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Most Anticipated Celebrity Weddings Coming in 2016

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Celebrity weddings are something that the population practically dies for. The phenomenon is quite unexplainable, but some people get just as excited about a celebrity wedding as they do about their own wedding.

The reason could be that people like to live vicariously through celebrities. Women dream about their wedding days from early on in their lives, and there is nothing more a woman dreams of for her wedding than for everything to look perfect, for the gown to be princess-worthy, and for the flowers to look like they came from the Garden of Eden itself.

Celebrities have everything in their weddings that normal people only dream about. Not only are they ridiculously good looking, they spend tens of thousands of dollars make sure every detail is perfect and that every guest makes it to their destination wedding in Maui. It really sounds like heaven. If you like to live vicariously through celebrity weddings just as much as everyone else, you be interested to hear about the most anticipated famous weddings coming up in 2016.

Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney

Who knew that Lady Gaga had the desire to get married like any other human being. It’s kind of hard to equate her to being human sometimes, so maybe that’s the reason. Her eccentric style hasn’t stopped her from reigning in love, however.

Gaga and handsome Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney got hitched on Valentine’s Day of last year and are set to be married sometime this year. They’re quiet on the details, but the wedding’s still on. One can’t even imagine what the celebration will look like, but a Gaga-fied wedding sounds like a spectacle that can’t be missed.

Mariah Carey and Her Giant Ring

It’s always fun when crazy people get married. You know that they’ll spend copious amounts of money to put on an elaborate dream wedding, they’ll hopefully let it be leaked all over the press, and hopefully the marriage will last, but if it doesn’t, they’ll just do it again in a couple years.

Another wedding happening this year that people don’t want to miss is between Mariah Carey and James Packer, one of the richest men in Australia. The ring is bigger than most jewels found in the cave of wonders, but more power to the girl who has to wear that heavy rock on her hand all day, every day. If the ring is any sign of what the wedding will be like, the world is excited to see.

Congrats to the soon to be newlyweds. Here’s to hoping the marriages last, but really, everyone just wants to see the wild antics you incorporate into your big day, so don’t disappoint, celebrities. The world is counting on you to make our dreams come true.

Originally posted on January 30, 2016 @ 3:58 am

Flamings Lips And Their “Secret” Hollywood Concert

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Got some free time this Thursday? Rather, do you have all of Thursday free? If so, and if you are a fan of Flaming Lips, get your butt over to Hollywood’s Ricardo Montalbán Theatre, which is near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. The news is that the band is going to have a FREE concert at 7:30 pm.

There’s some good and some bad here. The good first: the concert is FREE. It is sponsored by MySpace, and they are throwing away the tickets on a first come first served basis. That’s the bad. You know how these things go. Even though the concert is not starting till 7:30 pm, you would have to be there hours earlier to score some tickets.

So why is this gig creating such noise? If you haven’t heard, Flaming Lips has released a new album after so many years. Titled “Embryonic,” the album is getting favorable reviews. This psychedelic band has been in the scene for quite some time now, and while not everyone is into their music, they do have a strong following. Also, a teaser tells us that this will be the band’s last performance till next year. That’s enough reason for fans to make it to Thursday’s concert.

By the way, if you buy the CD at Amoeba, you will also get free tickets. As it was released Tuesday, I don’t know if there are any left. You could go check it out, though. I am sure that beats having to line up early at the venue.

Originally posted on October 14, 2009 @ 3:17 am

Hollywood Honors CNN Heroes

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Everyone needs a hero and our world today, more than ever, needs its own heroes to look up to. In a world were violence and all sorts of negative things are common, it can be hard to retain a positive outlook. Yet when we hear of and witness simple acts that become great in their simplicity, we can’t help but be inspired and once again believe in the goodness of mankind. This is how I felt when I read and viewed the tribute to CNN Heroes of 2008.

Appropriately held on the night of Thanksgiving, CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute was sort of a get together for some of the biggest personalities in Hollywood. CNN has this report:

Singer Christina Aguilera joined fellow Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend for “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,” which honored the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008.

The show, taped before an audience of more than 2,500 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, premiered on the global networks of CNN on Thanksgiving night.

Liz McCartney, dedicated to helping survivors of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes, was named 2008 CNN Hero of the Year.

McCartney, who will receive $100,000 to continue her work just outside New Orleans, was selected from among the top 10 CNN Heroes after six weeks of online voting at CNN.com. More than 1 million votes were cast.

Here is the video of Christina Aguilera singing, courtesy of YouTube.

I regret that I was not able to take part in the voting for the heroes of this year. Maybe next time.

Originally posted on November 29, 2008 @ 12:06 am

Idol Gives Michael Johns Back to His Normal Life

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Michael Johns American IdolI love watching American Idol and I especially love Idol Gives Back but this year I did cringe when they sent home Michael Johns. It wasn’t that I am a big fan of Michaels Johns (although I did love his last performance) but Ryan Seacrest’s callous remark after announcing who was going home really is cringe-worthy. Hearing Ryan say, “Last year on Idol Gives Back week, we didn’t eliminate anyone. Not so this week.”, somehow soured the goody goody feeling Idol Gives Back inspires. That was a cruel thing to do. No one should be left with negative memories of an Idol Gives Back night and Michael Johns sure would. A pat on the back him though since he took it all in stride and even said about his song “Dream On” that, “If there’s a song to go out on, that’s not a bad one.”

On the bright side though the show had some really good moments with the highlight being the amount of money raised, which is more than what they raised last year. They are still accepting donations via the Idol Gives Back website as well as their Idol Gives Back MySpace page.

If you want to see all the stars and the performances head on to itunes to download all the Idol performances (regular shows and Idol Gives Back).

Originally posted on April 11, 2008 @ 6:25 am

AI Contestants’ Paychecks

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American IdolPlan on joining American Idol to get rich? Unless you’re going to be among the top contestants you can forget about it. My recent research to find the answer to the question of how much the idol contestants actually make while on the show lead me to these findings:

1. No one is paid anything until they’re on the top 24.
2. The top 24 contestants get paid about $30 a day for food and an additional $500 a week for clothing. They are not allowed to spend the $500 on anything else.
3. They go home empty handed if they don’t make it to the top 12.
4. The longer the contestant stays the bigger the check they get when they are eliminated (this makes sense of course). The top two contestants get a car on top of the money.
5. Contestants get a cut from the compilation album.
6. Contestants are paid a nice enough amount for going on the AI tour. For each appearance they rack up $5000 (per show) and they also get a cut from the all the merchandise sold during the tour.
7. Of course we all know the AI winner goes home rich.

Lesson learned? If you plan on joining AI just for the money you’d better make sure you make it to the top 12!

Originally posted on April 14, 2008 @ 11:03 pm