February 15, 2007
- Kenny Chesney responds to the gay rumors. Oddly, the bald rumors go unanswered. [Gawker]
- Tyra was spotted with a guy out on Valentine’s Day. Do you think she wooed him by going up to him and screaming, “Date my fat ass!”? [CONCRETELOOP.COM]
- Always the high-rent lass, Bai Ling poses with a carnation. And poses and poses and poses and poses. [Dlisted]
- Big Daddy Kane resurfaces, and it ain’t pretty. [Crunk & Disorderly]
- Taylor Hicks jerks around on and off stage, it turns out. [A Socialite's Life]
- Kenny Medina feels-up Mariah Carey’s ass in public. Being allowed to do that is one of the perks of being her manager. [Just Jared]
Tags: Mariah Carey
February 15, 2007
Mike Jones’ shiny and new video, "Mr. Jones" (the first single from his album The American Dream, due out April 3) made its YouTube debut today. The most notable thing about this wasn’t the split-screen madness or bling-or-die mentality of the clip, but the "Related" videos that YouTube suggests in the bottom right column of the screen:
…Twenty clips from the two CGI-animated Ice Age movies. I know this comes from the words "ICE AGE" in the tags for "Mr. Jones," and I know that there’s a big difference in Age’s ice and Jones’ (the first is cool, the second makes you cool). But still, how great would a blingy cameo from Jones be in the upcoming second Ice Age sequel? He is, after all, kinda cuddly, like a woolly rhinoceros. Better yet, why not get Young Jeezy on board for a CGI remake of Frosty the Snowman. Kids really respond to obvious metaphors!
February 15, 2007
Amy Winehouse accepted the award for British Female Solo Artist and made a case for staying off the wagon with a rousing performance of "Rehab" at Wednesday’s Brit Awards. For someone who’s shtick is centered on being a normal, down-to-earth bird, she sure slips into the superstar bit easily: she had a different dress for each time she hit the stage.
And each from a different Jersey mall! Winehouse is the definition of gutter glam, which is why I was disappointed that she didn’t appear to be drunk during her acceptance speech. Come on, Amy, you have a rep to live up to!
The full list of Brit Awards winners:
British Male Solo Artist : James Morrison
British Female Solo Artist: Amy Winehouse
British Group: Arctic Monkeys
MasterCard British Album: Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I am, That’s what I’m Not
British Single: Take That “Patience”
British Breakthrough Act: Fratellis
British Live Act: Muse
International Male Solo Artist: Justin Timberlake
International Female Solo Artist: Nelly Furtado
International Group: The Killers
International Album: The Killers Sam’s Town
International Breakthrough Act: Orson
Outstanding Contribution to Music: Oasis
Tags: Amy Winehouse
February 15, 2007
An illustrated list of things I learned from Diddy and Keyshia Cole’s new "Last Night" video that I kinda already knew (click for screen shots):
- The pool, the watch, the chromed-out phone all lead to one conclusion: He’s rich, bitch!
- His "blank expression" isn’t a sign of a mental sluggishness; it’s intentional, damn it.
- The best way to flaunt your material possessions is to destroy them on camera. Call this one a celly shot.
- Leather jacket + aviators + Jim Morrison stance = rock star.
- Keyshia Cole really means it. Always.
- Even with a mindlessly stylized, pointless, time-sucking video attached, the song loses none of its power. I knew "Last Night" was a monster, but I had no idea how ugly its face would be.
Tags: Diddy
February 15, 2007
Universal Pictures announced their plans to chronicle the story of Milli Vanilli, the 80s duo who sold 11 million records, only to be de-Grammy’d and disgraced after being exposed as lip-synching frauds. The film will no doubt chronicle their meteroic rise to fame, subsequent disgrace, and the laborious choreography and hair-braiding that went into it all.
Biopic-vet (and faker-obsessed) Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can) will write and direct. Here’s hoping the Wayans Brothers put that Little Man sequel on indefinite hold and free up some time.
