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Friday, November 14th, 2003
The second American Music Awards of 2003 are Sunday night on ABC. The show, which will take place in November instead of January from now on, features performances by Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Pink, Britney Spears, Outkast, Metallica, Sean Paul, Ashanti, Evanescence, Rod Stewart, and 3 Doors Down. ABC's Jimmy Kimmel hosts the festivities. How credible are the American Music Awards? Keep in mind Clay Aiken received a nomination for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, even though his album hadn't been released at the time! PETA has produced a new ad starring Triumph the Insult Comic Dog urging people to spay and neuter their pets. The ad features the cigar chomping puppet saying, "Get Neutered - It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." PETA's upset with Aiken for declaring in a Rolling Stone interview, "When I was about sixteen, I had a kitten and ran over it." Kelsey Grammer hinted he'd be willing to return for a 12th season of Frasier. This season was said to be the show's last. NBC may take the doctor up on his offer, considering the network's lack of successful new shows and the impending loss of Friends. The real-life welder-turned-dancer who originally inspired the movie Flashdance is suing Jennifer Lopez--who based her "I'm Glad" music video on the flick--for unauthorized depiction of her life. C'mon, how do we know it's her story. There's gotta be, like, umm, millions of--well, maybe hundreds… okay, in the history of the world there must've been at least ONE other "welder-turned-dancer!" They're Trouble, Y'all: Pink was spotted playing tonsil hockey with rocker Tommy Lee earlier this week at a nightclub in New York City. CBS has finalized its Michael Jackson special. The one-hour overview of his career will air November 26th, and feature the video for his new song, "One More Chance." W.K.R.P.Diddy? Carson Daly's developing a sitcom set in an urban radio station for NBC. Daly will executive produce but not star in the project. Wynonna Judd was arrested early Thursday morning in Nashville for driving under the influence. She was reportedly pulled over for speeding, and registered more than twice the legal limit on a breath test. Billboard magazine says for the first time in history, the number one song on the Digital Downloads chart outsold the top song on the regular singles chart. It's called the future, my friend, and it's here--yesterday! In stores today: Jay-Z's new CD, The Black Album. Three new movies with colons in their title in theaters this weekend: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; Looney Tunes: Back in Action; Tupac: Resurrection. --Greg: Valentine
Courtney Love pleaded innocent yesterday to felony drug possession charges, and asked the judge for rehab instead of jail time. Before the hearing, the singer-actress rambled to reporters about money, flings with married men and throwing a sleeping pill at a police officer. Pill-popper Rush Limbaugh returns to his national radio program Monday. His brother David made the announcement, saying the talk show host has completed "phase one" of his rehabilitation. Rush is still under investigation for possible drug offenses, according to Florida law enforcement officials. Toby Keith's Shock'n Y'All debuted at number one on the Billboard album chart. Sarah McLachlan had a strong showing at number two with her first album in six years, Afterglow. Are Evanescence singer Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody lovers? And did something relating to their intimate relationship have to do with Moody suddenly bolting from the band last month? I'm sure asking a lot of questions for someone who obviously doesn't know the answer! (Yet!) Wanna play guitar for Matchbox Twenty? Don't quit your day job yet--it's a one-time gig for a new VH1 show called Ambushed. Check out the details here. Madonna says she plans to write and star (!) in a film version of her first children's book, The English Roses. The main characters in the story are all young English schoolgirls. Now that's acting. Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Outkast, Ludacris and Chingy are set to perform at the Vibe Awards, airing November 21st. Thing I didn't expect to be typing today: they wanna make a sequel to the 1985 flick The Goonies. Singer Macy Gray will play Memphis soul singer Carla Thomas in an episode of NBC's American Dreams scheduled to air in January. She's Trouble, Y'all: NBC told Pink her appearance on the Today Show this Friday would be cancelled if she appeared this week on rival network ABC's Live With Regis & Kelly. Not one for "rules" and "being told what to do," Pink performed on Regis anyway. So instead of Today, Pink will sing on ABC's Good Morning, America this Friday. Britney Spears has cancelled an upcoming performance on the Today Show because she was unhappy with a recent segment devoted to her on NBC's Dateline. What kind of mouthwash does Madonna use? Diane Sawyer interviews Britney Spears tonight on ABC's Primetime. Late night music: Pink's on Letterman tonight. Outkast performs on Leno. Clay Aiken and Britney Spears join the festivities on Jimmy Kimmel Live. --Greg Valentine
Common sense prevails! The judge in the Rosie O'Donnell-Rosie magazine trial has ruled that neither side deserves damages, pointing out "there's no evidence that the magazine would have made any money at all." Christian Slater scored a trip to the hospital and nine stitches after being pelted with a glass thrown by his wife Ryan Haddon while staying at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Haddon was arrested, and has been released on her own recognizance. What song could Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes and Shania Twain possibly perform together? No point in blowing a brain circuit on that one--the answer will be revealed when they take the stage together at the VH1 Big In '03 Awards, airing November 30th. Andre 3000 says Outkast is NOT breaking up. The rapper recently name-checked some rock and roll history while denying the group's demise: "I think people love John Lennon's thing and people love Paul McCartney's thing, but it's just not as good as the Beatles." Britney Spears is upset that the makers of diet pill Zantrex-3 have posted tabloid reports that she uses the product on their website. Britney says she doesn't, and is suing. I guess she wants us to believe she parties all night long, eats whatever she wants, and never has to exercise. Celine Dion held up the start of her show for an hour last Saturday, waiting for Michael Jackson to arrive and take his seat in the audience. The audience wasn't told the reason for the delay. Some people even started chanting, "Elton John! Elton John!"--a reference to Elton's planned performances in the same theater next year. Prince will be one the new inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, insiders say. An official announcement is expected in the next few days. If you ever find yourself at the corner of Second Street and the Bowery in New York City, you'll be standing in "Joey Ramone Place." The official naming ceremony honoring the late punk rocker takes place November 30th. John Mayer performs on PBS' Austin City Limits this weekend. Mayer shares the stage with blues legend Buddy Guy and deceased guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn's backup band Double Trouble. MTV.com's The Leak has new tracks posted this week from upcoming albums by Jay-Z, Blink-182, Britney Spears and Enrique Iglesias. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno welcomes singer Sarah McLachlan tonight. --Greg Valentine
Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, and Willie Nelson were among the performers honoring the late Johnny Cash last night in Nashville. CMT airs the tribute concert Saturday night. Kid Rock says he and Sheryl Crow will collaborate on a full album sometime next year. I remember telling a buddy that they should do this months ago. Of course, I was just joking--they're gonna do it for real: Straight Eye for the Queer Guy. Bravo has given the okay for five straight guys with knowledge of sports and power tools to makeover a gay guy. Straight Eye for the Queer Guy tip #1: when deciding which ratty old tee shirt and pair of jeans to wear, simply use "the sniff test." VH1 is looking to revive The Partridge Family. The new version would start with the show being cast via an American Idol-style reality TV competition. Then the new cast would go on to star in an updated version of the show about a single mom and their family singing group. Most celebs: "Yap, Yap, Yap, Atkins, Yap, Yap." Catherine Zeta-Jones: wants everybody to know she's NOT on the Atkins diet-- that the pounds she recently shed aren't from using the popular diet as some news agencies have reported. The Dave Matthews Band will start selling online live recordings of nearly every single one of their concerts early next year. Aretha Franklin is in talks to settle her lawsuit against the Star tabloid, who reported the singer had a drinking problem. Of course, what's worse? Admitting you have a few drinks--or that you read the Star! This sounds like the kinda thing producers would leak because the opposite is actually true: The National Enquirer is reporting the exclusive story that bachelor Bob Guiney has picked Estella. No Doubt and Sting are the first two performers announced for the 2003 Billboard Music Awards, taking place December 10 in Las Vegas. Britney Spears gets a star on Hollywood Boulevard this coming Monday. A transvestite hooker dressed as Madonna will slip it some tongue. In stores today: Pink, Try This; Nick Lachey, Soulo; Matchbox Twenty, EP; Kid Rock, Kid Rock; Bruce Springsteen, The Essential Bruce Springsteen Madonna's on Letterman tonight. Toby Keith performs on Leno. --Greg Valentine
The Matrix Revolutions topped the box office, despite less-than-"Whoa!" reviews. It made $50.1 million over the weekend and $85 million since it opened Wednesday. Still that's down 45% from the previous installment of the trilogy. Eminem has been granted full temporary custody of his daughter Hailie. Meanwhile, an arrest warrant has been issued for the rapper's ex-wife, Kimberly Mathers, after she failed to show up for two separate court hearings on drug charges. Kelly Clarkson will represent America in World Idol, which will air live from England on Christmas Day. The show pits Idol winners from around the globe against each other. Viewers won't be allowed to vote for the person representing their country. Results will be announced New Year's Day. American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini is being sued for $100,000 by a Pennsylvania couple he rear-ended while driving in his home state. Guarini was originally ticketed for $25 in the incident. Makes you wish you were a nobody again. That album from Bob Guiney of ABC's The Bachelor is coming out November 25th. Bob actually recorded it years ago, but the record company decided to release it to capitalize on his new-found fame. When Bob heard about their plans, he decided to get actively involved and record some new songs for the release. Rick Solomon denies he had anything to do with leaking a steamy sex-tape showing the private bedroom activities of hotel heiress Paris Hilton and himself. It should be pointed out that Solomon is a bit of a video entrepreneur, who's recently released something called Beverly Hills Pimps & Ho's, reportedly an upscale version of the Girls Gone Wild series. ABC wants Jessica Simpson to develop a new show for the network. A sitcom, of course! Newlyweds fans know all ya gotta do is turn the camera on and point it at that girl, and you got comedy! Jessica Simpson recently complained to Rolling Stone magazine that she's three million dollars in debt, and that her boobs are too big. Looks like the first problem will be solved soon, thanks to her TV projects. Can't (won't) help with that other "problem." Madonna's miffed that Kylie Minogue didn't record a song the material mom wrote for the Australian singer's upcoming album. Kylie must've decided that if Madonna can't get a hit song lately with her "good stuff," why take a chance on one of her rejects? O-Town are o-ver. The boy band has o-fficially called it quits. Smash Mouth has remade the Beatles' "Getting Better" for the Cat in the Hat soundtrack, out next Tuesday. Sheryl Crow's interviewed tonight on ABC's Primetime. She'll explain why she's moving to Nashville. --Greg Valentine
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