Another Caribbean girl riding the celebrity wave is Shontelle whose new single Impossible from her forthcoming second album No Gravity has been gaining great popularity over the last few weeks.
The single is currently no. 30 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and with airplay increasing each day it is sure to be a summer hit.
Check out the video below. Shontelle looked very pretty in the video.
Shontelle is singed with SRP records who are responsible for also discovering Rihanna and Vita.
Rising star Vita Chambers has been added as one of the opening acts to Justin Bieber's summer tour My World.
The pop singer will join Bieber on multiple dats starting in Kasas City on July 27th and finishing in Allentown, Penn on September 4. Sean Kingston will also be joining the duo.
Chris has been forced to cancel his mostly sold-out tour in the UK due to issues surrounding his work visa. Presumably these issues relate to the fact that he has had criminal charges brought against him in the USA (Rihanna ring a bell).
The tour was set to start this week in Glasgow and Chris himself took to his twitter account to issue an apology:
SORRY to all the fans in europe!!! my tour is cancelled. Im pretty sure yall know.
my entry was denied in your country.
I feel sorry for Chris sometimes when I consider he was a young guy who made a mistake and is seemingly trying to get his career and life back on track. It's like everytime he takes one step forward something else pulls him two steps back.
I wonder how many fans have been disappointed by this news.
Fresh off her win on this season's Dancing With the Stars, Nicole Scherzinger is headed to a production of the Broadway musical RENT. The show which is being produced by Neil Patrick Harris will be performed August 6 - 8, this summer at the Hollywood Bowl and Nicole will lend her talents to the role of "Maureen".
The Pussycat Dolls' frontwoman joins previously casted Vannessa Hudgens.
Gossip Girl's Chase Crawford was arrested early Friday morning for possession of marijuana. He and a friend were found holding two ounces of the illegal substance in a carpark outside of a Texas pub.
After 16 years with pop label Jive, the Backstreet Boys have parted ways with the company that made them famous and helped distribute their hits such as As Long As You Love Me, I Want It That Way and Larger Than Life.
In a statement released by the group the boys had this to say via their website:
So the news is out! The Backstreet Boys are no longer signed to long time record label Jive Records. The amicable split is very exciting for the group. "This is the best thing, at the best time that could have ever happened for us”, says Brian Littrell. “We are confident in the future of our band, and are looking forward to the new things to come. 2011 is going to be a great year for us!” KTBSPA
The boys have released 9 studio albums under Jive's management which includes their greatest hits compilations album which was released in 2001.
Personally I really don't care who the guys are signed with once they keep putting out music I'm happy.
So after my unavoidable hiatus from blogging one song has been able to get me to post again.
Vita Chambers is the newest sensation from Barbados and despite my initial love for her Young Money single and video, I now absolutely LOVE her Like Boom video. It's so bright and cheerful and summery and at almost 17 years old Vita has proven that young girls can also dress and act age appropriate.
Looking at these pictures literally brought tears to my eyes.
Stephen Gately, former member of the Irish group Boyzone was laid to rest today, a week after he died of natural causes while vacationing in Majorca. The singer was 33 years old.
A private memorial service was held last night for his family and close friends while the funeral service was held today in Dublin, Ireland. Ronan Keating, one of the remaining members of Boyzone broke down in tears while eulogizing Stephen.
"The world has lost one of its brightest stars, we have lost our brother."
The remaining guys also rendered a tribute to their fallen bandmate.
Boyzone was first formed in 1993 by Louis Walsh who is also responsible for putting together my heartstring band Westlife.
For me the group's song No Matter What stands out in my mind as Stephen's Song as his vocals are features prominently.
I can't embed the video but it can be viewed here.
Rihanna sent many tongues wagging with her recent spread in Italian Vogue. Some marvelled at how good the Good Girl Gone Bad singer looked while others questioned her image.
Now my take on this is simple. Leave the girl alone!!
If she were walking the street in these clothes I would have a serious problem with it (like I did when she was in Vegas a few months ago ) however, based on the context of this shoot, I see absolutely nothing wrong with it.
She modelled in a haute couture magazine for a fashion sector (Europe) that goes crazy for images like these. When Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks or Giselle Bunchen model this type of clothing no one questions their tact or their images but I find that her "homebodies" are always quick to say something about what they perceive as her negative image.
Vogue is one of the biggest high fashion magazines in the world, coupled with the fact that this version of the mag is marketed to the European market, I think she made an excellent showing for how beautiful Caribbean women are.
Most people remember Travis Wall as the enviable contemporary dancer from Virginia who was a huge talent on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance (he placed second).
Since then, Travis has been doing some choreography and last week, for the first time since leaving the show, he came back to choreograph a piece for one of the top 10 couples.
His piece was danced by Jason and Jeanine, both contemporary dancers and I think they got his vision perfectly.
Just a week after it was announced that Ryan Seacrest had scored a deal to make him the highest paid reality show host ever, there seems to be some debate on whether or not Paula Abdul will be returning for season 9 of the highly rated show.
However, fellow judge Simon Cowell told Extra,
"She'll be fine. She'll be on the show, I don't get a lot of say. I've just made it clear that I want Paula on the show."
Paula's manager David Sonenberg raised concern over the weekend, telling the Los Angeles Times that the singer-dancer hasn't been offered a contract yet.
"She's not a happy camper as a result of what's going on. She's hurt," he told the paper.
Mind you, sometimes I personally find Paula a bit over the top, I still can't imagine the show without her.
Channing Tatum dons his dancing shoes again 3 years after dancing his way into my heart in a Dirty Dancing parody for MSN.
Channing plays the Johnny Castle who was previously played by Patrick Swayze and Charlyne Yi plays Frances “Baby” Houseman, previously played by Jennifer Grey. The Dirty Dancing parody airs next Tuesday on MSN.COM.
Seriously, these new promo shots for the New Moon movie scheduled to be released in November are HOTTTT. Taylor Lautner has really come into his own as the werewolf/shape shifter Jacob.
After seeing these I am really excited to see this movie.
For the first time since former Newlyweds Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey divorced in 2006, the pair has found themselves single together and healing from their respective recent breakups.
So I guess it only obvious that the media would be quick to report a reconciliation for the pair who once shared their life to the world via their reality show which was known for Jessica's blonde, southern wit.
Nick however has been quick to dispel those rumours.
"I think it’s fun storytelling, but there's very little truth to any of it. I certainly have heard about her breakup and I wish her the best, as I’ve always done. Aside from that, there really is nothing to say."
The singer went on to say that he has not spoken to Jessica in two years but he wishes her happiness in all that she does.
He was also asked about his recent breakup with former MTV VJ Vanessa Minillo and he said:
"I'm in a good place. I've learned, through years of not only being in this business, but being in relationships, that you have to take it as it goes. With every experience, you learn something about your life, and you try to take that and move on and be a better person because of it. We'll see what happens."
After waiting 5 months since the incident occurred, Chris Brown has finally made a statement with regards to the Rihanna incident. He is blaming his delay in commenting on his lawyers who wanted him to have the legal aspect over before he made any form of a statement.
My question is, how genuine is this statement, it's obviously rehearsed and repeated so does it come from his heart or is this his way of making sure he still has any semblance of a fan base going forward?
Many persons still feel he got a slap on the wrist with his community service and no real jail time, but do we honestly believe that Chris is regretful that his anger and temper got the best of him or is he more upset that his anger and temper were exposed???
Barbadian artists have been rolling in opportunities since Rihanna shed the spotlight on the country and this year another artist is hitting the scene.
Meet Jaicko, the 17 year old who has been signed to Capitol Records and is being compared to Chris Brown.
Already known in his home country, Jaicko has been busy recording his debut album since signing with Capitol.
Listen to his first single off that album and tell me what you think.
Forget scripted shows, the real money is clearly in reality shows. Ryan Seacrest just signed on to host Idol for another 3 seasons for a whopping $45 Million!!!
I'm sure he never expected that little show would make him sooo bankable...
Channing Tatum, who has been engaged to his Step Up sweetheart, Jenna Dewan since last year married the dancer/actress in a short ceremony witnessed by 200 of their closest friends and family.
"The stars said "I do" in a short, 15-minute ceremony on the grounds of Church Estates Vineyards, the same venue where Fergie and Josh Duhamel got married last January.
More than 200 guests attended the nuptials, which began at 3:45 p.m. PST. A source tells Us Dewan's maid of honor was Entourage star Emmanuelle Chriqui. Also in the bridal party was Tatum's sister Paige and Haylie Duff, who was accompanied by the groom's pal Nick Zano. The bridesmaids all wore light pink dresses."
And that's the way it should have been. (not that slap dash tribute BET attempted). The Los Angeles Staples Centre brought together the biggest of stars to memorialize the King of Pop.
From Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie, to Brooke Shields and Usher, celebrities and fans alike paid tribute to their idol before he was taken to his final resting place, which from all reports remains unknown.
Perhaps the most touching part of the memorial was when his daughter, Paris Katherine Michael spoke and for me that was the breaking point.
She said Michael was "the best father you could ever imagine" and in my heart of hearts I honestly believe her.
After seeing the kids interaction with the rest of the Jackson family, I think it would be a travesty to take these kids from their family. After all this is the only family they have known and in my opinion, paternity and familial ties were never disputed when Michael was alive so why argue it now. These kids have lost the only parent they have ever known...staying with his family would be there way of being with him - they are old enough to know the difference.
Here are some pictures from the star studded event.
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