The Sun reports Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson’s relationship is hitting a rough patch with Lindsay looking to have an open relationship with the DJ. “She thinks that they should come to some sort of understanding,” a friend said. “Lindsay wants an open relationship where she can explore her heterosexuality without feeling guilty or sneaking around.”
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Britney Spears impersonated her father Jamie on the set of the singer’s music video for ‘Womanizer’. “She don’t listen to me,” Britney said pretending to be her father, as Jamie looked on. “I scream at her and she gets on me about screaming at her, but I can’t do it. You’re just gonna have to talk some fu**in sense into her.” Watch the clip below.
Emiliana Torrini spoke with Time Off magazine about how when her parents started buying the ‘Greatest Love Songs’ compilations off the television in Germany, she found MTV. “I stayed up all night recording the alternative shows because this just blew my mind,” the Icelandic indie pop artist explained. “I remember staying up every night to hear Nirvana on the radio. That was when I got really into blues, and bebop, jazz, hip hop, heavy metal… everything. I knew everything about music at that time. Now, not at all. When I was younger I was far more responsive to music – now it’s like Chinese torture to me.”
Torrini says today’s popular music “drives me mental most of the time. These über-happy characters; just people who babble on and on and on, blah blah blah… it’s useless stuff that I have nothing to do with, and I can’t use and it just drives me mad. So for me, sometimes, I just choose a record, get excited about listening to it, come home in the evening, get a glass of wine and just listen.”
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Kina Grannis updated fans on her YouTube channel, celebrating the 1 year anniversary of her first video posting on the video sharing site, which helped get her song ‘Message From Your Heart’ played during the last Super Bowl and getting a record deal. Kina said she hopes her debut album will be coming out in February or March 2009. “I wish I could do something more special for you guys today,” Grannis said. “If it weren’t for you I would not be doing the thing that I love, the thing that I’ve wanted to do my entire life. Right now I’m doing it and it’s crazy to me.” Watch the message below.
Alvin and the Chipmunks are out with the music video to their new single ‘Shake Your Groove Thing’, featuring Drew Seeley, from the album ‘Undeniable’, out now on Razor & Tie. Watch it below.
Eric Hutchinson has recorded an infomercial for his new album ‘Sounds Like This’, a parody of some of the Time-Life Music overnight infomercials. “I’m here to talk to you about one of the greatest albums of all time,” the Maryland singer songwriter tells viewers. “My own.” Eric was joined by Kathy St. Claire, who has been a fan for weeks. Watch the comedy clip at YouTube.
T!Katz are out with the music video to their new single ‘Anything’, off the Atlanta, Georgia electropop and hip hop group’s upcoming debut album on Murder Inc./WallStreet/Universal-Motown. Watch it below.
Hilary Duff is returning to the small screen after the singer/actress signed an exclusive, one-year talent and development contract with NBC to star in her own series as well as guest-star in current NBC shows. “Hilary is an incredibly versatile talent with a huge following whose career we know will continue to soar on NBC,” said Teri Weinberg, Executive Vice President, NBC Entertainment. “We are confident we will develop great ideas that would feature her vast talents and are thrilled to have this opportunity.” It doesn’t mean an end to her film career though, with Duff appearing in the upcoming films ‘Safety Glass’, ‘Stay Cool’ and ‘Greta’.
Kimberly Wyatt of the Pussycat Dolls checked in with fans on the girl group’s official web site on Friday (November 14), commenting on the many places she’s been to emotionally and physically. The singer tells readers:
My life seems to get more and more interesting. The beautiful part I enjoy is that every day is a new day and I am aware of my mental self more and more. I feel the yearning for the “answer” deeply.
Whenever I feel down I reach deep within and search for the true answer to my problem. I search for the core of my perception on life and any situation. We all see life differently because of our life experiences. Our experiences make us who we are as people. We’ve been creating our reality since the day we were born.
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Footage of Little Joy, featuring The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, performing their song ‘Next Time Around’, has been posted online. The song is off the indie pop group’s self-titled debut album, out now on Rough Trade Records. Watch it via YouTube below.