Opinion
Mckie: Britney’s A Space Cadet Diva Without The Voice To Back It Up
John Mckie of the Glasgow Daily Record weighed in on Britney Spears singing along to her new single ‘Womanizer’ on ‘The X Factor’ over the weekend, unimpressed with her miming and mediocre choreography. Mentioning that Spears turns 27 on Tuesday, Mckie writes:
At 27, Paul McCartney was making ‘Abbey Road’, Joni Mitchell released ‘Blue’, Keith Richards [...]
John Mayer Makes The Case To Elect Barack Obama
John Mayer is voicing his support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in a column at the Huffington Post ahead of next Tuesday’s U.S. elections. Mayer writes:
Just when I’d thought my only role as an adult was to help shoulder the nation through its darkest days (known to us as “the rest of them”), Obama [...]
Don’t Blame Diddy For Danity Kane Turmoil, Dream’s Demise
Debbie Hammond, CEO of ClockWork Entertainment, Dream’s former co-label that entered into a joint venture with Bad Boy, issued a statement with her thoughts on those reacting to the turmoil in Danity Kane and blaming it on their boss, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of Bad Boy Records. Hammond writes on the reformed Dream MySpace blog:
It would [...]
Jesse Carmichael Reacts To U.S. $700 Billion Bank Rescue Plan
Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 is weighing in on the current debate over the Hank Paulson $700 billion rescue plan to buy up defunct mortgages which have seized up the U.S. credit markets. The keyboardist writes that “the specific terms of this proposal are dangerous because they give too much power to the one branch [...]
Fans React To Clay Aiken Announcing He’s Gay
Several fans on the popular Clay Aiken forum Clay World are reacting to news the ‘American Idol’ season two runner-up announced he’s gay in a cover story with People magazine. “I wish him well and hope he gets some peace of mind now BUT I feel he lied to everyone-especially us fans,” NJ4ClayA said. “He [...]
VMAs Become A Britney Spears Pity Party
Malcolm Venable of The Virginian-Pilot is wondering how Britney Spears went from bombing during her performance of ‘Gimme More’ last year at the MTV Video Music Awards only to have this year’s show “basically handed to her as a love letter?” Venable writes, “She opens the show, then goes on to win three awards for [...]
Britney Spears Big VMA Night Due To Sympathy?
Tom O’Neil of the Los Angeles Times weighed in on Britney Spears winning in all three categories in which she was nominated at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, including Female Video, Pop Video and Video of the Year. “This year it seemed possible that voters might give Britney the pop-video award as a sympathy [...]
Mandi Perkins: Don’t Forget About The Supreme Court In November
Mandi Perkins updated fans on her blog at MySpace on Friday (September 5), focusing on the November U.S. election. Perkins writes:
It always surprises me when I hear from friends that they have decided not to exercise their right to vote. Being Canadian, I cannot vote in the U.S, but I have made the choice to [...]
Music Matters To Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz checked in with fans on his blog at MySpace on Tuesday (August 5). The London based singer, songwriter and producer offered the following thoughts:
Music Matters
Even in situations down and out, your favourite song can lift you out, it puts a smile onto your face. Music matters.
It helps us feel in some sort of [...]
Kimberly Wyatt Of Pussycat Dolls On Compassion
Kimberly Wyatt of the Pussycat Dolls checked in with fans on the American pop group’s official web site while they were in Malaysia preparing for Saturday’s 2008 MTV Asia Awards. Offering “deep thoughts”, Wyatt writes, “Nobody likes to be disliked and the only reason people lash out is usually because of something that has nothing [...]
