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Author: GG

  • Simon Cowell’s Haiti Tribute – Everybody Hurts

    Simon Cowell’s Haiti tribute song has been in the works for at least two weeks according to CNN’s Showbiz site.

    The song is a cover of the old REM tune, Everybody Hurts. Sharing the microphone in this version are Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, and Cowell’s recent finds, Susan Boyle and Leona Lewis. Lewis is the girl who sounds exactly like 1991 Mariah Carey in the tune.

    According to the article, they will split the proceeds between two charities.

    Proceeds from the single’s sale will be split between the Disasters Emergency Committee and the “Helping Haiti” appeal in aid of Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières.

    A video and the release of the single are set for next week.

  • We Are The World – 25 For Haiti Update

    Though we don’t have all the details of the new We Are The World song, some details are trickling out.

    Here are some of the things which I have heard or read:

    – Justin Bieber is supposedly singing Lionel’s opening line. “There comes a time…” Don’t you need bass in your voice to sing that part?

    – Lil’ Wayne is scheduled to sing Bob Dylan’s original part and he thought they were playing a joke on him when told him.

    – Celine Dion is going to sing Cyndi Lauper’s part, which is one of the more famous parts of the original video. I don’t think she’ll have the wacky hair though unfortunately.

    – Janet Jackson was rumored to be singing Michael Jackson’s bridge, but there’s also talk that MJ’s voice will be used somehow. Maybe MJ’s “shalah-shalingay” chorus that he recorded for the demo will finally see the light of day?

    – Hip hop will be represented in the new version. Some of the rumored stars include T-Pain, Kanye West, Bizzy Bone, Kid Cudi, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Drake, Mann, Nipsey Hussle, Busta Rhymes and Swizz Beatz. Don’t ask me who Mann and Nipsey Hussle are because I have no clue.

    – We may see the premiere of the video on the first day of the Winter Olympics.

    MTV.com has some video of the Monday night recording session which I’ve added below.

  • First Look – Usher’s Hey Daddy

    It didn’t take long for Usher to come back with something pretty hot.

    After going through a lot of drama these past few years with his marriage, separation, and now divorce, his next album promises to be very interesting.

    This first video features a lot of dancing, so if you’re a fan of my man’s work on his feet, you’ll probably dig it.

    After watching the video, come back here and tell me if you think that with his beard, he looks like a young Ozzie Smith.