NEW YORK – Attila the Hun invaded the stage of the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday night, and he brought with him a welcome accomplice: Riccardo Muti, making his long-overdue conducting debut.
Welcome as well were the terrific cast of singers the company assembled for its first staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s 10th opera, “Attila.” Led by Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role and Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana as his nemesis,
Ke$ha stunned revellers at a New York City club - after indulging in a steamy make-out session with openly gay singer Adam Lambert.
The pop stars were partying at gay nightclub Providence in the Big Apple when they decided to get a little more intimate - by sharing a number of passionate kisses.
He says, “She tasted like Goldschlager and maple syrup… It’s an energy thing. She’s really pretty, we were laughing and we just started kissing. She’s a great (kisser).”
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The stripper who confessed to allegedly bedding Fergie’s husband Josh Duhamel has blasted reports she is pregnant with the actor’s baby. Duhamel’s marriage to the pop star was rocked last year when Nicole Forrester sold her story to tabloid the National Enquirer, claiming she had enjoyed a steamy one-night stand with the Transformers star after meeting him in the Atlanta, Georgia club where she works.
The famous couple denied the accusations but their marriage hit the headlines (more…)
-IOS-013019.jpg "Matt Kemp Says Hes Just Friends With Rihanna")
Rihanna’s rumored lover Matt Kemp has opened up about the pair’s relationship - insisting they are “just good friends.” The Umbrella hit-maker was first linked to the baseball player at the end of last year, and rumors of a new romance flourished when the pair was spotted frolicking in Mexico.
They were subsequently seen watching a basketball game together in Los Angeles, fueling reports they are dating.
Rihanna recently quashed gossip about her love life, insisting (more…)
NEW YORK (Billboard) – Most singers are satisfied with one album to work on at a time. Aaron Neville has three, which means that “2010 is going to be a stellar year,” the New Orleans native says.
The first one out is likely to be Neville's third gospel album, which he's working on with producer Joe Henry. “We're doing a lot of traditional-type stuff and some old stuff,” Neville says. “We might stick a couple of
Bruce Willis is offering up tips on how to kill a wolf with your bare hands in a new survival article. The action man tells the new issue of “Men’s Journal” magazine how to impress women, what not to drink on a heavy night out and the vital information every father should pass onto his children - but it’s his precise wolf-killing skills that will impress most.
He suggests the first thing to do when attacked in the wild is to “give the wolf your arm.”
He explains, “You’ve (more…)
Ne-Yo has cast doubt on Lindsay Lohan’s pop return after the actress/singer abandoned plans to record more songs with the R&B hitmaker.
The singer worked with Lohan in 2008 on her single Bossy and made arrangements to head back into the studio to record more music together for her forthcoming third album.
But Ne-Yo has not heard from Lohan since and he’s not sure he ever will.
He tells PopTart, “We were doing some stuff and then it just fell off and hasn’t (more…)
Sade, “Soldier of Love” – Like a long-ago lover not quite forgotten, Sade has returned to steal our hearts with more beautiful, uncategorizable music.
It’s been 10 years since her last album, a fatal hiatus for almost any other artist, but just another hibernation for a woman whose disdain for fame only deepens our fascination. Sade’s voice sounds unchanged, a unique emotional instrument that conjures visions of rain-streaked
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Neil Sedaka was one of rock 'n roll's first superstars with hits like “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen,” “Oh! Carol,” “Calendar Girl,” “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” and “Laughter in the Rain.”
Now, after more than half a century singing and writing songs, he looks back at his legacy with an album, “The Music of My Life,” containing original new songs.
Sedaka, 70, the son of a Brooklyn
Last week on “House” the episode centered mostly on Thirteen’s inability to be a professional, and this week the episode centered on how Foreman is - generally - a constant professional. It is difficult to recall that Foreman used to be a strong, if not always likable, part of House’s team. He was the one with the potential be like House, a first rate mind who worked himself through school and had a tendency to take risks to save the patient. Like his mentor. He also had a troubled backstory (more…)
