Coldplay Tops iTunes 2008 Album Charts

December 02, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Chris Martin may not rule the world, but his band Coldplay certainly ruled the 2008 charts.

The British four piece had the most downloaded album – “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” — of the year on iTunes.

Britney Announces Tour Dates

December 02, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Britney Spears has announced that she will make her highly anticipated return to stage with “The Circus starring Britney Spears” 2009 tour, her first arena tour in five years, produced by AEG Live.

Madonna Tour More Sweet Than Sticky After Crossing $90M In Ticket Sales

December 01, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Madonna may be going through a tough time with her divorce from Guy Ritchie, but she has 91.5 million new reasons to cheer up.

Boy George Says He Didn’t Really Want To Hurt His Escort

December 01, 2008

LONDON, England

Singer Boy George admits in a recording played in a London court that he restrained a male escort with handcuffs.

But the former Culture Club singer says he had no intention of hurting the man. He also denies he tried to assault the escort or that he swung a chain at him.

Britney Spears On Her ‘Crazy Year’

December 01, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Britney Spears is the first to admit she’s had a “crazy year” — and with her new album, “Circus,” due out on Tuesday, it’s hardly over yet.

In the January issue of Glamour hitting newsstands this week, the pop princess revealed how she’s tried to find some peace and quiet after quite a chaotic past couple of years.

“The whole year has been a hell of a year for me,” she said, adding that she “didn’t know exactly where” she stood with fans when it came time to return to the public eye.

Travis Barker & DJ AM To Reunite For Performance

December 01, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Punk musician Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM will perform together for the first time since the duo survived a fiery plane crash in South Carolina.

The former Blink-182 drummer and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, will headline New Year’s Nation’s Los Angeles New Year’s Eve Party at The Lot in West Hollywood, California.

Britney: ‘X Factor’ Was ‘Awesome’

November 29, 2008

LONDON, U.K.

Britney’s blitz of Europe continued on Saturday, when the pop princess hit London to perform on Simon Cowell’s “X Factor.”

In the same Madonna-like hot pants she wore just two days earlier to the Bambi Awards in Germany, Brit performed her chart-topping hit “Womanizer” and was honored by the show’s contestants, who performed other American songs alongside Britney’s hits, including “Toxic” and “…Baby One More Time,” according to the Guardian.

[Pictured: Britney performs at the Bambis in Germany on Thursday]

Live Earth India Canceled In Wake Of Attacks

November 28, 2008

MUMBAI, India

Live Earth India has been canceled in the wake of attacks in Mumbai, believed to be the work of terrorists, Access Hollywood has learned.

Britney Spears Performs At Germany’s Bambi Awards

November 28, 2008

OFFENBERG, Germany

Britney Spears made her return to European TV screens on Thursday night, appearing at Germany’s Bambi Awards.

Dressed in a top hat, fishnets and a figure-hugging black outfit, Britney performed “Womanizer” at the Awards show where she was honored as Best International Pop Star, by the German media.