The cover for Joss Stone's album Colour Me Free! caused a bit of controversy last year when her record label refused to use the artwork that Stone wanted. I had assumed that the label simply didn't want to use the...
The energy was electric Monday night (February 1) at Henson Studios as more than 80 of music's biggest stars gathered for a charity remake of "We Are the World" in support of Haitian earthquake relief. MTV Shows Among the voices in the 81-member choir were Enrique Iglesias, Carlos Santana, Pink, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Nick Jonas, LL Cool [...]
Wow, just when we thought the remake of REM’s “Everybody Hurts” was huge this comes along. The new recording features production by popular producers RedOne and Will.i.am. Some of the artists in the 100-member choir assembled by Quincy Jones are Pink, Lil Wayne, Eminem, AR Rahman, Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine [...]
The UK’s charity song had a fairly impressive list of singers, but the Americans just dialed it up a few notches with their Haiti earthquake relief charity single ‘We Are The World‘. The new version of the song features 75(ish) people! And to top it all off, the original was released 25 years ago and [...]
The photo of basically every musician on the planet huddled together looks photoshopped, doesn’t it? Incredibly, folks, it’s the real deal—over 75 artists, from Barbara Streisand to Kanye West to Justin Bieber, came to Jim Henson Co. recording complex in Hollywood yesterday to record the “We Are The World” remake. The song will air on ... More »
We Are The World, with the help of an amazing list of stars and the power of Michael Jackson, raised nearly $30 million to fight hunger in Africa 25 years ago. Now a new generation led by Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones are remaking the classic charity song to help those in Haiti. A long [...] Related posts: Pregnant Nicole shows the baby bump off Nicole Richie pregnant Hot Gossip Stories November 19...
Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand and even Vince Vaughn unite for the epic recording session. By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News LOS ANGELES -- The energy was electric Monday night (February 1) at Henson Studios as more than 80 of music's biggest stars gathered for a charity remake of "We Are the World" in support of Haitian earthquake relief. "I feel like a kid in...
Quote of the Week : When he does, you act like your little girlish self. Scream like a banshee so he doesn’t think you’re a threat. When he pulls you out, you find a weapon and flash. (Casey, Chuck ) Song of the Week : Respect – Otis Redding ( Chuck ) Big News of the Week : The CW Is Going Back to the 90’s… Again : I haven’t watch a second of The CW since Everybody...
How lovely is this? Via a tweet of the incredible inspring Maria Popova aka @brainpicker I found the short film "Mixtape". I got a tape Video Premiere of Broken Bells’ The High Road Raphael Saadiq
Well, at least he didn’t show up by the time Mo’Kelly left. On Monday evening, Mo’Kelly and hundreds of other radio professionals celebrated the 45-year radio career of legend Johnny Morris. In an event hosted by comedian Mark Curry and Louis Dix, entertainers, friends and co-workers (including yours truly) said words and raised money on [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Summertime means baseball games, backyard barbecues, dog days and, oh yeah -- Dave Matthews Band 's annual amphitheater outing. It's a bit of an American tradition, as is their rotating special guest opener slot which has highlighted a number of integrity acts and "IT" bands over the years. Looks like 2010 will stick with that exciting convention, as...
Band will perform at Grammy Awards on Sunday night. By MTV News staff Dave Matthews Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty ImagesDave Matthews Band will launch an extensive North American summer tour, it was announced via a press release from the band's publicist on Tuesday (January 26). An online ticket request period begins on Thursday and continues through Monday at the band's Web site tickets will go on...
I was sitting watching TV earlier and the standard advert for “R&B Lovesongs 2010” came on advertising a track listing that included the following two artists N-Dubz, Cheryl Cole. What I don’t get is how is this R&B? There are other artists like Lady GaGa, Soulja Boy on the track list who I guess they can [...]
I don't know, maybe I just read way too much of the internet and it's all turning into a giant pink haze, but I could've sworn that D'Angelo put out an album last year. I'm not the hugest fan of...
It's Complicated is a 2009 upcoming American romantic comedy feature film written and directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Meryl Streep , Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin . Filming had commenced in New York City as early as April 2009, and completed in August 2009. Universal Pictures announced that It's Complicated will be released on December 25, 2009. Lyrics soundtrack suite: judy blue eyes (crosby stills
Following two highly successful albums with her husband, Kenny Lattimore , Grammy nominee Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman, due June 17th on Peak Records.