The New York Post has just reported that Mariah Carey and actor Nick Cannon have eloped and gotten married. The two have been reported lately being seen together at various events. Rumors have it that they eloped in the Bahamas at a new home that Carey recently purchased. It’s been reported that Cannon has give Carey a 17 carat diamond ring.
Well as you all know now Brook White has been eliminated this week. This has not been a good week for the ladies as they always end up in the bottom rung. This week, after having Neil Diamond on as a guest, it was Brook and Seyeisha who were int he bottom two. White was in tears as she left.
It has been reported that a sex tape involving Jimi Hendrix has surfaced and been aquired by porn distributor Vivid entertainment. They plan to release and sell the DVD soon. The film is 11 minutes long and shows someone who looks like Jimi engaged in various sex acts with two women. Vivid has gone through great lengths to authenticate the images and swear it is Jimi Hendrix. For more information you can read more.
Hey Coldplay fans, the band announced on their website that they will be allowing fans to download their new single “Violet Hill” for a week starting today from their myspace site. Not only will they give away their new song for a week but they plan to perform two free concerts to promote their new album - one in London and one in New York at Madison Square Garden. For more information visit their site.
Miley Cyrus posed semi nude for her upcoming expose in Vanity Fair. She is photographed where nothing but a blanket she clutches to cover her chest, a contrast to the whole girl we see on Hannah Montana. When asked why she posed for the photos Miley said “I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic, ‘ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed” This photo shoot has sparked a controversy with Disney lambasting Vanity Fair, accusing the magazine of duping Miley into to shoot and taking advantage of the 15 year old just to sell more issues.
Amy Winehouse’s success with here recent hit songs and slew of top singles has made her millions. She is now estimated to be worth at least 10 million pounds ($19.72 million), not bad for someone who is 24. Well we wish her well with her drug problems and hope that she continue to write hit songs and be successful. Read the details here.
Carly Smithson was the latest to get booted from American Idol. Many felt she was the least deserving to be eliminated and thought it would be Brook White, who stumbled at the start of her song and actually stopped to redo it. Tuesday’s theme was to do songs by Broadway producer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Smithson chose to sing “Jesus Christ Superstar” and though she did a good job, did not win any fans over. Many people are comparing what happened to Carly to what happened to rocker Chris Daughtry saying it was a fluke and not enough fans voted. Randy Jackson had a different theory saying, “It must be a bit of a popularity week in the vote.”
“Troubadour” is classic George Straight. The album starts off with the title track “Troubadour” and “It Was Me” both guenine sounding with simple and direct melodies. We see his honky-tonk style in songs like “Brothers of the Highway,” “West Texas Town”, and “Make Her Fall in Love with Me Song”. He hits religious themes in “I Saw God” today. This album has 12 tracks total and features many collaborations, most notable of which inlcude: Dean Dillon and Jamey Johnson .
The Star Tribune has just reported that Kanye West and fiancee Alexis Phifer are cancelling wedding plans. West and Phifer have been dating since 2002. Alexis Phifer was spotted last Thursday in New York without her engagement ring.
“Sunset Man” is an okay / medicro album from James Otto. The first song in this album, “Ain’t Gonna Stop,” is really good. A nice high power country song. But after this it starts to get sappy and romantic and becomes a bit flat with the rest the CD. The follow songs are at best okay. This is Otto’s second album and there are 11 songs.