For the love of all things holy, thank goodness Ashlee Simpson has decided to step away from the microphone!

She says that the reasoning behind her musical sacrifice is because of her son, Bronx.
A source close to the former actress/singer said, “She’s reading scripts. Acting is her focus now. If she had an album, she’d have to tour and be away from Bronx. She wants consistency.”
Sure she does….it’s not because she doesn’t have any talent, right? Ha.
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While serving time in prison for false imprisonment and assaulting a male escort, eighties pop icon Boy George said he spent some time writing while incarcerated. And, yes, he wrote a song about British songbird, Amy Winehouse.

He said, “When I was away, I wrote a lot of stuff, which will be released next year. I wrote a diary and songs. I got into trouble because I wrote on the wall, ‘Some things are past understanding, you just need a place to land.’ It was part of a lyric. I actually wrote a song about Amy when …read more

Rumor has it, that Katy Perry is set to work with Weezer on her sophomore album.

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo said, “We’re writing together next week. Can’t wait.”
Is he freaking nuts? This is going to do nothing for his career at all and I can’t even begin to imagine what mixing their music together is going to sound like.
Perry said, “I’m not trying to alienate my fans necessarily but ‘One of the Boys’ was written from 17 to 23 and now I’m 24 so my perspective on life has changed.”
This is going to suck, I can feel it. …read more

Is it a coincidence that life inspires art? I think not. In the case of LeAnn Rimes’ upcoming album, this is definitely the case. Her next album is said to be inspired by her divorce from Dean Sheremet.
She went public with an affair with also married co-star Eddie Cibrian, and has decided to pour her “heartbreak” into her new album. I can’t imagine how she’s heartbroken by the split, she initiated it. If I want to hear an album about heartbreak, maybe Dean should’ve written it?
Rimes said, “Most of the stuff I’ve written …read more

Robert Pattinson sang a song, “Never Think” for the soundtrack to the first “Twilight” movie, and also recorded another that was slipped mysteriously to director Catherine Hardwicke. The one song made it on the soundtrack, and now he says that he regrets performing the songs.

He said, “When the first film came out I felt like a complete tosser. It looked like I was trying to be cool or something, like Eminem. You know, be in a movie and then do a song for the soundtrack. But I didn’t look cool, I just looked ridiculous.”
It’s a shame …read more

Even though Paris Hilton couldn’t hold a candle to Kylie Minogue’s musical talent, she says that the Australian pop singer is her true inspiration.

Hilton revealed that she is working on her followup album to “Paris” and it is inspired by Kylie. She tweeted, “I’m so excited that Kylie Minogue is having a US Tour! I love her! She is so beautiful and talented and such an inspiration for my new album.”
I hope it’s better than her first album, which only spawned one lukewarm hit, “Stars Are Blind.”
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Can you believe it? After having only been married for a whopping three months, Fred Durst is already in divorce court.

He tweeted about his Las Vegas wedding in July, stating, “Cheers to the universe from me and my lovely wife Esther Durst! We are now one and complete. Life is so much better knowing I have a wonderful wife and family. I love being married and I am the luckiest man alive to be so in love.”
The Limp Bizkit frontman confirmed the end of his marriage on Twitter, saying, “For those of you inquiring I will …read more

Supermodel Kate Moss has joined musician’s associate, the Performing Rights Society, thus giving way to the rumors stating that she’s set to join boyfriend Jamie Hince’s band, The Kills.

The organization protects the rights of U.K. musicians and songwriters so that they can receive royalties do when their works are heard on the radio or television.
The rumor is that Kate will be teaming up with Jamie on the band’s new project.
A source said, “Jamie is so used to hearing Kate sing, at home and in karaoke, that he’s tempted to give it a go. She makes no secret …read more

Rumor has it that Kanye West’s drinking has gotten a bit out of hand lately, so much, that he might just be planning a trip to rehab. He’s become quite the media topic since grabbing Taylor Swift’s microphone at the VMAs earlier this month.

It all started at the VMAs, when he arrived at the awards show with a bottle of Hennessy. A source said, “His drinking is getting worse – and when he has too much, he can be mean and obnoxious. If he doesn’t get help soon, things could really spiral out of control.”
Reportedly, he will …read more

In light of the recent controversy surrounding Mackenzie Phillips’ alleged affair with her father, Mamas & The Papas founder John Phillips, rumor has it that they recorded some duets together.

According to Contact Music, the duo recorded an album together that is set to be released in 2010. The tracks were recorded over twenty years ago when John reformed The Mamas & The Papas with Denny Doherty.
Along the same timeframe, Mackenzie had an abusive relationship with her father. This startling revelation does not make me want to buy this album.
Does it you?
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