Monthly Archives: January 2005

Ricky Martin To Raise Child Trafficking Awareness In Light Of Tsunami Disaster

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Ricky Martin left for Thailand on Monday night to visit tsunami victims and Thai officials. “He’s going to be visiting shelters and he’s meeting with the Thai foreign minister and interior minister, as well as various ambassadors, to raise awareness in the trafficking of children,” the singer’s representative told The New York Daily News.

“Ricky has been very active in fighting child abuse and child trafficking in Latin America and he wants to see what his foundation can do to help and to raise awareness in Thailand.”

UK Acts Such As Appleton, Shaznay Lewis & More Record Song For Tsunami Relief

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Urban music artists including Maxi Jazz are to record a track for the Asian tsunami appeal over the next two days.

The song called Give & Let Live will also feature Shaznay Lewis, Jamie Cullum, Lemar, and Natalie and Nicole Appleton. A remix will be done by Basement Jaxx.

The Appleton sisters said “Its for a good cause and the song’s reall meaningful and everything. We ave all got to come togther and help.”

Jessica Simpson And Nick Lachey Sympathise With Brad Pitt And Jennifer Aniston

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Singers and reality TV stars Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey sympathise with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s recent split because they’ve also suffered under the media’s scrutiny. The pop couple allowed cameras to chart the ups and downs of their marriage for the MTV reality show, Newlyweds and subsequently became victims of the public’s obsession with their private life.

But they insist Brad and Jennifer could have saved their relationship if they’d accepted fame attracts gossip and media intrusion.Jessica Simpson explains, “Fame definitely puts pressure on a marriage. Especially when so many things are untrue, it really becomes an issue. But, you know, you learn early on in this business that with success, you’re fair game to that. And you just have to learn to really have tough skin and let it just roll right off. We’ve kind of put ourselves out there for that. But it’s always a difficult thing when you hear things that are being made up.”

Busted: Gone For Good after weeks of tension

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To some it’s the end of the world, for others it a day of joyous celebration. Either way, pop group Busted have gone. They announced at a press conference today (Friday, 14th January 2005) the news that crushed their legions of fans. Some say the split has come after All Saints style tensions within the group following Charlie’s commitments to his new band Fightstar, who go on tour in March. No plans for a farewell single or a best of have been made just yet, but it’s been said the tension was so bad that “they couldn’t bear to be in the same room with each other” according to an insider. How I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in their dressing room…

Me Against Myself Set to go “Double Platinum” in India

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After a heavy promotional tour in India, “Me against myself” is set to go double platinum in India in the New Year. Already platinum after only a couple of weeks on sale, Jay is currently the highest selling international artist. The album is currently Number 2 in the Indian album charts, one place behind Bobby Friction’s “Friction” compilation album.

Jo O’Meara: Ex-S Clubber’s come back assault for 2005

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Jo O’Meara, she of former S Club 7 fame, will hopefully be releasing her debut solo material in 2005. However, don’t expect anything in the veins of Bring It All Back or Reach, S Club fans. Jo has insisted she’s gone down a rockier, more guitar based route and has been working with the team who produced stuff for Melanie C, Holly Valance, Speedway and Appleton to name but a few. Whether or not her stuff will be released on the same day as that of Rachel Stevens is yet to be seen, so watch this space until then…

Raghav returns with dancehall smashit

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After the last year of chart hits, headline performances, award winning and accolade reaping, Raghav kicks into 2005 with an uptempo, dirtied down, raunchy ragga dancehall tune, inspired by the beaches of Jamaica via the cold, icehockey obsessed streets of Calgary Canada and the tunesmithery of Raghav.

Raghav demonstrates again his musical sorcery on a track featuring a potent blend of ragga rhythm and rhymes, asian beats and bollywood strings all elegantly stitched together by his crystal pure vocal.

Raghav delivers an infectious new song over one of the most famous Dance Hall rhythms of all time originally brought to fame by Chaka Demus & Pliers 90s Worldwide hit ‘Murder She Wrote’. Not wishing to dilute any of the original vibe, Raghav enlisted the originators of this classic piece of Ragga history, the legendary Dancehall dons Sly & Robbie, to re-produce his new single. Raghav is aided and abetted on the track by the UK’s premier Dancehall MCs Frankey Maxx and former 2Play compadre, Jucxi D.