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!
Gwen Stefani and hubby Gavin Rossdale took their boys Kingston and Zuma to an outing at Fred Segal in West Hollywood on Saturday.
Wonder what the bracelet is around Zuma’s wrist? On his right wrist it looks like he has a medical ID or a name bracelet.
The clothes she has the kids wearing don’t look comfortable, but she probably wants them to be GQ smoothies even at this age. I know they are artists and have artistic tastes in clothes, but why not let the boys be comfy when they are small?
Gavin recently talked about how he’s still practicing his tennis game even with the birthl of Zuma, saying:
“I’ve got to stay good for him. Being a musician, unless you’re doing promo, your day really doesn’t start until 12 or 1 p.m. It may go on until 1 a.m., but you have the mornings. So most mornings, five or six days a week, I’m doing stuff!”
Lindsay Lohan will be the new face of the Italian clothing label, Fornarina. She was chosen for the new Spring/Summer ad campaign, that was shot in an L.A. mid-century architectural mansion.
Fornarina proudly refers to Lohan as,
“the Hollywood celebrity testimonial of the brand. Young, beautiful, eclectic, with great talent and a great personality, Lindsay Lohan immediately appeared as one of the few in the show-biz able to represent the glamorous style of Fornarina.”
Gwen Stefani and hubby Gavin had another date night this past Saturday night at Madeo’s in LA. They look so happy together.
This was the second evening in a row without the kids as they were also at an event, the Feeding America party with Dan Glickman held in L.A. on Friday. It was a cocktail party hosted by David Arquette and many celebs were there to lend their support.
Here they are checking out Shepard Fairey’s new art he created to help spread awareness about hunger.
Here are some quotes from Gavin from an interview he had recently where he talked about working out, and how he wants to pass down and share his love of tennis with his sons:
* On why he doesn’t work out with Gwen: “We don’t work out together. It’s like you’ve got to keep the romance alive. No one wants to be sweating like a pig – that would be me. She just glows, clearly.”
* On whether he’ll teach his children tennis: “Yeah, of course. Of course. As they wish, you know. As they wish. But it’d be kind of fun. I suppose you always want your kids to do something that in some way you can help them with. And I definitely can help [Kingston] with that. So that would be fun. I mean, it would be so sad if he took up ice hockey because I’d be useless. What would I do? Who doesn’t want to contribute? There are a few things that I could help him with. About four or five things, and outside of that he’s on his own.”
* On what he could help teach his sons: “Music, tennis, football – I could really help him with football. And good books, things like that. And good art. And good wine. And the right beer to drink. And good restaurants. Good bands, obviously. After that… theater – I couldn’t help him that much. And you know what? I’d learn ice hockey. I’d figure it out.”
SaMan’s DJ fees have risen from $1,500 to as much as $25K per show according to the New York Daily News. They estimate her total income for 2008 to be approximately $3 million.
They allege that the pay hike is partly because club promoters know where Sam goes, Lindsay is usually with her. A source told them:
“Sam’s now asking for a lot more money to spin,” They went on to say:
“And she’s getting it easily.”
The club promoters must think she has tremendous skillz mixing beats otherwise she wouldn’t keep getting hired. Regardless of having Linds as her main squeeze now, she was making a living before hooking up with her.
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Lindsay Lohan’s Mattel Doll has not been selling well (is anyone surprised?) and the price has just been slashed by 80%. The MyScene dolls were released about 4 or 5 years ago back in the day when Lindsay was cool.
Maybe if she had been made into a Bratz doll… they would have sold more of them!
The item description says:
My Scene Goes Hollywood: Lindsay Lohan, by Mattel
Was: $24.99
Sale Price: $4.99
Lights…camera…fashion! The My Scene girls have hit the big time with their new movie, My Scene Goes Hollywood. Making a movie is exciting, but so is meeting their idol, teen queen Lindsay Lohan!
It’s the night of the movie’s premiere, so Lindsay and the My Scene girls are headed down the red carpet in trendy new outfits and stylish coats with faux-fur trim. Lindsay comes with lots of movie-themed accessories, including a director’s chair and a second outfit. Lindsay measures 12″ tall.
Deal of the day, $4.99 for her doll, plus free shipping.
Rihanna has had a busy calendar this month showing up here there and everywhere. She was at two functions yesterday for the launch of the Tattoo Heart Collection at the Plaza Hotel, and also at the UNICEF Snowflake Lighting Ceremony in NYC.
She told People about the meaning of the new tattoo on her hand saying:
“It’s tribal. It represents strength and love. It hurt like hell!”
Tribal tats do as much for me as a mullet hairstyle… not my thang, although I’m loving her outfit.
Rihanna looks lovely as she poses for photographers at the 2008 UNICEF Snowflake Lighting at Grand Army Plaza in New York City today.
Rihanna has partnered with UNICEF’s fight to save children worldwide and reduce the number of children dying from preventable causes from 25,000 to zero. It’s an organization that has saved more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization.
Says Caryl Stern, President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF:
“We are thrilled to have Rihanna take part in the lighting ceremony in New York City. She has tremendous enthusiasm for helping those in need and is the ideal person for spreading the UNICEF Snowflake’s message of hope, peace, and compassion for children around the world.”
Rihanna flipped the switch to illuminate the magnificent UNICEF Snowflake, which acknowledges the beginning of the gift-giving season across the world. The celebration included treating the crowd to a live performance by Ne-Yo!
The Gap had contemplated removing smiling portraits of Jennifer Hudson from their new holiday ads campaign after the tragedy of her losing 3 of her family members this past October 24th. The photos were taken this past July due to her hectic work schedule, but she insisted on going through with the campaign. The new print, store and billboard ads were revealed this past Thursday. The above photo is one of the images.
Olivia Doyne, director of engagement marketing and public relations for Gap, said Friday:
“We felt that it was really important first and foremost to respect what she wanted to do, so as long as she felt comfortable with her campaign being out there, we felt comfortable.”
The bodies of Jennifer’s 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donerson, and her brother, 29-year-old Jason Hudson, were found in the family’s Chicago home. The body of her 7-year-old nephew Julian King — the son of Hudson’s sister Julia — was discovered three days later in a car on Chicago’s West Side.
No charges have been filed to date although a person of interest remains in jail on parole violations unrelated to the murders.
