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Travolta Family Arrives in Florida With Jett's Remains - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
John Travolta and Kelly Preston have left the Bahamas and returned to the U.S. along with the cremated remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett.
The couple, along with 8-year-old daughter...
Hilary Duff Has Girls' Night Out at Burlesque Show - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Monday was girls' night out for Hilary Duff in Hollywood.
The actress hit Katsuya for some sushi with three girlfriends in tow, before heading to Bardot for martinis and the Monday...
Sanjaya and His Hair Return for an Encore - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Here's some news that may make your ponyhawk hair stand even more on end.
After nearly two years away from the inexplicable spotlight he and his flowing locks once...
Alyssa Milano Uses Charms, Gets Engaged - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Alyssa Milano isn't the Boss. She's the bride!
The Charmed actress and CAA talent agent David Bugliari became engaged on Dec. 18 after dating for more than a year, her rep...
Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Wright Cleared in Bar Brawl - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Looks like there'll be no need for a presidential pardon for this W. crew.
Prosecutors in Shreveport, La., have reached a deal with attorneys for Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright,...
Caught On Tape -- Cops Attack Actors - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
TMZ has obtained video showing the arrest of Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright last July, and it looks like the cops had their sights set on an ass-whuppin'.It all went down in Shreveport, LA in July. Both actors were arrested for allegedly interfering...
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Skier's Pole Exposed in XXX Mishap - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Talk Sports, Meltdowns
This poor guy didn't realize his lift pass came with an impromptu upside down peep show. According to The Smoking Gun, this bizarre chairlift mishap left the Vail skier dangling head over heels for 15 minutes freezing his ass off -- for...
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Warren Sapp Races Michael Phelps - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Filed under: Talk Sports
Not a joke!!! The Big Man challenged The Human Dolphin to a swim duel at the Gansevoort South in South Beach -- and shockingly, it was an incredibly close finish!Sapp did have a half-a-pool head start, but still ...
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Chargers WR Busted for DUI - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Filed under: Talk Sports
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested early this morning on suspicion of DUI. CHP officials tell TMZ Jackson was booked into county jail on a misdemeanor charge and released at 6:00 AM.Jackson's Chargers play the Pittsburgh...
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Amber Alert: Jenny McCarthy's Slammin' Bod - Tue, 06 Jan 2009
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beauty, Hot Bodies
He's not even nominated this year, but Jim Carrey already has his golden globes.Sporting a bikini which accented her tan, hard, ridiculously hot physique, Jenny McCarthy and Jim strolled along the beach in Hawaii on Monday.What an amazing body of...
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50 Cent Premieres New Single, 'I Get It In,' Featuring Beat Dr. Dre Recorded For Eminem - Tue, 6 Jan 2009
Second single from Before I Self Destruct gets Funkmaster Flex stamp of approval in New York radio debut.
By Shaheem Reid
50 Cent
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
50 Cent has teased us for months with talk — or lack thereof — about his new big collaboration with Dr. Dre. On Monday night, he got one of the hip-hop industry's most craved endorsements: a debut of the record on Hot 97 with DJ Funkmaster Flex dropping bombs of approval while the song played. After its premiere, the next single from Before I Self Destruct, "I Get It In," had been blasted all over the 'Net by Tuesday morning (January 6).
50 starts off shouting out several brands of liquor, then breaks down some of his club exploits and adventures as a heartbreak kid: "I can't be responsible for what I say or I do when I talk intoxicated/ Shawty say I told her I love her/ I put her out the next morning saying, 'Bi---, I must have been faded.
"Sat-tur-daaay! Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday we get it in/ I need a drink/ Get me a drink," he insists on the chorus.
The beat, which has New York b-boy drum boom-bap and Left Coast synth splashes, was pilfered from studio sessions in which Dr. Dre gave tracks to Eminem, 50 told Mixtape Monday in November.
"I did a song produced by Dr. Dre," 50 said. "I got the production from Detroit, because Dre was working with Em right before I got out there. I just missed him. I went through Em's computer and found what I needed. Yes, I did. I got me the record I needed. I was like, 'Wait till they hear this.' I wrote it; Em heard it. He was like, 'You gotta keep that for yourself. This is too crazy.' First, I think he was gonna take it from me, then he was like, 'He gotta use that for himself.' "
The first offering from Before I Self Destruct was "Get Up," which 50 classified as just an initial taste of the album. "My song 'Get Up' is performing great. I'm happy with 'Get Up.' It moved faster than 'I Get Money' at radio," Fif said. "But I'm just looking for the opportunity to present more of my material [prior to the album's release]. It's not the strongest effort on my album; it's just a great start for me."
Before I Self Destruct is currently slated for a February 3 release. Interscope Records, 50's label, has not yet released any plans for a possible video for "I Get It In."
Related ArtistsAubrey O'Day Opens Up About Her Sexuality: 'I Think It's Funny That So Many People Care' - Tue, 6 Jan 2009
Ex-Danity Kane star will have big news to announce next week!
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias
Aubrey O'Day
Photo: MTV News
Aubrey O'Day certainly doesn't mind courting controversy, particularly with regard to her sexuality. The former Danity Kane star recently suggested that she's bisexual, and rumors continue to fly that she posed for an upcoming issue of Playboy. Among many other things, she opened up about her sexuality during a recent sit-down with MTV News.
"I think it's funny that so many people care," O'Day said. "I mean, half the time, I don't even know who I'm gonna love or what I'm gonna feel comfortable exposing myself to."
The rumors about O'Day's bisexuality started to spread after she began hitting parties with girls on her arm. And for a woman who thrives on attention, O'Day admitted that the attention does make her a bit self-conscious. "I think [the fact] that so many people are wondering along with me definitely puts pressure on my choices!" she said.
"But one thing that I have to say about me that's really always gonna be true, whether people like it or not, is I'm just gonna be me."
It's a sentiment that she shared with the world on the "Making the Band" finale, after Diddy kicked her out of the group. "I'm gonna be real. I'm not gonna do anything because people want me to. I'm not gonna hide something about me."
Now that she's quite publicly trying to figure all this out, both professionally and personally, that openness isn't something she plans on changing anytime soon. "I've never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can't talk about something," she said. "I've seen since I've been in this industry, probably most of the people that I'm around do that. I don't wanna be that person. I don't wanna be someone who can't talk about who they are — the good and the bad."
And as long as people understand that, she doesn't mind being talked about.
"I just want to be real," she said. "I think we're missing a lot of real people, and just the idea that you can be real and be comfortable with that. I think people are scared to be who they are. And if anybody's gonna go out there and let everybody know, 'Be who you are. I'm OK with it. No judgment here.' I want it to be me."
We'll have lots more from our interview with Aubrey O'Day in the coming days — and be sure to check back on Wednesday the 14th, when we'll have some big news!
Related ArtistsLil Wayne Predicts Super Bowl Winner! - Tue, 6 Jan 2009
MC makes his prediction on ESPN's '1st and 10.'
Lil' Wayne
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Lindsay Lohan Blogs That She And Samantha Ronson 'Did Not Break Up!' - Tue, 6 Jan 2009
Rumors of the actress and DJ's split emerged after alleged New Year's Eve fight.
By Gil Kaufman
Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan
Photo: Julien Hekimian/ WireImage
For those of you still keeping score at home: Lindsay Lohan and porkpie-hat-loving DJ Samantha Ronson have not broken up ... at least not as of today. The tabloid-targeted couple reportedly got into a very public fight in Miami on New Year's Eve, but according to a post on Lohan's MySpace blog Monday, things are perfectly OK.
The post, titled "Rumors," features a picture of the smiling couple wearing matching white outfits and Lohan's statement about a "little piece of TRUE information ... we did NOT break up!" The sometime actress/singer went on to excoriate the tabloid press for not doing their research. " 'Access Hollywood,' 'Extra,' 'ET,' every tabloid, Page Six ... AND every GOSSIP website. Get your stories straight, please. It's really annoying to have all of your friends e-mailing you saying, 'I saw,' 'I read,' etc ... NOT TRUE."
As if to hammer the point home further, Lohan includes a link to her 2005 single "Rumors," a prescient song about visiting a club and asking the DJ to turn up the music, so she can just live her life and have some fun away from prying eyes. "I'm tired of rumors starting/ I'm sick of being followed," the lyrics plead. "I'm tired of people lying/ Saying what they want about me/ Why can't they back up off me/ Why can't they let me live/ I'm gonna do it my way/ Take this for just what it is."
"Access Hollywood" had reported on Monday that the couple split following a series of New Year's arguments that allegedly resulted in Lohan moving out of the home she shares with Ronson.
The chatter began following stories over the weekend in the New York Post that the couple had fought publicly during a New Year's Eve set by Ronson at the Miami club Mansion, where the two reportedly engaged in a shouting match outside the club. During that alleged spat, which, according to reports, occurred in a "really gross alley," Lohan is said to have screamed at Ronson, "When I storm off, you are supposed to follow me!" That verbal altercation then allegedly escalated into a physical shoving match back at the couple's hotel that resulted in mirrors being broken in their room.
TMZ then reported that the nuclear meltdown continued at the Miami International Airport in the American Airlines Admirals Club lounge as the two awaited a flight back to Los Angeles.
Related ArtistsEminem, 50 Cent, U2, Black Eyed Peas Top The Most-Anticipated Albums Of 2009 - Mon, 5 Jan 2009
Even Paula Abdul could put out an album this year!
By Gil Kaufman
Eminem
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
After another year that saw a serious decline in record sales, the music industry is, once again, hoping that 2009 will be the one that turns around a nearly decade-long sales spiral. And, judging from the boatload of marquee talent expected to drop new discs this year, it's possible that the bleeding could at the very least be slowed down. Maybe.
And with a list of heavy-hitters expected to release fresh material this year (which, like everything on this list, is subject to change) including Eminem, U2, Dr. Dre, Green Day, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, R. Kelly, Black Eyed Peas and Christina Aguilera, who knows?
Here's our round-up of expected album releases:
January:
» The-Dream, Love vs. Money — The in-demand songwriter comes back with a sophomore album with help from Lil Jon on "Let Me See the Booty."
» Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Working on a Dream — The Boss' 16th studio album is an extension of his sessions for 2007's Magic, recorded during breaks on the E Street Band's 2007-2008 tour.
» Franz Ferdinand, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand — The Scottish band's third album reportedly has some African influences.
» LeATHERMOUTH, XO — The debut from My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero's 1990s hardcore-inspired new band.
» Bobby Valentino, Rebirth — The singer's third studio album is an introspective meditation on relationships ... and sex.
February:
» Bow Wow, New Jack City 2 — Six albums in, Bow Wow has already set up this latest with the Soulja Boy collabo "Marco Polo."
» Chris Cornell, Scream — The former Soundgarden/Audioslave singer's solo collaboration with Timbaland will finally see the light of day.
» The Fray, The Fray — The Grammy-winning Denver soft-rockers finally follow up their 2005 debut, featuring the first single, "You Found Me."
» Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Lonely Road — The emo-punkers' second full-length kicks off with the single "You Better Pray."
» Lily Allen, It's Not Me, It's You — After a difficult year, the British pop wreck returns with a more straight-ahead pop album featuring songs about drugs, God and commercialism.
» Lonely Island, Incredibad — The boyhood friends behind such "SNL" viral smashes as "Di-- In a Box" and "Ji-- In My Pants" offer up a full disc of sonic goodness.
» Mos Def, The Ecstatic — Expect songs produced by Madlib and Chad Hugo, and collabos with Slick Rick and pal Talib Kweli.
» Busta Rhymes, Back on My BS — Label drama behind him, Busta returns with songs produced by Pharrell and the late J Dilla and featuring Kardinal Offishall,
Common,
T.I.,
Lil Wayne and Akon.
» 50 Cent, Before I Self Destruct — Frequently delayed, 50's fourth album will come with a movie of the same title written, produced, directed and starring Curtis himself.
» Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) — After busting into many critics' top lists for 2008 with the urban confusion first episode, Ms. Badu comes back with the more spiritually focused sequel.
March:
» Kelly Clarkson, TBA — Not much is known about the original "Idol" star's next one, other than the provocative lollipop-licking cover for the first single, "My Life Would Suck Without You," and a heavy dose of help from pop maestros Dr. Luke and Max Martin.
» U2, No Line on the Horizon — The Irish giants' 12th studio album finds them reteaming with production wizards Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno and Steve Lillywhite for what has been described as a throwback to 1991's rocking Achtung Baby.
April:
» Flo Rida, R.O.O.T.S. — How will the Grammy-nominated "Low" Rida follow up his first album? With songs produced by some of the same dudes who helped him on his debut.
» Dave Matthews Band, TBA — Following the death of founding member LeRoi Moore, the jam heroes bounce back with a record produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance).
Spring and beyond:
» Paula Abdul, TBA — The "American Idol" judge has been threatening to release her first new album since 1995 for over a year.
» Christina Aguilera, TBA — The Dirrty mom has promised to go all futuristic and electro on her next one, with collaborators such as Ladytron and Goldfrapp.
» Andre 3000, TBA — The movie-loving half of Outkast has said he's working on his solo album pretty much ... solo.
» Beastie Boys, TBA — After an all-instrumental affair, the pioneering New York rap trio are slated to return to the mic.
» Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D. — Described as a musical "diary," the latest from the hip-hop group will reportedly be a constantly evolving project that is frequently updated.
» D'Angelo, TBA — The long-missing R&B crooner will return to the frame after more than eight hard years on the fringes.
» Dr. Dre, Detox — The doc's swan song has been cooking for more than five years, but the concept album is reportedly on for 2009.
» Eminem, Relapse — Speaking of comebacks, Slim Shady is prepping one after almost five years out of the game, with Dre reportedly helping out on most of the album.
» Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3 — The totally not retired former music mogul will offer up a Kanye West co-produced disc as part of his final release on Def Jam.
» Josiah Leming, TBA — Last season's "American Idol" crying boy will drop his heart-on-sleeve full-length debut.
» Lindsay Lohan, Spirit in the Dark — The actress' third album has been described as a dance/hip-hop affair with production from J.R. Rotem, Stargate, The-Dream and Timbaland.
» Green Day, TBA — How do you follow up American Idiot? We'll find out this summer when the pop-punkers-turned-concept-album-kings unleash their Butch Vig (Nirvana) produced album.
» Kid Sister, Dream Date — The upstart Chicago rapper known for her "Pro Nails" will finally drop her debut.
» Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Eye Legacy — The posthumous album from the late TLC member includes collabos with Tupac, Missy Elliott, Bobby Valentino and
Lil Mama.
» Prince, MPLSOUND, Lotus Flower, Elixir — The Purple One has plans to release a trio of albums this year, with the first one reportedly evoking his "Purple Rain" salad days.
» Missy Elliott, Block Party — Speaking of long-awaited, Missy finally unwraps her latest, with expected assists from Timbaland, Pharrell and T-Pain.
» R. Kelly, 12 Play: Fourth Quarter — The first release since the singer's acquittal on child pornography charges is slated to feature songs such as "Hair Braider" and "Skin."
» Lupe Fiasco, LupE.N.D. — How does a three-disc final effort sound to you?
And, finally, what to do now that we don't have Chinese Democracy to kick around anymore? The long-delayed Guns N' Roses album that finally emerged with a thud in late 2008 was an album-release-story punch line for more than a decade — and now that it's out, which long-rumored albums do we look to for solace?
There's always the perpetually just-around-the-corner Detox, the frequently delayed Amerie album, Because I Love It, and 50's latest ... not to mention the years-in-the-making albums from former 'NSYNC star JC Chasez and former Hole leader Courtney Love, as well as Eve's oft-bumped Here I Am, the legendary next Michael Jackson album, Ja Rule's now-you-see-it-now-you-don't comeback, The Mirror, and, of course, that Nicole Scherzinger solo album, Her Name is Nicole.
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