic rocker versus the glam rocker. The country singing cutie closed out the show by performing her song ‘Home Sweet Home’ which served as the going home song for each of the booted contestants. Surprisingly enough, it was Adam Lambert who has that song in his head as Kris Allen was announced as the winner of American Idol on Wednesday night! Yes! I was hoping for Kris Allen to win. He’s a much easier singer to market. Check back here for the full recap of the results show tomorrow.
The country music veteran believes that her genre, which has supposedly been a male-dominated field, is slowly being taken over by the female entertainers. Reba McEntire said: “I’ve watched many, many decades of entertainers, and I will go watch females and be totally entertained. And when I watch the males, I love their singing, and their lights. But when the girls come on, you better know that they’ve come up with something new and innovative, and they’re going to give you a show.” I do so love it when this male-female distinction comes out and makes everybody hate everybody else. Maybe Reba McEntire is right… after all, boobs are selling way better now than they did a few decades ago so, probably, yes, women do bring something “new” to the scene.
American’s Best Selling Album Artist of 2008 Taylor Swift was the musical guest for the first Saturday Night Live of 2009. She was so excited when she found out that she was going to be on the show. The 19-year old country crooner wrote in her blog about finding out saying “I just found out that I get to play on SNL!! January 10th! It’s my mom’s birthday, and I don’t think either of us would’ve believed you if you would’ve told us a few years ago that we’d get to spend her birthday in New York City — at Saturday Night Live! Wow. It’s pretty unreal.”
The album cover for Jessica Simpson’s country effort ‘Do You Know’ has been revealed. Her debut country album will be released on Tuesday, September 9th. The 28-year old blonde bombshell of a singer co-wrote all but three tracks on the disc including her top 20 hit single ‘Come on Over’. It was also recently announced that Jessica will be performing at the Akwesasne Music Festival at the Discount Concert Grounds in Hogansburg, New York on August 29. Let’s hope she does better in that show. Her debut country performance was met with a mix of jeers and cheers, but mostly jeers, last time.
Jessica Simpson performed at her first country show this past weekend. Just as most predicted, things did not go as she would have liked. When the wannabe country singer took the stage at the Country Thunder Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin on Saturday night, she was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos, but mostly boos. The reviews of her performance are less than stellar. One critic says “Many audience members found her attempt to crossover into country irritating and that her vocals lacked a southern sound.” In short, Jessica will be completely out of a career before the year comes to an end.
Jessica Simpson is officially going country once her debut country album ‘Do You Know?’ drops in stores on September 9. Father and manager Joe Simpson told Us Weekly “It’s going to be a great year. It’s 9-9 – she’s into nines this year. We hope it’s a wonderful joy. It feels really good. She is extremely happy.” For the sake of saving what career she may have left, let’s hope so too. Anyway, the music video for her single ‘Come on Over’ debuted on her website (you have to register and log in to watch it) yesterday and will debut on CMT next week.
Jessica Simpson recently talked about her future in country music with Nashville’s Tennessean. The 27-year old blonde bombshell addressed why some people are so against her singing the genre saying “I think just because my name is attached to it. Or maybe they thought that I was just trying to stomp on their ground for a little bit and see what I could do, and then just go back and make another pop record. But I’m planning on making country for the rest of my life, and I don’t want to go back to that other world. It’s a spiritual thing for me, like ‘I know God has a plan and a purpose.’ For the first time in my life, I take a lot of pride in my talent and in the record I was able to put together. With the writers, I felt comfortable opening up, because the only way this opportunity was going to be a great one was to be honest with myself and with them. If I want to be singing it for the rest of my life onstage, I want it to be honest.”
The newest solo country singer Jessica Simpson and her fellow country singing blonde signed autographs at the 2008 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday. She hasn’t even come out with her country album yet but Jessica’s already being treated as a country singing superstar. Country music fans are so accepting. But kudos does go to Jess as her country single ‘Come on Over’ is doing quite well on the Nielsen charts. She may have finally found something that she’s actually good at. But considering that she’s Joe Simpson’s kid, I doubt it would last. He’s going to make her sell out sooner or later.
Alternative music is down but country music is up. AHITS Daily Double says so by citing the attendance of music lovers for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (which drew 30,000 fewer people this year as compared to last year) and Stagecoach Country Music Festival (which drew double its audience from last year). But then again, if you compare Coachella lineups of this year and years’ past, it was really weak. Coachella is also on its 9th year while Stagecoach is only on its 2nd. Interest in the actual festivals may be a factor too and not just the love of the music itself.
When most people have a bad day at work they treat themselves to a pint and fish and chips. Or the local equivalent anyway…
But millionairess Kylie Minogue plans to get over the disappointment of her failed bid to crack the US again by buying up a $6million country retreat.
She has expressed an interest in a riverside Tudor home in Sussex.
She looked at the country mansion last week after returning from the States – where she failed to break into the Top 100 with her album X, despite a huge publicity drive.
Her pal Robbie Williams had a house nearby and recommended the area. I’ve seen the pad and it certainly is a palace fit for a pop princess. It even includes a chapel, just in case the singer’s life wasn’t already wholesome enough.
The star is desperate to settle down as she approaches her 40th birthday next month.
In November, Kylie revealed: “I’m looking for a property in the country. I need to do things to make me feel whole.”
Miley Cyrus and her dad Billy Ray are set to host the 2008 CMT Music Awards to be held on April 14 from Belmont University’s Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Scheduled to perform on the awards night are Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Sugarland and Toby Keith. What – no ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ from Billy Ray?! Oh well, I’m sure Miley will find something for him to do as she whores it up in front of the cameras.
In other Miley news, Disney also announced that the ‘Hannah Montana’ movie will shoot in Tennessee and Los Angeles with a scheduled release date of May 1, 2009.
Grammy-winning country singer, who hasn’t scored a hit lately, LeAnn Rimes puts her best abs on display in a bikini shot on the latest cover of Fitness magazine. Can I just say wow?! She may not be making some good music these days but boy does she have a rocking body!
In an accompanying article, LeAnn revealed the tunes that keep her pumped up as she does her workouts. Her list includes Kanye West’s ‘Stronger’, the Foo Fighters’ ‘The Pretender’, Audioslave’s ‘Broken City’, Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’, the soundtrack from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and a few selections from David Gray. That’s some eclectic mix.
It looks like there’s some blonde power behind it. Country music darlings Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift all cheer on the Nashville Predators as they defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at Sommet Center in Nashville. I know Carrie’s a football fan having dated Tony Romo and all, but hockey?
I’m actually surprised that Kellie even knows how to watch the game and actually understand the rules of it. I’m sure she’s thinking back to her calamari comment on American Idol and saying that if she can make a waiter think she’s a calamari girl, she can make us think she’s a hockey girl too.
Parents everywhere are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Maybe Christmas isn’t ruined after all.
It has been announced that Miley Cyrus, a.k.a. Hannah Montana, is extending her extremely popular tour and adding 14 more shows. The shows begin January 11 in Detroit and go until January 31 in Miami.
Disney says it was an overwhelming response from fans that made them decide to add the additional shows. I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact that it’s a huge revenue maker.
One downfall – the Jonas Brothers, who are touring with Miley, will not be on the added shows. Instead, Aly & AJ will join Miley from January 11 to January 24, with another “special guest” appearing for the remainder of the shows.
Another Spice Girls blog is up with Geri Halliwell penning it. In her blog, she admits that with all the rehearsals going on for the Spice Girls’ world tour, she feels like she’s stuck in some sort of ‘Spice Bubble’.
“I actually feel like I’m in the Spice bubble… we are encapsulated in this world where we are just immersed in each other’s lives constantly. Just before the run through of the show this morning, Mel B, Victoria and I even went to the loo together… in separate cubicles, obviously!”
She also talked about the Spice Kids having play dates and surprising Mel B in the live final of Dancing With the Stars.
It probably doesn’t come as too much of a surprise that Tim Urban’s performance from Tuesday night landed him the bottom three on American Idol… and he probably would’ve gone home had it not been for the reinstatement of the judges’ save ability. Yes! Tim Urban was the first to receive Simon Cowell and the [...] […]
You can try to run away from Bieber fever but it’s bound to find you sooner or later. The pop sensation known as Justin Bieber has recently announced his first headlining, 40-city North American tour with special guest Sean Kingston. If the number of concert stops wasn’t enough to shock you, the singer is also [...] […]
Miley Cyrus has warned against the perils of the internet, urging teens to take up sports instead. The teen star of Hannah Montana, who famously ditched her Twitter account last year in an attention-grabbing video, said texting, Twitter and Facebook “wastes your life”, the Sun reports. The newspaper ran an article by a psychotherapist writer that takes [...] […]
The Top 12 aspiring singers of American Idol have sung, you’ve placed your votes, now all that’s left is to reveal the results. Tim, Urban, Paige Miles and Lacey Brown were revealed to be in the bottom three. If you knew just that, it’s a tough one to pick. Tim looks as if he’s [...] […]
Lady Gaga recently announced the dates for the 2010 North American Monster Ball Tour. Tickets for the princess of pop’s show will be going on sale on March 19th. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, the singer said “It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert. It [...] […]
Step right up. Cheryl Cole has a guardian angel in the form of Simon Cowell. The X-Factor darling whose marriage imploded in the most humiliating of circumstances could find herself with a seat on the Vegas caravan. The UK newspaper The Mirror reports Cole has made it clear she likes America, and Cowell rates the tiny starlet. Cowell’s [...] […]
Ke$ha will be performing her smash single ‘Blah Blah Blah’ during the American Idol results show tonight. The 23-year old singer went on her Twitter a couple of days ago to say “Party time american idol woot t minus 3 dayz.” Fellow pop singer Orianthi will also perform her hit ‘According to You’. And if [...] […]
Joe Jonas is no longer a single guy as he is now reportedly dating fellow Disney star Demi Lovato. The princess let a few details about her new romance slip out while chatting on Billy Bush radio show and it seems that she is quite enchanted with the pop singer. When asked if she had [...] […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place March 15, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Performers: * ABBA * Genesis * The Hollies * Jimmy Cliff * The Stooges Non-Performers: * David Geffen * Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil * Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry * Jesse Stone * Mort Shuman * Otis Blackw […]
Lady Gaga finally released the music video extravaganza that is ‘Telephone’ last week and I am amazed with her ability to infuse social commentary into her high concept clips. The pop singer talked about the video’s concept and how she got Quentin Tarantino’s approval, saying “There certainly is a Tarantino-inspired quality in the video. I [...] […]
