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*Alicia Keys is hoping to educate fans on the plight of HIV and AIDS in South Africa through a new documentary. “Keep a Child Alive with Alicia Keys,” set to debut Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day) at 9 p.m. on Showtime, shows the singer touring sites in Johannesburg and Durban to show how her health [...]
*A 240-page coffee table book entitled ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy” will be in stores just in time for the holiday season from Harpo and Abrams. Due Nov. 15, the publication will include 150 photographs, plus personal memories and highlights from the media mogul’s talk show, which ended in May 2011 [...]
*Tonight (May 22) Beyonce will receive an all-star tribute when she is honored with the Billboard Millennium Award at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards on ABC at 8-11pm ET/PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Among the notables giving Beyonce her props are First Lady Michelle Obama, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga; U2′s [...]
*Swizz Beatz has revealed that Kanye West and U2′s Bono will appear on a track on his upcoming second album “Haute Living,” due later this year. Speaking about the track to Paper Mag, the producer explained: “We got this song – it’s me, Bono and Kanye on this one song called ‘Skyscrapers’. I recorded with [...]
*Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and My Chemical Romance will perform on NBC’s “New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly.” Bono and The Edge will also appear on the two-hour Dec. 31 broadcast to discuss their work on the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, according to the network. In a press release, Daly – who [...]
*Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure turned dangerous for one participant Tuesday when Australian actor Hugh Jackman was injured during taping of one of two shows scheduled for production in and around the Sydney Opera House. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jackman was making a dramatic entrance on a flying fox — a heavy-duty wire set with a [...]
*Talk about a collabo coming way out of left field. Dave Hollister, best known for his successful stint with R&B group BLACKstreet, says he’s in the midst of working with legendary rock band U2 to remake at least two of the group’s classic songs as part of an as-yet-unknown project. “In the studio working with [...]
*Thanks to her shiny new supporting actress Oscar, Mo’Nique received her official invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The star of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” is among 135 people invited this year to be a part of the prestigious group, which votes for the Academy Awards. [...]
*R&B star Mary J. Blige not only takes on rock legend Led Zeppelin’s classic hit “Stairway to Heaven” for her upcoming album, but she took a gathering of all-stars with her to remake the track. The Los Angeles Times’ Pop and Hiss blog reports that rhythm and lead guitars were led by Steve Vai and [...]
*At press time Monday, the celeb-studded “Hope for Haiti Now” event to assist earthquake victims had raised more than $58 million since its Friday broadcast, setting a record for donations to a disaster relief telethon. The total includes money raised by phone, text and the Internet. Not included in the tally are donations by corporations [...]
*Jay-Z and Alicia Keys are among the performers newly-added to Friday’s “Hope for Haiti” telethon organized by George Clooney. “Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” will be an international event to benefit the devastated Caribbean nation in the wake of the deadly 7.0 earthquake that hit last week. Bruce Springsteen, Taylor [...]
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