Jack White and Alicia Keys' James Bond duet has finally surfaced, and Keys says she'd like to work with the White Stripes rocker on her next record
It seems that even her Majesty's Secret Service can't keep music from illicitly appearing on the interwebs. Jack White and Alicia Keys' James Bond theme has finally leaked in its entirely. Listen to it here -- and (possibly) marvel at how well Jack White's bluesy screech and rough guitars meld with Alicia Keys' so-smooth vocals on the first-ever Bond duet.
Despite Keys' presence as the Bassey-style Bond Girl singer, this one definitely sounds more like a White Stripes track than anything off of As I Am.
But Keys is sticking to her campaign of collaborating with the rocker.
"I would love to rock with him on my next album," she told Rolling Stone.
According to magazine, White wrote their duet after swapping ideas with Keys over the phone. The lyrics, he says, borrow from themes in the upcoming movie, which is all about mistrust and paranoia. As the chorus goes: "Someone that you think you can trust is just another way to die."
In real life, though, White and Keys have a bit more faith in each other. Both musicians have gone on record in the past to say that they're members of the mutual admiration society.
"I like that she sneaks odd-sounding things into pop music that shouldn't be there," White said of Keys. As for her opinion of White, she says: "I love Jack and the White Stripes, the rawness of their style. 'Seven Nation Army' obviously is crazy. And 'Icky Thump' - the intro to that is off the chain."
The career of Britney Spears might have a bounce back. She was originally not going to attend the MTV Video Music Awards. However, she showed up and swept the awards by winning all three of her nominations.
Her career has been overshadowed in recent years by a variety of personal woes, many of them happening less than a year ago.
Spears took home the awards for video of the year, best pop video and best female video, all for the tune "Piece of Me."
"I'm in shock right now," Spears said after accepting her third award.
The acceptance speeches were brief. However, she gave multiple thanks to God, her family and her fans.
Spears opened the ceremony with only four sentences. She also covered up her face with the microphone.
"Thank you so much. Thank you for all the love. I'm here tonight to celebrate a very important birthday, the 25th anniversary of the VMAs. This is the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and it starts right now."
That was about it for the opener.
One other upset about the awards was the lack of 25th anniversary performers. If this was to be an anniversary ceremony, they forgot to invite them.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the latest celebrities to donate money to help fight Prop 8. The California Proposition 8 would eliminate same-sex marriage. The ban proposal will enter the November ballot.
Brad Pitt said he will not marry Angelina Jolie until the right extends to everyone. He has donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8 which would put a ban on same-sex marriage. Pitt and Jolie are the latest celebrities to be added to the tally.
By: Rob Adams Sep 18, 2008 15:54 PM GMT
Brad Pitt once said he vows not to marry Angelina Jolie until everyone has the right to marriage. The actor has donated $100,000 to help fight California's Proposition 8.
Proposition 8 will allow voters to eliminate the rights of gay couples to marry. It will enter the ballot in November,
"No one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8," Brad Pitt said in a statement.
In May, the California Supreme Court struck down a ban on same-sex marriage. However, state voters now must decide in November, whether to abolish those new rights.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are the latest celebrities to fight against Proposition 8.
Proposition 8 opponents have raised over $11 million so far in contributions. Prop 8 supporters have raided nearly $17 million.
It's been a decade since a young wizard named Harry Potter put his spell on the hearts and imaginations of millions of fans across the world. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first book in the series, turned 10 years old Tuesday, and to celebrate, fans read it aloud cover-to-cover in SoHo. The mainly-adult crowd was lined up for hours outside Scholastic headquarters, waiting for the chance to read a passage from the first of J.K. Rowling's seven books about Harry and his friends and their education in wizardry at the Hogwarts School. The book has sold more than 100 million copies. Five movies based on the books have followed, and more are on the way. The first to read was series co-editor Arthur Levine. "It starts with just an author I love and a book that I love," he said. "And here it has reached the largest potential audience it could possibly reach," he said. For many, reading from "The Sorcerer's Stone" brought back fond memories of their first taste of Potter mania. "I still remember the first time I read it," said fan Ariel Birdoff. "At the end of that first chapter, I was just hooked." "The first book, I think for everyone, is always the one," said fan Jill Pantozzi. "It started it all." While Harry Potter fans hold a special place in their heart for the first book in the series, it's not necessarily their favorite one. "My personal favorite characters aren't even in book one, so I think that the other books are definitely better," said fan Wendy Hockstein. "I think that seven is if not the best, one of the best."
This little boy had to wait for his dad to buy his copy of Deathly Hallows in Beijing, China।
In Jakarta, Indonesia, this girl found a spot away from all the crowds to get stuck into Harry's latest adventure।
In Germany a special reading event, called Mugglefest, was put on by the members of the German Harry Potter fan club.The book went on sale at the same moment all around the world. In Tel Aviv in Israel people bought it at 2am.
The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea by Hollywood studio Warner Bros against Mirchi Movies' forthcoming film 'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors' for alleged copyright violation.Justice Reva Khetrapal dismissed the plea stating that Warner Bros could have brought the case three years ago and said that people could easily distinguish Hari Puttar from Harry Potter.The judge found that there was no 'commonality' between the names. He allowed the producer of the Bollywood film to release it as per schedule."Consumers who had read Harry Potter books written by J.K. Rowling were sufficiently educated to know that Hari Puttar was different," the judge said in her 26-page interim order."The defendants (Warner Bros) have painstakingly trudged a considerable distance in the production of the film, which is now complete and at the stage of release... Their belated attempts to trip up the defendants at the finishing line is a course which, in my opinion, is diametrically opposed to the cardinal principle," the judge said in the order.Warner Bros filed the case against the movie saying the title 'Hari Puttar...' is similar to 'Harry Potter', Warner's franchise of Rowling's book series, and therefore an infringement of its intellectual property rights.The court decision means the Indian film can be released in India Sep 26.Mirchi Movies contended that 'Hari Puttar...' is an Indian name, meaning god's son in Hindi and Punjabi.'Hari Puttar...', about a lonely kid's adventure, was earlier slated for release Sep 19 but was deferred due to the legal tangles.Hari Puttar tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who moves to England with his family and becomes involved in a plan to save the world.Directed by Lucky Kohli and Rajesh Bajaj, the film stars Sarika, Jackie Shroff, Zain Khan, Swini Khara, Saurabh Shukla, Vijay Raaj and Lilette Dubey.
Fans of Harry Potter are keeping the magic alive online and in bookstores, schools, libraries and homes all across the country with fans re-reading the series and new fans starting at the beginning। There are anniversaries to celebrate, a new charity book in December from J.K. Rowling and now -- the announcement from Scholastic that the paperback edition of J.K. Rowling's bestselling and final Harry Potter novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," (ISBN 0-545-13970-8; price $14.99), will be released on July 7, 2009. With an initial print run of 2 million copies, this will bring the total number of the seven Harry Potter books in print to over 143 million in the U.S. alone. The paperback edition follows the record-breaking release of the hardcover edition which hit stores at 12:01 on July 21, 2007 and has sold 14 million copies since then, making it the fastest selling book in publishing history. "We have another big year planned for Harry," said Ellie Berger, President of Trade, Scholastic. "As we look toward the tenth anniversary of the U.S. publication of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel, we are thrilled to continue to bring Harry Potter to fans of all ages in new and exciting ways." As previously announced, Scholastic is releasing two Harry Potter books this fall: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" -- On September 23, 2008, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the publication of J.K. Rowling's debut novel, Scholastic will publish a special anniversary edition. Including an exclusive drawing of Snape drawn by J.K. Rowling and a description in her own words, the book also features new jacket artwork and a four-color frontispiece by Mary GrandPré. To celebrate the day, Scholastic is inviting fans of all ages to come to its headquarters in New York City to be part of "Harry Potter Cover to Cover Day," an all-day read-a-thon starting at 8:00 a.m. Fans who can't be in New York can view the all-day read-a-thon through a live webcast at The Tales of Beedle the Bard" -- On December 4, 2008, the Children's High Level Group, the English charity, co-founded by J.K. Rowling and Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, MEP, to protect and promote children's rights and make life better for vulnerable young people, will publish "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" in cooperation with Scholastic, Bloomsbury and Amazon. One of these tales -- The Tale of the Three Brothers -- is recounted in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." The remaining four stories are revealed for the very first time in "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." Scholastic Corporation is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, and school-based and direct-to-home continuity programs; retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and the Company's Internet site,
HOLLYWOOD - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have moved their family to Germany after leaving the French chateau they have called home for the last five months.
The Hollywood couple and their six children left the country on Tuesday, landing at Berlin's Tempelhof airport.
Reports state the family will be staying Germany for about 90 days in a villa south of the capital city.
The 30,000 square-foot Palais Parkschloss on Wannsee Lake boasts a private helicopter landing pad, a dock and a full security system equipped with a staff of 14 bodyguards.
Jolie and Pitt--who signed a long-term lease on the French estate--have yet to confirm if they have purchased or rented the property.
It was announced during the Oprah Winfrey show last September 9th, and Cha-watchers have been anticipating the Celine concert with a renewed interest. In the Oprah Winfrey show, Celine has suggested that Charice do a duet with her, “Because You Loved Me” and dedicate it to her mother, who has been a pillar of support for the youngster since she started joining singing contests since she was yea’ high up until now, when her talent is being discovered and appreciated.
and what a tribute it was! Here’s an excerpt on the introduction made by Celine:
“You know, usually I do not talk but tonight there is something very special that I would like to speak to you about. A few weeks ago I received a call from my dear friend Oprah (audience shouts) who actually told me about an incredible young singer (applause), whom she discovered a while back. If you watched Oprah last week, you know all about her. This young lady’s name is Charice. (applause) She’s 16 years old and she’s from the Philippines. Let me tell you, she has a voice that can literally blow the roof of Madison Square Garden. And she just might. But the real story is how Charice and her mom’s terrifying experience, and had to leave violent father, to start life of their own. Charice vowed to save her mom from a life of desparation and despair. You know, through prayers, dreams and God-given Talent, incredible voice, Charice entered and won every singing contest in her native country. And eventually noticed by such influential people, you know, like Oprah. And Oprah took her under her wings and David Foster joined her.
You know I had a chance to see Charice perform one of my songs on Oprah last week. I have a little bit of difficulty talking right now because I met Charice and i got so emotional. And so I’m searching, looking for words, trying to control my emotions.
I invited her tonight to sing with me, where are you sweetheart?
Charice and her mom were seated in the audience (section 147), she stood and walked to the stage, where Celine was waiting. Dressed in a deep-purple empire-waisted cocktail dress, with shirred bodice and cap sleeves accented with a lime green ribbon, and her hair parted on the left, held in place by a barrette, she was a picture of young innocence. Celine met and hugged her the moment she got onstage, and they held hands towards the center. Charice’s voice could barely be heard while Celine was talking to her, saying she was nervous.
Celine said these inspiring words, to help allay her nervousness:
First of all let me tell you, you look spectacular, you look so beautiful… People understand that you are nervous, let me tell you, talent you have it; you strength we’re not even going to talk about it because you have. Now I have to tell you that the family, we will talk because you have to. One time, my manager, my husband, told me, coz when I started to sing, I was 12 years old. So 12 and 16 it’s the same (eliciting a laugh from the audience). He told I know you are nervous, don’t be you’re scared. You love to sing, when you go up there you’ll be nervous. But I’ll give you an image you’ll think about, think that all these people in front of you are your brothers. They cannot wait to hear you sing. So I think you want to dedicate the song to your mother, so we’re gonna sing Because You Loved Me for your Mother.
Someone in the audience started chanting “Go Charice!” before they started singing. The audience reacted to almost every word that Celine said. Mom Racquel was shown on the screen in the middle of the song.
Celine was a gracious host, allowing Charice to be in her element and shine throughout the whole song. The emotion that is inspired when these two sang, is so intense, I can’t see the keyboard in front of me. The audience themselves were already standing halfway through the song, and gave a thunderous and very looong round of applause after they finished the song.
And don’t forget, this performance will be shown on Oprah on the 19th, so set your TIVOs on, or join us on the Friday night watch, to catch the first airing of Oprah।
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And the award for television's lowest-rated Emmys in well over a decade goes to ...
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards show, broadcast on Disney-owned (nyse: DIS - news - people ) ABC.
Garnering only a nine share in the advertiser-beloved 18-to-49-year-old demographic, the broadcast ranked the lowest in Nielsen's recorded People Meter history.
In total, the three-hour kudofest, emceed by reality hosts Ryan Seacrest, Heidi Klum, Jeff Probst, Howie Mandel and Tom Bergeron, scored only 12.2 million viewers. That's down from last year's paltry 13 million; it's also the smallest audience since at least 1992, according to early estimates from Nielsen Media Research.
Partly to blame: the little-watched programs the award show celebrated. On average, none of the winners in the ceremony's major categories--best actor, actress, comedy or drama--get more than 6 million viewers on a weekly basis.
AMC's Mad Men, a period piece set at a 1960s Madison Avenue ad agency, took TV's top honor, winning the prize for best drama series despite drawing less than 1 million viewers last season. (By comparison, News Corp.-owned (nyse: NWS - news - people ) Fox's American Idol handily pulls in some 28 million weekly.) The impressive feat marked the first top-series win by basic cable in the award show's 60-year history.
But if history is any indication, an Emmy win won't bring the critics' darling more viewers. Unlike an Oscar, which often offers a significant boost at the box office, an Emmy doesn't sweeten a show's ratings. In the five years prior to the writer's strike, viewership for Emmy-winning drama series declined 12% the following season.
What a statuette does do is add buzz and bragging rights to a show and its host network; it also serves as a differentiator at the checkout aisle.
That's hopeful news for Mad Men and the night's other ratings-challenged winners, including Glenn Close of FX's Damages, Bryan Cranston of AMC's Breaking Bad and Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin of General Electric-
What's David Blaine up to? Oh, just hanging around. The magician-daredevil proclaimed, "I'm doin' all right," after starting his latest endurance challenge Monday - 60 hours hanging upside-down, without a net, above Wollman Rink in Manhattan's Central Park.
Blaine - sounding nasal from sinus pressure - kept smiling while describing the "enormous push of blood" that made it feel like his head was "about to explode."
As a child, he was intrigued when Harry Houdini dangled from a crane by his ankles while escaping a straitjacket.
Said Blaine: "The legs go pin and needle very fast." Stretches - kind of an upside-down sit-up - seem to help.
Blaine, 35, is scheduled to exit from his perch at the climax of a live, two-hour ABC special, "David Blaine: Dive of Death," on Wednesday.
Tinseltown's leading ladies may generate more tabloid ink, but when it comes to blockbuster paychecks, Hollywood is still a man's town. In an era where risk-averse studio executives have declared men the more reliable movie stars--and the more desirable moviegoers--perhaps it's no surprise that they are also the medium's top earners. The reality: Hollywood's 10 best-paid actors out-earned Hollywood's 10 best-paid actresses 2-to-1 over the course of the year. Collectively, the big screen's leading men took home an estimated $487 million between June 1, 2007, and June 1, 2008, compared with the leading ladies' haul of $244.5 million. In Pictures: Hollywood's Best-Paid Actors Will Smith leads the pack of Hollywood's best-paid actors, banking an estimated $80 million over the course of the year. Frequently called the hardest-working man in Hollywood, Smith has proved that no matter the genre--be it sci-fi thriller (Warner Bros.' I Am Legend) or sappy drama (Sony's The Pursuit of Happyness)--he can deliver an audience. The former Fresh Prince of Bel Air star also set a theatrical record this year. Thanks to the commercial success of this summer's anti-superhero flick Hancock, Smith is the first actor in Hollywood history to have eight straight movies eclipse $100 million at the box office. Coming in second on the list is Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, an actor who is known to vacillate between commercial work and artier fare. He still managed to pull down $72 million this year. In this case, the bold-faced star followed up his three turns as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney's $2.76 billion Pirates franchise with the Stephen Sondheim serial-killer musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Though the latter hardly set box office records, it did earn Depp an Oscar nomination. With $55 million, Eddie Murphy comes in third among Tinseltown's top earners, thanks to a slew of family-friendly hits. The long-reigning master of disguise continues to prove his range on-screen, playing notable roles in everything from animated flicks (DreamWorks' Shrek) to goofball comedies (DreamWorks' Norbit) to musical remakes (DreamWorks' Dreamgirls). The latter earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Then there's Austin Powers star Mike Myers, who is tied for third on this list with earnings of $55 million, due in large part to the success of the hit animated franchise Shrek. But when it comes to live-action fare, the comedy chameleon's ride has been far less smooth in recent years. Despite a stellar cast (including Justin Timberlake and Jessica Alba) and plenty of promotion, Myers' summer comedy The Love Guru failed to deliver at the box office. To date, the Paramount flick has generated only $31.8 million domestically. Titanic's Leonardo DiCaprio rounds out the top five, raking in $45 million during the year. He's the unique movie star who can get $20 million for work in R-rated adult dramas, which, because of viewer age restrictions, have limited ability to generate big box office numbers. Though his flicks are rarely blockbusters, DiCaprio's work can create a sizable amount of Academy Award season buzz. In fact, three of his last five flicks-- Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed--were nominated for Best Picture. The latter took home the Oscar. Reported by Dorothy Pomerantz, Evan Hessel and Peter C. Beller.
Eddie Murphy $55 million The publicity-shy star turns out profitable family films in which he plays almost every role. Despite horrendous reviews, last year's Norbit grossed $160 million. Now in theaters: Meet Dave, in which he plays an alien.
Leonardo DiCaprio $45 million He's the unique movie star who can get $20 million for work in R-rated adult dramas. His films (rarely blockbusters) attract attention during awards season. Three of his last five were nominated for Best Picture.
Bruce Willis $41 million This year Willis proved there's a market for old action heroes. He resurrected blue-collar cop John McClane in Live Free or Die Hard, and it grossed $380 million. Coming next year: sci-fi thriller The Surrogates.
Ben Stiller $40 million Last year's The Heartbreak Kid was one of Stiller's worst-performing films, bringing in only $37 million in the U.S. That didn't prevent big salaries for the forthcoming Night at the Museum 2 and Tropic Thunder.
Nicolas Cage $38 million Cage filled theaters with Disney's surprise hit sequel to National Treasure, Book of Secrets. It grossed $450 million worldwide. He also produced and acted in a gangster film, Bangkok Dangerous.
John Rey From Philippines can do this. After 3 weeks he build this popsicle which is 50 inches tall, and 86 iches wide. It is a project in his science class.
The career of Britney Spears might have a bounce back. She was originally not going to attend the MTV Video Music Awards. However, she showed up and swept the awards by winning all three of her nominations.
In Jakarta, Indonesia, this girl found a spot away from all the crowds to get stuck into Harry's latest adventure।
The book went on sale at the same moment all around the world. In Tel Aviv in Israel people bought it at 2am.
