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Friday, September 5th, 2003
If it was your loved one, you might do the same: Diane Haughton, the mother of singer
Aaliyah, had a private session with psychic John Edward to contact her daughter,
who was killed in a plane
crash in August, 2001. Edward reports that Haughton says she has an entire album of unreleased
songs by her daughter.
100,000 fans blitzed Washington DC’s National Mall yesterday to watch Britney Spears,
Aerosmith,
Mary J. Blige, Good Charlotte and Aretha Franklin perform at
the NFL Kickoff Live concert.
So who is the better kisser—-Colin Farrell or Madonna? The one person
(we know of) who can answer
this question, Britney Spears, says, “They’re both amazing kissers.”
Nelly is talking to producers and remixers. The rapper plans to release a remix CD, featuring
reworked cuts from his first two albums.
Actor Billy Bob Thornton has covered up his “Angelina” tattoo (the name of ex-wife
Angelina Jolie)
with another featuring an angel and the word “peace.” California should pass a law: all
celebrity tattoos in pencil!
Kids Say The Darndest Things: when MTV asked Avril Lavigne to co-present the lifetime achievement
award to Duran Duran last week at the VMAs, the pint-sized Canadian responded, “Who’s Duran
Duran? Are they a new band?”
Simple Plan and Jane’s Addiction perform at concerts next week during the 5th annual
Gravity Games, held in Cleveland, Ohio.
Sign of the times: many colleges now require incoming students to review copyright laws
pertaining to illegal file-sharing as part their freshman orientation.
Sarah McLachlan has named her first album in six years. Afterglow hits stores
November 4th.
Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp,
Hootie & the Blowfish and Vanessa Carlton
perform at Farm Aid Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. It’ll be shown live at
FarmAid.org (for $20).
An official DVD is released in November.
Jane’s Addiction performs tonight on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
In theaters today: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star; The Order.
--Greg Valentine
Thursday, September 4th, 2003
Britney Spears tells
CNN
she won't be kissing any more women--unless it's Madonna.
Britney admits the kiss the two exchanged on last week's MTV Video Music Awards was
her first with another female. Somewhere, Madonna's thinking, "Amateur!"
And more gossip: word is the real reason Jennifer Lopez backed out of the VMAs
"Like A Virgin" performance was because she didn't want to wear the wedding dress (although
that's never been a problem for J-Lo in the past). Maybe it was the kiss.
Always ready with the one-liner: Arnold Schwarzenegger was pelted on the shoulder with an egg
at a political rally in California yesterday. Arnold kept his cool, and told the crowd the thrower
"owes me bacon."
Juanes ruled the Latin Grammy Awards last night, picking up five trophies. Don't feel
bad--I'm not familiar with him/her/them either.
Josh Whedon is turning his low-rated, cancelled television series, Firefly, into a
feature film. This'll be perfect for people who enjoyed ignoring the TV series, but wish there
was another medium to dismiss it in.
ABC is planning a two-hour awards show to honor the best in reality TV, with viewers choosing
the winners.
Fox is bringing Joe Millionaire back this fall. Apparently, they were able to
find some participants whose home address is: "Under A Rock."
Album title of the year: Come Poop With Me, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's first
comedy CD, coming out October 7th.
Universal, the world's largest music company, is slashing CD prices up to six dollars, in an
effort to revive slumping sales. Gosh, you mean a CD with only two good songs, and a bunch
of filler crap, isn't worth $18.99?
Seems like it was...a year ago: it was one year ago today that Kelly Clarkson
became the American Idol.
The rock-and-jock tradition continues tonight with that big NFL season kickoff concert
in Washington DC. Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Aerosmith and
Good Charlotte perform, before the Redskins-Jets game on ABC.
--Greg Valentine
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003
Actress Cameron Diaz was celebrating her 31st birthday Saturday surfing in Hawaii. Sounds like the life, right? Not exactly. Hollywood's highest paid actress broke her nose while hangin' ten. Word is she's fine, but "bummed out" she can't do the Blue Crush thing right now. The Latin Grammy Awards are presented tonight in Miami. Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Kelly Clarkson and Black Eyed Peas are among the performers. Comedian George Lopez hosts the telecast for CBS. This time is really supposed to happen: US Weekly reports Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck will marry September 14th in Santa Barbara, California. We'll see. If only this couple was as good at making movies together as they are at manipulating the press! Survivor: Pearl Islands doesn't debut until Thursday, September 18th. But the sleuths over at The Smoking Gun have already dug up dirt on three on the contestants. Check it out. Reports have Janet Jackson breaking up with record-producer Jermaine Dupri. Maybe see finally sees what Chris Rock spent five minutes pointing out during his monologue at last week's MTV Video Music Awards. Reality commercials? KFC just started a contest where we "ordinary folk" submit our homemade commercials. The winner gets some money and they show their creation on TV. Sounds great--if you can figure out how to fit a "schemer," an "asshole," a "gay guy," a "rich bitch," a "naïve small town girl," and a "grizzled veteran" into a 30 second commercial for popcorn chicken! I told you yesterday about Gwen Stefani appearing on Duran Duran's comeback album. Word is the band's also trying to get Justin Timberlake. Meanwhile, Gwen Stefani continues work on her first solo album. Outcast and Missy Elliot have joined the No Doubt singer in the studio so far. Another day, another rapper sued: this time it's 50 Cent, whose security guards are being accused of roughing up the performer's limo driver. They didn't like the route the driver was taking, made him stop, yanked him out of the front seat, and took over. If you did that to a taxi cab driver in New York City, they'd probably make you the mayor! So obvious, why even do this poll? The British magazine, Prima, has voted Christina Aguilera the worst dressed celebrity. Sarah McLachlan releases an as-yet-untitled album (her first in 6 years) in November. She'll tour extensively in 2004, according to her website. Mary J. Blige's Love & Life is the number one album on the Billboard chart. --Greg Valentine
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003
Jeepers Creepers 2 attracted peepers, pulling in $18.5 million over the long weekend. That doesn't sound like a lot by blockbuster standards. But most people are taking advantage of the outdoors this time of year. So $18.5 million's enough to be the number one movie--and it's actually a new record for the Labor Day weekend.This year's crop of summer movies grossed $3.76 billion, a seven percent increase over last year. But the jump's being attributed to higher ticket prices--attendance was actually down a little. Elton John and Kid Rock headlined a concert Sunday night in Milwaukee, celebrating Harley-Davidson's 100th birthday. Some of the bikers were disappointed by Elton's appearance--they'd heard rumors that the Rolling Stones would headline the concert, whose line-up had been kept secret. No Stones, and Elton managed to make it outta there alive. Tough-guy actor Charles Bronson, known for the Death Wish movies, passed away from complications of pneumonia Saturday night in Los Angeles. He was 81. Ratings for the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards were down 10 percent from last year. Hey, if Madonna and Britney Spears are going to kiss on your show, shouldn't you mention that in the promo? 15:08 9/2/2003 A newspaper in Atlanta apologized to it's readers for putting the Madonna-Britney kiss on the front page of Friday's edition. I ran the photo with Friday's Showbizz Buzz--not only am I not offering an apology, you should know I also made it my screen saver! Gwen Stefani will sing on Duran Duran's comeback album. Simon Le Bon confirmed this backstage at the VMAs. The No Doubt singer will join Simon on a song called, "Lonely Business." Missy Elliot's working on a new album. The as-yet-untitled CD is scheduled for a November release. Anna Kournikova has quit her broadcasting gig for USA Network's coverage of the U.S. Open. The occasional tennis pro says she's uncomfortable interviewing other players, and that she spent too much time eating. Join me in a "wha-huh???" Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is a big hit--and the show's theme song could be soon, too. The song's being released as a single. It's called "All Things," by the group Wildlife. Carson Daly re-ups with NBC for a third season of Last Call with Carson Daly. Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music hits stores today, an album featuring 63 musical performances from the legendary kid's show, Sesame Street. The collection includes performances from Billy Joel, N'Sync, REM, Celine Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Destiny's Child, Paul Simon, Dixie Chicks, Goo Goo Dolls and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. --Greg Valentine
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