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Do You Think Miley Cyrus Is the Next Justin Timberlake?
Miley Cyrus might have started her career with Disney, but these days she's all over the place. "Party in the USA" is pretty catchy, and more recently she won over Timbaland after collaborating with him on his newest record. In a recent interview, Timbaland compares Miley with Justin Timberlake saying,
"She comes from that same musical background, where she’s just got it.
Link Time!
- Lindsay Lohan looks confused while Rocking the Kasbah — Holy Moly
- Simon Cowell's fed up with focus on Cheryl and Dannii's fashion — Company
- Did Angelina sleep with her mum's boyfriend? — Handbag
- Who was best dressed at last night's events? — Elle UK
- Kate and Len are loved up at Hollywood Film Awards — InStyle UK
- Katie Price is worried stress could make her cancer return — Cosmopolitan UK
- Check out the top 17 poker babes — Hecklerspray
- Watch Whitney Port take a quiz — Grazia
- Rihanna is becoming a cruise ship singer — theFABlife
- Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's "Morning After Dark" is awesome — PopJustice
Do You Like It When Musicians Take Creative Risks?
At first this sounds like a crazy question because — duh! — creative types should take risks if they're worth their salt, but sometimes when it comes to our favorite musicians it's not so clear cut. Chris Cornell is a good example of someone who recently took a huge risk by departing from his rock 'n' roll roots to collaborate with hip-hop producer Timbaland on his newest album.
Chace Leads the Fearless Men at This Year's Cosmo Awards
Cosmopolitan magazine gathered a few Hollywood hotties together last night in LA for their 2009 Fun Fearless Awards. Chace Crawford took a night off from the Upper East Side to party with fellow honorees like Aaron Eckhart and Bradley Cooper. While 2008's group featured a who's who of Jessica Simpson's flames, this year's crop had one — Adam Levine.
A Starry November Night To Keep Children Alive in NYC
Stars came out in NYC last night for a great cause at Keep A Child Alive's annual Black Ball. Alicia Keys, co-founder and global ambassador for the organization, posed with Jessica Alba who was sporting the on trend bowl bangs. Alicia was able to wrangle up some great celebrity faces to round out the red carpet like suave guys Justin Timberlake and John Mayer both of whom dressed down their ties with leather jackets.
Buzz News Roundup, 7/25
- According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, are in the preliminary stages of creating a new Twilight Zone movie.
- Entertainment Weekly has the scoop that Rosie O'Donnell is in talks to return to NBC with a weekly primetime variety show.
- The AP has news that both Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown are being sued by Simon & Schuster for not delivering books they were paid advances for.
- Darren Aronofsky, director of Requiem for a Dream, is bringing Robocop back to life for a tentative 2010 release date, says The Hollywood Reporter.
- Timbaland is hard at work on his new album, Shock Value 2, which will feature collaborations with Madonna, Jordin Sparks, Rihanna, and Jonas Brothers, MTV announced.
- The New York Times has information about The Rolling Stones leaving EMI records, their label since the '90s, and switching to the Universal Music Group.
- LA Times reports that Randy Pausch, the terminally ill professor who wrote The Last Lecture, passed away today.
- Is The Dark Knight an allegory for the Bush administration? The Wall Street Journal and CitizenSugar want to know.
Sugar Bits — Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema
- According to her father, Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with emphysema connected with her smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine. — PopSugarUK
- Get Smart opened in the number one spot at the box office this weekend, with The Love Guru only coming in at fourth, after second-place Kung Fu Panda and third-place Incredible Hulk. — BuzzSugar
- Tom Brokaw will be hosting Meet the Press through the November elections, filling the vacancy left by Tim Russert's death.
Sugar Bits — Paul Newman Responds to Cancer Rumors
- Rather than confirm or deny the cancer rumors, Paul Newman says that he is "doing nicely," while other reports indicate he has donated $120 million to charity. — AP
- Jennifer Lopez had a private meeting with Barack Obama, and rumor has it she might be writing a song for the Presidential nominee. — CitizenSugar
- As previously rumored, David Spade and his ex-girlfriend Jillian Grace are expecting a baby girl who is set to arrive in late Summer.
Madonna's Hard Candy First Impression: Get Ready to Boogie
Madonna's new album, Hard Candy, has arrived (sort of, on MySpace, ahead of its April 29 release date) and I took some time this morning to listen to each track and capture my first impressions. Madonna is 49 years old, but if 4 Minutes wasn't hint enough, I can assure you this is far from adult contemporary.
In true Madonna fashion, she's reinvented her sound once again with the help of collaborators including Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, Kanye West and Nate "Danja" Hills.
Brit Bets: International Male Solo Artist
We're onto the international categories now in our series of polls for this year's Brit Awards. There's quite a range of musical genres represented, which is great to see. I'm rooting for Kanye, but I saw Timbaland live at Justin's Futuresex/Loveshow last summer and he was amazing.
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