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50 Cent Makes Donation as Private Gadhafi Concert Controversy Grows
By not in system - AOL NewsAs pressure mounts for performers and others to distance themselves from the Gadhafi regime, rap artist 50 Cent has announced a donation to help the embattled people of Libya. The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was paid an undisclosed amount by Muatassim Gadhafi, one of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons, to perform a private concert during the 2005 Venice Film Festival, Reuters reported today. JPI Rapper 50 Cent is making a donation to UNICEF's Libya relief efforts. "In light of the ongoing events in Libya, 50 Cent will be making a donation to UNICEF, which is ...
Mariah Carey 'Embarrassed' Over Concert Performed for Gadhafis
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- Mariah Carey says she was unaware that she was booked to perform a concert linked to Gadhafi's clan -- and she's embarrassed "to have participated in this mess." Carey is among a handful of entertainers who were paid handsome fees to give exclusive private concerts. It was later revealed the people behind those concerts were the family of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, whose country is in an open revolt against him and who faces an investigation for possible war crimes. This week, Nelly Furtado announced she is giving the $1 million fee she was paid in 2007 to charity; Beyonce ...
Real-Life Glee Club, Chorus From Staten Island, to Sing at Oscars [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsThey haven't been nominated for anything, but the fifth-grade chorus members at Graniteville, Staten Island's P.S. 22 are Oscar winners. The chorus will perform at the 74th Academy Awards show, having been informed of the honor by co-host Anne Hathaway, who came to the group's December concert to announce the news in person. The kids are already YouTube sensations, racking up more than 27 million views to videos posted by their choirmaster, Gregg Breinberg. The chorus has performed at the White House, and Beyonce and Stevie Nicks are among its fans. Breinberg leads his troupe of ...
Lil Wayne's 'Green and Yellow' and 4 Other Ill-Advised Super Bowl Songs [VIDEOS]
By David Knowles - AOL NewsMake. It. Stop. With the release of "Green and Yellow," rapper Lil Wayne has entered a dubious pool of songwriters who have crafted Super Bowl-themed tunes meant to rev up excitement for Sunday's big game. A musical response to Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," Weezy's freestyle composition is a Packers homage meant to counter Khalifa's Steelers love. But as with most songs inspired by football games, it leaves much to be desired for fans of actual music. Here's Wayne's Wisconsin love fest (which, no surprise, contains some NSFW language): Don't get Surge Desk wrong, we're the ...
Jimmy Buffett Falls Off Stage and Into Concert Mishap Fraternity [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsRoughly 40 years into his music career, Jimmy Buffett completed a painful rite of passage when he tumbled off the stage after closing a recent show in Sydney, Australia. The "Margaritaville" singer, who shocked his audience when he suffered a large gash on the head from the fall, is reportedly recovering and "doing well" since being released from the hospital on Wednesday. At 64 years old, Buffett can take comfort in knowing that he is not the first rock star to fall victim to an untimely stage mishap. Surge Desk pulled together a few clips of other famous musicians at some of their less ...
Shaquille O'Neal With the Scariest Beyoncé Halloween Costume Ever
By Ryan Wilson - AOL NewsThings that can't be unseen: a 7-foot, 300-and-something pound dude in drag lip-syncing Beyoncé. You've been warned. Shaquille O'Neal, everybody! Impending night terrors aside, this is still nowhere near as embarrassing as getting Bieberized. So there's that. Shaq said his original plan was to hit the subway dressed in costume, but was told it wouldn't be a good idea after he recently caused a scene because he posed as a statue for one hour in Boston's Harvard Square. "I got a call from somebody important who said it probably wouldn't be safe for me or for anybody else to do that on a ...
Actual 9-Inch Nails Tear Through Dubai Fashion Week
By Monica Garske - AOL News
(Oct. 29) – It's fashion week in Dubai and, boy, are the claws coming out on the runway. Earlier this week Emirati fashion designer Abeer Al Suwaidi introduced her latest eclectic collection of bold and colorful abayas, those long, robelike dresses worn by women in some parts of the Islamic world. Although Al Suwaidi is known for her risque take on the traditional garment, including sexy, tight "skinny abayas," her most pointed design debut this week came in the form of a strange and spiky accessory. AFP / Getty Images A model presents a creation by Emirati designer Abeer Al Suwaidi ...
Top 10 Most Annoying Songs, According to Science
By J. Richard - AOL News(Oct. 21) -- "Of all the earworms in all the world to have, why must it be Bad Romance for two days straight? I love you Lady Gaga but I am going mad," lamented Twitter user Sharon about the troublesome little tunes, or earworms, that play over and over in people's heads. It may cheer the frustrated Gaga fan to know she is not alone: In an effort to find out exactly how earworms work and why, researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London conducted studies on the phenomenon and discovered that an estimated 90 percent of people experience earworms on a regular basis -- sometimes for hours or ...
Gen. McChrystal Isn't Alone: 31 Other People Summoned by Obama
By David Knowles - Politics DailyGen. Stanley McChrystal is headed to the to the presidential woodshed -- a place that has seen its fair share of use in the first year and a half of Barack Obama's administration. In fact, the words "summoned to the White House" have been used frequently during Obama's tenure, whether in an attempt to woo political opponents, scold corporate executives, lavish praise on allies, or simply to hear another point of view. Here's a list of who's been called for a private audience, and what they've been summoned for: I. Summoned to the Woodshed Gen. Stanley McCrystal: Following the release of ...
'Single Ladies' Dancers and Miss USA: The Sizzle Over Sex
By Judy Howard Ellis - Politics DailyEven though booty-shaking is a national pastime, much like McDonald's, SUVs and politicians with mistresses, we often struggle with our indulgences. Especially when our young people have an appetite for the very things that enthrall and seduce us. We get hot and bothered about child dancers gyrating on stage to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)." But we're OK with Beyoncé herself performing at a White House state dinner because her alter ego Sasha Fierce stayed home. (What will be our thoughts when we see Liza Minnelli perform "Single Ladies" in "Sex in the City 2"?) We ...
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