Archive for December, 2009

U2 earns the highest in North American tours

The iconic Irish group were the most popular performers in North American concert circuit this 2009 despite having disappointing album sales for No Lines on the Horizon.

Pollstar publication reported that the band sold $123 million (76.5 million pounds) worth of tickets while Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band came in far second with $94.5 [...]

Boyle, not Beyonce, is next to Swift

Miss Susan Boyle has been one of the most talked about artists for 2009. She demolishes her competition in the UK charts and now she’s aiming the US charts also. Too bad Taylor Swift coos her way to the number one position.
In terms of record sales, Kanye West was so wrong when he said that [...]

Megan Fox can’t act, at least she’s sexy

The 23-year-old sex symbol have been rated as the worst actress of the year for her performance in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Good thing she was also voted as the sexiest in the same poll.
The sultry starlet topped the survey conducted by Moviefone.com where she beat out Beyonce Knowles (Obsessed) and Hilary Swank (Amelia) [...]

Jude’s Law: Chicks dig the bad dudes

Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick knows the elementary knowledge on how to catch the pretty girls.
The 37-year old actor celebrated his birthday in Barbados with ex-fiancee Sienna Miller adding fire to the rumors of a rekindled romance, Parade.com reports. The ladies’ man said: “I think women like bad boys, that’s been my experience - at a certain [...]

Van Morrison: Never too late to be a father

The 64-year-old music legend announced the birth of a baby boy yesterday, December 29 to wife and manager Gigi Lee. Their son is named George Ivan Morrison III because of his great resemblance to the Irish singer.
This is the singer’s fourth child and first-born to the Executive Producer of his recent tour “Astral Weeks.” Van [...]

British Tourism may get boost from Blockbusters

A barrage of blockbusters may increase tourism in the UK. These international releases all use scenes shot primarily in the country and prompted a worldwide advertising campaign by VisitBritain.
The release of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes initiated the trend.
The film which recently broke records on Christams day openings will be followed in the New Year by [...]

Sheen’s third wife confirms husband’s assault with knife

Despite retracting her statement claiming she drunk-dialled 911, Charlie Sheen’s wife is now back on her words declaring that Sheen threatened her with a knife.
“Right now there are people that are separating us, but I have to file the report,” she said, adding that her family was with her when the event transpired.
The audio was [...]

Mancini changes his mind; They’re in it to win it

Roberto Mancini has decided that Machester City is ready to run for the title race.
Last week, he told the press that the most that they can manage is a place in the Champions League.
But he said: “It is realistic to go for the title. There are another 19 games to go and, if we can [...]

The Best of 2009

Fashion expert Nick Ede deems Lady Gaga and Victoria Beckham as the stars who twinkled vibrantly in the style department for 2009.
“The Simon Cowell of style” said that the ex-Spice Girl and the eccentric diva have both dressed well this year.
Of David Beckham’s wife, he said: “She gets it right. And now she is a [...]

Status Quo remains: stilll ‘hardest working band’ for 2009

The Performing Rights Society (PRS) crowns Status Quo as Britain’s hardest working band for the second consecutive year.
The Quo rockers performed in more than 27 venues in 2009 to the delight of 250,000 fans. They were joined by industry veterans Cliff Richard and the Shadows for the top two spots. Take That, Coldplay and Kings [...]