May 18, 2013

Living in the Land of Make Believe: Play, Pause or Stop

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*Suffice it to say there are more than enough messages infiltrating our ears, eyes and thoughts. Many of those messages are coming from television shows, marketing campaigns and other media related outcomes. I thought I might offer my humble opinion on what I would like to continue, hold and what we should quit. BASKETBALL WIVES [...]




Morning Mess: Justin Bieber’s Joustin’ Beaver Problem

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*OK Morning Mess fans, here’s one for ya. Justin Bieber is pissed over a … beaver, according to TMZ. Here’s the deal.  A company called RC3 has created a mobile app called Joustin’ Beaver.  The app is a cartoon game, in which the user floats down a river, defending Joustin’ from the phot-hogs. Of course, [...]




Justin Bieber to take DNA Test for ‘Love Child’ (Photo)

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*The controversy continues to escalate over whether 17-year-old superstar Justin Bieber fathered a love child with 20-year-old Mariah Yeater. Bieber has vehemently denied allegations and plans to take a DNA test to prove that Yeater’s claims are false. Yeater claims that after attending one of Bieber’s concerts, one of Bieber’s security guards asked Yeater if she [...]




J.Lo’s ‘On The Floor’ Nears YouTube Record

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*Jennifer Lopez’s “On the Floor” music video is about to break through the ceiling on YouTube. It’s currently ranked No. 3 on the video site, with more than 412 million streams, and it’s closing in on No. 2, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” which has 422 million views. Justin Bieber’s “Baby” is No. 1 with 645 [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: Justin Beiber Fever, but is it the Fans Who Are Sick?

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*Justin Beiber was just 14 years old when he was discovered. With his adorable smile, humble attitude and “mop” styled hair adored by young girl’s everywhere, he was to become “the next big thing.” Well, for the last two years, Justin has won the hearts of children, tweens, teens, young people and many more up [...]




Fans Turn on Justin Beiber: EURweb’s Monica Cost Turned to for Advice

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*Congrats go out to EURweb columnist/blogger Monica cost. Monica, whose weekly column/blog, “Living in the Land of Make Believe,” was asked by the folks over at pop site celebuzz.com to advise poor little Justin Beiber and his new girlfriend, Selena Gomez, on how to deal with disappointed and pissed off fans. In case you’re not [...]




The Impossible Happened: Justin Beiber Wins MVP at Celeb B-Ball Game

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*Justin Bieber finally won a trophy in L.A. The teen singing sensation, who was shut out at the Grammys, was chosen most valuable player despite playing for the losing team in the NBA All-Star celebrity game on Friday night. Bieber had eight points, four assists and two rebounds for the West team, which lost 54-49 [...]




Meet Esperanza Spaulding: Winner of Best New Artist Grammy

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*Cleveland, OH – Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, is proud to announce that bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding has won the GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist. Winners were announced by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards on Sunday, February 13, [...]




Instead of Usher, Ne-Yo Could’ve Signed Justin Beiber (Oh Well)

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*Ne-Yo is lamenting what could have been. You see, he had the opportunity to sign the hottest star in the galaxy right now, Justin beiber. Oh well. He was offered a chance to work with the youngster, now 16, but turned it down because “didn’t know what music to make with an 11-year old boy.” [...]




Dr. Dre Gives Beats to Justin Bieber

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*According to a tweet from Justin Bieber, the teen pop sensation recently shared a recording studio with gangsta rap pioneer Dr. Dre. Currently working on his long-awaited “Detox” album, which is expected to be released by year’s end, Dre took a break to bless the 16-year-old Usher protégé with some beats and words of wisdom. [...]