Music to my ears; or soon to be my eyes!
According to Video Static, Jessie James is about to shoot the video for “Boys” the lead single for her sophomore album. Haven’t heard it? Click here.
Roman White will direct the clip. Can’t wait!
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
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Vanessa Carlton vs. The Pitbull Who Bit Her
It’s sad that one of my favorite singers is getting all this press because some dog bit her. But, in reading people’s reactions to this, you’d think NESSA was the one who bit the dog, and not the other way around! Here’s the original story, in case you have no idea what I’m talking about.
So basically this family has a 9 month old pitbull that has been nothing but sweet to its family. Sounds normal. Vanessa was running in the street, past dog’s house. It ran after her and bit her. The owners have an invisible fence that didn’t work.
Now, because Vanessa filed a complaint that could lead to the dog being put down, she is being labeled a murderer by the family’s owners. Say what?
PA law is what led this case down the road it’s traveled, not Vanessa. She didn’t go to the police and demand the dog be put down. If the owners had a real fence, this wouldn’t be an issue.
It also seems like they think that because she wasn’t seriously injured (only 5 puncture marks and a moderate amount of blood), she shouldn’t have said anything. Again, say what? Just because she isn’t fighting for her life doesn’t make what that dog did ok!
I run in my neighborhood all the time! I wish some dog would bite me! I’d file a complaint too! And this isn’t just about bad-mouthing pit bulls. All dogs need attention and to be trained. Pit bulls just always have a bad rep and I’m sure this doesn’t help. My mom was bit by a dog when she was little, and to this day, she goes out of her way to avoid dogs. She’s almost 60 years old!
Now, I don’t want this dog to be put down. Neither does Vanessa, who shared on Facebook that she wishes The Dog Whisperer could help. What do the owners expect her to do? She’s stated that she doesn’t want the dog put down. What do they want her to do? Plead that the law shouldn’t be applicable? Lie, and change her story?
I’m sorry. I just don’t see how this is her fault and how she’s “doing nothing to help”. What the eff is she supposed to do? The dog bit HER!
Control your damn dog and the entire situation would have been avoided! Take care of yo bidness.
Now let’s all hope there is a pleasant ending to this situation and that the dog gets to live.
[ / end rant ]
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Melanie Fiona to Tour with Maxwell This Summer
Melanie Fiona, fresh off a tour with Miss Alicia Keys, will soon join Maxwell on select dates for his tour with Jill Scott. Erykah Badu was also just added to provide support.
Melanie won’t be joining the trek until June 11th, in Atlanta.
I’m soooo STOKED about the Maxwell tour… still waiting on the FINALIZED DATES…will post ASAP xo
melaniefiona
melaniefionaLove all these tour lineups for Miss Fiona. She fits right in and hopefully continues to expand her fanbase with each show!
See the full tour itinerary here.
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More on Pixie Lott’s Acting Debut
By now we all know that Pixie has caught the acting bug and will appear in Fred: The Movie. And if you’re a Pixie fan and didn’t know that, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!
Anyway, more details on this movie project have been revealed in recent days.
First of all, the movie will not be shown in theaters. It’s going straight to tv; Nickelodeon to be specific. It’s set to air this summer on the network.
If you don’t know much about this character, Fred, here’s a little background, courtesy of the NY Times:
Lucas Cruikshank, a 16-year-old from Nebraska, created Fred Figglehorn about four years ago. Since then, the character has become a hit on YouTube. In aggregate, his videos have been viewed over 400 million times. Fred’s whiny voice strikes a lot of adults as fingernails on a chalkboard, but children fall on the floor laughing.
Visit Fred’s YouTube channel here.
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Melanie Fiona Just Shot “Ay Yo” Music Video
Melanie Fiona is readying a new music video from The Bridge. After the success of “It Kills Me”, it looks like the next single will be “Ay Yo”, seeing as how Melanie recently filmed the clip with director Armen “ARMEN” Djerrahian.
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Melanie Fiona Nominated for JUNO Award
The nominations for the 39th Annual JUNO Awards are out and Melanie Fiona has received a nod in the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year category for her debut album, The Bridge.
The JUNO Awards air live, April 18th, on CTV in Canada. Find out more info on the show website.
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Pixie Lott Confirmed for One Big Weekend
Pixie Lott was announced as a performer for Radio 1′s One Big Weekend festival on May 22-23 in North Wales.
20K are expected to attend the free show. Click here for more info.
So far, Pixie is the only confirmed act with more announcements expected soon.
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Pixie Lott Confirmed for Rihanna’s Full UK Tour?
I touched on this in my last Pixie post, but MTV UK is reporting that Pixie’s appearance at the Newcastle show is not a one-off event. Click Music reported the news about the Newcastle show with the caveat that “it’s not yet been revealed whether this means she’s supporting on the whole tour.”
Now, in a post-Brit awards article, MTV UK has gone on record as stating that Pixie will indeed support Miss Rihanna for her entire UK tour. Pixie confirms this much on her official website and MySpace.
In other Rihanna news- although Pixie Lott walked away without a gong at The BRIT Awards, she has still been announced to join Ri’ on her UK tour in May.
The tour will kick off in Birmingham on May 7th and will end in Glasgow on May 20th.
Live dates:
Birmingham LG Arena – 7 May
Liverpool Echo Arena – 8
London The O2 – 10 and 11
Sheffield Arena – 13
Nottingham Trent FM Arena – 14
Manchester MEN – 16
Newcastle Metro Arena – 17
Glasgow SECC – 19 and 20So, fans are in for a treat as both of these women rock! I’m jealous! I can only hope that Rih remembers Pixie when she does her US tour later this year!
You can get tickets here!
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More News on Pixie Lott’s American Debut
It’s getting closer, and I can’t wait! Here’s the latest from the Daily Star:
MY first album Turn It Up is getting re-packaged for an American audience.
The next step for me is to release a single in the US so I’m currently writing songs with a more American sound and in March I’ll be promoting in LA.
The album will be half what is out now – the singles like Cry Me Out – and the rest will be new.
In January I wrote seven new songs with one of my favourite writers, Toby Gad, and I also wrote a duet with the singer from Plain White T’s, Tom Higgenson. Hey There Delilah is one of my favourite songs.
Pixie’s been tweeting a lot lately about working with Toby Gad. He’s worked with a lot of artists I already like, so I like this move. And while I already adore Turn It Up, I do think it’s good move to record some new songs for the US release. Consumers can be really fickle over here!
In other news, Pixie’s also been writing with Joe Jonas. I hope the rabid JoBro fanbase leaves her alone. She’s awesome wrapped up in fabulous.
Lastly, Pixie’s been confirmed to provide support Rihanna at her Metro Radio Arena Show in Newscastle. This in no way means she’s the designated Rated R tour opener, but that pairing would be awesome, right? When Rih-Rih does her US tour (and she better!), I would absolutely love for Pixie to get that support slot so she can be properly introduced to American audiences. I think Rih’s fans would dig her music. I know I already do!
Actually, for my own selfish reasons, I’d like to see Pixie do a small intimate club tour a la Joss Stone. You really get to know the musician before they blow up and you can’t get within 500 ft of them ever again!
So, that’s the Pixie news for now! March can’t come soon enough!
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Chris Brown Previews New Mixtape
< begin rant > I’m gonna preface this with the following message: I know Breezy messed up big time. We all know this. However, unlike some, I don’t think he should be banned from creating/sharing music for the rest of his life. He def lost some cool points with me for roughin’ up my girl Rihanna, but the bottom line is that he’s paying his debt to society. He makes great music, and can dance his ass off, so I want to see more!
When Charlie Sheen (who is middle-aged, and with a history of abuse) got busted recently, I didn’t see anyone calling for him to get fired from his job. No one was organizing boycotts of CBS or his show. No one was drafting letters to people who do business with him, urging them to terminate their sponsorships. (Though Hanes did pull his ads, they were the only ones) People seemed to accept his actions as normal and move on without outrage. They couldn’t do that with a 19 year old man who has only messed up once? That’s all I needed to throw my support behind Chris. People need love the most when they deserve it the least.
I know many won’t agree with me, and that’s cool. This site is title “Just My Faves”, which means MY faves, and not necessarily yours
< / end rant >Now, that I’ve gotten that out of the way, let me talk about something positive: new Breezy tunes! Looks like Chris is looking to get his grown and sexy on with the release of a new mixtape titled In My Zone on Valentine’s Day. He jumped on Ustream with Kevin McCall the other night to give fans a 25 minute preview. Watch it below:
I’m diggin’ most of the tracks he shared and Chris looks happy. He’s in his element in the studio. It seems like the studio and the stage are the only places he feels he can be free. Will definitely be copping the mixtape. The last album I bought was Chris’ Graffiti, and that’s saying a lot, as I don’t buy many CDs.
I haven’t seen any specific places where this mixtape will be available, but I’m sure word will spread in the coming 2 weeks.