After much media speculation--and a DNA test--TMZ has confirmed that Beyoncé's dad Mathew Knowles is the father of Alexsandra Wright’s baby boy, Nixon.
Wright, an L.A. resident, filed a paternity suit against Knowles last October, alleging that they were in a relationship for 18 months. Rumors of an affair swirled after a photo of her son baring a resemblance to Knowles surfaced on the Net.
Knowles' reps denied the claims, saying in a statement at the time: “We are not aware of the birth of a child. Mr. Knowles has never had a DNA test. These rumors are untrue.”
However, a DNA test reportedly proved the paternity, and now Knowles and Wright are working out terms of child support.
Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles, filed for divorce from her husband last November after roughly 30 years of marriage.
Mathew has not released a statement about the paternity yet. http://www.vibe.com/posts/reports-beyonc%C3%A9%E2%80%99s-dad-has-lovechildView Here...
In "Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty," the singer and sometimes actress travels the globe with two friends, hair stylist Ken Paves and former assistant Cacee Cobb, to examine people's efforts to measure up to their society's standard of beauty.
The show premiered Monday and episodes air throughout the week on VH1.
The goal is to empower women to accept themselves and ultimately understand that no one, not even celebrities, are perfect.
Simpson endured widespread chatter herself after gaining some weight. Paves points out that despite the scrutiny, Simpson continued performing and doing her job.
"Imagine if the whole world is talking about you," Paves said. "She still followed through, never stopped, and nobody ever said, 'That's a strong girl, that's a brave girl.' I was disappointed."
It wasn't always easy, Simpson said. "You can't walk anywhere without thinking, 'I wonder if they think I'm fat .... I wonder if they've read that story," Simpson said. "I couldn't help it. And I think that once I realized it wasn't going to stop, I had to find a way to accept it, and I had to find a way to use it."
On "Price of Beauty," the 29-year-old Simpson and her friends meet a woman in Thailand who burned herself permanently from bleaching her skin lighter. They talk with a former Paris model who starved herself to under 100 pounds to be thin.
Viewers witness a deeper side to Simpson than they saw on her former MTV reality show "Newlyweds" with then-husband Nick Lachey.
"I'm very vulnerable on the show. I'm very open. I don't have anything to hide," Simpson said. "I want people to know I am just a normal girl that faces normal issues just like everyone else."
But the show is not all life lessons and sadness. There are lighter moments, too, when Simpson and her pals try to immerse themselves in local culture.
"In Mumbai, we drank cow urine because it detoxes you and it's good for your skin," Simpson said. "I puked that up, like, all over the place."
Paves got a Brazilian wax when the three visited Brazil.
"I was screaming, cussing, kicking," he said. "I was in tears, red and raw, I couldn't walk."
Simpson said she's taking a break from music now to focus on the show, which she hopes will get picked up for another season. Next, she plans to start a foundation for girls to help with self-esteem.
She wants to empower young women to accept themselves and ultimately understand that no one, not even celebrities, are perfect.
"I don't look like the girl on the cover of the magazine," Simpson said. "My covers! They airbrush me." http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100321/LIFE/3210318?source=rss_breakingView Here...
A songwriter and music producer who claims he helped launch Lady Gaga's career filed a $30.5 million lawsuit against the pop superstar, The Associated Press reported Thursday (March 18).
Rob Fusari says he was squeezed out of Gaga's lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped her get a record deal. Fusari's lawyer hadn't returned MTV News' calls for comment by press time; Gaga's rep also hadn't commented on the suit.
The producer said Gaga is his protégé and former girlfriend, and she ditched him as her career took off. "All business is personal," said the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Manhattan.
Fusari, who had worked on Will Smith's "Wild, Wild West" and Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious" when he teamed up with the singer back in March 2006, said he persuaded her to trade in her rock music for dance beats.
As they co-wrote songs such as "Paparazzi" and "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich," which would appear on her debut album, The Fame, he transformed Stefani Germanotta into Lady Gaga, a name adapted from Queen's "Radio Ga Ga," the lawsuit claimed.
Lady Gaga told the AP in a 2009 interview that her "realization of Gaga was five years ago, but Gaga's always been who I am."
"I was Gaga from the time that I was 19 through my first record deal," the 23-year-old said of her over-the-top style. "I always dressed like that before people knew me as Lady Gaga. I was always that way. ... I stuck out like a sore thumb."
Per the lawsuit, Lady Gaga and Fusari's relationship turned romantic and then became a business partnership in May 2006, when they created a joint venture called Team Love Child LLC to promote her career. Fusari's share was 20 percent, it said.
Fusari says he introduced Lady Gaga to a record executive who ultimately shepherded her to Universal Music Group's Interscope Records, which released The Fame in 2008. While Fusari has a producing credit on the album, he said he has been denied a 20 percent song-royalties share and 15 percent of merchandising revenue. He acknowledges getting checks for about $611,000 but said that isn't his full share. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1634253/20100318/lady_gaga.jhtmlView Here...
Pop diva, Beyonce, is one of the many celebrities who have decided that a fragrance was one of the ways they should monetize their brand. Halle Berry, Kim Kardashian and others of the same ilk are attempting to do the same thing. However, the big separator between Beyonce and the rest of the copy-cats is the MONEY! Beyonce's Heat fragrance has brought in over $3 Million in its first month of existence. According to one mag:
" Beyonce's first fragrance Heat, launched last month exclusively at Macy’s, has been setting sparks off the shelves with its scorching success. Not only did the signature scent nab the honor of being the number one brand at Macy’s, but it has already sold around $3 million in its first month out — 72,000 bottles alone in a single hour during an in-person N.Y.C. appearance by the star, according to WWD. The fragrance–a mix of magnolia, neroli and blush peach scents–retails for $39-$59. "
WOW! Beyonce's Heat is burning up. $3 Million here and another $3 Million there and soon you start making some real money :). http://dimewars.com/Blog/ViewBlogArticle.aspx?vn=Beyonce%27s+Heat+Fragrance+Is+Burning+Up+The+Retail+Counters&BlogID=71d168b3-cf23-4b08-8773-5e3a1dc15879View Here...
Here's Alex Lambert, with Ray LaMontagne's Trouble, the song bank robber Matt Lawrence did so well in the audition episodes. Alex's finally looking like he's not going to throw up on stage, and, musically, this is a nice performance -- it's in his range, and it's suited to his style. If only he weren't singing about things like trouble and worry dogging his soul since the day he was born. Not much honest emotion in this one, but I guess it'll do for one of the guys this year.
Randy thinks it was a good song choice for him, "I just wasn't jumping up and down."
Now, Ellen thinks Alex's an overripe banana. She means that in the nicest possible way, of course: "Every single week, you get better and better and better." She loves his innocence, how real and vulnerable he is. "Don't become a cocky banana," she says. "Nobody likes that." Okay, Ellen -- sometimes a banana is just a banana. Time to drop the metaphor.
"The only thing standing between you and winning it is you right now," Kara says, by which she means he's still stiff and unsure of himself.
"You are so -- still -- concentrating on trying to deliver the performance, we've never ever seen you relax or having a good time," says Simon. He suggests imagining Randy in a bikini. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/will-a-ray-lamontagne-cover-get-alex-lambert-in-trouble/1?csp=34View Here...
Madonna and her 13-year-old budding fashionista daughter Lourdes are to launch a new line in teen clothing called "Material Girl" in the US this August.
The mother-daughter collection, which will be exclusively available at Macy's stores, will focus on affordable back-to-school clothes but will include footwear, handbags and jewelry and aims to add a fragrance in 2011.
The line is a joint venture between Madonna and the Iconix Brand Group, which purchased the Badgley Mischka brand in 2004 and includes other leading labels such as Mossimo and Ed Hardy.
"The "Material Girl" collection was inspired and designed in collaboration with Madonna and her daughter Lourdes, along with Iconix Brand Group's in-house fashion department," a press release from Iconix said.
As part of the hook-up, Macy's will retain the right to launch additional brands with the MG (Material Girl) icon in the future.
"We are excited to announce the first in a series of new brands that will be developed under our partnership with Madonna," said Iconix CEO and chairman Neil Cole.
"'Material Girl' has a powerful retail partner in Macy's and we look forward to working together to deliver an innovative launch for our consumers." http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100310/lf_afp/lifestyleusfashionpeoplemadonna_20100310232709View Here...
The Academy Awards red carpet was ruled by nude tones, with everyone from Miley Cyrus to "Up in the Air" star Anna Kendrick dressing in the muted color. However, other starlets opted for blues and purples with some even choosing tie-dye-like patterns.
2010 Oscars Red Carpet
Best Supporting Actress nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal arrived in Dries Van Noten and while the print resembled tie-dye from a distance, it was actually a take on Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night." Rachel McAdams also arrived in a Grecian gown with a floral tie-dye print and "Avatar" star Zoe Saldana's busy lavender gown resembled tie-dye toward the hemline.
Speaking of lavender, the color definitely dominated the carpet, with seemingly every other dress in a shade of the hue. Queen Latifah and Charlize Theron both wore the color and Jennifer Lopez's fun, flirty Armani Privé gown was on the lighter shade if the spectrum.
Along with Cyrus and Kendrick, Cameron Diaz embraced the nude trend with her super sparkly Oscar De La Renta gown.
"Twilight" stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner have definitely grown up — Stewart looked glamorous in her tailored, strapless black ruched gown and Lautner impressed in his ultra-glam tuxedo.
As for the rest of the guys, everyone from Efron to Chris Pine to Sam Worthington proved that the males of young Hollywood love fashion and have studied up on old-school Hollywood glam. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1633352/20100307/story.jhtmlView Here...
After a nearly yearlong wait for his fans, Drake's first single from his debut album Thank Me Later is here. The song, "Over," deals with Drake coming to grips with fame. And just like Drizzy chose to stay with his home team, Young Money, when signing his record deal, he also chose to debut his first official record in his hometown, on Toronto radio station 93.5 the Flow. The song is also available for download on Drake's Web site.
"Bottles on me, long as someone drink it," the 23-year-old raps in a slow, aggressive flow. "Never drop the ball, f--- is y'all thinking?/ Making sure the Young Money ship is never sinking/ 'Bout to set it off in this bi---, Jada Pinkett/ You too fine to be laying down in bed alone/ I can teach you how to speak my language, Rosetta Stone."
The track was produced by Boi-1da and has an energetic feel.
" 'Bout to go Thriller, Mike Jackson on these n---as," Drake later raps. "All I need is a f---ing red jacket with some zippers."
Even with anticipation for the record through the roof, Drake said he's keeping everything in perspective.
"This is my first song," he told radio-show hosts Jus Red and Jwyze. "This is still my first single off my first album. This is still the beginning, as great as everything has gone."
"I know way too many people here right now that I didn't know last year," Drake sings on the hook. "Who the f--- are y'all?/ I swear it feels like the last few nights we been everywhere and back/ But I just can't remember it all/ What am I doing? What am I doing?/ Oh yeah, that's right/ I'm doing me, I'm doing me/ I'm living life right now, man, and this what I'mma do till it's over/ Till it's over/ But it's far from over."
"I went with 'Over' as the first look because of the words in the hook," he said. "The hook being the most repetitive part. I got a lot of great songs on my album. I got songs for women who wanna feel special. I got songs for dudes — if you ever thought my music was too soft, this is one you will enjoy. I got a lot of variety on there, but the biggest thing was that opening line on the hook: 'I know way too many people here right now that I didn't know last year.'
"I've just gone so many places in a short amount of time," he added. "This record sums up where I am right now in my career. I think it's a great first impression. The album is going to be a great body of work for you to get lost in. Right now I just wanna have some fun. When we're out partying, I want people to have some fun too, because this is the one."
The video for "Over" is scheduled to be filmed soon in Los Angeles.
Mariah Carey, the sultry-voiced singer and actress who performed so well in Precious, in town for a concert at the Oracle Arena Friday night, took time to thank Oakland on Twitter. This is Mariah Carey's tweet: I had so much fun last night! Thank you again Oakland! In Vegas now Baby! Come see me @ Haze @ Aria later..its about 13 hours ago via web
The Oakland Tribune called the concert "flawless" and "diva-licious". That's a new one: Diva-licious.
A YouTuber at the concert captured this video of Mariah Carey performing H.A.T.E.U and Hero:
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 1, 2010: Who would have thought it? JLo impersonating RiRi?
Well it has happened. On Saturday Night Live on Feb. 27, Puerto Rican actress and singer, Jennifer Lopez impersonated Bajan-born Grammy-winning star Rihanna.
Wearing a short blonde cropped wig styled like Rihanna and a military-style jacket, Lopez sang in the same style as the Bajan star in a spoof of the `We Are The World` single.
The Latina singer, 40, sang: `There comes a time - er - when we heed a certain call - eh - when the world must come together as one.`
She then dropped in a few lines of one of Rihanna`s big hits Umbrella with a few `ella... ella... ellas`.
Lopez announced last week she had left Sony Records as 10 years on the label`s roster.
Lopez`s latest few albums haven`t sold as well as her first two LPs and remix album.
Walt Disney Pictures has given another preview to "The Last Song" by debuting new behind the scenes video. Introduced by Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth who play a couple in the movie, the video provides a comment on Miley's character Ronnie through the eyes of Greg Kinnear who plays her father.
Additionally, the lead actress also explains about her song "When I Look at You", which is featured in the upcoming film, and its relation to the film's storyline. The featurette, moreover, gives a glimpse of some never-before-seen scenes of the movie, which will arrive in theaters across the U.S. on April 2.
Based on best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks of the same title, "The Last Song" centers its story on Cyrus' Veronica "Ronnie" Miller, who is described as a rebellious teenager. Living separately from their father Steve Miller since their parents got divorced, Ronnie and her brother Jonah Miller are later sent by their mother to spend the summer with their father in Tybee Island, the small Georgia beach town.
There, she meets successful beach volleyball player Hemsworth's Will Blakelee, with whom she falls in love. As she is getting closer to the handsome and popular guy, Ronnie manages to reconnect to her father through one thing they have in common, music. http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00030037.htmlView Here...
Rihanna is rumoured to be having a secret romance with Justin Timberlake.
The ‘Russian Roulette’ singer is said to have confided in pals about her “sexy little secret”, revealing she has been getting closer to the ‘Like I Love You’ hitmaker since his relationship with Jessica Biel ran into trouble last year.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: “She’s getting close to Justin again and it’s getting hot.
“Rihanna called a friend and said she had a sexy little secret to share. She started laughing and said, ‘Don’t trip, but I have hooked up with Justin’.
“She said it was really good, hot and wild and that they have some of the best make out sessions she’s ever experienced.”
However, despite her apparent liaisons with the ‘Sexyback’ singer, Rihanna – who worked with Justin on the track ‘Rehab’ for her album ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ - is not said to be interested in a relationship.
The source added: “She’s only out with the physical with him. And it looks like she got it.”
Rihanna, 21, has previously played down rumours she has ever been romantically involved with Justin, 28, and last month she denied any romance between them.
She said: “No, that rumour about Justin is incorrect. We worked together on my album. It's not like we have the closest friendship. We just worked together one time.”
Despite her denials, rumours have persisted, and the pair were said to have made a “conscious effort” to avoid each other at recent parties.
Meanwhile, Rihanna has promised to reveal all her most intimate secrets in an autobiography, entitled ‘The Last Girl On Earth’ – set for release in June. http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=109516&fm=newsmain,nrhlView Here...
Mariah Carey lived up to her sometimes loopy reputation at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards as she gave a long, rambling acceptance speech after being named Breakthrough Actress for her performance in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
Carey, teetering in a skin-tight, black-beaded full-length Herve Leger gown, was escorted onto the stage Tuesday night, and at the podium, greeted her presenter and "Precious" director Lee Daniels with a little dance and a big hug.
Carey hesitated for a few seconds, looked to the ceiling, sighed and said, "Please forgive me, because I'm a little bit, um ..." An audience member finished the sentence for her with an obscenity, to which Carey replied, "Yeah!" adding a long, hearty laugh. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/indexd?blogid=7&year=2010&month=01&day=06View Here...
Keyshia Cole has a lot to celebrate in the new year.
The 28-year-old singer is engaged to Cleveland Cavaliers player Daniel "Boobie" Gibson and the pair are expecting their first child, US reports.
The engagement was "an absolute surprise, Cole's rep told the magazine. "When he asked her to marry him, she was flabbergasted. He presented her with the ring and her mouth dropped in amazement."
Cole's rep would no confirm the news. Cole, who also starred in her own BET reality show — Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is — is readying her fourth album, due later this year.
Just as the world is mourning the end of the greatest teen romance of 2009 (if you're a Team Jacob fan, that is), it was announced that Taylor Swift will attend Wednesday's People's Choice Awards — as in the same ceremony that her former beau, Taylor Lautner already RSVP'ed to as well. Does anyone else sense an awkward run-in in the works?
Swift is up for three awards — Pop Artist, Country Artist and Female Artist — while Lautner is nominated for Favorite Breakout Movie Actor and Favorite Movie and On-Screen Team along with his "New Moon" costars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. (Kristen and Rob are also nominated in the Favorite Movie Actress and Actor categories, but there has been no confirmation yet as to whether they will attend the show.)
Kellan Lutz, Ryan Reynolds and Carrie Underwood are also set to appear. The show's host Queen Latifah will be performing, as well as Mary J. Blige and Cobra Starship with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.
As much as we're excited to see what the heck Cobra Starship and Nicole have planned (PS where's Leighton Meester?), we're really excited to see what will happen when the Taylors are in the same place now that they've called their romantic relationship off. It should at least be an interesting precursor to what may happen as the two embark on the publicity tour for "Valentine's Day." View Here...
Rihanna and her new beau, Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp, are the talk of the town. Pictures and videos of Rihanna and Kemp currently vacationing at a luxury resort in Cabo San Lucas has made its way around the world via the web. The two seem to be inseparable since Matt Kemp traveled to Dubai to support Rihanna in concert on New Year's Eve. According to inside sources, "Rihanna wants the world to know that she is happy with Matt." Kemp's agent Dave Stewart is quoted by CNN saying, "They've only had a few opportunities to be together, but those times have been fun."
We are happy for Rihanna, but we smell self promotion on the part of Matt Kemp. This is a great look for his career. http://dimewars.com/Blog/Rihanna-and-Matt-Kemp--Dominating-Entertainment-Headlines.aspx?BlogID=16142d96-4b3e-42bb-8df7-a8516fb00172View Here...
The first set of performers booked for the Jan. 31 Grammys was unveiled Tuesday, and -- surprise -- it happens to include the artists who stand to win the most. The headliner, Beyonce, has a clubhouse-leading 10 nominations. Taylor Swift (eight nominations) also will perform, the recording academy announced on Grammy.com.
In fact, the only major multiple nominee not yet announced as a scheduled performer is Kanye West. Hmm ...
Estranged Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler says he envisions a future with Aerosmith after he's treated in a rehabilitation facility for an addiction to prescription painkillers, according to a statement released by his management company. View Here...
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