This is a rare rant, but after seeing this talked about this morning, I have something to rant about. Bon Jovi, the New Jersey based rock band, has once again been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is the second year the band could be eligible for membership, and the second year in a row Bon Jovi was not included for admission and the honor.
Yes, it is an honor, but there are few bands out there that have had to longetivity and have constantly worked to reinvent themselves, their music and put out new material as constantly as Bon Jovi. There next album The Circle will hit stores in November. There first single was released in August.
We Weren’t Born To Follow is being used as the theme song for the Major League Baseball Playoffs. See that video below. What do you think? Does Bon Jovi belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
It seems the incident that happened over the weekend at the MTV Video Music Awards is only getting more attention as the week continues on. Celebrities and other public figures are jumping in with their own thoughts on what happened Sunday night when Taylor Swift won the award for Best Female Video. If you recall, Kanye jumped on stage from the audience, took the microphone from her and said friend Beyonce should have won.
The performer has been slammed repeatedly since the incident, and he has apologized more than once for his actions. His latest apology came last night as he sat across from Jay Leno during the premiere of NBC’s all-new The Jay Leno Show. President Barack Obama has even jumped in with his own thoughts calling Kanye a jackass, which is also sparking some controversy. The comment was made off the record during an interview with a reporter from CNBC, but a reporter from a rival network posted the comment to his Twitter shortly after it was said.
What do you think? Is this incident getting more attention than it deserves or do you agree with what people are saying? Check out the video of Kanye from last night’s Jay Leno Show below.
Last night in New York City, the stars came out for MTV Video Music Awards, and what a night it was. There were some surprises, some shocking moments, and a few laughs as well. The laughter began early on in the night. On the red carpet in fact as both Shakira and Pink arrived wearing the very same dress. Someone was yelled at last night! That is for sure.
The show began with a touching tribute to Michael Jackson that included a speech by Madonna, who some might call The Queen of Pop.’ She had quite a lot to say about the man and the entertainer, and those words were followed by a performance that included Janet Jackson, and it is safe to say she was amazing.
The most shocking moment of the evening has to be Kanye West. Best Female Video was the first award handed out during the broadcast, and the honor went to Taylor Swift. She was about to make her speech when West stormed the stage in support of Beyonce. He thought she should have won! Beyonce won during the night for Video of the Year, and she called Swift back up to make the speech that was rudely interrupted!
It certainly was a night. Check out the full list of winners from the 2009 VMA’s and a video of the tribute to Michael Jackson below. What did you think of the show?
We will never be able to say that Paris Hilton is one of the smartest crayons in the box. Right now, the heiress is in Dubai filming the next search for a BFF for MTV. Yes, she was already bored of the old one, or maybe she just needs a reason to be on television.
She was seen in a bikini on the beach earlier this week, and this is where the blond comes in. It is against the laws in Dubai for a woman to show so much skin. However, she ignored that, and walked around in her bikini showing off the body she has. She wasn’t arrested, but another man in Dubai was arrested for just wearing a t-shirt featuring a naked Victoria Beckham.
However, a half naked Paris Hilton gets nothing! Something wrong with that. Check out the pictures of her in Dubai earlier this week. What do you think?
The saga that is called Amy Winehouse’s life only seems to get better and better. Last week, her husband ended up back in jail, and now the man has gone to Amy to ask her for one million dollars. Why does he want this amount from her? This would be to help him avoid telling all about her and their lives in a new book he wants to write. Cough up the money, or he plans to tell all to the world. Now this is just overboard. I had been wondering why she wanted a divorce, and now with this I definitely see why. They are still married right now. Why would you want to tell all about your wife? Tacky and cheap if you ask me.
I have heard of idiots in my time, but this one wins the award for the biggest idiot I’ve seen in a long time. Let me tell you right now I know a lot of idiots too. Friday night while our partying, New York Giant Plaxico Burress headed out for a little partying when he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Instead of going to the hospital right off the bat like any normal person would do, he asked his teammate Antonio Pierce to help him hide the gun before. They threw it somewhere in New Jersey. Now there is a chance both men could face charges. This is a developing story. Idiot table of two!
A man had paid $300,000 to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, for him to do a mind map. Yes, someone actually paid him to doodle on a piece of paper. When Jackson didn’t follow through, a Bahraini sheik has now sued the singer for a sum of seven million dollars. Michael Jackson needs to appear in court in London on Monday, November 24. The singer had originally said he was too sick to travel, but now he will make the trip overseas. Not sure where the man will get the money if he does win the case. Michael Jackson is not exactly rolling in money these days!
News out of New Orleans this weekend is that Lil Wayne was shot after an altercation with a rival gang. It is said he was shot six times, and he died immediately after arriving on scene at Tulane Hospital in the early morning hours of November 1st. The rapper had just finished a performance at the New Orleans arena when the fight took place.
That would have been the news if it had been a true. A fake BBC News page made its way around the Internet this weekend declaring Lil Wayne dead. Reports this Monday morning are that the rapper is alive and well. The reports of his death are untrue.
The announcement of the rumor hoax came from Perez Hilton, who told everyone not to believe everything you read. Yes, Perez standing up and saying something. Think on that one for awhile.
This is one of those that just makes you want to scratch your head and wonder what people were thinking. A major soap opera while working to show the story line of one of their characters used a photo of what turns out to be a boy that died after being kidnapped and murdered. The soap opera in question is General Hospital: Nightshift, which airs on SOAPNet. The series is made in connection to ABC’s General Hospital. The little boy was Christopher Barrios, and the family had never given permission to use his picture on the series. Neither network was sure on how his image came to be used either. In order to make amends, the series will do a series of public service announcements for missing and exploited children. I’m really curious how his image was used!
Jon Bon Jovi and his band have been sued by a man that claims the singer stole lyrics from a song he wrote. Samuel Bartley Steele says Bon Jovi heard the song at a Kerry campaign stop back in 2004, and he used part of the lyrics in his song I Love This Town. Steele’s song was an anthem for the Boston Red Sox.
This is the kicker in all of this though. Steele is suing the singer for $400 billion dollars. Yes, everyone. I did say billion. There is almost no change that the man will see that amount, if he sees anything at all from the lawsuit. Bon Jovi’s representatives have not yet heard about this lawsuit.
You can check out Bon Jovi’s I Love This Town below. It was the song used to promote Major League Baseball over the summer.
