Funeral for Whitney Houston set for Saturday
The funeral for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be held Saturday at her childhood New Jersey church, according to the owner of the funeral home handling the arrangements. The service is set for noon at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, according to Carolyn Whigham of Whigham Funeral Home. The private ceremony is open to [...]
Whitney Houston: A National Treasure and Tragedy
Emergency services were called to the hotel by a member of the pop star’s entourage at 3.23pm local time and arrived two minutes later, police said. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. Her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken to hospital from the same hotel at 10.30am this morning. She was later released after being treated for [...]
Grammy embrace of Chris Brown draws criticism
The Grammy Awards’ warm embrace of Chris Brown three years after his assault of Rihanna has drawn the ire of viewers who claim the controversial R&B star shouldn’t have been rewarded with such attention. Brown was front-and-center three times during Sunday’s Grammys. He won best R&B album for “F.A.M.E.,” he performed a single from his [...]
Nicki Minaj’s tour demands
In what has become a trademark of divahood, Nicki Minaj joins the ranks of superstars who request a laundry list of seemingly over-the-top items for their dressing rooms. In a recent interview for the February/March issue of Wonderland magazine, the 29-year-old singer revealed her demands while on tour – not just for herself, she said, [...]
Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird
British hip-hop artist M.I.A.’s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn’t immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to. The digital video recorder maker Tivo said Monday that there wasn’t an appreciable bump in viewers who played back the moment where [...]
Madonna rocks Super Bowl halftime show
Ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, singer Madonna promised there would be no “wardrobe malfunction.” What she didn’t guarantee was no obscene gestures. Rapper M.I.A. provided a middle finger salute to network cameras Sunday night during the 12-minute extravaganza, when she joined Madonna during a performance of the latter’s new single, “Give Me All [...]
Carnaval Austin celebrates 35th year
Now the largest indoor Brazilian carnaval on Earth Carnaval Brasileiro, one of Austin’s longest-lived annual events, has grown into the largest indoor Brazilian Mardi Gras celebration anywhere on the globe; and it explodes at tomorrow, February 4th 9:00 p.m. at Austin’s Palmer Events Center, located 900 Barton Springs Road. For those who have never attended [...]
‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV’s “Soul Train” who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75. Police responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Mulholland Drive [...]
Snoop Dogg endorses Ron Paul
Snoop Dogg, throwing his weight behind Ron Paul? Politics really does make strange bedfellows — or at least smoking buddies. The rapper and marijuana enthusiast appeared to grant his endorsement to GOP candidate Paul on his Facebook page late Monday, posting a picture of Paul with the headline “Smoke Weed Everyday.” Snoop Dogg — born [...]
Avicii Interview
Swedish Dj, Remixer, and producer, Avicii performed this Monday at the Austin Music Hall as part of a one million dollar House for Hunger January 2012 Tour. The tour which boasts 26 high-performance shows packed into 27 days, began on January 5th, just on the heels of a Best Dance Recording Grammy nomination for the [...]
