The Dishing Diva

Take a listen to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin allegedly telling someone to ‘shut up.’ That’s why she is the Queen, because she can tell some fool to shut it and continue on performing without missing a beat!

Actually, I do believe this is an altered clip, as she only has a slight voice break at the end of the note. I think someone else added the “shut-up” for the clip, but that’s just my opinion.

For those of you who don’t know who she is….

‘Aretha is not only the definitive female soul singer of the ’60s, but one of the most influential and important voices in the HISTORY of popular music.’

She was the first woman inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and has 17 Top Ten pop hits, 20 #1 R&B hits, 15 gold singles, and many Top 40 hits etc.

The woman is a legend.

If it is for reals… I’m amazed at how well she hears considering, the music, the crowd, being behind bullet proof glass!

Joe and his older brother Kevin Jonas check in at security at LAX airport in Los Angeles this morning.

The brothers, including Nick will be performing along with Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus at the Kids’ Inaugural: We Are The Future celebration, hosted by new First Lady Michelle Obama.

Nick talked to People about what songs he thinks they would be performing. He shared:

“We know Sasha and Malia [Obama] are fans of ‘Burning Up,’ so we’ll be playing that.”

Make sure to check out the concert, which will air Monday, January 19th @ 8PM ET/PT on the Disney Channel.

After enjoying the success from their reunion sold-out New Kids on the Block concerts last year, the band has announced dates for a North American tour beginning in the spring.

“This is beyond our wildest dreams,” NKOTB singer Donnie Wahlberg said. “The T-shirts, the screams, the emails, the messages — it’s been amazing so far, and we are all just so happy to keep it going.”

The tour, will include all five members of the ’90s group and will feature a set list that includes their hits, “Step by Step,” “The Right Stuff” as well as some of their newer songs.

NKOTB’s U.S. tour dates:

Saturday, 03/07/09
Borderfest
Hidalgo, TX

Monday, 03/09/09
BOK Center
Tulsa, OK

Tuesday, 03/10/09
Century Tel Center
Bossier City, LA

Thursday, 03/12/09
Germain Arena
Fort Myers, FL

Friday, 03/13/09
Amway Arena
Orlando, FL

Monday, 03/16/09
Sommet Center
Nashville, TN

Tuesday, 03/17/09
BI-LO Center
Greenville, SC

Thursday, 03/19/09
1st Mariner Arena
Baltimore, MD

Friday, 03/20/09
Giants Center
Hershey, PA

Sunday, 03/22/09
Erie Civic Center
Erie, PA

Tuesday, 03/24/09
Bryce Jordan Center
State College, PA

Wednesday, 03/25/09
Cumberland County Civic Center
Portland, ME

Thursday, 03/26/09
OneCenter
Syracuse, NY

Saturday, 03/28/09
Seneca Niagara Casino
Niagara Falls, NY

Attention New York Partiers!

Diddy is offering free cab rides to New Yorkers this New Year’s Eve .

Diddy and Ciroc premium vodka have teamed up with City Taxi & Limousine Commission and E! Entertainment to distribute thousands of debit cards, valued up to $15.

Diddy had this to say:
“New York is the world’s most iconic New Year’s Eve City, so let’s lead by example and show everyone that a sophisticated holiday celebration doesn’t just end when the ball drops, but when everyone gets home safely.”

Teams will distribute the debit cards on the streets, in the Times Square and Chelsea’s nightclub areas between 11PM on New Year’s Eve and 3AM on New Year’s Day.

Akon plead guilty Wednesday to harassment for throwing a 15 year old fan off stage at an upstate New York concert in June of last year. The incident was caught on tape.

He won’t be going to jail as long he performs 65 hours of community service and pays a $250 fine, according to the plea bargain in Fishkill Town Court. The concert was held at a minor league baseball stadium near Poughkeepsie. Another concertgoer said she suffered a concussion when the boy fell on top of her.

Witnesses said a spectator threw something at Akon during the show at Dutchess Stadium. After he asked the crowd to point out the culprit, a security guard picked up a 15-year-old boy and sent him up to the stage. Akon hoisted the teen onto his shoulders and flung him into the crowd. The incident was caught on videotape.

After the hearing, Akon shook hands with Anthony Smith, the now 16-year-old fan, and apologized to him and his parents.

Akon declined comment as he left but Andrea Zellan, his lawyer, issued a written statement saying:

“We are pleased that the case has been resolved and Akon looks forward to putting this unfortunate incident behind him.”

Here is a clip of Madonna falling on her well-toned fine a** in Rio. It’s the little embarrassing moments in life that for most of us who aren’t celebrities don’t get recorded on Youtube. Skip to about the 0:35 mark in the video below to watch her beautiful butt cheeks hit the floor. If the diva that she is had taken off those heart-shaped sunglasses, she would have seen the damn water on the stage!

In other Madonna related news, she paid off her ex-husband Guy Ritchie 76 million to finalize their divorce. They still need to work out custody arrangements of their two sons, but have agreed to call a truce and celebrate Christmas together in England.

This little picture of Miley doing at first glance what looks like digging for gold was snapped by a paparazzi during a rehearsal for a Christmas special at Disney World. Miley was doing the sound and mic check yet once again, here is a picture that she will no doubt be upset about.

After a closer look, all she is doing is rubbing her nose with her knuckle!

One thing about Miley, unlike Britney, Lindsay, Ashlee or Hilary, she really does sing live. From everything I have read about her, she doesn’t do lip-synching or electronic manipulation (“sweetening”) of her voice in concert. The background vocals may be recorded, but she sings live.

People may negatively comment about her looks and conduct, but the girl has talent, and she shows it during her live performances!

Celine Dion will not be wrapping up her Taking Chances tour in Montreal as previously expected.

She has extended her Taking Chances tour and will not end it in Montreal on February 15 as originally planned but will wrap it up on February 26 in Omaha, Nebraska.

She had to cancel several concerts due to a nasopharyngeal infection, but has now recovered completely from her illness. To make up for the shows, she has added four more dates to her line-up.

She will be doing the following shows: one in San Jose on February 20, Salt Lake City on the 22nd, and Denver on the 24th, according to her Internet site.

Madonna has marital woes, and it also seems she has movie woes.

She released her “Filth and Wisdom” directorial debut three weeks ago and there was quite a bit of fanfare at New York’s IFC Center. She really hasn’t received any critical acclaim as an actress, but she did receive some positive reviews for directing this feature starring members of the group Gogol Bordello.

It now seems that New Yorkers aren’t really into it. So far, “Filth and Wisdom” has sold just over $18,000 in tickets since its release October 17th. What is ironic is that it’s not even playing in New York! The odd film played in just three theaters over the weekend: in Toronto, St. Louis, and Columbus, Ohio.

The three cinema showings this past weekend was down from 10 the week before.

Her soon to be ex hubby Guy Ritchie isn’t doing much better. His “RockNRolla” seems to be another box office bust for him. It’s only made $3 million since its release on October 8th. On Halloween, Warner Bros, increased its screens from 19 to 826. Not even that effort helped it along. On Sunday when the take for most movies is up, “RockNRolla” fell 28.7 percent.

She has a concert in L.A. tonight and supposedly Justin and Britney will be there to perform with her and there’s no doubt she’ll be getting great reviews for that.

Snoop Dogg and 3D of Massive Attack have done a collaboration that is now available on 3D of Massive Attack’s website. The song they recorded is titled ‘Calling Mumia’ and it will be appearing on the soundtrack of the film documentary ‘In Prison My Whole Life.’ The film follows the life of political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal who was charged with killing a police officer and sent to a U.S. prison.

In 2001, Jamal’s death sentence was overturned due to inconsistencies that surfaced during his trial.

In other Dogg news…

Dogg was granted a visa thanks to lobbying from the spin doctors at CPR, and he was in Flemington today as a guest of Lavazza. He also launched a sunglasses range by Arnette called Notorious at Revolver nightclub the other night which is a perfect venue given Dogg is on probation for gun offences.

Here is his rider request from the other night:

“A case of still mineral water at room temperature, six bottles of Moet White Star, a bottle of Grey Goose vodka, two bottles of Hennessy cognac, two packs of Hubba Bubba gum (watermelon), four packs of Vocalzone throat drops, cutlery (no plastic), a tray of chocolate brownies, video games, enough chicken strips for 20 people.