Justin Timberlake drew a celebrity studded crowd for his return to Los Angeles as part of his 20/20 tour last night (Aug. 12). He played to a sold out Staples Center that included Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello and other celebs among his fans. Among the celebrities spotted in the VIP suite were Glee’s Naya Rivera and husband Ryan Dorsey. Colleague Lea Michele and Sofia Vergara and her boyfriend Joe Manganiello. ...
UK rocker Ellie Goulding made her debut in China, performing at the Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong today (Aug 12) and received an enthusiastic welcome from a crowd that seemed to know the words to almost every one of her songs. Goulding, 27, is a phenom in Great Britain. This year, she won the Brit Award, the U.S. equivalent of a Grammy, for Best British Female singer. She’s sold more than 4 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide since she launched her career,...
OneRepublic continues its strong run after ending its three year plus hiatus last year. The band appeared last night on the “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and played their latest single “Love Runs Out.” The song is a follow-up to their monster hit, “Counting Stars,” off their 2013 album Native. The album proved the band has staying power. It was released in March a year ago ending their hiatus. It became their most successful set to date....
Iggy Azalea, who has talked about making music videos on a shoe-string budget when she was starting out, appears to have pulled out all the stops for her upcoming “Black Widow” video. Azalea released a 17-second teaser clip today (Aug. 11) that suggests she’s going big budget production from start to finish. The song features UK singer Rita Ora, who will appear in the video. ...
Rihanna wants to be a global empire. She’s trademarked her last name Fenty, under several brand names, suggesting she is planning to launch her own clothing line featuring apparel, underwear and beauty products. Rihanna has been making inroads in fashion every since she was signed to rep for Armani underwear in 2011, taking over from Megan Fox....
Tom Petty, one of rock’s iconic musicians, kicked of his summer tour with The Heartbreakers last night (Aug. 3) in San Diego, with a set list dominated by some of his biggest, classic hits, including “I Won’t Back Down,” “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” and “Free Fallin’.” The band, which has been playing since 1976, released their 13th studio album Hypnotic Eye on July 29 just before hitting the road. ...
Win Butler, the frontman for Canadian band Arcade Fire, led the indie-rock band in a 20-song set last night at The Forum in Los Angeles that mixed songs from their 2013 album Reflektor, with artfully arranged covers....
Dianna Agron plays one-half of a very stale marriage in Sam Smith’s new “I’m Not the Only One” video. Her cheatin’ husband is played by Chris Messina. But would anyone really walk out on the Glee star? As somebody once said: “Show me the most beautiful woman in the world and I’ll show you someone who is tired of screwing her.” So it goes in Smith’s ode to marital dysfunction. ...
Laura Prepon, star of the hit series “Orange is the New Black,” highlighted Bella magazine’s Summer White Party over the weekend at the Southampton Inn in Southampton, N.Y. The magazine celebrated its summer Hamptons issue. Laura was joined by New York Housewife LuAnn De Leseps, soap opera star Lois Robbins, animal activist and entrepreneur Wendy Diamond and more than 300 other guests. Spotted in the crowd were Jackie Miranne (VH1), Cindy Vero (Host of 103.5 KTU), red carpet host Marcus Stewart, Lynn Diamante (BRAVO’s “Game of Crowns”) and Karen Koeningsberg (Socialite/Philanthropist)....
Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars in the BBC spy thriller television miniseries “The Honourable Woman,” was on hand for a screening of the show in New York City hosted by The Cinema Society, Tod’s and Elle magazine. Sarah Barnett, president of the Sundance Channel, was at the screening along with Gyllenhaal an her husband Peter Sarsgaard. Other guests included Food Channel chef Padmka Lakshmi....
Miley Cyrus, who had to endure yet another death hoax on the Internet this week, showed she is very much alive and still topless in new photos posted on her Instagram account. In fact, she never looked so alive. Miley didn’t help matters much. The normally snap-happy singer hadn’t posted on her Instagram page since July 18. But she came back like a wrecking ball today (July 22) by posting the topless photo. ...
Peter Frampton, who exploded on the music scene in the mid-70s, showed the same musical magic last night (July 20) at New Orleans’ Champions Square that has made him one of the best selling artists in pop music history, Frampton, who is now 64, played on a double bill with the Doobie Brothers, Oddly, Beyonce and Ja-Zay played a concert next door in the Super Dome. He's collaborated with such artists as Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr, composer Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis and The Who’s John Entwistle....
Lorde earned solid reviews for her performance at Riverstage last night (July 20) in Brisbane, Australia, working her way through all 13 songs from her new album Pure Heroine without a hitch, unlike her stop in Perth, July 5. The New Zealand teen singing sensation was called “a commanding presence, a force to be reckoned with,” by The Sydney Morning Herald after her July 15 stop in Melbourne, Australia. ...
James Blake, the UK singer-songwriter won a strong endorsement from Elton John. Blake is pictured here playing at the 2013 Coachella Music Festival. (Photo by...