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Thursday, 24 January 2013

In defense of Beyonce: Let’s see you sing the national anthem

In defense of Beyonce: Let’s see you sing the national anthem

Beyonce has been making headlines because people are trying to dissect and assess whether or not she lip-synched singing the national anthem at President Obama’s inauguration. We’re now reading reports that say that Beyonce did use a backing track while singing and “she didn’t think there was anything wrong with it,” a source from Us Weekly explained. “Pavarotti has done it! It was freezing out, and if she messed up just one note, that would have been the story.” Other factors supporting using the back track have also been thrown into the discussion such as temperature affecting the throat of a singer, as Aretha Franklin told ABC, “the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees and for most singers that is just not good singing weather.”

Can we just drop it people? Let’s see you sing the national anthem in front of an audience that is estimated at a million attendees, not to mention the millions at home in the United States, and all over the world. Personally, that’s a lot of pressure, even for the Queen Bey. Let’s cut her some slack, shall we? What’s the alternative? Beyonce screwing up and she becoming an international laughing stock? Beyonce’s paid her dues! It was a grand performance and she has had many live performances to prove herself worthy to sing for the president. Let’s leave it at that and remind ourselves that at least we don’t look like this guy.

Beyonce will be performing at the 2013 Brit Awards, be sure to tune into MUCH when we air it on Wednesday, February 20 at 10E/7P.

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Hearts will throb for Tegan and Sara’s album in First Spins

Hearts will throb for Tegan and Sara’s album in First Spins

We’re sure that Canada’s coolest twins, Tegan and Sara, got your head bumping with their video for Closer and now they’re ready to rock your socks off with their album Heartthrob! The new album is a departure from their humble indie beginnings and we’re really excited to hear what they have asserted as anything but boring, telling Rolling Stone, “We did have to make a conscious effort to make our record sonically more smooth and pleasing,” Tegan explained. “We have a huge back catalog of guitar-driven music, and the idea of just making another guitar-driven record seemed boring.”

The twins paired up with Ke$ha collaborator and Rita Ora producer Greg Kurstin and decidedly made Heartthrob into what it is, which is an album made of anthemic pop power ballads, filled with complex and fun songs to dance and shout and spin your body to. And lucky for everyone, we have their album Heartthrob ready and available for you in our First Spins section here! Despite the twins having gone in a different and evolutionary direction with their sound the core of what makes their music so impactful, we shouldn’t worry as their mastery of writing deep lyrics, still remains. Lyrics like, “I’m not the hero/ but that doesn’t mean I’m brave” still will slay no matter the genre of music.

Best Tracks: Closer, Now I’m All Messed Up, I Was A Fool

Listen to Tegan and Sara’s album Heartthrob before it drops January 29 here and be sure to check out other great albums like Ra Ra Riot’s Beta Love or k-os’ album BLack on Blond, all available on Much.com‘s First Spin section.


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Salman Khan free from the 1998 blackbuck hunting case

Salman Khan free from the 1998 blackbuck hunting case

Salman Khan black buck case

Good news for all Salman Khan fans. The actor is finally relieved from the black buck shooting case and will not face trial anymore.

The Supreme Court of India, headed by Justice P. Sathasivam, dismissed the plea of the Rajasthan government stating that the actor along with four others should be tried in the blackbuck poaching case, dated back to 1998 during the shooting of the film Hum Saath Saath Hain.

The stars of Hum Saath Saath Hain – Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre, were caught hunting the blackbucks and were booked under section 52 (attempts to contravene, or abet the contravention of, any of the provisions of this Act) of the Wildlife Act and section 149 of IPC.

The actors were accused of poaching two blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur in October 1998.

We had reported earlier that Salman’s trip to the US for his treatment was cancelled and postponed for the future. Well, the actor cancelled his trip as he had to appear in the Jodhpur court for for the case.

The superstar also confirmed the news. He said, Salman Khan also confirmed the news and said, “Yes, the trip has been postponed for now. I have got my court hearings coming up, so I have to go to Jodhpur. It (the US trip) would be hurried. That’s why I had to push it back till after the court cases.”


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Shakira Kid Milan Displays First Sneaker Style

Shakira Kid Milan Displays First Sneaker Style

Shakira Kid Milan Displays First Sneaker StyleMaking sure their son has style early on, Shakira and her soccer player partner, Gerard Piqué, outfitted their day-old boy in a personalized pair of Nikes on Wednesday (January 23).

In a picture posted by the proud papa to his WhoSay account, the new baby’s feet are decked out in white tennis shoes with his name, Milan, spelled out across the straps.The “Waka Waka” songstress gave birth to the couple’s first child on Tuesday (January 22) in a Barcelona hospital.

A statement posted to Shakira’s website read, “The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification.”

“Just like his father, baby Milan became a member of FC Barcelona at birth. The hospital confirmed that the couple’s first child weighed approximately 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and that both mother and child are in excellent health,” it continued.


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Selena Gomez Chats Vanessa Hudgens And Taylor Swift Friendships

Selena Gomez Chats Vanessa Hudgens And Taylor Swift Friendships

Selena Gomez Chats Vanessa Hudgens And Taylor Swift FriendshipsSelena Gomez leaves a doctor’s appointment after a check-up on Tuesday (January 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Earlier in the day, the 20-year-old actress was spotted leaving a pal’s house early in the morning.

“It’s helped having Taylor [Swift] and Vanessa [Hudgens] both be older than me,” Selena recently told People mag about her two pals. “They’ve kind of experienced a little bit more, and at the same time we’re experiencing the exact same things together.”

“It’s nice just to be able to pick up the phone and be like, ‘Ugh, I had this person say this and it’s annoying,’ and have someone understand and really get what you’re going through,” Selena added. “I think that’s [our] main connection. I just enjoy having people in the business in my life because it helps.”


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John Abraham switches into action mode!

John Abraham switches into action mode!

John Abraham

John Abraham is geared up for his next to films Race 2 and Shootout At Wadala. Both of the film will see John switch into action mode and perform some fiery action stunts. As of now, Race 2 is on John’s mind as it releases this week and is an action thriller directed by Abbas-Mustan.

John Abraham said: “I guess the line between a hero and an anti-hero has almost diminished now. This is the reason why most of us actors are playing a grey or an out and out black character in the film. When you watch these two films, you would realize that everyone is so fabulous out there. Also, drama and action would bring in quite a few turning points as well.”

The year 2012 proved fruitful for John as his career took a turning point when his first production Vicky Donor became the biggest sleeper hit. Also, Housefull 2 was a commercial success.

No wonder, 2012 turned out to be a defining year for John by all means.

“Yes, it indeed was a turnaround year for sure. I wanted to marry commerce with content and now VICKY DONOR has set a benchmark. Even in future, my films would definitely try to make a statement. It is not a boisterous statement though. I am going to live up to such huge expectations with my next production Madras Cafe, the shooting of which is currently on.”


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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

First look of Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh starer ‘Ram Leela’

First look of Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh starer ‘Ram Leela’

Ram Leela first look

The first poster ‘Ram Leela’, starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh is out. The film is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and will hit theaters on 29th November, 2013. The story of Ram Leela is based on Shakespeare’s classic love-story ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Initially, Kareena Kapoor was appraoched for the film’s leading lady. Later on, Deepika Padukone replaced Bebo as the director ddi not want a married lady as his heroine.

The very excited Deepika Padukone, taking to Twitter, announced the release date of the film. She tweeted, “RAMLEELA releasing 29th Nov,2013!!!” This was quickly backed up with another tweet of the film’s poster.

Deepika looks super gorgeous in an Indian attire on the first look of the poster. Also featuring on the poster is Ranveer Singh, looking dashingly HOT.

Meanwhile, rumors are that Deepika and her co-star Ranveer Singh are the new couple in Bollywood. Reports state that, recently, Deepika was in Dubai, busy promoting her film Race 2. Ranveer Singh flew all the way to the Arabian land to spend some time with her.

Ranveer also confirmed the news. He said in a written statement to a popular newspaper, “I had a couple of days off between Ram Leela and Gunday, so I decided to go to Dubai for the shopping festival. Several of my college friends are also based in Dubai. The Race 2 team was also there so we all went clubbing together and had a good time.”


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