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  • Jordin’s Weight Wars

    Is Jordin Sparks fat?

    An activist named Meme Rogers is the President of a group called “National Action Against Obesity”. The group’s website features a banner emblazoned with the phrase, ““Let’s finally recognize obesity as abuse—abuse of our children, abuse of ourselves—and together take action.”

    Rogers has drawn national attention for calling attention to American Idol’s Jordin Sparks weight. She issued a statement stating that Sparks did not look healthy and that she saw health problems such as diabetes or high cholesterol in the 17 year old’s future.

    The blogsphere has reacted with ire. But what do you think? Is Jordin really obese and unhealthy? Is she just not America’s version of a size 2 floating around the stage?

    Spinning In The CD: Introducing some kids (one a little bit country, one a little bit emo) to Eminem.

  • JT Starts Building His Empire

    Have you seen Esmee Denters on YouTube yet?

    The 18 year old is one of YouTube’s stars. More than 45,000 members subscribe to the singer’s posts, which have been viewed more than 3 million times. She’s #15 all-time there. She naturally has her own web site, but she has fan sites. Have we mentioned that the girl with the many hair colors isn’t a recording artist yet?

    That all changes now with Justin Timberlake signing the singer to his vanity label run through Interscope. The bombshell will open on the European leg of JT’s tour. The amazing web success story seems legit for a change. There is no Idol worship here, just a young woman plugging away, reaching out to the masses through viral marketing and eventually making the jump from web star to music star. We think. She certainly has vocal chops and is gorgeous. With the songwriters and producers, Timberlake and Interscope can bring in, here’s betting her first single goes Top 10.

    Spinning In The CD:
    I’m not on the CD or iPod today. I’m watching Esmee. You should too.

  • Bye Bye Bobby

    Thinking about two kids never living up to their potential. Yes, I know that Whitney was the 1980s Diva of Choice, but she should have a Streisand-like career, not a Paula Abdul-length one. And Bobby Brow, what’s up with that? One of the coolest music makers of his generation when he didn’t get sidetracked from one project to another.

    Kiss it goodbye. They’ve been through drugs, alleged spousal abuse, scandals of every kind, but Whitney Houston has reportedly filed papers to divorce Bobby Brown.

    This all appears to be happening a decade too late, and after so much abuse of their relationship, one has to wonder what finally prompted Houston to take action. Her mindset and the super-duper, hot, hear-it-here first exclusive will undoubtedly tell the tale, but for now, it’s “Buh-buh Bobby”

    Spinning In The CD
    Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys     Yeah, I know it’s 40 years old, but old music can still amaze. And, truth be told, I owe our sister Book site a review of a hot new book about Brian Wilson so I needed to soak up some fun, fun, fun in the warmth of the sun.