LOS ANGELES (AP) — Twenty-five years after star-studded anthem “We Are the World” raised millions of dollars to aid famine relief in Africa, celebrities of a different generation were set to gather Monday night to re-record the charity tune to benefit Haiti.
Among those scheduled to perform on the revamped track the night after the Grammy Awards were Akon, Jason Mraz, Bono, Wyclef
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The music world is celebrating all over town this weekend with tributes, rehearsals, parties and, of course, a gift suite or two in anticipation of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at Staples Center. Here’s a look:
DANCE COMMANDER:Ke$ha — who has the No. 1 song in the country with her dance groove “TiK ToK” — spent part of Saturday afternoon at the Grammys Styling Studio, picking out accessories and other fashions available (more…)
During all the NBC internet chatter this week, I couldn’t wait for new episodes of scripted comedy. The Thursday lineup was loaded with guest stars, none bigger than Jack Black’s appearance on Community, which says one if not two things: the show is underperforming ratings-wise, and A-list actors want to be a part of a comedy they enjoy watching.
The question is not how the Kung Fu Panda would interact with the tight ensemble cast, but how the show’s producers would buck the tired (more…)
Fallen pop star Aaron Carter is leading a crusade to introduce a new law in that will protect young stars financially, after learning he owes the Internal Revenue Service over $1 million in unpaid taxes.
The singer’s agent has blamed the pop star’s financial woes on his former management team - insisting Carter was completely “unaware” he owed taxes until the news broke in the press. IRS officials claim Carter has failed to keep up with tax payments since 2003, but he’s blaming (more…)
Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey stars in Shrink, a sharp-witted and uplifting film about the courage it takes to achieve happiness … even in Hollywood. Featuring a well-matched cast at the top of their game, “Shrink” was an Official Selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival that has been called “funny, tart and fascinating” (Cinema Signals), and “intense and absorbing” (Jeffery Lyons, Movies and More Radio), while Kevin Spacey’s acting has been deemed “darkly funny” (Associated (more…)
Penn Badgley makes sure he doesn’t get swept away in the hysteria surrounding his show Gossip Girl - despite admitting the cast are treated like “royalty” in New York social circles.
The actor is part of an ensemble of good-looking stars in the hit show, based on the lives of rich Manhattan kids, who regularly get mobbed on-set by manic fans of the series.
However, Badgley insists he doesn’t get sidetracked by the attention, especially on the New York party scene - (more…)
Tattoos, also known as body art or ink, are now synonymous with Rock n’ Roll. It has become another form of personal artistic expression for many Rock musicians. However, many of today’s Hip Hop stars have embraced this permeating form of art and expression wholeheartedly. Here’s our list of some of the hottest Hip Hop Ink. Let us know your favorite Hip Hop Ink!
1. Lil Wayne
With the ascendency of his music superstardom, rap star Lil Wayne’s growing number (more…)
Johnny Depp and Halle Berry have been named the sexiest stars alive in a new poll. Parade magazine asked readers to vote for their favorite and least favorite stars in a range of categories, and Depp and Berry were named Sexiest Actor and Sexiest Lady, respectively.
Other honors include: Most Distinguished, Sexiest Couple, Most Natural Beauty, Most Normal Couple, Most Successful Marriage, Biggest Trendsetter, Best Role Model for Teens, Most In Need of Therapy, Most Promiscuous, (more…)
Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have urged the film franchise’s bosses to burn their Hogwarts school uniforms when the series wraps because they hated the outfits.
Co-star Rupert Grint has confessed to stealing one of his ties, but Radcliffe and Watson wanted nothing to do with their film school attire.
The actress says, “I was like, ‘Burn it!’ Oh, my God, to be done with those shoes and that uniform.”
And Radcliffe is also happy to ditch (more…)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — They sang his songs among the stars and imagined him dancing across the moon, and for a few hours, during this most public of memorials, all eyes were on Michael Jackson one last time.
Some 20,000 people gathered inside the Staples Center on Tuesday for a somber, spiritual ceremony, that was watched by untold millions more around the world as they celebrated a man whose immense talents almost
