Michael Clifford had a hair-raising experience at a recent show at Wembley Arena in London. Actually, Michael Clifford had a hair-burning experience to be exact. 5 Seconds of Summer was performing its hit “She Looks So Perfect” on stage when flames shot up and singed the guitarist’s head. Clifford responded by grabbing a towel and running off stage, as Ashton Irwin later told the audience: “Michael has hurt himself, so we will not be continuing the show right now.” Fortunately, Clifford later posted this Twitter photo and “im doing ok.” He even plans on rejoining the band immediately for its next concert in London. What a trooper!
Janet is back! The superstar announced her first album in 7 years on Wednesday, and ET can report it will be a tribute to her late brother, Michael Jackson.
Long-time Hollywood actor Reynaldo Rey has passed away at the age of 75 due to stroke complications, Entertainment Weekly reports. Mostly known for his comedic…
Neverland Ranch, the former home of Michael Jackson, has gone on sale for $100 million, according to reports on The Wall Street Journal. The 2,700-acre…
The ever continuing process of healing … That was how Vin Diesel captioned the above video, in which he sings Tove Lo's “Habits” in an amazing tribute to his late friend, Paul Walker. The Furious 7 co-stars were more than actors who worked together. They were truly brothers, and Vin continues to show this time and again. The song, if you didn't know or couldn't figure it out lyrically, is about staying high, alllll the tiiiime , so you're not able to properly miss someone. Vin slows it down, too, to drive home the emotion even harder. We don't think he's literally high 24/7, but Diesel clearly relates to the hit track. R.I.P. Paul.
Hey, does anyone have a violin we can borrow? We need to break out the sympathy music for Kim Kardashian. In a taped interview with Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan that aired one day after Kardashian celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary , Kim told a story about how her husband once made her cry. Confirming the report that Kanye picks out Kardashian's clothing , Kim told the Live with Kelly and Michael hosts about the time West and his team raided her monstrous closet. They “put everything that he thought wasn’t cool enough in a pile, and I walked in and it was like a pile to the ceiling of shoes,” she recalled. Kim explained how she “started crying” at this troubling sight, but then she walked into a different room and it was filled with new clothes, all “really cool new designer stuff.” “It really helped me fall in love with fashion,” Kim said. “I eventually did get rid of most of that stuff, and my style has evolved and changed. But I couldn’t see it at that time.” So, in conclusion: Kim Kardashian needs Kanye West's help to get dressed (she actually tells Kelly and Michael in this video that Kanye made her change into the outfit she's donning on air). Kim Kardashian is so far removed from reality that she can't comprehend how rich and spoiled this story makes her seem.
We’re sad to share the loss of another legend. According to Rolling Stone reports: Louis Johnson, founding member of funk band the Brothers Johnson and an in-demand bassist who appeared on Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” died on Thursday, May 21st. He was 60. Johnson’s nephew Troy confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, though a cause of death has yet to be revealed. “I’ve never been given parts to play in my whole life. I’m the most rare bass player in the whole world,” Johnson told Rolling Stone contributing writer Steve Knopper in 2013 for the upcoming book MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson . “No one ever gave me music paper to read; no one ever gave me anything to read. They tell me, ‘Here’s a track, play what you want.’” The Los Angeles-based Brothers Johnson, a group featuring Louis and his brother George, got their start backing up Quincy Jones before releasing their acclaimed, Jones-produced debut LP Look Out for #1 in 1976. Over the next five years, the Brothers Johnson racked up three Number One hits on the R&B charts: 1976’s “I’ll Be Good to You,” their 1977 cover of Shuggie Otis’ “Strawberry Letter 23,” and 1980’s smash “Stomp!” (Their rendition of “Strawberry Letter 23″ was later featured prominently in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown .) The Brothers Johnson’s 1980 album Light Up the Night , featuring “This Had to Be” co-written by Michael Jackson and featuring the King of Pop on background vocals, ascended to the top of the R&B album charts. After the brothers parted ways in the early Eighties to pursue solo careers, Louis became known for his bass-playing prowess, emerging as a prolific, in-demand session musician. Johnson served as the primary bassist on Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall and later lent his skills to Jackson’s Thriller (“Billie Jean,” “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” “P.Y.T.”), Paul McCartney’s Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack and the all-star “We Are the World” collaboration. Johnson is also credited with creating the bass line from Michael McDonald’s hit version of Leiber & Stoller’s “I Keep Forgettin’,” a melody that was later sampled by Warren G and Nate Dogg for “Regulate.” Over his long career, Johnson also worked with Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Herb Alpert and George Benson. “I had access to all musicians and artists, from Barbra Streisand to Paul McCartney to Michael Jackson,” Johnson told Rolling Stone . “It was like an open door. The Lord blessed me with that — I prayed to God and my prayer he answered. He said, ‘OK, you got the whole world now.’ Every time I’d get in the car to go somewhere, I’d hear me playing the bass… I was all over the place. I released the funk on everybody.” As news of Johnson’s death spread, hip-hop artists, funk legends and bassists inspired by “Thunder Thumbs” showed love on social media. “Thank you for blessing me and the world with your original #funk. RIP,” Lenny Kravitz tweeted , while Bootsy Collins added , “Another Brick in our music foundation has left the building. Mr. ‘Louis Johnson.’” Slave’s Steve Arrington wrote , “Just heard the great bass player and song writer Louis Johnson has passed away. Awe man….Going to miss U Thunder Thumbs.” My Morning Jacket bassist Tom Blankenship and the Roots’ Questlove wrote similar tributes to Johnson. Wow. What a huge loss for music. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. We are so thankful for the amazing legacy he leaves behind.
Twenty six years and one day after Michael Jordan’s infamous game-winning pull up jumper over Craig Ehlo knocked the Cleveland Cavaliers out of the 1989…
