Scott Shetler
One Direction, Spice Girls, Jessie J + More Close Out 2012 Olympics
The London Olympics wrapped up Sunday night with a closing ceremony that paid tribute to the best of British music over the years, featuring performances by iconic classic rockers, the reunited Spice Girls, and current superstars like One Direction and Jessie J.
Matchbox Twenty Harassed by Violent Girl in ‘She’s So Mean’ Video
Matchbox Twenty deal with a crazed girl who breaks their instruments and sets fire to their performance space in the video for ‘She’s So Mean,’ their first new single in five years.
Sheryl Crow Has a Benign Brain Tumor
Sheryl Crow has tended to laugh off the onstage moments where she forgets lyrics, but it turns out her memory lapses were a sign of a serious medical issue. “I worried about my memory so much that I went and got an MRI,” she told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “And I found out I have a brain tumor. And I was, like, ‘See? I knew there was something wrong.’”
Colbie Caillat Attacked By Bugs on Stage [VIDEO]
When Colbie Caillat began singing ‘Bubbly’ at the end of her set earlier this week during a concert in Pittsburgh, the fans in attendance got excited. And so did the bugs, which swarmed the stage and caused Caillat to scream and interrupt the song.
Ballerinas Star in Florence + the Machine’s ‘Spectrum’ Video
‘Spectrum’ is Florence + the Machine‘s sixth music video in barely a year’s time, including five from their ‘Ceremonials’ album and the ‘Breath of Life’ video from the ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ film. But this one may be their most dramatic and eye-catching visual yet.
Listen to Alanis Morissette’s New Single ‘Guardian’
Alanis Morissette‘s first album in four years, ‘Havoc and Bright Lights,’ is scheduled for an August release, but fans don’t have to wait that long to get their first taste of the new music. The first single from the record, ‘Guardian,’ was released online this week.
Whitney Houston’s Last Days Will Be Chronicled in Vanity Fair
The new issue of Vanity Fair provides insight into Whitney Houston‘s final days through quotes from some of the folks who spent time with the singer before she was found dead on Feb. 11.
Michael Jackson Bodyguard Believes He Is Blanket’s Biological Father
Matt Fiddes, Michael Jackson‘s former bodyguard, can’t seem to get his story straight when it comes to MJ’s youngest son, Prince Michael Jackson II, aka Blanket. Fiddes says he now believes he is Blanket’s biological father, and he wants visitation rights so his mother can see her alleged grandson.
Cissy Houston Writing Tell-All Book About Daughter Whitney
The New York Times reports that Whitney Houston‘s mother Cissy is shopping a new book to clear up the “lies” that she believes people have been spreading about her daughter since she died in February.
Bruce Springsteen Beats Out Adele on Billboard 200 Chart
It took the Boss to dethrone Adele from the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Wrecking Ball’ officially debuts at No. 1 this week with approximately 196,000 copies sold, just 1,000 more than Adele’s ’21.’
Kanye West Flies Kim Kardashian to Paris
Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West an item? That’s the latest buzz, after Kim appeared at the rapper’s show during Paris Fashion Week wearing clothes from his new collection, including the $6,000 Giueseppi Zanotti crochet stilettos West recently unveiled.
Kelly Clarkson Dating Blake Shelton’s Manager
Kelly Clarkson has never been one to publicly discuss her dating life, mainly because she keeps insisting that she doesn’t have one. But now the singer who once declared herself ‘Miss Independent’ has confirmed that she has a man, rumored to be Brandon Blackstock, the manager of ‘The Voice‘ mentor Blake Shelton and stepson of country star Reba McEntire.