The Black Eyed Peas will play a private charity concert in Shanghai to raise money for victims of the Chinese earthquake. Only 100 people were invited by the US hip-hop group at the Shanghai Concert Hall.
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John Legend
Artist: John Legend
Genre(s):
Rock
Pop
Discography:
Save Room CDM
Year: 2006
Tracks: 4
Once Again
Year: 2006
Tracks: 13
Live at the House of Blues
Year: 2005
Tracks: 17
Get Lifted
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
Neo-soul isaac Bashevis Singer and piano player John Legend combined the raw fervour of coevals Cody ChesnuTT and the burning precision of D'Angelo. Born John Stephens, Legend was a baby prodigy wHO grew up in Ohio, where he began vocalizing church doctrine and playing piano at the tender years of five-spot. Legend left field Ohio at 16 to go to college in Philadelphia, and it was thither that he number 1 institute a bigger audience. Not even out of his teens, Legend was tapped to represent pianissimo on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything" in 1998. After complemental college, he touched to New York, where he began to ramp up a loyal next playacting in nightclubs and releasing CDs that he would sell at shows. He likewise became an desired session musician, playing and once in a while writing for a broad regalia of artists, including Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson, and Kanye West. It wasn't until West signed the lester Willis Young talent to his raw label that he adopted the Legend name with 2004's Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory. Get Lifted, his outset studio album, was released later in the year. On the force of long-suffering single "Ordinary People," the record album reached the Top Five of the Billboard two hundred. This lED to three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. Erstwhile Again followed in October 2006.
Jamie Foxx and stylist settle lawsuit over fees
Lindsay Lohan - Lohan Denies Missionary Story
LINDSAY LOHAN has laughed off her father MICHAEL's claims she is planning to work as a missionary in India.
Born again-Christian Michael told a U.S. tabloid the star was eager to join him on a trip to the country next February (09) with New York's Times Square Church Missions.
He said, "Our trip encompasses the issue of child sexual slavery in India. We also deal with helping AIDS victims. She (Lindsay) has made it clear she definitely wants to come along."
But Lohan Jr. has shot down the claims, with her representative telling the New York Daily News, "Per Lindsay, this isn't true."
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R. Kelly Denied Postponement In Child Pornography Trial
LATEST: R+B star R. KELLY has had a last-minute bid to postpone his child pornography trial denied.
Earlier this week (begs05May08), Kelly's lawyers submitted a new motion appealing to have the case temporarily delayed due to a recent "torrent of publicity" surrounding the case, which they feel could have a negative effect on the trial's outcome.
But a Chicago, Illinois judge dismissed Kelly's attorneys' request on Friday (09May08), when jury selection was due to start, and ruled trial proceedings will continue as planned - six years (02) after he was charged with having sex with a minor.
The 41-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges of child pornography, after a videotape emerged allegedly showing him having sex with an underage girl.
However, the trial looks to be a messy one - both Kelly and his now-23-year-old alleged sexual partner both insist it isn't them on the videotape.
Kelly faces up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted.
Earlier this week (begs05May08), Kelly's lawyers submitted a new motion appealing to have the case temporarily delayed due to a recent "torrent of publicity" surrounding the case, which they feel could have a negative effect on the trial's outcome.
But a Chicago, Illinois judge dismissed Kelly's attorneys' request on Friday (09May08), when jury selection was due to start, and ruled trial proceedings will continue as planned - six years (02) after he was charged with having sex with a minor.
The 41-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges of child pornography, after a videotape emerged allegedly showing him having sex with an underage girl.
However, the trial looks to be a messy one - both Kelly and his now-23-year-old alleged sexual partner both insist it isn't them on the videotape.
Kelly faces up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted.
Lee Simmons 'Kind Of' Engaged To Hounsou
Fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons has hinted at her plans to wed actor boyfriend Djimon Hounsou, after revealing they are "kind of" engaged. The Baby Phat creator split from her husband of 15 years, hip-hop tycoon Russell Simmons, in 2006. He filed for divorce in March this year . And now Lee Simmons appears to be keen to move on with her life - so she can wed Blood Diamond star Hounsou. When asked by People.com if they were engaged, she cryically replied, "Kind of." And she refused to confirm whether Hounsou had given her an engagement ring, saying "Well, kind of," before retracting the statement and adding, "Not quite." Former model Lee Simmons has two daughters from her marriage to Simmons - Ming Lee, eight, and Aoki Lee, five. She has been dating Hounsou since February 2007.
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Rolo Tomassi aren't that excited about seeing KISS
Rolo Tomassi are more excited about seeing other bands playing Download this year than the Friday festival headliners Kiss.
The quintet, who played earlier today on the festival�??s Gibson stage, have been at Download since four am this morning and are camping on the site.
Vocalist Eva Spence said: �??I�??m really excited about seeing and Rival Schools and bands like that.�?�
She then added: �??I�??d prefer to see over Kiss to be honest.�?�
The band haven�??t had much chance of a rest �?? they played Oxford[/a] last night and drove straight from the gig.
[b]Spence said: �??We arrived at like half four this morning we played Oxford last night and we didn�??t go on until quarter to twelve cos it was running an hour late �?? so four hours sleep and then we had to get ready and try and find our way here. It�??s been such a chaotic couple of hours.�?�
Jun 17, 2008 at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds -
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The quintet, who played earlier today on the festival�??s Gibson stage, have been at Download since four am this morning and are camping on the site.
Vocalist Eva Spence said: �??I�??m really excited about seeing and Rival Schools and bands like that.�?�
She then added: �??I�??d prefer to see over Kiss to be honest.�?�
The band haven�??t had much chance of a rest �?? they played Oxford[/a] last night and drove straight from the gig.
[b]Spence said: �??We arrived at like half four this morning we played Oxford last night and we didn�??t go on until quarter to twelve cos it was running an hour late �?? so four hours sleep and then we had to get ready and try and find our way here. It�??s been such a chaotic couple of hours.�?�
Jun 17, 2008 at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds -
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Defiance
Artist: Defiance
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal: Thrash
Discography:
Void Terra Firma
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
No Future No Hope
Year: 2003
Tracks: 13
Out of the Ashes
Year: 2002
Tracks: 11
Beyond recognition
Year: 1992
Tracks: 9
Product Of Society
Year: 1989
Tracks: 10
Girl Talk layers pricing on new release
Pay-what-you-want album available on Web site
NEW YORK -- As promised, Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis released his fourth record, "Feed the Animals," on Thursday via the Web site for his label, Illegal Art. As previously reported, "Animals" is available in a pay-what-you want format, with a few new options for fans to choose from.
At the $5-or-more level, buyers can choose to download the album in MP3 or FLAC format, the latter being exact copies of the original source files without compression. Also included is a single MP3 file featuring the music without track breaks.
At the $10-or-more level, consumers will get the above plus a physical CD when it becomes available this September. Fans can also choose to pay nothing for the music, which prompts a follow-up screen gauging the reason for doing so ("I may donate later," "I can't afford to pay," "I don't believe in paying for music," etc.).
The 14 tracks here continue Girl Talk's rich exploration and mashup of the annals of pop music. Fans have already launched a Wikipedia page detailing the hundreds of samples utilized, but among the most high-profile are the Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge," Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze," Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," Nirvana's "Lithium," Metallica's "One" and Temple Of The Dog's "Hunger Strike."
Those songs are blended with a wealth of contemporary pop and hip-hop songs from the likes of Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Kelly Clarkson, M.I.A., UGK, Avril Lavigne, Kanye West, Lil Mama, Britney Spears, Hot Chip, Flo Rida and R. Kelly.
"In my mind, it's a highlight reel of my live show since last year," Gillis said. "The core ideas are there, but what takes me a long time is just actually pushing them together. On record, it's like a different art form."
Girl Talk will play sporadic shows this summer, including Lollapalooza and the All Points West Festival. A headlining tour is in the works for the fall.
Here is the track list for "Feed the Animals":
"Play Your Part (Pt. 1)""Shut the Club Down""Still Here""What It's All About""Set It Off""No Pause""Like This""Give Me a Beat"Hands in the Air""In Step"Let Me See You""Here's the Thing""Don't Stop""Play Your Part (Pt. 2)"
NEW YORK -- As promised, Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis released his fourth record, "Feed the Animals," on Thursday via the Web site for his label, Illegal Art. As previously reported, "Animals" is available in a pay-what-you want format, with a few new options for fans to choose from.
At the $5-or-more level, buyers can choose to download the album in MP3 or FLAC format, the latter being exact copies of the original source files without compression. Also included is a single MP3 file featuring the music without track breaks.
At the $10-or-more level, consumers will get the above plus a physical CD when it becomes available this September. Fans can also choose to pay nothing for the music, which prompts a follow-up screen gauging the reason for doing so ("I may donate later," "I can't afford to pay," "I don't believe in paying for music," etc.).
The 14 tracks here continue Girl Talk's rich exploration and mashup of the annals of pop music. Fans have already launched a Wikipedia page detailing the hundreds of samples utilized, but among the most high-profile are the Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge," Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze," Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," Nirvana's "Lithium," Metallica's "One" and Temple Of The Dog's "Hunger Strike."
Those songs are blended with a wealth of contemporary pop and hip-hop songs from the likes of Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Kelly Clarkson, M.I.A., UGK, Avril Lavigne, Kanye West, Lil Mama, Britney Spears, Hot Chip, Flo Rida and R. Kelly.
"In my mind, it's a highlight reel of my live show since last year," Gillis said. "The core ideas are there, but what takes me a long time is just actually pushing them together. On record, it's like a different art form."
Girl Talk will play sporadic shows this summer, including Lollapalooza and the All Points West Festival. A headlining tour is in the works for the fall.
Here is the track list for "Feed the Animals":
"Play Your Part (Pt. 1)""Shut the Club Down""Still Here""What It's All About""Set It Off""No Pause""Like This""Give Me a Beat"Hands in the Air""In Step"Let Me See You""Here's the Thing""Don't Stop""Play Your Part (Pt. 2)"
Tori Spelling - Spelling Doctor Plans Jolie Trip
The doctor who delivered TORI SPELLING's baby daughter on Monday (09Jun08) is set for a busy summer - he's also booked to oversee ANGELINA JOLIE's pregnancy.
Dr. Jason Rothbart took charge of Spelling's C-section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and the obstetrician/gynaecologist is now reportedly planning a trip to France where he'll attend to another second-time mum, Jolie.
Rothbart stayed in Namibia with the star to deliver her first biological child, Shiloh, who is now two.
Jolie is due to give birth to twins later this summer (08).
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"Wanted" an audacious adrenaline rush
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's good to be "Wanted."
The debut American feature by successful Kazakhstan director Timur Bekmambetov ("Night Watch" and its record-smashing 2006 sequel, "Day Watch"), this over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all.
That would include engagingly offbeat source material in the form of Mark Millar and J.G. Jones' comic book series, a decent adaptation by Michel Brandt and Derek Haas (last year's "3:10 to Yuma" remake) and Chris Morgan ("Cellular"), a terrific cast and jaw-dropping stunt work.
Then there's the visually charged talents of Bekmambetov -- a man who has funneled the best of the Wachowski brothers, Quentin Tarantino and contemporary Hong Kong action movies through his own wry sensibility.
Capably establishing the anything-goes tone of the Los Angeles Film Festival in its capacity as Thursday's official curtain-raiser, the Universal guilty pleasure should make plenty of noise, especially with young males, when it opens nationally on June 27.
James McAvoy, sporting a swell American accent, is certain to build on his big-screen appeal as Wesley Gibson, a put-upon account executive who discovers that his long-absent father belonged to a centuries-old league of supersensory assassins known as the Fraternity.
It also turns out that Gibson is a chip off the old block in the killing department, but before he can avenge his father's death, he must get into fighting shape with a little help from the Fraternity's Zen master of a leader, Sloane (Morgan Freeman), and tough-cookie Fox (Angelina Jolie, in sinewy "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" mode).
The three of them prove to be colorful assets in a film where even the bullets seem to have a personality all their own.
The debut American feature by successful Kazakhstan director Timur Bekmambetov ("Night Watch" and its record-smashing 2006 sequel, "Day Watch"), this over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all.
That would include engagingly offbeat source material in the form of Mark Millar and J.G. Jones' comic book series, a decent adaptation by Michel Brandt and Derek Haas (last year's "3:10 to Yuma" remake) and Chris Morgan ("Cellular"), a terrific cast and jaw-dropping stunt work.
Then there's the visually charged talents of Bekmambetov -- a man who has funneled the best of the Wachowski brothers, Quentin Tarantino and contemporary Hong Kong action movies through his own wry sensibility.
Capably establishing the anything-goes tone of the Los Angeles Film Festival in its capacity as Thursday's official curtain-raiser, the Universal guilty pleasure should make plenty of noise, especially with young males, when it opens nationally on June 27.
James McAvoy, sporting a swell American accent, is certain to build on his big-screen appeal as Wesley Gibson, a put-upon account executive who discovers that his long-absent father belonged to a centuries-old league of supersensory assassins known as the Fraternity.
It also turns out that Gibson is a chip off the old block in the killing department, but before he can avenge his father's death, he must get into fighting shape with a little help from the Fraternity's Zen master of a leader, Sloane (Morgan Freeman), and tough-cookie Fox (Angelina Jolie, in sinewy "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" mode).
The three of them prove to be colorful assets in a film where even the bullets seem to have a personality all their own.
Academy Sets New Rules For Foreign Pics
Apparently concerned about the fact that some foreign films that received honors at leading film festivals and were praised by critics never received nominations for foreign-language Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revised its method of selecting nominees. In the future, an "executive committee" will be able to add three films to those selected by academy voters, and a second committee will then select the five nominees from the expanded list. The academy also voted to limit the number of songs from a single movie competing in the original song category to two, hoping to avoid a repeat of past situations where three nominated songs from a movie competed against one another, thereby dividing the votes so that none won.
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