The 53rd Grammy Awards kicked off with a moving tribute to soul legend Aretha Franklin, featuring Christina Aquilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Florence Welch and Yolanda Adams singing a medley of Franklin’s classics.
Lady Gaga arrived in an Egg at the 2011 Grammy Awards (watch Gaga’s red carpet arrival video here).
And then, she hatched and performed her new single, Born This Way which everyone says sounds like Madonna’s Express Yourself. Watch for yourself:
Janet Jackson is bringing her “Number Ones, Up Close and Personal” tour to a city near you…in the United States (well, one show in Canada…)
“These concerts will be different from anything I have ever done,” Jackson says. “I will be as up close and personal as possible. These concerts are not about special effects. This is a love affair between me and those of you who have supported me and my work for all these years. I’ll be singing and dancing from my heart.”
Here are the dates/venues so far:
which will be released December 14. Yes, the duo even sang a beautifully-moving song together which you can watch below.Watch the full interview which will air on Extra next week.
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| Crystal, Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza – with Baby Gia (Mario and Courtney’s baby girl) |
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| The cutest happy family 🙂 |
Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips stopped by The Grove in Los Angeles for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra. Their big announcement? The band’s first Christmas album, “Christmas in Harmony,” is now available in stores! You can hear one of the songs in the video below.
Jason Wade and Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. of Lifehouse played two songs live (watch them below) at The Grove in Los Angeles as part of their interview with Mario Lopez of Extra.
A fan asked what inspired the band’s first hit, “Hanging by a Moment”and Jason said, “That is one of those rare songs where my mind was kind of just disconnected. I wasn’t really looking to write a song. I was doing a vocal for another song and this melody was stuck in my head. So, I took five minutes off and went and picked up a guitar. And it was almost like I channeled the song from another place. I had the lyrics, the bridge, everything finished in like seven minutes. So, I find that sometimes you write your best songs when you’re not over thinking it.”
Lifehouse is currently on their Smoke & Mirror tour with Kris Allen and you can find their tour dates below.
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| Jason Wade and me 🙂 |
Kris Allen, winner of American Idol Season 8, came to The Grove in Los Angeles for a live performance of his new single, “Alright with Me.”
Kris also spoke with Mario Lopez of Extra and told him he is now touring with Lifehouse. Kris’ interview should be broadcast on Extra soon.
Speaking of touring, Kris recently told MTV’s Jim Cantiello about his most embarrassing tour story which happened last summer, somewhere in Pennsylvania.
Kris said: One night he must have been sleepwalking as he stepped out of his hotel room and was only woken up by the sound of the room door slamming shut behind him. The story would not be so bad had Kris not gone to bed in the buff that night.
So, there he was, totally naked in the hallway of a hotel room. He finally found a phone and asked the hotel clerk to come open his door for him, which the clerk did, but in the process, the clerk got to see a whole lot of Kris. Kris laughs, “Man parts are not meant to be seen out in the open!”
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| Kris Allen with wife, Katy O’Connell Allen |
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| Kris Allen and me 🙂 |
Natasha Bedingfield performed her new single, “Strip Me”
Natasha said: “I just saw Morning Glory a couple of days ago and it is so charming.” Her favorite part of being involved with this movie? “Meeting Harrison Ford!”
Natasha, who is married to Matthew Robinson, could not stop gushing over Mario Lopez during the interview and actually said at one point, “I’m a married woman…I wish I had met you a few years ago!”
Natasha’s album is also called “Strip Me”
James Blunt‘s new album, Some Kind of Trouble
He was at The Grove today performing fan favorite, “You’re Beautiful” and a brand new single off the upcoming album, “Stay the Night” at his interview with Extra.
You can watch both performances below.
Red Hot Chili Peppers stopped at Barnes & Noble Thursday located at The Grove in Los Angeles for a fan meet and greet for the release of their new book, Red Hot Chili Peppers: An Oral/Visual History.
Fans were lined up for hours for the chance to meet Michael “Flea” Balzary, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith and to get their idols’ autographs on the newly-purchased books. Continue reading