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Adele Will Perform At The Grammys After All
After months of vocal rest following surgery to remove a polyp on her vocal chords, Adele is finally ready to perform again. Just in time for the Grammy Awards February 12! The singer broke the news via her official twitter feed earlier today. More »
LL Cool J Will Be The First Grammys Host In 7 Years
I hope the disembodied voice doesn’t get jealous. More »
Mash-Up: ‘Top Of The Pops 2011 – WTF’ Favors Britney, Rihanna, And Maroon 5
Mashup-Germany has debuted its mix of the 28 most successful songs of 2011, called Top of the Pops 2011, and would you believe that it uses Britney Spears‘ “Till the World Ends” and Maroon 5‘s “Moves Like Jagger” as the base songs? Don’t worry, there’s good stuff in here, too. More »
A Grumpy Discussion Of The 2011 Grammy Nominees
So the nominees for the 2011 Grammy Awards were announced yesterday, and when Liana and I looked at them, our reactions ranged from intense indifference to full-on stabbing rage. Here is the G-chat conversation that ensued. More »
Adele’s Doing Just Fine After Throat Surgery
If you’ve been following the story of Adele and her throat surgery, you’ll remember that rumors were circling all over the Internet that the singer was suffering from throat cancer. The reality of the situation is much less dramatic — she underwent routine vocal chord surgery and is recovering nicely, as Adele explained in her blog: More »
Crush Links: Adele Will Make Full Recovery
• Adele expected to make full recovery. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Ryan Gosling on set of yet another movie. (Lainey Gossip)
• David Beckham worries about his kids. (Have U Heard)
• Dr. Conrad Murray on suicide watch. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• The Kardashians react to the SNL spoof. (The Stir)
• Why Kristen Stewart won’t talk about her boyfriend. (Have U Heard)
• The Kardashian klan celebrate Rob’s big night. (Celebuzz)
Crush Links: Lindsay Lohan Heading Back To Jail
• Rihanna released from hospital. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Truth about Adele and her condition. (Hollywood Hiccups)
• Justin Bieber baby lawsuit rejected. (Have U Heard)
• Lindsay Lohan is headed back to jail. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Kris Humphries dark side revealed. (Hollywood Hiccups)
• Matt Damon launches water bottles. (Have U Heard)
Crush Links: Jennifer Aniston Won’t Let Brad Pitt Ruin Her Relationship
• Ryan Gosling on scene for The Gangster Squad. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Holly Madison has insured her rack. (Hollywood Hiccups)
• Adele debuts her Someone Like You music video. Watch here. (Have U Heard)
• Kate Middleton wearing what appears to be a sweater dress? (Lainey Gossip)
• Joy Behar explains how to avoid a nip slip. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Cheryl Cole looking good for her 2012 calendar. (Hollywood Hiccups)
• Jennifer Aniston isn’t letting Brad Pitt ruin her relationship. (Have U Heard)
Adele Is Such A Good Sport For The Paparazzi, Especially Without Make-Up
We’re blown away by Adele‘s voice, so we hate to see her in an uncomfortable situation, like when the paparazzi caught her without make-up. But good for her for succumbing to the inevitable and letting them snap a few shots. More »
Parting Tweet: Writer Stephen Falk Understands Pop Music
Weeds writer Stephen Falk just gets pop music. While the rest of us were sitting around while watching Adele perform at the VMAs, trying to picture the scum who broke her heart, Stephen was hard at work formulating a theory. More »
Video: Adele’s Simplified Performance Was the Highlight of the VMAs
The wonderful Adele performed at last night’s VMAs, as did Beyonce, Lady Gaga, ‘Lil Wayne and Kanye/Jay-Z. (What’s that, you say? Chris Brown also performed? Oh, well we refuse to acknowledge that MTV is actually supporting the career of someone who unapologetically physically assaulted his girlfriend.) More »
Gallery: The 10 Best Celebrity Reaction Shots from the MTV VMAs
This year’s Video Music Awards had no host — unless you count Jesse J singing nominees’ songs into commercial breaks – but what it lacked in one unifying star, it made up for in a bevy of amazing facial expressions. Most of the best reaction shots came from attendees trying to understand Lady Gaga‘s Grease-inspired performance as Jo Calderone, but there was also the incredibly sweet, unexpected moment where Beyonce bared her baby bump and husband Jay-Z went crazy. In-between, we also had some great WTF faces from Dave Grohl, Katy Perry, and Britney Spears. More »
Crush Links: We Guess Casey Anthony’s Only Hot If She’s Guilty?
• According to music fan/singles site Tastebuds.fm, Adele devotees are most likely to find love. (The Frisky)
• Now that Casey Anthony has been pronounced not guilty, Vivid Entertainment has awkwardly withdrawn its offer for her to star in a porn film. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)
• Mortals, never fear: Awful hair also happens to hot ladies like Selena Gomez and Alicia Keys. (Celebuzz)
• Blair Waldorf has a new idol to impress/overthrow: Elizabeth Hurley will play a sexy media mogul on season 5 of Gossip Girl. (People)
• Brooke Mueller threatens to sue if anyone mentions her at Charlie Sheen‘s roast. But if she doesn’t make it into any jokes, then we’ll forget she even exists! (YourTango)
Dear Adele’s Ex-Boyfriend, You Are a D-Bag
Adele‘s new album 21 is gorgeous, and her voice is fierce. However, the guy whose relationship with Adele inspired many of the songs on 21 and her previous album 19 now says he deserves a cut of the royalties. More »
Gallery: Celebrities Who Don’t Have Royal Wedding Fever
There were plenty of famous faces in the crowd at the royal wedding, including Victoria and David Beckham, Elton John, and even Mr. Bean himself, Rowan Atkinson. But some celebs didn’t take part in the festivities, and others lashed out about not getting invited. More »
Snap This: Adele On the Cover of Rolling Stone
We at Crushable HQ love British soul singer Adele – her voice is so epic that you have to take notice. And while there’s a lot of pressure for women in the entertainment industry to look a certain way, Adele’s talent is more powerful than body image issues. She told the magazine, “My life is full of drama and I won’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like.” More »
Video: Adele’s New Song “Rolling in the Deep” Is Wonderful
We’re big fans of Adele, the 22-year-old singer/songwriter from London. She’s got a new album coming out soon, 21 (her first record was titled 19, cuuute) and it’s first single, “Rolling in the Deep” is getting a lot of play around these parts. The song is rhythmic and smoky and this video compliments it perfectly. More »
Crush This: What’s New In Music, Movies, TV
Welcome to Crush This, your weekly guide to what’s new in movies, music, TV, and DVD. We’ve navigated the upcoming release calendars in search of all the pop culture landscape has to offer. On deck this week are Daniel Merriweather’s album Love & War, The September Issue on DVD, Olympic figure skating, and the new police comedy, Cop Out.
Music:
Daniel Merriweather’s Love & War finally gets a Stateside release on Tuesday. You might recognize the soulful Aussie from Mark Ronson’s “Stop… More »
VH1 Divas Performance Photos
These are some really great photos taken during the performances for the 2009 VH1 Divas show. There were a lot of earlier Divas back to perform duets with the younger ones and some intresting non-singing guests too. It’s a terrific program and you can catch it on VH1 for the next few days.
Host Paula Abdul performs onstage during 2009 VH1 Divas at Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 17, 2009 in New York City.
Jennifer Hudson performs during the 2009 VH1… More »
VH1 Divas Red Carpet Photos
On Thursday, VH1 hosted the VH1 Divas show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. There was a new, younger group of Divas this year, including Miley Cyrus, Jordan Sparks & Kelly Clarkson. Paula Abdul was the host and many non-singing Divas showed up too. Here are some photos from the red carpet:
Musician Miley Cyrus attends 2009 VH1 Divas at Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 17, 2009 in New York City.
Singer Jordin Sparks attends 2009 VH1 Divas at Brooklyn Academy… More »