Lily Allen to stop making music?

Early last year (January 2008), Lily lost her baby to a miscarriage. She claimed she would've given up her musc career for the care of the baby. Now, she says she is done singing, with no given explanation. She had this to say in her blog :

“Just so you know, I have not renegotiated my record contract and have no plans to make another record. I do however remain a fan of new music, so this is not some selfish crusade. The days of me making money from recording music have been and gone as far as I’m concerned, so I don’t stand to profit from legislation. Except future purchases of previously recorded material.”

Oh no! Lily Allen fans everywhere feel saddened that she has left the music biz forever. Perhaps one day she will make a comeback. we can only hope...

LINKS >>> http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article699778.ece

http://envymags.com/2009/09/lily-allen-to-stop-making-music/

Miley rumor patrol

Nick Jonas doesn't belong with Miley Cyrus; Nick's too good for her. I am so sick of Niley rumors! They aren't true! She's dating some other dude named Liam Hemsworth, and I never call people names, but Miley is being such a slut! She's making out with him everywhere! It's gross! Get a room! She even showed a slideshow of them making out at one of her concerts! Hello! Little kids are there and look up to you as a role model! Also, Miley's ex-boyfriend Justin Gaston is now dating Mandy Jiroux. Miley allegedly unfollowed her on Twitter because of this. Someone's jealous!

LINK >>> http://oceanup.com/2009/09/23/miley-cyrus-officially-dating-liam-hemsworth-ex-justin-gaston-supports-mandy NOTE - This site has been known not to be 100% reliable

Upcoming albums and album re-releases update

There are a lot of artists who plan to release album and re-release their albums this fall. Paramore will release their new album, Brand New Eyes, on September 29 (next Turesday); Lady GaGa plans to re-release her debut album titled The Fame: Monster. Only one track has been comfirmed called "New York". Taylor swift's album, Fearless, will be re-released as Fearless: Platinum Edition on October 27. It will have six new tracks: "Jump Then Fall", "Untouchable", "Come In With The Rain", "SuperStar" (not a typo) and "The Other Side Of The Door". It will also feature the music videos for the singles "Change", "Love Story", "White Horse", "The Best Day" (while not an official single, there was a music video released) and "You Belong With Me" on a DVD. Also on the DVD are behind the scenes of music videos "Love Story", "White Horse", and "You Belong With Me", a behind the scenes of the Fearless Tour, photos, and the "Thug Story" music video.

LINKS >>> http://www.wearepopslags.com/2009/lady-gaga-to-re-release-the-fame/

http://www.billboard.com/news/taylor-swift-to-re-release-fearless-with-1004011180.story#/news/taylor-swift-to-re-release-fearless-with-1004011180.story

New katy Perry album

Katy Perry is looking to do a new, grown-up album next, but will this ruin her career? Katy is famous for being immature, so why change that? Give the fans what they want! Being immature is OK sometimes! But I guess being mature could be OK; her more mature songs were great ("Mannequin", Thinking of You")! But of course her immature side is what brought forth the greatest hits off the album ("I Kissed A Girl", "Waking Up In Vegas"). Well, we'll never know unless we give it a try!

LINK >>> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608928/20090409/katy_perry.jhtml

Something Missing....

The news was all over the Talor Swift / Kanye West controversey. World News With Charles Gibson reported on it. I nothiced, though, that the news never reported on Vanessa Hudgen's scandall at the Teen Choice Awards. As if no one's heard all aboout either one; durring the Taylor Swift / Kayne West incident, Kanye West took the mic away from Taylor's acceptance speech (accepting the award for Best Female Video) and he said Beyonce had "one of the best videos of all time", leaving Taylor shocked and appaled. Beyonce later called Taylor back on stage to finish her speech. It was reported that later backstage, P!nk shook her head dissaprovingly at Kayne. Durring the Vannesa Hudgens incident, Dane Cook askedVanessa to stand up. Vanessa stood up, and Dane said, "Girl, you've got to keep your clothes on!". Vanessa had this look on her face that sort of said "Great. I was expecting praise and I get dissed in front of millions of children,". I noticed, on Charles Gibson's news segment (which was about rude celebrities), they never once brought up the Vanessa Hudgens controversey. It's obviously because of Disney; it doesn't even mention it on Wikipedia. I bet they said "You can't talk about Vanessa Hudgens; fans look up to her has a role model. You can't air that,". Silly Disney! Find some good role models!

LINKS >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roq3R96QvNo

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/vanessa-hudgens-joke-cut-from-teen-choice-awards-1.1363740

Guilty Pleasure: My Review

I never really gave Guilty Pleasure much of a chance. I just listened to "Hair" and "Hot Mess", which I thought had lousy lyrics. I'm going to give it another chance. Here is my full review of the album:

1. "Acting Out" - This song surprised me. I previously wrote an article on how this song could be seen as inappropriate. This song is OK, but parents, keep in mind it may cause your kids to "act out"!

2. "It's Alright, It's OK" - Not a BAD song, but not exactly a winner. It's undeniably catchy, but the lyrics could be more catchy. Many critics said this track was too much like P!nk's "So What?" and Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You". The perfect cookie-cutter track!

3. "Masquerade" - Also undeniably catchy but unfulfilling lyrically. What on earth is she supposed to be singing about? Not being herself? If you see through this song, you'll know this isn't about a real masquerade but about not being yourself to impress a guy.

4. "Overrated" - OK song. not much to criticize or compliment.

5. "Hot Mess" - Ashley missed a note in this song -- not literally, but lyrically. What is Ashley doing in this song that might leave her in her bra and her makeup and that she wouldn't remember? DRINKING! This song is inappropriate for children more than "Acting Out"!

6. "How Do You Love Someone?" - Were Ashley's parent's really that lousy? Why would anyone make her sing a song like this? Same goes for "Hot Mess". Here songwriters are messed up!

7. "Tell Me Lies" - I'm liking what I hear, lyrically and musically! This song is appropriate for kids and satisfying for teens! I like this one!

8. "What If" - Nicely done! Catchy, not too over-the-top and flowing with emotion!

9. "Erase and Rewind" - Good! lyrics are OK, also not over-the-top, catchy and fun!

10. "Hair" - What? No, you are not a sexy superstar, Ashley...

11. "Delete You" - Eh, this is alright. Listenable, but not breathtaking.

12. "Me Without You" - Pretty song, nothing else to say.

13. "Crank It Up" - What is this? An attempt at hip-hop? Stick to overproduced pop, Ashley!

14. "Switch" - OK, not a shining star of the album, but not vomitingly bad...

BONUS TRACKS

15. "I'm Back" - Wow Ashley, little kids are listening to you... don't cuss! "Mommy, what was that word?" "Wanna make this night unforgettable!" No, Ashley...Don't be a Vanessa Hudgens!

16. "Time's Up" - ASHLEY -- DON'T CUSS! "I'm too damn lazy." What on Earth? Kids will be singing along to this song! No!

17. "Blame It On The Beat" - Poorly done dance song. Nothing else I can say.

18. "Guilty Pleasure" - Catchy, but not that great.

19. "It's Alright, It's OK (Jason Nevins Remix)" - Good remix!

20. "Whatcha Waiting For?" - Not a bad song, but not brilliant, just like most these tracks.

21. "If My Life Was A Movie" - Average song lyrically and musically. Not her best, not her worst.

Overall, a mediocre album. 2 1/2 stars.

Selebrity American Idol judges

American Idol is trying to fill the void left by previous judge Paula Abdual with other celebrities. Joe Jonas, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Shania Twain, Victoria Beckham and many more. Queen Latifah and Jennifer Lopez may be joining them. Sorry this update is so short. Not much to say here...

LINKS >>> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/09/avril-lavigne-and-katy-perry-to-guest-judge-american-idol-hollywood-week.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_(season_9)

iTunes is taking money straight from your pocket

iTunes recently jacked up prices from it's expected 99¢ to $1.29. But while some songs were unexpectedly hiked, a few remained the typical 99¢ and some were even dropped to 79¢. These abnormal price jumps are unethical and unfar. Some artists, who are already quite wealthy, are making 30¢ more per song and others, who are struggling to be noticed, are making 30¢ less pewr song. It may not seem like much, but it all adds up -- if you were to buy 15 songs priced at $1.29, your total would be $19.35. 15 songs at 99¢ would be $14.85 and 15 songs at 79¢ would cost you $11.85. Use Amazon -- it's prices are fair and even. I suspect that is because it offers many more services than iTunes such as selling books, CDs, DVDs, and other electronics.

TRY IT >>> http://www.amazon.com/