Saturday, October 17, 2015

Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose Appear To Be On Good Terms


Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa are chilling together in new Instagram photos.

Over the weekend, Amber Rose held her “Slut Walk” out in Los Angeles. She’s been promoting it for months, and the turn out seemed to reflect her effort. During the “Slut Walk” Amber Rose addressed everyone in attendance, and took the time to forgive Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa for disparaging comments they both made in reference to her.

In an emotional speech, Amber said, “I want to forgive Kanye for what he said about me,” she announced. “I want to let all that negativity go. I also forgive Wiz for what he said. Wiz actually apologized to me already. So I have forgiven him. I suggest that you guys do the same and I’ll tell you why — people are ignorant and you have to be the bigger person and be the positive person to forgive and move on and help other people around you who have been through the same thing.”


It looks like Wiz and Amber are now on good terms, friendly terms even, as they both posted pictures with one another on Instagram last night. Wiz posted his usual dose of studio/smoking pictures, one of which featured “lemon head” aka Amber Rose. Amber posted a selfie of the two with the caption “Still Ballin.”

Undoubtedly these photos will fuel rumors, but whatever the case, it’s good to see these two parents are cool with each other.

Lindsay Lohan Wants to Run for President in 2020 Against Kanye West


'In #2020 I may run for president. Through ups and downs #YESWECAN,' Lindsay said on Instagram on Friday, October 16.

Lindsay Lohan is seemingly inspired by Kanye West's presidential announcement at the 2015 MTV Video MusicAwards in late August. The blonde beauty announced on Friday, October 16 that she "may run for president" in 2020.

The actress of "The Canyons" took to Instagram to share a picture of her during a supposed formal dinner. Lindsey wore a black dress and seemingly discussed a serious subject with a guy next to her. Alongside thepicture, she made an announcement of her possible presidential run in 2020.

"In #2020 I may run for president. Through ups and downs #YESWECAN," Lindsay wrote, before mentioning Kanye, "Lets do this @kanyewest #truespirits thank your for inspiring us to be better people."

At the end of the caption, Lindsay put a lot of hashtags including "Kanye West 2020," "Lindsay Lohan at 35," "Lindsay Lohan 2020," "34 years of EXPERIENCE" and "uniting WORLD nations." She also tagged some Instagram accounts including @barackobama, @aliforneycenter, @savethesociety and @unicef.

Following the first picture, Lindsay posted a black-and-white throwback picture of her alongside Kanye. In a caption for the picture, the 29-year-old actress revealed the first thing she wanted to do as a president. "The first thing I would like to do as president of [the U.S.] is [to] take care of all of the children suffering in the world. #queenELIZABETH showed me how by having me in her country."


Some fans were surprised with her presidential announcement and thought she was under the influence when she made the posts. User @ceemullen wrote, "What the f**k delusional drug binge is she on now." User @simplesyr commented, "Should we be worried bout her?" Similarly, user @jayare1185 said, "Soo curious to know wtf she is on..."

MzVee releases World Bank campaign theme song


Ghanaian dancehall artiste Vera Hamenoo–Kpeda, known in showbiz circles as MzVee, has released a themesong for the World Bank's ‘End Extreme Poverty’ campaign.

According to the World Bank, the song titled ‘End Poverty’ could be used as the official song for the campaign.

The World Bank campaign is only one of many important measures aimed at eradicating global extremepoverty by 2030.

MzVee speaking in an exclusive interview with Ibrahim Ben-Bako of Hitz News @ 1 on Hitz FM about the song, said “It means a lot and it’s not just about me, it is the message in that song, it's heavy.”

MzVee believes that she was selected to be a part of this campaign because of her remarkable ability to improve the uniqueness of her brand and the impact she has on society.

“Seeing that I’m an African musician who takes a lot of time to do music about good causes and helping empower girls, it drew their attention to me.”

Sharing her opinion on suggestions by some that poverty cannot be eradicated entirely, the ‘Borkor Borkor’ hit maker said it shouldn’t be a one man’s job.

“Ending poverty is not one man’s job, it is everybody’s work, People are really suffering and it’s something we should look at.”

“There is a first time for everything; we can actually end poverty, it’s just about the mindset,” she added.

As part of promoting such a worthy cause, MzVee says the song which will also be on her second album.

Supergrass star nominated for Mercury Prize

Gaz Coombes is nominated for his second solo album, Matador

Former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, 20 years after his band's debut album made the shortlist.

The singer was just 19 when Supergrass appeared on the list. His solo album, Matador, is more introspective and experimental than his Britpop band.

Other artists nominated for the £20,000 prize include Florence The Machine, Jamie xx and Wolf Alice.

The winner will be revealed live on BBC Four and BBC 6 Music next month.

There are only two bands in the shortlist, which leans heavily towards singer-songwriters making intimate, confessional music.

Bookmakers' favourites Everything Everything failed to secure a nomination, with other notable absentees including Blur, Laura Marling, Foals and New Order.

Lauren Laverne, who revealed the shortlist on her BBC 6 Music show, said: "It's the perfect snapshot of wheremusic is right now and where it might be heading in the future."

The full list of nominees:

Aphex Twin - Syro
Benjamin Clementine - At Least For Now
Gaz Coombes - Matador
C Duncan - Architect
Eska - Eska
Florence The Machine - How Big How Blue How Beautiful (pictured)
Ghost Poet - Shedding Skin
Jamie xx - In Colour
Roisin Murphy - Hairless Toys
Slaves - Are You Satisfied
Soak - Before We Forgot How To Dream
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
BBC

Friday, October 16, 2015

Janet Jackson's statue act to surprise fans

Los Angeles: Singer Janet Jackson gave her fans a surprise by pretending to be a statue at her My Music VIP museum.


Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson. Pic/Santa Banta
In a video obtained by Entertainment Tonight, the 49-year-old singer closed her eyes and stood still next to a mannequin donning a black concert costume, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Her fans who thought they would only get to see Jackson's collections at the museum went into hysterics after they noticed that the statue moved and that it was their idol.
The singer then took time to shake hands and take photographs with her fans. One of her fans even got a chance to kiss her cheeks.
In the video, a fan could be heard saying: "Janet, we love you."
Another fan explained the sweet surprise Jackson gave.
"I saw her and I said, 'Oh my God! That's her!'"
Another part of the video showed Jackson talking to a fan about her new album "Unbreakable".
"This is my favourite album, the cover, the title," she said.
Her fan responded: "Oh my God, it's a beautiful picture." Jackson was then escorted out by several bodyguards as she left the room.

Jenny McCarthy wants to pose nude for Playboy one last time

Los Angeles: Model-actress Jenny McCarthy is campaigning to return to Playboy cover before the magazine stops publishing nude photographs next year.


Jenny McCarthy
Jenny McCarthy. Pic/Santa Banta
McCarthy made the announcement during her talk show "Dirty, Sexy Funny with Jenny McCarthy" on Wednesday, reports aceshowbiz.com.
The star admitted she's disappointed with Playboy's decision to stop publishing nudes next year.
"This is the thing I have a problem with. Playboy to me...is a classy magazine...a lot of people really do read it for the articles," she declared, noting that Hugh Hefner "worked hard on trying to find that Girl Next Door."
The former "The View" co-host worked at a Polish grocery store when she first posed for the magazine.
"When I did my test shoot there, I had one uni-brow and a giant bush to my knees. And they were like, 'You're in'," she recalled.
"They really captured that innocence of the women... almost like art...there was nothing ever skanky about the photos. I would always pick up the Playboys and think, 'God these women are so beautiful and it's so beautiful'," she added.
She said that the shoots never felt "embarassing" or "gross".
"It kind of breaks my heart that it's the end of that era, that we have to lose what I would consider very classy nudity in a magazine," she added.
"I would totally be willing to just take it all off one more time - just to say I'll be in the last one."

Warner Bros may suffer loss of millions for 'Pan'

London: Experts have predicted that Hugh Jackman's 'Pan' could suffer a loss of up to USD 150 million for Warner Bros. studio.


Pan
Pan. Pic/Santa Banta
According to The Independent, the movie made USD 15.3 in North America and USD 20.4 million worldwide in its opening weekend, with a total profit of USD 40.5 million.
'Pan' had a budget of USD 150 million, which does not include marketing cost.
The movie is set to release in China, where it is expected to make some money.
The movie, starring Hugh Jackman, Cara Delevingne and Rooney Mara, has failed to impress critics.