Modern Music News

"Cry Me A River" By Susan Boyle

2009-04-17T07:17:00.000-04:00

Susan Boyle was a long lost recording of Scottish singer, she has now come back with Cry Me A River which has been exposed.

Boyle became an international sensation when her footage of the 47 year old, old-fashioned, unemployed virgin auditioning on talent show Britain’s Got Talent got into YouTube.

In 1999 a recording of Boyle singing Cry Me A River came as a charity CD which was in the market of only 1000 copies, but was discovered by the Scottish newspaper The Daily Record.

The Daily Record has a track of Susan Boyle singing another song than I Dreamed a Dream. Apparently she contributed a version of Cry Me a River to a local charity CD in 1999.

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Johnny Lang's Sister

2009-04-17T07:15:00.000-04:00

Jesse Langseth had her sing-off with Frankie Jordan in the American Idol Top 36. Frankie Jordan would have been ineligible because of having earlier record contracts–she even had a song on the Win a Date with Tad Hamilton soundtrack–but it looks like Jesse has record label connections, too! Jesse is the sister of guitar sensation Johnny Lang. Lang is the winner of many Grammya awards!

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Dawn Richard and Aundrea Fimbres

2009-04-17T07:12:00.000-04:00

The "Making the Band 4" finale will be telecasting the tumultuous moments which will include the split of Danity Kane, struggle of the DAY26 to record their debut album. The season finale is split up into two, part one will be on air on April 16 and the second that airs April 23 on MTV.

The viewers will witness the members of Danity Kane come together for the first time since their break-up and speaking to fans. Dawn Richard and Aundrea Fimbres will find out whether they will continue as a band under Bad Boy Records when P. Diddy reveals the fate of Danity Kane.

Also, DAY26 are faced with the dilemma of moving forward even if it means that they will do so without their band mate Q. Donnie Klang who is signed as a solo act will also make an appearance, talking about the next stage of his career. The second part of the finale which is hosted by Sway Calloway, will see DAY26 performing songs from the sophomore album.

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Jennifer Hudson And American Idol

2009-04-16T08:08:00.000-04:00

Jennifer Hudson returns to American Idol. Watch her perform tonight at 9pm EST on american idol season 3 while she sings a song called "If This Isn't Love."

Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American R&B and a soul singer-songwriter and actress. She has won all four main screen acting awards, which includes Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Grammy Award and more than twenty other prizes.

Hudson came back into the spotlight in 2009 after her last at the Super Bowl XLIII, the Grammy Awards, American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show

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“Falling Slowly”

2009-04-15T08:20:00.000-04:00

Kris Allen sang “Falling Slowly” on American Idol Season 8 by Glen Hansard on April 14th episode. Falling Slowly Lyrics are below.

I don’t know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can’t react
And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You’ll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I’m painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You’ve made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I’ll sing along

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Russian popstar Oksana Pochepa

2009-04-15T08:18:00.003-04:00

The Russian popstar Oksana Pochepa admits that she was the girl photographed frolicking with Mel Gibson on a beach, and also says that she has fallen for the actor.

Pochepa says she is besotted by the actor and hopes their love is “strong and long-lasting”. Just weeks after the images were available, Robyn Gibson, a 52 year old wife of Mel Gibson filed for divorce.

“This is serious and I hope that our union will be real and strong and long-lasting,” the Sun quoted Pochepa as saying. “We are different people, but Mel is a grown man and knows precisely what he wants and me too — I know what I want,” she added.
The singer refused to reveal more details. “I would not like to say more right now,” she said. Pochepa spoke after the reports blamed Mrs Gibson’s divorce suit on “a Russian musician called Oksana”.

Some reports had suggested the Russian classical pianist Oksana Kolesnikova as the women behind Gibsons’ divorce. But married Kolesnikova, 31, last night angrily denied being linked to the star.

“I have no idea how this mistake has been made. I feel very upset,” she said.
“The only explanation is that the names Oksana have been confused. It is a very popular name in Russia,” she added.

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Russian popstar Oksana Pochepa

2009-04-15T08:18:00.000-04:00

Paul Krueger

2009-04-13T06:16:00.001-04:00

Paul Krueger the Music Producer Dateline had pretended to be a self-made-music tycoon was featured on Dateline in the evening. Krueger cheated Noel who is a fitness instructor and Nicole a singer into giving him 5000 dollars and 10000 dollars respectively to supposedly invest in a business venture with Quincy Jones and Micheal Jackson.

Paul Krueger has also stolen 250000 dollars from numerous women whom he has supposedly met on millionairematch.com.

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Tears For Fears Mad World Lyrics

2009-04-08T07:40:00.000-04:00

Tears For Fears Mad World - “Mad World” was performed by Adam Lambert on American Idol Season 8 Top 8.

This song was sung by the British band Tears for Fears and the lyrics were from Roland Orzabal and sung by Curt Smith, first featured on their debut album “Ideas As Opiates” later in the Donnie Darko movie soundtrack.

Below is the lyrics of “Mad World”

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying
Are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
‘Cos I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It’s a very, very
Mad World
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what’s my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

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"Miranda Lambert"

2009-04-06T08:22:00.000-04:00

Miranda Lambert the American country music artist, a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star is debuting her new song today at ACM. The song's title is "Dead Flowers".

Miranda Lambert is also in a dancing competition and she insisted she won't be one of them. "I can't dance for crap, so I would not be on 'Dancing With The Stars,'" the singer tells Canada's CJDC Radio. But there may be more to Lambert's lack of enthusiasm that has supposed be deficient in of terpsichorean skill.

"'I don't want to stand next to Julianne Hough every week for 12 weeks or whatever," she adds. "That's not something I'd rather do. She's like a Barbie."

And even though her own experience with reality TV may have ended with her stint as a finalist during the 2003 season of 'Nashville Star,' Lambert admits there are a few reality shows she can't resist.

"I get sucked in. I choose my few that just suck you in and you're like, 'I don't need to be watching this, but I'm watching the whole marathon all day Sunday.' You know what I mean? I have a few like 'Girls Next Door' and 'America's Top Model.' Those are my guilty pleasures," Lambert says with a laugh.

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Lady Antebellum

2009-04-06T08:13:00.002-04:00

Lady Antebellum consist of singers Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley and multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood. Kelley and Haywood were classmates at the University of Georgia who were studying finance, and then started writing songs collectively. In time, Lady Antebellum decided to move to Nashville to pursue music careers.

Hillary Scott is a daughter of country singer Linda Davis and musician Lang Scott, on one occasion had main label interest as a solo artist; but, the could not continue. In 2006, she introduced herself to Kelley after identifying him as the brother of the country singer from his MySpace profile.

When all three members started writing and performing together, Nashville become aware of, and then Lady Antebellum began opening shows for big country artists, as well as earning high-profile concerts in the many clubs. A successful first single “Love Don’t Live Here”, Capitol Nashville released their debut album in 2008.

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Lady Antebellum

2009-04-06T08:13:00.000-04:00

David Spade And The Gum

2009-04-02T08:25:00.000-04:00

David Spade was caught on a video in American Idol Season 8 when he was following Randy Jackson to take the gum out of his mouth and supposedly had placed it under his seat. David Spade in the video had taken the bubble gum out of his mouth but it is not sure if he did glue it under the chair.

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Wild Cherry “Play That Funky Music”

2009-04-01T23:59:00.001-04:00

Wild cherry was present when the rock music scene was lined by stalwarts like Led zeppelin, JIMI Hendrix, Oozy Osborne. This band had reached its success and had created its individual position.

Wild Cherry had many enthusiastic fans that made the band their idol and had graded it to be one amongst the best band in the super seventies.

Rob Parissi the lead singer of wild Cherry said that he wanted to create a variety of music which was a mix of pop and R B. 1975 was the anticipation time of the team when the original members got divided and then were replaced by Rob’s cousin Coogie Stoddart in guitar, lead and vocal background and Joe bachmelter on Bass.

This new band was playing at the rock clubs around Pittsburgh. But later the clubs were also closed leaving the Band no other option but get started playing at disc clubs and bars. They were in to heavy metal stuff but the people came to them and demanded to play some funky stuff.

There came the idea of mixing rock with some funky music. Almost immediately they started “play that funky music” in the year 1976, which brought many people and they started liking it. It soon planed the announcement and was also selected for two Grammy awards and won the American award for the top R&B single of the year.

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“The Room” by Tommy Wiseau

2009-04-01T23:59:00.000-04:00

The film “The Room” was released in 2003. It is one of the independent films which is written, produced, and directed by Tommy Wiseau.

The film is a histrionic narration of a love triangle between a man, his best friend, and his fiancée. The movie stars Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle, Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman, Carolyn Minnott, and Robyn Paris.

Wiseau has spent more than $6 million on the movie production and its marketing, though he didn’t use any studio support. The movie was on a short run in Los Angeles, later it went on to develop an out of the ordinary follow in the city. The audiences were happy with the alleged unintentional humor which was produced in the film.

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Bo Burnham

2009-03-28T07:55:00.000-04:00

Bo Burnham The Massachusetts writer and also a comedian took YouTube by storm from some of his songs such as "My Whole Family..." and "New Math," and became a celebrity of YouTube and over the internet when in high school.

All his songs and rhymes are very simple and are connected on multiple levels that had the listener discovering more jokes after multiple listens. The first release of Bo Burnham was an online-only EP last summer, Bo Fo Sho, that was half old songs and half new, which included the hilarious "High School Party (Girl)" and "H-O-A-R."

Bo has released a self-titled debut album, in order to satisfy fans' taste for his politically incorrect satire. His act is totally different when live and the experiences from his songs on YouTube or his EP are awesome.

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"Naturally 7"

2009-03-19T06:26:00.000-04:00

Naturally 7 has given there performance in the Leno last night and to watch there show will make all the musicians jump on there feet. They perform their show without instrument and that’s the main attraction about this team.

They use their vocal chords, drums, baselines almost everything. They enjoy each others company and perform their art. Watch there performance videos on YouTube and enjoy their art of music creation.

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American Idol Season 8 Top 10

2009-03-19T06:25:00.000-04:00

The American Idol Season 8 Top 10 contestants are given below:

1. Anoop Desai
2. Kris Allen
3. Danny Gokey
4. Matt Giraud
5. Michael Sarver
6. Scott McIntyre
7. Lil {Little} Rounds
8. Adam Lambert
9. Megan Corkrey
10. Allison Iraheta

Alexis Grace did not make it to the American Idol Season 8 top 10 as she has got eliminated by receiving less number of viewers’ votes. Alexis is a 21-year-old singer who was hesitating during the Grand Ole Opry Week on American Idol, and her version of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” has made the audience decide that she is not good enough to be in the Top 10. The remaining 10 contestants will join the summer Idol tour from this week.

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Brad Paisley’s "Then" Lyrics

2009-03-19T06:24:00.000-04:00

Brad Paisley’s brand new single “Then” will be performed on the American Idol Season 8. Below is the lyric of the song.

I remember trying not to stare
The night that I first met you,
You had me mesmerized,
And three weeks weeks later,
In the front porch light,
Taking 45 minutes just to kiss goodnight.
I hadn’t told you then,
That I loved you then,

And now you’re my whole life,
And now you’re my whole world,
And I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl,
Like a river needs the sea, Stronger than it’s ever been,
We've come so far since that day,
And I thought I loved you then

I remember taking you back to where I first met you,
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn’t care,
I got down on one knee right there,
And once again
I thought I loved you then,

And now you’re my whole life,
And now you’re my whole world,
And I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl,
Like a river needs the sea, Stronger than it’s ever been,
We've come so far since that day,
And I thought I loved you then

I can just see you, with a baby on the way
I can just see you, when your hair is turning gray
What I can’t see is how I’m ever gonna love you more
But I’ve said that before

Now you’re my whole life
Now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl,
We'll look back someday at this moment
And ill look at you and say
And I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then

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Brad Paisley Most Popular Country Singer

2009-03-19T06:19:00.001-04:00

A survey conducted by the Country Radio Broadcasters Inc. and Edison Research with 13000 listeners has proved that Brad Paisley is the most popular singer on country radio today.

Brad Paisley has completed his Paisley Party Tour which was seven months long on Saturday by playing the Sommet Center in Nashville. His show was sold out much in advance and had audience and fans of over 13,000 who were present. Along with Brad Paisley was the guitarist from Blues Robben Ford who closed the show.

According to the Pollstar magazine the tour played to more than 775,000 people on 64 dates and is currently the sixth overall tour. He will be on the Next Episode of American Idol performing for the contestants and will be a part of "Grand Ole Opry Week."

He will sing his new song “Then” for the first time on national television. The first single from his upcoming "American Saturday Night" album will also be commercially available as a digital single to coincide with Paisley's performance on Idol.

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“You Were Always On My Mind”

2009-03-18T08:12:00.000-04:00

Anoop Desai one of the contestants of the American Idol Season 8 gave his performance in the country music of “You Were Always On My Mind”. It was one of his best vocal so far in the Season.

Simon said “Anoop is back. I am so proud of you. The love fit you with this song.”
You went from zero to hero. That was one of my favorite performances of the whole night said Randy. You can really sing. You proved it. I liked the arrangement commented Kara. Very hard to do what you did tonight. What you did tonight was amazing. Best performance of the night.

Maybe I didnt treat you
Quite as good as I should have
Maybe I didnt love you
Quite as often as I could have
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time

You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasnt died
Give me, give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Maybe I didnt hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
Im so happy that youre mine
If I make you feel second best
Girl, Im sorry I was blind

You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasnt died
Give me, give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind

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Jesus, Take the Wheel Lyrics

2009-03-18T08:11:00.001-04:00

Jesus, Take the Wheel Lyrics is given below:

She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy with the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low on faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attention
she was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was sooo scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my life
I know I've got to change
So from now on tonight

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on

Ooh, Jesus take the wheel
Ooh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel
Ooh, take it, take it from me
Ooh ooh wah ah ooh ooh ooh

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Randy Travis The Guest Mentor

2009-03-18T08:10:00.001-04:00

Randy Travis joined the American Idol crew to help the contestants with the country songs and was a guest mentor of the show.

In the last episode Anoop Desai out shined everyone else. He gave a beautiful, heartfelt performance of a classic - Willie Nelson’s “Always on My Mind.” Megan Joy who was with Anoop Desai fighting for her survival last week, gave a nice performance of Patsy Cline’s “Walking After Midnight.” in spite of having the flu.

Kris Allen sang “To Make You Feel My Love” a Garth Brook song and made it more beautiful. Randy Travis called him a great ballad singer. Matt Giraud and Danny Gokey gave performance of Carrie Underwood songs. Matt sang his version “So Small” and Danny’s performed “Jesus Take the Wheel.”

Alexis Grace gave performance of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and gave a different performance. Adam Lambert’s performance of “Ring of Fire” was also good he got general reaction about his performance from Randy Travis.

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Conway Twitty

2009-03-16T05:13:00.001-04:00

Conway Twitty was the Nashville's king of the boudoir who had 55 Number One country singles in the 1960s, '70s and '80s. Along with this he had success on the pop charts as well. He made his presence in the top ten from the late sixties until the early nineties.

Some of his hit tracks are “It’s Only Make Believe” from the 1958 album Conway Twitty Sings. “Hello Darlin’” from the 1970 album Hello Darlin’ is Still his signature song, “How Much More Can She Stand” from the 1971 album How Much More Can She Stand.

“You’ve Never Been This Far Before” from the 1973 album You’ve Never Been This Far Before, “Linda on My Mind” from the 1975 album Linda on My Mind, “Don’t Cry Joni” from the 1975 album The High Priest of Country Music, “This Time I’ve Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me” from the 1976 album Twitty, “I’d Just Love to Lay You Down” from the 1980 album Heart & Soul, “Tight Fittin’ Jeans” from the 1981 album Mr. T, “That’s My Job” from the 1987 album Borderline

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My Side Of The Story Lyrics

2009-03-12T08:19:00.001-04:00

Keep excuses to yourself.
I'll come from the back door and catch you off guard.
Did you really think you were all by yourself?
I'll catch you off guard.

Sit down somewhere in your room.
Will I get you? Will I get you?
Will you still send all your letters when I'm not home?
Will you still write them?

And I am the reason you're always complaining.
This is my side of the story, but she always knows it,
And I already know what I've been missing.

Well kept secrets you kept to yourself.
I don't want to hear them. Where is your argument?
"You can't hate me for this." I'll keep you right where I want you.
She said, "Stop running your mouth off."

Sit down somewhere in your room.
Will I get you? Will I get you?
Will you still send all your letters when I'm not home?
Will you still write them?

And I am the reason you're always complaining.
This is my side of the story, but she always knows it,
And I already know what I've been missing,
Been missing.

No, no, no, you won't regret,
'cause I'm just your selfish little catch.
I'll sit in your apartment as I bide my time.
You don't have to think about me now.
So just start to tune me out.
It will make you think you're all alone.

So keep excuses to yourself.
I'll come from the back door
I'll catch you off guard.
Did you really think you were all by yourself?

'Cause I am the reason you're always complaining.
This is my side of the story, but she always knows it,
And I already know what I've been missing.

And I am the reason you're always complaining.
This is my side of the story, but she always knows it,
And I already know what I've been missing.

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"Home Sweet Home" lyrics

2009-03-12T08:11:00.000-04:00

Carrie Underwood known as the country music queen sings her version of Motley Crue’s classic “Home Sweet Home” which was the send-off song of American Idol Season 8.

The lyric of “Home Sweet Home” is given below:

You know I'm a dreamer
But my heart's of gold
I had to run away and hide
Cause I couldn't go home
Just when things went right
Suddenly it all went wrong
Just take this song and you'll never feel
Left all alone

Take me to your heart
Feel me in your bones
Just one more night
And I'm comin' off this
Long & winding road

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
Home sweet home
Tonight, tonight
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
Home sweet home

You know that I've seen
Too many romantic dreams
Up in lights, fallin' off the silver screen

My heart's like an open book
For the whole world to read
Sometimes nothing keeps me together at the seams

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
Home sweet home
Tonight, tonight
I'm on my way
Just set me free
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home

I'm on my way
I'm on my way
Home Sweet Home
Yeah
I'm on my way
Just set me free
Home Sweet Home

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Kelly Clarkson Has Gained Weight

2009-03-12T08:09:00.001-04:00

"Oh, my God, I have no desire," 26 years old Winner of American Idol tells USA Today. "I would not be a good mother.”I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew," she continues. "And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids -- because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But...my job is too selfish."

"I went to see He's Just Not That Into You the other night, and honestly, you walk away from that movie feeling so glad that you're single," she says.

"I went with friends who are my backup singers on the road, and have their own group, and we were like, where do we even meet people when you're working so much?" "I mean, we travel with a bunch of married men! And I love working; I can't see myself not doing this."

"I'm not against it. If I found a guy who could handle my job, that would be cool," she says. "But I've dated a couple of guys who were awesome, and the celebrity part of my life and the traveling part are hard to get around.

"You never get to see each other, especially if you're both musicians," tells Clarkson, who has dated the singer/songwriter Graham Colton.

Clarkson Confirms that fame has not let her change and says "It would be easy for me to go, 'Whatever, I'll be a fembot.' But I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway," she says. "I'm basically the same person I was when I won Idol, or when I was 10.

"Maybe it sounds cheesy, but in a world that is not normal, my goal is to continue doing what I love and feeling good about it. That's it."

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"Nixie"

2009-03-12T08:07:00.001-04:00

The Nixie's Song is from the series of Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles which is written by Holly Black who has written 3 teen books, 1 graphic novel and 6 other children's books. She lives in Massachusetts.

In this Children’s book genre, there are two kids who have found a legendary Nixie in one of the ponds near their house. The nixie would be looking for help to find her sisters.

It’s a great story which has the main characters trust the magical creatures and also is a humorous one. The breaking of the fourth wall is very well put up. I liked it better than the original Spiderwick Chronicles or about the same. In all, it was a good short story and I will be reading the rest of the new series.

Michael Jackson Songs On American Idol 8

2009-03-11T07:57:00.002-04:00

The top 13 finals of American Idol 8 have started with all Michael Jackson songs. And also with that is the announcement by Simon Cowell which said that there might be a double elimination tomorrow, which will make 2 of the American Idol contestants return home tomorrow!

Lil Rounds - sings “The Way You Make Me Feel.” Randy said this is the way to kick off the season and he loved it; Kara said she was great; Paula said she’s a force to be reckoned with; Simon thought it was a little song choice, thought it was good and hated what she was wearing!

Scott MacIntyre - sings “Keep the Faith” and plays piano. Kara liked the message that he delivered with the song and loves that he’s true to himself; Paula said it was a lovely performance; Simon hated it because nobody knows the song; Randy said the performance seemed safe and he wants to see more sparks.

Danny Gokey sings “Pretty Young Thing.” Paula gets weepy and thinks he’ll go to the finals; Simon thought the vocals were brilliant but thought the dancing was hideous; Randy said he loved it all; Kara said he brings his joy to the stage.

Michael Sarver sings “You Are Not Alone.” Simon said he gave it 110%; Randy said he’s one of the best; Kara said he did a great job; Paula said he sounded lovely.

Jasmine Murray sings “I’ll Be There.” Randy said he was impressed; Kara said she sold it and has great stage presence; Paula said she had some bright moments and some times when she was “under;” Simon thought it was a little bit robotic.

Kris Allen sings “Remember the Time” and plays guitar. Kara said playing the guitar helps him performance-wise; Paula said he’s adorable-sexy and he did a great job; Simon wasn’t sure the song suited the guitar; Randy said it was a job well-done.

Allison Iraheta sings “Give in to Me.” Paula said she’s a rock star and we’ll be seeing more of her; Simon said it was very good; Randy said she’s one to watch; Kara said she did a great job.

Anoop Desai sings “Beat It.” Paula said she thinks the song is untouchable, but she loves him; Simon said it was horrible, karoake; Randy said it was the wrong choice; Kara felt disconnected from him.

Jorge Nunez sings “Never Can Say Goodbye.” Randy wasn’t thrilled with the song choice; Kara didn’t feel the emotional connection; Paula didn’t think the song was right; Simon thought the arrangement was old fashioned.

Megan Joy Corkrey sings “Rockin’ Robin.” Kara said she injected her personality into it, but she wants to see more range; Paula loves the unique tone, but felt disconnected; Simon said it was a stupid song choice and vocals weren’t very good; Randy wasn’t a fan either.

Adam Lambert sings “Black or White.” Paula says we’ll be seeing him in the finals; Simon said it was in a totally different league from everything else of the night; Randy said he could make a record right now and loves him; Kara said she hopes Michael Jackson is watching this.

Matt Giraud sings “Human Nature” and plays piano. Randy said he liked it; Kara said she hopes to see him for many more weeks; Paula was blown away; Simon said it was very good.

Alexis Grace sings “Dirty Diana.” Kara said she’s a naughty girl and she liked it; Paula said to watch over singing; Simon said it was too over the top; Randy liked the attitude and thought it was good.

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Megan Joy Corkrey sings “Rockin Robin”

2009-03-11T07:57:00.000-04:00

In American Idol Top 13 Megan Joy Corkrey sings “Rockin Robin” with her unique voice and unveils her concealed capacity in this performance

Rockin Robin lyrics

He rocks in the tree top all the day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birds down Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

Chorus:
Rockin’ robin, tweet! Tweet! Tweet!
Rockin’ robin, tweet! Tweet! Tweet!
Go rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
FLAPPIN’ THEIR WINGS singin’ go bird go!

Chorus

MUSICAL INTERLUDE

Pretty little raven at the bird bandstand
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
They started going steady and a-bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole!

He rocks in the tree top all the day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies down Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet!

Chorus
Pretty little raven at the bird bandstand
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
They started going steady and a-bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole!

He rocks in the tree top all the day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies down Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet!

Chorus

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Is Ickett MIA's Son's Name?

2009-03-07T06:55:00.001-05:00

According to the reports by Latina the rapper M.I.A. has named her baby boy as "Ickett." But M.I.A. Benjamin Bronfman is exploding to the report that claims that her son’s name is Ickett. She has also commented in her MySpace blog saying:

“MY BABY IS NOT CALLED ICKITT, PICKIT OR LICKIT THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS. HES A BABY , HE DONT NEED PRESS!
I DIDNT RELEASE THE BABY NAME BECAUSE I DIDNT THINK IT WAS NEWS!!!!
BUT I WILL BE BACK WITH SOMETHING NEWS WORTHY SOON , TILL THEN GO PICK ON APPLE, SATCHEL AND MOON UNIT.
LOTS OF LOVE STICKIT!! “

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Its American Idol Top 13

2009-03-06T02:49:00.000-05:00

To leave the audience and the viewers in shock the American Idol Season 8 gave a surprising twist on Thursday by announcing the Top 13 American Idol Contestants instead of Top 12.

There were 4 wild card contestants who were selected and allowed to rejoin American Idol on Thursday which has made it Top 13 contestants.

The wild card entries were Jasmine Murray, Megan Corkrey and Matt Giraud who got the judges wishes and blessing, but when the show was about to go off the air Simon One of te h judge of American Idol announced that Anoop Desai is also selected by saying "We decided recently we're going to make this a Top 13."

So, the contestants who have made it to the American Idol season 8 top 13 are:

1. Adam Lambert
2. Alexis Grace
3. Allison Iraheta
4. Danny Gokey
5. Jasmine Murray
6. Jorge Nunez
7. Kris Allen
8. Lil Rounds
9. Matt Giraud
10. Megan Joy Corkrey
11. Michael Sarver
12. Scott MacIntyre
13. Anoop Desai

Watch the American Idol contestants fight and compete against each other from next Tuesday.

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Anoop Desai's "My Prerogative"

2009-03-06T02:29:00.000-05:00

Anoop Desai performed the "My Prerogative" the R&B groove by Bobby Brown's. His performance got the American Idol Season 8 Judge Paula on her feet.

The audience went wild. But Simon said that he thinks Anoop Desai is like an enthusiastic dog. He also said that he's seeing the Anoop he likes before.

Randy comments that he, too, has sung the song before but that he did it better this time. Kara declares that this performance was the best he had done and that she wanted to get up and dance, though she doesn't like to dance.

Paula remarks his performance by saying everyone loved the performance and then says to be careful with his song selection. All the judges meant to say that Anoop Desai has a future on the American Idol Season 8.

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American Idol Top 12 Season 8?

2009-03-06T01:31:00.000-05:00

The top 12 of American Idol Season 8 was given an exciting twist and made American Idol top 13 Season 8 and the contestants who have made it to the American Idol season 8 top 13 are:

1. Adam Lambert
2. Alexis Grace
3. Allison Iraheta
4. Danny Gokey
5. Jasmine Murray
6. Jorge Nunez
7. Kris Allen
8. Lil Rounds
9. Matt Giraud
10. Megan Joy Corkrey
11. Michael Sarver
12. Scott MacIntyre
13. Anoop Desai

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Scott MacIntyre Mandolin Rain

2009-03-05T06:31:00.001-05:00

Scott MacIntyre the contestant of American Idol sang "Mandolin Rain". He gave his audition in Phoenix, Arizona and is a survivor of several Hollywood auditions, too. Now, Scott MacIntyre finally made it American Idol Season 8 Top 36.

He was remarked by the judges as:

Randy - “This wasn’t the most perfect vocal, but you had to hit the big notes you really hit them.”
Kara - “You move mountains. You’re passionate about it and you don’t make excuses.”
Paula - “You blessed us all with your gift.”
Simon - “You’re growing on me. I think there are better singers in the competition. You’re the only one I think I’ll remember.”

Below is the lyrics of "Mandolin Rain" which was a song taken off The Way It Is album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

The song came and went
Like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
I laughed and shed smile
It would last for awhile
You dont know what you got till you lose it all again

Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go

A cool evening dance
Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
>from the air till they play the last song
Ill do my time
Keeping you off my mind but theres moments
That I find, Im not feeling so strong

Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go

Running down by the lakeshore
She did love the sound of a summer storm
It played on the lake like a mandolin
Now its washing her away again

Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go

The boats steaming in
I watch the sidewheel spin and i
Think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I cant change my mind
I knew all the time that shed go
But thats a choice I made long ago

Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go

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Alex Wagner-Trugman

2009-03-04T02:28:00.000-05:00

Alex Wagner-Trugman the goofy dancer sang "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" by Elton John's on American Idol 8 Top 36. His performance of "That's Why They Call It The Blues" had many good moments, but it fell a bit short.

At one moment there was an odd scream which took place while singing and Kara pointed out how off putting it was. At the end Alex Wagner Trugman was a little more than the character from the auditions that made it further than anybody ever expected him to.

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Arianna Afsar Performance Of "The Winner Takes it All"

2009-03-04T01:43:00.001-05:00

Arianna Afsar performs the song "The Winner Takes it All" on American Idol 8 Top 36. This song was originally sung by ABBA.

The lyric of this song is given below:

I dont wanna talk
About the things weve gone through
Though its hurting me
Now its history
Ive played all my cards
And thats what youve done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
Thats her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking Id be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
Its simple and its plain
Why should I complain.

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I dont wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
Youve come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all...

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"How Old Is Simon Cowell?"

2009-02-26T06:01:00.000-05:00

Simon Cowell was joking and he said in the news today that he will have his dead body frozen that's why people became curious of how old is Simon Cowell.

Simon Cowell was born on October 07, 1959 and he is 49 years old. Simon was weeping about the monotonous "horrible" performances of the Group 2 in American Idol 8.

There were fine performances by Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert. and not to forget Jesse Langseth was also good when she performed Bette Davis Eyes.

Simon Cowell is happy with all the performances so far in Season 8, saying changes to the semifinal structure, including the return of judges’ wild-card picks, will yield better finalists.

The judges will have the right to bring back eight or nine singers from the contest and pick three to round out the Top 12 contestants in the Americal Idol. Simon cowell says “I think when we put the 12 together, there will be more personality, more interest and just more diversity.”

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Kris Allen And "Man In The Mirror"

2009-02-26T05:51:00.000-05:00

Kris Allen performs the song “Man in the Mirror” on American Idol 8 Top 36 by Michael Jackson last night.

Kris Allen made his best attempt to mark his performance as the best by singing “Man in the Mirror”. The judges were happy with the performance and agreed that Kris Allen showed his personality and were proud of his efforts.

Attempting to sing a song with Michael Jackson is very hard for any artist to even attempt, but Kris Allen gave his best shot and did amazingly well in the performance. Simon thinks the girls will love Kris Allen, and sometimes in American Idol, that's all it takes.

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"If You Could Only See" - Lyrics

2009-02-26T05:44:00.000-05:00

If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Well you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations
They cut me down to size

Sayin you love but you dont
You give your love but you wont

If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Seems the road less traveled
Shows happiness unraveled
And you got to take a little dirt
To keep what you love
Thats what you gotta do

Sayin you love but you dont
You give your love but you wont
Youre stretching out your arms to something thats just not there
Sayin you love where you stand
Give your heart when you can

If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Sayin you love but you dont
You give your love but you wont
Sayin you love where you stand
Give your heart when you can

If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
When she says she loves me

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"Drops Of Jupiter" Lyrics

2009-02-26T05:41:00.000-05:00

The lyrics of Drops Of Jupiter is below:

Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey
She acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there’s time to change, hey, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey

Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while
You were looking for yourself out there

Now that she’s back from her soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey
She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo
Reminds me that there’s time to grow, hey, hey

Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
I’m afraid that she might think of me as plain ol’ Jane
Told a story about a man who is too afraid
To fly so he never did land

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance
Along the light of day
And head beck to the Milky Way
And tell me, did Venus blow your mind
Was it everything you wanted to find
And did you miss me while
You were looking for yourself out there

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you
Even when I know you’re wrong
Can you imagine no first dance,
Freeze dried romance five-hour phone
conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had… and me

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance
Along the light of day
And head back toward the Milky Way

Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while
You were looking for yourself

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na….

And Did you finally get the chance to dance
Along the light of day

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na….

And did you fall for a shooting star
Fall for a shooting star
And you were looking for yourself out there.

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"Bette Davis Eyes" By Kim Carnes

2009-02-26T04:51:00.000-05:00

Jesse Langseth could not makehis mark from her performance tonight, she sang "Betty Davis Eyes," but the song did not help her rise above from the rest in the competition.

"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song by Kim Carnes from "Mistaken Identity" which was released on April 9, 1981.The song was written in the honor of the famous actress Ruth Elizabeth “Bette” Davis.

The lyrics of the song follow:

Her hair is Harlowe gold
Her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold
She’s got Bette Davis eyes
She’ll turn her music on you
You won’t have to think twice
She’s pure as New York snow
She got Bette Davis eyes

And she’ll tease you
She’ll unease you
All the better just to please you
She’s precocious and she knows just
What it takes to make a pro blush
She got Greta Garbo stand off sighs
She’s got Bette Davis eyes

She’ll let you take her home
It whets her appetite
She’ll lay you on her throne
She got Bette Davis eyes
She’ll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice
Until you come out blue
She’s got Bette Davis eyes

She’ll expose you, when she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you
She’s ferocious and she knows just
What it takes to make a pro blush
All the boys think she’s a spy
She’s got Bette Davis eyes

And she’ll tease you
She’ll unease you
All the better just to please ya
She’s precocious, and she knows just
What it takes to make a pro blush
All the boys think she’s a spy
She’s got Bette Davis eyes

She’ll tease you
She’ll unease you
Just to please ya
She’s got Bette Davis eyes
She’ll expose you, when she snows you
She knows ya
She’s got Bette Davis eyes

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Are You Jonas Brothers Fan?

2009-02-24T06:42:00.001-05:00

The 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony which was officially aired by ABC has now completed extensive programs related to the prime movie event.

Correspondent Barbara Walters did all the investigation and interrogation of several movie stars in one hour special. Jonas Brothers in particular sat down to answer some burning questions from Barbara and said about their daily life.

Barbara began the special event with the introduction of each of the brothers and continued on with their achievements. She also interviewed the boys' parents, Denise and Kevin Sr., and went to the theater with the trio to watch their latest 3D movie "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience".

In this session, Barbara also asked the boys to describe each other. Kevin Jonas praised Joe Jonas as an incredible stage performer who has a Mick Jagger persona while Joe said that his younger brother Nick Jonas is wise for his age. Nick, asked to describe Kevin, said, "Kevin is very enthusiastic. And also a dreamer, which is good. And at times kind of challenging, but it's always fun."

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"Man On Wire" And "Smile Pinki" Won The Oscars

2009-02-23T06:49:00.001-05:00

James Marsh's "Man On Wire" and Megan Mylan's "Smile Pinki" have won the Academy Award at the 81st annual Oscars in Hollywood.

the illusionist Philippe Petit balanced the Oscar statue on his chin and did a magic trick after "Man on Wire". Well he is a daredevil. This incredible film about thew insane tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, won the Oscar for best documentary as well.

"Man on Wire" is so very wonderfully captured who Petit is, what motivates him and the gift that compulsive drive gave the rest of us. And it helped our batting average for the night, which ain't too shabby.

"Michael Crichton"

2009-02-23T06:44:00.000-05:00

According to some reports Michael Crichton the author of "Jurassic Park" and "ER" exec producer had a prenup with his wife.

As for everything else Crichton had when he died last November, it remains in the John Michael Crichton Living Trust, which he created before he died.

Now, the beneficiaries of that trust and John's foundation are en cashing his money. Crichton cash register which was maintained during his lifetime, reportedly says that he had earned at one point earning of $100 million a year.

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Domo Arigato "Mr Roboto"

2009-02-23T06:17:00.001-05:00

Kunio Kato Won the Best Animated Short Film Awards for his “La Maison en Petits Cubes” at the 81st Annual Academy Awards on Sunday at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

“Mr. Roboto” is a song written by Dennis DeYoung and performed by the band Styx on their 1983 concept album "Kilroy Was Here"

After Receiving he said “So heavy. Thank you very much. Thank you, my supporters,” Kato said. “Thank you, all my staff. Thank you, my producer. Thank you, Academy. Thank you, animation. Thank you my company, Robot. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. Thank you very much.”

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Rebbie Jackson Is The Oldest Jackson

2009-02-20T06:51:00.001-05:00

Know the family tree of the Jackson’s :

REBBIE JACKSON
Rebbie is the oldest Jackson child. She had a '80s hit with "Centipede" and played Vegas before retiring. She's the only Jackson to maintain a longtime relationship. She's been married to her high school sweetheart since 1968. Other Jacksons take note.

MICHAEL JACKSON
The biggest Jackson family star by a long shot, Michael has sold over 750 million records and is considered by Guinness World Records to be the most successful entertainer of all time. Plus, he's survived a rumored flesh-eating disorder (or at least everything but his nose). Still, he's pretty close to broke and is auctioning off his belongings in April. I hope he saves a few things for Marlon's museum.

JERMAINE JACKSON
The bass-playing heartthrob of the group, Jermaine had a brief solo career that included a duet with Pia Zadora. Jermaine is now an international reality-show star. He's been on "Australian Idol," "Celebrity Big Brother UK," and CMT's "Gone Country."

LaTOYA JACKSON
The middle daughter hasn't had much success professionally or personally. She released some forgettable singles, famously appeared in Playboy, and followed her brother Jermaine into the reality TV black hole. LaToya made her own "Celebrity Big Brother UK" appearance in 2009, then tried to earn some extra cash by charging fans for a meet-and-greet.

MARLON JACKSON
Aside from his Nigerian slave theme park/Jackson 5 museum resort, Marlon plays the real estate game in Southern California. Real estate prices are probably better in Nigeria than California these days.

TITO JACKSON
Immortalized by Eddie Murphy ("Tito, get me a tissue"), Tito now plays guitar in his own blues band and manages his sons' group, 3T. According to his website, a new album is expected shortly.

JANET JACKSON
The youngest Jackson has starred in two of the all-time coolest '70s and '80s sitcoms: "Good Times" and "Different Strokes." She could have just stopped there, and her place in history would have been secure. But she made one more legendary TV appearance with Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII. I prefer her in "Good Times." Lately, she's plotting another makeover. Her website is down ("new website coming soon"), and she parted ways with her label, Island Def Jam.

RANDY JACKSON
No, not that Randy Jackson. This one is the youngest Jackson brother, and he's a long way from "American Idol." He made one album under the name Randy & the Gypsys and now supposedly fixes cars in L.A, according to the New York Post.

JACKIE JACKSON
Jackie's closest brush with reality-show fame is a rumored affair with Paula Abdul in the '80s. Now he watches his son rap under the name DealZ.

JOSEPH JACKSON
He is the controversial patriarch who led his family to musical domination, then watched them slide into strangeness. He was a boxer, a musician, and a strict disciplinarian (to put it mildly). With no more Jacksons left to manage, Joe announced he was opening a boot camp for up-and-coming hip-hop artists. His goal was to "clean it up." Jackson family values, for sure.

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"Natural Woman" Sung By Ann Marie Boskovich

2009-02-18T03:45:00.001-05:00

Ann Marie Boskovich chooses the song “Natural Woman” by Aretha to perform in the American Idol 8 Top 36.

The comments by the Judges were:

Randy said – “This song for me is not the right choice for you - this is a big vocal song - fell far below”

Kara commented by saying – “It’s been a challenge to lose the demo singer thing - you have to kill it, it feels a bit old fashioned”

Paula – “Compared to Hollywood week, I think you actually did better, it’s a huge song and requires a tremendous amount of soulfulness”
Simon said “If we were searching for the best hotel singer in America you would make it, your voice is not good enough for that song, it destroyed you, you may have ruined your one chance”

If you want to vote for Ann Marie Boskovitch then you have to call Phone Number: 1-866-idols-09. Enjoy the rest of the show.

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American Idol Voting Starts

2009-02-18T02:50:00.003-05:00

The voting processes for American Idol will start from today. Thre are 12 contestants out of which only 3 will move on. This decision is now in America’s votes.

The theme for tonight is Top 10 songs from the Billboard 100, any year. Below is the list of the American Idol contestants along with their choice of song for the performance.

Jackie Tohn will start the night. He is singing “Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley, IMO. Judges comments: Randy says “Not blown away by vocals, but you entertained” Kara “You can work a stage” and agrees that the vocals was not that good. Paula – “Got me up dancing” Simon – “You played the clown, the performance ungainly, gimmicky- don’t think public will like it very much”

Ricky Braddy is next who is singing “A Song For You” - Leon Russell. Good voice, ballad singer for sure. Judges: Randy “I liked it, way to start season, unbelievable nice voice” Kara – “You killed that- that was amazing” Paula – “I’m proud that American gets to see how talented, deserve to go very far” Simon – “Very very good”

Alexis Grace, singing “Never Loved A Man”- Aretha. Judges say: Randy “You found the soul, you worked it out, I’m loving you right now” Kara – “The genie is out of the bottle, you released something, pleasure to watch you come out of shell, I loved it” Paula – “You have the ability to present so much soul, so much passion, what’s inside is so large” Simon – “I think you by a mile are the best contestant we have, you actually do have soul, you have confidence, may be dark horse in this competition, reminds me of Kelly Clarkson”

Brent Keith Smith, singing country “Hick Town” - Jason Aldean. Judges: Randy – “I like that you returned to the country roots, new edge with own country swagger” Kara – “I like you - thinks he was a little safe, more in him than that” Paula – “Wants American to remember auditions, safe song for you, I definitely see you as country artist” Simon – “You’ve got one shot - nice guy, nice voice - you did something safe, not original, you may have blown opportunity by being forgetable”

Stevie Wright, singing “You Belong To Me” by Taylor Swift. Judges: Randy – “WOW, first one, it was not hot for me, I wasn’t feeling it at all, that was safe for you” Kara – “I have to agree with you, we wanted you to be young, song that had nothing to do with you” Paula – “I agree with these two - not right song for you” Simon – “It was terrible, the song is okay, you were out of tune, at least you got some experience, there is zero chance of you making through”

Anoop Desai singing “Angel of Mine” - Monica. Judges: Randy – “Interesting song choice, but the song to me was a little sharp - not with the band in background” Kara – “It’s a hard song to sing and I’m not sure you had the capability to nail it as it needs to be nailed” Paula – “America has connected with you in a large way - a different side of you” Simon – “Little too grown up for you, a bit too serious for you, have massive likability in your favor”.

Casey Carlson, singing Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - Police. Judges: Randy - that was not good for me - kinda weird for me - wrong for you, he gives the first “karaoke” comment tonight; Kara - everything about that was wrong; Paula - picking that song, no connection, phrasing was weird, didn’t think about what you were singing; Simon - she tells Simon she had fun, the singing was atrocious, and you could not have chosen a worse song, it doesn’t tell us what kind of artist you want to be, you got one massive opportunity tonight, you threw it away.

Michael Sarver, singing I Don’t Want to Be - Gavin McGraw. Judges: Randy - good part is you definitely got it, rough, first verse was a little weird - didn’t perform it that well; Kara - crowd pleaser song, but it wasn’t your best performance; Paula - I thought you did a real good job, I think you showed us a different side of you - changing hands with mike is distracting; Simon - gives people like you an opportunity, we like you, honest hard working who needs a break, it wasn’t the best vocal I’ve ever heard - if you get through it’s because people like you, I hope America does give you another shot.

Anne Marie Boskovitch, singing Natual Woman - Aretha. Judges: Randy - this song for me is not the right choice for you - this is a big vocal song - fell far below; Kara - it’s been a challenge to lose the demo singer thing - you have to kill it, it feels a bit old fashioned; Paula - Compared to Hollywood week, I think you actually did better, it’s a huge song and requires a tremendous amount of soulfullness; Simon - if we were searching for the best hotel singer in America you would make it, your voice is not good enough for that song, it destroyed you, you may have ruined your one chance.

Stephen Fowler, singing Rock With You - Michael Jackson. Judges: Randy - when we saw you first time, such a different kind of song for you, not in the right place for you - it was pitchy, not good; Kara - I got more from you at the piano when you forgot the lyrics, that song doesn’t give you any room to interpret; Paula - I’m glad you remembered the lyrics, better if you had proven you could sing that David Cook song, that song belongs to one artist; Simon - I wish you had forgetten the lyrics, a pointless performance, terrible arrangment, it was corney.

Tatiana Del Torro, singing I’m Saving All of My Love For You - Whitney Houston. Judges: Randy - when I heard you were singing this, I said oh no, you had some moments, she actually can sing - the melody on the 2nd verse was weird; Kara - it’s a roller coaster ride with you, I never know what you are going to pull, there were monments, you hit some of those notes, where do you fit, that’s my question; Paula - I think you are the most talked about contestant - this demure Tatiana I’m not used to, but I will say you closing note was beautiful, beautiful moments, pitchy moments, don’t know who you are today; Simon - you are a complete and utter drama queen, this is what it is with you, you are desperate to be famous, actually, surprisingly it wasn’t bad at all, better than I expected.

And we get to end the evening with Danny Gokey, singing Hero - Mariah Carey. Judges: Randy - redeemer of the night, that was blazing hot; Kara - you are the hero, you give us all hope, you were great; Paula - you are a stellar - sold out arena; Simon - it was good, I thought the arrangment, it wasn’t fantastic, it was good. I like you, I’m not buying the hype right now.

Choose Your American Idol NOW… The Voting Starts…

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"The Braddy Bunch" - Ricky Braddy

2009-02-18T02:31:00.000-05:00

Ricky Braddy has a fine sounding voice, but said that he has no character. Ricky Braddy was serving chicken fingers, and he quit to come on American Idol. Ricky has a distinct Southern accent.

Ricky Braddy was good in his auditions and Randy loved his performance initially. Though he fell separated in group day, but he had a great final Hollywood audition.

In the semi final round of American Idol Ricky Braddy sung Leon Russell "A Song For You." He did have one of the better voices of the night. The judges enjoyed his performance for sure.

Simon commented on his singing and his act by saying that he has all the star qualities, the self-belief or the charisma to go far. Randy loved his performance, he calls it "unbelievable. Kara gave her thoughts by saying "You killed that". Paula said, "Paula like song. Paula like Ricky. Paula thirsty."

With this was a surprise when Ricky's parents were shoot wearing t-shirts that says “The Braddy Bunch.”

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"This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb" The Sticker Confusion

2009-02-17T07:28:00.001-05:00

The bicycle owner was arrested Monday after the completion of police investigation about the bomb scare at Memphis International Airport.

John Greaud, the Vice President of Operations, Memphis International Airport, confirmed by saying "We cleared out a portion of the terminal building," The incident happened when an officer become aware of an upsetting sign which was stuck on the bike.

The note read as "We had a K-9 bomb dog respond," Greaud said. "They cleared the scene and indicated that it was not an explosive," he added.

Police would not let Action News 5 to get up close to the bike, but we could see the sticker just above the chain. It read "This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb."

"This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb" is the name of one of the folk-punk band from Pensacola, Florida. The band's bumper sticker was the reason for the confusion at airports in the past.

On Monday the Memphis Airport was at a stand-still and the roads leading into Memphis International as part of Terminal C was evacuated. "I saw a bunch of cops going over the bankings, going around people, cars waiting in traffic," traveler Dwayne Lapate said.

"Unfortunately, this is one of those things you can't plan for in great detail," Greaud said.

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Nickelodeon’s - “Spectacular!”

2009-02-17T06:56:00.001-05:00

The Nickelodeon’s movie “Spectacular!” Is an original new teenage musical. The stars of the movie are Smallville’s Nolan Gerard Funk as Nikko, who wants to be a rock star whose personal ambitions gets him kicked out of his homegrown rock band.

In the film, Greg Germann played “Ally McBeal” has the supporting role as the school’s disaffected music teacher and Nolan Gerard Funk stars as Nikko.

This is Nickelodeon’s new musical film “Spectacular!“ which premieres tonight at 8p.m. "Spectacular!" is Nickelodeon's answer to the Disney franchise. But the success of "HSM," "Camp Rock" and, to a certain extent, "Hannah Montana," the Jonas Brothers and even Nick's own "The Naked Brothers Band" simply marks a return of the old-fashioned, small-town musical that once ruled the big screen. You know, the ones in which a girl and a guy saved something or other by puttin' on a show.

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KissThisGuy - A Database Of Wrong Lyrics

2009-02-14T04:17:00.002-05:00

You might have heard some song which are very popular but with wrong lyrics. These wrong lyrics can be most serious to the most hilarious lines of song that we could ever think of.

Now a company has taken these mishear lyrics and have created a site dedicated to all the well, misheard lyrics. Named after the most popular misheard lyric of all time, KissThisGuy is a burlesque on how the music industry can be misinterpreted or simply misheard.

KissThisGuy is the largest interactive database of mishear lyrics with more than 100,000 submission. Many people who love this form of pop culture are meeting in this online service, the site owner has decided to put a social networking tune to the site.

In this site you can create your own profile and contribute a share of mishear lyrics. These lyrics are sorted spontaneously, and listed on various categories such as this week’s most popular, most popular of the year and many more categories.

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Audrey Danity Kane Is Back

2009-02-13T06:51:00.000-05:00

Danity Kane was one of the five members of the R&B group which came to life through the third season of MTV’s making the Band in 2005.

Aubrey Danity Kane is looking for a fresh start this year with a Playboy pictorial and new music on the way. Last week, Dawn Richard told MTV that Danity Kane is over. "My theme this year; let go of the past, and focus on all of the beautiful things that are about to fill our future!" was the comment that Danity Kane blogged. Also said that "I know most of you find that relevant to me in relation to my departure from dear ol' DK.

"I've stayed away from directly responding or commenting on the negativity, or misguided views and judgments that have unfortunately been the voice of summarizing Danity Kane ... it's only fair to finally put my thoughts of DK to rest."

She stated that being in the R&B group "was a beautiful experience, filled with all of life's wonderful ups and downs," and wrote that the reason for the split was not because the girls "suffered bad relationships, felt suffocated, unappreciated [and] sick of giving in."

In her recent interview she also said that "You may be seeing expression of emotions succeeding expression of actual reality, but that does not change the reality that every girl in this group had a dream, and we fought long and hard to see it become reality."

"I will forever be blessed to have had that experience,” "Each one of those girls is a talent to be reckoned with ... and beyond pure talent, which I hands down experienced on a daily basis from each girl, each girl really did want to be a role model and change the world in their own little way”

"And that's what made us real, what made us the truth, what made us something to believe in, and that inner desire on all of our parts has not changed."

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Jenn Korbee In American Idol

2009-02-12T07:09:00.000-05:00

Jenn Korbee a boot kids show host to perform in American idol tonight. The half of the married couple who made it to Hollywood week, but her husband was cut during group sing with the vocal duels with Kristen McNamara to whom Simon Cowell had commented as intentionally sang bad back up during group sing.

Wuthering Heights Music features vocal performances by Mark Ryan; Jenn Korbee; Jessica Keenan Wynn and Katie Boeck plus musical performances by Tina Guo and Brad Fernquist. The six songs available for single purchase or as an EP include "Heathcliff's Prayer" (Mark Ryan, Jenn Korbee); "I Love the Wind" (Mark Ryan, Jenn Korbee); "Kiss the Moon" (Mark Ryan); "Women" (Jenn Korbee, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Katie Boeck); "Dark Passion" (Mark Ryan, Jenn Korbee, Katie Boeck); and "I Am the Man" (Jenn Korbee). The Wuthering Heights Music website offers a promotional stream featuring four songs with narration by Ray Winstone and a video for "Women" directed by Mark Ryan.

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Ryan Adams And Mandy Moore Engaged

2009-02-12T04:46:00.000-05:00

The music world is shocked by the reports of sudden engagement of Mandy Moore and Rocker Ryan Adams.

The couple fell apart last year and Moore was spending most of her time with ex-boyfriend Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein as he recovered from a plane crash back in September 2008.

Ryan Adams has just released a digital-only EP Extra Cheese exclusively via iTunes. Adams is performing “Hey There, Mrs. Lovely” live since 1999 but has never song committed the fan favorite to a studio record until now.

The additional six tracks on the EP are samples of love songs picked from Adams’ impressive oeuvre: “Answering Bell” from 2001’s Gold, “Desire” from 2002’s Demolition, “Blossom” from 2005’s Cold Roses, “Two” from 2007’s Easy Tiger, “My Love For You Is Real” from the same year’s Follow The Lights EP, and “Evergreen” from Ryan & the Cardinals‘most recent album, Cardinology, released last fall.

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Why Did Chris Brown Beat Up Rihanna?

2009-02-11T06:35:00.002-05:00

Chris Brown And a woman got into a fight before the Grammy awards and Chirs was arrested because of domestic violence and it was then when we knew that the fight was between Chris Brown And his girl friend Rihanna.

Chris Brown was bailed out of the jail with an amount of $50,000. Now it appears that the fight was because Rihanna gave Chris Brown Herpes/STD.

Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection.

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Chuck Mangione American Flugelhorn Player

2009-02-11T05:45:00.000-05:00

Chuck Mangione has been serving as a faculty of the Eastman School of Music. He has not made any album as a lead since eight years, but all of a sudden comes an extravagant but much liked double-LP fusion of jazz, pop, rock, folk and lush orchestrations which were recorded live in Rochester and issued independently with the aid of borrowed funds until Mercury picked it up.

Some of his best songs were

Richard Clayderman - Ballade Pour Adeline
Zamfir - Einsamer Hirte
Paul Mauriat - Isadora
Richard Clayderman - A Comme Amour
Georges Jouvin - Il Silenzio
Patrick Juvet - La Tristesse De Laura
George Winston - Thanksgiving
Frank Mills - The Poet And I
Billy Vaughn - Wheels
Narciso Yepes - Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue
Lee Oscar - Before The Rain
Jean Claude Borelly - Le Concerto De La Mer
Secret Garden - Song From A Secret Garden
Kenny G - Song Bird
Claude Ciari - Le Premier Pas
Bert Kaempfert - Wonderland By Night
Susanne Lundeng - Jeg Ser Deg Sote Lam
Yuhki Kuramoto - Romance
Chantays - Pipe Line
Paul Mauriat - La Reine De Saba
Paul Mauriat - Please Return To Pusan Port
Village Stompers - Washington Square
Richard Clayderman - Wild Flower
Roger Williams - Autumn Leaves

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Did Brown Beat Up Rihanna?

2009-02-09T02:19:00.007-05:00

Reports say that Rihanna and Chris Brown strangely left the smash by 12:20AM in the middle of P. Diddy's performance and were snapped in Brown's rented Lamborghini.

Ten minutes later, LAPD received a 911 call complaining a domestic violence in Hancock Park. And Chris Brown was arrested for domestic violence.

According to the police report, Chris Brown the R&B singer was with an ‘unidentified woman’ in a vehicle in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles early Sunday when an argument developed between them and they got out of the car.

Police had receive 911 call reporting violence and they claimed that the woman suffered “visible injuries and identified Brown as her attacker.” Chris Brown was not on the scene when authorities arrived.

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Chirs Brown Goes To Jail And Now Bailed Out

2009-02-09T02:19:00.006-05:00

Chris Brown the R&B singer who was arrested for domestic violence was released on a bail of $50,000 yesterday at approximately 6:30 PM. Brown, who was booked on charges of making felony criminal threats, faces up to 9 years in prison.

Some news reports say that Brown's superstar girlfriend, Rihanna, was the victim of the alleged attack case by Chris Brown, and she also suffered bruises, scratches and even a bite mark, but her family and friends are only saying "she is well."

On Friday, Brown and Rihanna were cozy at Timbaland's Pre-Grammy party. Rihanna also performed for the star-studded crowd. The singing duo also appeared at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy party on Saturday.

Rihanna and Chris mysteriously left the smash in the middle of P. Diddy's performance and were snapped in Brown's rented Lamborghini. Ten minutes later, LAPD received a 911 call complaining a domestic violence in Hancock Park.

Both the celebrity canceled their Grammy performances on Sunday afternoon giving Justin Timberlake and Al Green the opportunity for an unrehearsed Grammy performance.

Chris Brown was arrested and put into the jail by the LAPD and now been released.

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2009 Grammy Winners

2009-02-09T02:19:00.003-05:00

The winners of the Grammy Awards 2009

Record Of The Year
-Chasing Pavements/Adele
-Viva La Vida/Cold play
-Bleeding Love/Leona Lewis
-Paper Planes/M.I.A
-Please Read The Letter/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year
-Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends/Coldplay
-Tha Carter III/Lil Wayne
-Year Of The Gentleman/Ne-Yo
-Raising Sand/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
-In Rainbows/Radiohead

Song Of The Year
-American Boy/William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle)
-Chasing Pavements/Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
-I'm Yours/Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
-Love Song/Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
-Viva La Vida/Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best New Artist
-Adele
-Duffy
-Jonas Brothers
-Lady Antebellum
-Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
-Chasing Pavements/Adele
-Love Song/Sara Bareilles
-Mercy/Duffy
-Bleeding Love/Leona Lewis
-I Kissed A Girl/Katy Perry
-So What/Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
-All Summer Long/Kid Rock
-Say/John Mayer
-That Was Me/Paul McCartney
-I'm Yours/Jason Mraz
-Closer/Ne-Yo
-Wichita Lineman/James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
-Viva La Vida/Coldplay
-Waiting In The Weeds/Eagles
-Going On/Gnarls Barkley
-Won't Go Home Without You/Maroon 5
-Apologize/OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
-Lesson Learned/Alicia Keys & John Mayer
-4 Minutes/Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
-Rich Woman/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
-If I Never See Your Face Again/Rihanna & Maroon 5
-No Air/Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Vocal Album
-Detours/Sheryl Crow
-Rockferry/Duffy
-Long Road Out Of Eden/Eagles
-Spirit/Leona Lewis
-Covers/James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
-Harder Better Faster Stronger/Daft Punk
-Ready For The Floor/Hot Chip
-Just Dance/Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
-Give It 2 Me/Madonna
-Disturbia/Rihanna
-Black & Gold/Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album
-New York City/Brazilian Girls
-Alive 2007/Daft Punk
-Bring Ya To The Brink/Cyndi Lauper
-X/Kylie Minogue
-Last Night/Moby
-Robyn/Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
-Still Unforgettable/Natalie Cole
-The Sinatra Project/Michael Feinstein
-Noël/Josh Groban
-In The Swing Of Christmas/Barry Manilow
-Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall/Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
-Gravity/John Mayer
-I Saw Her Standing There/Paul McCartney
-Girls In Their Summer Clothes/Bruce Springsteen
-Rise/Eddie Vedder
-No Hidden Path/Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
-Rock N Roll Train/AC/DC
-Violet Hill/Coldplay
-Long Road Out Of Eden/Eagles
-Sex On Fire/Kings Of Leon
-House Of Cards/Radiohead

Best Rock Song
-Girls In Their Summer Clothes/Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
-House Of Cards/Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
-I Will Possess Your Heart/Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
-Sex On Fire/Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
-Violet Hill/Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album
-Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends/Coldplay
-Rock N Roll Jesus/Kid Rock
-Only By The Night/Kings Of Leon
-Death Magnetic/Metallica
-Consolers Of The Lonely/The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
-Modern Guilt/Beck
-Narrow Stairs/Death Cab For Cutie
-The Odd Couple/Gnarls Barkley
-Evil Urges/My Morning Jacket
-In Rainbows/Radiohead

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
-Me, Myself And I/Beyoncé
-Heaven Sent/Keyshia Cole
-Spotlight/Jennifer Hudson
-Superwoman/Alicia Keys
-Need U Bad/Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
-You're The Only One/Eric Benét
-Take You Down/Chris Brown
-Miss Independent/Ne-Yo
-Can't Help But Wait/Trey Songz
-Here I Stand/Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
-Ribbon In The Sky/Boyz II Men
-Words/Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
-Stay With Me (By The Sea)/Al Green Featuring John Legend
-I'm His Only Woman/Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
-Never Give You Up/Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best R&B Song
-Bust Your Windows/Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
-Customer/I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
-Heaven Sent/Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
-Miss Independent/M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
-Spotlight/Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

Best R&B Album
-Love & Life/Eric Benét
-Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA/Boyz II Men
-Lay It Down/Al Green
-Jennifer Hudson/Jennifer Hudson
-The Way I See It/Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album
-Growing Pains/Mary J. Blige
-Back Of My Lac'/J. Holiday
-First Love/Karina
-Year Of The Gentleman/Ne-Yo
-Fearless/Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance
-Roc Boys (And The Winner Is).../Jay-Z
-A Milli/Lil Wayne
-Paris, Tokyo/Lupe Fiasco
-N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)/Nas
-Sexual Eruption/Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
-Royal Flush/Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
-Swagga Like Us/Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
-Mr. Carter/Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
-Wish You Would/Ludacris Featuring T.I.
-Put On/Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West

Best Rap Song
-Lollipop/D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
-Low/T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
-Sexual Eruption/Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
-Superstar/Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
-Swagga Like Us/D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album
-American Gangster/Jay-Z
-Tha Carter III/Lil Wayne
-The Cool/Lupe Fiasco
-Nas/Nas
-Paper Trail/T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
-For These Times/Martina McBride
-What I Cannot Change/LeAnn Rimes
-Last Name/Carrie Underwood
-Last Call/Lee Ann Womack
-This Is Me You're Talking To/Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
-You're Gonna Miss This/Trace Adkins
-In Color/Jamey Johnson
-Just Got Started Lovin' You/James Otto
-Letter To Me/Brad Paisley
-Troubadour/George Strait

Best Country Song
-Dig Two Graves/Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
-I Saw God Today/Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
-In Color/Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
-Stay/Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
-You're Gonna Miss This/Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Best Country Album
-That Lonesome Song/Jamey Johnson
-Sleepless Nights/Patty Loveless
-Troubadour/George Strait
-Around The Bend/Randy Travis
-Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love/Trisha Yearwood

Best Comedy Album
-Anticipation/Lewis Black
-Flight Of The Conchords/Flight Of The Conchords
-For Your Consideration/Kathy Griffin
-It's Bad For Ya/George Carlin
-Songs Of The Bushmen/Harry Shearer

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
-American Gangster/(Various Artists)
-August Rush/(Various Artists)
-Juno/(Various Artists)
-Mamma Mia!/Meryl Streep (& Various Artists)
-Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street/(Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
-The Dark Knight/James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers
-Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull/John Williams, composer
-Iron Man/Ramin Djawadi, composer
-There Will Be Blood/Jonny Greenwood, composer
-Wall-E/Thomas Newman, composer

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
-Down To Earth (From Wall-E)/Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)
-Ever Ever After (From Enchanted)/Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
-Say (From The Bucket List)/John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
-That's How You Know (From Enchanted)/Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams)
-Walk Hard (From Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story)/Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters (John C. Reilly)

Best Short Form Music Video
-Honey/Erykah Badu
-Who's Gonna Save My Soul/Gnarls Barkley
-Another Way To Die/Alicia Keys & Jack White
-House Of Cards/Radiohead
-Pork And Beans/Weezer

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"Fifteen" Performed by Swift And Cyrus

2009-02-09T02:06:00.001-05:00

The lyrics of "Fifteen" performed by the Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus at the 51st Grammy Awards 2009.

Take A Deep Breath And You Walk Through The Doors
Its The Morning Of Your Very First Day
You Say Hi To Your Friends You Aint Seen In A While
Try And Stay Out Of Everybodys Way
Its Your Freshman Year And Youre Gonnaa Be Here
For The Next Four Years In This Town
Hoping One Of Those Senior Boys Will Wink At You And Say
You Know I Havent Seen You Around; Before
Cause When Youre Fifteen And Somebody Tells You They Love You
Youre Gonnaa Believe Them
And When Youre Fifteen
Feeling Like There Nothing To Figure Out
Well Count To Ten; Take It In
This Is Life Before Who Youre Gonnaa Be
Fifteen

You Sit In Class Next To A Redhead Naamed Abigail
And Soon Enough Youre Best Friends
Laughing At The Other Girls Who Think Theyre So Cool
Well Be Out Of Here As Soon As We Can
And Then Youre On Your Very First Date And Hes Got A Car
And Youre Feeling Like Flying
And Youre Momas Waiting Up And You Think Hes The One
And Youre Dancing Round Your Room When The Night End
When The Night Ends

Cause When Youre Fifteen And Somebody Tell You They Love You
Youre Gonnaa Believe Them
When Youre Fifteen And Your First Kiss
Makes Your Head Spin Round But
In Your Life Youll Do Greater Thaan Dating The Boy On The Football Team
But I Didnt Know It At Fifteen

When All You Wanted Was To Be Wanted
Wish You Could Go Back And Tell Yourself What You Know Now
Back Then I Swore I Was Gonnaa Marry Him Someday
But I Realized Some Bigger Dreams Of Mine

And Abigail Gave Everything She Had To A Boy
Who Changed His Mind And We Both Cried

Cause When Youre Fifteen And Somebody Tells You They Love You
Youre Gonnaa Believe Them
And When Youre Fifteen; Dont Forget To Look Before You Fall
Ive Found Thaat Time Can Heal Most Anything
And You Just Might Find Who Youre Supposed To Be
I Didnt Know Who I Was Supposed To Be At Fifteen

La La La La La .. La La La La La . La La La La La

Youre Very First Day
Take A Deep Breath Girl
Take A Deep Breath As You Walk Through Those Doors.

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Robert Plant Won Four Grammy Awards

2009-02-09T01:44:00.001-05:00

Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and bluegrass queen Alison Krauss won four Grammy awards on Sunday for the folk collaboration including the "Album Of The Year".

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss won the award with vocals for the song 'Rich Woman', taken from their highly successful Raising Sand album.

The Led Zeppelin singer and folk goddess also won Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for Raising Sand and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for the song 'Killing The Blues'.

Along with this Robert Plant and Alison Krauss also performed at the 51st annual Grammy Awards held on February 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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The Singer Chris Brown Arrested On Sunday

2009-02-09T01:15:00.002-05:00

The Singer Chris Brown is arrested for fighting with a woman in Los Angeles on February 08, 2009. He is reportedly alleged on domestic violence felony battery. The police department is investigating on the case which involves the R&B singer and a woman who were in a vehicle in Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles early Sunday and they began arguing.

The argument was so intense that Brown and the woman got out of the car and the argument shoot up. The woman had visible injuries and she identified Chris Brown as her attacker, according to police reports.

The LAPD had received a 911 call regarding the disturbance. But when the officers arrived they found the victim - Brown had already left the scene, the statement reads. The investigation is conducted by the LAPD about the incident.

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Temptation's Voice - David Ruffin

2009-02-07T02:22:00.000-05:00

The voice of the temptations David Ruffin would be celebrating his 68 birthday today if he was alive.

David Eli Ruffin know as David Rufin was born on January 18, 1941 and left us on June 1 1991. He was an American soul singer who was most famous for his work as a lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 to 1968.

Gentlemen Ruffin was the final solo album from Temptations Singer David Ruffin before his death.

Ruckus The Music Server Has Closed Its Doors

2009-02-07T02:01:00.002-05:00

Ruckus is an online music serving geared towards universities that allow students to brook an unlimited amount of music, has just closed its doors.

The service was an appeal to the college students which offered a legal alternative to the piracy that can be found on many campuses. Ruckus has moved to an ad-supported model and has partnerships with dozens of major universities. The site went down today with a note saying that it was undergoing an update.

Ruckus had acquired by Total Music last year. The joint venture between Sony and UMG had an intention of using it as a backend service which is not yet been launched. Total Music made a strong pitch to provide Facebook’s music service but was struggling. This was eventually denied when the social network was unwilling to share revenue and user data which might be the deal.

Kate Micucci Performs "Dear Deer"

2009-02-04T02:02:00.000-05:00

Kate Micucci played The "Dear Deer" at the Steve Allen Theater on Monday Night. Kate Micucci has time to perform and act and also to be a musician. It was a show which involved one woman and her Ukelele, guitar, piano, some puppets and many stories and songs.

She is a Graduate from Keystone College in Fine arts and then studied in Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and earned her degree in B.A. in studio Art. Kate Mucucci is an adorable, talented and a very cute lady who is smart enough to hole her audience and entertain them to the fullest. Now, she is all set to act in Movies like "The Last Hurrah" And "When In Rome."

Langerado Music Festival 2009 Is Cancelled

2009-02-04T01:21:00.001-05:00

The Langerado Music Festival has been cancelled because of the slow moving tickets. The bands scheduled to play In the Langerado Music Festival this year were Death Cab for Cutie, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, Broken Social Scene, Deerhunter, Modest Mouse, and Public Enemy.

Some days back the Langerado festival announced the expansion to its sizeable three-day lineup. Indie-rock heroes Modest Mouse was already the highest-profile for the March 6 - 8 marathon at Miami's Bicentennnial Park. Apart from the jerk in this news, there was immediate news which announced the cancellation of the seventh annual Langerado festival.

The reason might be the recession caused. The difficult economic time faced by the world has made this annual festival to halt. The co- promoter Ethan Schwartz says that they could not execute a production that lived up to the high standards of their past events and hence they have taken the toughest decision to cancel the Langerado Music Festival 2009.

Indaba Music Community And Steven Colbert

2009-02-03T02:04:00.000-05:00

Indaba is a Zulu word which means to invoke the spirit of collaboration and community. It is a gathering or a forum for sharing ideas, and it symbolizes concepts that are central to the mission of Indaba Music.

Indaba Music is an international community of musicians, music professionals, and fans who are dedicated to explore the creative possibilities to make music with people in different places. They go to places find people, work with them on recording, mixing, or mastering the music and make their projects. Indaba has a huge fan following as it provides different music and also gives access to many music talents and introduces them.

All the artists in indaba are also on the internet know their music and also to know how many more people are listening to their music. It is a big achievement for the future of music, and the Indaba built so far is to be an environment for artists to harness these trends and create music in more new and creative ways.

Indaba community is connecting and collaborating all new and exciting ways to create more music. And also has plans to add more exciting features, which includes more advanced collaborative functionality and a pleasurable experience to all its fans from the music creation.

Recently in an interview with Larry Lessig The founder of Creative Commons, Steven Colbert challenged his audience by saying…"DO NOT REMIX THIS INTERVIEW". The Indaba community has taken this challenge, they are creating different mixes. From this we will be soon able to listen to lots of new mixes and music from the Indaba Music Community.

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band

2009-02-02T00:49:00.003-05:00

Bruce Springsteen with is E-street Band are set to perform the half time show at super bowl at Tampa on February 1, 2009. The show will start at 8 PM. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009 in Tampa, FL. It’s going to be a “12 minute party!” There are over million viewers to watch the annual televised event. Super bowl Sunday is a de facto National holiday.

Bruce Springsteen is a 59 year old and the rocker is famous for his All-American brand of guitar, vocals and instrumentals. His E Street Band is largely accepted by the masses and supported by the older, baby rocker generations.

Bruce Springsteen will be with the E Street Band and might be playing some of his favorite and rocking tunes from his latest album entitled WORKING ON A DREAM. And also there are many more of his old hits to be played.

Modern Music Artists

2009-01-01T17:20:00.000-05:00

Music is beginning to make that shift again. Artists will always have their say; but it seems high time songwriters had once again, that place where they used to capture the EAR of the public. Not to get religious or promote political views, like we see so much of today; but rather to just say something valueble again. Something of lasting value; something like IMAGINE.

Imagine a time like the 80's when music just flowed from our radios like pure water. We were captivated by artists like Phil Collins, Elton John, David Bowie, Lionel Ritchie, Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, The Beach Boys, Van Halen, Styx, Aha, Wham, Elton John, The Thompson Twins, Tears For Fears, The Stray Cats and a ploethera of other artists who seem to have faded out to the blur of hip-hop, rap, and "country" music.

Artists today are afraid to protest war, stand up for rights or even raise money for a good cause. This has to change! Corporate media must be fully diminished and replaced once again by real human expression, whether the lobbyists, politicians, religious establishments or special interest groups like it or not. Our right to express ourselves in the past few years seems to really have been trampled upon. It's almost like it's unpopular to voice our opinion about the most pressing issues of the day. Freedom of speech is the single most important freedom we have. We haven't lost IT yet, but if we don't start using it and saying what we feel, even if it's just love we feel; we are could end up like europe in the early twentieth century.

Music is the single most powerful influence on earth; even so much as it is written in The Bible: "Uplift one another with spiritual songs." Music is the best way to foster freedom.

Baby Boomers And Rock & Roll Music

2009-01-01T17:17:00.000-05:00

When the music gets too loud there is a problem for baby boomers. Baby boomers were part of a generation in music that defined so much of what is heard now. There are covers done by bands and rappers that borrow hooks from songs from the 60s and 70s. Baby boomers don?t need to cover their ears when they hear the music of today, but embrace what their generation did for modern music.

When baby boomers were growing up, music was an important part of society. Icons were first taking form such as The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. Music was about life and changes. Music had meaning and reached into the heart and soul of the baby boomers. Not much has changed in that respect. Baby boomer musicians are still creating songs about getting older. However, the music still stays the same. Baby boomers can rock out and enjoy the music now just as they did when they were younger.

The rock and roll lifestyle wasn't always glitz and glam. The 60s saw the demise of several rock icons. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Freddie Mercury all succumbed to the lifestyle. There deaths were just as much as a part of the culture as any other thing that happened in that time. They went too far and took the rock and roll culture to a further point. Their music is still celebrated and looked upon as unique, trendy and still remains current to this day.

Baby boomers learned how to move on because it doesn't pay to wallow in sadness. Musicians from that time are still making music. The Rolling Stones recently went on a tour that was one of the most successful in the country. They made money while young and old rocked out to their music. Music of the baby boomer generation transcends different cultures. Take at look at Aerosmith or Bob Seger. These are all musicians that maintained over the years and continue to rock even into their later years. Just because you?re old doesn't mean you aren't allowed to have fun. Baby boomers will argue they deserve it most because they have created a culture that won?t soon be forgotten.

Rock and roll isn't just about the music though. Rock and roll is about an attitude. It?s a way of life. A life the baby boomers exemplify. They live life to the fullest, doing everything they can and never getting cheated. However, the ones that took this attitude too far are the ones that suffered. If you look at baby boomers and all they have done in life, you see this attitude. They have worked in the best jobs, enjoyed life by going on great vacations and have bought the best things life has to offer.

Rock and roll is about not selling out. That is why rockers have great contempt for anyone they have deemed a sell out. This doesn't change with age. Baby boomers still aim to have fun even though their lives have gotten busier and they have more responsibilities. The more work they have to do just means a bigger reward in the end.

The Effects of Music

2009-01-01T16:14:00.013-05:00

The great Frank Zappa put it best when he said "Modern music is people who can't think signing artists who can't write songs to make records for people who can't hear".

Music can be found nearly anywhere, whether in the flowing of water, bustling of trees, knocks at the door and even in the waves of the ocean. Music can be created but it's difficult to destroy it. Music doesn't know any boundaries and everyone on this earth can connect to music in some way or another. Many studies have been done to find the affect of music on plants, pets and humans. The effect of music is not subtle, but can be easily seen almost instantly. Music has been used to cure people either by enhancing existing emotions or even changing the basic nature of a person. It is used for increasing productivity, decreasing anxiety and many other functions that it performs which go unnoticed most of the time.

Choosing music on your taste can be difficult - try something new like choosing music by thinking what you have to accomplish and how will you do it. If you choose music in this way, you would definitely feel the difference and will be benefited by the power of music. If you wish to do some work which requires active participation or something that consumes lot of mental energy, listen to music which is fast paced and more upbeat. Don't go for heavy metal or music with heavy beats as it will increase the productivity but will also increase the level of adrenaline and stress making it tough to accomplish a task.

If you are working in stressful conditions where physical work is not required and more concentration is required in the work, listen to music like jazz, something soft and soothing. Once you have your choice of music, you have to look for music from various sources.