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  • Fergie Ferg Is The Latest To Buy Into The NFL’s Dolphins

    Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is making headlines, and not necessarily based on what the Dolphins are doing this year. Ross has been successful at bringing in celebrity minority investors, with the latest being Black Eyed Peas’ star Stacy Ferguson, aka Fergie.

    Ross has been able to secure other music heavyweights like Marc Anthony and Gloria Estefan (with husband Emilio) as minority owners. He also has a partnership with Jimmy Buffet, who can’t become an actual investor because of his stakes in the casino business, which is against the rules of the NFL. Tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams have also bought in.

    You may wonder why Ross is turning to celebrities to invest into his team. Well, it’s not really about the money. He’s been quoted as saying that It’s more about the excitement in the community that it creates. Not every team can turn to Gloria Estefan and ask her to do a halftime show. Maybe the old band can become the Miami Dolphins Sound Machine?

    Expect Fergie Ferg to be doing halftime shows and National Anthems soon enough. But the buck will stop if will.i.am. decides that he wants to run the Wildcat.

  • First Look – John Mayer’s Who Says

    Before I get into John Mayer’s new video, I wanted give him props on his Twitter swag. What is Twitter swag? I’m not exactly sure as I think I made it up, but I am always entertained by his twittering. He is almost always goofy and silly, but he does utilize social media to reach out to fans as well. If you’re a John Mayer fan and one who uses Twitter, I’d suggest following him.

    You can see a bit of his Twitter wit in his back and forth with Perez Hilton who didn’t like his new video. After Perez noted that he didn’t like his new video, Mayer came back and said, “It’s a guaranteed winner then!!” and also said to Perez, “you only like music that sounds like bleach smells.”

    Is he corny? Yes. But he keeps it fun.

    Let us know what you think about the new video in comment section below.

  • Michael Jackson And Taylor Swift Lead 2009 American Music Award Nominations

    The nominations were released today for the American Music Awards, and we wouldn’t usually make such a big deal about the nominations. But, when word came out today that Michael Jackson had five posthumous nominations, it became very newsworthy.

    You may wonder like I did, how Jackson could be up for an award being that he hasn’t released a new album in many years. According to The Rolling Stone, it’s because of the sales racked up by Jackson’s Number Ones, which was released some 6 years ago.

    According to a press release, the nominees “were selected from data supplied by the Nielsen Company’s Broadcast Data Systems, which monitors radio airplay performance, and SoundScan, which tracks retail music sales.” This pretty much explains why Michael Jackson and his Number Ones are included on the nominees list: Even though the greatest-hits compilation was originally released in 2003, it’s sold almost two million copies since the King of Pop’s death on June 25th, making Jackson’s eligible for a posthumous Artist of the Year award.

    Taylor Swift at the Sydney Factory Theatre
    Taylor Swift at the Sydney Factory Theatre
    Taylor Swift and Eminem are also up for three awards. Jackson, Swift, Eminem, Lady Gaga, and the Kings of Leon were all nominated for the Artist of the Year award. Swift leads all artists with six nominations, while Jackson had five and Eminem received four.

    American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is scheduled to perform his first single from his upcoming album at the awards show, alongside Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, and Jennifer Lopez.

    The show is set to air live on November 22.

    You can see a full list of the categories and vote for who you think should win at ABC’s website.

    Photo of Taylor Swift by Girl.in.the.Green.Scarf and shared via creative commons