Rihanna teamed up with the Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation for a benefit concert inside the Conga Room at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Thursday (February 5) in Los Angeles. Love her sexy skull dress by Betsey Johnson.
Fergie was also there to perform and she looked wicked in a shrunken leather Victorian jacket with hook and eye detail worn over a leather mini tornado dress by Grai.
Noticeably absent from the event which was presented by Adobe Youth Voices, was BEP member apl.de.ap (real name: Allan Pineda Lindo). He is in mourning over the death of his 21-year-old brother, Joven Pineda Deala, who was gunned down in the northern Philippine town of Porac.
In happier news, BEP member Taboo (real name: Jamie Gomez) and his fashion publicist wife Jaymie Dizon are expecting their first child together sometime this summer. Taboo has a teenage son, Joshua, with a former girlfriend.
Rihanna graces the cover of the Mexican version of GQ. Isn’t she well-toned and fabulous?
In other news she will NOT be wearing any skimpy outfits when she performs in Malaysia next month, the concert’s organizers said yesterday. She will be the latest international star affected by the Muslim-majority country’s strict rules on performers’ dress.
Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne faced protests by conservative Muslim Malaysians over immodest clothes.
Government guidelines state that a female performer must be covered from the top of her chest, including her shoulders, to her knees. We all know that Rihanna LOVES black leather bustiers, short shorts and boots.
Rihanna’s February 13 concert in Kuala Lumpur is part of her Good Girl Gone Bad tour, and has had some threats from a radical Muslim group, Parti Islam SeMalaysia.
The group, who were outraged by Lavigne’s onstage moves last year stating them as “too sexy”, said in an online commentary that Rihanna was “sexier and more dangerous” than Lavigne.
Approximately 20 000 units of her album Good Girl Gone Bad have been sold in Malaysia. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Force Of Nature Aid Foundation.
Beyonce will be singing the song to Barack and Michelle Obama’s first dance on inauguration night even though a Presidential Inaugural Committee spokeswoman had said:
“It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment,”
Umm not anymore! Thanks to Beyonce we all now know what she’s going to be singing. She let the cat out of the bag, did someone forget to tell her it was supposed to be kept hush?
In a new statement, Beyonce reveals:
“I am so honored that I will be performing for President Obama and the First Lady. To sing At Last while they have their first dance is a dream come true.”
She adds:
“I could not be more honored and excited that they have asked me to be part of this moment in history.”
She’ll also be performing at the Neighborhood Ball airing on ABC along with her husband Jay-Z, along with, Alicia Keyes, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Sting, and will.i.am.
Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas will have two encore shows on Radio Disney this weekend. You can listen online or through iTunes radio. Go Pop > Radio Disney.
This Saturday, January 17th @ 7PM ET and again on Sunday, Jan. 18th @ 11PM ET the station will re-broadcast the interview where the brothers announced Demi’s plans to go on tour this year.
Listen up when Joe says:
“You need a giant stage in the shape of a D for Demi!”
Kanye West is seen here at the Chanel store, supposedly to return some of his Christmas gifts that were not to his liking.
Word is he is not an easy person to shop for. Last year after the holidays he also returned a pile of clothes to Barneys in Beverly Hills and was not happy when they told him he had to return each item separately to the department it came from.
He wants to design clothes for US President-elect Barack Obama:
“I could design something for Obama to go to the club in. But I don’t know if I’m ready for suits and stuff,” The Sun quoted Kanye, as saying. “Fashion is just my love. It’s something that I want to do for the rest of my life. I picked my own outfit out in kindergarten,” he added.
Meanwhile, his New Year resolution is to be nice to the hounding paparazzi.
Kanye West flashes the peace sign to the paps after having dinner at Houston’s restaurant in Century City, Calif.
He made another blog entry to clear up the rumors that he chants to get rid of ghosts and evil spirits.
Kanye writes (in all caps):
“OK, now this is just stupid! Dude, did you read my book?? Do I seem like a chanter??!! Do I even have time to be sitting around doing that??? Why you gotta mess up my vacation with stupid s–0??? You could’ve waited two more days… Haahaaaaa.”
He continued:
“Sidebar: If there’s any parties on New Year’s with my name on it, doooon’t youuuu belieeeeeve it! I’m staying at home for the first time in five years. We did 98 shows this past year!!! I just want to chill, hoop and watch some movies! … And as always… I’m typing in all caps cause I’m lazy not angry!!! Oh, and exclamation points are fun! Hahahaaa!!! (If I had [BlackBerry Messenger], I would make it say I’m typing in all caps cause I’m lazy!!!)”
He must feel so special secure in the knowledge that so many of his fans really care about what he has to say.
He thinks he worked his a** off doing 98 shows, some of the country stars do over 200 dates a year.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have called a temporary truce of their custody battle and have agreed to share a traditional family get together at Guy’s Ashcombe House estate. She has been touring in South America and plans to fly into Britain on December 23 with their son Rocco, eight, adopted son David, three, and her daughter Lourdes to spend a few days.
A source close to the pair told The Mail on Sunday:
‘Madonna and Guy want the best for the kids and so she has decided to come over to the UK so they can be with their father. The plan is for them to be together on Christmas Day at Ashcombe House. Madonna arrives in England on December 23 and is planning to stay for Christmas.’
‘Guy hasn’t seen the kids for weeks and he is desperate to be with them over the holidays,’ said the source. ‘They have been travelling a lot and he just wants them home.
The source added:
‘Madonna is aware that she has come out worse than Guy as far as coverage of the divorce is concerned and she didn’t want headlines about them rowing over the kids
and Christmas. She has decided to be the bigger person and bring the kids home to Guy.’
Britney’s Circus tour is supposedly going to be a three-ringed theme, showcasing her rise to fame, her downward spiral, and her recovery through a circus-inspired story line. From what I’ve read, it seems that during the first act, an unhappy Britney runs away to join the circus. According to a tour insider:
“Brit is seen having fun in this crazy world and falling in love with a circus freak.” In the end, she manages to escape the lure of the circus, and is reunited with her family and friends.
The finale has Britney re-surfacing at the end of a rainbow after some sort of special effects indoor thunderstorm.
Quite the metaphor for Britney’s life.
The show will have her going through 12 costume changes, with fashions created by Donatella Versace and Dolce & Gabbana, as well as a silver corset from David and Phillippe Blond. It’s the same one that Britney wears in her album’s insert.
Celine Dion is suffering from a respiratory virus and has had to postpone a few more of her North American shows on her Taking Chances World Tour.
She had to cancel shows in Minneapolis, Indianapolis, and Chicago earlier this month, and this week the superstar songstress was scheduled to play the HP Pavilion on Sunday, Nov. 23. AEG officials said the concert will now take place on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009
AEG officials advised her fans to hold on to their original tickets as they will be honored for the new concert date.
For the fans who are unable to attend the rescheduled concert a refund at their original point of purchase, can be obtained AEG officials said.
Apparently, Janet Jackson who also had many canceled shows due to illness, has so far not rescheduled.
Celine’s, tour promoter, AEG Live, released a statement saying that she is recuperating from a recurrent naso-pharyngeal infection that was further complicated by inflamed vocal cords.
The firm also said: “Her physician has instructed her to refrain from singing in order to completely recover.”
She’s not taking any chances with her health and I don’t blamer her. Get well soon.
Christina Aguilera wore a mod Pucci top and purple YSL platforms at the Africa Rising Festival in London on Tuesday night. Tonight’s show was the grand finale of the four series, which were already held in Abuja, Lagos and Washington DC (US).
The opening performance was by Nigeria’s rising star, Asa, who sang three songs: Fire on the Mountain, Bibanke and Jailer.
Tonight, she will perform at UK’s Royal Albert Hall for the ThisDay-sponsored event. Christina will be performing alongside Seal and Youssou N’Dour, the Senegalese legend. Also taking the stage will be former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell who said:
“As Secretary of State, I pushed for support for the continent. Aid quadrupled during my tenure. We supported the fight against HIV/AIDS with over $15 billion,” the former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US military, who was the first African-American to hold the position, said. “However, big Africans must rise and take the responsibility for the development of the continent. They must end the wars. They must fight corruption.”
Models Naomi Campbell, Alek Wek and Tyson Beckford will stroll the catwalk wearing clothes from international designer House of Momo. Deola Sagoe, Chris Aire and Ozwald Boateng also showcased their designs.
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