David Bowie's "Space Oddity" has been taken to new heights by a Canadian astronaut. Chris Hadfield has released a video of his rendition of Bowie's 1969 classic as his swan song as he prepares to return to Earth.
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A woman is escorted from an airplane for refusing to stop singing a Whitney Houston song.
As it turns out, it may be easier to get kicked off an airplane than you think. In addition to wearing improper attire, swearing loudly and fighting with fellow passengers, singing a famous song – badly – can have you escorted off by officers during an emergency landing.
This is what happened when a woman refused to stop singing Whitney Houston's rendition of "I Will Always Love You" on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York on Thursday.
According to the Daily Mail, the woman was escorted off the plane in handcuffs. Because of her disruption, officials diverted the six-hour flight and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Kansas City.
Read More »from Singing Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” Gets Woman Kicked Off PlaneWhen it comes to wacky fashion, Ke$ha undoubtedly sets the bar admirably high: The singer has a headdress made from her fans' teeth, for heaven's sake. However, she managed to outdo even herself this week with her outfit for new video "Crazy Kids."
There's not really much that can be said about this ensemble...except that it leaves the casual viewer speechless. In addition to, well, everything you see here--Ke$ha additionally accessorized with denim Daisy Dukes, lacy thigh-high stockings, and super-thick platform sneakers. We suppose she has some method or purpose to this particular style; it's just that we can't figure it out for the life of us.
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Ke$ha's single "Crazy Girls" featuring will.i.am was released April 29; there's also a remix featuring Pitbull.
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Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis and Paul McCartney (Hulton Archive)
Back in the late '60s, a super group was bandied about that would have been bigger than the short-lived 1969 Blind Faith, the English blues band that featured Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and Rick Grech.
That same year, Jimi Hendrix reached out to Beatles bassist and vocalist Paul McCartney about coming to the studio to join him and trumpet legend Miles Davis and virtuoso jazz drummer Tony Williams.
In a telegram Hendrix sent McCartney to the Beatles’ Apple Records building in London on October 21, Hendrix wrote, “We are recording and (sic) LP together this weekend in New York (sic). How about coming in to play bass. Stop. Call Alvan Douglas (sic) 212-5823323. Peace Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis Tony Williams."
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(Getty Images, WireImage)Countless pop songs have been called infectious or contagious. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong went one step further and called Korean superstar PSY an actual disease.
“The dude is the herpes of music. Once you think it’s gone, it comes back. #herpes #flareup #pleasegoaway," Armstrong wrote on Instagram Tuesday. He also posted a picture of PSY, whose international hit “Gangnam Style” remains an epidemic.
When Asked to reply to Armstrong’s dig during an interview with Fuse News, PSY said, “Herpes? What is herpes?” When told it’s a “sexually transmitted infection,” PSY, whose command of English is limited and who didn’t seem to understand the insult replied, “Oh, hmm. I kinda like it. It's cool.”
In addition to being unaware of the definition of herpes, PSY didn’t know who Armstrong was.
Vintage glamor, incalculable luxury, tragedy, and fleeting youth: Everything that is The Great Gatsby and everything that is Lana Del Rey. The polarizing chanteuse recently released the official music video for her original song "Young and Beautiful" for the highly anticipated Gatsby film that hits theaters today.
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(Kevin Mazur, WireImage)To mark Mother's Day this Sunday and pay tribute to moms around the world, celebrities including Beyoncé, John Legend, Ziggy Marley, Cameron Diaz, Blake Lively and Olivia Wilde released a video in which they discuss their mothers' greatest attributes.
In the video, Lively calls her mom "the greatest celebrity" she's ever met, Beyoncé praises her mother for "finding the best qualities in every human being" and Marley says his mom is a "strong woman who leads by example."
At the end of the video, the stars state their mothers' names and Diaz simply says, "My mother, my mommy."
The video is part of Gucci's Chime for Change campaign, which was cofounded by Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez and serves to raise funds and awareness for girls' and women's empowerment around the world.
Read More »from Beyonce, John Legend and Friends Honor Their Mothers in Moving Video That Supports Girls’ EmpowermentBy Laura Ferreiro
(JB Lacroix, WireImage)Rod Stewart is undoubtedly a true romantic. The 68-year-old British singer, who released his latest album, "Time," this week, revealed that a difficult split from his wife inspired him to cover Tom Waits' romantic ballad "Picture in a Frame" on his new record.
The "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" singer told Australia's Life Magazine that he and his wife of six years, Penny Lancaster, were apart for two weeks, and he kept a photo of the mother of two of his children near his bed during that time.
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Lisa Marie Presley played Michael Jackson like a "Smooth Criminal" when she blindsided the King of Pop with a divorce filing, after she convinced him to hold off from filing first.
That bombshell is the latest nugget to come to light in the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit with concert promoter AEG Live.
It was revealed Thursday by Karen Faye, Jackson's longtime hair and makeup artist. During Faye's testimony, the jurors we shown several photos of her with Jackson, including a shot taken in January 1996, the day after the King of Rock 'n' Roll's daughter filed for divorce from Jackson.
Read More »from Michael Jackson Was Blindsided by Lisa Marie Presley’s Divorce FilingBy Jon Wiederhorn
photo: Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesFollowing a week of speculation that Slayer’s co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman died May 2 of complications arising from a recluse spider bite, the official cause of death was announced today (Thursday, May 9) to be alcohol-related cirrhosis.
"We've just learned that the official cause of Jeff's death was alcohol-related cirrhosis," read a statement on Slayer's website. "While he had his health struggles over the years, including the recent necrotizing fasciitis infection that devastated his well-being, Jeff and those close to him were not aware of the true extent of his liver condition until the last days of his life."
Read More »from Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Died of Alcohol-Related CirrhosisNEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A woman says she and her 5-year-old developmentally disabled daughter were thrown out of a theater during a "Beauty and the Beast" performance because the girl was making giggling and humming noises she makes when she's happy.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice.
James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive — he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody Allen." HBO called the actor a "special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect."
By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBC's "The Voice" will crown another winner on Tuesday night's finale. Season 4's three finalists - Daniellle Bradbury, Michelle Shamuel and The Swon Brothers - battled it out for the title on Monday's performance finale episode. Before the performances, coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher performed The Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends." The Top 16 then got together for the second group performance of the night on Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros' "Home. ...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Cher is no stranger to tabloid fodder.
LONDON (AP) — With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July — and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch — the royals' office has released some of the couple's plans, although many details are still being kept private. Kate has made several public appearances recently but is expected to keep a low profile in the final weeks of her pregnancy. Here is the latest news about the infant who will, upon entering the world, be third in line for the British throne.