Since Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004, the NFL’s half time pick has become quite an ordeal! Early reports are revealing that the Material Girl, Madonna will perform at this year’s Super Bowl!
Black Eyed Peas Locked In For Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show
November 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We can thank Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson for the last six years of mediocre Super Bowl halftime shows. Next year however, I gotta feeling you’ll notice a big difference – The Black Eyed Peas are the confirmed Super Bowl XLV halftime show headliners! Since the “wardrobe malfunction” of 2004, pressure from the FCC has forced networks to book more seasoned acts such as Paul McCartney, Prince and the Who. But it all changes as The Black Eyed Peas are set to take the stage at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas for Super Bowl XLV!
Per RollingStone:
“They could have picked anybody,” will.i.am tells Rolling Stone. “They could rock a million and get Cheap Trick. I love me some Cheap Trick, those motherf*****s is dope. But it says something that they picked us.”
No word yet on what songs the Peas will perform, but it’s sure to be one killer medley of hits! The only wardrobe malfunction we can expect to see is will.i.am‘s LEGO hat! Did you see that thing at the American Music Awards?! Comfortable? We think not…
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Celebrities Who Lip Sync
February 3, 2010 By 6 Comments
Pink schooled every musical artist and ruled out any excuse for lip syncing after her performance at the 2010 Grammy Awards. She hung in the air hanging by a glorified sheet and sang her ballad, “Glitter in the Air” all while wet, spinning and belting out her song.
Most singers use a “back up” track and several have fallen victim to having their secret slip thanks to audio issues. Some are still closet lip sync-ers. So who are the biggest offenders?
Britney Spears – It’s no secret that Britney lip syncs more often than she sings. Any number involving dancing is synced. It’s been reported that she tries to sing her ballads at live concerts, but typically on tour, her vocals sit out for over half the show. She was caught red handed while trying to make her comeback after the back-up track skipped. Spears also suffered some embarrassment in Australia after disgruntled fans reamed her performance and even has started a new law in the country in which performers must disclose any lip syncing on their tickets.
Janet Jackson – She has been lip syncing since her entrance onto the showbiz scene and most of her gigs on “Dick Clark’s American Bandstand” were lip synced. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette even dubbed her “most notorious onstage lip sync-ers.” Janet packs a huge amount of choreography into her shows and perhaps that’s what gets her a pass on the offense.
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Ashlee Simpson – No one missed her now infamous “Saturday Night Live” gig. The shamed starlet was caught faking it on the show after vocals from a previously preformed song began playing. Simpson just did a little jig and walked off, leaving her band to carry on without her.
Rihanna – Her most revealing vocal fakery came at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards. She did a horrible job hiding her lip sync and was blasted by fans and critics alike.
Kanye West – Here is a guy who should keep to his strengths behind the scenes in the production department. When it comes to vocals…he needs to sit down. Another SNL snafu outed him as a vocally cheating. Many cried lip sync after his 2008 performance of “Love Lockdown.” In truth his vocals were horrible and it wasn’t a back up track issue. It was a he-can’t-sing issue and his true lack of talent baffled many. The truth behind the matter is that Kayne, like many others, uses an Auto-Tune feature. (It basically ensures signers notes sound perfect when they aren’t.) After this debacle, West learned his lesson and lip synced his way through most his “American Idol” guest spot in March of 2009.
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Jennifer Hudson – It was her first appearance since the tragedy that struck her family when her lip syncing secret was aired out. Producers asked her to pre-record the vocals and sync it. Hudson acquiesced and joined the many others who have vocally cheated. In all fairness, every artist has had to provide a back up track since 1993 thanks to a temper tantrum thrown by Garth Brooks. The country legend threatened to walk out minutes before his performance if his new video wasn’t shown.
Whitney Houston – Another vocal wonder who fell victim to the Super Bowl demands. She lip synced her way through the 1991 game in Tampa.
Faith Hill – Yet another Super Bowl Sync-er. She was also asked to fake the vocals at the 2009 football game.
We can’t judge too much. It really is true that at some point almost every artist has lip synced at some point. Even the Beatles synced their way through some TV appearances. Justin Timberlake slums it occasion and syncs along with Chris Brown (worst case was at an MTV VMA performance). 50 Cent has been busted faking his vocals during the BET Awards in 2007. Let’s not forget one of the pioneers vocal forgery…Milli Vanilli.
Janet Jackson Blames Dr. Conrad Murray For Michaels’ Death
November 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
Janet Jackson has kept quiet about the death of her brother Michael for close to five months, but now she breaks her silence and places the blame squarely on Dr. Conrad Murray. In an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, it comes as no surprise that Janet says she believes Dr. Murray was responsible for her brother’s death, working as Michael’s personal physician and admitting to giving propofol to the late pop icon. Jackson died from acute propofol intoxication, according to the L. A. Coroner’s Office, but Dr. Murray denies responsibility for his death claiming that he neither prescribed or administered anything to Jackson that should have killed him.
Per TMZ:
Janet stated, “He was the one that was administering … I think he is responsible.”
Murray was hired to treat Michael in the months before he died in June of a drug overdose, and is currently the main focus in a manslaughter investigation of the King of Pops death. Police have referred the case to prosecutors to determine if criminal charges should be filed. But Janet feels that in the very least Murray should no longer be allowed to practice medicine. Recounting the morning her brother died, Jackson says she was completely shocked when she learned of her brother’s death.
“I was at my house in New York. You know, another day. Another morning. And I get a call … [my assistant] said, ‘Your brother’s been taken to the hospital. It’s on CNN right now. I called everyone’s. There’s a line busy or — someone wasn’t picking up. I spoke to mother. I spoke to Tito. I spoke to my nephew Austin. I spoke to my sister La Toya. I told them to call me when they got to the hospital. And I remember thinking nobody’s calling me back, so I tried calling again, and that’s how I found out that he was no longer … I couldn’t believe it. It just didn’t ring true to me. It felt like a dream. It’s still so difficult for me to believe. It’s, you know, you have to accept what is. But it’s hard. You have to move on with your life. You have to accept what is and I understand that.”
You can’t administer the drug that killed him and not take some sort of responsibility when he dies from the injection of that drug. His defense is ridiculous. Hippocratic oath states first to ‘do no harm.’ Murray obviously did a lot of harm and should be locked up, not just have his license revoked. Janet Jackson’s full interview will air on ABC Wednesday night.
MTV VMA’s 2009 Winners List, Photos and Videos
September 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
After wasting over 2 hours of my life on the nuttery that was last night’s 2009 MTV VMA’s I bring you the highlights.
First Kanye West gave us all further proof he is a bumbling moron with no class. The “rapper” stormed the stage to take the mic away from Best Female video Winner Taylor Swift to announce that Beyonce should have won. From this moment on the show was tense and awkward. As did tried mentioned West’s name the crowd booed and began chanting Swift’s name.
The only one highlight in the show was the revealing of the extended “New Moon” trailer. It leaked to the net a few days before the show aired, but at least it was actually a decent trailer.
[MTV VMA New Moon Trailer – Video]
• Video of the Year: Beyonce Knowles – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
• Best New Artist : Lady GaGa – “Poker Face”
• Best Male Video: T.I. – “Live Your Live” featuring Rihanna
• Best Female Video: Taylor Swift – “You Belong with Me”
• Best Hip-Hop Video: Eminem – “We Made You”
• Best Pop Video: Britney Spears – “Womanizer”
• Best Rock Video: Green Day – “21 Guns”
• Breakthrough Video: Matt and Kim – “Lessons Learned”
• Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman): Beastie Boys – “Sabotage”
• Best Direction: Marc Webb – Green Day’s “21 Guns”
• Best Editing: Jarrett Fijal – Beyonce Knowles’ “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
• Best Special Effects: Chimney Pot – Lady GaGa’s “Paparazzi”
• Best Choreography: Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight – Beyonce Knowles’ “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
• Best Cinematography: Jonathan Sela – Green Day’s “21 Guns”
• Best Art Direction: Jason Hamilton – Lady GaGa’s “Paparazzi
Lady Gaga also killed herself on stage as if things were weird enough. The bloody mess followed the Swift/West debacle so it was a bit overshadowed, but odd non the less.
Madonna also gave a speech clearly read from a teleprompter in honor of Michael Jackson.
More to follow!
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Janet Jackson And Jermaine Dupri Split
July 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Michael Jackson’s memorial was a who’s-who of the music and movie biz. However, once face was notably absent: Jermaine Dupri, long time boyfriend of Michael’s sister, Janet.
Though Dupri’s friends are saying that the rapper/producer doesn’t attend funerals (ummm….ok), other sources are reporting that the two have parted ways.
Via US Weekly:
“You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure,” a mutual pal explains. (Dupri produced several tracks on her last two CDs.) “Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things separate. Jermaine likes to be out there, mingling with everybody, and Janet’s more shy.”
Jackson is so shy, she kept her nine year marriage to Rene Elizondo on the down-low until the two divorced in 2000.
Sources are saying that Dupri was the one to call it quits leaving Janet devastated. Hopefully she’ll find someone nasty enough to call her Ms. Jackson soon.
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Michael Jackson’s Autopsy Results – Rumor
June 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
[Janet Jackson, Jamie Foxx at BET Awards - Video]
Reports of supposed autopsy results for singer Michael Jackson are making their way around the World Wide Web. According to the documents, Jackson’s body was emaciated and bald at the time of his death.
Via The New York Post:
“He was skin and bone, his hair had fallen out, and he had been eating nothing but pills when he died. Injection marks all over his body and the disfigurement caused by years of plastic surgery show he’d been in terminal decline for some years. There were four fresh injections around his heart, presumably from attempts to pump adrenaline into it to jumpstart it.”
Though the report seems plausible given the condition the pop icon was last seen in, other sources are reporting that the autopsy results are a fake.
Via TMZ:
“We’ve learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson’s body is a fake. A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we’ve learned the ‘autopsy report’ was fabricated and completely false.”
I don’t who to believe Kittens. Though I hate to admit it, TMZ was the first to accurately report Jackson’s passing.
These new rumors come only a day after Joe Jackson and daughter Janet made an appearance at the BET Awards. Though choked-up, Janet managed to state the following:
Via People:
“To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of hearts. On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much.”
[Jamie Foxx Moonwalk at BET Awards Video]
Actor/singer Jamie Foxx and Beyonce all paid tribute to the King of Pop at the ceremony.
As soon as an official cause of death is released, we will report it to you. Until then, we at Hollywood Dame are going to let Michael rest in peace.
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Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri Break Up
December 19, 2008 By 4 Comments
Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri have broken up according to new reports. Janet has been busy being pretend pregnant and harboring illegitimate children. Meanwhile, Jermaine is said to be fed up and constant fighting ensued. After they failed to get back to a happy place, they are said to have split.
“The National Enquirer claims Jackson and Dupri began battling over the failure of her recent tour, which he managed, and which ended with a string of canceled concerts because of illness and reports of poor ticket sales.
And sources tell the tabloid the 36-year-old has moved out of the superstar’s Los Angeles home, and they have agreed to spend time apart. The insider says, “Janet and Jermaine finally hit a wall. They were fighting over his management of her career. In the end, she decided to make a break.”
Damn. Looks like Janet Jackson Jr. will have to wait. Maybe if she’d whip out her floppy boob again they could reheat interest in her tour.
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Janet Jackson Pregnant….Again
December 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Mythical babies are running rampant! Watch out! Be careful magic unicorns don’t come and knock you up in your sleep.
Janet Jackson is said to be pregnant yet AGAIN. A “mysterious” aliment left her canceling shows in October led to an assumption of baby news. She was said to be pregnant with a conception date in July. Another rumor that has been running for years is that she secretly has a teenage daughter. The supposed offspring of Janet and ex husband, James De Barge, is said to be 18 years old and was named Renee. The girl is said to be living with Janet’s old sister, Rebbie.
Now the pregnancy rumors have rekindled after current boyfriend Jermaine Dupri failed to adequately word his answer to a baby question. He told Hollyscoop that she was not pregnant and stated:
“No, Ya’ll stop saying that, when she gets pregnant everyone will know,” he said.
I don’t get how him saying “no” means yes, she is knocked up. However news outlets are flying with the story anyway. So until I see her toting a tater tot around sporting a faux hawk, I am stick with the notion that she is NOT pregnant.
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