Jay-Z Refused The Post Of President

American rapper Jay-Z announced the resignation from the post of President of the label Def Jam Records, which he led for three years.

The musician's contract expires at the end of this week, and he does not intend to renew it.

In a statement made by the singer, he said that will continue to cooperate with the label as an artist: according to the contract - he owes Def Jam Records two more album.

Jay-Z is recognized as one of the most successful managers in the music industry. During his leadership at Def Jam Records were started the careers of a number of young artists, such as Kenny West. But to Jay was criticized too: novice musicians complained that the president was so busy advancing his own music, that was not paying them any attention.

David Beckham's Underwear Ad for Armani

Oh, yes, girls, oh yes. David Beckham undressed himself to advertise the Emporio Armani Underwear. David recently signed a contract with the brand, and has finally realized the fan-girls' Dream: Becks reclines on the poster almost naked.

In his statement, Giorgio Armani tells that David is the real modern icon, his fame extends far beyond the football world. He embodies the idea of modern masculinity: sports hero, a husband and a father. Yet he is a man with a high style sense.

In response to Armani's words, Bekhem said that he met Mr. Armani a few years ago, when he was playing for the English team, and Giorgio was a designer of the suit for the World Cup. Being a big fan of his style for many years, with his wife, they become friends so now David is happy to work with him.

Oh, David, you certainly know how happy we are! I hope there will be more posters with face and profile, as well as many other perspective under different angles - David is a lovely exhibitionist.

STUDIO ONE vs DJ TOM BOXER - Lose control

Wonderful song! Enjoy!

Madonna signed a record contract

The pop-star Madonna has signed a contract with the promoting company Live Nation, refusing to cooperate with major-label Warner Music. The promoter managed to "dive out" the star from the recording company with whom she was working for 25 years, providing many more options for the popularity and promotion of her music.

According to the contract with Live Nation, which is estimated to cost 120 million dollars, the company will handle both, the release of new albums selection, and organization of concert tours, the sale of attributes, the development of websites, DVD production, sale of rights to the use of songs in TV and movies. Madonna will be the first artist from the new unit of the Live Nation-Artist Nation. As reported, the contract was signed for 10 years.

Nevertheless, Madonna has unfulfilled obligations to Warner Music. The singer owed to the company an album and a collection of hits. In addition, Warner maintains the right to the sale and licensing of the entire singer's catalog.

By signing the contract with Live Nation, Madonna enlarged the ranks of the global value of artists who refused the services of major recording companies and resorted to new ways of spreading her music. For example, last week Radiohead put their album on the Internet and offered to the fans the chance to quote themselves the price for downloads on their official website. In July the Prince's album was issued as an annex to the newspaper;Sir Paul McCartney's CDs are distributed on Starbucks network cofee shops.

Famous American actor adrssed by his own to the clinic that cures of alcoholism

The famous American actor David Hasselhoff had to be hospitalized because of problems with alcohol, said his representative Judy Kets. David had a brief relapse, and he appealed to the clinic on his own wish shortly. The representative of the actor did not say where exactly is David, stating only that he feels good and will soon be able to return home.

Let's remind that the actor became famous after acting in the well known series "Baywatch" with Pamela Anderson and other famous American stars.
The actor himself repeatedly confessed his abuse of alcohol. According to him, he started to drink because of the divorce with his wife, which he hardly had to undergone. But now David wants to get rid of this pernicious habit.
David Hasselhoff now is suing the former wife, Pamela Bach, about the custody of their common children, 17-year-old Ann Taylor and 14-year-old Haley. The last two months his daughters spent with his wife because he was in Romania filming in a new movie.

Beyonce Shocked The Muslim People

Beyonce canceled her concert from November 1st in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) because of the demands of local authorities to appear on the stage in "closed" clothing. Instead, her concert will be held in Jakarta.


According to "Associated Press", Beyonce Knowles abandoned her plan to give a concert in Malaysia and instead will act in the neighboring Indonesia, which does not have strict stereotypes about how singers need to dress and behave on stage.

The announcement followed after Beyonce, a global sex symbol with a "small" wardrobe, didn't want to abide to the request of the government of Malaysia, which requires the female on the scene to cover the body from the chest to the knees, including shoulders.
The international management of creative activity, the singers' agency in Los Angeles, announced that the concert, appointed on 1 November in Kuala Lumpur, has been canceled.
Instead Beyonce will hold her concert in Jakarta on November 1st.

The singers' concert organizer, Ahmad Razlan Razali, said that his company -Pineapple Concerts- did not expect such behaviour from Beyonce. He acknowledged that the singer can speak well, as she imagines herself. The values of the Muslim world must not oblige those in the world who do not belong to them.
Gwen Stefani made the "ultimate sacrifice" to the Muslim world, when in August at her concert she was in very closed clothes on the stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Before that, Muslim students and activists demanded that statement because of the bad reputation of the singer.

Italian Tenor Pavarotti Died

Luciano Pavarotti died on Thursday morning at his home in Mondena - related Ansa.

His manager, Terri Robson, told the AP in an e-mailed statement that Pavarotti died at his home in Modena, Italy, at 5 a.m. local time. Pavarotti had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and underwent further treatment in August. " In fitting with the approach that characterised his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness," the statement said.

The famous singer was hospitalized on August 8th in a Modena’s Polyclinic and was being kept under observation. On Saturday Pavarotti returned to his home and family for further recovery.

At his side when he died were his wife, Nicoletta; his four daughters; his sister, Gabriela; his nephews and close relatives and friends, Robson said.

For his fans, the Pavarotti's voice made him the ideal interpreter of the Italian lyric repertory. For millions more, his charismatic presentations of standards like "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot" became representatives for what opera is all about.

John Mayer and Cameron Diaz Dating

Cameron Diaz, 34, and John Mayer, 29, were seen together in New York several times past week. A source close to Mayer confirmed their dating relationship: "Yes, it's definitely true."

Last Tuesday, the pair were spotted having dessert at the French-Vietnamese restaurant Indochine. "It looked like a casual date," said a source. "She was giggly. She was laughing and seemed happy."

Diaz now is filming new romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas". She broke up with her four years boyfriend Justin Timberlake in January.
Mayer's most public relationships were with Jennifer Love Hewitt , and most recently, pop star Jessica Simpson. They have split this June.

Celebrity Biographies: Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson was born on July 1, 1967. Her actual name is Pamela Denise Anderson, which makes her one of the few celebrities who did not take on a stage name. Pamela Anderson is actually American born, but has Canadian citizenship. She is most famous for her modeling carrier, but she has also been known to act, author books and produce television and movies. Pamela Anderson was one time married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and for a while she went by the name Pamela Anderson Lee.

Pamela Anderson parents are Carol and Barry Anderson. She grew up in Ladysmith, British Columbia, which is situated 90 km north-west of Victoria British Columbia, Canada. Her mom Carol was a waitress and her dad, Barry Anderson was a furnace repair man. Pamela Anderson was born the day which is known in Canada as Canada’s Centennial Day making her a “Centennial Baby".

She graduated from high school in 1985 and right after she bacame a fitness instructor at Vancouver. In 1989, Pamela Anderson went to a football match in Canada with some of her friends. During the course of the game, Pamela Anderson was shown on the screen wearing a Labatt T-shirt. Anderson was cheered by the crowd. It was then Labatt offered Pamela Anderson a modeling contract. With an intention to model for the Playboy magazine, Pamela Anderson moved to Los Angeles.

After this, Pamela Anderson underwent a breast augmentation. The year 1991, saw her featuring in a minor role on the U.S.’s hit TV sitcom "Married ... with Children." Through this Pamela Anderson gained attention from the viewers’ and later was featured in Baywatch in the role of C.J. Parker.

Pamela Anderson had also gained public attention through her personal life. She married Tommy Lee in the year 1995. She married him after knowing him only for 96 hours.

A home video full of pornography of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee was stolen from their home by one of the hired help, which was supposed to be their honeymoon video and was posted on the internet. The Internet entertainment Group that released the Pamela Anderson video became popular thereafter. Pamela Anderson sued that company for releasing the Pamela Anderson Video. After this the court awarded both Anderson and Lee an amount of 1.5 million dollars along with attorney fees for their profits’ share.

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Evanescence - Sweet Sacrifice video

Sweet Sacrifice appears on the album The Open Door and has been tagged as: rock, Gothic Rock, alternative rock.

Bad Girls Of Hollywood

By: Jim Brown

Paris Hilton was sentenced to jail, then to house arrest because she wasn't eating or sleeping and who could blame her would you feel comfortable locked in a small cell 23 hours a day. Now they have sentenced her back to jail again to finish her sentence.

Which she shouldn't get any personal treatment because she is a celebrity I'm sure several women in the same jail as she is depressed and not eating or sleeping. It's claimed that Hilton has learned her lesson and will not drink and drive again.

Also this morning on The View one of the ladies had a phone conversation with the heiress herself, where she stated, "I'm tired of playing the stupid girl, I'm not stupid and I will not act that way again." Which I'm sure we all figured it was a show for the media attention. Apparently she's not looked in the mirror since she's been there because she's not allowed to wear make-up but it was said she didn't care about that anymore. She talked about the power she had, the fame she had and the money she had and the things she could be doing with that money to make the world a better place, like charity work.

Maybe Paris Hilton has learned a valuable lesson and maybe this has made her open her eyes, grow up and look around her. But as I said before we will have to wait in time to see if she has realized what's going on and how she can make it better for herself and her family. And you have to remember you can't believe everything your read or see.

Paris Hilton isn't the only one going through a rough patch. Lindsay Lohan is going through a rough time just completing rehab and the press making it even harder on her to get her life back on track. Nicole Richie, she's gaining some weight back, she looks better and she's acting better so she's on the right path.

And then you have Britney Spears, who I would say has had it hard. A divorce, the incidents with her babies, the people she considered family and best friends stabbing her in the back and trying to control her life. But she went through rehab and every since then she's been pretty quiet in the media, she's focusing on her babies, on her career and getting her life back on track.

Let's just hope that all of the bad girls of Hollywood get on the right path and by 2008, have their bad girls rep gone and people seeing them in a new light and maybe seeing them for who they really are, human beings that make mistakes and will make plenty more mistakes just like the rest of us. So, in the end are they the bad girls of Hollywood or are they crying out for help? Let's ride this wave and find out.

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Celebrity Biographies: Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba (full name Jessica Marie Alba), an American actress was born on 28th of April, 1981, has become known for her roles in the hit TV series Dark Ange and feature films Sin City, Dark Angel, Into the Blue and Fantastic Four.

Jessica Alba was born in Pomona, California into an Air Force family. She has two siblings, both of whom appeared in an episode of Dark Angel. Up until 17 ypours of age Jessica Alba lived with her grand parents. Being a military family, they about quite a bit: Biloxi, Idaho, the states of Mississippi and Texas.

Jessica Alba had an array of health problems during her childhood. Her lungs collapsed twice, she developed pneumonia several times and a cyst in her nose. As a result of these health issues, she was often isolated from kids her age and her friendships suffered. Upon moving to California Jessica's health improved.

Since a very young age, Jessica Alba had a passion for acting. She took acting lessons, and this is where she was discovered by an agent. Her first role was a small one in a film titled Camp Nowhere. Later on she was featured in a number of commercials and some independent films. She also appeared in a comedy series on Nickelodeon. Some of the feature films she appeared in are Idle Hand (a horror flick) and Sin City.

In 2006, Jessica Alba was featured on the cover of Playboy magazine, and in the same issue she was named one of the 25 Sexiest Celebrities. In the same year, she was named Sex Star of the year by Playboy. Also, Jessica was voted number one of Askmen.com's 99 most desirable women.

As far as her personal life is concerned, she dated actor Michael Weatherly her costar in Dark Angel from 2001 to 2003. Afterwords, she was involved with golfer Sergio Garcia. On the set of Fantastic Four, she met Cash Warren the assistant director of the movie.

An interesting fact about Jessica Alba is that she has a strict "no nudity" clause in her contract. This can be attributed to her conservative upbringing.

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Gwen Stefani - 4 in the morning

Gwen Stefani 4 In The Morning Lyrics- awesome clip!

Nelly Furtado’s Bisexuality - Just A Marketing Strategy?

By now everybody has listened her new album “Loose”. The album was named partly after the TCL band she admires for "taking back their sexuality, showing they were complete women”. It became the most successful album of Nelly’s career, reaching number one in several counties.

The release in June 2006 was also followed by a series of statements issued by the “Promiscuous” star. The real statement that got the press fired up was the one referring to her newly discovered bisexuality.

The “Maneater” singer revealed in an interview with a gay magazine: “I'm reading a book about Chinese medicine which claims all people are inherently bisexual to balance their energies. It makes so much sense. As humans we have both male and female energies.”

Furthermore the singer added that she believes Kurt Cobain’s statement that “in the end, everyone is gay”.

This is partly true. Studies show that men with a high sex drive have a more targeted kind of sexual arousal while women with a high sexual drive tend to desire both sexes.

This being said I wouldn’t argue that the artist is wrong. But clearly she does not have the best reasoning for her belief. In my opinion it would seem more plausible if she would have said she’s a woman who loves having sex and suddenly discovered she enjoys the company of women without saying this is something she read in a book which claims all people are inherently bisexual. So because she read some book now she’s a bisexual.

The debate is whether Nelly is dabbling about bisexual chic which in turn is used for advertising or it is all about advertising and her statements are made due to a marketing strategy.

Bisexual chic is a trend that now conquers more and more people. As a pure example of bisexual chic is Madonna who was seen kissing another girl in her music video “Justify my love” and the scene that made people go crazy at the MTV music awards in 2003 when Madonna kissed Britney Spears and then Christina Aguilera.

The thing is sex sells. And girl kissing girl sells even more! Let’s not forget the success the girls from TATU had. TATU’s lyrics and videos allude to relationship between the two of them and the girls promote it during interviews. The Daily Mail (London) wrote: “Tatu degrades marketing and music at the same time.”

So, is Nelly Furtado using the same marketing strategy as the girls from Tatu? Well, whether she is using this marketing strategy or not, she definitely is drawing lots of attention. Her songs are in top charts and that says it all.

Nelly Furtado is she using her newly discovered bisexuality as a marketing tool or is she just dabbling with bisexual chic?

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Dallas And Thomas Co-star In New Thriller

Stars of Kyle XY, Matt Dallas and Bruce Thomas are set to appear in a new thriller entitled Babysitter Wanted. The production company responsible for this venture, Big Screen Entertainment Group (BSEG) concluded the principal photography last November and is currently in post-production.

"The cast did a fantastic job," said BSEG CEO Kimberly Kates in a conversation with Business Wire last year. "I couldn’t be happier with their performances. Our investors are very pleased with the results." Kates is also the film's producer, along with David Zappone and Stephen Eckelberry.


Northern California, Treka and Weed were some of the locations where filming was done, and Mt. Shasta in Siskiyou County was used as a backdrop for the film. Alex Vendler, who was the director of photography, used Panavision Cameras to shoot with the standard 35mm film gauge. BSEG Executive Vice President Michael Manaserri is also the film's co-director.

Business Wire said that the budget and look of Babysitter Wanted is similar to that of horror films Saw, Wolf Creek, High Tension and Hostel. These four films did well in the international movie scene and Hostel, which was executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino, was able to earn an impressive $90 million.

The film's cast is comprised of the Kyle XY stars, Dallas and Thomas, as well as 7th Heaven's Sarah Thompson, Bill Moseley, Kristen Dalton and Nana Visitor from Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Thompson will be playing Angie, a young woman who left home after college and applies for a babysitting job from an ad. She later on ends up getting terrorized the entire night. Dallas plays teenager Rick and Thomas plays Jim Stanton.

On Kyle XY, Dallas plays Kyle, a sixteen year old boy who suddenly wakes up to find that he has no recollection of the past whatsoever, and neither has a bellybutton. He is later brought to a children's home where therapist Nicole Trager is drawn to the mystery of his being. Together with her husband, Stephen Trager, they help Kyle find his true identity and eventually gets tracked down by Zizics, a company that creates clones in artificial wombs.

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America's Continuing Infatuation with Hollywood

By: Jasmine Almira

Hollywood movie stars have almost reached god-like status in the United States. They are envied, adored, worshipped, and admired. What is it about these people that is so intriguing and why do we devote so much time and energy trying to find out about their personal lives?

Anyone questioning whether or not America is obsessed with Hollywood needs only turn on the television to see how movie stars and celebrities dominate our news and just about everything we see. Even the fashion magazines have movie stars on the cover; the super models have been banished to the back pages. Movie stars and celebrities are everywhere but what makes these people so special?

Perhaps an answer could be found in their flawless beauty and public image. People are generally in awe of these stars because of the image that they represent. They seem to have everything going for them beauty, glamour, money, name and fame. Most people can only dream of having these things. However, no one knows that these stars are carefully prepared from every angle, be it hairstyle, make-up, dress or public dealing.

Watching our favorite Hollywood stars in films and on television also can give people the mistaken impression that they know what a person is like. They can feel a sort of camaraderie to certain actors. However, in reality move stars have private lives as well as we really don't know what they could be like on a personal level, no matter how many interviews of them we've seen.

Hitting big time in Hollywood is based on good luck and pure timing. As a Hollywood actor to get yourself meaty roles you have to know the right people and be in the right place at the right time. Dazzling good looks will also go far in getting you noticed.

This also extends to musicians. Just take a look at all of multi-millionaire pop singers and ask yourself how many of them can actually sing? Considering all the recent accusations of lip-synching, the answer is not many. It's sad that looks have become more important to so many people than talent.

Though the stars love to be adored by the public and the media alike, they also have to face the repercussions of being too much in the limelight. Many of the stars have been troubled by star fixated fans some of whom actually become stalkers and harass them. This problem is more in mentally weak people who develop a personal relationship with the onscreen personas of the stars.

Hollywood influence does have its limitations though. Many stars rallied in the last US election to encourage people to vote against George Bush. He did win the election again, so it would seem that people aren't quite as influenced by Hollywood as many had originally thought.

Hollywood movie stars make millions of dollars from their fan support and people love to see them any chance they get. Tabloid papers spout lies and trash about the rich and famous, and yet people buy them up like hot cakes. America's obsession with Hollywood doesn't show any signs of slowing down.

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