Will wonders never cease? Kanye took to Twitter to apologize to Taylor Swift again for his shocking mic grab an insults at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards. He also proclaims to be getting his ego in check and tweets about about his song for Taylor.
Music exec Jonathan McHugh had a front row seat to the World’s Most Famous Arena hosting the World’s Most Famous Kid for a sold-out musical garden party. With a 3D feature film in the works, Bieber-mania is just beginning.
Robbie Willams debuted the music video for new single “Shame,” a duet with former Take That member Gary Barlow. As our readers know, we’ve been very excited about the boy band’s reunion. “Shame” marks the first time the two have shared the screen in fifteen years—and it’s all very “Brokeback Mountain.”
It’s been nine years since the passing of Aaliyah. The R&B singer, along with eight others, were tragically killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas after the video shoot for “Rock the Boat.” As we remember the star, here is the music video for one of The Comet’s favorites, “More Than a Woman.”
The Comet loves J-Rock. We really do! So we were especially excited to learn that Good Charamel Records is releasing a compilation Japan’s coolest female-fronted rock bands, “I Love J-Rock,” on August 31. Plus, our favorite Shonen Knife is signed to the indie label!
Fantasia Barrino appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” this morning and opened up about her recent suicide attempt. The “American Idol” alum says she was just “overloaded” and blames personal trust and financial issues for the incident. New album “Back to Me” is out today and “Behind the Music: Fantasia” airs tonight on VH1.
George Michael, who crashed his car into London photo shop Snappy Snaps in July, has pled guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and possession of cannabis. A judge reportedly suspended Michaels’ license for six months and warned that the pop star could face jail time.
It’s official. Britney Spears has lost her Twitter crown to Lady Gaga. Over the weekend, Lady G. surpassed the pop star in the number of followers. Currently, the singer has 5,749,585 compared to Ms. Spears’ 5,712,131. Just wait till Britney’s “Glee” episode premieres, then we’ll see whose tweets reign supreme!
What comes around goes around. Joey Lawrence is poised to make a pop comeback. The former teen idol and “Blossom” star scored a No. 1 debut with his new comedy series “Melissa & Joey.” Not only does he perform the theme song, he’s back in the studio with hot producer Matthew Gerrard working on a new album.
Superstar Annie Lennox has found a new home with Universal Music Group. She joins her manager and “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller in leaving Sony Music for Universal. Lennox will release her new album, “A Christmas Cornucopia,” on November 22.
There could be a new Twitter Queen in town! Lady Gaga is quickly catching up to Britney Spears’ current record of followers. According to data compiled by BigChampagne, Lady Gaga now has 5,636,495 followers, compared to Britney’s 5,651,156. May the best Tweeter win.
Norah Jones has tapped some big talent for next album, “…Featuring,” out Nov. 2 through EMI Blue Note. The record includes a mix of duets with such artists as Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, OutKast and the Foo Fighters. That’s a whole lotta star-studded collaboration.
The Comet favorite the Ting Tings are back with brand new single “Hands.” The track is currently streaming on the duo’s Facebook page. Check it out!
Lady Antebellum played their first-ever UK concert last week and it seems the trio made a splash across the pond. Lady A. sold out London’s Shepherds Bush and packed in press and TV appearances in just a few days.
Madonna turns 52 today. The star, who recently launched a clothing line with daughter Lourdes aptly named Material Girl, celebrated in London over the weekend. In Madge’s honor, we wore our fingerless gloves, loaded up the jelly bracelets and dived into our VHS collection for an 80s flashback.
Hilary Duff tied the knot with NHL hockey player Mike Comrie in an intimate ceremony Saturday (Aug. 14). The couple exchanged vows before about 100 family members and friends in Santa Barbara, California. Congrats to both!
Paramount Pictures has tapped “Step Up 3D” director Jon Chu for its feature film on the life of Justin Bieber after Davis Guggenheim dropped out. Cameras will follow the Beibs for behind-the-scenes footage from his concerts, culminating in the Aug. 31 performance at Madison Square Garden to be shot in 3D.
Following an attack on frontman Deryck Whibley last week in Japan, Sum 41 has been forced to cancel a string of Vans Warped dates. In a post on their blog, the band says it was a “tough decision,” but they wouldn’t have been able to “deliver their signature high energy show” due to Whibley’s slipped disk.
George Michael’s Grammy-winning debut solo album “Faith” is getting remastered and reissued in several formats this fall, including a limited edition box set. “Faith,” originally released in 1987, includes some of Michael’s greatest hits such as “I Want Your Sex,” Faith” and “Father Figure.”
It looks like J-Lo may not join next season’s “American Idol” after all. Lopez had been closing a deal with Fox but “her demands got out of hand,” said a source to People. “Fox had just had enough.” That leaves the door wide open for the network to enlist J-Woww for the judges panel.
