Soluna On N’Sync, Aaliyah

Speaking to reporters, the ladies from Soluna were saying that one of the most amazing celebrities they’ve met was actually Aaliyah, whom they bonded and partied with till the wee hours of the morning at one of P Diddy’s parties, before she met with a tragic end.

Jessica Jones said “She was awesome. Just simply beautiful. It’s a pity she’s no longer around.”

Jessica also said that she prefers the boys from N’Sync than Backstreet Boys. She said “Yeah, they are one of the groups that me and the other girls all agree to listen to when we are together. They’re very hardworking, you know. We’ve decided that if they allow, we would most unquestionably like to open and support them on tours and stuff.”

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A Little Deeper With Ms Dynamite

Australia’s Beat Magazine spoke with Ms Dynamite on her new album ‘A Little Deeper’ and what she wanted to accomplish with the record.

“I never, ever had a game plan actually” she said. “I never had a clue of what I was going to do. I originally was intending to make a garage album or an MC-ing album, I didn’t want to sing because I did not like my way of singing. I really didn’t feel that I could sing so it was a big surprise to me as well as everyone else when I eventually started singing.”

“But I didn’t really have any plan. I didn’t think, ‘OK, this is what I want to do.’ I just kind of went with the flow. I did what felt right. It was quite spontaneous, really.”

Ms Dynamite will free her second single ‘Dy-na-mi-tee’ out to record shops on the 26th of August.

Nick Lachey Wrote Over 30 Songs For Solo Album

Articles imply that 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey’s solo album is going full steam ahead. Nick has by now writing 30 songs and says it will have a bit of a George Michael vibe to it.

To be included in his LP is a title called ‘Out Of Time’ which was co-written by Richard Marx. Another track’s called ‘Edge of Eternity’, a number based on his upcoming marriage to Jessica Simpson.

Meantime his brother Drew Lachey is acting and Justin Jaffre is managing a goth rock band.

98 Degrees should be back with another group album in a couple years.

Nick and Jessica are preparing for their big wedding day in October.

Vanessa Carlton Feels Like She’s Avril Lavigne’s Big Sister

Vanessa Carlton told a music-zine about the first time she met Avril Lavigne.

“She’s so delightful and endearing. I remember, she came fresh in from Canada. And she’s just like this wide-eyed girl, she had cornrows” Vanessa, whom some people have branded a bimbo, said.

“She’s very sweet and, you know, I told her, ‘Call me if you’ve any questions,’ you know? I just feel like kind of her older sister or something.”

Which makes you wonder if Avril seeked Vanessa’s advice before she went on this crazy rampage dissing Britney Spears off to magazines, reports and what have you? Hmmm – – –

Jessica Simpson’s Poor Sales And Is Disliked By The Rest Of 98 Degrees

It’s been reported all around that Jessica Simpson’s latest offering, ‘This Is The Remix’ has sold very poorly and hasn’t even surfaced the Billboard charts.

The CD is selling as low as $8.99 at Amazon.com and it seems that it only has sales of 4,000 copies.

Meanwhile, Ashton Kutcher was virtually ignored when Jessica Simpson and he were at the taping of That ’70s Show at Malibu’s Paradise Cove Beach Wednesday.

Jessica generously posed for photos with a 14 year old boy and a family on vacation from Japan. “She’s even prettier in person than on TV” gushed one female admirer.

Also, this is just mere gossip but it’s fun to know about nonetheless. Groupies are dishing dirt on Jessica Simpson and her 98 Degrees fiance Nick Lachey on the GroupieCentral.com forums, including talk that both parties have cheated on each other in the past, as well as renewed talk that Nick’s bandmates don’t like Jessica.

Mariah Carey Strayed From Her Competitive Advantage

Sathnam Sanghera of the Financial Times spoke with Lyor Cohen, president of Island/Def Jam records, on his controversial move of signing Mariah Carey to a three-album deal worth an estimated $21m.

“I said to Mariah ‘What’s your competitive advantage? A great voice, of course. And what else? You write every one of your songs. You’re a great writer” he explained.

“So just why did you stray from your competitive advantage? Why are you dressing like that, why are you using all these collaborations, with other artists and other songwriters? Why, Mariah? It’s like driving a Ferrari in first, you won’t see what that Ferrari will do until you get into sixth gear’.”

Gwyneth Paltrow Distressed Over Ben Affleck Dating Not Beautiful J.Lo

The press are carrying reports that Gwyneth Paltrow is said to be upset over longtime love Ben Affleck’s choice of having a relationship with the ‘Waiting For Tonight’ vocalistress, Jennifer Lopez.

“Gwyneth is really upset about Ben and Jennifer. She still has strong feelings for him and she doesn’t think Jennifer is right for him, or good enough” a friend of Gwyneth revealed.

“She still adores Ben and she can’t stand Jennifer. She believes Ben, who is from a nice middle class family and is cultured, would be better off with someone more like himself. Someone who is beautiful, refined and educated. She has been crying down the phone about it to her friends and she is threatening to ring him up and have it out with him.”

Meanwhile, Entertainment Tonight spoke with Eduardo Verastegui, the man Jennifer Lopez is seen with in her music video, ‘Ain’t It Funny’.

Eduardo, who is making his first Hollywood film, ‘Papi Chulo’, commented “Working with Jennifer Lopez was an amazing experience. She was beautiful, very talented and a very professional artist.”

Paulina Rubio On Marc, Jennifer, Britney And Ricky

Steppin’ Out magazine recently caught up with the beautiful Paulina Rubio and asked her about some musical peers.

On Britney Spears, she said “I think she’s beautiful and she has a great mother, like mine.”

As for Jennifer Lopez “I think she’s cool.”

And as for Ricky Martin, Paulina calls him her favorite celebrity friend. “See, we grew up together” she explained. “He was in Menudo and I was in a girl group that competed against them. I love Ricky! We’re family. I’m also close to Marc Anthony. I love Marc so very much. He’s a darling, I tell you.”

Jennifer Lopez’s Ex, Cris, To Play Samantha Mumba’s Love Interest

Press reports suggest that Samantha Mumba has chosen Cris Judd to star in her new video ‘I’m Right Here’, a track which you can hear on Pop-Music.com by reading the previous Samantha Mumba article.

The storyline has him playing Samantha’s love interest, but now that he’s divorced from Jennifer Lopez, the role has been scaled back it seems.

“A lot of his performance has ended up on the cutting room floor” said a source. “Obviously as one of his first jobs since breaking-up from Jennifer, there’s going to be a lot of interest but they don’t want his appearance to overshadow Samantha.”