May 24, 2013

Lil’ Kim, Kelly Osbourne Team for Remake of Elton John Track

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*Lil’ Kim has joined forces with “Fashion Police” star Kelly Osbourne for a rock/rap fusion track that updates Elton John’s 1974 classic, “The B*tch is Back.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The pair, interviewed backstage at Wednesday’s Betsey Johnson’s New York Fashion Week show, have bonded over their love for fashion, and the rapper confirmed [...]




Rock Hall Scrambling to Explain Rejection of Donna Summer

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*Why was Donna Summer, who died Thursday of lung cancer, never inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Longtime member Elton John weighed in almost immediately following the singer’s death, calling the snub “a total disgrace.” Now, the person in charge of nominations to the Cleveland-based Hall has issued a blunt statement, blaming voters [...]




Simon Cowell Refutes Beyonce ‘X Factor’ Job Rumors

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*Fans are waiting in anticipation for Simon Cowell to reveal the new judge for “The X Factor’s” second season. Although there’s no confirmation about the new line-up, the show’s producer shot down rumors of bringing Beyonce to the show for $100 million a year. “No! I have no idea where this rumor came from. I [...]




Video: Preview Melanie Amaro’s Super Bowl Pepsi Spot with Elton John

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*While you’re watching commercials during the time outs in the big game today, be on the lookout for “X Factor” champ Melanie Amaro who stars with Sir Elton John in a Pepsi Commercial. The royal-themed spot features John as a king waiting to be entertained. Naturally he’s he’s bored to death with the contestants until [...]




Meet New Age Recording Artist Marlena Jeter

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*New Age recording artist “MARLENA JETER” could never in a million years have imagined that her new EP of “beautiful mood music” entitled “SERENITY” would catch the attention of Multi-Platinum artists in Pop Music and in “Hard Core” Rap Music as well ! As strange as this sounds, that is precisely what is happening with [...]




Lil Wayne Eyes Extended Las Vegas Act

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*Rapper Lil Wayne wants to become the first hip-hop star to be handed his own Las Vegas residency. The artist says he’ll never give up performing and will still be touring when he hits retirement age. But in the near future, his goal is to follow in the footsteps of Celine Dion, Cher and Sir [...]




Music Video: Kanye West’s ‘All of the Lights’

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*The video for perhaps the most buzzed about track from Kanye West‘s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” finally dropped this weekend. “All of the Lights,” directed by Hype Williams and inspired by Gaspar Noé, features West as a father who was jailed for abusing his daughter’s mother. The track features Fergie, Alicia Keys, Elton John, [...]




Dionne, Gladys, Elton & Stevie Set For ‘Friends’ Reunion

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*February is going to be jammed with some great events and star studded events, including the 25th annual amFar’s New York Gala on the 9th. The event includes appearances from Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Elton John! The four legendary singers will reunite to perform a special rendition of their 1986 hit song, [...]




‘Glee’ to Take on Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Song

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*Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” will be the latest iconic song to be featured on “Glee” in the coveted post-Super Bowl slot on Feb. 6, Entertainment Weekly reports. While the Fox hit will abandon the themed-episode as had been widely speculated, the episode will revolve around the musical dramedy’s sports story lines and see the glee club [...]




Elton John on MJ: ‘Sweet, Lovely – but Damaged’

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*While promoting his new album “The Union,” Elton John was asked about his close relationship with Michael Jackson, and described the late singer as a “damaged” man in the later years of his life. John, who revealed that Jackson came to his gigs with Elizabeth Taylor, said that he put too much pressure on himself [...]




Cee-Lo Wants to Set up Shop in Vegas

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*Singer/rapper Cee-Lo Green is looking to follow in the footsteps of Celine Dion, Elton John and Cher by becoming the latest artist – and the first with hip hop roots – to have his own Las Vegas show. “I kind of had a vision – it’s a long shot, but I really wanted to do [...]




Village People Cop Considered for ‘Idol’ Judge?

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*Victor Willis, the police officer from the Village People, says he is also in the running to become a judge on “American Idol.” He claims he recently had a meeting with show execs who told him that he’s a “dark horse candidate.” The singer tells TMZ he’d be the “best choice” to replace Ellen DeGeneres [...]




Video: Diddy Wants That Simon Cowell Money

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*Sean “Diddy” Combs wasn’t interested in replacing “American Idol’s” most popular judge Simon Cowell on the Fox reality show next season – but then he found out how much the industry veteran was paid, and promptly changed his mind. “At first when people were asking me if I was interested in the job I was [...]




Free Prince CD Sparks Black Market Frenzy

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*Prince’s free album giveaway via newspapers in Europe has led to an international bidding frenzy that has the product selling for more than $20 a pop on the Internet – exactly what the purple one was trying to avoid. The singer struck deals with several newspapers throughout Europe to give away his new “20Ten” CD [...]




Video: Whoopi, Mya, Sykes ‘Give a Damn’ About Equality

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*Whoopi Goldberg, Mya and Wanda Sykes join a host of gay, straight and bisexual celebrities in a new PSA promoting the Give a Damn campaign, which features famous faces speaking out for equality. Anna Paquin, the star of HBO’s “True Blood,” comes out as bisexual in the video, which was filmed during a private taping on [...]