because everyone seems to be falling on their ass while performing. lady gaga is the latest star to join the club, falling during some not-that-difficul choreography at her concert this weekend in montreal. fast-forward to the 20 second mark in the video above to see the stumble. the other cool thing to do, apparently, is to integrate the fall into your dance number.
hopefully, there will be more to talk about tomorrow. in the meantime, kill brain-cells with this online faux-reality show. it's hilarious.
reports circulated this morning that hollywood's current golden couple, reese witherspoon and jake gyllenhaal, have split. but, don't break out the condolence cards yet. while people magazine - usually the most reliable source for celeb news - reported it, jake and reese's reps both were quick to report that the news simply isn't true. the biggest reason not to believe the people story is because the news comes from a source "close to" reese. that usually means "i don't know this person." but, the news could still be true. a lot of hollywood-ites like to keep break-ups as private as possible and delay the news in order to avoid questions. especially when they have projects to promote. jake is soon to embark on a publicity run for his movie prince of persia: the sands of time. i guess we'll just have to wait and see.
the cast of glee - my new favorite show - has recorded one of my favorite christmas songs, "last christmas." the song won't be performed on the show and was recorded exclusively for digital download. check it out above.
i don't ever recall really watching the american music awards. they're kind of the ugly step-cousin to the grammy's/vmas/every other music award show. but, this year, i actually sat down to catch them. the awards show stepped up their performance game this year, booking janet jackson, rihanna, carrie underwood, lady gaga, jay-z and more all to perform. if you think back a couple of years a go, the show's biggest names were lindsay lohan and hilary duff. janet jackson opened the show with a "medly" of her "greatest hits." other than being confusing and hard to understand, it was a solid performance.
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my biggest issue with the ama's is that they're fan-voted. i never feel like the public chooses right (hello, taylor hicks) and big decisions are better left to the professionals. however, this year, i thought america got it right. the nominees weren't all that great and it seemed like the show's organizers had problems picking out what to nominate. what i really didn't understand was the amount of noms michael jackson had. i understand he died, but the man put out no new music during the nomination window (and the only "new" song since has been "this is it," which was penned in the 80s). just honor the man with a lifetime achievement award and a big, show-stopping celeb-filled performance of his greatest hits. here's a breakdown of who won what:
artist of the year: taylor swift - people seem to have a big issue with this, but why? the people chose her! even if she beat out michael jackson, why was he more deserving than her? now i agree that taylor is getting a lot of praise in a short amount of time, but she's the only artist who everyone seems to agree on. she just need not burn out too fast and evolve. you can't sing songs about high school forever. especially when you're almost 20. i'm talking to you, kevin jonas.
favorite male artist (pop/rock): michael jackson - surprise, surprise.
favorite female artist (pop/rock): taylor swift - the second of 5 awards taylor won last night. she stayed awake live via satellite from london to accept her trophies.
favorite band, duo or group (pop/rock): the black eyed peas - the beps also performed last night and, well, it seemed like they didn't realize they were on air. it was like they were just jamming out in someone's basement. and why did will.i.am decide to don a toupee?
country male artist: keith urban
country female artist: taylor swift - i understand cross over appeal, but should artists really be nominated in both categories?
favorite male artist (rap/hip hop): jay-z - mr. beyonce also performed last night with alicia keys to their mega-hit "empire state of mind."
favorite male artist (soul/r&b): michael jackson - don't even get me started...again.
favorite female artist (soul/r&b): beyonce
international artist of the year: whitney houston - miss houston also got the chance to perform on the show. needless to say, it was a bit of a mess.
last night was also the night of falls. after lady gaga performed, her set left pieces of sugar glass all over the stage. the sugary dust apparently left the performance area quite slick, leading to tumbles during jennifer lopez, alicia keys and adam lambert's performances. check them out below.
after taking some time off to start a family, jennifer lopez is back with a vengeance. the singer/actress/mogul is working on rebuilding her acting career (the pregnancy themed comedy the back-up plan is set for release in april) and has made a big effort to get back on the music charts. first, there was the "who's lola?" campaign to support first single "fresh out the oven." the video for that song has just been released with lopez dressed as newly created alter ego lola.
the video is a little a.d.d., jumping from shot to shot, but well done nonetheless. we saw most of the footage in the original teaser video for the song.
"fresh out the oven" is the lead single off j.lo's new album (most likely being released around the time of the back-up plan), but she's already released a second song, "louboutins." check it out below.
...then you'll love stefani germanotta. that's because they're the same person. before she was costumed out the wahzoo and people were questioning her gender, lady gaga was a little new yorker named stegani germanotta. two new videos of the star's early days have hit the interwebs and they're a little more norah jones, a little less electro pop. check them out below.
check back later - i hope to post video of oprah's tearful announcement that she's ending her show after next season.
update: here's oprah's tearful announcement.
word is circulating that oprah won't move that current show to the oprah winfrey network, but will relaunch her brand with a smaller, different format in los angeles when own launches.
it looks like the golden era of daytime tv may finally be coming to a close. nbc is reporting that oprah winfrey has decided to end her long-running daytime talker at the end of next season. oprah is set to make the announcement this friday as part of her "oprah friday's live in chicago" episode. the final new episode of the oprah winfrey show will air september 9, 2011. this news comes after much speculation of what oprah would do once her network partnership with discovery networks, the oprah winfrey network (own), launches early 2011. the network is taking over the channel slot currently home to discovery health and will feature programing that lady o is passionate about, with show regulars lisa ling and peter walsh getting their own shows. there is also talk that re-runs of oprah's talk show, which will have been on the air for 25 seasons when it ends its run, will be a regular part of the schedule. while not many details are known about oprah's decision to end her run, we can speculate. oprah's ratings have steadily declined as newcomers like ellen degeneres, tyra banks and even protege rachael ray have landed their own spots in daytime. in addition, the oprah show is one of the most expensive programs for networks to purchase. news recently broke that many channels were choosing to not renew their contract with the show for next year when it's price went up. i'm guessing that some of them will now reconsider. oprah has also diversified her harpo brand, having been responsible for the dr. phil and dr. oz shows in addition to rachael ray's. design expert nate berkus is also in pre-production for his own daytime talker.
a rumor currently circulating is that, while oprah is ending the show as we know it, she will still be a fixture on our tv's. oprah may be relaunching the show on own, taking it out of syndication. the show would also move to either los angeles or new york, where own will have headquarters. either way, she'll have enough money to last her - and then some - for forever.
yesterday, access hollywood premiered the trailer for miley cyrus's first movie outside the disney name, nicholas sparks' the last song. while the movie was made under one of disney's brands (touchstone), it's definitely the most adult work miley has done. apparently, she wanted her own a walk to remember, mandy moore's breakout acting role, which led to nicholas sparks writing the book and the subsequent adaptation. miley got the chance to name her character and chose "ronnie," after her grandpa ron. sparks made ronnie short for veronica to make the name not such a bizarre. while the trailer features miley singing "i look at you," the closing credits song for the film, her character doesn't sing at all in the movie. instead, ronnie is a piano prodigy. check out the clip above and the movie in theaters this april.
people's sexiest man
like every year around this time, people magazine crowns their "sexiest man alive." johnny depp took the title this year, the second time this decade. it was quite the shocker as many people were expecting one of the other two men featured on the cover - robert pattinson or ryan reynolds - to gain the top spot. what do you think of depp being named the sexiest man alive? usually, the man who takes the crown has a big project coming out and is at the height of his career. depp is kind of waning right now, with no projects lined up other than tim burton's alice in wonderland out next year so he seems somewhat of an odd choice.
we've made it to a year! dirty laundry is officially one year old today. in celebration of the one year anniversary of dirty laundry, i'll be taking the day off. but, check out beyonce's latest offering, "video phone," featuring lady gaga below.
check back tomorrow when i'll be kicking off year 2!
then you're in luck. the nbc comedy duo have teamed up to star in next spring's date night. the trailer for the film premiered online last week and features only a handful of the all star cast. in addition to mark wahlberg, mila kunis and james franco, the film also stars leighton meester, ray liotta, mark ruffalo, kristen wiig, common and taraji p. henson. really, there's not an unknown in the mix. check it out above.
get your fill of comedy for the day in this clip from jimmy kimmel. the funnyman had disgraced south caroline teen 2007 (the "in the iraq" girl) go around to different people to find out where babies come from, including octomom.
in a shocking turn of events, kate hudson can sing! kate makes her musical debut in the movie version of the broadway production nine, out christmas day. the movie also features the vocal stylings of nicole kidman, fergie and penelope cruz. those three were all featured in the original trailer for the flick, but kate wasn't. now, we get a preview. while i'm sure kate was aided in post-production, she still belts it out. check it out above.
miley cyrus is the new justin timberlake
well, at least according to timbaland. the mega producer is on the verge of releasing his second record of collaborations, shock value 2 - out december 8th. the first volume helped relaunch nelly furtado's career and make keri hilson a household name. in a surprise twist, timbaland asked miley cyrus to provide vocals for "we belong to music." after working with the disney teen queen, timbaland told entertainment weekly that she has the same "it" as jt. must be something in the mouse house water. the second installment of the shock value franchise will also feature katy perry and justin timberlake.
when beyonce and lady gaga each caught wind that the other had written and recorded telephone-themed songs, the pop divas decided to collaborate. the duo has recorded "video phone" off of beyonce's iam...sasha fierce record and "telephone" off gaga's new the fame monster. check them both out below. i'm not sure the collaboration really adds anything, but the songs are still catchy.
on top of yesterday's news that abc will be axing eastwick, two more shows bit the big one today: abc's hank and fox's dollhouse. neither of the shows has been able to pick up steam or build an audience and aren't big surprises. the big surprise is that shows with so much star power didn't make it. dollhouse premiered last winter, the brainchild of buff the vampire slayer creator joss whedon and starring eliza dushku, as fox's "next big thing." well, fox plunked dollhouse on friday nights - not exactly a recipe for success. because of the show's clunker of a time slot, and losing its once strong lead-in of terminator: the sarah conner chronicles, fox is pulling the plug after this season's original 13 episode order. this makes the second fox-starring vehicle for dushku to on;y last 2 seasons. the first was tru calling. really, i just think neither dushku nor whedon are big draws - while they're big in the tv circuit and with tv junkies, they're really not all that well known. kelsey grammer's hank, on the other hand, should have worked. big star. big network. big night. hank was part of abc's wednesday comedy block, which launched standouts cougar town and modern family this year. so why didn't hank work? first, the show had production problems up until its premiere, with recasts taking place after the pilot was filmed. then hank was saddled alongside the middle, patricia heaton's abc comedy that's been doing just ok (and was picked up for a full, 22 episode season after just 2 episodes). hank is also the lead-in, meaning it's supposed to start off the hourlong block. the 8/7c timeslot is always a hard sell, with most people eating dinner during that time. add that to not-too-great reviews from critics and you have the recipe for failure. in hank's place, abc will air a series of holiday specials and reruns of modern family and cougar town. starting in january, it is expected that alyssa milano's new comedy, romantically challenged, will take over the slot. hopefully it will fare batter.
in more cancelation news, let's dance has been pulled from abc's schedule without even airing. the show was set to be hosted by kathy griffin and premiere right after dancing with the stars' finale on november 23rd. the premise of the show was to have celebrity contestants recreate famous dance routines from movies over 5 weeks, leading up to a major dance off. the show, like dwts and so many competition shows, was based off international programs. there is still some hope (with all this schedule shuffling at abc) that the show may live on midseason. abc's new hit v - about an alien invasion - will end it's first season run by then, there's the 30 minute opening from hank and the hour block opening from eastwick. and don't worry too much about miss griffin - her emmy winning reality show, bravo's my life on the d-list, was greenlit for a 6th season today.
jon gosselin continues to win people over
hi, jon? it's america. we'd like you to know that something is only funny if it's not sad. this is sad. in the spot that jon filmed for funny or die, he pokes fun at his image and dreams about going back in time to start over. basically, it's all about him poking fun at his former, squeaky clean image. well, jon, most of us would like that back. this would be better as a true story instead of a spoof. check out the not so funny clip above.
singer or filmmaker?
lady gaga doesn't do anything halfway. the modern era's madonna continues to impress me with where she's willing to go. her latest single, "bad romance," has been burning up the charts and is the lead track from her repackaged rerelease of her debut, now known as the fame monster. the package - which includes artwork, a coffee table book and a bunch of new tracks - doesn't hit stores until thanksgiving week, but you can watch the first video above. gaga doesn't make music videos, she makes mini-films - with a ton of special effects. this may be the creepiest, and best, of them yet.
in other music news, rihanna has leaked yet another new track from rated r, "hard," featuring young jeezy. out of the three songs we've gotten to hear, it's the best.
some big tv news broke today and i really couldn't be happier. abc announced today that they were picking up the back 9 for new hit the forgotten and axing freshman dramedy eastwick. eastwick will finish out its original 13-episode order and then head into the oblivion that is the tv graveyard. that means that the 10/9c slot will be wide open starting in january. abc currently has two options: either bring back lost as planned or move former top-20 staple ugly betty from its crap of a time slot on fridays. the latter is looking more likely. this season of betty has been critically awesome, but hasn't been pulling in the ratings. well, duh, abc. you put it on friday. no one watches tv on fridays. especially at 9/8c. that's like peak out-to-dinner/before stores close hours. according to e!, the network head honchos want to relaunch betty yet again to regain interest in the show and see the move to wednesday's as the perfect opportunity. plus, ugly betty's tone is much more in line with breakout freshmen shows modern family and cougar town, which air at 9/8c on wednesdays. expect official word from the network in the next week or so.
grey's anatomy has cast levin rambin (formerly of terminator: the sarah conner chronicles) as a recurring character that will pop up in with next week's episode, "holidaze." there's no word on just exactly who levin will play, but there are sure a lot of rumors. one storyline is that a woman from mcsteamy's (eric dane) past comes back to wreak havoc on his relationship with little grey (chyler leigh). but who is this "woman?" apparently, she's mcsteamy's long-lost daughter. wow, grey's, way to be creative. remember how you already have one character with a secret child past? hello, izzie and her 16-year-old self's adoption. however, levin may just be a new romantic rival for lexie. either way, hopefully this will make the lackluster season that is the abc powerhouse a little better.
taylor swift hosted saturday night live last night and finally made the show funny again. after a great season of political humor, snl has been light on the laughs this year, barely doing any regular spots. but, with the injection of youth and charm that is t swift, the funny spark was brought back to nbc. check out the videos below in which taylor skewers ex joe jonas, name drops kanye west, takes on kate gosselin and much more.
there's not a whole lot to discuss today, but here are some clips from next week's glee, "wheels." oh how i've missed you. it looks like it will be well worth the two week wait. the episode focuses on artie (aka kid in the wheel chair) and samples the songs "defying gravity" form wicked and "dancing with myself" by the donnas, both of which are included on the glee volume 1 soundtrack that, if you haven't picked it up, you should.
what a difference a day makes. rihanna released the music video for her new single ("wait your turn") today and, after seeing the video, the song grew on me. weird, right? i guess seeing the complete artistic direction can change opinions. check the video out above. rihanna never released the music video for "russian roulette," the first single off her new album rated r, even though the entire video was filmed. i'm guessing after the single failed to take off, her creative team decided they needed to start over? remember to check rihanna on abc this thursday and friday on good morning america and 20/20.
this too!
in more music video madness, leighton meester premiered a sneak peek of her video for "somebody to love" last night during a new episode of gossip girl and it made me like her song better too. i guess music videos are making a comeback in the creativity department and in understanding the concepts behind these really bizarre musical ventures. check out the sneak peek above.
the oscars have a host! strike that: hosts!
after hugh jackman said he wouldn't be back for a second go around, speculation started as to who would take the helm of this year's show. broadway production powerhouse - and producer of this year's awards show - adam shankman announced today that steve martin and alec baldwin would cohost the show this march. martin has hosted the show twice before solo, while this will be alec's first go around. the duo should help to balance each other out. i think this is a genius move, but it could turn into a catastrophe. both men are insanely talented and hilarious, but when a host isn't a straight-forward comedian, sometimes the bits are hard to watch. hopefully, all goes well. the two were great together when steve guested on 30 rock last season.
rihanna, rihanna. first, you reintroduce yourself to the music world with "russian roulette" and now this. "wait your turn" is the second single off riri's new studio album, rated r, and it's another bummer. where's the good girl gone bad creativity? i need another umbrella, not dark and twisted b-side-worthy music! while i like "wait your turn" better than "roulette," i'm not in love with it. it's up-tempo and is more likely to get stuck in your head, but i don't know that it'll chart. half the song sounds like it went through whatever autotune machine they use on lil wayne, too. i understand chris brown put rihanna in a dark place, but why do we all have to suffer? rihanna will appear on good morning america and 20/20 this thursday to discuss the whole chris brown incident for the first time with diane sawyer. now, that, i'll turn in for.
f-u, nbc!
who needs the macy's thanksgiving day parade when you have the world series? the cast of glee got redemption from their boot by nbc from the parade by getting to perform the national anthem during the world series (which is aired by fox/pushed a new episode of the show back 2 weeks). though, i wish it had been more of the cast doing some sort of cool arrangement than here's amber riley supported by the cast. though i do love me some mercedes. check out the performance above and don't forget to pick up the first official soundtrack from the cast out tomorrow.
in celebration of the one year anniversary of dirty laundry, i'll be taking the day off. but, check out beyonce's latest offering, "video phone," featuring lady gaga below. 
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