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13-Year-Old Iranian Girl Deemed Brave for Posting Adele Cover
YouTube is full of bad amateur covers of Adele‘s ‘Someone Like You,’ but that’s part of what comes with living in a free society where people can post what they wish. Not everyone in the world has the same freedom, however, and that’s why a YouTube cover of a 13-year-old Iranian girl named Tara performing the song is attracting so much attention.
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Chris Brown’s Mom Reportedly Tells Him to ‘Grow Up’ Following Twitter Rant
Well, someone needed to say it. Chris Brown‘s mother, Joyce Hawkins, is upset at her son’s latest outburst following his Grammy win on Sunday, has reportedly told her son to “grow up.”
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Christina Aguilera Tries to Entice Homebuyers With New Mansion Pictures
Even though things are going great for Christina Aguilera, with last year’s No. 1 single ‘Moves Like Jagger’ and the success of ‘The Voice,’ the singer has decided she no longer needs her $11.5 million Beverly Hills mansion. In a slow housing market, her real estate agent has released a series of pictures of the property, revealing an exquisite house decorated to match Aguilera’s unique taste.
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Aretha Franklin Will Perform at Whitney Houston’s Funeral
Aretha Franklin will be performing at Whitney Houston‘s invite-only funeral service on Feb. 18, Entertainment Tonight is reporting. Record label executive Clive Davis, who helped guide the careers of both singers as the president of Arista Records for a quarter-century, personally requested to have Franklin perform, and the Queen of Soul found it impossible to turn down the invitation.
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Adele Thinks Ex Would Be ‘Very Happy’ About Her 2012 Grammy Wins
Adele hasn’t spoken very highly of the guy who inspired her heartbreak-themed ’21′ album, but she thinks he would be pleased that the resulting album produced six Grammy victories.
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Taylor Swift Gets Revenge With 2012 Best Country Song + Solo Performance Grammy Wins
Taylor Swift won two Grammy Awards this afternoon for ‘Mean,’ a song she wrote about someone who didn’t treat her right. And if you’re wondering whether the young singer still carries a chip on her shoulder, check out what she said during her acceptance speeches.
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2012 Grammy Awards Performance: Who Will Join Katy Perry Onstage?
Katy Perry is planning something special for her Grammy Awards performance, but she won’t reveal what — or who — it is.
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Sophia Grace and Rosie to Hit the Red Carpet at the 2012 Grammy Awards
Ellen DeGeneres was once a red carpet correspondent at the Grammy Awards, but now she’s eagerly grooming her replacements. Ellen is sending adorable YouTube sensations Sophie Grace Brownlee and her cousin Rosie to the Grammys on Sunday to conduct red carpet interviews, as they did at last fall’s American Music Awards.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Safe & Sound’ Video From ‘The Hunger Games’ to Drop Next Week
Taylor Swift is ready to unveil the music video for ‘Safe & Sound,’ her contribution to ‘The Hunger Games’ soundtrack featuring folk duo the Civil Wars. And she’s going big. The video will appear next week as part of a “global music video premiere” promoted by MTV and Viacom.
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‘Smash’ Recap: Karen + Ivy Battle for Marilyn Monroe Role in Pilot Episode
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Jimmy Fallon Super Bowl Special to Feature ‘The Voice,’ Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber Spoofs
Jimmy Fallon says that when he dresses up like Taylor Swift, it’s not a pretty sight. But the late-night comic wants you to tune in anyway to his post-Super Bowl special, in which he plans to impersonate Swift, Justin Bieber and others as part of a parody of ‘The Voice.’
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Madonna Says Super Bowl Performance Will Have ‘Pom Poms’
Madonna is keeping the details about her Super Bowl performance under wraps, even refusing to confirm that Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. will join her on stage, but she did tell MTV one secret: There will be pom poms.