American Idol winner Scotty McCreery has a lot to celebrate these days, especially his receiving recognition on Billboard's "21 Under 21: Music's Hottest Minors 2012" list. McCreery snagged the no 4 spot on an impressive list flanked with young Hollywood big-names including Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and the boys of One Direction. Read More »
John Mayer and Katy Perry's playful summer romance just got a whole lot more serious. Despite rumors that the duo's "flirty" relationship has been on the rocks, recent reports claim that Perry has handed over a spare key to her L.A. home, since Mayer apparently spends so much time there anyway. Although the couple has attempted to keep their relationship under wraps, the pop stars can't seem to get enough of each other when it comes to gallivanting together around Hollywood, which adds even more fuel to the already heavily circulated dating rumors. Read More »
The "American Idol" 2012 summer tour recently took its final stop in the Philippines, where runner-up Jessica Sanchez's warm welcome was followed up with an amazing honor. According to GMA News, Sanchez was lauded by Filipino fans and even received the news that the country was planning on honoring the 17-year-old songstress with recognition on the nation's "Walk of Fame" in Quezon City. Read More »
Tired of all the Chris Brown drama that imbues your internet feed every day? Well thanks to the new "Brownout" app/web plug in, all news related to the infamous R&B singer can be banished from your personal Google Chrome browser with just a click of a button. The "Brownout" app removes all texts and images of Brown-related news, covering such web material with a big blue rectangular block. Tired of seeing constant pics of Brown's new controversial neck tattoo? Download the "Brownout" app pronto. Read More »
Rumors that Columbian pop star Shakira is pregnant with her first baby been circulating all summer. Now the 35-year-old songstress has confirmed those rumors with an official statement made on her website earlier on Wednesday. Shakira and her boyfriend, Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique, are happily awaiting the arrival of their first child. Read More »
"Good Morning America" news anchor Robin Roberts has just finished up chemo treatment in preparation for a bone marrow transplant which she will undergo on Thursday, Sept. 20. Roberts has kept fans up-to-date on her condition through Twitter posts, and although she claims her body is weak, her mind is clear and strong as ever thanks to the courage and love from her supporters. Read More »
Apple's iOS 6 mobile operating system is now available for download, just in time for the release of the highly-anticipated iPhone 5 (which hits Apple stores Friday, Sept. 21). Here is a list of some updated features and need-to-know facts about Apple's iOs 6 before Apple users go ahead and download the system. Read More »
The Hanson bros played an awesome acoustic rendition of Taylor Swift's new breakup song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" during a recent visit to Australia's Fifi and Jules radio show. Although brothers Taylor, Isaac, and Zac have been largely out of the Hollywood limelight since their 1997 hit "MMMBop," their smooth Swift cover caught the attention of the "Love Story" songstress herself. The country starlet tweeted on Wednesday: @taylorswift13: "1) Hanson covered 'We Are Never Getting Back Together'. 2) I didn't just watch the video of it 8 times in a row. 3) #2 might be a lie." Read More »
Reality star Tori Spelling gave birth to a healthy baby boy in late August. But over the weekend, the 39-year-old mother-of-four was hospitalized after undergoing emergency surgery due to complications arising from childbirth. Spelling's newest baby, Finn Davey, was born via C-section, and although no details were given about the emergency surgery, Spelling's rep announced on Tuesday (Sept. 18) that the former "90210" star is currently still in recovery and resting comfortably in the hospital. Read More »
Famous American singer/songwriter and composer Randy Newman (who wrote the popular score for Disney's "Toy Story") has taken Irving Berlin's hit holiday tune "I'm Dreaming (of a White Christmas)" and turned it into a deep, tongue-in-cheek political satire. Newman's "I'm Dreaming (of a White President)" focuses on the role of race in politics and how such racial undertones have come to strongly affect the current presidential election between Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. Newman (an Obama supporter) lambasts voters who cast their votes based primarily on skin color in his political rendition of "I'm Dreaming." Read More »
British model Pixie Geldof was recently spotted partying with One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles, and some One Direction fans aren't too happy about it. Geldof and Styles were seen leaving London's Groucho club together last week, and on Monday the duo hit up Soho's Lucky Voice karaoke club - sending many One Directioners into a tizzy which resulted in Geldof receiving many heated death threats on Twitter. Read More »
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt made a name for themselves as reality television's most notorious "monster" couple on MTV's hit show "The Hills." But it turns out the "reality" part wasn't as much real as it was an attempt to bring in more viewers and to hype up the dramatics. According to the Hollywood duo, they never really fight in real life as they do on "The Hills," and Pratt admits that he got too caught up in MTV's attempt to portray him as the ultimate "bad guy" on the show. Read More »
Rapper Psy's YouTube dance hit "Gangnam Style" has reached over 200 million views on the popular viral video website, and has since been the object of many video spoofs and parodies because of such vast popularity. One video posted this week by YouTube user "Yuanjin8899" shows Hitler (played by Swiss actor Bruno Ganz in the hit 2004 film "Downfall") dancing and singing along to the South Korean tune. The video makes little sense and was obviously posted simply for entertainment purposes, but some fans beg to question, are the themes of some video parodies getting a little too out of hand? Read More »