hey hey! somebody asked me the other day on formspring (where you can ask me anything) about my guilty pleasures - and let me tell you - the incredible celine dion is right at the top of my list - i know she annoys the hell out of some people but i just adore her crazy french canadian ways! last december ('08) i was able to attend her taking chances tour here in los angeles and girlfriend put on an amazing show - she totally blew me away! next month a new film will be hitting theaters called celine: through the eyes of the world - part concert - part documentary - i simply must go see this - watch the trailer below! is anyone else up for this? popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
PS ok ... yes i know that i drove all night is really my gal cyndi lauper's song (originally penned for rocker roy orbison) but i do love ms. dion's 2003 cover!
Celine Dion, the international superstar and best-selling female artist of all time, has toured around the world and back again, and now, Sony Pictures Releasing's special programming division, The Hot Ticket, will let audiences follow her everywhere. For a limited engagement beginning early next year in wide release, Celine: Through the Eyes of the World will bring Celine Dion's 2008-2009 Taking Chances World Tour to theaters. This special motion picture event gives Dion fans who attended the extremely popular tour - which placed Dion second only to Madonna in ticket sales in 2008 - another chance to experience the magical event, this time from a vantage point unparalleled by any ticket.
these are the best photos - katy perry shopping in los angeles wearing the most truthful t-shirt i've seen in awhile ... be afraid ... oh there's many reasons to be afraid when it comes to ms. perry and her shitty music! (i plugged my ears and i liked it!) especially now that she's engaged to greasy brit comedian russell brand and could be spawning sooner than later ... yikes! girlfriend is working on the follow-up to her debut album (don't ask me why it was a hit) one of the boys - ugh! this is probably my first & last post about katy - i swore i wouldn't write much about her but when i saw that t-shirt - i simply couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a very necessary stab at her talentless ways! i'm still convinced the only reason she 'broke out' is because one blogger (who shall remain nameless) was paid to promote her stank - she's just not that good - nor was her crap album! i wish she'd go back to being a 'christian' singer and leave us all the hell alone! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good evening! i'm thrilled to see cher back on set (looking fabulous at age 63) she's starring in burlesque alongside christina aguilera (and kristen bell & stanley tucci) i wrote about the movie back in november (oh i smell a 'glitter' disaster coming ...) her last major role was back in '99 (tea with mussolini) like i said before this movie could be a complete disaster or it could be the next showgirls! either way - i'm seeing it no matter what - cher back up on the silver screen is something i could never pass up! (right now i feel like watching silkwood, mask and moonstruck ... snap out of it!) although i don't think this is the best career move for ms. aguilera - she's super lucky to be starring alongside a legendary diva - all of us gays will be there when it opens! anyways i'm still in hawaii - my vacation is soon coming to a close (a major bummer but i have no complaints at all - i've had the best time - i seriously needed a break!) i'll be back in los angeles late tuesday night - things will resume at full-speed on wednesday! much love to all as always - popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
how adorable ... mariah carey got another new jack russell puppy (i think she already has two?) while hanging out for the holidays in aspen with her hubby nick cannon (i'm kind of surprised they're still together - good for them!) although her new furry friend is really cute - shame on her for buying it from a pet store - girlfriend should have went to a shelter - there are so many animals in the serious need of a loving home right now - there's simply no excuse for buying a pet - we might have to get PETA to call her out for this travesty! all the new puppy drama aside - i do love my mariah (and have for years) i just picked up a ticket to see her in february when she swings by los angeles with her tour (in support of her brand new album memoirs of an imperfect angel but to be honest i'm still enamored with E=MC2) i've only seen her once before live - a small set here in hollywood for jimmy kimmel live - i can't wait to see a full on concert - oh mimi! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good evening y'all! oh what a foolish man chris brown is ... i still can't believe all the drama (when he decided to use his hands - bad move) that went down earlier this year (february) between him and his now ex-girlfriend the always lovely rihanna! she's on fire at the moment ... her new album rated R was released today - and her performance was stellar at last night's american music awards! just look at her below today in NYC doing an album signing at best buy in union square - she's so damn adorable and sexy with all her little poses! mr. brown must be seriously kicking himself over what he did - he lost out big time - not only did he lose one of the most beautiful women around - his career is barely out of recovery mode - i doubt he'll ever be popular like he once was! do you really want to listen to his new tracks? do you want to go to one of his shows? i think not! however you should definitely pick up rihanna's new album - it's fantastic - dark and personal - she did an excellent job - the wait is definitely over! (no matter what a certain person - who shall not be named - thinks! yes the same person who decided to call me out on twitter last night) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
all i can say is ... yikes! what the hell was country sensation (and american idol winner) carrie underwood thinking by wearing that awful jacket? i hate it! the jacket looks like something a fancy train conductor would wear (or perhaps she borrowed it from michael jackson's closet?) normally she's fairly put together (and there's simply no denying carrie is beyond gorgeous & quite talented) but this particular look doesn't work at all - hello wrong - plus it makes her look older than she really is! she wore it to jimmy kimmel's late night show this past thursday - thankfully ms. underwood decided to change her outfit when she performed (pictured below) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
OH MY WORD! now you guys know i totally loveadam lambert but i do not love the newly released cover of his debut album for your entertainment (available on november 23rd) i hope this is some kind of sick joke because it just looks awful - like some crazy fan made it - what's up with the crappy fonts? it's just wrong on so many levels ... i don't even know where to begin! oh lordy - i hope this cover isn't indicative of the material on adam's album! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
BONUS PICS ADAM LAMBERT ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF 'THIS IS IT' (LA, 10/27/09)
good morning! my darling lily allen was over in paris - performing at chanel's ready-to-wear (prêt-à-porter) fashion show - designed by legendary fashion maven karl lagerfeld - held yesterday at the glass-domed grand palais which was totally transformed into a barnyard complete with hay for the models to frolick in! (prince & rihanna were spotted in the front row) after watching the rachel zoe project last night (ms. zoe & her adorable assistant brad goreski hit up a bunch of shows in paris) i'd totally love to attend some french fashion shows - they know how to do runway right - just look at the hoedown below - i bet it was an amazing (and rustic) show! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
PS you can see a bunch of pictures of the runway show over on oh la la!
good evening! a couple of months ago i posted about kelly clarkson being in desperate need of a stylist - and from the looks of her today over in NYC - it's quite obvious the position has not been filled yet! i do love me some ms. clarkson but girlfriend seriously needs some help when it comes to looking her best - i'm not trying to be mean at all - i'm just saying! she's really cute - it just takes a little effort sometimes (on a positive note ... at least she's getting a salad!) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good evening! we all know amy winehouse is a bit on the messy side (ok ... that's a huge understatement) but i do think she's actually onto something good and productive with her recently launched lioness records endeavor (she needs to keep herself busy - idle hands are the devil's tools!) for her first act ms. winehouse signed her thirteen-year old goddaughter dionne bromfield - whose debut album (a compilation of covers of 60s classics) is due out next month on october 12th (check her out on myspace) although she's really young - i think girlfriend has an incredibly amazing and mature voice and as long as she doesn't follow in the exact steps of her godmother - she could have quite the career ahead of her - just watch the video below (via the sun) she's totally adorable - i can't wait to pick up the album - i wish her all the luck in the world! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good morning - happy friday! although i've been all about whitney houston as of late (for a good reason ... her new album i look to you kicks total ass) there's another new diva album release on the horizon ... mariah carey is on the verge of releasing her latest album memoirs of an imperfect angel (due in stores on september 25th) we already had a taste of it with her first single obsessed (along with eminem's response) now we're moving onto her second single which is a cover of foreigner's hit song i want to know what love is - it might not be as good as the original (i dare you to name me a cover that's better than its source) but i think she's sounds amazing - it really showcases her incredible set of pipes - this song could take itself to the top of the charts - have a listen below and decide for yourself! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
oh my gosh - ever since i heard eminem's recently released 'diss' track the warning - calling out his former flame mariah carey - i haven't been able to stop listening to it! now i do love my mimi but she really started all the drama with her new single obsessed and then took it up a notch when she imitated eminem in the video - bad move girlfriend! somebody the other night on twitter said - if you can't take shade - don't throw shade! even though she probably totally freaked out when she heard the track - it's turning out to be great press for both parties - he's got a new album out - and she's got one releasing in september! the best part of the diss track (called the warning) is when eminem uses audio recorded by mariah herself - probably taped when the two were hanging out - and she refers to herself as mary poppins with the nickname mary p. (hence the little photo i mocked up below) now it's time to see if ms. carey is going to fire back or leave the drama alone - he does warn her during the song that if she doesn't back off - he's going to release some pictures of the two together - i'm assuming in scandalous positions! i can't wait to see how this feud is going to play out - for now check out his warning below - he's somebody i certainly wouldn't want to mess with - i bet mariah feels the exact same way now! (i wonder what nick cannon thinks?) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
PS i forgot to mention - the audio is extremely NSFW!
hmmm ... even though chris brown said his lawyer told him to wait to make a public statement - i think he should have made this just released apology video sooner (watch it below) i don't hate him or anything - i actually used to be a pretty big fan - i guess for now i'll take his apology at face value but he'll need to prove himself and never let anything like what he did to rihanna happen again! (i'm assuming he made peace with riri's mentor jay-z since i did spot him last week at beyoncé's concert) he definitely lost out big time - he was on top of the world with an amazing & gorgeous lady by his side but now things are completely different ... it'll be an uphill battle but i do think in time he'll manage to resurrect what's left of his career! what does everyone else think? would you accept his apology if you were in rihanna's shoes? (she probably accepted it already but i highly doubt she'll be getting back together with him) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
hey hey! now let me preface this post by saying i do love cyndi lauper (who i think is seriously underrated ... she's amazing and has done such great work over the years) but her hairstyle last night at mandela day: a 46664 celebration over in NYC was out of control - she does look great for being 56 (of course we can detect the use of some botox) but her poodle hairdo is just wrong ... she could easily be the long-lost love child of fitness guru richard simmons and little orphan annie! hopefully this was just a one-time thing - i'll forgive her this time since fashion faux pas can (and often do) happen to everyone now & again! rocking alongside her on the red carpet was my dear lil' kim who looked totally fabulous (she definitely lost weight after appearing on dancing with the stars - and thankfully she's kept her fit look up) unfortunately she decided to duet with ms. lauper on the classic hit time after time and girlfriend should stick to rapping ... i hate to say this but her singing was awful (watch the performance and decide for yourself) whoever came up with that idea should have done everybody a huge favor and kept it to themselves! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo (i can't believe tomorrow is already monday - this weekend flew right by me - ugh!)
good evening y'all! i was seriously dreading going back to work this morning but somehow i managed to get through today and thankfully i have off on friday - so at least it's short week! anyways right now i've got mariah carey who was in NYC today shooting a video at the plaza hotel for her new single obsessed (directed by brett ratner) off her upcoming album memoirs of an imperfect angel (the cover is below - it hits stores on august 25th) i really wish ms. carey had been at the BET awards last night - it would have been awesome for her to sing i'll be there ... instead of super lame host jamie foxx who did nothing but annoy the hell out of me the whole evening - i thought the entire show was pretty terrible (producers obviously didn't have a lot of time to put together a proper tribute) the highlight was definitely seeing janet jackson issue a brief statement on behalf of the entire jackson family (the low point was seeing creepy dad joe jackson being all shifty mccoy on the red carpet) i'm sure there will be another tribute to michael jackson - and ms. carey better be involved somehow - i simply love her version of that song! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
PS the 2nd row of pics below feature mariah carey dressed up as a man (probably something she shouldn't do too often - she makes a way better woman) we already know she's talking about rapper eminem in her new song ... i guess she's bringing him along for the video - i can't wait to see it!
hey everyone! so rihanna was in court this afternoon to deal with the whole mess her ex-boyfriend chris brown started up a few months ago after putting his hands on her (causing the now infamous picture of rihanna all bruised up) however there will not be a trial ... mr. brown pleaded guilty and took a plea bargain which consists of five years supervised probation, half a year of community service plus he can't go within 50 yards of his ex-girlfriend (if they happen to be at an industry event together - the distance is reduced to 10 yards) the only time ms. fenty had to speak was when the judge asked her if she understood the terms of the restraining order (including the fact she shouldn't go near him) to which she replied yes, your honor - she must be totally thrilled to finally put this whole incident behind her and i do think justice was served (i don't think anyone expected him to spend time in jail)
i simply adore rihanna's classy appearance captured by photographers and a courtroom sketch artist (the pearl necklace was a perfect accessory - the best revenge is looking fierce) chris must be kicking himself over what happened ... he seriously lost out on a super talented and gorgeous girl! now let's see if he can somehow manage to piece his good guy image back together - it won't be easy yet i can't seem being an outcast forever ... i'm sure at some point he'll try to put out some new music - will anyone want to listen to it? that's the burning question! to read more about what happened in court today - head over to popsquire for all the legalese! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good morning everyone! well although american idol runner-up adam lambert hasn't officially come out yet - it's pretty clear at this point he's gay (i totally knew the first time i saw him he played on my team) he was spotted out & about last night holding hands with his super cute boyfriend - drake labry (he's twenty-four years old and is an artist / interior designer) the couple was hanging at guys and dolls nightclub here in los angeles! recent rumors are suggesting mr. lambert might soon be coming out on the cover of rolling stone magazine - finally putting all the speculation to rest! i'm still feeling a little bitter adam didn't win 'idol' this year but i know he has an amazing career ahead of him - i seriously can't wait for him to begin work on his debut album - i know it's going to be a hot one! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
... michael jackson with his surgical mask on - or off! either way he looks totally freaky to me - in these shots below (taken today over in beverly hills) it almost looks like he doesn't have any teeth - his lips (almost as red as his jacket) look a little bigger than i remember them being! i used to be such a fan of his back in the day - and i still love all of his past work but lordy i just can't get over how different he looks! (it's actually quite sad when it comes down to it) just a few days ago word broke that there could be a snag with his upcoming fifty shows in london ... apparently he was supposed to reunite and perform with the jackson 5 - now some contract his people signed might bar him from doing any performing - it sounds like a legal battle is on the way - but perhaps this is all a rouse to throw everyone off - maybe mr. jackson realized he doesn't have the stamina to put on all those shows - this could be the perfect out for him! however he really does need the money - it'll be interesting to see how this all plays out - mr. jackson's this is it shows kick-off in july which is right around the corner - i can't wait to see what happens! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
before i go off - let me just say - i seriously do love kelly clarkson - our very first american idol - i adore her new album all i ever wanted - i think she's great - but oh my word - when it comes to style - ms. clarkson seriously needs some major help - isn't there any stylist out there willing to give girlfriend a few tips? just this past weekend ms. clarkson was performing at NYC radio station Z100's annual zootopia concert - and kelly showed up looking like she just rolled out of bed - the hair and makeup isn't awful but her outfit looks like something she might clean the house in! i also think she could stand to lose a few pounds - although i can't picture her really thin - she's got a thick frame to begin with - she'll never be the skinniest girl in the room but she has looked way better in the past! maybe when valerie bertinelli's (who looks fabulous these days) contract is up with jenny craig they should hit up kelly to be their new spokesperson! i'm not trying to be mean at all - like i said i do love ms. clarkson - i just want her to put in a little effort when it comes to style (instead of looking like a bat out of hell) that's not too much to ask right? popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
