Natalie Cole slams MTV for Britney Spears’ doomed VMAs act

Kiran Pahwa 18 September 2007

Washington, Sept 18: Singer Natalie Cole criticised the organisers of the MTV Video Music Awards for letting an ill-prepared Britney Spears open the show.

The ‘Sacrosanct’ soul star stated that MTV bosses should have pulled Britney’s part beforehand as it was already known that it was going to end in a disaster.

"I don't think she should have performed. She wasn't ready, and she shouldn't have been pushed to perform," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

Celine Dion to go gothic with comeback album?

Kiran Pahwa 18 September 2007

Canadian singer, Celine Dion seems ready for bit of a gloom in her career as she plans to join former ‘Evanescence’ stars - Ben Moody and David Hodges in her studio.
 
The move came after her post-Las Vegas recording career.
 
For the singer's comeback studio album, the rockers will write and produce new song ‘This Time’, reported Contactmusic.
 
After performing as an artist-in-residence at Caesar's Palace in Sin City, the rockers got a chance to be the part of Celine Dion’s album.
 

JK Rowling signed Potter series goes under the hammer for charity

Kiran Pahwa 18 September 2007

Washington, Sept 18: A set of Harry Potter books signed by author JK Rowling is set to go under the hammer for charity next Monday on online auction site eBay.

Has Amy Winehouse’s drug woes cost her James Bond soundtrack?

Kiran Pahwa 18 September 2007

Washington, Sept 18: It seems that reports of singer Amy Winehouse’s drug and alcohol woes has made James Bond producers drop the idea of having the jazz star sing the upcoming Bond flick’s theme song.

Reports said that the 24-year-old was in talks with the Bond franchise to sing the flick’s soundtrack and to perform the tune in a smoky club scene.

Composer David Arnold, who penned the soundtracks for the last four Bond films, also hailed Winehouse for having ‘the best record of last year’.

O. J. Simpson’s robbery tape leaks on the internet

Kiran Pahwa 18 September 2007

Washington, September 18: An audiotape featuring former American football star O. J. Simpson’s alleged armed standoff in a hotel room in Las Vegas has been leaked on the internet.

'Outrageous' Launched By Sherlyn Chopra

Ashok Rao 18 September 2007

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra launched her album 'Outrageous' here last evening.

While speaking to news-persons, she told, “Outrageous is an attitude. It will speak the language of the gen-next youth. It brings to fore the deep hidden desires that every human being harbours inside but refuses to acknowledge. The USP of my album is that it promotes an attitude of being born free. It's okay to break the rules and follow your heart.”

Sherlyn has herself composed and written lyrics of her album 'Outrageous --The End of the Beginning.'

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