Day in Pop Report for 01/07/2013
Police patrol cars and a helicopter reportedly descended on the celebrity couple's Hollywood Hills home Friday night at approximate 9:00 PM. Pitt and Jolie were reportedly in Palm Springs at the time for a film festival but one of their children accidently tripped the alarm, a nanny informed police, according to Starpulse.
In the incident which happened over a month ago, Campbell was attacked and robbed by multiple assailants while attempting to hail a taxi, according to Page Six. Campbell was in a wheelchair and crutches after the attack. The Post attempted to get a comment from Campbell but she only responded, "I am sorry, I do not talk to press, but I am fine." more on this story
Gomez and Bieber reportedly had the most recent break up in their on-again/off-again relationship on December 30th while in Mexico. Gomez was ambushed by tabloid photographers at LAX and was asked about the break up and also about rumors of Bieber using marijuana (which he denies), but she didn't respond.
The estate settled with actress Ola Ray for $55,000 and her attorney received $20,000, according to Starpulse. The actress filed the breach of contract lawsuit against Jackson and his production company in 2009, a month before his death. The estate has also settled a similar suit with the director of the video, John Landis, but the amount of the settlement has not been made public.
Kim, a star of from "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," has reportedly told unnamed sources that she will not allow her child to be part of the show. Kardashian has also reportedly ruled out the child being featured in a spin-off or a show or special about her pregnancy, but she is reportedly open to sharing her experience as a mother-to-be vicariously with television viewers.
On Saturday, Justin tweeted an updated photo of the album's cover; the image included a sales sticker on the front that listed the names of the two tracks: "Yellow Raincoat" and "I Would." Justin continues his North American "Believe" tour this week with shows in Denver, CO., Tulsa, OK., North Little Rock, AR., and San Antonio, TX. more on this story
A series of tweets from the singer on January 3 began with posts about trust and, by the time it was all over, Demi gave her followers the news: "Blehh. I really love my fans but I hate gossip sites... Gonna take a breather from twitter.. I love y'all!" "Patience + communication = trust When you learn how to communicate with others, there's almost no problem you can't solve," was Lovato's first tweet in the series, followed by "Only surround yourself with people who you CAN communicate with. Trust is a bond between TWO people that is found ONLY when they are able to listen/understand where the other person is coming from. That to me, is the key to friendships/ relationships." more on this story
In the duo's latest commercial for Weight Watchers they team up to talk about how hard losing weight can be. "I was overweight my whole life," a slim Jennifer says to start the clip. While Jessica admits, "I obsessed about my weight my whole life." JHud explains she assumed she was just "born that way" and would always be overweight, while Jessica explains she was always on some kind of diet. Watch it here.
The first show takes place July 7 as part of the Cavendish Beach Music Festival on Prince Edward Island. The three-day festival takes place July 5-7 and also features Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, and Michelle Wright (other performers are yet to be announced). Then on July 11, the Chicks are the Saturday headliners at the three day Craven Country Jamboree. They're actually replacing Lady Antebellum, who had to back out after the announcement of Hillary Scott's pregnancy. more on this story
First they tackled Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" using five hands and only one guitar, which has earned them over 143 million views. Now they're recreating the synth sounds of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" with just their mouths. Going a capella the Canadian five-piece master every one of the song's electronic elements and manage to even throw in a little nod to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Check it out here.
The shoot took place last summer, when Miley brought her band together to perform some of her favorite songs in a casual outdoor setting. It was probably pretty easy for Miley to get permission to record one of Dolly's biggest hits, since Dolly happens to be Miley's godmother. Check it out here.
Australian design collection Pilerats is responsible for the "Summit" music video, with the piece juxtaposing slice-of-life images with scenes of Skrillex performing live to craft the engaging clip. "Two years ago one of our promoter friends asked us if we wanted to put on a party with this unknown dude called Skrillex," Pilerats said on their website about first connecting with the "Bangarang" producer who was on an Australian tour at the time. "The show was awesome. Oliver Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon happened to be playing a show down the road and hopped on stage to scream over a Skrillex remix of one of their songs � the only time this has ever happened. The 400-person crowd (was) going mental." More including info on the new EP.
Maria, "Now you said just two weeks ago you were doing chores and scrubbing the floors so has life changed since you became Miss Universe?" Olivia said, "Since winning Miss Universe I have a different title. I'm not Miss USA. I'm still the same person. I'm just excited to have a bigger platform." Culpo's platform is raising awareness for HIV and AIDS. As for her dating life, Maria said, "I'm sure a line for guys are trying to date the most eligible woman in the Universe," but Olivia doesn't seem to concerned, "Whatever happens, happens. Just gonna go with the flow." On the rumor she was dating Olympian swimmer Ryan Lochte, "Rumors are rumors. At the end of the day we're just friends and I'm happy with that." But there is one man that is a part of her life, boss Donald Trump. Olivia saying, "Mr. Trump is an amazing person...I think I have the best boss." Who her next boss may be, Maria asked, "Where do you see yourself career wise? What's your dream job?" Olivia, "It's crazy to think one year ago I was carrying books to my college library so much can happen in a short period of time. We'll see what happens." One secret Miss Universe did share with us, her beauty secret, "Drink lots of water, especially in the winter when your skin can get dehydrated." more on this story
To get the excitement started, 1D released a preview clip for "Kiss You" last Wednesday promising the "music video blockbuster that's one epic adventure" with the guys decked out in sexy sailor suits, some mod 60′s suits, and Harry Styles sporting a Hawaiian shirt and lei. On Thursday, they released a teaser stating "5 Days To Go" with behind the scenes footage of the video shoot where Niall, Louis, Zayn, Liam, and Harry were all dressed in different outfits. more on this story
You might have seen a globalFEST showcase at Bonnaroo or at the huge South by Southwest Festival in Austin but those are mere teases compared to the full day of world music you can experience at globalFEST 2013, this year taking place at Webster Hall in Manhattan's East Village. Scheduled to appear are Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara, flamenco funk-rockers La Shica (Madrid, Spain), Hungary's Roma Gypsy accordion man Parno Graszt, "pow wow" music DJs and audio-visual artists A Tribe Called Red (Canada), Christine Salem from the island of Reunion who sings Maloya music accompanied by kayanm (a percussion instrument) and French band Lo'Jo. Also appearing will be Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan, the Martha Redbone Roots Project, Mucca Pazza, La Santa Cecilia and Stephane Wrembel and His Band.
A recent video on YouTube shows one family from Long Island, New York that had a lot of trouble keeping it together after seeing the film. Ryan Ferguson and his brother, Kevin taped their parents' teary reaction to the closing moments of Les Mis while heading back home. Watch it here.
There's good news for boy band fans as researchers from Liverpool John Moores University in Britain revealed "musicians who reached stardom after 1980 have better survival rates." Additionally, early death for solo artists is double to those in a band, with solo artists from North America having the worst survival rates. "While this may simply be a proxy for level of fame, with solo performers often attracting more attention than for instance a drummer or keyboard player in a band, it also raises the issue of peer support as a protective factor," researchers wrote. more on this story
Hunter spoke with Mix 105.1/Orlando as he was preparing to open for Carrie Underwood on her Blown Away Tour, and mentioned that he had a few resolutions for 2013 floating around his head. The only one that he was ready to talk about was the promise to remain true to himself as his career begins to rise to even greater heights. "So many cool things are happening now and I just want to make sure that I'm not freaking out too much," Hayes excitedly said. "I want to give myself time to be myself and not get caught up too much. And to enjoy it, but to appreciate it as well. You know, take time and look back and really remember everything." Listen to the interview here.
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