"I come from the most religious family—my grandfather is a priest—and if they support me in all this, and they do, then I'm OK. I'm being sassy and classy; I'm having fun. I'm not coming from a dark place. To be honest with you, I sometimes wish I were more slutty. I'd probably be a lot more successful if I were."
– Nicole Scherzinger, on how sex sells in the music industry, to The Independent.
[Image via WENN.]
Tags: family, music, music industry, nicole scherzinger, quote of the day, religion, sex, slutty
Cyndi Lauper is no newbie to the ever-changing ways of the music industry, but she doesn't like the direction it's headed in!
The True Colors singer revealed what is truly bugging her about the music being put out by young up-and-comers.
Never one to hold back her opinion, she admitted she isn’t too crazy about the racy messages being sent these days.
In fact, she slammed the industry for what's being pushed on young fans.
Ch-ch-check out her thoughts (above)!
And also listen up to find out which hip hop stars are her favorite!
Tags: cyndi lauper, hip hop, messages, music, music industry, sex, songs, violence
Way to go, Clive!
It can be totally hard, but completely relieving to come out of the closet.
And Clive Davis did it in a big way!
The absolute legend in the music industry spoke with Katie Couric when he revealed the news about his sexuality.
And we could not be happier for him!! This is such a big step especially considering what an amazing powerhouse he has been in the industry.
Ch-ch-check out his statement (below)!
Tags: bisexual, clive davis, gay, katie, katie couric, music, music industry, out of the closet
YYYeeeeoouuucchhh!!!
It seems like TLC's T-Boz is none too happy about the modern musical environment, but girl is especially pissed off that Nicki Minaj is determining the talent of aspiring singers via her gig as an American Idol judge!
The 1990's girly-group member recently let loose in an interview and did NOT mince words when talking about the excess of non-talent in today's music industry… and goodness her accusations are SALACIOUS!
T-Boz blasted:
Tags: american idol, insults, interview, music, music industry, nicki minaj, porn, response, shade, talent, tboz, tlc
Oh, for the sake of everloving Belieber hearts!
This is one time we CAN say never…right?!
Ever since Justin Bieber hit the scene in 2009, he has seriously taken over pop music — breaking records, winning awards and gaining an ever-growing fanbase!
But recently, in an interview, the Biebs admitted to almost QUITTING music altogether!
Bieber revealed:
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A MAJOR congrats to Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and the entire cast of Glee is in order!
After selling over 32 million digital copies of the songs performed on the hit FOX comedy, the cast of Glee has become the No. 8 digital artist of all time!
It's a pretty crazy accomplishment when you think about it. Who would have thought a television show would sell more songs then an actual music artist? It's the best of both worlds in the entertainment biz. All that's left to conquer is the film industry!
Considering the
Tags: artist, blockbuster, brad falchuk, cast, comedy, digital, downloads, fox, glee, itunes, music industry, ryan murphy
This is HUGE!
Today, Fox sent out a press release in which they made the MAJOR announcement that artists with management contracts will NOW be allowed to audition for The X Factor!
Here's what Simon Cowell had to say about it:
Tags: artists, auditions, fox, la reid, management contracts, managers, music industry, new rule, press release, simon cowell, the x factor
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