Stars like Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, Destiny’s Child star Beyonce Knowles, Ashlee Simpson, Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah, Jay Z, and Nelly chatted with The Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.
Watch the report, which includes highlights from the show here.
Razorlight, Jamelia, Minnie Driver and other stars will be performing at Make Trade Fair Live, a unique musical event on September 14 at Hammersmith Apollo, London.
The headline act will be announced on the day itself. In any case, buy your tickets now! Click here to purchase!
Make Trade Fair Live follows on from Oxfam’s Fairplay concert in 2002 which saw Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher and Ms Dynamite together on stage to raise awareness and funds for Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair campaign.
Make Trade Fair Live has been organised by Oxfam to highlight the impact of unfair trade rules on poor farmers in the developing world. Oxfam is working to make trade fair and lift people in the developing world out of poverty.
Half the world’s population is living on less than $2 a day.
If Africa, East Asia, South Asia, and Latin America were to each increase their share of world trade exports by one per cent, the gains in income could lift 128 million people out of poverty.
All profits from Make Trade Fair Live will go to Oxfam.
Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports Michael Jackson’s father Joe is releasing a tell-all book The Jacksons: The Golden Truth About the Jackson Family in Germany next week.
The book is published by Random House Entertainment and Jackson senior is set to go on a big book-signing promotional tour that will eventually take him to the Frankfurt Book Festival in late September.
There’s no word yet if the book will be released in America.
Alicia Keys, Usher, Kanye West and Celine Dion will perform at this year’s World Music Awards 2004.
Josh Groban will also take to the stage.
In the past, the World Music Awards were held in Monte Carlo but this year the show is relocating to Las Vegas, USA.
The World Music Awards airs live on September 15 on the ABC network.
While gearing up for the release of his album ‘Half Life’ rising American pop sensation Eric West (no relation to rap superstar Kanye West) found time to team up with popular New York DJ Galbis for an upcoming single, which according to one source might hit the dance floors in Europe before it finds it way to America.
At the end of the month Eric will be attending the annual MTV Video Music Awards in America. When the pop singer was asked about what he’ll be wearing to the show, he told Teen People “I’m a huge Janet Jackson supporter, for the show a good friend of mine who is a clothing designer designed a I support Janet shirt for me. You’ll see what it looks like at the show.”
Eric’s new CD ‘Half Life’ was originally scheduled for release in September but will arrive January 2005. Eric’s publicist Marilyn Murphy stated, “With a lot of major artist releasing records in the fall, Eric could get lost in the shuffle so it was our decision to push the record in the first quater of 2005.” If we start working it immediately after Eric’s fall club tour of Europe and the US that only gives us a month and a half before the charts get frozen for the holidays” Barry Amatiello added, “So the question is, Can we push it enough in that short amount of time or do we let the PR machine build and take it to radio in January, which is what we decided upon.”
Ciara’s debut single Goodies, as we all know is produced by Lil’ Jon, is definitely a burner right now and the pretty eighteen year old even co-wrote the song, which is usually not the case for such a young artist, but she is just excited she had the chance to do that.
“I’m so happy I co-wrote Goodies” Ciara said.
But the slim vocalistress is hoping the fans don’t get the wrong message from her sexy single. “I pray everybody gets it the way they’re supposed to,” Ciara states.
Her album’s out on September 14.
The fantastic Black Eyed Peas told the press last week that one of their must-visit places is India.
Wil.I.Am said “Collectively, we have agreed that we all want to visit India at some point for all the beauty and colour it has to offer. Especially see the Taj Mahal in Agra.”
“It’s beautiful. Enchanting. Made for the lover.”
“We should actually write a song about it. It’ll be awesome.”
After almost seven years since Adriana Evan of hits like Love Is All Around fame, came on the scene with her groundbreaking self titled debut release, the pioneer in the Neo Soul genre is finally back with an amazing collection of material entitled Nomadic.
The title refers to the nomadic lifestyle that Adriana has been living since she disappeared from the music industry. Adriana’s first release was no doubt ahead of its time coming out before a lot of the genre’s breakthrough artists such as Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.
Adriana’s new set once again is ahead of it’s time breaking down genre lines with an incredible mix of musical references as diverse as hip hop, soul, jazz, blues, afro Cuban, samba, folk and heavy rock influences.
Coming to a record store near you real soon. Keep a look out for it. It’s said to be absolutely brilliant.
Former Bardot singer Belinda Chapple was in the studio with Kylie and Jackie O of Austereo network.
She talked about her decision to try a solo career, her Olympic inspired song, the enchanting Where It All Began, and her dating life.
Listen to the interview here.
Natasha Bedingfield’s track, These Words is out now, and will also be on her upcoming debut album Unwritten.
One of the other tracks on the CD features Bizarre from D12, a surprising collaboration that came about after she got chatting to the band at Top of the Pops.
“I just approached D12 and said ‘Would any of y’all like to do your thing like your rap over it?’.”
“Bizarre’s the guy with the shower cap – he’s really cool. Basically, we did this amazing modern way of recording – he was in one country and I was in another!”