Paris Hilton has Signed a New Record Deal with Y.M.C.M.B.! Really? Music Is Dead Man!

This is GOING to Be HARSH SO BE FOREWARNED I AIN'T PULLING NO PUNCHES! 

What is this for? Not everyone is meant to be a music artist. Stay in your lane. All the producers, writers, etc, are wasting time and money on people with no talent when there are plenty of people who can sing beautifully. I'm not buying any of the music she puts out and I'm not condoning this BS! Nothing against you Ms. Hilton but just because you have a lot of money and look pretty doesn't mean you can sing or rap. Just do what you do best. You have a great shoe line and clothing line, the perfume you came out with is dope. Please just be a great socialite and entrepreneur. Seriously, a music artist? Please OK?

I'm tired of people who are not even trying to make good music. They're just in it for the money or to stay relevant. It's not cool and makes a mockery of the music industry and those artists who struggled before them. Now you come up with this? This is an insult to the real artists and music industry itself. You don't have to like ya'll I'm just speaking my mind!

Here's the tweet of her being welcomed into the YMCMB crew:

Can you tell how PISSED I AM RIGHT NOW?! Doesn't matter people are still going to buy her music without fail. And thats ok. I just want it on the record saying that I am NOT one of those people!

Listen to her a song off her 1st Album: Paris called "Stars Are Blind"

Source: BossChicks.com and PerezHilton.com

Outrageous Concert Ticket Prices (Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, & Beyonce): Kid Rock is Speaking Out!

So I'm watching Wendy Williams which I watch regularly. I like Wendy Williams but she's severely messy and drama filled. But that's a blog for another day. Anyway she has a segment called Hot Topics in which she mentioned Kid Rock being upset with his friends Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake.

Apparently all these guys are good friends and are on good speaking terms. But Kid Rock feels like their ticket prices are outrageous and ridiculous. Wendy said that tickets for their concert was going for as much as $650 for tickets! She also explained how Kid Rock was totally against the outrageous prices and he thought his friends were being unreasonable with their ticket prices. 

  

To offset the outrageous ticket prices that are being offered by his colleagues. Kid Rocks' tickets for his concert tour are starting at $20!  Kid Rock stands to lose anywhere from $50,000 - $100,000 from each show. He also has lowered the prices on parking, merchandise, and of course ticket prices.

According to Starpulse.com, in a recent interview with Piers Morgan Kid Rock had several statements for the outrageous ticket prices:

"It's garbage. It's highway robbery. I don't care who you are...I would consider both of them in a circle of friends in the business but I don't agree with it."  

 He went on to further state:

"It's gotten out of hand. The price of concerts, the price of entertainment period. You know, whether it's a sporting event, going to the movies, buying a soda there, whatever... I've always tried to keep prices what I think are fair. And I've always said I'm proud that I could walk around with my head held high and look someone in the eye, knowing that I haven't taken an un-honest dollar from a working man... I make a lot of money. I can take a pay cut."  

Kid Rock has many businesses that he has invested in and started. He's a very wealthy man worth well over $37 million.

I did some research online and found out that the tickets really are outrageous. Take a look at these photos taken with my iPad of the Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z's: The Legends of the Summer 

Starts at like $70.00 for a ticket then the highest ticket is like $13,000.00! The higher the ticket the more you have in the package: like food, pre-show tickets, backstage passes, etc. The package that has $13,000.00 for a price includes pre-show party and dinner, backstage passes, etc. The Luxury package includes 6 tickets and parking passes that equal up to $13,000. That's $2,174.83 per person. Way too much for a 2 to 3 hour concert.

 I decided to look up Beyonce's tour cause I heard her tickets were outrageous as well and let me tell ya'll it was no different with Mrs. Carter either. Starting off one ticket was $150.00. The highest ticket I saw for Beyonce's tour was $4,000! 

I'm not shocked at the prices for these concerts. The last concert I went to was the R. Kelly Double Up Tour that came to Cleveland in 2007 with Keyshia Cole and J. Holiday. It was my birthday and my first/last time going a concert. My mom won free tickets through the radio station and that was my birthday present from her. I just can't believe that they are charging people this much and people are really going pay this!

My hat goes off to Kid Rock! I've always been a fan of his music and just him in general. He's a great guy and for him to make his tickets $20 and knock off the price of the merchandise & parking is so AWESOME!

I would like to think that Jay-Z, Beyonce, & Justin Timberlake appreciate their fans enough to do something for them. Without the fans none of you would have a career. Your livelihood is built on the backs of your fans. I hope you guys appreciate that. 

Anyway Good Luck on of your tours and new albums. I can't wait to hear the music!

Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z's Legend's of the Summer Tour Begins in Toronto July 28 and ends August 16 in Miami Gardens, FL
The Mrs. Carter Tour Starring Beyonce Begins in Las Vegas June 29th and ends August 5 in Brooklyn, NY
Kid Rock's Best Night Ever tour begins in Virginia June 28 and end September 15 in Tampa Florida.

Source: Starpulse.com 

K. Michelle is Leaving Love & Hip Hop: ATL!

K. Michelle claims she's tired of the drama on Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. And on several occasions she has mentioned that this season will be her last on the hard hitting reality drama. During a DC concert K. Michelle made a big announcement about her departure and had a little message for her co-stars as well. Here's what she said via Madamenoire.com: 

“I’m announcing that, I won’t be on ‘Love & Hip Hop’…I just feel like when God is brining you to the positive, it’s very hard to say ‘Thank you Jesus and f**k you b****es’,” she told fans during a D.C. concert. 

Read more at http://madamenoire.com/272533/k-michelle-nabs-spin-off-with-vh1/#1gXjTx8gq5zFWmAq.99 

There was a rumor that K. Michelle was getting her own show on VH1 and she confirmed that on a radio station during an interview in February via Madamenoire.com:

“God is just bringing me to a whole different place. My mouth is still bad. I drink and act a fool. But, I just don’t think that [Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta] is where I need to be. I do have my own show coming on VH1. You guys are gonna like that one a lot. You really are,” she said before going into her popular “I Just Wanna F**k” track.
Read more at http://madamenoire.com/272533/k-michelle-nabs-spin-off-with-vh1/#1gXjTx8gq5zFWmAq.99 

Its also being reported by theJasmineBrand, that K. Michelle (as well as Lil Scrappy & Karlie Redd) was a no show to a premiere party for Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Season 2.

K. Michelle...K. Michelle, oh lawd you are just a mess but I love that about you! Listen, I actually dig K. Michelle. She's brash, outlandish, and her mouth has no filter. But thats one of the things I love about her. She's an awesome singer and entertainer. But sometimes if people don't understand it they will get offended. I just think she needs to tone it down for a little bit. Her strong opinion and I don't care attitude is what making her look like a true "villain" on the show. Most of the time the things she says are true and need to be said but she doesn't sugar coat what she says it just comes out and you have to accept it regardless. 

I'm glad she's moving on. It really doesn't do her justice to be on the show. Its a messy show with a lot of drama and back biting. If it was scripted it would be a show that you watch like Scandal or the Good Wife. But because its reality it really does look BAD! On Mona Scott for putting it out there and for the cast members of the show. Case in point: When Flavor of Love and I Love New York were popular it was because of the devious nature of these people to win. They were never in love with the man or the woman of the show. They were in love with being on tv. It got so bad that VH1 shied away from those types of shows and began what I call the "Housewive/Frenemy" format. Throw a set group of people into a situation some of them are around each other on occasion, others are meeting for the first time. And just let them have it out. Force them to throw a few parties, go on vacation together and just let the cameras roll. People would believe it more if these people were TRUE friends. For them to turn on each other the way they do I don't think they were ever real friends. 

K. Michelle, Im glad this show is all about you and no one else. It should chronicle your love life and career. Just get away from Rasheeda, Mimi and the other women (no offense to any of them but you guys have to admit that mixing K. Michelle in with those women is a recipe for disaster). Do your thing, which is music. I can't wait for the album and the show. 

Good Luck K.K. and in your words "Rock Out wit Yo Cock Out" LMAO!

Sources: MadameNoire.com & TheJasmineBrand.com

Janelle Monae Graces the Cover of ESSENCE Magazine!

Janelle Monae is an R&B/Soul/Pop artist that has been praised for her coiffed pompadour (which is traditionally a mans hairstyle) and her various tuxedo's which she wears at every event and every time she is in the public eye. Janelle Monae looks awesome on this cover. She doesn't make herself into some type of sex symbol. She's using classic timeless looks from both genders and creating a look of her own that works for her. 

Some people are tired of seeing her tuxedo look but I'm not. I think she can spin that look into different versions if she just added a pop of color or wore a pencil skirt instead of a pair of slacks. Just a suggestion for me (which below I found a photo of that small pop of color I was suggesting earlier, she's light years ahead of me lol). I hope Janelle keeps on pushing with recently being named a spokes model for CoverGirl she's moving right along in Hollywood but doing it her terms!

According to MadameNoire.com Janelle has a particular message she's been trying to get out:

“People don’t ask Jay-Z to take his shirt off when he rhymes…I like skirts and dresses just like everyone else, but I had a message I needed to put out there. It was up to me to show people and young girls there was another way.”

Read more at http://madamenoire.com/270058/covergirl-is-a-cover-girl-janelle-monae-covers-may-issue-of-essence-talks-new-album-and-unique-style/#OSP2QSJfbo40Ruvi.99 

Here's a snippet from the article available via FashionBombDaily.com of the Essence Interview:

"redefine what it means to be sexy and what it means to be a woman. Showing my skin is not what makes me sexy. I like skirts and dresses just like everyone else, but I had a message I needed to put out there. It was up to me to show people and young girls there was another way."

As I mentioned before Janelle is doing BIG things with her career her new album Electric Lady is coming out soon and she of course has her CoverGirl contract. She's graced the covers of other magazine's as well ELLE, Honey, JET, PRIDE, jones, RollingStones, north, BLURT and etc. The Huffington Post covered her CoverGirl announcement and how she felt about being considered a beauty icon. 

She had some really great and inspiring things to say and I wanted to share it with you guys:

What’s the best beauty advice you’ve ever been given?
"You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation."

We were so excited to hear that you were tapped to join CoverGirl's crew of beauties. How do you plan on inspiring your fans through your specific CoverGirl ads/commercials? 

"I truly want to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds. I'd love to encourage all women to embrace the wonderful things that make us unique. Becoming a CoverGirl is truly a gift--it opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver and more beautiful inside and out. I want everyone woman to know in her heart that she is already a CoverGirl."

Being a woman of color, does the role hold special significance?"Absolutely, I want every woman of color, women everywhere, to know we are all CoverGirls and to feel even more proud, more fearless, and more beautiful inside and out!"

To read more follow this link to the Huffington Post: Black Voices -> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/janelle-monae-talks-covergirl_n_1898418.html

Sources: MadameNoire.com, HuffingtonPost.com, & FashionBombDaily.com

SWV Gets a Reality Show!

Like many former R&B artists and current R&B artists. SWV "Sisters With Voices" seems to in talks with WEtv network to get their own reality show. SWV is an R&B power group from the 90s. They were responsible for hits like "Right Here" a remake of Michael Jackson's Human Nature, "I'm So Into You", "Weak", "Rain", "You're Always On My Mind", "Downtown" & "Anything". 

Coko, "Taj" Tamara Johnson-George, & Leanne "Lelee" Lyons the original and only members of SWV disbanded in 1998 to pursue personal projects. Coko pursued a promising and somewhat stagnant career in gospel music (which was the groups original direction), Taj Tamar Johnson-George married then Tennessee Titan football player Eddie George, starred in a 2 reality shows Survivor: Tocantins, and I Married a Baller, Leanne "Lelee" Lyons pursued music and personal endeavors. 

The show is going to chronicle the groups return to music and the reasoning for their initial breakup. The show is produced by eOne Entertainment group. Its rumored that WEtv would be the network to run the show but according to RealityFab.com nothing is being confirmed or denied about the shows run. 

SWV has already shot the pilot for the show last fall. Hopefully a release date will be set and the show will run. 

I'm PUMPED about this! I've expressed my severe disdain for reality tv on many occasions but in this case I'm excited, I loved SWV as a kid. I'm a 90s kid so music for me was the New Jack Swing style R&B and the transition of Hip Hop/Rap from gangster life to fun party music. And SWV was the most successful R&B group of their time. They were better than Xscape, Brownstone, Jade, 702, Changing Faces, and Total. That's just my opinion not knocking the other groups, I'm just making a personal statement. They had the harmony, melody, the look, and they were just FREAKING AWESOME! I can't wait until they come out with their television show! 

If they do have the show on WEtv they will join the Braxtons and Mary Mary as alums on the network. WEtv is building a superior lineup of reality shows and turning into a female powerhouse for reality TV. Keep it Up WEtv, I'll be watching for sure.

No word on when the show is set to be released. If the network like the pilot I expect the show to run promos and be released later on this year or next year. This is just a guess!

SWV released an album in 2011 called I Missed Us. Its available now on iTunes, Amazon.com, and Google Play! 

Source: RealityFab.com

Nicole Scherzinger Thinks Being "Slutty" Makes Your Hollywood Career

 

"Nicole Scherzinger" 

Nicole Scherzinger is in the fire this week for her recent interview in The Indpendent. She spoke boldly and freely about her limited success as a solo artist. Here's a small piece of her interview via MadameNoiere.com: 

Within two years, [Nicole] had left Eden’s Crush, and was recruited into Pussycat Dolls, a pop act   created by a record- company executive that aimed to combine burlesque titillation with catchy, commercial songs. “My first response when I was invited to join was, No way!” she admits. k “I come from a strong religious background, and I had a very conservative upbringing. So I was nervous, and confused. Here I was wanting to be Whitney Houston, so why did I have to dress in lingerie to do that? I didn’t get it.”  

The demands of going to work in her bra and pants soon took its perhaps inescapable toll. From the very moment she became part of the group, Scherzinger was instructed to lose weight. That she didn’t need to lose weight was immaterial, she says. “I simply did as I was told. You know, I didn’t have the confidence to go around in all that lingerie. I’m a crazy b***h now, of course, and I’m all over that, I love it, I embrace it. But back then? Back then, I wasn’t comfortable at all. I’d never worn stuff like that in my life.” 

With these kind of songs, I don’t feel I have to justify myself to anyone. I come from the most religious family – my grandfather is a priest – and if they support me in all this, and they do, then I’m OK. I’m being sassy and classy; I’m having fun. I’m not coming from a dark place. To be honest with you, I sometimes wish I were more slutty. I’d probably be a lot more successful if I were.” 

“This is such a tough industry, you know. To make it, you really have to sell your soul to the devil.” 

And has she? 

She turns back to face the mirror, and closes her eyes. Her make-up artist resumes her work. “No, I haven’t. That’s probably why I haven’t quite reached the top of my mountain. I mean, where’s my Tony Award, my Grammy, my Oscar? Why don’t I have any of those things yet?” 

Hmmm....Well......

      First off Ms. Nicole, I don't think you can get sluttier than you are or were in the pussycat dolls. I find it strange that you would even say those things. Its just typical of a woman who is reeling about where her career is going and why its stalling. The first single you put out flopped and you even had a great feature on it but it was still terrible. Honestly I think you need to sit back and re-evaluate yourself and career. Not all artists have to sell their souls to be great. 

As one of the panelists on Wendy Williams talk show said yesterday you have women like: Adele, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Sade, the Late Great Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, etc. These women are multi-platinum artists and have never comprised who they are to be one of the greats in their respective genres of music. They always conduct themselves with a great amount of dignity and respect. They are great speakers and from my understanding they have never sold their souls to acquire what they have. If for any reason you were pushed into a direction that kept your from reaching your goals then you should've ensured that the people around you were having your best interest at heart. Lesson learned Ms. Nicole. Don't hate on the women who have the Oscars, Grammys, and Tony awards. They worked to receive those accolades. Take a step back and look at those women I've mentioned you'll see they fought and made their own marks. Never did they complain about what somebody else had or got over them. 

Life is all about choices and if all you do is blame and never accept your faults you will continue to be a mediocre performer and artist. Good luck, Nicole! I hope everything works out for you in the end! 

Sources: MadameNoire.com & The Independent 

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