December31
American Idol is continuing its efforts to revive its sagging ratings for its 10th season: Along with new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, the show will be bringing in some hitmakers to mentor the contestants. Approximately 60 auditioning contestants recently traveled to Las Vegas to rehearse Beatles songs. Joining ...
December31
In the six years since his death, Stieg Larsson has become the world's bestselling author — and its most enigmatic. He is the prize product of what RS contributor Nathaniel Rich calls "Stieg Larsson Industries," a high-powered publicity machine that continues to pump life into the mysteries surrounding the author ...
December31
In a wide- ranging interview on Sirius' Shade 45 radio show this morning, Lil Wayne talked about the first single off his forthcoming album Tha Carter IV, "6'7"", which hit the internet this afternoon. "It's a monster," said Wayne. "But hopefully, it shows people where I'm at lyrically — Better ...
December31
NBC is taking on American Idol and Simon Cowell's upcoming X Factor with a new singing competition called The Voice of America, based on a Dutch TV show called The Voice of Holland. and its new show will be a collaboration with that show's creator, John de Mol, and reality-TV ...
December31
Producer Teddy Riley — who worked with Michael Jackson in the 1990s and produced three songs on Michael — said today he has more songs "in my computer, waiting for [Jackson's estate] to push the button." One of those is "Blue Gangsta," which leaked recently and is probably the funkiest ...
December31
First off, congratulations. Thanks. I feel great. So does this mean that I'm going to get duct-taped to the walls of the Hall of Fame? Tell me your first reaction to the news. I was very surprised. I couldn't imagine who could possibly be in this year, but I was ...
December31
Tell me your first reaction to the news. I was elated and I called the original band guys immediately, and said, 'Well, remember when we started in high school?' [Laughs] 'Here we are. Only took 45 years.' What does this mean to you? The big difference between the Hall of ...
December31
According to two of her relatives, Aretha Franklin — who reportedly has pancreatic cancer — is recovering well from last weekís surgery, and expects to return home this weekend. "Aretha is doing better than doctors expected," her cousin Brenda Corbett, who has visited Aretha in the hospital several times, told ...
December31
After months of speculation about his future plans, Howard Stern announced this morning on his Sirius XM show that he would re-sign with the satellite radio network for another five years. "I kept thinking I'd like to stay here," Stern said this morning. "Because more than anything, I think what ...
December31
The first video from Michael Jackson's posthumous Michael album — for "Hold My Hand," a duet with Akon — has been released on the late singer's website. If this is any indication of what we can expect from the rest of the album, get ready for more ham-fisted, borderline exploitative ...