A TELETHON to raise money for Haiti following a recent earthquake was ruled by the divas at the weekend – and raised a massive £57 million and counting in the process.
Movie stars, presenters and musicians stood side by side to raise money for the country thanks to Mr George Clooney who organised the gig.
There was some outstanding performances and here is Showbiz’s favourites from the night.
AND then there was also the legend that is Jay-Z…what a performance!
What I have been speculating for months has finally come true there has been a reform in the public transport in france,
The french were getting annoyed with the amount of money you had to pay for the public transport and demanded a price reduction of €2 as that’s what most of the general public wanted, the french president Nicholas Sarcosie has made a statement regarding this issue “As president of france it is my duty to make sure I take care of the general public and as I do I like to make sure that they are happy with decisions made , I didn’t notice that there was a problem in the public transport until recently when one of my collages presented me a petition signed by the majority of the public stating that they could not stand the high prices of public transport and wanted a €2 reduction and I was happy to oblige after a 3 hour discussion , I would never dismiss anything as I am a very truthful man and I would like to hope I have respect of the nation this is why I let this pass and I now hope that the public is satisfied with the fee to travel with. Also I have now taken a reduction in the charge of a family or two people traveling together
If you are a family of four people or more you get €4 reduced from your fee
And if your two people traveling together you get a €2 reduction.
I hope this suits everyone and as it has not taken affect yet and will not until March 2010 you will have to pay the same fares, Thank you”
OMG I told you this would happen lolz and I was right so you can kiss my feet and suck my toe lolz
I would like everyone to know that I got that translated from a french website and I don’t know if it is correct or accurate but please tell me if you are french and if that’s what was said comment on it and or follow me on twitter
…especially when Lady Gaga is effortlessly hijacking all your column inches in the press lately.
Methinks the harsh reality is: When your “Boy Toy” is 22 year old model and aspiring DJ Jesus Luz, you can’t always expect to look like a vamped-up Italian housewife as portrayed in your sexy new Dolce & Gabbanna ads between takes. Right, Madge?!
Maybe it’s time to finally let go of that mantle without a fight. God knows Gaga thinks she can handle it…with a little help from her “monsters,” of course!
Gaultier and Madonna in one of his rather revealing designs
There are few pairings of designers and celebrity that can match the charisma and intensity of Madonna and Jean Paul Gaultier. His infamous cone bras re-established the performer as hyper sexual eccentric and created one of her many iconic looks.
Robert Pattinson Joins George Clooney Hope for Haiti Telethon
robert pattinson photo george clooney hope for haiti telthon friday jan 22 2010 8 pm linda randall
Robert Pattinson is the perfect co host for this show. He’s funny, witty and charming, just like George Clooney.
I am sure they will do a lot for the Hope for Haiti Telethon.
Help Haiti – George Clooney – All MTV channels as well as ABC, NBC, CNN and HBO will air the telethon, which will run live on Friday, January 22, from 8-10 PM EST.
Madonna’s Ex Guy Ritchie is following in her footsteps by carving out a career in the music industry – well sort of.
The Sherlock Holmes director has launched his own record company Punchbowl Recording which is named after his London pub – and his fact act has been signing the venue’s house band…how random.
Previously Madonna has stated that Ritchie is a bit obsessed with the pub but this is a step to far.
The venture, however, could work out as the group are in demand with stars like actor Robert Downey Jr. and Stella McCartney booking them for private gigs.
Ritchie said: “It’s exciting to venture into the music industry. It’s a tough place but I’ve seen this band connect with people. They have every chance of being embraced by a wider audience.”
Ritchie’s Irish rockers’ debut album, Journey, is due out on 1 March.
Hello this is about my 2nd blog since 2010 I think,
There was loads of snow and the country had decided to close our schools for like a week so now we are going back today we’ll in the morning
I have to get up at 8AM its now 3AM what am I gonna do I hate this cause if I go asleep now I will have 5 hours sleep but I cannot even focus on going asleep I have been like this for days now and I think that I might have to resort to start drinking Camomile tea again even though I am still tired until like 12PM the next day but its worth it because I can sleep I hate this and I hate the fact that I have to back to school where I have my creativity stripped and my identity taken as I am mentally abused daily and the only time it ever gets to me is at night when I’m all alone and there’s no one around.
When I mean that’s the only time it gets to me is because when no ones around I don’t have to have this protective barrier up so I can’t get hurt but when no ones around all my thoughts come through sometimes its a good thing cause I write good music and stories/scripts but other times its just like I need to hide or mainly I need to sleep when I wake up it will be gone(these are on one of my worst days cause its when I don’t wanna do anything and I just wanna be left alone and I don’t even do a thing I just ly down and watch tv and I really do anything) some people have summin’ to say like I am too lazy we’ll I’ve got this to say try being me and see how long you last
Insomnia and many other issues(school and that’s it) see how long you would last
I think I deal with it very we’ll and the other times we’ll I just feel great like nothing will get me down no one can hurt me i kinda feel free for a while
I blame Ireland I just don’t wanna live here or go to school anymore I just wanna be famous and do a kinda job that I would be good at and want to do and get we’ll paid here’s a list
Singer
Writer
Director
Clothing designer
Household items
Go on tour
Help the poverished in africa
Take a trip to an african country
Help people via twitter
That’s what I really wanna be doing not stuck in a fucked up cuntry and in school I wanna be where my creativity can grow where if I am criticized I will have fans to back me up where I don’t have to rely on myself where I can find someone who I can totally rely on for everything
Please someone help me before its too late and before my creativity dies
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It seems that the queen of pop is back! Madonna is back in the studio for the follow up to 2008 ‘Hard Candy’
The untitled album is already a collaboration cocktail with DJ’s such has David Guetta, Fernando Garibay and A-Trak.
DJ A-Trak said of the collaboration “It’s my production, turned into song structure – halfway between rap and electronic and whatever else I listen to.”
Pearl Jam’s producer Brendan O’Brien, is rumored to be involved in her new album which leads us to believe there’s going to be some rock/electro infused tunes.
I’m sure it will be huge success in the club scene.
Rihanna stole the show again at the American Music Awards 2009, where she wore that dress and shot out red laser beams as she danced. Moritz Waldemeyer is the head designer behind the outfits that are now worn by all the top stars, including Kanye West and Madonna.
digital swagger
The ambassador of digital fashion design was born in East Germany, trained up in the UK, and is now internationally renowned for collaborating with the most current and popular icons of the commercial entertainment industry.
See an example of how Moritz makes his laser light-show line of clothing:
See the Rated R, RnB royalty in action:
If you ever fancy heading to pick up one of Moritz’s digital designer wears, don’t forget to travel the Waldemeyer way:
Christina Aguilera has dropped back a little bit (out of the spotlight). From a sexy little pop princess, to a MILF. To comming back to our Cd’s & Tv’s & Charts. The future sounds like Christina Aguilera, well at least according to the singer, it does as she gets ready to drop her new album in March (YAY).
In an interview published in Marie Claire (the American version, where the editor still accepts the use of Photoshop and Hawko isn’t on the cover), the pocket-sized poppette with the big pipes says her new album Bionic “is all about the future”. She credits hanging out with her two-year-old son Max as her musical inspiration for just wanting “to play and have fun”.
The new tunes have been described in the mag as a little bit electro, while lead single ‘Glam’ is a “poppy, hip-hop inflected throwback to Madonna’s ‘Vogue’.” Collaborating with Santigold, Sia and Goldfrapp, the future is starting to sound pretty bright for Aguilera.
Just in case the music comeback doesn’t pan out, she always has a blossoming movie career to fall back on. Currently filming Burlesque (a film about, er, a burlesque singer), Xtina is playing make-believe with the likes of Cher and Kristen Bell. Well if Britney can make a movie… In an interview published in Marie Claire (the American version, where the editor still accepts the use of Photoshop and Hawko isn’t on the cover), the pocket-sized poppette with the big pipes says her new album Bionic “is all about the future”. She credits hanging out with her two-year-old son Max as her musical inspiration for just wanting “to play and have fun”.
On August 1, 1980, Mtv launched with the rallying cry “ladies and gentleman, rock and roll!” and made television history with the Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star, followed by You Better Run by Pat Benatar.
Mtv was, at the least, a revolutionary idea. It introduced us to great artists such as The Police, Duran Duran, Madonna, and Billy Idol. The network also broke color and success barriers with the airing of Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean. Jackson would later go on to have massive success with the music video genre right up until his death in June 2009.
According to the BBC, what Mtv did was allow the record companies “to market and package bands to a much greater degree than before.” “MTV was born partly out a backlash by the music industry in an attempt to boost sales” says pop music lecturer Simon Warner.
This push also enabled record companies to push their bands through videos without relying on live performance, which musicians of the past heavily relied on. It also gave the 80’s a fresh start in music by ushering in acts such as the Eurythmics, U2, and Tears For Fears.
With that said, here is some of the best videos that were ever aired on Mtv.
Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past.
– Henry Ward Beecher
As is fairly obvious by now, I’ve been examing Self for a few days now. Normally I don’t do new year resolutions other than vague notions of ‘losing weigh, looking after health, doing more exercise, save money, travel more’.
This year, however, is a different year. I’ve never been in these circumstances before, never been diagnosed with depression before (even though the past few years it’s clear it was building up). I always thought I felt sad because I was unsatisfied with my lot, that I could be happier if I was more social, lost weight, saved more money etc, hence the vague resolutions.
But those resolutions were never kept. For one, I had no willpower. I was lethargic and felt it was just all too damn hard. I got spurts of determination but spurts aren’t enough, determination needs to be consistent.
This year I’m going to do the following. If I succeed, great. If I fall, I’ll just get up, learn and try again.
Obviously the first thing on my mind is to stop lashing out irrationally at those close to me, who don’t deserve it. If I feel angry, WALK AWAY and ask why I’m feeling angry. Often I’m not angry at anything in particular but my head is such and I’m still trying to come to grips with this new landscape that I feel a sense of “WHY FUCKING ME?!?” It would be so much easier if it all went away, of course, but it’s not going to, it’s here and it’s high time to learn to cope, strategise, deal with it.
Learn to stand on my own two feet and be independent again. I used to be so independent — emotionally and mentally. Perhaps I isolated myself a bit too much at times, but I was independent. Now I need to distinguish between dependency on someone and independency. I have to remember how to do that and I’m confident I will. At the same time, I must not isolate myself again.
I never really did like talking to a shrink that much. I felt no connection. It was helpful — to a point but I was never fully comfortable because they were complete strangers. I need a connection, know something about the person behind their profession. Unless I can find a shrink who reveals some personal side of her/himself, I may have to seek alternatives such as massages to relieve tension and stress. I’ll keep searching.
It’s no big secret that mental health is closely related to physical health. So, yes, it’s really time to do the whole bloody diet and exercise thing. For real. I eat relatively well (except when hot chips are present) but I lack exercise. Now I’m back in Brisbane, I’ll start swimming again in the communal pool. Start walking again. I used to do a lot of walking but in the past year that died away as parts of me felt like dying.
I know many friends and family are going to laugh at this one but I must get into a better sleeping pattern. With more exercise, I will sleep better — that was always the case with me. Nowadays I lie awake and can’t turn my brain off. I need to do relaxing exercises that the last shrink taught me and switch my brain off. If I’m thinking of something too much, I’ll jot them down in a note book so that I can get it out of my system for the night (it’s incredible how writing down things, even in point form, helps). Earlier nights (except weekends!) and earlier mornings (also except weekends!).
That’s all I’m going to aim for, for now. I don’t want to set such high expectations because they’re unrealistic. Baby steps. Get back on track again. I’ve made one great big change by moving to Brisbane, I can do others too but slowly and surely.
Oh, one more:
Save for trip overseas end of 2011/beginning of 2012, especially road trip in the USA. I’ve long wanted to do that and I had been saving well for it but, like everything else, it got pushed aside. It’s time to start planning for that again. Start focussing on one of the more enjoyable things I like: travelling. After that will come the rest of the world but I need to see my friend in the USA first. (Hi Kel!)
So. Pretty personal stuff because what if I don’t keep these resolutions and it’s all here — all these resolutions in public and I fail?
Oh well. I’m only human. I figure by making it so public and open, important people in my life will see my sincerity and determination to try. I’ve also lost enough time. This is not my year to shrug and say, “whatever”. This is my year to say, “If I fall, I’ll just get up again.” Over and over.
