Welcome to THG’s Week in Review! Below, our staff takes a look back at the stories, stars and scandals that made this week the most memorable all month. If you don’t already, you can FOLLOW THG on Twitter and Facebook for 24/7/365 updates. Now, a rundown of the week that was at The Hollywood Gossip: A scandalous set of leaked Breaking Dawn pics caused a major stir. Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are getting hitched sans prenup . Mariah Carey turned heads with this nude, very pregnant photo . Angelina Jolie’s new tattoo sparked rumors of another adoption. Countdown to HRH William and Kate Middleton ‘s wedding is on! Sheen Live Tour – Torpedoes of Truth Charlie Sheen tanked in Detroit , but his tour has improved since. Ashley Judd revealed her shocking, incestuous and abusive past . Glenn Beck will end his show; Katie Couric is leaving CBS News. Rosie O’Donnell came to the defense of embattled Chris Brown. In case you were wondering, Lindsay Lohan is a train wreck . Pia Toscano was eliminated on American Idol , one of the all-time shockers. At least The Real Housewives of New York are back and snarky as ever. Maks and Kirstie fell, but rallied to shine on Dancing With the Stars . The Kids Choice Awards were … well, decided by a bunch of kids. The Academy of Country Music Awards were also doled out . Justin Bieber Surprises Mom Justin Bieber almost set his mom’s hair on fire . What can you do. Taylor Swift visited the Tonight Show and laughed at its host. MTV is unleashing two Jersey Shore spinoffs upon the universe. Click here for updates on many celebrity couples old and new … … and celebrity babies too!
Welcome to THG’s Week in Review! Below, our staff takes a look back at the stories, stars and scandals that made this week the most memorable all month. If you don’t already, you can FOLLOW THG on Twitter and Facebook for 24/7/365 updates. Now, a rundown of the week that was at The Hollywood Gossip: A scandalous set of leaked Breaking Dawn pics caused a major stir. Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are getting hitched sans prenup . Mariah Carey turned heads with this nude, very pregnant photo . Angelina Jolie’s new tattoo sparked rumors of another adoption. Countdown to HRH William and Kate Middleton ‘s wedding is on! Sheen Live Tour – Torpedoes of Truth Charlie Sheen tanked in Detroit , but his tour has improved since. Ashley Judd revealed her shocking, incestuous and abusive past . Glenn Beck will end his show; Katie Couric is leaving CBS News. Rosie O’Donnell came to the defense of embattled Chris Brown. In case you were wondering, Lindsay Lohan is a train wreck . Pia Toscano was eliminated on American Idol , one of the all-time shockers. At least The Real Housewives of New York are back and snarky as ever. Maks and Kirstie fell, but rallied to shine on Dancing With the Stars . The Kids Choice Awards were … well, decided by a bunch of kids. The Academy of Country Music Awards were also doled out . Justin Bieber Surprises Mom Justin Bieber almost set his mom’s hair on fire . What can you do. Taylor Swift visited the Tonight Show and laughed at its host. MTV is unleashing two Jersey Shore spinoffs upon the universe. Click here for updates on many celebrity couples old and new … … and celebrity babies too!
He also explains new audition booths being placed around the country. By James Dinh Simon Cowell Photo: Ian Derry / FOX With “X Factor” auditions under way, Simon Cowell is slowly dishing out even more details surrounding the highly anticipated singing competition, including another possible contender for the show’s judging panel: Fergie . On Thursday (April 7), the former ” American Idol ” judge confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas songstress is among the many possible additions to the lineup. “All I can tell you is that her name was put forward,” Cowell said in a conference call with reporters. “But like a lot of other people we’ve spoken to, we have to check out everybody’s availability. There’s a lot of time you have to put into the show, because it’s not a ‘two-day-a-week’ with this. When you’re in the live show, it’s because you’re mentoring the contestant. You’re working five or six days a week.” In addition to talk of the show’s possible judges, Cowell also spoke about an alternative method hopefuls can go about auditioning for “X Factor.” In partnership with MyStudio, Cowell revealed that the series is expanding the audition process with recording studios across the country, where contestants can videotape an a cappella performance and explain why they should win the singing competition. Six audition studios will be available through the country and remain open until the end of April. “I don’t think it’s probably as fun as attending an open audition,” he said of the booth auditions. “But it is your chance to be seen and heard, and that’s why we’ve done this. I’m going to try and put these in as many cities as possible prior to our filming.” Asked how the show’s auditions are going thus far, the music exec exclaimed the turnout has been “great” and “much higher” than anticipated. In late February, Cowell broke down the rules for the forthcoming series in a promo, insisting America has yet to see a show like this before. “The show is basically a singing competition with a twist,” he said. “The auditions are open to anyone who can sing. You can be 12; you can be 112. You can be in a group; you can have 100 people in the group. It doesn’t matter.” “X Factor” MyStudio audition booths will open at the following dates/locations, according to a press release :
DJ talks to MTV News about the rise of dance music in the U.S. and beyond. By Adam Stewart Pete Tong Photo: MTV News It is nearly impossible to picture the dance music landscape without the finely tuned ear, and of course, the iconic voice of the legendary Pete Tong. After over 1900 broadcasts, the DJ kicks off his 20th anniversary celebration on BBC Radio 1 on Friday (at 3 p.m. ET), rolling out the Top 20 tracks of the past two decades, as voted on by his listeners. After DJ’ing at various smaller stations in his early years, Tong burst onto BBC Radio 1 in 1991 with his weekly “Essential Mix” broadcast — which has since become the Holy Grail of dance music aficionados across the globe. Tong admits, however, that it was a touch of luck that put him in the chair as one of the most influential names in dance music. “It was a little bit of being in the right place at the right time,” Tong told MTV News recently while in Miami, where he again hosted his massive Radio 1 Pool Party at the Surfcomber. Unlike corporate American radio, British DJs have more freedom to play what they see fit; they are the eyes and ears of the culture burgeoning around them, and are tasked with bringing the next big sound out in to the open. This in turn gives underground talent a chance to flourish and be exposed to the dance music audience that has grown massive since its beginnings in the late 1980s. “They didn’t have anyone to speak to the biggest youth culture movement since punk rock,” he explained. “I landed on my feet at Radio 1 in ’91, with a big audience ready to go, and we were off and running.” Now, to be featured on Pete Tong’s weekly radio show, broadcast/streamed to millions around the world, is truly an anointment of success. You don’t go anywhere without Pete’s blessing, and his influence has even helped usher in a new age of dance music here in the States. But he’s also ready to credit others with the genre’s recent growth. “You’ve got to celebrate the acknowledgement and success and all of the doors that have been opened by someone like David Guetta; it just makes the whole scene bigger,” Tong said. “But like any scene, not everybody in it is going to like the same thing. And for the extreme right wing, there’s always going to be a left-wing reaction. What I think is most positive is for all the excitement and headlines that have been generated by David Guetta’s collaborations with the likes of will.i.am. “I’ve been around a long time, and I’ve seen America flirt with dance music before, back in the days when the Prodigy had broken out and it was straight on to Lollapalooza,” Tong observed. “Everyone was getting really, really excited, [but] the thing about that is everyone got excited on a festival level, and it never really leaked down into the roots of society, whereas it definitely has more of a hold now.” Tong said one difference now is that pop and hip-hop artists are incorporating dance music in their work. “[M]ost VIP rooms were playing hip-hop across the country a few years ago, and now everyone wants to book electronic acts and dance music acts,” he said. “I can only commend people like David [Guetta] for knocking that brick wall down, and everyone runs in behind him, and it will be like the tower of Babel: Everyone’s going to be speaking a different language, which can only be a good thing!” Tong will embrace this movement when he releases a trio of new mix albums over the next several months. First up is a Future Underground mix with Riva Starr, due out April 11. Then he’ll release a summer mix to complement his new Friday night “All Gone Pete Tong” residency at Pacha Ibiza, after which he’s dropping his first ever studio Essential Mix, slated for August 8. In the meantime, we’ll hear his new single, “Dawn” (working title), an epic piano anthem he teased while in Miami last month.
Pia, Haley and Paul also rock the ‘Idol’ stage, while Stefano fails to make the grade. By Eric Ditzian Scotty McCreery performs on “American Idol” on Wednesday Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Fox The oddest thing about “American Idol” on Wednesday night wasn’t that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame night was largely rock-and-roll free. No, what was truly weird was that producers seemed to be trying out a new reality-show concept on the program — some newfangled version of “Perfect Strangers” starring Jimmy Iovine and will.i.am as a bickering, kind-of-annoying, yet ultimately endearing twosome. Is it too much to ask that pre-performance packages focus on contestants rather than look-at-me producers/personalities? To the folks behind the “Idol” scenes, we offer a firm tsk-tsk-tsk. To the singers themselves, we send out our hearty congratulations. No one bombed. No one put us to sleep. Five weeks into the finals, we’re proud of these kids. Here’s how they stack up on our latest “American Idol” report card. Excellent Scotty McCreery : He Who Shall Soon Sell Millions of Records promised to transform himself into a rocker for an Elvis Presley cover, but Scotty couldn’t ditch his country vibe if he hopped in a Ferrari and floored it. During his honky-tonk take on “That’s All Right, Mama,” the 17-year-old was loosey-goosey and loving being up on the stage. Oh, and he sounded great, too — like a true country pro. Scotty’s starting to believe he might win this thing. He’s not wrong. Good Haley Reinhart : We don’t often see stuff like this, a contestant struggling at the bottom tier of the competition, only to rediscover her greatness after weeks of confusion and criticism. That’s exactly what’s happened with Haley, who followed up a killer take on Elton John’s “Bennie and the Jets” with an impressive cover of Janis Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart.” What a muscular voice she has! Our only complaint is that we wish the arrangement had been more sparse, allowing her vocals to soar. Pia Toscano : We hated the cheesy synth chords in the background of that cover of Tina Turner’s “River Deep, Mountain High.” We didn’t think she looked all that comfortable scrambling around the stage. None of that, however, matters at all. Why? Because Pia has one of the finest voices we’ve heard on “Idol” in years. End of story. Paul McDonald : Who would have guessed that Paul, and not Scotty, would be the one singing Johnny Cash? Paul’s take on “Folsom City Blues” was good, clean, swinging fun. Playing the guitar rather than flippity-flopping all over the stage continues to pay dividends for him. We’re just not sure any of it will be enough to keep him out of the bottom three. And that’s a shame. Satisfactory Jacob Lusk : There was goofy dancing. There was oh-no-don’t-do-that hip thrusting. There were pitch problems as far as the eye could see. OK, fine. But the most galling aspect of Jacob’s night was his smug observation that if he landed in the bottom three, it’d have nothing to do with his singing but rather would be an indictment of America herself. Listen, Jacob, we’ll give you the same advice we gave James Durbin a few weeks ago: Be humble and be great, because on Wednesday, you were neither. Casey Abrams : The bushy beard was back, as were the zany stares when you can almost hear Casey thinking, “If I just keep squinting, I’ll totally look all sexy and stuff, right?” Wrong! We like Casey because he’s got a hefty serving of soul hiding inside an unlikely package. And, yes, we liked his faithful Creedence Clearwater Revival homage. He’s got undeniable musical talent. But Casey continues to fall into default growl mode too often, and we’re no longer buying what he’s selling: That ain’t originality we’re hearing, it’s a defense mechanism. Lauren Alaina : We’re reluctant to drop Lauren into this category. She performed far better than Jacob or Casey. Yet her take on “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” didn’t hold a candle to tunes from Haley or Pia. We were happy to hear her deliver a ballad, as we’ve continued to argue it’s during slower songs that she’s able to shine. But let’s be clear: This was nothing compared to the cover that Kelly Clarkson busted out years ago — a fact that makes the judges’ comparisons last month of Lauren to the season one winner all the more laughable. James Durbin : James, too, slips into “satisfactory” territory, if only because at this point in the season, the competition is stiff and the top tier set the bar so high on Wednesday. We give him a big thumbs-up for embracing some soft Beatles rock, even if we maintain “Hey Jude” would have been a savvier choice. And we’d even go so far as to say his screams actually worked this time, bringing a rousing conclusion to a somewhat sleepy tune. So what was James problem? He only seemed to hit, oh, a third of the notes in “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Unsatisfactory Stefano Langone : In the “Idol” audience, Christian Slater was clasping his hands, praying that Stefano would hit the money note on “When a Man Loves a Woman.” He didn’t, and he’s in serious danger of going home. The falsetto wasn’t there, nor was the sense that he’s not singing alone in his car but in front of millions of viewers at home. Stefano’s had a good and, one might argue, unlikely run. But heading out in the top nine seems about right. So how did you rate this week’s “Idol” performances? Share your opinions in the comments. Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Season 10 Performances
Paul Krugman seems to think that Racism is the only that that stands in the way of Socialism in this country. Wow.. Paul Maybe Freedom loving Maericans have something more to do with it than racism. Hat Tip The Blaze Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : P/Oed Patriot Discovery Date : 06/04/2011 19:55 Number of articles : 2
Paul Krugman seems to think that Racism is the only that that stands in the way of Socialism in this country. Wow.. Paul Maybe Freedom loving Maericans have something more to do with it than racism. Hat Tip The Blaze Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : P/Oed Patriot Discovery Date : 06/04/2011 19:55 Number of articles : 2
Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon presented Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards and looked adorable while doing it. But is there an ugly story behind this event? According to Great Britain’s The Daily Mirror , Kristen Stewart was originally scheduled to accompany Robert to the ceremony. However, she did not show up because the couple is ” on a break .” While Stewart, Pattinson and the Twilight Saga cast are filming Breaking Dawn in Vancouver, Rob is often away from set in order to promote Water for Elephants . Their lack of time together has caused a rift, an insider claims: “The excuses why they couldn’t meet up basically got weaker and weaker, and Rob figured they should officially cool things off and have some time to figure out what they each want. “There have been a few tears but the pair remain friendly. Kristen is hopeful of a reconciliation once Rob has finished promotion for his latest movie. But as things stand, they’re on a break and just mates.” Then again, the couple was spotted together on a date just a few weeks ago. So we’ll leave it up to readers whether or not they wish to believe this latest rumor.
Kim Kardashian is clearly showing off the only skinny part of her body…her ankles…as long as they are in ridiculous high heels…otherwise they cankle… I prefer when she Shows Off The Rest of Her Whore Body Sucking Back Dick and Sticking it in her Unprotected like a gutter pornstar and human toilet that she was to launch her career like she was Paris Hilton ….but that’s just cuz I like watching bitches of all shapes, sizes, cree and religion, race and color fucking in any or all circumstances…cuz I’m a fucking pervert….and I watch this on repeat…. But not quite perverted enough to forget that Kim Kardashian is a lazy, doughy, pig of a person who represents all that is wrong with capitalism and democracy… Seriously, if this was communist Russia or a Muslim dictatorship, she’d be nothing but trash trying to turn tricks for some bread, up on som Aladin shit…but instead she makes over 100,000,000 dollars a year…. Disgusting….undeserving…brown and round….hiding her muff gut as hard as she can…..
Personally, I prefer when she’s leaking nude pictures of when she was 17, then sending her lawyers after the sites who post them, knowing that dropping the underage kiddie porn card, will get people to take the shit down after it’s done the publicity run it was supposed to….but no one cares about my opinion…or what I prefer seeing…or what I think makes the most sense for a round assed ethnic chipmunk lookin Disney slut trying to get ahead, you know recovering after selling her soul to the devil corporation via her throat….I guess I just don’t matter…but Vanessa Hudgens does…even if they shoot wasn’t hot…and that she was trying to promote Suckerpunch, the worst fucking movie of all time, that is only good when I forget that it existed….hearing her talk about her style being bohemian and new age bohemian and hippie bohemian makes me want to fuck her up the ass and show her what being real bohemian is all about…getting sodomized to get by while being a gyspy vagabond drifting cun, but she already knows that…….This Video Sucks…Why am I posting it… FOLLOW ME
