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20
Nov 10

Janet Jackson To Tour In 2011

Anthony Jones – Celebrity News Service Reporter

Los Angeles, CA, United States (CNS) – Janet Jackson has announced what she describes as her “largest ever world tour” to take place in 2011, where she’ll perform all of her hits off last year’s “Number Ones” collection.

“Many of asked, ‘When will I tour again?’ Well, today I’m really excited to answer that question and to announce my largest ever world tour, celebrating 35 #1′s,” Janet said.

The cities have yet to be announced because the fans get to demand the cities she performs in. She’ll perform in for 35 dates across the globe next year. A list of cities is available for voting at www.janetjackson.com.

Among the cities eligible for voting are New York, Los Angeles, Miami in the States, and even Hong Kong, Singapore, and Milan, Italy overseas.

“Number Ones” features over 30 of Janet’s biggest hits, including “Rhythm Nation,” “If,” “Nasty,” and her latest #1 dance hit “Make Me.”

Her upcoming world tour is Janet’s first since 2008′s “Rock Witchu” Tour, which featured Janet performing songs from her latest album “Discipline.”

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16
Nov 10

Akon “Disagrees” With Will.I.Am Over Posthumous Michael Jackson Album

Anthony Jones – AHN Entertainment Reporter

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Akon and Will.I.Am were both working with Michael Jackson before he passed on what was to be his latest studio album. Jackson’s first posthumous release “Michael” hits stores next month but Will.I.Am says the release is “disrespectful,” while Akon doesn’t agree.

Akon’s duet with the late Michael Jackson “Hold My Hand” is the lead single off his posthumous album “Michael.” Jackson left a handwritten note with the Estate that he wanted “Hold My Hand,” recorded back in 2007, to be released as the first single off his next project.

Jackson got his wish as “Hold My Hand” will lead off “Michael,” an album of ten leftover tracks including “Monster” with 50 Cent, “Another Day” with Lenny Kravitz, and the controversial “Breaking News,” which left fans puzzled that Michael’s vocals had been tampered with beyond recognition.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Will.I.Am says a Michael Jackson album without Jackson’s finishing touch shouldn’t be released. “Whoever put it out and is profiting off of it, I want to see how cold they are to say that what he contributed during his life wasn’t enough,” Will.I.Am said. “He just wasn’t any ordinary artist. He was a hands-on person. To me it’s disrespectful. There’s no honoring.”

Akon says he “honestly disagrees.” “That’s probably Will’s opinion, Akon told TMZ in an interview. “Me personally I think it’s keep his legacy alive.”

“I don’t see anything disrespectful about it … These albums would have come out if he was alive or dead so I think this helps to keep his legacy alive,” he continued.

“Michael,” the first album of unreleased material from Michael Jackson following his death last year, hits stores on December 14th.

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15
Oct 10

New “Celebrity Apprentice” Contestants Leaked

Anne Lu – AHN Entertainment Contributor

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – La Toya Jackson and Star Jones have reportedly been cast in the next season of “Celebrity Apprentice.” They will be joined by former MLB player Jose Canseco, first ever “Survivor” Richard Hatch, rocker Mark McGrath, rapper Lil Jon, and supermodel Niki Taylor, according to new reports.

A source close to the NBC reality series revealed to EW that La Toya, Star, and rocker Mark McGrath are confirmed to join the new season of the show.

Executive producer and host Donald Trump also reportedly handpicked Lil Jon, Canseco, Hatch, and Taylor to join the show, according to TMZ.

And according to Gossip Cop, Lisa Rinna, David Cassidy and Dionne Warwick are also on board.

The fourth season of the “Celebrity Apprentice” will begin filming in New York City early next week.

Last season, Bret Michaels beat out finalist Holly Robinson Peete and others for the coveted title. He won $250,000 for his chosen charity, the American Diabetes Association.

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10
Oct 10

AFFF- a Platform For The Emerging Music Bands

Music is life. Music is devotion. It is a way to express feelings. Music brings out our inner temptations. It can be joyous, it can be for sorrowful, it can whisper, it can scream, it could be out of love and hatred as well. From millions of years it has been a source of entertainment for us. For centuries it has been a source to evoke moods, express feelings. You might have read the emperors and knights enjoying music in their courts. For lovers it is a blessing of god with which they charm their beloved and show how much they love them. The saga of Romeo and Juliet is one of its kinds when Romeo sings for his Juliet standing under the balcony.

Music is also believed to be a charmer. It is believed that music has the capability to hypnotize some body’s mind. The mythical stories support this when a princess falls in love with a boy listening to his song. Still today we run out of minds when we are at some Live Concerts or listen to some Music Bands. We would have been kept on listening to the songs of “West Life”, “Blue”, “Back Street Boys” and the legendry, the master of rock stars the one and only Michael Jackson. You might have heard them over your television sets or radios. You also might have got a chance to attend one of their Live Concerts. Do you too want to be one of them? Are you too a fan of music? Does your heart also pounds when some sound of music enters your ears? Are you crazy about the Music Bands? Do you have the capability to form a Music Band of yours and perform on the stage in front of millions of live audience? Have you got the caliber to rock such great presence and force them to shake their bodies?

If the answer is YES then here is something for you. All you need to have is a Music Band of yours. You need to have the knowledge of music beats and tones and should be able to play some instruments. Then search for “A Fight For Fame”. If you are that much passionate about music and want to see yourself as a rock star and dreams of performing with your Music Band in Live Concerts, join – A Fight For Fame. It is an organization of musicians, business professionals, philanthropists, visionaries and entrepreneurs who have been striving to bring out the music that is lost in the streets of United States. They have been working to bring out the hidden talent out of the dark streets and give them a chance to emancipate their talent in front of the live audiences. We have brought out several rock Music Bands out of the streets and have been organizing Live Concerts with them. Our only aim is to bring forth the local talent over the global platform and give our local music a new air to breathe in. So if you want to form a Music Band of yours and want to perform at the Live Concerts and touch new heights of success then join A Fight For Fame.

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Micheal Stuart is a renowned article writer who has been writing reviews regarding Music Bands and Live Concerts.
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7
Oct 10

SilverDisc Music Top Ten as of 10/27/09: Maze Takes #1

Silky Soul Music is the brainchild of Frankie Beverly’s son, Anthony, who is serving as the project’s executive and co-producer. Beverly developed the idea to properly honor his father’s contributions to the music industry in a way that has never been done before. It is the first and only album recognizing Beverly and Maze’s nearly 40-year career including 12 albums and 30 hit singles. The 10 songs selected for the CD represent some of Maze and Frankie Beverly’s greatest hits. Featured are a host of Grammy Award winning and nominated gold and platinum-selling artists in R&B and Gospel, including Joe, Kevon Edmonds, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Mint Condition, Raheem DeVaughn, and the Clark Sisters.

The number two album of the week is Green Day’s “21st Century Breakdown”, the Punk trio’s long-awaited eighth studio album. The album is the best-selling trio’s first studio album since 2004′s two-time Grammy Award-winning Punk Rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide. 21st Century Breakdown is divided into three acts: “Heroes and Cons,” “Charlatans and Saints,” and “Horseshoes and Handgrenades,” and follows a young couple, Christian and Gloria, through the mess and promise of the century so far. Songs include “Know Your Enemy”, “21 Guns”, “East Jesus Nowhere”, “Before the Lobotomy”, and “Restless Heart Syndrome.” 

The remaining top ten is as follows:

3. Backstreet Boys – This Is Us-Special Edition
4. Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
5. Winger – Karma
6. Lynch Mob – Smoke & Mirrors
7. Pink Martini – Splendor In The Grass
8. Michael Jackson – Michael Jackson’s This Is It
9. Rosanne Cash – List
10. House Of Lords – Cartesian Dreams

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