PHOTO – Singer Austin Mahone Rushed to Hospital – Cancels Tour

Austin Mahone Cancels Tour

UPDATE: The L.A. Times is reporting that Austin is being treated for a blood clot and extreme inflammation in his throat.
Mahone is also suffering from severe dehydration and exhaustion.

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Teen sensation and “What About Love” singer Austin Mahone had some bad news for his fans today.

It seems Austin has taken ill and was rushed to a Miami hospital Thursday morning and by late afternoon had announced he was cancelling his upcoming MTV Artists to Watch Headline Tour scheduled to start today.

Austin Mahone to Open Six Shows on Taylor Swift’s “Red” Tour!!!

Austin Mahone to open for Taylor Swift

If you ever doubted that teen singer Austin Mahone had what it takes to be a pop star – you better think again.

Sixteen year old Austin Mahone just announced that he will be opening six shows for Taylor Swift on her upcoming “Red” tour!

Austin took to Twitter and Facebook to tell his fans that the deal was struck and he will open for Taylor during six of her large-scale arena shows next year.

Austin Mahone told MTV,

"I still can't believe I’m opening for Taylor! I’m so appreciative and excited for this opportunity. Getting to play in stadiums, and it’s with one of the biggest artists in the world! I can't wait!”

It’s not that we didn’t see it coming either...

Austin just recently moved to Miami and signed a record deal with Chase/Universal Republic and his been out on the road performing almost non-stop the last couple of months.

Aerosmith Singer Steven Tyler Looses Teeth After Shower Fall in Paraguay

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith

Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler had a bad day yesterday.

While touring in Paraguay with his band Aerosmith, Tyler slipped and fell in his hotel shower - knocking out his two front teeth and causing other cuts and bruises.

Tyler spent several hours in La Costa medical center in Paraguay's capital receiving emergency dental surgery and stitches.

Tuesdays show was cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday.

A concert organizer said,

"Mr. Tyler had a small accident that prevents him from staging the concert tonight. He is fine, he's in his hotel but he's not able to do the concert."

Tyler, also a judge on American Idol, took a fall a few years back during a concert and broke his shoulder. Steven later admitted that prescription drugs were to blame and entered rehab.

Last year, the 63-year-old singer wrote a book talking about his life in the spotlight and his use of drugs and alcohol.

At one point he says he spent over $20 million on cocaine alone.

Related: Steven Tyler releases new book - Talk’s Idol and addiction

Aerosmith is currently touring Latin American – next stop La Plata, Argentina. The tour will run through early December and end in Sapporo Japan on December 12.

The show must go on!

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Video - Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Duet in Brazil – Sings “Mistletoe” for Fist Time!

Justin Bieber gave his fans in Brazil a rare treat last night at his My World concert in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

His girlfriend Selena Gomez took the stage to sing a duet of “Who Says” with Justin, and the Biebs sang “Mistletoe” from his new Christmas album for the first time live!

Bieber had tweeted the night before that his Brazilian fans were some of the loudest fans he had ever heard at a concert, and based on the following video of the duet he was telling the truth.

Bieber hinted at a big surprise on twitter by saying,

“Round Two for RIO is TOMORROW!! I got a HUGE SURPRISE TOMORROW at the show here in RIO....a Special Guest. WHO IS COMING??”

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Gomez traveled to Rio earlier this week to meet up with the Biebs and spent a little quality time by renting the presidential suite at one of Rio’s swankiest hotels.

After the show Bieber took to twitter to say,

“RIO!!! CRAZY!! thanks to @selenagomez for helping me do something special for the crowd. a duet never hurt nobody. WHO SAYS”

Wednesday night Bieber wowed the crowd with his first ever live performance of his new song “Mistletoe” from his Christmas Album.

Watch Justin Bieber Sing “Mistletoe” live in Rio


The only glitch on Justin’s tour so far has been the death threats against him if he travels into Peru and proceeds with his show.

Most have discounted the rumors as those of an angry and jealous fan but we hear extra security will be in place while performing in Peru.

Related: Justin Bieber gets death threats in Peru

His My World tour will wrap up later this month and Justin will return to the United States just in time for the release of his Christmas Album “Under the Mistletoe”.

Related: Bieber’s Christmas album track and artist list revealed

No word on how long Selena will be traveling with Bieber but we do know she was delayed entry into Brazil for several hours because she did not have all her paper work in order.

Ah the life of a young rock star!

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Video - Justin Bieber Gets Into A Street Fight and Flashes his Purple Underwear!

Bieber fighting in the street

Justin Bieber was hanging out in Los Angeles yesterday and really drew a lot of attention.

First, he was spotted hanging out at the new Hollywood Chick-fil-A on Sunset Boulevard where he hiked up his shirt and showed the paparazzi his purple underwear.

We’re not relay sure how he even keeps his woman’s pants up when they sag so low but purple underwear has kind of become his trademark.

And are those Spanks we see under his shirt?

Actually, the Biebs was getting fitted for a microphone pack by the guy standing behind him and you can see the mic wire running up his shirt.  

Justin Bieber flashed his purple underwear in L.A.

Then Bieber got into a fight on the streets of L.A.!

Kind of…

Justin spent the rest of the day with his pal Ryan Goode filming a PSA (Public Service Announcement) about bullying and street fighting.

Part of the segment was filmed for everybody to see and that shot included Bieber acting like he was being bullied and getting into a fight.

One witness says the shot the scene almost 20 times before moving on to other business.

So rest easy fans – it was all for the camera!



News also slipped out yesterday that Bieber’s new Christmas album with Boyz II Men and Taylor Swift will be released on Halloween.

We can only imagine the millions that will fly off store shelves to be wrapped and put under the tree for Christmas day.

That’s why he’s famous.

And he knows what his fans want, and he knows how and when to give it to them.

Oh yea, next week Bieber heads out for his South American segment of his “My World Tour” and has just announced additional dates and cities.

Related: Justin Bieber announces South American tour dates
Related: Devastated Bieber fans learn of sold out shows – Video

Bieber also says his new album “Believe” is coming along nicely and should be out soon.

He says he will work on it while on tour and put the finishing touches on it once he returns to the United Stated later this year.

Does this kid ever stop?

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Video - Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun Interview at Fashion Night Talk Charity and Christmas Album

Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun hit up Dolce & Gabbana’s Fashion Night last week and gave one of the best interviews we’ve heard in a while.

Justin talked about Scooter’s beard, and how and when he decided to cut it off – and his failed attempt to auction the hair for charity.

Bieber talked about Braun’s “aging” fashion attire and said Scooter “had his day” when he was fly and had the swag down – and that JB has kind of given up on trying to give Scooter fashion advice.

The most important part of the interview was when they talked about the charity organized by Scooters brother called “Pencils of Promise” and the number of schools that have been built so far.



Justin and his team have supported Adam Braun and his charity since its inception and now have over 50 schools either already built, or being built in third world countries.

Bieber’s new Christmas album is due out this November and will contain mostly original songs written by Justin, and at least one original track written by Justin and Taylor Swift.

Proceeds from the Christmas album will go to “Pencils of Promise”.

Taylor Swift and Justin have become friends this summer, and the singer even pulled the ultimate prank on her a couple of weeks back as part of the new MTV “Punk’d” TV series that is being revived.

Related: Justin Bieber pranks Taylor Swift – Spoiler Alert!

Bieber has also announced the dates and venues for his South American “My World” tour that will resume on September 30th and run through October.

And Scooter… you still look fly.

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Watch - Avril Lavigne “Wish You Were Here” New Music Video

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne has come out of the dark to release her newest music video for her single “Wish You Were Here”.

The song is the fourth track on her latest album “Goodbye Lullaby” which includes other successful hits like “What the hell” and “Black Star”.

While the album’s release date was pushed back several times, Lavigne says,

"I write my own music and, therefore, it takes me longer to put out records 'cause I have to live my life to get inspiration,"

Watch Avril Lavigne’s “Wish You Were Here” Music Video


Dang, she is so hot.

Avril is currently on tour in Rome this week as part of her “Black Star Tour” and will then travel to Amsterdam, Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, and Australia, before returning to Canada to complete the tour in Montreal on October 25th.

She is also busy promoting her perfume fragrances “Forbidden Rose” and “Black Star” and her clothing line at AbbyDawn.com.

Lavigne says she is also busy working with her charitable organization the “Avril Lavigne Foundation”.

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My Chemical Romance Fires drummer Michael Pedicone for Stealing from the Band

Wow, sounds like rock and roll can be more than just sex, drugs, glamor and money.

My Chemical Romance has released a statement saying that long time drummer Michael Pedicone has been fired from the band for stealing from the other group members.

While the details are still sketchy and nobody but the band knows exactly what was stolen, they have already replaced Pedicone with Jarrod Alexander from the band Dead Country.

Whatever went down involved multiple instances of theft and the involvement of the police, although the band says they are not going to press charges.

My Chemical Romance issued a statement on the MCR official web site saying that something had happened last Friday night and they were going to make a statement to try and slow the gossip and then never talk about it again saying,

“The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington. We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation. The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to. We just want him out of our lives. The people who play in this band are a family, and family should not take advantage of each other like he did. We are currently moving forward, and hope to have a new drummer in place for our show in Salt Lake City, Utah. The show must go on.”

And the show did go on with substitute drummer Jarrod Alexander who is expected to continue playing with MCR until their current tour is over.



The tour is scheduled to last through October 8th and is scheduled to hit Minneapolis, Des Moines, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Camden New Jersey, Saratoga New York and other cities before ending in Los Angeles.

For now the current band members Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero and Mikey Way said it best – the show must go on.

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Video - Justin Bieber Inside His Tour Bus and Life on the Road

The entire World has fallen in love with Justin Bieber.

But have you ever wondered what it’s like living life on the road doing 150 shows?

Can you imagine what it takes to get the people organized, set up the stage; do the show, tear everything down, and move on to the next town?

Well, now you can get an amazing inside look – a behind the scenes “life on the road” experience of just what it takes to be Justin Bieber.

Justin Bieber and Ryan Butler

A bonus feature off the new two disk North American Director's Fan Cut DVD gives us an inside view of what it takes to be Justin Bieber.

There is the usual cast of characters – Scooter Braun, Ryan Goode, Ryan Butler, Chaz Somers, Justin’s divorced dad Jeremy, Kenny Hamilton, Jaden Smith, Nolan, and others – but you also get to see the stage and dance crews in action.

There’s behind the scenes segments of everything from a shirtless Justin Bieber relaxing in a hot tub with his manager Scooter Braun on their day off – to playing video games on his tour bus with his friend Ryan Butler.

Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun In the Hot Tub

And oh man – the tour bus!

We get an amazing glimpse inside Justin’s tour bus and what it is really like living on the road and travelling from city to city.

There are the six bunk beds for his team and friends, flat panel televisions, video games, Bieber’s personal queen size bed in his private bedroom, and his suitcase full of school books.

Justin and Chaz Somers

So what does it take to pull off a year on the road with the world’s most popular teen idol?

Try 18 semi-trucks, 8 tour buses, and almost 100 people involved from the equipment load-in, setup, show execution, tear down, and load-out. It is a huge process to get everything in its place at the right time.

And the next day they do it all again – 150 shows alone in the United States during 2009 and 2010.

As the big blue bus comes rolling into the arena parking lot there are already hundreds of dedicated screaming fans waiting to catch a glimpse of their idol.

On the Tour Bus

We also get to see behind the scenes footage at Bieber’s concert venues - the Segway battles, basketball games, horse playing in the arena halls, and show time.

When Justin needs to be somewhere faster than his tour bus can get him there he simply hops on a private jet with his closest confidants and friends and jets to his next destination.



This is some of the best footage ever of what it really takes for a World famous performer to do what seems impossible to most of us.

Now you know why everybody loves this kid.

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Video - Justin Bieber’s “Director Fan Cut DVD” is Out! Sneak Peek!

For those Justin Bieber fans that just can’t get enough of the teen singing sensation – your wait is over.

The final “Directors Fan Cut DVD” of “Never Say Never” is out and the fans are gobbling it up.

The new fan version adds tons of extras including Justin on his Segway, thirty minutes of new footage, and the removal of some footage deemed “unnecessary”.

Jon Chu, who directed the DVD, says,

“We listened to Justin’s fans after the release of the original Never Say Never and the message was clear. They wanted to see more Justin and less concert stuff and fluff footage. So we packed this fan cut version with everything they asked for!”

Indeed, this version contains over one hour of additional special features and new intimate moments of Justin while on tour.

There is a sneak peek inside his tour bus with Kenny Hamilton and footage of Bieber on his favorite toy – his Segway.

There is new footage of Bieber interacting with his golden ticket winners and more segments of him talking and dancing.



We suspect this fan cut version of Never Say Never will do well.

After the release of the first cut, lots of fans were disappointed that there was so little “Justin” in the movie.

One fan said,

“We wanted to see more Justin. We wanted to hear him talk and learn more about him. They cut everything together so fast you could barely see anything. Most of the footage was stuff on YouTube and things we had already seen before. We wanted to see new things. It was kind of a letdown.”

Jon Chu and his team heard the message loud and clear and agreed to release a new version in an effort to keep Bieber’s fans happy and in love with the singer.

Another fan commented,

“We thought the movie was going to have a lot of Justin talking with his crew, family, fans, and friends. It was a letdown because there was actually very little of Justin talking or being personal. We had already seen most of the footage and the 3D parts were kind of not needed and not very impressive. We wanted more Justin!”

Beiber spent months on the road doing press junkets telling everybody “This is not going to be a concert movie”, when it fact that’s exactly what it turned out to be.

One of the sweetest additions to the Fan Cut is the video clip below where a young girl is asked to come on stage and help sing with Justin. It shows the deep emotion the star shares with his fans and will probably make you cry.

We loved it!

Watch Justin Bieber sing with a young fan on stage


Initial sales numbers show the Fan Cut is off to a good start and will add to the profit from the first incarnation that pulled in over $75 million worldwide.

Bieber is back in the studio as we speak putting the finishing touches on his new album titled “Believe” due to hit stores later this year.

Bieber has also announced new South American and Latin American tour dates starting in September and will be the continuation of his “My World” concert tour.

Related: Justin Bieber announces South American Tour Dates

He is also scheduled to start work on a movie this summer and has been traveling with his girlfriend Selena Gomez on her first concert tour.

When Justin Bieber is not getting new tattoos with his dad or getting caught shirtless in his underwear in Miami or coning in a Rolls Royce with his friends he is still tries to be just a normal kid – but is that even possible at this stage of the game?

Oh yea, now Justin’s pet cat “Spaz” even has his own twitter account at @Justins_Cat recounting to his followers the intimate private details of the singers daily life.

Related: Justin Bieber's Pet Cat Spaz Gets his own Twitter Account

Is there anything this kid can’t do?

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Ozzy Osborne Reunites with “Black Sabbath” for New Album and Concert Tour - Video

Ozzy Osbourne

Well, just when you thought Ozzy Osborne was fading into the darkness of evil geriatric rock stars he has surprised us all again with another resurrection.

It seems that Ozzy and his buddies are getting the band Black Sabbath back together - although technically the group has existed in one form or another for over thirty years.

A lot of you may be too young to even know who we are talking about, but before Ozzy wrote “Crazy Train” and had his reality show and did Super Bowl commercials he was in a kick butt hard rock band called Black Sabbath.

There have been many people in the band over the last 30 years, and lots of people think the band died in 1979 when Ozzy was fired.

But the guys have been hard at it for three decades in one form or another.

Black Sabbath was formed in 1968 by Ozzy Osborne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. The various group members and incarnations have released 40 albums during the life of the group.

And now they are reuniting again with the Prince of Darkness himself – Ozzy Osborne.

This is the first time the original band members have been together since 1979.

Tony Iommi told the Birmingham Mail that he and Ozzy have already written enough new songs to release a new album, and that are planning a North American tour sometime in 2112 to celebrate their reunion.

"We’re really looking forward to it and I think the stuff we’ve been writing is really good. ‘It’s more back to the old original stuff.”

The reunion has been kept top secret for almost two years because they didn’t want any outside influence of any kind.

"It’s all been very hush-hush. Ozzy’s been the worst at trying to hold it back. He’s doing a lot of television and he’s being asked stuff about a reunion and he’s saying never say never”.

Watch Black Sabbath Perform “War Pigs” With Ozzy in 1999


Ozzy, who has a life time of drug and substance abuse problems, famously bit the head off a bat at a concert once, and gave himself the name “Prince of Darkness”.

Most fans not familiar with Black Sabbath’s music got to know Ozzy from his hit reality television show that also launched the career of his wife Sharon Osborne, and their daughter Kelley.

Sharon Osborne is currently a judge on America’s Got Talent and has had her own daytime talk show.

For a brief time during the 80’s, Ozzy had a solo career with guitarist Randy Rhodes before he was killed in a plane crash.

Bring it Ozzy – we can’t wait to see what you’ve been holding back all these years.

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Justin Bieber Announces 2011 South American Tour Dates

This kid just won’t stop.

After completing close to 150 concert shows on his first My World tour, Justin Bieber has just announced his South American tour schedule for later this year.

Right now, the teen sensation is in Los Angeles putting the finishing touches on his new album “Believe”.

Insiders say you can expect a healthy dose of new songs on this leg of his tour as Justin tries them out on his Latin American fans before springing them on the American stage.

Bieber’s South American fans have been screaming for over a year wondering when the “Baby” hit maker would visit their part of the word.

Bieber told his fans on twitter,

"I'll see you, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile, and all of you down there!"

Justin Bieber and his team have just announced the first round of his South American My World tour dates as follows.

• September 30th – Monterrey - Mexico
• October 1st and 2nd - Mexico City - Mexico
• October 5th - Río de Janeiro - Brazil
• October 8th - São Paulo - Brazil
• October 10th - Porto Alegre - Brazil
• October 12th and 13th - Buenos Aires - Argentina
• October 15th – Santiago - Chile
• October 17th - Lima - Peru
• October 22nd - Bogota – Columbia
• October 24th - Quito - Ecuador
• October 25th - Caracas - Venezuela

Just a little trivia here – every live concert show that Bieber has performed has been a SOLD OUT concert with the exception of his show at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska.

And it was a 97% sellout.

Most shows sell out within 60 minutes of tickets going on sale.

When asked what fans can expect from this leg og the tour Bieber says,

"I want to show that I love to perform. There are going to be some cool tricks, some electronic things that haven't been seen before, for sure. You can expect just to have a great time. It's somewhere that you can just have a blast. It's a place where hopefully you can relate to the songs and stuff. So hopefully you guys love it."

Okay, we’re looking forward to seeing him back on the road again and we’re sure his Southern fans are equally excited.

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Video - iCarly’s Miranda Cosgrove Breaks Ankle in Tour Bus Accident - Mother also Injured

18-year-old actress and singer Miranda Cosgrove broke her ankle in a tour bus accident this morning.

According to reports, the tour bus she was riding in crashed into an overturned truck on Interstate 70 near Vandalia Illinois.

Cosgrove was traveling to her next concert venue in Kansas when the accident occurred injuring several people. The bus driver was flown to the hospital and is reported in critical condition.

Cosgrove broke her ankle and was taken to the hospital for treatment and observation and has cancelled her shows in Wichita Kansas and Denver Colorado.

Her rep released a statement saying,

"Miranda Cosgrove's tour bus was involved in an accident early this morning in Illinois on I-70, just outside of Vandalia. There were five passengers on the bus, and Miranda suffered a broken ankle. At this time, we are told everyone will be fine. Because of this, her tour is postponed until further notice. Miranda thanks everyone for their understanding and support."

Miranda's mother was also injured in the accident but is expected to recover. One reporter on the scene said the accident was much worse then she thought saying,

"Miranda's mom was on the bus with her and got really beaten up by the crash. She's expected to fully recover, but it's scary because the driver was hurt, too, and he's in really bad shape because the injury happened close to his heart. This was a life-threatening crash. A piece from the tractor-trailer went straight through the windshield and the driver's arm was sliced all the way through."

A local news channel took the following footage showing the tour bus badly damaged and being towed away.



In addition to her role as Carly Shaw on “iCarly”, the actress has appeared in “The Naked Brothers Band”, “The Wild Stallion”, “Drake & Josh”, “Unfabulous”, and other Nickelodeon shows.

She is currently on the road touring as part of her “Dancing Crazy Summer Tour” and until yesterday was performing with teen sensation Greyson Chance.

Watch Miranda Cosgrove interview on HLN


We wish Miranda the best and are sure she will be back on tour as soon as she heals.

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Video - Selena Gomez Behind the Scenes at First “We Own the Night” Concert

19-Year-Old teen sensation Selena Gomez opened her “We Own the Night” concert tour last Thursday – and it was a huge success.

Gomez and her band “The Scene” started their tour at the Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton Florida and her boyfriend Justin Bieber was in the audience to cheer her on.

It was a great show and everybody loved it.

After the show Gomez tweeted,

"Boca really came out tonight. . . I love you all"

And our favorite sidekick and all-around good guy videographer Alfredo Flores was there to capture all the back stage action on film.

Over the weekend Flores edited up his footage so we could see how everything went down and have a chance to see Selena with her band, crew, singers, and dancers before hitting the stage for her opening night.

Watch Backstage Footage at Selena’s Opening Night


Alfredo was an instrumental player with Justin Bieber’s “My World” tour, and has worked on several of the singer’s videos as well as his 3D movie “Never Say Never”.

And after the show, Selena's boyfriend Justin Bieber hit up the town with his best bud Sean Kingston in what would turn out to be a wild night of being chased by fans, coning in a $400,000 Rolls Royce, getting pulled over by police in front of a T.G.I.F. restaurant, and getting caught by the paparazzi on his hotel balcony - shirtless and wearing only a pair of grey boxer short underwear.

Awkward.

Related: Justin Bieber’s wild night in Florida - Photos

Gomez will be touring through September but will take a break to perform at the “Kids Choice Awards” August 7th with OneRepublic.

The tour will cruise through Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Pennsylvania, Toronto, Boston, St. Louis, Dallas, Kansas City, San Diego, and Las Vegas.

She can also be seen in the recently released movie “Monte Carlo” starring with Cory Monteith, Leighton Meester, and Katie Cassidy - a comedy about three young women vacationing in Paris who find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

Later this year Selena can be seen in the Disney family comedy “The Muppets” working with an all-star cast that includes Mila Kunis, Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, and Jason Segel with appearances by Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Jack Black, and Ricky Gervais.

Watch “The Muppets” Official Movie Trailer


“The Muppets” will be released November 23rd and tells the story of how the rag-tag group must reunite, with the help of their fans, in order to save their old studio from a greedy oil tycoon.

Congrats to Selena and her crew for a great opening night and best wishes for a fantastic tour.

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Video - Fire at Rihanna Concert Cancels Show – Fans Evacuated

It was a big night in Dallas Texas for Rihanna fans last night.

A fire broke out on stage during the singer’s concert at the American Airlines Center and caused a near panic and the cancellation of the show.

It appears that a pyro pack attached to the upper lighting rig either didn’t go off correctly or exploded prematurely causing a section of the rig to catch fire and quickly filling the arena with smoke.

A local CBS affiliate reported sparks and chunks of burning material fell back down onto the stage starting additional fires near a section of curtains and equipment.

It was all caught on video by a fan in the audience, and you can hear by his voice that things got very close to raging out of control.

As the fire grew, stage hands turned on the house lights and stopped the show. The guy taking the video can be heard talking to his friend about what would happen if they had to evacuate.

At one point he grew concerned about being trampled if things got out of control.

Finally a crew member was able to climb up to the rig and used a fire extinguisher on the blaze while the crowd erupted in cheers.

The show however, had to be cancelled due to safety concerns.

Watch Rihanna Stage Fire in Dallas


The singer took to her twitter account afterwards to say,

"DALLAS!!! We set the stage on FYAH tonight!!! LITERALLY!!! I'm so pissed, I was havin so much fun with yall too!!! I gotta come back man!!"

Rihanna is currently on the road for her U.S. “Loud” tour.

The singer recently announced that she has added an additional tour stop in Birmingham Alabama on July 11th at the Jefferson Civic Center Arena.

All profits from the show will be used to benefit local community relief efforts stemming from the devastating tornadoes that tore through the area last month.

From there her July shows continue on to Atlanta, Sunrise Florida, Greenboro North Carolina, Long Island New York, East Rutherford New Jersey, and Philadelphia.

Starting in August she will take her show overseas to Finland, Norway, Ireland, London, Scotland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland.

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Jackie Evancho’s Album Sales Top Charts – Singer Talks Next Steps - Video

Young Jackie Evancho is only 11-years old, but she has the top selling Album on Amazon.

This week, her “Dream with Me” album outsold every artist except Adele, selling more albums then Bon Iver, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga.

To be fair, Jackie’s album was just released June 14th and she has had tons of air time on the June PBS fund drive, so time will tell if her staying power is real.

We think it is.

Related: Video - Meet Jackie Evancho, She’ll Melt Your Heart and Make You Cry

All you have to do is hear her sing and you can see she has what it takes to be a strong contender on today’s music scene.

She considers herself a crossover opera singer, and knows she will not get by on just singing opera.

But boy can see sing opera.



Just over a year ago, Evancho was taking second place on America’s Got Talent and today she’s singing duets with Susan Boyle and Barbara Streisand.

One of our favorites is her version of Sarah McLachlan’s hit “Angel” that was released as a single, and as a track on “Dream With Me.”

Related: Watch Jackie Evancho Sing “Angel”

After meeting 17-time Grammy Award winner David Foster, the two worked on creating and producing her current album - and the results have been better than both of them expected.

When asked about the title for her new album Jackie says,

“Well, the last CD that I had done was called 'Prelude to a Dream' and that's the beginning of a dream. Prelude is usually the beginning of a song or beginning of something. With 'Dream With Me,' I've kind of already made it. So, that dream has become real life, so now it's the real thing.”

And her dream has come true, and the first stop was the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota Florida where she filmed her PBS special.



And we have to say, her PBS special was amazing.

But what's in store for the new super star now that her album has been released and the World has discovered her?

Evancho says with all that has happened, she has to attend school on-line and misses her friends she used to see every day,

“Cyber School is really, really hard. And it’s boring, you know? I’d rather do normal school than go to online school.”

When asked if she is able to understand the deep emotion in some of her songs she says,

“All of the songs are emotional to me. 'Angel' is really sad because it’s about suicide. It’s really emotional. It’s really easy for me to show my emotions but it’s hard to listen to because it’s so sad.”

Watch Jackie Evancho Sing “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan


She sure does know how to make your heart melt.

When asked where she wants to go from here, and what her next steps are she says,

“I want to continue with my music but I also want to be a normal kid. This whole thing has happened so fast my parents and I are still just trying to sort it all out. For now, I’m just going to keep singing and see what happens next.”

Jackie says opera is her first love but she also likes the music of Josh Groban and Lady Gaga. She has also started writing and would like to start creating her own songs from start to finish.

Evancho also likes to play with her many pets. In fact, she calls her pet collection her “pet menagerie” and it includes nine hermit crabs, two guinea pigs, three dogs, two cats, a lizard, three frogs and four ducks.

The young opera crossover singer is currently on a mini tour with upcoming shows in Sun Valley Idaho, Atlanta Georgia, Highland Park Illinois, Omaha Nebraska, and Dallas Texas.

Jackie has already appeared on the Jay Leno Show and can be seen on CNN’s Piers Morgan show June 30th.

Go get ‘em kiddo.

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Video - Greyson Chance Covers Michael Jackson and Releases New Album Details

Move over Justin Bieber – there’s a new kid on the block.

13-Year-Old Greyson Chance stormed the world after being discovered on YouTube playing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” and has quickly turned into a rising star.

Of course the inevitable comparisons to Bieber are to be expected, but Greyson is a lot more “rock” with a little pop, where Bieber is nothing but “pop” and very little rock.

As it turns out, Ellen DeGeneres took young Greyson under her wing and is producing his album and managing his career after creating her “eleveneleven” record company and signing Greyson as her first artist.

Now, after his two hit singles “Waiting Outside The Lines” and “Unfriend You”, he is preparing his first full length album due this August.

As a tease, Chance released the cover art for the highly anticipated album titled “Hold On ‘Til Night”.

Greyson Chance's New Album Cover

Greyson says it’s not just art and there is meaning to it saying,

“The album cover is not just about art – it’s mainly about words. Words mean everything in this world and can both help and hurt people. The words on the piano, and all over the cover, are happy words, positive words. I like to think of my music as a way to convey positive words to the entire world.”

Okay, maybe a little deep coming from the mind of a 13-year-old but we definitely get the idea.



Greyson credits Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson as his two main influences because they have amazing music and are (were) not afraid to be who they wanted to be regardless of who the world felt they should be.

In a tribute to Jackson’s two year anniversary since his tragic death, Chance covered one of his favorite Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5's song “I Wanna Be Where You Are.”

Watch Greyson Cover Michael Jackson


And if Greyson wasn’t busy enough, he is currently traveling around North America with his friend and tour mate Cody Simpson on their “Waiting 4 You” tour.

Greyson also has his own professional web site at Greyson-official.com and YouTube Channel that already has over 67 million views.

Keep your eye on this kid, he’s going to be a star.

See Also:
> Meet Jackie Evancho – She’ll Melt Your Heart – Video
> Greyson Chance Does Lady Gaga on the Ellen Show

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Video - Amy Winehouse Stumbles Through Show – Cancels Remaining Concert Dates and Enters Rehab

Here we go again. Poor Amy Winehouse.

It seems the troubled rock star singer is back on drugs.

Last week in Serbia Belgrade she tried to perform on stage but was so wasted that the crowd booed and heckled her.

A fellow band mate had to remind her what song she was singing and ultimately had to sing it for her as a spaced out Winehouse looked around in confusion.

The video below shows a stumbling Winehouse stopping, and then restarting her show and arguing with her band.



Embarrassing to say the least.

You can tell she is wasted and can’t understand a single word she is mumbling.

By the way, Amy’s handlers are trying to get all the Belgrade videos removed from the internet so there is a chance the above clip will become unavailable.

Earlier this month her reps say Amy checked into rehab at the Priory Clinic but checked out after staying only seven days. You know, the “Charlie Sheen” rehab method.

After news of her disastrous drug fueled performance in Belgrade got out, her team quickly pulled the plug on two of her upcoming European shows saying,

“Amy Winehouse has canceled appearances in Istanbul and Athens for the coming week. Despite feeling sure that she wanted to fulfill these commitments, she has agreed with management that she cannot perform to the best of her ability and will return home. She would like to apologize to fans expecting to see her at the shows but feels that this is the right thing to do.”

After returning home the news got even worse.

Apparently her “Management Team” felt the singer was unfit to perform any more and cancelled the 11 remaining shows of her European tour saying,

“Amy is withdrawing from all scheduled performances while she focuses on recovering. Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen,"

While no reason was given for the cancellations, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why.

After all, it is Amy Winehouse.

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Video - Nicki Minaj Releases New Music Video for “Did It On Em”

The music career of pop singer Nicki Minaj seems to be on an upward trajectory.

After being discovered by Lil Wayne and getting a record deal with Young Money Entertainment, she released three hit singles – “Playtime Is Over” in 2007, “Sucka Free” in 2008, and “Beam Me Up Scotty” in 2009.

Now Minaj, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj, is already planning her summer tour with the infamous Britney Spears.

Her 2010 album “Pink Friday” has already gone platinum, and was the first artist to ever have 7 songs on the Billboard 100 at the same time.

Related: Watch Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" Music Video

Now she has released her official music video for “Did It On Em”. And it is a bit of a mind blower.

Nicki raps about taking a s*hit on her enemies, and at one point says if she had a d*ick she would pull it out and piss on them also – all while wielding a strap-on dildo.

Interesting to say the least….

Watch Nicki Minaj Music Video “Did It On Em”


After release the video Nicki told her fans,

"Just a way of saying thank u. I love u guys. Thank u for coming out. U guys gave me LIFE on the 'I am still music' Tour. xo4Life."

Minaj has become somewhat of a controversial artist and her sexuality has been called into question by several reporters.

While not admitting to being gay or bisexual, she told “Out” Magazine,

“I do not date or have sex with women, I don’t date men either. I just embrace all people of all lifestyles and I don’t tell them they are bad people. And I say girls are beautiful and girls are sexy and they need to be told that, and if they don’t have anyone to tell them that and mean it, I’m going tell them that. But I feel like people always want to define me and I don’t want to be defined."

Minaj has won several BET Music Awards and been nominated for a “Teen Choice Award”, “MTV Music Award”, and a Grammy Award for best rap duo.

Watch Nicki’s Interview with Out Magazine


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Miley Cyrus Does Nirvana’s ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’ During Ecuador Concert – Video

Miley Cyrus sure is growing up.

Once the darling of Disney with her cute smile and famous father, the singer was the classic all American Girl.

Her show “Hannah Montana” portrayed her as a pure and wholesome teen struggling through the life of fame, and her movies are all family orientated and kid friendly.

Well, we all know how that worked out.

She has been seen sliding down a stripper pole, grinding the crotch of her manager, smoking a bong and tripping on salvia, and who can forget the Vanity Fair photos of her and her dad in some unusual family poses.

But Cyrus is a big girl now and is currently on the road with her “Can’t Be Tamed” tour, and last week in Ecuador she paid homage to Curt Kobain and the grunge era by singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.

Watch Miles Cyrus Cover Nirvana in Ecuador


Miley said she has a lot of fans ask her who inspired her to become an actress and singer, so she decided to perform songs from people who had inspired her to follow her dreams.

Did you hear that Courtney Love? It’s not too late.

Related: Miley Cyrus Does Justin Bieber on SNL – Video

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