Jennifer Lopez Returns to ‘American Idol’ with Hefty Pay Raise

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the biggest diva of them all? Sorry Ryan Seacrest, looks like we’re not going to be able to afford for you to enter the stage via a magic carpet next year. The very best thing about ‘American Idol’s‘ resurgence last year was Jennifer Lopez – No question! Lopez has kept us in the dark for the last few months about her return to Idol, but now sources are saying the wait may have been worth it for JLo – her return to the judge’s chair comes with a hefty pay raise!

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Dame Exclusive: ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Lacey Schwimmer’s Mini Music Tour

Lacey Schwimmer, one of the outrageously talented pros on “Dancing with the Stars” proves her pipes are as smooth as her paso doble. The “Dancing” star recently debuted her first single titled “Love Soundz” with Ryan Seacrest on his nationally syndicated morning show “On Air with Ryan Seacrest.” The song was produced and penned by The Monsters and The Strangers.

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Celebs React to Bin Laden’s Death

People are celebrating nationwide today! Finally nearly 10 years since the September 11th attacks on America justice has been served. The man behind the attacks, the mastermind – Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US special forces.

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Academy of Country Music Awards 2011 Winners and Performances – PICS and VIDEOS

Fans and industry members voted Taylor Swift as the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year at Sunday night’s 46th annual ACM Awards, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, while televised on CBS. Swift played her new single, “Mean,” the sharp-tongued response to some of her haters, playing on a fake backwoods front porch with accompaniment from an old-style string band with fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar and a six-string banjo.

Per People:

“For me, with the entertainer of the year award, I see the face of Shania [Twain] and Garth [Brooks] and my heroes,” she told PEOPLE after snagging the honor. “To be among them – it just means so much.”

Lady Antebellum also took major ACM awards with top vocal group and album of the year for the multiplatinum song “Need You Now.” The Band Perry, a bluegrass-rooted family trio, was voted in as overall best new artist over best new solo artist winner Eric Church.

For his part, Brad Paisley seemed genuinely surprised when he won best male vocalist over Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, George Strait and Keith Urban. In the moments after the announcement he seemed taken aback by being named as country’s top male voice, as if the award was too much. (Paisley opened the show with “Old Alabama,” a song that found him borrowing lines from Alabama’s “Mountain Music.”)

“I am honestly shocked. This is way too many of these for me,” he said of his fifth consecutive trophy in the category. “I don’t want to know who got paid what,” he quipped, quickly adding, “No, it’s all very fair.”

Award shows tend to be as much about the performances as the actual awards — or even more so. The ACM awards pushed the envelope more than most… at the 45-minute mark there had been seven songs without a single award being handed out. Hoping a genre-crossing appeal will improve ratings and possibly expose non-country fans to the music, producers paired Rihanna with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles for a performance of Rihanna’s latest single, “California King Bed.” While the two had obvious chemistry, their voices didn’t blend so well.

The crowd at the MGM arena jumped to its feet when Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler joined Carrie Underwood for a rendition of her heavy rock tune “Undo It” and Aerosmith’s classic “Walk This Way.” But when Tyler sang, “So I gave her just a little kiss, like this,” she pulled away at the last second and grinned.

The show also teamed veteran singer-songwriter James Taylor with the Zac Brown Band for a performance segment and lined up Ryan Seacrest, actress Reese Witherspoon and “Twilight” actor Robert Pattinson to be among the award presenters. Miranda Lambert made the most trips to the podium, earning four awards last night, honored as best female vocalist, and her hit single “The House That Built Me” was named both single and song of the year. The song snagged video of the year as well.

Entertainer of the year nominee Aldean even worked a couple of country rap interludes into his “Dirt Road Anthem.” Among the awards handed out before Sunday’s telecast, Reba McEntire was honored for career achievement and Swift collected the Jim Reeves International Award, which recognizes country performers who spread the music worldwide. The Tex Ritter Award that goes to movies that emphasize country music went to the Gwyneth Paltrow starring “Country Strong.” Garth Brooks took another ACM Award, even though he released no new recordings during the eligibility period, as one of two recipients of the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, which also was given to Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers.

McEntire hosted the show for the 13th time, bringing Blake Shelton on to co-host with her. Much of the pair’s banter during the show centered on Shelton learning to do the job, which he handled for the most part with ease and humor, while taking a jab at Miley Cyrus.

“Eric Church has a big hit this year with ‘Smoke a Little Smoke,’” Shelton, 34, told the audience. His punch line? “I heard it was about Miley Cyrus.”

Shelton also poked fun at Swift’s breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal, and made low blows to LeAnn Rimes’ marriage issues. However, a Charlie Sheen joke did sneak its way in there eventually when Blake said that the MGM Grand was so big it would take Sheen forever to trash it. He then noted that since that statement was “not a joke,” he didn’t break the “no Charlie Sheen” rule that was playfully put into effect at the beginning of the ceremony.

Full list of 2011 ACM Winners:

- Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
- Top Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley
- Top Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert
- Top Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland
- Top Vocal Group of the Year: Lady Antebellum
- Album of the Year: Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
- Single of the Year: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
- Song of the Year: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
- Video of the Year: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert
- Vocal Event of the Year: “As She’s Walking Away,” Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson
- Top New Artist: The Band Perry
- Career Achievement Award: Reba McEntire
- Jim Reeves International Award: Taylor Swift
- Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award: Garth Brooks, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

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‘Glee’s’ Matthew Morrison’s First Single Debuts

‘Glee’s’ Matthew Morrison released his first single “Summer Rain” on Ryan Seacrest’s morning radio show off of his upcoming album and it’s all about having sex in the rain on a rooftop! I dare you to make it through the entire song without convulsing in laughter.

Per People:

When Seacrest noted the song wasn’t as “poppy” as some of the Glee cast’s offerings, Morrison agreed. “I want to stay a little bit away from Glee,” he said, adding that he believed to “be taken seriously, I had to write my own songs” – which he did.

Morrison will perform the song live on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‘ on April 6th, and on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show‘ on April 11th. The song was co-written by Morrison along with Claude Kelly and the production duo Espionage, who brought you Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister,” among many other singles. This ode to a very R-rated public display of affection has sort of a feel good Jack Johnson style vibe. His new CD will be released in May, featuring a duet with Elton John and “old school soul”. Listen to the song above and let us know what you think. Frankly, I just can’t wait for the video (I’m assuming there will be gratuitous shirtless shots of Morrison).

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Regis Philbin Replacement Contenders

Regis Philbin’s seat next to Kelly Ripa isn’t even cold yet but the wheels of motion are in motion to replace him. Several names are being thrown around as the new host for ABC’s ‘Live With Regis and Kelly.’

Regis announced his retirement last week and most shrugged off the announcement as a legit retirement as he approaches his 80th birthday. Apparently he didn’t retire gracefully to hand out Whethers Original Candies to children at the park. Rumor is he diva-ed out and hit CTRL+ALT+IQUITTHISBITCH. Click HERE to find out why…

As for who will take the reins from Reg, there are a handful of actual contenders along with a slew of rumors as to who will take over.

Most Likely:

I hate to say it, but Mark Consuelo is probably the strongest contender. It will be a sickeningly sweet morning show with a plethora of tales about how Mark farts in bed while Kelly shares stories about their children’s first solid poop.

Mario Lopez would probably be second most likely. He has co-hosted the show several times. It seems obvious he’d be in the running. A problem could be his current gig with ‘Extra.’

Tom Bergeron would be another top possibility. Tom is already besties with ABC, hosts “Dancing With the Stars” and has a daytime Emmy award under his belt.

Jeff Probst is rumored to be in the running. His contract with ‘Survivor‘ is up this year and he has filled in before.

Billy Bush is another name thrown into the ring. I doubt this one as he is tied to ‘Access Hollywood,’ but never say never.

Doubtful:

Ryan Seacrest would love to dominate every aspect of tv, but I think in order for this to work out he would have to give up sleeping. We all know how important beauty sleep is and no one really wants to watch him and Kelly argue over who is prettier.

Anderson Cooper is rumored to be in the running. While I’d love to roll over every morning and turn on the Silver Fox and whisper, “Good Morning Darling,” I doubt he would do it beyond his guest spots. Currently he is trying to get his own daytime talk show off the ground. He could replace Oprah and not have to deal with a skeletal sidekick.

Neil Patrick Harris would be better than romping through a field of unicorns, but it could lead to a dead end for his acting career.

Mike Rowe is a sleeper hottie that has been captivating a female audience on Discovery Channel. Not sure where this idea came from, but I won’t deny the fact that I could listen to him talk about baking soda and still be enraptured.

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‘American Idol’ Judges Sit Down With Jay Leno – Video

American Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and Randy Jackson joined Jay Leno last night to talk about what they’re bringing to the show… which debuts a week from tomorrow, by the way!

Per Examiner:

The interview last night gave everyone a chance to see just how interactive the judges will be on the new show. Laughing, remarking and even giving each other a little verbal jab every now and then, there is no doubt the chemistry for the new judges appears to be perfect.

I do love the chemistry between the judges but I’m still unsure about the show this season with the many changes. What are your thoughts?

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Kim Kardashian Dead POSTER

World AIDS Day is on December 1st and you will no longer be able to read Kim Kardashian’s updates on what she ate today and pics of her nephew screaming as she kisses him.

Alicia Keys came up with this “awesome” idea to have celebs quit their digital lives to raise money for the Keep a Child Alive charity. Basically the Kardashian sisters, Lady Gaga, Ryan Seacrest, Justin Timberlake will give up Twitter and Facebook until $1 million is sitting in the charity bank. So we have to essentially buy their mundane Tweets back. To promote this mess (sorry Alicia, I adore you darling but this is the ultimate narcissistic event worthy of John Mayer) Kim posed “dead” in one of Mariah Carey’s rejected “Glitter” costumes.

What Others Said:

D-Listed: “Basically, they want you to pay to bring Kim back to Twitter. RAISING MONEY: This is NOT how you do it. If Alicia really wants all of us to turn our PayPal pocketbooks upside down and shake the cash into her hands, she should’ve promised us that Kim will stay off of Twitter forever once $1 million is raised.”

The Superficial: “Of course, incredible fund-raising ideas aside, she could just quietly donate the money herself, but that wouldn’t involve a very public campaign where she gets to see how people react to her death, the ultimate form of vanity. Which is what charity is all about isn’t? “MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!”

Kim Kardashian is ‘Down For Some Hookups’

Guys – here’s the snowballs chance in hell you never thought you’d have… Kim Kardashian is single and ready to mingle! Kim is currently in New York City filming a reality show with her sister Kourtney, but stopped to chat with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show about her impending move to NYC, being single, and how she’s planning on living her life – She can bond with her sister. Babysit her nephew Mason. Launch a new store. Oh yeah, and lets not forget – she can also start ho-strolling for men.

Per PopEater:

“This couldn’t have come at a more perfect time for me to just get out of my life [in LA] … I’m single and I keep on saying, ‘I’m single for the first time’ but I never have really given it a shot to be single,” she told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show today, as reported by E! Online. “I tried and I tried to play that role but I really wasn’t single.”

And what are her intentions in this new really really single lifestyle? She’s looking to keep it casual. “I’m down for some hookups,” she said.

That’s your problem Kimmy, too many hook-ups and no hanger-ons! Ryan then asked Kim, who split with latest boyfriend Dallas Cowboy’s Miles Austin last month after an on-again/off-again relationship with New Orleans Saints’ Reggie Bush, about the hearsay that Kourtney’s boyfriend Scott Disick was looking to set her up on some dates.

“Everyone is now trying to hook me up,” she told Seacrest on air. “In a way, since I hate meeting new people and I hate that first-dating thing, it’s kind of reassuring to know, ‘Okay, this [person] knows them, so maybe they’re normal.’”

Who do you think Kim should hook up with next? The Jets and Giants are flipping a coin to see who has first dibs.

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Rihanna’s New Single ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ – Listen To It HERE

Rihanna’s new album, “Loud,” comes out Nov. 2nd, less than a year after the release of “Rated R“, and she’s already busy promoting the first single. “Only Girl (In the World)” made its debut on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show today, and you can listen to it right now here!

Per RyanSeacrest:

LYRICS | “ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)”

La la la la
La la la la
La la la la

[VERSE 1]
I want you to love me, like I’m a hot pie
Keep thinkin’ of me, doin’ what you like
So boy forget about the world cuz it’s gon’ be me and you tonight
I wanna make your bed for ya, then imma make you swallow your pride

[CHORUS]
Want you to make me feel like I’m the only girl in the world
Like I’m the only one that you’ll ever love
Like I’m the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world…
Like I’m the only one that’s in command
Cuz I’m the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man

Want you to make me feel like I’m the only girl in the world
Like I’m the only one that you’ll ever love
Like I’m the only one who knows your heart
Only one…

[VERSE 2]
Want you to take me like a thief in the night
Hold me like a pillow, make me feel right
Baby I’ll tell you all my secrets that I’m keepin’, you can come inside
And when you enter, you ain’t leavin’, be my prisoner for the night

[CHORUS]
Want you to make me feel like I’m the only girl in the world
Like I’m the only one that you’ll ever love
Like I’m the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world…
Like I’m the only one that’s in command
Cuz I’m the only one who understands, like I’m the only one who knows your heart, only one…

[BRIDGE]
Take me for a ride
Oh baby, take me high
Let me make you first
Oh make it last all night

Take me for a ride
Oh baby, take me high
Let me make you first
Make it last all night

[CHORUS]
Want you to make me feel like I’m the only girl in the world
Like I’m the only one that you’ll ever love
Like I’m the only one who knows your heart
Only girl in the world…
Like I’m the only one that’s in command
Cuz I’m the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man
Only girl in the world…
Girl in the world…
Only girl in the world…
Girl in the world…

“Only Girl” was produced by Stargate, the team behind Rihanna’s “Please Don’t Stop the Music” and “Hate That I Love You.” What do you think of her new song – Hot or Not?

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